Scotland Yard expected to have spent more on riots than it spent on all major public order events in the capital last year Scotland Yard is expected to have spent more on policing the riots than it spent on policing all major public order events in the capital last year, officials have said. The disturbances will cost the force more than £34m, with the total expected to rise even further as the final bills from other forces called in to help is settled, according to the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA). This compares with a total of £34.8m spent by Scotland Yard on policing 42 major public order events between April 2010 and March 2011. Policing the student fees protests in London cost Scotland Yard £7.5m, while another £2.1m was spent providing security at the TUC anti-cuts demonstration in March, £1.9m on the Pope’s visit to Britain, and £2.2m around last year’s general election campaign. UK riots Metropolitan police London Police guardian.co.uk
Continue reading …What do the unemployed do all day? At a time of record-level long-term unemployment, the question matters — and not just for the jobless themselves. For one thing, if the unemployed aren’t seen as using their time productively, it’s harder to maintain political support for jobless benefits, which some have argued lately are too costly.
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America was forever changed on Sept. 11, 2001. Now, a decade later the change can be seen and heard in places like New York and Washington. But in the heartland, in Peoria, Ill., the AP’s Lee Powell found more subtle shifts. (Aug. 30)
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In the wake of Hurricane Irene, there are signs of the storm’s brutal force all around Fleischmanns, New York. Residents Jacob and Glenna Herz share their story of how the storm moved their home. (Aug. 30)
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Click here to view this media Politico ‘s piece by Jonathan Martin, “Is Rick Perry Dumb?” got them all in a tither today over at Fox News. Those gosh darn media elitists trying to get some attention by bringing up the obvious, that Governor Rick Perry of Texas is not the brightest bulb around. Megyn Kelly asks the questions only Fox can ask (with a straight face anyway), “Does it matter?” MEGYN KELLY: I want to ask you this—does it matter, should it matter, if somebody is dumb? Because you know, we’ve had—yes, there have been partisan attacks, no question, it does usually seem to focus on Republicans, is Michele Bachmann dumb, they’ve talked about, you know, her being on the House Intelligence Committee is a contradiction in terms, and they’ve anonymously sourced Republicans asking that question, now they’re asking this about Rick Perry, Sarah Palin—but is it unfair, just because it’s coming from some in the mainstream media? I mean, there were questions about the number of colleges Sarah Palin, you know, attended, there were questions about, you know Perry’s academic transcript and so on, does it make it illegitimate just because of who’s asking it? Michelle Malkin said of course it was an illegitimate question to ask, but not surprisingly didn’t bother to defend Perry’s intelligence, or lack thereof. The Politico piece began with: Another Texas governor who drops his “g’s” and scorns elites is running for president and the whispers are the same: lightweight, incurious, instinctual. Strip away the euphemisms and Rick Perry is confronting an unavoidable question: Is he dumb — or just “misunderestimated?” Doubts about Perry’s intellect have hounded him since he was first elected as a state legislator nearly three decades ago. In Austin, he’s been derided as a right-place, right-time pol who looks the part but isn’t so deep — “Gov. Goodhair.” Now, with the chatter picking back up among his enemies and taking flight in elite Republican circles, the rap threatens to follow him to the national stage. “He’s like Bush only without the brains,” cracked one former Republican governor who knows Perry, repeating a joke that has made the rounds. …and went on for five more pages of this. I suspect anyone who watches the entire six minute segment above will only feel a bit stupider afterward so my apologies in advance.
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Click here to view this media Politico ‘s piece by Jonathan Martin, “Is Rick Perry Dumb?” got them all in a tither today over at Fox News. Those gosh darn media elitists trying to get some attention by bringing up the obvious, that Governor Rick Perry of Texas is not the brightest bulb around. Megyn Kelly asks the questions only Fox can ask (with a straight face anyway), “Does it matter?” MEGYN KELLY: I want to ask you this—does it matter, should it matter, if somebody is dumb? Because you know, we’ve had—yes, there have been partisan attacks, no question, it does usually seem to focus on Republicans, is Michele Bachmann dumb, they’ve talked about, you know, her being on the House Intelligence Committee is a contradiction in terms, and they’ve anonymously sourced Republicans asking that question, now they’re asking this about Rick Perry, Sarah Palin—but is it unfair, just because it’s coming from some in the mainstream media? I mean, there were questions about the number of colleges Sarah Palin, you know, attended, there were questions about, you know Perry’s academic transcript and so on, does it make it illegitimate just because of who’s asking it? Michelle Malkin said of course it was an illegitimate question to ask, but not surprisingly didn’t bother to defend Perry’s intelligence, or lack thereof. The Politico piece began with: Another Texas governor who drops his “g’s” and scorns elites is running for president and the whispers are the same: lightweight, incurious, instinctual. Strip away the euphemisms and Rick Perry is confronting an unavoidable question: Is he dumb — or just “misunderestimated?” Doubts about Perry’s intellect have hounded him since he was first elected as a state legislator nearly three decades ago. In Austin, he’s been derided as a right-place, right-time pol who looks the part but isn’t so deep — “Gov. Goodhair.” Now, with the chatter picking back up among his enemies and taking flight in elite Republican circles, the rap threatens to follow him to the national stage. “He’s like Bush only without the brains,” cracked one former Republican governor who knows Perry, repeating a joke that has made the rounds. …and went on for five more pages of this. I suspect anyone who watches the entire six minute segment above will only feel a bit stupider afterward so my apologies in advance.
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It’s peculiar how a simple number and letter can cause the price to skyrocket when added to the end of a phone’s name. But that’s exactly what the term “4G” does — ultimately, making a phone or tablet compatible with a carrier’s next-generation network seems to add value (and cost) in unthinkable ways. There’s a growing concern in the mobile industry; Sprint’s WiMAX 4G coverage, once a novelty in the United States, is now just one of the boys. It faces direct competition against its two (much larger) LTE brethren in Verizon and AT&T, and the Now Network is searching for other methods of utilizing its high-speed offerings. In doing so, the carrier wants to keep the value high without escalating the expense. Enter the Samsung Conquer 4G, the latest addition to Sprint’s blazing-fast lineup. Rather than going head-to-head with giants like the Photon 4G and EVO 3D , the company’s strategy is to offer a WiMAX-enabled handset that’s light on the wallet. It’s not the least expensive of the bunch these days — the Samsung Nexus S 4G takes the cake there — but it’s another option to toss into the network’s growing lineup. So does this mid-range handset have a shot at living up to its namesake? Keep on reading to find out. Gallery: Samsung Conquer 4G Continue reading Samsung Conquer 4G review Samsung Conquer 4G review originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Michael Jackson’s sister, Janet Jackson announced in through a statement that she will not be attending her brother’s tribute concert “Michael Forever: The Tribute Concert”. The date of the event happens to fall on the same day of the trial of Dr. Conrad Murray, the physician charged with involuntary manslaughter in the pop icon’s death. Janet Jackson And Brothers Will Not Be Present In MJ’s Tribute Concert is a post from: Daily World Buzz
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CPS asked Essex officers to carry out further inquiries into allegations that energy secretary tried to dodge speeding penalty in 2003 The results of further investigations into claims that the cabinet minister Chris Huhne tried to dodge a speeding penalty have been given to prosecutors, Essex police have confirmed. The Crown Prosecution Service asked officers to carry out further inquiries into the allegations and handed back the files last Thursday, a spokesman for the force said. It is now up to the CPS to decided whether to pursue the case. Huhne is alleged to have asked his ex-wife, Vicky Pryce, to accept penalty points on his behalf after breaking the speed limit in 2003. At the time, the Liberal Democrat was an MEP and was said to be driving home from Stansted airport after returning to the UK from the European parliament. In a newspaper interview in May, Pryce claimed Huhne, the energy secretary, had tried to pass on his points to her to avoid losing his driving licence. Huhne has denied the allegations. Chris Huhne Police guardian.co.uk
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