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‘Rogue Websites’ Bill Creates Chinese-Style Ban List

October 27, 2011

Prison Planet

By Paul Joseph Watson

The newly introduced ‘rogue websites’ bill that has attracted bi-partisan support in the House will force Internet Service Providers to create a list of banned websites and prevent their users from accessing the sites, creating a Chinese-style ‘ban list’ that could easily be abused to silence free speech.

“US lawmakers introduced a bill on Wednesday that would give US authorities more tools to crack down on websites accused of piracy of movies, television shows and music and the sale of counterfeit goods,” reports AFP.

“The Stop Online Piracy Act has received bipartisan support in the House of Representatives and is the House version of a bill introduced in the Senate in May known as the Theft of Intellectual Property Act or Protect IP Act.”

Although the legislation is primarily aimed at foreign websites, it could just as easily be applied to all .com domains.

The most chilling part of the legislation makes it clear that this is about empowering the federal government to create a blacklist of banned websites.

“A service provider shall take technically feasible and reasonable measures designed to prevent access by its subscribers located within the United States to the foreign infringing site (or portion thereof) that is subject to the order, including measures designed to prevent the domain name of the foreign infringing site (or portion thereof) from resolving to that domain name’s Internet Protocol address,” states the bill.

The only difference between this system and the draconian measures currently in place in countries like Iran, China and North Korea, is that the ISP’s would be mandated to enforce the ban list, rather than the websites being blocked via a centralized government hub.

Note that the website only has to be “accused” of doing something the government deems unlawful to be blacklisted, there is no legal process whatsoever.

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Children To Be Banned From Blowing Up Balloons, Under EU Safety Rules

October 10, 2011

The Telegraph

By: Bruno Waterfield

Children are to be banned from taking part in traditional Christmas games, from blowing up balloons to blowing on party whistles, because of new EU safety rules that have just entered into force.

The EU toy safety directive, agreed and implemented by Government, states that balloons must not be blown up by unsupervised children under the age of eight, in case they accidentally swallow them and choke.

Despite having been popular favourites for generations of children, party games including whistles and magnetic fishing games are to be banned because their small parts or chemicals used in making them are decreed to be too risky.

Apparently harmless toys that children have enjoyed for decades are now regarded by EU regulators as posing an unacceptable safety risk.

Whistle blowers, that scroll out into a a long coloured paper tongue when sounded – a party favourite at family Christmas meals – are now classed as unsafe for all children under 14.

The new rules are designed to protect children from the chance that a piece of the whistle could be swallowed and cause choking.

The EU directive will also force manufacturers and retailers to attach safety warnings to toys hitherto regarded as harmless.

Official guidance notes: “For latex balloons there must be a warning that children under eight years must be supervised and broken balloons should be discarded.” Frank Furedi, professor of sociology at the University of Kent, warned that toy safety bans were part of a trend to micro-manage children’s lives at the expense of allowing them to explore, learn and have fun through play.

“Toys and activities, such as blowing up balloons, are part and parcel of the type of children’s play that helps them become independent and self-reliant,” he said.

“These bans diminish the experience, both of having fun and learning, by turning play into a danger zone with rules that stifle life and adventure for children.” Under the EU legislation, Britain will have to ensure that toys are not sold in shops unless they fully comply with the new safety requirements.

As well as new rules for balloons and party whistles, the EU legislation will impose restrictions on how noisy toys, including rattles or musical instruments, are allowed to be.

All teddie bears meant for children under the age of three will now have to be fully washable because EU regulators are concerned that dirty cuddly toys could spread disease and infection.

Paul Nuttall, a member of the European Parliament’s consumer safety committee, said the “kill joy” world of EU officialdom was being ill-equipped to understand the concept of children having fun.

“I would say that this is crackers but I sure children are banned from using them too. EU party poopers should not be telling families how to blow up balloons,” said the Ukip MEP.

British toy manufacturers are concerned that the new rules, which include defining colouring books and anything played with by under-14s, could drive up the price of Christmas presents because of the cost of safety tests.

But the European Commission has insisted that the new safety legislation was needed to prevent “horror stories”.

“These safety standards have been agreed by the UK together with the other EU member states in order to prevent every parent’s worst nightmare,” said a spokesman.

Another EU official admitted that the new regulations could be difficult to understand but insisted that safety experts knew best.

“You might say that small children have been blowing up balloons for generations, but not anymore and they will be safer for it,” said an official.

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Mother Disciplined After Confronting Son’s Bullies

September 23, 2011

CBS Minnesota

By: Esme Murphy

A mother who confronted two boys who bullied her 10-year-old son has been banned from her son’s Minneapolis school and even her son’s bus stop for the rest of the year.

Tanya Sydney said she does not regret taking actions into her own hand to keep her son from being a victim.

Last week, fifth-grader Sovante Griffin told his Mom and Stepdad he was being bullied on the school bus. Sydney said he told her boys were hitting him, so she took matters into her own hands. She went to the bus stop the next day and confronted the bus driver.

“He told me ‘I am doing the best I can, I can’t be in 50 million places at once,’” Sydney said. She then got on the bus and yelled at the two boys that Griffin said were the bullies. “Specifically to the two boys I said you need to keep your hands to yourselves,” she said.

The driver ordered her off the bus. She and Griffin then walked to Lake Nokomis Community School. Sydney said when she and Griffin got to school they were met by the school’s police liaison officer, the principal and a transportation supervisor.

Sydney said the supervisor pulled out a photograph of another African-American woman who he said he created a disturbance on a school bus last year.

“That is when the transportation guy apologized and said ‘I assumed you were the woman from last year,’” she said

Her son and the two bullies later had to apologize to each other. Sydney got a letter from the principal saying she is banned from school grounds and the bus stop for the rest of the school year.

“It’s mindboggling,” she said.

She has filed an appeal to the year-long ban with the Minneapolis School Board. Sydney said she does not regret her actions.

“There are too many stories of children getting bullied. I don’t want it to get to the point were he is scared to get on this bus and he can’t be successful,” she said.

Griffin has gotten back on the bus this week and has been going to school without incident. The school district released a statement on the matter Wednesday, saying they can’t comment on the incident because of data privacy laws.

“Because of data privacy laws, we are unable to share any particulars about this matter. For the safety of students and staff, we are committed to following the MPS policies regarding bus protocol, including only allowing MPS students to board school buses; it is not our protocol to allow parents or other adults to board school buses. Maintaining a safe and secure environment in the school district, including our school buses, is a top priority.

Minneapolis Public Schools encourages parents to contact their school immediately if there are bullying concerns. Our schools take allegations concerning bullying very seriously and have a protocol to address these types of situations,” the statement reads.

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Federal Judge Recommends Criminal Charges for Lawyers Who Questioned His Impartiality

February 1st, 2011

ABA Journal

By: Debra Cassens Weiss

U.S. District Judge John McBryde of Fort Worth, Texas, has sanctioned three lawyers and recommended criminal charges against two of them for motions questioning his integrity in litigation over golf club patents.

McBryde said the plaintiff in the litigation, John Gillig, had used comments the judge had “jokingly” made about contingency fees to support a “fictitious scenario” of bias, according to his 114-page opinion (PDF) issued Jan. 5. McBryde imposed sanctions, even though he could have asked another judge to rule on the issue, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.

It’s not the first time McBryde has battled over removal of cases assigned to him. A 1996 New York Times article says the judge had fought to keep two cases from being removed from his docket because of allegations he had been intemperate. In 1997, the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals suspended the judge for a year, citing his “intemperate, abusive and intimidating” conduct, the Star-Telegram says. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear McBryde’s appeal, the Times reported in 2002.

In the golf patent case, McBryde recommended criminal charges against lawyers Melvin Silverman and S. Tracey Long, both of whom have offices in Florida, and barred them from practicing in courts in the Northern District of Texas, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports. Silverman is banned for life, and Long for 10 years. Both were given pro hac vice status to pursue the Texas suit. McBryde barred a third lawyer, Joseph Cleveland of Fort Worth, from practicing in the district for two years, except in cases already pending.

McBryde also recommended criminal charges against Gillig, whom he accused in court documents of being “a liar, a fraud and a phony who played a ‘shell game’ with the facts,” the Star-Telegram reports. Gillig has said the judge’s accusations are not true, the newspaper says.

In his Jan. 5 opinion, McBryde criticized a 2009 plaintiff’s motion seeking to prevent the judge from hearing a second round in the golf litigation, saying that “virtually everything” in several paragraphs of Gillig’s declaration was false. The document cited Gillig’s belief that McBryde “has exhibited personal and extrajudicial bias and prejudice” against him. According to Gillig’s motion, McBryde had addressed the plaintiff in a status conference, saying “you cannot afford to be in this court.” The plaintiff also asserted that McBryde asked his lawyers if they were taking the case on contingency, and if so, they “should not expect to get a house out of this case.” The motion had been filed through Cleveland and Silverman.

McBryde also criticized a 2010 recusal motion claiming the judge had an “overt personal bias against Gillig” in which Long supported Gillig’s previous claims, although he disputed the date of the pretrial conference. Silverman filed the motion.

McBryde says he “jokingly” made some comments about the contingency fees, but Silverman and Gillig had searched for on-the-record comments to support a “fictitious scenario.” McBryde also cited circumstantial evidence that neither Silverman nor Long believed Gillig’s assertions.

McBryde said Cleveland did not make a reasonable inquiry about the facts, and his lack of curiosity and inquiry “are the earmarks of an attorney who knew that he was about to present to the court false information.”

Click here for the full report from the ABA Journal

Near Naked Airport Protestor Banned from Flying

December 30th, 2010

NewsOn6.com

The woman who made national headlines for her near-naked protest at the airport in Oklahoma City is back and once again banned from flying.

A YouTube video put Tammy Banovac in the national spotlight. Banovac says she went through security wearing next-to-nothing, to protest new security rules at airports nationwide.

12/01/2010 Related Story: Woman Strips Down To Bra, Panties At OKC Airport To Protest TSA Pat-Downs

Banovac was back at the Will Rogers Airport Tuesday and once again, security says she can’t board her flight back home to Phoenix.

Last month security denied her access because they said they found traces of nitrate somewhere on her body.

Now, it’s something near her bottom that is raising a red flag.

“The stated reason was there was… They were unable to clear an unusual contour of my buttocks area,” said Banovac.

Tammy wouldn’t say what the unusual contour was, but says she’s sleeping at the airport. She was told she would be allowed to board her flight home Wednesday morning.

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New Bank Charges To Hit Accounts Soon

September 28, 2010
CNN Money
Blake Ellis

NEW YORK — Bank fees: They’re like a game of Whac-a-Mole. The minute one set is banned, a whole new set pops up.

In August, the Card Act banned a variety of fees — including certain overdraft and excessive late charges. But one month later, banks are increasing existing fees and finding creative new ways to charge customers more for credit cards, so-called “free” checking accounts and banking services.

Already this year cash-advance fees and balance transfer fees have risen to 4%, up from 3% in July last year, according to a study conducted by the Pew Health Group’s Safe Credit Cards Project.

“It’s like you’ve got a sinking boat, where you plug one hole and another one springs up,” said Curtis Arnold, founder of CreditRatings.com. “You can shut down one egregious fee, but that doesn’t mean other fees aren’t just going to start popping up elsewhere.”

Here’s a bank-by-bank look of what to expect.

Bank of America: Just last week, Bank of America said it plans to raise minimum balance requirements over the next 12 months and charge a monthly account fee for customers who can’t maintain those balances.

“We currently estimate over time through these and other items we are working on that we will have the ability to offset a substantial majority of the revenue from the various regulatory changes,” Bank of America (BAC, Fortune 500) CEO Brian Moynihan said in a presentation to investors last week.

Customers enrolled in the lender’s new eBanking checking account will be charged $8.95 per month if they opt to receive paper statements and visit tellers instead of banking online. Since the launch of eBanking in August, nearly half of all new checking accounts fall into this category.

Earlier this year, annual fees ranging from $29 to $99 were applied to a variety of Bank of America credit card accounts.

Wells Fargo: Remember how Wells Fargo (WFC, Fortune 500) fought a pitched battle with Citigroup for the right to merge with Wachovia? Well, Wachovia customers are now being fully integrated — including being charged Wells’ higher fees. Receive images of cancelled checks with your paper statement? $2. Use your savings as overdraft protection? $10 fee every time you make a transfer.

Previously, these fees already existed for Wells Fargo customers but were only applied to a very small number of Wachovia customers.

HSBC: HSBC (HBC) is charging a $19 annual fee for customers who open a line of credit beginning July 1 and an additional $10 every day they use the credit line as protection from overdrawing their checking account.

“This is not unusual in the industry and our competitors have been charging similar such fees for some time,” an HSBC spokesman said. “The change aligns us with our competitors.”

Other banks let customers link their savings and checking accounts as an alternative option for overdraft protection. But HSBC doesn’t, meaning customers will either pay a fee to open a line of credit (if they have good enough credit to qualify), pay a fee for overdrafting their account or get their card declined.

Citibank: Citi (C, Fortune 500) announced changes to its checking accounts this month and will now assess monthly maintenance fees of up to $30, depending on the checking account and whether the customers meet certain requirements — such as making a certain number of monthly transactions or carrying a specific minimum balance.

Monthly maintenance fees were previously as low as $3, depending on the account.

Earlier this year, Citi imposed a $60 annual fee that could be waived if customers spent about $2,400 a year. But the new regulations banning inactivity fees led the bank to eliminate the fee soon after it was introduced.

American Express: American Express (AXP, Fortune 500) has added $29 fees to more of its cards. As of July, the new fees affect customers with Delta, JetBlue, Hilton and Starwood cobranded cards who want to recoup reward points they forfeited for paying a bill late.

The point-forfeiture fee already existed on other cards, so the bank said it wanted to be “consistent and have it across cards.”

Not us!: JPMorgan Chase (JPM, Fortune 500) and Discover (DFS, Fortune 500) said they haven’t introduced any new checking account or credit card fees in the past year.

Because of how competitive the already cutthroat industry has become, banks have to be careful how far they go — or they risk losing desperately-needed customers.

“They have to be really careful about rolling anything new out in this environment,” said Peter Garucci, a spokesman for the American Banking Association. “They’ve always competed for the same number of wallets, but if the number of wallets is smaller because of the down economy and new rules, the competition is going to increase and the last thing they’re going to want to do is make their customers mad.”

Consumers should take advantage of this increased competition to negotiate fees with their banks.

“Fees especially are very much negotiable, so if you see something show up in your account that you don’t like, call and complain, and threaten to take your business elsewhere,” Arnold added. “Chances are if there’s a fee or interest rate you don’t like one place, you’ll find something better somewhere else.”

Click here to view the full report from CNN Money.

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McDonald’s Threatened With Lawsuit Over Happy Meal Toys

June 29, 2010

Natural News

By: Ethan A. Huff

The Los Angeles Times recently reported that the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is planning to sue fast-food giant McDonald’s if the company does not comply with its demands to remove toys from “Happy Meals”. CSPI claims that marketing unhealthy food with toys is contributing to the childhood obesity epidemic and should be stopped immediately.

The announcement by CSPI comes just weeks after a California county banned not only toys but all other promotions aimed at children that involve McDonald’s Happy Meals. By doing this, the county believes that children will be less attracted to fatty foods that are high in salt and calories.

According to the same article, back in April, Santa Clara County, California, also banned toy promotions from fast food meals sold in unincorporated parts of the county.

Spokesmen from McDonald’s denied that Happy Meals are inherently unhealthy, citing the fact that the meals are of an appropriate size and that children have the option to swap out the fries and soda for apples and juice. They also explained that giving away toys with children’s meals is part of the fun of a family dining experience.

Since 2008 when apples were first introduced as an option in Happy Meals, customers have ordered them more than 100 million times, illustrating that when given healthier options, customers often choose them for their children instead.

But those opposed to the toys insist that including them in Happy Meals is contributing directly to the obesity epidemic because it makes the generally unhealthy meals highly attractive to children who do not know any better.

And while acknowledging that parents ultimately bear the responsibility of controlling their children’s food choices, CSPI believes that using toys to lure kids into McDonald’s is so powerful and “predatory” as a form of marketing that parents often have a difficult time resisting their children’s nagging

Still others say that placing heavy restrictions on what McDonald’s can include in Happy Meals may be a bit severe and overbearing, and that it will do little to effectively reverse the nation’s obesity epidemic.

Some are even suggesting a compromise in which McDonald’s limit its new toy offerings to once a month rather than once a week, in order to reduce the number of times children want to go to McDonald’s to get a new toy.

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