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Defrauded Credit Card Customers To Be Compensated

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Mail Online - By Becky Barrow, James Salmon and Hugo Gye, Updated 8/22/12

 

Seven million customers duped by banks over credit card
insurance mis-selling to scoop £1.3billion in compensation 

 

  • 13 banks involved in the scam which saw insurance policies aggressively sold to customers at up to £82 a year
  • Polices were meaningless as cards were already protected from fraud

Widespread: As many as 14 banks are said to have been involved in the insurance scam

Widespread: As many as 14 banks are said to have been involved in the insurance scam

Ex-Pope Benedict on why he resigned: 'God told me to'

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Los Angeles Times - 8/21/13, Tom Kington

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Ex-Pope Benedict XVI is shown in 2005 shortly after his election as pontiff to succeed the late John Paul II. (Domenico Stinellis / Associated Press / April 19, 2005)

ROME --Former Pope Benedict XVI, who shocked the world by resigning in February, has reportedly revealed that God told him to do it during a "mystical experience."

The first pontiff to step down in six centuries, Benedict said, "God told me to," when asked about his decision to dedicate himself to a life of prayer instead.

More: LATimes.com

 

Words To Live And Love By

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The Path to Full Consciousness is a bumpy one and there will be ups and downs.

Are you having a moment?
Struggling with releasing ego and 3D attachments?
Can't let go of the past?

If you're struggling, here are four simple words to remember, live, and Love by:

IT JUST DOESN'T MATTER!

 

 

If you like that video, check out this clip - it's a little bit longer.

 

Are Sports Just a Distraction?

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Care2.com - Kevin Mathews, 2/02/13

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I used to get fairly worked up about my favorite sports teams; after one particularly distressing loss, I finally asked myself: why do I care? As a spectator, I realized that the importance of the game extends no further than the value I choose to assign to it. From then on, I devoted less of my time to sports and made a conscious effort to prioritize pursuits that seemed more worthwhile.

While I considered sports to be a distraction in my own life, Noam Chomsky argues that sports are a distraction for the masses. The renowned intellectual, activist and linguist believes that spectator sports are a form of propaganda designed to divert society’s attention. In his book “Understanding Power,” Chomsky says:

In declassified document, CIA acknowledges role in '53 Iran coup

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CNN - 8/16/13, By Dan Merica and Jason Hanna, CNN

A communist newspaper's office equipment is burned in the streets of Tehran on August 19, 1953, during the pro-Shah riot that swept through Iran's capital. After a day of fighting, Royalist forces triumphed and Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh was ousted. A declassified CIA document acknowledges that the agency was involved in the coup.

A communist newspaper's office equipment is burned in the streets of Tehran on August 19, 1953, during the pro-Shah riot that swept through Iran's capital. After a day of fighting, Royalist forces triumphed and Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh was ousted. A declassified CIA document acknowledges that the agency was involved in the coup.

Sixty years after the overthrow of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh, a declassified CIA document acknowledges that the agency was involved in the 1953 coup.

Even 60 years removed, the 1953 coup still hangs over U.S.-Iran relations.

More: CNN.com

Feds Threaten To Arrest Lavabit Founder For Shutting Down His Service

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TechDirt.com - Mike Masnick, 8/16/13

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from the either-you-help-us-spy-on-people-or-you're-a-criminal dept

The saga of Lavabit founder Ladar Levison is getting even more ridiculous, as he explains that the government has threatened him with criminal charges for his decision to shut down the business, rather than agree to some mysterious court order. The feds are apparently arguing that the act of shutting down the business, itself, was a violation of the order:

More: TechDirt.com

 

Princess Diana death: Scotland Yard studying new information

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The Guardian - Lin Jenkins, 8/17/13

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Princess Diana, pictured, Dodi Fayed and their chauffeur died in a car crash in Paris in 1997. Photograph: Tim Rooke/Rex Features
 
The Metropolitan police are to assess new information about the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed in a road crash in Paris in 1997.

The information, which is thought to include the allegation that the Princess of Wales, Fayed and their driver Henri Paul were killed by a member of the British military, will be assessed by officers from the Specialist Crime and Operations Command.

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