“Unfortunately for the AP, that won’t result in an increase of revenues, but in having the entire online world ignore the AP.”

via Hot Air » Blog Archive » AP goes to war with search engines and blogs.

via Nonprofit Online News: Outsmarting the Facebook Lobster Trap: Three Worries, One Guideline, Seven Principles.

via Amazon Faces a Fight Over Its E-Books – NYTimes.com.

It seems the book publishing and selling industry is about to squander the general goodwill of its consumers by acting like the RIAA.

Dear Friends,

The recent events in Iran have had me glued to the TV, the internet and anything else that can give me updates on what is going on in
the country of my birth. When I was 6 years old in Iran, the revolution of ’78-’79 happened. I remember having to have our lights off
by a certain time for curfew and how the police would drive by and flash their lights into our homes to make sure we weren’t causing
any trouble. I also remember one time running into our basement when we heard gunfire coming form a protest close to our home. At
the time I was a kid and had no idea what was going on. I just thought it was cool to be hanging with my mom and family in the dark
in the basement. For a 6 year old it was an adventure – like being in the Bat Cave.

30 years later I am being bombarded with images and clips from the protests in Iran that remind me of my youth. As someone who is
not in the country and watching from overseas I must say that I am emboldened by what the people of Iran are doing these days.
No proof has come out to show that the election was actually stolen, but the obvious signs do point to voter fraud. In breaking
it down on some of my shows I’ve been saying that  it seems in a country of 70 million people, Ahmadinejad got 75 million votes.
Voter fraud? Divine intervention? You be the judge.

Anyway, I am writing this e-mail to express my solidarity with those within the country struggling to have their voices heard
and their votes counted. It has been too long that the people of Iran have had to live like 5 year olds being monitored by
“adults” who tell them what to wear, how to act and what they can and cannot do. The last time I was in Iran was just over 10
years ago and I remember leaving my mother country feeling depressed. I remember coming back to the US and making sure I
appreciated the freedoms that we have here. I remember thinking that the people of the world should be guaranteed these basic
freedoms which do not exist in Iran.

I hope that you will keep this struggle in your mind and support them in any way you can. I have changed the image on all my
facebook and myspace accounts to the image attached here. Please do support by at least using this image on your facebook and
myspace pages. I also know that many peaceful rallies are taking place around the world in support of this movement. If you have
the time please do join in these marches.

Last, but not least here are a few links that I found interesting and helpful:

1) CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO
This one comes from Iran where at night the reformists are yelling “God is Great” in support of the movement. The woman speaking on the video breaks down
towards the end and she keeps asking “where is this?” Responding to herself “This is my
country Iran.” It’s actually very moving if you can have a farsi speaking friend translate.

2) CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO
This one is a Brazilian expert on Iran who breaks the situation down very well.

3) www.myspace.com/revolutionofthemindhiphop
This last one is a song that a friend of mine put together. It has some explicit lyrics, but I hope you enjoy.

All the best,

Maz

from his website. Also check out this video on Youtube of his life act.

especially this one.

via Best. Correction. Ever. – The Plank.

Britain & France tell them to stop that bullshit.

Germany invades Poland.

(Russia also invades Poland from the other side: everybody forgets this.)

Britain & France declare war. This is the ‘official’ kick-off.

Italy, Bulgaria, Hungary, & Romania all join the German side. (Everybody forgets the last three.)

Axis forces go through Europe like vindaloo through a colostomy.

Nazis exterminate Jews, gays, gypsies, & the disabled. (everybody remembers the jews but forgets the rest.)

UK holds out.

Russia & the USA don’t do shit.

Entire divisions of Danish, Belgian, Dutch, Norwegian, French & Serbian volunteers join the Axis armies & SS. (everybody forgets this & to listen to them now, they were all in the fucking resistance, which must have been MASSIVE.)

Axis forces invade Russia. Suddenly the Russians don’t think it’s funny any more.

Japan joins the Axis & bombs Pearl Harbor.

Suddenly the US doesn’t think it’s funny any more.

The USA tools up the world, ’cause it’s got more factories than everybody else put together, & they’re out of bomber range.

Axis runs out of steam in Russia, cause Russia’s enormous & bloody freezing.

Allies invade on D-Day… 5 landings: 2 British, 2 American, 1 Canadian. (everybody forgets the Canadians.)

Hitler ends up smouldering in a ditch. Russians find the body & confirm he only had one ball. Seriously.

The US decides invading stuff is a pain in the ass and invents the atom bomb instead. Drops two buckets ‘o sunshine on Japan.

Russians steal half of Europe.

UK’s spent almost every penny it had.

US starts telling everybody how it was all about them, & 64 years later is still doing so.

via Urban Dictionary: World War II.

via The Evolution of God – by Robert Wright.