A solution to the abuse of power is simply and eloquently handled and addressed directly by our Constitution by the balance that’s inherent in the internal mechanism of conflict resolution ambitions that resolve ambitions. Beautiful and simply an eloquent solution when exercised within the parameters of its given framework. The abuse occurs when elements are artificially weighted by either deception or design… When certain groups have unlimited access to resources of the state by corruption or bribery.

Sunlight the best disinfectant… This is the most direct and preferred solution provided by the open source community. As it ensures communications that follow community standards that servers the interest and welfare of the greater community. Some have a problem with this approach. Whether patented, copyright, or propriety, the understood motivation is mainly to maintain a competitive advantage which produces profits.

Its the American way and has inspired great innovation along the way but the problem is, in which all may agree, the unfair gain at the expense of progress and duly constituted freedoms. The economic mess that our nation and the world have experienced are, without question the result of unfair competitive advantages through ill-gotten if not illegal gains. Technically by virtue of its construction censorship of the Internet is a tall order but as a practical matter within the legal and social fabric of the real world it can readily be accomplished. That is if you have a populace willing to cede itself to constraints and tolerate censorship. That is why all this business involving Craigslist is such a big deal and you have such sensationalism in news such as the Craigslist Killer. You have thousands of people killed in automobile accidents everyday but no one is advocating abolition of the family automobile. The reason is obvious in that powerful interest view Craigslist as both a threat and a test and if they can change the mind set of the populace to accept even minuscule amounts of censorship for what appears on the surface good reasons then a crack in the dam is forged and then the flood gates are opened to censor the web across the board… All for very good reasons.

The Devils Right Hand

The true threat to humanity are not the Hitlers, the Dahmers, and the Mansons. Those who have a view of reality that twisted–those who have no regard for human life, or even delight in the suffering or death of others–are few and far between. They are outnumbered (and perhaps more importantly, out-gunned) at least a million to one.

No, as disturbing as the occasional psychotic, sadistic murderer is, that is NOT what society needs to worry about. Let’s look at the other column on the score card. The grand total is in the hundreds of millions of human beings tortured and murdered. And who is responsible? Who accomplished atrocities way beyond what the famous mass-murders accomplished?

Average, generally decent human beings, who did the wrong thing BECAUSE SOMEONE IN “AUTHORITY” TOLD THEM TO. They are the Devil’s Right Hand. Remove that blind obedience to imagined “authority”–just getting those people to use their OWN judgment instead of following someone else’s–and you remove 99% of murder from the earth.

Women Of Wall Street « cara ellison

Dealbreaker is (ahem) all over the story of the ladies of Wall Street who have decided to take their clothes off for money. Their comments are funny as usual. The ladies (I won’t post their pictures here, but they have them at DB) will never make me look at Wall Street the same way again. To whit:

Tara DeGregorio, a “former executive assistant” at “an elite Fortune 500 company.” Tara’s business wisdom: “I was a rule breaker. I liked high stilettos and cute skirts. I tried to abide by the rules, but I pushed the envelope whenever i could, especially in the summer.”

1. “A former executive assistant”? Playboy’s definition of what qualifies as “Wall Street executive” is pretty liberal.

2. “I was a rule breaker” does not reconcile with “I tried to abide by the rules.” Way to go, genius.

As you might guess there is a little controversy on the current selection but cat fights aside the heat is way up in California…
canadaeast.com – More than 30,000 ordered to flee Santa Barbara wildfire | Raquel Maria Dillon, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS – Breaking News, New Brunswick, Canada

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – More than 30,000 people have been ordered to flee a wildfire that burned an eight-kilometre-long front above wealthy coastal communities by Friday, after another hot, windy night in which the fire chief said “all hell broke loose.”

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Keith D. Cullom
Towering Palm Trees explode as flames jump across state highway 154 early Friday morning May 8, 2009, in Santa Barbara, Calif., bringing the fire dangerously close to heavily populated areas.

Towering columns of brown smoke roiled off the face of the Santa Ynez Mountains after a fierce overnight battle as the 1,400-hectare blaze repeated its pattern of relative calm in daylight and explosive behaviour when evening winds arrive. It had been estimated at only about 525 hectares Thursday afternoon.

“Literally last night, all hell broke loose,” Santa Barbara city Fire Chief Andrew DiMizio said. Officials predicted Friday night would bring the same destructive mix of hot weather and strong wind gusts.

It was unknown how many homes were lost overnight on top of the estimated 75 houses destroyed earlier in the week in canyon neighbourhoods along the north edge of Santa Barbara. Firefighters put out roof fires and kept the blaze from spreading into Santa Barbara proper, and many homes were saved, DiMizio said.

All this and the Stock Market continues to soar to manically magical new heights as far as terms of a recovery are concerned. So maybe we should just post a little poll and see what others make of all this… So take the money and run? Not putting out any fires here, just spare us from any tidal force this run of the bull might generate… Last but not least Cara gives us an update or two

Women Of Wall Street « cara ellison

UPDATE

Vintage Playboy Women of Wall Street Denise Uzan

Vintge 1980s version of the Women of Wall Street. It’s hilarious. I am posting this one photo because I can not get over the ginormous PAN AM building in the background. Turns out one of the ladies, Denise Uzan, is now Ninette Denise Uzan-Nemitz, Hedge Fund Manager. Judging from the website, I’m going out on a limb and saying that Playboy didn’t exactly catapult Ms. Uzan to the highest highs of Wall Street

Still looks as if something else my have been behind the boom of the 1980′s besides voodoo Regan economics… Will need to check charts. Tonight a Scorpio full moon phase under a Mercury Retro… Now you have some heavy aspects. Hope this charge of the Bulls does not stir up any earthquakes… The ground is a shake rattle and roll baby roll!

Stocks To Watch Today : Bulls Reassert Sway Over Market, S&P Closes Week In Black For The Year

The results of the government’s stress test of the financial system furthered equity market bulls’ confidence that U.S. banks could withstand any economic slump, even as those bulls celebrated what was interpreted as further evidence those very underlying economic conditions are repairing themselves, sending stocks sharply higher in a giddy session of trading Friday.

The S&P 500 Index (GSPC) leaped 22 points to 929, marking the first time in 2009 that the index ended a week in the black for the year; the index started that year at 903 points.