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Thomas Paine

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

7 December - iGoogle

English: Diagram of explosive eruptions at Kil...Image via WikipediaEnglish: Guard towersImage via WikipediaEnglish: Louisiana State Penitentiary Topograp...Image via WikipediaMichael MooreCover of Michael Moore
Bonbons For Breakfast? Most Kid Cereals Pack Enough Sugar To Be Dessert
New Mitt Romney Iowa Ad Makes Claim Newt Gingrich Can't: One Marriage
http://bridgethegulfproject.org/node/521
wonderful interview of Norris Henderson, director of voice of the ex-offender

bridgethegulfproject.org
By Parnell Herbert, orginially posted on Justice Roars. While sitting with Norris Henderson upstairs at the RAE House, I couldn’t help but marvel at his calm, composed demeanor. Here is a man who served many years of his life at the Louisiana State Prison at Angola, a place that was once known as ...


www.disinfo.com

The municipal government of Los Angeles has passed a resolution calling for a constitutional amendment to assert that corporations are not guaranteed the rights
www.truth-out.org

We are not even 12 weeks old, yet Occupy Wall Street has grown so fast, so big, none of us can keep up with the hundreds of towns who have joined the movement, or the thousands of actions - some of them just simple ones in neighborhoods, schools and organizations - that have happened. 

According to the New York Times, "no health secretary has ever [overruled an FDA decision] before."

www.truth-out.org

An astounding move by an Administration that pledged on inauguration day that medical and health decisions would be based on fact not ideology and for which women are a major constituency.

New Turkish Trade Routes Avoid Syria - Wall Street Journal

FDA decision on teens, "morning-after" blocked - CBS News
By GARDINER HARRIS WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius overruled the Food and Drug Administration's decision Wednesday that emergency contraceptives be sold freely over the counter, including to teenagers 16 years old and ...
By Michelle Fay Cortez Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- A yearlong review of environmental causes for breast tumors by a US research institute failed to definitely identify any chemicals, pesticides or consumer products that trigger the most-common cancer in ...
Before you pour your child a heapin' bowl of sugary cereal, read this: The Environmental Working Group has just come out with its list of the 10 worst children's cereals. Your child's favorite might be on it. At No. 1 is Kellogg's Honey Smacks, ...
By CHRIS KAISER The FDA has announced today that patients taking the anticoagulant Pradaxa to reduce the risk of stroke associated with atrial fibrillation should continue to take the drug as directed, despite post-market reports of severe bleeding. ...
Since the advent of television, we've been able to watch our presidents age almost by the day. Their faces grow wrinkled, and once-dark hair slowly turns gray. President Obama had dark hair on his inauguration day. And now, nearly three years later ...
By KEVIN BEGOS December 7, 2011 1:34PM FILE - In a Feb. 1, 2011 file photo, bedbugs are seen next to the tip of a finger in a container from the lab at the National Pest Management Association, during the National Bed Bug Summit in Washington. ...
By Alice Park Wednesday, December 7, 2011 | View Comments The night shift isn't usually anyone's first choice, but in some professions — and in this economy — it can't be avoided. About 26% percent of the American workforce, including health-care ...
Former President George W. Bush (C) carries an Ethiopian child whose mother is receiving HI
Uncensored Magazine | Ahmadinejad knows the score
Cosatu: Why we oppose the secrecy bill | ACTSA Newsroom
The Circle of Secrecy - SACSIS.org.za


Another Media War: Lies and Truths about Syria

They are military forces (who) belong to the government. I don't own them. I'm president. I don't own the country. No government in the world kills its people, unless it is led by a crazy person.

aje.me
In rare interview, Bashar al-Assad downplays his command over security forces blamed for killing thousands in uprising.

 


All Things Considered - NPR
Battle Cry: Occupy's Messaging Tactics Catch On
The Magic Of Music And A Little Room To Groove



BBC-Home

No guilt over crackdown - Assad
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says he feels no guilt about his government's ongoing crackdown, despite reports of brutality by its forces.

BBC - Science
  • Forest change risks climate goal
    Brazil's new Forest Code means it will struggle to meet its targets on curbing greenhouse emissions, according to a former environment minister.
  • Two-faced Kilauea volcano exposed
    Hawaii's Kilauea volcano draws two million visitors every year but its photogenic lava fountains and rivers hide a more tempestuous nature, say scientists.
  • Doubt on basketball's 'hot hands'
    The idea of a basketball player's ability to successfully shoot a series of hoops - so-called "hot hands" - may be on shaky ground.
  • French Alpine glaciers in retreat
    Glaciers in the French Alps have lost a quarter of their area in the past 40 years, scientists reporting at a conference say.
  • Subsea mountains' 'march to ruin'
    Startling new images from the depths of the Pacific Ocean reveal one of Earth's most violent processes - the demise of massive underwater mountains.
  • Athletes 'risk damage to heart'
    Doing extreme endurance exercise, like training for a marathon, can damage the heart, research reveals.


Blog of Rights - ACLU
ACLU and Its International Allies Call for Protections in New U.S.-Canadian Border Deal



CNN
Philadelphia prosecutors drop death penalty against Abu-Jamal

Philadelphia prosecutors have dropped their pursuit of the death penalty for Mumia Abu-Jamal, who was convicted of shooting a police officer three...
DA: Bernie Fine accusers credible; statute of limitations expired



CNet


'Mythbusters' misfires cannonball into neighborhood
PhotoWhoa like a Groupon for shutterbugs




Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives


Holiday gifts to enlighten, engage, and inspire


Carbon Farmers of Australia

Banking on Climate-Smart Agriculture
Carbon Coalition Against Global Warming
Circle of Blue Water News
The Stream, December 7: The Shale Gas Boom
Peter Gleick: Transcending Old Thinking About California Agricultural Water Use



Common Dreams

Taking Back the Capitol (Which Now Lives on K St)
Occupy Seattle: Rats and Trash and Needles, Oh My!






Daily Bell


Rothschilds Give Formal Support to US Direct Democracy?
Wall Street Buys Up Guns






The Daily Galaxy
"Are We Entering the Danger Zone?" The Solar System's 250-Million-Year Orbit Through the Milky Way


'Circles' in the Cosmic Microwave Background: Are they Shadows of a Pre-Big Bang Universe? The Debate Rages On.
Image of the Day: A 3D Journey Through the Observable Universe
Quantum Effects Observed Powering Photosynthesis
EcoAlert: Global Warming Threat Accelerating


 Daily News Egypt


Three challenges facing Egypt's new government
Durban: Rethinking climate change



Democracy Now!

Nobel-Winning IPCC Chair Rajendra Pachauri Urges Obama To "Listen to Science" on Global Warming
Tuvalu Minister Urges World Leaders to Save Pacific Nations From Rising Seas


MAP: The Climate Change Scare Machine - The Perpetual Self-Feeding Cycle of Alarm Print E-mail
Written by Joanne Nova   
Friday, 07 October 2011 01:08
Two professors of sociology think they can explain why “Climate Deniers” are winning. But Riley E. Dunlap and Aaron M. McCright start from the wrong assumption and miss the bleeding obvious: the theory was wrong, the evidence has changed, and thousands of volunteers have exposed it.
The real question sociologists will be studying for years to come is: how was an exaggerated scare, based on so little evidence, poor reasoning and petty namecalling, kept alive for two whole decades?



Discovery
First Superpredator Had Enormous Eyes on Stalks


The over 3-foot-long marine predator sat at the top of Earth's first food chain.
First Glimpse Inside Apple's Grand Central Store









E!



Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Anne Hathaway Among Stars With "Most Bang for the Buck"



Education


Two more surrender, making 20 arrests in SAT/ACT scandal
College graduation rates: Income really matters






Food and Water Watch


Just Say “No” to Corporate Bullying
What’s Wrong with this Picture?






FreakOutNation


8 Year old to Michele Bachmann: “My Mommy is Gay & She Doesn’t need Fixing”
OccupyBroadway: Mike Daisey’s Hilarious Speech to Occupy Protesters

Guardian UK
Gorbachev: elections 'should be declared void'
Former Soviet president says Kremlin must send people to the polls again or face long-term unrest over alleged voting fraudRussian authorities...
Mexico's war on drugs blights Acapulco resort



The Hayride

The Constitution Faces A Pearl Harbor Every Day
What Does Glenn Beck Have Up His Sleeve?



Inside Facebook

Announcing the Afterparty at Inside Social Apps 2012 – February 8th and 9th in San Francisco

Barilliance eCommerce Brings Behavioral Targeting to Facebook Pages

Lifehacker

Ask and Answer Questions About Digital Cameras [Help Yourself]
The Best Tethering App for iPhone [Iphone App Directory]






memeorandum


Republicans stands solidly against Richard Cordray (Scott Wong/The Politico)
Presidential Memorandum - International Initiatives to Advance the Human Rights of Lesbian ... (The White House)






News 24
Just 1 failed dope test at RWC


The International Rugby Board says only one player tested positive for doping during the World Cup in New Zealand.
ANC legislature caucus welcomes KZN audit






New Scientist


Epic landscape with guano promises new age of wealth
Facial recognition software spots family resemblance









Obama Conspiracy Theories



Remembering Pearl Harbor
Birther Republicans are international laughing stock









Oddly Enough



He’s making a list, and Czeching it twice…
Sorry, you’re not my type…












Open Secrets




Jennifer Palmieri Spins Through Revolving Door Again, Back to White House




PEW Clean Energy



Pew Applauds Obama Administration for Proposed Fuel Economy Rule
National Security Demands Energy Innovation









PECAN Group



ALERT: Government Activating FEMA Camps Across U.S.
Twitter agrees to provide Library of Congress every Tweet ever Tweeted












Pesticide Action Network




Toxic Trespassers on Trial: The long wake of Bhopal
Obesity & pesticides: The untold story















Philippines News





Philippine police break up "Occupy" march
Philippine Open to be seen in 200 countries



Political MoJo : Mother Jones

Report: NY State Voting Machines Really Suck


Psychology Today

The Big Question: Why Are We Here?
Get Organized






Pusuitist


Glen Garioch 17 Year Old Single Malt Scotch


Reef News

NOAA: U.S. residents say Hawaii’s coral reef ecosystems worth $33.57 billion per year






Satellite News
NASA Ready for November Launch of Car-Size Mars Rover


NASA's most advanced mobile robotic laboratory, which will examine one of the most intriguing areas on Mars, is in final preparations for a launch...
Ambitious Hubble Survey Obtaining New Dark Matter Census






ScienceDaily


SETI search resumes at Allen Telescope Array, targeting new planets
Psychopathy: A misunderstood personality disorder


psychopathy is not just a matter of genes -- it appears to have multiple constitutional causes that can be shaped by environmental factors







Scientific American



Stop the Killer Space Rocks
Two-Degree Global Warming Limit Is Called a `Prescription for Disaster'












The Star Online : Nation




Murky water in Sg Selangor due to river bank collapse
Syabas withdraws defamation action against Selangor MB



Statesman

In new ad, Perry says Obama has launched ‘war on religion’
Austin fourth grade math performance goes up






TED Blog


TED Prize 2012 goes to … The City 2.0
Don’t regret regret: Kathryn Schulz on TED.com



Techdirt

Who Owns The Data Collected About You From Devices Inside Your Body?
Belgian Anti-Piracy Group Threatens To Take ISPs To Court If They Don't Block The Pirate Bay; Pirate Bay Traffic From Belgium Increases






Ten Percent


Occupy North Wales: Bangor, First General Assembly 7/12/11 5PM & Reclaim The Night
Behold My Mighty Psychic Powers Of Future Cognition






This Week in Science


I Know You
Diamond Quantum Mechanics









USA Today



Blagojevich sentenced to 14 years in prison
Mexico says Gadhafi son tried to enter country









Unexplained Mysteries



Gigantic black holes discovered




Washington Post

Is global warming slowing? A new study says no. 

  Using statistical techniques (detailed further by Foster here), they factored out the influence of the three biggest known natural mechanisms that can influence global temperatures in the short term — the El Niño oscillation, solar variability and volcanic eruptions.

Web MD
Some Fish Oil Supplements Fishy on Quality



Some popular fish oil supplements may be a little fishy when it comes to quality. A new test of 15 top-selling fish oil supplements by Consumer...
Top Doctor Topics of 2011












Weird




Stubborn ant refuses to move out the way of rolling marble
Chromatic typewriter invented that uses paint instead of ink












White House




Press Gaggle with Press Secretary Jay Carney and Deputy Treasury Secretary Neal Wolin on Cordray Nomination, 12/7/2011
Remarks by the President on the Economy in Osawatomie, Kansas









WhoWhatWhy



The Saudi Arab Spring Nobody Noticed
NY Times’ Umbrella Man Exposed



Zoe - It's Our Nature

Dog Rescues Bag of Kittens
Who’s Been Sleeping on MY Planet?
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