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Swimmers subjected to warrantless bag searches at West Virginia public pool


Police State USA
Mon, 23 Jun 2014 17:05 UTC
Kenova - A popular summer attraction in West Virginia will now be marred its tight security. Swimmers at the famous Dreamland Pool will now have police officers searching their bags as they attempt to use the public facility.

The landmark attraction has been around for nearly 90 years, and is owned by the taxpayers of the city of Kenova. Now, upon entry, cops will shuffle through the public's belongings as they try to use those facilities.

Police are justifying the dragnet searches because of two "incidents" involving drugs on the property during this season's crowded opening weekend. One incident pertained to a person smoking pot in the parking lot; the other involved ladies getting high in the bathroom.
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Michigan judge orders deployed U.S. sailor to attend custody hearing or face arrest, lose daughter

Benjamin Fearnow
CBS News - Seattle
Fri, 20 Jun 2014 07:10 UTC
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Matthew and Kaylee Hindes
A U.S. Navy sailor from Washington State is currently serving on a submarine thousands of miles away in the Pacific Ocean, but a judge has ordered him into an impossible custody scenario: Appear in a Michigan courtroom Monday or risk losing custody of his 6-year-old daughter.

Navy submariner Matthew Hindes was given permanent custody of his daughter Kaylee in 2010, after she was reportedly removed from the home of his ex-wife, Angela, by child protective services. But now a judge has ordered him to appear in court Monday, or risk losing his daughter to his ex-wife in addition to a bench warrant being issued for his arrest, ABC News reports.

Hindes' lawyers argue he should be protected by the Service Members Civil Relief Act, which states courts in custody cases may "grant a stay of proceedings for a minimum period of 90 days to defendants serving their country."

But the Michigan judge hearing the case, circuit court judge Margaret Noe, disagrees, stating: "If the child is not in the care and custody of the father, the child should be in the care and custody of the mother."
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University of Michigan researchers find even the smartest students are distracted by social networks

Mark Prigg
The Daily Mail, UK
Thu, 19 Jun 2014 19:17 UTC
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Even the smartest college students suffer academically when they use the Internet in class for non-academic purposes, researchers have warned - and say a ban on gadgets would be ideal, but impractical.
  • Student of all abilities were hit
  • Researchers say students would perform better without their gadgets
Even the smartest college students suffer academically when they use the Internet in class for non-academic purposes, researchers have warned.

They say that the huge number of students who take phones, tablets and laptops to lecture could be seeing their grades slip.

The researchers say students would perform better without their gadgets - but admit a ban would be impractical.

The Michigan State University study, funded by the National Science Foundation, found that students of all abilities were hit.

'Students of all intellectual abilities should be responsible for not letting themselves be distracted by use of the Internet,' said Susan Ravizza, who led the study.
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People Power! 50,000 Angry protesters take to the Streets in London against austerity

Kevin Rawlinson
The Guardian
Sat, 21 Jun 2014 15:45 UTC
Russell Brand, London protests,
© Rex FeaturesBrand told marchers there will be a 'peaceful, effortless, joyful revolution' against austerity. We're not sure how effortless or joyful the process will be considering the nature of the psychopaths in power.
Tens of thousands of people marched through central London on Saturday afternoon in protest at austerity measures introduced by the coalition government. The demonstrators gathered before the Houses of Parliament, where they were addressed by speakers, including comedians Russell Brand and Mark Steel.

An estimated 50,000 people marched from the BBC's New Broadcasting House in central London to Westminster.

"The people of this building [the House of Commons] generally speaking do not represent us, they represent their friends in big business. It's time for us to take back our power," said Brand.

"This will be a peaceful, effortless, joyful revolution and I'm very grateful to be involved in the People's Assembly."

"Power isn't there, it is here, within us," he added. "The revolution that's required isn't a revolution of radical ideas, but the implementation of ideas we already have."

A spokesman for the People's Assembly, which organised the march, said the turnout was "testament to the level of anger there is at the moment".

Comment: We'd like to see more action like this around the world, but until the masses really understand the nature of psychopathy and the way it infects every aspect of our governments, religions and corporate structures very little will actually change.

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Albuquerque protesters hold mock trial of police chief for failure to stop police brutality


Yahoo News
Sun, 22 Jun 2014 01:07 UTC
Albuquerque protests police chief
© AP Photo/Courtesy of David CorreiaIn this photo courtesy of David Correia, protesters march in a rally on Saturday, June 21, 2014 in Albuquerque, N.M. Critics of the Albuquerque Police Department say the march is aimed at pushing for drastic changes within Albuquerque police following a harsh U.S. Justice Department report over the agency’s use of force.
Protesters advocating for drastic changes within a police agency criticized by the U.S. Justice Department over its use of force put the embattled police chief "on trial" during a rally Saturday.

Hundreds of protesters, including some who brought children, marched from Roosevelt Park with signs and a makeshift coffin inscribed with names of people killed by Albuquerque officers in recent years.

The Police Department is under scrutiny for over 40 police shootings - 26 of them fatal - since 2010, and the Justice Department has issued a harsh report over the agency's use of force.

The protesters marched peacefully Saturday before returning to the park to continue the rally.

The mock trial outlined how police Chief Gorden Eden has failed to stop his officers from using excessive force, said David Correia, one of the protest's organizers.

Comment: The Albuquerque police department is a stunning example of how the police state is manifesting in the US. The police are out of control, killing people and pets with little to no provocation.

U.S. cops out of control: Albuquerque Police Department crack down on peaceful protest against police murder of yet another unarmed civilian just trying to live his life
To fight police brutality, Albuquerque police promote cop who burned off man's ear
DOJ investigation confirms: Albuquerque police 'executing' citizens
Why have police in America turned into such ruthless thugs?

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Teen killed by flesh-eating bacteria after having wisdom teeth removed

Jackie Farwell
Bangor Daily News
Sat, 21 Jun 2014 09:02 UTC
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© FacebookA deadly infection in the wake of routine dental surgery to extract his wisdom teeth killed a Maine teenager. Benjamin LaMontagne, 18, shown here in a Facebook photo, fell victim to "flesh eating bacteria."
An 18-year-old Cheverus High School student who died in February just days after undergoing oral surgery contracted a rare flesh-eating bacteria, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

Benjamin LaMontagne died as a result of complications of cervical necrotizing fasciitis following a dental procedure, said Mark Belserene of the medical examiner's office.

LaMontagne died Feb. 22 at his home on Long Island. His obituary listed the cause of death as complications from oral surgery. An autopsy was performed on Feb. 23.

Commonly known as "flesh-eating bacteria," necrotizing fasciitis ravages muscles, fat and skin tissue, typically entering the body through a break in the skin, such as a cut or scrape.
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Jamaican Dollar devaluation devastates the poor - is the US Dollar next?

Mark Wignall
JamaicaObserver.com
Sun, 22 Jun 2014 00:00 UTC
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SEAGA… as much as he was vilified and even hated, the poor among us could purchase ‘bully beef’ during his tenure as prime minister

In the last year of his prime ministerial run from the violence-riddled latter part of 1980 to early 1989 the much unloved, highly autocratic and hands-on Eddie Seaga presided over an economy that saw the Jamaican dollar valued at US$0.18.

In 1989, J$100 could purchase basic food and grocery items for a family of five for a week.

In 2014 with the still loved and admired Portia Simpson Miller in charge but seemingly disconnected from active governance, that same J$100 can only purchase four minuscule packets of black pepper. In 2014 the Jamaican dollar is worth, at today's rate, US$0.0089, less than a cent.

Comment: The US Dollar is likely heading right down this same path. Listen to Peter Schiff describe the beginning stage of this dollar devaluation against food - happening right now:



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Fugitive South Korean soldier who killed 5 fellow soldiers arrested


Press TV
Mon, 23 Jun 2014 04:38 UTC
South Korean soldiers
© UnknownSouth Korean soldiers position near the area where a fugitive soldier is hiding, not far from the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between the two Koreas, in Goseong, Gangwon Province, June 23, 2014.
A fugitive South Korean soldier, who has killed five comrades and injured seven others, has been taken into custody in a forested area near the border with North Korea.

The Defense Ministry said Monday that the 22-year-old sergeant, identified by his last name Yim, shot himself in the upper left chest as he was about to be detained. Defense Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok said Yim has been taken to hospital.

"We have retrieved his gun and all the ammunition he was carrying," Kim told reporters.

Yim opened fire on the members of his own unit at the outpost in the eastern Gangwon Province on Saturday night. The shooting spree killed five soldiers and injured seven others.

One platoon leader was also wounded Sunday when Yim fired on the military personnel closing in on him. He was scheduled to be discharged from military service in September.

Officials have launched an investigation to find his motivation for the shootings.

There have been similar shooting cases at the border in the past.

In 2011, a marine corporal, 19, went on a shooting rampage at a base in Gwanghwa Island, south of the maritime border with North Korea.

In 2005, a soldier threw a hand grenade and fired on a front-line army unit. Eight people were killed in the incident. The soldier, identified as Kim Dong-min, told investigators that he was furious at superiors who verbally abused him.
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How a country dies and what the warning signs are

Monty Pelerin
Economicnoise.com
Mon, 23 Jun 2014 01:27 UTC
Death of a nation
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A country dies slowly.

Those living during the decline of Rome were likely unaware that anything was happening. The decline took over a couple of hundred years. Anyone living during the decline only saw a small part of what was happening and likely never noticed it as anything other than ordinary.

Countries don't have genetically determined life spans. Nor do they die quickly, unless the cataclysm of some great war does them in. Even in such extreme cases, there are usually warning signs, which are more obvious in hindsight than at the time.

Few citizens of a dying nation recognize the signs. Most are too busy trying to live their lives, sometimes not an easy task. If death occupies their mind, it is with respect to themselves, a relative or a friend. Most cannot conceive of the death of a nation.
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Upping the ante: Ukraine railroad blown up, Russian train derailed


RT
Mon, 23 Jun 2014 01:14 UTC
Trainderailment in Ukraine
© RIA Novosti / Maksim BlinovTrain derailment in the Donetsk Region, Ukraine, June 22, 2014.

The railroad tracks in Ukraine's Donetsk Region have been blown up as a freight train belonging to Russian Railways was passing by. Fourteen freight cars were derailed in what railroad staff believe was a planned explosion.

The blast happened Sunday evening, damaging the railroad tracks on a stretch between the Donetsk Region towns of Ilovaisk and Kuteinikovo, in eastern Ukraine, Russian Railways said in a statement.

The blast happened after the train passed a mined area. The blast was so strong that 14 cargo cars were derailed.

"We were moving from Ilovaisk to Martsevo [Rostov Region, Russia]. At the 1,168-kilometer mark, we heard a sharp clap similar to an explosion," Maksim Ustinov, the train driver, told Life News. "When we stopped the train, we saw that the freight cars were derailed."
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