Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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The Middle East is famous for wild conspiracy theories. A majority of Arabs don't believe that American astronauts ever landed on the moon, and think that Israeli Mossad agents staged the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center. Friday's failed Turkish coup d'etat attempt seems so bizarre and pointless, that it makes fertile ground for conspiracy theorists. True, President Recep Erdogan had been cracking down on the press, political opposition, and those who would resist his authoritarian...
Starting this week, Doordash will be delivering alcohol to anyone willing to pay and over the age of 21. Never in the history of booze has it been easier to get buzzed. DoorDash is an on-demand restaurant delivery service. You pick the restaurant; anything from Melisse to Taco Bell, and their "Dashers" visit the restaurant and pick up your order. Trouble is, it's a misdemeanor offense in California, for an adult to sell or give liquor to a minor under 21 years of age. This is an obviously brilli...
"Let me tell you how the big pharma industry works," said the DEA lawyer, picking up a glass of chardonnay and swirling it around. We were having lunch at Shutters on the Beach, and the wine, for which I would pay, cost $150 a glass. But he had promised to answer some questions from readers of my groundbreaking article entitled "US Gov't Will Legalize Marijuana August 1." http://www.smobserved.com/story/2016/06/28/news/us-govt-will-legalize-marijuana-on-august-1/1484.html "I'll tell you how...
Actress and comedian Sarah Silverman describes herself as lucky to be alive, after three weeks in the Intensive Care Unit at Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. She checked in with what she thought was a routine throat infection. The actress said ultimately she was diagnosed with Epiglottitis, a sometimes fatal infection that took 3 weeks for her to overcome. She says further that three people she's close to have died within the last year The full text of the actresses Facebook post is below....
NEW YORK - Former Fox News Channel anchor Gretchen Carlson sued network chief executive Roger Ailes on Wednesday, claiming FOX fired after she turned down his sexual advances. Ms. Carlson's lawyers filed the Complaint in Superior Court in New Jersey's Bergen County. Carlson is former host of a daytime show at Fox. She alleges Ailes had retaliated against her because of complaints she had made about discrimination and harassment. The 11-year Fox employee was anchoring a 2 p.m. show when she said...
Lifeguards were called over Thursday night when beachgoers walking their dogs, found a 40-foot long humpback whale carcass washed ashore at Dockweiler State beach. Some feared a major smell event that would ruin the 4th of July Holiday on the beach. It required quick action. So a radical decision was made. The whale was located no more than half a mile from the West end of the runway at Los Angeles International Airport in Inglewood. People have barbecues there for the July 4th weekend. The whal...
The wealthy generally avoid probate by putting their assets in a trust prior to death. Prince died on April 21. Bremer Trust stepped into its role as special administrator for the estate on April 27 on behalf of Prince's only full sister, Tyka Nelson, stating that her brother had died without a will-- a good sign that the childless singer did not expect to die at 54. At a June 7th hearing, Douglas Peterson, an attorney for Bremer Trust, said the special administrator has a duty to maximize the...
The tragic deaths of six children due to a certain type of dresser from Ikea falling over, are regrettable. No parent ever quite overcomes the death of a child. My own mother lost a 4 year old daughter to a tragic car crash before I was born; she would cry every year on the anniversary for the rest of her life. But tragedy and legal liability are different things. Swedish furniture kit maker IKEA Group recalled 36 million chests sold at their North American stores. They have been linked to the...
A series of major US airstrike near Fallujah, Iraq, is said to have killed 260 fighters. The Islamic State is believed to have about 25,000 fighters, so if confirmed, the death toll would be significant relative to ISIS size. Most of the fighters have been recruited from other Arab countries or from Europe. American airstrikes killed at least 250 ISIS fighters driving in a convoy outside Fallujah on Wednesday, a senior U.S. defense official confirmed to Fox News. The strikes occurred on the...
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will reclassify marijuana as a "Schedule Two" drug on August 1, 2016, essentially legalizing medicinal cannabis in all 50 states with a doctor's prescription, said a DEA lawyer with knowledge of the matter. Update 6/28: The Recreational Marijuana Initiative qualifies for the California's November Ballot. Will it be pre-empted by action of the DEA? http://www.smobserved.com/story/2016/07/04/news/dea-source-confirms-schedule-ii-medical-m...
The jury has returned with a defense verdict, finding no substantial similarity between the song Stairway to Heaven and the instrumental song Taurus by the Los Angeles-based rock band Spirit. Taurus was written by the band's guitarist Randy Wolfe, known as Randy California. Spirit was able to file the lawsuit, despite the obvious statue of limitations problem, because Led Zepplin had released a greatest hits album. Spirit could therefore sue for the new version of the song on said new album. In...
Amid concerns that his Secret Service detail was costing the nation too much (4360,000 a day); Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for the first time appears to have conceded. "It doesn't appear that i'm gonna be the nominee, he said on CSPN. The fiesty 74 year old, speaking during a C-SPAN interview, said his presidential campaign is negotiating on an "almost on a daily basis" with presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's entourage, urging them to stake out the most progressive positions she...
We don't have a lot of choice with consumer checking accounts, the pariah of banking. Banks regard checking accounts as loss leaders, so they can peddle mortgages to a customer base. A banker told me that years ago. But today, I'm under the impression that the rate at which banks seize their own customers' accounts because of "fraud," is astounding. It's illegal, but no one does anything about it. That's probably because consumers have so few banking choices. In California, 80% of consumer...
Tucker was a macho Karate teacher, the kind of guy boys looked up to and wanted to be, especially when they found out what their dads really did for a living. And he was brought low, hospitalized by a brown recluse spider bite. Or so he thought. The truth is, it was probably a different member of the recluse family. Experts deny that the Brown Recluse spider, fairly common in Kansas and other southern plains states, exists at all in California. California does have Black Widow spiders, the most...
It is difficult to find motive in the insane ravings of a madman like Kevin James Loibl. But it has become increasingly apparent to police from an examination of Loibl's cell phone and computer records, that singer Christina Grimmie was murdered because of her outspoken Christian faith. Loibl, 27, traveled from St. Petersburg to Orlando, a distance of some 107 miles, with the specific intent to kill the contestant from NBC's 'The Voice,' said police, adding that Grimmie and Loibl did not know...
Eric Trump asserts 20% of the $1 billion raised by Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, comes from the Saudis. Yet on Monday, Clinton issued a pointed warning to US allies in the Middle East, saying countries like Saudi Arabia must crack down on citizens supporting extremism. It is known that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia donated around $25 million to the Clinton foundation. This has been known since 2008, when the new Secretary of State disclosed potential conflicts of interest. On Sunday,...
It is a tale as old as men in tall ships sailing the sea. Shore leave, bar fight, murder, and flight from police. A decorated Navy SEAL beat and stabbed a man Sunday after a bar fight on the Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica police said Tuesday. Theo Andrew Krah, 28, was arrested in San Diego on Monday. He fled back to the Naval base where he lived, two days after he and the other man had to be separated at the Santa Monica Pier by the SMPD. They then proceeded to meet each other nearby and...
Federal investigators continued Wednesday to methodically retrace Orlando terrorist Omar Mateen's recent activities and contacts. Reportedly the investigation is now focused on Noor Salman, his wife. Authorities say she knew about her husband's plans to machine gun people in the Pulse nightclub. Salman could be charged with 49 counts of accessory to murder, 53 counts of attempted murder, and of knowing about a terrorist plot in advance and not telling authorities. The Palestinian American is fro...
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. - James Wesley Howell was charged with child molestation on Wednesday, officials with the Clark County prosecutor's office said. Howell, 20, is accused of sexually penetrating an underage girl on May 31, just days before he was arrested in Santa Monica. He was found in possession of weapons and an explosive mixture called Tannerite. He told Santa Monica Police that he was on his way to the West Hollywood Gay Pride Parade. Howell left Indiana because he was told that he was...
State legislators in our Democrat dominated California State houses, will meet Wednesday and approve the 2016-7 state budget, hitting their deadline for a new spending plan. The proposal includes $170.9 billion in state spending, which includes the general fund, dedicated funds and bond money. The Assembly and the state Senate are each scheduled to start their floor sessions at 3 p.m. The final budget deal includes extra money for the state's rainy-day fund, as well as new funding for child...
He married women twice, but went to gay nightclubs to meet men. He beat wives and they left him. Unable to resolve his own sexuality, Mateen took out his rage on those at Pulse Saturday night. Shouting "Allahu Akhbar" was just a part of his cover. It was about his sexual identity, not his religious identity. Since the tragic Orlando Pulse Nightclub shooting, a portrait has emerged of a young man with issues of emotional instability and sexuality. Orlando shooter Omar Mateen was gay, former...
Not only did Al Gore create the internet, but Bill Clinton invented the iPhone. Okay, that's an exaggeration, but not by much. San Francisco's representative in Congress and the House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, says the federal government created the components--GPS, alloys, voice recognition. "Steve Jobs did a good job putting it all together, but federal research built the components. The youtube video of Pelosi is below. It's ironic that Pelosi would claim the Feds invented the iPhone, sin...
She died at 22 while signing autographs after a concert. The senseless killing of Christina Grimmie in front of fans, her band and her brother, shocked Orlando Florida and the Nation later Friday night. The singer was pronounced dead when she arrived at the emergency room. At 1:15 a.m. EST Saturday, Christina Grimmie died as a result of gunshot wounds. According to an anonymous intern at Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC), Grimmie passed away shortly after being brought into the emergency...
Users have pretty much trashed Facebook online after they received notifications including emails, alerting them that their synced photos will soon be deleted unless they download and install the Moments app. Facebook is about to delete a group of photos on your phone, although you might not know or care that they're there. That's because they're hiding in a private "synced from phone" section of your Facebook photos. This photo section was created in 2012 when Facebook offered you the option...
Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger posted on Facebook and Twitter Monday that Judge Gonzalo Curiel, who was criticized by Donald Trump, "stood up to the Mexican cartels." Schwarzenegger appointed Curiel in 2007. Judge Curiel is an American hero who stood up to the drug cartels," said Arnold. "I was proud to appoint him to the California bench." Ironically, Schwarzenegger a Liberal Republican, will take over Trump’s vacated seat on the next season of Celebrity Apprentice. Arnold h...
