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Boycott Israel-poster (Photo credit: Creap)- Midwives Play Key Social Role in Guatemala
"Midwives in Guatemala attend to women during pregnancy, the birth and the post-partum period. They give the women warmth and support, because they speak the same language and belong to the same culture," said Silvia Xinico with the Network of Organisations of Indigenous Women for Reproductive H ...
- Fewer but Newer Nuclear Arms Deemed Future Threat
"The best way to eliminate the nuclear threat anywhere is by eliminating nuclear weapons everywhere", says Secretary- General
Ban Ki-moon, who is increasingly viewed as one of the strongest opponents of nuclear arms.
- "Land Is Our Natural Ally, But Its Patience Is ...
Land degradation poses a threat to all life on Earth including humanity. To stop the enormous loss of life-giving land, the
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is pushing for a sustainable development goal of Zero Net Land Degradation (ZNLD) to be adopted at the upc ...
- Urban Settlers Battle Evictions
Informal settlers on prime land in Papua New Guinea's capital, Port Moresby, are now living under tarpaulin shelters amid the debris of their homes after two attempted evictions to make way for a luxury waterfront development. Undefeated, residents are now preparing a court case to challen ...
- World Bank Lauded for Publishing Sanctions Dec ...
This week, for the first time, the World Bank began publishing decisions by the institution's sanctions board on cases involving fraud or corruption.
- Iranophobia and Obama the cyber-warrior
Summary: United States
President Barack Obama, the relentless drone warrior, has a new and proud hat: the cyber-warrior. Hitherto cloaked by a thinning facade of engagement with America's adversaries, the emperor has no clothes, with scandalous foreign policy decisions exposing a rogue essenc ...
- Anniversary of Freeing Khoramshahr
Summary: Many countries hold an annual celebratory event for their independence or freedom. Iranians do not have such an annual event. Instead we celebrate the date that, after one and a half years of struggle and loss of life, we enthusiastically freed our border city of Khoramshahr, during ...
- Israel Deploys Nuclear Weapons on German-Built ...
Summary: A German shipyard has already built three submarines for Israel, and three more are planned. Now SPIEGEL has learned that Israel is arming the submarines with nuclear-tipped cruise missiles. The German government has known about
Israel's nuclear weapons program for decades, despite i ...
- Obama’s Secret War Against Iran Dooms Diplomac ...
Summary: In May 2009, we published an op-ed in The New York Times, see here, in which we argued that “President Obama’s Iran policy has, in all likelihood already failed”—largely because “Obama is backing away from the bold steps required to achieve strategic, Nixon-to-China type rapprochemen ...
- What Happens after Baghdad Talks: Scenarios an ...
Summary: The latest two rounds of negotiations between Iran and the group P5+1, known as Istanbul 2 and Baghdad talks, have provided a good ground for speculations about goals and objectives of the United States and its European allies. The following pessimistic and optimistic scenarios can b ...
- 75% of physicians in the world refuse chemothe ...
Doctors used to think that if they drained a sick person's blood it would purge the "evil" infection or disease right out of the body, but all that did was make the ill person much weaker, unable to fight off whatever was invading their body, and the patient was then...
- MRSA variant resistant to last line of antibio ...
MRSA strain CC5 has emerged as one of the first bacteria to be resistant to all antibiotics, meaning that this hospital acquired infection is now potentially the most dangerous threat to hospital patients. In the findings of a new study, published by the American...
- ADHD: Misdiagnosed and overmedicated
In one school in San Diego, 65 percent of fifth graders had been diagnosed with ADD and put on medications. Even "normal" kids are subject to random drugging so they act like the adults in charge of them want them to...
- South Carolina man starts urban garden to feed ...
The relatively modest, two-and-a-half acre plot of formerly unused land behind the Wild Radish Health Store in Greenville, South Carolina, is quickly burgeoning into a cornucopia of organic squash, kale, blueberries and other fresh fruits and vegetables. Thanks to the...
- Flu shots to be pushed onto all children in pu ...
Experts have advised the government that all children should be given annual flu vaccine shots in schools. The advice, given as part of a consultation on preventable disease, said that is would raise immunity in the crowded environment of schools, and therefore in the...
- A Massive Web of Fake Identities and Websites ...
The attackers behind the complex Flame cyberespionage toolkit, believed to be a state-sponsored operation, used an extensive list of fake identities to register at least 86 domains as part of their command-and-control center, and were particularly interested in stealing AutoCAD documents from in ...
- Court Wary of Overturning Warrantless Spy Case ...
PASADENA, California -- A federal appeals court appeared troubled Friday by the Obama administration's arguments that the government could break domestic spying laws without fear of being sued. A two-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard an hour of oral arguments here by the ...
- Report: Obama Ordered Stuxnet to Continue Afte ...
Despite an error in the Stuxnet worm that attacked Iran's uranium enrichment program, which caused the malware to spread wildly out of control and attack computers outside of Iran in 2010, President Barack Obama ordered U.S. officials who were behind the attack to continue the operation.
- Why Antivirus Companies Like Mine Failed to Ca ...
All antivirus companies, including F-Secure, missed detecting the Flame malware for two years, or more. That's a spectacular failure for our company, and for the antivirus industry in general, says Mikko Hypponen, chief security officer for Finnish security firm F-Secure.
- In Ad Network Nightmare, Microsoft Making ‘Do ...
Microsoft announced Thursday that the next version of its browser, IE 10, will ship with the controversial "Do Not Track" feature turned on by default, a first among major browsers, creating a potential threat to online advertising giants. That includes one of Microsoft's chief rivals -- Google. ...
- Studies, Media Ignore Romney's Tax Cut Windfal ...
On Monday, the Associated Press gave Mitt Romney great headline. Summing up recent analyses comparing how President Obama and his challenger would fare under their own tax plans, the AP reported "Obama win could cost Romney $5M in personal taxes." Rather than declaring "Romney would cut his ow ...
- Mitt Romney Commits Tax Fraud
Imagine that you are completing your federal tax return. After looking up the tax rate for your income level, you decide you will pay 20 percent less to Uncle Sam. But along with your underpayment, you include a handwritten note to the IRS letting the government know that you promise to make u ...
- Mitt's Massachusetts Excuse: I Inherited a Rec ...
For months, GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney has falsely claimed that President Obama "did not cause this recession, but he made it worse." This week, Romney charged that Obama "started off by blaming George Bush, and that worked for a while but, you know, after three and a half years that ...
- Romney's Ideal President Sounds Familiar
In Las Vegas Tuesday, Mitt Romney looked to his own biography in proposing a new requirement for anyone seeking the presidency: "In addition to the age of the president and the citizenship of the president and the birthplace of the president being set by the Constitution, I'd like it also to sa ...
- Romney Campaign Attacks Stimulus Mitt Once Sup ...
Tuesday's Politico headline shouting "Mitt Romney camp to attack stimulus" may not be surprising, but it is more than a little ironic. After all, the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act worked; most economists - including the nonpartisan CBO and some of John McCain's own 2008 advisers - ...
- Will Scott Walker Get a Pink Slip, Orange Jump ...
Beyond Tuesday's recall vote, Wisconsin's embattled governor seems headed for criminal indictment on corruption charges.
- Norman Finkelstein on the Role of BDS & Why Ob ...
Norman Finkelstein, author of the new book, "Knowing Too much: Why the American Jewish Romance with Israel is Coming to an End," argues that President Obama's hawkish support for Israel is belied by his liberal background as a law professor and community organizer. Responding to Obama's speech t ...
- Norman Finkelstein: Waning Jewish-American Sup ...
Well over a year into the Arab Spring, the author and scholar Norman Finkelstein argues that there is a new, albeit quieter awakening happening here in the United States that could provide a major boost to the winds of change in the Middle East. In his new book, "Knowing Too Much: Why the Americ ...
- Mubarak Sentenced to Life Term in Egypt, But P ...
Protests have erupted across Egypt following the sentencing of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and other former regime officials. On Saturday, an Egyptian court gave Mubarak and his former interior minister, Habib el-Adly, life in prison for failing to stop the killing of unarmed demonst ...
- Quebec Student Strike Gathers Wide Support
Worldwide marches held in solidarity with striking Quebec students
- Congress Must Debate the Libya War
The US is now at war in a third Muslim country, according to the "official tally" (that is, counting Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya, but not Pakistan or Yemen, for example.) But Congress has never authorized or debated the US military intervention in Libya. (A sharply disputed claim holds ...
- News in Brief: Daniel Ellsberg, Col. Ann Wrigh ...
Daniel Ellsberg, Col. Ann Wright Among 30 Arrested for Protesting Against Abuse of Bradley Manningread more
- In This Nuclear World, What Is the Meaning of ...
In a nuclear crisis, life becomes a nightmare for those people trying to make sense of the uncertainties. Imaginably, the questions are endless. Radiation is invisible, how do you know when you are in danger? How long will this danger persist? How can you reduce the hazard to yourself and famil ...
- Richard D. Wolff: "Personal Debts" (Video)
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- Charmed Into Battle: How a Volunteering Vacati ...
About to turn thirty, Conor Grennan planned a year-long trip around the world. He started his trip with a three-month stint volunteering in the Little Princes Orphanage in war-torn Nepal. What was supposed to be just a three-month experience changed Conor's life, and the lives of countless other ...
- Quantum Computers Will Be Capable Of Simulatin ...
Quantum computers are still years away from becoming a reality, but a group of theorists has already developed an algorithm for them to simulate all the possible interactions when two elementary particles collide. Currently this type of research requires years of effort and massive, expensive pa ...
- Amelia Earhart’s Fate May Be Solved
A small
cosmetics jar linked to Amelia Earhart has been found on an uninhabited island in the southwestern Pacific republic of Kiribati. This supports the theory that she landed and later died on the island. The jar was found broken into five pieces by researchers from The International G ...
- Dark Chocolate Prevents Heart Attacks And Strokes
Eating dark chocolate every day reduces the likelihood of having heart attacks and strokes in people with metabolic syndrome, according to a new study. Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of factors that make you more likely to develop heart disease and diabetes. Cardiovascular disease is the ...
- We’re At 400 Carbon PPM Now. Thank You To The ...
Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have recently measured levels of CO2 in the atmosphere at 400 parts per million. This is the first time in 800,000 years this has happened on planet Earth. This historical transformation, however, has remained largely abs ...
- 1 Million Strong
By Will Bates This is huge. Two weeks ago we joined a diverse coalition to launch an all-out offensive to end fossil fuel subsidies, and we weren’t quite sure how it would turn out. Well, we’ve currently got 958,422 signatures on our combined global petition — almost a m ...
- Northern Light - Canada
I gave a talk last week at Canada’s Wilfrid Laurier University to the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Many in the audience had pinned small red squares of felt to their
clothing. The carre rouge, or red square, has become the Canadian symbol of revolt. It comes from...
- 12-Year-Old Girl Explains What Most Economists ...
The youtube video of 12 year old Victoria Grant speaking at the Public Banking in America conference last month has gone viral, topping a million views on various websites. Monetary reform—the contention that governments, not banks, should create and lend a nation’s money—has rarel ...
- Dylan sells out. Again. - Critical Analysis
Obama bestows the Presidential Medal of Freedom on singer Bob Dylan It is certainly permissible to be disgusted by the ceremony in the White House May 29 during which President Barack Obama, most notably, bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on singer Bob Dylan, but to borrow Spino ...
- Canada accused of 'complicity' in torture in U ...
In a biting report issued Friday, the United Nations Committee Against Torture condemns what it calls Canadian "complicity" in torture and human rights violations of Muslim men caught up in the post-9/11 security net. The committee's report condemns Canada's practice, during the Afghan comb ...
- Imperialism Redux: Canada Colonizes Honduras? ...
A curious article recently appeared in Canada's Globe and Mail. The authors are US economist Paul Romer and Octavio Sanchez, chief of staff to the President of Honduras. They are promoting Romer's idea for "charter cities," in which Canada is invited to play a role in an ostensibly new model...
- Claire McCaskill Office Opening and Press Avai ...
By @BGinKC Claire McCaskill was in Kansas City on Saturday to open her campaign office for the upcoming election, and Jerry Schmidt, the videographer for Show Me Progress (this is his handiwork) hauled a bunch of equipment down to 63rd street to cover the event: After she addressed the crowd - ...
- Songs to Fight the Plutocracy By: "We're the 99"
By @KYYellowDog Uploaded by ptiberius on Oct 13, 2011 A rock 'n' roll anthem for the Occupy Wall Street protesters! Free MP3 download at We're the 99 short version.
- Monday Morning Quad Shot
By @BGinKC I wasn't online much, and probably wouldn't have been even if I had been enjoying full connectivity for the last four days. On Friday I shot the two candidate interviews that I was busy doing prep for all last week, then on Saturday there was a Claire McCaskill office-opening event th ...
- Quote of the Day
By @BGinKC ""For starters, it's meaningless for the usual reasons - 99% of people have no idea what the hell they're even looking at and the pundits are particularly absurd (even more so than usual) in the wake of these reports... And then there are the factors unique to this particular report t ...
- Who Deserves to Vote?
By @KYYellowDog When someone challenges your right to vote by demanding you prove that you are a citizen, there is one and only one answer: "Prove I'm not, motherfucker." Voter suppression has gotten completely out of hand. In a rational democracy, people could register when they arrive at the p ...
- Cut Carbon Pollution NOW! ACTION ALL
This is the first time ever the EPA has moved to cut industrial carbon emissions from a major source like power plants. It's not only an historic first step, it's an absolutely critical one in reducing carbon pollution and will pave the way for even ... Submitted by Nancy C. to Environment &nbs ...
- American Heart Association ACTION Signup US
You don't have to be a doctor to save lives - just an advocate with the American Heart Association willing speak out to lawmakers about our nation's No. 1 and No. 4 killers, heart disease and stroke . With just a few clicks, you can make a big difference Submitted by Nancy C. to Health & Wellne ...
- ACTION ALERT: Dont Forbid Officials from Using ...
Even though most scientists have reached a consensus on the reality of global warming, some communities are still expressing their doubts. And now in North Carolina, it may actually become illegal for coastal communities to factor in these scientific fact Submitted by Simone D. to Green Lifestyl ...
- ACTION ALERT: Protect Endangered Seabirds fro ...
For two decades, the elusive marbled murrelet has been listed under the Endangered Species Act. Unlike many seabirds, this unusual member of the auk family travels as many as 50 miles inland to build its nest in old-growth forest canopy. Submitted by Simone D. to Green Lifestyle | ...
- Nazi propaganda website starts operation in Ir ...
A pro-Nazi association now operates a Persian-language website in Iran, promoting anti-Semitism and memorializing Adolf Hitler, apparently with the approval of the Iranian government and its censors, The site is nazicenter.ir Submitted by Esteban d. to World | Note-it! ...
- In Defense of Barack Obama – OPEN THREAD
I think it’s high time one of us spoke out in defense of Obama. Hmmmm…. OK, so, I got nothin’. How ’bout you? Come on. You can do it. Even if I can’t, you can. Right?
- Game Over 2 “Reality Face-the-Nation Scenario”
Face the Nation stages Democratic surrogate-op Bob “I know losing elections” Shrum to speak what is on the minds of the Clinton Coalition from the 1990s. Sean Trende, author, “Lost Majority,” (and RealClearPolitics poll analyst) explains that the Obama election of 2008 an ...
- Obama, Selling Out America’s Security in Pursu ...
The Obama Administration is divulging top secret, sensitive national security information in bald-faced, desperate effort to convince voters that he is a tough guy on national security. We are not talking about one isolated instance. It is a pattern of behavior that would secure an arrest and co ...
- Must It Always Be About Obama?
As a resident of Wisconsin who has lived through the guerilla warfare in my state for nearly two years you can imagine my surprise to find that the struggle wasn’t about Governor Walker and the recall, it was about Obama. Is everything always about Obama? If he keeps this up he’s gon ...
- Fatally Flawed Carney: Defined
Where can one go to discover the penultimate description of President Obama’s press secretary Jay Carney whose responses to the circular firing squad cannot be termed “obsfucating” because to say so would incorrectly infer conscious intent which, it is clear, the incurably inco ...
- Hope for a Global Spring?
Perhaps it’s because of the economy is beginning – finally – to pick up in the US. Perhaps it is because I’m sick to death of bad election-year politics, so I’m looking at anything else that comes along of interest. Maybe it’s even because I wrote about creative destruction the last time I did a ...
- The only way to change your past is to steal s ...
I get a fairly regular flow of emails about independent film projects. Most of them, to be honest, bounce straight off me – which says less about their quality than it does about my own taste in cinema. Independent cinema – like independent music and literature – has lots of pr ...
- Censorship: I’m guilty as charged
So, I stand accused of censorship by someone whose comment I declined to approve on this post. I figure anyone willing to throw around accusations of censorship is probably a big fan of radical transparency; hence, by way of amelioration, here is the digital papertrail for the full exchange. (Em ...
- The Future Always Wins
Soooooo, yeah – I’ve been busy. Did you miss me? New job, Masters degree… doesn’t leave a lot of spare time, so it doesn’t. But it’s been quiet here too long, so it’s time to dust down the soapbox and run a mic-check. One-two, one-two. The Future Always ...
- New Economies
Last month I pondered the extent to which the Arab Spring and Occupy Everything are socially-driven acts of creative destruction. Creative destruction is defined as a “process of industrial mutation that incessantly revolutionizes the economic structure from within, incessantly destroying ...
- Do People Misestimate Their Future Reactions?
When someone is asked to predict their emotional reaction to a future, hypothetical event, they usually underestimate how they will respond, according to previous research. However, a new study, led by Heather C. Lench of the Department of Psychology at Texas A&M University, suggests otherwi ...
- Therapist Self-Disclosure Decreases Stigma of ...
One of the primary reasons people neglect to seek treatment for their mental health problems is because they are concerned about the external and internal stigmas associated with mental illness. Public stigma is the external belief that one is defective if they receive therapy for their problems ...
- GoodTherapy.org Weekly Inspirational Thoughts
November 23, 2011 – As we approach Thanksgiving, the day that reminds us to be thankful for those around us, we present Ghandi’s belief in the unity of all living things. Keep this in mind as you care for your loved ones this weekend and for those who are less fortunate. Happy Thanks ...
- Can Negative Attributions Predict Marital Diss ...
Engaged couples form patterns of positive and negative behavior that can predict their marital satisfaction. “Serious marital dissatisfaction predicts increased risk for a major depressive episode, even when controlling for history of depression,” said Rebecca E. Osterhout of the New Mexico Vete ...
- Three Steps for Dealing with Panic Attacks
Panic attacks are usually initiated by a triggering thought or collection of thoughts that are anxiety-provoking in nature. These thoughts then cause an overly exaggerated anxiety response in the body (choking sensations, dizziness, tightness, tingling, etc). These physical sensations are then o ...
- The cost of being number one mountaintop remov ...
HNN Huntingtonnews.net The cost of being number one mountaintop removal The Hill (blog) The Kentucky 5th Congressional District ranks first for mountaintop removal – more than 60% of mountaintop removal is here. But we remain last in nearly everything else. Mr. Rogers has claimed that blowing up ...
- Massey WV Coal Battle Take Two: Erie, CO Citiz ...
Massey WV Coal Battle Take Two: Erie, CO Citizens Fight Fracking Truth-Out Though seemingly different battles over different ecologically hazardous extractive processes — hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") for unconventional gas versus mountaintop removal for coal — the two battles are ...
- End Mountaintop Removal Week Starts In Washing ...
HNN Huntingtonnews.net End Mountaintop Removal Week Starts In Washington West Virginia MetroNews Those against mountaintop removal mining are taking their fight to the Nation's Capitol this week. More than 150 people from across the United States, including several from West Virginia, are no ...
- Talk of the Times: Gloucester activist charged ...
Talk of the Times: Gloucester activist charged in coal protest Gloucester Daily Times By All Hands A Gloucester resident was one of five environmental activists arrested after they chained themselves to a coal barge in protest of mountaintop removal mining operations in West Virginia. Catherine- ...
- US House, Witnesses Clash over Spruce Mine Per ...
C-SPAN US House, Witnesses Clash over Spruce Mine Permit WVNS-TV Since being issued the largest permit for a mountaintop removal project in history, Arch Coal has The battle for the Spruce Mine No. 1 mine permit was analyzed by a US House committee Friday morning. State tax revenues in West Virg ...
- Gay marriage advocates gain corporate support ...
Abby Phillip / Politico: Gay marriage advocates gain corporate support — Gay marriage advocates have a new and powerful ally in corporate America. — One by one, national corporations like Microsoft, Starbucks, Boeing and Google are wading into the once-risky ...
- A Start on the Dream - President Obama has bee ...
New York Times: A Start on the Dream — President Obama has been an overachiever on immigration enforcement, far outpacing his predecessor, George W. Bush, in swiftly racking up a million deportations. But on the other crucial part of reform — getting undocumented i ...
- The Mayor of Mayors - Many in the mayor's inne ...
New York Magazine: The Mayor of Mayors — Many in the mayor's inner circle—longtime advisers Patti Harris, Sheekey, and Ed Skyler—were said to be wary about his decision to run again. In private, some aides wondered whether the mayor was seeking a third term i ...
- Sarah Palin to rally conservative online army ...
Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico: Sarah Palin to rally conservative online army — The conservative blogosphere has yet to move past the death of patron saint Andrew Breitbart, but it will get a major jolt this month from an equally provocative hero: Sarah Palin. — ...
- Rep. Hayworth adviser who suggested hurling ac ...
Justin Sink / Ballot Box: Rep. Hayworth adviser who suggested hurling acid at Dems resigns — The campaign adviser who suggested that opponents “hurl some acid at those female Democratic senators” has resigned from the congressional campaign of Rep. Nan Hayworth (R- ...
- M 5.0, Halmahera, Indonesia
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- M 5.3, Fiji region
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- Another attempt to save the planet
This month's Earth Summit in Rio must prove the doubters wrong: the Green Economy can mean more than profits for business. Farming is a good place to start, argues Barbara Unmüßig.The Rio+20 conference, which begins on June 20, will discuss strategies for building a "Green Econom ...
- A fallacy of steel and glass
America's flashy skylines consume far more energy than buildings in China, explains James Connelly. As Chinese cities modernise, they would be wise to avoid the mistakes of the west.Among its many environmental challenges, China faces an enormous increase in energy consumption by buildings over ...
- Pollution in paradise
The idyll of Kashmir is ill prepared for an influx of tourists, writes Athar Parvaiz from north-east India. Environmentalists fear the features that attract visitors could prove the region’s undoing.India’s seventeenth century Moghul emperor Jahangir is probably best known for his co ...
- Catalogue of a crisis
A Chinese student’s online database of food safety scandals – which crashed after getting 25,000 hits in two hours – is a symbol of the nation’s growing fears. Wu Jiawen and Han Xiaorong report.Chinese website Throw it out the Window crashed earlier this month after being ...
- We’re all farmers now
Fans of Community Supported Agriculture don’t care about certificates, write Yin Chuntao and Zhou Wei. For rising numbers of Chinese citizens, “organic” means trust and support between buyer and seller.At a monthly “friends of farming” dinner held by Green Heartland ...
- A Massive Web of Fake Identities and Websites ...
The attackers behind the complex Flame cyberespionage toolkit, believed to be a state-sponsored operation, used an extensive list of fake identities to register at least 86 domains as part of their command-and-control center, and were particularly interested in stealing AutoCAD documents from in ...
- Court Wary of Overturning Warrantless Spy Case ...
PASADENA, California -- A federal appeals court appeared troubled Friday by the Obama administration's arguments that the government could break domestic spying laws without fear of being sued. A two-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard an hour of oral arguments here by the ...
- Report: Obama Ordered Stuxnet to Continue Afte ...
Despite an error in the Stuxnet worm that attacked Iran's uranium enrichment program, which caused the malware to spread wildly out of control and attack computers outside of Iran in 2010, President Barack Obama ordered U.S. officials who were behind the attack to continue the operation.
- Why Antivirus Companies Like Mine Failed to Ca ...
All antivirus companies, including F-Secure, missed detecting the Flame malware for two years, or more. That's a spectacular failure for our company, and for the antivirus industry in general, says Mikko Hypponen, chief security officer for Finnish security firm F-Secure.
- In Ad Network Nightmare, Microsoft Making ‘Do ...
Microsoft announced Thursday that the next version of its browser, IE 10, will ship with the controversial "Do Not Track" feature turned on by default, a first among major browsers, creating a potential threat to online advertising giants. That includes one of Microsoft's chief rivals -- Google. ...
- The Spirit Level Documentary Film
We're delighted to introduce The Spirit Level Documentary - a forthcoming film based on the best-selling book, which will show why a more equal society is better for us all. Find out more...
- Act Local = Reduce the Gap
Find out more about our new campaign: Act Local = Reduce the Gap
- We work in partnership with One Society
Visit the website of One Society which works in partnership with The Equality Trust. One Society draws on a wealth of research which shows that large divides in income at the top and bottom of society – beyond ‘proportional rewards’ – are damaging to our economy and society, not just for those ...
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- Action for Happiness
Action for Happiness is a new movement for positive social change, founded by Richard Layard, Geoff Mulgan and Anthony Seldon. They aim to bring together people from all walks of life who want to play a part in creating a happier society for everyone. Their vision of a better future inc ...
- Wikiarguments: A Practical Plan to Get Big Mon ...
Wikiarguments: A Practical Plan to Get Big Money Out of Politics By Carmen Yarrusso There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.”–Henry David Thoreau Clearly, our government ...
- IOT: Healthcare for All Jan Call
Call – Healthcare for All IOT Date – Jan 18, 2011 Agenda: 1. Introductions—Dr. Bill Honigman, PDA Healthcare for All IOT coordinator and California State Coordinator 2. National Single Payer Movement—Katie Robbins, Healthcare-NOW! 3. States Single Payer Movement–Chuck Pennacchi ...
- PDA Weekly Field Report 1/7/2011 – 1/18/2011
Little Victories! Field Site: onenationpda.org California ADEM elections: Congratulations to all our PDA California friends and allies who completed a sweep up and down at the state at the recent CA Democratic Party Delegate elections. This will put the ...
- War is a Crime: Join In For Justice
WarIsACrime.org JOIN IN FOR JUSTICE! 1/17/11 Washington, D.C., and Quantico, Va. Protest of FBI Raids and Bradley Manning Imprisonment http://www.defendingdissent.org/action/Events.htm 1/18/11 Washington, D.C. Panel with Rep. Rush Holt, Emily Berman from the Brennan Center for Justice, Shah ...
- An American Suicide Terrorist
William John Cox The shooter of Congresswoman Gifford acted as a domestic suicide terrorist on the political “battleground” of American politics. His YouTube postings and “goodby” phone messages are ominously reminiscent of the traditional farewell videos ...
- Ready to Eat Pork Recalled over Listeria Test
Keoki's Lau Lau, a Honolulu, HI establishment, is recalling approximately 400 pounds of a ready-to-eat pork product due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The following product is ...
- "Mother Nature" sickened 146 with at least 36 ...
Karen Robinson-Jacobs of the Dallas Morning News jumped into the Listeria Cantaloupe case today with her story: Texas shipper in cantaloupe listeria case says it has no bankruptcy plans. I spoke to Ms. Robinson-Jacobs about the impact of the bankruptcy of the grower of the Listeria-tainted cant ...
- What's up with Hepatitis A?
There is a lot of Hepatitis A in the news over the last few months. The Wilkes County Health Department in the last week administered Hepatitis A vaccinations to 660 people after an employee of a local food establishment was diagnosed with the virus on May 13, said Debbie Nicholson, the departm ...
- Damn, do I need to check my chickens' poop?
I have nine seemigly happy heathly chickens in my backyard producing about 60 eggs a week. Are they Salmonella free? I guess it is about time to test. Today, according to the CDC a total of 93 persons infected with outbreak strains of Salmonella Infantis, Salmonella Newport, and Sal ...
- Great News for Consumers and the Beef Industry ...
MSNBC’s JoNel Aleccia reported this morning “Testing for new E. coli strains in beef finally to begin.” The move implements long-delayed federal regulations aimed at a group of E. coli bacteria collectively known as “the Big Six,” bugs capable of causing severe inf ...
- Video: Star Wars Prius commercial uses ...
Filed under: Hybrid, Japan, Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Hatchback, Toyota, Electric Help us, plug-in cars, you're our only hope. In his original deal with Fox for the first Star Wars movie, George Lucas famously kept the licensing rights for himself. That deal - unusual at the time - ha ...
- Report: Toyota Prius now third-most-popular ca ...
Filed under: Car Buying, Hybrid, Wagon, Hatchback, Toyota Think you're seeing more Toyota Prius models on the road these days? Well, you are. Automotive News is reporting that all those increased Prius sales in the U.S. and Japan (see here and here and here and here etc.) have turned the P ...
- Official: High-MPG Taylors drive a Volkswagen ...
Filed under: Sedan, Volkswagen, Diesel Watch out, Wayne Gerdes, there's a new hypermiling crew in town. John and Helen Taylor - Volkswagen calls them "mileage experts" and "the world's most fuel-efficient couple" - recently drove a stock 2012 Passat TDI SE all the way from Houston, Texas to ...
- Official: Toyota RAV4 EV priced at $49,800
Filed under: Car Buying, Crossover, Toyota, Electric Announced almost two years ago, Toyota finally gave us some more details about the was the all-electric RAV4 EV will be sold to the general public during the 26th Electric Vehicle Symposium in Los Angeles today. The important number? The MS ...
- BMW recalling 24,000 vehicles over emissions p ...
Filed under: Recalls, BMW, Diesel BMW wants to take another look at over 24,000 vehicles it's sold in the United States. No, this isn't just to check out how they're holding up in the real world, it's to make sure the smoke coming out of the tailpipe is clean enough. BMW is recalling a tot ...
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- Pathos and pathology: the cinema of Todd Haynes.
http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-126935025/pathos-and-pathology-cinema.html September 1, 2004... Because infinity--for the eye--begins just a few meters away from the retina.... --Roger Caillois, "The Image" There are at least two shots in Todd Haynes's work that recur so ...
- The incredible shrinking star: Todd Haynes and ...
http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-126935026/incredible-shrinking-star-todd.html September 1, 2004... Critics have consistently characterized the films of Todd Haynes within the terms of what B. Ruby Rich described in 1992 as the "new queer cinema"--films whose style displayed traces ...
- Written on the screen: mediation and immersion ...
http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-126935031/written-screen-mediation-and.html September 1, 2004... Recently, while engaging in one of my favorite forms of procrastination--using my computer to search for mid-century modern bargains on eBay rather than using it to engage in more rigo ...
- Traumatic postmodern histories: Velvet Goldmin ...
http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-126935030/traumatic-postmodern-histories-velvet.html September 1, 2004... If modernity was characterized by and imagined itself in terms of a particular awareness of time and history--the unfolding of social, political, and technological projects of ...
- Syrian Filmmaker Who Appeared on Democracy Now ...
Democracy Now! is saddened to report that one of our past guests, Bassel Shahade, was killed last Monday while he worked on a documentary and trained media activists in Homs, Syria. Our producers first met Shahade at Syracuse University, where he was a Fulbright scholar studying filmmaking. ...
- WikiLeaks, War Crimes and the Pinochet Principle
By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s protracted effort to fight extradition to Sweden suffered a body blow this week. Britain’s Supreme Court upheld the arrest warrant, issued in December 2010. After the court announced its split 5-2 decision, the justices su ...
- Report On Potential Arrests at 2012 RNC Cites ...
An article about protesters coming to Tampa, Florida, for the 2012 Republican National Convention features Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman talking about her arrest at the 2008 RNC in St. Paul, Minnesota. Goodman and two producers were unlawfully arrested and subjected to excessive force ...
- Part 2: “Predator Nation: Corporate Criminals, ...
We continue our conversation with Charles Ferguson, director of the Oscar award-winning documentary, “Inside Job,” about the 2008 financial crisis. In his new book, “Predator Nation,” he argues “the role of Democrats has been at least as great as the role of Republicans” in causing the crisis. ...
- Amy Goodman on MSNBC's UP w/ Chris Hayes
Democracy Now!’s award-winning host Amy Goodman will appear on MSNBC’s UP w/ Chris Hayes on Saturday, May 26th at 8 am ET.
- Romney Economics: Republicans on Romney’ ...
Published on Jun 1, 2012 by BarackObamadotcom Learn more: https://my.barackobama.com/romneyeconomicsgopvid Mitt Romney ran for governor of Massachusetts promising more jobs, decreased debt, and smaller government. By the time Romney left office, state debt had increased, the size of government h ...
- MA Gov. Deval Patrick on Romney’s Time a ...
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- David Axelrod on Romney’s Record as Mass ...
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- Broken Promises: Romney’s Massachusetts ...
Published on May 31, 2012 by BarackObamadotcom Learn more: http://www.RomneyEconomics.com Mitt Romney ran for Governor of Massachusetts promising more jobs, decreased debt, and smaller government. Here’s what Massachusetts got instead: Jobs: 47th out of 50 states in job creation Taxes and ...
- Obama Campaign To Hit Mitt Romney’s Abys ...
Turns out Mitt Romney’s Bain record didn’t create jobs in Massachusetts (Jim Bourg/Reuters) Daily Kos By- Jed Lewison Wed May 30, 2012 at 07:18 AM PDT With ABC’s Jake Tapper reporting that the Obama campaign is about to unleash an attack on Mitt Romney’s weak job creation ...
- Ecovillages with Macaco Tamerice
“And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.” Isaiah 58:12 By Catherine Austin Fitts This Thursday, I will be speak ...
- Book Review: Mary’s Mosaic
By Catherine Austin Fitts Peter Janney’s new book Mary’s Mosaic: the CIA Conspiracy to Murder John F. Kennedy, Mary Pinchot Meyer, and Their Vision for World Peace is a masterpiece. Beautifully written and thoroughly researched, Mary’s Mosaic is an essential read for numerous ...
- Rockefellers and Rothschilds Unite
Source:News.com.au The Financial Times (FT) reported yesterday that Lord Jacob Rothschild’s listed investment trust, RIT Capital Partners, agreed to take a 37 per cent stake in Rockefeller Financial Services for an undisclosed amount. The financial marriage of convenience is designed to ...
- Flame Cyber Attack: Israel Behind Largest Cybe ...
By Lee Ferran, Alexander Marquardt and Colleen Curry Flame, also known as sKyWIper, is a veritable “toolkit” of cyber spying programs that is capable of remotely taking screenshots while the computer user works, recording audio conversations through the computer’s own micropho ...
- Europe’s Debtors Must Pawn Their Gold for Euro ...
By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard The German scheme — known as the European Redemption Pact — offers a form of “Eurobonds Lite” that can be squared with the German constitution and breaks the political logjam. It is a highly creative way out of the debt crisis, but is not a sof ...
- Times Scare
ISLAMABAD–The apparent links between Pakistan and Faisal Shahzad are certainly cause for concern, but let’s not lose site of things here. The attack in Times Square was a fizzle. The rush to claim credit is a bit embarassing for the TTP and looks like it was — like the attack itself — a rush job ...
- Stepping up - University at Buffalo The Spectrum
Stepping up University at Buffalo The Spectrum The president of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, recognized the direness of the situation and began to mobilize military forces to combat the Taliban. ... and more »
- Obama, us leaders should contemplate future of ...
BBC News Obama, us leaders should contemplate future of Afghan women Chicago Tribune Would nuclear-armed Pakistan become even more vulnerable to its own Taliban insurgency? Will a defeat embolden America's enemies? That line of thinking must ... Vietnam syndrome has begun in AfghanistanSri L ...
- Officials: Campus blasts perplexing - United P ...
Officials: Campus blasts perplexing United Press International ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- The International Islamic University, where bomb blasts killed at least six people, is a unique Pakistani institution ... and more »
- Schools closed in Pakistan after bombing - GMA ...
Schools closed in Pakistan after bombing GMA news.tv An Associated Press reporter met three Taliban fighters Tuesday traveling in a car with darkened windows at Shaktoi, a town close to the border between ... and more »
- Could you be a 10:10 community champion?
The Guardian Newspaper and Franny Armstrong, through the Guardian 10:10 campaign, challenge organisations and individuals to cut their carbon footprint by 10%.
- Brit mums strict about eco-chores
Families in the UK are increasingly likely to be nagged about doing eco-chores, a new study conducted on behalf of the Energy Saving Trust has revealed.
- UK venue offers rainforest weddings
Getting married in a luscious rainforest has never been easier or more eco-friendly, according to the Eden Project.
- Battery recycling 'too difficult'
The European Recycling Platform (ERP) reports that while only a third of households at present recycle batteries, four out of five said they would do so if it was made easier.
- 10 green resolutions to save you money
By taking green steps at home, you can save money and make life easier. Being smart about waste, consumption and resources won't only win you the thanks of forthcoming generations: you'll feel the financial benefit immediately. 1. Make money from old
electronics As your electronic goods become o ...
- The Titanic’s lessons for us about the c ...
Summary: Bad decisions often transform a crisis into a disaster. Sometimes bad decisions are unavoidable. Today we’ll look at two episodes of the past, mining them for useful lessons for us about leadership. Contents Introduction Learning from the Titanic Learning from the Great Depressio ...
- Looking back at how our folly and ignorance fa ...
Summary: A vital aspect of high performance is the “lessons learned” exercise after every operation, however painful. Watching the game films to see what we did right and wrong, so that we can do better. Unfortunately America’s broken observation-orientation-decision action l ...
- About the May jobs report – a few new jo ...
Summary: Most people focus on the month-to-month changes in the jobs report, which consists mostly of noise (unpleasant noise recently). The year-to-date and 12-month changes are more revealing. We remain in a slow recovery, somewhat faster than in 2010. The results of the past two months (n ...
- The global economy is sitting on a volcano. W ...
Summary: Previous posts have discussed our perilous situation and how we got into this predicament. Let’s take a step back and ask why we are here. The says much about where we’re going. Contents We’re living on a volcano Let’s look at the volcano How big an eruption m ...
- The Republic has died. Let’s decide how ...
Summary: Here we discuss the hidden history of our generation (hidden to us, obvious to future generations). At the end we announce a contest. What kind of monument best commemorates the two men responsible for killing the Constitution? The Constitution has died. It lived only in our hearts. ...
- Vatican kicks out Roma on Easter
Press TV – About 150 Roma gypsies were barred from participating in the Easter vigil of the basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls on Sunday, after temporarily taking shelter there on Good Friday, The Telegraph reported. Local and foreign pilgrims, who had gathered to attend the vigil, ...
- Euro strikes 16-month high against dollar
Breitbart – The euro struck a 16-month high against the dollar and the Swiss franc notched a record high versus the US unit Tuesday amid heightened investor nerves over this week’s busy economic calendar. The European single currency hit $1.4653 in morning trade, the highest point si ...
- British pound devalues by 94% in 50yrs
PressTV – A new survey shows that the value of money in the UK has dropped by 94 percent over the past 50 years, which means an 18-time increase in retail prices. The survey carried out by BM Savings has found that almost £1,800 is needed to match the buying power of £100 in 1960, [...]
- Peru suffers an ‘environmental tragedy’
IOL – The rising price of gold has multiplied by six the pace of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in the Peruvian region of Madre de Dios in recent years, a study published on Tuesday said. Illegal gold searches using primitive techniques in the years 2003-9 led to the destruction of ...
- Next step humans? Every new pet dog in Britain ...
Daily Mail – Every new pet dog will be microchipped under sweeping Government regulations to combat dangerous animals. Each puppy born and dog sold will have an electronic chip implanted under the skin. Details will then be placed on a national database accessible by police and the RSPCA. ...
- New Militia Clashes Endanger Transition in Libya
This morning’s clashes between members of the Tarhouna militia and the Zintani militia at Tripoli’s main airport demonstrate just how unstable Libya’s security situation really is. This new breakdown in security further jeopardizes Libya’s attempted democratic transition ...
- Khamenei Says He Refuses to Halt Nuclear Program
During ceremonies to mark the twenty-third anniversary of the death of the founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivered a series of statements criticizing what he characterized as Western mendacity in the wake of the inconclusive n ...
- Syrian Intervention Risks Upsetting Global Order
The Arab Spring is generally discussed in terms of the prospects for democracy. Equally significant is the increasing appeal — most recently in Syria — of outside intervention to bring about regime change, overturning prevalent notions of international order. The modern concept o ...
- The Quandaries of Anti-Interventionist Advocacy
For those seeking to limit the role of military interventions in American foreign policy, making arguments convincing for a policymaking audience has been a persistent difficulty. Despite the existence of a significant popular aversion to intervention, mobilizing members of the policymaking elit ...
- No, the UN Is Not Trying to Control Your Internet
There has been some breathless news coverage recently of a supposed UN Plot to Control the Internet. This is false. Let me explain where this idea comes from and why it is wrong. There is a UN agency called the International Telecommunications Union, the ITU. This body actually predates the UN b ...
- Are Donors Less Enthusiastic About Obama?
Are Obama donors less enthusiastic than they were in 2012? Writing for Buzzfeed, Ben Smith says yes: In 2008, more than 550,000 gave more than $200 to Barack Obama, entering their names in the longest list of individual donors ever seen in American politics. […] But now, as Obama struggles to k ...
- Win or Lose, Walker Recall Was No Mistake
Tomorrow, after more than a year watching the Wisconsin saga unfold, the nation will see whether Governor Scott Walker stays or goes. Nationally, Democrats haven't been outspoken in their support of the recall effort—in May, the DNC took heat for not supporting activists and just this weekend, ...
- Wedding Bells in Illinois?
You all have got to be tired by now of me celebrating good news for LGBT rights, bouncing around in my Tigger-y fashion, showing yet another way that we're winning. But I can't help it. As we've discussed, I grew up in the Pleistocene era, when you still had to look over your shoulder leaving a ...
- Why Obama Can't Be Hopey-Changey This Time Around
It's sometimes said that the most optimistic presidential candidate is inevitably the one who wins. If that's true, Barack Obama is a shoe-in, considering what he said on Friday about the "fever" of Republican intransigence. "I believe that if we're successful in this election," the President m ...
- Seriously, Romney Isn't a Moderate
I try not to pay as much attention to politics over the weekend—it’s how I keep my sanity—but I couldn’t help but notice this when it popped in my inbox yesterday morning: [Eric] Fehnrstrom, pressed by George Will on Romney’s view of House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan’s budget: ‘He’s for the Ryan ...
- Wealthy Individuals and Corporations, Not Midd ...
PAUL BUCHHEIT FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT Half of America has been deceived into believing that union employees and government workers are the problem in our country. The following five facts all send the same message to voters: Wealthy individuals and corporations, not middle-class wage earners, ...
- Can We Accept Becoming a Nation of Low-Minded ...
Body No matter how loudly opponents of President Obama insist they are focused on "jobs, jobs, jobs" it is clear they will use any method, any surrogate and any false narrative to justify their attack on him. They unashamedly pander to low-minded racists and billionaire fund-raisers ...
- Sanders Urges Obama to Replace Oil Market's Re ...
SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT Washington - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today urged President Barack Obama to replace Gary Gensler as the Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman with someone who will enforce speculation limits on Wall Street oil and gas traders. Sanders ...
- Illinois Law Makes It a Felony to Record Comme ...
MARK KARLIN, EDITOR OF BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT That's right. There is a law in Illinois that can put a person in jail for up to 15 years for recording the remarks of a police officer in public. That means if you are videotaping police beating up protesters with your cellphone, you can be arrest ...
- The US Progression of Amassing the Nation's We ...
MARK KARLIN, EDITOR OF BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT Last week, I was excited to report from Madison, Wisconsin, for Truthout on the recall election. What I found out through interviews was that "Win or Lose on June 5, Advocates Agree Wisconsin Progressive Movement Must Continue."read more
- Pluto is not a planet
Pluto is not a planet…but what is a planet anyway? For those stuck in endless arguments down the pub about why Pluto was, but is no longer, a planet: Related Posts:The evolving, revolving of the Moon Still, lifeless, unchanging...how did the Moon get so boring? Here's what a few billion ye ...
- The matter of the lost dark matter
Dark matter might be found in hornets’ nests and cans of worms but not necessarily in the real world of cosmology and science. I recently reported on the work of Christian Moni Bidin which reveals serious discrepancies in science’s claims for the existence of dark matter. Of course, ...
- A QR code for emergencies
Lifesquare is offering users in Marin County, California, a simple way to embed their essential health information, blood group, GP’s name and address, next of kin, medications, allergies, pre-existing conditions, etc into a QR code that emergency responders could scan at the scene of an i ...
- Lycopene and cancer prevention
Over the years there has been a lot of tomato talk, about how lycopene, the red pigment found in this fruit (yes, it’s definitely a fruit, it’s got seeds), could ward off cancer, specifically prostate cancer. It has also been linked to protecting us from cardiovascular disease, per t ...
- Are diamondoids forever too?
Adamantane, the invincible molecule, was discovered in petroleum in 1933 and stimulated a whole new field in chemistry, that of research into polyhedral organic compounds. It might be thought of as the tiniest possible building block of diamond, which is after all an infinite 3D network of carbo ...
- Organizers to Hold Rio+20 Day of Action in Was ...
On June 5, 2012, residents of the District of Columbia will join citizens around the country as they participate in a national day of action, sending a strong message to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton about the critical issues global leaders will discuss when they meet later this month in Br ...
- Sen. Sanders Asks President Obama to Replace C ...
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today urged President Barack Obama to replace Gary Gensler as the Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman with someone who will enforce speculation limits on Wall Street oil and gas traders. Sanders said Wall Street speculators were responsible for a spike in cr ...
- Lawsuit Challenges EPA's Ineffective Acid Rain ...
Three conservation organizations filed a legal challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency's failure to update air-quality standards the agency itself admits are inadequate to protect the nation's parks, forests, rivers and lakes from acid rain. The petition for review was filed in ...
- NWC Demands Release of FDA Spying Documents
On Wednesday May 30, 2012, the National Whistleblowers Center filed a motion for preliminary injunction under the Freedom of Information Act in U.S. District Court in DC seeking to compel the FDA to immediately release all documents concerning the FDA's spying program. Pursuant to the rules ...
- NWC Demands Release of FDA Spying Documents
On Wednesday May 30, 2012, the National Whistleblowers Center filed a motion for preliminary injunction under the Freedom of Information Act in U.S. District Court in DC seeking to compel the FDA to immediately release all documents concerning the FDA's spying program. Pursuant to the rules ...
- Socialism Is Not Dead (Indeed, It Has More to ...
Jayati Ghosh Even as resistance to global capitalism builds, it tends to be accompanied by gloomy perceptions that grand socialist visions of the future are no longer possible. But there is much more dynamism within the global left than is ...
- On Unforgivable, Unforgettable Tragedies
César Chelala Some of my ancestors came from Syria, which may be one more explanation for the unrelenting horror I feel at the tragic events at Houla, where 108 Syrian villagers, including 34 women and 49 children were massacred. Who are re ...
- Beyond Citizens United: Politics Is an Industr ...
Danny Schechter In theory, American elections traditionally get going after Labor Day, but, as we can see by the daily overkill media "coverage," polls and constant reporting about who has raised what -- to the degree that anyone ...
- Black Out, Speak Out: Canadians Protest War on ...
Susan Casey-Lefkowitz After the fall of the Berlin wall, I worked with environmental groups in Eastern Europe. They were looking at good examples of democracy and free speech from around the world to help build their own democratic societie ...
- American Students Need to Copy Canada's Tuitio ...
Liz Dwyer In the past four months, the Canadian province of Quebec has become a hotbed of Occupy Wall Street-style protests—marches with hundreds of thousands of protesters, and battles with tear gas throwing, pepper-spraying police. ...
- Good times reignite the water wars
The last time we dropped in on the Kennedys, their cotton property Whitegates resembled a setting for The Grapes of Wrath. Dust into dust, and under dust to lie.
- Good times reignite the water wars
Rivers are flowing again, but so is the friction over water rights among states and between farmers and conservationists, writes David Humphries.
- Good times reignite the water wars
Rivers are flowing again, but so is the friction over water rights among states and between farmers and conservationists, writes David Humphries.
- Children will not be bored at Blue Plum
While the music is the headlining activity for this week’s Blue Plum Festival in Johnson City, parts of the downtown will resemble a playground for the kids.
- Reporter's Notebook: Water wars waged at C ...
Drinking water is the subject of two completely separate campaigns in Crescent City. At Monday’s City Council meeting, they collided. Del Norte Unified School District Nutrition Coordinator Deborah Kravitz gave a presentation on the “Rethink your Drink” program, which aims to get people, especia ...
- It's not the economy, stupid!
Over the last year, each of the movements in the polls had nothing to do with the economy. The first
- BHP's decision to delay Olympic Dam uranium mi ...
Fund manager welcomes BHP’s capex pullback, THE AUSTRALIAN,BY:BARRY FITZGERALD , May 18, 2012 BHP Bi
- Investors nervous about BHP Billiton's project ...
the $10 billion initial expansion of Olympic Dam may be stretched out over a longer period, analysts
- As BHP reins back spending, Olympic Dam uraniu ...
BHP cuts spending on major projects, Adelaide Now, Julian Swallow And Cameron England May 16, 2012 B
- Share price plunge for Paladin Energy, uranium ...
Paladin slumps on big loss, The West Australian May 16, 2012, Shares in Paladin Energy slumped to a
- Father Incorrectly Believes A GSA Would Have M ...
When Ottawa teen Jamie Hubley committed suicide last October, Canada was rocked with the issue of anti-gay bullying. The fallout led to Bill 13, the Accepting Schools Act, which would require all taxpayer-funded schools to institute staff trainings, bullying reporting structures, and a guarantee ...
- Exxon Contributes $86,000 To ALEC, Which Then ...
By Jessica Goad As the New York Times reported last month, the American Legislative Exchange Council, a right-wing corporate front group, has been behind various efforts to enact watered down state regulations for the natural gas drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. The ...
- Syria Rebels Withdraw From Ceasefire
The main organization of armed opposition to Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad said today that it would no longer honor the ceasefire put in place by former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s long-since faltering peace plan. “We have resumed our attacks but we are doing defensive atta ...
- Michigan Supreme Court Allows Ballot Question, ...
On Friday, the Michigan Supreme Court cleared the way for Detroit voters to determine whether or not marijuana should be legal. The Court denied an appeal from a February decision ruling that the Detroit Election Commission could not prevent a legalization proposal from appearing on the ballot. ...
- Romney Would Save $5 Million In Taxes If He Wi ...
According to an analysis from Citizens for Tax Justice, 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney would save himself $5 million in taxes in 2013 by winning November’s election (assuming he could get his tax plan enacted into law). Under his plan, Romney’s tax rate would fall from its ...
- Two Books
I just finished reading Richard Dawkins' The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution. I thought it was pretty good but I'm not a sciency guy. I'm going to have to re-read the parts on embryology and the whole RNA/DNA/Proteins part again to get a better handle on the ideas. I might not ...
- thwap's snappy answers to shit-headed questions
This CBC story details the United Nations' condemnation of Canadian complicity in various instances of torture. It criticizes such things as:How Canada's recent immigration law reforms put more refugees at risk of deportation to tortureThe torture-by-proxy of Muayyed Nureddin, Ahmad Abou-Elmaati ...
- Elections Canada: The Fix is IN
Holy fucking shit! In May, 2011, the anti-democratic harpercons stole a majority government (by a margin of 6,000 votes) based on a nation-wide campaign of election fraud. As a result, harper is driving a hearse through parliamentary procedures to ram through a whole gamut of right-wing nut-job ...
- Jeffrey Simpson States the Obvious
Somebody left a copy of the Globe & Mail at the coffee shop. Leafed through it. A Jeffrey Simpson column "The lingering gloom of recession." I thought: "This'll be good for a laugh." Dude got paid a decent sum to write a very pedestrian survey of the current economic climate:Four years after ...
- The Economic Consequences of Electoral Fraud
A lot of people were talking about yesterday's National Post story about the NDP's high standing in the polls. According to the poll, if an election were held now, there would be an NDP minority government. This isn't all that surprising. The present parliamentary majority enjoyed by the harperc ...
- Man charged in Toronto Eaton Centre shooting w ...
The man accused of one of the most violent acts in Toronto history was on house arrest Saturday when he opened fire at the food court at Eaton Centre.
- Berlin police confirm arrest of Luka Rocco Mag ...
Luka Rocco Magnotta, the suspect in the Canadian body parts case, who has been on the run for days as part of an international manhunt, has been arrested at a Berlin Internet cafe, local police have confirmed.
- Magnotta uploads video to taunt authorities?
Luka Magnotta, accused in the grisly Montreal murder of Chinese student Jun (Justin) Lin, appears to have uploaded a YouTube video saying hi to his "fans." Preliminary reports are saying he has since been arrested in Berlin.
- Arrest made in Eaton Centre shooting
Using their social media Twitter account Toronto Police announced this morning that an arrest has been made in the Eaton Centre shooting case. There is no other information being released until a news conference later this afternoon.
- Work to refloat Costa Concordia finally gets u ...
The work to refloat the Costa Concordia, the Italian cruise ship that listed and tipped over off the island of Giglio Jan. 13, has finally begun. It is expected to take about one year to right the ship and sail her to a port to be scrapped.
Mississippi Launches Plan To End Child Homeles ...Fulfilling the wishes and h
appiness of children is at the heart of the holiday season. So, now seems particularly timely for Mississippi to launch a new plan to end child homelessness (pdf) in the state. What better way to set the season of giving in motion than by committing to finding safe an ...
- Thanksgiving 2.0: Food, Poverty and Telling th ...
This Thanksgiving, most of us around the country shared a bountiful harvest feast with friends and family. We celebrated all that we are thankful for by gorging ourselves right into a food coma. It's the American way. Unfortunately, it's also the American way to be thankful for all that we have ...
- Homeless People Wanted: Must Be Open to Demean ...
What are they thinking? People obviously don't see the homeless as human or they wouldn't attempt to hire them to do most of the insane, demeaning and illegal jobs out there. Here's a small sampling: Rob dead bodies. The Aokigahara forest at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan is the site of 50 to 100 ...
- LA Plans to Make Homelessness Go the Way of th ...
Instead of pretending homelessness doesn't exist, creating new laws to make it illegal to sit or sleep in public, or sending homeless residents on a one-way trip out of town, Los Angeles County may attempt to actually do something about ending homelessness. And the county is setting the bar high ...
- Don't Let Violence Against the Homeless Go Unp ...
Despite its economic troubles, Detroit is not known for being kind to the homeless. That's too bad, since there are nearly 10,000 homeless people living there. In October, police say that Steven James Diponio, 54, became so enraged at Charles Duncan, 42, who was homeless and sleeping behind a sc ...
- Tell Harper to Abolish Nuclear Weapons!
Tell Harper, other party leaders, and your own MP that nuclear weapons need to be abolished!
- No Russian threat in Arctic
The Harper government's dire warnings of a Russian threat in the Arctic -- at one time a regular feature of its campaign to sell Canadians on the "need" to buy the F-35 -- do not reflect its own behind-closed-doors assessment of the situation.
- Tanks and drones are coming to town
Thousands of military, industry, and government representatives have converged in Ottawa for Canada’s largest annual arms and defence industry showcase.
- June 2nd is Nuclear Abolition Day!
Sign up to join thousands of other Canadians on June 2nd, to send your letter to Stephen Harper and your local MP saying "Abolish Nuclear Weapons!"
- Harper: No Afghan mission extension
Prime Minister Harper has pledged that no Canadian troops will remain in Afghanistan after the end of the current training mission in 2014. But does he mean it?
- Customer Testimonial – MM Products, Brushing & ...
Anthony Morrocco morrocco method 4/11/12 Hello Everyone!! Happy Wednesday! Here’s another great customer testimonial on MM products in general, brushing and scalp massaging! “Every day I get more compliments on my hair!!! Even guys I do not really know have commented LOL!! I feel such joy brushi ...
- Ammonia Found in Many Foods, Not Just “Pink Slime”
April 11, 2012 News Daily By Martinne Geller New York, Apr. 4, 2012 (Reuters) — Surprise rippled across America last month as a new wave of consumers discovered that hamburgers often contained ammonia-treated beef, or what critics dub “pink slime”. Packs of ground beef are seen in a ...
- Can Cell Phones and Laptops be Harmful During ...
April 11, 2012 Natural News By Lloyd Burrell NaturalNews) In today’s society of hustle and bustle, being pregnant rarely gives opportunity for letting up or taking a break. Many women, whether they are working or are stay-at-home moms, engage in the use of cell phones and
laptop computers ...
- Top 10 Herbs And Spices For Strengthening Your ...
April 12, 2012 Natural News By Aurora Geib “Need to boost your immune system? Try these herbs.” –KTRN Of the many systems working within the human body, the immune system is an excellent example of complex efficiency. A network of participating cells and organs, it synchronizes ...
- Vitamin C – Effective From Colds to Cancer
April 12, 2012 Food Matters By Paul Fassa “Next to vitamin D, C is probably the second most powerful vitamin you can take.” –KTRN Vitamin C from citrus was introduced a couple of centuries ago as a cure for scurvy rampant among British mariners. But just what is scurvy? Scurvy ...
- Yemen Air Forces bombs soldiers, kills 240
The Yemeni Air Force bombed the al Samaa Republican Guard garrison in the Arhab district of Sanaa today, deliberately killing 240 guardsmen. The attack came after the troops refused to attack pro-revolution tribesmen with artillery. “The government did not stand quiet when the guards refused ord ...
- Yemenis protest against al Qaeda
In a direct rebuke to the terror group, residents of Taiz held a major protest against al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) on Thursday evening after prayers. Protesters held signs denouncing AQAP that said, “Your racism will do nothing but make us stronger.” Taiz is the largest city in Yeme ...
- اوباما يفقد السيطرة على اليمن
My article from PJM at al Mostakela: اوباما يفقد السيطرة على اليمن تخاطر الولايات المتحدة بتمكين القاعدة في اليمن وتنفير الشعب اليمني عن طريق إحباط تغيير النظام هناك كتبت – جين نوفاك يعتبر اليمن بلد معقد، فقد ظل يرزح تحت وطأة اضطرابات كبيرة، كما أن فهم اليمن يخبرنا الشيء الكثير عن الشرق ال ...
- Yemen’s CT chief accused of war crimes
After Yemen’s Republican Guard killed and dismembered tribal prisoners Thursday, Arhab tribesmen issued a statement Friday demanding the immediate arrest and prosecution of General Ahmed Saleh as a war criminal. Ahmed Saleh heads the Republican Guard containing US funded counter-terror units and ...
- Yemen protesters announce boycott of US, Saudi ...
Protesters in Yemen announced a boycott today of US and Saudi products, a largely symbolic move in light of Yemen’s grave humanitarian crisis. Protesters allege that the Obama administration has thwarted their efforts for regime change. Millions across Yemen have demanded the end to the 33 year ...
- North Carolina GOP platform: Exclude LGBT indi ...
Dark Politricks Feed View the latest alternative news at DarkPolitricks.comRawStory.com The North Carolina Republican Party adopted a platform over the weekend that states gay, lesbian, bisexual and trangendered individuals should be excluded from anti-discrimination laws, according to Think Pr ...
- Obama Mulling Aircraft and Sea Vessel Embargo ...
Dark Politricks Feed View the latest alternative news at DarkPolitricks.comPrison Planet.com June 4, 2012 Oil tankers calling at Iranian ports will be excluded from entry to a US or European harbor. According to the Israeli intelligence apparatus DEBKAfile, the Obama administration is consideri ...
- They Created a Monster that will Haunt Them
Dark Politricks Feed View the latest alternative news at DarkPolitricks.comDissident Voice Article By Ashley Smith Students have been on strike for months in the Canadian province of Québec in an attempt to stop the government’s proposed increase in the cost of tuition at public universit ...
- Military gives NASA two space telescopes more ...
Dark Politricks Feed View the latest alternative news at DarkPolitricks.comRaw Story Although America’s space agency has perpetually seen its funding threatened and reduced in recent years, few would argue that the nation’s defense agency, the Pentagon, suffers from the same ...
- “Anti-Democratic” World Government Advocate At ...
Dark Politricks Feed View the latest alternative news at DarkPolitricks.comFT writer Rachman outlined plan for global UN dictatorship Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet.com Monday, June 4, 2012 Financial Times writer Gideon Rachman was in attendance at this year’s 2012 Bilderberg Group conf ...
- The Predatory Beast of Capitalism by William T ...
by William T. Hathaway Guest Writer Dandelion Salad June 1, 2012 As the living conditions of ordinary people inevitably worsen under capitalism and as its wars cause increasing devastation, tides of protest rise up from the population. The ruling elite then seek to stem these tides before they r ...
- Their enemy is our enemy by Chris Hedges
by Chris Hedges Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Truthdig June 4, 2012 I gave a talk last week at Canada’s Wilfrid Laurier University to the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Many in the audience had pinned small red squares of felt to their clothing. The carre rouge, or red square, ...
- Sara Flounders: Protests Against NATO in Chicago
Dandelion Salad May 31, 2012 by wwpvideo Sara Flounders, Secretariat member of Workers World Party, speaks about the protests against NATO in Chicago. Her remarks were made in May of 2012, at a Workers World Party forum in New York City. http://www.workers.org P.1 Protests Against NATO in Chicag ...
- Pentagon Prepares for Confrontation in the Asi ...
by Rick Rozoff Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Stop NATO June 2, 2012 In January of this year the three officials in charge of U.S. global military strategy and operations – commander-in-chief President Barack Obama, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff Ge ...
- Permaculture Research Institute of Australia: ...
Dandelion Salad May 31, 2012 by Permasolutions For much more info and pictures, go here: http://permaculture.org.au PRI Zaytuna Farm Tour – Apr/May 2012 see Red Raspberries Ripening – Garden Update by Lo Collard Greens, So Good For You Have You Had Your Dandelions Today? Hope in a Changing ...
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This man's brain comprehends in a fraction of a second what is about to happen, and orders his body into what looks like a superhuman sprint to get out of the way. The flight mechanism kicks in so fast the conscious mind, distracted by thoughts of work, home, leisure and love, plays no role in t ...
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Tupac Rises Well, fuck me.... From even a few dozen rows back, reportedly, the hologram of Tupac was utterly believable. How long before a Michael Jackson hologram culled from his greatest live performances is touring the world's stadiums? I've been waiting decades to see holographic tech ...
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Hypnotic, grin-making. A house filled with interactive reproductions of classic art, coming soon: Starry Night (interactive animation) from Petros Vrellis on Vimeo.
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Normal blogging output will return soon. Making some movies. In the meantime, enjoy :
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Best. Christmas. Ever A Short Story By Darryl Mason "Is your father okay?" He waited for her to answer. He couldn't tell her what happened while she was away... "He's not getting better, if that's what you mean." How could he tell her, right now? She had more than enough on her mind alread ...
- Israeli army admits using cyberspace to attack ...
Israel admitted Sunday that it uses cyberspace to attack its enemies. The confession came in a statement on the Israeli military's website. The website said it was "for the first time" revealing a... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian lan ...
- Clinton Bailey: Get ready for a Bedouin uprising
Israel has always denied Bedouin their rights to the land they owned before 1948, because they had no official documents from the Ottoman and British periods to prove their ownership. In those... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian lands, ...
- Annette Herskovits: Nazism, Zionism, and the A ...
In fact, it is rarely useful to compare the Holocaust and the ordeal of the Palestinians; it does not help us understand the reality of either. Sixty-four years have elapsed since the Nakba, 64 years... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian ...
- Fear of arrest still prevents Israeli official ...
Israeli official: "It's true that the new British law is better than the original one, which allowed any judge to issue a warrant, but the government promised it would be changed so that only the... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian land ...
- Lia Tarachansky: Israeli Military Leaders Spea ...
The rift in Israel between the political leadership’s push for an attack on Iran, and the security establishment’s opposition widened in recent weeks. Three new voices spoke out on the question of... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian lan ...
- New Study Examines ICME Implementation for Lig ...
The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) announced today that it will lead a 15-month study to identify, prioritize, and recommend key steps for rapid implementation of integrated computational materials engineering (ICME) in the automotive, aerospace/aircraft, and maritime industries.
- Many New Mothers Spend More Time on Facebook A ...
Many first-time parents - particularly mothers - actually increase the amount of time they spend on Facebook after the birth of their child.
- Neuroscientists Explore Innovative Way to Help ...
When people close their eyes, they can form mental images of things that exist only in their minds. Neuroscientists studying this phenomenon at medical schools in the Texas Medical Center believe that there may be a way to use these mental images to help some of the estimated 39 million people w ...
- ASTRO Honored with Two Hermes Awards
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has been honored with two 2012 Hermes Creative Awards from the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP) for its work on the fall 2011 edition of ASTROnews and the Radiation Therapy for Cancer brochure. This is the sixth y ...
- Catholic Scholar Available to Discuss Nuns' St ...
Michele Dillon, a scholar of Catholicism and professor of sociology at the University of New Hampshire, is available to discuss the strong response by the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) to the report critical of the Catholic nuns issued by the Vatican.
- The Spice that Is Better than Drugs for RA
If you’re looking for a way to fight rheumatoid arthritis (RA) without drugs, then you need look no further than the spice shelf at your local market. New research published in the spring of 2012 shows that curcumin possesses potent anti-inflammatory and anti-arthritic properties. The clinical s ...
- Why Is Walking in the Woods So Good for You?
If you’ve ever gone for a walk in the woods, then you know the wonder of the feeling you get from it. But did you know that besides giving you a good feeling, walking in the woods is actually good for you? The Japanese call it shinrin-yoku. Translated, it literally means “forest bathing.” And no ...
- Aspirin May Help Prevent Skin Cancer―But Don’t ...
A new study shows that aspirin and other non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprophen and naproxen may lessen the risk of three major types of skin cancer. The study was based on Danish medical records that researchers examined from 1991 through 2009. The findings showed that ...
- Sympathy for Africa Leads to Exploitation by C ...
In an effort to end hunger in Africa, the Obama administration has drafted some of the world’s largest food and finance companies to invest in projects all over the continent. Much of the effort will go toward developing seeds and fertilizers and building silos for storage. To do this, the Presi ...
- Why BMI Is Not a Great Indicator of Body Compo ...
Measurement of BMI―Body Mass Index―has long been the standard scoring system for determining how much excess fat you have in your body. But a new study indicates that the BMI may well be way off when it comes to measuring your true amount of fat stores. In the study, researchers used a special s ...
- Dean of science…suggesting rising seas t…
Dean of science…suggesting rising seas this next century of up to 100 metres, or Al Gore six metres. When I see things like that I know these are false. You mentioned the IPCC report; that suggests, at worst on best scenarios, 59 centimetres. http://www.google.com
- ABC science presenter Robyn Williams seeks mor ...
ABC science presenter Robyn Williams who in 2007 believed seas could rise 100 meters, seeks more truth from scientists after Climategate.
- How to avoid your own Climategate scandal
What are the lessons of Climategate? More honesty and transparency in science? Not according to attorney Alan Nelson in the Guardian UK today. To him, the lesson is how not to get caught next time. So how do universities and academics ensure that their correspondence does not become the “ ...
- What is the “likelihood” that the 2007 IPCC Re ...
A very interesting analysis of the IPPC Assessment and has some important questions that invite others to help him answer. Please read his article and let him know what conclusions you draw.
- Schools call for a “balanced teaching of globa ...
USA Today reports that US schools are finally calling for both sides of global warming to be taught, because it is after all, a theory -- not a fact:
- Targeted Killings Symposium: Jens David Ohlin ...
by Jens David Ohlin by Jens David Ohlin [Jens David Ohlin is an Associate Professor of Law at Cornell Law School; he blogs at LieberCode.] This post is part of the Targeted Killings Book Symposium. Other posts in this series can be found in the related posts below. In his comments to my chapte ...
- Targeted Killings Symposium: Craig Martin Comm ...
by Craig Martin by Craig Martin [Craig Martin is Associate Professor of Law at Washburn University School of Law, and author of another of the chapters in Targeted Killings] This post is part of the Targeted Killings Book Symposium. Other posts in this series can be found in the related posts ...
- Targeted Killings Symposium: Introduction
by Jens David Ohlin by Jens David Ohlin [Jens David Ohlin is an Associate Professor of Law at Cornell Law School; he blogs at LieberCode.] In April 2011, a group of legal scholars gathered at the University of Pennsylvania Law School for a conference on targeted killings. The idea was to brin ...
- Weekday News Wrap: Monday, June 4, 2012
by Jessica Dorsey by Jessica Dorsey Perhaps as a good primer to our upcoming book discussion this week, a few drone-related news items: Despite Pakistan’s requests to the US to stop the program, the third drone strike in Pakistan in as many days has taken its toll on new victims; irrespe ...
- Andrew Cayley Takes Silk
by Kevin Jon Heller by Kevin Jon Heller I want to congratulate my friend Andrew Cayley, the Chief International Co-Prosecutor of the ECCC and a barrister at London’s Doughty Street Chambers, on being named QC in England. Given the constant turmoil that has roiled the ECCC over the past ...
- Report: 'Killer Heat' Could Take Thousands of ...
Report: 'Killer Heat' Could Take Thousands of AZ Lives PHOENIX - Arizona's summer heat has arrived, and a new report finds that excessive heat is likely to continue in years to come, with deadly consequences. A report by the Natural Resources Defense Council predicts that 2000 people in Phoenix ...
- "Put a Lid on It" to Prevent Cycling Injuries
"Put a Lid on It" to Prevent Cycling Injuries PHOENIX – Summertime school vacations in Arizona mean more time on two wheels - and riding a bike without a helmet significantly increases the risk of a head injury in the event of a crash. Emergency Room Doctor Mike Gittleman says wearing a ...
- Violence Against Women Act Stalls – NOW ...
Violence Against Women Act Stalls – NOW "Condemns" House Version PHOENIX, Ariz. - The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) has been renewed twice with bipartisan support since it originally passed in 1994, but this year's reauthorization has become the object of a political battle. The Senate ...
- Athletic Trainers using the Wii to Test for Co ...
Athletic Trainers using the
Wii to Test for Concussions PHOENIX – It's not just for playing games anymore; the Wii is providing athletic trainers with a new way of evaluating head injuries. Researchers at Ohio State University (OSU) have come up with an interactive video game to test for c ...
- Expert: Post-stroke Depression Often Goes Undi ...
Expert: Post-stroke Depression Often Goes Undiagnosed PHOENIX - Stroke remains Arizona's fifth-highest cause of death - and also is one of the leading causes of long-term disability. Post-stroke depression, which affects up to half of stroke survivors, can derail recovery significantly, accordi ...
- Mercury Bigger Worry than Radiation in Tuna
By Michele Simon Few things get a media frenzy going like the combination of two words: radiation and food. Despite the ubiquitous availability of truly unhealthy foods 24/7, just raise the specter of radioactivity on our plates, and people suddenly get very serious about what they are eating. A ...
- Groups ask FDA for final response to petition, ...
Public remains in the dark another year as the federal government considers approving genetically engineered salmon Earthjustice sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last Friday calling on the agency to provide a final substantive response to a citizen petition filed one year ...
- Supporting Vets’ Letter to President Oba ...
by Bill Freese, Science Policy Analyst With Memorial Day just a few days away, many across the country will soon stop and remember the meaning of military service and the ultimate sacrifice so many gave — and are still giving. Remembering is what the day is all about. And yet sometimes we can do ...
- More Empty Recommendations on Junk Food Market ...
by Michele Simon Institute of Medicine Gives Big Food Another Deadline – or else! This week, the nation’s top public health experts are gathered at a much-trumpeted obesity conference hosted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called Weight of the Nation. (A quick glance at th ...
- USDA Receives Over 365,000 Public Comments Opp ...
143 Farm, Fisheries, Public Health, Consumer, and Environmental Groups Send Secretary Vilsack Joint-Letter on Potential Threats to Human Health, American Farms Public Comment Period Ends Friday, April 27 Over 140 groups and more than 365,000 citizens from across the country are urging the U.S. ...
- .:Middle East Online::The State of Journalism ...
.:Middle East Online::The State of Journalism and Media in the New Libya:.: Journalism and media witnessed huge expansion in Libya since the first spark in the February 17 revolution. There are now around 200 printed newspapers in Tripoli and Benghazi alone, and around 18 satellite channels thro ...
- GUEST POST by @jazminchavez and @juliagrob: “L ...
GUEST POST by @jazminchavez and @juliagrob: “Latinos: Turn Off Your TV, Co�o!”: GUEST POST BY Jazmin Chavez & Julia Ahumada Grob of "East WillyB" By the time of this publication, we should all be familiar with the recent controversy regarding ABC sitcom, “Work It,” in which Puerto Rican act ...
- A Brief look at the Censorship of Human Rights ...
China must abandon censorship | APNS Article 35 of China's constitution as adopted in 1982 clearly states that: "Citizens of the People's Republic of China enjoy freedom of speech, of the press, of assembly, of association, of procession and of demonstration." For 28 years this article has stood ...
- The Republican Candidates' Race Card Strategy
The Republican Candidates' Race Card Strategy [Black Star News Editorial] Republican presidential candidates Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum and front-runner Mitt Romney have all played the race-card to varying degrees in this election cycle, while Ron Paul's campaign is weighed down by the race b ...
- The Billanthrope: Why I Wrote Koontown
The Billanthrope: Why I Wrote Koontown: Black people are inherently inferior. This is not something you would often hear anybody say outright—if at all. That would be racist, and we live in a time when even devout racists get offended if you actually call them “racist.” The closest we tend to ge ...
- Bad Cop, Worse Cop?
A report spread around the world today smears (wrongly, in my opinion) Juan Carlos Bonilla Valladares, the new Honduras police chief. It throws into relief two great problems in Latin American police forces, corruption and vigilante justice. When faced with an absolute breakdown of the justice s ...
- Defend our Right to Create and Share!
I think the rights of copyright holders to protect their interests should not infringe on our rights to be considered innocent until proven guilty. By demanding the unilateral right to take down any website without due process, the media lobbyists are infringing the rights of all internet users. ...
- Meet the Rollerman
Jean-Yves Blondeau, a daredevil inventor, has created a suit that allows the wearer to skate downhill while lying flat on the pavement. His suit has been featured in Jim Carrey and Zooey Deschanel’s comedy, “Yes Man“. This looks immensely fun, and quite a bit less dangerous the ...
- RSA: The Empathic Civilization
With ever clever illustrations and motor-mouth skills that an auction salesman would admire, the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce creates impressive and inspiring videos, very worthy of our time. Related posts: Dumbledore what???? Time Magazine ran an articl ...
- Hitchiking the Platforms
Should I move Pensieve to Google’s Blogger platform again? Google has recently refreshed it’s blogging platform, and added Google+ integration. Pensieve began on Google’s blogger platform. My earlier blogs were hand coded, which made a hassle out of blogging, but also made each ...
- The connection between Ocean temperature and e ...
According to a new report, high ocean temperatures contributed to the extreme rainfall that flooded three-quarters of Queensland over the summer of 2010-11. For example, 25% of rainfall across the state was due to the average sea surface temperatures in december 2010! For further information l ...
- Giraffe: A delicate animal that requires speci ...
Last week, The Age website (http://www.theage.com.au/environment/conservation/giraffes-die-of-shock-after-zoo-rampage-20120515-1ynlq.html) published an article about 2 Giraffes' death from stress after a zoo rampage in Poland. Here you have an extract from this moving article: « Giraffes are ex ...
- Famous melt ice cream
Just to think about global warming (climate-change/global-warming.html) with humour!Photo by William Murphy (http://www.flickr.com/people/infomatique/)via Flickr Creative Commons
- Cycling for sustainable development
Biking is less impacting environment than cars or other transportations. It doesn't damage the environment with pollutant emission (glossary/categories/climate-change/carbon-emission.html) for example. Of course, the production of bikes and their infrastructures uses energy (glossary/categories/ ...
- Green art project
The ARTECYCLE Sculpture Exhibition starts today (18-May). Artecycle encourages Australian and international artists to create artwork that responds to contemporary ideas surrounding the themes of environmentalism (lifestyle/environmentalism.html) and sustainability (lifestyle/sustainable-develo ...
- Israel’s “Super-Stinky Unity Deal& ...
The political earthquake that shook Israel last week went, at first, almost completely unreported in America. I can put forward some explanations why it wasn’t reported – in a nutshell, because the story is a lethal combination of confusing and embarrassing. By yesterday, however, th ...
- Music and Friendship at Salem: Sunita, Yasmin ...
Dear Friends and supporters, Below is a story told by Sunita Staneslow on the new friendship and the start of musical cooperation between her, an Israeli harpist, and Yasmin (Ikhlas) Jebara, a young Palestinian poet and graduate student living under Occupation in the village of Salem near Nablus ...
- Um al-’Amad Update: April 21, 2012
Several large families–among them, Ihrizat, Ihraini, and Abu Samra–belong to Um al-’Amad, perched on a high hill west of the desert and directly across from the drab and violent settlement of Otniel. In fact, Otniel sits on the Abu Samra family’s lands. Like all other ...
- Word and Picture Diary: South Hebron Hills Wee ...
(this diary by Ehud Krinis is crossposted from the Villages Group blog) As we do every week, last Thursday April 5 2012 we went to visit several Palestinian localities in the South Hebron Hills, with whom we have been in contact for some years now. Two members of our little group – Hamed and Er ...
- When My Partner Went to Jail
Me and Mousa in court. Jonathan Pollak going to jail Originally posted on Rajeefsworld.posterous.com A lot has been written recently about my good friend Jonathan Pollak’s recent incarceration in Israel for his participation in demonstrations. Understandably, there was international out ...
- Eurozone “bought time” is ending
The Spanish real estate bubble was much more pronounced than here and hasn’t fully deflated yet. Their banks make ours look like models of stability. Currently the ECB is loaning money to these banks which the banks in turn use to buy government bonds. This doesn’t help real estate v ...
- Bassnectar – Ugly ft. Amp Live
- Drachmas appear on Bloomberg ticker
Bloomberg said they were just testing. Testing for what? Alexander Higgins reports that intermediary companies have seen the new drachma bills.
- Bill Bloomfield, independent, cautiously optim ...
Credit: bloomfieldforcongress.comBill Bloomfield’s congressional campaign is sn example of how the new California open primary can help elect genuine moderates or at the very least, get their views known. Bloomfield is running a self-financed campaign as an independent against incumbent He ...
- Electro-shock torture school donates exclusive ...
Last night I wrote about the Boston, Massachusetts school which gives electric shocks as “treatment” to autistic kids – a practise which has led to two successive UN Rapporteurs on Torture calling for the school to be closed.I noted at the time that there must be some heavy pol ...
- Yediot’s Plocker: Thank you Mossad for r ...
On Sunday (January 9 2011), Yediot’s Itamar Eichner reported [emphasis mine; full translation here]: Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is furious with outgoing Mossad Director Meir Dagan because of the briefing Dagan gave journalists last Thursday. In the course of that briefing, Dagan sha ...
- “Rejectionist front”: Maariv detai ...
As Israel’s diplomatic position erodes and the Palestinian Authority’s campaign for the unilateral recognition of a state in the 1967 borders gains ground, the demand for “direct negotiations” has become a central talking point of Israeli government spokespeople. Here ...
- New Yorker editor David Remnick to Yediot:  ...
On December 24 2010, Yediot’s Friday Political Supplement ran an interview with New Yorker editor David Remnick by Adi Gold. Most of the interview was dedicated to his new biography of Barack Obama. Gold did ask a political question on Israel and Reminck’s response was very blunt. No ...
- Breaking the Silence’s landmark new book ...
Breaking the Silence has just published a landmark collection of soldier testimonies from the Occupied Territories spanning the period 2000-2010. The 432 page book can now be browsed, downloaded and embedded here. If you read nothing else, take the time to look over the first to pages of the int ...
- Following local pressure, Adidas reconsiders s ...
This Maariv article [full translation below] from Friday is particularly badly written and repetitive, so I’ll summarize. Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat decides to hold the first Jerusalem International Marathon in March 2011. He gets Adidas to sponsor the event. An Israeli runner registers an ...
- Lord Jacob Rothschild and Henry Kissinger up c ...
Another great job by Luke! Amazing that you can walk right up to these monsters, yet here we are eating and killing each other – Think this one is a year old – CHECK http://twitter.com/lukewearechange for when the WeAreChange Bilderberg Donation Drive Broadcast from Chantilly, VA goe ...
- Ron Paul supporter has fingers broken at conte ...
Alex Helwig before his fingers are broken Photo credit: Youtube Video: Police Assault Ron Paul Delegate at LAGOP Convention Examiner Louisiana’s Republican convention in Shreveport on Saturday resulted in unexpected assaults and arrests, including one man who had his fingers broken. Many ...
- Luka Rocco Magnotta was arrested in Berlin thi ...
Luka Rocco Magnotta was arrested in Berlin this morning, German police say. The 29-year-old Canadian wanted for a horrific Montreal murder was arrested in an Internet cafe, according to the Bild newspaper. The report comes just as French authorities said they were investigating the theory that M ...
- Madonna Uses Nazi Imagery — Including Hitler, ...
Madonna used Nazi imagery, including swastikas and Adolf Hitler, during a video interlude at her concert in Israel on Thursday. The visuals were among a series of symbols, photos and clips projected on screens to accompany the singer’s song “Nobody Knows Me.” At one moment in the montage, Madonn ...
- Movie / TV Tough Guy Chuck Norris Enters the R ...
In Wisconsin the phony left and phony right have squared off, tens of millions are being spent on propaganda, and the people are being forced to choose sides. Families are being torn apart in the “civil war”, and thugs from both sides (Unions vs Corporations – Thesis vs Antithe ...
- Understanding Growth Response Modeling
As we have continued to argue on the last thread about whether it makes sense to sort trees by ‘sensitivity’ to temperature (it doesn’t), we left off one of the most important critiques of dendroclimatology. This has been discussed here before in the context of Dr. Craig Loeh ...
- Sometimes they forget
So I left a comment at RC today bolded below. The boys are stinging again because they are as good at PR as most engineers I know. You know the lack of disclosure of data not used, is nearly equivalent to the regression methods which automatically reject data not preferred. The mere fact that ...
- Some Unsolicited Advice to Heartland
It looks like I missed quite a bit over the last couple of weeks. Not only have I not been writing, I haven’t done any reading! Very unusual for me. I had to check if global warming was still happening, whether the sea still had ice and whether climategate 3.0 had broken out. It turne ...
- Some Unsolicited Advice to Heartland
It looks like I missed quite a bit over the last couple of weeks. Not only have I not been writing, I haven’t done any reading! Very unusual for me. I had to check if global warming was still happening, whether the sea still had ice and whether climategate 3.0 had broken out. It turne ...
- Steve McIntyre – FOI Granted
Long time readers will be familiar with the Yamal saga. Yamal is the name of a region which allegedly demonstrated proof of extreme recent warming in tree ring data. Recently, after years, Steve McIntyre was granted access to the total dataset site list. Unsurprisingly for paleoclimatology, ...
- Spencer Soper Wins Sidney Award for Exposing B ...
Business reporter Spencer Soper of The Morning Call has won the October Sidney Award from the Sidney Hillman foundation for his expose of Dickensian conditions in Amazon.com's warehouse in Pennsylvania. Temperatures inside the "fulfillment center" soared to over 100 degrees over the summ ...
- Spencer Soper Wins Sidney Award for Exposing B ...
Business reporter Spencer Soper of The Morning Call has won the October Sidney Award from the Sidney Hillman foundation for his expose of Dickensian conditions in Amazon.com's warehouse in Pennsylvania. Temperatures inside the "fulfillment center" soared to over 100 degrees over the summer ...
- Spencer Soper Wins Sidney Award for Exposing B ...
Business reporter Spencer Soper of The Morning Call has won the October Sidney Award from the Sidney Hillman foundation for his expose of Dickensian conditions in Amazon.com's warehouse in Pennsylvania. Temperatures inside the "fulfillment center" soared to over 100 degrees over the summer ...
- Bachmann's Anti-Vaccine Rhetoric is Bad Scienc ...
Hey, Michele Bachmann, you know who was really, really pro-vaccination? The Founding Fathers. Read all about it in my new article at The Nation. George Washington argued for mandatory inoculation of citizens against smallpox and mandated the inoculation of the Continental Army, under the ...
- Bachmann's Anti-Vaccine Rhetoric is Bad Scienc ...
Hey, Michele Bachmann, you know who was really, really pro-vaccination? The Founding Fathers. Read all about it in my new article at The Nation. George Washington argued for mandatory inoculation of citizens against smallpox and mandated the inoculation of the Continental Army, under the . ...
- Facebook may allow children under 13 on its so ...
There’s certain to be a lot of scrutiny and backlash over any implementation of Facebook accounts for children under 13, which the social network is reportedly exploring. But if the company can find an appropriate balance of features and parental controls, … Continue reading →
- Inside Network Research Report: 27% of Facebo ...
Last week, we announced the launch of Inside Network Research, our new subscription service dedicated to providing monthly research reports. What follows is data excerpted from Trends in Facebook Audience and Ad Market, the first report in our new service. An … Continue reading →
- Salesforce agrees to acquire Buddy Media for $745M
Enterprise cloud computing company Salesforce announced today that it will acquire social media marketing platform Buddy Media for $745 million in cash and stock. With its page management, app development, analytics and Facebook advertising tools, Buddy Media is a strong addition … Continu ...
- This week’s headlines from across Inside Network
A roundup of all the news Inside Network brought you between May 8 and June 2. Inside Mobile Apps Tracking the convergence of mobile apps, social platforms and virtual goods. Monday, May 28 Dig deep with Glu’s Lil’ Kingdom Tuesday, … Continue reading →
- New this week on the Inside Network Job Board: ...
The Inside Network Job Board is dedicated to providing you with the best job opportunities across social and mobile application platforms. Here are this week’s highlights from the Inside Network Job Board, including positions at: SponsorPay, Socialdealer, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, ...
- The Ethiopian land giveaway: what is yours is ...
Graham Peebles highlights the injustices and hardships caused to ordinary Ethiopians by their government's policy of giving away agricultural land to foreign cash-crop investors and land speculators.
- Iran nuclear irony lost on the West
Jamal Kanj argues that, in dealing with the issue of Iran's nuclear programme, the five-plus-one countries - the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany - "should be guided by reason, not by Israel's irrational paranoia that foresees other nations' 'potential' development and kno ...
- Britain's Jewish lobby censors school examinations
Gilad Atzmon looks at how Britain's Israel lobby, led by arch-Zionist Education Secretary Michael Gove, has mobilized in condemnation of the country’s largest school examinations body for setting a question that asked students to explain "why some people are prejudiced against Jews".
- Bird's eye view of Zionism's and Israel's stra ...
Uri Avnery argues that the longstanding strategic aim of Zionism and Israel - a Jews-only state in all of the territory between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River and the prevention of an Arab Palestinian state - is a pipe dream and that Israelis has better formulate a new national aim b ...
- The media's limitations and manipulations
Ziad El-Hady looks at how government, elite and corporate interests shape media reports of international and domestic events, trivializing and sensationalizing news, corrupting our understanding of the world and reinforcing prejudice and bigotry.
- Peru police clashes with illegal gold miners: ...
Thousands of illegal gold miners battled police for control of a regional capital in the Amazon basin on Wednesday and at least three people were killed by gunfire. Outnumbered riot police fired tear gas against miners who wielded clubs and rocks and tried to seize strategic facilities in Puert ...
- Brazil to Dilma: Fulfill campaign promise!
The Forest Code is dwindling, and with it the Brazilian forests. Soon to be voted in the House, the text that distorts the country’s main environmental law was the target of a demonstration today in Brasilia, which brought together social movements and environmental groups, asking the Pr ...
- European energy corporation plans to flood Rai ...
Spanish energy cooperation Endesa (subsidiary enterprise of the Italian Enel cooperation) is builiding a giant hydro-electric power plant next to the River Magdalena, Colombia- The construction work has started today- the protest camps of the local farmers and fishermen have been evacuated by fo ...
- Plastic eating Fungi discovered in Amazon Rain ...
The group of students, part of Yale’s annual Rainforest Expedition and Laboratory with molecular biochemistry professor Scott Strobel, ventured to the jungles of Ecuador. The mission was to allow “students to experience the scientific inquiry process in a comprehensive and creative way. ...
- Justice for 8year girl burned alive by loggers ...
Loggers in Brazil captured an eight-year-old girl from one of the Amazon’s last uncontacted tribes and burned her alive as part of a ‘campaign’ to force the indigenous population from its land! Sign Petition and share: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/813/288/541/ The ...
- Classified Woman: The Sibel Edmonds Story
In this startling new memoir, Sibel Edmonds—the most classified woman in U.S. history—takes us on a surreal journey that begins with the secretive FBI and down the dark halls of a feckless Congress to a stonewalling judiciary and finally, to the national security whistleblowers movement she spea ...
- Soothing the Beast: Saturday Night BFP-Jamiol ...
Marvin Gaye This week’s BFP/Jamiol pick is Inner City Blues from the soulful artistry of Marvin Gaye. He wrote the song in 1971 for his album What’s Going On. Rolling Stone magazine ranked Marvin Gaye number 6 on its list of the Greatest Singers of All Time. This soulful tune is one ...
- Jamiol Presents
- Podcast Show #87- The Balochistan Nexus
The Boiling Frogs Presents Eric Draitser Eric Draitser joins us to discuss Balochistan, a region rich in oil reserves and mineral deposits in Southwest Asia bordering Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan, and a nexus at which diametrically opposing strategic interests converge. He talks about US suppo ...
- BFP Select Nightly News & Editorials- May 31, 2012
BFP Nightly Quote “Is a young man bound to serve his country in war? In addition to his legal duty there is perhaps also a moral duty, but it is very obscure. What is called his country is only its government and that government consists merely of professional politicians, a parasitical an ...
- sat’day riddymz
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- “Why is MRC taking Kenya back to colonia ...
Although there have been much brouhahas and rumpus from Mombasa Republic Council (MRC), agitating for cessation from Kenya, the truth is what MRC is trying to do is treason. For nobody can declare a republic within a republic and fall short of committing treason. Therefore, legally speaking, MRC ...
- “We Don’t Need Another Hero” By Li ...
Op-ed submission by Project 21 Our nation’s current political battle about same-sex marriage reminds me of the film “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome” in which rivals fight it out in a cage to chants of “two men enter, one man leaves!” I also recall Tina Turner’s song from the film. She belts out: “We ...
- Byts and Bytes
Another missionary in Africa: the Bill Gates myth The Egyptian Elections and the Arab Spring The War on Gays Why I Don’t Support Same Sex Marriage New French Socialist Government Appoint 3 Black Cabinet Ministers
- Madonna and Child
A gift of love from Deb to my wife and I to congratulate us on the new addition to our family A heartfelt thank you! Here are a couple photos of our princess and prince: Alana Alana and Asa
- Expose the BNP: activists’ meeting
Over the summer we have seen the extreme right enter parliament in Sweden and racist deportations of Roma people from France. Here at home the EDL have continued to target cities with Muslim communities, while the police are bringing trumped-up charges against anti-fascists. November 6 sees a na ...
- Rotherham fascist leads secret double life
A BNP activist is living a secret double life, desperate to prevent his employers from finding out about his extremist views – despite having stood as a candidate in last month’s election. Tom Holmes (25) received 715 votes in the recent elections for Rotherham Council but has managed to keep hi ...
- Nick Griffin humiliated in Barking defeat
The British National Party have suffered a humiliating defeat in the general election when Nick Griffin failed to gain a Westminster seat for the East London ward of Barking. Labour MP Margaret Hodge secured the seat with a 16,000 majority, with Griffin trailing third after the Conservative cand ...
- Ten questions that expose Nick Griffin
On the day that the BNP launches its election manifesto, Expose the BNP has researched 10 questions for journalists to put to the BNP leader, the answers to which reveal him to be a deeply racist, anti-Semitic Holocaust denier who boasts about his criminal past. 1. In which year did you stop den ...
- Workshy Griffin left his parents penniless
On yesterday’s Today programme, BNP leader Nick Griffin told the Radio Four audience that “Liberal economics … have utterly bankrupted this country.” The truth is that Nick Griffin was himself declared bankrupt in 1991. Over several years thereafter he destroyed his parents’ finances as we ...
- Sonic boon
A search for the healing power of sound I’m lying in A bed that’s as hard as nails with a series of strings along the sides and two gongs above my head. It’s known as a gong bath, and Gwen de Jong, a practitioner of sound healing at Spirit Connection in Amsterdam ...
- The secret’s in the sauce
What my father’s recipe for pasta marinara says about the future of capitalism As the daughter of a Neapolitan, I grew up eating pasta with marinara sauce. My father didn’t always make it from scratch, but he did so often enough for me to follow his recipe through memories. Fr ...
- Clean water, clean energy
In the prosperous West, we generally only get worked up about clean water and electricity when the bill arrives in the mail, and we discover that once again, we’ve been showering too long and leaving the lights on too often. But in many parts of the world, people can only dream ...
- Blocking CO2 to beat malaria
Mosquitoes are so difficult to elude because they pursue us via the CO2 exhaled in our breath. That’s annoying when we’re relaxing outside on a summer evening, but it’s devastating for the 200 to 300 million people who contract malaria annually. More than 1 millio ...
- A winter’s tale
Celebrating the return of the bald eagle In the Iowa winter, as the poet Robert Hass wrote, “a farmer’s dreams are narrow,” and autumn can inspire me with a kind of dread as I work in the garden that will soon be buried under snow. But this coming winter, as the ...
- Birthers, Billionaires and Fox: The GOP Freak ...
With a new breed of conservative media outlets making their presence felt during the 2012 campaign season, the emerging general election is being waged by the right with an unmistakable stamp of irresponsibility and a complete lack of adult supervision. Each passing day draws new revelations and ...
- Israel Uber Alles
The Israel firsters in Congress are both shameless and relentless. We Americans who do not share their views should mark them out and hope for the day when they will be voted out of office and eventually prosecuted as the useful idiots and betrayers of our constitution that they most surely are.
- Pentagon Prepares for Confrontation in the Asi ...
Pentagon Prepares for Confrontation in the Asia-Pacific
- Beware of R.A.T.S.
There is one area in which presidents can -- and do -- continue exercising tremendous influence long after they leave office -- appointments to the federal bench. Which brings us to R.A.T.S. -- namely, Roberts, Alito, Thomas and Scalia . . .
- Obama's role in the selection of drone missile ...
More important than what the state killing program says about Obama personally, however, is what it exposes about the ruling political establishment as a whole. It testifies to the wholesale repudiation of core constitutional principles at the highest levels and a real political and moral breakd ...
- Standing Room Only in Seattle to Stop the Pebb ...
Joel Reynolds, Director of NRDC's Urban Program, the Marine Mammal Protection and So. California Ecosystem projects, Santa Monica, CA The dark mood among the few Anglo American and the Pebble Limited Partnership representatives at the U.S. Environme ...
- By a rate of nearly 2 to 1, New Yorkers think ...
Kate Sinding, Senior Attorney, New York City A report released last Friday by the Cornell University Survey Research Institute summarizing polling data from the last three years demonstrates that New Yorkers’ attitudes toward natural gas drill ...
- Latin America Climate, Energy and Environment ...
Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC Chile In a surprise move, the Board of Directors of the energy company Colbún announced that it wants to suspend progress on HidroAysén transmission line indefinitely because of w ...
- Bike lanes 2.0: now or soon in a city near you
Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC Cities in the US, including Washington, DC where I live, are making significant investments in bicycling infrastructure. Two categories that have appeared just in the la ...
- Black Out, Speak Out across North America to p ...
Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, Director International Program, Washington, D.C. NRDC's Black Out Screen for June 4th After the fall of the Berlin wall, I worked with environmental groups in Eastern Europe. They were looking at good examples of democracy ...
- Citizens United and the States
Principled limited government conservatives like Sam Alito and Clarence Thomas couldn’t have possibly intended that Citizens United would destroy long-standing state regulations on corporate influence over politics, such as they have in Montana! Note as well that Brian Schweitzer writing T ...
- Resentment
Josh Eidelson’s latest column on the Walker recall election gets at a very important issue: “Unions had their place,” a woman named Jerri told me soon after I arrived in Wisconsin last week. “They did their part back in the ‘40s and ‘50s, and then they got too big, and are abusing their po ...
- Problematic Left Arguments Against the PPACA I ...
I didn’t notice this until I saw the link via our resident Paul-curious troll, but bmaz had an uncharacteristically weak argument that liberals should learn to like a Supreme Court decision striking down the ACA that I missed at the time. As for the quasi-defense of the libertarian argumen ...
- Musburger
The fact that a young sportswriter named Brent Musberger called Tommie Smith and John Carlos “a pair of black skinned stormtroopers” after they raised the black power fist at the Mexico City Olympics does not surprise me in the least. Neither does the fact that 44 years later, Musber ...
- Scratch Four Flattops
The central events of the Battle of Midway happened seventy years ago today. A useful timeline: 7:52am (2:52pm EST): Enterprise and Hornet complete launching of torpedo and dive bomber strike packages 9:00am (4pm EST): Yorktown launches strike package 9:20 (4:20 EST): Hornet torpedo bombers sigh ...
- DRI scientists conduct climate change research ...
Dr. Eric Wilcox and graduate student Nic Beres research pollution’s effects on clouds in the island nation most threatened by climate change.
- Governor praises DRI’s METRIC program
Speaking at an important state-wide water summit in March, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval lauded DRI’s METRIC program calling its Landsat satellite technology an important tool in monitoring water usage.
- Governor praises DRI’s METRIC program
Speaking at an important state-wide water summit in March, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval lauded DRI’s METRIC program calling its Landsat satellite technology an important tool in monitoring water usage.
- DRI's Net Zero Building Honored by USGBC and ...
The Desert Research Institute’s Net Zero Building was honored by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) and Senator Harry Reid at the USGBC Northern Nevada Chapter luncheon for its goals and plans to create an independently sustainable structure.
- DRI's Net Zero Building Honored by USGBC and ...
The Desert Research Institute’s Net Zero Building was honored by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) and Senator Harry Reid at the USGBC Northern Nevada Chapter luncheon for its goals and plans to create an independently sustainable structure.
- Community Workshop in Tioga County on Environm ...
The Clean Air Council and Penn Environment, state-wide environmental groups, will give an educational workshop in Tioga County for residents of north-central Pennsylvania on Saturday, March 24, 1-4 PM. The training will be held at the W.M. Tokishi Training Center, NYPUM Drive, Wellsboro, PA 1690 ...
- New State Impact PA App
Since I now live in south central PA (I moved south from Tioga County; north central PA) and have less access to the center of the gas drilling, I frequently use State Impact PA as a resource as well as tune in to WITF radio on my commutes to work, when I’m not pedaling my [...]
- OilandGasHelp.com
I happen to be looking for the location of a specific Northwest Savings Bank in PA and when I pulled up their website I found the below link. http://www.oilandgashelp.com/ It looks like Northwest Savings Bank has put together a section of their website to answer questions or help folks who are c ...
- The Passage of House Bill 1950…
I thought I’d highlight a few of the items that I find horrifying that passed with house bill 1950 during yesterdays vote. Municipalities will no longer be safe from drilling and the acceptable distances of drilling pads and compressor stations from homes or public spaces, such as schools, ...
- Update on PA Roads Effected by Gas Drilling fr ...
From the DCNR website: In recent years there has been a marked increase in natural gas activity in state forests in north central Pennsylvania . Visitor experiences and road usage can be impacted by this activity. Loyalsock State Forest Bodine Mountain Road: Heavy gas activity is to be expected ...
- Power Plant Production Drops As Waters Warm an ...
Rising water temperatures and a reduction in river flows have caused declining production at some thermoelectric power plants in the U.S. and Europe, a trend that will likely continue for decades to come as the planet warms, according to a new study. Writing in the journal Nature Climate Change, ...
- Rapid Greening of Tundra Discovered in Large A ...
Across a large area of western Siberia, shrubs are rapidly growing into trees more than six feet tall, a process that is expected to further increase Oxford University temperatures in this rapidly warming part of the Arctic, according to a new study. Relying on satellite images and fieldwor ...
- Belo Monte Dam: Conflict in the Amazon
The Belo Monte dam, now under construction in the Amazon, is heralded as an abundant power source for Brazil’s burgeoning economy. But critics contend the project’s benefits are outweighed by the environmental and social costs. In a Yale Environment 360 video report, Charles Lyons explores both ...
- Japan Forced to Reconsider Climate Targets Wit ...
Japanese officials say they may have to scrap long-term targets for carbon emissions reductions as a consequence of moving away from nuclear power in the aftermath of last year’s Fukushima disaster. According to the Japan Times, government officials this week conceded that goals to cut carbon em ...
- France to Ban Pesticide Possibly Linked to Dec ...
French authorities plan to ban a pesticide made by the Swiss company, Syngenta, after scientists said the pesticide’s use could be linked to a sharp decline in bee populations known as colony collapse disorder. France says it plans to withdraw the permit for farmers to spray Cruiser OSR, a pesti ...
- Abdelbasset al-Megrahi dies: A look back at th ...
"Abdelbasset al-Megrahi, the Libyan intelligence officer accused of bombing Pan Am flight 103 over the Scottish town of Lockerbie in 1988, has died, according to his brother. " he 59 year-old died at home in Tripoli after a long battle with cancer his brother Abdelhakim al-Megrahi told Reuters o ...
- NATO Summit 2012: Ballistic Missile Shield to ...
The two-day Nato summit 2012 at US President Obama’s hometown Chicago has declared that interim ballistic missiles will protect Nato countries amid growing threats to security especially from those boasting of nuclear capability. "We have declared an interim ballistic missile defence capability ...
- The Famous ’Tennis Shoe’ Near Death Experience
"Some near-death experiences have been corroborated by witnesses. Although such evidence does not constitute scientific evidence it would certainly qualify as "circumstantial evidence" able to be upheld in a court of law. Perhaps the most famous case of this kind is that of Maria, originally rep ...
- Point, CounterPoint: Why You Should Upload You ...
Point: Space travel, particle physics, cosmology. These are just some of the endeavors humankind has embarked on, trying to understand the great mysteries of the universe. But why haven’t we been able to decipher those puzzles yet? Is it because they are vast and we are so small and insignifican ...
- The Science Delusion
Steve Marshall talks to Rupert Sheldrake about dogma and delusion in contemporary science. Sheldrake questions many of science’s basic ‘truths’, which are revealed, with splendid irony, to be either assumptions or, heaven forbid, beliefs. That the Universe began with a Big Bang has been orthodox ...
- Heavy sky: Pakistan rattled by deadly US drone ...
US drone strikes in Pakistan have entered their third day, bringing the death toll to 28. This comes as Islamabad urges Washington to stop the drone attacks in the region, which are harming the civilian population. Read Full Article at RT.com
- 24 East European 'mercenaries' convicted in Li ...
A Libyan court has handed down tough prison terms on 19 Ukrainians, three nationals from Belarus and two Russians accused of serving as mercenaries for the ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. Read Full Article at RT.com
- Israel govt calls for mass deportation of Afri ...
Israel’s government has announced its plans to speed up the deportation of at least 25,000 African immigrants living illegally in the country. Human rights supporters have decried the move and branded the mass expulsion... Read Full Article at RT.com
- Syrian rebels abandon ceasefire, call on UN fo ...
A Syrian rebel spokesman says they are no longer committed to Annan’s ceasefire. He has called for a UN-backed “peace enforcement mission” or a no-fly zone to replace the monitoring mission, demands the UN chief has... Read Full Article at RT.com
- Militia and govt forces’ standoff at Tripoli a ...
A Libyan militia group is ending their takeover of Tripoli’s international airport, as officials agree to release their detained leader. The assault has forced flights to be rerouted to a nearby airport, while tanks... Read Full Article at RT.com
- SCO Summit to be held in Beijing this week to ...
____The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is a Chinese defense coalition now planning to counter the war plans of the US/ NATO militaries who have occupied Afghanistan and Iraq, and have recently begun ‘covert’ wars against the Syrian and Iranian governments. On June 6-7 they w ...
- Mexican voters increasingly feel locked out by ...
Mexico’s presidential selection is just one month away, and voters feel increasingly like the supposedly democratic system there is locking out of any consideration their often voiced desires to end the US pushed ‘war on drugs’ that is tearing up their country. The US and Mexic ...
- US military is poisoning the internet with its ...
As the Obama moves for more war against the Syrian government, it has also begun the war against Iran. Obama stepped up cyberattacks on Iran: report
- Guilty!
Mubarak is found to be Guilty in Egypt! Unfortunately so too is the Egyptian military hand fed by our US Pentagon, and both still hold the reigns of power inside Egypt itself. The US military-Egyptian military are guilty of torture, murder, and theft. They are both guilty, alongside Mubarak, of ...
- Russia and Putin tell the US- No More of Your ...
___ Vladimir Putin is telling the US and its allies to back off on fomenting war inside Syria. Syria conflict: Russia's Vladimir Putin stands firm Putin says that Russia is neither for Assad nor for the rebels but what it is against, is the US and its allies threatening Syria with war and i ...
- Fire collapse
This is what a real fire collapse looks like: slow, partial, asymmetrical. Compare with WTC 7.
- Logical fallacies of NIST
- National Geographic Catapults George W. Bush's ...
National Geographic reaired their 9/11 interview with George W. Bush this morning. Bush: "See in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda." - May 24, 2005 This reminded us of another famous quo ...
- AE911Truth Podcast Episode 1
Published on May 17, 2012 by AE911TruthPodcast Hosted by Bernie Suarez and Andrew Steele. In this inaugural episode Bernie and Andy talk about the film "9/11 Explosive Evidence, Experts Speak Out!" and the upcoming Final Edition 30-City World Premiere tour, (Look for the closest screening near ...
- Coast To Coast AM - 2011-09-11 - Unraveling 9/ ...
Published on May 25, 2012 by PIGAMOUS Unraveling 9/11 Date: 09-11-11 Host: John B. Wells Guests: Russ Baker, Craig Hulet Guest host John B. Wells (email) was joined by award-winning investigative reporter Russ Baker for a discussion on why so many unanswered questions linger about wh ...
- Holy Cannoli! Is a Parmesan Cheese Shortage Lo ...
New here? Get Fooducated with our
iPhone or Android App! Or try Fooducate on the Web! Northern Italy was struck by an Earthquake a few weeks ago, with the unfortunate deaths of 17 people. A culinary casualty of the 5.8 quake is the country’s Parmesan cheese industry. About 10% of the Par ...
- Why is Bitter Food Healthy?
New here? Get Fooducated with our iPhone or Android App! Or try Fooducate on the Web! Less than 8% of the calories we consume are from bitter foods. But perhaps we need to increase that percentage. It turns out that the bitter taste is an expression of the antioxidants that are so healthy for ...
- GOOD READ: A Vegetable You Gotta Try
New here? Get Fooducated with our iPhone or Android App! Or try Fooducate on the Web! This is a guest post by Lisa Cain, PhD, a.k.a Snack-Girl I decided to put “Good Read” in my title in the hopes that you will actually read what I have to say. Every year, I post a rhubarb recipe a ...
- FDA Rejects Name Change for High Fructose Corn ...
[Image via The Daily Green] New here? Get Fooducated with our iPhone or Android App! Or try Fooducate on the Web! Make no mistake about the war between the sugar industry and the Corn Refiners Association. It’s about tens of millions of dollars in annual revenues. here’s a recap of ...
- New York Pushes Envelope With XL Soft Drink Ban
photo: NY Times New here? Get Fooducated with our iPhone or Android App! Or try Fooducate on the Web! New York mayor Bloomberg is not giving up on his fight to combat obesity. After failed attempts to impose a soda tax (shot down by the state legislature) and restricting sugary beverage purcha ...
- Twitter Step by Step
Twitter management can be a daunting task. There are a lot of articles telling you the do's and don'ts of Twitter, however it can still be difficult to pin down exactly what you should be doing each day step by step. If you are having a hard time getting organized and keeping up with everything ...
- SEO Tips For Your Blog and Business
When was the last time you thought about your site beyond adding content? It is probably time to take a look at how things are organized. When you started the site you had certain goals, ideas and experiences, now as time has passed it is a good idea to take another look at those goals [...]
- How To Choose Keywords
Every day millions of searches are performed on the internet and all of those search terms are saved and provided to us to peruse at our discretion. Unfortunately, on the other hand, there are millions of searches performed every day on the internet and ALL that data is saved and provided to us ...
- Why Social Media Isn’t Working For You
So you took the first step and signed yourself up for some social media sites and started marketing yourself and now you're waiting for the traffic to start rolling in. You've done your research about social media marketing and everyone tells you to find followers, engage them and turn them into ...
- How Do I Tweet – Writing the $6 Million Dollar ...
Twitter recently made claims that they had reached 100 million users. A fairly impressive feat to be sure, and that is reflected in the pull people give to twitter as a social media outlet. Great tweets can make you a star as fast bad ones can kill your image. Most of the time tweets just pass ...
- Mick Jagger drawn into row over ‘illegal gas g ...
Mick Jagger was named Peru's honorary Environmental Ambassador last year. © Survival Music legend Mick Jagger has been drawn into a bitter row over an ‘illegal gas grab’ in the Peruvian Amazon. Peru’s government has provoked fury from indigenous groups after it was discovered that it ...
- Tribes urge UK to sign law to ‘guarantee’ thei ...
Kenya's Samburu tribe has urged the UK to ratify ILO 169. © Survival Tribes from four continents have urged Britain to ratify a law that will ‘guarantee’ their survival. It is the first time a group of tribal representatives have made such a direct appeal, reflecting the urgent need f ...
- Film footage released to mark 20-year annivers ...
Yanomami woman. The Yanomami territory has allowed uncontacted Indians to survive. © Fiona Watson/Survival Yanomami Indians in Brazil have released aerial film footage of an uncontacted Indian community, to mark the 20th anniversary of the creation of the ‘Yanomami Park’. This Yanomami are ...
- Humiliation as Indian Minister scraps lecture ...
Naveen Patnaik's state of Odisha is renowned for brutally crushing indigenous protests © Survival The controversial Chief Minister of an Indian state has pulled out of a public lecture after learning that human rights organizations would attend. Naveen Patnaik’s 12-years as Chief Mini ...
- Paper forced to apologize to Penan after false ...
A Penan family. The tribe have been the subject of several defamatory stories in Malaysia's press. © Andy Rain/Nick Rain/Survival A Malaysian paper has been forced to apologize after publishing a highly controversial report, which accused the Penan tribe of practising incest. It is th ...
- Palast in London with Warren Ellis to launch V ...
Vultures' Picnic will launch in London on June 26. Special Guests include Anna Chen and Penny Red. Participants: Jubilee Debt Campaign and Occupy London. For tickets and more information click here. For media requests and review copies contact: olivershykles(at)gmail.com
- Killings, cancer, corruption and Azerbaijan: E ...
by Greg Palast Saturday, 26. May, 2012 Greg Palast investigated BP in Azerbaijan and worldwide for Channel 4 Dispatches. Will “Beyond Petroleum” oil giant BP pick the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest today in Baku, Azerbaijan? If so, I wouldn’t be surprised. When I was arrested by the ...
- Vote like an Egyptian?
by Mark Bebawi It’s rare for us to have guest articles, but Pacifica Radio host of The Monitor, Mark Bebawi, has insight into an issue where to be dumb is to be deadly. Mark, born and raised in Cairo, wrote his master’s dissertation at Oxford on the Egyptian ...
- Kennedy, The New York Post and the truth
What a terrible task to take on at such a dark moment when I would prefer to keep my thoughts private, but someone must speak. I am, and I hope you are, sickened to see Rupert Murdoch's New York Post savage our colleague Robert F. Kennedy Jr. while he and his children are in great distress. I wi ...
- Condolences
Our deepest sympathy goes out to the family of our friend and colleague, Bobby Kennedy, and his children, on the tragic death of his wife and their mother, Mary. Our thoughts tonight are with your family. - Greg, Leni & Zach
- How can I reuse or recycle toilet seats?
Apologies for the break in blogging – I’ve been super busy with other things over the last month. And in my absence, Recycle This had its sixth birthday! Happy Birthday website! :D Anyway, moving on: we’ve had an email from Stephanie about toilet seats: I just came into about 2 ...
- How can I reuse or recycle empty bottled gas/p ...
Lyndon has emailed to ask about reusing – or recycling – propane gas canisters (the ones for heating, barbecues or patio heaters etc): Trying to tidy up the yard at work, what can I do with some old gas bottles? If there is a company name on the bottles (like Calor Gas, Flo Gas or [...]
- How can I reuse or recycle large (catering siz ...
Sam has emailed asking about large food cans: I have a number of large metal food cans, some zinc lined, which are called #10 size. They hold about 5 or 6 lbs (just under 3kg) of beans, or other foods. Now that they’re empty, they are open on one end, with no plastic lid to [...]
- She recycled that! Upcycling novelty hats into ...
Last September, Karen emailed us about the vast collection of novelty jester hats that her boyfriend had collected at various carnivals and festivals over the years. She wanted to know how she could reuse or recycle them as she hadn’t had much success giving them away. Lots of people made ...
- How can I reuse or recycle wallpaper samples?
Following on from the paint tester pots the other week, I’ve got some wallpaper samples that have served their purpose too. I really can’t wait for our renovations to be over! Like the paint, the samples were to check out ideas/colours/designs in-situ. Some of them were torn from rol ...
- Autism and What the Experts are Saying, Part T ...
By Anne Dachel If you’re like me, you’re sick to death of reporters telling you that all the science shows no link between vaccines and autism. Members of the press don’t hesitate to remind the public on a daily basis...
- Autism and What the Experts are Saying, Part O ...
By Anne Dachel I recently listened to a recording of the April 2, 2012 Tom Ashbrook Show on NPR in Boston. It featured Dr. Geraldine Dawson, chief science officer for the advocacy group Autism Speaks, and Dr. Max Wiznitzer, pediatric...
- AofA Science Summary: Prenatal Exposure to Org ...
Prenatal exposure to organomercury, thimerosal, persistently impairs the serotonergic and dopaminergic systems in the rat brain: Implications for association with developmental disorders (See study at Prenatal thimerosal and neurotransmitter imbalances in rats) Michiru Ida-Eto a,*, Akiko Oyabu a ...
- Self Discovery
By Cathy Jameson I’m reorganizing parts of my life. Wait. Didn’t I just do that a month ago? I think I did. I remember sitting at the dining room table with the family calendar, a notebook, stacks of bills, medical...
- Age of Autism Contest: Somewhere Over The Sea ...
A few years ago I read "Dear Gabriel" by Norway's Halfdan Freihow. And I loved it. It impressed upon me the importance of the father's point of view and voice within the maelstrom of the autism epidemic. This year Autism...
- Weather Disasters, Crop Loss, Biotech Acreage, ...
Weather control, geoengineering, and genetic modification are man’s attempt to take over the earth’s natural ecosystem and design it according to his own limited concept. But is it wise, prudent, or safe to leave the re-designing of the earth up to some men in little white lab coats who think th ...
- Taking it to the Streets – Ban GMOs NOW!
While we run in circles trying to get someone in Congress to listen, we could be going straight to the source and giving people the information they need to understand that GMOs are unhealthy, have been put in our food without our consent or knowledge, and the only way to stop the GMO takeover i ...
- Undercover GMOs Slip through Labeling Crack
GMOs go Stealth in the Face of Mounting Support for Honest Labeling Barbara H. Peterson Farm Wars In the fight for the safety of our food supply, many are jumping on the bandwagon to get honest labeling for foods that were produced via genetic modification (GMOs). Is this even possible? The Euro ...
- Fukushima Radiation Release is Worse than You ...
People have been misinformed about the tragedy at Fukushima and its consequences. There is a continuing cover up, the reactors have not been stabilized, and radiation continues to be released. The Japanese College of Intravenous Therapy (JCIT) has recently released a video for people wishing to ...
- Why is GMO Hepatitis B Vaccine Given to Newbor ...
And just what will these people say when this universal infant immunization program is proven to NOT lower the overall incidence of Hep B infection after our children have been compromised with a dangerous genetically engineered vaccine that starts our lives out under the thumb of Big Pharma and ...
- Health benefits of vitamin D dependent on type ...
Medical Xpress – New research has shown that vitamin D3 supplements could provide more benefit than the close relative vitamin D2. The findings published in the June edition of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition could potentially lead to changes in the food industry when it comes t ...
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- Long-sealed Watergate documents may be released
AP – The U.S. Department of Justice says at least some materials sealed as part of the court case against seven men involved in the 1972 Watergate burglary should be released. The agency responded Friday to a request by a Texas history professor who is seeking access to materials he believ ...
- US, Iran dig in for long cyber war
PhysOrg – The United States and Iran are locked in a long-running cyber war that appears to be escalating amid a stalemate over Tehran’s disputed nuclear program. The Flame virus that surfaced recently may be part of the face-off, but Washington probably has more sophisticated tools ...
- Risks of boomerangs a reality in world of cyberwar
AP – The Obama administration is warning American businesses about an unusually potent computer virus that infected Iran’s oil industry even as suspicions persist that the United States is responsible for secretly creating and unleashing cyberweapons against foreign countries. The go ...
- The true cost of IKEA: logging old-growth forests
Those labyrinthine IKEA showrooms full of dirt-cheap shelving units have to come from somewhere. According to a report released May 16 by the Global Forest Coalition, some of them are clear-cut from old-growth forests in Western Russia.
- FARM campaign pays viewers $1 to watch graphic ...
Acknowledging the existence of animal cruelty is unpleasant, and getting people to actually watch footage of it is understandably difficult. The folks at Farm Animal Rights Movement (FARM) found one way: Pay them.
- Sea Shepherd's Watson arrested, faces extradit ...
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society founder Paul Watson, who was arrested in Frankfurt, Germany, on May 13, has been freed on bail and awaits possible extradition to Costa Rica. He and Sea Shepherd's director of investigations, Scott West, met with Costa Rican Foreign Minister Enrique Castillo on ...
- Federal judge blocks National Defense Authoriz ...
In a stunning turnaround for an act of Congress, a judge ruled Wednesday that a counterterrorism provision of the National Defense Authorization Act, an annual defense appropriations bill, is unconstitutional. Federal district Judge Katherine B. Forrest issued an injunction against use of the ...
- Clean Mobility Center, focusing on alternative ...
Jamie Caissie says he's picky about the gas he puts in his GMC Sierra truck. For years, the 35-year-old flooring contractor only filled up at 76 brand stations, but on a recent Monday, he decided to try something new: the Propel Clean Mobility Center in Fullerton, which sells E85 flex fuel and b ...
- Water crisis impacts Lorry drivers
In many urban places around the world, public and private services deliver water through a patchwork network of trucks - or water lorries as they are known in south Asia. A trucker shares his perspective on the water crisis.
- Toilets Bring Change to Uganda
Prior to the introduction of pour flush toilets to Ndeeba Parish, Uganda, residents were using plastic bags as toilets and disposing of them in the drainage channels. This was causing environmental and health hazards for the people living in this slum. New technology changed all that.
- Conference Call: June
Join our live conference call on June 5, 2012 to learn about current programs in Haiti.
- WaterCredit in Kenya: Beth's Story
Mrs. Beth Muguru lives near Koimbi town, approximately 25 kilometers north of Muranga town where she engages in small scale farming. She took the steps necessary through her self help group to take out a WaterCredit loan to benefit her business and shared the benefits she's seen after the instal ...
- Learning to Conserve Water
People in Kashiram Nagar, India struggle for water every day. However, they were not thinking about conserving the water they did have. They were unintentionally wasting water in their daily lives by not utilizing it well. Then on World Water Day 2012, a program through Water.org's partner, ESAF ...
- The Deniers on CBC Radio's 'Ideas'
The science is settled - is now the mantra of climate change activism? Those who disagree are either in denial or in the pay of an oil company. But long time environmentalist and energy activist Lawrence Solomon says no, the science is not settled on global warming. Ideas producer David Cayley b ...
- Reinstate Teacher Who Supported Trayvon Martin ...
arget: Superintendent Jacqueline Cassell Goal: To reinstate Brooke Harris, an eighth grade teacher who was fired after supporting a fundraiser benefitting Trayvon Martins family. The Trayvon Martin case has already caused a storm of controversy, Submitted by Rose NoFWDSPLZ to World &n ...
- "Ive Been Duped" - Reflections on Israel and P ...
Do you know the frustration you feel when you believed in something strongly and then you realize that the information that made you believe was from a source with an agenda to deceive? Submitted by Ken D. to World | Note-it! | Add a Comment
- White House sees more pain for Iran as it clea ...
Aggressive war is illegal, immoral against nations that are no threat, is nonbelligerent & it is insane! Call your Reps. Tell your friends, rouse up the good folk in your church,mosque and synagouge. We must stop this exported violence or we are screwed. Submitted by michael hall to World &nbs ...
- Study: 400 Afghan women jailed for "moral crimes"
In this Jan. 19, 2003 file photo, Zarghona, who is in prison because she left her first husband who abused her and forced her into prostitution, holds her seven-month-old son Balal and looks out through their cell window, at the Kabul Women's Prison in Submitted by Maria V. to World |&nb ...
- Seizure of Springs by Settlers Greatly Limits ...
Palestinians have increasingly lost access to water sources in the West Bank as a result of the takeover of springs by Israeli settlers, who have used threats, intimidation and fences to ensure control of water points closed to tne settlements, Submitted by Naoko I. to World | &nbs ...
- Konarka Technologies Files for Bankruptcy
Konarka Technologies, a developer of thin-film solar panels, has filed for bankruptcy and will begin to liquidate its assets immediately. read more
- The Future is Bright: Two Giant Solar Farms Ma ...
Two of the United States' largest solar projects, the Arlington Valley Solar Energy II farm and Topaz Solar Farm, have achieved significant milestones in recent days. read more
- The Future is Bright: Two Giant Solar Farms Ma ...
Two of the United States' largest solar projects, the Arlington Valley Solar Energy II farm and Topaz Solar Farm, have achieved significant milestones in recent days. read more
- The Future is Bright: Two Giant Solar Farms Ma ...
Two of the United States' largest solar projects, the Arlington Valley Solar Energy II farm and Topaz Solar Farm, have achieved significant milestones in recent days. read more
- Saudi Arabia's $109 Billion Plan Will Make It ...
Saudi Arabia, the world's oil king, is looking to become the king of another resource: solar power. read more
- Sales of new vehicles 20,7% higher in May
SALES of new vehicles in South Africa rose 20,7% last month compared with the same period a year earlier, the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa) said on Monday. In May, 50229 were sold, from 41625 a year ago — substantially above the 9,4% growth rate in ...
- Obama and Romney raising money, plus more ...
President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney will spend Monday raising campaign dollars. Obama's fundraisers will be in New York City, where he will be joined by former President Bill Clinton. His day includes a special performance by Jon Bon Jovi. Romney, meanwhile, will be on the other coast, wi ...
- Study suggests lower death risk for coffe ...
Older people who reported drinking a few daily cups of coffee were less likely to die over the subsequent 14 years than were those who abstained from the beverage or rarely drank it, according to a US study of 400,000 people. In particular, coffee was tied to a lower risk of dying from heart ...
- Hazardous sheesha smoking assuming epidem ...
Residents of Islamabad have demanded that the parliament make laws to ban sheesha smoking at restaurants, cafes and other public places, as it is extremely injurious to health. A senior citizen, said most of hotels,...
- A hydel project that will submerge anothe ...
These days one scam is weirder than the previous one. But this one will take the cake-here we have a dam that, if implemented, will submerge the tail of another upstream mini-hydel project. The mini-hydel project in question is the 24MW Kukke Stage I project. Once commissioned, it will subme ...
- Canadian Websites Go Dark for 'Black Out Speak ...
Today is "Black Out Speak Out Day" in Canada -- a national day of protest against Canada's conservative government's attack on non-profits including labor, environment, immigration, and students. Over 18,000 Canadians and more than 500 organizations have blacked out their websi ...
- Fewer but Newer Nuclear Arms Deemed Future Threat
UNITED NATIONS - "The best way to eliminate the nuclear threat anywhere is by eliminating nuclear weapons everywhere", says Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon, who is increasingly viewed as one of the strongest opponents of nuclear arms. But the lingering hopes of eliminating the nuclear t ...
- US Drone Blitz on Pakistan Continues
A weekend of missile attacks in Pakistan did not cease on Monday, as US drones unleashed on what they claim was a hideout in the Hesokhel village, located in the North Waziristan tribal region. Airstrikes further south on both Saturday and Sunday left as many as twelve dead, and today' ...
- Israel Reneges on Hunger Strike Agreement, Pal ...
Within two weeks after an agreement reached between Palestinian hungers strikers in Israeli prisons, Israel has begun to renege on the deal. Days after announcing the end of the strike, Israel renewed administrative detention orders for 30 prisoners, according to Palestinian prisoners minister I ...
- Day 2: Egypt Protesters Continue New Occupatio ...
* * * Egypt's AhramOnline reports: read more
- With further PTC uncertainty, where is the win ...
- Policy Decisions Make Things Happen for the Sm ...
- Greg Jaczko – Lame Duck Press Conference At Nu ...
I had the opportunity to attend the Nuclear Energy Assembly held in Charlotte, NC during the period from May 21-23. Dr. Gregory Jaczko submitted his resignation as the Chairman of the NRC on May 21, but he did not change his plans to address the annual nuclear industry gathering on May 23. ...
- Wind Power’s CO2-Cutting Impact Disputed
Inconsistency of supply is one of the biggest drawbacks of renewables such as wind and solar. Put simply: the wind doesn’t blow all day, and the sun doesn’t shine at night. Now scientists are saying that the sporadic supply of renewables coupled with an inefficient power grid means that car ...
- Harvest the Wind
Bill Stovall is a long-haul trucker from Texas. He used to deliver fresh meats and produce, a job he did with pride. But for the past few years, he's been hauling a very different kind of load, in a special, telescoping truck-trailer combo that stretches out to 168 feet. All that length is devot ...
- Why Does the World Shadow Government Destroy i ...
By Cosmic Convergence Research Group Don't these people live on the same planet, work in the same world, and play on the same turf as the rest of us?! Don't they drink the same water, eat the same food, breathe the same air? Truly, the leaders of the World Shadow Government (WSG) have soiled t ...
- The Maple Spring and the Mafiocracy: Strugglin ...
By: Andrew Gavin Marshall It says a great deal about our society when hundreds of thousands of students – already largely indebted, a significant portion of whom live well below the poverty line, who already work what few jobs exist for a generation forgotten before we leave home – ...
- Wisconsin's Recall Election
by Stephen Lendman Winter 2011 witnessed an epic worker rights battle. Wisconsin public workers challenged Republican Governor Scott Walker. He won round one. Workers get another chance. On June 5, they'll choose between him and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett. Neither offers much choice. Mo ...
- Discrimination Against Arab Communities in Isr ...
by Stephen Lendman An April joint Bimkom Planners for Planning Rights/Arab Center for Alternative Planning (ACAP) report titled "Outline Planning for Arab Localities in Israel" explains state-sponsored discriminatory injustice. Bimkom's Cesar Yeudki called study findings "a recipe for fu ...
- The Devilish Plan of Saudi-Bahrain Merger
Kourosh Ziabari The recently declared plan by the members of Persian Gulf Cooperation Council to annex the soil of Bahrain to Saudi Arabia and form a greater Arab union has attested to the fact that the tyrannical and merciless rulers of Arab sheikhdoms in the Persian Gulf are still obliviously ...
- 50th Anniversary of Medicare Calendar
The Saskatchewan Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is proud to present our commemorative 2013 calendar that documents the struggle for universal medical coverage in Saskatchewan and Canada. With original archival images, trace the battle for medicare from the creation of S ...
- 50th Anniversary of Medicare Calender
The Saskatchewan Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is proud to present our commemorative 2013 calendar that documents the struggle for universal medical coverage in Saskatchewan and Canada. With original archival images, trace the battle for medicare from the creation of S ...
- Income inequality, by the numbers
This week, The Huffington Post features an infographic breaking down the details on the growth of income inequality in Canada between 1980 and 2009. Created by Ryerson University journalism student Jeff Fraser, the infographic draws on data from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. ...
- The Three Amigos: How Income Inequality in Mex ...
An examination of income inequality in North America reveals that Mexico is the only part of the continent where the middle class has been gaining from growth, according to a new study by internationally respected economist Lars Osberg, Dalhousie University professor and CCPA Research Associate. ...
- New report lifts fog on government job cuts
Due to the opaque reporting methods used by the federal government to detail its spending and employment projections, getting a clear picture of core public service job losses is unnecessarily complicated. However, CCPA Senior Economist David Macdonald has analyzed data from recently released 20 ...
- Putting a Face on the Guy in the Black Truck
By Sherry Pasquarello,Worldwidehippies - Yesterday was our township’s YOUTH DAY. It’s a terrific event held in a local park. Everything is free, though donations are gratefully accepted to help set up the festivities for the next year. There are all sorts of events and stuff for the kids to do. ...
- Hippie TV News and Stuff (Video)
In Depth News with a Difference. A Little Truth From Winston Smith. Dr. Woody; Cookie Crumbs,Windy Star,Hippy Woman “Slightly Relevant” Today; Climate change for the birds? Im your venis well not really, Age has its fragrence. The Doc is in, Instant Karma files, Asshole of the week a ...
- The Telephone Game
By Linda Wolf, Worldwide Hippies- You remember the telephone game, don’t you? Think back. We all played it in school, usually in a social studies or gym class. When I was in college, we played it in one of our law classes. The first person was the start, another person was the last. The tr ...
- The town of pimps
By Erica Pearson / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS – Small Mexican town of Tenancingo is major source of sex trafficking pipeline to New York Families of pimps send young victims to Queens where they are often forced into ‘delivery girl’ prostitution TENANCINGO, TLAXCALA — In this small Me ...
- Hippie Health: Yoga, Hepatitis C and Tips for ...
Yoga’s benefits extend beyond physical needs If you were ever under the impression that yoga is an exclusive club made up of hippies and wealthy, tan women, you might want to take a deeper look. Yoga can offer health benefits to just about everyone who is willing to try it. De Anza College stude ...
- 'On The Beach'
1950s hit novel disturbingly similar to radiation situation today — except for government lying When I was in the 8th grade in 1958 and was just beginning to learn how to read for pleasure, Nevil Shute's apocalyptic novel "On The Beach" was the smash hit of the summer, ...
- Bubbling sea signals severe coral damage this ...
Findings from a "natural laboratory" in seas off Papua New Guinea suggest that acidifying oceans will severely hit coral reefs by the end of the century. Carbon dioxide bubbles into the water from the slopes of a dormant volcano here, making it slightly more acidic. Coral is badly affe ...
- Nigerian author Helon Habila mixes oil and wat ...
For all the public outrage directed at government agencies and BP over last year’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Americans and others across the world have largely remained silent when it comes to the environmental destruction wreaked by the oil industry in the Niger delta. The United State ...
- California may ban takeout food in foam containers
(06-02) 15:25 PDT Sacramento, Calif. (AP) -- Getting takeout food in foam containers would be a thing of the past under a bill approved by the state Senate. The bill by Democratic Sen. Alan Lowenthal of Long Beach prohibits vendors from providing prepared food in expanded polystyrene containers. ...
- China gives bleak assessment of its battered e ...
(Reuters) - More than half of China's cities are affected by acid rain and one-sixth of major rivers are so polluted the water is unfit even for farmland, a senior official said on Friday in a bleak assessment of the environmental price of the country's economic boom. The environmental d ...
- The End Game or: How the Dupes were Duped or: ...
The Euro was probably the most hyped-in currency the world may have ever known. That fact alone should have been reason for suspicion. In this article we contrast some of the eulogies heaped on the Euro back in around 2001/2002 when it was introduced as a tangible currency with these past weeks& ...
- The End Game or: How the Dupes were Duped or: ...
The Euro was probably the most hyped-in currency the world may have ever known. That fact alone should have been reason for suspicion. In this article we contrast some of the eulogies heaped on the Euro back in around 2001/2002 when it was introduced as a tangible currency with these past weeks& ...
- Neutrinos, Physics, Meteors and the Survival o ...
As you may have noticed, CrisisMaven recently dabbled in speculative thought about the role of a universe-wide encyclopedia cum news service. The reason this came about was that recently at the Large Hadron Collider around Geneva/Switzerland and crossing under the French border a team of scienti ...
- Neutrinos, Physics, Meteors and the Survival o ...
As you may have noticed, CrisisMaven recently dabbled in speculative thought about the role of a universe-wide encyclopedia cum news service. The reason this came about was that recently at the Large Hadron Collider around Geneva/Switzerland and crossing under the French border a team of scienti ...
- Archaeology, the Internet and Neutrinos
Or: Space and the Universe are a Palimpsest . Most recently Israeli archaeologists unearthed a crusader’s inscription believed to be around 800 years old and, which is why it makes headlines, written in Arabic. For those who have followed archaelogical progress over several decades (and re ...
- Stock buybacks are bad for investors: Further ...
In the working paper “The Buyback Monitor - July 2009: Corporate Stock Buyback Profits of 273 Firms from 2000 into 2009“, published on the Social Sciences Research Network, M.A. Gumport, CFA, provides further evidence that stock buybacks are not as good for investors as often touted ...
- Why Obama’s healthcare scheme portends stagfl ...
The trillion-dollar Obama health care plan increases the odds that US economic recover will be delayed, and that unemployment and inflation will increase. The main thrust of the Obama plan is to increase taxes on individuals earning more than $250,000 a year, while forcing all but the tiniest ...
- How long would it take to work off the US trad ...
The rest of the world holds $16.8 trillion in US financial assets, according to Federal Reserve release Z.1, as of Q1 2009. [...]
- Why Bernanke’s flawed “exit strategy” policy p ...
In a lead op-ed editorial in the Wall Street Journal on July 21, 2009, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke revealed the Fed’s exit strategy with regards to the inflationary effects of the Obama “spending is stimulus” packages and other government measure to contain the curren ...
- Stocks surge on spurious earnings reports: Q2 2009
No one knows for sure the real earnings of American corporations. In Q1 2009, according to the Federal Reserve flow of funds table F.102, after-tax profits of US non-financial, non-farm corporations, on an annual basis, were about $589.9 billion. However, about 50% of these after-tax earnings ...
- How Taxpayers Could Benefit From High Oil Prices
In last week’s post — If We Only Had a Stable Energy Policy — I mentioned three specific examples of legislation under consideration that create uncertainties within U.S. energy policy. These uncertainties increase the financial risks for those trying to develop energy projects ...
- The First Commercial Cellulosic Plant is NOT A ...
House Ag Committee Holds Hearings on Energy On May 18, 2012 the House Committee on Agriculture held hearings on retaining Energy Title funding in the 2012 Farm Bill. Written testimonies and the video of the hearing are available at Formulation of the 2012 Farm Bill: Energy and Forestry Programs. ...
- Electric Cars & Keystone Impact on Gas Prices ...
In this week’s episode of R-Squared Energy TV, I answer the following questions: What are the chances that electric vehicles will be more than a boutique item, and will make up a noticeable portion of cars on the road by 2020? Do you agree with the recent report from the Natural Resources ...
- If We Only Had a Stable Energy Policy
I often hear the comment — “If we only had an energy policy” — but what does that really mean? In this column I will provide three examples — originating with both Democrats and Republicans and impacting both renewable energy and fossil fuels — of how constant ...
- If We Only Had a Stable Energy Policy &nb ...
I often hear the comment — “If we only had an energy policy” — but what does that really mean? In this column I will provide three examples — originating with both Democrats and Republicans and impacting both renewable energy and fossil fuels — of how constant ...
- History Happens - Home
Comments:History Happens is a collection of music videos about characters from American history. Our goal is to inform and inspire young people that an individual can make a difference--as evidenced by the many acts of courage, endurance and passion that make up the American story. These music v ...
- Playfic
Comments:Play me a story? Welcome to Playfic, the online community that lets you write, remix, share, and play interactive text-based games with the world. - Fred DelventhalTags: writing, storytelling, game, interactivefiction, textadventure, education, games, Literacy, interactiveby: Fred Delve ...
- UDL and The Flipped Classroom: The Full Pictur ...
Tags: education, flippedclassroom, learning, udlby: Dean Mantz
- Inkling - Interactive books for iPad and the web
Tags: ebooks, interactive, ipad, books, inklingby: Dean Mantz
- How to Grade on an iPad | Snapguide
Tags: ipad, grading, dropbox, apps, education, notabilityby: Dean Mantz
- Avoid Bacon Cheeseburgers Until 2022
Last week, McDonald's announced a timeline to eliminate the use of gestation-crate confinement for pregnant pigs that produce pork for McDonald's restaurants. Gestation crates are metal confinement crates that hold breeding sows (female pigs) for much of their lives before they're sent to the s ...
- 3 Breast Facts Everyone Must Know
This is an age where, love it or hate it, we are connected. Facebook, smartphones, and WiFi are just a few of the things that keep us linked in to the world around us. And if you think your breasts are just humbly sitting atop your chest, waiting to either nurture a child or attract your mate, ...
- The Nickel Pincher: Grow Your Own Pet Treats!
Everyone enjoys a dinner made from freshly harvested backyard-garden ingredients, and that includes your four-legged family members. Why should they be relegated to a diet that comes entirely from a bag or a can? Catnip, fresh vegetables, and even grass make great additions to your pets' diets ...
- What's Wrong With Your Shrimp Cocktail
Shrimp is the most popular seafood in the United States, but here's an unsettling fact that might keep you from ordering your next shrimp cocktail: 90 percent of the shrimp we eat has been imported, but less than 2 percent of that gets inspected by U.S. regulatory agencies. What's the big deal? ...
- What's Wrong With Your Shrimp Cocktail
Shrimp is the most popular seafood in the United States, but here's an unsettling fact that might keep you from ordering your next shrimp cocktail: 90 percent of the shrimp we eat has been imported, but less than 2 percent of that gets inspected by U.S. regulatory agencies. What's the big deal? ...
- Countries Can't Bail Together: Is It Lack of W ...
Article written by guest writer Rin Mitchell What’s the Latest Development? There seems to be little willingness for major countries to act together as they did in 2008 when the world’s financial system came crashing down. Central banks helped out by distributing large amounts of ...
- Computer Virus Fuels Talks of Political Cyber War
Article written by guest writer Rin Mitchell What’s the Latest Development? The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) issued a security alert about a new computer virus, reportedly out to target Iran. The virus, called Flame, was identified by an ITU-appointed Russian secur ...
- Il Panino Maneesh: How to Get a Sandwich Named ...
I’m not used to being the ‘cool guy.’ Once, when I was in high school, I decided to try out for an officer position with my school’s National Honor Society. I ran unopposed. I came in third place in the election, losing to ‘Jesus’ and ‘School Sux.’ Throughout high school and the ...
- Drones, Drift and the (New) American Way of War
On December 17, 2009 the US carried out a missile strike against what it believed to be an al-Qaeda training camp in the south Yemeni governorate of Abyan. Unfortunately, what the US believed to be an al-Qaeda training camp turned out to be a bedouin encampment, and the NYT later described the ...
- How Keeping Salaries Secret Makes Employees Qu ...
Article written by guest writer Rin Mitchell What’s the Latest Development? It is in the employer’s best interest to keep salary wages secret because it can cause problems in the workplace. However, secrecy in the workplace leads to curiosity among employees as to how much money ...
- Marine Vet Arrested for Protesting, Libs Cheer ...
A marine veteran was arrested for protesting at a pro-union rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In the video, you can see a cop starts to manhandle the protester 'for his own good' because the cop seemed to feel the man was going to "get his ass kick...
- Barbed Wire Is Beautiful
I love barbed wire. I love electric fences. I love gates and security systems, guard dogs and guns. As I strolled with my chihuahuas through my beautiful Acapulco neighborhood recently I realized this. An American friend who had come down to Acap...
- 18 Examples Of The Nanny State Gone Wild
America has been overrun by control freaks.* Once upon a time the United States was considered to be "the land of the free and the home of the brave", but today there are millions of laws, rules and regulations that tightly regulate our daily lives.*...
- MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell Too Lazy To Researc ...
MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell says he's never heard of Bilderberg, and he's too lazy to research it. A perfect example of the joke that is the US press....
- Clinton Adviser Vernon Jordan on Bilderberg: " ...
Clinton Adviser Vernon Jordan speaks somewhat candidly on Bilderberg. ...
- A Democrat You Could Vote For
Something else that popped up in the news today, which I thought you might at least get a laugh out of. Meet Jeff Barth, county commissioner for Minnehaha in South Dakota, who is running this year for Congress. A straight-forward … Continue reading →
- Reliving Mankind’s Finest Hour
I’m leaving Libertarianism aside today, to show you what I regard as the greatest YouTube clip I’ve ever seen. Astronaut Neil Armstrong, commander of the Apollo 11 mission and the first man to walk on the moon, testified before a … Continue reading →
- Parliament On A Knife Edge Part V – I Di ...
Or that one. Or that one. That should get the punters in. Plus, I feel like a bit of light relief (pun most definitely intended). The scandal surrounding the man LibertyGibbert first visited back here and here, Labor MHR for Dobell … Continue reading →
- Comparative Advantage – Worth It On Balance?
I’m still hammering away on my next longer essay. Meantime, one recent article I noticed on the Mises Daily is something I’ve been meaning to ask you about. I haven’t read in full Murray N. Rothbard’s An Austrian Perspective on the … Continue reading →
- Deferring To Our Betters?
I’m in the middle of writing a longer article on religion; but meantime, here’s an article from today’s Sydney Daily Telegraph that caught my eye, and which has serious implications for the administration of criminal justice in all countries whose … Continue reading →
- Pluto is not a planet
Pluto is not a planet…but what is a planet anyway? For those stuck in endless arguments down the pub about why Pluto was, but is no longer, a planet: Related Posts:The evolving, revolving of the Moon Still, lifeless, unchanging...how did the Moon get so boring? Here's what a few billion ye ...
- The matter of the lost dark matter
Dark matter might be found in hornets’ nests and cans of worms but not necessarily in the real world of cosmology and science. I recently reported on the work of Christian Moni Bidin which reveals serious discrepancies in science’s claims for the existence of dark matter. Of course, ...
- A QR code for emergencies
Lifesquare is offering users in Marin County, California, a simple way to embed their essential health information, blood group, GP’s name and address, next of kin, medications, allergies, pre-existing conditions, etc into a QR code that emergency responders could scan at the scene of an i ...
- Lycopene and cancer prevention
Over the years there has been a lot of tomato talk, about how lycopene, the red pigment found in this fruit (yes, it’s definitely a fruit, it’s got seeds), could ward off cancer, specifically prostate cancer. It has also been linked to protecting us from cardiovascular disease, per t ...
- Are diamondoids forever too?
Adamantane, the invincible molecule, was discovered in petroleum in 1933 and stimulated a whole new field in chemistry, that of research into polyhedral organic compounds. It might be thought of as the tiniest possible building block of diamond, which is after all an infinite 3D network of carbo ...
- Effect of Bark Beetle Infestation on Secondary ...
Environmental Science and Technology (dx.doi.org/10.1021/es204205m) / by Hardik Amin, P. Tyson Atkins, Rachel S. Russo, Aaron W. Brown, Barkley Sive, A. Gannet Hallar,‡and Kara E. Huff Hartz http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/es204205m [From a Greenwire article by April Reese, sub. req'd] ̷ ...
- The UB Shale Play: Distorting the Facts about ...
Public Accountability Initiative http://public-accountability.org/2012/05/ub-shale-play/ The University at Buffalo’s Shale Resources and Society Institute (SRSI) released a report last week that concluded that the practice of horizontal hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” is becoming less risky ...
- Worker Exposure to Crystalline Silica During H ...
NIOSH Science Blog / by Eric Esswein, MSPH; Max Kiefer, MS; John Snawder, PhD; and Michael Breitenstein, BS http://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2012/05/silica-fracking/ [From Occupational Safety and Health] Crystalline silica exposure among workers should be evaluated at all U.S. hydraulic ...
- Summer on the Road: Going Further on a Gallon ...
Environment America / by John Cross http://bit.ly/JCJNpb [From Press Release] …If the cars and trucks on the road today met the proposed 54.5 mpg standard, it would slash the country’s oil dependence by 16.6 billion gallons and cut our global warming pollution by more than 146 million met ...
- EPA’s Regulation of Coal-Fired Power: Is ...
US Congressional Research Service http://opencrs.com/document/R41914/ Given the central role of electric power in the nation’s economy, and the importance of coal in power production, concerns have been raised recently about the cost and potential impact of regulations under development at the E ...
- Ridley Scott's Prometheus Examines the Roots ...
More than three decades ago Ridley Scott's sci-fi horror classic Alien introduced moviegoers to a menacing, insectlike, parasitoid extraterrestrial species . The film's sequels and spinoffs over time created a rich mythology of a universe in which the films' predatory antagonist ...
- Transit of Venus App Enables Cosmic Calculatio ...
On June 5-6, amateur and professional astronomers alike will be treated to a very rare celestial event: the trek of the planet Venus across the sun. Of course, there’s an app for that. [More]
- Vestiges of Violence: Towering Gamma-Ray Jets ...
At the center of our galaxy is a sleeping giant, a black hole more than four million times as massive as the sun. The Milky Way’s supermassive black hole is mostly quiet, nibbling on small objects at the galactic center and giving off only faint belches of radiation as it digests its pre ...
- With Willpower, and a Jolt of Electricity, Par ...
The rat stood on its hind limbs at one end of a narrow runway. It wore a tiny black vest attached to a robotic arm that hovered above its head. Without such mechanical support, the rat would have fallen over--its spinal cord had two deep cuts, rendering its back legs useless. Rubia van den Bran ...
- Ethanol Scheme Bids to Clean Up Cooking
A farmer in Mozambique grows peas, beans and cassava in rotation--enough to feed the family with a little to spare. The farmer then sells that excess to CleanStar Mozambique, which dries and packages the produce for sale in the capital, Maputo. But the company also takes the surplus cassava , a ...
- The Anarchist Lineage
Interesting passage from Samuel Clark's Living Without Domination: The Possibility of an Anarchist Utopia. I would wonder what the anarchists I know think of the various lists referenced here: This account of anarchism as a permanent human tendency has been attacked by a number of authors. ...
- "Crisis of the State"
From Simon Clark's Keynesianism, Monetarism, and the Crisis of the State: However this structural crisis was not the result of the changing functional requirements of changes in the labour process, but of the tendency for capital accumulation to take the form of the overaccumulation and uneven d ...
- "Aspects of the Post-Ricardian Literature"
Interesting and thought-provoking passage from Samuel Hollander's Economics and Ideology: Aspects of the Post-Ricardian Literature (1979): It was Marx's position, as we have mentioned, that while the labor writers of the 1820s drew upon Ricardo's value theory to reach their conclusion regarding ...
- "Integrated Geographies"
From Anthony Ince's Whither Anarchist Geography?:It has been said that anarchism combines a socialist critique of liberalism and a liberal critique of socialism. Its refusal to focus merely on "economics" or "freedom" or "culture," and so on, means that anarchism is inherently multifaceted and a ...
- Colbert on Atheists
I enjoyed this passage from Stephen Colbert's I Am America (And So Can You!): AtheistsThese No-goodnik no-Godniks are growing in numbers and power in America. It makes me wonder how a God could exist Who'd allow people to piss me off so much.Luckily, a recent survey published in the American Soc ...
- Bref, c'est la révolution au Québec.
MONTAGE & NARRATION Dany Papineau http://www.2frogs.ca MUSIQUE Carbon Kevlar / Coco Shaker : http://itunes.apple.com/fr/artist/carbon-kevlar/id46943407 ...
- Musqueam Day of Action #1 to protect c̓əsnaʔəm
May 29th, 2012 An ongoing dispute over indigenous burial grounds supposed to be turned into condos forced the Musqueam First Nation to take their argument to the streets o ...
- Sequel 138 Update
- Fort Chipewyan community alarmed: Two deformed ...
For Immediate Release Fort McMurray – May 31, 2012 – Wednesday afternoon members of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN), including Chief Allan Adam, found two grotesquely deformed, lesion covered Fish in Lake Athabasca n ...
- CKUT: Radio Resistance May 31st part 1
We hear interviews with Wagner Pierre and Serge Bouchereau about Haiti Radio Resistanz - Grassroots news and views on Haiti, heard the last thursday of every month from 5-6pm on CKUT. On this week's show, we hear interviews with Wagne ...
- Why vote for Obama? Let me count the whys – 4
David Seaton's News Links Why vote for Obama? Why indeed. Cutting to the chase: it is important that, barring incompetence passing that of his twice-elected predecessor, which is certainly not his case, the first African-American president in the history of the United States should not be d ...
- Why vote for Obama? Let me count the whys – 3
David Seaton's News Links Mr. Obama concluded in his first year that the Bush-era dream of remaking Afghanistan was a fantasy, and that the far greater threat to the United States was an unstable, nuclear-armed Pakistan. So he narrowed the goals in Afghanistan, and narrowed them again, until he ...
- Why vote for Obama? Let me count the whys – 2
Obama must be doing something right David Seaton's News Links Look, American politics is like Woody Allen’s restaurant, you know the one with, “such bad food and such small portions”. The best you can realistically hope for as President of the United States is a kinder, gentler, mafia don. That ...
- Why vote for Obama? Let me count the whys - 1
The Child is Father to the Man"To this day it troubles me. What a senseless, stupid, idiotic thing to do." -- Thomas Buford, who witnessed a Romney-led attack on a gay teenager "It was vicious." -- Philip Maxwell, another witness "It was horrible. It's something I have thought about a l ...
- The Crisis: where are we headed?
David Seaton's News LinksOnward and Upward I think almost all of us, progressive and otherwise, are conscious that we live in a strange and special era. "The best of times and the worst of times"... yada yada; not "evil" like the 1930s, but strange, dysfunctional, unstable, unpredictable and of ...
- The Left and Right are Not Equally Crazy, Part 794
Tyler Cowen highlights a comment from Scott Sumner's blog: It’s incredibly frustrating. The political and policy world falls into two camps: Those who believe no stimulus is necessary, everything is supply-side. Those who believe stimulus is necessary but only fiscal stimulus can o ...
- The Myth of Harry Truman and the Do-Nothing Co ...
Paul Krugman says that although Team Obama has been reluctant to complain about Republican obstructionism, they don't really have much choice anymore: They can point with pride to some big economic achievements, above all the successful rescue of the auto industry, which is responsible for a l ...
- Mann and Ornstein Still Off the Sunday Chat Sh ...
I've been gone for a couple of weeks and nothing has changed. Greg Sargent reports today that the blacklisting of Norm Ornstein and Thomas Mann on the mainstream Sunday chat shows continues apace. Saying that Republicans are mostly to blame for legislative dysfunction and that the media bears so ...
- The White Working Class Doesn't Believe That O ...
A couple of years ago I had lunch with Mickey Kaus and happened to mention something about his 1991 book, The End of Equality. The book sort of implicitly describes a deal in which liberals accept welfare reform and stop worrying about income inequality, and in return conservatives calm down an ...
- California Propositions
When I returned home, I was greeted by a flood of email from one reader asking if I'd post my usual California ballot initiative guide. There are only two of them on tomorrow's ballot, so why not. In case you don't remember my general biases about the initiative process (nickel summary: I'd be ...
- IC 326: T.O. Tears
Topics: Avengers news Aliens 3 > Alien? Judge Dredd The Amazing Spider-Man video game Kriss hates strippers Strippers the only women you’re allowed to disrespect The Horrors of strippers Banning Sodas in NYC Salting your food with tears Celebrities going broke Share with your friends:
- IC 325: Channing Tatum Must Die
Topics: Stitcher Radio The Reason GI Joe 2 got pushed back a year Snow White and the Huntsman IS a Trap The Zombie Apocalypse is upon us Florida is Ground Zero Getting the ‘Celebrity’ treatment sucks What are the rules to slander online? Justin Bieber trains with Mike Tyson Random ch ...
- IC 324: Opportunistic “-isms”
Topics: Kev moves to the “white” part of his neighborhood Kev gets blocked by Holly Robinson Peete MMA isn’t as violent as people think Twitter is a warzone with no Geneva Convention Putting yourself out there is risky Opportunistic Feminism Slander happens both ways Twitter is ...
- IC 323: Both Sides Do It
Topics: Geordi Laforge first intergalactic simp Punching kids in the face Liberals going overboard with Cory Booker Liberals pretending that they don’t stretch the truth as well Johnny Depp Goes Native Too Busty for work Dressing appropriately Share with your friends:
- IC 322: When Keeping It Gay Goes Wrong
Topics: Not Understanding the Avengers Possible cross studio movies The titty-less Lara Croft How you know you’re ready for kids 30 kids by 11 different women? Stop having kids with hoodrats and ain’t shit dudes Will Smith uses his pimp hand Dr. Cornell West still ain’t shit Sh ...
- Warming brings more frequent and fickle Europe ...
Drier southern European springs give shorter notice of sweltering or shivering summers over the continent, find Benjamin Quesada from the Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement and colleagues
- Baking sands worsen leatherback turtle surviva ...
Global warming will reduce the hatchling survival rate by at least half for the already endangered leatherback turtle, studying nests has told James Spotila from Drexel University and collagues.
- Climate will thwart some mammals’ quest ...
Considering how far species disperse before their first mating and the time between generations, Carrie Schloss and colleagues from the University of Washington show that one tenth of mammals in North and South America may not be able to keep pace with conditions they're adapted to as the world ...
- Climate will thwart some mammals’ quest ...
Considering how far species disperse before their first mating and the time between generations, Carrie Schloss and colleagues from the University of Washington show that one tenth of mammals in North and South America may not be able to keep pace with conditions they're adapted to as the world ...
- Economy-CO2 link reveals GDP weakness
There are problems with our use of growth in the common economic measure GDP to assess progress, says the University of Michigan's Edward Ionides, after he and his colleagues found atmospheric CO2 levels and GDP are closely connected.
- Knowing yeast genome produces better wine
The yeast Dekkera bruxellensis plays an important role in the production of wine, as it can have either a positive or a negative impact on the taste. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden, among others, have analyzed the yeast's genome sequenced by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Ins ...
- Teaching tree-thinking through touch
A pair of new studies by computer scientists, biologists, and cognitive psychologists at Harvard, Northwestern, Wellesley, and Tufts suggest that collaborative touch-screen games have value beyond just play. read more
- Shape-shifting shell
Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, have for the first time uncovered the detailed structure of the shell that surrounds the genetic material of retroviruses, such as HIV, at a crucial and potentially vulnerable stage in their life cycle: when t ...
- US and European energy supplies vulnerable to ...
Higher water temperatures and reduced river flows in Europe and the United States in recent years have resulted in reduced production, or temporary shutdown, of several thermoelectric power plants, resulting in increased electricity prices and raising concerns about future energy security in a c ...
- Rhythmic firing of nerve cells involved in bod ...
A new model for understanding how nerve cells in the brain control movement may help unlock the secrets of the motor cortex, a critical region that has long resisted scientists' efforts to understand it, researchers report June 3 in Nature. read more
- Roads Not Taken (yet)
Guest Post by Tom Blees. Tom Blees is the author of Prescription for the Planet – The Painless Remedy for Our Energy & Environmental Crises. Tom is also the president of the Science Council for Global Initiatives and a board member of the UN-affiliated World Energy Forum [wef21.org]. M ...
- Is pro-nuclear the best option for our make-or ...
Presented as part of World Environment Day 2012, Environment Institute members Professors Barry Brook and Corey Bradshaw (along with Ben Heard of DecarboniseSA.com and Geoff Russell [regular BNC commenter]) are taking part in an event on nuclear power and environmentalism, held by the Town of Wa ...
- The Power Makers’ Challenge – and the ne ...
Guest Post by Martin Nicholson. Martin studied mathematics, engineering and electrical sciences at Cambridge University in the UK and graduated with a Masters degree in 1974. He has spent most of his working life as business owner and chief executive of a number of information technology compani ...
- The Power Makers’ Challenge – and the ne ...
Guest Post by Martin Nicholson. Martin studied mathematics, engineering and electrical sciences at Cambridge University in the UK and graduated with a Masters degree in 1974. He has spent most of his working life as business owner and chief executive of a number of information technology compani ...
- Carbon offsetting of uranium mines?
Below is an article I wrote for the South Australian Mines and Energy Journal on carbon emissions of uranium mines. (This, and others in the SACOME series, have also been published by my co-author, Ben Heard, on DecarboniseSA.com). This is a new version of a blog post I published on BNC a few ye ...
- .:Middle East Online::The State of Journalism ...
.:Middle East Online::The State of Journalism and Media in the New Libya:.: Journalism and media witnessed huge expansion in Libya since the first spark in the February 17 revolution. There are now around 200 printed newspapers in Tripoli and Benghazi alone, and around 18 satellite channels thro ...
- GUEST POST by @jazminchavez and @juliagrob: “L ...
GUEST POST by @jazminchavez and @juliagrob: “Latinos: Turn Off Your TV, Co�o!”: GUEST POST BY Jazmin Chavez & Julia Ahumada Grob of "East WillyB" By the time of this publication, we should all be familiar with the recent controversy regarding ABC sitcom, “Work It,” in which Puerto Rican act ...
- A Brief look at the Censorship of Human Rights ...
China must abandon censorship | APNS Article 35 of China's constitution as adopted in 1982 clearly states that: "Citizens of the People's Republic of China enjoy freedom of speech, of the press, of assembly, of association, of procession and of demonstration." For 28 years this article has stood ...
- The Republican Candidates' Race Card Strategy
The Republican Candidates' Race Card Strategy [Black Star News Editorial] Republican presidential candidates Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum and front-runner Mitt Romney have all played the race-card to varying degrees in this election cycle, while Ron Paul's campaign is weighed down by the race b ...
- The Billanthrope: Why I Wrote Koontown
The Billanthrope: Why I Wrote Koontown: Black people are inherently inferior. This is not something you would often hear anybody say outright—if at all. That would be racist, and we live in a time when even devout racists get offended if you actually call them “racist.” The closest we tend to ge ...
- A Republican Didn’t Like The Sign In My ...
When I roll, I always have one of our RepublicansAreADisease.com sighs taped on the rear window of my car. I went to Office Depot to return some supplies yesterday and what appeared to be a Republican with his wife and teen age daughter were walking up to the car next to me. The Republican saw [...]
- Michele Bachman Lying Again
On Meet the Press Michele Bachman claims Republicans want women to make their own health care choices. Really? I guess unless their employer disagrees right Michele? Please media. The story is the fact that the Michele Bachman types get to lie repeatedly, and never have to pay a price. Time to d ...
- Wolf Blitzer Owes Hillary Rosen An Apology
Dear Wolf. You are an asshole. Why should anyone apologize for telling the truth? I know that you think that Marie Antoinette Romney is an “elite” and we are supposed to worship her while she tell us “poor people” how we should live our lives, and what matters to us? Hill ...
- Marie “Ann”toinette Romney You Hav ...
Dear Marie Antoinette Romney. Please sit down and shut up about economics. It is wonderful that your “family” has been so prosperous that you have never had to work for wages once in your whole life, unlike almost every other woman in America. What you don’t seem to understand ...
- How Many Small Business Owners Did Newt Screw ...
Come on Newt, who do you owe? You have millions upon millions in loot, and you can’t pay the people that you have contracts with and did business with? You have yours and you are screwing them out of theirs? You are sick man. I know you wanted to be prezzident so you could screw us [...]
- EQAT Members Start to Green Their Money
Media Coverage: Courier Times Media Coverage: Daily Times Video from the action in Swarthmore More Photos Here PHILADELPHIA – June 1, 2012 – Members of EQAT (Earth Quaker Action Team) started withdrawing their money from PNC Bank this morning in … Continue reading →
- Hands Across Riverdale!
Hands Across Riverdale. – Today, June 1st, the residents of Riverdale Mobile Home Park are facing the threat of eviction by Aqua America. This corporation hopes to put in a water withdraw site for natural gas drilling where there … Continue reading →
- Kentucky Rising: Occupy the Capitol
Kentucky Rising: Occupy the Capitol at the State Capitol Building, Frankfort, KY Let your voice be heard. Demand the end of corporate domination of our politics. Help build a new participatory politics for our Commonwealth. We will convene a People’s … Continue reading →
- Pro-mountain activists board coal barge and bl ...
Follow coverage at http://action.mountainjustice.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, May 24, 2012 Contact: Robert Livingston 304.731.1740 http://action.mountainjustice.org Note: Photos available within 1 – 2 hours. KAYFORD, W.Va. –Mountain Justice and RAMPS activists blocked coal transpor ...
- West Virginia Women Lead Protest at State Capital
May 23, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE West Virginia Women Lead Protest at State Capital Sacrifice of Locks in Name of Appalachian Mountains COOL RIDGE, W.VA. – Fed up with government inaction, a group of outraged West Virginians will gather this … Continue reading →
- A cancer survivor responds to MK Miri Regev
MK Miri Regev’s comparison of asylum seekers to cancer was offensive to many because of what it says about Africans – but what about what it says about those struggling with the disease? A cancer survivor responds to MK Miri Regev. By Ruth Hiller MK Miri Regev’s recent racist rant hi ...
- Israeli coalition members speak about refugees
MK Miri Regev, Likud (Video): The Sudanese are a cancer in our body. MK Yulia Shamalov Berkovitch, Kadima (Ynet): All human rights activists [who protect the Africans] should be imprisoned and transported to camps we are building. Interior Minister Eli Yishai, Shas (Maariv): Muslims that arrive ...
- Eritrean apartment set on fire in Jerusalem; f ...
The Jerusalem apartment shared by Eritrean asylum seekers was set on fire late last night, Ynet reports. Four were taken to the hospital, where they were treated and released for burns and smoke inhalation. Graffiti outside of the apartment read, “Get out of the neighborhood.” Author ...
- Mubarak, a dictator for hire as next Israeli p ...
Yesterday was a historic day for the Egyptian people, as they turned the final page of the “court case of the century.” Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison, marking a precedent in the Middle East. Some Egyptians were hoping that Mubarak would recei ...
- Jay Z and Kanye West’s picture of violence
Watching the new Jay Z and Kanye West video, this quote from one of my favorite teen movies, Clueless, popped into my head. “So, okay,” chirps Alicia Silverstone as Cher Horowitz, “the attorney general says that there’s too much violence on TV and that should stop. But even if you took ou ...
- According to 12 Year Old, The Banks Are Robbin ...
This young woman speaks with far more sophistication than must adults three times her age. In a time of universal deceit, the truth sounds revolutionary. But it’s really quite simple. Victoria Grant Schools World Economists And The Banks They Serve Scridb filter
- Foreclosure Mediation in Florida, Why Are The ...
The lenders across this country use the powers and protection of the federal government when they choose to, then ignore the rules and regulations when they do not serve their interests. This is especially true in the context of foreclosure mediation. The regulations require the straw parties ...
- BOMBSHELL- The WAMU/JPMorgan/Chase/FDIC Fiasco ...
FIRST RULE: DO NOT TRUST THE GOVERNMENT SECOND RULE: DO NOT TRUST THE BANKS THAT OWN THE GOVERNMENT THIRD RULE: THE BANKS KICK DOWN ANY DOORS THEY CARE TO FOURTH RULE: REMEMBER THE FIRST AND SECOND AND THIRD RULES It’s long past time that Americans wake up and start paying very close atten ...
- THE JACK BOOTED THUGS BREAK INTO ANOTHER HOME& ...
Please share this story. Share it on Facebook. On emails. On your blogs. How do we all sit back and allow these banks to continue their dangerous and maniacal thug tactics? And trust me, if you dare to challenge these thugs, they circle around and bully you like a pack of snarling hyenas…. ...
- The Bully Model of Consumer Finance And Litiga ...
Professor Adam Levitin is one of the national leaders in the effort to support and restore some sanity back into an insane and lawless legal system. His is a well-respected and authoritative voice on the total breakdown of our system of law and governance and the total capture and corruption of ...
- Old Before Their Time
Canada might be getting older, but today’s generation of young people is the largest in history. Nearly half of the …Continue reading »
- No Mere Flights of Fancy
Jane reminded me today of one more rather distant connection with had with Queen Elizabeth II, whose 60th Jubilee is …Continue reading »
- The Day I Met the Queen
I have seen Queen Elizabeth II only twice in my life, but both were memorable and both were roughly a …Continue reading »
- Long In The Tooth
The call caught me somewhat by surprise. From a West coast publishing firm: “Would I be willing to write a …Continue reading »
- Young At Heart … Again
So now it’s out there: Canada’s a greying nation. No one’s really surprised by this; we’ve been warned about it …Continue reading »
- Vaccine Wake Up Call for Parents: Your Childre ...
by Barbara Loe Fisher Every mother has had the nightmare. We dream our child, who we love more than we thought we could love anyone, has been taken away by strangers and cannot be found. The cold fear rises up from our stomach into our throats as we search, endlessly, to find the child we would ...
- The Health Liberty Revolution & Forced Vaccination
“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” – Abraham Lincoln by Barbara Loe Fisher In America today, there is an unprecedented assault on the human right to exercise informed consent to medical risk-taking ...
- What You Should Know About Meningococcal Disea ...
by Barbara Loe Fisher Today, pediatricians give American babies as many as 33 doses of 13 different vaccines by 12 months of age.1, 2 Now, federal public health officials are considering recommending that doctors give four more doses of a new vaccine – meningococcal vaccine – to babies between ...
- Vaccines & Liberty: Let Freedom Ring
by Barbara Loe Fisher My country, ’tis of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
Of thee I sing:
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the pilgrims’ pride,
From every mountain side,
Let freedom ring.[1] What is liberty? Webster’s Dictionary defines Liberty as “the quality or state of being free,” ...
- In Memoriam: Infant Deaths & Vaccination
by Barbara Loe Fisher Memorial Day is for remembering those, who have fought and died to defend America and preserve our civil liberties, including freedom of thought, speech, religious belief and conscience. So every Memorial Day I remember the children, who have died after receiving state man ...
- Davos 2011: Desperately seeking Google
It’s that time of year again – 2000+ of the worlds top movers and shakers are beginning to descend on the Swiss ski town of Davos for this year’s Annual World Economic Forum meeting. Political heavyweights like Clinton, Annan, Sarkozy and Cameron will be intermingling with the ...
- Obama spotlights innovation, but how do we get ...
Technology innovation was front and center of Obama’s State of the Union speech tonight. This is extremely good news for those of us who believe more needs to be done, and done better, to ensure science and technology translate into effective solutions that enable economic and social grow ...
- Asking smart people dumb questions – the new r ...
Cross-posted at ForumBlog.org – the World Economic Forum blog My high school physics teacher used to tell me there’s no such think as a dumb question. It’s a lesson I’ve carried with me through my professional career as a scientist. But it’s a philosophy that might be just about to come ...
- Davos 2011 – physics superstar meets music sup ...
I don’t usually write about personal interactions here, but this is one I couldn’t resist – physics superstar Lawrence Krauss talking cosmology with music superstar Peter Gabriel. I was with Lawrence at a World Economic Forum dinner when he bumped into Peter – as one does ...
- Davos 2011: Global Risks permeate conversation ...
Cross-posted from the Risk Science Blog. Take a metaphorical slice through this year’s annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, and Global Risk would be writ large through every part of it. Hot on the heels of the sixth Global Risk report, this year’s meeting saw the launch of ...
- The Good of WikiLeaks
Asan Bibi, 9, sits on a bench as burn cream is applied to her at Mirwais Hospital, Kandahar, Afghanistan. She, her sister and mother were badly burned when a US helicopter fired into their tent in the middle of the night, 10/13/09. (photo: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images) Reader Supported ...
- Race War in Arizona
Three Points Arizona Minuteman Pete Petruccione, 88, checks out the range before nightfall with the unit from a $1,800 US Nightvision Starlight, 10/10/06. (photo: Gary Williams/Getty Images) Reader Supported News Perspective n August 20, 1914, the Los Angeles Times ran an article title ...
- Are We Replaying Iraq ... In Iran?
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates attends graduation ceremonies at West Point, 05/23/09. (photo: Spencer Platt/Getty) Reader Supported News Perspective n July 15, 2010, Time Magazine carried an article entitled, "An Attack on Iran: Back on the Table." According to the piece, the point ...
- Rachel Takes Us Back to the Future
Rachel Maddow on assignment in Afghanistan, 07/05/10. (photo: Rachel Maddow Show/MSNBC) Reader Supported News Perspective very June, I leave my Northern California home and head south to our annual Gulf Coast family reunion. I might as well be an alien visiting from another planet. My ...
- Corporate Election Machine Fires Up
Future Supreme Court Justice John G. Roberts meets with George W. Bush in the Oval Office, 06/15/05. (photo: Eric Draper) Reader Supported News Perspective The corporate financial steamroller is heading into the election arena much faster than many folks thought possible. I was one of ...
- On the Ground in Basra: An Interview with Hash ...
Originally published on May 2nd, 2012 on Jadaliyya. by Ali Issa Iraqi unions demonstrated yesterday on May Day 2012 at a difficult historical moment. Still operating without a labor law that sanctions their organizing, and under the consolidation of Prime … Continue reading →
- “You Can’t Take What’s All o ...
To mark the upcoming NATO summit to be held in May 2012 in Chicago and the simultaneous G8 summit to be held in Camp David, Maryland, War Resisters League and the Grassroots Global Justice Alliance release a new popular education … Continue reading →
- كفى دموعا!
كفى دموعا! بمناسبة يوم الارض الفلسطيني 2012, تُنشر النسخة العربية للكاريكاتير”كفى دموعا!” الذي يربط حركات للتغير حول العالم من خلال تحليل من ابرز الاسلحة التي تُستدخدم ضدها: الغاز المسيّل للدموع. بشكل سهل التناول, يسمّي “كفى دموعا!” الشركات التي تربح من … Continue r ...
- A Story and a Book
by Matt Meyer [This article was originally published on 'New Clear Vision' on February 15th, 2012.] On the Nature of Violence and Nonviolence Amidst a bombardment of Black Bloc commentary, questions about the militarized nature of tear-gas toting police, and … Continue reading →
- “Exigent times call for very strenuous r ...
[The WRL blog is excited to feature a film review by Jeanne Strole, co-director of the A.J. Muste Memorial Institute, with which the War Resisters League shares a long history, as well as the building at 339 Lafayette St. in … Continue reading →
- Real Men Eat Kale
Memorial Day = summer = grilling = men = meat. Why do I automatically make those associations?
- Farm Bill 2012: The Senate’s Version
Here’s a quick, top-line read of new developments we’re tracking in the Senate version due to their potential impact on health, and how they stack up for improving public health.
- IMHO the IOM Is On to Something: Links Between ...
This isn’t the first time that the IOM or another official body has called attention to these links, but it is the first time that such an urgency has been placed on the call to better understand and address the connections.
- Meatless Monday in Sweden: Q & A with Köttfri ...
The Meatless Monday campaign here in the U.S. has grown leaps and bounds over the past few years (the recent blogpost on Sodexo’s success with the campaign is just one example), but did you know that 23 countries now have campaigns that seek to reduce meat consumption one day a week? When I was ...
- The Antibiotic Resistance Problem Gets Some Tr ...
I’m glad the moms are engaged in this fight against antibiotics overuse in farming. When it comes to managing tantrums, sussing out lies, dealing with terrorists, and doling out justice, they are the closest things we have to experts.
- Snowfall in Sweden and the coldest June day in ...
An 84-year cold record has been beaten in Stockholm. The temperature on Saturday reached no higher than 6 degrees while other parts of Sweden had snow on 1st June.
- Global warming is just another false deity of ...
"Global warming" like "excess population" is merely a fashionable deity of the "God of the Greater Good" which will be worshipped for as long as it serves as a convenient label to suspend rational thought and justify the unjustifiable.
- The Dragon docks
The Dragon spacecraft has successfully attached to the International Space Station.
- More evidence that cloud cover – and not ...
Cloud cover decreased sharply from 1985 to 2010 giving sharply increased sunshine hours possibly due to cleaner air and solar effects.
- Sapiens + dogs >> Neanderthals
Though fossil evidence of domesticated dogs is very sparse and the earliest is from around 30,000 years ago, there is no certainty about when domestication actually occurred. Human-canine co-operation – eventually leading to domestication – perhaps started some 50,000 years ago.
- Elderly Woman Faces Eviction From Apartment Fo ...
Letting your patriotic side fly with three American flags might sound like a harmless act, but one elderly woman is facing eviction from her apartment for violating the rules of the New Jersey housing project she lives in for just such a display. Those rules say nothing can be on the balconies ...
- What Does Amtrak Have Against The People Of La ...
Regular Consumerist readers may remember the story from last November of Amtrak commuters in Lancaster, PA, who had to break down the station door in order to catch their train. At the time, the rail service shrugged it off as a "scheduling error," but why were train passengers locked out again ...
- Verizon Has Chance To Take Away Super-Cheap Pl ...
Based on what you read here, all telecommunications companies are money vacuums that exist solely to find excuses to kick customers off perfectly good plans and extract as much money as possible. Right? Well...maybe not. Stephen doesn't use his phone much, and is perfectly happy buying one $100 ...
- Homeland Security Hoping To Find Device To Rep ...
Perhaps the Dept. of Homeland Security is actually listening to all the people who aren't exactly thrilled with the possibility of being touched by TSA airport screeners. The department is hoping someone out there can come up with a hand-held device that would take the place of the controversia ...
- Higher Than Usual Dry Cleaning Bill? Blame Tho ...
First of all, let's all agree that it's impossible to read/write the phrase "wire hangers" without thinking of Faye Dunaway as Joan Crawford in Mommie Dearest shrieking, "NO WIRE HANGERS!" It's those same despised devices that could cause your dry cleaning bill to go up, however, as they're bec ...
- Radack Honored; Bradley Manning Attorney Files ...
Harper's Magazine: Traitor - Six Questions for Jesselyn Radack Jesselyn Radack Today, GAP National Security & Human Rights Director Jesselyn Radack is being honored with the Hugh M. Hefner Foundation First Amendment Award. Radack is co-winner in the government category with Thomas Drake (N ...
- More Groups Criticize Poultry Inspection Plan: ...
Food Safety News: Consumer Groups Criticize Poultry Inspection Proposal Summary: More consumer groups have publicly critiqued USDA's plan to shift poultry inspection duties to companies (expanding aprogram known as HIMP) in comments filed this week. Concerns included a lack of specific require ...
- Study Shows Corporate Whistleblowers Report In ...
Wall Street Journal: Most Whistleblowers Report Internally, Study Finda Summary: A study released yesterday shows that most corporate whistleblowers choose to only report problems internally. According to the report by the nonprofit Ethics Resource Center, only "18 percent" [of corporate whist ...
- Radack, Drake Win Hugh Hefner First Amendment ...
Courtesy of Flickr user imjoshdotcomThe winners for this year's Hugh M. Hefner Foundation First Amendment Awards were announced today and – lo and behold – GAP’s own National Security & Human Rights Director Jesselyn Radack has been honored! Radack is co-winner in the government category wit ...
- Kill List Criteria & The 100-Person "Death Pan ...
I thought we were done with "death panels" after the health care debate, but as the New York Times reported yesterday, Obama has his own 100-person "death panel" made up of members of the ever-expanding national security state. It is the strangest of bureaucratic rituals: Every week o ...
- Why the Right, GOP, Some Dems Fear Elizabeth W ...
On the issues of fairness in finance, economics and consumerism, Elizabeth Warren and the Occupy Wall Street movement speak for the majority of Americans. This terrifies the right, frightens the Republicans, and worries a few Democrats who like that money from the 1 percent. In my column this we ...
- Ben Bernanke, Bill’s Daughters And The Fed’s “ ...
Ben Bernanke spent part of the past week defending the Fed’s policy of not upping its target inflation to something about its current level of two percent or even less, telling Dr. Paul Krugman – who loudly called out his one-time mentor and Princeton colleague in the school’s ...
- Living Edgewise
I have acquaintances who say they like to live “on the edge.” They boast of vacations bungee jumping over Victoria Falls, mountain climbing in the Alps, skiing the Rockies steepest slopes that are accessible only by helicopter. They go winter camping regardless of the cold or hike gr ...
- A Diabolical Mix: U.S. Wages and European Aust ...
What if Europe and the US converged on a set of economic policies that brought out the worst in both – European fiscal austerity combined with a declining share of total income going to workers? Given political realities on both sides of the Atlantic, it is entirely possible. So far, the US has ...
- Unequal Political Coverage in the Media
A few years ago, I met Sue Wilson a media reform activist who was promoting her awarding winning documentary, “Broadcast Blues” at the annual L.A. Media Reform Summit. Sue, who has been a foot soldier in the battle to take back the media, was on a campaign that continues today. Sue believes med ...
- Conservatives Wonder Why Romney Picked Obamaca ...
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- Chris Matthews: Romney's Campaign Has A 'Sprin ...
The Huffington Post
- 65% Say No To Ban on Super-Size Sugary Drinks
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- The Screwed Generation in Europe and America
New Geography reports:In Madrid you see them on the streets, jobless, aimless, often bearing college degrees but working as cabbie
s, baristas, street performers, or—more often—not at all. In Spain as in Greece, nearly half of the adults under 25 don’t work. Call them the screwed generation, the ...
- Obama Administration Argues No Warrant Require ...
The New American reports:The federal government informed an appeals court on Thursday that it has the right and the power to place GPS tracking devices on the privately owned vehicles of citizens without obtaining a warrant. This is in open rebellion to a Supreme Court decision from January that ...
- The forbidden history of unpopular people
Excellent video. This man is good. The message is spot on. This is an edgy fast paced narrative about why we owe the most to some of the most unpopular people in history. It’s about free speech: why it matters, why we may lose it. About the threat that Finkelstein poses. “It’s ...
- The Royal Society that serves The Government d ...
Paul Homewood follows the money to find Royal Society funding. (Figures are rounded) … Even if we acknowledge that most of the money goes straight to research, there is a slab of money that goes straight to the Society: So government funding (Parliamentary Grant in Aid) amounts to 67% of t ...
- Canberra Skeptics can join the No Carbon Tax C ...
Reader Mike passed me a note that Canberra/ ACT residents may be interested in. The Climate Sceptics party has changed its name to the No Carbon Tax Climate Sceptics and is working to establish a branch for the ACT elections. The party needs another 70 members by June 30th, so it can register in ...
- Bonds set record on record, stocks down, gold ...
The world is so poised on the edge. The jitters are sweeping through tonight. Just suppose you have $100m in assets that you are nervous about. You cannot stick that amount in a bank, because government guarantees only cover the first $1m or whatever, and banks are all risky now. So you buy into ...
- Spot the conflict: GE owns NBC, the Weather ch ...
+ … .. = “…news”? Harold Ambler (Don’t Sell Your Coat) points to a conflict of interest that hadn’t hit my radar til now (golly): “In the newspaper business, and other journalistic domains as well, fires are of note. Non-fires aren’t. Fair ...
- The tragedy of the common good
(Alan Keyes) - In an article entitled "The end of the republic?" professor Walter Williams traces the root of America's probably impending financial collapse to "a tragedy of the commons. That's a set of circumstances when something is commonly owned and individuals acting rationally in their ow ...
- The Obama assassinations
(Rich Lowry) - Killing has never been so discriminating, so urbane, so cool. The New York Times and Newsweek both ran long, largely admiring articles on how President Barack Obama selects individual terrorists to terminate with extreme prejudice. The administration's "smart power" isn't working ...
- On wrong side of issues, Obama avoids Wisconsin
(Washington Examiner) - Last year, when angry protesters filled the streets of Madison, Wis., denouncing Gov. Scott Walker's plan to curtail some union collective bargaining powers, President Obama was eager to associate himself with the union cause...
- Wisconsin unions in decline
(Robert Costa) - Regardless of whether Governor Scott Walker survives Tuesday's recall election, Wisconsin's public-employee unions are likely to see their power continue to decline. According to the Wall Street Journal, government unions in the Badger State have "experienced a dramatic drop in ...
- Obama--the first Jewish president, too?
(Joseph Farah) - Did you know Barack Obama is not only the first black president (assuming you don't take seriously Bill Clinton's attempted usurpation of that honor), the first homosexual president, as Newsweek declared him, but also the first Jewish president?...
- The False Flag Cyber Attack Takedown of the In ...
Here are some of today's top shock headlines: "Army of hackers targets the Swedish government, Sarah Palin and credit card giants in WikiLeaks 'Operation: Payback'" - The Daily Mail "Hackers Rise for WikiLeaks" - Wall Street Journal "WikiLeaks backers hit MasterCard and Visa in cyberstrike" - R ...
- S. 510: The Death of Food Freedom Act
In the world of liberty lovers and food freedom fighters, there's been a ton of attention lately on Senate bill S.510 -- the deceitfully-named, "Food Safety Modernization Act [1]." But in the mainstream media, there's been but a whimper; a pathetic trickle of occasional, fleeting and understated ...
- Politicians and the Voting Public: A Toxic Rel ...
At TruthOffering.com, we've written much about what's known as the Liberty to Tyranny cycle. The reason we've focused so much attention on this cycle is that we believe in it completely. That is to say, since every civilization has followed this cycle's projection, it's reasonable to suspect the ...
- Education v. Conditioning: Wundt, Rockefeller ...
John D. Rockefeller, Sr. / Wilhelm WundtSince reading "the deliberate dumbing down of america" by Charlotte Iserbyt, I've been trying to find other people out there who have also noticed the ruining of education in the United States. To be honest, it's hard to find information on this subject ou ...
- TruthOffering's Matt Gordon on LA Talk Live's ...
Have a listen to Matt Gordon from TruthOffering.com chatting with Hip-hop connoisseur, D-Bracks, on LA Talk Live. Topics range from economics and politics to international banksters and chemtrails. Be sure to drop a comment and let us know what you think of Matt's perspective:
- The Thickest Walls in the World
Once upon a time, when I ventured up to the Orkney Islands of Scotland (there are excellent standing stones and burial mounds there), I stayed overnight in a typical Stromness house, and they have walls four feet thick, due to the rough weather up there. That was impressive – a wall that s ...
- Complete Data: Earthquakes and Lunar Eclipses
Due to the number of people asking, I’ve made the data regarding major earthquakes and lunar eclipses available online for anyone to check: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Avj6d6nLwrEbdEY4SU1Gb2hpUmNBTXphLVU1cDNQYUE The first tab has the data, the second describes where I so ...
- Hairy Vetch
There’s a lot of information online regarding survivalism and prepping. An area that is lacking in information is how to rebuild after a global catastrophe. Changed climates and survivors without horticultural skills can equal starvation. What is needed are some quick’n'dirty tricks ...
- Jeep JK8 Survival Vehicle
When you are fleeing the city, there’s every chance that some nasty folk will aim to stop you and steal your survival goodies. So if you are driving one of these, perhaps they’ll leave you alone and look for easier pickings… The machine gun is fake, but as long as your 9-yea ...
- Bunker Fire Sale
Regular readers may have noted my love of the missile-silo-as-a-bunker concept. As 2012 progresses, expect to see the prices of some specialist survival properties reduced – like this one: The underground structure has been converted to a 2300 sq. ft. 2-story (3 bedroom, 2 bath) luxury ...
- ALEC staggers but will it fall?
The campaign calling on companies to sever ties with the American Legislative Exchange Council is one of the most successful corporate accountability initiatives in history, but it now faces the challenge of persuading those unfazed by consumer unrest. read more
- Toxics lobby pours money into North Carolina p ...
Big industrial polluters have been investing millions in lobbying and campaign contributions while seeking to weaken North Carolina standards governing health-damaging pollution. read more
- Is Florida's voter purge breaking the law?
Democrats and election watchdogs say that Florida's aggressive purging of supposed non-citizens from its voter rolls is a nakedly partisan attempt to help Mitt Romney win the presidency. But the bigger problem for Gov. Rick Scott is that it likely violates federal laws. read more
- INSTITUTE INDEX: Fighting nuclear power's mone ...
As the cost of proposed nuclear projects spirals out of control, regulated utilities across the Southeast turn to ratepayers for financing -- but they face growing resistance. read more
- Study: One in 10 U.S. veterans has no health i ...
Research by the Urban Institute finds a high rate of veterans who lack insurance in states like Louisiana that have been slow to implement provisions of the Affordable Care Act. read more
- Price rise, stalling economy dominate at Congr ...
Majority of CWC members tagged the economy as the problem at a meeting on Monday that saw a marathon discussion dominated by rising prices and corruption. Reported by IndiaTimes 1 hour ago
- From petrol hike to policy freeze, govt faces ...
CWC Meet: Sonia and PM slam Team Annas charges, ask party to counter them politically Reported by Indian Express 2 hours ago
- Man arrested at airport for smuggling in brand ...
Customs officials at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) arrested a Delhi resident for trying to smuggle in branded goods worth over Rs 75 lakh from New York. Reported by Indian Express 2 hours ago
- Akhilesh Yadav's wife Dimple to file nominatio ...
UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's wife Dimple Yadav is all set to make her political comeback. Today she will file her nomination for the Kannauj Lok Sabha by-polls. The parliamentary constituency... Related Stories Reported by NDTV.com 2 hours ago
- Suspect in grisly Canadian murder arrested in ...
BERLIN (Reuters) - A Canadian man suspected of murdering and dismembering a Chinese student, then posting a video of the grisly crime online, was arrested in an Internet cafe in Berlin on Monday after an international manhunt. Interpol had issued a 'red notice', its highest type of warning, for ...
- Antidote to Fundamentalism and Terrorism
In international politics, relations of trade and commerce among nations are known, but what about spiritual cooperation? This is in fact the central call of religious leaders at Astana in Kazakhstan. While speaking at the 4th Conference of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, held on 30t ...
- Balochistan: Crossroads of Proxy War
The current unrest in Balochistan centers around forced disappearances, kidnappings, targeted killings, assassinations and terrorism. However, these are merely the tactics of a much broader, more geopolitically complex war in which the United States and its Western allies are engaged. Though see ...
- Sentenced to Extermination
The clouds gather over the Middle East. Not so long ago the clashes between the Sunni Muslims, who support the Free Syrian Army, and the Alawites, who stand by the government of Syrian president Bashar Assad, took place in Tripoli, the second largest city of Lebanon. Fighting also took place in ...
- Hillary Finally Brings Bureau of Spy/Diplomati ...
Clinton finally brings the secret military/State Dept. covert operations out into the open (SEE: Clinton Goes Commando, Sells Diplomats as Shadow Warriors). This is the logical outcome of a process started long ago, during the Reagan Administration, when Congress put restrictions on the CIA’s sh ...
- Why It Is Highly Unlikely the Syrian Regime Wa ...
I am not saying any group is immune from committing war crimes or terrorism in times of war, and I am fully aware of the Syrian regime’s repressive tactics, but even the most horrific acts of violence are driven by a certain “logic” which strives to achieve concrete objectives. There has to be a ...
- How to Pitch the Media
What entrepreneur wouldn't love to be featured in the media? It's like the holy grail for small business PR. Even though a television spot doesn't guarantee you success, the thrill alone is worth the desire. Here's how some "how-to" media training to help you land a spot in the media of your ...
- What Kind of Food Topics Do You Like to Read A ...
Do gorgeous photos of delectable desserts make you swoon? Are you constantly on a mission to feed your family delicious meals without breaking the budget? Maybe you're a food activist, with interests in locavore and organic food movements. We want to talk about how you approach the one thing all ...
- Gourmet Live & BlogHer Seattle Recipe: Caramel ...
Seattle recipe >>Back to the Road Trip Landing Page Caramel Espresso Float Recipe by Alexis Touchet, Gourmet, August 2004 Photo by Romulo Yanes / Gourmet Serves 4 Active time: 20 min Start to finish: 30 min This float was inspired by the Italian dessert affogato al caffé, which consists of ...
- Chicken Salad Master Recipe
Chicken salad is a great go-to meal: it combines protein, veggies, fruit, and fat. You can vary it in a thousand ways, it’s great for using up leftovers, and it tastes yummy the next day too. The recipe below is a combination of fruit, veggies, nuts, and spices that I found delicious. Feel fr ...
- Margaret Cho Doesn't Deserve a "Retarded" Baby
Usually, I'm one of those people who are sitting at home, shaking their heads ruefully, when I hear about how everyone is mad because some pea-brained celebrity made some inappropriate comment during an interview. You know what I'm talking about -- someone uses a racial slur, or slams homosexu ...
- ShopSmart Poll: 57 percent of women say cost o ...
Seven easy fixes to help you eat better and achieve your nutrition goals YONKERS, N.Y., May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Women find many excuses not to eat healthy and many feel bad about it, but according ...
- Cancer Fighting Foods – 4 Anti-Cancer Foods
Could it be that cancer rates are so rampant because people are simply not eating the right foods. While there are many factors that play into the development of cancer, diet and smoking habits make up nearly ...
- Suzanne Somers’ ‘Bombshell’ ...
Hollywood superstar Suzanne Somers has played many roles in her long career: television actress, fitness-product pitchwoman, and best-selling author. But with her new book, Somers has become something else entirely: a medical pioneer. In “Bombshell: Explosive ...
- Water Fluoridation Persists Despite Being Unhe ...
Recently, the Senate has taken up an issue that may actually benefit the general public – this time specifically, it’s regarding the mass medication that is omnipresent in everyone’s water supply, sodium fluoride. The largest ...
- Avocados Naturally Overcome Aging and Disease
Contrary to many anti-aging pills and creams, avocados are extremely inexpensive and also quite a delicious addition to any seasonal meal. The best part, however, is that they are actually effective in fighting both again ...
- Editorial: As The Country Mourned, Tucson Need ...
Those who criticized the reaction of the crowd at Wednesday night's memorial have it ingrained that a perfect memorial is one with candles, flowers and tears. The citizens of Tucson and the American people have mourned for five days. Wednesday's event was not a time to mourn some more. It was a ...
- Police Made Visits To Loughner Home Before Sho ...
The Tucson, Arizona family home of 22-year-old Jared Loughner had been visited by authorities before the shooting of a congresswoman and 18 others last Saturday, new information by the New York Times revealed Wednesday. It's unclear what the visits were about or what prompted the call to author ...
- Criminal Charges Filed Against Congresswoman’s ...
Newly-released court documents offer a glimpse into the motive behind Jared Loughner's attempted assassination of Tucson Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords on Saturday. Recovered from Loughner's home was a letter addressed to Jared Loughner from Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Giffords mailed a ...
- “Unbelievable Tragedy:” Congresswoman Shot By ...
At least fifteen gunshots rang out shortly after 10:10am Arizona Time Saturday, bullets fatally striking a Federal Judge and injuring a prominent Congresswoman. Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) of Arizona's Eighth District was wounded at a public meet-and-greet event outside a grocery s ...
- Queensland Facing Flood Of “Biblical” Proportions
The worst floods in 50 years to hit Queensland, Australia are being described as nothing short of Biblical. More than 1,000 people have been evacuated, though officials say as the floodwaters get worse, as many as 4,000 residents could be asked to vacate their homes and businesses later this we ...
- Friday roundup, June 1, 2012
Pakistani Saima Khadim, 5, carries remains of coal that she collected from a brick factory, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, May 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen) Given this week’s troubling news about safety problems at Alpha Natural Resources, it’s worth taking ...
- Flooding: What is Senator Kirkendoll talking a ...
Believe it or not, I’m sitting here watching today’s House hearing on mountaintop removal through a second time … and I’m glad I did, because somehow I missed this the first time, and I swear — I’m not making this up. I was listening to the testimony from Loga ...
- MSHA: Alpha did not evacuate miners
The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration has just released this collection of citations and enforcement orders issued to Alpha Natural Resources following discovering of a burning coal conveyor belt at the company’s Road Fork No. 51 Mine in Wyoming County. As readers recall, this is ...
- Alpha touts coal-mine search and rescue dog
Here’s the latest email message from a publicist representing Alpha Natural Resources: Dear Ken, As you continue to bring your readers news about the Appalachian mountain region’s coal industry and developments in mine safety techniques, I thought it might be appropriate to introduce you t ...
- Alpha on mine safety: ‘There’s wor ...
Still no word this morning from either the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration or Alpha Natural Resources about the results of the huge MSHA inspection sweep of Alpha mines following a conveyor belt fire that apparently raised serious concerns among federal mine safety officials. MSHA spo ...
- Tiny Banker Trojan (Tinba)
Security experts at CSIS say that they have discovered the smallest online banking trojan yet. Called Tiny Banker (Tinba), the malware is just barely 20KB in size, including its configuration files. Like Zeus, Tinba uses man-in-the-browser techniques and easily extendable configuration files to ...
- Password Complexity Rules
The password must be exactly 8 characters long. It must contain at least one letter, one number, and one special character. The only special characters allowed are: @ # $ A special character must not be located in the first or last position. Two of the same characters sitting next to each other ...
- iOS 6 to Be Fully Integrated with Facebook
There’s been a lot of flirting going on in recent months between Apple and Facebook. In February, Apple CEO Tim Cook told a group of investors that Facebook was “the one company that is closest to being like Apple”. Last week, Apple did a big App Store promotion for Facebook’s new Camera app, an ...
- New Ransomware Says You’ve Child Porn On Your ...
The nasty Trojan known as Citadel malware, which is based on Zeus, has typically been used to extort money from online banking users, but a new variant is making the rounds that tries to get your money by saying you looked at child porn sites and must pay a violation fee to the U.S. Department [...]
- Hyperbolic Humility
Me:“Dude, you’re like the master of hyperbole.” Him:“I actually don’t feel like I’m the master of anything.” Me:“What about false humility.” Him:“I’m just ok at that.” Related ContentHyperboleMartial Arts GoalsDown the Rogue ...
- A call to FITWATCH at Smash EDO demo, Monday 4 ...
The high court has decided that it is perfectly ok for the cops to gather as much intel about anyone they like who is in any way connected to the Smash EDO campaign - or any other that uses direct action or civil disobedience. Yesterday they announced that the domestic extremism unit, in holding ...
- FITwatch beneFIT: Weds 30th May.
Come and join us in one of South London's finest boozers and live music venues, and help us raise some much-needed money! See you there. FW Crew x
- N9 plain clothes cops identified
As avid readers of the comments pages of this blog and indymedia will know, two of the plain clothes cops who terrorised and dragged people out of the N9 student demo have now been identified. The comments that were posted are re-posted in full below. PC Chris Healey and PC Giles Dainty, both wo ...
- FIT at Mayday march, London
FIT team and the new 'baby blue' Police Liasion cops were much in evidence on the Mayday march in London. We've also had reports of a PCSO in a FIT role - first time we've come across that! Some reports have suggested that the FIT were in evidence partly because the cops seem fixated on [...]
- FITwatch: The Open Public Meeting
We at FITwatch have been a bit quiet recently – but we are leaping back into life with an open meeting on Sunday 25th March, 1pm at the London Action Resource Centre. With the Met trying to criminalise face masks, implementing new data gathering systems, and making an issue of ‘robust’ policing, ...
- Revolution 99 Updates: Occupied Hearts and Minds
Occupy Wall Street: Light From Above From the People Below We began the month of May marking the Occupy Wall Street movement, now into its eighth month, whose connections to previous public outcries — perhaps a little of the 1932 “Bonus Army” or the “Resurrection CityR ...
- Worldwide Hippies News Briefs Monday
New Vatican documents leaked; source calls pope’s butler a ‘scapegoat’ Pope Benedict XVI’s butler, who is under arrest for allegedly leaking confidential Vatican documents, is just a scapegoat, according to the source of new secret documents published Sunday by the Italia ...
- Wendy with Grizzly’s.
By Wendy Chambers,Worldwidehippies -SO lets talk Grizzly Bears or should I say Ursus arctos horribilis, even the scientific name strikes fear into folks, in fact the word “grizzly” refers to “grizzled” or grey hairs in the bears fur, but when naturalist George Ord formall ...
- A Catholic Girl Growing Up in the 70s – # 6
A Catholic Girl Growing Up in the 70s–The Series By Dylan DeBarr,WorldWideHippies-I didn’t know that vaginas were a private thing until I was about four years old. And I am not sure I ever gave thought to the fact that I had a vagina and my brother had a penis. I can’t even recall the [...]
- 71-year-old Russian woman cycles to Europe
Tver, Russia,RT News – She took up biking twenty years ago – right after her 50th birthday. A physical education teacher, Yulia Mikhailyuk said she had to do something after her retirement. So she learned to ride a bicycle in a week-and-a-half. These days, 71-year-old Yulia feels com ...
- Bill McKibben about your humble correspondent ...
Willie S. has told me about an interesting article (more precisely, a not so interesting article written by an interesting author, more precisely by a highly notorious author) that mentions your humble correspondent, among others. Initially, I didn't want to believe that Willie rea ...
- What is a flame? Ben Ames' answer to Alan Alda
... and 6,000 kids like Alan Alda ... I was greatly impressed (scientifically, visually, musically, and otherwise) by this 7.5-minute video by Ben Ames, a 31-year-old Missouri-born grad student in Innsbruck, Austria where he does quantum optics: It explains what a flame is (I ...
- Bobby Acharya's talk in Stony Brook
This is a somewhat technical talk that Bobby Acharya gave in Stony Brook 5-6 weeks ago. Talk via Flash player, MP4 file direct link (75 minutes)The talk is about his generic string/M models with Gordy Kane and others. Bobby is not only a full-fledged and stellar formal string the ...
- Czech president shuns Rio+20 "sustainable" con ...
Between June 20th and 22nd, i.e. 20 years after a notorious conference that helped to energize the climate hysteria, Rio de Janeiro will organize the Rio+20 conference on the so-called "sustainable development". Make no mistake about it: it's still the same attempt to cripple and reorgan ...
- Expense cuts or pro-growth measures?
By Dr Václav Klaus, published in Hospodářské noviny (a Czech WSJ), June 1st, 2012 During the recent regular lunch together with 27 ambassadors of the EU countries, one Western European ambassador asked me what I thought about the present European dilemma that he saw in the Merkel-Holland ...
- End of the Road – How Money Became Worthless – ...
The new film “End Of The Road” has just been released for public viewing, featuring GoldSilver.com CEO Mike Maloney alongside Peter Schiff, Jim Rickards, Jim Puplava, James Turk, Eric Sprott and more. This post is courtesy of Robbie the Robot Gold American Eagle Fractional Bullion Co ...
- HOW TO Defeat The System – Documentary Film
HELP MAKE THIS GO VIRAL! How To Defeat The System is Fabian4Liberty’s latest micro documentary film. With the world in crisis and hundreds of talking heads highlighting the problems, what exactly are the solutions? In this micro documentary LIBERTARIAN ACTIVIST Fabian4Liberty covers concre ...
- FPS Russia:The 40mm Machine Gun – Buy it here
22″ Rapid Fire Machine Gun with Lights & Sound High quality battery operated machine gun with lights and blasting sounds! Feel the action when you pull the trigger. The barrel with bayonet moves back and forth thrusting. The bullet belt revolves when firing. This awesome machine ...
- Bank of America Attacked SGT Report
e-mail Bank of America and ask them, is this how they treat AMERICANS? abuse@bankofamerica.com SGTreport.com: Someone at Bank of America Doesn’t Like SGTreport http://sgtreport.com/2011/09/someone-at-bank-of-america-doesnt-like-sgtreport/ Cass Sunstein’s Obama Spine-Chilling Proposal ...
- Tatumba.com home of The Mad Ape – Radio Spot
A few weeks ago I won a significant amount of money in the lottery. Now that the party is over it is time to move forward with the rest of my life. I have hummed and hawed for a few days now on how to spend some of this money and have decided to direct [...] Related posts: Crazy Man Praises Th ...
- "We need to stop this."
Finding a nasty flame retardant in peanut butter and other food products brought EWG senior analyst Sonya Lunder to tell E&E reporter Jeremy Jacobs: "We are contaminating our food chain with chemicals that are long-lasting in the environment and... [[ This is a content summary only. Vis ...
- BPA and... Wait for It... Breast Cancer
DeSmog Blog published a piece last week about a new study linking in utero exposure to the notorious bisphenol-A to breast cancer. What's particularly concerning is the level of BPA in the monkey's blood was equivalent to average levels found... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my w ...
- Safe - vs. Safer
The agribusiness trade group Alliance For Food and Farming (AFF) recently asked us this question: "EWG - do you agree that both conventional and organic fruits and vegetables are safe to eat - yes or no?" Answer: Yes. But put... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full l ...
- Our 6th Annual Sunscreen Guide
When I spoke with EWG senior analyst Nneka Leiba about this year's sunscreen database she had mixed feelings. "On one hand, we can recommend 25 percent of sunscreens on the market," she said. "On the other hand, we can recommend... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for ful ...
- Another Delay from FDA
Late Thursday EWG found out the Food and Drug Administration was going to delay their sunscreen regulations by six months, at the request of the cosmetics industry. EWG replied with a statement that called out the agency's foot-dragging and highlighted... [[ This is a content summary only. ...
- More Teachers Being Replaced By Technology
The neoliberal wetdream coming to fruition. From Fast Company: Districts all over are experimenting with teacher-less computer labs and green-lighting entire classrooms of adult-supervised children exploring the Internet--an Android powered tablet designed specifically for students. Teachers' u ...
- Food costs at record levels, likely to go higher
MANILA/MILAN (Reuters) - World food prices hit a record in January and recent catastrophic weather around the globe could put yet more pressure on the cost of food, an issue that has already helped spark protests across the Middle East. Up for the seventh month in a row, the closely watched Food ...
- Shell makes $2,208,480 (£1.6m) an hour, [Clue ...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/busi... The Guardian in Britain says calmly:Shell stoked up the heated debate about the high cost of fuel on the forecourt today after reporting it made profits of nearly £1.6m an hour over the last three months.A leading member of the road lobby said moto ...
- Gallup Helps Explain Egyptian/Tunisia Uprisings
Wellbeing in Egypt and Tunisia decreased significantly over the past few years, even as GDP increased. In Egypt, where demonstrations have prompted President Hosni Mubarak to give up power after elections this fall, the percentage of people "thriving" fell by 18 percentage points since 2005. In ...
- Wallace Shawn: Are You Smarter Than Thomas Jef ...
The Grand Nagus speaks! At Tom Dispatch.com.
- Tunnel trouble for transport minister
A hotly contested and expensive tunnel project in western Norway has dug up trouble for Transport Minister Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa, not least because it would run curiously close to her own home town. While some smelled pork barrel politics, she seemed to be digging in her heels. Newspaper VG r ...
- Royal recognition for Utøya heroes
More than 100 men and women who came to the rescue of those fleeing a massacre on the island of Utøya last summer were honoured over the weekend with awards and a ceremony at the same hotel where survivors gathered after the terror of July 22. The “ordinary heroes,” many of whom had ...
- Bosses get big raises
As public sector workers in Norway carry on a strike to win pay raises of more than 4 percent comes word that bosses of state-controlled companies have won raises of nearly 18 percent. That’s not exactly a sign that they’re practicing the moderation they otherwise preach. Newspaper V ...
- Norway pledges funds for maternal health care
Norwegian officials announced they’d be donating USD 80 million (around NOK 500 million) to a new US-initiated international program aimed at improving maternal health care in Africa. The funding was awarded during US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s weekend visit to Norway. The ...
- Strike disappoints ‘Scream’ fans
Ships were back in Norwegian harbours on Monday but arriving tourists were still being hit with disappointments, while others languished in long lines at Norwegian airports. Ongoing strikes continued to hit innocent third parties as labour conflicts dragged into another week of disruption in pub ...
- Ted Trainer and the Simpler Way
Editor’s Note: To follow, I think, is a very important look at Ted Trainer’s work — one that broaches an oft-avoided but critically essential conversation. I must confess to only having read a single article from Ted Trainer previously, which I posted here, but from that articl ...
- Why Use a Portable Sawmill?
I purchased my portable sawmill four years ago to enable me to value add to my sustainable forestry business and take more control as a landholder of forest management techniques. I have certified timber grown and harvested under the Private Native Forestry Code of Practice. The reason I could ...
- Zaytuna Farm Video Tour (Apr/May 2012) – Ten Y ...
Paradise Dam, April 2012, from the now-climaxing food forest Photos © Craig Mackintosh (unless otherwise indicated) Zaytuna Farm Video Tour, duration 41 minutes Note: Switch YouTube player to HD if your internet connection allows Having spent the last few years seeking to e ...
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This is a rare opportunity for people living in Europe and Northern Africa to take a course with Geoff and Nadia Lawton in a location that’s not only closer to home, but amazing in its own right. The city of Fès, that you will pass through on your way to the nearby course sites, hosts ...
- Bonfire of Promises
The government’s new energy bill puts a match to its climate change commitments. by George Monbiot: journalist, author, academic and environmental and political activist, United Kingdom. Energy policy in the United Kingdom looks like a jam factory hit by a meteorite: a multi-coloured pool ...
- The day of days.
I caught the tail end of a news item last week about a space rocket launch, I think taking supplies to the International Space Station. It only got a mention, because it also was carrying up the ashes of the actor James Doohan. The name might mean nothing to you but if I said he … Rea ...
- The real bastards.
I want to tell you the story of a couple of things that happened in the not too distant past, because they obviously need to be told again, if only to serve as a warning from history. They’re forgotten stories nowadays, possibly because they’re not very pleasant ones, but they did ha ...
- The 100,000 pages landmark.
Well, there you go. WordPress informs me that 100,000 pages of this blog have been read, or at least clicked on, by people around the world. How so many people googling “meerkat” or “MaxGentleman” could end up here, I’ll never understand. It is of course, a feel goo ...
- Climate Alarmism and The Prat Principle.
I’d like to introduce you to one of the great discoveries of my life, the Prat Principle. Before doing so, I’ll have to ensure we have a common understanding of what exactly a prat is, prior to sharing it with you, together with some related tricks and tips. Prat is one of the great ...
- What I’m going to say will upset a few p ...
This is not going to be a popular article with some people on the skeptical side of the global warming divide but you’re going to get it anyway, because a few things that have needed to be said for some time, now require to be said more urgently, especially in the light of recent events.&# ...
- Baby Steps in Data Journalism
This is a Tumblr blog that I started in early April 2012: Baby Steps in Data Journalism Its purpose is to collect links and other useful information related to learning about data journalism. To go directly to something you might be searching for, try these links: How I installed Python (April 2 ...
- The best video export options
How do you choose the best settings for exporting your video, after you have edited it? I remember how confusing this was for me when I started working with Web video several years ago. With the slower computers we had back then, I would wait for what seemed like forever while exporting a small ...
- Video Resources updated
The new Video Resources page has been added to this site. This is a carefully curated page with links to good tutorials for video editing software, video shooting tips, and the like. It’s intended for beginners, particularly journalism students and journalism educators who are teaching vid ...
- Flash Journalism updates
I have been hard at work updating the Flash Journalism website. New tutorials for ActionScript 3.0 and for working on the Timeline in CS4 and CS5 have been added. The old pages from the original site (created to support the book I wrote about Flash journalism in 2004) are still online, and all t ...
- New tutorial: Windows Live Movie Maker
As an aid to a journalism training session I agreed to give, I created a short PowerPoint that is aimed at journalism students. Windows Live Movie Maker Tutorial Windows Live Movie Maker is quite different from its predecessor — Windows Movie Maker (not “live”). It is less vers ...
- Black People, All People, Bleed Red, By Greta ...
On Tuesday, I returned home after ten days travel. I use my time away from the office and New Orleans to recharge, re-energize and refocus on my life and my work. I called Cynthia Wiggins, CEO of Guste Homes Wednesday morning to confirm our first Friday of the month Mobile Market and learn ...
- Call to Action: Stop Deporting Community Organ ...
From our friends at the New Orleans Workers Center for Racial Justice: “The main reason people don’t stand up for themselves and defend their own rights,” says Josue Diaz, “is because they’re afraid of being deported.” Josue should know. He was arrested and put in deportation proceedings – ...
- Warning NOPD: Not My Sons! by Tracie Washington
My friends Richard and Hilda McCline needed a couple of guys to help them move boxes from the American Can to storage. So on Thursday, Jacob picked-up Donald (his friend) and they worked from a little after 11am until 2pm. On the way home, they stopped at the light at Carrollton and Tulan ...
- New Orleans Filmmakers Win Major Award at Cann ...
Beasts of the Southern Wild, the remarkable film by a collective of New Orleans filmmakers calling themselves Court 13, won the Caméra d’Or today at the Cannes Film Festival. The award, which recognizes the best film by a first-time filmmaker, is one of the most prestigious honors in the world o ...
- Official Statement From Women With A Vision Af ...
This letter and video is reposted from the website of Women With A Vision. You can donate on their site: http://wwav-no.org. Dear friends, colleagues and family, Today we reach out to express our gratitude for your support and to let you know that everyone in the Women With A Vision family is ...
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bluejelly wrote: Hello Chad, I learned about the jews in 2009 and have been learning ever since. For the first 2 years I was very frantic, used to spend all my free time just reading and watching videos about jews. I am more relaxed now about it thou In my early days, one of my favourite books ...
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May 29, 2012 11:46 pm Rockefellers and Rothschilds unite http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/efe93494-a9a3 ... abdc0.html By Daniel Schäfer in London Two of the best-known business dynasties in Europe and the US will come together after Lord Jacob Rothschild’s listed investment trust and Rockefeller Fi ...
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ROFLMAO. Old Jim Tucker sounds the worse for wear. Farewell breakfast? He'll be feeling so rough in the morning he probably will say "farewell" to his breakfast. Statistics: Posted by Shiksa Rage — Mon Jun 04, 2012 8:33 am
- Power Plant Production Drops As Waters Warm an ...
Rising water temperatures and a reduction in river flows have caused declining production at some thermoelectric power plants in the U.S. and Europe, a trend that will likely continue for decades to come as the planet warms, according to a new study. Writing in the journal Nature Climate Change, ...
- Rapid Greening of Tundra Discovered in Large A ...
Across a large area of western Siberia, shrubs are rapidly growing into trees more than six feet tall, a process that is expected to further increase Oxford University temperatures in this rapidly warming part of the Arctic, according to a new study. Relying on satellite images and fieldwor ...
- Belo Monte Dam: Conflict in the Amazon
The Belo Monte dam, now under construction in the Amazon, is heralded as an abundant power source for Brazil’s burgeoning economy. But critics contend the project’s benefits are outweighed by the environmental and social costs. In a Yale Environment 360 video report, Charles Lyons explores both ...
- Japan Forced to Reconsider Climate Targets Wit ...
Japanese officials say they may have to scrap long-term targets for carbon emissions reductions as a consequence of moving away from nuclear power in the aftermath of last year’s Fukushima disaster. According to the Japan Times, government officials this week conceded that goals to cut carbon em ...
- France to Ban Pesticide Possibly Linked to Dec ...
French authorities plan to ban a pesticide made by the Swiss company, Syngenta, after scientists said the pesticide’s use could be linked to a sharp decline in bee populations known as colony collapse disorder. France says it plans to withdraw the permit for farmers to spray Cruiser OSR, a pesti ...
- Green, gay, and duping the news
By Mark Leiren-Young Green Lantern is gay? It sounds like big news, doesn’t it? It was reported like it was big news. And, of course, loopy American Christians opposed to living in the 21st century proclaimed that DC’s decision to change an iconic character’s sexuality was corrupting their child ...
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Inside Read is our sampler of new Canadian books we think merit your attention. In DOOM: Love Poems for Supervillains, Toronto poet and music journalist Natalie Zina Walschots brings a distinctly erotic edge to her examination of comic book evildoers. Says her publisher: “DOOM addresses th ...
- Renamed ferry terminal is fitting tribute to J ...
A BoB short: The Toronto Island Ferry Terminal is set to be renamed in honour of the late NDP leader, Jack Layton. Also a long-time Toronto city councillor, Layton died of cancer last year. The motion was put forward by Mayor Rob Ford, who said that naming the terminal after the widely-admired p ...
- RIM: An ex-insider on what will happen next
By Ruth Haworth The Globe & Mail revealed earlier this week that Research in Motion is planning large layoffs in the next couple of weeks, probably more than 2,000 of its 16,500 worldwide workforce. I got out just in time: I resigned from RIM so recently that my last day was this week and I ...
- Dziekanski flies like a bird in opera
The tragic story of Robert Dziekanski has become an opera, opening on Thursday in Halifax. Composer John Plant and author J.A. Wainwright have put music and lyrics together to tell the tale of the Polish immigrant who died in 2007 after being tasered multiple times by RCMP at Vancouver Internati ...
- Goldbugs, Pot Heads, and Cranks
In the Huffington Post today, Eli Lehrer uses scenes from the Libertarian Party's national convention to argue that the resurgence of the tradition of "fusion" conservatism won't happen as long as the libertarians are the party of kooks and nuts:
- A Concert of Kahanists
Yesterday, for the nineteenth year running, in a concert in Central Park, American Orthodox Jewry and the Israeli right unapologetically laid claim to the Whole Land of Israel.
- Carole Radziwill Gets Real
Carole Radziwill goes from being an A-lister to ‘The Real Housewives of New York.’ By Jacob Bernstein.
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- David's Book Club: In the Shadow of the Sword
Over the past century, modern scholarship has pretty thoroughly debunked the standard story of the birth of Islam.
- JR East exec to head Narita airport firm
The government plans to name Makoto Natsume, former executive vice president of East Japan Railway Co., as the next president of Narita International Airport Corp., according to sources. The appointment is expected to be approved soon by the Cabinet, the sources said. The airport operator is o ...
- Danish Tiger to pounce on Japan's ¥100 market
Following the success in Japan of the Swedish home furnishings giant IKEA comes another popular Scandinavian home-ware store that hopes to profit from the nation's love of Nordic style. This July, the Danish low-price retail chain Tiger plans to pounce on the Japanese consumer market by opening ...
- In cedar trees, Japanese scientists find eight ...
In the late eighth century, Earth was hit by a mysterious blast of cosmic rays, according to a Japanese study that found a relic of the powerful event in cedar trees. An analysis of two ancient trees found a surge in carbon-14 — a carbon isotope derived from cosmic radiation — only ...
- Fujitsu embeds Net data in TV images
Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. said Monday it has developed technology to embed advertisers' invisible website data in television images that can be picked up by mobile phone cameras. One use for the system would be allowing viewers to use their cellphones to download digital merchandise
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- Kirwan knighted in New Zealand
Former All Blacks winger John Kirwan has been knighted in a New Zealand civil honors list marking the diamond jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. The 47-year-old Kirwan, who played 63 tests and then coached Japan and Italy, has been recognized for his services to sport and mental health. After suff ...
- GDP: Austerity Bites
Canada’s economy grew by half a percent in the first quarter of 2012, staying on pace for unimpressive annual growth of two percent. The good news is that business investment was strong, at least on a seasonally-adjusted basis. (As usually happens in the first quarter, the actual dollar value of ...
- The Real Culture of Dependency: In Defense of ...
Co-authored with Brian Foster “Is the EI system making it more attractive to not work?” That’s the (attempt at) thought-provoking (or fire-stoking) title of a recent National Post piece, written in the aftermath of Jim Flaherty’s intellectually lazy and socially irresponsible public musings on t ...
- The Oil Industry’s Own Numbers Make the Case f ...
Saskatchewan’s Minister of Energy and Resources replied to my op-ed and letter on Dutch disease and resource royalties. On Friday, he was promoted to Minister of Everything. Columnist Murray Mandryk wrote, “Given the amount of power Bill Boyd now has in his super-economy portfolio, he may be one ...
- How the Anglo punditocracy demonizes Quebec ...
Anglo Canada is sticking its fingers in its ears and humming a happy song. Many in the English-speaking punditocracy and media (or perhaps mediocracy?) are doing their best to persuade us that student protests in Quebec are nothing of any consequence. This is getting a little harder to do, now t ...
- EI Reform: Who Are We Really Subsidizing?
The Conservative government is making changes to the Employment Insurance (EI) regime. While previous changes to EI have tightened eligibility requirements, making it more difficult for workers to collect EI if they lose their job, the current proposals focus on making it harder for unemployed w ...
- The Ethiopian land giveaway: what is yours is ...
Graham Peebles highlights the injustices and hardships caused to ordinary Ethiopians by their government's policy of giving away agricultural land to foreign cash-crop investors and land speculators.
- Iran nuclear irony lost on the West
Jamal Kanj argues that, in dealing with the issue of Iran's nuclear programme, the five-plus-one countries - the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany - "should be guided by reason, not by Israel's irrational paranoia that foresees other nations' 'potential' development and kno ...
- Britain's Jewish lobby censors school examinations
Gilad Atzmon looks at how Britain's Israel lobby, led by arch-Zionist Education Secretary Michael Gove, has mobilized in condemnation of the country’s largest school examinations body for setting a question that asked students to explain "why some people are prejudiced against Jews".
- Bird's eye view of Zionism's and Israel's stra ...
Uri Avnery argues that the longstanding strategic aim of Zionism and Israel - a Jews-only state in all of the territory between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River and the prevention of an Arab Palestinian state - is a pipe dream and that Israelis has better formulate a new national aim b ...
- The media's limitations and manipulations
Ziad El-Hady looks at how government, elite and corporate interests shape media reports of international and domestic events, trivializing and sensationalizing news, corrupting our understanding of the world and reinforcing prejudice and bigotry.
- Graphene offers clear window on liquids
BBC: Until now, liquids have been difficult to view at the same resolution as solids using transmission electron microscopes (TEMs), which require liquids to be placed in some sort of container. Silicon nitride or silicon oxide capsules are traditionally used, but they don't provide a clear view ...
- Rival teams shared in Nobel celebration
Science: In 2011, Brian Schmidt, Adam Riess, and Saul Perlmutter were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics "for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe through observations of distant supernovae". The Nobel may not be shared among more than three people, and the three men wante ...
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Talking Points Memo: The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is back online after a four-month long maintenance period. On Thursday, CERN announced that it had achieved the highest-energy level for proton collisions yet recorded in history: 8 trillion electron volts (TeV).
- Wind energy growth tops renewable energy sector
Earth Policy Institute: Renewable energy makes up only a small section of the energy market but since 2007 hydropower grew by 7 percent and wind power grew by 36 percent while coal declined slightly says a new report from the Earth Policy Institute. In fact in five US states more than 10 percent ...
- Smaller accelerators continue the search for d ...
Nature: In the wake of the null results from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, some physicists are turning from larger, more powerful particle accelerators to smaller, less expensive ones. At the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in Virginia, a continuous dense beam of electr ...
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- Texas Fracking Disclosure Law Set Standard for ...
“The hydraulic fracturing chemical disclosure law passed by Texas in 2011 served as a trailblazer for other states, said David Blackmon, director of government affairs at El Paso Corporation at the Seventh Annual Mayer Brown Global Energy Conference in Houston on Wednesday. Fifteen U.S. st ...
- Mesopolis in Tehran: Re-Thinking Daily Floods ...
“It may surprise many Iranians living in the country’s dense and sprawling desert capital to know that millions of cubic liters of water are wasted every day. But where? Underground mostly, although occasionally modern construction projects smack up against an ancient irrigation system cal ...
- South Sudan: Pressure on Land, Water as More R ...
“Maban — The UN refugee agency and its partners in eastern South Sudan are racing to move thousands of Sudanese refugees from the border into suitable inland sites amid increasing water shortages. Community leaders have told UNHCR there are an estimated 20,000 refugees who fled conflict an ...
- Groundwater Depletion Accelerates Sea-Level Rise
“Groundwater depletion will soon be as important a factor in contributing to sea-level rise as the melting of glaciers other than those in Greenland and Antarctica, scientists say. That’s because water pumped out of the ground for irrigation, industrial uses, and even drinking must g ...
- 5 Reasons the ‘Geezer Empire’ of B ...
“For decades, Simmons has been buying and selling companies, running into government regulators and unions along the way, and more often than not stubbornly overcoming his opponents—through paying campaign donations, lobbying and changing laws. In 1995, he became involved with a project to ...
- Kucinich Builds Support for Congressional Dema ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 31, 2012) -- Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) is today circulating a Dear Colleague in support of a letter to President Obama demanding the legal justification for drone attacks on suspected militants. Kucinich took to the House Floor in support of the letter. See video ...
- Kucinich Leads Congress in Demanding Accountab ...
Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) has opposed the use of combat drones against suspected terrorists abroad since the first known attack in 2004. In February 2006, he asked the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency to suspend the use of Predator drones citing the “high toll in innocen ...
- A Billion Dollars to Buy Democracy?
Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), author of House Joint Resolution 100, a constitutional amendment to get private money out of federal elections, today released the following video after Politico reported that super PACS and outside groups plan to spend one billion dollars to influence Novembe ...
- Kucinich: Austerity is Counterproductive. We N ...
Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today released the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report indicating that policies designed to reduce the deficit beginning in 2013 will result in a recession. “Today’s CBO report backs up what economists have been te ...
- New Study Confirms (Again): Keystone XL Would ...
Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today released the following statement after a study by the National Resources Defense Council showed once again that the Keystone XL pipeline would raise gas prices for American consumers. Kucinich has frequently argued this point on the House floor, in a ...
- And what you find this surprising
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- …Actually America cannot tolerate the tr ...
…Actually America cannot tolerate the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth… Noam Chomsky | Somebody Else’s Atrocities Noam Chomsky, Truthout: "In his penetrating study ‘Ideal Illusions: How the U.S. Government Co-Opted Human Rights,’ international af ...
- Ponder this
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- How very foolish
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- The Truth about Richard Muller
"I was never a skeptic" - Richard Muller, 2011 Richard Muller has never been a skeptic, at best he had a moment of intellectual honesty towards skeptics when he acknowledged Steve McIntyre's debunking of Mann's Hockey Stick, only to later dismiss this as irrelevant to the global warming debate ...
- The Truth about Judith Curry
Judith Curry is not a skeptic but a hurricane alarmist who had an alleged epiphany after Climategate and now seeks to be some sort of arbiter of scientific integrity. Her history of trust building includes accusing world leading hurricane expert, Dr. William Gray of "brain fossilization" and t ...
- The Truth about Skeptical Science
Skeptical Science is a climate alarmist website founded and run by a self-employed cartoonist, John Cook. It is moderated by zealots who ruthlessly censor any and all form of dissent from their alarmist position. This way they can pretend to win arguments, when in reality they have all been refu ...
- Mastering the Firefox Search Bar
As a veteran online searcher, data miner, researcher, and computer scientist, I have in the past shied away from using in-browser search bars... instead preferring to use the search tools available on individual sites. This is for practical and functional purposes, as: [1] in-site searches t ...
- The Truth about SourceWatch
SourceWatch is a propaganda site funded by an extreme left-wing, anti-capitalist and anti-corporate organization, the Center for Media and Democracy. Just like the untrustworthy Wikipedia the content can be written and edited by ordinary web users. Users who all conveniently share an extreme lef ...
- Can loggers be conservationists?
Last year researchers took the first ever publicly-released video of an African golden cat (Profelis aurata) in a Gabon rainforest. This beautiful, but elusive, feline was filmed sitting docilely for the camera and chasing a bat. The least-known of Africa's wild cat species, the African golden c ...
- Does the Tasmanian tiger exist? Is the saola e ...
The use of remote camera traps, which photograph animals as they pass, has revolutionized research on endangered and cryptic species. The tool has even allowed scientists to document animals new to science or feared extinct. But as important as camera traps have become, they are still prohibitiv ...
- For Earth Day, 17 celebrated scientists on how ...
Seventeen top scientists and four acclaimed conservation organizations have called for radical action to create a better world for this and future generations. Compiled by 21 past winners of the prestigious Blue Planet Prize, a new paper recommends solutions for some of the world's most pressing ...
- Photos: Uncontacted Amazon tribes documented f ...
Aerial surveys of a remote area of rainforest along the Colombia-Brazil border have produced the first photographic evidence of uncontacted tribes, according to a conservation group that works to safeguard indigenous territories and culture. The photos, released by the Amazon Conservation Team ( ...
- How a crippled rhino may save a species
On December 18th, 2011, a female Sumatran rhino took a sudden plunge. Falling into a manmade pit trap, the rhino may have feared momentarily that her end had come, but vegetation cushioned her fall and the men that found her were keen on saving her, not killing her. Little did she know that cons ...
- Solving the scientific secrets of sport
Neuroscientist Kerry Spackman has spent years changing the way Formula One drivers, All Blacks and Olympic athletes think. Now, this jet-setting philosopher wants to turn your world on its head, too. There aren't many members of...
- Top award for deceased physicist
Sir Paul Callaghan, who lost a long battle with cancer in March, has received top honours at the 2012 World Class New Zealand Awards.The world-renowned physicist was named "Supreme Winner" at the awards ceremony in Auckland last...
- 'Star Trek' device will take pain out of jab
Painful injections may become a thing of the past thanks to a high-pressure needle-less device that has been developed with New Zealand scientists.The invention has been compared to the one used in science fiction series Star Trek...
- Kiwi scientists miss history-making rocket
Tonight was meant to be an exciting end to two long weeks of work for a group of AUT professors tracking the first private space flight's re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere - instead their subject went zooming overhead and out of...
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Two very long weeks of work will tonight come rocketing back down to Earth for a group of AUT professors.AUT University's radio astronomy observatory north of Auckland has been contracted to track the re-entry into Earth's atmosphere...
- Fraser Health threatening to occupy the Chilli ...
From Farmer Michael Schmidt: Debating until the cows are gone It appears that people think we have a raw milk movement and the big question seems to be who is allowed to be a leader or not. In case somebody … Continue reading →
- What do raw milk, junk food and tobacco all ha ...
From David E. Gumpert on the Complete Patient blog: “I was at a food safety conference a few years back that focused on raw milk, and one state public health official concluded his remarks by saying, to effect, “I personally … Continue reading →
- Institute for Justice takes case of paleo blog ...
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From Indiana Green Living.com “An Indiana health agency is asking residents to comment on the banned sale of raw milk and dairy products made from unprocessed milk. Raw milk has not gone through any process of pasteurization, homogenization or irradiation. It has … Continue reading & ...
- "Terror-Mongering" in Greece About to Backfire ...
The Financial Times reports Greek right a hostage to its own failures. On June 17, Stathis Potamitis, managing partner at an Athens law firm, plans to break a promise he has kept since his participation in a 1970s clandestine student group that opposed Greece’s military dictatorship. He will ...
- "Multi-Stage" Nannycrat Proposals; Devaluation ...
The stubbornness of economic writers, nannycrats, and eurocrats is nothing short of amazing. No matter how many times Merkel rejects eurobonds and other transfer mechanisms, the vast preponderance of economic writers, nannycrats, and eurocrats keep proposing the same futile actions, over an ...
- Japanese Stocks Hit 28-Year Low, 9 Straight We ...
A quick check of Sunday night futures shows a certified bloodbath in Asia-Pacific including China, Australia, India, and Japan. Above chart courtesy of Yahoo! Finance Major World Indices. The Nikkei Index is not at a new low, however the Economic Times reports Tokyo Broader Marke ...
- Greek Poling Ban In Effect Until Election; Lat ...
The preponderance of recent Greek polls show a tight election. However, the latest Public Issue Survey stands out, and I happen to think that is the most accurate one. Please consider Going into final stretch, SYRIZA builds poll lead In the last opinion poll to be published by Kathimeri ...
- Another Meaningless Nannycrat Rumor: Europe Mu ...
A story is making the rounds that suggests leaders are going to get together and hammer out a "fiscal union". The story appears to have originated on the Welt Online, a German tabloid. The article mentions a Secret Plan for a New Europe. EU institutions should design the master plan ...
- Soothing the Beast: Saturday Night BFP-Jamiol ...
Tony Joe White Tonight’s BFP/Jamiol music pick is what “Soothing the Beast” is all about. American singer-songwriter and guitarist Tony Joe White wrote his hit Rainy Night In Georgia back in 1962. It has been covered by many artists but no one does it like Mr. White. So break o ...
- Obama Deeds vs. Obama Words
“What you need to succeed is sincerity, and if you can fake sincerity you’ve got it made” William Blum “A few months ago I told the American people that I did not trade arms for hostages. My heart and my best intentions still tell me that is true, but the facts and evidence tell me [...]
- Podcast Show #85: US-Israel War on Iran & the ...
The Boiling Frogs Presents Dr James Petras Professor James Petras returns to our show to discuss the mounting threat of a US-Israeli military attack against Iran and the two-track US war propaganda- one directed at Iran, the other targeting the ‘liberal public’ to confuse and undermine the major ...
- Is Shale Gas a Real Energy Solution?
The Serious Consequences of New Technologies to Explode Gas out of Shale Rock William Engdahl There is a global rush to embrace a new technique to extract hydrocarbons from the Earth. From Germany to Poland and France, from China and above all in the USA where the technique of hydraulic fractur ...
- Our first Boiling Frogs Post DVD is now available!
Truths about Boiling Frogs Post The first truth is what we do…We try to bring to our readers and subscribers the truth with our News and Editorial Round Ups, Investigative Video Reports, Podcast Interviews, Weekly Podcast Series, Editorials & Analyses by Independent and Nonpartisan Exp ...
- Is Obama a Fraud?
The debt deal is yet another sign that hope and change has been a fiction from the start: Like many, I was extremely hopeful when Obama won in 2008. And like many I’ve become totally disillusioned with the president and … Continue reading →
- Today’s Stories
Good politifact piece on how Social Security functions and its solvency How the state is revoking our civil liberties by imprisoning people, in some cases for up to 15 years, for recording police brutality with smart phones Economist Dean Baker … Continue reading →
- The Tyranny of American Healthcare
For those who read this on Splice, be sure to re-read the unedited version… Why are we trying to prop up a broken system?: Do you realize how badly you’re being screwed by the health insurance corporations? Let me give … Continue reading →
- Today’s Stories
Politifact on how entitlements have lifted millions out of poverty Must read: scientists have recently concluded that a once in a tens of millions of years mass extinction is now underway, mainly in the ocean, because of global warming and … Continue reading →
- Today’s Stories
Politifact on how entitlements have lifted millions out of poverty Must read: scientists have recently concluded that a once in a tens of millions of years mass extinction is now underway, mainly in the ocean, because of global warming and … Continue reading →
- 'Enemy threats against Iran, ridiculous'
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says hegemonic powers are using the nuclear energy issue as a pretext against the Iranian nation, stressing that the Islamic Republic ridicules such threats.
- Syria rebels reject Annan peace plan
The terrorist Free Syrian Army has announced that it is not committed to the peace plan brokered by UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan anymore.
- ‘Defense cuts hurt UK naval capability’
Britain lacks the capability to launch aircraft from a naval carrier until at least 2023 because of massive defense cuts, admits the British Armed Forces Minister Nick Harvey.
- ‘UK monarchy pushing for tax hike'
The Queen Elizabeth II, the monarch of the UK, has celebrated her diamond jubilee at a time when most of the people under her rule are suffering hard economic condition.
- Mexico drug violence leaves 11 dead
Gunmen have killed at least eleven people and injured eight others in a drug rehabilitation clinic in northern Mexico, police say.
- The United States is Experiencing the Longest ...
The rate of unemployment in the United States has exceeded 8 percent since February 2009, making the past three years the longest stretch of high unemployment in this country since the Great Depression. CBO projects that the unemployment rate will remain above 8 percent until 2014. The share of ...
- Models Used by the Military Services to Develo ...
The military services—the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps—use modeling techniques to inform parts of their annual budget requests. As directed by the Congress in the 2011 National Defense Authorization Act, today’s CBO study provides information on the models used ...
- Treatment of PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injury b ...
More than 2 million service members have deployed in support of overseas contingency operations (OCO) in Iraq and Afghanistan since October 2001. Two combat-related conditions that affect some OCO veterans and that have generated widespread concern among policymakers are post-traumatic stress di ...
- Presentation to the National Economists Club
Yesterday I spoke to the National Economists Club on our recently released Budget and Economic Outlook. My remarks reiterated much of what I said in several of last week’s blog posts: CBO Releases the Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2012 to 2022 Fundamental Fiscal Challenge How ...
- Federal Budget Deficit Totaled $349 Billion fo ...
The federal government accumulated a budget deficit of $349 billion for the first four months of fiscal year 2012, CBO estimates in its latest Monthly Budget Review, $70 billion less than the shortfall recorded for the same period last year. Without shifts in the timing of certain payments, howe ...
- Life's building blocks found in a ring around ...
Complex carbon-based molecules, including many that are important for life on Earth, could have formed in the early solar system. That's according to a paper by Fred Ciesla and Scott Sandford in this ...
- Happiness is in your Right Hand
How you type a word could change the way you emotionally respond to it, and words typed with mainly the right hand seem to make people happier. In fact, the layout of letters on a keyboard may e...
- Gut Bugs Promote Blood Vessel Growth
The bacteria that live in your intestines change the way that blood vessels form inside your gut. New research, published in the journal Nature, identifies how this happens and offers potential ...
- Corals that can clone
Mass mating spawnings aren't the only means of coral reproduction: these reef-building organisms have a clever way of cloning themselves too, Australian scientists have shown. Writing in Science, A...
- Iceman's DNA decoded
tzi, the Tyrolean iceman frozen in a glacier for 5300 years until his 1991 discovery, was brown-eyed, prone to heart disease, lactose intolerant, blood group O and infected with lyme disease, a new a...
- My new book, Terminator Planet: The First Hist ...
My new book, Terminator Planet: The First History of Drone Warfare, 2001-2050 is finally available. Co-written with Tom Engelhardt, it also launches a new publishing venture of mine — Dispatch Books. For years, Tom (who brought the world Art Spiegelman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Maus, Eduardo G ...
- "Eisenhower set a model of how to accept respo ...
“Eisenhower set a model of how to accept responsibility. On June 5, 1944, as he was about to...
- thepoliticalnotebook:Photos from Tahrir toda ...
@RobStothard @adamtawny @sharifkouddous @mar3e @SohaBayoumi thepoliticalnotebook: Photos from Tahrir today, collected from Twitter. The first is a photo tweeted by photographer @RobStothard from a Ultras Ahlawy march in Tahrir tonight. The next is a birds-eye view of Tahrir ...
- meredithbklyn:More from the #newseum (Taken ...
meredithbklyn: More from the #newseum (Taken with instagram)
- In this Jan. 9, 1964 photo, a South Vietnamese ...
In this Jan. 9, 1964 photo, a South Vietnamese soldier uses the end of a dagger to beat a farmer for allegedly supplying government troops with inaccurate information about the movement of Viet Cong guerrillas in a village west of Saigon, Vietnam. (AP Photo/Horst Faas) #
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