{"id":432,"date":"2008-08-26T01:02:40","date_gmt":"2008-08-26T06:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wayneandwax.com\/?p=432"},"modified":"2015-01-07T14:06:47","modified_gmt":"2015-01-07T18:06:47","slug":"links-for-2008-08-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wayneandwax.com\/?p=432","title":{"rendered":"Inadequate Blackmail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/wayneandwax\/2797514109\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3088\/2797514109_335a436ced_d.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<ul class=\"delicious\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"delicious-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com\/2008\/08\/25\/mccains-daddy-yankee-endorsement\/\">McCain\u2019s Daddy Yankee Endorsement &#8211; The Caucus Blog &#8211; NYTimes.com<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-extended\">&#039;Daddy Yankee called Mr. McCain \u201ca fighter for the Hispanic community\u201d and \u201ca fighter for the immigration issue.\u2019\u2019 Mr. McCain, who noted that his wife, Cindy, had gone to Central High School, said, \u201cI just want to say thank you, Daddy Yankee.\u2019\u2019 &#039; :: (thx, bracken)<\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-tags\">(tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/wayneandwax\/reggaeton\">reggaeton<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/wayneandwax\/election08\">election08<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/wayneandwax\/politricks\">politricks<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/wayneandwax\/wtf\">wtf<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"delicious-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bpdnews.com\/2008\/08\/thousands_enjoy_caribbean_fest_1.html\">BPDNews.com: THOUSANDS ENJOY CARIBBEAN FESTIVAL<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-extended\">&quot;The Boston Police Department is proud and pleased to announce that this year\u2019s Caribbean Festival was conducted in a successful manner as thousands attended and enjoyed this year\u2019s festival and parade. The Boston Police Department did make 23 arrests. Of the 23 arrests, four were made in connection to gun-related offenses. In addition to the arrests, the department is pleased to announce the safe and successful return of several children lost during the festivities. &#8230; Moreover, Operation PAWS, a citywide warrant program conducted to combat and prevent gang violence, was employed the week leading up to this year\u2019s festival. As a result of Operation PAWS, Boston Police arrested 56 individuals. In addition to the above, numerous intelligence gathering efforts, information analysis and video surveillance provided essential aid and support to all officers assigned to the festival.&quot; :: report includes blotter of incidents from the festival<\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-tags\">(tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/wayneandwax\/caribbean\">caribbean<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/wayneandwax\/carnival\">carnival<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/wayneandwax\/boston\">boston<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/wayneandwax\/police\">police<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/wayneandwax\/surveillance\">surveillance<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"delicious-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wbztv.com\/local\/Caribbean.Festival.boston.2.802020.html\">wbztv.com &#8211; Boston Police Credit The Success Of Boston&#039;s Caribbean Festival To City Sweep<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-extended\">&quot;Boston police are crediting the success of this year&#039;s Caribbean Festival to the arrests made before the event. &#8230; &#039;The crowd was not as big as it usually is but it was very peaceful, and I didn&#039;t see any rowdy behavior,&#039; said parade marcher Diana Peterkin. &#039;I felt comfortable. I felt safe.&#039; Festival organizers supported the sweep, saying they didn&#039;t want the festival to be ruined by a few criminals. In addition to the 56 captured, police also arrested 23 other people. Four of those arrested face gun-related charges.&quot;<\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-tags\">(tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/wayneandwax\/caribbean\">caribbean<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/wayneandwax\/carnival\">carnival<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/wayneandwax\/boston\">boston<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/wayneandwax\/police\">police<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"delicious-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/news\/local\/articles\/2008\/08\/23\/police_arrest_dozens_before_annual_festival\/\">Police arrest dozens before annual festival &#8211; The Boston Globe<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-extended\">&quot;Nearly 100 Boston police officers fanned out across the city yesterday and arrested dozens of suspected gang members and alleged criminals as part of an aggressive preemptive strike against violence at today&#039;s Caribbean Festival, a cultural event that has often been marred by shootings and stabbings. &#8230; Shirley Shillingford , president of the carnival, said the efforts are necessary. &#039;When you think about the amount of money that people put into paying for their costumes and the amount of work that goes into putting together this event, it would be really pathetic to see even one person come out and do anything that will give a bad image to the carnival that we work so hard to put on,&#039; she said. &#039;It takes a drop of poison to contaminate a whole bucket of water.&#039; &quot;<\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-tags\">(tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/wayneandwax\/caribbean\">caribbean<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/wayneandwax\/carnival\">carnival<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/wayneandwax\/boston\">boston<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/wayneandwax\/police\">police<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"delicious-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.elnuevodia.com\/diario\/noticia\/revistas\/revistas\/corned_beef_chic,_o_la_audacia_del_desprecio\/447872\">El Nuevo D\u00eda &#8211; Corned beef chic, o la audacia del desprecio<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-extended\">&quot;Have you ever thought that you&#039;re also raw meat?&quot; :: f\u00e9lix jim\u00e9nez y miguel rodr\u00edguez casellas offer some theoretic-poetics on &quot;corned beef chic, or the audacity of contempt&quot;<\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-tags\">(tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/wayneandwax\/puertorico\">puertorico<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/wayneandwax\/theory\">theory<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/wayneandwax\/benjamin\">benjamin<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/wayneandwax\/nation\">nation<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/wayneandwax\/history\">history<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/wayneandwax\/cultcrit\">cultcrit<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/wayneandwax\/spanish\">spanish<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/wayneandwax\/consumer\">consumer<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/wayneandwax\/corned_beef\">corned_beef<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"delicious-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hermenaut.com\/a81.shtml\">HERMENAUT: Letter From London: Pay Attention<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-extended\">&#039; &quot;Ambient advertising&quot;\u2014the business of putting adverts in public spaces\u2014is a booming industry. It has outgrown all other advertsing sectors in the last three years. In 1995, it hauled in profits of \u00a310 million. In 1998, these have grown to about \u00a358m. 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