Monthly Archives: January 2012

12-01-31 Ship Commander Joan: we will be ready for takeoff August 17, 2012! // Comandante del buque Joan: estaremos listos para el despegue 17 de agosto 2012! // 船舶指挥官琼:我们将2012年8月17日,准备起飞!// Командир корабля Джоан: мы будем готовы к взлету 17 августа 2012!

At Space Cadet Joe’s request, Ship Commander Joan takes a minute off her busy schedule, for an interview on location on the Command Deck. She will get technical with you guys, but the ship WILL BE READY FOR TAKEOFF on … Continue reading

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12-01-30 Vistas in Legal Economic Theory // Vistas en Teoría Económica Legal // 在合法的经济理论的新局面 //

Vistas in Legal-Economic Theory: Perpetual corporate immunity as a major intangible capital asset and a driving force in socio-economic development, or lack thereof A capital asset, which can and should be enumerated. The immunity for past and future criminality is … Continue reading

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12-01-29 The American Psychological Association and Torture // La Asociación Americana de Psicología y Tortura // Американская психологическая ассоциация и пыток // 美国心理学协会和酷刑

I see this story as a low mark for the US civil society in our time.  This is not W Bush,  Cheney, or Obama. JZ   Four Psychologists at the Gates of Hell: A Fable for Our Time Sunday 29 … Continue reading

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12-01-28 Police violence at Occupy Oakland // La violencia policial en Oakland Ocupar // 警方暴力占据奥克兰 // Насилие со стороны полиции в Занимайте Окленде

Police in Oakland, California, have used tear-gas and flash-grenades as a 2,000-strong Occupy Oakland march turned violent, with some protesters claiming that rubber bullets had been also fired into the crowd. At least 300 people were arrested, police say. The … Continue reading

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12-01-12 FBI to spy on social networks // FBI希望社交网络上的间谍 // FBI quiere espiar a las redes sociales // ФБР хочет, чтобы шпионить в социальных сетях

FBI to build social network spy app App would crawl Twitter and Facebook By Antony Savvas | Computerworld UK | Published 16:56, 26 January 12   The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is planning to develop an application that can track the public’s … Continue reading

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12-01-28 Protests in Sicily // Proteste in Sicilia // 抗议在西西里岛 // Протесты в Сицилии

Italy anti-austerity protests reach Sicily Sat Jan 28, 2012 11:42PM GMT From North to South, the number of Italians dissatisfied with the reforms and tax hikes introduced by the government led by Prime Minister Monti, keeps growing. In Sicily, a … Continue reading

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12-01-26 Protests in Sicily and beyond – censored by media // Proteste in Sicilia e oltre – censurata dai media… // 在西西里岛和超越的抗议 – 媒体审查 // Протесты в Сицилии и за ее пределами – цензуре в СМИ

Diseccionando a El Paes 26 enero 2012 � 13:25   Los medios de comunicaci�n censuran lo que est� ocurriendo en Italia, otra vez a fin de evitar el contagio de las movilizaciones al resto de Europa. Las movilizaciones ciudadanas en Sicilia … Continue reading

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12-01-28 US military deployed in Los Angeles // Militaires américains déployés à Los Angeles // 美军部署在洛杉矶 // Американские военные развернут в Лос-Анджелесе

In the aftermath of the Civil War (1861-1865), US law prohibited the use of the US military inside the United States for the maintenance law and order.  Since 2008 that is no longer the case. jz _______   LA Police Department Conducts … Continue reading

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11-01-26 US ranks 47th in Press Freedom Index, 2011 // США занимает сорок седьмое в индексе свободы прессы, 2011 // 美国新闻自由指数排名第47,2011 // EE.UU. ocupa el 47o en el Índice de Libertad de Prensa, 2011

Following a year of violent crackdowns on peaceful protests around the country, the United States fell 27 places on the Reporters Without Borders tenth annual Press Freedom Index of 2011 to 47th overall, more than doubling its 2010 standing at 20th. READ … Continue reading

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12-01-20 Top Justice officials connected to mortgage banks // Altos funcionarios de Justicia están conectados a los bancos hipotecarios// 高级司法官员是连接到按揭银行 // Высшие должностные лица юстиции подключены к ипотечным банкам

Surprise, surprise! JZ ___________ Insight: Top Justice officials connected to mortgage banks   (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Lanny Breuer, head of the Justice Department’s criminal division, were partners for years at a Washington law firm that … Continue reading

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