April 11th
We had thunderstorms last night, lightening included. Today we are just overcast.
The morning was busy filled with errands and doctor’s offices - just check ups. Now we are finally home and I want to take a nap. LOL! It is not going to happen though.
The magnolia buds are out of there protective coverings and I’ll bet we will see full blooms by tomorrow. The lilacs have started to bud out too. :)
I still have more to do so have a good one.
Maddow features PCCC activism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7LANHts78c
Tell Congress Social Security is non-negotiable.
http://act.couragecampaign.org/sign/standwithbernie
And now a word about Monsanto and others like them. These profit-hungry biotech companies have found a way to exclusively ‘own’ something that freely belongs to us all -- our food! They’re trying to patent away our everyday vegetables and fruits like cucumber, broccoli and melons, forcing growers to pay them and risk being sued if they don’t.
Companies like Monsanto have found loopholes in European law to get away with this, so we just need to close them shut before they set a dangerous global precedent. And to do that, we need key countries like Germany, France and the Netherlands -- where opposition is already growing -- to call for a vote to stop Monsanto’s plans. Go sign the petition.
http://www.avaaz.org/en/monsanto_vs_mother_earth_loc/?bjeIjab&v=23911
Recommended Reading
Nature's big picture: New group of black and white bats - cool!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/22091540
Dinosaur embryo fossils reveal life inside the egg
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22085535
Paris Louvre shuts as staff strike over pickpockets
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22098102
Easter Ross's Nigg cross-slab restoration completed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-22092634
Internet company opens 'play' office
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-22089159
This Man Thought He Was Going To Die. His Daughter Was Thinking Something Else Entirely
http://www.upworthy.com/this-man-thought-he-was-going-to-die-his-daughter-was-thinking-something-else-en?c=upw1
Welsh slate: Strong, thin, and long on history
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22097403
Junkyard genius's crazy nutcracker
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22094465
5 Juicy Tax Breaks That Corporations Enjoy That the Public Can't Touch
http://www.alternet.org/economy/5-juicy-tax-breaks-corporations-enjoy-public-cant-touch?akid=10314.204376._YTAO8&rd=1&src=newsletter822988&t=5
Margaret Thatcher Was a Privatization Pioneer, and This Is the Story of How Her Agenda Did Nothing But Make Life Worse for Millions of People
http://www.alternet.org/margaret-thatcher-was-privatization-pioneer-and-story-how-her-agenda-did-nothing-make-life-worse?akid=10314.204376._YTAO8&rd=1&src=newsletter822988&t=19
The Southern State Fast Becoming Ayn Rand's Vision of Paradise
http://www.alternet.org/southern-state-fast-becoming-ayn-rands-vision-paradise?akid=10314.204376._YTAO8&rd=1&src=newsletter822988&t=4
More Than Two Million Sign Petition to Protest Obama's Social Security Cuts
http://www.alternet.org/more-two-million-sign-petition-protest-obamas-social-security-cuts?akid=10312.204376.ldOkKg&rd=1&src=newsletter822794&t=21
101 New Species of Beetles
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/03/pictures/130329-101-species-beetle-weevil-phone-book-guinea-taxonomy/science/ - /101-new-beetle-species-discovered-viridescens_65788_600x450.jpg
Everything you need to know about Chained CPI in one post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2012/12/11/everything-you-need-to-know-about-chained-cpi-in-one-post/
Polynesian DNA mysteriously shows up in a Brazilian tribe
http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/04/polynesian-dna-mysteriously-shows-up-in-a-brazilian-tribe/
Bernie Sanders Writes Law to Break Them Up: 10 Largest Banks Bigger Now Than Before Taxpayer Bailout
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17908-bernie-sanders-writes-law-to-break-them-up-10-largest-banks-bigger-now-than-before-taxpayer-bailout
Before Next Crash, Create Finance System That Serves Public, Part I: Shrink, Regulate Banks, and Enforce Law
http://truth-out.org/news/item/15638-before-next-crash-create-finance-system-that-serves-public-part-i-shrink-regulate-banks-and-enforce-law
US rice imports 'contain harmful levels of lead'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22099990
Abertay University develops method to take fingerprints from food
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-22107222
BBC reporter gets stuck on world's fastest zip line
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-radio-and-tv-22105950
Hibiscus Tea: The Best Beverage?
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/hibiscus-tea-the-best-beverage.html
Petitions that need your signature
Amazon is at it again! Please go sign this petition. It is not fair for those of us who make our living by writing. Authors are not libraries and while most of us enjoy the social side of writing we do this to pay our bills. If some one returns an ebook after reading it our royalties get reduced.
I just signed the petition "Amazon Kindle e-Book Return Policy: Stop allowing refunds on e-Books after e-Books have been read." on Change.org. It's important. Here's the link: http://www.change.org/petitions/amazon-kindle-e-book-return-policy-stop-allowing-refunds-on-e-books-after-e-books-have-been-read
North Dakota just passed the most extreme abortion ban in the country. It's just one of some 300 bills across the country designed to take away women's rights and access to health care -- and ultimately to overturn Roe vs. Wade. Don't let lawmakers get away with it, take action today:
http://ppaction.org/WakeUpCall
Click here to tell Obama to veto CISPA:
http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/veto_cispa/?referring_akid=a8234599.655732.Af5Ve3&source=auto-taf
AT&T, Cablevision, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Verizon have all agreed to start spying on their users.
The US's largest Internet Service Providers are implementing a new "online infringement" plan to identify and punish, with virtually no due process, users suspected of downloading copyrighted content.
https://act.demandprogress.org/letter/six_strikes_2013/?rd=1&t=1&referring_akid=undefined
Remember CISPA? Well, it’s back - sign the petition
http://www.cispaisback.com/
Oppose Seismic Surveys in the Atlantic - sign it please
http://action.surfrider.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=6937
Tell Congress to Dump Monsanto's Riders!
http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/50865/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=8644
Bury Power Lines in Cities and Towns, Prevent Long-Lasting Outages, Improve National Security
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/
The Sierra Club has a variety of actions to be taken. Just follow the link.
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, CISPA, animals, bats, museums, dinosaurs, restorations, kids, geology, fun stuff, people, Social Security, Chained CPI, health, oops!, tea
Change the world one loan at a time - visit http://www.Kiva.org to find out how
The morning was busy filled with errands and doctor’s offices - just check ups. Now we are finally home and I want to take a nap. LOL! It is not going to happen though.
The magnolia buds are out of there protective coverings and I’ll bet we will see full blooms by tomorrow. The lilacs have started to bud out too. :)
I still have more to do so have a good one.
Maddow features PCCC activism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7LANHts78c
Tell Congress Social Security is non-negotiable.
http://act.couragecampaign.org/sign/standwithbernie
And now a word about Monsanto and others like them. These profit-hungry biotech companies have found a way to exclusively ‘own’ something that freely belongs to us all -- our food! They’re trying to patent away our everyday vegetables and fruits like cucumber, broccoli and melons, forcing growers to pay them and risk being sued if they don’t.
Companies like Monsanto have found loopholes in European law to get away with this, so we just need to close them shut before they set a dangerous global precedent. And to do that, we need key countries like Germany, France and the Netherlands -- where opposition is already growing -- to call for a vote to stop Monsanto’s plans. Go sign the petition.
http://www.avaaz.org/en/monsanto_vs_mother_earth_loc/?bjeIjab&v=23911
Recommended Reading
Nature's big picture: New group of black and white bats - cool!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/22091540
Dinosaur embryo fossils reveal life inside the egg
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22085535
Paris Louvre shuts as staff strike over pickpockets
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22098102
Easter Ross's Nigg cross-slab restoration completed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-22092634
Internet company opens 'play' office
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-22089159
This Man Thought He Was Going To Die. His Daughter Was Thinking Something Else Entirely
http://www.upworthy.com/this-man-thought-he-was-going-to-die-his-daughter-was-thinking-something-else-en?c=upw1
Welsh slate: Strong, thin, and long on history
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22097403
Junkyard genius's crazy nutcracker
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22094465
5 Juicy Tax Breaks That Corporations Enjoy That the Public Can't Touch
http://www.alternet.org/economy/5-juicy-tax-breaks-corporations-enjoy-public-cant-touch?akid=10314.204376._YTAO8&rd=1&src=newsletter822988&t=5
Margaret Thatcher Was a Privatization Pioneer, and This Is the Story of How Her Agenda Did Nothing But Make Life Worse for Millions of People
http://www.alternet.org/margaret-thatcher-was-privatization-pioneer-and-story-how-her-agenda-did-nothing-make-life-worse?akid=10314.204376._YTAO8&rd=1&src=newsletter822988&t=19
The Southern State Fast Becoming Ayn Rand's Vision of Paradise
http://www.alternet.org/southern-state-fast-becoming-ayn-rands-vision-paradise?akid=10314.204376._YTAO8&rd=1&src=newsletter822988&t=4
More Than Two Million Sign Petition to Protest Obama's Social Security Cuts
http://www.alternet.org/more-two-million-sign-petition-protest-obamas-social-security-cuts?akid=10312.204376.ldOkKg&rd=1&src=newsletter822794&t=21
101 New Species of Beetles
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/03/pictures/130329-101-species-beetle-weevil-phone-book-guinea-taxonomy/science/ - /101-new-beetle-species-discovered-viridescens_65788_600x450.jpg
Everything you need to know about Chained CPI in one post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2012/12/11/everything-you-need-to-know-about-chained-cpi-in-one-post/
Polynesian DNA mysteriously shows up in a Brazilian tribe
http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/04/polynesian-dna-mysteriously-shows-up-in-a-brazilian-tribe/
Bernie Sanders Writes Law to Break Them Up: 10 Largest Banks Bigger Now Than Before Taxpayer Bailout
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17908-bernie-sanders-writes-law-to-break-them-up-10-largest-banks-bigger-now-than-before-taxpayer-bailout
Before Next Crash, Create Finance System That Serves Public, Part I: Shrink, Regulate Banks, and Enforce Law
http://truth-out.org/news/item/15638-before-next-crash-create-finance-system-that-serves-public-part-i-shrink-regulate-banks-and-enforce-law
US rice imports 'contain harmful levels of lead'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22099990
Abertay University develops method to take fingerprints from food
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-22107222
BBC reporter gets stuck on world's fastest zip line
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-radio-and-tv-22105950
Hibiscus Tea: The Best Beverage?
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/hibiscus-tea-the-best-beverage.html
Petitions that need your signature
Amazon is at it again! Please go sign this petition. It is not fair for those of us who make our living by writing. Authors are not libraries and while most of us enjoy the social side of writing we do this to pay our bills. If some one returns an ebook after reading it our royalties get reduced.
I just signed the petition "Amazon Kindle e-Book Return Policy: Stop allowing refunds on e-Books after e-Books have been read." on Change.org. It's important. Here's the link: http://www.change.org/petitions/amazon-kindle-e-book-return-policy-stop-allowing-refunds-on-e-books-after-e-books-have-been-read
North Dakota just passed the most extreme abortion ban in the country. It's just one of some 300 bills across the country designed to take away women's rights and access to health care -- and ultimately to overturn Roe vs. Wade. Don't let lawmakers get away with it, take action today:
http://ppaction.org/WakeUpCall
Click here to tell Obama to veto CISPA:
http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/veto_cispa/?referring_akid=a8234599.655732.Af5Ve3&source=auto-taf
AT&T, Cablevision, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Verizon have all agreed to start spying on their users.
The US's largest Internet Service Providers are implementing a new "online infringement" plan to identify and punish, with virtually no due process, users suspected of downloading copyrighted content.
https://act.demandprogress.org/letter/six_strikes_2013/?rd=1&t=1&referring_akid=undefined
Remember CISPA? Well, it’s back - sign the petition
http://www.cispaisback.com/
Oppose Seismic Surveys in the Atlantic - sign it please
http://action.surfrider.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=6937
Tell Congress to Dump Monsanto's Riders!
http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/50865/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=8644
Bury Power Lines in Cities and Towns, Prevent Long-Lasting Outages, Improve National Security
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/
The Sierra Club has a variety of actions to be taken. Just follow the link.
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, CISPA, animals, bats, museums, dinosaurs, restorations, kids, geology, fun stuff, people, Social Security, Chained CPI, health, oops!, tea
Change the world one loan at a time - visit http://www.Kiva.org to find out how