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In this spoken-word performance video piece, we highlight Meg Whitman spending a record-breaking $140 million in her attempt to buy California. She is treating her campaign like an eBay bid on the state of California. Tell Meg Whitman California is NOT for sale. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z4TtNgpnqsIn this spoken-word performance video piece, we highlight Meg Whitman spending a... more
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Found these wristbands while wasting time on eBay earlier today...check them out!
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Show your support for the legalization of marijuana with a 3 pack of Legalize It wristbands! Keep one for yourself, and spread the word by giving away the other two!
"Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself; and where they are, they should be changed. Nowhere is this more clear than in the laws against possession of marihuana in private for personal use... Therefore, I support legislation amending Federal law to eliminate all Federal criminal penalties for the possession of up to one ounce of marihuana."
- Jimmy Carter, U.S. President quote on MarijuanaFound these wristbands while wasting time on eBay earlier today...check them out!... more
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Gunbroker and eBay are the main websites for selling stolen guns, If gunbroker and eBay are involved in the sale and auction of stolen guns then it may pose them a greater threat if authorities
http://www.buzztab.com/crime-news/gunbroker-sells-stolen-guns/Gunbroker and eBay are the main websites for selling stolen guns, If gunbroker and... more
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Eight years ago, someone stole eight guitars from the Cannon Falls home of bluegrass musician Doug Duncan. He has been obsessively looking for them ever since. And last week, one of finally showed up--selling for $17,000 on eBay.
Back in 2002 when the guitars were stolen, police quickly found two in local pawn shops. Duncan's insurance company replaced the rest of the guitars--but Duncan wasn't satisfied. He kept up the hunt, having eBay send him e-mails whenever similar guitars were for sale. Every time he received an e-mail, he'd look at the photograph and serial numbers.
Last month, one of those e-mails finally contained a guitar just like one of his missing treasures--a 1957 Gibson Les Paul Special. The guitar was listed for around $17,000. He immediately recognized his stolen guitar--even the duct tape on the guitar was the same.
Duncan contacted the Goodhue County Sheriff, who contacted the guitar's owner. Turns out that the instrument was in California, in the hands of a Marin County lawyer who collects vintage guitars and had no idea the instrument was stolen, according to the Contra Costa Times .
The guitar is now in an evidence room and Duncan isn't sure he'll buy it back--his insurance company technically owns it. But he's hoping that the discovery will lead to another of his stolen instruments--the 1966 Fender Telecaster he bought when he was 13 years old. That's the guitar that Duncan, 57, played for most of his life. We wish him luck.Eight years ago, someone stole eight guitars from the Cannon Falls home of bluegrass... more
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By Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium Blogger
Maybe it’s time for environmentalists prioritize do-it-yourself climate fixes instead of looking to politicians. There are all sorts of options, including, for those dedicated enough, switching to an insect-based diet, as Change.org reports.
But in the private sector, inventors, corporations, and small businesses — farmers in particular — are finding more palatable ways to scale down their environmental impact. In short, politicians aren’t the only ones with the power to make high-profile statements and strong choices on climate change.
No solar on the White House
Environmental crusader Bill McKibben had already given up on Congress; now the White House has disappointed, too. McKibben and other leaders in the climate change movement are eschewing lobbying on legislation in favor of pushing for more visible, direct action on climate issues. To that end, McKibben, along with three students, asked the White House last week to reinstall one of Jimmy Carter’s solar panels on the roof. The answer was no.
McKibben describes the Obama administration’s response to his request as “uncool…Asked to do something easy and symbolic to rekindle a little of the joy that had turned out so many of us as volunteers for Obama in 2008, they point blank said no,” according to Truthout.
The administration officials that they met with, though, wanted to make sure that the climate activists knew something was being done to improve the country’s environment. They touted the president’s initiative to green the federal government—federal buildings in particular. One official, McKibben says, spoke more than once about a Portland, Ore., building that would soon have a “green curtain,” likely a hanging garden.
It’s not that McKibben disapproved. “Actually, it’s kind of great,” he wrote. “Still, I doubt many people are going to build their own vegetated fins.”
The talking cure
That’s the ultimate question: What will people build on their own? Solar panels could be one answer, although they haven’t quite caught on yet. There are all sorts of technologies, though, that could help us minimize our carbon footprint. Grist’s Ashley Braun checks out one new idea: drawing energy from sound waves:
Using that standby found in sunscreen, zinc oxide, to turn sound waves into electricity, these scientists have heard the bells of success starting to ring in their ears. Similar to other technologies aimed at harvesting energy from walking or dancing, this concept could also turn the roar of traffic into the hum of low-carbon electrons. How sweet the sound of renewable energy.
Scientists are considering using this technology in cell phones, creating, ideally, a device that would never have be plugged in, assuming, of course, that its owner used it frequently enough, and used it as a phone, rather than an e-mail/web-surfing/GPS device.
Go private?
Another option for climate reformers could be focusing on the private sector. Corporations have gotten the message that consumers buy green products, and more are churning out sustainable, climate-friendly offerings.
Care2’s Emily Logan points to Nestle, eBay, and Sunny D as three companies that have heard the green gospel. Nestle is investing in sustainable coffee; eBay is pushing out reusable shipping boxes; and Sunny D, the beverage company, met its zero-waste goal three years ahead of schedule.
“Of course, like most large corporations who are making efforts toward sustainability, some of these companies have a long way to go,” Logan writes. “But giving credit where credit is due is increasingly important when it comes to the environment.”
You are what you eat
The farm sector is one private industry that deserves more scrutiny and pressure. Recall that agriculture interests ran one of the most successful campaigns to be exempted from the cap-and-trade bill, when it was working its way through the House. Even among liberals, the industry has its defenders: local, sustainable agriculture just won’t work to feed the masses, the argument goes.
The problem with that line of reasoning is that we still haven’t seen how large sustainable farms can grow. Take Joel Salatin, the crusading farmer made famous by Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma. Salatin has been running a successful operation, Polyface Farm, for years while relying on organic and sustainable methods. As David E. Gumport reports at Chelsea Green, Salatin’s farm has only grown:
Standing in front of a group of about 50 romping pigs, [Salatin] proudly revealed that Polyface has hit the the $2 million annual sales level, while sticking to Salatin’s policy of not shipping food outside a 100-mile radius. The effect, he says, has been to strengthen local businesses–everything from a local breakfast diner serving visitors to his farm to local feed and supply companies.
Salatin is convinced his methods can be used to feed the entire population. What’s certain is that there is room for more of this sort of growth in the agricultural system.
Here, too, would-be reformers run back into politicians: Salatin’s food safety practices are not exactly FDA-approved, and to reseed his methods elsewhere, the government would need to relax safety standards for smaller, alternatives operations.
But for now, this sort of effort, and others outside of Washington seem to be making the largest impact.
This post features links to the best independent, progressive reporting about the environment by members of The Media Consortium. It is free to reprint. Visit the Mulch for a complete list of articles on environmental issues, or follow us on Twitter. And for the best progressive reporting on critical economy, health care and immigration issues, check out The Audit, The Pulse, and The Diaspora. This is a project of The Media Consortium, a network of leading independent media outlets.By Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium Blogger
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This back to school season, Cat Schwartz, eBay’s Hi Tech Mommy shares the latest trends in technology and what tools are helping kids and parents gear up for the school year. Video from Duracell, Microsoft, SafetyWeb and Tetris.This back to school season, Cat Schwartz, eBay’s Hi Tech Mommy shares the latest... more
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Use your mobile phone to search for bargains at antique stores, yard sales, flea markets and estate sales. Learn best practices for flipping a profit on them. Take an armchair roadtrip to captivating places and meet some interesting people. Ready? http://currentbidtv.com.Use your mobile phone to search for bargains at antique stores, yard sales, flea... more
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The Daily What has been findign and posting up all the Social Network spoof trailers, from Myspace to Twitter. Now there's an eBay version.The Daily What has been findign and posting up all the Social Network spoof trailers,... more
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Modding or pimping a car is a long and ancient car fanatic tradition. Though this Porsche owner has taken it to a whole new level, by adding a Boeing Turbine Engine. It also comes with a Flame Shooter, fun.
Two questions, can you really add a Boeing jet engine to a car? and how long till Top Gear tries to make this, with explosive consequences. (Third Question, and why was it on sale on eBay for US $12,000.00)Modding or pimping a car is a long and ancient car fanatic tradition. Though this... more
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Auction site operator eBay has reported a 26% rise in profits for the last three months thanks largely to increased use of its PayPal service.
Profits for the quarter totalled $412m (£272m), the company said, up from $327m a year ago.
Sales were up 20% internationally, but rose only 2% in the US, demonstrating its reliance on international growth.
Ebay's online payments business, which includes PayPal, saw revenues rise by 22%.
"We are not satisfied with our US results," said John Donahoe, eBay's chief executive, in a conference call with investors.
He said the strengthening dollar was also a concern, reducing the value of sales made abroad.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10721734Auction site operator eBay has reported a 26% rise in profits for the last three... more
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A company called XPRT Ventures says transaction system PayPal knowingly incorporated XPRT's e-commerce technology, for which it had filed for U.S. patents, into its own patent applications back in 2003--and served parent company eBay with a $3.8 billion lawsuit on Tuesday.A company called XPRT Ventures says transaction system PayPal knowingly incorporated... more
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Coldplay is due to sell of a large amount of their musical band items for a charity event named 'End of Decade Clearout Sale'. The sale is set for eBay starting in December with bidding ending on New years eve, so if you're looking for a late Christmas present this year you can get hold of some Coldplay "guitars, keyboards, amps, posters, platinum discs and a globe."-newsbeat
Some items will be signed and/or come with a signed certificate.Coldplay is due to sell of a large amount of their musical band items for a charity... more
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A federal judge in New York sided with Google Inc. in a $1 billion copyright lawsuit filed by media company Viacom Inc. over YouTube videos, saying the service promptly removed illegal materials as required under federal law.
Wednesday's ruling by U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton in the closely watched case further affirmed the protections offered to online service providers under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The 1998 law offers immunity when service providers promptly remove illegal materials submitted...
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-20008636-261.htmlA federal judge in New York sided with Google Inc. in a $1 billion copyright lawsuit... more
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A T-shirt that warns against how dictators like Hitler used gun control to disarm their victims has been sensationally banned by eBay after the online auction giant labeled the garment “Nazi propaganda” despite the fact that it carries an anti-Nazi message.
The “Mass Murderers Agree – Gun Control Works” Infowars T-shirt features images of Hitler, Stalin, and Mao, all dictators who ensured that their target populations were disarmed and vulnerable before killing them by the millions.
Spot the difference: The T-shirt banned by eBay on the left and the permitted shirt on the right. The only real difference is that the banned shirt features an anti-gun control message, proving that the ban has nothing to do with Hitler and everything to do with eBay as a corporation objecting to a pro-Second Amendment message.
While claiming to be combating “Nazi propaganda,” eBay is in fact encouraging it. This is an anti-Hitler message and a warning from history about how the Nazis used gun control as a conduit for mass murder.
One of the first things Hitler did when he assumed power was to disarm Jewish Germans before ordering his henchmen to attack them in the streets and burn down their houses and synagogues. Having been completely disarmed, the victims were unable to resist.
In his book Death by Gun Control, author Stephen Halbrook “details how, upon assuming power, the Nazis relentlessly and ruthlessly disarmed their German opponents. The Nazis feared the Jews — many of whom were front-line veterans of World War One — so much that Jews were even disarmed of knives and old sabers.”
In addition, when the Nazis invaded Poland they immediately disarmed the occupied people, ensuring that the Warsaw ghetto uprising was able to be crushed when it may have succeeded had the resistors been able to source more firearms than the few they had managed to acquire from the black market.
The T-shirt that eBay banned in the name of preventing “Nazi propaganda” is in fact a warning against the kind of tyranny imposed by the Nazis. If anything, by banning the T-shirt, eBay is aiding Nazi propaganda.
In reality, the only reason for them banning the T-shirt is the fact that ebay as a corporation supports gun control and hates the Second Amendment, which was added to the Constitution by the founding fathers specifically as a bulwark against tyranny.
Paul Joseph Watson
Prison Planet.com
Friday, June 11, 2010
Thank you founding fathers; without our guns, they would've red dawned us years ago and we'd all be in a FEMA work camp gulag, slaving for the NWO.A T-shirt that warns against how dictators like Hitler used gun control to disarm... more
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Tuesday's edition of my twice a week talk show.Watch
or listen to the show on Tues & Thurs here at
WWW.UNITEDKINGDOMTALK.CO.UK
My LIVE music & talk show is on Mon - Fri 11am - 12pm UK time at :
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In today's show :
No longer cold and nasty.
Years old.
American presidents I remember.
Time to put those seedlings out.
Oops. Lots to eat with Jason.
Whats happened with my sat on corn.
Sticking my neck out.
New biscuits.
Has it got bent ?
Don't quote me.
Megaphone.
Is it cruel to put plants in cages ?
I do not take claims.
Where's me batteries ?
Sledging down a hill in Richmond Park.
Surrounded by faries.
A gift for a friend.
Millies podcast. http://www.milliesworld.com
I've been on Ebay.
It's outdoor time.
The show is sounding rushed.
Boots.
People like consistency.
You're old. OLD !
How dangerous it is.
The one that got caught with the stains.
How Gwen & Joy are getting on.
No grip.
chris@unitedkingdomtalk.co.uk
WWW.UNITEDKINGDOMTALK.CO.UKTuesday's edition of my twice a week talk show.Watch
or listen to the show on... more
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It was only a matter of time before someone shelled out the big bucks for the 64GB iPad 3G and tossed it in the microwave for the sake of art. Right?It was only a matter of time before someone shelled out the big bucks for the 64GB... more
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"Impressed by the story of the North Carolina eBay seller who stumbled upon an ultra-rare, $13,000 Nintendo game? So were we -- and so was Kansas reader Dave, who headed for his basement to see if there was video game gold lurking down there.
"We had quite a collection (185+ games) that has sat in our basement for over 20 years," Dave told Y! Games. "The games were on a list to be brought to Goodwill – in fact, within a month, Goodwill was going to have them."
To his astonishment, not only did he find a copy of the same game that just fetched over $13,000 on eBay -- highly sought-after collector's item Stadium Events -- it was in perfect condition, right down to the original shrinkwrapping and Richard Gordman pricetag. (A mere $29.99, if you're wondering.)
"Now I’m not much of a collector, but I know that having a factory seal is good," he said.
But he's only just now finding out quite how good.
As it turns out, the game's unopened condition makes Dave's copy of Stadium Events three times more valuable: he sold it on auction site eBay for a breathtaking $41,300. It's thought to be one of only two shrinkwrapped copies of the game still in existence.
Why had he never unwrapped it? He couldn’t see the point..."
http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/plugged-in/rare-nintendo-game-is-40-000-windfall/1391148"Impressed by the story of the North Carolina eBay seller who stumbled upon an... more
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