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So, I’m reading an article on Jezebel today about the famous court battle between Woody Allen and Dov Charney, founder of American Apparel. Apparently there’s an internal AA memo going around saying:

“Some of you may know,” Alonzo writes in the memo, “that the billboards with Woody Allen’s picture, and the text ‘Our Spiritual Leader’ (that’s what the Hebrew [sic] letters said) were intended to be a social statement and not an ad.

The memo also states that, Dov is a big fan of Woody and that the purpose of the ad was not to sell clothing. Why is Dov acting like he doesn’t know anything about licensing and advertisement? Obviously if you use a famous actor’s photo on a huge billboard with your company’s logo on it, of course he’s going to want to sue you! The clear placement of the logo pretty much make it an ad. Sorry Dov, love AA but Woody’s got a point. (TWSS) In conclusion, when you’re pointing a finger at someone, remember that there’s three fingers pointing back at you.

Jezebel

Yeah, I’ve resulted to posting about armageddon and why not, it’s bloody entertaining. There’s so many different articles to read.

History Channel

World’s major rivers ‘drying up’
Water levels in some of the world’s most important rivers have declined significantly over the past 50 years, US researchers say. They say the reduced flows are linked to climate change and will have a major impact as the human population grows.

BBC News

The Sun is the dimmest it has been for nearly a century.
There are no sunspots, very few solar flares – and our nearest star is the quietest it has been for a very long time. The observations are baffling astronomers, who are due to study new pictures of the Sun, taken from space, at the UK National Astronomy Meeting.

BBC News

Unless you’re a shareholder or mortgage holder, the General Growth Properties bankruptcy won’t affect you.

“Our restructuring efforts will be invisible to the tens of thousands of customers who visit our properties every day,” said Tom Nolan, president of the company that owns four malls in Hawai’i, including Ala Moana Center. “Our properties will continue to operate, our employees will continue to come to work and get paid, and shoppers will continue to shop.”

At Ward Centers, General Growth is building a Whole Foods Market store as part of a retail and parking structure addition. About $111 million has been spent on the $148 million project, which has encountered significant delays. Whole Foods is scheduled to open early next year.

A small but growing number of cash-strapped communities are printing their own money. Borrowing from a Depression-era idea, they are aiming to help consumers make ends meet and support struggling local businesses.

The systems generally work like this: Businesses and individuals form a network to print currency. Shoppers buy it at a discount — say, 95 cents for $1 value — and spend the full value at stores that accept the currency.

USA Today