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July 29, 2013: now that the Weiner story is starting to fall apart, Huma is being dogged, the Clintons and the Clinton supporters may be changing their story, and are certainly distancing themselves from the Weiners. This will be the final nail in Anthony's political coffin. Huma needs to update her resume. Hillary, like Barack, knows who to throw under the bus, and when to do it.

July 25, 2013: see note near the bottom of this post regarding Anthony Weiner. The dots are starting to connect. With all the adverse reporting coming out regarding "the Weiner," the question one needs to ask: who is keeping this campaign -- the funding -- afloat. The dots are starting to connect. Huma, his wife, is joined at the hip to Hillary. Bill Clinton married Huma and Anthony. If "the Weiner" goes down, Huma becomes irrelevant. Huma is Hillary's proxy on this one. Hillary has a lot to lose if Huma loses (i.e., that is, if "the Weiner" drops out).

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Jane Austen will appear on Bank of England £10 notes starting in 2016 or 2017.

Nineteenth century novelist Jane Austen, among whose works you will find this sage quote “A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of” (Mansfield Park), was Wednesday named as the new face of the 10 pound note, as the Bank of England bowed to public pressure to have at least one woman among the famous Britons who feature on the country’s banknotes.

The central bank’s decision comes after retired BOE Governor Mr. King last month provoked a storm of protest when he said prison reformer Elizabeth Fry, whose face has been on the five pound note since 2002, would be replaced in 2016 by wartime leader Winston Churchill. This means no women will be depicted on any of the banknotes other than Queen Elizabeth, whose role as Head of State means she appears on every note.

One of the most interesting items out of Apple's quarterly results: The popularity of the three-year old iPhone 4.

Apple Inc. is known for drawing crowds with its latest and greatest technology. But one of its most potent weapons in some markets came out three years ago.

The iPhone 4, originally released in 2010, is helping to power Apple's sales in price-conscious markets such as India and counter stiff competition from an array of rivals selling smartphones powered by Google Inc.'s Android software.

That three-year-old smartphone played a major role on Tuesday, when Apple surprised investors with third-quarter sales of 31.2 million iPhones, 20% more than a year earlier and 18% more than the 26.5 million analysts had been expecting.

While Apple said the current iPhone 5 is still its top seller by far, the company added that demand for the iPhone 4 is a key reason for the rise in smartphone sales.

Not that selling older models in emerging markets is a new strategy for the company.

And it has potential downsides, as lower-priced phones can squeeze gross profit margins.
But Apple, despite its image as a premium player, is adopting more aggressive tactics to sell its oldest smartphone in markets where demand is growing quickly and many buyers have never purchased a smartphone before.

After George Zimmerman verdict, 71% of African-Americans said trial had decreased their confidence in legal system. They are obviously part of the 47% of Americans that would never vote for Mitt. But I do think there is an easy solution to end racial profiling. Maybe someday I will write about it on the blog, but not tonight.

Anthony Weiner hangs tough. The scuttle-butt is he is taking advice from Bill Clinton and his wife, a long-time aide to Mrs Clinton, is taking advice from Hillary. Weiner's case is completely different, and it's just a matter of time before he withdraws: his funds will dry up. Weiner comes across as a creep and a pervert. Bill Clinton simply came across as a guy who got caught with his hand in the cookie jar, or his cigar in the ...

I'm of course alert to CBR, but it is absolutely amazing all the brand new black oil tankers seen on the trip between Los Angeles and Dallas.