Velvet glove.

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Independence flag flying on Southside hills near St. John's:





The rich enjoy themselves:
          And how much can we charge for use of the swing?
          But who would pay to use a swing Dr. Hermes?

Then order it taken down.

Annual Meeting of the Masters of the World:
          How about the slogan, "You are the boss"?
          Good Gary. It will sell well among the poor.
          But "Changing the world together" will mislead a larger segment of the market.


Annual Meeting of the Masters of the World:
          And what will be the slogan for the campaign?

"It doesn't even look like a bank".

Barack Obama:
 


 
 
















 

Bottom Line: or 'Control, Regardless' ... whatever.

 
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Twit twat twot.

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[Ciça is Cecília Vicente de Azevedo Alves Pinto but no details or website that I can find; Ademir Paixão & Simon ditto - hopefully this will eventually get sorted.]

Rio viewed from Icaraí:


Mensalão:   One of the most eloquent Brazilian slangs is 'acabar em pizza' / 'to end in pizza' - used whenever politicians and/or bureaucrats are involved in anything - public or private. Some say the world will end in fire, some say ice ... pizza may be more likely. You can find out what 'Mensalão' means (in English yet!) on Wikipedia.
Deputy, why did your excellency turn crooked?
Because I wanted to!

"The Supreme Court is not a tribunal to sit cooking pizza."

"STF não é tribunal para ficar assando pizza," says
Gilmar Mendes, the minister - but he's lying like all the rest.

 
 
Equilibrium is defined by the infinite relations between forces.

The Latest Judgement

 



Was it good for you?

It's another 'global' phenomenon:


With deep cultural roots (or not) all over the place!
 
 



Be careful, marijuana is addictive ...


Great human addicts:
        Big Carl Tosao, addicted to anabolic steroids.
        Gus Merin, addicted to heroin.

Ari Strogosborff, addicted to cellular telephones.

 
 
 
Bottom Line:



What a shame, look ... theives in the streets, in congress, everywhere ...
... what is a poor citizen to do at such a time?!

Join in?

 

A little tweety bird ... and its followers ...


Last one to leave, turn off the lights.

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