Science and Greed Will Deliver Next Pandemic

Greed and science do not make good partners. Breed birds to supposedly be immune to one type of avian flu opens the door to millions of birds and perhaps people be wiped out by a disease that the genetically modified birds do not have any immunity to -- That's why nature favors diversity to protect the whole!

clipped from www.nzherald.co.nz Anti-GE campaigners clash with police during a protest at Rotorua's Forest Research Institute. Photo / Rotorua Daily Post

And On and On It Goes - Bird Flu - we have it again

Nations all over the globe who have been struck by avian flu, note they have it, kill thousands of birds, then proclaim they are bird flu free and then later on, of course, a new outbreak is reported because the methods being used do not work - that's why a new pandemic is just a matter of time - unless leaders get out of their boxes

clipped from www.hindu.com 12,000 birds culled in Assam after bird flu outbreak Guwahati (IANS): Authorities in Assam have culled some 12,000 of the estimated 60,000 birds ordered to be killed after an outbreak of the deadly bird flu virus in the region, officials said Saturday.

Separate but Equal ... Isn't

Separate but Equal ... Isn't

E’s Top 10 Eco Celebs (By Beth Connolly)

E’s Top 10 Eco Celebs (By Beth Connolly)

Don't Flush Your Outdate Drugs Down the Toilet!

If you were thinking about going to Red Lobster for some lighter fare after that big turkey feast - forget it1 If the lead, mercury, and who knows what else from seafood imported from China doesn't make you sick, you might get high or low on fish out of drug laden US waters.

clipped from www.sciencenews.org AWKWARD POSESome hybrid striped bass exposed to Prozac eventually began hanging vertically in the water — a highly anomalous pose — and stopped eating.Clemson University’s Institute of Environmental Toxicology

When you think of hockey moms buying AK-47's - read this

If a former child soldier can't convince you that some guns should just be in the hands of grown military - well - I don't know what will - perhaps nothing and the killing will just go on and on.

clipped from www.ipsnews.net RIGHTS: Former Child Soldiers Work to Save Those Left Behind By Mirela Xanthaki Even after being rescued, "our heads are filled with arms", says former child soldier Kon Kelei. Credit:UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe UNITED NATIONS, Nov 26 (IPS) - "An AK-47 is not made for a kid. It is not made for a human being, let alone a kid," said Kon Kelei, a former child soldier from Sudan. Kelei was taken to a camp when he was four or five years old -- he is not precisely sure -- and trained to fight in battle.

Give Peace for a Change?

clipped from www.peacearts.com     Welcome to the Peace Arts Gallery!     motivational and inspirational posters and peace signs in the form of peace posters, peace t-shirts, bumper stickers and more!

Give thanks, lend a hand not a slap on the face!

"walk in their shoes and then see where you stand.

clipped from www.stamfordadvocate.com Group strives to push for immigrants' rights By Magdalene Perez Staff Writer Posted: 11/25/2008 02:44:57 AM EST STAMFORD - When Beatrice Chodosh and Ana Maria Badash set out to screen a movie about sweatshops, they hoped the film would change the way people think about immigration. The women met their goal Sunday, when their group, Coalition of Residents and Immigrants in Solidarity, screened the documentary "Made In L.A." at Ferguson Library, Chodosh said. About 60 people attended the event, despite a screening time that coincided with the annual big-balloon parade.

Ann Telnaes Cartoons - washingtonpost.com

Ann Telnaes Cartoons - washingtonpost.com
Two 1st Class Turkeys

Is this a preview of the typical American worker on a peanut break at work?
Hope not but in last few weeks, it seems as though this may be our unintended journey's
end.

Here's to things getting better in new year, new President, and perhaps a more savvy
public! Ned Hamson


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Question is - is bailout a shell game for two of big three?

Chrysler knows it needs to sell cars and trucks to stay in business. GM and Ford have been and may continue to play the stock market and sub-prime loan type games to make money instead of making cars and trucks people want to buy and to make them with North American workers!

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CLIMATE CHANGE: Oceans Passing Critical CO2 Threshold

CLIMATE CHANGE: Oceans Passing Critical CO2 Threshold

BBC NEWS | South Asia | Arrests after Afghan acid attack

BBC NEWS | South Asia | Arrests after Afghan acid attack: "Advertisement

The damage done to some of the girls who were attacked

Police in southern Afghanistan have arrested 10 men in connection with an acid attack on schoolgirls earlier this month, officials say."

Low-IQ inmate taken off death row - Local News | CharlotteObserver.com

Low-IQ inmate taken off death row - Local News | CharlotteObserver.com

World "Indifference" to Congo Violence Must End

clipped from www.who.int Josephine's Journey © WHO/Chris Black There was no maternity ward or flowers for Josephine Nyirandayimana when her child was born. Instead there was a flight from danger, clinging onto her other child while leaving their village near Masisi behind. They arrived in a makeshift camp set up in a muddy field some 35 km away to the south, near Shasha. Josephine's baby was born soon after by caesarean section at Kirotshe Hospital where she now is recuperating. The current crisis in North Kivu is having a major impact on the health of the thousands of people who have fled their homes, by disrupting access to what should be readily available health services, such as safe deliveries. Reproductive and maternal health services, immunizations, basic hygiene and sanitation - all essential areas if health care that many of us take for granted but that are under extreme threat in the Kivus.

Bluefin Boycott Builds | OneWorld.net (U.S.)

Bluefin Boycott Builds | OneWorld.net (U.S.)

Ultimate Irony or Ultimate Bad Joke?

Glad to see that Harley is making a profit and cycles get better mpg than Mercedes but... grin.

clipped from www.csmonitor.com Desert HOGs: A Saudi Harley Owners Group member departs for a weekend motorcycle rally. Caryle Murphy

Death-penalty foes meet across Ky. for protests | courier-journal | The Courier-Journal

Death-penalty foes meet across Ky. for protests | courier-journal | The Courier-Journal

Make Those Chicken Nuggets Extra Well Done!

Greed and corruption may facilitate the spread of the next flu pandemic that could kill millions. Does KFC or your local Thai restaurant use chicken nuggets from Thailand - make 'em extra crispy to be sure the flu is dead. Danger from cooked birds is slight actually but it illustrates how hard it is for governments to protect against the worst that pandemics can bring us.

clipped from www.nst.com.my "As there is no certainty that the chickens had received clearance from the Thai veterinary authorities before being slaughtered, it is not possible for us to determine whether the frozen chicken is really free from the bird flu disease," he said. Last Monday, 578 boxes of frozen chicken, worth RM40,228, were seized at the Tanjung illegal jetty, in Pengkalan Kubur.

SFD Column: Voters victoriously bust myths about animal rights movement

Uncaged in California and no dog racing in Massachusetts - hooray, hooray!

SFD Column: Voters victoriously bust myths about animal rights movement

ABC News: Person of the Week: Madeleine Pickens

ABC News: Person of the Week: Madeleine Pickens
Good on you for helping to save wild horses!

Half traditional markets prone to bird flu: Commission | The Jakarta Post

Half traditional markets prone to bird flu: Commission | The Jakarta Post

Death Penalty and Violating 5th Amendment Rights Too!

clipped from www.cnn.com WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A U.S. soldier convicted of rape and murder two decades ago will be executed December 10 in the nation's first military execution since 1961, the Army said Thursday. Pvt. Ronald Grey has been held in Fort Leavenworth's

Freedom to Live | The Death Penalty | The Freedom Files

Freedom to Live | The Death Penalty | The Freedom Files

Listen and perhaps get a new view on the death penalty

"No man should die alone without a friend"

clipped from www.ifc.com At The Death House Door: Trailer The IFC original documentary "At the Death House Door" is a personal and intimate look at the death penalty in Texas through the eyes of a prison chaplain. Directed by Steve James ("Hoop Dreams") and Peter Gilbert. Premieres on IFC in May.

Support our Veterans - End the War

clipped from www.commondreams.org Retired Army Sgt. Angela Peacock waits for her meeting at the St. Louis Veteran's Center, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008 in St. Louis. "Angie's Story", the story of Peacock's struggle to recover from combat and sexual assault trauma in the military is the latest in an online documentary series, "In Their Boots," about the struggles of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans and their families. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam)

Good on You - Giving the Salmon a Hand Up!

clipped from smartmeme.org Major Milestone in Campaign to UnDam the Klamath River November 19th, 2008 by patrick Exciting news from the campaign to restore the Klamath river basin! Last week the campaign came one step closer to removing four of the destructive dams that have so negatively impacted the environment, economy and traditional cultures of the basin. The owner of the dams — the PacifiCorp power company (a subsidiary of Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway corporation) — announced an Agreement in Principle (AIP) with the Federal government and the governments of California and Oregon to begin a process that would remove the dams by 2020.

"Bush League" Anti-Terrorism based on racial/ethnic profiling

Read for yourself how amaturish the efforts were to "protect" us.

clipped from www.fairfieldweekly.com Kathleen Cei photo Yale law students Sameer Ahmed and Bram Elias helped expose a secret Bush administration counterterrorism program as a massive fishing expedition predicated on racial profiling

Seaside to join Fast for Peace Week - MontereyHerald.com :

Seaside to join Fast for Peace Week - MontereyHerald.com :

Your children's school could also be an international peace site!

clipped from www.tacomaweekly.com PHOTOS BY CLARE JENSEN PRESENCE OF PEACE. Bryant Montessori school dedicated its new peace pole and garden Nov. 14, as the school became the city’s first international peace site recognized by World Citizen Inc. The pole, shown above, repeats the phrase “may peace prevail on earth” in 12 languages on its six sides.

YouTube - Tell The President: Ban Torture

YouTube - Tell The President: Ban Torture

Amnesity International sponsoring a photodocumentary on the death penalty in North Carolina

To really be well informed, sometimes you really need to open your eyes and see what the state is doing in your name!

clipped from www.elon.edu Langley's photos are currently on display in Belk and Gray Academic Pavilions as part of the exhibit, sponsored by Amnesty International. Each photograph has facts about the death penalty displayed under it. Photos by Anna Reynal.

Moratorium in Death Penalty Proposed for Missouri

A moratorium is a good way to give yourself time to sort out the inequalities in a current system and to decide if you want to spend the money needed to make the system fair to all families of victim(s) and accused concerned and effective in meeting the needs of the community.

clipped from ozarksfirst.com Moratorium Proposed Again for Capital Punishment Wednesday, Nov 19, 2008 @08:21pm CST (Jefferson City, MO) -- Death penalty opponents will try again to impose a moratorium on capital punishment in Missouri. Some 300 groups have signed petitions calling for a moratorium until a study determines whether the death penalty is imposed fairly.  It also seeks to answer questions like how much does the death penalty cost taxpayers?

Our ports of entry sare still unsecure but open up your social security to anyone - no problema!

Strange what our Federal managers and leaders seem to be able to do and not do. If you are checking who is driving 16 wheelers in and out of all US Ports, there is no way to check if John Smith is John Smith who is a driver for a non-Federal contractor or sub-contractor. But this is still a "Mission Accomplished" Administration long on talk but short of action and real accomplishment other than enriching it buddies.

clipped from www.uscis.gov Federal Contractors Required to Use E-Verify System WASHINGTON— Federal contractors and subcontractors will be required to begin using the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ E-Verify system starting Jan. 15, 2009, to verify their employees’ eligibility to legally work in the United States.

Undocumented immigrant children's rights often ignored, report says - El Paso Times

Undocumented immigrant children's rights often ignored, report says - El Paso Times

PODCast to Plan B - Not Business as Usual

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World Fisheries in Danger of Collapse

Lester Brown is no slouch when it comes to research and should be read and listened to - read and decide for yourself - grin - before your next visit to Red Lobster!

clipped from www.earthpolicy.org As population grows and as modern food marketing systems give more people access to these products, seafood consumption is growing. Indeed, the human appetite for seafood is outgrowing the sustainable yield of oceanic fisheries. Today 75 percent of fisheries are being fished at or beyond their sustainable capacity. As a result, many are in decline and some have collapsed.

California Prop. 8 Challenges

SAN FRANCISCO - The likelihood of a final California Supreme Court showdown over same-sex marriage increased dramatically Monday when Attorney General Jerry Brown and the pro-Proposition 8 campaign urged the justices to decide whether the voter-approved ballot measure is constitutional.

clipped from www.commondreams.org California Attorney General Jerry Brown is probing the legality of Proposition 8. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)

Surfing CIA Must Stop!

Waterboarding is torture, waterboarding is torture, waterboard is torture - got it? We have it and must stop it!

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Knowledge is Power - Even with Death Row Statistics

clipped from www.deathpenaltyinfo.org DEATH ROW INMATES BY STATE Total Number of Death Row Inmates as of January 1, 2008: 3,309 State # of Inmates State # of Inmates State # of Inmates California 667 Mississippi 64 Connecticut 9 Florida 397 S. Carolina 63 Kansas 9 Texas 373 U.S. Gov't 51 Utah 9 Penn. 228 Missouri 48 Washington 9 Alabama 203 Arkansas 40 U.S. Military 9 Ohio 188 Kentucky 39 Maryland 6 N. Carolina 173 Oregon 35 South Dakota 3 Arizona 126 Virginia 21 Colorado 2 Georgia 107 Delaware 19 Montana 2 Tennessee 102 Idaho 19 New Mexico 2 Louisiana 88 Indiana 19 Wyoming 2 Oklahoma 84 Illinois 13 Nevada 77 Nebraska 10

Ohio Jurors Beginning to Have Difficulty with Death Penalty

clipped from www.deathpenaltyinfo.org Jurors Find Difficulty with Prospect of Handing Down Death Sentences Posted: November 03, 2008 in Costs Sentencing What's New Ohio’s Franklin County (Columbus) has been experiencing a steady decline in death penalty indictments and death sentences as jurors are increasingly choosing sentences of life in prison without parole and prosecutors are seeking fewer death sentences. In a recent capital case, the judge had a difficult time finding jurors who would likely follow state law and consider a death sentence. One prospective juror, a 36-year-old truck driver, explained that while he favors the death penalty, he would have a hard time handing down a death penalty verdict because, “It would haunt me for the rest of my life.”

Kids and Obesity - a Heavy Topic for Them, Their Parents, and Now, Their Schools

clipped from www.csmonitor.com Workout: Students exercise at Forest Hills Elementary in Coral Springs, Fla. Richard Luscombe Sports aspirations: James Destilus (far left) and Kenneth Gutierrez (next to him) want to play football next year. Mike Lawson (center) says he prefers basketball. And Jhullyza Calderon (far right) and Lauren Rebaza (next to her) will try out for swimming. All are fifth-graders in Coral Springs, Fla. Richard Lusxombe AGYM_P1 csmli-1 stem-1 AGYM_P2 csmli-2 stem-2 Florida fights childhood obesity with new gym rule Schools must comply with a state law requiring children in kindergarten through fifth grade to receive 30 minutes of continuous physical education every day.

Poor Peoples Economic Human Rights Campaign

Poor Peoples Economic Human Rights Campaign

Greens in Germany pick son of Turks as leader - International Herald Tribune

Greens in Germany pick son of Turks as leader - International Herald Tribune

Good on you German Green Party!

Behind the Maryland Death Penalty Debate

clipped from www.baltimoresun.com Behind the debate Listening to 84 witnesses, members of the commission on capital punishment found their eyes opened to aspects of the death penalty that surprised and sobered them.

US Anti-immigrant Family Policy Results

Read it and judge for yourself how sane, humane or... US pokicy currently is.

clipped from www.cppp.org A Child Alone and Without Papers A report on the return and repatriation of undocumented unaccompanied children by the United States

SPLCenter.org: SPLC Wins $2.5 Million Verdict Against Imperial Klans of America

SPLCenter.org: SPLC Wins $2.5 Million Verdict Against Imperial Klans of America
Good on You SPLC!

What does it take to get people to think about the harm they do by "going by the book!"

Dumb and dumber policy book wins - America loses!

clipped from www.mlive.com Flint doctor deported; Friends and family fight to have Dr. Jose Jota return to Grand Blanc Township by Bryn Mickle | The Flint Journal Tuesday November 11, 2008, 10:02 AM Stuart Bauer | The Flint JournalAt the Grand Blanc Township home of her son, Dr. Jose Jota, Gennie Jota of Diamond Bar, Calif., holds a portrait of Jota, wife Celina and children, Patrick 10, Joshua, 8, Kaitlyn, 5, and Jillian, 2.

Protect women and children around the globe

Every day, millions of refugee women and girls around the world risk being raped, beaten—even killed—as they search for the firewood they need to cook for their families. It's happening everywhere from Sudan to Sri Lanka, Ethiopia to Ecuador, and it must not continue.

To help protect women and girls at risk of rape and assault, Congress must pass the International Violence Against Women Act.

clipped from capwiz.com End violence against women and girls Urge Congress to support the International Violence Against Women Act Every day, millions of refugee women and girls around the world risk being raped, beaten—even killed—as they search for the firewood they need to cook for their families. It's happening everywhere from Sudan to Sri Lanka, Ethiopia to Ecuador, and it must not continue. To help protect women and girls at risk of rape and assault, Congress must pass the International Violence Against Women Act. This landmark bill, to be re-introduced in the new session of Congress, would make efforts to address sexual violence a key priority in U.S. foreign assistance programs. It contains a number of important provisions aimed at increasing services for survivors of sexual violence and improving prevention and protection programs. For millions of refugee women and girls risking personal harm while attempting to collect firewood, this bill is critical.

O'Malley renews call for death penalty ban -- baltimoresun.com

O'Malley renews call for death penalty ban -- baltimoresun.com

Bear Sunrise

A bear at sunrise is almost too beautiful - not!
From: http://www.firstpeople.us/ gallery.

Soros Sour on Our Financial Future

clipped from www.reuters.com WASHINGTON (Reuters) - George Soros, chairman of Soros Fund Management, testified at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on Thursday. Highlights: * Said "a deep recession is now inevitable and the possibility of a depression cannot be ruled out."

Gulp! Guys, One more reason that Genetically modified food might be BAD 4U!

The school of too good to be true is in session - GM food is designed for profit, not necessarily for human food or the good of the environment.

clipped from www.commondreams.org Why Eating GM Food Could Lower Your Fertility by Sean Poulter Genetically modified corn has been linked to a threat to fertility in an official study that could deliver a hammer blow to controversial 'Frankenstein Food'. Most of the research on GM crop safety has been conducted by biotech companies, such as Monsanto, rather than outside independent laboratories. A long-term feeding trial commissioned by the Austrian government found mice fed on GM corn or maize had fewer offspring and lower birth rates. The trial has triggered a call from Greenpeace for a recall of all GM food crops currently on the market worldwide on the grounds of the threat to human health.

Immigrants' Rights Organizations Sue Department of Homeland Security for Public Accountability about Deportation Program that Sidesteps Legal Process for Immigrants - MarketWatch

Immigrants' Rights Organizations Sue Department of Homeland Security for Public Accountability about Deportation Program that Sidesteps Legal Process for Immigrants - MarketWatch

Hate Crimes are Driven by Fear

The results of overblown fear of immigrants are hate crimes such as the one reported here. Be, Just, Love Mercy and Walk Humbly with God - then things might start improving.

clipped from www.newsday.com A woman sends her message on the lawn of the American Legion on South Ocean Avenue in Patchogue as politicians addressed the murder of Marcello Lucero. (Photo by James Carbone / November 12, 2008)

Humane Action on Immigration Needed ASAP

clipped from afp.google.com US immigrant groups to march a day after Obama takes over 22 hours ago WASHINGTON (AFP) — Immigrant rights organizations have called for a major march on Washington on January 21, the day after Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th US president. Defenders and advocates of tens of millions of immigrants will take to the streets to press their case for immigration reform and remind Obama of one of the policy planks he plugged on the campaign stump as he wooed the Hispanic vote.

Death penalty panel vote: Abolish death penalty - Examiner.com

Death penalty panel vote: Abolish death penalty - Examiner.com

Bird Flu - Thailand - Illustrates Why It goes On and On

It's about money honey - always about money. So if you come a culling chickens, I'll be trying to hide mine! That phenomena goes on and on and on. Other methods must be considered to control the spread of bird flu; which could become the next pandemic spring board.

clipped from www.bangkokpost.com Provincial livestock officials disinfected bird flu-hit Ban Hua Khao, where the chickens died of unknown causes, culled scores more chickens and collected the carcasses for lab tests. The culling infuriated three poultry owners because the chickens were breeding stock and expensive. Besides, there had been no official proof of avian flu infection in the fowls, they said. Despite all efforts to contain bird flu, Sukhothai was hit again as the deadly virus was discovered on a fighting cock farm in Sawankhalok yesterday.

Peace is Patriotic?
Sure is and we need more peace patriots!

Has he done his duty? Yes. Has he done enough?

clipped from www.commondreams.org Iraq Vet Says He Won’t Return After two deployments, Marine doesn’t want to go back, could face jail by Therese Hogue When Benjamin Lewis was 17, he joined the Marine Corps' delayed entry program, looking for a new direction in his life. He had dropped out of school and was struggling. The military seemed like a good option. Benjamin Lewis chats with a patron as he tends bar at Block 15. After doing two tours in Iraq in the Marine Corps, Lewis is now in Corvallis, going to school and working as a bartender with a new perspective on the war. (Casey Campbell/Gazette-Times) After two deployments to Iraq, and an honorable discharge, Lewis, now 23, recently learned that he might be involuntarily redeployed to the region. He's decided that he's not going back, even if it means facing imprisonment.

BIODIVERSITY: The Real Price of Farmed Salmon

BIODIVERSITY: The Real Price of Farmed Salmon

Japan's Ultra-Nationalists Live On

The world, it seems, cannot yet rid itself of neo-nazies, ultra-nationalists in Japan and Russia, or various fundamentalist crazies. Let's hope that election of Senator Obama to US Presidency begins to point toward a new direction for the global society.

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Japan's pacifism 'needs revision'

Gen Toshio Tamogami has rekindled a long-running row Japan's former air force chief has said the country should revise its pacifist constitution. Gen Toshio Tamogami, recently sacked for denying that Japan was an aggressor in World War II, was giving evidence to a parliamentary enquiry.

Forced Labor Happens in US Too - Take a Look

Modern day slave labor begins with promising a lot and then mistreating and stealing from workers.

clipped from www.ilo.org New handbook “Combating forced labour: A handbook for employers and business” This new handbook provides guidance material and tools for employers and business to strengthen their capacity to address the risk of forced labour and human trafficking in their own operations and in global supply chains.

All Together Now -Peace and Put Down Your Guns... here and in Mid-East!

Peace begins with you, me; at home and abroad.

clipped from www.knoxnews.com A reclamation of peace Groups seek end to gun crimes, honor recent victims By Scott Barker (Contact) Monday, November 10, 2008 Chad Greene Sumaiya Hussain, 14, front, speaks during a vigil against gun violence held Sunday at Knoxville Center mall. The vigil was in response to the Oct. 8 shooting of store clerk Ahmed Nahl at Reno Mens Wear in the mall, as well as two other recent shootings.

Ex-judge wants Texas to spare life of man on death row | Front page | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

Ex-judge wants Texas to spare life of man on death row | Front page | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

Bush - Clean Up Act Before You Go!

Illustrates how bad privatized law enforcement and corrections can get . SubPrime Jails for migrants!

clipped from seattletimes.nwsource.com 92 guards hired at detention center without checks A privately run immigration lockup in Tacoma hired 92 security guards without background checks, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement didn't catch the practice for more than two years. By GENE JOHNSON AP Legal Affairs Writer SEATTLE — A privately run immigration lockup in Tacoma hired 92 security guards without background checks, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement didn't catch the practice for more than two years. Sylvia Wong, an administrator in charge of hiring at the Northwest Detention Center, pleaded guilty this week in federal court in Tacoma to one count of making a false statement. In her plea agreement, she admitted that after starting work in November 2005, she began hiring guards without background checks.

Make Good on Sixth and Eighth Amendment Rights!

clipped from www.sltrib.com Utah's high court issues death-penalty warning Lack of qualified defense lawyers could unravel capital sentences By Pamela Manson The Salt Lake Tribune Article Last Updated: 11/08/2008 01:43:23 AM MST Click photo to enlarge Michael Anthony Archuleta « 1 » Concerned about the lack of qualified lawyers willing to represent indigent death-row inmates, the Utah Supreme Court warned Friday it might be forced to reverse capital sentences.     In the case of condemned killer Michael Anthony Archuleta, a unanimous court said low pay and the complexity of such cases have shrunk the pool of Utah attorneys who will accept them. Associate Chief Justice Michael Wilkins wrote the justices may soon be "forced" to rule a lack of able and willing attorneys is grounds to reverse a death sentence and impose life without parole instead.     State lawmakers have the duty to provide adequate resources to train and compensate death-penalty lawyers, the high court said.

Concord Monitor - Death penalty can never be applied fairly

Concord Monitor - Death penalty can never be applied fairly

Yo! President-elect Obama - help your Aunt!

Illustrates how strange our immigration rules and regulations are. If anyone can get her a good result, it will be Margaret Wong - She's a great attorney!

clipped from www.boston.com Obama's aunt moves to Cleveland, mulls options in deportation fight November 7, 2008 08:03 PM Email| Comments (59)| Text size – + By Maria Sacchetti, Globe Staff President-elect Barack Obama's aunt is in hiding with relatives in Cleveland and mulling her options to fight a deportation order, according to her immigration lawyer. Margaret W. Wong, a lawyer in Cleveland, issued a statement saying Zeituni Onyango did not wish to comment further. The 56-year-old half-sister of Obama's late father had said she would speak to a reporter after the election, but instead declined to comment and fled her apartment in the Boston Housing Authority for Ohio.

Bangkok Post | General news | New bird flu outbreak in Sukhothai

Bangkok Post | General news | New bird flu outbreak in Sukhothai

The Whole World Is Watching!

clipped from www.csmonitor.com Francois Mori With Obama's victory, Europe's minorities sense new possibilities A new discourse is emerging in France and Europe that urges a focus on ability – rather than on race or skin. By Robert Marquand | Staff writer and Isabelle de Pommereau | Correspondent from the November 7, 2008 edition

The International Children’s Painting Competition on the Environment

The International Children’s Painting Competition on the Environment [

The International Children’s Painting Competition on the Environment is organized annually by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Japan-based Foundation for Global Peace and Environment (FGPE), Bayer and Nikon Corporation. It has been held since 1991 and has received over 200,000 entries from children in over 100 countries. This year’s Competition will focus on Climate Change: Our Challenge. The children’s paintings can focus on concrete actions such as using renewable energy, introducing energy saving light bulbs at home, sharing vehicles and using public transport, planting trees, etc. The competition deadline is now 15 January 2009. The organizers invite children all over the world to submit their paintings to the UNEP office in their regions. http://www.bayerus.com/msms/web_docs/18thICPCpkt.pdf

Pandemic, here we come!

clipped from www.sciam.com November 4, 2008 in Biology | 0 comments | Post a comment Birds of a Feather: Commercial Producers Play Chicken with Avian Flu Narrowing the gene pool to enhance meat and egg production in chickens could provoke some unintended consequences

Getting Ready for Lunar New Year and Next Pandemic - Laos

clipped from www.bernama.com Laos Reported Fresh Bird Flu Outbreak VIENTIANE, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- The Lao authorities have confirmed a bird flu outbreak in Donngeun village in Laos' northwestern province of Xayaboury that shares a border with Thailand, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported. The Xayaboury provincial Avian Influenza Control Committee on Monday (Nov 3) declared a red zone which covers areas within a 1km radius of the outbreak. All birds in the area will be destroyed to prevent the virus from spreading.

Be Prepared - Good Idea and Free

Bird Flu is no joke - better to be prepared than not

clipped from www.birdflu-manual.com Bird Flu Manual Online Sign Up / Enrollment Page Bird Flu Manual Online is here to help you with your pandemic preparedness for your Home AND your business! Leave your name and email address at the bottom of this page and we’ll send you, absolutely free ...

Global Peace Conference 6-19-21, 2008 Philadelphia, PA

Read about it, think about it and support it or attend if you can.

clipped from www.globalpeaceconcert.com Children's Peace Village: From Monday through Thursday the week of the Global Peace Concert, we will have a separately located self contained Children's Peace Village. Police and event security will be in abundance to make sure all our younger friends remain safe. The Children's Peace Village will be an educational based entertainment event which will feature human rights, nonviolence, world peace, animal welfare and environmental awareness booths. There will also be a stage with FREE live entertainment. Rides, food and beverages will also be available at very reasonable prices. The Children Peace Village will be open to the public (no entrance fee)  Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 9am to 6pm. On Thursday the hours of operation are 9:00am till 3pm. For more information on the Children's Peace Village, please email CPV@globalpeaceconcert.com.

New Orleans\' Lower Ninth Ward stirs and rebuilds | csmonitor.com

New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward stirs and rebuilds | csmonitor.com

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Christian, Muslim leaders vow to combat terror | Reuters

Christian, Muslim leaders vow to combat terror | Reuters

Europeans Leading on Renewables!

clipped from www.worldwatch.org Photo courtesy NREL As renewables such as concentrated solar thermal (above) become competitive with traditional energy sources, the International Renewable Energy Agency plans to spread the technologies worldwide.

Will with a Way to A Humane World

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Student works against death penalty

By CAROL DeMARE, Staff writer First published in print: Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Ask Skidmore senior Will Cusey about capital punishment, and he'll tell you he opposes it. Then to back up his stand, he'll rattle off three or more misconceptions about the death penalty.