Occupy Wall Street spreads to Philadelphia, 250 at City Hall

Occupy Wall Street-style protesters swarmed Philadelphia City Hall Thursday with messages of anger and hope.

An estimated 250 people amassed on the 15th Street side, holding banners, picket signs and props.

Teresa Shoatz of West Philadelphia held a poster-board sign saying, “Jail bankers for fraud.”

“I’ve been out here for an hour, and I’ll be out here till whenever,” Shoatz said. “I’m here about the issues of education, unions, the Philadelphia School District. We’re spending more money on prisons than schools.”

It was one of many rallies taking place around the country. The demonstrations started in New York City after an activist group that publishes the magazine Adbusters called for action, inspired by the Arab Spring protests in Egypt. Twitter, Facebook and other social media have helped organize the rallies on short notice.

On Thursday in Philadelphia, protesters invoked vehicles passing by to honk horns — and drivers from cars, tour buses and even a police car responded.

Carol Levy, a Lansdale, Pa., resident, asked passers-by to “come join us.”

“I’m concerned about corporations’ unfettered access to our finances,” Levy said.

A woman who identified herself as Alex from Philadelphia held a sign that said, “I was wrongfully terminated.”

“I need a job,” said Alex, who said she was a leasing consultant at a property management firm but was let go without cause. “I intend to find a salaried position that will pay living expenses — rent, clothes, food, medical, education.”

http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2011/10/06/occupy-wall-street-spreads-to.html

GOP Lawmakers Expand Investigation Into White House Role in Solyndra Controversy

The GOP-led House committee probing Solyndra, a solar company that filed for bankruptcy last month after receiving a $528 million loan, is expanding its investigation to include all communications between the White House and Solyndra.

The committee stepped up its investigation after newly released emails showed administration officials had been concerned about the company’s finances.

Reps. Fred Upton, R-Mich., chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, and Cliff Stearns, R-Fla., chairman of the Energy committee's Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, are requesting all documents dating back to when President Obama took office in January 2009.

Several emails have shown that in addition to White House officials expressing concern about Solyndra’s financial situation, a Democratic donor also warned the White House to be careful.

“Nearly eight months into our investigation, documents provided to the committee last Friday confirm those closest to the president – top advisers like Valerie Jarrett, Larry Summers and Ron Klain – had direct involvement in the Solyndra mess,” Stearns said.

“In addition to the cast of West Wing characters with access to the Oval Office, documents reveal a startlingly cozy relationship between wealthy donors and the president’s confidantes, especially in matters related to Solyndra,” Stearns said. 

“While the president claims ‘hindsight is always 20/20’ and the loan went ‘through the regular review process,’ the facts tell a much different story with some of the loudest alarm bells on Solyndra’s viability coming from within his very own administration.”

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney continued Wednesday to defend the administration's handling of Solyndra.

"Look, if you're going to do a loan guarantee program, a loan guarantee program has within it a risk," he said. "The reason why you're backing up these loans is because there's no guarantee of success. But you believe as matter of policy that these investments are worthwhile because you believe that the industries represented by these investments are essential to the economic future of the country."

The House committee released more emails this week that showed the Energy Department was considering giving Solyndra a second $469 million loan in the summer of 2010 despite the company's deteriorating financial situation.

The agency abandoned efforts to provide a loan in October 2010 when officials learned that company wouldn't be able to survive without emergency funding.  

On Monday, the committee released emails that showed Steve Westly, a Silicon Valley investor and Energy Department adviser, warned the White House to be “careful” about a planned trip by Obama to the California company because of concerns that Solyndra might not “survive long-term.”

Westly urged Obama to reconsider the trip, but said that if the president did visit the company, he should avoid any remarks “that could haunt him in the next 18 months if Solyndra hits the wall, files for bankruptcy etc.”

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/10/05/gop-panel-expands-investigation-into-white-house-role-in-solyndra-controversy/#ixzz1ZyCEJgR2

Selena and Justin Bieber

Pretty Little Liars Halloween Special

The halloween special will be on Oct 19th

Be sure to read the spoilers posted before on the Pretty Little LiarsHalloween episode, here.

And since I know you’ll be hungry for more afterward, next you can check out our guide for the Halloween special (also episode 13 of season 2), “The First Secret”:

• It’s Halloween night, but not just any Halloween night – it’s the Halloween before Alison disappears. But naturally all Aria, Hanna, Spencer, and Emily have on their minds is getting into Noel Kahn’s Halloween party.

• Aria uncovers something “shocking” about her dad, which probably has something to do with Byron’s unfaithfulness we learned about inseason 1 via flashbacks.

• Spencer’s preoccupied with the election for class president, and the disappointment losing could cause her parents.

• There’s a new girl in Rosewood who just might set her sights onreplacing Ali as top of the liar food chain.

Think the “new girl” could be Jenna? Let’s speculate in the comments….

http://www.spoilersguide.com/pretty-little-liars/halloween-special-the-first-secret-guide/

Brittany Spears- Till the world ends remix

First post in years

Casey Anthony (NOT GUILTY)

SO YALL KNOW THAT CASE THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOREVER, WELL ABOUT 2:30 THIS JULY 5TH DAY SHE WAS FOUND NOT GUILTY FOR NOW THE JUDGE SAYS BUT IS GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER. I DON'T EVEN CARE I WAS JUST READY TO STOP SEEING THAT SHIT ON THE NEWS. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T EVEN THINK SHE IS GUILTY BUT THEY GOTTA GIVE SOMEBODY SOME TIME