Paranoia Run Amok: California Reporters Detained For Taking Pictures


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Reporter Sander Wolf was taking some close-up pictures of wildflowers, and metal corrosion at an oil refinery when he was approached by Long Beach police officer Asif Kahn.

According to the Long Beach Post, while shooting pictures in June, Wolf was approached by Kahn who told him he'd received a call about his picture taking (via Romanesko).

Though Wolf was breaking no laws, and doing nothing illegal, Kahn asked to see Wolf's identification. Surprised, the photographer asked if he had to and the officer replied, "yes".

"And at that point I did feel detained," Wold told the the Long Beach Post, "because if he was demanding that I identify myself, then I couldn't just walk away."

Kahn ran a check on Wolf and told him that under homeland security laws police may detain and question anyone they like if they feel they have cause.

The law on Los Angeles books allowing this is called Special Order No. 11 and when the ACLU criticized the order, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said the program "should be a national model".

The Department of Homeland Security teamed up with the Major Cities Chief Association in 2008 recommending the law be expanded nationwide.

This was the second incident in June alone in Los Angeles after eight police officers rushed from the L.A. county courthouse to detain a reporter for taking pictures of people texting while driving.

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Paranoia Run Amok: California Reporters Detained For Taking Pictures


SWAT Team Police Shield

Reporter Sander Wolf was taking some close-up pictures of wildflowers, and metal corrosion at an oil refinery when he was approached by Long Beach police officer Asif Kahn.

According to the Long Beach Post, while shooting pictures in June, Wolf was approached by Kahn who told him he'd received a call about his picture taking (via Romanesko).

Though Wolf was breaking no laws, and doing nothing illegal, Kahn asked to see Wolf's identification. Surprised, the photographer asked if he had to and the officer replied, "yes".

"And at that point I did feel detained," Wold told the the Long Beach Post, "because if he was demanding that I identify myself, then I couldn't just walk away."

Kahn ran a check on Wolf and told him that under homeland security laws police may detain and question anyone they like if they feel they have cause.

The law on Los Angeles books allowing this is called Special Order No. 11 and when the ACLU criticized the order, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said the program "should be a national model".

The Department of Homeland Security teamed up with the Major Cities Chief Association in 2008 recommending the law be expanded nationwide.

This was the second incident in June alone in Los Angeles after eight police officers rushed from the L.A. county courthouse to detain a reporter for taking pictures of people texting while driving.

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Golden Lessons From Helicopter Ben And Spanish Galleons

Since 1971, paper currencies have lost value at a breakneck speed. You?d think their necks would be broken by now. In 1972, we bought a gallon of gasoline for 25 cents. Now, it is 16 times that much. Gold has gone up 50 times, for a 98% loss to the dollar holder. If this pattern continues for another 40 years, a gold doubloon will buy about what it does today. A dollar will buy nothing.

Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2011/08/19/golden-lessons-from-helicopter-ben-and-spanish-galleons/

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Steer Clear of These Three Automotive Stocks

Against the backdrop of tightened purse strings and a slower-than-expected economic recovery, the short-term horizon looks arguably bleak for the auto industry -- though you wouldn't know it from the lingering optimism surrounding the sector.

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Day Of World Chaos Sees Air Strikes, Bombings, Ambushes, And U.S. Curfews


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While markets crumble in the U.S., Europe panics, and the president vacations in Martha's Vineyard, violence is flaring up around the globe.

At least eight Afghanistan police and one civilian were killed in Kabul Friday after a multi-stage Taliban attack on the British Council building in Kabul. Marking the anniversary of Afghanistan's independence from England, the assault began when a suicide bomber detonated his car at the entrance of the council center.

A wave of several heavily armed men then rushed from a side street, racing for the gate. For more than six hours, the upscale Kabul neighborhood resembled a war zone as helicopter gunships firing missiles and small arms fire were exchanged. As of this writing at least one insurgent is still at large within the compound.

Early Friday in Israel saw yet another wave of attacks after Thursday's string of assaults, as Gaza militants launched a series of rockets deep inside Israel. In response to the deadliest day the country has seen in three-years, Israel is flying a series of airstrikes into Palestinian territory.

In the U.S. -- Kansas City imposed a youth curfew Thursday following a weekend shooting at a late-night "flash mob" gathering. Three teens from 13 to 16 were injured at a random shooting in an upscale shopping district called Country Club Plaza. The city's mayor was nearby when the shots rang out, causing his bodyguards to throw him into a flower bed for protection.

Turkey bombed 60 targets in northern Iraq late Wednesday night in response to the killing of eight soldiers by the Kurdish rebel group PKK. Supported by major artillery strikes, the attack was in response to public pressure on the government to take action as the death toll of recently killed Turkish soldiers climbed to 34.

And at least 35 people were killed, and dozens wounded, in a Pakistan mosque bombing Friday morning. The attack came during the relative calm month of Ramadan when hundreds were gathered for prayers. No group has yet claimed responsibility, but the Taliban are responsible for other numerous attacks in the area.

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Crazy Photos Of Last Night's Dust-Storm In Phoenix That Left 1000s Without Power


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Another powerful dust storm swept into Phoenix Thursday evening downing power lines with 60 mph winds, leaving thousands of residents without power for hours.

According to the Associated Press, no injuries were reported but power lines landed on cars and an elementary school bus with children inside.

The last storms hit July 5 and July 18 leaving the city coated in dust and with skyrocketing pollution levels.

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The Wright Brothers Didn't Invent The Airplane...And 9 Other Inventors Who've Been Wrongly Credited


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Fame and fortune sometimes require more than brains and effort, especially in the realm of invention.

Whether modified and improved upon, grabbed by a more famous inventor, or just completely forgotten, original inventors are lost to history more than most people realize.

The following are 10 inventions generally attributed to someone who didn't create them -- stories of controversy, conspiracy, and downright confusion.

Let's set the record straight.

The Wright brothers did not invent the airplane

Alleged inventor: The Wright brothers

Actual Inventor: Richard Pearse

The story:  In March of 1902, the New Zealand farmer took flight for roughly 350 yards (by most eyewitness accounts) in a monoplane aircraft before crashing into a hedge. This little-known experiment took place months before the Wright brothers more sustained flight.

Microsoft did not create the computer desktop and GUI

Alleged Inventor: Microsoft

Actual Inventor: Xerox PARC

The story: The computer desktop and its graphical user interface -- which lets people interact with their computer as they would the physical world, with buttons and windows -- is typically attributed to Microsoft, but the distinction should go the Xerox company.

The Xerox Alto was released and sold to the public in 1973, though the GUI wouldn't become economically viable until Apple's Lisa and Macintosh machines of the 1980s.

Henry Ford did not invent the first automobile

Alleged Inventor: Henry Ford

Actual Inventor: Karl Benz

The story: When most people think of the automobile, they think of Henry Ford and his assembly lines. In fact, it was a German contemporary, Karl Benz, who was awarded the first patent for an automobile fueled by gas in 1886. 

Benz's "motorwagon", first designed in 1885, went on sale to the general public a few years later. He built 25 models in the first 5 years, and his wife is credited with making the first road trip.

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