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


(Photo by Victoria Fuerteventura -

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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.