July 7th
It is 80 degrees in my office this morning so I have thrown open the window to let a bit of the 60 degree outside in. Today’s forecast 95 degrees. This means we will hit the 100s today.
We sat outside last night as the sun was setting enjoying the garden. I caught a movement in the corner of my eye and turned to see a doe in the front garden area. She noticed us and away she went. These little fellows stayed feeding on the Budlea.
This household is doing the Happy Dance because Andy Murray is into the Wimbledon finals…finally. Maybe I will play with a new quilt block while watching the ladies play today.
Knitting continues on the Levanto.
Well, the world is starting to wake up - something I did a long while ago - and the cats are all gathered around my desk chair wanting the breakfasts. I’d better go take a look at the garden and do watering where needed. I am very happy to say that the long range planning of the garden has proven to be right on as far as being heat and drought tolerate. The hydrangeas and the potted plants are the only plants that seem to suffer.
I have to get moving. Have a wonderful day all!
Recommended Reading/Viewing - *
Alabama Pastor Holds ‘Whites Only’ Conference
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/07/05/511129/alabama-pastor-holds-whites-only-conference/
Here’s NBC’s take on it
http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/07/05/12583500-whites-only-christian-gathering-riles-some-alabama-neighbors?lite
Climate Change Is Already Shrinking Crop Yields
http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2012/07/conventional-agriculture-nor-ready-climate-change
Republican Party Descends Rapidly Into Moral Insanity
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/1024414/republican_party_descends_rapidly_into_moral_insanity/ - paragraph5
Rep. McCotter resigns
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/22027217 - 48102040
Tree Murder
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/22027217 - 48102142
Declaring Internet Freedom for All
http://truth-out.org/news/item/10172-sopa-opponents-issue-declaration-of-internet-freedom
Five Ways Republicans Have Sabotaged Job Growth
http://truth-out.org/news/item/10194-five-ways-republicans-have-sabotaged-job-growth
The Fracking Industry's Dirty Secrets
http://truth-out.org/news/item/10184-the-fracking-industrys-dirty-secrets
The 'Monsanto Rider': Are Biotech Companies About to Gain Immunity from Federal Law?
http://www.alternet.org/story/156195/the_%27monsanto_rider%27%3A_are_biotech_companies_about_to_gain_immunity_from_federal_law?akid=9033.308485.Ujlugr&rd=1&t=12
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6 Reasons Coffee Isn’t So Bad For You After All
http://www.care2.com/causes/6-reasons-coffee-isnt-so-bad-after-all.html
Powerful environment photos from Prix Pictet shortlist
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18704351
'Lost' penguins turn up on Rio's beaches
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18749265
The non-existent tags
weather, knitting, gardening, global warming, environment, politics, Repugs, scumbags, Monsanto, evil, penguins, coffee, photography, gardening
Petitions to sign
A Definite must sign petition
You could have to pay a big fine for simply clicking on the wrong link.
Right now, a group of 600 industry lobbyist "advisors" and un-elected government trade representatives are scheming behind closed doors1,2 to craft an international agreement called the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
Why the secrecy? We know from leaked documents3 that the TPP includes what amounts to an Internet trap that would:
• Criminalize4 some of your everyday use of the Internet,
• Force service providers to collect and hand over your private data without privacy safeguards5, and
• Give media conglomerates more power to fine you for Internet use,6 remove online content-including entire websites-and even terminate7 your access to the Internet.
• The TPP would create a parallel legal system of international tribunals that will undermine national sovereignty and allow conglomerates to sue countries for laws that infringe on their profits.
•
The TPP's Internet trap is secretive, extreme, and it could criminalize your daily use of the Internet. You could be fined for simply clicking on the wrong link. We deserve to know what will be blocked, what we and our families will be fined for.
If enough of us speak out now, we can force participating governments to come clean. Your signature will send a message to each country's leaders.8 Please sign the petition and share it with everyone you know
http://stopthetrap.net/?tag=SOUblast1206
Do you really own your computer? - not if this legislation goes through. Go sign the petition.
Do you really own the smartphone you’re using to read this email?
If you sold your computer, would you be breaking the law? A federal court in New York says you would be.
It's unbelievable, but trademark and copyright holders really are trying to take away your right to sell things that you own.
http://act.demandprogress.org/act/first_sale/?referring_akid=a6457446.655732.o9Lw_Q&source=auto-e
If we don't speak out now, we won’t be able to sell almost anything we own -- and if we do, we'll face charges for violating intellectual property law!
First-Sale Doctrine gives us the right to sell most property we own. But if the Supreme Court supports the lower court’s decision, we won't really “own” anything if it's been made in a different country. We expect them to issue a ruling later this year.
If we want to sell products that were made abroad, from Macbooks and iPhones to our clothing and textbooks -- even our homes -- we'll have to ask copyright holders for permission first. And they'll have the right to deny it!
This is bad for so many reasons: It'll undermine Craigslist and Ebay, hurt the environment, increase incentives for manufacturers to make things and move jobs off-shore, and effectively ban the traditional American yard sale.
http://act.demandprogress.org/act/first_sale/?referring_akid=a6457446.655732.o9Lw_Q&source=auto-e
Change the world one loan at a time - visit http://www.Kiva.org to find out how
We sat outside last night as the sun was setting enjoying the garden. I caught a movement in the corner of my eye and turned to see a doe in the front garden area. She noticed us and away she went. These little fellows stayed feeding on the Budlea.
This household is doing the Happy Dance because Andy Murray is into the Wimbledon finals…finally. Maybe I will play with a new quilt block while watching the ladies play today.
Knitting continues on the Levanto.
Well, the world is starting to wake up - something I did a long while ago - and the cats are all gathered around my desk chair wanting the breakfasts. I’d better go take a look at the garden and do watering where needed. I am very happy to say that the long range planning of the garden has proven to be right on as far as being heat and drought tolerate. The hydrangeas and the potted plants are the only plants that seem to suffer.
I have to get moving. Have a wonderful day all!
Recommended Reading/Viewing - *
Alabama Pastor Holds ‘Whites Only’ Conference
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/07/05/511129/alabama-pastor-holds-whites-only-conference/
Here’s NBC’s take on it
http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/07/05/12583500-whites-only-christian-gathering-riles-some-alabama-neighbors?lite
Climate Change Is Already Shrinking Crop Yields
http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2012/07/conventional-agriculture-nor-ready-climate-change
Republican Party Descends Rapidly Into Moral Insanity
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/1024414/republican_party_descends_rapidly_into_moral_insanity/ - paragraph5
Rep. McCotter resigns
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/22027217 - 48102040
Tree Murder
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/22027217 - 48102142
Declaring Internet Freedom for All
http://truth-out.org/news/item/10172-sopa-opponents-issue-declaration-of-internet-freedom
Five Ways Republicans Have Sabotaged Job Growth
http://truth-out.org/news/item/10194-five-ways-republicans-have-sabotaged-job-growth
The Fracking Industry's Dirty Secrets
http://truth-out.org/news/item/10184-the-fracking-industrys-dirty-secrets
The 'Monsanto Rider': Are Biotech Companies About to Gain Immunity from Federal Law?
http://www.alternet.org/story/156195/the_%27monsanto_rider%27%3A_are_biotech_companies_about_to_gain_immunity_from_federal_law?akid=9033.308485.Ujlugr&rd=1&t=12
*
6 Reasons Coffee Isn’t So Bad For You After All
http://www.care2.com/causes/6-reasons-coffee-isnt-so-bad-after-all.html
Powerful environment photos from Prix Pictet shortlist
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18704351
'Lost' penguins turn up on Rio's beaches
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18749265
The non-existent tags
weather, knitting, gardening, global warming, environment, politics, Repugs, scumbags, Monsanto, evil, penguins, coffee, photography, gardening
Petitions to sign
A Definite must sign petition
You could have to pay a big fine for simply clicking on the wrong link.
Right now, a group of 600 industry lobbyist "advisors" and un-elected government trade representatives are scheming behind closed doors1,2 to craft an international agreement called the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
Why the secrecy? We know from leaked documents3 that the TPP includes what amounts to an Internet trap that would:
• Criminalize4 some of your everyday use of the Internet,
• Force service providers to collect and hand over your private data without privacy safeguards5, and
• Give media conglomerates more power to fine you for Internet use,6 remove online content-including entire websites-and even terminate7 your access to the Internet.
• The TPP would create a parallel legal system of international tribunals that will undermine national sovereignty and allow conglomerates to sue countries for laws that infringe on their profits.
•
The TPP's Internet trap is secretive, extreme, and it could criminalize your daily use of the Internet. You could be fined for simply clicking on the wrong link. We deserve to know what will be blocked, what we and our families will be fined for.
If enough of us speak out now, we can force participating governments to come clean. Your signature will send a message to each country's leaders.8 Please sign the petition and share it with everyone you know
http://stopthetrap.net/?tag=SOUblast1206
Do you really own your computer? - not if this legislation goes through. Go sign the petition.
Do you really own the smartphone you’re using to read this email?
If you sold your computer, would you be breaking the law? A federal court in New York says you would be.
It's unbelievable, but trademark and copyright holders really are trying to take away your right to sell things that you own.
http://act.demandprogress.org/act/first_sale/?referring_akid=a6457446.655732.o9Lw_Q&source=auto-e
If we don't speak out now, we won’t be able to sell almost anything we own -- and if we do, we'll face charges for violating intellectual property law!
First-Sale Doctrine gives us the right to sell most property we own. But if the Supreme Court supports the lower court’s decision, we won't really “own” anything if it's been made in a different country. We expect them to issue a ruling later this year.
If we want to sell products that were made abroad, from Macbooks and iPhones to our clothing and textbooks -- even our homes -- we'll have to ask copyright holders for permission first. And they'll have the right to deny it!
This is bad for so many reasons: It'll undermine Craigslist and Ebay, hurt the environment, increase incentives for manufacturers to make things and move jobs off-shore, and effectively ban the traditional American yard sale.
http://act.demandprogress.org/act/first_sale/?referring_akid=a6457446.655732.o9Lw_Q&source=auto-e
Change the world one loan at a time - visit http://www.Kiva.org to find out how