July 13th
Oh, get this! The Romney campaign has been under a bit of stress since the Boston Globe reported about major inconsistencies having to do with his Bain Capital days. The campaign has asked for a correction even though they didn’t dispute the reported facts! Huh? So why were they asking for a correction?
Romney attacked on Bain question
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/articles/2012/07/13/obama_campaign_accuses_mitt_romney_of_lying_about_bain_tenure/?page=1
Knitting continues on the Levanto. Increasing on the first sleeve is complete and am now work towards the decrease section.
This is just too good not to bring it to your attention. Thanks Jean Marie!! Apparently, they have their very own Press Secretary too.
The Cats of St. Petersburg’s Hermitage Museum
http://icanhascheezburger.com/2012/07/10/funny-animal-videos-the-cats-of-st-petersburgs-hermitage-museum/
The humidity is way up and we are due for a very hot sticky day. The Phlox bloomed yesterday and a cute small green visitor to the garden.
Have a wonderful day all!
Recommended Reading/Viewing - *
Has ‘Organic’ Been Oversized?
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/08/business/organic-food-purists-worry-about-big-companies-influence.html?_r=3
An Infection, Unnoticed, Turns Unstoppable
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/12/nyregion/in-rory-stauntons-fight-for-his-life-signs-that-went-unheeded.html?src=me&ref=general
US Ralph Lauren uniform made in China - as you know the USOC is already not in my good graces but this takes the cake. Shame on them and they are even ugly!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18822107
Verizon Wants The "Freedom" To Edit Your Internet
http://www.alternet.org/story/156246/verizon_wants_the_%22freedom%22_to_edit_your_internet?akid=9054.204376.Ol0S7M&rd=1&t=39
Rush Limbaugh's Phony Empire Exposed
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/1026763/rush_limbaugh%27s_phony_empire_exposed/
Where the Money Lives: Vanity Fair Report Reveals Loopholes, Offshore Havens Behind Romney’s Fortune
http://truth-out.org/video/item/10295-where-the-money-lives-vanity-fair-report-reveals-loopholes-offshore-havens-behind-romneys-fortune
Romney Invested Millions in Chinese Firm That Profited on US Outsourcing
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/07/bain-capital-mitt-romney-outsourcing-china-global-tech
New Homeland Security Laser Scanner Reads People At Molecular Level
http://washington.cbslocal.com/2012/07/11/new-homeland-security-laser-scanner-reads-people-at-molecular-level/
Dead Zone Pollution Is Growing Despite Decades of Work, So Who's the Culprit?
http://www.alternet.org/story/156294/dead_zone_pollution_is_growing_despite_decades_of_work%2C_so_who%27s_the_culprit_?akid=9057.204376.j6K-UQ&rd=1&t=27
Romney: NAACP Wants “Free Stuff”
http://www.care2.com/causes/romney-naacp-wants-free-stuff.html
Rick Scott Shuts Down TB Hospital Amid "Worst Outbreak in 20 Years"
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/07/fla-gov-rick-scott-kept-worst-tb-outbreak-20-years-secret
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Americas 'settled in three waves'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18770963
Odd box
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/18822612
Piranha hunt under way after attacks in Chinese river
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-18818139
Can smartphones help us understand more about bats?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18802274
The Derby winner that never was
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18815802
Fans mourn Dara Singh, India's 'all action-hero'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18822720
WHAT ARE OPOSSUMS? there are 3 parts to this piece
http://bittelmethis.com/what-are-opossums/
Lemurs sliding towards extinction
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18825901
Oregon stone tools enliven 'earliest Americans' debate
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18814522
The non-existent tags
weather, knitting, gardening, global warming, environment, politics, Repugs, scumbags, cats, museums, odd box, bats, horses, racing mysteries, USOC, passings, animals
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
NAVY ADMITS WHALES AND DOLPHINS IN HARM'S WAY
http://news.discovery.com/earth/online-protests-against-navy-sonar-plans-120706.html
Navy to deafen 15,900 whales and dolphins and kill 1,800 more
Our Navy is required to include comments on their Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) re: the use of high frequency underwater sound for testing in Hawaii, the California and Atlantic Coasts, and the Gulf of Mexico. According to their estimates it will deafen more than 15,900 whales and dolphins and kill 1,800 more over the next 5 years. Whales and dolphins depend on sound to navigate and live. Your signature and comment will have to be included in the EIS and could stop this Naval program, potentially saving the lives of these ocean creatures. The comments must be in by July 10, 2012.
That's why I signed a petition to U.S. Navy EIS Comments.
Will you sign this petition? Click here:
http://signon.org/sign/navy-under-water-sound?source=s.em.cp&r_by=
And while I am at here is another one to sign.
Today, a full 80 percent of all antibiotics are used on livestock, and this massive overprescription is breeding new strains of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and reducing the overall effectiveness of antibiotics.
Even the FDA admits the problem. So it was all the more disappointing when the FDA issued new rules in April that allow factory farms to continue overusing antibiotics, making compliance totally voluntary.
The FDA is accepting comments on the new rule until Thursday. Please join me in urging the FDA to pass a stronger, mandatory standard that keeps antibiotics out of our food:
http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/fda_comments/?r_by=43054-953854-L0whTRx&rc=confemail
Change the world one loan at a time - visit http://www.Kiva.org to find out how
Romney attacked on Bain question
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/articles/2012/07/13/obama_campaign_accuses_mitt_romney_of_lying_about_bain_tenure/?page=1
Knitting continues on the Levanto. Increasing on the first sleeve is complete and am now work towards the decrease section.
This is just too good not to bring it to your attention. Thanks Jean Marie!! Apparently, they have their very own Press Secretary too.
The Cats of St. Petersburg’s Hermitage Museum
http://icanhascheezburger.com/2012/07/10/funny-animal-videos-the-cats-of-st-petersburgs-hermitage-museum/
The humidity is way up and we are due for a very hot sticky day. The Phlox bloomed yesterday and a cute small green visitor to the garden.
Have a wonderful day all!
Recommended Reading/Viewing - *
Has ‘Organic’ Been Oversized?
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/08/business/organic-food-purists-worry-about-big-companies-influence.html?_r=3
An Infection, Unnoticed, Turns Unstoppable
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/12/nyregion/in-rory-stauntons-fight-for-his-life-signs-that-went-unheeded.html?src=me&ref=general
US Ralph Lauren uniform made in China - as you know the USOC is already not in my good graces but this takes the cake. Shame on them and they are even ugly!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18822107
Verizon Wants The "Freedom" To Edit Your Internet
http://www.alternet.org/story/156246/verizon_wants_the_%22freedom%22_to_edit_your_internet?akid=9054.204376.Ol0S7M&rd=1&t=39
Rush Limbaugh's Phony Empire Exposed
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/1026763/rush_limbaugh%27s_phony_empire_exposed/
Where the Money Lives: Vanity Fair Report Reveals Loopholes, Offshore Havens Behind Romney’s Fortune
http://truth-out.org/video/item/10295-where-the-money-lives-vanity-fair-report-reveals-loopholes-offshore-havens-behind-romneys-fortune
Romney Invested Millions in Chinese Firm That Profited on US Outsourcing
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/07/bain-capital-mitt-romney-outsourcing-china-global-tech
New Homeland Security Laser Scanner Reads People At Molecular Level
http://washington.cbslocal.com/2012/07/11/new-homeland-security-laser-scanner-reads-people-at-molecular-level/
Dead Zone Pollution Is Growing Despite Decades of Work, So Who's the Culprit?
http://www.alternet.org/story/156294/dead_zone_pollution_is_growing_despite_decades_of_work%2C_so_who%27s_the_culprit_?akid=9057.204376.j6K-UQ&rd=1&t=27
Romney: NAACP Wants “Free Stuff”
http://www.care2.com/causes/romney-naacp-wants-free-stuff.html
Rick Scott Shuts Down TB Hospital Amid "Worst Outbreak in 20 Years"
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/07/fla-gov-rick-scott-kept-worst-tb-outbreak-20-years-secret
*
Americas 'settled in three waves'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18770963
Odd box
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/18822612
Piranha hunt under way after attacks in Chinese river
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-18818139
Can smartphones help us understand more about bats?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18802274
The Derby winner that never was
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18815802
Fans mourn Dara Singh, India's 'all action-hero'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18822720
WHAT ARE OPOSSUMS? there are 3 parts to this piece
http://bittelmethis.com/what-are-opossums/
Lemurs sliding towards extinction
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18825901
Oregon stone tools enliven 'earliest Americans' debate
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18814522
The non-existent tags
weather, knitting, gardening, global warming, environment, politics, Repugs, scumbags, cats, museums, odd box, bats, horses, racing mysteries, USOC, passings, animals
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
NAVY ADMITS WHALES AND DOLPHINS IN HARM'S WAY
http://news.discovery.com/earth/online-protests-against-navy-sonar-plans-120706.html
Navy to deafen 15,900 whales and dolphins and kill 1,800 more
Our Navy is required to include comments on their Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) re: the use of high frequency underwater sound for testing in Hawaii, the California and Atlantic Coasts, and the Gulf of Mexico. According to their estimates it will deafen more than 15,900 whales and dolphins and kill 1,800 more over the next 5 years. Whales and dolphins depend on sound to navigate and live. Your signature and comment will have to be included in the EIS and could stop this Naval program, potentially saving the lives of these ocean creatures. The comments must be in by July 10, 2012.
That's why I signed a petition to U.S. Navy EIS Comments.
Will you sign this petition? Click here:
http://signon.org/sign/navy-under-water-sound?source=s.em.cp&r_by=
And while I am at here is another one to sign.
Today, a full 80 percent of all antibiotics are used on livestock, and this massive overprescription is breeding new strains of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and reducing the overall effectiveness of antibiotics.
Even the FDA admits the problem. So it was all the more disappointing when the FDA issued new rules in April that allow factory farms to continue overusing antibiotics, making compliance totally voluntary.
The FDA is accepting comments on the new rule until Thursday. Please join me in urging the FDA to pass a stronger, mandatory standard that keeps antibiotics out of our food:
http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/fda_comments/?r_by=43054-953854-L0whTRx&rc=confemail
Change the world one loan at a time - visit http://www.Kiva.org to find out how