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Weekly Economic Update | LAEDC

December 15, 2011 ~ CBPS ~ Leave a comment

THIS WEEK’S HEADLINES:

  • Consumer Credit Rose by $7.7 Billion in October
  • California’s Budget Position in November
  • Events of Interest
    • January 22-24, 2012: VerdeXchange Conference – Energy & Infrastructure: The Business of Adapting to Green
    • February 15: LAEDC Economic Forecast and Industry Outlook

China’s deserted fake Disneyland | Photographers Blog

December 12, 2011 ~ CBPS ~ Leave a comment

Situated on an area of around 100 acres, and 45 minutes drive from the center of Beijing, are the ruins of ‘Wonderland’.

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Pop Quiz: Can 8% GDP growth be sustained? You can use your notes. -Ed.

Insight: The day Europe lost patience with Britain | Reuters

December 12, 2011 ~ CBPS ~ Leave a comment

The swing was very, very quick. Everybody was on board in a matter of minutes. I think it was obvious inside the room that Cameron was shocked by the swiftness with which his allies left him alone.”

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Can Owning A Cat Void Your HP Warranty? – The Consumerist

December 12, 2011December 12, 2011 ~ CBPS ~ Leave a comment

 

[If] there’s fur inside the computer, causing HP to declare his computer a “biological hazard” and send it back un-repaired.

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UC Davis Pepper-Spray Incident Reveals Weakness Up Top | Matt Taibbi | Rolling Stone

December 12, 2011 ~ CBPS ~ Leave a comment

Every time we looked the other way when the president asked for the right to detain people without trials, to engage in warrantless searches, to eavesdrop on private citizens without even a judge knowing about it, we made it harder to answer the question: What is it we’re actually defending?

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Dashcam Video – Swept Away By The Tsunami | ITN

December 12, 2011 ~ CBPS ~ Leave a comment

Winning comment:’ I’m surprised the car didn’t sink under the weight of this guy’s balls’ – Ed.

Minatur Wunderland

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The Body Odd – 4 reasons a song gets stuck in your head

November 30, 2011November 30, 2011 ~ CBPS ~ Leave a comment

So it helps to know that earworms are an incredibly common experience: Studies suggest that 90 percent of people get them at least once a week. Over the last decade, researchers have spent time collecting data to learn who gets earworms, how often they occur, how long they last and which songs won’t budge from our brains.

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A Majority of Americans (Including Both OWS and the Tea Party) AGREE on the Most Important Issues … We Just Don’t Realize It | ZeroHedge

November 30, 2011November 30, 2011 ~ CBPS ~ Leave a comment

I have repeatedly demonstrated that – despite the false divide-and-conquer tactics of the mainstream parties and mainstream media – the overwhelming majority of Americans agree on the most important issues facing our country.

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BBC News – Pakistani derision at ‘obscene text’ ban

November 29, 2011 ~ CBPS ~ Leave a comment

As expected, the #PTABannedList has made its way all over Pakistan, & kids are swearing more elaborately & frequently than ever. Well done.”

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