Wednesday 29 April 2009
Tuesday 28 April 2009
UK plan to monitor ALL internet use
Communications firms are being asked to record all internet contacts between people as part of a modernisation in UK police surveillance tactics.The home secretary scrapped plans for a database but wants details to be held and organised for security services.The new system would track all e-mails, phone calls and internet use, including visits to social network sites.
Full story from the 'BBC' here.
T is for Texas, tea & twat(s)
THEN:Texas Gov. Rick Perry fired up an anti-tax "tea party" on April 15 with his stance against the federal government and for states' rights as some in his U.S. flag-waving audience shouted, "Secede!"...
Perry said when Texas entered the union in 1845 it was with the understanding it could pull out. However, according to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Texas negotiated the power to divide into four additional states at some point if it wanted to but not the right to secede...
After praising veterans in the cheering crowd he said: "I'm just not real sure you're a bunch of right-wing extremists. But if you are, we're with you."...
One placard said, "Stop Obama's Socialism." Another read, "Some Pirates Are in America," and it showed photographs of Obama, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid wearing pirate hats...
Rebecca Knowlton, 45, of Smithville, said she took the day off of home-schooling her three children and brought them to the rally to teach them about civic duty. Knowlton, a critic of the Social Security system and the United Nations, said she felt camaraderie at the demonstration.
Full story from 'The Huffington Post' here.
NOW:
Gov. Rick Perry today in a precautionary measure requested the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provide 37,430 courses of antiviral medications from the Strategic National Stockpile to Texas to prevent the spread of swine flu.
Story here.
This is the man who remember didn't accept the $555 million federal unemployment money for its "attached strings".
For a very interesting article about how much money he does take from Washington, read this report from 'The Dallas Morning News'.
Finally just remember that there is another twat right behind you Rick.
Rapidshare shares uploader info with record labels
In Germany, the file-hosting service Rapidshare has handed over the personal details of alleged copyright infringers to several major record labels. The information is used to pursue legal action against the Rapidshare users and at least one alleged uploader saw his house raided.
Full story here.
(thanx to 'Mogadonia'.)
Full story here.
(thanx to 'Mogadonia'.)
Natasha Veruschka - the 'Queen' of swords
Natasha VeruschkaNatasha currently holds seven world records in sword swallowing including the most swords swallowed by a female (13 twenty two inch long swords) and the longest sword swallowed by a female (twenty seven and a half inches long.)
REPOST - Ornette Coleman & the Grateful Dead live 23rd February 1993 (Oakland Coliseum)
Here you can get Ornette Coleman sitting in with the Grateful Dead at the 'Mardi-Gras' gig from the 23rd of February 1993 at the Oakland Colisseum.
Tracks are 'Space - The Other One - Stella Blue - Turn On Your Lovelight & Brokedown Palace'.
Again it would have been interesting to have heard them playing with each other in the seventies when both Ornette and the Dead were exploring new sonic boundaries.
Ornette's son Denardo is also sitting in on percussion in this set.
(Another gig of Ornette and the Dead playing together from later in the year can be found here.
David Murray live with the Grateful Dead at Madison Square Garden on September 22nd 1993 can be found here. Use search engine at top for much more Grateful Dead live material on this blog.)
Tracks are 'Space - The Other One - Stella Blue - Turn On Your Lovelight & Brokedown Palace'.
Again it would have been interesting to have heard them playing with each other in the seventies when both Ornette and the Dead were exploring new sonic boundaries.
Ornette's son Denardo is also sitting in on percussion in this set.
(Another gig of Ornette and the Dead playing together from later in the year can be found here.
David Murray live with the Grateful Dead at Madison Square Garden on September 22nd 1993 can be found here. Use search engine at top for much more Grateful Dead live material on this blog.)
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