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Thursday, July 23, 2009

New Jersey Style Corruption

Check out this crazy story.  I'm especially wowed by the human organ trafficking...

NEWARK, N.J. — The mayors of three New Jersey cities, two state legislators and several rabbis were among more than 40 people arrested Thursday in a sweeping corruption investigation that began as a probe into an international money laundering ring that trafficked in goods as diverse as human organs and fake designer handbags.

Among 44 people arrested Thursday were Hoboken Mayor Peter Cammarano III, Secaucus Mayor Dennis Elwell, Jersey City Deputy Mayor Leona Beldini, state Assemblyman President L. Harvey Smith and state Assemblyman Daniel Van Pelt.

Ridgefield Mayor Anthony Suarez, who is also an attorney, is charged with agreeing to accept an illegal $10,000 cash payment for his legal defense fund.

Posted by gomelindago at 1:20 PM
Labels: corruption, New Jersey, strange events, trafficking, USA

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Handmaid (One Year Project)

RULES: 

1.     I will make one handkerchief, everyday, for one year.

2.     I will begin on the Autumn Equinox, September 22, 2008 and end on September 21, 2009.

3.     I will embroider two motifs on each handkerchief:

a.     A "monogram" mined from news sources, advertisements, internet, or other daily encounters

b.     Text or image relevant to each particular day.

4.     The deadline to complete this daily task is midnight. 

5.     Unfinished handkerchiefs will remain unfinished.

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