Witchcraft, Capitalism Hit Mexican Town (AP)

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Witchcraft, Capitalism Thrive on Magi
(AP)

Witchcraft, Capitalism Thrive on Magi
(AP) 03/08/2004 11:25 PM
AP - The witchcraft business is thriving like never before in this lakeside town, hitching centuries old tradition to modern commercialism.

Mexican truck traffic worries Texas town

Mexican truck traffic worries Texas town 07/09/2004 03:30 PM

Sept. 11 Victim Finally at Rest in
Mexican Town (Reuters)

Sept. 11 Victim Finally at Rest in
Mexican Town (Reuters) 06/09/2004 05:34 PM
Reuters - He died among stockbrokers on Sept. 11 but illegal migrant Leobardo Lopez was buried with his own folk in a remote Mexican town on Wednesday after a long struggle by relatives to identify his remains.

Witchcraft repackaged

Witchcraft repackaged 09/15/2004 03:23 PM
Here's a review of Harry Potter... Witchcraft Repackaged: Making Evil Look Innocent in the Wave Magazine. Some choice quotes:

Oh, the inescapable logic...

(Thanks to Syksy for the link.)

Shows that mention witchcraft no longer
eligible for closed-captioning

Shows that mention witchcraft no longer
eligible for closed-captioning 02/16/2004 11:56 PM
The five-secret-person Department of Education panel that allocates funding for closed-captioning will no longer provide assitive tracks for the deaf to shows that mention witchcraft, including Scooby Doo, Bewitched, and Justice League.

[T]he result of this mysterious panel's deliberations was that the US Department of Education was to declare over 200 TV programs (almost no cartoons, except for things like Prince of Egypt. No more sports. Precious little drama...) were now inappropriate for closed-caption funding...

28 million Americans are now being protected from Sabrina...

Witches of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your vertical blanking interval! Link (Thanks, Sam!)

Capitalism

Capitalism 03/20/2003 02:11 PM
Whoever makes the game Conflict: Desert Storm should do a new marketing blitz.

Destroy Capitalism

Destroy Capitalism 08/29/2004 11:21 PM
While $3 is a steep service charge, the automated teller machine at Jamie Zawinski's DNA Lounge might be the only cash terminal on the planet that hates America.

"Capitalism and Freedom"

"Capitalism and Freedom" 06/05/2004 04:19 AM

Crony Capitalism '03

Crony Capitalism '03 10/30/2003 02:47 PM
Donate to Bush, Get a War "More than 70 American companies and individuals have won up to $8 billion in contracts for work in postwar Iraq and Afghanistan over the last two years, according to a new study by the Center for Public Integrity. Those companies donated more money to the presidential campaigns of George W. Bush—a little over $500,000—than to any other politician over the last dozen years, the Center found. " No blood for oil campaign donations, indeed.

Capitalism on Trial in Russia

Capitalism on Trial in Russia 06/19/2004 03:17 PM
The trial of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, former chief executive of Yukos Oil, could shape for years the nature of the country's experiments in capitalism.

State of Social Capitalism

State of Social Capitalism 01/07/2004 01:57 PM

Capitalism, Meet Globalism

Capitalism, Meet Globalism 01/07/2004 01:57 PM
Capitalism has met the enemy, and it is capitalism. Just ask the pharmaceutical industry.

Lessons in Capitalism #2: Management

Lessons in Capitalism #2: Management 03/26/2005 07:55 PM
In second grade, one of our class projects was to build a model schoolhouse. The kids made a really wonderful…

Lessons in Capitalism #3: Sycophancy

Lessons in Capitalism #3: Sycophancy 03/26/2005 10:03 PM
A young BEN BEZARK is bouncing a ball in front of our elementary school. While he plays, a young AARON…

The Rise of Disaster Capitalism

The Rise of Disaster Capitalism 04/19/2005 09:47 AM
The Rise of Disaster Capitalism

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Spitzer : Man Of The Year - Savior of
Capitalism ?

Spitzer : Man Of The Year - Savior of
Capitalism ? 01/21/2003 10:06 PM
One of the few remaining start-ups in the Valley (don't ask, and don't Google - there's nothing public) that I know recently had to lay off a substantial ...

China engraves capitalism onto its
constitution

China engraves capitalism onto its
constitution 12/23/2003 12:21 AM
China engraves capitalism onto its constitution. This is good development indeed. Although business investment and production has been flourishing in China, doing business there remained very risky because of the fact that private property rights have never been officially legalized. That has changed. The question now is: does economic freedom beget political freedom?

Rampant capitalism upsets delicate
Reg reader

Rampant capitalism upsets delicate
Reg reader 07/27/2004 11:06 AM
Letters: Sort of. And something about dog chips...

A Theory of Global Capitalism -
Production, Class and State in a
Transnational World

A Theory of Global Capitalism -
Production, Class and State in a
Transnational World 07/16/2004 09:54 PM
Globalization is a topic surrounded by controversy and contention, as evidenced by the numerous studies of it and the many political movements both for and against it. Whilst there is little agreement on the nature of globalization, it is generally accepted that the world is going through a period of increasing change and growing interconnection. Do these changes have historical precedent or do they represent a qualitatively new process? Are these changes benefical to society or detrimental? Which groups benefit from these changes and which groups are threatened? Are these changes inevitable or are other alternatives possible? These are some of the questions addressed by William I. Robinson's A Theory of Global Capitalism.

The Capitalism of Soccer - Why Europe's
favorite sport is more American than
baseball. By Daniel Gross

The Capitalism of Soccer - Why Europe's
favorite sport is more American than
baseball. By Daniel Gross 07/02/2004 09:14 PM

Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves
Town

Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves
Town 02/17/2004 01:12 PM
uh oh. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town: Cory's coming to London. Then, starting on April 1, I'll be heading off to London, England, to work for Creative Commons and EFF on a variety of projects: • Responding to...

"Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves
Town"

"Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves
Town" 06/22/2005 02:21 AM

A Day Without a Mexican

A Day Without a Mexican 05/14/2004 11:51 PM
OMFG, ALL THE MEXICANS ARE GONE!!! .. A Day Without a Mexican .. Donde Esta, Jose?

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Mexican UFO's

Mexican UFO's 05/12/2004 12:43 PM
The AP is reporting that the Mexican Air Force has released video tape of 11 unidentified flying lights circling one of their jets. Here's a crappy infrared photo, which I glommed from here....

THINKING
LIKE NATURE II: AMORY LOVINS RE-INVENTS
CAPITALISM

THINKING
LIKE NATURE II: AMORY LOVINS RE-INVENTS
CAPITALISM 05/30/2004 11:48 AM

The same day I posted my article about William McDonough, reader Brian Dear pointed out the work that Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute has been doing in much the same vein. Lovins, with colleagues Paul Hawken and L. Hunter Lovins, wrote a (fully downloadable) book entitled Natural Capitalism that, like McDonough's Cradle to Cradle, suggests pragmatic, creative ways for man to stave off environmental disaster by simply thinking and working better, more organically, with nature as the model. If McDonough's bottom-line message was Learn from, and imitate, nature -- nature knows how to design and build things right, everything recycled, zero waste, Lovins' could be Shift the economy to recognize the inherent value of people and natural resources, and you can transform the world. While McDonough, the architect, is focused on physical design, Lovins, the economist, is focused on systems design. They are perfect complements, with similar, optimistic, "let's get on with it" worldviews and concrete prescriptions for change, a refreshing change from the relentless pessimism in so many analyses of the world's environmental problems. You can get an excellent idea of Lovins' prescription by reading the chapter summaries of his book online (I'm going to buy the whole book for my reference and "lending" library). Or, read the HBR summary, A Road Map for Natural Capitalism. Using case studies and small successes achieved already, the authors explain how each industry and each facet of the economy can be transformed by looking at it differently, more holistically, including the natural capital that we currently don't value and waste, and step-by-step changing its operating principles, structure, strategy, practices, rewards and governance, and drawing on biologically inspired design principles. Everything in Lovins' prescription is achievable, sensible, and consistent with looking at the economy and markets as a means of maximizing human well-being instead of wealth. But it is in the final chapters, where he takes on the environmental pessimists (like me) and the unrepentent markets-need-growth traditionalists, that I start to lose conviction that this prescription will do the job. After effectively destroying the myth that our economic markets are free and efficient, he describes ways (e.g. tax shifting, changing our measurements of success, encouraging risk and innovation, improving regulation and information) that we can reinvent markets, much as he proposed in earlier chapters how to reinvent industries. His ebullient description of the economic and cultural transformation of Curitiba, Brasil, by a succession of architect-mayors who have redesigned one of the world's poorest and fast-growing cities into a city that works for people, is truly inspiring (anyone know if it's really that successful?) But ultimately, the economy is designed the way it is to funnel power and wealth to those that have it and plan to keep it. It is not designed for efficiency, equity, fairness, and optimal distribution of resources -- in fact, as the extent of poverty, famine, and destitution in a world where a small minority have unimaginable wealth demonstrates -- political and social structures are designed to keep the status quo, to hoard resources, and to create and sustain inequitable distribution of wealth and power. Lovins suggests that the four groups in our political and economic systems: the blues (free-marketers), reds (socialists), greens (environmentalists), and whites (pragmatists), need to set aside their differences and opposing worldviews and respect the fact that each is partly right, and collaboratively assemble an "operating manual for Planet Earth". If there was a more equitable distribution of the resources, power and knowledge needed to assemble such a manual, and if the population and average footprint of humans on this planet weren't both catastrophically soaring, and if the horrendous consequences of these two realities (consequences like war, famine, global waming, epidemic disease, violence and crime, despair, hopelessness etc.) werren't preoccupying all our time and attention, such a manual might be possible. But ultimately, Lovins' prescription is like asking the crew and passengers of an airplane that has been struck by lightning to collaborate and share knowledge and energies to assess how to bring the plane to a safe landing, while it is plummeting to Earth. It's a nice idea, but I think it's a little late for that.

Mexican cops get themselves chipped

Mexican cops get themselves chipped 08/17/2004 01:25 PM
The government of Mexico is RFID-tagging police in order to combat record high levels of kidnapping and disappearances. About 170 officers are said to have been subcutaneously tagged in their arms with microchips about the size of a rice grain of rice. The chip grants them access to a crime database and becomes a tracking tool in case they're kidnapped.

The first-of-its-kind step shows the lengths to which the Mexican government will go to try to bring safety to the streets. Crime - and how to fight it - has long been a challenge here. Kidnapping is spreading, reaching beyond traditional wealthy targets to the middle class. And in a country where only a quarter of all crimes are reported because of fear that bribed cops will expose informants, securing access to sensitive documents has become a priority.

The chip comes from VeriChip, a subsidiary of Applied Digital Solutions of Palm Beach, Fla. The device is nonremovable (though it can be deactivated) and is slipped under the skin in seconds via a syringe-like device. The chip costs $200, plus $50 a year, in addition to the scanner and software. The technology has existed for years and was originally developed to let pet owners identify stray animals.

The chip sits dormant under the skin and is only "awakened" by a scanner using radio- frequency identification, or RFID. The scanner emits a signal that powers the chip, allowing it to send its identification number. Then, depending on the configuration of the database that is hooked up to the scanner, a door is opened or a database unlocked, the way an ID card allows employees into the office.

Link to news article, and Link to Verichip home (via politech)

Mexican firm bids £2.3bn for RMC

Mexican firm bids £2.3bn for RMC 09/27/2004 03:12 AM
Mexican group Cemex makes a £2.3bn ($4.1bn) offer for UK-based RMC, the world's biggest supplier of ready-mixed concrete.

Mexican Convention 2004

Mexican Convention 2004 04/09/2004 04:02 PM
My good buddy Oscar Sepulveda reports that he received an email with a few details about this years Mexican Convention. The show will run July 16th, 17th, and 18th at the World Trade Center in Mexico City. Three day passes are 500 pesos, ( about $45.00 US ) and will include one exclusive action figure! There are no details yet if the show is collector oriented like last year or will be similar to Celebration with a mix of everything Star Wars. The exclusive figure is rumored to be the silver Sandtrooper that should be available on the summer convention circuit, then hopefully available online like last years silver Boba Fett. More details on this show as we get them.

Mexican Officials Get Chipped

Mexican Officials Get Chipped 07/14/2004 05:20 AM
The attorney general of Mexico and several of his staff implant microchips in their arms. The chips provide access to a crime database and track their bearers if they are kidnapped -- assuming their abductors don't slice out the chips.

Electronic Guide to the Best Mexican Law
Websites

Electronic Guide to the Best Mexican Law
Websites 01/22/2004 02:12 AM
Electronic Guide to the Best Mexican Law Websites
http://www.llrx.com/fea tures/mexlaw.htm

Mexican law expert Prof. Jorge A. Vargas's comprehensive guide will be a tremendous asset to researchers, as it includes documentation and commentary on Mexican law information in English and Spanish, federal statutes and codes, the constitution, international treatises and conventions, the federal government, the state governments, and the legal background and history of Mexico.

Encuentros Mexican Convention Exclusive

Encuentros Mexican Convention Exclusive 06/23/2004 10:21 PM
Fans attending Encuentros, this years Official Mexican Star Wars convention have yet another reason to be excited! The convention's official site www.starwarsen cuentros.com has just posted images of the convention exclusive, Dagobah 2 pack which features Luke and Yoda posed in a classic scene from The Empire Strikes Back. Click the link above to view the site or click through for a translation of the news...

Mexican Card Variation Confirmed

Mexican Card Variation Confirmed 03/23/2005 01:21 PM
As mentioned yesterday, the Tarfful figure purchased yesterday in Mexico City didn’t have an ‘action promotion’ sticker and as such stood as a possible variation –or a production error—but thanks to the images sent by Rebelscum reader Carlos, who scored huge-time at another Wal-Mart in Mexico City, we can now confirm that the Mexican cards do not have the ugly little stickers and what a difference it makes! Carlos went on to let us know that the boxes of product he found were clearly marked April 2nd, but they scanned without problem.

Cuba deports Mexican businessman

Cuba deports Mexican businessman 04/28/2004 08:22 PM
A Mexican businessman at the centre of a Mexico City corruption probe is deported from Cuba.

U.S. to Let Mexican Visitors Stay Longer
(AP)

U.S. to Let Mexican Visitors Stay Longer
(AP) 08/10/2004 05:23 AM
AP - The Homeland Security Department plans to begin deporting illegal immigrants more quickly while allowing some Mexicans on short-term legal visits to stay in the United States for up to a month.

Mexican air force Releases UFO 'film'

Mexican air force Releases UFO 'film' 05/13/2004 07:48 AM

Mexican Attorney General Gets Microchip
in Arm

Mexican Attorney General Gets Microchip
in Arm 07/14/2004 08:21 AM

Clemency Urged for Mexican National (AP)

Clemency Urged for Mexican National (AP) 05/08/2004 12:00 PM
AP - After a state parole board's ruling that a death row inmate from Mexico should be spared, attorneys fighting for his life must now persuade the governor to grant the request.

Former Mexican Leader Faces Arrest (AP)

Former Mexican Leader Faces Arrest (AP) 07/23/2004 04:22 PM
AP - A former president faced criminal charges for the first time in Mexican history Friday as a judge considered a prosecutor's request for the arrest of Luis Echeverria, accused of ordering an attack on student demonstrators that prosecutors say killed dozens.

Former Mexican leader faces arrest

Former Mexican leader faces arrest 07/23/2004 06:32 PM

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