12 September - RSS SnapShot! Pt III

Natural Health News

• The Evolution of Bird Flu and the Race to Keep Up
  Bird Flu, or H5N1, doesn't spread easily among humans, but its capability of mutating has scientists worrying whether it could mutate enough to cause a human pandemic. The controversy is especially heated since it was announced that a group of researchers had figured out how to manipulate the vi ...
• 2009 Swine Flu Outbreak Was 15 Times Deadlier: ...
  A new study based on computer statistical models shows that the swine flu of 2009 killed 284,500 people, or 15 times more than health officials originally estimated.
• NY Law Gives Women More Information about Mamm ...
  A New York state law that has yet to be signed by the governor would mandate that women be given information on their breast density.
• Common Diabetes Drugs Associated with Increase ...
  A new analysis introduced to the most recent meeting of the Endocrine Society shows that three widely used drugs for diabetes are associated with an increased risk of death.
• Study Says More Vitamin D = Less Lbs
  If you're a woman over age 65 and you're deficient in vitamin D, research shows that you're probably more likely not only to weigh more, but to gain more weight.

Climategate

• 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:

Opinio Juris

• U.S. Ambassador to Libya is Killed; What Respo ...
  by Julian Ku by Julian Ku [I posted this originally at the same time as Duncan, so it is a bit repetitive, but I'll leave its content basically as is]. Sad and startling news:  U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens was killed yesterday in a rocket attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghaz ...
• The Duty to Protect Diplomatic and Consular Pr ...
  by Duncan Hollis Amidst the memorials to 9/11 yesterday came more tragic news with mob attacks on the U.S. embassy in Cairo and the consulate in Benghazi, including the deaths of U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans.  My condolences go out to the victims' families a ...
• NYU Journal of International Law and Politics ...
  by Chris Borgen by Chris Borgen NYU’s Journal of International Law and Politics (JILP) has recently announced that it ”is transforming from a purely student edited journal into a peer reviewed journal in which all leading articles will henceforth be selected with the assistance of ...
• Weekday News Wrap: Wednesday, September 12, 2012
  by Jessica Dorsey by Jessica Dorsey Syrian government forces shelled a rebel stronghold in Damascus today killing four and wounding dozens. Foreign Policy points out that Syria is more violent than Iraq was at its worst.  Darfur rebels have killed at least 11 in an attack on a market and a min ...
• Dead Gitmo Detainee Cleared for Release Three ...
  by Kevin Jon Heller by Kevin Jon Heller Just another day in America’s own gulag: A special Obama administration task force review found in 2009 that Latif, who had been held at Gitmo since early 2002 and had waged a long legal battle for his freedom, could be released, a conclusion that ...

Public News Service

• New Poll Shows Strong Support for Food Stamps, ...
  New Poll Shows Strong Support for Food Stamps, Opposition to Cuts PHOENIX, Ariz. - Three-quarters of Americans say cutting billions from the food stamp program is the wrong way to reduce federal spending. That's the result of a new survey from the Washington, D.C.-based Food Research and Action ...
• AZ Tax Backers Seize on New School Spending Report
  AZ Tax Backers Seize on New School Spending Report PHOENIX - Arizona has made the deepest cuts to elementary and secondary education of any state in the nation during the past five years, according to a new report from the Washington, D.C.-based Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Report co ...
• Campaign Money “Arms Race” Goes Nu ...
  Campaign Money “Arms Race” Goes Nuclear TAMPA, Fla. - The people watching money in politics say the fundraising arms race has gone nuclear. Sheila Krumholz, executive director of the Center for Responsive Politics, was an observer at the Republican National Convention. ...(Read More)
• Poll: AZ Remains in Top Third of States for Fo ...
  Poll: AZ Remains in Top Third of States for Food Hardship PHOENIX, Ariz. - Arizona remains in the top third of states for food hardship in a Gallup survey about families' health and well-being. The findings confirm what Arizona food banks see every day as they help cobble together assistance for ...
• GOP Courts Women's Vote at Convention
  GOP Courts Women's Vote at Convention TAMPA, Fla. - With President Obama leading in the polls among women voters and gaffes such as the “legitimate rape” comment to overcome, political strategists say the Republican National Committee is working hard to court women voters. Democrats ...

Center for Food Safety

• Center for Food Safety Calls Dow, SOCC Backroo ...
  Today, Center for Food Safety issued a response to a joint statement by The Save Our Crop Coalition (SOCC) and Dow Chemical announcing SOCC has dropped its opposition to 2,4-D resistant “Agent Orange” crops. This backroom agreement was made prior to any approval of 2,4-D resistant crops by the U ...
• Stanford Research on Organics Hits the Stats, ...
  By Lisa J. Bunin, Ph.D, Organic Policy Coordinator, Center for Food Safety “Are Organic Foods Safer or Healthier than Conventional Alternatives?” Stanford University researchers attempted to answer this question in their recently released analysis of published literature on the health, nutrition ...
• Environmental, Public Interest Groups Ready fo ...
  Longstanding violation of Endangered Species Act provisions highlights Sixty-Day Notice filing Today, the Center for Food Safety, Beyond Pesticides and the Sierra Club, along with affected citizens from around the country, filed a Sixty-Day Notice letter with the Environmental Protection Agency ...
• Oregon Court of Appeals Grants Stay, Canola Pl ...
  Groups and producers pleased with court ruling, damage to local growers temporarily averted The Oregon Court of Appeals has ruled that the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) failed to provide adequate justification for a temporary rule issued earlier this month that would have allowed the un ...
• Center for Food Safety Lawsuit Targets FDA, OM ...
  Food Safety and Modernization Act rules unlawfully delayed as risks increase, public health threatened The Center for Food Safety (“The Center”) today filed suit in federal court against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for their failure to im ...

Angry Indian Op-Eds

• The Best Sources for Real Estate Listings
  Posting your home into some credible Real Estate Listings are the best way you can do if you want to sell your property right away. It is not expensive either to do real estate listing. Most of home sellers nowadays have got their property listed for a very minimal amount, and most of these sell ...
• House Hopping
  House Hopping Adolescent years are a challenge. For everyone involved. Young individuals searching, yearning for their independence though not yet prepared to manage the cost/benefit scales of life. Crazed parents hurt by their child's sudden rebuttals and scared by both their loss of control ...
• Buying Property
  Buying Property In buying property, you need to know on the things on what you want to do in on your property. It also means that anything you want to wish to have in your property. It can be like a beautiful view in which you can view the sea or the city or an urbanized area. Well, people do ...
• IRA Real Estate Investments: Real Estate Investing
  IRA Real Estate Investments: Real Estate Investing Aӏmоѕt еνегуtһіng іn tһе world today wіӏӏ nеνег ӏаѕt аnԁ tһаt іѕ а fact. Obviously, tһіngѕ ѕһоυӏԁ change nо matter wһаt еνеn wіtһ tһе assets уоυ аге tгуіng tо invest іn уоυг IRA. If уоυ аге іn tһе field оf investing, уоυ wіӏӏ аn idea tһаt IR ...
• Real Estate Investing Myths
  Real Estate Investing Myths Myth #1 - Real estate investing requires money to invest. Yes, money is required for you to invest in real estate. It just does not have to be your own. Some of the options that are available are co-ownership, financing from moneylenders and the seller financing t ...

Pensieve

• O Ridiculous Fortune
  O fortuna! Velut luna, statu variabilis! Semper crecis et decrecis, vita detestabilis! (Carmina Burana) O fortune! Like the moon you are ever-changing: Always increasing and decreasing, making life detestable!(Rough translation) Whenever I’m feeling depressed, laughter is often the way out ...
• Where’s the switch?
  I’ve been somber for two days in a row, which isn’t very common in me anymore. It feels as if someone turned off the light. I suspect that in the chemicals of my brain, this is not too far from the truth. Lately I haven’t had to make an effort to feel well. I could [...] Relate ...
• Older and Wiser
  I had feared my coworkers would forget my birthday this morning, since even one of my closest friends saw me this morning and apparently forgot. But they didn’t! This reminds me of past birthdays in Mexico, and shows me that the people at Kansas City Southern, Mexico are classier than any ...
• Disney-Pixar Pollution
  For a movie titled “Brave” Pixar are behaving like cowards. I knew it the moment Princess Merida rode her horse out of her castle. A character song. A musical cue. Suddenly I wasn’t watching a Pixar movie, I was watching Mulan or Pocahontas. The very thought of another Disney princess is bad eno ...
• Grain
  I feel like sand crumbling in the wind. I try to take a step only to find my feet are no longer there. I am a particle, speeding away to nothingness. I was once a rock, solid, assailed by waves, broken by none. But one day I fell from the lofty cliff that was my [...] Related posts: Hurricane Al ...

Green Times

• Kangaroo cull
  Last week, members of animal welfare groups protested against kangaroo cull! ''A recent survey of 600 Canberrans by Territory and Municipal Services found 79 per cent were supportive of kangaroo culling under some circumstances and 70 per cent were supportive of culling for conservation of smal ...
• Environmental News 01/06/2012
  Environmental News You Shouldn't Miss Storms hit ahead of sunny long weekend The last day of autumn may have stolen winter’s thunder with a wet storm hitting the city yesterday afternoon. Dark skies covered the metropolitan area and much of the South West from mid-afternoon, with rain an ...
• Green Capital Australia
  Today is Green Capital Day in Australia. Do you know something about that? Well, Green capital was established in 2002 by The Total Environment Center (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t rct=j q=the%20total%20environment%20center source=web cd=1 ved=0CF4QFjAA url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tec.org.au%2F ei=G ...
• Environmental News 31/05/2012
  Environmental News You Shouldn't Miss Premier's park hunting backdown the price of power sale National parks in NSW will be opened up to recreational hunters as part of a deal between the Shooters and Fishers Party and the government to ensure passage of its electricity privatisation bill ...
• 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 ...

The Briefing Room | Investigate

• Vitamin D author slams misleading sunscreen claims
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• The Vitamin D Briefing
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• New Zealand couple thrown in Bali jail, wife p ...
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• Vitamin D – the new book that could save your ...
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• Chemical linked to low IQ found in sunscreens
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Israel-The Only Democracy in the Middle East?

• Hiroshima Survivors to Visit Israel
  The Hibakusha Peace Boat Project The Hibakusha Peace Boat Project is a unique, civil society initiative that enables Hibakusha (survivors of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki) to participate in around-the-world voyages to give personal testimonies about the effects of the atomic bomb ...
• Military and Settler Vandalism Escalates as Co ...
  We continue to follow, report and support the struggle of the Palestinian residents of the West Bank’s southernmost region, to continue living on their ancestral lands which they legally own. One would think that in an enlightened society such a simple request would be guaranteed beyond do ...
• A New Bio-Gas System in Palestinian Susya
  in May 2010, the Bio-Gas project was launched to install systems for producing gas from sheep and goat dung for the domestic energy needs of the Palestinian hamlet of Susya (Susiya). This project was the initiative of Yair Teller, together with The Villages Group and Arava Institute. The first s ...
• Susya
  June 22, 2012: Susya I doubt if Palestinian Susya has ever seen so many people. Some 500, maybe more, have arrived from Jerusalem (including a large Palestinian delegation from East Jerusalem), Tel Aviv, Beer Sheva, and various sites in the occupied territories: Beit Umar, Mufagara, and the ...
• My Home is Everything: the People of Susiya Sp ...
  Dear Friends and supporters, The latest news from Qamar, the lawyer from Rabbis for Human Rights representing Palestinian Susiya: the occupation’s “Civil Administration” agreed to extend the period for the submission of the juridical objections to the demolition orders issued f ...

Politics in the Zeros

• Thugs and killers responsible for Benghazi attack
  The Benghazi attack may have been planned with the movie used as a pretext to enrage the populace.This was a coordinated attack, more of a commando-style event,” Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., told CBS News. “It had both coordinated fire — direct fire and indirect fire. There appea ...
• Stand with the Pacific Northwest Grand Jury Re ...
  Leah-Lynn Plante, grand jury resister, needs your support.Stand in solidarity with the Seattle’s Grand Jury Resisters on Thursday. It seems very likely that two of the people subpoenaed to the Grand Jury in Seattle will be jailed for their resistance. We are calling on all our supports to ...
• Robot horses and robot cheetahs
  The robot horse and cheetah are designed and built by Boston Dynamics with funding from DARPA. The cheetah is tethered and has an external battery pack. However, a mobile version will be testing next year.The horse can carry 400 lbs and follow a leader on uneven terrain for twenty miles without ...
• Understanding Obama
  I am sad to say that all the things I predicted about the Obama presidency four years ago have come true. I was, like all goodhearted people everywhere, delighted to think of an African American winning the White House. But I became more and more suspicious during the 2008 campaign. It seemed [...]
• CT Judge to be cross-examined in Mary Badaracc ...
  A sitting Superior Court judge from Goshen CT will face cross-examination as a criminal complainant in the upcoming trial of Dominic Badaracco, identified as a prime suspect in one of Connecticut’s longest-running missing persons cases.Mr. Badaracco, 76, stands accused of bribing Judge Robert Br ...

Coteret

• 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&#8 ...
• New Yorker editor David Remnick to Yediot: &#8 ...
  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 ...

Deadline Live

• The Jack Blood Show – August 15 2012
  Chris Maple joins us to discuss his documentary film series “THE GREAT CULLING” www.thegreatculling.org – the first edition is about our poison water (Fluoride)! Facts fly like crazy in this 60 min interview. The same director made “What in the world are the Spraying&#822 ...
• Gunman Opens Fire At Conservative Family Resea ...
  What were we saying about Civil war? Sectarian violence is way up in 2012!     The conservative Family Research Council was the site of a shooting by someone who obviously demonstrates the “radical hatred” of the left. The gunman entered the lobby of the Chinatown headquart ...
• More Federal Agencies Caught Ordering Huge Amo ...
  What does the Social Security Administration National weather service need with this kind of ammo? It appears our calculation a few months back could be right after all. Getting ammo off the market before it is banned or highly restricted  / regulated.  By the time regular folks find out it will ...
• “The Great Culling” Official Water ...
  Chris Maple will be our guest ON “The Jack Blood Show” Wednesday August 15th 2012 (find it in our archives) SHARE THIS!!!!!!! “The Great Culling” Official Water Trailer 2 Donate Today! http://www.thegreatculling.org Hello Everyone - Chris and Paul here, we just wanted to ...
• Gen Wesley Clarke hosts Military meets d list ...
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The Air Vent

• The Lewandowsky Incident
  I have avoided critique of Lewandowsky’s paper because I am still awaiting a reply from Lewandowsky on my demand for removal of a false citation. He has agreed in part that the citation was inaccurate but due to some minor sophistry in his reply there is delay in finalizing the issue. It s ...
• The Blaze
  Anthony Watts and Lucia were cited today at the Blaze for their parts in pressing Lewandowsky to release the hidden data in his study. It is great to see that reasonable people still have some media backing in the face of extremist character attacks. I am beginning to wonder just how far this cy ...
• Proof and Genius
  I know you guys missed me, Real Climate sure did. Eric Steig has written a letter to “The Guardian” (booming voice) in response to a Nic Lewis letter patiently explaining problems in an article written by yet-another-know-nothing with a keyboard.  Unfortunately for us, the article it ...
• Simulated Universe
  Calculated galactic formation. This is just way too good to miss: http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/17/scientists-create-universe-simulation/ http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/itc/research/movingmeshcosmology/index.html
• NH Sea Ice Heading for Record Minimum?
  From Cryosphere Today: Seeing the yellow line drop so far below the historic curves with much of the melt season ahead of us means we are probably on the way to a new record minimum for the Northern hemisphere.   Correspondingly, NH Sea ice anomaly is approaching the second lowest value in histo ...

Focal Point

• 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 . ...

Inside Facebook

• Internet retailers miss opportunities by not u ...
  Only 30 of the top 500 Internet retailers offer Facebook login as a registration option for their sites, according to research by social commerce software company Sociable Labs. That’s only 6 percent of the top online retailers making use of … Continue reading →
• Zuckerberg’s first interview post-IPO, “It’s n ...
  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave his first interview since the company’s IPO at TechCrunch Disrupt SF event today. In addition to talking about the company’s mobile development, the Facebook co-founder spoke on a number of topics varying from the disappointing … Continue reading →
• Zuckerberg says mobile is good for Facebook, s ...
  In his first interview since the IPO, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told the audience at TechCrunch Disrupt that mobile is “good” for the social network. He addressed mobile advertising and app performance issues, dispelled rumors of a Facebook phone and … Continue reading →
• Zynga Slingo, Chefville, Causes, schooFeed, Id ...
  Zynga Slingo leads our list of the fastest growing Facebook applications by monthly active users this week with 170 percent gain that pushed the game past 35 million MAU. Zynga’s ChefVille is the No. 2 gainer. Other games from the developer on this weeks’ … Continue reading →
• Facebook roundup: stock back up after dipping ...
  Stock rebounds slightly – Facebook shares closed at $18.98 today, up after an all-time low earlier this week when the stock traded at $17.59 mid-day Tuesday. The company this week decided not to make a secondary offering, which would have … Continue reading →

Truthout - Tweets

• truthout: Thousands Rally in #CTUstrike, Pushi ...
  truthout: Thousands Rally in #CTUstrike, Pushing Back Against Corporatized Education Reform http://t.co/IApdEAAx #faircontractnow
• truthout: US Envoy to #Libya Killed in Attack: ...
  truthout: US Envoy to #Libya Killed in Attack: first death of an American envoy abroad in more than two decades. http://t.co/SxTmg4xT
• truthout: Chris Hedges vs. @crimethinc on Viol ...
  truthout: Chris Hedges vs. @crimethinc on Violence: Will We Get the Debate We Deserve? http://t.co/S5ZPJK18 #ows #blackbloc #nonviolence
• truthout: Read the tale of The Worst Teacher i ...
  truthout: Read the tale of The Worst Teacher in Chicago, by @greg_palast http://t.co/GVDZLXJf #CTUstrike #edreform @OccupiedChiTrib
• truthout: Is Paul #Ryan some kind of Superman? ...
  truthout: Is Paul #Ryan some kind of Superman? @MattBors takes on his… exaggerations: http://t.co/SWwwDCg7 #Election2012 #GOP #p2

ReDress News

• An Israeli film-maker, Jewish donors and their ...
  Nureddin Sabir considers the possible motives of the Israeli creator and Jewish financiers of the film, "Innocence of Muslims", which gratuitously insults the Prophet Muhammad and Islam and has sparked riots in Egypt and Libya, resulting in the killing of four American diplomats at the US consul ...
• US democracy takes a hit
  Lawrence Davidson argues that the Obama camp's obsession with pre-empting attacks from domestic Israel flag-waving fos through appeasement is now such that they are no longer concerned with the damage this does to their natural allies.
• Forget Iran, it's Israel’s nuclear gun pointed ...
  Jonathan Cook argues that behind the facade of shared values and interests between the US and Israel lie betrayal and mistrust, and that the special relationship between the two countries is underpinned by "the formidably intimidating tactics of the pro-Israel lobby in Washington" and Israeli nu ...
• Israeli leaders score own goal over non-aligne ...
  Uri Avnery argues that the Israeli premier’s and defence minister's reactions to the UN and Egyptian leaders' participation in the Tehran non-aligned summit show their ideological fixations, mental outlook and low intelligence.
• Ethiopia’s opportunity: a new day beckons
  Graham Peebles argues that the death of Ethiopia's dictatorial prime minister, Meles Zenawi, provides a golden opportunity for the country to embark on the long delayed journey to reunite its fragmented communities, restore human dignity and establish democracy and human rights.

Amazon Rainforest

• 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.&#8 ...
• 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 ...

Sibel Edmonds' Boiling Frogs

• Soothing the Beast: Saturday Night BFP-Jamiol ...
  The Dave Brubeck Quartet- “Take Five” This week’s the “Soothing the Beast” BFP/Jamiol music pick takes form in the jazz piece Take Five written by Paul Desmond and performed by The Dave Brubeck Quartet. It is without a doubt the quartet’s most popular song. It has been in ...
• The Rise of Police State & the Absence of Mass ...
  One of the most significant political developments in recent US history has been the virtually unchallenged rise of the police state. Despite the vast expansion of the police powers of the Executive Branch of government, the extraordinary growth of an entire panoply of repressive agencies, with ...
• Soothing the Beast: Saturday Night BFP-Jamiol ...
  Booker T & the MG’s- “Green Onions” Tonight’s BFP/Jamiol pick for Soothing the Beast is Booker T & the MG’s Green Onions. It is one of my all time favorite songs. This is one of the bands earlier performances from 1967 in Oslo, Norway. Booker T and the MG’s set the tone for ...
• U.S. Uses NATO for Black Sea Military Buildup
  With permanent access to eight air and other military bases and training facilities in Bulgaria and Romania acquired over the past seven years, and advanced interceptor missiles to be stationed in the second country in three years, the Pentagon is establishing a firm foothold in the Black Sea re ...
• BFP Select Nightly News & Editorials- July 26, ...
  Please help us continue this work. We do not have foundation bosses or fund-ers. We do not serve the corporate fund-ers by being their advertisement platform-stage. We solely depend on you and your direct support. Please support this home of the irate minority, and thank you for all you do: Supp ...

Afro Spear

• Unity: To A Color Or A Principle?!
  Since treachery comes in every shade, who can I trust? Well, what do I stand for? What vision do I have for myself, for my community, for the world around me? One could ask: Do I have a community of people who SHARE my vision? Or am I a lone wolf? I am a lone [...]
• The Shock Doctrine
  A documentary adaptation Naomi Klein’s 2007 book, The Shock Doctrine. An investigation of disaster capitalism, based on Naomi Klein’s proposition that neo-liberal capitalism feeds on natural disasters, war and terror to establish its dominance. Based on breakthrough historical resear ...
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• Hating on Love: The Fallacy of Black Unity
  “It’s so amazing to me that so many of us speak of unity, yet we are to assume we know what is meant by unity and unification. The word is never clearly defined by the user. In the between time, there is a mean spirited tone to the discussion that should be avoided if we [...]
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Expose the BNP

• 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 ...

Ode Magazine

• 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 ...

OpEd News

• Bold Civil Disobedience Actions Blockade Entra ...
  Two people were detained this morning after a tense stand off with police while blockading international trade negotiators from entering the Lansdowne Resort, site of the secretive Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations takingplace this week. Other activists greeted the arriving international ne ...
• Survivor of US Military Rape in Japan Allowed ...
  Thousands of Japanese women and girls have been sexually assaulted or raped by US military personnel since American forces invaded Japan in 1945. On the island of Okinawa, rape of Okinawan girls has happened so frequently and has precipitated massive citizen protests that that the US military is ...
• The Other 9/11 -- Never Forget the Anniversary ...
  On 9/11/73, the U.S. Government orchestrated a coup of mass murder that included the deaths of American citizens. Let us never forget what our government is capable of doing to defeat democracy when that democracy interferes with the interests of American corporate elitists. Thank you to Cost ...
• The Worst Teacher in Chicago
  An educational Katrina: squeeze the teachers until they strike, demolish their unions and drown the students. Chicago's classroom war is class war by another name.
• The Truth about 9/11 Isn't Black or White - It ...
  With the 11th anniversary of September 11th, 2001 just around the corner, we can expect America and our media to look back once again on this turning point in our nation's history. But like every year before it, we will look back with our eyes half open, not wanting to look at the full compl ...

Switchboard

• Kayaking the Los Angeles River (VIDEO)
  Damon Nagami, Senior Attorney, Santa Monica A couple of weeks ago, I took an awesome kayak trip down the Los Angeles River and shot some video along the way. Check it out.           ...
• Governor Cuomo's indication that fracking isn' ...
  Kate Sinding, Senior Attorney, New York City In June, a New York Times report detailing apparent plans by New York State to move forward with fracking in limited areas sparked a great deal of criticism. In response to the news, NRDC quickly issued a ...
• EXPO CHICAGO - A River Ran Through It
  Henry Henderson, Director, Midwest Program NRDC, Chicago, Illinois Sometimes you need a new perspective on things to see them clearly, as if for the first time. Take the Chicago River. Many of us interact with the waterway on a daily basis, but in ...
• BLM Proposed Fracking Rules Don't Go Far Enoug ...
  Briana Mordick, Oil & Gas Science Fellow, Washington, D.C. NRDC and a coalition of other environmental groups recently submitted comments on new rules proposed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) governing well stimulation*, including hydraul ...
• Jaw-dropping Shell Filings Undercut Tar Sands ...
  Josh Mogerman, Deputy Director, National Media, Chicago There is no shortage of messaging from Big Oil trumpeting efforts to green “the Patch,” which is the euphemistic term applied to Alberta’s tar sands mine and melt sites. They ...

Lawyers,Guns,& Money

• When Obama Gets the 3 AM Phone Call, What&#821 ...
  Sarah Palin speculates on the size of the presidential penis. It’s about time our president stood up for America and condemned these Islamic extremists. I realize there must be a lot on his mind these days – what with our economy’s abysmal jobless numbers and Moody’s new warning about yet anothe ...
• Score!
  Here’s the face Mitt Romney wants you to see when he’s discussing the attacks on U.S. embassies and the murder of a U.S. ambassador: It’s solemn and presidential, as befits a candidate who just spoke in reverent tones about the responsibility of a President to his foreign offic ...
• The Great Divide…
  Ugh.  Yggy struggles to understand why progressives support public sector unions: The most salient difference, completely absent from his armchair psychologizing, is surely that public school teachers work for the government. If AT&T workers get a better deal for themselves, that may well me ...
• We Have Always Been At War With Buttermilk!
  To make a point blatantly stolen from inspired by friend of LGM CS,  I am amused by this headline in the NYT food section, which reflects a longstanding pattern (although in the prior cases, more plausible.) My question: who exactly maligns buttermilk? I can imagine the scene in restaurants acro ...
• Even the liberal Mark Halperin
  When you’ve lost Mark Halperin . . . Stay classy Mitt.

Desert Research Institute

• 2012 Tahoe Summit Report
  The Desert Research Institute and the University of Nevada, Reno have worked together for decades to provide comprehensive studies that have led to a better understanding of threats to Lake Tahoe’s air and water quality and the health of the forest.
• DRI Demonstrates Lake Tahoe Research to Senato ...
  The 2012 Lake Tahoe Summit provided an opportunity for Desert Research Institute (DRI) reaseachers to demonstrate to Sen. Dean Heller methods used to study changes in water clarity and invasive species.
• DRI Works Toward Sustainability with Renewable ...
  Significant progress has been made on two renewable energy projects that is not only cost effective, but ultimately will contribute to the long-term efforts in sustainability by reducing the amount of electricity the Desert Research Institute needs from the utility grid.
• DRI attaining renewable energy power sources f ...
  Significant progress has been made on two renewable energy projects that is not only cost effective, but ultimately will contribute to the long-term efforts in sustainability by reducing the amount of electricity the Desert Research Institute needs from the utility grid.
• Hallar Named Regents' Rising Researcher
  The Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents presented Gannet Hallar, Ph.D. of the Desert Research Institute (DRI) with the 2012 Rising Researcher Award in acknowledgment of her contributions to the field of atmospheric science and her potential for future accomplishments.  

Earth Techling

• As Turbines Rise, Wind Researchers Reach Higher
• Sweden’s Grid Positive Villa Åkarp A Virtual P ...
• Water Walls Could Replace Bulky Life-Support S ...
• Big Retailers Rule In Onsite Solar Power
• Oregon Eco-Winery Goes Beyond LEED

National Law Journal | U.S.

• Mississippi litigation boutique moves into Nor ...
  Forman Perry Watkins Krutz & Tardy has opened an eight-attorney office in Red Bank, N.J. The Jackson, Miss.-based litigation firm, which has about 90 attorneys, focuses on defending corporate clients in toxic tort, product liability and commercial litigation.
• Deals competition turns into free online trans ...
  LawMeets, a free website that presents law students with transactional simulations, will expand its offerings with the first in a series of free online courses that combine lectures and simulations exploring the finer points of transactional law.
• Consumer financial agency quiet about enforcem ...
  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on September 12 released its second semi-annual report to President Barack Obama and Congress, but what's notable is what it doesn't reveal.
• Drew Peterson's case: The lesson for both sides
  Few know the bizarre tale of how Drew Peterson's prosecutor nearly lost the case because the Illinois Legislature adopted the law he'd written to help him prevail in the matter.
• BuckleySandler expands in Southern California
  BuckleySandler has opened an office in Orange County, Calif., focusing on mortgage regulatory matters and litigation.

How Shall We Do The Mountain ?

• 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 ...

News Blaze

• The iPhone 5 Has Been Announced
  The iPhone 5 screen is taller than the screens on the iPhones that preceded it. The display offers 326 pixels per inch, with a 4-inch screen and 1136 x 640 resolution.
• New York Times' Article on Rev. Moon Slammed B ...
  We are writing to you concerning the article entitled: 'Rev. Sun Myung Moon, 92, Self-Proclaimed Messiah Who Built Religious Movement, Dies,' by Daniel J. Wakin, NY Times, September 3, 2012.
• Sexual Exploitation Among Honduran Girls 'Extr ...
  With prevalence of poverty and weaknesses in the education system, the rate of girls that are sexually exploited is 'extremely worrying' in Honduras, according to a United Nations independent expert.
• Humanitarian Situation Across Syria 'Deteriora ...
  Ms. Pillay also voiced concern over continuing reports of gross human rights violations in Syria.
• Libyan Demonstration Turns Violent, US Ambassa ...
  Christopher Stevens, the U.S. Ambassador to Libya, and three other American diplomats died after an islamist mob in Benghazi Libya gathered to demonstrate against a U.S.-made film.

environment 360

• Interview: On the Trail of South Florida’s Bur ...
  Just three decades after the invasive Burmese python became established in southern Florida, scientists believe there may now be tens of thousands of these Davidson College Michael Dorcas giant snakes living across an 8,000-square-kilometer area. And python expert Michael Dorcas says they h ...
• Small Forage Fish Species Worth 20 Percent of ...
  The world’s forage fish species — small, schooling fish such as herring and sardines that play a key role in the food web in marine ecosystems — represent about 20 percent of the global values of all marine fisheries, according to a new study. In a comprehensive analysis of dozens of food web mo ...
• LED Bulb Technology Widening Gap in Energy Eff ...
  While today’s light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs are slightly better for the environment than compact fluorescent lamps, the energy efficiency gap will widen over the next five years as the technology and manufacturing methods of LEDs improve, according to a new report. In an analysis of the impac ...
• Key Asian Species Need Urgent Recovery Plans, ...
  The New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has called on Asian nations to work together to save a handful of critically endangered species, including tigers, Asian rhinos, orangutans, Asian vultures, View gallery WCS A Mekong giant catfish. Batagur turtles, and the Mekong gian ...
• Destruction of Tropical Forests Reduces Region ...
  A new study has found that destruction of the world’s tropical forests may significantly reduce regional rainfall across large regions, a phenomenon researchers say could have devastating effects for people living in and around the Amazon and Congo basins. Using satellite observations of rainfa ...

Red Ice Creations

• Josh Reeves: The Lost Secrets of Ancient America
  "Have you ever wanted to be a part of something that would shake the foundations of both religion AND science? Here’s your chance." Josh Reeves: The Lost Secrets of Ancient America theglobalreality.com Also tune into Red Ice Radio: Josh Reeves - The Secret Right II, The Roots of the Conspiracy C ...
• Iceland Was Right, We Were Wrong: The IMF
  For approximately three years, our governments, the banking cabal, and the Corporate Media have assured us that they knew the appropriate approach for fixing the economies that they had previously crippled with their own mismanagement. We were told that the key was to stomp on the Little People ...
• Lord Rothschild takes £130m bet against the euro
  Lord Rothschild has taken a near-£130m bet against the euro as fears continue to grow that the single currency will break up. The member of the banking dynasty has taken the position through RIT Capital Partners, the £1.9bn investment trust of which he is executive chairman. The fact that the fo ...
• Soros Unloads All Investments in Major Financi ...
  In a harbinger of what may be coming our way in the Fall of 2012, billionaire financier George Soros has sold all of his equity positions in major financial stocks according to a 13-F report filed with the SEC for the quarter ending June 30, 2012. Soros, who manages funds through various account ...
• Tony Scott: Divine Sacrifice of the King
  Was the suicide of Tony Scott an occult (as in hidden) ritual "Killing of the King"? Thankfully, no new theater shootings occurred at the one month anniversary of the horror of the red dawn event of Colorado’s Aurora. I said we should be aware of an event on August 19-20. Should we, perhaps, loo ...

Russia Today

• New clashes outside US Embassy in Cairo
  Egyptian security forces have used tear gas on a raging crowd of demonstrators near the US Embassy in Cairo. Several dozen people have reportedly been injured as the police dispersed the stone-throwing demonstrators. Read Full Article at RT.com
• US deploying warships to Libyan coast
  American officials have said that the Pentagon is sending two warships toward the coast of Libya, the Associated Press reports. Earlier, the US announced it was sending 50 Marines to Libya to reinforce security at... Read Full Article at RT.com
• 'US-backed Libyan militias are turning on each ...
  Washington continues to support militant Islamist groups as long as it’s politically expedient to do so, says global affairs researcher Benjamin Schett. Read Full Article at RT.com
• Clinton and Obama's shock over Libya violence ...
  US President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have condemned the deadly attack on the US consulte in Libya, which killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other embassy workers. Read Full Article at RT.com
• High alert at US embassies: Fear that anger at ...
  US embassies across the globe are tightening security after the ambassador to Libya died in a militia attack against the Benghazi consulate. The attack was sparked by a US film satirizing the Prophet Muhammad. Protests... Read Full Article at RT.com

Not My Tribe

• Don’t let the racist Democratic Party po ...
  Black Agenda Report supports the Chicago Teachers Union. Their website published this film today- Standing Up For The People: Chicago Teachers Union Strikes, 1969 – 1987
• US Schools are becoming more and more like a j ...
  One sickening thing about the US is how parents and kids alike are being now treated like they are suspect criminals and fined and jailed constantly by police and school authorities. See United States "Truancy Courts" collect $millions from the working class.
• Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya ...
  ____ There is nothing more outrageous than when a foreign leader of a small nation tries to interfere in the political process of another, far more populous country. Yet, that is precisely what Israel’s government leader, Netanyahu, is trying to do during the US national election process. ...
• America doesn’t remember 9/11
  Despite jingo media browbeating, Americans don’t remember 9/11. Or not how they’re supposed to. On the eleventh anniversary of the mystery of September 11, 2001, the political candidates mired in Election 2012 have decided not to commemorate Nine Eleven, because wouldn’t that b ...
• Syrian US-backed ‘rebels’ tape sel ...
  Some on the Left call these guys revolutionaries even! Especially those at the Louis Proyect sponsored website- North Star. The corporate Pentagon war pushing media positively gushes over the anti Syrian government forces as well, however the actual picture of these criminal thugs is quite diffe ...

Debunking the Debunkers

• 911 Truth and the Mainstream Media's Failure t ...
  The mainstream media has never been any good at explaining the nature of the War on Terror to the public. Their superficial, 'official talking-point' based stories almost always omit important documented facts that could provide real context to the 'war' and point to evidence showing that 911 wa ...
• RECAP: Fake al-Qaeda> Anwar Al Awlaki PLUS Ada ...
  The following videos are posted in light of recent media reports about the death of the "international terrorist leader" Anwar Al Awlaki in Yemen. Please note that Al Awlaki was also reported dead, killed in 2009 by a US air strike. Dead or alive, names like Al Awlaki, Zarqawi, and others will ...
• Go To New York 9-11 2012
  A shout out to the Infowarriors and WeAreChange chapters from WeAreChangeColorado! For Derek and the boys at Houston Free Thinkers. Get to New York! Related: The goal of this website is to hopefully encourage activists, politicians, celebrities, whistleblowers, alternative media, truthers ...
• C2CAM - 9-11 Truth - Coast To Coast AM
  9/11 material starts at 0:39:27 Published on Jul 17, 2012 by Boomdaddy03 CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE LATEST UPDATED VIDEO THAT CAME OUT TODAY http://www.youtube.com/user/Boomdaddy03 Subscribe To Get Notified Of The Latest Releases As They Come Out http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add ...
• 9/11 Free Fall-- Graeme MacQueen Interview (8/ ...
  Published on Aug 26, 2012 by Free Fall Following up last week's show, which covered reports of explosions at the World Trade Center on 9/11, Bernie and Andy's guest this week is Graeme MacQueen-- widely respected peace activist, and the author of various 9/11 related papers, including "118 Wit ...

Fooducate

• Brown Sugar, White Sugar – Which is Healthier?
• 37 Reasons to Vote for Prop. 37 (Mandatory GMO ...
• What to Eat When You’ve Got Diabetes? There’s ...
• This Protein bar only got a ‘D+’ on Fooducate? ...
• B Vitamin Supplements: Controversy and Commercials

Traffikd

• 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 ...

Survival International

• Alleged Yanomami massacre: Survival's reaction
  Illegal goldmining threatens Yanomami communities in both Brazil and Venezuela.© SurvivalSurvival International has been accused of a ‘climbdown’ over its announcement that, apparently contrary to earlier reports, a Yanomami settlement in Venezuela has not been destroyed in an attack by goldmine ...
• Venezuela: miners' invasion continues, but no ...
  Illegal goldminers have been occupying the Yanomami territory for years.© SurvivalHaving received its own testimony from confidential sources, Survival now believes there was no attack by miners on the Yanomami community of Irotatheri. Yanomami from the area – in which many illegal gold miners a ...
• Countdown: Brazil has three months to evict in ...
  Brazil has three months to evict illegal loggers from Awá land.© SurvivalBrazil has just three months to evict illegal loggers from land belonging to Earth’s most threatened tribe before it will be in breach of a court order, but Survival International can reveal that logging is still rife insid ...
• Survival denounces Venezuela’s 'whitewash' of ...
  The Yanomami way of life is threatened by illegal goldmining in the Amazon.© Fiona Watson/SurvivalSurvival has denounced the Venezuelan government’s repeated denials of a massacre against Yanomami Indians, calling on President Chávez to evict all illegal goldminers from indigenous territory and ...
• Campaigners target Rio 2016 exhibition over ‘E ...
  Visitors to the Rio 2016 exhibition in London read leaflets about threats to Brazil’s Awá.© SurvivalTribal rights campaigners today targeted a London exhibition celebrating Brazil’s cultural heritage ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympics, to highlight the plight of ‘Earth’s most threatened tribe.’ Vis ...

Greg Palast

• The Worst Teacher in Chicago
  by Greg Palast | For the Occupied Chicago Tribune This is a true story. CHICAGO.  In a school with some of the poorest kids in Chicago, one English teacher–I won't use her name–who'd been cemented into the school system for over a decade, wouldn't do a damn thing to lift test scores, yet ha ...
• Cartoon Car-JackerGives $1 Million to Romney PAC
  by Greg Palast for Truthout An excerpt from Billionaires & Ballot Bandits: How to Steal an Election in 9 Easy Steps. Greg Palast investigates Karl Rove, the Koch Gang and their Buck Buddies. Includes a comic book by Ted Rall and an introduction by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Charles Manson can’t ...
• FireDogLake Book Salon: Billionaires & Ballot ...
  Billionaires & Ballot Bandits: How to Steal an Election in 9 Easy Steps book chat at FireDogLake starting at 5pm EST Today- Click here to join the chat. Read the first chapter before you chat 'Colonels in Mirrored Sunglasses' Host Watertiger (Dependable Renegade) Because Americans aren’t anx ...
• Colonels in Mirrored Sunglasses
  An excerpt from Greg Palast's  Billionaires & Ballot Bandits  Here are the facts, ma'am: In the 2008 election, no less than: 767,023 provisional ballots were cast and not counted;
 1,451,116 ballots were "spoiled," not counted;
 488,136 absentee ballots were mailed in, but not counted. ...
• Billionaires & Ballot Bandits
  by Greg Palast If you're not sick and outraged and ready to vomit, then don't talk to me. When I see a cruel bucket of garbage and winky-winky racism and bullshit and venom like Paul Ryan talk to America like he's some kind of Boy Scout, I want a gun, or a TV network where I can [...]

How Can I Recycle This ?

• How can I “reuse” fresh eggs that ...
  (Hi! Sorry to regular readers for the stupidly long break in posting – I’ve been reading all the comments as usual as they come in, just not posting any new content myself due to a combination of busy-ness, illness and laziness. I’m hoping to get back to regular scheduled blogg ...
• 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 ...

Age of Autism

• Childhood American Style
  By Brooke Potthast Many Aof A readers may be too young to remember the very popular, classic 70’s television show called Love American Style. This show made Friday night sleepovers more thrilling than you can possibly imagine! These were the...
• Age of Autism Contest: Reading Rocks iPad App
  The kind folks at ReadingRocks have three free downloads of their "Reading Rocks" iPad app. From the website: Announcing the Reading Rocks E-Edition only at the Apple Store! Your children will absolutely love to learn to read through more than...
• A Sibling Perspective: The Autism Doesn’t Care
  By Natalie Palumbo One of my mother’s friends sent me an article from the Washington Post entitled “Autism Can Have Large Effects, Good And Bad, On A Disabled Child’s Siblings” written by Ranit Mishori. I am 18, a senior in...
• Age of Autism Contest: OurKidsASD Autism Suppl ...
  Congrats Trina and Carly, our winners. Contest is Closed. Our good friends from Lee Silsby Compounding Pharmacy and OurKidsASD are offering you a chance to try two popular and useful products for back to school for free in this latest...
• Is Autism an Autoimmune Disease?
  By Teresa Conrick Is Autism an autoimmune disease? I think for many it evolves into a disease of the immune system so that may swing that answer to a "yes." I know for my daughter who has an Autism diagnosis,...

Global BDS Movement

• G4S loses its contract with the European Parli ...
  Campaigners had raised concerns about the role the company plays in equipping Israeli prisons in which Palestinian political prisoners are held in violation of international law
• Palestinian civil society and human rights org ...
  Marking Palestinian Prisoners Day, Palestinian organisations call for action against G4S, supplier to Israeli prisons at which political prisoners are detained
• BDS roundup: Los Angeles activists urge city t ...
  In this week’s BDS roundup from the Electronic Intifada, LA activists, international campaign urges Yves Béhar, university students in Pennsylvania protest, boycott activists, and more
• Why Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions Should ...
  The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement has been a significant instrument in the campaign to tear down Israel's democratic facade
• Scottish govt. helps Israeli company deal with BDS
  Documents obtained by the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign show how a subsidiary of an Israeli company operating in Britain turned successfully for help from the Scottish Government

Farm Wars

• Cloning Camels with Human Genes for Big Pharma
  The Middle East is getting into the genetic engineering action with GMO camels. If all goes well, camels genetically modified with human genes will be cloned for Big Pharma drugs.
• Islands at Risk: GMO in Hawaii
  When the biotech industry decides to use the lands and people of Hawaii as its test guinea pig, local farmers, activists, researchers, and others speak out.
• Poisoned Horses – Fluoridation Kills
  Justus's horses are found to be suffering from chronic fluoride poisoning from drinking fluoridated water. Study published in peer reviewed scientific literature.
• Seeds of Monopoly – Monsanto and Goldman Sachs
  All species that feed off of others want a monopoly, and Monsanto and Goldman Sachs are no different. They don’t like to share their food supply, and we are on the table, dressed up like Thanksgiving turkeys. They feed off our ignorance, and if we do not recognize the deceptions they use, we can ...
• These Brands Want To Defeat GMO Labeling In Ca ...
  Want to know the latest anti-labeling contributors fighting our right to know about genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in our food? Thanks to Jon Abrahamson, here is the latest info.

Open Your Eyes News

• Idaho Law Found to Unduly Burden Women Seeking ...
  Bloomberg – An Idaho woman can challenge a state law making it a crime to have an abortion, said a federal appeals court that also reversed an order barring enforcement of the statute. The U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco said the law couldn’t be enforced against Jennie Linn McCormac ...
• KU medical school faculty receive pay from dru ...
  KCJB – Faculty members at the University of Kansas Medical Center received from $600 to $161,000 to speak at events sponsored by drug companies, The Lawrence Journal-World reports. Citing information in a ProPublica database, the Journal-World said that 18 KU Med faculty members received m ...
• Spain euro crisis: Rajoy rejects bailout condi ...
  BBC – Mr Rajoy made the pledge in his first television interview since taking office. But he said no decision to request a bailout had been taken. Last week, the president of the European Central Bank (ECB) unveiled plans to buy bonds from indebted countries – under bailout condition ...
• Asian Arms Race: Lao, Chinese defense minister ...
  Xihua – Defense ministers of Laos and China discussed military ties and international and regional security situations during a meeting here Friday. Visiting Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie said the two militaries have conducted fruitful exchanges and cooperation in areas such as h ...
• Soy production endangers Argentina
  DW – Argentina’s soy industry saved the nation from the 2001 economic crisis. But the impact of soy production on Argentinians and the environment in nearby regions has been devastating – and yet the state turns a blind eye. The case of the Supreme Court in the Cordoba province was s ...

L.A. Times - Greenspace

• UCLA's new transparent solar film could be gam ...
  One of the holy grails of solar cell technology may have been found, with researchers at UCLA announcing they have created a new organic polymer that produces electricity, is nearly transparent and is more durable and malleable than silicon.
• Controversial Caribbean whaling approved with ...
  Representatives of the International Whaling Commission meeting in Panama this week have approved a controversial proposal extending the Aboriginal and Subsistence Whaling quotas for three countries: the United States, Russia and the Caribbean island nation of St. Vincent & the Grenadines.  Th ...
• Keystone XL southern leg permitted as early as ...
  As a deadline rapidly approaches that will automatically permit the construction of the southern leg of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, an increasingly vocal group of landowners, environmentalists and even tea party members are saying that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is now ramming ...
• EPA proposes more stringent soot rules
  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced proposed new regulations Thursday that would further reduce legal limits for fine particle pollution -- otherwise known as soot -- in the nation’s air. Gina McCarthy, assistant administrator for the EPA's Office of Air and Radiation, made ...
• Diesel exhaust can cause cancer, World Health ...
  Diesel engines power commerce and transportation around the world, but the exhaust they produce can prove deadly. The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Tuesday that it now classifies diesel exhaust as a cause of cancer. While major advances in technology have helped clean up some dies ...

water.org

• Change Ten Lives
  It seems like with each passing day, our lives become busier with work, school, raising our families, and a little entertainment thrown in for good measure. As the calendar turns, our good intentions to make a difference can give way to the obligations we’ve made and remain unrealized.
• Recognition for Impact in Social Innovation
  Gary White, Water.org CEO and Co-founder, has been honored by the Schwab Foundation as a 2012 Social Entrepreneur. Each year, the Foundation identifies the world’s leading social entrepreneurs from around the globe for its Social Entrepreneur award. Awardees are selected for implementing innovat ...
• Stop the Crisis, Share our Stories!
  Subscribe to the official Water.org YouTube channel to be among the first to see our weekly videos. These shorts, which provide a glimpse of life in the heart of the water crisis, can help give a face to a world-wide struggle.
• A Promise to Haiti
  Join co-founders Matt Damon and Gary White on a recent visit to Haiti following up on our promise to help 50,000 people get safe water. The video ends with Matt, along with his father and brother, celebrating the opening of a new well with a community in the Central Plateau.
• Urban water collection in Haiti
  No matter how many times one visits the developing world, it seems there is always another shocking image around every corner. Last week in Port-au-Prince we followed several people to collect water. After traversing a trash-lined creek bed and about 300 meters from the road we came across this ...

Before It's News

• Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner: American ...
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• Eats on Feets
• Introducing "Canadas Alex Jones", Dr. Judy Janzen

Energy Probe - Nuclear Power,Utility Reform

• 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 ...

Margaret's News

• "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
• What people will do for beauty: 8 Grossest Spa ...
  uh..the title says it all :) Submitted by Vicky Pitchford to Offbeat  |   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 ...
• Iran Bashing, Terrorism, and Who Chose the Cho ...
  Dedicated to the long-suffering Palestinians and Iranians who have been sidelined by the United Nations in favour of the Nuclear Apartheid State of Zionist Israel in the most blatant exercise in International Double Standards that our world has ever known Submitted by Ken D. to World  |&nb ...
• Tibetan singer detained and tortured
  25-year-old singer, Ugyen Tenzin, was detained last month soon after the release of his album titled, An Unending Flow of My Hearts Blood,.Unconfirmed reports said that Ugyen Tenzin has been beaten in custody and disabled a month after album released Submitted by Red Thorvenkiold to World &nb ...

Solar Energy / Energy Boom

• Bill Gates' Latest Tech Development: Turning C ...
  Part of the Cal Tech team demonstrates how the solar toilet operates. The flush toilet so many of us know ...
• Bill Gates' Latest Tech Development: Turning C ...
  Part of the Cal Tech team demonstrates how the solar toilet operates. The flush toilet so many of us know so well is in fac ...
• Canadian Solar, Inc. Purchases First American ...
  Canadian Solar, Inc. is at it again.  Just one day after signing a 17-megawatt supply agreement with an independent power producer in Ontario, the company announced it had acquired 122 MW of solar projects in the United States. read more
• Canadian Solar, Inc. Purchases First American ...
  Canadian Solar, Inc. is at it again.  Just one day after signing a 17-megawatt supply agreement with an independent power producer in Ontario, the company announced it had acquired 122 MW of solar projects in the United States. ...
• Potentia and Canadian Solar Sign Supply Agreem ...
  Canadian Solar, Inc. has signed a 17-megawatt supply agreement with Potentia Solar, Inc.  The solar panels will be used to develop more than 100 rooftop solar projects in Ontario. read more

News Blaze

• The iPhone 5 Has Been Announced
  The iPhone 5 screen is taller than the screens on the iPhones that preceded it. The display offers 326 pixels per inch, with a 4-inch screen and 1136 x 640 resolution.
• New York Times' Article on Rev. Moon Slammed B ...
  We are writing to you concerning the article entitled: 'Rev. Sun Myung Moon, 92, Self-Proclaimed Messiah Who Built Religious Movement, Dies,' by Daniel J. Wakin, NY Times, September 3, 2012.
• Sexual Exploitation Among Honduran Girls 'Extr ...
  With prevalence of poverty and weaknesses in the education system, the rate of girls that are sexually exploited is 'extremely worrying' in Honduras, according to a United Nations independent expert.
• Humanitarian Situation Across Syria 'Deteriora ...
  Ms. Pillay also voiced concern over continuing reports of gross human rights violations in Syria.
• Libyan Demonstration Turns Violent, US Ambassa ...
  Christopher Stevens, the U.S. Ambassador to Libya, and three other American diplomats died after an islamist mob in Benghazi Libya gathered to demonstrate against a U.S.-made film.

Worldnews

• Keep off cigarettes if you want to be a d ...
  Wilma Stassen Men considering fatherhood should steer away from nicotine – and not only in cigarettes, but nicotine-replacement products, such as gum or patches, should also be avoided. This is according to new research by the University of Stellenbosch, revealing that nicotine harms s ...
• Peugeot needs urgent restructuring
  PARIS, France - FRENCH auto giant PSA Peugeot Citroen was warned it must restructure urgently yesterday, and tie up with a global group after posting sweeping losses due to strategic errors over two decades. A damning government-sponsored report said Europe's second-biggest automaker after t ...
• Army goes soft as riders flout helmet rul ...
  Although the local military authority (LMA) announced the compulsory helmet rule on army roads in Pune Cantonment Board (PCB) 10 days ago, the enforcement is still lacklustre as two-wheeler riders can still be seen on without helmets. According to the officers,...
• Challenging the bailout: German court dec ...
  The panel of eight judges, resplendent in red robes and hats, have to decide on one of the biggest cases in post-war German history, not only in the number of plaintiffs but also in the importance of the decision. Thirty-seven thousand people signed a petition to the court against the way th ...
• Scientists find a link between smoking an ...
  Tweet Adding to the hazards of smoking scientists have hinted at a link between smoking and ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed gynecological cancer in Australia with a five-year survival rate of only 40 percent. Andy Lee and Colin Binns, both professors from ...

Alex in Wonderland

• Report: Active-Duty Army PSYOPS Soldiers Embed ...
  To better manufacture consent, U.S. Army soldiers are embedded as intern and fellows at local TV affiliates, along with previously reported newspapers and national outlets.
• Military Welfare Budget Won’t Thin Any T ...
  Ivan Eland sat with RT to discuss the astronomical political clout held by the welfare queens of the military-industrial complex that will thwart any translation of the Pentagon's rhetoric into actual policy
• Afghan Elections Rigged on Video? (Video)
  Yes, people videotaped it and Al Jazeera broke the story.
• Fuckin’ Oil, Where Did It Went?
  With 90% of up to 4.4 million barrels of oil 'unaccounted for', it's now... still unaccounted for.
• U.S. Troops ‘Killing for Sport’ in Afghanistan ...
  Taped interrogations of four soldiers charged in theatrically slaying numerous Afghan civilians were obtained by CNN and ABC. CNN's report includes the soldiers' rampant drug abuse and a before unreported case of staging the murder of an Afghan civilian.

MY Daily Apple

• First Golden Goose Awards Honor Ideas That Hat ...
  Prize intended to call attention to the value of U.S. funding for basic research
• Metabolic Syndrome and the Teenage Brain
  A combination of disorders that increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes and is associated with cognitive deficiencies in adults now shows a similar effect in teenagers.
• Bits Blog: A Hacker Brings Down GoDaddy
  A supporter of Anonymous, the loose hacking collective, claimed responsibility for an attack that apparently brought down Web sites hosted by GoDaddy.
• Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CD ...
  This document sets forth the general policy for the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) for resolving internal differences of professional opinion and provides an approach for documentation of associated scientific, clinical and regulatory..
• Prototype represents a step toward enhanced so ...
  A promising approach for producing medical images with enhanced soft tissue visibility -- grating-based x-ray phase contrast -- has now advanced from bench-top studies to implementation in an in vivo preclinical computed tomography scanner. This work, rep

Common Dreams

• Strikes, Protests Build as Greece Negotiates A ...
  Public workers in Greece took to the streets again on Wednesday to protest ongoing talks between the Greek government and European leaders of the 'Troika', who are working to finalize the country's latest round of large scale austerity measures. 2,000 teachers, hospital doctors and m ...
• US Grows An Industrial Complex Along The Border
  The United States' southern border bristles with technology and manpower designed to catch illegal immigrants and drug smugglers. Since 1986, the government has spent hundreds of billions of dollars on fences, aircraft, detention centers and agents. But even as federal budgets shrink and ill ...
• Foreclosure Fail: Study Pins Blame on Big Banks
  Over the past several years, we've reported extensively on the big banks' foreclosure failings. As a result of banks' disorganization and understaffing — particularly at the peak of the crisis in 2009 and 2010 — homeowners were often forced to run a gauntlet of confusion, ...
• Hundreds Killed in Pakistan Factory Fires
  Factory fires took the lives of over 300 people in Pakistan's two largest cities on Tuesday, inciting condemnation over the industry's lax regulations regarding fire safety. Barred windows, locked fire exits, poor ventilation, and faulty building design were blamed for the mass deaths. ...
• Jimmy Carter Slams Citizens United as Threat t ...
  Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter issued scathing remarks on the impacts of Citizens United, slamming the "financial corruption" and "excessive influx of money" that is making the U.S. electoral process "one of the worst in the world." Carter made the comments spea ...

The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos

• James Moore
• Neill Blomkamp
• Sarah Polley
• Jay Baruchel
• David Suzuki

Examine Religion - Tweets

• ExamineReligion: More religious violence unlea ...
  ExamineReligion: More religious violence unleashed in Libya - Deism can put an end to it http://t.co/F2ldNk6b
• ExamineReligion: Better off ignorant? http://t ...
  ExamineReligion: Better off ignorant? http://t.co/Wtxq3mur
• ExamineReligion: Hard Testing http://t.co/pAg0OWPV
  ExamineReligion: Hard Testing http://t.co/pAg0OWPV
• ExamineReligion: T.D. Jakes' daughter asks for ...
  ExamineReligion: T.D. Jakes' daughter asks for prayer as she goes through a divorce http://t.co/44cDv8gh
• ExamineReligion: ‘Ghost Hunters’ c ...
  ExamineReligion: ‘Ghost Hunters’ chase elemental spirits in 'Camp Fear' http://t.co/qDm4JvdT

Energy Collective

• Banking on the States
  With Washington embroiled in unproductive energy arguments this fall it’s a great time to look elsewhere in America for smart, constructive problem-solving.Specifically, it’s a great time—in the realm of energy policy--to look at what’s going on in U.S. states, many of which have been at the for ...
• Plutonium power for the people
• Arctic Death Spiral: The Video
  Last week, I reported that leading scientific experts were warning we could see a “near ice-free Arctic in summer” in a decade — if volume trends continue.Here’s a short video showing those ominous trends from 1979 through early September 2012:
• Technology transforms the utility business model
  In my first two blogs for The Energy Collective I talked about how utilities should deploy automation via sensors and controls on the distribution grid to maximize efficiency and reliability instead of relying solely on customers to stop using electricity anytime that they want based on complex ...
• The Energy Holy Grail 12.0: Is Our Quest At I ...
  I’ve been working with new energy inventions and their creators for almost 15 years now.  I don’t know how many times I’ve heard a new technology described as “the Holy Grail”:  solving all of the world’s problems forever.Well, here’s the newest one using the Holy Grail cliche: a suppo ...

Green House - USA Today

• Climate change affects each U.S. state, Web to ...
  How badly is climate change affecting your state? A new Web tool allows users to see how vulnerable their area has been to drought, flooding and heat extremes as well as the health problems that go along with them.
• What's in your child's car seat? Study finds t ...
  What's a parent to do? You buy a car seat to keep your child safe but then find out, as a new study reports, that 60% of these products contain dangerous chemicals. The good news: some seats were found to be almost toxic-free.
• U.S. cities require buildings to disclose ener ...
  Worried that the apartment you like could be an energy hog? Help is on the way as U.S. states and cities begin this year to require that commercial buildings measure and disclose their energy use.
• Study: Climate change imperils Himalayan glaciers
  Two of three Himalayan glaciers -- both in humid areas of eastern Nepal -- could disappear if present climate change patterns continue, a study predicts.
• Environmentalists cheer Obama's fuel economy hike
  President Obama's plan to double fuel efficiency standards for cars and light-duty trucks by 2025 received applause from environmentalists who had pressed for such action.

Prior Art

• With $4.5 Billion Bid, Group Led by Apple and ...
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• Hangover Cure: Warner Bros. Settles Copyright ...
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• This Week in IP: Apps, Tats, and Patent Reform ...
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• App Backwards: Lodsys, Texas Troll, Targeted i ...
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• Supreme Court Rules Against Microsoft in i4i Case
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Peoples Voice

• Living Under Israeli State Terror
  by Stephen Lendman On November 6, Americans vote for president, Congress, and regional candidates. On matters concerning Israel, virtually every officeholder and aspirant expresses wholehearted support. One-sided bipartisan platform language endorses it. Rock solid commitment defines it ...
• Obama Says One Thing Under the Spotlight; Does ...
  By Kevin Zeese While Obama Tells the Country He Will Create Jobs and Stop Outsourcing; His Administration is Secretly Negotiating the Biggest Job-Outsourcing Treaty in History Jobs. That is the issue in the election – at least that is the issue Obama and Romney are focused on – wh ...
• Chicago Teachers v. Rahm Emanuel
  by Stephen Lendman Except for Harold Washington (1983 - 1987), Chicago never had populist mayors. Father (Richard J.) and son (Richard M.) Daley ran the city like their private fiefdom for over 40 years. In his book "Boss," noted journalist Mike Royko described Richard J. as follows: ...
• Colombia: Extractive Capital and Peace Negotia ...
  By James Petras Introduction SantosIn late August 2012, President Santos announced that the Colombian regime was opening peace negotiations with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, (FARC), with the aim of ending nearly 50 years of civil war. Several economic, social, p ...
• Joining the Reality-Based Community Or How I L ...
  Jeremiah Goulka I used to be a serious Republican, moderate and business-oriented, who planned for a public-service career in Republican politics. But I am a Republican no longer. There’s an old joke we Republicans used to tell that goes something like this: “If you’re young ...

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

• How affordable is a university education in yo ...
  A new report from the CCPA’s Education Project tracks the affordability of university education across Canadian provinces. The study looks at trends in tuition and compulsory fees in Canada since 1990, projects fees for each province for the next four years, and examines the impact on affordabil ...
• A Sustainable Vision for Our Community: Altern ...
  A Sustainable Vision for our Community: Alternative Municipal Budget for the Halifax Regional Municipality is the culmination of a collaborative effort involving more than 20 individuals from academia, the non-profit sector and labour organizations. The Alternative Budget contains 65 action item ...
• Next Up: Calling young leaders in Vancouver, E ...
  Next Up taking applications for 2012/13 programs in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary and Saskatoon Next Up -- A leadership program for young people committed to social and environmental justice Next Up is an amazing, intensive and transformative program for young social change activists between the ...
• Bargaining Power and Job Quality in the United ...
  The age and educational attainment of the US workforce have increased significantly since 1979.  Since older and better educated workers generally have higher pay and better benefits, one might expect a greater share of workers to be in good jobs today compared to 30 years ago. In a Center ...
• Crime and Declining Unionization
  In an article entitled "Crime and the Decline of Unions," economics professors Robert Baumann and Bryan Engelhardt of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts estimate the elasticity of crime with respect to union membership.  They contend that the drop in US union membersh ...

World Wide Hippies

• Radioactive fallout detected far from Fukushim ...
  By NOBUTARO KAJI,.asahi.com – A significant quantity of radioactive cesium, likely from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, has turned up in subsea mud about 200 kilometers away, near the mouth of the Shinanogawa River on Japan’s northwestern coast. Scientists said samp ...
• WWH/CJE Hippie Digest: Human Be-In, Slutty hip ...
  Human Be-In Planned In Golden Gate Park This Weekend (PHOTOS) By Aaron Sankin,huffingtonpost.com – In early 1967, upwards of 20,000 hippies, artists and Hell’s Angels gathered in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park for a “Human Be-In” to protest the bourgeois mentality ...
• Historical marker to recognize 1970 Byron Pop ...
  By CHRISTINA M. WRIGHT,macon.com – Public nudity. Drugs. And rock ‘n’ roll. The July 4th weekend of 1970 was wicked wild, especially for the small town of Byron. “It was kind of a culture shock for us Southern rednecks, with all the hippies,” said Tim Thornton, current owner of the site wh ...
• WWH/CJE Wednesday News Briefs
  Fires engulf Pakistan factories, killing 261 workers (Reuters) – At least 261 people burnt to death as fires swept through two factories in Pakistan, police and government officials said on Wednesday, raising familiar questions about industrial safety in the nuclear-armed South Asian natio ...
• In Law We Trust, or The Tie That Binds Spiritu ...
  By JDK,mbird.com – In an attempt to put the election season in an eternal perspective, I’ve been listening to a wonderful (if not somewhat depressing) podcast from PBS called “God in America,” which chronicles the entire complex history of American self-identity with respect to religion. R ...

FourWinds10

• US Energy Department panel endorses shale frac ...
  (NaturalNews) Hydraulic fracturing, also known as "fracking," for the purpose of extracting natural gas from the earth involves flooding it with millions of gallons of chemical-laden water, a practice that by all estimates is damaging the environment to some extent. But a US Energy Dep ...
• Industrial waste blamed as millions of fish di ...
  MILLIONS of dead fish have been found floating on the Minjiang River in southeast China's Fujian Province and it has started to stink. A cleanup has begun and authorities are investigating the cause and trying to find out whether there is any danger to drinking water. Local farmers suspect t ...
• EPA finally acknowledges fracking dangers
  Dec. 14, 2011 (NaturalNews) The Environmental Protection Agency on December 7 released its first report linking fracking to water contamination. The report identified fracking as the source of poisons, including the carcinogen benzene, in the groundwater of a central Wyoming community.   So ...
• Researchers discover massive methane 'fountain ...
  Dec. 22, 2011 (NaturalNews) When a Russian team recently stumbled upon a few methane "fountains" releasing large amounts of methane gas from shallow arctic waters directly into the atmosphere, they had no idea that there were hundreds, if not thousands, more. The UK's Daily Mail re ...
• Deadline Monday: Tell the EPA to Portect Badl ...
  Feb. 4, 2012 Deadline Monday: Tell the EPA to protect Badlands National Park from coal pollution.   Scenic Badlands National Park in southwest South Dakota is visited by nearly a million people each year,1 but the park's beautiful views are increasingly threatened by air pollution from ...

Crisis Maven

• 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 ...

Capital Flow Analysis

• 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 ...

R-Squared Energy Blog

• Responses to Thorium Reactor Story
  Following last week’s R-Squared Energy TV episode that discussed thorium nuclear reactors, there were a number of comments and emails from readers that added a lot of clarity to the discussion. I want to highlight some of those comments, because as I had indicated that was definitely outsi ...
• Are Democrats More Likely to Release Strategic ...
  If the Obama Administration orders a release, it would be the 2nd time the administration had tapped the SPR. In 2011 the Obama Administration ordered a release of 30 million barrels of oil in conjunction with a 30 million barrel release from other members of the International Energy Agency.
• 4 Reasons Why Gas Prices Are About to Fall Rapidly
  While U.S. gasoline prices have been on the rise for the past two months -- and are presently $0.15/gallon higher than they were a year ago -- Robert Rapier expects that gasoline prices will start to fall rapidly in the weeks ahead.
• Carbon Trading & Thorium Reactors
  In this week’s episode of R-Squared Energy TV, I answer two viewer questions. The first is on California’s upcoming carbon trading markets, which includes a discussion on resource shuffling. The second question is on the potential of thorium nuclear reactors. Readers who have specifi ...
• What Mitt Romney’s Energy Plan Should Look Like
  Following Mitt Romney’s release of his energy plan, I intended to offer a detailed critique. However, there are already numerous critiques out there that would not differ much from my own. My critique would have been a near mirror image of Michael Levi’s Pipe Dreams at Foreign Policy ...

Discovery Educator Network

• NBC Learn Offers Free 2012 Election Materials ...
  Tags: election, materials, education, nbc, Education Worldby: Dean Mantz
• ThingLink
  Comments:This site lets users create informative, web-based graphics using images and "tags", which function much like people tags in Facebook. Thinglink has the advantage, however, of allowing tags to contain links, media, etc. - Randy RodgersTags: interactive, image, photos, web2.0, Tagging, ...
• Salute to Teachers
  Comments:The GLOBE Program (http://www.globe.gov) is taking this opportunity to salute teachers everywhere----for all of the things you do----for inspiring your students and cultivating the love of learning. Teachers are the backbone of our educational system. They encourage, inspire and challe ...
• GroupMap
  Comments:Collaborative tool for creating group mindmaps/webs/brainstorms. Very easy to use, but requires either Safari or Chrome. Free signup.  - Randy RodgersTags: collaboration, brainstorming, semantic, web, mindmapping, mind_mappingby: Randy Rodgers
• YouTube Teachers - YouTube
  Comments:Click on the Classroom Videos tab below the featured video to see hundreds of playlists arranged by subject and objective. - Randy RodgersTags: youtube, video, multimedia, technology, edtech, web2.0, resources, teaching, learning, Internet, social mediaby: Randy Rodgers

Rodale News

• Pesticide Company Fined Millions for Poisoning ...
  A well-known pesticide, chemical fertilizer, and lawn and garden products company faces $12.5 million in fines after pleading guilty to illegally applying toxic insecticides to its own wild birdseed products. Scotts Miracle-Gro's toxic birdseed scandal came to light during a Scotts bird food la ...
• America's Top 20 Farmer's Markets: 2012
  Big or small, farmer's markets attract a devoted following of foodies and locavores, whether they operate year-round or just a few months in the summer. And, as it does every year about this time, the American Farmland Trust has just revealed which ones get the most love from those diehard shop ...
• 4 Reasons You Need to Eat More Kale
  Like water? Who doesn't? But if you really like it, you might want to also start liking lentils, kale, nuts, and bread—and pretty much anything that doesn't come from an animal. A new report from the Stockholm International Water Institute suggests that the world's limited supply of fresh water ...
• 5 Unexpected Heart Attack Triggers
  A bacon cheeseburger fetish topped with a couch potato mentality is a surefire recipe for a heart attack. But those obvious bad choices aren't the only things taking a toll on your ticker. Scientists discovering surprising new heart attack causes—including ones you may unknowingly be exposing y ...
• Canned Food's Long-, Long-, Long-Lasting Impact
  The Iroquois nation has a saying you've likely heard repeated by environmentalists: "In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations." But they were probably thinking more about preserving land and protecting water supplies than ab ...

big think

• Nepal's Sherpas Are Tired of Climate Change Re ...
  Article written by guest writer Kecia Lynn What's the Latest Development? Nepal's Sherpa community is upset with glaciologists and international research organizations who they say aren't including them and their concerns in their studies. Recent glacial melts have caused the cre ...
• New Evidence Points To Possible Snow on Mars
  Article written by guest writer Kecia Lynn What's the Latest Development? A report being published in Journal of Geophysical Research confirms the evidence of "snow clouds" made of carbon dioxide that resolve into a "dry ice snowfall" at the Martian southern polar cap. An instrum ...
• Plenty Of Wind Power Available; We Just Need T ...
  Article written by guest writer Kecia Lynn What's the Latest Development? Right now, wind power could easily provide all of Earth's energy needs with plenty to spare, according to a new study published this week. The authors have estimated "a potential of [400 trillion watts] of ...
• Why Your Doctor and Your Veterinarian Might Be ...
  Article written by guest writer Kecia Lynn What's the Latest Development? Researchers are increasingly turning to dogs, horses, sheep and pigs, and the professionals who care for and study them, in order to gain insight about treatments for human diseases. Veterinary personnel ar ...
• Minnesota Wolves, Look Out: They're Coming For You
  Article written by guest writer Kecia Lynn What's the Latest Development? Over 23,000 people from 33 states have applied for one of 6,000 permits to hunt gray wolves in Minnesota when its hunting season opens in November. After several years of back-and-forth between hunters and ...

Information Liberation

• Ask the DNC: "Can Americans Trust Mitt Romney ...
  As you may have heard last night, Osama bin Laden is dead, has perished from the earth, is at the bottom of the sea, and is not better off than he was four years ago. The Democrats are trying to pull a Bush on national security, inflating Obama's r...
• Officer Enforcing Leash Law Shoots Family's Do ...
  A St. Louis police officer intent on enforcing a mandatory leash law repeatedly shot a family's dog as a neighbor watched in horror. Via WNEM: Walmsley says she was outside playing with her own dog when her neighbor's golden retriever, Scout...
• Jeremy Scahill Points Out Drone-Bomba-Obama Is ...
  Jeremy Scahill drops an inconvenient truth on an MSNBC panel of morons. ...
• Drop the Freon and Come out With Your Hands Up
  "All the profits of drug trafficking and none of the risk." That's how the prosecutor in a federal criminal case described Carlos Garcia's smuggling operation that has landed him in the federal pen for 13 months. Before wearing leg irons and st...
• How I Live a Little Freer by Staying on the Move
  Even after the armed Mexican drug dealer punched me in the face for the third time I didn*t regret my decision to move to Mexico. I*d been in Acapulco just over a month at that point. I*d been here for a couple weeks the year before and had felt just...

Be Responsible - Be Free!

• The Rainbow Connection
  Last Thursday, Tasmania’s Lower House of parliament passed a bill which, if ratified by the Upper House next month, will make the Apple Isle the first state of Australia to legalize gay marriage. It’s not going to happen: for one … Continue reading →
• Parliament On A Knife Edge Part VII – Th ...
  Well, it’s happened at last. The festering stink of corruption within the Australian Workers’ Union in the 1990s is now front-page news on every paper in the country. This is despite the best efforts of Gillard and others to shut … Continue reading →
• One More Five-Ring Circus
  The Games of the XXX Olympiad kick off in a few hours, and I for one won’t be watching. In another age, another millemium, the Modern Olympic Games were conceived by an aristocratic Frenchman, Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin, … Continue reading →
• More Of The Shiny Stuff
  A few random jottings on gold while I’m out on the road; back in a week. The other day, I came across this article in the Mises Daily, taken from Joseph T. Salerno’s testimony submitted to the U.S. House Subcommittee … Continue reading →
• Meet The Asylum’s New Management
  The iron ore town of Whyalla on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula is one of the places most threatened by Labor’s Carbon Tax – the tax that Gillard promised before the last Federal election she would never introduce, and which came … Continue reading →

Sciencebase - Breaking Science News

• 7 billion people, 70 million chemicals
  Humanity reached a developmental waymarker of sorts with the population reaching 7 billion some time in 2012. Now, the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) is estimating that it will register the 70 millionth organic or inorganic substance in its database some time in the next few months, possibly t ...
• Edible panties – where lust and gluttony intersect
  Jessica Hagy did an enneagram a while back that hooked together pairs of the seven deadly sins. She kindly let me publish a few years back and also answered a few of my questions about it. Check out where lust and gluttony meet (edible undies), greed and sloth (get rich quick schemes), gluttony ...
• Galaxy Zoo: the font of galactic knowledge
  Earlier, I mentioned GalaxyZoo, the crowdsourced galaxy categorisation site, what I forgot to mention is the fact that there are galaxies to match every letter of the alphabet, which means there is a truly galactic font out there and the site’s creators have developed an app to let you wri ...
• Free apps for musos
  ‘Sonic Visualizer’ is a music visualization app, SlowMP3 can slow and transpose MP3s and help identify chords in a song, BPMinus will let you change pitch and tempo and perform BPM analysis, ‘GBK Music’ can help find chords and scales for guitar, bass and keyboards, and finally ‘Pitch Ear Traine ...
• Free apps for musos
  ‘Sonic Visualizer’ is a music visualization app, SlowMP3 can slow and transpose MP3s and help identify chords in a song, BPMinus will let you change pitch and tempo and perform BPM analysis, ‘GBK Music’ can help find chords and scales for guitar, bass and keyboards, and finally ‘Pitch Ear Traine ...

RFF Library

• State Clean Energy Finance Banks: New Investme ...
  Brookings Institution / by Ken Berlin, Reed Hundt, Mark Muro, and Devashree Saha http://bit.ly/ScvyLE (website) http://bit.ly/O0eDAE (PDF) [From Summary] …a number of states are now exploring a variety of ways to leverage scarce public resources with sophisticated banking and finance mecha ...
• Geophysical Limits to Global Wind Power
  Nature Climate Change (2012) doi:10.1038/nclimate1683 / by Kate Marvel, Ben Kravitz and Ken Caldeira http://bit.ly/S1sty7 [Abstract] There is enough power in Earth’s winds to be a primary source of near-zero-emission electric power as the global economy continues to grow through the twenty-first ...
• A National Strategy for Advancing Climate Modeling
  National Research Council http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13430 [Description] As climate change has pushed climate patterns outside of historic norms, the need for detailed projections is growing across all sectors, including agriculture, insurance, and emergency preparedness planning&# ...
• Potential Budgetary Effects of Immediately Ope ...
  Congressional Budget Office http://1.usa.gov/RII05p [Institute for Energy Research analysis] A recent analysis from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) made it appear as if there would be little benefit from the federal government allowing entrepreneurs to develop more of America’s oil and gas ...
• The SO2 Allowance Trading System: The Ironic H ...
  Belfer Center, Kennedy School, Harvard Univ. / by Richard Schmalensee and Robert N. Stavins http://bit.ly/QJcS5w [Abstract] Two decades have passed since the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 launched a grand experiment in market-based environmental policy: the SO2 cap-and-trade system. That syst ...

Scientific American - News

• Virgin Births Seen in Wild Vipers
  By Brian Switek of Nature magazine [More]
• Cameras to Focus on Dark Energy
  By Eric Hand of Nature magazine [More]
• High-Power Microwave Weapons Start to Look Lik ...
  By Sharon Weinberger of Nature magazine [More]
• Facebook Experiment Found to Boost U.S. Voter ...
  By Zoe Corbyn of Nature magazine [More]
• Explosive Impact at Jupiter Spotted by Amateur ...
  An apparent impact on Jupiter early Monday (Sept. 10) created a fireball on the planet so large and bright that amateur astronomers on Earth spotted the flash. [More]

First Truths

• 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 ...

Media Co-Op

• 150 Years of Colonialism, 150 Years of Resistance
  A workshop by Gord Hill at the 7th annual Victoria Anarchist Bookfair This is an audio recording of a workshop on the history of colonization and Indigenous resistance in the province of "BC" that took place at the 7th annual Vict ...
• CKUT Radio: The Chilean Winter Meets Quebec's ...
  Interview with CKUT Latin American correspondent, Ricardo Meneces CKUT's Latin American correspondent, Ricardo Meneces, reports directly from Chile. This interview answers some basic questions about the background and future of the Chil ...
• IT’S YOUR MEDIA— RUN IT! Announcing the Media ...
  Save the Date! Tuesday, September 25, 6pm Eastern IT’S YOUR MEDIA— RUN IT! Announcing the Media Co-op AGM 2012 We're organizing our Annual General Meeting for 2012! Annual General Meetings are where members come together to ...
• Queeriot 2012
  Report Back from a Weekend of Fabulous and Glittery Organizing   Toronto - People in Ontario, Toronto, and the rest of Canada have been fighting for human rights within the LGBTQ community, and in the past 30 years we have seen state-r ...
• Interview with Layla AbdelRahim on education a ...
  Fighting domestication and colonization, dismantling the school system, living and learning... For more from Layla AbdelRahim : http://layla.miltsov.org/ Layla AbdelRahim - How Ivan the Fool Defeats Civilized Pedagogies : http://www.youtube ...

David Seaton's News Links

• 9/11... on the record
  ”fae ghosties & ghoulies & lang-legged beasties & things that go bump in the nicht...guid lord, deliver us” (traditional scottish prayer)David Seaton's News Links Today is the anniversary... a time to remember where you were, and what happened that day.September eleventh, 2001, at 9A ...
• Democrats and the vanishing American middle class
  It seems that the Democrats have had the modicum of mother wit to make the middle class the framework and theme of their 2012 campaign. We know that the Democrats can't really walk the walk, but it is nice to hear somebody at least talk the talk for a change. For the sad truth is that the Am ...
• Clint Eastwood and his contempt for America
  "This is a perfect representation of the campaign: an old white man arguing with an imaginary Barack Obama." @jabouie tweet re Eastwood's speech (ht Doonesbury)Clint Eastwood’s performance was the most decadent, self indulgent thing I have ever seen. Watching him wank for 12 minutes to wild ap ...
• Mooned... with aplogies to Neil Armstrong
  Mother of tidesThe great white kiteFloats gently cross the breathless nightGiant leaps are soon forgotten. David Seaton
• Meditations on Republican craziness
  At the center of all the nuttiness of today’s Republicans is their bankrollers’ fear of regulation… The ceaseless culture warfare is merely a tactic to simultaneously attract and confuse a sufficient number of the ignorant to enable the “one-percenters” to paralyze the political process.Examined ...

MoJo - Kevin Drum

• iPhone Now Playing Catch-Up
  So the new iPhone 5 has been announced, and the big news is that it has a larger screen than the old iPhone and will support 4G LTE. In other words, Apple is now chasing other smartphone vendors, who have had large screens and LTE for over a year. Surely this does not bode well for Apple's post ...
• Thanks to Obamacare, the Ranks of the Uninsure ...
  Jon Cohn explains today that although most of Obamacare doesn't take effect until 2014, parts of it are already working: For the first time in three years, the proportion of Americans with health insurance rose, from 83.7 percent in 2010 to 84.3 percent in 2011. And what explains the shift? Th ...
• Why People Hate Teachers Unions
  Doug Henwood on the Chicago teacher strike: A lot of otherwise liberal people really hate teachers’ unions. I’ve been wondering why they’re so singled out for contempt. It struck me last night that perhaps the thinking is that it’s ok for autoworkers or janitors to unio ...
• There's Nothing Left That the Romney Campaign ...
  First Read responds to the Romney campaign's contemptible rush to gain political advantage from the attacks on U.S. embassy personnel in Egypt and Libya last night: Yesterday we noted that Mitt Romney, down in the polls after the convention, was throwing the kitchen sink at President Obama ...
• Romney Campaign Attacks Obama Over Mythical Ap ...
  From Mitt Romney tonight: I'm outraged by the attacks on American diplomatic missions in Libya and Egypt and by the death of an American consulate worker in Benghazi. It's disgraceful that the Obama Administration's first response was not to condemn attacks on our diplomatic missions, but t ...

Insanity Report

• IC 347: 21st Century Heaven
  Topics: Redskins back? Baltimore ComicCon and real nerds You gotta workout if you are gonna wear a superhero costume WB/DC and making the Justice League Ex-OJ Simpson Prosecutor can’t let it go A Joe Paterno/Penn State scandal movie? President Obama got jokes Mitt Romney needs to be more B ...
• IC 346: Complacent Ass Nigga #1
  Topics: Working for a job with no passion Being complacent is awesome Fuck School NBA 2k13 and the worst collector’s edition ever Marvel gets sued & tells the plaintiffs to go fuck themselves It’s just a movie, its not realistic The Democratic party has never been liberal You&#8 ...
• IC 345: Black Unicorn
  Topics: Avengers tops $1.5 Billion Michael Bay tries to distance himself from the Ninja Turtles Script Your opinion represents the minority I know my opinion is fucked up, you don’t have to tell me Kev goes to the Red Light District in Amsterdam The RNC & DNC The media isn’t inf ...
• IC 344: Fuck France
  Topics: Kriss officially loses empathy Expendables 2 Michael Bay and the Ninja Turtle script WAS that bad Part 1 of Kev’s Europe Trip recap Share with your friends:
• IC 343: nWFo
  Topics: Special Guests: Jaxx the Rapper, Rod & Karen from the Black Guy Who Tips The formation of the nWFO Lots and Lots of rants on everything from Politics to Rape to Rod complaining about women who fucked up his Fantasy Football bar nights Share with your friends:

Simple Climate

• Sun loses grip on Earth’s temperature changes
  Patterns in the heat we feel stopped being caused by the Sun since the 1970s, mathematical tests done by Antonello Pasini from the Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research in Rome and his teammates show, with greenhouse gases and other human influences likely to be drowning its influence out.
• More bird flu over the horseshoe crabs’ nests?
  Climate-driven timing changes and human pressures on their favoured horseshoe crab egg food could make ruddy turnstones more of a bird flu carrier than they already are, say Pej Rohani and Vicki Brown at the University of Michigan
• Finding nature’s part in Arctic ice loss puts ...
  With Arctic ice heading for reaching its smallest area yet, Jonny Day from the University of Reading, UK and his colleagues have found an ocean circulation pattern could be responsible for up to three-tenths of the ice loss since the 1970s – but that humans remain most responsible.
• Temperature rises could hamper developing worl ...
  Annual variations show every 1°C temperature increase shaves 1.3 percent off a poor country’s growth, over the course of a given year, according to MIT economist Ben Olken.
• CO2-focused breeding can arm crops for food fight
  Higher CO2 levels could ensure we have enough food in the face of other climate and population changes, says Lewis Ziska from the US Department of Agriculture, if crop breeding programs tailored to take advantage get enough support

e!Science News

• New African monkey species identified
  Researchers have identified a new species of African monkey, locally known as the lesula, described in the Sep. 12 issue of the open access journal PLOS ONE. This is only the second new species of African monkey discovered in the last 28 years. read more
• Annals of Internal Medicine commentary urges p ...
  West Nile virus (WNV) has become endemic in North America, with cases in 2012 exceeding that of any other year. As of August 28, the United States has seen 1,590 cases, 65 deaths, and 303 viremic blood donors. read more
• Studies shed light on how to reduce the amount ...
  A number of environmental toxins pose considerable health threats to humans, and the heavy metal cadmium (Cd) ranks high on the list. Most of us are exposed to it through plant-derived foods such as grains and vegetables. Now, new research offers ways in which investigators can reduce the amount ...
• Math anxiety causes trouble for students as ea ...
  Many high-achieving students experience math anxiety at a young age -- a problem that can follow them throughout their lives, new research at the University of Chicago shows. read more
• Himalayan glaciers retreating at accelerated r ...
  Glaciers in the eastern and central regions of the Himalayas appear to be retreating at accelerating rates, similar to those in other areas of the world, while glaciers in the western Himalayas are more stable and could be growing, says a new report from the National Research Council. read more

unEarthed

• 'Remembering David Brower'
  Son of famed environmentalist fashions book of memories Dave Brower was a legendary leader in the environmental movement. (Photo courtesy of Tom Turner) David ...
• Hero For Those "Who Don't Have A Say"
  Larry Gibson fought to the end against abuse of people, mountains The fight to end mountaintop removal will not stop until mountaintop removal stops, but yesterd ...
• Part Of Me Stayed There
  Even though Larry is gone, his fight lives on Imagine for a moment that you live in a beautiful forest. Your home is on the side of a big mountain. All around it ...
• Mourning A Hero And A Friend
  Larry Gibson, Keeper of the Mountains, Rests in Power Larry Gibson, watching the sun set over decimated Kayford Mountain. Last night we got devastating news. ...
• Tr-Ash Talk: The High Price of Coal Ash Ponds
  Senate bill would force Americans to pay even more for lost fish, wildlife Clearly, coal ash ponds are harmful to both our economy and ecology. (EST) Each yea ...

Brave New Climate

• Critique of Lovins book ‘Reinventing Fir ...
  The following is a critique, by Ted Trainer, of the energy chapters in Amory Lovins’ new book, Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era. Ted is seeking feedback, so please head over to the BNC Discussion forum and leave your comments — on his appraisal, or on ...
• 21st century nuclear… for beginners
  SACOME has put published a glossy portfolio edition of the 6-part series (9 pages in total) was done by me and Ben Heard for the SA Mines & Energy Journal – you may find this useful for family and friends! (some of these individual articles were already published on BNC and DecarboniseSA). T ...
• Two books on sustainable nuclear energy
  This is a short post to alert BNC readers to a couple of important things. First, Tom Blees has now generously released the full text of his book “Prescription for the Planet” — it is available for free download here (or click image). So, if you own an iPad or other tablet, or ...
• Talking turkey on nuclear $$ costs
  This the final article in the SA Mines & Energy Journal series on nuclear energy (issue 24, pg 34), about the economic bottom line for nuclear. Ben Heard, my co-author, has also blogged about this on DecarboniseSA. And if you want a second opinion on, read what Columbia University’s Je ...
• Fit-for-service low-carbon electricity technol ...
  This article (by Barry Brook) was originally published on The Conversation website until the title: “Low-carbon electricity must be fit-for-service (and nuclear power is)“. You can wade through the 224 comments over there (if you dare…) See also the comment here by Keith Orchis ...

Indigenist Opinion

• The Best Sources for Real Estate Listings
  Posting your home into some credible Real Estate Listings are the best way you can do if you want to sell your property right away. It is not expensive either to do real estate listing. Most of home sellers nowadays have got their property listed for a very minimal amount, and most of these sell ...
• House Hopping
  House Hopping Adolescent years are a challenge. For everyone involved. Young individuals searching, yearning for their independence though not yet prepared to manage the cost/benefit scales of life. Crazed parents hurt by their child's sudden rebuttals and scared by both their loss of control ...
• Buying Property
  Buying Property In buying property, you need to know on the things on what you want to do in on your property. It also means that anything you want to wish to have in your property. It can be like a beautiful view in which you can view the sea or the city or an urbanized area. Well, people do ...
• IRA Real Estate Investments: Real Estate Investing
  IRA Real Estate Investments: Real Estate Investing Aӏmоѕt еνегуtһіng іn tһе world today wіӏӏ nеνег ӏаѕt аnԁ tһаt іѕ а fact. Obviously, tһіngѕ ѕһоυӏԁ change nо matter wһаt еνеn wіtһ tһе assets уоυ аге tгуіng tо invest іn уоυг IRA. If уоυ аге іn tһе field оf investing, уоυ wіӏӏ аn idea tһаt IR ...
• Real Estate Investing Myths
  Real Estate Investing Myths Myth #1 - Real estate investing requires money to invest. Yes, money is required for you to invest in real estate. It just does not have to be your own. Some of the options that are available are co-ownership, financing from moneylenders and the seller financing t ...

Republicans are a Disease

• Republican Voters in Ohio Think Romney Should ...
  Now I know Republicans may not be all that smart, but I couldn’t believe this poll. PPP Poll Results That’s right. 15% of Republican voters in Ohio polled think Romney killed Osama Bin Laden. I think using the word brainwashed would mean a person may actually have a brain. This 15% w ...
• Priebus Upset That Ted Kennedy Is Still Suppor ...
  Whaaaaa. Priebus is upset that the Democrats used video of the late Ted Kennedy to remind Americans that Teddy supported Obama, even in the primaries, and that showing a video of him just isn’t fair. By the way, there has been one whole day of convention speakers, and I haven’t heard ...
• Republicans And The Truth
  Of the many things that bother me about Republicans, is the fact that they don’t care if they are being lied to. All facts support my positions, and I am never wrong about anything. Numbers matter. Facts matter. The truth is the truth whether it fits my ideology or not. All of my statement ...
• New Republican Attack Strategy
  “Are you better off” is all you are going to hear from Republicans the next few days, or weeks. It seems they have been sabotaging our recovery for 3 1/2 years just so they can use this line of attack. Republicans have done everything they possibly could to make sure President Obama ...
• Romney “I Wish President Obama Had Succe ...
  So Mitt in his convention speech claimed he wanted President Obama to succeed. Sure you did Mitt. And President Obama was going to have an easy time succeeding with the full support of Republican Senators right? Republican Senators making sure he is not successful in any way, and filibustering a ...

Appalachia Rising

• Donate to Appalachia Rising Legal Defense!
  Donate to Appalachia Rising Legal Defense On June 5th, 22 Appalachians were arrested in Washington DC, refusing to leave the offices of their Congresspeople until their representatives committed to taking steps toward ending mountaintop removal. You supported these men and … Continue readi ...
• Judge Says Quaker Pro-Mountain Demonstrators & ...
  PHILADELPHIA – Two Quakers, Vint Deming (78) and Gail Newbold (62), were found guilty on Thursday of Defiant Trespass and Conspiracy to Commit Trespass following their arrest and trial for a nonviolent religious witness at PNC Bank’s Center City headquarters … Continue reading →
• Donations Needed for Legal Support of 22 Arrested
  All 22 Mountain Heroes are out of jail as of late night on Wednesday. However, they will all be making a return trip to Washington DC in July for a court hearing. This trip will be expensive, as well as … Continue reading →
• Shaving Their Heads in Mourning and Protest
  On Memorial Day, nearly 20 people shaved their heads in mourning and protest of mountaintop removal. Today, 5 more people joined them. 1. Shaving their heads in an act of mourning and protest of mountaintop removal., 2. Shaving their heads … Continue reading →
• Video from Rep. Griffith (R-VA) Congressional ...
  West Virginian’s singing “Country Roads Take Me Home” as the police escort them out of Rep. Rahall’s office.

Amped Status

• As the 99% Movement Evolves, It’s Time t ...
  By David DeGraw “You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.” – Bob Dylan For those of us in the 99% Movement who started organizing Occupy in the spring of 2011, Flag Day June 14th marks the one-year anniversary since we first gathered in Zuccotti Park and 22 other loc ...
• The Evolution of the Butterfly
  Renowned cellular biologist, Dr. Bruce Lipton narrates the process of a caterpillar transforming into a butterfly over a milieu of imagery in "The Evolution of the Butterfly". The film combines first hand footage from the Occupy Wall Street movement with stylized portraits of the recent eco ...
• After Being Beaten and Arrested Several Times, ...
  This is Daniel Murphy @ Union Square on March 22nd:
• Fault Lines: History of an Occupation
• Wall Street Pirates – Shepard Fairey & J ...
  Shepard Fairey and Jamie Reid print collaboration.

+972

• Palestinian beaten by Jews in Jerusalem: Attac ...
  In the past few weeks, there has been a rise in attacks against Palestinians in Jerusalem. A few weeks ago, a Palestinian was beaten, almost to death, on suspicion that he spoke with a Jewish girl. A few days, later another Palestinian was beaten up for giving a ride to a Jewish female. Another ...
• Testimonies: Israelis tear-gassed pleading asy ...
  Contrary to Israeli statements suggesting that 18 starved Eritrean agreed to go back to Egypt, the survivors tell lawyers their comrades were forcibly dragged away from the fence, despite begging to be killed rather than returned to Egypt. The refugees reported they were previously tear gassed, ...
• Netanyahu attacks Obama again; White House rej ...
  Despite criticism at home and even from Defense Minister Barak, Netanyahu doubles down against the American president, on the eve of a close election. The public rift between the American administration and Israel is deepening: earlier today, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched an ...
• PHOTOS: As Israeli outlets face collapse, medi ...
  Two of the three leading veteran papers in Israel are in deep trouble: Several hundreds workers of the Maariv daily – the 3rd largest in Israel – held a protest this afternoon, occasionally blocking traffic on one of Tel Aviv’s busiest highways. Maariv was reported to have been sold by its ...
• ‘I Am a Refugee’: Israel’s s ...
  Message: The Palestinian refugees have nothing on the ‘Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries.’ As if Israel hasn’t been playing the victim long enough, as if it hasn’t exploited the Six Million to the absolute limit, now comes a new weapon: the “Jewish Refugees from A ...

Sustainability,water,etc - Oz gov't

• Revised draft Basin Plan presented to water mi ...
  Water Minister Tony Burke today welcomed the release of the revised draft Murray-Darling Basin Plan which has been formally provided to State and Territory water ministers for consideration.
• Protecting the Ningaloo Coast World Heritage Area
  The Gillard Government will establish a community advisory committee to help protect the iconic Ningaloo Reef - home to the world's largest fish, the whale shark.
• Operation to protect migrating whales
  The Gillard Government, in partnership with state agencies and the New Zealand Government, has activated an operation to protect whales as they migrate across our coast.
• Funding for communities to protect and showcas ...
  The Gillard Government has provided more than $9.8 million in funding to support 237 heritage projects around Australia, helping communities preserve and celebrate their important places and stories.
• $20 million to conserve Melbourne's Royal Exhi ...
  Melbourne's iconic Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens will be returned to its former glory with a $20 million injection from the Gillard Government.

Matt Weidner Blog

• A Most Amazing Video….THAT NO ONE IN THE ...
  WOW…..DO NOT WATCH THIS….. 911 BEST VIDEO Scridb filter
• WATCHOUT! The GMAC Bankruptcy Claims Bar Date ...
  IF YOU ARE A HOMEOWNER WITH A GMAC FORECLOSURE YOU NEED TO PAY CAREFUL ATTENTION TO THE RAPIDLY APPROACHING GMAC CLAIMS BAR DATE. Claims not filed by November 9 are forever lost! A key group of advocates led by attorney Robert Brown and Paula Rush are working hard to ensure borrowers have a seat ...
• The GMAC Bankruptcy Borrower’s Committee ...
  There really is a major issue brewing across this country….will consumers get a seat at the table when big business and the big bankers sit and decide how they’re going to divide up this nation? This important issue will be decided on September 27 in New York City gmachearingnotice G ...
• HOWDY NEIGHBOR!….Well Fargo Here…W ...
  I’ve long wondered how it is that the bank contractors are weaseling their way into gated communities, as part of their efforts to break into our neighbor’s homes. In light of the recent scary break in and terrifying breach of basic American rights shown by the Alvin and Pat Tjosaas ...
• The Countrywide Mortgage- Laurie Meder/Michell ...
  You know those curiously perfect Countrywide endorsements that purport to transfer notes from Countrywide to any old party that happens to stumble in to court to foreclose? Well, the deposition of super robo signer extraordinaire Michelle Sjolander is right here But even more interesting is this ...

abelard - news

• cathedrals 9: saint-bertrand-de-comminges - th ...
  Unusually, a fortified cathedral, and for good reason through the ages, built high in the Pyrenees.
• euro meltdown continues | economics news at ab ...
  Spain fears being subjugated to Germany, Germany worries about subsidising the south, and the euro creaks.
• 'democrats' are lying, about gdp, about 'recov ...
  Playing on the innumeracy, on the lack of political and financial sophistication, on gullibility of the faithful.
• raising GDP does not necessarily improve your ...
  Comparing and contrasting borrow and spend with save and work.
• tories take over in the uk, obama continues to ...
  The numbers tell the story - Socialism, or US Liberalism, is not good for a country's economic health.

The Parallel Parliament

• Dog Gone
  Sometimes, big things in our lives come in threes. That was my experience in the last couple of weeks. First …Continue reading »
• How Politics Changes Us (3)
  It set us back for a minute. The email message had come in from someone in the riding that I …Continue reading »
• On the Queen and Colonels
  Every discipline carries its own recognition and rewards. Business, sports, the arts, educational institutions, and many more – all these …Continue reading »
• How Politics Changes Us (2)
  Seth Godin writes a blog. It’s always short and terse but carries nuggets within it. Here’s what he put out …Continue reading »
• How Politics Changes Us (1)
  Last week there was a conversation stream going on among some on Twitter asking why it is that politics always …Continue reading »

Vaccine Awakening

• Find A Compassionate Doctor To Help You Preven ...
  August 28, 2012 by Barbara Loe Fisher Ever since the first vaccines – smallpox and rabies vaccines - one of the most serious complications of vaccination has been brain inflammation.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Brain inflammation can cause convulsions, also known as seizures.[8] Continuing seizures can ...
• Doctors Slam Parents for Vaccine Choices & FDA ...
  Posted: 6/26/2012 by Barbara Loe Fisher On June 13, 2012, a study conducted by government health employees working at the Oregon Health Authority and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) was published in Pediatrics, a medical journal owned by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).[1 ...
• Americans Fight for Vaccine Choices
  Posted: 5/14/2012 Philosophical Exemption To Vaccination Saved in Vermont! by Barbara Loe Fisher “I never thought this would turn into the mess it turned into.” – State Senator Kevin Mullin (R-Rutland), co-sponsor of a failed bill to eliminate philosophical exemption to vaccinat ...
• The Vaccine Injured: Where Has Compassion Gone?
  Posted 12/08/2011 By Barbara Loe Fisher During this season of remembrance and thanksgiving, I am grateful for the blessings that I have had in my life, including the hard times, when I learned that faith and hope can overcome fear and doubt. Adversity can make us stronger but it is also an opp ...
• Vermont Parents Fight to Save Philosophical Ex ...
  Posted: 2/21/2012 by Barbara Loe Fisher Informed consent to medical risk taking is a human right.[1] You have the right to be fully informed about the benefits and risks of pharmaceutical products – like vaccines - and be allowed to make a voluntary choice about whether or to take the risk ...

2020 Science

• Tenure track faculty positions in risk science ...
  Just thought I’d circulate this on the 2020 Science network – please feel free to pass on the information to anyone who might be interested. We have finally started the process of looking for two junior faculty to join the Risk Science Center at the University of Michigan School of P ...
• Risk Science – A personal perspective
  As Director of the University of Michigan Risk Science Center, it’s probably not surprising that I’m constantly being asked “what on earth is risk science?”  What is surprising is how hard it is to come up with a clear and concise answer.  Which is why I decided to spend ...
• Emerging technologies at the World Economic Fo ...
  In an interconnected world, global issues demand integrative solutions.  It’s a statement that many people would agree with – in systems where associations between cause and effect are complex, you ignore synergistic inter-relationships between factors at your peril. But when it come ...
• Lost in the Maize
  As you’ll have gathered from last week’s Lost in the Maize, I’ve been on the road this week.  In fact, I am writing this on the plane back to Detroit, looking forward to a quick wash, shave, sleep, and catch-up with family, before heading off to the Society for Risk Analysis annual meeting in Sa ...
• Small gods and the art of technology innovation
  There’s something rather liberating about being asked to give a no-holds talk on your perspective on life, the universe and everything.  So when the Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center asked if I would speak as part of their “Where do we go from here?” series, I jumped at it. N ...

Reader Supported News

• 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 ...

War Resisters League

• A.J. Muste Peace Mural Dedication
  By Sachio Ko-yin*One Painter. One pacifist folk hero. And location location location.These were among the ingredients of a remarkable gathering on Thursday, August 9, the unveiling and dedication of the A.J. Muste Peace Mural by artist Christopher Cardinale.The subject of the … Continue re ...
• The Québec Strike Continues and Defense Techno ...
  “On the fourth of May 2012, in Victoriaville, Québec during the congress of the corrupted Liberal party of Jean Charest, several dozens of gas bombs were thrown on families, activists, old people, and students that were protesting against high tuition … Continue reading →
• The Unfinished Story of Iraq’s Oil Law: ...
  [Originally published on July 24th, 2012 on Jadaliyya.] by Ali Issa “No Blood For Oil” was a slogan featured on many a sign in demonstrations during the run up to the US-led invasion of Iraq, and throughout the early years … Continue reading →
• Saying No To Tear Gas
  [An excerpt from an article of the same name by Frida Berrigan, originally published on Waging Nonviolence, June 22nd, 2012.] I have an assignment for you. Have you ever been tear gassed? I have not. It does not sound like … Continue reading →
• Peace and Global Justice Groups: “End St ...
  On Father’s Day, June 17th , Peace and Global Justice groups walk together with New Yorkers in a Silent March to End Stop & Frisk We are a diverse gathering of groups working for global justice and peace around the … Continue reading →

Center for a Livable Future

• Swine Flu Update: H3N2v Now Spreading Among Humans
  To reduce the probability of an influenza pandemic, we should reconsider the industrial model by which the majority of food animals in this country are produced.
• Policy expert Mark Winne has watched food move ...
  Long-time food policy expert Mark Winne has seen this nation’s food movement follow a path that mirrors his own professional journey. More and more advocates are delving into policy to get support for the hands-on projects that were their first forays into food issues. As a result of this shift ...
• The Question at Smithsonian: Shrimp and Safety
  The emerging common concern was about imported shrimp.
• Multi-Drug Resistant Infections at the NIH Hos ...
  Last Wednesday, The Washington Post reported on an outbreak of multi-drug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center in Bethesda.  (The Post was covering an interesting report by NIH investigators in Science Translational Medicine.)  Initially, the ...
• New Orleans Groups Awarded Grants for New Farm ...
  I want to congratulate my friends at the Recirculating Farms Coalition who were recently awarded two grants to construct an Urban Farming and Food Center in downtown New Orleans.   The center will be home to a community garden, fruit trees, aquaponics and hydroponics.  These last two are methods ...

k2p blog

• 2012 Nobel prize speculations begin
  Every year around this time with about a month to go before the awards are announced the predictions and speculation begin about potential Nobel prize laureates.
• Global temperature dependence on CO2 concentra ...
  Over the last 16 years global temperatures have been pretty flat (actually the trend is very slightly downwards). During this same time the atmospheric mean CO2 concentration has continued its increasing trend of between 1.5 and 2.5 ppm /year.
• “Greenpeace’s crime against humani ...
  Moore: 'Greenpeace and its allies have successfully blocked the introduction of golden rice for over a decade' -- WHO says 'between 250,000 to 500,000 children become blind every year due to vitamin A deficiency, half of whom die within a year of becoming blind'.
• With 3 weeks to go the Indian monsoon rains ha ...
  With 3 weeks left to go the Indian monsoon rains seem to have recovered partially such that the total rainfall is running only 8% less than"normal".
• India’s 100th space mission puts two sat ...
  The Indian space programme reached yet another milestone with the successful launch of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) carrying two foreign satellites from the Satish Dhawan spaceport, Sriharikota, in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday morning.

Left Foot Forward

• Ed Davey’s power station numbers don’t add up
  The risk remains that the UK’s efforts on climate change could still be sabotaged by too much fossil fuel burning, and not enough renewable energy.
• Time to act to safeguard the Olympic legacy
  What can London 2012 learn from past games in maintaining a healthy, successfully and economically sound legacy?
• Labour market stats: Underneath the good news& ...
  Richard Exell delves behind the headline unemployment figures and takes a deeper look at the latest September 2012 labour market statistics.
• Time to seize upon Murray’s win and Olym ...
  Reaction to Andy Murray’s US Open at the end of this most golden summer of glorious British sport.
• Miliband and Cameron argue jobs, borrowing and ...
  Watch Ed Miliband and David Cameron argue jobs, borrowing and “predistribution” at PMQs, 12th September 2012.

Consumerist

• Comment Of The Day: Won’t Someone Think ...
  Harry Greek: You know, it’s times like this, that I realize we need a president that stands up for the abused businesses. We need someone who will put scum like the OP away, for good. How DARE they attack Walmart?!?! They are abusing the good nature[d] job creators of the United States of ‘Meric ...
• KFC Franchise Exec On Rotten Chicken Allegatio ...
  Back in April we reported on a lawsuit brought by a KFC manager in Oregon alleging that he was fired by a franchisee for refusing to serve rotten chicken, and instead throwing it out past its expiration date. In another case involving former employees crying foul fowl, Texas health officials fou ...
• Paying The Bartender With The Credit Card You ...
  Returning to the scene of the crime is one mistake that often gets criminals caught — but what about returning the actual item pilfered during a crime to its rightful owner? That will also get you in trouble, of course. A man who stole a credit card didn't realize when he tried to pay for [...]
• Banks Working On Linking Up Their Payment Syst ...
  The way younger generations are glued to their smartphones, there's almost nothing they can't do with the swipe of a touch screen. Old-fashioned things like writing checks or even paying a roommate with cash is such a bother to some, but yet transferring money to other people with apps hasn't re ...
• Samsung USA CEO Y.K. Kim Doesn’t Want Yo ...
  Back in 2007, we first published our guide to the Executive E-mail Carpet Bomb, a tactic for people trapped in customer service mazes to try to get the attention of someone with actual authority. EECBs have aided countless readers who have received replies from the likes of the late Steve Jobs, ...

Whistleblogger - GAP

• The Unfair Prosecution of John Kiriakou: Daily ...
  TomDispatch: The Persecution of John Kiriakou Summary: In this blog piece, State Department whistleblower/GAP client Peter Van Buren blasts the federal government for its prosecution of CIA torture whistleblower/GAP client John Kiriakou under the Espionage Act. Van Buren writes that Kiriakou i ...
• Government Missed Opportunities in UBS Whistle ...
  UBS whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld voluntarily came forward as a whistleblower and handed the government the biggest tax fraud scandal in history on a silver platter. As I wrote yesterday, it is fitting that the most important tax whistleblower in history, who shattered 75 years of Swiss ...
• UBS Whistleblower Receives $104M from IRS: Dai ...
  UBS Whistleblower Gets $104M for Shattering Swiss Banking Secrecy Summary: Brad Birkenfeld, a Swiss bank whistleblower, was awarded $104 million as a financial reward by the IRS for the information he provided the agency on tax fraud. Birkenfeld was released from prison earlier this ...
• UBS Whistleblower Gets $104M for Shattering Sw ...
  After recent rumors of a turnaround for financial whistleblowers seeking rewards under the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) whistleblower reward program, it is fitting that one of its rare financial awards goes to United Swiss Bank (UBS) whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld. Not only is Bi ...
• Second 'Fast & Furious' Whistleblower Settles
  Episode Shows Need for Passage of Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act  (Washington, DC) – The Government Accountability Project (GAP) today announced the second successful settlement involving allegations of retaliation against a whistleblower involved in the "Fast & Furious" scan ...

UK Progressive

• Finders Weepers: Early Bain Disputes Cast New ...
  by Jesse Eisinger ProPublica It was one of the “quickest big hits in Wall Street history,” as the Wall Street Journal put it at the time. In 1996, an investment group including Bain Capital, the firm then run by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, sold the consumer credit ...
• Hunger In America Worsens
  By Charley James According to a new study released late last week by the US Dept. of Agriculture, some 50-million Americans, including nine million children, will go to bed tonight without having had enough to eat. That’s 15-percent of the country or one out of six citizens, roughly the eq ...
• COMMENT: A Wasted Five Years
  Republished with permission of BTNews.co.uk This publication is ambivalent when it comes to a new London airport.  We can see merit in Boris Johnson’s argument for a four-runway operation in the Thames Estuary (and the very interesting Foster scheme) but we wonder just how long it will take.  Th ...
• Boom.
  by Denis G. Campbell My son, nearly as tall as I am now, was a toddler 11 years ago today. Sitting on my lap, he was looking at a book and a Dutch NOS News/Talk was on the telly in the background. It was evening in The Netherlands, so politicians and pundits gesticulated wildly at [...]
• A Review: RNC v. DNC
  by Tina Dupuy The RNC was a post-Apocalyptic dystopia of what the world could be if Republicans were completely in charge: Scared (mostly) white people in a militarized labyrinth of blockades in strategic dead ends … all for your protection. Attendees endured security checks inside secured perim ...

NewsAlert

• The End of the Road for Eds and Meds
  New Geography
• Chicago Teachers Attack Tax Dollars For Well T ...
  It's My Mind has the picture of teachers attacking Chicago's TIF districts.
• Chicago teachers strike places Obama at odds w ...
  The Washington Post
• On Sharpton's Radio Show, Union Director Raves ...
  Newsbusters
• Notre Dame Joining ACC in All Sports But Football
  The Chicago Sun-Times

JoNova

• There goes the biofuels $21 billion dollar ind ...
  From Charlie Dunmore, Reuters: E xclusive: EU to limit use of crop-based biofuels – draft law Another green goodwill project (that just happens to be worth billions) is facing the bad news that the bureaucrats are fingering the axe. A leaked EU proposal to cut public subsidies to biofuels ...
• Lewandowsky does “science” by taun ...
  Stephan Lewandowsky is rattled. Not surprisingly. Right now, his blog has gone from a steady run of zero-to-three-comment-posts up to 200, and the skeptics are armed with cutting questions. But the more he writes, the worse it gets. Skeptics have picked apart his methods, his data, his transpare ...
• Steve McIntyre finds Lewandowsky’s paper ...
  Steve McIntyre audited Stephan Lewandowsky’s data to weed out the obvious fake responses. That people would “game” the test was predictable given the clumsy nature of the survey, the one-sided nature of the conspiracies investigated, the virulently anti-skeptic sites where it w ...
• Steve McIntyre on Lewandowsky (and Josh)
  Steve McIntyre weighs in and concludes: “Lewandowsky, like Gleick, probably fancies himself a hero of the Cause. But ironically. Lewandowsky’s paper will stand only as a landmark of junk science – fake results from faked responses. As Tom Curtis observed, Lewandowsky has no moral alternati ...
• Lewandowsky hopes we meant “Conspiracy” but we ...
  What can I say? Prof Lewandowsky, expert in conspiracies, thinks we are postulating a conspiracy — but the bad news for him is that we are postulating straight out incompetence, no conspiracy required. How does Lewandowsky define “conspiracy”? However he wants. I hate to say I ...

ReNew America

• Obamacare, the Supremes, Dickens, and the bumb ...
  (Wes Vernon, RA analyst) - No less a power than the highest court in the land has stumbled into the ultimate definition of Obamacare, and in the process has finally exposed the decades-long downslide of the political class's standards for honesty. It is up to us to try to reverse that...
• From preserving liberty to destroying it
  (Alan Keyes) - When the U.S. Supreme Court announced its Obamacare decision, many conservatives professed to be shocked, even stunned, to hear that G.W. Bush appointee John Roberts wrote the decision in which he and the Supreme Court's anti-constitutional leftists upheld the individual mandate p ...
• Building the free-market case against big business
  (Timothy P. Carney) - The most dangerous enemies of capitalism today are capitalists. This is becoming clearer every day to people committed to free markets. The conservative and libertarian grassroots came to deeply distrust big business after the Wall Street bailouts and Obama's stimulus and h ...
• New hope for life worldwide
  (Janice Shaw Crouse) - During discouraging times, pro-lifers remind themselves that William Wilberforce worked for two decades before he began to change hearts and minds and end 19th-century slavery in Great Britain. In efforts lasting twice as long, pro-life activists are just now beginning to ...
• Formal complaint seeks disbarment of Eric Hold ...
  (Daily Caller) - Attorney General Eric Holder could lose his license to practice law in the District of Columbia, or face some other penalty from the D.C. Bar, now that he has been found in criminal and civil contempt of Congress...

Truth Offering

• 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:

2012 Blog

• Mammoth Clone Slightly More Likely
  Many catastrophists would love to see the resurrection of the mammoth – if only so we could witness its failure to survive in Siberia (too cold). We’ve been teased over the years regarding the possibility, and here’s the latest (via The Guardian): The North-Eastern Federal Univ ...
• 7 Reasons for Being Cautious About 2012
  The question of a 2012 doomsday throws up numerous responses, but typically: It’s all Mumbo jumbo If I die, I die, whatever… My religion doesn’t factor in such a thing I’m too old to care I’d be embarrassed to be connected to a movement that failed The reality is ...
• Prepper Refuses To Eat Iguana For TV
  There’s no doubting that Doomsday Preppers is a popular and useful TV series. With what might prove to be perfect timing it is surely inspiring thousands of people to prepare for the worst. For that, we should be thankful. For the preppers who appear on the show it means five minutes of fa ...
• Amazing Solar Eruption Pic
  This happened yesterday. Note the size of our wee planet. Full sun view below. Source: NASA   Your're reading Amazing Solar Eruption Pic by Robert Bast, and originally posted at 2012 Blog Related posts: Amazing Solar Flare Photo 2012 Solar Storm = Long-Term Power Blackout Solar Storm Cause ...
• Expert Opinions #8: David Wilcox
  Note: I haven’t asked for David’s opinion directly, as I am sure he is way to busy bringing the world’s financial hoodlums to justice. This is the best I can determine from multiple rambling posts on Mr Wilcox’s Divine Cosmos site. If anyone can find a succinct version o ...

Facing South

• INSTITUTE INDEX: Luminant's lawless
• UAW vs. Nissan in Mississippi: Operation Dixie ...
  When the CIO launched a campaign to organize Southern workers in 1946, the region's elite fought back by exploiting fears about race and communism -- and fear remains the biggest obstacle to organizing today, as the UAW's campaign to unionize Nissan's Canton, Miss. plant shows. read more
• Will Latino voters fully flex their voting pow ...
  Latinos are a fast-growing electoral force -- but will they realize their political potential in November? read more
• INSTITUTE INDEX: The party conventions' extrao ...
  In light of planned protests, the upcoming Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. and Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. will be taking unprecedented security measures. read more
• Mysterious environmental disaster unfolding in ...
  Bayou Corne in Assumption Parish has been evacuated after a massive sinkhole opened up last week following months of mysterious bubbling, rumblings and a strong diesel smell. The community sits atop an old salt mine where companies including Chevron and Dow Chemical store gas products, and the s ...

One News Page

• Mulayam attacks Congress, reaches out to Mamata
  SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, who has been accused of ditching Mamata Banerjee in July’s presidential polls, reached out to her on Wednesday even as he attacked Congress over scams. Reported by IndiaTimes 2 hours ago
• quieter ganpati: Docs urge citizens, authoriti ...
  Following the state governments decision to relax noise restrictions for Ganesh mandals for an additional fourth day, doctors and other experts have reiterated that noise pollution can lead to irreversible damage and urged authorities to ensure that norms are adhered to. Reported by Indian Expr ...
• Teen held for raping minor
  The Deonar police on Wednesday arrested a teenager for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl. Reported by Indian Express 2 hours ago
• Gang selling bogus arms licences busted, 7 arr ...
  The Kurla railway police crime branch claimed on Wednesday to have busted a bogus arm licence racket run by a gang of seven. Reported by Indian Express 2 hours ago
• Water cut may be withdrawn by weekend
  With the citys catchment areas receiving good rain, BMC may withdraw by the end of the week the 10 per cent water cut in force. Reported by Indian Express 2 hours ago

Global Research TV

• Kosovo Still Semi-Colony, "Independence" is Me ...
• If There Was a War Prize, Obama Would Top the List
• 9/11 Explosive Evidence: Experts Speak Out
• Dirty War on Syria: How the FSA Massacred Citi ...
• NAM Summit: Diplomatic Triumph for Iran?

Daily Tech

• Apple Debuts Redesigned iPod nano, iPod touch ...
  Apple's iPod touch finally gets a real update, while the iPod nano gets redesigned
• WSJ Google Goggles Verdict: "Long Term Potenti ...
  Key navigation, messaging, and call handling functions remain non-working
• Apple Announces 4", LTE Equipped iPhone 5; Pre ...
  Leaked for months, Apple's iPhone 5 is officially announced
• Lian Li Unveils New Full Tower Aluminum PC Cases
  Tons of room for hardware inside both cases
• Google Brags 500 Million Android Devices Have ...
  1.3 million new Android devices are activated daily

Oriental Review

• Secrets Behind September 11
  Surveys conducted across the US show that the majority of Americans, including senior citizens old enough to remember the US entry into World War II, regard the September, 11, 2001 drama as exceeding in historical importance the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack. Speaking of the latter, these days it is ...
• 9/11 Mastermind Osama bin Laden: America’s Ant ...
  “On September 11, 2012, let us not only renew our efforts to expose the truth, but also take our awareness a step further to understand that the wars launched since that fateful autumn day in 2001 – in the bitterly ironic name of “justice” and supposedly to combat “terrorism” – conti ...
• Non-Aligned Movement Re-Energized
  It was a given from the outset that the conference of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) which convened late August in Tehran would grab the headlines internationally. In an epoch that never sank into oblivion, the organization founded as an alliance of 120 countries by the charismatic trio of Josip ...
• Turkey Headed for Trouble
  Recent developments in the Middle East had a considerable impact on the standing of Turkey, a country deeply involved in the unfolding Syrian tragedy. It currently appears that Turkey’s neighbors – Iran and Iraq – are growing allergic to the attempts made by Ankara to establish itself as t ...
• Lessons of World War II
  On September 2, 1945, Japan, Nazi Germany’s last remaining ally, signed the act of unconditional surrender, putting the last dot in the history of the Second World War. The bloodiest war ever fought, it lasted 6 years, affected 40 countries and claimed 55 million lives. The historic signing cere ...

BlogHer

• Katie Couric Takes On Daytime with ABC's "Katie"
  If you caught Katie Couric's warm, insightful, personal keynote chat with Lisa Stone at BlogHer '12, then you already know that she understands the value of social media. But now Katie is giving bloggers a special seat on her eponymous new daytime talk show. Motivational speaker and blogger Bren ...
• Getting Beyond "What Do You Do?"
  We went to a dinner party recently, nothing too fancy, just board games, pizza and new friends.  But the inevitable “What do you do?” came up.  I hate this question.  Often it’s meant as a conversation-starter, or an ice breaker.  But if you’re talking to someone who is unemp ...
• So You Think You Can Dance Recap: The Final P ...
  Welcome to the confusing performance finale of So You Think You Can Dance. Confusing because: Didn't they ask us to vote for these final four after last week's episode? What is going to happen to those votes? Will they be added in together? That makes sense, but they certainly didn't say so. Per ...
• Celebrate Late-Season Tomatoes With Tomato Tab ...
  [Editor's Note: In some parts of the country, tomato season is just about to end, while in others, there are still a few weeks of ripe, red goodness to go. Regardless, seize that last moment of tomato madness with this simple salad that requires garden- or farm-fresh tomatoes. It's healthy and l ...
• Have You Ever Issued a Laundry Ultimatum to Yo ...
  [Editor's Note: How many of you have ever yelled a ridiculous sounding ultimatum in the midst of some household fight, either with the kids or your partner? I'll raise my hand, but I'll admit that I giggled at my Mrs. Howard's recent ultimatum. Oh man, I'll have to keep this one locked in my bra ...

Health Freedom Alliance

• 15 Houseplants For Improving Indoor Air Qualit ...
  Our space program has led the way to a fascinating and important discovery about the role of houseplants indoors. NASA has been researching methods of cleansing the atmosphere in future space stations to keep them ...
• Fukushima Fish Carrying 258 Times the ‘S ...
  A pair of fish captured near Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have shown to be carrying record levels of radiation. The pair of greenlings are contaminated with 258 times the level government deems safe for ...
• Soursop Fruit 100 Fold Stronger At Killing Can ...
  The Soursop is a flowering, evergreen tree native to tropical regions of the world. It also contains a long, prickly green fruit which happens to kill cancer up to 10,000 times more effectively than strong ...
• Gaining True, Life Long Immunity To Disease
  “We should be rolling in the dirt, gardening, wrestling with some brambles and skinning animals for supper. These are important immune system builders.” ~ Joel Salatin A high immunity to disease doesn’t come from a needle, pill ...
• A High-Fat Diet Undermines Sleep
  That’s the news from a new study conducted by scientists at the University of Minnesota and Minneapolis Veterans’ Affairs Medical Center and presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior. What are the ...

Live News Wire

• 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 ...

Coal Tattoo

• Remembering the ‘Keeper of the mountains ...
  Larry Gibson, an environmental activist against mountaintop removal, holds a photo in protest at a rally for coal Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011 at the Capitol in Charleston, W.Va.  (AP Photo/Jeff Gentner) Word came in last night from various environmental groups that Larry Gibson had died.  This terri ...
• Friday roundup, Sept. 7, 2012
  In this Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012 photo, rescuers work outside the Xiaojiawan coal mine following the Wednesday’s explosion in Panzhihua city in the southwestern province of Sichuan. The death toll in China’s worst mine accident in nearly three years rose to 41 on Friday with five othe ...
• Sen. Manchin’s bizarre flat-Earth society
  For a minute there yesterday, I thought there had been a gigantic shift in the political landscape regarding coal issues in West Virginia. There it was on Twitter, Sen. Joe Manchin saying something like this: Manchin says idea that burning coal is clean & good for the environment “anti ...
• President Obama: Climate change is not a joke
  In a blunt and direct response to Governor Mitt Romney and the entire GOP, President Obama declared last night: And yes, my plan will continue to reduce the carbon pollution that is heating our planet because climate change is not a hoax. More droughts and floods and wildfires are not a joke. Th ...
• Coal’s future: ‘All the good seams ...
  Gazette photo by Chip Ellis Over at The State Journal, the great Pam Kasey and Taylor Kuykendall have put together a package of three stories (see here, here and here) that puts some faces on the numbers that the fine folks from the West Virginia Center for Budget and Policy outlined in updating ...

Daniel Miessler

• The iPhone 5 Doesn’t Need to be Revolutionary
  This video is an entertaining look at the hype and reality leading up to today’s iPhone 5 release. I think they get a lot right, but they missed the most important point: the iPhone 5 doesn’t need to be revolutionary. Why is that? Because, as I predicted before the first iPhone ever ...
• A Security-Focused HTTP Primer (Discussion)
  Basics Message-based You make a request, you get a response. Line-based Lines are quite significant in HTTP. Each header is on an individual line (each line ends with a ), and a blank line separates the header section from the optional body section. Stateless HTTP doesn’t hav ...
• From Reddit Pics: “Two schools of thought”
  from Reddit Pics: http://redditpics.fpapps.com/ Posted via email from danielmiessler.com | posterous Related ContentThe Socially Awkward Penguin MemeAll By HimselfDon’t LikeStudent FailDon’t Be a Cryptic Ass
• Trickle-down (Supply Side) Economics is a Libe ...
  This message isn’t stressed enough. Fiscal conservativeness means taking less chance by having solid evidence and analysis to back up your fiscal plans and projections. Austerity is only conservative when there are no rational avenues for investment that can be reasonably expected to pay i ...
• Perhaps the Most Important Health Article Anyo ...
  New York Times bestselling author Gretchen Reynolds wrote a whole book about the subject matter called The First 20 Minutes. To get the highest level of happiness and benefits for health, the key is not to become a professional athlete. On the contrary, a much smaller amount is needed to reach t ...

Fitwatch

• Police Liaison Officers – the new FIT
  Police Liaison Officers are everywhere these days, constantly hanging around ‘engaging’ with protesters. They are being hailed as a new invention, but the role they carry out is not new at all. It’s just that it used to be done by cops in blue bibs called ‘FIT teams’ Back before FIT got a bad na ...
• Police use anti-terror powers to detain anarch ...
  The following article is reproduced from Statewatch British counter-terrorist police at Heathrow airport last week (13 August) detained two anarchists returning from a conference in Switzerland, asked them a number of "inflammatory, irrelevant and offensive questions," and copied information fro ...
• Spycops practices circumvent the law says Surv ...
  The Surveillance Commissioner has attacked police for circumventing the law on covert surveillance by building personal profiles of targets from ‘open’ internet sources. In a report published last month, the Surveillance Commission said that the increasingly used practice of processing internet ...
• Welcome to the Future, Today.
  For those of us who have watched London 2012 with a keen eye from its inception, we have been alarmed by the extent to which it appeared to be just a 'festival of social control'. Yesterday's heavy-handed policing of the monthly Critical Mass bike ride  was a chilling confirmation of this. Cycli ...
• The Most Dangerous Armed Gang in the Country
  A mini-rant from a few FITwatchers - not necessarily representative of the views of the organisation as whole. On Thursday, 19th July, killer cop PC Simon Harwood was acquitted of manslaughter at Southwark Crown Court for his role in the death of Ian Tomlinson at the G20 protests in 2009. Despit ...

Worldwide Hippies

• Ceteris Paribus
  By Phil Polizatto,WWH – I had three majors in college: Political Science, History, and Economics. I did just fine in the first two. If it weren’t for Economics, I might have been close to the top of my class. But I did terribly in Economics… D’s, C’s, and even an F! What was wrong? How [...]
• Radioactive fallout detected far from Fukushim ...
  By NOBUTARO KAJI,.asahi.com – A significant quantity of radioactive cesium, likely from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, has turned up in subsea mud about 200 kilometers away, near the mouth of the Shinanogawa River on Japan’s northwestern coast. Scientists said samp ...
• WWH/CJE Hippie Digest: Human Be-In, Slutty hip ...
  Human Be-In Planned In Golden Gate Park This Weekend (PHOTOS) By Aaron Sankin,huffingtonpost.com – In early 1967, upwards of 20,000 hippies, artists and Hell’s Angels gathered in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park for a “Human Be-In” to protest the bourgeois mentality ...
• Historical marker to recognize 1970 Byron Pop ...
  By CHRISTINA M. WRIGHT,macon.com – Public nudity. Drugs. And rock ‘n’ roll. The July 4th weekend of 1970 was wicked wild, especially for the small town of Byron. “It was kind of a culture shock for us Southern rednecks, with all the hippies,” said Tim Thornton, current owner of the site wh ...
• WWH/CJE Wednesday News Briefs
  Fires engulf Pakistan factories, killing 261 workers (Reuters) – At least 261 people burnt to death as fires swept through two factories in Pakistan, police and government officials said on Wednesday, raising familiar questions about industrial safety in the nuclear-armed South Asian natio ...

reference frame

• Official Iranian media promote truthism
  One of the conspiracy theories studied in the Stephan Lewandowsky's fraudulent paper claiming to establish that the climate skepticism is correlated with the belief in conspiracy theories was the so-called truthism, i.e. the belief system that the U.S. government was behind the 9/11 attacks. ...
• PLB publishes Higgs discovery papers
  Thanks for all the kind words and advices. On July 4th, 2012, CERN announced the discovery of a new particle whose properties universally indicated it was the Higgs boson. (Those of us who rationally followed the published results knew that there was a new particle and what its mass was ...
• I probably suffer serious illness
  Candida overgrowth You may have noticed that the blogging frequency decreased during the last week or so. So did my life expectancy: with the right definition, it dropped nearly 100% over the same week. While I was feeling unusually healthy just 5 weeks ago or so, experiencing no mo ...
• Stephan Lewandowsky's incredible blog
  Joanne Nova is dedicating a lot of space to a radical crackpot named Stephan Lewandowsky whom you may remember from his fresh paper proving the climate skeptics believe in moonlanding conspiracies because he asked visitors of alarmist blogs. Steve McIntyre and others have offered their o ...
• Pseudoscience hiding behind "weak measurements"
  Jason Rush sent me a link to a new insane anti-quantum article spread by the BBC: Quantum test pricks uncertainty Subtitle: Pioneering experiments have cast doubt on a founding idea of the branch of physics called quantum mechanics. The subtitle is particularly "cool". In recent months, ...

Tatumba 2.0

• Nova Scotia floods put spotlight on infrastruc ...
  As Nova Scotia cleans up from its third major flood in 10 years, residents and politicians alike are asking whether more infrastructure spending now could help avoid increasing repair costs in the future. CBC | Top Stories News Related posts: Heavy rains flood parts of central Nova Scotia ...
• Medical Industry Nightmares with Dr. Peter Glidden
  www.infowars.com www.prisonplanet.tv twitter.com www.facebook.com [Check out Alex’s New Social Network-’Planet Infowars’ planet.infowars.com Get all your Youngevity Products such as Beyond Tangy Tangerine, the Alex Pack and Pollen Burst. These supplements are a great way to get ...
• Great Panic Coming?
  by George Krum, SafeHaven.com: The depression and panic will come before the current administration goes out of office. Nothing can prevent it. Our government debt is almost as great as the debts of all the balance of the world put together. With this burden of debt and the government expenses, ...
• Bringing it Back – Beats ‘n’ Frags
  Tearing it up on Havana in Call of Duty Black Ops Music by MonsterCatMedia: www.youtube.com Want to help the channel grow? Help me out and click “Like” and share with friends/guildies! Be sure to pin my channel on your Homepage if you don’t want to miss a video! Facebook Page: ...
• Russia China agree to back Iran resolution
  In this , looks like what we all thought, its going to be true. Quoting the article: In particular, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been pressing US President… AboveTopSecret.com New Topics In World War Three Related posts: Israeli PM thanks Canada for cutting ties with Ira ...

Truth About Our World

• Notification
  This blogs entries have been moved to http://worldtruthtoday.wordpress.com/ I will no longer post anything here, although site will remain open for a while. Thanks Grace
• Trudell Documentary
• Occupy Wall Street “Beware The Zeitgeist ...
• The Dirty Fucking Hippies Were Right
• World War 3 (III,Three): September 11, 2001-20 ...

Bloomberg

• Can't Stop the Big Mo
  Healthy spending and productivity add up to some good stock buys, says S&P's Kenneth Shea. Plus: His formula for a diversified portfolio
• No Lull in the Airlines' Headwinds
  The industry isn't doing as badly as it was, but that's not saying much, according to S&P's Philip Baggaley
• Higher Gas Tax? Smart Move
  Raising it to 50 cents or $1 per gallon would push conservation and send a signal to America's enemies. It's the surest way to cut oil dependence
• Grading Back-to-School Stocks
  Some outfits that gain from families' spending may make dicey buys. But equity pros reveal those investments with strong potential
• Merck: More Agony from Its Painkiller
  The costly Vioxx verdict makes its plan to take on each claim individually more difficult. But a big settlement is no easy cure, either

Enviroblog

• EWG's Guide to Healthy Cleaning: How did we do it?
  By Rebecca Sutton, Ph.D., EWG Senior Scientist What's in those bottles on top of my washing machine and under my sink? We've been asked that question thousands of times - especially by fans of EWG's Skin Deep Cosmetics Database, who... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for ...
• Sunscreen - Lessons Learned From a Trip to the ...
  By Jason Rano, Director of Government AffairsIt's fair to say that I'm not a beach person.  My hair is pale blonde and my skin is the color of a marshmallow, if it had freckles.  I have nightmarish memories of being... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website fo ...
• Water- The New Inconvenient Truth
  By Heather White, Environmental Working Group chief of staff Guaranteeing a clean and ample supply of water should be at the core of our energy policy. Sometimes Washington seems to have forgotten that. But a recent survey shows that the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websit ...
• EWG, NRDC Sue California for Failing to Act on ...
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• Johnson & Johnson Takes a Big Step in the Righ ...
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Quick Hits

• 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.

Capital - NYC

• Bloomberg criticizes Obama's leadership style, ...
• 'Never too early': Obama and Romney, different ...
• The Mile End chefs release a cookbook devoted ...
• Junot Díaz on the imperfect perfection of the ...
• Henry Sims and John Shurna, the Knicks' most i ...

Views & News from Norway

• Norwegians eye cheaper Spanish holiday homes
  Norwegians keen on owning a holiday home in warmer climes are reportedly eyeing developments in the Spanish real estate market with interest. Falling price levels are leading to plenty of bargain-hunting, reports newspaper Aftenposten. “I’m following the market closely,” Gunnar ...
• Fuss over flowers sows EU complaint
  Norway’s decision to suddenly impose a 72 percent import duty on flowers known as hortensia (hydrangea) has, as warned, led to Denmark filing a complaint with authorities in the European Union (EU). Bendt Bendtsen, a former Danish government minister who’s now a member of the EU Parl ...
• Storm warnings posted for Friday
  The remnants of two tropical storms were on course for northern Europe and Norway this week, with state meteorologists warning that they’ll probably hit the Norwegian coast Thursday evening. The West Coast from Rogaland and northwards was due to get hit the hardest. Norwegian Broadcasting ...
• Industrial firms celebrate support
  It’s not often that Norwegian industrial firms, labour and business organizations are all in agreement but they were collectively celebrating this week after the government came through with financial support to offset the higher costs of environmental measures. The state will effectively ...
• Human rights group awards its Sakharov prize
  The Norwegian Helsinki Committee has awarded its annual Andrei Sakaharov Freedom Award to Association GOLOS of Russia, for what the Oslo-based human rights group calls GOLOS’ “outstanding efforts to promote democratic values through free and fair elections in Russia.” The award ...

Permaculture Research Institute - Australia

• The 2012 Farm Bill and Agricultural Subsidies: ...
  This video from ReasonTV covers ground we’ve covered before many times, but since little to nothing has changed on this front, we must necessarily persevere in getting the message across any way we can. Essentially, we need to stop incentivising ecological madness, waste, disease, and ine ...
• Tales from La Angostura, Guatemala, A Project ...
  Click for larger view To be sure, buying a nice piece of land requires a lot of effort and a few happy accidents. Things have to happen ‘just right’ in order for you to acquire a highly valuable property with little cash and a lot of complications, but, who said it was [...]
• PRI Online Store Specials (September 2012)
  We have a combination bonanza happening in the PRI online store right now. Exclusive to our online customers are these great deals — four of them in fact — that combine author titles for between 10%-20% off RRP. We don’t know how long we will be able to hold these prices so ord ...
• Ecocide: The Power of International Law to Cre ...
  Originally published on www.permaculture.co.uk Polly Higgins, Lawyer for the Earth, is the founder of the campaign to make Ecocide the 5th international Crime Against Peace. Here she gives the latest update on the Ecocide Campaign, and sends a personal message to all permaculture people. Please ...
• The Man Who Started a Fire (Christopher Alexan ...
  by Øyvind Holmstad Jump to 12:20 to skip introductions As said in the introduction to this lecture held in spring 2011, Christopher Alexander has started a fire that keeps on burning, spread by the ‘wind’ throughout the world. But in the wake of this fire there’s no as ...

Pointman's

• An assessment of current alarmist propaganda.
  It’s been obvious for some time, that the science behind the most alarming claims about the effects of any putative global warming, is not only unsustainable but indefensible. We still of course get the occasional paper, trying to resurrect an old scare, which has already been demolished, ...
• Time to cull the prat nominations.
  I think it’s time to close off the first round of voting, since the viable candidates are by now obvious. People have really stuck to the letter of the law and voted for prats who’ve been very active this year. The front-runner, polling twice as many votes as anyone else, is Peter Gl ...
• The repair man.
  He repaired people. He used a little bit of human insight but mostly patience and kindness. He was good at it, so all the bad cases nobody wanted to touch or didn’t quite know how to handle, were referred to him in the end and he patched them up. Mostly, he got the ugly sex … Re ...
• Butt wiggling and the science of uncertainty.
  Being a climate realist, I’m used to a certain underdog status. I’ve learnt that it’s our advantage. We don’t have many of those, so you learn to work them hard. While they yap a lot, we get told to shut up but we watch them carefully while they’re yapping. We don&# ...
• Announcing the inaugural Climate Prat of the Y ...
  I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but notables of the green persuasion seem to win a lot of awards from various green organisations. They give prizes to each other, occasionally with a nice bit of money as well; sometimes with a very very nice bit of money. You may also have noticed, t ...

Journalists' Toolkit

• Good tutorial sites for HTML, HTML5, CSS, jQuery
  There are a zillion sites out there offering free tutorials, but many are pure junk. So here are a few that I recommend, in no particular order: Codecademy: Web Fundamentals Codecademy: HTML Fundamentals HTML5 Please (not actually a tutorial, but very helpful) Nettuts+: The Best Way to Learn Jav ...
• 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 ...

Justice Roars - Louisiana

• Lolis Eric Elie And The Connections That Link ...
  This article has been reprinted from Bev Bell at Other Worlds: The Things That Are The Richest Are The Least Valued: New Orleans And Haiti, Post-Catastrophe Lolis Eric Elie, Interviewed by Beverly Bell August 28, 2012 Tomorrow, seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina dodged New Orlean ...
• Seven Years After Katrina, A Divided City, By ...
  A version of this article originally appeared on TruthOut.org.   Seven years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans has become a national laboratory for government reforms. But the process through which those experiments have been carried out rarely has been transparent or democratic. The ...
• Katrina Pain Index 2012: 7 Years After, By Bil ...
  1          Rank of New Orleans in fastest growing US cities between 2010 and 2011.  Source: Census Bureau. 1          Rank of New Orleans, Louisiana in world prison rate.  Louisiana imprisons more of its people, per head, than any of ...
• Is It Time For The Bounce Vote?
  New Orleans hip-hop artist Tenth Ward Buck, a legendary New Orleans bounce music artist, announced today that he has qualified for a spot on the ballot for the city council election in District B, the seat formerly held by Stacy Head. He is one of several candidates who have declared their inten ...
• Unprecedented, Massive Cuts Devastate Universi ...
  While barely covered in the local media, the University of New Orleans is facing another round of brutal and devastating cuts, quickly transforming an already-under-resourced school into a shadow of its former self. Below is a letter from UNO President Peter Fos outlining some of the cuts. While ...

Information Underground

• Current News / News of an Immediate & Urge ...
  Did he not to a runner when they used his voice in 911 Missing links, early version?Statistics: Posted by Ognir — Wed Sep 12, 2012 1:27 pm
• Current News / News of an Immediate & Urge ...
  disappeared two years ago with savage down in south americaStatistics: Posted by mgt23 — Wed Sep 12, 2012 12:18 pm
• Current News / News of an Immediate & Urge ...
  will check them outStatistics: Posted by Ognir — Wed Sep 12, 2012 12:59 am
• Current News / News of an Immediate & Urge ...
  Stephen Harper to be awarded the ‘World Statesman of the Year’ award in New York City By Andy Radia | Canada Politics – 7 hours ago Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets with Rabbi Arthur Schneier in Ottawa In the midst of all the domestic noise about Canada's international reputation going do ...
• Current News / News of an Immediate & Urge ...
  This is a great show, thanks. Prothink is their guest tonight and I know they are going to try to get ZCF on their show as well. Also, you are right, they have awoken and they are PISSED, love the passion in their shows. Statistics: Posted by Rockclimber — Tue Sep 11, 2012 10:27 pm

TVNZ

• Karachi factory fire death toll reaches 236 - ...
  The death toll from a garment factory fire in the Pakistani city of Karachi has climbed to 236, police said.
• Obama vows to track down ambassador's killers
  President Obama has branded the killing of the US ambassador to Libya and three other Americans an "outrageous attack".
• Cameron apologises for Hillsborough football d ...
  British Prime Minister David Cameron said he was "profoundly sorry" for failures and cover-ups in the wake of the 1989 Hillsborough football disaster.
• Fires engulf Pakistan factories, killing 261 w ...
  At least 261 people burnt to death as fires swept through two factories in Pakistan.
• Romney criticises Obama response to Libya, Egy ...
  Mitt Romney has criticised the initial response to the attacks in Egypt and Libya.

environment 360

• Interview: On the Trail of South Florida’s Bur ...
  Just three decades after the invasive Burmese python became established in southern Florida, scientists believe there may now be tens of thousands of these Davidson College Michael Dorcas giant snakes living across an 8,000-square-kilometer area. And python expert Michael Dorcas says they h ...
• Small Forage Fish Species Worth 20 Percent of ...
  The world’s forage fish species — small, schooling fish such as herring and sardines that play a key role in the food web in marine ecosystems — represent about 20 percent of the global values of all marine fisheries, according to a new study. In a comprehensive analysis of dozens of food web mo ...
• LED Bulb Technology Widening Gap in Energy Eff ...
  While today’s light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs are slightly better for the environment than compact fluorescent lamps, the energy efficiency gap will widen over the next five years as the technology and manufacturing methods of LEDs improve, according to a new report. In an analysis of the impac ...
• Key Asian Species Need Urgent Recovery Plans, ...
  The New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has called on Asian nations to work together to save a handful of critically endangered species, including tigers, Asian rhinos, orangutans, Asian vultures, View gallery WCS A Mekong giant catfish. Batagur turtles, and the Mekong gian ...
• Destruction of Tropical Forests Reduces Region ...
  A new study has found that destruction of the world’s tropical forests may significantly reduce regional rainfall across large regions, a phenomenon researchers say could have devastating effects for people living in and around the Amazon and Congo basins. Using satellite observations of rainfa ...

oldephartte/Diigo

• Dr. Mark Sircus' Blog | IMVA
  Tags: health
• OpenMedia.ca | Engage, Educate, Empower
  Tags: media canada netneutrality isp crtc
• Exposing lies about Climate Change, Big Brothe ...
  Tags: lies climate change government
• Darker Net | Linking frontline news-gatherers ...
  Ecuador embassy siege: more evidence it was a raid called off at last moment Tags: frontline data underground web
• Savage Minds | Notes and Queries in Anthropolo ...
  Tags: anthropology blog culture education ethnography academia media ...

backofthebook

• A Modest Opinion – The Art of Getting By
  By Nathaniel Moher I’m sure most of you have heard about the madman Lynden Dorval, an Edmonton schoolteacher who thought it was okay to give students a zero on assignments they failed to turn in. Don’t bother checking your eyes, you read that right! These poor students received a zero out of 100 ...
• Jason Kenney exiles 3100 citizens
  By David@Sixthestate.net “Ottawa’s crackdown on residency fraud is a timely reminder that a Canadian passport is something to be earned.” That’s the general tenure of the positive media coverage the Harper regime has earned from the announcement this week that several thousand more C ...
• Quebec ducks Ottawa’s long guns
  By Montreal Simon The Long-Gun Registry Lives!!!!! At least in Québec. From The Globe and Mail: “The federal government’s plan to destroy all data from its long-gun registry is unconstitutional, a judge has ruled, giving Ottawa 30 days to hand to Quebec records collected from the province’ ...
• Why was the Iran Embassy Closed?
  By David@Sixthestate.net When Peter MacKay’s outspoken wife Nazanin Afshin-jam announced in July that Canada should shut down the Iranian embassy in Ottawa, on the nebulous charge that it was using cultural events to distribute propaganda (something which Canadian embassies have traditionally al ...
• The Giller Prize deserves an award
  By Frank Moher A bunch of years ago now, I wrote an article for Saturday Night magazine decrying the fact that the Giller Prize was a captive of big name publishers and authors. On the basis of the long list for the 2012 Giller that was released last week, as well as the one from [...]

Daily Beast

• The Queen: Life Coach
  The nine best life lessons from "How the Queen Can Make You Happy"
• What is Ansar al-Sharia?
  The gunmen believed to have killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya are thought to be linked to a group called Ansar al-Sharia.
• Kate and William's Champagne Toast - With Water
  Kate and William Drink Champagne Toast - With Water
• Against the West
  What did it take to fight the colonial West? “From the Ruins of Empire” Pankaj Mishra presents the compelling story of the Asian intellectuals who did just that. By Jacob Silverman.
• U.S. Diplomats to Exit Libya
  After the killing of the U.S. ambassador, sources tell Jamie Dettmer U.S. diplomats will evacuate Libya.

Loonwatch

• Fascist graffiti on French mosque
  Collectif contre L'Islamophobie en France has reported that a swastika and Celtic cross were sprayed at the entrance to a mosque at Agen, in southwestern France.
• California governor signs law protecting Sikhs ...
  California employers face new restrictions against shunting Sikh and Muslim workers to backroom jobs out of public view based on their wearing of turbans, beards and hijabs.
• Muslims Bear No Collective Guilt for 9/11 and ...
  American Muslim bear no collective guilt or blame for the crime of 9/11. They have nothing to apologize for and a lot to be proud of.
• “Exclusive”: U.S. groups helped fu ...
  Anti-Islam groups in America have provided financial support to Dutch politician Geert Wilders.
• Wikileaks, Gitmo Baywatch, and the Taxpayer&#8 ...
  Gawker analyses the US government's longstanding incoherent and maddening response to the Wikileaks disclosures, and Gitmo the puppet detainee shares all of the perks he enjoys on the U.S. taxpayer's dime.

Energy News

• Officials: Quakes increasing near sinkhole — “ ...
• Japan: Fukushima Daiichi No Longer Considered ...
• Anonymous Fukushima Worker: Nobody will want t ...
• Groundwater with cesium at 9 times gov’t limit ...
• Japan Press Conference: People who work for Te ...

Japan Times

• Foreign tourists still staying away
  While tourism in most parts of Japan is recovering from the slump due to the March 2011 disasters, destinations in the northeast are still struggling to woo back foreign travelers. In many of the areas hit hardest by the quake, tsunami and nuclear crisis, domestic visitor counts have rebounded ...
• Osprey operations in Okinawa face slight delay
  Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto indicated Wednesday that operational flights of the U.S. Osprey transport aircraft in Okinawa will start later than the originally planned Oct. 10. But Morimoto, meeting with Mayor Yoshihiko Fukuda of Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, did not rule out that the op ...
• China airline chief scrubs meeting with Fukush ...
  The chairman of China Eastern Airlines canceled a meeting Wednesday with visiting Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato amid heightened Tokyo-Beijing tensions over a territorial row in the East China Sea, just days after his departure aboard one of the carrier's chartered flights pointed to the resumption o ...
• Avoiding a sectarian split in the Middle East
  As the Assad regime hurtles toward deserved collapse in Syria, I often think back to a warning I received from a friend 18 months ago. I was serving then as the U.S. ambassador in Baghdad and was focused on Iraqi problems. But my confidant, an Iraqi Kurd with a strong commitment to a unified, mu ...
• Airports: too few or too many?
  A hot political question in London in recent weeks has been the need for more airport capacity to meet the needs of business in the 21st century. A neutral observer might think that this is essentially a matter that should be settled on the basis of supply and demand and the relationship between ...

Alexander Higgins

• Urgent Cry For Help After FSA Massacres 245 Ci ...
  Syria is blamed for 'the largest massacre to date' by the media when numerous interviews show residents crying for help saying it was the terrorists.
• America’s Secret Deal with the Mexican Drug Ca ...
  Independent sources, including a diplomats, cartel leaders, and intelligence operatives corroborate claims of a secret US partnership with the Mexican Drug Cartels.
• Obama Preparing To Seize Internet With CISPA B ...
  President Obama is circulating draft legislation of CISPA legislation he will sign into law through executive order after Congress failed to pass it.
• TSA Agent Admits Detaining People Is Not Reall ...
  A TSA agent admits to detaining and keeping a passenger of a flight for finishing their drink instead of allowing the TSA to test it for explosives.
• Not Seen On TV: 20 Minutes Of Graphic Syria Te ...
  20 Minutes video documenting the crimes of the Free Syrian Army. You don't need to know Arabic to understand the cruelty and terror of such group.

Macleans - Central

• He’s coming back. Probably. At some point.
  The Huffington Post reports that “while Public Safety Minister Vic Toews is not expected...
• The Maclean’s Photo Daily 5
  Best photos from the past 24 hours
• Heroes’ Welcome planned for expelled Ira ...
  Iran’s embassy staff departed Ottawa at 10 o’clock this morning on a charter flight...
• Behind Mitt Romney’s response to killing ...
  Luiza Ch. Savage looks at the Republican campaign's foreign-policy fumble
• The quiet cuts
  The Vancouver Province obtains an internal memo detailing concerns about the closure of the...

Making It Count - CCPA

• What’s Next for BC’s Carbon Tax?
  The Minister leading up BC’s Carbon Tax Review, Kevin Falcon, may be gone – his departure came just as the deadline for submissions was closing – but the carbon tax lives on. For now. Back in 2008 when the carbon tax was announced, it was scheduled to rise from an initial level of $10 per ...
• Support to Jeffrey Mine: Asbestos, Myopia and ...
  Quebec’s Liberal government announced last June a $58 million loan to Mine Jeffrey Inc. for the revival of its chrysotile asbestos extraction project. This loan was conditional on the financial involvement of up to $25 million in the project of Balcorp Ltd, a Montreal-based international t ...
• The End of Men?
  The Globe and Mail on Saturday devoted two pages of its Focus section to a discussion of Hanna Rosin’s book, The End of Men. There are a few interesting anecdotes on changing sex roles, but there are no facts cited to substantiate the argument that North America is seeing the rise of a mat ...
• Unionization and Labour Market Performance
  Further to my earlier post on the “own goal” scored by the Fraser Institute report on North American labour markets, the Table below shows the rankings of the Canadian provinces – out of 60 states and provinces – for (1) labour market performance, 2007-11 and (2) the unio ...
• More Dead Money
  The sector and financial-flow accounts released with today’s GDP figures indicate an expansion of the pool of dead money flagged by this blog and by Mark Carney. The National Balance Sheet Accounts have not yet been released for the second quarter, so we cannot update the accumulated total of $5 ...

ReDress

• An Israeli film-maker, Jewish donors and their ...
  Nureddin Sabir considers the possible motives of the Israeli creator and Jewish financiers of the film, "Innocence of Muslims", which gratuitously insults the Prophet Muhammad and Islam and has sparked riots in Egypt and Libya, resulting in the killing of four American diplomats at the US consul ...
• US democracy takes a hit
  Lawrence Davidson argues that the Obama camp's obsession with pre-empting attacks from domestic Israel flag-waving fos through appeasement is now such that they are no longer concerned with the damage this does to their natural allies.
• Forget Iran, it's Israel’s nuclear gun pointed ...
  Jonathan Cook argues that behind the facade of shared values and interests between the US and Israel lie betrayal and mistrust, and that the special relationship between the two countries is underpinned by "the formidably intimidating tactics of the pro-Israel lobby in Washington" and Israeli nu ...
• Israeli leaders score own goal over non-aligne ...
  Uri Avnery argues that the Israeli premier’s and defence minister's reactions to the UN and Egyptian leaders' participation in the Tehran non-aligned summit show their ideological fixations, mental outlook and low intelligence.
• Ethiopia’s opportunity: a new day beckons
  Graham Peebles argues that the death of Ethiopia's dictatorial prime minister, Meles Zenawi, provides a golden opportunity for the country to embark on the long delayed journey to reunite its fragmented communities, restore human dignity and establish democracy and human rights.

Physics Today

• 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 ...
• No title
  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 ...

Revolutionary Politics

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Peakwater

• Asia Risks Water Scarcity Amid Coal-Fired Powe ...
  “Inner Mongolia’s rivers are feeding China’s coal industry, turning grasslands into desert. In India, thousands of farmers have protested diverting water to coal- fired power plants, some committing suicide. The struggle to control the world’s water is intensifying around energy supply. Ch ...
• Federal Public Prosecutors Appeal to Supreme C ...
  “The Federal Public Prosecutors’ Office (Ministério Público Federal – MPF) filed an appeal today with the Brazilian Supreme Court to stop construction of the Belo Monte Dam until consultations are held with indigenous people affected by the project.  Construction was allowed to conti ...
• How Unsustainable Water Policies Crippled The ...
  “Assad promoted water intensive crops such as cotton, while not providing efficient methods of watering such crops. There were many such policies that created a scenario where the drought’s effects were even more devastating than they otherwise would have been,” “say Mohtadi. “So one can’t ...
• Drinking water produced for first time at Vict ...
  “The Victoria desalination plant near Melbourne from joint venture Aquasure/Thiess Degremont has started producing its first round of drinking water, as part of the commissioning process. The 30-year Melbourne contract was signed in 2009 by Suez subsidiary Degrémont in partnership with con ...
• Villagers Sue Diamond Firms for Pollution in Z ...
  “The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) and villagers living along Save River are seeking a court order to bar three diamond mining companies in Marange district from polluting water sources. ZELA is a common law trust established to promote environmental justice in the country. ...

D. Kucinich

• Kucinich Releases His Remarks from September 1 ...
  Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today released remarks he delivered to Congress when the House of Representatives reconvened following the attacks on September 11, 2001: “America grieves this day for the victims of these terrorist attacks, and for their families and friends. Our prayers are ...
• Kucinich Backs Investigation of Slaughter of E ...
  Washington D.C. (September 10, 2012) – Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) wrote to the Ambassador of the Republic of Uganda requesting cooperation with an investigation into the slaughter of twenty-two elephants in the Garamba National Park. It is unclear who committed the slaughter, which occur ...
• Kucinich Calls For Bold Action to Create Jobs
  As Members of the Democratic Party converge in Charlotte, North Carolina, Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today called for bold action to create jobs. “Later this week President Obama will accept the Democratic nomination for President at the Bank of America stadium in Charlotte, North Carol ...
• Victory For Voting Rights in Ohio
  Cleveland, Ohio (August 31, 2012) -- Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) made the following statement after a judge in Ohio overturned a state law and allowed in-person early voting leading up to the election in November. “Today is a good day for our democracy. This is a step in the right direct ...
• America Deserves a Raise
  This Labor Day, President Obama has the opportunity to defend the economic rights of millions of Americans by supporting a substantial increase in the minimum wage. Presently $7.25 per hour, the federal minimum wage is inadequate. The purchasing power of a worker earning minimum wage in 1968 is ...

Authentically Wired

• warm and fuzzy feeling reading this article
    … You have no idea what a warm and fuzzy feeling reading this article gave me know that our Arizona Governor Jan Brewer will be able to anoint more morons like Jacqueline Hatch to the our courts …  … I acknowledge it was foolish to think for a moment Governor Brewer might actually ap ...
• So you really believe this represents the trut ...
    … So you really believe this represents the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth …? First Audit Results In The Federal Reserve’s Nearly 100 Year History Posted 09-05-2012  •  Before It’s News What was the Fed hiding that made some so resistant to an audit of it ...
• you are a heretic
  … In case you were NOT aware according to the editorial board of the Arizona Republic IF you are skeptical about corporate proclamation on the benefits and upside of FLUORIDE (poison) being injected into our drinking water you are a heretic. … Of course the newspaper’s editorial board offers NO ...
• That’s more than the citizen in Phoenix got
  … Odds are that corporate chemical poi$on industry will win this fight … … But at least it appears as if the voters in Portland may get an opportunity to vote on it … … That’s more than the citizen in Phoenix got … Filed under: Blogroll
• ear marks of a backroom deal
  … I don’t know about you … but this has all the ear marks of a backroom deal … … Where was the debate ….?     Why suppress full disclosure and transparency on FLUORIDE …? Filed under: Blogroll

Popular Technology

• Skeptical Science: The Censorship of Poptech
  "The impact of that ban on PopTech was to silence him." - Sphaerica (Bob Lacatena) [Skeptical Science] In March of 2012, the same computer illiterates at Skeptical Science who do not know how to use Google Scholar had their forums hacked and the contents posted online. In these I am mentioned i ...
• 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 ...

Monga Bay ( Articles )

• An interview with conservation writer David Qu ...
  David Quammen has done consistent and conscientious reporting from the trenches of ecological and evolutionary research for over thirty years now. Few in the world can claim as intimate and broad an understanding of conservation biology as he can. His books such as The Song of the Dodo and Mons ...
• Indigenous groups in Panama wait for UN REDD t ...
  A dispute over the implementation of REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) in Panama has pitted the United Nations (UN) against the nation's diverse and large indigenous groups. Represented by the National Coordinator of Indigenous Peoples in Panama (COONAPIP), indigenous ...
• Private reserve safeguards newly discovered fr ...
  Although it covers only 430 hectares (1,063 acres) of the little-known Chocó forest in Ecuador, the private reserve las Gralarias in Ecuador is home to an incredible explosion of life. Long known as a birder's paradise, the Reserva las Gralarias is now making a name for itself as a hotspot ...
• WWF: Asia Pulp & Paper misleads public about i ...
  Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) continues to mislead the public about its role in destroying rainforests and critical tiger habitat across the Indonesian island of Sumatra, alleges a new report from Eyes on the Forest, a coalition of Indonesian environmental groups including WWF-Indonesia. The report, t ...
• The dark side of new species discovery
  Scientists and the public usually rejoice when a new species is discovered. But biologist Bryan Stuart has learned the hard way that the discovery of new species, especially when that species is commercially valuable, has a dark side-one that could potentially wipe out the new species before pro ...

Science - NZ Herald

• Debate: Should NZ grow genetically modified crops?
  Yes: Holding back science is robbing us of gains There's no doubt that New Zealand will one day grow GM food. The only question is when.It won't be any time soon because New Zealand has rules so tight that no one is allowed to...
• GM crop link to liver failure
  Scientists have linked the risk of liver failure and death to wheat being genetically modified in Australian tests.The claims of New Zealand genetics lecturer Jack Heinemann and biochemist Dr Judy Carman, of Flinders University...
• Chris de Freitas: Global warming: Court no sub ...
  One assumes scientific analysis is objective, so it may come as a surprise that this was challenged in a New Zealand High Court case, the results of which were released last week.The New Zealand Climate Science Education Trust (NZCSET)...
• Deborah Hill Cone: Optimism is the curse of Psych
  Oh helloooo there chook! Or should I say Morena! Kiss kiss. Nice to see you again. Yes I'm back. Last time I was writing in the Herald I was saying goodbye as I returned to university as a mature student but, well, mumble, mumble,...
• Modified milk could treat disease
  New Zealand scientists have genetically engineered cows to produce milk that can treat a number of human diseases.Cloning techniques have been adopted in the genetic modification of animals, a field looking to alter cows' milk to...

The Bovine

• Where happy cows make healthy food
  From Nicholas Kristof, in the NY Times: “…For Bob, a crucial step came when he switched to organic production eight years ago. A Stanford study has cast doubt on whether organic food is more nutritious, but it affirms that organic food does … Continue reading →
• “Milk and our children’s future&#8 ...
  On the coattails of the right to appeal the case for raw milk, Cow Share Canada presents the 4th International Raw Milk Symposium, sponsored in part by the Weston A. Price Foundation. We welcome everyone – whether you have an … Continue reading →
• Packing heat — arming the FDA
  From David E. Gumpert on The Complete Patient blog: “Last May, Sen. Rand Paul proposed an amendment to a spending bill for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to reduce the agency’s police powers. He was especially concerned about “sending armed FDA … Continue reading & ...
• More on that Stanford organic study
  From Environmental Working Group: “Organic Produce Reduces Exposure to Pesticides, Research Confirms / Stanford Univ. Study Also Finds Organic Meat Has Fewer Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Washington, D.C. – Consumers can markedly reduce their intake of pesticide residues and their exposure ...
• Was Rawsome raw milk raid all about enforcemen ...
  From David E. Gumpert on the Complete Patient blog: “Almost like a mirage, the Rawesome Food Club case seems to be disappearing before our eyes. A big chunk of it vaporized Friday when two defendants–Sharon Palmer and Victoria Bloch–settled the … Continue reading →

Mish's Global Economic Trends

• Spain's Prime Minister Considers ECB Bond Prog ...
  The Economic Times reports Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy considers ECB bond programme HELSINKI: Spain is considering asking help from the European Central Bank's bond-buying programme but is not planning a full sovereign bailout, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy was quoted as saying on ...
• German Court Approves ESM While Ruling "No Unl ...
  The German constitutional court approved the ESM, while stating there must be no unlimited liability for Germany. The court also stated the German parliament must approve any increase in the Germany's ceiling of €190bn. Ho hum. This is actually a wimpy decision, and basically what the ...
• Canadian Exports Collapse, Expect Plunge in GD ...
  All major Canadian exports including energy, autos, agriculture, forest products and machinery-and-equipment collapsed in the latest report. Canadian analysts are shocked by the news. I sure am not. For my reason, look at happenings in China, a huge recession in Europe, and even a rece ...
• Petroleum And Gasoline Usage Charts for June, ...
  Another summer is gone. How much gasoline was used vs. the same months in prior years? These charts from Tim Wallace have the answer. Total Petroleum Usage click on chart for sharper image Gasoline Usage click on chart for sharper image General Comments ...
• China’s Xi Vanishes; Where is the Man Rumored ...
  A regime change in China is slated for next month. Yet Xi Jinping, the man rumored to be the next leader is missing in action. It is not uncommon for Chinese leaders to disappear from public life for extended periods, but it is uncommon for them to disappear smack in front of a regime chan ...

Sibel Edmonds' Boiling Frogs

• Empire, Power, and People with Andrew Gavin Ma ...
  Riots, Rebellion, and the Spanish Miners In anti-austerity protests around the world, over the past several years, we often hear of ‘riots’ breaking out, when bank windows are smashed or rocks are thrown at cops. The violence exists, but the imagery of a ‘riot’ evokes the ...
• BFP Select Nightly News & Editorials- July 31, ...
  Please help us continue this work. We do not have foundation bosses or fund-ers. We do not serve the corporate fund-ers by being their advertisement platform-stage. We solely depend on you and your direct support. Please support this home of the irate minority, and thank you for all you do: Supp ...
• The EyeOpener- Milk Wars: The Latest Battlefro ...
  For centuries, the image of the family farmer has been as iconic a piece of Americana as baseball and apple pie. Rugged and independent, the farmer still represents in the minds of many those true ideals of American individualism that the country was based on, with Thomas Jefferson’s ideal ...
• BFP Select Nightly News & Editorials- July 30, ...
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• The Rise of Police State & the Absence of Mass ...
  One of the most significant political developments in recent US history has been the virtually unchallenged rise of the police state. Despite the vast expansion of the police powers of the Executive Branch of government, the extraordinary growth of an entire panoply of repressive agencies, with ...

bloody crossroads

• 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 →

gCaptain

• Crowley’s New Workhorse: The 150 Ton Bollard-P ...
  Crowley Maritime Corp. said Wednesday that it has taken delivery of the tug, Ocean Wave, the first of four high-bollard-pull Ocean Class tugboats under construction at Bollinger Shipyards in Amelia, [...]
• Transocean CEO: Brazil Injunction is Unwarrant ...
  HOUSTON–A Brazilian appeals court has denied a request by the national oil regulator to suspend an injunction barring Transocean Ltd. (RIG) and Chevron Corp. (CVX) from operating in the country, Transocean Chief [...]
• Piracy’s Private Security Boom Needs Regulatio ...
  LONDON–The growing use of private security firms to protect ships from pirates in the Indian Ocean is throwing up new risks for ships navigating those lawless waters, an Australian think tank said [...]
• Ocean Signal Makes Move into Russia
  PRESS RELEASE — Ocean Signal, UK manufacturer of communications and safety at sea equipment, has appointed MS Service, based in St Petersburg, as its Russian distributor. The announcement follows the [...]
• Pacific Drilling Chooses New Information Manag ...
  Enabling safer and more efficient integrated operations in the digital oilfield PRESS RELEASE — Kongsberg Maritime will deliver a sophisticated new Information Management System (IMS) as part of a ‘Full [...]

Press TV

• Syrian army kills insurgents in Aleppo
  The Syrian Army forces have killed a number of foreign-backed insurgents in the suburbs of the country’s largest city of Aleppo as clashes continue in the northern city.
• Mustafa Abu Shagour elected Libya PM
  Libya’s newly-elected General National Congress has elected Mustafa Abu Shagour as the country’s next prime minister.
• Demand for Iran oil increases: IEA
  The International Energy Agency (IEA) says the demand for Iranian crude has increased despite sanctions imposed against the country’s oil exports by the EU and US.
• Libya attack injures at least 5 Americans
  At least five Americans have been injured in an attack on the US consulate in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, a US official says.
• 'Over 46mn US citizens live in poverty'
  New official data show that the US government has failed to reduce the level of poverty in the country amid weak economic growth.

SciDev.net

• India tightens clinical trial regulations
  India is planning tighter legislation to regulate clinical trials and expansion of its pool of experts in concerned medical fields.
• Islam Analysis: Building a healthy innovation ...
  Efforts to build innovation systems are too government-centric and tend to ignore a key ingredient — the private sector, says Athar Osama.
• HIV vaccine 'still a decade away', say researchers
  Roll-out of an HIV vaccine will take at least another ten years due to research delays, a conference heard this week.
• HIV vaccine trials struggle to enrol women
  A lack of women in HIV vaccine trials is undermining the value of results for a key target population, a conference has heard.
• Drought-resistant tea highlighted in natural p ...
  Drought-resistant tea is on an agenda for natural product development and capacity building in Malawi and other southern African nations.

Congressional Budget Office Director's Blog

• 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 ...

Naked Scientists - News

• Knocking epilepsy on the head, electrically
  Electrical brain stimulation triggered by the impending onset of a seizure could be used to prevent epileptic attacks, scientists have shown. Epileptic seizures are caused by intermitten bursts of a...
• Artifical protein scaffold props up heart repair
  Using short, self-assembling bio-degradable protein nanofibres impregnated with a blood-vessel growth factor, scientists have been able to prevent some of the negative changes that occur in the heart ...
• The violent histories of hot Jupiters
  A paper published in Nature last week has discovered that planetary systems containing so-called hot Jupiters are likely to have had violent pasts. The evidence stems from a difference in the way th...
• Black holes, as revealed by X-rays
  This week, the journal Science have produced a special issue dedicated to the subject of black hole research, and Rob Fender of the University of Southampton reviewed what we know about the X-ray emi...
• Do elephants purr?
  The way elephants make the low-frequency rumbles they use to communicate over long distances has been revealed by scientists in Austria. Humans and other mammals use sound extensively; whales and elep...

Nick Turse

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