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It's Not You, It's Them
In today's *New York Times* Sunday Week in Review, there's an article
titled, It's Not Me It's You,
However, when it comes to the clear message of this academic research on
education reform and the need to end high stakes testing, what is comes
across loud and clear is it's not you, it's them.
It's just another fact-based research study that shows how the social
implications of racism and poverty or gender bias can impact students'
performance on standardized test scores. To all the teachers and students
across the country who are suffering under the reign of terror inflicted by
p... more »
Panhandlers for Romney
Mitt Romney will give you money. You don't even have to ask. If he sees you
on the street and your hand is outstretched, he will put cash into it. He
said so himself. Watch this clip of a 2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial
debate. About 50 minutes in, he'll tell you about his one-man campaign of
charitable giving.
If you don't feel like looking at his smirky face any more, here's the
quote: "I made a commitment when I was 19 years old that I would not pass a
person with their hand out without putting money in that hand. This is
something I continue to do."
Mind you, this was 10 ye... more »
Unintended consequences . . .
THE
ONE-CHILD policy of the Chinese government is 34 years old, and
according to George Dvorsky's article on io9, "The Unintended
Consequences Of China’s One-child Policy", the problems have multiplied
as the country's citizens have lived with the legislation. And the
problems will be continuing, as the Party is adamant that the one-child
policy continue, so that by 2050, there may be big
God is not Great
I liked Hitchens' books *For the Sake of Argument*, *The Trial of Henry
Kissinger* and at least a good part of *No One Left to Lie To*. I read
somewhere that his book on Orwell was, unoriginal, to say the least and I
think there's no justification for his support for the US invasions in
Afghanistan and Iraq.
I think there's even less justification for his absurdities on that score
having read his *God is not Great*. If he thinks Zionism is based on
pointless delusion and that Christian apocalypse fantasies are ludicrous,
then why does he imagine that the box-cutter armed Muslim hija... more »
What If You Could No Longer Protest Your Government?
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Anonymous Calls for Worldwide Protest Against Big Brother
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Your Tax Dollars At War
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Radicals At The Gate
Just as Stephen Harper radically remade the Conservative Party, Michael den
Tandt suggests that Justin Trudeau and his inner circle plan to rebuild the
Liberal Party from the ground up:
Almost to a man and woman, the people closest to Justin Trudeau are
“Greeks” (a cross between a Grit and a geek); bright, capable young people
who, not many years ago, were toiling in relative anonymity at the feet of
the party’s 1990s-era giants. Most are parents with young children. Like
Trudeau himself, they tend in their backgrounds to hew to what is generally
perceived as the party’s left win... more »
Syria Turkey clash: Crisis deepens as Turkey fires more retaliatory strikes for fourth consecutive day
It seems the Syrian government has been gaining the upper had in the
rebellion recently. Perhaps this is behind the opening of a new front?
http://bit.ly/QNwNVp via @MailOnline
Tammy vs Tommy In Wisconsin-- Is Romney Dragging Down The Whole GOP Ticket?
I suspect that if Tammy wins in November-- and current polls suggest she
will-- the moment that will go down in history that lost the race for Tommy
Thompson was when he bragged "Who better than me to get rid of Medicare and
Medicaid?" Right now, he's in full etch-a-sketch mode, claiming he just
wants to make some adjustments and save the programs. Uh, huh. That's what
his friend Lyin' Ryan says too and the voucher program that ends Medicare.
And his new line of attack is that cool, collected, caring Tammy is an
extremist. That's not going to fly and when Politifact checks the two ... more »
Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Terrorist?
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Western Propagandists Attempt to Trigger Catastrophic Turkish-Syrian War
*Bloomberg, Guardian, Ynet, all air unconfirmed report on "agreement" for
Turkish-Syrian "buffer zone." *
image source Tony Cartalucci, *Contributor*
Bloomberg, Guardian, Ynet, and others are all posting in their headlines an
identical unconfirmed report that Turkey and Syria have "agreed" to
establish a 6-mile-wide "buffer zone" running the length of the
Turkish-Syrian border.
The report states specifically (emphasis added):
The Syrian government has told its military to keep aircraft at least six
miles (10 kilometers) from Turkey’s borders after a deadly shelling
incident lef... more »
Sunday Globe Special: For the Love of Peat
*And because I love you, dear readers*:
"Behind this uniquely British drama is a serious global environmental
issue.... climate-change."
*Well, the climate is always changing; however, never mind about
Climategate, forget all about hide the decline, forget about the brutal
winter two years ago, forget about the summer we never had in 2009. The
spewing fart mist never stops. It's really reached the point where the
endless hammering of the agenda by $elf-$erving intere$t$ has become
sickening.*
*
**Then there is this beauty you will only see if you purchased a printed
paper (blog ed... more »
Untitled
*Hard On For Breesus~moosedenied*
~*Welp, if one good thing came out of the Green Bay game, at least we were
reminded that Drew Brees is still in fact a god. So we've got that going
for us. High five! On the other hand, we were also reminded that this
defense is still a dumpster fire, the running game still can't be trusted,
and the tweeked-out emo boy kicker damn sure still can't be trusted. Guh.
But since I'm (very) late to the party this week, and last week's game has
already been beaten to death, we'll just leave it at that and move on to
this weekend's Drew Brees Appreciation N... more »
Sunday Globe Special: Honduran Hell
*I had to do some digging (pun intended with frown)*:
"Free coffins: political swag for Honduran poor" by ALBERTO
ARCE, Associated Press / October 3, 2012
*
**I suppose I should be thankful it rolled of the wire and the Globe put it
into print for me today ( nowhere to be found on the website).*
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — In some countries political campaigns give out
bumper stickers and yard signs. In others, they offer free lunches and
supermarket debit cards. In Honduras, one of Latin America’s poorest
countries and also its most dangerous, candidates dole out another type of
... more »
5.3 Magnitude Earthquake AZERBAIJAN - 7th October 2012
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake has struck AZERBAIJAN at a depth of 40.9 km
(25.4 miles), the quake hit at 11:42:50 UTC Sunday 7th October 2012
The epicenter was 6 km (3.7 miles) ESE of Basqal, Azerbaijan
No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake BANDA SEA - 7th October 2012
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake has struck the BANDA SEA at a depth of 376 km
(233.6 miles), the quake hit at 11:34:13 UTC Sunday 7th October 2012
The epicenter was 145 km (90 miles) NNW of Dili, East Timor
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
4.3 Magnitude Earthquake PAPUA, INDONESIA - 7th October 2012
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake has struck PAPUA, INDONESIA at a depth of 32.8
km (20.4 miles), the quake hit at 11:08:55 UTC Sunday 7th October 2012
The epicenter was 35 km (21 miles) WNW of Nabire, Indonesia
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
20 years ago - The Amsterdam El-Al Disaster
address-withheld@my.opera.com.invalid (Dr. John v. Kampen) at - 2 hours ago
Link: http://youtu.be/UBVh60yqhO4
I recall October 4th 1992 - no further comment. Too much suffering
remained. Material fatigue caused this horrible disaster. Conspiracy
stories about it are a myth...
John Anti-racist subway ads to Appear in NYC subway stations
The International Action Center has contracted with MTA to run 10 ads
opposed to racism, anti-Muslim bigotry and war.
The IAC ads will be in NYC subway stations in one week, starting Monday,
Oct 8. They are in response to the racist ads posted in NYC subway stations
— placed by Pam Geller from Stop Islamization of America and American
Freedom Defense Initiative.
Geller's ads refer to Muslim community members as being "savages" among
other offensive language. Two years ago around the 9-11 date Pamela Geller,
in a well-funded media campaign, tried to whip up in NYC the same climate... more »
JIMMY SAVILE, MICK JAGGER, FBI, MIND CONTROL
*Sir Jimmy Savile*
Reportedly, the security services and the military control the US and UK
music industries.
According to Jimmy Savile's biographer Dan Davies, Savile, in the 1960s,
was "arguably the most influential man in a British music scene that was
conquering the world."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2213931/Little-slaves-sordid-boasts-dark-truth-friend-Jimmy-Savile-biographer.html#ixzz28apk75rV
*Savile
(left) was close to the military.*
Savile was known to have had dinner with Admiral Sir Michael Boyce,
Chief
of the UK Defence Staff and was known to have had cl... more »
Oct. 5-7: Anti-war protests set for 30 cities
*As of Sept. 26, organizations in 27 cities in North America have called
demonstrations, meetings, vigils or other actions, mostly for the weekend
of Oct. 5-7, to mark the 11th anniversary of the U.S. invasion and
occupation of Afghanistan and to protest further wars “at home and abroad.”*
Demonstrations are also scheduled in London, England; Tehran, Iran, and
Islamabad, Pakistan, on that weekend in solidarity with the actions here,
according to the Web page october7actions.net/wordpress/, which lists the
actions in all the cities with time and place.
The demonstrations, which were... more »
Pakistani motorcade protesting drones heads to SW
*ISLAMABAD (AP) — Local media say thousands of Pakistanis, joined by U.S.
anti-war activists, are heading toward Pakistan's militant-riddled tribal
region to protest U.S. drone strikes, despite threats of suicide attacks by
the Pakistani Taliban.*
After an overnight stay, the motorcade led by cricketer turned politician
Imran Khan departed for the town of Tank near the tribal belt.
The U.S. says its drone strikes are aimed at militants, but Pakistan
charges they violate its sovereignty and kill civilians.
Video on Pakistani media showed barricades with hundreds of police in riot
g... more »
Tar Sands Blockade Tree Sitters
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Why Obama Now
I see dozens of these sort of videos on any given day. This was the best
one I've found in the last couple of days.
Come to think of it though, I can't remember seeing any of these being made
for the Rombot. Even McCain had a few creative fans. Think that says a lot
about the enthusiasm for Willard.
The Solar Silver Thrust
Jeff Clark
*Casey Research*
In early July, Japan set a premium price for solar energy that was three
times the rate of conventional power. This meant utility companies would be
paid three times more for electricity sourced from solar. It's widely
expected that the premium will ignite the use of solar power – and solar
uses a lot of silver.
*Silver Demand from PV Panels*
As you may know, silver is used in photovoltaic (PV) technology to
generate solar power. A typical solar panel uses a fair amount of the metal
– roughly two-thirds of an ounce (20 grams). To put that in perspec... more »
What is a Detox Bath and How do You take One?
Elizabeth Renter
For centuries people have used baths for much more than just getting clean.
The bath is a great place to relax, meditate, and even improve your health.
The practice of *hydrotherapy* is the use of water in the prevention of
illness and disease, detoxification, and a general health booster. But,
before you go buy that blue box of chemical crystals to color and scent
your bath water, here is a better idea – *take a detox bath.*
*Why Take a Detox Bath?*
A detox bath is something you can create at home with ingredients you
probably already have. Unlike commercial b... more »
Drinking Coffee Kills Pain, Lifts Mood and Sharpens the Mind
Sayer Ji, *Contributor*
New clinical research confirms why office work and coffee go so closely
hand in hand. The new study published in the journal BMC Research Notes
found that drinking coffee reduces the development of pain during computer
work. [i]
Study participants who had consumed coffee (1/2-1 cup) on average 1 hour
and 18 minutes before performing a simulated computer office-work task
found to provoke pain in the neck, shoulders, forearms and wrists, were
found to have "attenuated pain development compared with the subjects who
had abstained from coffee intake."
While... more »
Does 100% Natural Mean GMO-Free? Natural Regulators Side with Monsanto
Elizabeth Renter
When you purchase shampoo or cosmetics and it has a sticker on it that
claims it is “natural”, what’s your impression? You think the ingredients
are all-natural, right? Naturally, you are not alone.
However, the agency who is in charge of certifying personal care items as
“natural” seems to think GMO ingredients fit under this umbrella. No matter
what product it is, 100% natural does NOT also mean GMO-free.
*The Question of 100% Natural*
The Natural Products Association (NPA) claims its role in regards to
personal care items is to help consumers choose those pr... more »
10% of U.S. Teens Have Liver Disease…Why?
Elizabeth Renter
Did you know about 10% of teenagers have liver disease? The figure would be
unbelievable if it wasn’t substantiated with solid science. But, it’s
true—an estimated one-in-ten teens in the United States has *nonalcoholic
fatty liver disease*, or NAFLD; this according to the National Health and
Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).
The NHANES looked at over 10,300 teens between the ages of 12 and 18 from
1998 to 2008, and found that 9.9% suffer from the disease commonly only
thought of as an adult disease, and a rare one at that.
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease... more »
Scientific Proof of a Potential Alternative Energy Source Dates Back 25,000 Years
*New Era Times Presents Free Webinar Oct. 8th*
Dr. Sam Osmanagich Radiocarbon dating that proves the Bosnian Pyramid
Complex dates back at least 25,000 years has been revealed by an
international team of scientists led by Dr. Sam Osmanagich. Discovered in
2005, the Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun Archaeological Park, which houses the
largest pyramid in the world, is now the most active archaeological site on
the planet. The team’s findings also reveal an energy beam, 13 feet in
radius that transmits an unexplainable electromagnetic signal measuring 28
kilohertz coming from the center of... more »
On Argument
Arguing that something "makes more sense" is pointless. Either it makes
more sense to the other person or it does not.
Make your argument, but do not argue that it makes more sense.
'He's a white n****': Online backlash against Snoop Dog after he posts offensive list of reasons not to vote for Mitt Romney
*The politically incorrect rapper Snoop Dog put his two cents in the heated
national debate leading up to the November election, posting online a
foul-mouthed yet funny list of reasons why he would vote for Barack Obama
over Mitt Romney.*
The 40-year-old hip hop-turned-reggae artist, who had recently changed his
name to Snoop Lion, posted a photo of the handwritten list originally
created by @DragonflyJonez on Friday.
The number one justification for not voting for the Republican candidate is
that ‘He is a white n**ga,’ followed by: ‘He looks like he says 'n**ga' all
the time.’ Re... more »
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake OFF THE COAST OF EL SALVADOR - 7th October 2012
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake has struck OFF THE COAST OF EL SALVADOR at a
depth of 35 km (21.7 miles), the quake hit at 09:16:48 UTC Sunday 7th
October 2012
The epicenter was 123 km (76 miles) Southwest of Puerto El Triunfo, El
Salvador
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
Ian Brady DIES but is brought back to life by hospital staff... despite his pleas not to be resuscitated
*Moors murderer Ian Brady's heart stopped beating during a near-fatal fit
at psychiatric hospital - but staff brought the killer back to life.
The 74-year-old collapsed for a number of minutes before staff turned to a
defibrillator to save him, his confidante and health adviser Jackie Powell
revealed.*
She said Brady was furious when he discovered what had happened after
lodging instructions with officials at the Ashworth Hospital in Liverpool
never to resuscitate him.
Following the seizure, he is said to have repeated an offer to show police
to the site of 12-year-old Keith Bennet... more »
Economy a leaking balloon, govts make things worse
OBAMA RAISES $181 MILLION, ONLY AROUND 2% OF DONATIONS REPORTABLE
*The Obama campaign dropped a bombshell this morning. It announced that,
combined with the DNC, the campaign raised a staggering $181 million in
September. The windfall is a huge increase over July and August, when the
campaign raised around $100 million, although it is slightly down from the
$193 million it raised in September 2008. The news should raise eyebrows. *
The campaign said that just over 1.8 million people made donations to the
campaign last month. According to the campaign, over 500k of these were
brand-new donors, having neither given in 2008 nor 2012. 98% of
contribu... more »
Chavez, the US, and the Destabilization of Venezuela
Eric Draitser
StopImperialism.com
October 7, 2012
Venezuela goes to the polls this Sunday in an election many are calling a
referendum on President Chavez and his policies. Although there is surely
such a dimension, the significance of the elections goes far beyond
political opinion and partisan bickering, striking at the heart of the
Venezuelan state. This is because these elections will be used as a front
for an attempt to overthrow, by brute force if necessary, the
democratically elected government and put in its place a government more
amenable to US interests. If this so... more »
Email Shows State Department Rejecting Request of Security Team at US Embassy in Libya
*ABC News has obtained an internal State Department email from May 3, 2012,
indicating that the State Department denied a request from the security
team at the Embassy of Libya to retain a DC-3 airplane in the country to
better conduct their duties.*
Copied on the email was U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens, who was killed in a
terrorist attack on the diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, Sept. 11, 2012,
along with three other Americans. That attack has prompted questions about
whether the diplomatic personnel in that country were provided with
adequate security support.
No one has yet ... more »
Egypt to US: Era of 'Yes, Sir' Has Ended
*In an exclusive interview with Al-Monitor, veteran Egyptian diplomat Amr
Moussa said that although strong US-Egypt relations are in the best
interests of his country, "the era of 'yes sir' has to come to an end."*
Moussa also defended the stand of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, his
one-time foe, saying "Egypt is in a state of revolution, so how can a new
republic based on revolutionary process just ignore the situation in Syria
or look the other way?"
Moussa, a former secretary-general of the Arab League (2001–2011) and
Egyptian foreign minister (1991–2001), ran this year in E... more »
The toxic French economic cocktail: weak growth, poor competitiveness, fiscal tightening
*Since the start of 2011 French economic growth has been extremely
disappointing, falling from an annual rate of nearly 2.5% to just 0.3% in
the second quarter of this year. Of course the whole Eurozone has seen
weakness over the period, but French growth has lagged that of the “core”
over the period. German GDP growth was at or above 2% for all but the last
two quarters, and now stands at 1%. Purchasing Managers’ surveys for
September show more divergence, with more falls in French manufacturing and
services, whilst the German surveys strengthened.
*
Of course, it could be worse –... more »
''U.S. level of vacant homes is "extraordinary": Fed's Duke
*(Reuters) - The housing bust has saddled the United States with an
"extraordinary" level of abandoned properties that inflict heavy costs on
the wider community and government aid may be needed to tackle the problem,
a top U.S. central banker said on Friday.*
"In order to see the robust economic recovery we all want, we need to deal
effectively with the large volume of vacant and distressed properties
throughout the country," said Federal Reserve Board Governor Elizabeth Duke.
The Fed has cut interest rates to almost zero to boost growth in the
aftermath of the recession and vowed... more »
Antovolk's amazing Restoration Cut of Ridley Scott's Prometheus
it's not me doing the film reviewing this time, it's Nick of SciFi Film. An
extended fan-edit version of Ridley Scott's Prometheus movie streamed last
night, 11pm UK-time, created by AV-enthusiast *Antovolk*. When Ridley Scott
submitted his original theatrical release version to 20th Century Fox about
twenty minutes of material was excised from the 02:30:00 running time.
Last night's edit has been called a true Restoration Cut. Ridley's original
theatrical cut was left untouched, as it appeared in cinemas through June
2012. Any deleted/alternative scenes, added as Extras on the rece... more »
5.3 Magnitude Earthquake NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA - 7th October 2012
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake has struck the NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW
GUINEA at a depth of 35.3 km (21.9 miles), the quake hit at 08:36:32 UTC
Sunday 7th October 2012
The epicenter was 139 km (86 miles) SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
Hit-And-Run Crash In Bradford: 12 year old boy Killed
7 dead as meningitis outbreak grows
*Atlanta (CNN) -- The death toll from an outbreak of fungal meningitis
linked to contaminated steroid injections has risen to seven, the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention said Saturday.* The total number of
cases has also grown to 64 people in nine states, the CDC said. That is 17
more cases and two more states than the day before. Patients contracted the
deadly meningitis after being injected in their spine with a
preservative-free steroid called methylprednisolone acetate that was
contaminated by a fungus. The steroid is used to treat pain and
inflammation. Read More
Gilbert Thomas Collar killed at University of South Alabama by Campus Officer for acting erratically whilst Naked....and yes he was Unarmed
*(CNN) -- Authorities are investigating why a University of South Alabama
officer fatally shot an 18-year-old freshman who they say was naked and
acting erratically outside the campus police station early Saturday.*
With few details of the shooting, the student's mother and one of his
friends said they could not understand how a six-year varsity wrestler and
good-natured teenager could have died under such strange and sad
circumstances.
According to a statement from the school, the campus police officer heard a
loud banging noise on a window at the station at 1:23 a.m. CT (2:23 a.m... more »
Official: 48 Tunisian security forces hurt in clash with protesters on tourist island
*(CNN) -- Security forces and protesters clashed Saturday on a Tunisian
tourist island, leading to injuries to 48 police and two protesters, state
news reported.*
The violence occurred in Guellala on the island of Djerba, along the
Mediterranean Sea. People there had staged a sit-in on a road leading to a
waste facility, the official news agency Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP)
reported.
Khaled Tarrouch, spokesman for Tunisia's Interior Ministry, said on
state-run Wataniya TV that about 40 demonstrators were blocking the road to
the facility, which is the only one serving the area.
Tal... more »
Turkey: Future attacks 'will be silenced'
*(CNN) -- Residents of a Turkish border town hid inside their homes
Saturday after three Syrian shells landed inside Turkey in separate
incidents amid fierce fighting in Syria.*
The shelling prompted Turkish forces to return fire as clashes between the
two neighbors entered a fourth day, according to government and
semi-official media reports.
As Turkish forces deployed along the border, Foreign Minister Ahmet
Davutoglu warned that "any future attack on Turkey from anywhere will be
silenced," according to the semi-official Anadolu Agency news service.
The Syrian shells hit outside... more »
Turkish military buildup on border
*Oct. 6 - Turkey positioned tanks and other military vehicles along the
Syrian border after a number of mortar rounds landed on Turkish soil.
Deborah Gembara reports
*
Assad visits tomb of unknown soldier in rare public appearance.
*Oct. 6 - President Bashar al Assad makes a rare public appearance to lay a
wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier as civil war rages in Syria and
cross border skirmishing with Turkish forces threatens to destabilize the
region. *
EADS-BAE deal may be hostage to politics
*(Reuters) - To win approval for their planned $45 billion merger, EADS and
BAE systems must persuade Washington to let a pan-European behemoth control
some of the most sensitive U.S. defense contracts, without triggering a
political backlash.*
Defense industry experts say it should not be difficult for Washington to
protect its security interests in allowing the deal to go ahead, but the
politics could become complicated if Boeing and other competitors lobby
against the deal.
"The security issue can be dealt with if the deal is structured properly,"
said Loren Thompson, chief ope... more »
One dead, 11 detained in French anti-terror sweep
*PARIS — A man shot dead by French police Saturday in a nationwide
crackdown on terror suspects that made 11 arrests was linked to an attack
on a Jewish store last month, Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said.
*
The man killed in an exchange of fire in Strasbourg was "a delinquent who
had converted to radical Islam" and his fingerprints were found on the
remains of a grenade thrown into the kosher grocery store in the Paris
suburb of Sarcelles, Molins told a press conference.
Molins named him as Jeremy Sidney, 33, and said that he was of French
nationality.
He said the sweep had un... more »
The Declaration on Food Freedom by Dr. Vandana Shiva
Source: http://www.facebook.com/permaculturenewsnetwork*To read the
declaration in it's entirety and to sign it, Please click on the links
provided below:*
***Click here to sign the declaration*
***Click here to download a PDF*
* *
*Source:*
*Seed Freedom*
Seed Freedom: A Message to the People of Greece, Europe and the World From Dr. Vandana Shiva
October 1, 2012
Join the Global Alliance for Seed Freedom in a Fortnight of Action from the
2-16 October 2012. Please add your planned events and actions to our global
calendar:
*http://seedfreedom.in/events/community/add**.*
Website: *http://seedfreedom.in/*
Twitter: *https://twitter.com/occupytheseed*
Facebook: *https://www.facebook.com/savetheseed*
*The below link will lead you to many languages that have been subtexted:*
YouTube: *http://www.youtube.com/user/occupytheseed*
Source: http://aseedforchange.com/
GMO Film Project Video
Today in the United States, by the simple act of feeding ourselves, we
unwittingly participate in the largest experiment ever conducted on human
beings. Massive agro-chemical companies like Monsanto (Agent Orange) and
Dow (Napalm) are feeding us genetically-modified food, GMO's, that have
never been fully tested and aren't labeled. This small handful of
corporations are tightening their grip on the world's food supply—buying,
modifying, and patenting seeds to ensure total control over everything we
eat.
The GMO Film Project (Untitled) tells the story of a father's discovery of
G... more »
EADS 'will ditch' BAE deal over EU government demands
*Aerospace giant is ready to walk away from merger if France and Germany
don’t give ground.*
Aerospace giant EADS is preparing to dump its audacious, £30bn merger with
British defence group BAE Systems if European governments fail to lower
their demands over the next three days.
Sources close to EADS said the governments, who effectively control the
Airbus-maker, need to make “significant progress” in their negotiations to
avoid the deal falling apart.
There were reports of a row between Britain and France jeopardising the
deal on Friday.
Advisers are understood to have told EADS... more »
US warns American activists not to attend anti-drone rally
*U.S. diplomats Friday warned a group of American activists not to attend a
rally against U.S. missile strikes scheduled for this weekend, claiming
terrorists have threatened to attack the demonstration.*
The rally is being led by Imran Khan, an internationally famous cricket
player who has become one of Pakistan’s most popular opposition politicians
largely on the basis of his outspoken criticism of the U.S. role in
Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The demonstration is scheduled to leave Islamabad Saturday and hopes to
enter South Waziristan, part of the militant-plagued tribal area that... more »
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake SAMOA ISLANDS REGION - 7th October 2012
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake has struck the SAMOA ISLANDS REGION at a depth
of 10 km (6.2 miles), the quake hit at 07:38:45 UTC Sunday 7th October 2012
The epicenter was 183 km (114 miles) South from APIA, Samoa
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
Two more deaths as US meningitis outbreak affects more states
*Number of cases now 64 in outbreak traced to products sent out by
unaccredited pharmaceutical compounding company*
An outbreak of meningitis linked to contaminated steroid shots prepared by
a Massachusetts pharmacy has now resulted in seven deaths, officials said
Saturday as they confirmed that the illness had spread to more states.
The total number of cases of the rare form of fungal meningitis is now 64,
with Minnesota and Ohio added to the list of states affected.
Since the outbreak was traced to products sent out by an unaccredited
pharmaceutical compounding company with a his... more »
US court fight starts for radical cleric sent from Britain
*(Reuters) - One-eyed radical Islamist cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri made his
first appearance in federal court in New York on Saturday after Britain
extradited him to the United States to face trial and a potential life
sentence on terrorism charges.*
The Egyptian-born Hamza, 54, entered U.S. District Court in Manhattan after
being refused the prosthetics - including his signature metal hook - that
he wears because of his missing forearms.
Hamza is accused by Washington of supporting al Qaeda, aiding a kidnapping
in Yemen and plotting to open a training camp for militants in the Unite... more »
Iran shifts enriched uranium to reactor fuel stock in 'confidence' show for West
*TEHRAN, Iran — In a bid to ease international concerns over its nuclear
program, Iran has converted more than a third of Tehran’s most highly
enriched uranium into a powder for a medical research reactor that is
difficult to reprocess for weapons production, experts and U.N. monitors
say.*
The work — noted in a technical report by the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog
agency in late August — suggests Iran is trying to display enough goodwill
to restart nuclear talks with world powers, while aiming to soften demands
by the U.S. and others to halt Tehran’s top-level uranium enrichment.
An in... more »
Philippines agrees to peace deal with Muslim rebels
*The Philippine government says it has reached a peace deal with the
country's largest Muslim rebel group.*
The deal follows long negotiations between the government and the Moro
Islamic Liberation Front to end the 40-year insurgency that has killed more
than 120,000 people.
It provides for the creation of a new autonomous region in Muslim-majority
areas in the south of the country.
President Benigno Aquino says two sides reached the deal for the
resource-rich region during talks in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur.
"This agreement creates a new political entity and it deserv... more »
3 killed, 10 missing in southwestern Colombia mudslide
*At least three people were killed and at least another 10 went missing
Saturday when a mudslide caused by heavy rains flooded a village in the
southwest of Colombia.*
The mudslide took the rural settlements of Villa de Prado and Remolinos by
surprise early Saturday morning, reported local newspaper Diario del Huila.
"The fire department in the area informs us there are ten people missing.
With the help of the police we will fly [over the area] to evaluate the
situation," Government Secretary Julio Cesar Triana told the newspaper.
"There's the body of a girl on the other side of th... more »
Dozens of villagers evacuate gas leak-contaminated village to temporary shelter, South Korea
*(Yonhap) -- Dozens of villagers evacuated to a temporary shelter Saturday
as officials tried to assess the extent of damage from a poisonous gas leak
that devastated a large farmland.*
About 70 elderly residents left their village, Bongsan-ri, in the
southeastern city of Gumi to a public facility considered safer from the
aftermath of the Sept. 27 leak of about eight tons of hydrofluoric acid.
The chemical is an acute poison which can damage lungs and bones and affect
the nervous system.
The village is home to about 300 people, and the disaster management office
in Gumi said the... more »
David Cameron vows to use Britain's veto to block the EU budget
*David Cameron has said he would use Britain's "veto" a second time if he
feels Europe's seven-year spending plan is too high.*
As the Conservative Party conference opened in Birmingham, the Prime
Minister said he was prepared to halt next month's budget talks if EU
leaders refuse to cut spending.
Mr Cameron said he would not stand for "outrageous" attempts to increase
the overall EU budget in negotiations on spending for the period 2014 to
2020.
"If it comes to saying, 'No' to a deal that isn't right for Britain, I'll
say, 'No,'" he said in an interview with The Sunday Telegraph.... more »
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake OFF THE COAST OF COSTA RICA - 7th October 2012
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake has struck OFF THE COAST OF COSTA RICA at a
depth of 23.7 km (14.7 miles), the quake hit at 07:00:55 UTC Sunday 7th
October 2012
The epicenter was 20 km (12.4 miles) Southwest of Paquera, Costa Rica
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
5.6 Magnitude Earthquake LUZON, PHILIPPINES - 7th October 2012
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake has struck LUZON, PHILIPPINES at a depth of 33.1
km (20.6 miles), the quake hit at 03:14:23 UTC Sunday 7th October 2012
The epicenter was 5 km (3.1 miles) West of Santa Praxedes, Philippines
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake KOMANDORSKIYE OSTROVA, RUSSIA REGION - 7th October 2012
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake has struck KOMANDORSKIYE OSTROVA, RUSSIA REGION
at a depth of 25.4 km (15.8 miles), the quake hit at 02:32:06 UTC Sunday
7th October 2012
The epicenter was 109 km (67 miles) Southeast of Nikol'skoye, Russia
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake TONGA - 7th October 2012
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake has struck TONGA at a depth of 21.8 km (13.5
miles), the quake hit at 01:56:50 UTC Sunday 7th October 2012
The epicenter was 99 km (61 miles) South of Pangai, Tonga
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
4.1 Magnitude Earthquake OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE - 6th October 2012
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake has struck OFFSHORE COQUIMBO, CHILE at a depth
of 15.2 km (9.4 miles), the quake hit at 22:49:36 UTC Saturday 6th October
2012
The epicenter was 107 km (66 miles) WNW of La Ligua, Chile
No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
"Three Things..."
“To me, there are three things we all should do every day. We should do
this every day of our lives. Number one is laugh. You should laugh every
day. Number two is think. You should spend some time in thought. And number
three is, you should have your emotions moved to tears, could be happiness
or joy. But think about it. If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a
full day. That's a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you're
going to have something special.”
- Jim Valvano
Wendell Berry, "The Peace of Wild Things"
*"The Peace of Wild Things"*
"When despair for the world grows in me
and I wake in the night at the least sound
in fear of what my life and my children's lives may be,
I go and lie down where the wood drake
rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.
I come into the peace of wild things
who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief.
I come into the presence of still water.
And I feel above me the day-blind stars
waiting with their light.
For a time I rest in the grace of the world,
and am free..."
- Wendell Berry
Beyond Nuclear - Confirmed speakers for "A Mountain of Radioactive Waste 70 Years High," Chicago, Dec. 1-3
A number of experts have confirmed they will speak, including (alphabetical
by last name): *Kinnette Benedict*, Executive Director & Publisher, *Bulletin
of the Atomic Scientists*; *Robert Chavez*, indigenous youth anti-uranium
activist, Pueblo, New Mexico; *Diane D'Arrigo*, Radioactive Waste Project
Director, Nuclear Information and Resource Service; *Kay Drey, *Beyond
Nuclear board member, and nearly four decade long anti-nuclear activist; *Norma
M. Field*, Ph.D., Robert S. Ingersoll Distinguished Service Professor in
Japanese Studies in East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Uni... more »
Remembering Matthew Shepard
*Matthew Shepard (1976-1998)*
*"14 years ago today" is the simple title of this post by my colleague
Jamie McGonnigal on the blog "Talk About Equality." Obviously nothing can
ever change what happened to Matthew Shepard that day, but Jamie has done
an eloquent job, not only of recalling that horrible day, but of setting
out the hopeful impact it has had. I don't have anything to add.* -- Ken
*14 years ago today*
On October 7, 1998, Aaron Kreifels was riding his bike through a field in
Wyoming. He wasn’t expecting that day to be different from any other
beautiful sunny afternoon in... more »
Paralyzed In The OR: America Needs Political Surgery, Not Another False Election
*2012 U.S. Presidential Election: style over substance; appearance over
character; illusion over reality. *
"In a sense 9/11 was unprecedented – the greatest mass murder ever
committed in one day on U.S. soil. In another sense it represented an
example of the kind of signature event with which we have become only too
familiar since the Kennedy assassination. I have called these events deep
events – events deeply rooted in illegal covert activity in various
branches of US intelligence and with a predictable accompanying pattern of
official cover-ups backed up by amazing media malf... more »
Sugar in Batteries May be Here in 5 Years
Photo courtesy: gringer/CC BY-SA 2.0
There has been plenty of talk about just how bad sugar is for us in the
health community; but, turns out it could be beneficial for us in our
electronics.
Researchers at the Tokyo University of Science have found that sugar might
be the key to better, cheaper rechargeable batteries. Lithium-ion batteries
may be the battery of choice right now for electric cars and gadgets, but
the increasing complexity of getting access to lithium from reserves in
countries like China and Bolivia have pushed Japanese researchers to look
for alternatives.
One b... more »
Coast to Coast
Happy Thanksgiving.
Remember when you`re sleeping, we`re watching.
The Straight Goods
Cheers Eyes and Antennas Wide Open
Nuckelchen's Latest Fukushima Video and the Horrors of A Nuclear Holocaust
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujti1NCKigo&feature=youtu.be
From October 5.
The radiation levels are creeping up.
There is evidence that the levels are going back up. I am not going to
describe my sources for this claim.
I am alarmed, but I cannot be sure, yet.
How can levels be going up again, and again, and again....?
In June 2012, Tepco asserted that the plant was continuing to emit 10
million becquerels per hour:
NHK documentary *Fukushima Daiichi Radiation: March to Recovery; Voices
From 3/11 published August 12, 2012* According to Tepco’s estimates in June
2012, the pla... more »
Focus On Listening And Attending To Others Lovingly
Focus on listening and attending to others lovingly
October 5, 2012 by John Smallman
The great event – awakening – continues its approach, and as it does so
more and more of humanity is feeling the need to change attitudes and
behaviors so that longterm peace may prevail all over the planet. The
energy from the divine Love field is penetrating areas of human thought and
activity that would seem inconceivable to the majority of you, and yet the
darkest and most carefully hidden domains, from which Love has been locked
out for eons, are being gently and most effectively permeate... more »
PORTAL 2012: Conferences, Intel and Interviews
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Conferences, Intel and Interviews
All details for New York and Sint Maarten Portal 2012 conferences have been
finalized. You can register now.
For the New York conference from November 16th to 18th, the registration
link is here:
http://portal2012.org/NewYork.html
And for Sint Maarten Caribbean conference from November 30th to December
2nd, you can register here:
http://portal2012.org/StMaarten.html
Of course, you are also welcome to visit our Torino, Austin or Laguna Beach
conferences or join us for main portal activation on December 21st in Egypt:... more »
SaLuSa 5-October-2012
SaLuSa 5-October-2012
As channeled by Mike Quinsey
Many things are coming to a head, and even disclosure may yet be first
announced by unlikely sources. If it does, it will force the hand of other
countries to admit what their own contacts have been. No doubt there will
be a reluctance to reveal the full extent to which they have been made.
However it is the time for the truth to come out, and after all much of it
will simply be an acknowledgement of what is already known. No doubt
National Security will be used as an excuse to hold back on information
relating to agreements ... more »
There is a partnership between yourselves and ourselves
*There is a partnership between yourselves and ourselves*
Michael as channeled by Ron Head
October 5, 2012 in Michael, Ron's Channeled Message
Michael
Today we are happy to point out to you the build-up of the ten-ten portal
energy. Those who are sensitive will already know this. Still, many
insist that nothing is happening. It is amazing to us that so many are
still in denial when there is so much happening about them to confirm what
we are telling you. Yet we understand that, for those who are locked in
old reasoning, it will continue to be so for long times to come.
Fo... more »
SOLDIERHUGS: Who Will Answer?
*
* http://www.soldierhugs.com/who-will-answer/*
* *
* *Who Will Answer?*
by Ian MacLeod
In my long-ago youth, WWII wasn't far gone, and being Southern country folk
and Tennessee and Kentucky hill-folk, we remembered a lot farther back than
that. I can remember staying with relatives somewhere up around Cumberland,
in their two room wood, partly log, cabin, an old Franklin stove providing
the only heat besides the people there. They brought out quilts (home-made,
of course), comforters (the same) and all manner of bed-clothes for us, and
we all slept on the floor. This was back ... more »
Musical Interlude: 2002, “A Year And A Day”
2002, “A Year And A Day”
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL7b_avTk38&feature=related
U.S. congressman calls evolution, embryology "lies" from "pit of hell"
This would be amusing in a different context; but seriously "embryology"?
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBy3MbP4WDo
ATHENS, Ga. -- Georgia Rep. Paul Broun said in videotaped remarks that
evolution, embryology and the Big Bang theory are "lies straight from the
pit of hell" meant to convince people that they do not need a savior.
...
Broun spokeswoman Meredith Griffanti told the Athens Banner-Herald that
Broun was recorded speaking off-the-record to a church group about his
religious beliefs. He sits on the House Committee on Science, Space and
Technology
Read more:
http://www.ctvne... more »
Chet Raymo, "The Dot and the Abyss"
"The Dot and the Abyss"
by Chet Raymo
"Let's take a stroll around the neighborhood. Nearby. Not very far. Let's
say 20 light-years from the Sun. A typical neighborhood, for our neck of
the galaxy. About a hundred stars. If we travel to the nearest one on, say,
a Voyager spacecraft, it will take us upwards of thirty thousand years to
get there. So our neighborhood amble will take a while.
First we'll pop in on Alpha Centauri and its two companions. Alpha is a
twin of our Sun, a yellow star. In our 20-light-year neighborhood there are
half-a-dozen Sunlike stars. Not many stars are... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Near the center of this sharp cosmic portrait, at the heart of the Orion
Nebula, are four hot, massive stars known as the Trapezium. Gathered within
a region about 1.5 light-years in radius, they dominate the core of the
dense Orion Nebula Star Cluster. Ultraviolet ionizing radiation from the
Trapezium stars, mostly from the brightest star Theta-1 Orionis C powers
the complex star forming region's entire visible glow.
*Click image for larger size. *
About three million years old, the Orion Nebula Cluster was even more
compact in its younger years and a recent dynamical study ind... more »
"Dogtown: A Happy Face!"
"Dogtown"
"A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more
than you love yourself." ~ Josh Billings
"It's not just a sanctuary - it's Dogtown! Dogtown is the most welcoming
place on earth. They may have been homeless, but none of the dogs here are
sad and forlorn. Everywhere you go, you're greeted with wagging tails,
whelps of excitement and big, friendly eyes. This is truly a neighborly,
all-American town.
Best Friends Animal Society is guided by a simple philosophy: kindness to
animals builds a better world for all of us. In the late 1980s, when Best
Friends was in its ea... more »
Native American Women honored for Healing and Earth Defense
**
*Native American women to be honored as Climate Heroes in Washington *
Sarah James at the UN Climate Summit
in Cancun 2010
Photo Brenda Norrell**
*By Brenda Norrell*
*Censored News*
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com
WASHINGTON -- Native American women are among those being honored on
Sunday, and recognized for their healing and defense of the Earth.
They are among the 100 notable climate heroes to be honored at the inaugural
Atlas Awards at a ceremony October 7 on the National Mall. They will be
honored for their leadership in influencing Americans towards more caring
and susta... more »
Don Miguel Ruiz, "The Liar That Lives in Your Head"
"The Liar That Lives in Your Head"
by Don Miguel Ruiz
"Before we were born, a whole society of storytellers was already here. The
storytellers who were here before us taught us how to be human. First they
told us what we are-a boy or a girl-then they told us who we are, and who
we should or shouldn't be. They taught us how to be a woman or how to be a
man. They told us to be a proper woman, a decent woman, a strong man, a
brave man. They gave us a name, and they told us the role we would play in
their story. They prepared us to live in the human jungle, to compete with
one anoth... more »
"A Sign Of The Times: Real Church Sign"
"Yeah, we're doing just fine, thanks for asking..."
Psychology: "Cognitive Dissonance And the Human Mind"
"Cognitive Dissonance And the Human Mind"
by Dan Eden
"When “Robbie” the robot was told to shoot a weapon at a man in the movie
Forbidden Planet, his electronic brain sparked and short-circuited. His
creator had programmed him to never harm a human and so the conflicting
ideas paralyzed him. Human beings often are presented with opposing
thoughts also, but our brains have developed a way of resolving these
conflicts through a process call cognitive dissonance. We are taught, like
“Robbie,” that killing is prohibited — but what about war? And many
anti-abortionists support the deat... more »
Geology: "Earth's Magnetic Field and Climate Change"
"Earth's Magnetic Field and Climate Change"
by Discovery
"The Earth's climate has been significantly affected by the planet's
magnetic field, according to a Danish study published Monday that is
unlikely to challenge the notion that human emissions are largely
responsible for global warming. "Our results show a strong correlation
between the strength of the Earth's magnetic field and the amount of
precipitation in the tropics," one of the two Danish geophysicists behind
the study, Mads Faurschou Knudsen of the geology department at Aarhus
University in western Denmark, told the ... more »
The Poet: David Whyte, "One Day"
*"One Day"*
"One day I will say
the gift I once had has been taken.
The place I have made for myself
belongs to another.
The words I have sung
are being sung by the ones I would want.
Then I will be ready for that voice
and the still silence in which it arrives.
And if my faith is good
then we'll meet again on the road,
and we'll be thirsty,
and stop and laugh and drink together again
from the deep well of things as they are."
- David Whyte
"Where Many Rivers Meet"
•
"The poem is a little myth of man's capacity of making life meaningful.
And in the end, the poem is not a thing we see... more »
Sunday Classics preview: Tonight finally we hear des Grieux's "Dream" as sung by . . . well, you'll hear
*Des Grieux (Rolando Villazón) shares his dream with Manon (Natalie Dessay)
-- from Act II of Massenet's Manon in Barcelona, 2007.*
*by Ken*
For tonight's preview we're going to revisit the young Chévalier des
Grieux's "Dream," as shared with his young lover Manon Lescaut at a time
when she, alas, already knows that they're as little as minutes away from
everything between them coming to a crashing end. We're going to hear it
tonight in a recording I was too lazy to prepare for presentation earlier.
As we'll hear once again, des Grieux has no clue as to what's about to
happen.
To... more »
"The Thorn Bird"
“There is a legend about a bird which sings just once in its life, more
sweetly than any other creature on the face of the earth. From the moment
it leaves the nest it searches for a thorn tree, and does not rest until it
has found one. Then, singing among the savage branches, it impales itself
upon the longest, sharpest spine. And, dying, it rises above its own agony
to out-carol the lark and the nightingale. One superlative song, existence
the price. But the whole world stills to listen, and God in His heaven
smiles. For the best is only bought at the price of great pain… or so sa... more »
"Your Move: The Maze of Free Will"
"Your Move: The Maze of Free Will"
By Galen Strawson
"You arrive at a bakery. It’s the evening of a national holiday. You want
to buy a cake with your last 10 dollars to round off the preparations
you’ve already made. There’s only one thing left in the store — a 10-dollar
cake. On the steps of the store, someone is shaking an Oxfam tin. You stop,
and it seems quite clear to you — it surely is quite clear to you — that it
is entirely up to you what you do next. You are — it seems — truly,
radically, ultimately free to choose what to do, in such a way that you
will be ultimately mor... more »
Touching me, touching you
Don't understand the fascination with daily polls. The only thing you learn
is that the public is fickle and we already know that. And there's so many
out there now, that you can find one that validates your world view at any
given moment. But I don't need that.
Me. I don't get excited when Obama's poll numbers are up. Don't get worried
when they're down. I measure the public temperament more by what I see and
overhear on the streets. Or don't. There is support for Romney among people
who should know better. The ones I talk to have been woefully misinformed.
Not sure all of them ar... more »
Mass rally in Venice to call for independence from Italy
Two centuries after Napoleonic forces snuffed out the 1,000-year Venetian
Republic, Venetians are once again aspiring to become an independent state.
Inspired by the nationalist aspirations of Scotland and Catalonia,
pro-independence campaigners will hold a mass rally in the heart of the
lagoon city on Saturday, calling for an urgent referendum to be held on the
issue.
Indipendenza Veneta, a newly-founded pro-independence movement, says it
expects several thousand people to turn up for the rally.
They will be ferried across the Grand Canal in gondolas to deliver a
"declaration of... more »
"Ten Rules For Being Human"
"Ten Rules For Being Human"
Rule One:
You will receive a body. You may love it or hate it,
but it will be yours for the duration of your life on Earth.
Rule Two:
You will be presented with lessons. You are enrolled in a full-time
informal school called 'life.'
Each day in this school you will have the opportunity to learn lessons. You
may like the lessons
or hate them, but you have designed them as part of your curriculum.
Rule Three:
There are no mistakes, only lessons. Growth is a process of experimentation,
a series of trials, errors, and occasional victories. The failed experim... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Apple Valley, California, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
Patients starve and die of thirst on hospital wards: UK (and likely elsewhere)
Forty-three hospital patients starved to death last year and 111 died of
thirst while being treated on wards, new figures disclose today.
Forty-three hospital patients starved to death last year and 111 died of
thirst while being treated on wards, new figures disclose today.
The death toll was disclosed by the Government amid mounting concern over
the dignity of patients on NHS wards.
They will also fuel concerns about care homes, as it was disclosed that
eight people starved to death and 21 people died of thirst while in care.
Last night there were warnings that they must prompt ... more »
"Drinking Coffee Kills Pain, Lifts Mood and Sharpens the Mind"
*"Drinking Coffee Kills Pain, Lifts Mood and Sharpens the Mind"*
by Sayer Ji
"New clinical research confirms why office work and coffee go so closely
hand in hand. The new study published in the journal BMC Research Notes
found that drinking coffee reduces the development of pain during computer
work. Study participants who had consumed coffee (1/2-1 cup) on average 1
hour and 18 minutes before performing a simulated computer office-work task
found to provoke pain in the neck, shoulders, forearms and wrists, were
found to have "attenuated pain development compared with the subje... more »
"Experts: Food Prices Will Soar Leading to Political, Civil Unrest"
*"Experts: Food Prices Will Soar Leading to Political, Civil Unrest"*
by Keith Johnson
"The worst U.S. drought since 1936 has devastated crops and livestock
across the country and opened the floodgates to opportunists hawking
genetically modified (GM) seed products. Worse yet, socioeconomic experts
now predict that the world may be less than one year away from a
catastrophic food crisis that could lead to even more political instability
and civil unrest. Meanwhile, consumers are bracing for a harsh winter as
food prices begin their rise to unprecedented levels. Meat and dairy
pr... more »
“Cellphone Cameras: The Little Snitch In Your Pocket”
* “Cellphone Cameras: *
*The Little Snitch In Your Pocket”*
By Sarah Jaffe
"Taxpayer-funded programs have created malware for Android smartphones that
can remotely take over your phone's camera and use it to spy on you,
according to reports in the Washington Times and PCWorld. According to
Christina DesMarais at PC World: "They call it "visual malware" dubbed
PlaceRaider that uses the phone's camera and other sensors to create
three-dimensional models of indoor environments that bad guys could
download, study and use to steal "virtual objects" such as financial
documents, info... more »
Protest Columbus Day in Pueblo, Colorado 2012
*DEFEAT RACISM • PROTEST COLUMBUS DAY •*
**
*DEFEND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ RIGHTS*
This year in Pueblo, the birthplace of C-Day
Columbus Day Celebration Protest
Monday, October 8, 2012 (Official C-Day)
When:
9am, Monday, October 8th, 2012 • *Rally *at 10am, Columbus
Statue, across from Rawlings Public Library, 100 Abriendo Avenue,
Pueblo, CO, 81004. Bring banners, signs and your anti-racism messages.
**
*Where* Meet at Henkle Park, Pueblo, CO, on Abriendo Avenue, between
Ramona and Penn Streets at 9am. March to Columbus statue for rally at
10 am, in front of Rawlings Library, 100 Abr... more »
Paul B. Farrell, "Doomsday Capitalism?"
*"Doomsday Capitalism?"*
by Paul B. Farrell
"Doomsday Capitalism? Capitalism is killing America? Yes, that’s the
message in my tenth book. “Doomsday Capitalism, 10 Self-Destructive
Trends.” But you’ll never see it in print. No one, even book publishers
want to read this truth: Capitalism is destroying America. Why? Super-Rich
Capitalists get rich off these macro trends. They want happy talk. Back in
2007 Vanguard founder Jack Bogle called my warnings “prescient.” But that
didn’t stop the meltdown. Next time financial historians warn of a bigger
meltdown; a total collapse has... more »
The Ladies Fight Back Against The Republican Party War Against Women
It would be a mistake to think the GOP War On Women is primarily about
misfits like Todd Akin (and Paul Ryan who has cosponsored some of the most
viciously misogynistic legislation with Akin ever seen in the history of
the U.S. Congress). The entire deranged party has lost its way and has
allowed itself to be turned into some kind of Bronze Age patriarchal parody
by the mullahs of the religionist right. Satirist and social activist Lizz
Winstead is the mind behind the new website, Lady Parts Justice and the
video up top is their first effort to focus attention on sociopaths like
V... more »
J.J.C. "Jack" Smart - R.I.P.
I just learned via various sources on Facebook and Twitter that the
Australian philosopher J.J.C. a.k.a. Jack Smart passed away today at the
age of 92. The very fact that this sad news is immediately echoing around
the world tells you something about his stature, and a further glimpse of
this can be caught by visiting his webpage at Monash University, which
besides his distinguished carreer reveals that he was busy publishing high
quality papers as late as at the age of 86.
His most well-known philosophical achievements were his championship of
physicalism in the philosophy of mi... more »
JIMMY SAVILE, THE KRAY TWINS, CLIFF RICHARD...
Tony Blair's friend Cliff Richard (left) with Sir Jimmy Savile, who
allegedly supplied boys to the elite for sex.
Cliff Richard, whose home is near to where Madeleine McCann disappeared,
with Winston Churchill's close friend Lord Boothby, who reportedly was
involved with child sex rings for the elite..
Lord Boothby with top gangster Ronnie Kray, centre, who reportedly supplied
boys to the elite.
Cliff Richard was friends with the Kray Twins.
Lost Youth Volume 2: London - Page 429 - Google Books Result
*Bernard Oliver - victim in the Tattingstone suitcase murder*
Anonymous c... more »
Christine Prat Photos Navajo Fair
Christine Prat of France shares photos from the Navajo Nation Fair this
year and previous years. Thank you Christine for sharing your photos, and
translating articles at Censored News into French!
*Click images to enlarge.*
Saturday Play--Comedian Streeter Seidell
New York comedian Streeter Seidell does a brief set on the founding
fathers.
Disgusting Liberal Hackery at the Toronto Star
Glenn Greenwald is forced to ruefully observe that Democrats who decried
bush II's regime of illegal spying on US citizens and his regime of
rendition and torture (denied by bush II in that dunce's own clumsily
fraudulent way) are now completely onside with Barack Obama's stated claims
of the right to detain US citizens without charges and even to assassinate
them. These former defenders of the US Constitution are now enthusiastic
destroyers of it. All due to the sickness of partisan politics.
Isthis disgusting Toronto Star article evidence of the same disease amongst
Canadian Liber... more »
“California Gas Price Hits Record $4.614 Per Gallon”
*“California Gas Price Hits Record $4.614 Per Gallon”*
by Tyler Durden
"We have covered the great California gas rush in the past few days, and
here is the confirmation. According to the AAA fuel gauge report, the
average California gas price just hit an all time record of $4.614, and
shows no sign of slowing down.
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From LA Times: "California’s average gasoline price set a record Saturday
of $4.614 for a gallon of regular, up 12.8 cents overnight – but anyone who
filled up in the last few days probably isn’t surprised. Gasoline prices
skyrocketed ... more »
Coffee, Culture and Recovery in Ciudad Juarez
October 6, 2012
*Ciudad Juarez News
Coffee, Culture and Recovery in Ciudad Juarez*
*By Kent Paterson*
*Frontera NorteSur: U.S.-Mexico border news*
Center for Latin American and Border Studies
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Posted at Censored News www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com
As Ciudad Juarez lurches ahead in an uncertain recovery from years of
extreme violence and economic decline, signs of renewed night life are
stirring in the northern Mexican border city. Especially in the Pronaf and
Gomez Morin zones, new bars and clubs, known as antros in Mexican lingo,
are o... more »
Israel wages cyber battle over UAV, satellite-guided by Iran or Hizballah, Hamas calling up all its reserves: UPDATE
Israeli intelligence and air force waged a cyber battle Saturday, Oct. 6
with unidentified parties, most likely Hizballah or Iran, who sent a
satellite-guided unmanned helicopter into Israeli air space through the
Mediterranean. debkafile’s military sources report exclusively that for 30
minutes, as the helicopter flew over southern Israel, control swung back
and forth between Israeli cyber operators and unknown agents.
The battle was finally resolved by an Israel decision to scramble four F-16
fighters to shoot the trespasser down, the while Israeli cyber experts
tried to identify... more »
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