In Some Markets, Depreciation Becomes Long-Term (1)
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“Sit back and wait” has been the mantra for homeowners who don’t need to sell throughout the past two years. But in some markets, holding on to a home for five years or more hasn’t necessarily meant home value appreciation. According to the Zillow third quarter Real Estate Market Reports, about a quarter of the 163 markets we cover had either flat or negative five-year annualized change in home values (the average of the change ...
Counterinsurgency Guru Joins Obama's 'Farm Team' (3)
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David Kilcullen, the Australian counterinsurgency guru, is joining a think tank that is likely to punch above its weight in shaping national security policy during the next administration. In December, Kilcullen leaves his current post at the U.S. Department of State -- where he serves as special advisor for counterinsurgency to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice -- and joins the Center for a New American Security. CNAS, co-founded by last year by former Clinton administration ...
Website Optimizer Wednesdays - Google Website Optimizer and Google Analytics Renew Their Vows (5)
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More than a year and a half ago, my co-worker Shawn Purtell and I were on a red-eye flight to Raleigh. We had just spent two days at the Googleplex immersed Google Analytics and Google Website Optimizer and our minds were reeling. While I tried unsuccessfully to get some much-needed sleep, Shawn kept going on about combining the multivariate experiment data from Google Website Optimizer with the more detailed metrics in Google Analytics. I'm pretty ...
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Andrew said:
Attended the ROI revolution optimizer webinar yesterday - excellent.
Web telephony platform arena gaining momentum (3)
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Looks like web telephony platform startups are doing great in these troubled times. Earlier BT acquired ribbit , the – “Silicon Valley’s First Phone Company” startup. Last week another platform player intelepeer raised $18 million dollars to expand their business across different regions. This week, ifbyphone announced series B funding of $4.6 million. Existing investors Origin Ventures and Apex Ventures led this round as well. These platforms expose API’s using which developers can build web ...
Bush Pressing Ahead With Military Commission Prosecutions (1)
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William Glaberson reports in The New York Times today that the Bush administration is pressing ahead with charging and trying more Guantanamo detainees. Needless to say, this could complicate the next administration’s ability to close down the infamous detention center and accompanying military commissions. According to the Times, the chief military prosecutor for Guantanamo said he would file new charges against Mohammed al-Qahtani, a Saudi who’s been called the 20th hijacker in the Sept. 11 ...
After the Torture Era (1)
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"I have said repeatedly that I intend to close Guantanamo, and I will follow through on that. I have said repeatedly that America doesn't torture, and I'm going to make sure that we don't torture. Those are part and parcel of an effort to regain America's moral stature in the world."read more
An interview with Action Terroriste Socialement Acceptable on their 10th Anniversary (1)
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ED: Spacing is pleased to publish this guest post & interview by Montreal writer Alexandra Redgrave. This year marks the tenth anniversary of interventionist art collective Action Terroriste Socialement Acceptable (ATSA), the brainchild of dancer Annie Roy and visual artist Pierre Allard. Over the past decade, they have been redefining Canadians’ understanding of the urban landscape, changing the way we interact with our cities through public art. ATSA’s work is equal parts cheeky (Warhol’s iconic ...
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Todd said:
Shamez Amlani, who I recently interviewed for talking stick is fond of saying of the work his organization:"The revolution will be hilarious"
Countdown: Possibility of Blanket Presidential Pardons (1)
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Download | Play Download | Play From the Nov. 17, 2008 edition of Countdown, guest host David Shuster, filling in for Keith Olbermann, talks to Jonathan Turley about the possibility of George Bush issuing blanket pardons for the crimes committed by himself and his administration and what it means for the rule of law that remains in the United States. UPDATE (Nicole): Does anyone actually believe that Bush won't thumb his nose at the rule ...
Security and ContactPoint: perception is all (2)
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Given the recent theft of my identity while it was being “stewarded” by CountryWide, I feel especially motivated to share with you this important piece on ChoicePoint by Sir Bonar Neville-Kingdom GCMG KCVO that appeared in Britain’s Ideal Government. Sir Bonar writes: I’m facing a blizzard of Freedom of Information requests from the self-appointed (and frankly self-righteous) civil liberties brigade about releasing details of the ContactPoint security review. Of course we’re all in favour of ...
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Helvick said:
what a complete pillock. And dumb as a plank to go with it. This level of ignorance should be a hanging offence.
Why is it OK that Obama won't hold torturers accountable? (1)
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And how does that policy enhance our “moral standing,” if any, in the world? AP: Barack Obama’s incoming administration is unlikely to bring criminal charges against government workers who authorized or used harsh interrogation techniques [torture] during the George W. Bush presidency. Obama, who has criticized the use of torture, is being urged by some constitutional scholars and humans rights groups to investigate possible war crimes by the Bush administration. But two Obama advisers said ...
Obama vows to shut down Guantanamo Bay (6)
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Guantanamo Bay, or Gitmo as it has often been called, has a long and sordid history of human rights abuses and those that have spent some time there have more than their fair share of stories to tell. But it looks as thought it's all coming to a close as in a major interview with 60 Minutes, Obama has vowed to shut down Guantanamo Bay and rebuild "America's moral stature in the world." "I have ...
Screen Capture Tools: 40+ Free Tools and Techniques (16)
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Screen capture, or print screen is perhaps the most efficient way to share whatever appears on your desktop. They help tech users like us to share and communicate better with friends and peers. Major operating systems today comes with basic screen capture and print screen function, but if these can’t fulfill what you need from a screen capture then you are probably looking for a screen capturing tool. Screen capturing tools do what the basic ...
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