Notes from the Surf
Hole in one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzE3YPj_9dM
Yep, skill. Another one that shows practice pays off.
Innocent and Pure
http://imgur.com/HOKdy
Um, OK then...
Vegetarianism
http://philltopia.com/blog/2009/07/31/vegetarianism/
"I just want to eat my meal here, not be subjected to some moralistic crusade!"
Income Growth 1976-2006
http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=69
Per-capita growth: 64%. Growth for 90% of population: 10%. Growth for richest 1% of population: 232%.
The gargantuan mountain of cash in America
http://www.jmooneyham.com/the-huge-mountain-of-cash-separating-the-rich-from-everyone-else.html
"At the bottom are the poor and the 'middle-class' (see the little box in the lower corner?)... Notice the little pink block at bottom left in the left-hand image? That's where 96% of Americans like you and me live."
Iceland's national broadcaster, RÚV, prevented from reporting Kaupthing document
http://icelandweatherreport.com/2009/08/kaupthings-loan-book-exposed-and-an-injunction-ordered-against-ruv.html
"The leaked document shows definitively that the bank made massive, high-risk loans to a select few, most notably the largest shareholders in the bank and associated parties."
South Korea: Ssangyong occupation
http://libcom.org/news/ssangyong-occupation-update-day-four-july-24-2009-24072009
After car makers occupied their factory, pro-capitalists authorized spraying them with liquid / thinner-tainted tear gas.
General strike in Honduras
http://www.granma.cu/ingles/2009/julio/vier24/Honduras.html
"a new problem has presented itself to the de facto government... police discontent over delays in paying their wages... has provoked a strike"
Employees assume control at London children's home
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/aug/01/staff-occupy-london-childrens-home
"Raythorne said he and his colleagues were prepared to face a police stand-off if necessary"
Dublin: Thomas Cook occupied by employees
http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=18649
"For the first time in my life we had 100 percent in favour of industrial action" - Direct Holidays also occupied shortly afterwards.