NYC backs off Occupy Wall Street "cleaning"

Rob Beschizza 6:34 am Fri Oct 14, 2011

The Awl offers a selection of photos and videos from the early hours today, in which the city of New York's deadline for clearing out the park (so it might be "cleaned") passed.

Interview with a pepper-sprayed UC Davis student

22-year-old UC Davis student W. (name withheld by request) was one of the students pepper-sprayed at point-blank range Friday by Lt. John Pike while seated on the ground, arms linked… READ THE REST
After pepper-spraying incident, UC Davis redesigns website

Link. They might want to rethink that motto, however. (thanks, @justinq!) Police officer pepper-sprays seated, non-violent students at UC Davis READ THE REST
Iraq war veteran Kayvan Sabehgi beaten by police at Occupy Oakland, left with lacerated spleen

Video from The Guardian: "Protester and three-tour American veteran Kayvan Sabehgi was beaten by Oakland police during the Occupy protest's general strike on 2 November. Sabehgi, who was 'completely peaceful',… READ THE REST
Secure cloud storage deal: 10TB of encrypted space for a one-time payment

TL;DR: Internxt is a private, encrypted Dropbox alternative that offers 10TB of lifetime cloud storage for just $279.99, using code STORAGE20 through April 27. Between rising subscription costs and concerns about data privacy, finding a trustworthy… READ THE REST
Get up from your office chair with a Moova Plus lifetime subscription

TL;DR: Get up and get stretched at work with guided movement plans from Moova Plus. If you've ever stood up after back-to-back meetings and winced, you probably find yourself looking for better… READ THE REST
Get your projects in line with Microsoft Project 2021 Professional

TL;DR: Be your own project manager with this one-time download of Microsoft Project 2021 Professional. If you've ever met somebody who insists they can easily do what a project manager does, now… READ THE REST