December 11th
Finally! Sunshine and blue skies.
I was opening the curtains this morning and found that one of the cats had decided to leave upchuck under the tree. Lovely.
Today I have a mixed bag of things to do. More chores of course and a couple of holiday things that need doing. Right now it is time to feed the kittens and, I think myself. :)
I can’t dawdle. Have a wonderful day!
Petitions
Bury Power Lines in Cities and Towns, Prevent Long-Lasting Outages, Improve National Security
30,000 people are still without power along the East Coast in the wake of hurricane Sandy - weeks later! And now during the storms along the West Coast last weekend Thousands are without power there, too! 6,285 people so far have signed the petition Bury Power Lines in Cities and Towns, Prevent long lasting Outages, Improve National Security in one day!
http://signon.org/sign/bury-power-lines-in-cities?mailing_id=7341&source=s.icn.em.cr&r_by=913515
Protect Global Internet Freedom - go sign the petition
http://protectinternetfreedom.net/
Recommended Reading
Some Better Targets for the People Who Hate Government
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17683-some-better-targets-for-the-people-who-hate-government
Speaking of Government Revenue Shortfalls, Tax Marijuana Instead of Prosecuting It
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17684-speaking-of-government-revenue-shortfalls-tax-marijuana-instead-of-prosecuting-it
UNDERWATER RESORT READY FOR CONSTRUCTION
http://news.discovery.com/adventure/underwater-resort-ready-for-construction-121203.html
BP emails show they cut corners as engineer called it a 'nightmare well'; watch live hearings
http://www.examiner.com/article/bp-emails-show-they-cut-corners-as-engineer-called-it-a-nightmare-well-watch-live-hearings
Dichlorophenol-Containing Pesticides Linked to Food Allergies, Study Finds; Chemical Also Used to Chlorinate Tap Water
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121203081621.htm
4 Secrets Republicans Are Keeping About Medicare to Convince Us That $600 Billion in Cuts Are Necessary
http://www.alternet.org/4-secrets-republicans-are-keeping-about-medicare-convince-us-600-billion-cuts-are-necessary?akid=9786.308485.1mhnTg&rd=1&src=newsletter758412&t=5
A Very Confused Cherry Tree
http://mikethemadbiologist.com/2012/12/10/a-very-confused-cherry-tree/
11 Reasons You’re Glad Jim DeMint Is Leaving The Senate
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/12/06/1293171/jim-demint-resign/
GOP, Koch Brothers Sneak Attack Guts Labor Rights in Michigan
http://www.thenation.com/blog/171641/gop-koch-brothers-sneak-attack-guts-labor-rights-michigan
Honey bees' genetic code unlocked
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20667948
Humpbacks feed close to shore in Norway
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/20641787
Petitions - Important
Fewer than 100 endangered wolves reside in Yellowstone National Park. At least ten of these wolves have already been shot this year simply because they wandered out of the park and despite having special collars identifying them as research wolves.
http://www.care2.com/go/z/e/AhbTH/znhi/3R2f
Now Montana is considering allowing trapping to reduce wolf numbers. This could put Yellowstone wolves directly in the crosshairs! Please join me in uring the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission to stop this dangerous trapping plan before it's too late!
http://www.care2.com/go/z/e/AhbTH/znhi/3R2f
In the coming weeks Congress will debate drastic changes to the federal budget to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" of automatic cuts to spending programs. There is right way out of this mess: end the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest 2 percent and cut the harmful subsidies to big oil, timber companies and other polluters.
Send the congress a letter here: http://action.sierraclub.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&id=9962
Do you really own the smartphone or computer 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. Please click here to fight back:
http://www.youvebeenowned.org/
The 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 from a different country. We expect them to issue a ruling later this year.
The President can urge the Court to side with consumers; then Congress will probably weigh in on the issue, no matter how the Court rules.
If we lose this fight, anybody who wants to resell foreign products, from Macbooks and iPhones to our clothing and textbooks, will have to ask copyright holders for permission first. And they'll have the right to deny it!
It's bad for so many reasons: It'll undermine Craigslist and Ebay, hurt the environment, increase incentives for manufacturers to move jobs off-shore, and effectively ban the traditional American yard sale. Just click here to email your lawmakers right away:
http://www.youvebeenowned.org/
There are two very bad internet bills that you need to be aware of. The first concerns making streaming content a felony. Read about it here:
http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/ten_strikes?akid=700.450896.5hVZPC&rd=1&t=1
and the second is the Protect-IP Act that gives the government power to censor search engines and browsers. Read more about it here:
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/protectip_docs
Both of the above pages have a petition to sign so please do so.
The non-existent tags
weather, knitting, gardening, global warming, environment, politics, Repugs, scumbags, quilting, petitions, health, whales, bees, photography, unions, labor, BP, travel
Change the world one loan at a time - visit http://www.Kiva.org to find out how
I was opening the curtains this morning and found that one of the cats had decided to leave upchuck under the tree. Lovely.
Today I have a mixed bag of things to do. More chores of course and a couple of holiday things that need doing. Right now it is time to feed the kittens and, I think myself. :)
I can’t dawdle. Have a wonderful day!
Petitions
Bury Power Lines in Cities and Towns, Prevent Long-Lasting Outages, Improve National Security
30,000 people are still without power along the East Coast in the wake of hurricane Sandy - weeks later! And now during the storms along the West Coast last weekend Thousands are without power there, too! 6,285 people so far have signed the petition Bury Power Lines in Cities and Towns, Prevent long lasting Outages, Improve National Security in one day!
http://signon.org/sign/bury-power-lines-in-cities?mailing_id=7341&source=s.icn.em.cr&r_by=913515
Protect Global Internet Freedom - go sign the petition
http://protectinternetfreedom.net/
Recommended Reading
Some Better Targets for the People Who Hate Government
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17683-some-better-targets-for-the-people-who-hate-government
Speaking of Government Revenue Shortfalls, Tax Marijuana Instead of Prosecuting It
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17684-speaking-of-government-revenue-shortfalls-tax-marijuana-instead-of-prosecuting-it
UNDERWATER RESORT READY FOR CONSTRUCTION
http://news.discovery.com/adventure/underwater-resort-ready-for-construction-121203.html
BP emails show they cut corners as engineer called it a 'nightmare well'; watch live hearings
http://www.examiner.com/article/bp-emails-show-they-cut-corners-as-engineer-called-it-a-nightmare-well-watch-live-hearings
Dichlorophenol-Containing Pesticides Linked to Food Allergies, Study Finds; Chemical Also Used to Chlorinate Tap Water
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121203081621.htm
4 Secrets Republicans Are Keeping About Medicare to Convince Us That $600 Billion in Cuts Are Necessary
http://www.alternet.org/4-secrets-republicans-are-keeping-about-medicare-convince-us-600-billion-cuts-are-necessary?akid=9786.308485.1mhnTg&rd=1&src=newsletter758412&t=5
A Very Confused Cherry Tree
http://mikethemadbiologist.com/2012/12/10/a-very-confused-cherry-tree/
11 Reasons You’re Glad Jim DeMint Is Leaving The Senate
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/12/06/1293171/jim-demint-resign/
GOP, Koch Brothers Sneak Attack Guts Labor Rights in Michigan
http://www.thenation.com/blog/171641/gop-koch-brothers-sneak-attack-guts-labor-rights-michigan
Honey bees' genetic code unlocked
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20667948
Humpbacks feed close to shore in Norway
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/20641787
Petitions - Important
Fewer than 100 endangered wolves reside in Yellowstone National Park. At least ten of these wolves have already been shot this year simply because they wandered out of the park and despite having special collars identifying them as research wolves.
http://www.care2.com/go/z/e/AhbTH/znhi/3R2f
Now Montana is considering allowing trapping to reduce wolf numbers. This could put Yellowstone wolves directly in the crosshairs! Please join me in uring the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission to stop this dangerous trapping plan before it's too late!
http://www.care2.com/go/z/e/AhbTH/znhi/3R2f
In the coming weeks Congress will debate drastic changes to the federal budget to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" of automatic cuts to spending programs. There is right way out of this mess: end the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest 2 percent and cut the harmful subsidies to big oil, timber companies and other polluters.
Send the congress a letter here: http://action.sierraclub.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&id=9962
Do you really own the smartphone or computer 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. Please click here to fight back:
http://www.youvebeenowned.org/
The 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 from a different country. We expect them to issue a ruling later this year.
The President can urge the Court to side with consumers; then Congress will probably weigh in on the issue, no matter how the Court rules.
If we lose this fight, anybody who wants to resell foreign products, from Macbooks and iPhones to our clothing and textbooks, will have to ask copyright holders for permission first. And they'll have the right to deny it!
It's bad for so many reasons: It'll undermine Craigslist and Ebay, hurt the environment, increase incentives for manufacturers to move jobs off-shore, and effectively ban the traditional American yard sale. Just click here to email your lawmakers right away:
http://www.youvebeenowned.org/
There are two very bad internet bills that you need to be aware of. The first concerns making streaming content a felony. Read about it here:
http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/ten_strikes?akid=700.450896.5hVZPC&rd=1&t=1
and the second is the Protect-IP Act that gives the government power to censor search engines and browsers. Read more about it here:
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/protectip_docs
Both of the above pages have a petition to sign so please do so.
The non-existent tags
weather, knitting, gardening, global warming, environment, politics, Repugs, scumbags, quilting, petitions, health, whales, bees, photography, unions, labor, BP, travel
Change the world one loan at a time - visit http://www.Kiva.org to find out how