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The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com         'No Contract, No Cookies': Stella D'Oro Strike Documentary Premieres July 6, 2011 at 1:56 PM   When Stella D'Oro workers went on strike in 2008 protesting unfair wages, Emmy Award winning filmmakers Jon Alpert and Matthew O'Neill were right alongside them covering their story for a documentary. Two years later, that story is coming to light, as No Contract, No Cookies premieres on HBO2 tonight. The film covers the duration of the 11-month-long strike, from its joyous second act and all the way to the depressing epilogue. Read More... More on Film         Eliot Spitzer Show CANCELED In CNN Shakeup July 6, 2011 at 1:56 PM   CNN has canceled "In the Arena," the 8PM show hosted by Eliot Spitzer, as part of a shake-up of its evening schedule. "In the Arena" had itself replaced "Parker Spitzer," the show Spitzer launched with former co-host Kathleen Parker last year. In its place, the network will move Anderson Cooper's flagship "AC 360" broadcast to the 8PM spot, where it will compete against Fox News' "O'Reilly Factor" and MSNBC's "Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell." Read More... More on Eliot Spitzer         Manhattan Man Found Guilty of Murder In Brutal 2007 Stabbing July 6, 2011 at 1:56 PM   A 44-year-old drug dealer and addict with a long criminal record was found guilty of second-degree murder on Tuesday for the brutal stabbing death of his girlfriend in 2007. During the trial, Juan Rios, of Manhattan, confessed on the stand that he had stabbed Denise Deperrie, 40, nearly two dozen times with a kitchen knife while high on methadone and Xanax. Yet his defense attorney pleaded for leniency, claiming Rios was mentally ill and suffered from extreme emotional disturbance at the time of the attack. Rios testified that he killed Deperrie in a fit of jealous rage after she threatened to leave him. Her decomposing body was discovered in her SoHo apartment a week after the murder. Read More...         Vijaya Ramachandran: G20 Endorses Hedging by the World Food Programme July 6, 2011 at 1:56 PM   With an annual budget of about $4 billion, the WFP each year provides crucial sustenance to some 100 million people who would otherwise face hunger, malnutrition or even starvation. But the WFP could do even better. Read More... More on Poverty         Arianna Huffington: Crashing the Silicon Ceiling: Introducing HuffPost's "Women in Tech" Series July 6, 2011 at 1:56 PM   The tech sector has traditionally been a boy's club. But a growing number of women are disregarding the "No Girls Allowed" sign and are not only infiltrating the tech world -- but, increasingly, influencing and leading it. This crashing of the silicon ceiling is cause for celebration -- and the launch of a new HuffPost series, "Women in Tech." Over the next few weeks, our Tech section will be spotlighting some of the most skilled and innovative women having on impact on today's tech scene. By celebrating their accomplishments, we hope this series will inspire more women to consider a career in the field. But no matter what gender you are or your place on the tech spectrum -- from Luddite to programming whiz -- "Women in Tech" will introduce you to some incredible women and their insights into this indispensable aspect of all our lives. Check out the first installment here. Read More... More on Women In Tech         Michael Giltz: Music: Rickie Lee Jones Swashbuckles Through "Pirates" at City Winery July 6, 2011 at 1:56 PM   RICKIE LEE JONES ** 1/2 out of **** CITY WINERY RICKIE LEE JONES -- LIVE IN STOCKHOLM ($24.98; Megaforce) Read More... More on Music         12 And 13-Year-Old Kids Turn In Dad For Marijuana Possession Say Police July 6, 2011 at 1:40 PM   SALT LAKE CITY -- Authorities say a Utah man was arrested after his two children called police to report that he had marijuana in the house. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the man was charged Tuesday with two third-degree felony charges of child endangerment and one class B misdemeanor accusing him of possession of a controlled substance. Read More... More on Marijuana         Bettina Korek: PLAN ForYourArt: July 7-13 July 6, 2011 at 1:40 PM   The Hammer courtyard turns electric in July for an ongoing series of free concerts featuring emerging bands. KCRW DJ Dan Wilcox will spin between sets by Graffiti6 and East Conference Champions. Read More... More on Arts         The European Magazine: Revolutionaries During Ramadan July 6, 2011 at 1:40 PM   Egypt has moved beyond the Arab spring. Cairo, Tahrir Square -- it is as if nothing has happened. The traffic is moving slowly, the air is polluted, the roads are dirty. Read More... More on Egypt         "Follow The Sun" Takes The Classic Intermission Reel To A Dark Place (VIDEO) July 6, 2011 at 1:40 PM   Movie intermission and preview reels are as part of the movie-going experience as colossal popcorns and soda as tall as the kids. It's a pretty natural progression, then, that design studio MK12 took to the clips for inspiration for their latest short, and did it their own way. In "Follow The Sun," we get up close and personal with the grotesque dancing snacks and beefy treats that lure us out of our velvet movie chairs - and then we watch them spiral into junk food hell and meet their doom. The resulting feature is one of both beautiful whimsy, and really creepy treats. To make the nightmarish short, Kansas City based MK12 became experts in stop-motion animation and drive-in reels, calling on cel-frame animator TJ Fuller of Cal Arts for help. "Follow The Sun' premiered at the 10th annual FITC Design & Technology event in Toronto this year. Read More... More on Weird Photos and Videos         Daniel Craig Talks 'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo,' Politics, Class In Esquire July 6, 2011 at 1:40 PM   Daniel Craig is not a particularly fragile man, what with his mysterious eyes, ripped James Bond redefining the character and upcoming, rough and tumble western, "Cowboys and Aliens" epic ready to burst into theaters. But even he, this steely-gazed Brit, was taken aback when he was allowed into David Fincher's editing room. Fincher, director of Craig's upcoming English-language adaptation of "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo," shocked his star with what he put on screen -- and what he didn't (no small task, considering both the racy content of the book, and the fact that Craig was there on set). "It's as adult as you can possibly make it," Craig tells Esquire, the cover of which he graces this month. "This is adult drama. I grew up, as we f*cking all did, watching The Godfather and that, movies that were made for adults. And this is a $100 million R-rated movie. Nobody makes those anymore. And Fincher, he's not holding back. They've given him free rein. He showed me some scenes recently, and my hand was over my mouth, going, Are you f*cking serious?" Read More...         Small Business Hiring Slows, But Employers Raise Wages: Survey July 6, 2011 at 1:40 PM   WASHINGTON - Hiring by U.S. small businesses slowed in June but employers increased hours and raised compensation for existing workers, an independent survey showed on Wednesday. Intuit, a payrolls processing company, said small businesses added 45,000 jobs last month after increasing employment by 60,000 in May. Read More... More on Small Business         Carl Berman: USA Tops Lithuania in Thriller at U19 World Championships July 6, 2011 at 1:40 PM   The United States (5-0) defeated Lithuania (3-2) 107-105 in OT at the FIBA U19 World Championships in Latvia. This was the game of the tournament thus far. Read More... More on Basketball         Mitch McConnell Criticizes Handling Of Ahmed Abdulkadir Warsame July 6, 2011 at 1:40 PM   WASHINGTON — The Senate Republican leader on Wednesday accused the Obama administration of undermining U.S. national security by bringing a Somali man facing terrorism charges to New York for trial. In a speech on the Senate floor, Sen. Mitch McConnell assailed the administration's decision, arguing that the Somali citizen – Ahmed Abdulkadir Warsame – belongs at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where he could be tried by a military tribunal. Read More... More on Somalia         'Gas-Flushed' Sandwiches Stay 'Fresh' For Two Weeks July 6, 2011 at 1:23 PM   Food technologist Ray Boggiano has spent nearly a year developing sandwiches that stay fresh, even when they are two weeks old. Boggiano uses a process called "gas-flushing" (mmm..tasty) that replaces oxygen with carbon dioxide and nitrogen in the protective packaging. The choice of ingredients are a crucial part to the sandwiches' freshness. Foods that are highly perishable, such as lettuce, are not used. Likewise, oatmeal bread is used since it lasts longer than conventional bread. Boggiano's sandwich varieties include chicken tikka, cheese ploughmans, tuna mayonnaise, ham and cheese, chicken and bacon, and cheese and onion. The sandwiches will be available at convenience stores and corner shops in the UK. Read More...         Massage Could Relieve Chronic Back Pain July 6, 2011 at 1:23 PM   In the latest study comparing the benefits of adding massage to usual care for lower back pain, researchers report that massage improved pain symptoms and allowed patients to function better than those who didn't get massage. Read More... More on Healthy Living Health News         Rev. Anne Howard: I Am Not A Bible-Waver July 6, 2011 at 1:23 PM   We sure don't need any more screaming. My inbox and my Facebook feed fills up every day with screams from my favorite progressive organizations and people, faith-based and otherwise. Read More... More on Christianity         12 And 13-Year-Old Kids Turn In Dad For Marijuana Possession Say Police July 6, 2011 at 1:23 PM   SALT LAKE CITY — Authorities say a Utah man was arrested after his two children called police to report that he had marijuana in the house. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the man was charged Tuesday with two third-degree felony charges of child endangerment and one class B misdemeanor accusing him of possession of a controlled substance. Read More... More on Marijuana         Nina Sankovitch: Picking Favorites: Books That Make Me Sigh With Satisfaction July 6, 2011 at 1:23 PM   A great book happens when I pick up a book and can't put it down again; when I cannot suppress the sighs upon finishing it; when I cannot wait to tell everyone I know: read this book! But how to pick a favorite? Read More...         Google Exec Marissa Mayer Explains Why There Aren't More Girl Geeks July 6, 2011 at 1:23 PM   In 1999, Marissa Mayer, then a recent Stanford University graduate, joined a little-known startup with fewer than 20 employees that she calculated as having a two percent chance of success: Google. Now, as a senior executive with the search giant, Mayer is one of the most powerful women in Silicon Valley. Her work at Google influences how hundreds of millions of people access information on the web and she plays a key role in shaping Google’s most important products, from the look and feel of its homepage to popular features like Google News and Gmail, as well as its more recent forays into location-based services. One of the most iconic women in tech today, Mayer’s career path offers lessons for how to attract more women to a male-dominated field and undermines the assumption that to foster more female techies, it’s early or never. Mayer, who calls herself a “proud geek,” did not grow up obsessed with computers -- she bought her first one in college -- or with dreams of becoming the next Bill Gates. She wanted to be a pediatric neurosurgeon. Read More... More on Women In Tech         The Best Rooftop Bars In New York July 6, 2011 at 1:23 PM   If you’re in the mood for a new perspective, good view, or gentle breeze, shout it from the rooftop. Night of Joy Tucked away in Williamsburg is a Victorian-inspired rooftop bar with a handsome bar staff, handwritten menus, stocked jukebox, and thoughtfully crafted drinks (like basil gimlets and rosemary bourbon). It’s imbued with an urban coziness that’s hard to come by -- from this vantage point, a view of the BQE is somehow beautiful. Read More... More on New York Restaurants         "No Rest For The Dead": New Crime Thriller Co-Written By 26 Authors July 6, 2011 at 1:23 PM   Does the adage "too many cooks spoil the broth" apply to fiction? Readers of the novel No Rest For The Dead will soon find out. Read More...         Rev. Charles Gibbs: Those Whose Stories We Have Not Heard July 6, 2011 at 1:23 PM   The past 35 years have witnessed unprecedented human migration all over the world, pointing to an extraordinary dislocation, to untold human tragedy as well as triumph. Read More... More on Religious Tolerance         Bill Clinton: Economy Should Recover Before Deficit-Cutting Deal Takes Effect July 6, 2011 at 1:23 PM   WASHINGTON -- Former President Bill Clinton said Wednesday that any deficit-cutting deal worked out between Democrats and Republicans shouldn't take effect immediately, but rather wait until after the economy has recovered. He warned that implementing the cuts too soon could imperil the fragile economic recovery and possibly send the country spiraling back into a recession. "Almost nobody's talking about one of the central points that everyone who has analyzed this situation makes -- including the bipartisan Simpson-Bowles commission -- which [is] you shouldn't do any of this until the economy is clearly recovering," said Clinton in remarks at the annual Campus Progress National Conference in Washington, D.C. "If you do things that dampen economic growth…there's a good chance that economic activity will go down so much that tax revenues will be reduced even more than spending is cut and the deficit will increase," he added. Read More... More on Debt Ceiling         Poetry Society Channels William Carlos Williams July 6, 2011 at 12:54 PM   Disgruntled poets channelled William Carlos Williams yesterday when they delivered a red wheelbarrow carrying members' signatures to the Poetry Society, demanding its board of trustees explain what lies behind a recent spate of high-level departures. Read More... More on Poetry         Robbie Vorhaus: Intentions vs. Perception July 6, 2011 at 12:54 PM   Despite the best of intentions, without truly understanding my clients' and employees' perceptions, I made a costly mistake that, had I taken a few extra steps, could have easily been avoided. Read More...         Mitchell Bard: Brooks Is Right: Democrats Have Caved to the GOP in Debt Ceiling Negotiations July 6, 2011 at 12:54 PM   Why have the Democrats caved into the Republican assumption that cuts have to be made to raise the debt ceiling? The decision is especially vexing when you consider that the Democrats have not even tried to point out the falsehoods at the heart of Republican claims. Read More... More on Republicans         Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kazakhstan President, To Be Fairy Tale Hero July 6, 2011 at 12:54 PM   ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- The life story of Kazakhstan's authoritarian president has already been the subject of a glowing cinematic biopic and a play. Now, it is getting the fairy tale treatment. A newly published book heralds Nursultan Nazarbayev's achievements on the international diplomatic scene in the form of illustrated fables, state news agency Kazinform reported. Read More... More on Asia         Cutting Salt Doesn't Lower Heart Disease, Death Risks: Study July 6, 2011 at 12:54 PM   In an analysis that set off a fierce debate over the health effects of salt, researchers said on Wednesday they had found no evidence that small cuts to salt intake reduce the risk of developing heart disease or dying prematurely. In a systematic review published by The Cochrane Library, British scientists found that while cutting salt consumption did appear to lead to slight reductions in blood pressure, that was not translated into lower death or heart disease risk. Read More... More on Healthy Living Health News         Spencer Green: Casey Anthony Jury to Solve Debt Ceiling Crisis in 11 Hours July 6, 2011 at 12:54 PM   Jurors of the Casey Anthony trial have been flown to Washington, D.C. in the hope of harnessing their talents to solve the looming debt ceiling crisis. "If anyone can make a swift and unpopular decision about this economic problem, it's them," said Senator Morris Harveston. "We've tried everything else. There is no reasonable doubt in my mind that they will get the job done." The 12 jurors and five alternate jurors were sequestered in an unknown hotel a few hours ago, after being briefed on all previous negotiations that involve raising the country's borrowing limit and potential spending cuts. "I am certain they will be able to bring the same dispassionate skills to reviewing all of the information as they did to the Casey Anthony trial," said Congressman Richard Noller. "And if it doesn't work? Big deal -- it's just 11 hours." Following this, the jurors will broker a treaty between Israelis and the Palestinian Authority, then fix all of the nuclear reactors in Japan, and form a unified field theory. Commented Juror Number Two: "If you want something done, we'll do it in eleven hours... or the job is free!" Read More... More on Casey Anthony         Morning Rush: Best Morning Show Clips For July 6, 2011 July 6, 2011 at 12:54 PM   Missed today's morning shows? We've got the highlights here: Read More... More on Morning Rush         Carly Hibberd Dead: Australian Cyclist Killed After Being Hit By Car July 6, 2011 at 12:54 PM   Australian cyclist Carly Hibberd was killed on Wednesday after getting hit by a car while training in Northern Italy, according to local newspaper InInsubria. She was 26. Hibberd was reportedly training with Colombian rider Diego Tamayo when she was hit. Hibberd was said to have died at the scene of the accident, while Temayo was left unharmed. Read More... More on Cycling         Matteo Pistono: Dalai Lama Arrives in Washington, D.C. for Two Week Visit July 6, 2011 at 12:54 PM   The Dalai Lama arrived yesterday in the nation's capital and will spend much of the next two weeks (July 6-16) at the Verizon Center conducting rituals and prayers for world peace, and imparting Tibetan Buddhist teachings. Read More... More on Dalai Lama         Nidal Hasan, Fort Hood Shooting Suspect, To Face Death Penalty July 6, 2011 at 12:38 PM   FORT WORTH, Texas -- The Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly Fort Hood rampage will be tried in a military court and face the death penalty, the commanding general for the Texas military post announced Wednesday. Maj. Nidal Hasan is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder in the November 2009 shooting spree at the Texas Army post. Read More... More on Military         Mitchell Bard: Brooks Is Right: Democrats Have Caved to the GOP in Debt Ceiling Negotiations July 6, 2011 at 12:38 PM   David Brooks's New York Times column on Monday created quite a stir, getting major play on cable television news and online (at least between Casey Anthony reports). Most of the discussion turned on Brooks' assertion that "the Republican Party may no longer be a normal party. Over the past few years, it has been infected by a faction that is more of a psychological protest than a practical, governing alternative." The idea that the current Tea Party-dominated GOP is single-mindedly focused on its far-right ideology at the expense of what is best for the country is not news to anyone who has been paying attention for the last two-and-a-half years. I suppose the fact the statement came from Brooks, a conservative, is what caused the column to get so much attention. Read More... More on Republicans         Syria Army Deserter Claims He Was Ordered To Shoot Protesters (VIDEO) July 6, 2011 at 12:38 PM   A man claiming to be a Syrian army deserter has come forward with claims that he defected after being repeatedly assigned to open fire on unarmed civilians protesting against the government. As CNN is reporting, the 21-year-old man, who worked in an ice cream factory prior to being drafted last December, deserted and fled Syria after serving as a sniper in the 14th Division of the Syrian army. The man, who asked not to be identified, is currently in hiding in Istanbul while applying for asylum as a refugee. Though CNN could not independently verify the man's claims, they seem to be in line with protester group allegations, as well as other defector's testimonies. "There were protests and chanting," he said. "Suddenly our officer gave us the order to shoot at the people. It didn't matter how many would be killed; the important thing was for the protest to be dispersed." Read More... More on Syria         Jay Weston: Stella Rossa Pizza -- The Best in L.A., Perhaps the World July 6, 2011 at 12:38 PM   The argument about who serves 'the best pizza in L.A.' is waged fiercely on the Internet's food blogs, with no resolution in sight. But now a new contender has entered the ring. Has it ever! Read More... More on Best Of LA         FDIC Approves Rules Clawing Back Pay Of Executives Responsible For Collapse July 6, 2011 at 12:38 PM   WASHINGTON (Dave Clarke) - U.S. regulators will be able to snatch back up to two years of Wall Street executives' pay if they are found responsible for the collapse of a major financial firm, under a rule approved on Wednesday. The provision is part of a broader Federal Deposit Insurance Corp rule laying out the order in which creditors will be paid during a government liquidation of a large, failing financial firm. Read More... More on The Fed         Inappropriate Heart Stents Have Little Benefit: Study July 6, 2011 at 12:38 PM   One in eight U.S. patients who have non-emergency stenting procedures to clear blocked arteries in the heart are likely to see more harm than good from the procedure, researchers said Tuesday. The findings stoke concern about overuse of the invasive treatment, which costs the nation some $12 billion a year and offers few benefits over drug therapy unless the patient has suffered a heart attack. Read More... More on New Research         David Hasselhoff In 'Sons Of Anarchy': 'Baywatch' Star To Play Porn Star July 6, 2011 at 12:38 PM   Once a massive primetime star thanks to his heroic talking car in "Knight Rider" and then camp hero thanks to buxom heroine lifeguards in "Baywatch," David Hasselhoff has, over time, made the career-elongating transition from legitimate draw to B-style television to straight up self-parody. Some might argue that his time patrolling the waves was, at least by the end, an exercise in self-awareness and winking all by itself, but regardless of the exact moment of meta changeover, The Hoff is now, undoubtedly, always The Hoff. Following a rough end to his gimmicky presence on "America's Got Talent," Hasselhoff has now signed on to what sounds like a perfect bit of self-parody: according to TVGuide, Hasselhoff will be playing Dondo, a former porn star turned girl-on-girl skin flick director. Whether the boys of Sam Crow will appreciate his presence in their Charming, California, is a whole other question, the answer to which will presumably hint at just how serious his time on the show's fourth season will be taken. Read More...         PTA Moms Arrested For Ponzi Scheme Worth Millions July 6, 2011 at 12:38 PM   Three Diamond Bar PTA moms at Armstrong Elementary School allegedly duped around 40 investors in a Ponzi scheme that lost victims up to $4 million. Los Angeles County Sheriff's investigators believe that a total of $14 million was drawn in as part of the phony investment scheme and that $4 million was squandered by the PTA mothers. Two of the women were arrested at their Diamond Bar homes Tuesday after a six month fraud investigation that was linked to a third woman who was already convicted on separate fraud charges, according to Capt. Mike Parker of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau. Read More...         News Of The World Hacking Scandal: A Timeline Of Events July 6, 2011 at 12:38 PM   British tabloid News of the World has come under intense fire for allegedly hacking into the voice mailbox of a missing 13-year old girl in 2002, as well as families of the victims in London's 7/7 bombings in 2005. The developments are just the latest revelations in a long-running phone hacking scandal at NoW. In 2007, then-royal editor Clive Goodman and private investigator Glenn Mulcaire were charged with hacking the voice messages of three aides to the royal family. But while News Corp. executives and former NoW editors Andy Coulson and Rebekah Brooks have always maintained that the two convicted journalists acted alone to no one else's knowledge, the new allegations suggest otherwise. Prime Minister David Cameron has promised to a full investigation into the "absolutely disgusting" allegations, and the original 2007 police investigation that discovered but failed to act on bountiful evidence of NoW's phone hacking practices. Other celebrities and politicians targeted by the tabloid in recent years include Jude Law, Sienna Miller, Gwyneth Paltrow, London Mayor Boris Johnson and members of Parliament. See the full timeline of events below. Read More...         Utah Kids Turn Dad In For Pot Possession July 6, 2011 at 12:38 PM   SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Authorities say a Utah man was arrested after his two children called police to report that he had marijuana in the house. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the man was charged Tuesday with two third-degree felony charges of child endangerment and one class B misdemeanor accusing him of possession of a controlled substance. The man's name wasn't reported. Read More... More on Marijuana         Sister Mary Ann Walsh: Whack-a Mole Immigration Policy July 6, 2011 at 12:38 PM   As a nation where immigrants historically have had a fair chance and been treated humanely, we need to give up Whac-a-Mole and devise one comprehensive policy, including a legalization plan. Read More... More on Immigration         Dr. Cindy Haines: Why We Need to Get Motivated When It Comes to Exercise July 6, 2011 at 12:38 PM   Researchers have, instead, just come out with even more evidence that we need to be doing plenty of exercise -- and we need to be doing it often. Read More... More on Fitness and Exercise         Johnny Depp In 'Pirates Of The Caribbean' Fifth Movie Contract Talks July 6, 2011 at 12:26 PM   In the most recent "Pirates of the Caribbean" film, Jack Sparrow was in search of the Fountain of Youth. Now, it looks like he'll live for yet another adventure. The Wrap reports that Depp is close to wrapping contract talks to star in a fifth "Pirates" film with producer Jerry Bruckheimer. And if he's looking for a pot of gold, well, he may just get one; despite its weaker domestic gross (not that $234 million is shabby), the fourth film, this May's "On Stranger Tides," has grossed over a billion dollars worldwide. Depp had previously expressed interest in doing a fifth film in January, telling Entertainment Weekly, “As long as we can put all the puzzle pieces together, I would most definitely consider it." Read More... More on Johnny Depp         Colorectal Cancer: 1 In 3 Skipping Lifesaving Screenings July 6, 2011 at 12:26 PM   One in three adults isn't getting screened for colorectal cancer when they should be, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While the total number of people being screened for colorectal cancer in the United States has increased over the last eight years -- from 52 percent in 2002 to 65 percent in 2010 -- screening rates are still too low among people ages 50 and 75, the Vital Signs report said. Half of new detected cancer cases -- as well as prevented deaths -- are a result of increased colorectal cancer screenings, according to the report. From 2003 to 2007, 66,000 fewer people developed the disease, and 32,000 fewer people died from it. Read More... More on chronic conditions         Picasso Drawing Stolen: 'Tete de Femme' Snatched From Weinstein Gallery in San Francisco July 6, 2011 at 12:26 PM   SAN FRANCISCO -- Police are on the hunt for a man who walked into a San Francisco art gallery, grabbed a valuable pencil drawing by Pablo Picasso off the wall and fled in a waiting taxicab. Police on Tuesday said the drawing, worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, was taken from the Weinstein Gallery near Union Square. Read More... More on San Francisco         Arizona Dust Storm 2011: Amazing Video Of The Extreme Weather July 6, 2011 at 12:26 PM   When an incredible wall of sand and dust began wafting through Arizona, folks from Phoenix and other towns standing in the disaster's inevitable path grabbed their cameras and braved the elements to produce some remarkable, up-close-and-personal footage. The dust wall, known as a haboob, reached peak heights of 8,000 to 10,000 feet, National Weather Service meteorologist Paul Iniguez told the Associated Press. By the time the storm reached Phoenix, it was an estimated 5,000 feet. Check out some of the incredible home videos posted to YouTube. Read More... More on Extreme Weather         Cameron Silver: Let's Get Serious July 6, 2011 at 12:26 PM   Observing last night's Givenchy presentation at Hotel d'Evreux in the Place Vendome, I was reminded how seriously people take fashion. Read More... More on Fashion             This email was sent to venturepoliticalcapital@gmail.com. Delivered by Feed My Inbox PO Box 682532 Franklin, TN 37068 Account Login Unsubscribe Here