GMO Corn - Oops! Contaminates Crops in Seven German States

Profit, profit, profit is their game. GMO profiteers have not you, me, the planet, or the farmers in mind just profit - while they make believe they will not have to suffer any consequences. When - oops - there is a Europe or North American, or Asian crop meltdown because of their unforeseen effects - even they will not be able to buy their way out of the consequences for their families!

clipped from www.dw-world.de Genetically modified corn contaminates crops in seven German states Despite a Europe-wide ban, genetically modified corn has contaminated crops in seven German states, according to research from the environmental organization Greenpeace. The seeds were supplied by the firm Pioneer Hi-Bred, based in the town of Buxtehude outside Hamburg, in Lower Saxony. The state's agriculture ministry confirmed the research on Sunday. According to Lower Saxony's environment ministry, the contaminated seeds, making up about 0.1 percent of the total seed supply, were sown over at least 3,000 hectares (7,400 acres) in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein.

Break-Bone Fever (Dengue) - Devil's Own Disease on Comeback Trail

Fine article on history of Dengue Fever. First traveled the world via sailing ships that carried the mosquito too. Now on comeback trail in Southern Florida via ships and jets from Central and South America, and Africa. The payback from globalization. Too many politicians are worried about immigrants who enrich our nation culturally and have done little to be sure that we protect ourselves from vectors of pandemic diseases in the name of outworn "deregulation" and mislabeled "free trade."

clipped from magazine.jhsph.edu The Devil's Disease: Dengue Fever Spiking fever, searing muscle and joint pain, blood seeping through the skin, shock and possibly death—the severest form of dengue fever can inflict unspeakable misery. Once rare, dengue fever now threatens more than 2.5 billion people. What will it take to stop an old disease spreading with a new vengeance? Dr. Benjamin Rush, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Rush treated an outbreak in 1780 Philadelphia and, observing the misery afflicting its victims, called it “Break Bone Fever.” In Swahili, however, it was still known as ka-dinga pepo, a disease of the devil. It was but a short linguistic jump for it to become known worldwide as dengue fever.

President Obama on the Gulf Coast

I always like to read and pass along what people actually say rather than what others say they said. This is what President Obama had to say today about his visit to the Gulf Coast yesterday.

clipped from docs.google.com The Gulf Coast _ President Barack Obama Yesterday, I visited Caminada Bay in Grand Isle, Louisiana -- one of the first places to feel the devastation wrought by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. While I was here, at Camerdelle's Live Bait shop, I met with a group of local residents and small business owners. What we owe them is a commitment by our nation to match the resilience they have shown. That is our mission. And it is one we will fulfill. Thank you, President Barack Obama

Gazan's Grief "Highjacked" for Internal Turkish Politics

Do you have this been here before feeling?
Instead of actually working to help people in Gaza, Turkish activists and the Prime Minister of Turkey now begin to look and sound like many Middle Easter politicians who have "used" the plight of Palestinians to bolster their domestic image of protector of Palestine, Islam, and Arabs and then once in power "ignored" actually helping Palestinians.

Erdogan must not be delivering on "pledges" to improve life for people in Turkey, so he is trying to be a hero without actually having to risk anything.

We've been here, seen that, done that before. Palestinians don't need new paper and postcard heroes, then need real support and peace.

clipped from www.haaretz.com Report: Erdogan considering visiting Gaza to 'break blockade' Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is weighing the possibility of traveling to the Gaza Strip in order to "break the Israeli blockade," the Lebanese newspaper al-Mustaqbal reported on Saturday, according to Army Radio. Haaretz Service

What the ... Friday! Folks who wanted to drill under NYC's water sources!

We really need to end two addictions: to oil and believing engineers who work for billionaire companies!

clipped from switchboard.nrdc.org Another onshore blow-out; one million gallons of hydraulic fracturing fluid spewed into the air Today a natural gas well blew out in a Pennsylvania state forest during a hydraulic fracturing operation. . Officials have estimated that one million gallons of hydraulic fracturing fluid, including chemical additives, plus an undetermined amount of wet natural gas, has blown out of the well. Wet natural gas can contain highly flammable hydrocarbons, like propane and butane, and hazardous substances, such as hydrogen sulfide. These are separated out before natural gas makes its way to your stove or furnace.

Test of Israel's Democracy - Trying to "Revoke" Citizenship of Protester?

How do you revoke someone's citizenship of the land of your birth? Understand how high feelings are but give up democracy, freedom of speech? Think again.

clipped from www.haaretz.com Interior Minister seeks to revoke Israeli Arab MK's citizenship Israeli Arab MK Hanin Zuabi took part in Gaza aid flotilla, in what Eli Yishai calls a 'premeditated act of treason' under protection of parliamentary immunity. Interior Minister Eli Yishai petitioned Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein to help him revoke the Israeli citizenship of Israeli Arab MK Hanin Zuabi, who took part in efforts to break Israel's blockade of Gaza on a flotilla of aid ships earlier this week. Interior Minister Eli Yishai

Gaza Flotilla Reaction from an Israeli Singer

Needless to say, neither Israel, nor Palestine is monolithic culturally - there are those who support peace on both sides.

clipped from noa-the-singer.blogspot.com an important petition, a sane, humane voice from israel clipped from noa-the-singer.blogspot.com Noa clipped from noa-the-singer.blogspot.com i stumbled upon this petition, written by israelis who obviously feel just as i do. i am proud to raise my voice alongside theirs. We are Israeli citizens, outraged at the continuously violent and impervious Israeli policy which has culminated in the tragic attack on the flotilla to Gaza.

Israel-Gaza-West Bank: Between a Rock and a Hard Spot

If there ever was a time to get out of the box and rethink what you have been doing, as well as why - this is it for Israel, Palestine, the world and USA!

clipped from www.haaretz.com Strenger than Fiction / Israel's bunker mentality Israel is stuck in the belief that it is right, and everybody else is wrong and hence incapable of admitting that its policy vis-à-vis the Palestinians has been disastrous. There are two profound psychological blocks that do not allow Israel’s leadership to get off its disastrous course, once again proven by the Gaza flotilla disaster: one is sheer fear, the other is self-righteousness.

Rogue Soldier Shoots Girl's Eye Out - In Self-Defense?

When a security force member anywhere in the world oversteps the bounds of human rights and self-defense, they need to be held responsible or the hateful minority will bring down the society they claim to be protecting. This is as true in Israel, as it is in Thailand or Maricopa County, Arizona.

clipped from bsnorrell.blogspot.com Tuesday, June 1, 2010 Israeli soldier shoots US student in face at Gaza checkpoint Copper Union student loses eye in West Bank Protest A 21-year old American student at Cooper Union lost an eye after getting hit in the face with a tear gas projectile Henochowicz is undergoing surgery to remove her left eye, and one protester, Sören Johanssen, says Israeli soldiers intentionally fired at her face:

US Public on Don't Ask, Don't Tell: End It!

clipped from www.tcf.org The Snapshot: Public Strongly Backs Ending “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Ruy Teixeira, The Century Foundation, 6/1/2010 Consider this result from a recent (May 3-6) Gallup poll on the issue. An overwhelming 70-25 majority of respondents said they were in favor of “allowing openly gay men and lesbian women to serve in the military.” an even more recent (May 21-23) CNN poll. There can be no doubt that in this particular instance lawmakers are thoroughly in tune with progressive public opinion. One can only hope that policymakers continue their good behavior.

BP Cousin - Chevron Has Protesting Proxie Holders - Ejected and Arrested

Big Oil needs to remember that people can change brands and make them pay for their mistakes and killing of planet and people (including its own employees) just because they think they are above the law!

clipped from bsnorrell.blogspot.com HOUSTON: Chevron arrests Truthtellers Chevron denies access to shareholder representatives in bid to silence truth about its human right and environmental impacts The air was thick with contempt in front of Chevron's Houston headquarters as these individuals were escorted out by smirking security officials after being informed that their papers did not meet the company's qualifications for entry. My thought, watching these community leaders exit the building in compliance, was that Chevron had just made a major strategic miscalculation.

Inside the "Arizona Anglo's" Mind and Their "Anti-Illegal" Law

clipped from censored-news.blogspot.com Roberto Rodriguez: Arizona: A Critical Resistance Boycott Arizona: A Critical Resistance Boycott Special Double-Length Column By Roberto Dr. Cintli Rodriguez On the surface, it is about migration issues. Yet if we probe a little deeper, it’s about power and the future demographic (voter rolls) makeup of the state. Translated: The Browning of Arizona.

Afghan Woman Asks: Why Am I Alone?

clipped from www.awwproject.org Hey, Humans! Humans. Humans. Humans! Who are we? I can’t describe us. I see faces behind faces, behind more faces. Humans, who are we? We have become bored with one another, forgotten love and kindness, broken hearts. You have left me alone in my time of need. You are weary; I am broken. I step lightly, afraid to crack boulders with my small steps, but when I look at us, I wonder why we humans break hearts. Humanity, where are you? By Roya

5 million Congolese have died to make your cell phone work

Conflict minerals - read minerals to make your cell phone work. So all of us are providing the profit motive (greed) to drive the conflict. Got any idea on what to do about your/my responsibility for these deaths? Speak up, ask our government to take action that will save lives, instead of subsidizing drone makers and silent rocket assassins in Afghanistan.

clipped from blogs.state.gov Ending the Conflict Minerals Trade Posted by Robert D. Hormats on May 21, 2010 - 03:26 PM the world's deadliest conflict since World War II is still occurring -- in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It is estimated that over the last 11 years this conflict has claimed more than five million lives. Secretary Clinton, who visited the region last year, has charged her team with doing whatever we can to help stop this conflict. armed groups and military units in some parts of the region have killed, raped, tortured, and abducted numerous civilians and burned and looted their villages in mineral rich areas, particularly near mines. They have also forced civilians, including children, to mine (or forced civilians to provide them with funding derived from the sale of) tin, tungsten, tantalum -- metals that are found in cell phones, laptops, digital cameras, and other popular electronics

Walmart and GE Coffee Makers: Fire Up Your Morning Coffee and Kitchen?

"Save Money. Live Better?" Buyer Beware - Buyer Beware - Buyer Beware - Cheap Prices may mean too little concern for your and your family's safety. just like BP means Big Profit BEFORE PLANET/ BEFORE PEOPLE!

clipped from www.cpsc.gov Walmart Recalls General Electric® Coffee Makers Due to Fire Hazard Units: About 900,000 Hazard: The coffee maker can overheat, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers. Incidents/Injuries: Walmart has received 83 reports of overheating, smoking, melting, burning and fire, including three reports of minor burn injuries to consumer�s hands, feet and torso. Reports of property damage include a significant kitchen fire and damage to countertops, cabinets and a wall.

Rand Paul Learns Hokey Pokey Talk

You put your right wing in, you pull your right wing out, then you shake it all about - that's what the hokey pokey is all about - grin

clipped from tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com REVERSAL: Paul Now Backs Ban On Discrimination By Businesses In the space of a few hours today, Rand Paul first hedged, then reversed, then, finally, repudiated his previously stated opposition to a key section of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

What we are for, what we love, what we do matters!

If we see beauty, we can live in it - can't we?

clipped from www.flickr.com Maybe if we are Surrounded in Beauty, Someday we Will Become What we See (287/365)