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PSY #39;Gangnam Style #39; s first public speech in English at Oxford University
The speech is Psy #39;s first public address in English, and he has picked the perfect venue - an organisation that Harold Macmillan once called #39;the last bastion of free speech in the Western world #39;. Gangnam Style rapper Psy was mobbed by screaming fans as he arrived in London today before heading to Oxford Union to give a speech. The 34-year-old South Korean, whose music video is the second most watched YouTube clip in history, is the first east Asian pop star addresses the historic organisation.From:lilanabellaViews:3 2ratingsTime:00:37More inEntertainment

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[ILNorml] November Nugget (Short)
November Nugget from Illinois Norml with Dan Linn and Ali Nagib. Legalization in Colorado and Washington State. Medical in Massachusetts. Call the Springfield switch board to ask your representatives to pass house bill 30. 217-782-2000 This segment is for Indymedia Chicago #39;s Episode 83 planned to broadcast on CAN-TV and Free Speech TV in December. A longer segment for the official Nugget is here: (pending or check this youtube channel)From:chicagomultikultiViews:1 0ratingsTime:02:07More inNonprofits Activism

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Summerville, SC --

A political sign in Summerville is causing some controversy. Some people find it offensive others say it's merely an opinion.

I pray the west coast and the northeast fall into the ocean.

Is posted on a sign along Highway 176 in Summerville and judging by whats on the other side of the sign, it probably has something to with a certain group of voters.

Those who are offended or a little amused stopped to take a picture with their smart phone to send friends or to post on their favorite social networking site. It is a message suited for such activity but the sign owner went old school, posting his take in the election along a busy stretch of road.

"Did you vote for Obama? Thanks a lot a**holes! I'm Wayne Hall and I approved this message."

News 2 caught up to Wayne Hall at his home in Goose Creek. Hall says he is a political independent; his business Azalea Landscaping closed months ago, but whats with the sign?

Well it's a free country and I have a right to my view just like anybody else does. Those words, hell you could hear those words on Nickelodeon, ABC Family, any channel.

Hall says he changes the messages on the sign often and because of the nature of the messages the sign has been vandalized, but he continues on. He pushed the envelope a little more this time with the profanity making the sign, for those we talked to, a serious concern or a minor nuisance.

You got kids; you got a high school all the way down to an elementary school right down the street.

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CINCINNATI, Nov. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Through its innovative "Democracy 2012" program, The E.W. Scripps Company (SSP) fulfilled its promise during this year's election season to provide unparalleled engagement with its audiences as well as the politicians and policymakers whose decisions affect them. In all 13 markets, in which the company operates television stations, Scripps was the go-to source for voters to educate themselves on the political races and issues at the local, state and national levels.

Democracy 2012 was a commitment to shine light on the candidates and their stances on issues, but also to bring light to the issues that are important to voters. Scripps media markets coordinated comprehensive plans for industry-leading political coverage, including:

"We serve our communities 24/7, but at no time is our story-telling and fact-finding more important than during an election cycle," said Brian Lawlor, senior vice president of the Scripps television division. "At Scripps, we are firmly committed to providing the best possible coverage of the candidates and issues to equip voters with information that is so vital to their decision-making process. I am very proud of the work done in our local markets and the ongoing mission by this company to serve our communities with journalism that is fair, honest and relevant."

Scripps ABC-affiliated stations participating in Democracy 2012 included WXYZ in Detroit; KMGH in Denver; KGTV in San Diego; KERO in Bakersfield, Calif.; WCPO in Cincinnati; WEWS in Cleveland; WRTV in Indianapolis; WFTS in Tampa, Fla.; WMAR in Baltimore; and KNXV in Phoenix. Three Scripps NBC-affiliated stations also participated: WPTV in West Palm Beach, Fla.; KSHB in Kansas City, Mo.; and KJRH in Tulsa, Okla.

About Scripps

Scripps (www.scripps.com) delivers quality journalism and creates valuable marketing environments through television stations, newspapers and a growing menu of digital products and services that now includes social games. Creative and mission-driven employees "give light so the people can find their own way" at 19 television stations in major U.S. markets and at newspapers in 13 markets.

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The issue of whether we should keep Chick-fil-A on campus is multi-faceted, but it isnt complex. Some folks in our community seem to think its a question of free speech. It isnt.

Photo courtesy of breitbart.com

First, and very simply, it isnt a question of free speech legally. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, protecting a freedom of speech, does not apply to private actors. Wake Forest is a private university. Consequently, the freedom of speech enjoyed by our students is due to our commitment to an ethic of free expression, academic freedom and collaborative education.

It is not a legal mandate. Likewise, a legally-relevant question of freedom of speech for Chick-fil-A would arise only if the government prohibited Chick-fil-A from engaging in anti-gay speech or punished it for doing so.

Merely asking it as a commercial enterprise to comply with a generally applicable, neutral nondiscrimination policy, as Chicago and other jurisdictions have, does not prohibit its CEO from saying whatever he wants.

A more difficult question, at least on the surface, is whether ejecting Chick-fil-A from our campus collides with some abstract commitment to free speech.

Again, the answer is no. If we take a principled stand and refuse to support Chick-fil-As anti-gay efforts in this country and elsewhere, Chick-fil-A is not, in any way, forbidden to speak. The real question is whether Wake Forest, ostensibly committed to nondiscrimination on account of sexual orientation, should subsidize Chick-fil-As anti-gay speech.

Chick-fil-A sends millions of dollars in contributions to anti-gay organizations in this country and abroad.

Most disturbing to me is the organizations support of Ugandas Kill the Gays bill, a piece of legislation purportedly aligned with Christian values that imposes the death penalty for anyone who is homosexual or living with HIV.

Now, if Wake Forest elects to eject Chick-fil-A from campus, as many other universities have, because this kind of ugliness conflicts directly with Wake Forests commitment to nondiscrimination, and to its professed commitment to the well-being of minority students of whatever stripe, this does not prevent Chick-fil-A from speaking.

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Online advertising gets a bad rap.

Consumers, bombarded for years with belly fat and acai berry ads, dont welcome most display, video, and search ads.

Fortunately, many digital ads have evolved. Theyve become more relevant and less invasive, and consumers have become more open to them.

But what if ads disappeared? The alternative to an ad-supported Internet is a pay-for-play world supported by subscriptions or private ownership. Consumers may think they want an ad-free Internet, but do we really want to pay subscription fees to access all the sites we currently visit for free? In the end, advertising is the only thing that will keep the web free.

The web is a free resource we take for granted. Since the early 1990s, when it was first introduced, the web has grown at rates no expert could have predicted. And advertising has paid for most of that growth.

Imagine if access to web content had been set up differently, with a subscription model. A subscription model would limit Internet access to those who could afford it. And content creation would be driven by those few companies able to find enough subscribers to sustain their writers, editors, and techs. It would be a much smaller web.

Thankfully, most web content remains free. But it costs money to create that content. Professional writers, editors, photographers, designers, engineers, and on and onall spend a great deal of time and effort to create the content we enjoy for free. And where does the money come from to pay for their work? From advertising.

Social networks like Twitter and Facebook, and user-generated content (UGC) sites like YouTube, also rely on advertising revenues to pay for the back-end hosting and technology that enables consumers to post their comments, videos, and content for free.

Everyone claims to hate online advertising, but everyone also uses it. We dont engage with all of the advertising were exposed to. But when the ad is interesting, relevant, or just a deal we cant ignore, we do indeed pay attention.

More importantly, with all the heated debate about Do Not Track and other privacy initiatives aimed at the online advertising industry, one issue rarely comes up: the impact these controls would have on free speech.

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Iran experts defend freedom of speech, snub instigation
Freedom of speech or instigating public opinion? This was the main topic of discussion among experts, lawyers, and Iranian officials, who came together to discuss whether slandering religious beliefs should be labeled as the right to free speech or a deliberate attempt to instigate public opinion in the Muslim world. Follow our Facebook on: http://www.facebook.com Follow our Twitter on: twitter.com Follow our Tumblr on: presstvchannel.tumblr.comFrom:AllTVNewsViews:0 0ratingsTime:02:56More inNews Politics

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Antiwar Radio 05/08/2009: Scott Horton Interviews Sibel Edmonds
Sibel Edmonds, founder of the National Security Whistleblowers Coalition, discusses the hypocrisy of free speech invocations in defense of Rosen/Weissman while whistle-blowers endure gag orders, the numerous cover-ups of unspecified Congressional misdeeds caught on wiretaps, the dedication of rank-and-file FBI agents to investigate crimes despite political implications and how she is ready to tell her story to a publisher willing to fight government censorship. Sibel Edmonds is a former FBI-contract language specialist turned whistleblower against government incompetence and corruption. The ACLU has described her as the most gagged person in US history. Check out more radio interviews and breaking news articles @ antiwar.comFrom:LibertyInOurTimeViews:3 0ratingsTime:27:15More inNews Politics

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Suicidal Free Speech : Episode 300 - Comedy Show Jay Hind!
(telecast date : Nov 5, 2012) In this historic "300th" Episode of JayHind on Guy Fawkes Day : On 4th November, 2012 in a watershed moment for Online Digital content : our flagship show JayHind won 2 awards in the country #39;s highest Television Awards : ITA (indian Television Academy) awards. We picked up Best Talk/Chat Show Best Anchor Talk/Chat Show. (against 500+ competing Broadcast TV channels including News Media) This is the first time any online show has won competing against Broadcast TV shows anywhere in the world. A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OUR 500000 Viewers who have blazed the trail with us for the last 3 Years. THIS IS NOW VOTED UNDOUBTEDLY THE BEST SHOW IN THE COUNTRY SUMEET RAGHVAN, THE BEST ANCHOR. take that SRK. But On completing the biggest landmark yet for ONLINE CONTENT, We encounter suicidal thoughts. Find out why!!! Keep laughing follow us ontwitter twitter.com for 24 hrs Live reaction to News around the world. Segment 1: Let #39;s Suicide On Sealink Baby Jay Hind! Episode 300 : Segment 1 - Why suicide is top of the mind in india. Where should one commit it? Sumeet gets suicidal. Keep laughing follow us on twitter twitter.com for 24 hrs Live reaction to News around the world. Segment 2 : Life Boy : Suicide Ka Maseeha Jay Hind! Episode 300 : Segment 2 - Watch learn Top ways to consider survive Suicide with Suicide Savior "Life Boy". ROFL and then follow us on twitter twitter.com for 24 hrs Live reaction to News around the world. Non - Stop Humor ...From:jayhindtvViews:0 12ratingsTime:25:46More inComedy

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Anonymous OPdronebot Tila Tequila (Mirrored)
Published on Nov 1, 2012 "No psychologist should pretend to understand what he does not understand... Only fools and charlatans know everything and understand nothing. - Anton Chekhov Hello we are anonymous. This operation is simple, Tila Tequila is the target know the drill. release pastebin.com qpB8X1YR Anonymous #OPdronebot Tila Tequila Ahoy friendly vessels sailing the seven proxies Tools thepiratebay.se HOIC_-_High_Orbit_Ion_Cannon__ thepiratebay.se Low_Orbit_Ion_Cannon itsecteam.com Havij1.12Free.rar Primary targets DDoS Defacement Tila Tequila blog misstilaomg.com DMCA flagget http://www.x17online.com Moar targets pending -fin OPdronebot: pastebin.com qpB8X1YR Tila Tequila: disinfo agent, drug user, liar, heretic and enemy of Anonymous and Free Speech. After writing an open letter to the Illuminati, begging to join and bragging how she can deliver them her fanbase that she calls her "Trained Ones," Tila Tequila has appointed herself a "Freedom Fighter" and pioneer of the "Truth Movement" (which she claims to have created.) Stating that she is the reincarnation of Michael the Archangel, Tila has released several fear-mongering videos and blogs that she claims are messages that she was given from God. ALL OF HER TEXTS AND PHOTOS HAVE PROVEN TO BE PLAGIARIZED OFF OF REAL TRUTHERS. While claiming to be a lightworker and messenger of God, Tila has engaged in behavior quite unbecoming to an Angel, including sending death threats, attempting to silence critics, being caught in ...From:KiLLUMiNATiZ1Views:6 4ratingsTime:01:36More inPeople Blogs

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