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norilana!Made my 57th loan on Kiva.org last night.
I finished reading Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle by Thor Hanson. I usually just list my reading on the side bar but this little non-fiction book is a gem.
Oh, and it rained all day yesterday and looks like it will do so today. I am getting really tired of this.
Both of us were up really early this morning and to be frank, I could have used a few more hours.
Have a wonderful day!
Recommended Reading/Viewing - *
Fruit of the Poisoned Tree: The Hard Right's Plan to Capture Newark NJ
http://blackagendareport.com/content/fr
FBI quietly forms secretive Net-surveillance unit
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-574397
Military Detention for Journalists
http://www.thenation.com/article/16
Amazon.com Becomes 16th Corporation to Dump ALEC
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
Prohibition, 2012: Senate Bans Fake Pot, 'Bath Salts', 2C-E in Amendment Added to FDA Safety and Innovation Act
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
Has the FBI Launched a War of Entrapment Against the Occupy Movement?
http://www.alternet.org/story/155581/ha
Why I Stopped Being a Right-Winger -- Modern Conservatism Has Become a Form of Mass Hysteria
http://www.alternet.org/story/155592/wh
Goodbye Fish and Shellfish? Meet the Biggest Threat to Our Oceans
http://www.alternet.org/story/155567/go
Pennsylvania Considers Defunding Planned Parenthood
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
The Idea TED Didn’t Consider Worth Spreading: The Rich Aren’t Really Job Creators
http://www.openculture.com/2012/05/the_
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Rise of the coyote: The new top dog
http://www.nature.com/news/rise-of-t
Researchers Find Antibiotic Residues, One a Suspected Carcinogen, in Shrimp Samples
http://today.ttu.edu/2012/05/researcher
The Scale of the Universe
http://htwins.net/scale2/?bordercolor=w
Drugs from Gila Monster Lizard Saliva Reduces Cravings for Chocolate and Ordinary Food
http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/n
Mars 'has life's building blocks'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir
How whales open their huge mouths
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/1817452
Centuries-old Chinese snuff bottles to be auctioned
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18
Artist Ollie Palmer on staging an 'ant ballet'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18
Odd Box
http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/newsb
Male pill: gene discovery may lead to contraceptive
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-181903
'Cloaking' idea traps a rainbow
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir
Chelsea gold: Creating the perfect garden
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/1811723
Subway evolution: What lurks below
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/2012052
Tokyo Bay's fugitive penguin is recaptured
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18
The non-existent tags
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- Location:desk
- Mood:
sleepy - Music:none
Well, so far we have not seen the sun as promised.
The Blueberry Toes socks are finished and a new pair have been started for the travel bag.
I am changing phone services and arranged to have it done yesterday. The old phone company cut me off already so the phone will be out of order until tomorrow. Honestly, they are such scumbags!
Ok, it is time for me to get moving.
Have a wonderful day!
Recommended Reading/Viewing - *
Woman Kicked Off Flight for Wearing Pro-Choice T-Shirt
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
Biking Kenowa Hills seniors punished
http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/ke
America’s Women Can’t Be Trusted
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_
Want to win the WI Recall? Make sure this story goes as wide as humanly possible
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/05/2
ALEC’s next target: state AGs who go after companies
http://www.minnpost.com/politics-po
Apocalypse Soon: Has Civilization Passed the Environmental Point of No Return?
http://www.scientificamerican.com/artic
CAUGHT RED HANDED
http://www.blackboxvoting.org/
ROMNEY HOG-TIED POLLUTION PROSECUTION
http://www.peer.org/news/news_id.php?ro
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Warning over deep-ocean stowaways
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir
Ancient walking mystery deepens
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir
Trefael Stone reveals stone age burial chamber
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-1817
James Brown: Troubled genius of the Godfather of Soul
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-1817
Calcium pills pose 'heart risk'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-181757
How Alfred Hitchcock's first film has been restored
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertain
The enduring lure of Anne of Green Gables
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/f
Virtual surgery: How to dissect a digital cadaver
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18
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Change the world one loan at a time – visit http://www.Kiva.org to find out how
- Location:desk
- Mood:
calm - Music:BBC program
I was up in the middle of the night, went back to bed and was up 3 hours later. ARGH!
The breeze is starting to pick up so we are probably going to have a thunderstorm here pretty quickly so I will get this posted and shut down.
Have a wonderful day!
Recommended Reading/Viewing - *
TV remote control inventor Eugene Polley dies at 96 - the men of the world weep
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-cana
It’s Official: Watching Fox Makes You Stupider
http://www.thenation.com/blog/167999/it
Global Warming: An Exclusive Look at James Hansen’s Scary New Math
http://ecocentric.blogs.time.com/2012/0
The end of fish, in one chart
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezr
Idiocracy? Study Shows Congress Talking Less Good Than Before
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
The 10 Major Corporations that Control Everything You Buy
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
Are the police tracking your calls?
http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/22/opinion/c
Gas Industry Aims to Block Zero-Carbon Building Goal
http://truth-out.org/news/item/9312-g
A Message to Girls About Religious Men Who Fear You
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soraya-ch
Pastor Wants Homosexuals Put Into Concentration Camps - WTF?
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/0
Craven Is As Craven Does
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2
Google Privacy Inquiries Get Little Cooperation
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/23/techn
Paul Krugman: We Could End This Depression Right Now
http://www.alternet.org/story/155538/pa
What Horrible Right-wing (or Criminal) Cause Is Your Favorite Sports Team Connected To?
http://www.alternet.org/story/155551/wh
Koch Operative Steered $55 Million to Front Groups Airing Ads Against Democrats; Ads Assailed Candidates Over Abortion, 9/11, Medicare
http://www.alternet.org/story/155524/ko
What Do the World's Most Powerful Pesticide Honchos Eat For Dinner?
http://www.motherjones.com/tom-phil
It’s Time for Liberals to Throw a Conserative-Style Hissy Fit: The Private School Subsidy Edition
http://mikethemadbiologist.com/2012/0
Will the New York Times’ Reporters ever admit that European Austerity is the Problem?
http://www.nytexaminer.com/2012/05/w
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DNA to shed light on yeti claims
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir
‘Barcode everyone at birth’ - not the best idea
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/2012052
Tyrannosaurus dinosaur skeleton sold amid controversy
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-cana
Swiss company moves 6,200 tonne building 60 metres
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur
Rare flower Toothwort found at Dollar Glen
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-t
Digital archivists: technological custodians of human history
http://arstechnica.com/information-tech
Mayonnaise: Oil, Egg and a Drop of Magic
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/23/dinin
How Life Begins in the Deep Ocean
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_R7
Vintage health & safety posters found in UK warehouse
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-181094
How to count pollen
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-179447
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- Location:desk
- Mood: calm
- Music:none
I finished working on the Blueberry socks while waiting for friend
ellen_datlow. It was nice to catch up with her over Afghan food - yum. After lunch we went on to catch up with friends Mike and Susan who we met at the gallery that is currently showing their holograms and other works. What fun to have a private viewing. Afterwards we climbed the stairs to the Highline and walked its entire length. They did a good job with lots of fun little surprises along the way. At the end we found a café and had afternoon tea. Here are a few pics from our day out.Sign of the day!
Mike, Susan & Dearest
I am not a big fan of NYC's public art but this piece is wonderful. It sits on both sides if the walk and has nesting boxes and bird feeding stations. It is full of birds who are not timid around humans and it made me smile.
A dove who had the most beautiful eyes but decided to get bashful
Views up, down and below the Highline
During lunch with Ellen had told us of the fountain on the Highline where you can soak you feet - sorry, I didn't get a pick of it - but this was another favourite spot along the walk. And then there was the talking bench with the affected UK accent spouting words like "COCKROACH" & "RAT" and other things found around NYC. LOLROF!
Since it rained all day and we rolled into the drive two tired, cold, damp but happy campers, and I must confess that I did imitate a vegetable for the rest of the evening. LOL!
It’s a cool soggy morning outside although it is not raining for the moment. We have another five days of rain forecast. ARGH!
Have a wonderful day!
Recommended Reading/Viewing - *
Nurses Defy Chicago Mayor, Rallying for Robin Hood Tax
http://www.alternet.org/story/155516/nu
Waste Company Locks Out Teamsters in Bid to Eliminate Pensions
http://www.alternet.org/story/155441/wa
Obama Super-PAC Hits Romney's Bain Record Hard
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
Neil Gaiman Addresses the University of the Arts Class of 2012
http://vimeo.com/42372767
Protest Roars to Life at Chicago NATO Summit in Face of Violent Police Crackdowns
http://www.alternet.org/economy/155
Today in Chicago I Witnessed Police Brutalizing Activists
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
Missouri Legislature Approves Bill Allowing Employers To Deny Access To Birth Control
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
Call them Pro-Coathanger, Because That's Just What They Are
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
Chicago Police Attack Press, Use Bikes As Weapons
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
Chicago Police Accused of Planting Evidence Against 3
http://www.truthdig.com/eartothegro
Congress cans the Constitution, as Chicago police abduct activists
http://www.constitutioncampaign.org/blo
A New Attack on the Constitution
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/19/opini
Thousands March With Veterans for Peace at Chicago NATO Summit; Police Respond With Brute Force
http://truth-out.org/news/item/9269-tho
Want to Ditch Citizens United? A DIY Guide
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/201
The Enviro Disaster You Know Nothing About: The Eco-Devastating Quest for "Frac Sand" in Rural America
http://www.alternet.org/story/155514/th
Evidence of oil spill 2 years ago in birds
http://www.upi.com/Science_News/201
'Apocalyptic' island of waste in the Maldives - strong language warning
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18
Today's GOP: Worst Political Party Since the Civil War
http://www.alternet.org/story/155499/to
Is Texas Waging War on History?
http://www.alternet.org/story/155515/is
Military Industry Lobbyists Manufacturer Fake Tea Party Outrage Against Cutting Defense Pork
http://www.alternet.org/story/155363/mi
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Magic meerkat moments - Planet Earth Live - BBC One
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drzq1x0m
Woman suffers severe burns after rocks collected during beach visit IGNITE in her pocket
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art
World's First Vegetarian Shark Prefers Heads of Lettuce
http://www.treehugger.com/natural-scien
Can ultra-orthodox Jews live with the web?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-cana
Man survives fall into Niagara Falls
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-cana
How to water a farm with a phone
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/c
Azeri man 'I was picked for Eurovision protest vote'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-181378
The original celebrity gossip magazine
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertain
Sights and sounds from Chelsea 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-181607
Archie Miles puts Wales's heritage trees in frame
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-1812
Last Night’s Solar Eclipse in a 60-Second, 700-Picture Timelapse Video
http://www.openculture.com/2012/05/last
Relics With Much to Tell About Bird Diets May Be Lost to Time
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/22/scien
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- Location:desk
- Mood: calm
- Music:none
Today and the next four days we have rain and thunderstorms. Oh joy.
Pictures of our blooms
Piglet playing peek-a-boo in the back part of the garden
We have a busy day planned so I guess I’d better get moving.
Have a wonderful day!
Recommended Reading/Viewing - *
Arctic melt releasing ancient methane
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir
Mitt Romney Praises Meg Whitman As News Breaks That Her Company Is Slashing 30,000 American Jobs
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/0
Kivalina: A Climate Change Story
http://truth-out.org/news/item/2187-kiv
"Terrorism Plot" or Entrapment? The Case of the NATO 3
http://truth-out.org/news/item/9254-ter
The Big Fix: Documentary Exposes BP, US Government on Gulf Disaster
http://truth-out.org/news/item/9261-t
Vatican Calls Book Of Leaked Documents 'Criminal': "His Holiness" By Gianluigi Nuzzi
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/1
Are JPMorgan’s Losses A Canary in a Coal Mine?
http://www.alternet.org/story/155506/ar
The Terrifying Ways Google Is Destroying Your Privacy
http://www.alternet.org/story/155479/th
Unplugging These 6 Gadgets Will Cut Your Electricity Bill
http://www.motherjones.com/blue-mar
Does Eating Corn Syrup Kill Your Memory?
http://www.motherjones.com/blue-mar
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Thousands witness 'ring of fire' eclipse
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir
Parasitic worms leave millions of victims paralyzed, epileptic, or worse. So why isn’t anyone mobilizing to eradicate them?
http://discovermagazine.com/2012/ju
'Cursing stone' found on Isle of Canna
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-h
Skipper frees 40ft humpback whale
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-1
Drought conditions bring 'water-wise' Chelsea Flower Show
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir
The non-existent tags
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- Location:desk
- Mood: calm
- Music:none
Things are blooming in the garden. The peonies, rhododendrons, pyracantha, irises, wild roses and there are buds on all four of my other roses that are about to burst open.
The garden was left untouched yesterday since I went to the quilt show. Here are some of the quilts I saw at the show. I was pleased as punch to realized that friend Cheryl has quilted the Best in Show three years running now. Instead of loading individual pics I created a Smilebox for you.
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Have a wonderful day!
Recommended Reading/Viewing - *
Catholic Bishops Threaten to Sue for Their Right to Hate Lady Parts
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
Very, Very, Very White Man's Burden
http://driftglass.blogspot.com/2012/0
The Coming Beepocalypse
http://scientopia.org/blogs/guestblog/2
On Bill Maher Show, Dan Rather Slams Corporate Media: "To Put it Bluntly, Big Business Is in Bed With Big Government"
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
Anti-NATO Activists Charged With "Providing Material Support for Terrorism" in Apparent Retaliation for Calling Out Police Intimidation
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
The Republicans Love Big Government--But Only to Build a Police State
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
One System for All: Universal Access to Health Care
http://truth-out.org/news/item/9220-o
Memo to Mayor Bloomberg: JPMorgan Blow-Up Is Not a "Hiccup" - It's a Giant Warning
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/9
Amendment to Legalize Propaganda Inserted to Defense Authorization Bill
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/05/1
A Victory for All of Us
http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/a_v
The Police, the iPhone and Your Right to Record
http://mediacitizen.blogspot.com/2012/0
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Explore the Human Microbiome
http://www.scientificamerican.com/artic
In Praise of the Lowly Dandelion
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/05/1
Finding the First Americans
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/20/opini
Huge crowds greet Olympic torch
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-181283
Four killed in northern Italy earthquake
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur
The non-existent tags
weather, knitting, global warming, environment, politics, Repugs, scumbags, gardening, earthquakes. Archaeology, Olympics, quilt show, earthquake
Change the world one loan at a time – visit http://www.Kiva.org to find out how
Tell Congress to kill the spying bill
http://act2.freepress.net/sign/cispa/?a
Speak out against Cispa.
http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/ci
and, another one:
http://www.democrats.com/stop-cispa
Action List - *petitions worthy of your signature*
What is Facebook thinking?
They've signed on in support of CISPA -- the new bill that would obliterate online privacy, give the military crazy new abilities to spy on the Internet, and potentially let ISPs block sites and cut off users accused of piracy.
The Center for Democracy and Technology says, "CISPA has a very broad, almost unlimited definition of the information that can be shared with government agencies and it supersedes all other privacy laws."
According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation:
An ISP could even interpret this bill as allowing them to block accounts believed to be infringing, block access to websites like The Pirate Bay believed to carry infringing content, or take other measures provided they claimed it was motivated by cybersecurity concerns.
Internet users were able to push GoDaddy to withdraw its support of SOPA. Now it's time to make sure Facebook knows we're furious.
Please tell Facebook to withdraw its support for CISPA. Just click here:
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/cisp
They just won’t quit!
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, would obliterate any semblance of online privacy in the United States.
And CISPA would provide a victory for content owners who were shell-shocked by the unprecedented outpouring of activism in opposition to SOPA and Internet censorship.
The House of Representatives is planning to take up CISPA later this month. Click here to ask your lawmakers to oppose it.
http://act.demandprogress.org/act/c
SOPA was pushed as a remedy to the supposed economic threat of online piracy -- but economic fear-mongering didn't quite do the trick. So those concerned about copyright are engaging in sleight of hand, appending their legislation to a bill that most Americans will assume is about keeping them safe from bad guys.
This so-called cyber security bill aims to prevent theft of "government information" and "intellectual property" and could let ISPs block your access to websites -- or the whole Internet. Don't let them push this back-door SOPA. Click here to demand that your lawmakers oppose CISPA.
CISPA also encourages companies to share information about you with the government and other corporations. That data could then be used for just about anything -- from prosecuting crimes to ad placements. And perhaps worst of all, CISPA supercedes all other online privacy protections.
Please click here to urge your lawmakers to oppose CISPA when it comes up for a vote this month.
http://act.demandprogress.org/act/c
Another important petition
They still just don't get it. Chris Dodd -- the head of the Hollywood Lobby -- is bragging that he's working on a new insider deal to push through SOPA-like legislation. This comes just days after the White House released a new report urging Congress to crack down on piracy.
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/new_
He had this exchange with the Hollywood Reporter this week:
THR: Are there conversations going on now?
Dodd: I'm confident that's the case, but I'm not going to go into more detail because obviously if I do, it becomes counterproductive.
THR: Did you feel personally blindsided by Obama over SOPA?
Dodd: I'm not going to revisit the events of last winter. I'll only say to you that I'm confident he's using his good relationships in both communities to do exactly what you and I have been talking about.
Hollywood and Obama should've learned by now:
No form of censorship will be acceptable to Internet users, and we're fed up with corrupt, back-room deals that are driven by the rich and well-connected. And any major Internet policy changes should be negotiated in the light of day, so the millions of people who'd be affected can have their say too.
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/new_
Right now, the US Congress is sneaking in a new law that gives them big brother spy powers over the entire web -- and they're hoping the world won't notice.
Over 100 Members of Congress are backing a bill (CISPA) that would give private companies and the US government the right to spy on any of us at any time for as long as they want without a warrant. This is the third time the US Congress has tried to attack our Internet freedom. But we helped beat SOPA, and PIPA -- and now we can beat this new Big Brother law.
Our global outcry has played a leading role in protecting the Internet from governments eager to monitor and control what we do online. Let's stand together once again -- and beat this law for good. Sign the petition then forward to everyone who uses the Internet!
http://www.avaaz.org/en/stop_cispa/
- Location:desk
- Mood: calm
- Music:Mugs want his breakfast
My garden list has one less thing to do on it. The water feature has been moved. My shoulders are sore this morning from doing this. I may not look like much but its 3’ down into hard rocky soil and it took a while to get it that deep since I had to dig out some pretty big rocks/boulders.
I’m going to the quilt show with friend Cheryl today. Hopefully I will remember to take my camera. :)
We have another beautiful morning here. :) I have to get moving to be ready when Cheryl comes to pick me up. Have a wonderful day!
Recommended Reading/Viewing - *
Donations to Scott Walker Flagged as Potential Fraud
http://www.propublica.org/article/polit
Congress still okay with indefinite detention and torture of Americans
http://rt.com/usa/news/detention-amendm
NATO Protesters Held Without Charge After Raid as Chicago Steps Up Police Activities
http://truth-out.org/news/item/9235-nat
Fracking Fluids Could Contaminate Freshwater Aquifers, Says Study
http://truth-out.org/news/item/9076-t
Spy drone could have almost brought down a plane in Colorado
http://rt.com/usa/news/drone-plane-colo
Romney's self-revealing soundbite on Jeremiah Wright
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/t
After Judge Rules Stop-and-Frisk Case Class Action, NYPD Commissioner Kelly Announces Bogus Policy Change
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
Giant Black Hole Shreds and Swallows Helpless Star
http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2
Social Security Is Not Going Broke
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/0
Why is the FBI Manufacturing Reasons to Arrest Occupy Protesters While Ignoring White Supremacist Violence?
http://www.alternet.org/story/155495/wh
Thanks to GOP, House Votes Down NDAA Amendment Prohibiting Indefinite Detention of U.S. Citizens
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
The Ballad of Seamus Romney - it has rude lyrics so consider yourself forewarned.
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Flashed Face Distortion Effect
http://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.c
New York Amish in court over smoke alarms
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-1810
The non-existent tags
weather, knitting, global warming, environment, politics, Repugs, scumbags, gardening, Kepler, music, gardening, animals, music
Change the world one loan at a time – visit http://www.Kiva.org to find out how
Tell Congress to kill the spying bill
http://act2.freepress.net/sign/cispa/?a
Speak out against Cispa.
http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/ci
and, another one:
http://www.democrats.com/stop-cispa
Action List - *petitions worthy of your signature*
What is Facebook thinking?
They've signed on in support of CISPA -- the new bill that would obliterate online privacy, give the military crazy new abilities to spy on the Internet, and potentially let ISPs block sites and cut off users accused of piracy.
The Center for Democracy and Technology says, "CISPA has a very broad, almost unlimited definition of the information that can be shared with government agencies and it supersedes all other privacy laws."
According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation:
An ISP could even interpret this bill as allowing them to block accounts believed to be infringing, block access to websites like The Pirate Bay believed to carry infringing content, or take other measures provided they claimed it was motivated by cybersecurity concerns.
Internet users were able to push GoDaddy to withdraw its support of SOPA. Now it's time to make sure Facebook knows we're furious.
Please tell Facebook to withdraw its support for CISPA. Just click here:
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/cisp
They just won’t quit!
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, would obliterate any semblance of online privacy in the United States.
And CISPA would provide a victory for content owners who were shell-shocked by the unprecedented outpouring of activism in opposition to SOPA and Internet censorship.
The House of Representatives is planning to take up CISPA later this month. Click here to ask your lawmakers to oppose it.
http://act.demandprogress.org/act/c
SOPA was pushed as a remedy to the supposed economic threat of online piracy -- but economic fear-mongering didn't quite do the trick. So those concerned about copyright are engaging in sleight of hand, appending their legislation to a bill that most Americans will assume is about keeping them safe from bad guys.
This so-called cyber security bill aims to prevent theft of "government information" and "intellectual property" and could let ISPs block your access to websites -- or the whole Internet. Don't let them push this back-door SOPA. Click here to demand that your lawmakers oppose CISPA.
CISPA also encourages companies to share information about you with the government and other corporations. That data could then be used for just about anything -- from prosecuting crimes to ad placements. And perhaps worst of all, CISPA supercedes all other online privacy protections.
Please click here to urge your lawmakers to oppose CISPA when it comes up for a vote this month.
http://act.demandprogress.org/act/c
Another important petition
They still just don't get it. Chris Dodd -- the head of the Hollywood Lobby -- is bragging that he's working on a new insider deal to push through SOPA-like legislation. This comes just days after the White House released a new report urging Congress to crack down on piracy.
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/new_
He had this exchange with the Hollywood Reporter this week:
THR: Are there conversations going on now?
Dodd: I'm confident that's the case, but I'm not going to go into more detail because obviously if I do, it becomes counterproductive.
THR: Did you feel personally blindsided by Obama over SOPA?
Dodd: I'm not going to revisit the events of last winter. I'll only say to you that I'm confident he's using his good relationships in both communities to do exactly what you and I have been talking about.
Hollywood and Obama should've learned by now:
No form of censorship will be acceptable to Internet users, and we're fed up with corrupt, back-room deals that are driven by the rich and well-connected. And any major Internet policy changes should be negotiated in the light of day, so the millions of people who'd be affected can have their say too.
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/new_
Right now, the US Congress is sneaking in a new law that gives them big brother spy powers over the entire web -- and they're hoping the world won't notice.
Over 100 Members of Congress are backing a bill (CISPA) that would give private companies and the US government the right to spy on any of us at any time for as long as they want without a warrant. This is the third time the US Congress has tried to attack our Internet freedom. But we helped beat SOPA, and PIPA -- and now we can beat this new Big Brother law.
Our global outcry has played a leading role in protecting the Internet from governments eager to monitor and control what we do online. Let's stand together once again -- and beat this law for good. Sign the petition then forward to everyone who uses the Internet!
http://www.avaaz.org/en/stop_cispa/
- Location:desk
- Mood: calm
- Music:none
I was so tired last night that no knitting got done on the The Rose of England project. I did do as few rounds on the Blueberry socks.
Iceland finally will suspend its hunting of fin whales this season. Good.
We have another beautiful morning here. :) I have to get moving so have a wonderful day!
Recommended Reading/Viewing - *
'Last Call at the Oasis': Why Time Is Running Out to Save Our Drinking Water
http://www.alternet.org/story/155390/%2
Frankenfoods: Why Is the Gates Foundation Helping Monsanto Push Genetically Modified Food?
http://www.alternet.org/story/155376/fr
Pregnant Woman With Child in the Car Tased Three Times After Being Pulled Over for Speeding
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
Taibbi: Embarrassing Documents Surface Showing How Goldman, Other Mega-Banks Engaged in "Naked Short Selling"
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
Judge Blocks Enforcement of National Defense Authorization Act
http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2
Break Up the Big Banks
http://www.bernie.org/uncategorized/bre
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Kepler telescope studies star superflares
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir
US scientist in close brush with alligator
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-cana
Tough auditions for New York subway performers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertain
Odd Box
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/18109968
Fog machines used to deter shop thieves in Beeston
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-no
What caused the mystery of the Dark Day?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-1809
The non-existent tags
weather, knitting, global warming, environment, politics, Repugs, scumbags, gardening, Kepler, music, animals, GMOs, Monsanto
Change the world one loan at a time – visit http://www.Kiva.org to find out how
Tell Congress to kill the spying bill
http://act2.freepress.net/sign/cispa/?a
Speak out against Cispa.
http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/ci
and, another one:
http://www.democrats.com/stop-cispa
Action List - *petitions worthy of your signature*
What is Facebook thinking?
They've signed on in support of CISPA -- the new bill that would obliterate online privacy, give the military crazy new abilities to spy on the Internet, and potentially let ISPs block sites and cut off users accused of piracy.
The Center for Democracy and Technology says, "CISPA has a very broad, almost unlimited definition of the information that can be shared with government agencies and it supersedes all other privacy laws."
According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation:
An ISP could even interpret this bill as allowing them to block accounts believed to be infringing, block access to websites like The Pirate Bay believed to carry infringing content, or take other measures provided they claimed it was motivated by cybersecurity concerns.
Internet users were able to push GoDaddy to withdraw its support of SOPA. Now it's time to make sure Facebook knows we're furious.
Please tell Facebook to withdraw its support for CISPA. Just click here:
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/cisp
They just won’t quit!
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, would obliterate any semblance of online privacy in the United States.
And CISPA would provide a victory for content owners who were shell-shocked by the unprecedented outpouring of activism in opposition to SOPA and Internet censorship.
The House of Representatives is planning to take up CISPA later this month. Click here to ask your lawmakers to oppose it.
http://act.demandprogress.org/act/c
SOPA was pushed as a remedy to the supposed economic threat of online piracy -- but economic fear-mongering didn't quite do the trick. So those concerned about copyright are engaging in sleight of hand, appending their legislation to a bill that most Americans will assume is about keeping them safe from bad guys.
This so-called cyber security bill aims to prevent theft of "government information" and "intellectual property" and could let ISPs block your access to websites -- or the whole Internet. Don't let them push this back-door SOPA. Click here to demand that your lawmakers oppose CISPA.
CISPA also encourages companies to share information about you with the government and other corporations. That data could then be used for just about anything -- from prosecuting crimes to ad placements. And perhaps worst of all, CISPA supercedes all other online privacy protections.
Please click here to urge your lawmakers to oppose CISPA when it comes up for a vote this month.
http://act.demandprogress.org/act/c
Another important petition
They still just don't get it. Chris Dodd -- the head of the Hollywood Lobby -- is bragging that he's working on a new insider deal to push through SOPA-like legislation. This comes just days after the White House released a new report urging Congress to crack down on piracy.
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/new_
He had this exchange with the Hollywood Reporter this week:
THR: Are there conversations going on now?
Dodd: I'm confident that's the case, but I'm not going to go into more detail because obviously if I do, it becomes counterproductive.
THR: Did you feel personally blindsided by Obama over SOPA?
Dodd: I'm not going to revisit the events of last winter. I'll only say to you that I'm confident he's using his good relationships in both communities to do exactly what you and I have been talking about.
Hollywood and Obama should've learned by now:
No form of censorship will be acceptable to Internet users, and we're fed up with corrupt, back-room deals that are driven by the rich and well-connected. And any major Internet policy changes should be negotiated in the light of day, so the millions of people who'd be affected can have their say too.
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/new_
Right now, the US Congress is sneaking in a new law that gives them big brother spy powers over the entire web -- and they're hoping the world won't notice.
Over 100 Members of Congress are backing a bill (CISPA) that would give private companies and the US government the right to spy on any of us at any time for as long as they want without a warrant. This is the third time the US Congress has tried to attack our Internet freedom. But we helped beat SOPA, and PIPA -- and now we can beat this new Big Brother law.
Our global outcry has played a leading role in protecting the Internet from governments eager to monitor and control what we do online. Let's stand together once again -- and beat this law for good. Sign the petition then forward to everyone who uses the Internet!
http://www.avaaz.org/en/stop_cispa/
- Location:desk
- Mood: calm
- Music:none
So, I walk out the back door this morning and Piglet has unearthed the fuchsias. Little crapper!
Mugsy had an early vet appointment and complained from the time he was put in the cat carrier till he was let out at home.
The Rose of England is progressing.
We had sun all day yesterday, high humidity and 80 degrees. Ah, warmth.
Our President has rightly threatened to veto the Republican passed a bill that denies protections for victims of domestic violence if they are immigrants, Native Americans, or members of the LGBT community.
Go sign the petition telling Obama that a definite veto is the right thing to do
http://www.dccc.org/pages/vawa?source=a
I have some calls to make and then I’m going out into the garden and finish planting the begonias and petunias. Oh, and repot the fuchias and get them put up on their shady summer perch. That way Piglet won’t be able to get at them again. I know, I should have done it yesterday. Have a great day all!
Recommended Reading/Viewing - *
Bush To Publish Book On Economic Growth - I wonder what idiot publishing house paid him to do this?
http://www.nationalmemo.com/not-a-j
An open letter to the right wing in the wake of the passage of Amendment One in North Carolina
http://faultline.org/site/item/open_let
Charter Schools Association Is Using Taxpayer Money to Support ALEC's Radical Agenda
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/zaid-jila
Petition: End unnecessary intubations of cats at U. VA.
http://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.c
Last Ones Left in a Toxic Kansas Town
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/20/magaz
Rachel Maddow to GOP Homophobes Now Claiming Tolerance: "That is Absolute Bull" - bingo!
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
GOP Rep on Coathanger Abortions: "You Have to Start Somewhere" - you will note that the video that accompanied this piece is “no longer available due to a copyright claim by Alcorn County GOP.”
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
Facebook Co-Founder Renounces His UC Citizenship And Moves to Singapore, All to Avoid Taxes
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
Uncovering the Other ALECs
http://truth-out.org/news/item/9033-sub
First Unplanned Arrests in Chicago NATO Week of Action Have Activists Saying Police Overreacted
http://truth-out.org/news/item/9181-fir
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Perfume's sweet smell of success in Middle East
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-1808
Van Gogh's "Pollard Willow" on display
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertain
Apple map published by Highland Council
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-h
Jewellery from world's largest diamond to go on display
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-180729
Horse rescue two miles out at sea in California
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-cana
'Extraordinary' operation to install water turbine off Orkney
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir
Alaska's feasting bears and other travel tips
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/f
The non-existent tags
weather, knitting, global warming, environment, politics, Repugs, scumbags, gardening, perfume, art, exhibitions, gems, tidal power, travel
Change the world one loan at a time – visit http://www.Kiva.org to find out how
Tell Congress to kill the spying bill
http://act2.freepress.net/sign/cispa/?a
Speak out against Cispa.
http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/ci
and, another one:
http://www.democrats.com/stop-cispa
Action List - *petitions worthy of your signature*
What is Facebook thinking?
They've signed on in support of CISPA -- the new bill that would obliterate online privacy, give the military crazy new abilities to spy on the Internet, and potentially let ISPs block sites and cut off users accused of piracy.
The Center for Democracy and Technology says, "CISPA has a very broad, almost unlimited definition of the information that can be shared with government agencies and it supersedes all other privacy laws."
According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation:
An ISP could even interpret this bill as allowing them to block accounts believed to be infringing, block access to websites like The Pirate Bay believed to carry infringing content, or take other measures provided they claimed it was motivated by cybersecurity concerns.
Internet users were able to push GoDaddy to withdraw its support of SOPA. Now it's time to make sure Facebook knows we're furious.
Please tell Facebook to withdraw its support for CISPA. Just click here:
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/cisp
They just won’t quit!
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, would obliterate any semblance of online privacy in the United States.
And CISPA would provide a victory for content owners who were shell-shocked by the unprecedented outpouring of activism in opposition to SOPA and Internet censorship.
The House of Representatives is planning to take up CISPA later this month. Click here to ask your lawmakers to oppose it.
http://act.demandprogress.org/act/c
SOPA was pushed as a remedy to the supposed economic threat of online piracy -- but economic fear-mongering didn't quite do the trick. So those concerned about copyright are engaging in sleight of hand, appending their legislation to a bill that most Americans will assume is about keeping them safe from bad guys.
This so-called cyber security bill aims to prevent theft of "government information" and "intellectual property" and could let ISPs block your access to websites -- or the whole Internet. Don't let them push this back-door SOPA. Click here to demand that your lawmakers oppose CISPA.
CISPA also encourages companies to share information about you with the government and other corporations. That data could then be used for just about anything -- from prosecuting crimes to ad placements. And perhaps worst of all, CISPA supercedes all other online privacy protections.
Please click here to urge your lawmakers to oppose CISPA when it comes up for a vote this month.
http://act.demandprogress.org/act/c
Another important petition
They still just don't get it. Chris Dodd -- the head of the Hollywood Lobby -- is bragging that he's working on a new insider deal to push through SOPA-like legislation. This comes just days after the White House released a new report urging Congress to crack down on piracy.
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/new_
He had this exchange with the Hollywood Reporter this week:
THR: Are there conversations going on now?
Dodd: I'm confident that's the case, but I'm not going to go into more detail because obviously if I do, it becomes counterproductive.
THR: Did you feel personally blindsided by Obama over SOPA?
Dodd: I'm not going to revisit the events of last winter. I'll only say to you that I'm confident he's using his good relationships in both communities to do exactly what you and I have been talking about.
Hollywood and Obama should've learned by now:
No form of censorship will be acceptable to Internet users, and we're fed up with corrupt, back-room deals that are driven by the rich and well-connected. And any major Internet policy changes should be negotiated in the light of day, so the millions of people who'd be affected can have their say too.
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/new_
Right now, the US Congress is sneaking in a new law that gives them big brother spy powers over the entire web -- and they're hoping the world won't notice.
Over 100 Members of Congress are backing a bill (CISPA) that would give private companies and the US government the right to spy on any of us at any time for as long as they want without a warrant. This is the third time the US Congress has tried to attack our Internet freedom. But we helped beat SOPA, and PIPA -- and now we can beat this new Big Brother law.
Our global outcry has played a leading role in protecting the Internet from governments eager to monitor and control what we do online. Let's stand together once again -- and beat this law for good. Sign the petition then forward to everyone who uses the Internet!
http://www.avaaz.org/en/stop_cispa/
- Location:desk
- Mood: calm
- Music:none
It rained all day yesterday and dripped throughout the night. At the moment we have brightening skies but thunder bumpers are forecast for later on.
Have a great day all!
Recommended Reading/Viewing - *
Maddow Slams GOP Claims That "War on Women" Isn't Real: "Here is What You're Doing" - bingo! A must watch!
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
Austerity Can't Be Just for Regular People
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/bl
Government by Paranoiacs: The U.S. Census Edition
http://mikethemadbiologist.com/2012/0
Brownback Signs Law That Allows Pharmacists to Guess if Women Are Having an Abortion, Refuse Them Service
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
Federal Appeals Court Rules Against Secretive Big Money Campaign Donors
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
Virginia House Rejects Judge Because He Is Gay
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
Germans Can't Fathom US Aversion to Obama's Healthcare Reform - quite frankly most of the world can’t fathom this aspect of our lives.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/ger
A New Declaration of Independence: 10 Ideas for Taking America Back from the 1%
http://www.alternet.org/story/152912/a_
Wells Fargo Has Blood on Its Hands: Desperate Man Commits Suicide After Shocking Foreclosure Mistreatment
http://www.alternet.org/story/155442/we
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Viruses used to power tiny device
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir
Nerve rewiring helps paralysed man move hand
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-180574
Ex-cricket umpire Dickie Bird receives OBE
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-180686
Heathrow Airport queue warning from London First group - obviously, she hasn’t been to Disneyland. LOL!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-1
Amazon's knock-off problem - Be careful when you select a bestseller to purchase on Amazon, where knock-offs are prevalent -- copycats that come with Amazon's stamp of approval.
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/04/1
Excavation Season V October-November 2011
http://www.eisp.org/
World's oldest and most famous diamond sold for $10m
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur
'I keep a 130-year old train carriage in my house'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-18
Does Eating Corn Syrup Kill Your Memory?
http://www.motherjones.com/blue-mar
Which Kids' Sunscreens Should You Avoid?
http://www.motherjones.com/blue-mar
Why Seafood Guides Alone Can't Save the Troubled Seas
http://www.motherjones.com/tom-phil
Gone to the dogs - the three performances
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMQGEWk4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH7viWp5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv_gOBi8
15 Ways to Reuse Plastic Bottle Caps
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/plasti
Will Smith's son Jaden spoke to Obama about aliens
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/18084048
Life as shoemaker's apprentice
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/18038741
The non-existent tags
weather, knitting, global warming, environment, politics, Repugs, scumbags, technology, cricket, archaeology, gems, health, animals, people
Change the world one loan at a time – visit http://www.Kiva.org to find out how
Tell Congress to kill the spying bill
http://act2.freepress.net/sign/cispa/?a
Speak out against Cispa.
http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/ci
and, another one:
http://www.democrats.com/stop-cispa
Action List - *petitions worthy of your signature*
What is Facebook thinking?
They've signed on in support of CISPA -- the new bill that would obliterate online privacy, give the military crazy new abilities to spy on the Internet, and potentially let ISPs block sites and cut off users accused of piracy.
The Center for Democracy and Technology says, "CISPA has a very broad, almost unlimited definition of the information that can be shared with government agencies and it supersedes all other privacy laws."
According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation:
An ISP could even interpret this bill as allowing them to block accounts believed to be infringing, block access to websites like The Pirate Bay believed to carry infringing content, or take other measures provided they claimed it was motivated by cybersecurity concerns.
Internet users were able to push GoDaddy to withdraw its support of SOPA. Now it's time to make sure Facebook knows we're furious.
Please tell Facebook to withdraw its support for CISPA. Just click here:
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/cisp
They just won’t quit!
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, would obliterate any semblance of online privacy in the United States.
And CISPA would provide a victory for content owners who were shell-shocked by the unprecedented outpouring of activism in opposition to SOPA and Internet censorship.
The House of Representatives is planning to take up CISPA later this month. Click here to ask your lawmakers to oppose it.
http://act.demandprogress.org/act/c
SOPA was pushed as a remedy to the supposed economic threat of online piracy -- but economic fear-mongering didn't quite do the trick. So those concerned about copyright are engaging in sleight of hand, appending their legislation to a bill that most Americans will assume is about keeping them safe from bad guys.
This so-called cyber security bill aims to prevent theft of "government information" and "intellectual property" and could let ISPs block your access to websites -- or the whole Internet. Don't let them push this back-door SOPA. Click here to demand that your lawmakers oppose CISPA.
CISPA also encourages companies to share information about you with the government and other corporations. That data could then be used for just about anything -- from prosecuting crimes to ad placements. And perhaps worst of all, CISPA supercedes all other online privacy protections.
Please click here to urge your lawmakers to oppose CISPA when it comes up for a vote this month.
http://act.demandprogress.org/act/c
Another important petition
They still just don't get it. Chris Dodd -- the head of the Hollywood Lobby -- is bragging that he's working on a new insider deal to push through SOPA-like legislation. This comes just days after the White House released a new report urging Congress to crack down on piracy.
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/new_
He had this exchange with the Hollywood Reporter this week:
THR: Are there conversations going on now?
Dodd: I'm confident that's the case, but I'm not going to go into more detail because obviously if I do, it becomes counterproductive.
THR: Did you feel personally blindsided by Obama over SOPA?
Dodd: I'm not going to revisit the events of last winter. I'll only say to you that I'm confident he's using his good relationships in both communities to do exactly what you and I have been talking about.
Hollywood and Obama should've learned by now:
No form of censorship will be acceptable to Internet users, and we're fed up with corrupt, back-room deals that are driven by the rich and well-connected. And any major Internet policy changes should be negotiated in the light of day, so the millions of people who'd be affected can have their say too.
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/new_
Right now, the US Congress is sneaking in a new law that gives them big brother spy powers over the entire web -- and they're hoping the world won't notice.
Over 100 Members of Congress are backing a bill (CISPA) that would give private companies and the US government the right to spy on any of us at any time for as long as they want without a warrant. This is the third time the US Congress has tried to attack our Internet freedom. But we helped beat SOPA, and PIPA -- and now we can beat this new Big Brother law.
Our global outcry has played a leading role in protecting the Internet from governments eager to monitor and control what we do online. Let's stand together once again -- and beat this law for good. Sign the petition then forward to everyone who uses the Internet!
http://www.avaaz.org/en/stop_cispa/
- Location:desk
- Mood: calm
- Music:none
So, want to see a couple of bad pictures of our Piglet?
I have decided that my next project is indeed going to be The Rose of England from the Second Book of Modern Lace Knitting by Marianne Kinzel. I am going to use Alpaca Cloud from Knit Picks. As I was spreading out the stitches to take the picture, nine or ten of them went sliding off the needle. ARGH. I will have to double check the stitch counts later before I continue on. This is knit through the 14th round. So, here is its start.
I did manage to get a couple hours of sleep but I will be dragging myself around later in the afternoon.
Have a great day all!
Recommended Reading/Viewing - *
Horrific Injuries Linked to BP Dispersant Corexit
http://readersupportednews.org/news-sec
Unholy Partnerships Between Telecoms & Government Spy Agencies: Have We Learned Nothing?
http://www.whistleblower.org/blog/42-20
Whooping Cough Epidemic in WA related to Budget Cuts
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
New Documents Confirm Koch Was on NRA-Led ALEC Crime Task Force
http://truth-out.org/news/item/9126-n
NASA's James Hansen Slams Obama for Failure to Lead on Climate
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/bl
Five Facts That Put America To Shame
http://blog.buzzflash.com/node/1349
Over 100 Children a Year Die Working On Farms: Why Do Prominent Right-Wingers Fight Safety Regulations?
http://www.alternet.org/story/155410/ov
Hostess Brands Uses Bankruptcy Court to Screw Workers Out of Pensions, Benefits
http://www.alternet.org/story/155415/ho
Persecution Is Not a Right
http://truth-out.org/news/item/9120-per
Rio+20 summit leaders 'must improve nature protection'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir
Castaway sues Princess Cruises over rescue failure
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-a
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Tweeting Robots Monitor Water Quality in California Rivers
http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technol
Shark attacks: A magnetic solution?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-1779
Rattlesnake bites customer in Wal-Mart
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-cana
How Vancouver is playing a leading role in the film industry
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-1806
Amber preserves insect pollen carriers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir
World's oldest yoga teacher Tao Porchon-Lynch at 93
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-cana
'One pound fish' market seller on his internet success
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-180612
The non-existent tags
weather, knitting, global warming, environment, politics, Repugs, scumbags, dance, sharks, robots, film, yoga
Change the world one loan at a time – visit http://www.Kiva.org to find out how
Tell Congress to kill the spying bill
http://act2.freepress.net/sign/cispa/?a
Speak out against Cispa.
http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/ci
and, another one:
http://www.democrats.com/stop-cispa
Action List - *petitions worthy of your signature*
What is Facebook thinking?
They've signed on in support of CISPA -- the new bill that would obliterate online privacy, give the military crazy new abilities to spy on the Internet, and potentially let ISPs block sites and cut off users accused of piracy.
The Center for Democracy and Technology says, "CISPA has a very broad, almost unlimited definition of the information that can be shared with government agencies and it supersedes all other privacy laws."
According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation:
An ISP could even interpret this bill as allowing them to block accounts believed to be infringing, block access to websites like The Pirate Bay believed to carry infringing content, or take other measures provided they claimed it was motivated by cybersecurity concerns.
Internet users were able to push GoDaddy to withdraw its support of SOPA. Now it's time to make sure Facebook knows we're furious.
Please tell Facebook to withdraw its support for CISPA. Just click here:
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/cisp
They just won’t quit!
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, would obliterate any semblance of online privacy in the United States.
And CISPA would provide a victory for content owners who were shell-shocked by the unprecedented outpouring of activism in opposition to SOPA and Internet censorship.
The House of Representatives is planning to take up CISPA later this month. Click here to ask your lawmakers to oppose it.
http://act.demandprogress.org/act/c
SOPA was pushed as a remedy to the supposed economic threat of online piracy -- but economic fear-mongering didn't quite do the trick. So those concerned about copyright are engaging in sleight of hand, appending their legislation to a bill that most Americans will assume is about keeping them safe from bad guys.
This so-called cyber security bill aims to prevent theft of "government information" and "intellectual property" and could let ISPs block your access to websites -- or the whole Internet. Don't let them push this back-door SOPA. Click here to demand that your lawmakers oppose CISPA.
CISPA also encourages companies to share information about you with the government and other corporations. That data could then be used for just about anything -- from prosecuting crimes to ad placements. And perhaps worst of all, CISPA supercedes all other online privacy protections.
Please click here to urge your lawmakers to oppose CISPA when it comes up for a vote this month.
http://act.demandprogress.org/act/c
Another important petition
They still just don't get it. Chris Dodd -- the head of the Hollywood Lobby -- is bragging that he's working on a new insider deal to push through SOPA-like legislation. This comes just days after the White House released a new report urging Congress to crack down on piracy.
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/new_
He had this exchange with the Hollywood Reporter this week:
THR: Are there conversations going on now?
Dodd: I'm confident that's the case, but I'm not going to go into more detail because obviously if I do, it becomes counterproductive.
THR: Did you feel personally blindsided by Obama over SOPA?
Dodd: I'm not going to revisit the events of last winter. I'll only say to you that I'm confident he's using his good relationships in both communities to do exactly what you and I have been talking about.
Hollywood and Obama should've learned by now:
No form of censorship will be acceptable to Internet users, and we're fed up with corrupt, back-room deals that are driven by the rich and well-connected. And any major Internet policy changes should be negotiated in the light of day, so the millions of people who'd be affected can have their say too.
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/new_
Right now, the US Congress is sneaking in a new law that gives them big brother spy powers over the entire web -- and they're hoping the world won't notice.
Over 100 Members of Congress are backing a bill (CISPA) that would give private companies and the US government the right to spy on any of us at any time for as long as they want without a warrant. This is the third time the US Congress has tried to attack our Internet freedom. But we helped beat SOPA, and PIPA -- and now we can beat this new Big Brother law.
Our global outcry has played a leading role in protecting the Internet from governments eager to monitor and control what we do online. Let's stand together once again -- and beat this law for good. Sign the petition then forward to everyone who uses the Internet!
http://www.avaaz.org/en/stop_cispa/
- Location:desk
- Mood: calm
- Music:none
I am still picking rose thorns out of my hands – yes, I wore gloves but they go right through. Really do need to get a new pair.
While out in the garden this weekend I have decided to move the pond to a different location. The main reason is to make it easier to clean it out when needed.
In the knitting department, I have almost decided that my next project is probably going to be The Rose of Englandfrom the Second Book of Modern Lace Knitting by Marianne Kinzel. The large version has a very boring edging so I will change it to the edging shown in the second picture. It is just a much prettier finish.
Photos copyright Marianne Kinzel
I must confess that the above and another design are doing battle inside of my head so we will see which one wins out. While they are duking it out I am rolling the skeins of yarn into balls since the 2 ply laces is so delicate and can’t be done on the yarn winder. I’ll let you know which design wins the contest. :)
The hummingbirds are busy this morning and I think someone got into the carrots last night.
I’m hungry this morning so I am going to have lunch a bit early. Have a great day all!.
Recommended Reading/Viewing - *
How Corporations Like Monsanto Have Hijacked Higher Education
http://www.alternet.org/story/155375/ho
Meet the Christian Right-Wing Multi-Billionaire Out to Frack Our World
http://www.alternet.org/story/155381/me
Why Is the Government Killing Bald Eagles?
http://www.motherjones.com/blue-mar
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Light-powered bionic eye invented to help restore sight
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-180611
Channelling the voice of tango
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-1804
How to shrink an actor
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertain
Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson 'arrested in Germany' - an activist under threat
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur
Five Minutes With: Usher
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertain
The non-existent tags
weather, knitting, global warming, environment, politics, Repugs, scumbags, dance, health, film
Change the world one loan at a time – visit http://www.Kiva.org to find out how
Tell Congress to kill the spying bill
http://act2.freepress.net/sign/cispa/?a
Speak out against Cispa.
http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/ci
and, another one:
http://www.democrats.com/stop-cispa
Action List - *petitions worthy of your signature*
What is Facebook thinking?
They've signed on in support of CISPA -- the new bill that would obliterate online privacy, give the military crazy new abilities to spy on the Internet, and potentially let ISPs block sites and cut off users accused of piracy.
The Center for Democracy and Technology says, "CISPA has a very broad, almost unlimited definition of the information that can be shared with government agencies and it supersedes all other privacy laws."
According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation:
An ISP could even interpret this bill as allowing them to block accounts believed to be infringing, block access to websites like The Pirate Bay believed to carry infringing content, or take other measures provided they claimed it was motivated by cybersecurity concerns.
Internet users were able to push GoDaddy to withdraw its support of SOPA. Now it's time to make sure Facebook knows we're furious.
Please tell Facebook to withdraw its support for CISPA. Just click here:
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/cisp
They just won’t quit!
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, would obliterate any semblance of online privacy in the United States.
And CISPA would provide a victory for content owners who were shell-shocked by the unprecedented outpouring of activism in opposition to SOPA and Internet censorship.
The House of Representatives is planning to take up CISPA later this month. Click here to ask your lawmakers to oppose it.
http://act.demandprogress.org/act/c
SOPA was pushed as a remedy to the supposed economic threat of online piracy -- but economic fear-mongering didn't quite do the trick. So those concerned about copyright are engaging in sleight of hand, appending their legislation to a bill that most Americans will assume is about keeping them safe from bad guys.
This so-called cyber security bill aims to prevent theft of "government information" and "intellectual property" and could let ISPs block your access to websites -- or the whole Internet. Don't let them push this back-door SOPA. Click here to demand that your lawmakers oppose CISPA.
CISPA also encourages companies to share information about you with the government and other corporations. That data could then be used for just about anything -- from prosecuting crimes to ad placements. And perhaps worst of all, CISPA supercedes all other online privacy protections.
Please click here to urge your lawmakers to oppose CISPA when it comes up for a vote this month.
http://act.demandprogress.org/act/c
Another important petition
They still just don't get it. Chris Dodd -- the head of the Hollywood Lobby -- is bragging that he's working on a new insider deal to push through SOPA-like legislation. This comes just days after the White House released a new report urging Congress to crack down on piracy.
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/new_
He had this exchange with the Hollywood Reporter this week:
THR: Are there conversations going on now?
Dodd: I'm confident that's the case, but I'm not going to go into more detail because obviously if I do, it becomes counterproductive.
THR: Did you feel personally blindsided by Obama over SOPA?
Dodd: I'm not going to revisit the events of last winter. I'll only say to you that I'm confident he's using his good relationships in both communities to do exactly what you and I have been talking about.
Hollywood and Obama should've learned by now:
No form of censorship will be acceptable to Internet users, and we're fed up with corrupt, back-room deals that are driven by the rich and well-connected. And any major Internet policy changes should be negotiated in the light of day, so the millions of people who'd be affected can have their say too.
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/new_
Right now, the US Congress is sneaking in a new law that gives them big brother spy powers over the entire web -- and they're hoping the world won't notice.
Over 100 Members of Congress are backing a bill (CISPA) that would give private companies and the US government the right to spy on any of us at any time for as long as they want without a warrant. This is the third time the US Congress has tried to attack our Internet freedom. But we helped beat SOPA, and PIPA -- and now we can beat this new Big Brother law.
Our global outcry has played a leading role in protecting the Internet from governments eager to monitor and control what we do online. Let's stand together once again -- and beat this law for good. Sign the petition then forward to everyone who uses the Internet!
http://www.avaaz.org/en/stop_cispa/
- Location:desk
- Mood: calm
- Music:none
The garden received more attention yesterday and I started to tackle the damn wisteria and the wild rose. I quit a bit early since I was starting to get sunburned. I will do a bit more today.
I have been busy all day and am finally sitting down at my desk. The day went by fast though. A bit more gardening, accu-sucking the house and the usual weekend chores.
I finished the Garter Stitch Coat. It now has to be sewn together and I am thinking on putting a lace edging around the cuff and the bottom, possibly even running some up the front sides. We’ll see.
I finally finished the 860 page Hercule Poirot’s Casebook by Agatha I’ve had enough of Agatha for a while.
I hope you had a great day. We had a wonderfully warm 73 degree day. :)
Recommended Reading/Viewing - *
JPMorgan Chase Whistleblower: 'Essentially Suicide' To Stand Up To Bank
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/0
Vaccinate your pets
http://scienceblogs.com/erv/2012/05/vac
The Post Office Is Not an Other. The Post Office Is Us.
http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/t
GOP Newsletter Calls for Armed Revolution if Obama Re-Elected - WTF?
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/g
Capitalists and Other Psychopaths
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/13/opini
http://www.alternet.org/story/155397/fo
Romney, who bullied a gay kid in prep school, abolished anti-bullying commission as governor
http://www.americablog.com/2012/05/romn
ALEC Act Would Give Legislatures Power Over AGs
http://www.npr.org/2012/05/11/15252
GRAPHIC: How The U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Uses Its “Spooky PAC” To Funnel Corporate Cash Into Secret Attack Ads
http://www.republicreport.org/2012/cham
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Orange Juice, It’s Gas Gas Gas - or Methane on the moon
http://scienceblogs.com/startswitha
Study links biodiversity and language loss
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir
Australian Open ballboy's catch 'worthy of Ricky Ponting' - video
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/video/2
EVERYTHING YOU DIDN’T WANT TO KNOW ABOUT COCKROACHES
http://bodyhorrors.wordpress.com/2012/0
Rise and fall of underwater volcano revealed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir
Ashleigh and Pudsey win Britain's Got Talent final
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertain
Vienna cat cafe with strict no dog policy
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur
State of emergency declared in Georgia
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur
The non-existent tags
weather, knitting, global warming, environment, politics, Repugs, scumbags, gas, WTF?, cockroaches, volcanoes, animals
Change the world one loan at a time – visit http://www.Kiva.org to find out how
Tell Congress to kill the spying bill
http://act2.freepress.net/sign/cispa/?a
Speak out against Cispa.
http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/ci
and, another one:
http://www.democrats.com/stop-cispa
Action List - *petitions worthy of your signature*
What is Facebook thinking?
They've signed on in support of CISPA -- the new bill that would obliterate online privacy, give the military crazy new abilities to spy on the Internet, and potentially let ISPs block sites and cut off users accused of piracy.
The Center for Democracy and Technology says, "CISPA has a very broad, almost unlimited definition of the information that can be shared with government agencies and it supersedes all other privacy laws."
According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation:
An ISP could even interpret this bill as allowing them to block accounts believed to be infringing, block access to websites like The Pirate Bay believed to carry infringing content, or take other measures provided they claimed it was motivated by cybersecurity concerns.
Internet users were able to push GoDaddy to withdraw its support of SOPA. Now it's time to make sure Facebook knows we're furious.
Please tell Facebook to withdraw its support for CISPA. Just click here:
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/cisp
They just won’t quit!
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, would obliterate any semblance of online privacy in the United States.
And CISPA would provide a victory for content owners who were shell-shocked by the unprecedented outpouring of activism in opposition to SOPA and Internet censorship.
The House of Representatives is planning to take up CISPA later this month. Click here to ask your lawmakers to oppose it.
http://act.demandprogress.org/act/c
SOPA was pushed as a remedy to the supposed economic threat of online piracy -- but economic fear-mongering didn't quite do the trick. So those concerned about copyright are engaging in sleight of hand, appending their legislation to a bill that most Americans will assume is about keeping them safe from bad guys.
This so-called cyber security bill aims to prevent theft of "government information" and "intellectual property" and could let ISPs block your access to websites -- or the whole Internet. Don't let them push this back-door SOPA. Click here to demand that your lawmakers oppose CISPA.
CISPA also encourages companies to share information about you with the government and other corporations. That data could then be used for just about anything -- from prosecuting crimes to ad placements. And perhaps worst of all, CISPA supercedes all other online privacy protections.
Please click here to urge your lawmakers to oppose CISPA when it comes up for a vote this month.
http://act.demandprogress.org/act/c
Another important petition
They still just don't get it. Chris Dodd -- the head of the Hollywood Lobby -- is bragging that he's working on a new insider deal to push through SOPA-like legislation. This comes just days after the White House released a new report urging Congress to crack down on piracy.
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/new_
He had this exchange with the Hollywood Reporter this week:
THR: Are there conversations going on now?
Dodd: I'm confident that's the case, but I'm not going to go into more detail because obviously if I do, it becomes counterproductive.
THR: Did you feel personally blindsided by Obama over SOPA?
Dodd: I'm not going to revisit the events of last winter. I'll only say to you that I'm confident he's using his good relationships in both communities to do exactly what you and I have been talking about.
Hollywood and Obama should've learned by now:
No form of censorship will be acceptable to Internet users, and we're fed up with corrupt, back-room deals that are driven by the rich and well-connected. And any major Internet policy changes should be negotiated in the light of day, so the millions of people who'd be affected can have their say too.
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/new_
Right now, the US Congress is sneaking in a new law that gives them big brother spy powers over the entire web -- and they're hoping the world won't notice.
Over 100 Members of Congress are backing a bill (CISPA) that would give private companies and the US government the right to spy on any of us at any time for as long as they want without a warrant. This is the third time the US Congress has tried to attack our Internet freedom. But we helped beat SOPA, and PIPA -- and now we can beat this new Big Brother law.
Our global outcry has played a leading role in protecting the Internet from governments eager to monitor and control what we do online. Let's stand together once again -- and beat this law for good. Sign the petition then forward to everyone who uses the Internet!
http://www.avaaz.org/en/stop_cispa/
- Location:desk
- Mood: calm
- Music:none
This is what I took out
This is how it looks unmulched – except for the two beds
And the rose trimmings worked – at least last night. The snap peas have also come up over night.
I can report that I had less ticks on me when I came in. I had read that using Peppermint, rose geranium and eucalyptus oils in a spray discouraged them.
Knitting continues on the 2nd sleeve of the Garter Stitch Coat. I’m through the first increases and am working straight to the armhole now. My extra skeins of yarn arrived from Knit Picks so there will be enough to finish the jacket.
I loved the way that Auntie Shelia’s shawl came out so I also got some of this for some Estonian lace knitting:
Once again, I need to get moving. I have a few things to do inside too. Have a great day.
Recommended Reading/Viewing - *
Big Ag: Small Farms Make You Sick - according to Big Ag’s shill
http://www.care2.com/causes/big-ag-smal
Romney's Prep School Days: More Evidence of a Destructive Us vs Them Mentality - definitely not who we want as President
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
Sick: Unknown "Entrepreneur" is Selling Trayvon Martin Shooting Targets
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
Catholic Bishops Challenge Girl Scouts USA For Conflict With Church Teachings
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/1
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Ancient Time: Earliest Mayan Astronomical Calendar Unearthed in Guatemala Ruins
http://www.scientificamerican.com/artic
In the Spring, Bat Moms Choose Girls
http://inkfish.fieldofscience.com/2
'Sonic weapon' deployed in London during Olympics
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lo
Hawaiian surfer breaks wave-riding record
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-cana
The non-existent tags
weather, knitting, global warming, environment, politics, Repugs, scumbags, GMOs, Monsanto, Dow, GMOs, food, archaeology, gardening, surfing, bats
Change the world one loan at a time – visit http://www.Kiva.org to find out how
Tell Congress to kill the spying bill
http://act2.freepress.net/sign/cispa/?a
Speak out against Cispa.
http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/ci
and, another one:
http://www.democrats.com/stop-cispa
Action List - *petitions worthy of your signature*
What is Facebook thinking?
They've signed on in support of CISPA -- the new bill that would obliterate online privacy, give the military crazy new abilities to spy on the Internet, and potentially let ISPs block sites and cut off users accused of piracy.
The Center for Democracy and Technology says, "CISPA has a very broad, almost unlimited definition of the information that can be shared with government agencies and it supersedes all other privacy laws."
According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation:
An ISP could even interpret this bill as allowing them to block accounts believed to be infringing, block access to websites like The Pirate Bay believed to carry infringing content, or take other measures provided they claimed it was motivated by cybersecurity concerns.
Internet users were able to push GoDaddy to withdraw its support of SOPA. Now it's time to make sure Facebook knows we're furious.
Please tell Facebook to withdraw its support for CISPA. Just click here:
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/cisp
They just won’t quit!
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, would obliterate any semblance of online privacy in the United States.
And CISPA would provide a victory for content owners who were shell-shocked by the unprecedented outpouring of activism in opposition to SOPA and Internet censorship.
The House of Representatives is planning to take up CISPA later this month. Click here to ask your lawmakers to oppose it.
http://act.demandprogress.org/act/c
SOPA was pushed as a remedy to the supposed economic threat of online piracy -- but economic fear-mongering didn't quite do the trick. So those concerned about copyright are engaging in sleight of hand, appending their legislation to a bill that most Americans will assume is about keeping them safe from bad guys.
This so-called cyber security bill aims to prevent theft of "government information" and "intellectual property" and could let ISPs block your access to websites -- or the whole Internet. Don't let them push this back-door SOPA. Click here to demand that your lawmakers oppose CISPA.
CISPA also encourages companies to share information about you with the government and other corporations. That data could then be used for just about anything -- from prosecuting crimes to ad placements. And perhaps worst of all, CISPA supercedes all other online privacy protections.
Please click here to urge your lawmakers to oppose CISPA when it comes up for a vote this month.
http://act.demandprogress.org/act/c
Another important petition
They still just don't get it. Chris Dodd -- the head of the Hollywood Lobby -- is bragging that he's working on a new insider deal to push through SOPA-like legislation. This comes just days after the White House released a new report urging Congress to crack down on piracy.
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/new_
He had this exchange with the Hollywood Reporter this week:
THR: Are there conversations going on now?
Dodd: I'm confident that's the case, but I'm not going to go into more detail because obviously if I do, it becomes counterproductive.
THR: Did you feel personally blindsided by Obama over SOPA?
Dodd: I'm not going to revisit the events of last winter. I'll only say to you that I'm confident he's using his good relationships in both communities to do exactly what you and I have been talking about.
Hollywood and Obama should've learned by now:
No form of censorship will be acceptable to Internet users, and we're fed up with corrupt, back-room deals that are driven by the rich and well-connected. And any major Internet policy changes should be negotiated in the light of day, so the millions of people who'd be affected can have their say too.
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/new_
Right now, the US Congress is sneaking in a new law that gives them big brother spy powers over the entire web -- and they're hoping the world won't notice.
Over 100 Members of Congress are backing a bill (CISPA) that would give private companies and the US government the right to spy on any of us at any time for as long as they want without a warrant. This is the third time the US Congress has tried to attack our Internet freedom. But we helped beat SOPA, and PIPA -- and now we can beat this new Big Brother law.
Our global outcry has played a leading role in protecting the Internet from governments eager to monitor and control what we do online. Let's stand together once again -- and beat this law for good. Sign the petition then forward to everyone who uses the Internet!
http://www.avaaz.org/en/stop_cispa/
- Location:desk
- Mood: calm
- Music:Podcast
HR 4089 would give hunting, fishing, shooting, and fish and wildlife management top priority in Wilderness, rather than protecting the wilderness character and wilderness values, as is currently the case. This bill would allow endless, extensive habitat manipulations in Wilderness under the guise of “wildlife conservation” or for providing hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting experiences. It would allow the construction of roads to facilitate such uses, and would allow the construction of dams, buildings, or other structures within Wildernesses.
Specifically, section 104(e)(1) strips away the Wilderness Act’s prohibitions on the use of motorized and mechanized vehicles, motorboats and aircraft, other motorized equipment, and structures and installations for any activity related to hunting, angling, recreational shooting, or wildlife conservation. For example, this would allow for any hunter, angler, or recreational shooter to drive their ATV in Wilderness as long as they were engaged in one of these activities. While the sponsors of the bill have stated this isn’t the law’s intent, an amendment to the bill to make certain this wasn’t the result was opposed by the bill’s supporters and defeated in a House vote.
Section 104(e)(2) would waive “any requirements imposed by the Wilderness Act” for federal public land managers or state wildlife managers for any activity undertaken in the guise of wildlife management. In addition to allowing the construction of roads and unlimited use of motor vehicles and aircraft, this provision would allow any sort of wildlife habitat manipulation that managers desire to do. Logging would be allowed, for example, to create more forage for deer or elk. Reservoirs and watering holes could be bulldozed for bighorn sheep. Lakes and streams could be poisoned, and exotic fishes could be planted to provide more angling opportunities. Predator control, including aerial gunning, trapping, and poisoning would be allowed. There is literally no limit to what managers could do in Wilderness in the name of wildlife management. And if all this isn’t enough, the non-partisan Congressional Research Service points out that because Section 104(c) of the bill bars application of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), none of these activities will need to undergo any environmental review for their impacts on wilderness values, wildlife, or threatened and endangered species.
The bill is backed by the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus, Safari Club International, and a coalition of hunting and gun-rights organizations, including the National Rifle Association. These groups are trying to rush this bill to the Senate floor for a vote. It is imperative that you contact your senator now and urge them to oppose HR 4089!
Please ask your senator to oppose this bill. If you need to find your Senator you can look them up here:
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/dir
And then the HofR did this – shame on them:
House Responds to Obama Marriage Equality Statement by Moving to Reinforce Homophobic DOMA
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
Knitting continues on the 2nd sleeve of the Garter Stitch Coat.
The sun didn’t stay out long yesterday morning. It is out and shinning this morning though.
I need to get moving. Have a fantastic day.
Recommended Reading/Viewing - *
Beekeepers Win Ban on Monsanto's GMOs in Poland
http://www.organicconsumers.org/article
Senate Ag Committee Votes to Harm Environment, Starve Hungry, and Help Rich Farms
http://www.organicconsumers.org/article
Monsanto's Minions in California
http://www.organicconsumers.org/article
GMO 'Right to Know' campaign in CT fails — Lawsuit threatened - Why? Monsanto threatened to sue. What is wrong with out States?
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/3
Study on BPA health effects in monkeys raises breast cancer concerns
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/05/07/1
The Worst Yet to Come? Why Nuclear Experts Are Calling Fukushima a Ticking Time-Bomb
http://www.alternet.org/story/155283/th
Bernie Sanders has introduced a new bill to end fossil fuel subsidies - go sign on and give him your support
http://act.350.org/sign/subsidies/?a
CHINA’S DEAD BABY PILLS: PROBABLY A SAD STORY OF MISINFORMATION AND MISCOMMUNICATION
http://www.illuminantpartners.com/2
Day After Obama Marriage Equality Move, Story Emerges of Teenage Romney Tackling, Cutting Hair of Boy He Believed to Be Gay
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
Hey Fox, What About This "War on Marriage?" Divorce Rates Are Highest Among Evangelicals - maybe the women in the marriages are just tired of the BS that they have to put up with
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
3 Bogus Arguments Against the Violence Against Women Act
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
What Does Your Fusion Center File Look Like?
http://publicintelligence.net/what-d
How the Corporate Right Hijacked America's Courts to Enrich the Top 1 Percent
http://www.alternet.org/story/155379/ho
Frankenfoods: Why Is the Gates Foundation Helping Monsanto Push Genetically Modified Food?
http://www.alternet.org/story/155376/fr
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Mayan art and calendar at Xultun stun archaeologists
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir
Freddie Mercury 'to appear' in Queen show
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertain
Prince Charles presents the weather at BBC Scotland - someone should hire this guy. :)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-1
And not to be left out:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-180261
London Olympic flame ignited in Greece -woops
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur
Odd Box
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/18029461
Probing the secrets of the Antikythera Mechanism
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir
The non-existent tags
weather, knitting, global warming, environment, politics, Repugs, scumbags, GMOs, Monsanto, GMOs, food, archaeology, music, Olympics, odd box
Change the world one loan at a time – visit http://www.Kiva.org to find out how
Tell Congress to kill the spying bill
http://act2.freepress.net/sign/cispa/?a
Speak out against Cispa.
http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/ci
and, another one:
http://www.democrats.com/stop-cispa
Action List - *petitions worthy of your signature*
What is Facebook thinking?
They've signed on in support of CISPA -- the new bill that would obliterate online privacy, give the military crazy new abilities to spy on the Internet, and potentially let ISPs block sites and cut off users accused of piracy.
The Center for Democracy and Technology says, "CISPA has a very broad, almost unlimited definition of the information that can be shared with government agencies and it supersedes all other privacy laws."
According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation:
An ISP could even interpret this bill as allowing them to block accounts believed to be infringing, block access to websites like The Pirate Bay believed to carry infringing content, or take other measures provided they claimed it was motivated by cybersecurity concerns.
Internet users were able to push GoDaddy to withdraw its support of SOPA. Now it's time to make sure Facebook knows we're furious.
Please tell Facebook to withdraw its support for CISPA. Just click here:
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/cisp
They just won’t quit!
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, would obliterate any semblance of online privacy in the United States.
And CISPA would provide a victory for content owners who were shell-shocked by the unprecedented outpouring of activism in opposition to SOPA and Internet censorship.
The House of Representatives is planning to take up CISPA later this month. Click here to ask your lawmakers to oppose it.
http://act.demandprogress.org/act/c
SOPA was pushed as a remedy to the supposed economic threat of online piracy -- but economic fear-mongering didn't quite do the trick. So those concerned about copyright are engaging in sleight of hand, appending their legislation to a bill that most Americans will assume is about keeping them safe from bad guys.
This so-called cyber security bill aims to prevent theft of "government information" and "intellectual property" and could let ISPs block your access to websites -- or the whole Internet. Don't let them push this back-door SOPA. Click here to demand that your lawmakers oppose CISPA.
CISPA also encourages companies to share information about you with the government and other corporations. That data could then be used for just about anything -- from prosecuting crimes to ad placements. And perhaps worst of all, CISPA supercedes all other online privacy protections.
Please click here to urge your lawmakers to oppose CISPA when it comes up for a vote this month.
http://act.demandprogress.org/act/c
Another important petition
They still just don't get it. Chris Dodd -- the head of the Hollywood Lobby -- is bragging that he's working on a new insider deal to push through SOPA-like legislation. This comes just days after the White House released a new report urging Congress to crack down on piracy.
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/new_
He had this exchange with the Hollywood Reporter this week:
THR: Are there conversations going on now?
Dodd: I'm confident that's the case, but I'm not going to go into more detail because obviously if I do, it becomes counterproductive.
THR: Did you feel personally blindsided by Obama over SOPA?
Dodd: I'm not going to revisit the events of last winter. I'll only say to you that I'm confident he's using his good relationships in both communities to do exactly what you and I have been talking about.
Hollywood and Obama should've learned by now:
No form of censorship will be acceptable to Internet users, and we're fed up with corrupt, back-room deals that are driven by the rich and well-connected. And any major Internet policy changes should be negotiated in the light of day, so the millions of people who'd be affected can have their say too.
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/new_
Right now, the US Congress is sneaking in a new law that gives them big brother spy powers over the entire web -- and they're hoping the world won't notice.
Over 100 Members of Congress are backing a bill (CISPA) that would give private companies and the US government the right to spy on any of us at any time for as long as they want without a warrant. This is the third time the US Congress has tried to attack our Internet freedom. But we helped beat SOPA, and PIPA -- and now we can beat this new Big Brother law.
Our global outcry has played a leading role in protecting the Internet from governments eager to monitor and control what we do online. Let's stand together once again -- and beat this law for good. Sign the petition then forward to everyone who uses the Internet!
http://www.avaaz.org/en/stop_cispa/
- Location:desk
- Mood: calm
- Music:none at the moment
Primroses
Baby radishes
Spinach
Knitting continues on the 2nd sleeve of the Garter Stitch Coat.
I decided that I would download a lecture series from Berkley – Introduction to Physics. Looks like fun - all twenty nine lectures. :) If you are interested there are plenty more free courses here on various subjects:
http://www.openculture.com/freeonlineco
Here is a bit of music for your morning:
"We Are Star Dust" - Symphony of Science
Friend Cheryl dropped by yesterday bringing me a cutting table and some yarn. She gallantly helped me get it upstairs. Squee delivery!
Enough to make a sweater!
The sun is out this morning so I will be found in the garden. So…I need to get moving. Have a fantastic day.
Recommended Reading/Viewing - *
The honeybees are still dying
http://boingboing.net/2012/05/07/the-ho
A fish Story
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/magazi
New Stop-and-Frisk Data: NYPD's Controversial Policing Tactic is On The Rise And Still Racist
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/?a
Bill Moyers: My Time With Maurice Sendak
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
It Is Enough: An Open Letter to the Sick at Heart
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/9
Monsanto, Dow and Genetically Modified Trouble
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/9
BREAKING NEWS: Twitter Stands Up For One Of Its Users
https://www.aclu.org/blog/technology-an
7 Foreclosure Horror Stories (And One Possible Win)
http://www.alternet.org/story/155344/7_
Big Agriculture's Big Secrets: 9 Things You Need to Know About the Food You Eat
http://www.alternet.org/story/155340/bi
Limbaugh Affiliate Reports Millions In Lost Revenue
http://www.alternet.org/story/155347/li
Christian Conservatives vs. Sex: The Long War Over Reproductive Freedom
http://www.alternet.org/story/155226/ch
Missouri Republicans Fight To Stop Women From Entering Politics
http://www.care2.com/causes/missouri-re
Conservative thinktanks step up attacks against Obama's clean energy strategy
http://m.guardian.co.uk/ms/p/gnm/op/smG
Representative Michele Bachmann becomes a Swiss citizen - probably not the export that the Swiss would want.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-cana
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The Higgs Boson, AKA the God Particle, Explained with Animation - fun stuff
http://www.openculture.com/2012/04/the_
Vintage Austin Heavy 12/4 car back to former glory
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-so
Does web privacy have a price?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/c
The non-existent tags
weather, knitting, global warming, environment, politics, Repugs, scumbags, GMOs, animation, physics, fun stuff, Monsanto, Dow, GMOs, food, gardening
Change the world one loan at a time – visit http://www.Kiva.org to find out how
Tell Congress to kill the spying bill
http://act2.freepress.net/sign/cispa/?a
Speak out against Cispa.
http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/ci
and, another one:
http://www.democrats.com/stop-cispa
Action List - *petitions worthy of your signature*
What is Facebook thinking?
They've signed on in support of CISPA -- the new bill that would obliterate online privacy, give the military crazy new abilities to spy on the Internet, and potentially let ISPs block sites and cut off users accused of piracy.
The Center for Democracy and Technology says, "CISPA has a very broad, almost unlimited definition of the information that can be shared with government agencies and it supersedes all other privacy laws."
According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation:
An ISP could even interpret this bill as allowing them to block accounts believed to be infringing, block access to websites like The Pirate Bay believed to carry infringing content, or take other measures provided they claimed it was motivated by cybersecurity concerns.
Internet users were able to push GoDaddy to withdraw its support of SOPA. Now it's time to make sure Facebook knows we're furious.
Please tell Facebook to withdraw its support for CISPA. Just click here:
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/cisp
They just won’t quit!
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, would obliterate any semblance of online privacy in the United States.
And CISPA would provide a victory for content owners who were shell-shocked by the unprecedented outpouring of activism in opposition to SOPA and Internet censorship.
The House of Representatives is planning to take up CISPA later this month. Click here to ask your lawmakers to oppose it.
http://act.demandprogress.org/act/c
SOPA was pushed as a remedy to the supposed economic threat of online piracy -- but economic fear-mongering didn't quite do the trick. So those concerned about copyright are engaging in sleight of hand, appending their legislation to a bill that most Americans will assume is about keeping them safe from bad guys.
This so-called cyber security bill aims to prevent theft of "government information" and "intellectual property" and could let ISPs block your access to websites -- or the whole Internet. Don't let them push this back-door SOPA. Click here to demand that your lawmakers oppose CISPA.
CISPA also encourages companies to share information about you with the government and other corporations. That data could then be used for just about anything -- from prosecuting crimes to ad placements. And perhaps worst of all, CISPA supercedes all other online privacy protections.
Please click here to urge your lawmakers to oppose CISPA when it comes up for a vote this month.
http://act.demandprogress.org/act/c
Another important petition
They still just don't get it. Chris Dodd -- the head of the Hollywood Lobby -- is bragging that he's working on a new insider deal to push through SOPA-like legislation. This comes just days after the White House released a new report urging Congress to crack down on piracy.
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/new_
He had this exchange with the Hollywood Reporter this week:
THR: Are there conversations going on now?
Dodd: I'm confident that's the case, but I'm not going to go into more detail because obviously if I do, it becomes counterproductive.
THR: Did you feel personally blindsided by Obama over SOPA?
Dodd: I'm not going to revisit the events of last winter. I'll only say to you that I'm confident he's using his good relationships in both communities to do exactly what you and I have been talking about.
Hollywood and Obama should've learned by now:
No form of censorship will be acceptable to Internet users, and we're fed up with corrupt, back-room deals that are driven by the rich and well-connected. And any major Internet policy changes should be negotiated in the light of day, so the millions of people who'd be affected can have their say too.
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/new_
Right now, the US Congress is sneaking in a new law that gives them big brother spy powers over the entire web -- and they're hoping the world won't notice.
Over 100 Members of Congress are backing a bill (CISPA) that would give private companies and the US government the right to spy on any of us at any time for as long as they want without a warrant. This is the third time the US Congress has tried to attack our Internet freedom. But we helped beat SOPA, and PIPA -- and now we can beat this new Big Brother law.
Our global outcry has played a leading role in protecting the Internet from governments eager to monitor and control what we do online. Let's stand together once again -- and beat this law for good. Sign the petition then forward to everyone who uses the Internet!
http://www.avaaz.org/en/stop_cispa/
- Location:desk
- Mood: calm
- Music:none
This is what that screwy Christmas Cactus looks like this morning.
For those of you who have pets:
Pet Food Recall Expands
http://www.care2.com/causes/pet-food-re
Our chipmunks are being really silly this morning playing among the magnolia’s branches.
Hurray for Vermont to be the first state to ban fracking!
And, now a few short words for North Carolina that approved a gay union ban…SHAME ON YOU!
Nap time
We may have a bit of sun. Every once in a while she shines through the clouds.
I need to get moving. Have a fantastic day.
Recommended Reading/Viewing - *
Andy Borowitz provides another good laugh - Why Mitt Romney is No Longer the Worst Person in America to Run for - An Endorsement from Rick Santorum
http://www.borowitzreport.com/
RIP Children's Author Maurice Sendak: Watch His Hilarious Interview on Colbert
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
GOP Rep Describes Pushing 300k Children Off Lunch Program To Protect Military Spending As "Trimming The Fat"
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
Kansas Pushing "Most Dangerous Anti-Abortion Bill" in the Country, Would Let Doctors Lie to Patients
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
Say What? "Don't Bail Them Out" Romney Now Taking Credit for Car Companies Turnaround
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
Cornell Frat Boys Called Blacks "Trayvon," Hurled Bottles at Them
http://www.loop21.com/life/cornell-univ
Want Consistently Lower Gas Prices? It's Literally Impossible. See Why.
http://www.upworthy.com/want-consistent
Big rise in North Pacific plastic waste
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir
Oops! Air Force Drones Can Now (Accidentally) Spy on You
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/201
Meanwhile, in the land of the free…
http://www.cjr.org/feature/meanwhile_in
Silencing Communities: How the Fracking Industry Keeps Its Secrets
http://truth-out.org/news/item/9004-sil
The Group Trying to Swift Boat Obama
http://truth-out.org/news/item/8982-wha
Japanese-Owned Corporation Donates to Super PAC Active in Indiana’s Senate Race
http://truth-out.org/news/item/8990-jap
Fox News guest laments ‘mistake’ of letting women vote
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/05/07/f
How Your College Is Selling Out to Big Ag
http://www.motherjones.com/tom-phil
WTF Is Going on With Peru's Dolphins and Pelicans?
http://www.motherjones.com/blue-mar
Bernard Law Hid Pedophiles, Behind Push To Punish Nuns
http://www.care2.com/causes/bernard-l
The Unbelievable Brutality Unleashed on Kids in For-Profit Prisons
http://www.alternet.org/story/155326/th
Video: So What Happens AFTER You Refuse a Police Search?
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
GOP Rep Describes Pushing 300k Children Off Lunch Program To Protect Military Spending As "Trimming The Fat"
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
'Ghost town' being built in US to test new technologies
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/1800
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Pursuit of Light: The Earth & Beyond Seen with NASA’s Amazing Data Visualizations
http://www.openculture.com/2012/05/purs
Tackling the trade in human flesh pills
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17
'One in six cancers worldwide are caused by infection'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-179893
Speaker of the House shows off his bed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-1
Nick Robinson behind the scenes before Queen's Speech
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-1
Smallest mammoths found on Crete
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir
Humpback whales intervene in killer whale hunt
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/1799160
Hunting the brown tree snake on Guam - 2 million snakes, no wonder tourism is off.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir
Dustin Hoffman comes to London jogger's rescue - well done DH!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertain
Drawing test 'may predict risks in older men'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-180040
The non-existent tags
weather, knitting, global warming, environment, politics, Repugs, scumbags, GMOs, health, eew, palaeontology, whales, civil rights, people, pomp, NASA
Change the world one loan at a time – visit http://www.Kiva.org to find out how
Tell Congress to kill the spying bill
http://act2.freepress.net/sign/cispa/?a
Speak out against Cispa.
http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/ci
and, another one:
http://www.democrats.com/stop-cispa
Action List - *petitions worthy of your signature*
What is Facebook thinking?
They've signed on in support of CISPA -- the new bill that would obliterate online privacy, give the military crazy new abilities to spy on the Internet, and potentially let ISPs block sites and cut off users accused of piracy.
The Center for Democracy and Technology says, "CISPA has a very broad, almost unlimited definition of the information that can be shared with government agencies and it supersedes all other privacy laws."
According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation:
An ISP could even interpret this bill as allowing them to block accounts believed to be infringing, block access to websites like The Pirate Bay believed to carry infringing content, or take other measures provided they claimed it was motivated by cybersecurity concerns.
Internet users were able to push GoDaddy to withdraw its support of SOPA. Now it's time to make sure Facebook knows we're furious.
Please tell Facebook to withdraw its support for CISPA. Just click here:
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/cisp
They just won’t quit!
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, would obliterate any semblance of online privacy in the United States.
And CISPA would provide a victory for content owners who were shell-shocked by the unprecedented outpouring of activism in opposition to SOPA and Internet censorship.
The House of Representatives is planning to take up CISPA later this month. Click here to ask your lawmakers to oppose it.
http://act.demandprogress.org/act/c
SOPA was pushed as a remedy to the supposed economic threat of online piracy -- but economic fear-mongering didn't quite do the trick. So those concerned about copyright are engaging in sleight of hand, appending their legislation to a bill that most Americans will assume is about keeping them safe from bad guys.
This so-called cyber security bill aims to prevent theft of "government information" and "intellectual property" and could let ISPs block your access to websites -- or the whole Internet. Don't let them push this back-door SOPA. Click here to demand that your lawmakers oppose CISPA.
CISPA also encourages companies to share information about you with the government and other corporations. That data could then be used for just about anything -- from prosecuting crimes to ad placements. And perhaps worst of all, CISPA supercedes all other online privacy protections.
Please click here to urge your lawmakers to oppose CISPA when it comes up for a vote this month.
http://act.demandprogress.org/act/c
Another important petition
They still just don't get it. Chris Dodd -- the head of the Hollywood Lobby -- is bragging that he's working on a new insider deal to push through SOPA-like legislation. This comes just days after the White House released a new report urging Congress to crack down on piracy.
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/new_
He had this exchange with the Hollywood Reporter this week:
THR: Are there conversations going on now?
Dodd: I'm confident that's the case, but I'm not going to go into more detail because obviously if I do, it becomes counterproductive.
THR: Did you feel personally blindsided by Obama over SOPA?
Dodd: I'm not going to revisit the events of last winter. I'll only say to you that I'm confident he's using his good relationships in both communities to do exactly what you and I have been talking about.
Hollywood and Obama should've learned by now:
No form of censorship will be acceptable to Internet users, and we're fed up with corrupt, back-room deals that are driven by the rich and well-connected. And any major Internet policy changes should be negotiated in the light of day, so the millions of people who'd be affected can have their say too.
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/new_
Right now, the US Congress is sneaking in a new law that gives them big brother spy powers over the entire web -- and they're hoping the world won't notice.
Over 100 Members of Congress are backing a bill (CISPA) that would give private companies and the US government the right to spy on any of us at any time for as long as they want without a warrant. This is the third time the US Congress has tried to attack our Internet freedom. But we helped beat SOPA, and PIPA -- and now we can beat this new Big Brother law.
Our global outcry has played a leading role in protecting the Internet from governments eager to monitor and control what we do online. Let's stand together once again -- and beat this law for good. Sign the petition then forward to everyone who uses the Internet!
http://www.avaaz.org/en/stop_cispa/
- Location:desk
- Mood: calm
- Music:none
Knitting continues on the 2nd sleeve of the Garter Stitch Coat.
I have this screwy Christmas Cactus that blooms at odd times during the year - around Halloween, in May, the end of the summer, etc.
I was on my way out the back door and caught Piglet coming down the steps into the garden. Apparently, he had been there sometime in the afternoon and had cropped all of the lettuce…again. I think it is time to plant out some spinach – they don’t like it.
Sad.
Author Maurice Sendak dies at 83
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertain
I hungry and have things to do. I think a bowl of oatmeal and then I'll get busy. Have a fantastic day.
Recommended Reading/Viewing - *
Two Years Later, Grim Photos From the BP Disaster
http://www.motherjones.com/blue-mar
More Republican Voter Fraud
http://mikethemadbiologist.com/2012/0
Bank of America’s Protection Detail
http://news.firedoglake.com/2012/05/0
US 'foils new underwear bomb plot' by al-Qaeda in Yemen - well so much for partaking of the virgins in the afterlife.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-cana
and then there is this – a new interpretation:
Virgins? What virgins?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2002/ja
Rightwing ALEC Puts Wisconsin Anti-Labor Laws On May Agenda
http://www.alternet.org/story/155235/ri
Why Are Former Generals Teaching Ivy League Classes With Secret Content?
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
South Korea Seizes Chinese Capsules Made from Dead Babies, Fetuses
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
New Emails Reveal Banks' Pre-Recession Arrogance, But Admin Fails at Prosecuting Financial Misdeeds
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
NYPD: More Video Of 'Stop and Frisk' Beating Surfaces
http://www.loop21.com/life/nypd-stop-fr
Corporate Profits Hit New Records: Still Hoarding Gobs of Cash, Still Barely Hiring
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
Those Revolting Europeans
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/07/opini
The New Wall Street Racket Looting Your City, One Block at a Time
http://www.alternet.org/story/155276/th
European People Have Rejected Austerity Madness: Will the U.S. Get the Message?
http://www.alternet.org/story/155302/eu
The reports of dinosaurs dying of farts are greatly exaggerated
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2
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Range of brain diseases could be treated by single drug
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-179527
Lack of contact with nature 'increasing allergies'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir
Mystery of horse taming 'solved' by gene study
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir
Slides found in a shoe box show life in colonial India
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-1
HTML5 takes the internet by storm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-1794
Tornado whips through Kidlington, Oxfordshire
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-179876
Baseball organist crowdsources music requests
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-1798
The non-existent tags
weather, knitting, global warming, environment, politics, Repugs, scumbags, GMOs, health, passings, technology, tornadoes, music, dinosaurs
Change the world one loan at a time – visit http://www.Kiva.org to find out how
Tell Congress to kill the spying bill
http://act2.freepress.net/sign/cispa/?a
Speak out against Cispa.
http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/ci
and, another one:
http://www.democrats.com/stop-cispa
Action List - *petitions worthy of your signature*
What is Facebook thinking?
They've signed on in support of CISPA -- the new bill that would obliterate online privacy, give the military crazy new abilities to spy on the Internet, and potentially let ISPs block sites and cut off users accused of piracy.
The Center for Democracy and Technology says, "CISPA has a very broad, almost unlimited definition of the information that can be shared with government agencies and it supersedes all other privacy laws."
According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation:
An ISP could even interpret this bill as allowing them to block accounts believed to be infringing, block access to websites like The Pirate Bay believed to carry infringing content, or take other measures provided they claimed it was motivated by cybersecurity concerns.
Internet users were able to push GoDaddy to withdraw its support of SOPA. Now it's time to make sure Facebook knows we're furious.
Please tell Facebook to withdraw its support for CISPA. Just click here:
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/cisp
They just won’t quit!
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, would obliterate any semblance of online privacy in the United States.
And CISPA would provide a victory for content owners who were shell-shocked by the unprecedented outpouring of activism in opposition to SOPA and Internet censorship.
The House of Representatives is planning to take up CISPA later this month. Click here to ask your lawmakers to oppose it.
http://act.demandprogress.org/act/c
SOPA was pushed as a remedy to the supposed economic threat of online piracy -- but economic fear-mongering didn't quite do the trick. So those concerned about copyright are engaging in sleight of hand, appending their legislation to a bill that most Americans will assume is about keeping them safe from bad guys.
This so-called cyber security bill aims to prevent theft of "government information" and "intellectual property" and could let ISPs block your access to websites -- or the whole Internet. Don't let them push this back-door SOPA. Click here to demand that your lawmakers oppose CISPA.
CISPA also encourages companies to share information about you with the government and other corporations. That data could then be used for just about anything -- from prosecuting crimes to ad placements. And perhaps worst of all, CISPA supercedes all other online privacy protections.
Please click here to urge your lawmakers to oppose CISPA when it comes up for a vote this month.
http://act.demandprogress.org/act/c
Another important petition
They still just don't get it. Chris Dodd -- the head of the Hollywood Lobby -- is bragging that he's working on a new insider deal to push through SOPA-like legislation. This comes just days after the White House released a new report urging Congress to crack down on piracy.
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/new_
He had this exchange with the Hollywood Reporter this week:
THR: Are there conversations going on now?
Dodd: I'm confident that's the case, but I'm not going to go into more detail because obviously if I do, it becomes counterproductive.
THR: Did you feel personally blindsided by Obama over SOPA?
Dodd: I'm not going to revisit the events of last winter. I'll only say to you that I'm confident he's using his good relationships in both communities to do exactly what you and I have been talking about.
Hollywood and Obama should've learned by now:
No form of censorship will be acceptable to Internet users, and we're fed up with corrupt, back-room deals that are driven by the rich and well-connected. And any major Internet policy changes should be negotiated in the light of day, so the millions of people who'd be affected can have their say too.
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/new_
Right now, the US Congress is sneaking in a new law that gives them big brother spy powers over the entire web -- and they're hoping the world won't notice.
Over 100 Members of Congress are backing a bill (CISPA) that would give private companies and the US government the right to spy on any of us at any time for as long as they want without a warrant. This is the third time the US Congress has tried to attack our Internet freedom. But we helped beat SOPA, and PIPA -- and now we can beat this new Big Brother law.
Our global outcry has played a leading role in protecting the Internet from governments eager to monitor and control what we do online. Let's stand together once again -- and beat this law for good. Sign the petition then forward to everyone who uses the Internet!
http://www.avaaz.org/en/stop_cispa/
- Location:desk
- Mood: calm
- Music:none
We caught a glimpse of La Bella Luna last night. Lovely.
The mincemeat tarts are yummy and were enjoyed after dinner while watching Sherlock. Not the most perfect example of the tarts but the ones I am having with my coffee this morning.
Weekend chores were finished so there is clean laundry in the closet, a freshly made bed, etc., etc.
Apparently, one of the outside salamanders got in the house because we found its tail outside my office door – it was still wiggly. EEW. Ms. Trouble was having a good time playing with it and was not pleased with me when I took it outside. I guess the rest of it went down someone’s throat. You get one guess as to who I think it was.
Piglet waited just long enough for the lettuce to grow 2-3 inches and the cropped it right back. I am going to have to cover the raised beds every night or ½ of the lettuce planted will continue to get mowed.
The weather people tell us that we are supposed to have four days of rain. Sigh. I need to get outside and start the spring cleanup in the garden. This morning we have had brilliant sunshine and then overcast skies. Currently it is a cool 55 degrees.
The Solomon’s Seal has flowered in the front garden. Pretty little pearl drops along the bottom of the leaves. :)
I need to get moving. Have a fantastic day.
Recommended Reading/Viewing - *
Two Years Later, Grim Photos From the BP Disaster
http://www.motherjones.com/blue-mar
More Republican Voter Fraud
http://mikethemadbiologist.com/2012/0
*
Range of brain diseases could be treated by single drug
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-179527
The non-existent tags
weather, knitting, global warming, environment, politics, Repugs, scumbags, GMOs, health, eew
Change the world one loan at a time – visit http://www.Kiva.org to find out how
Tell Congress to kill the spying bill
http://act2.freepress.net/sign/cispa/?a
Speak out against Cispa.
http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/ci
and, another one:
http://www.democrats.com/stop-cispa
Action List - *petitions worthy of your signature*
What is Facebook thinking?
They've signed on in support of CISPA -- the new bill that would obliterate online privacy, give the military crazy new abilities to spy on the Internet, and potentially let ISPs block sites and cut off users accused of piracy.
The Center for Democracy and Technology says, "CISPA has a very broad, almost unlimited definition of the information that can be shared with government agencies and it supersedes all other privacy laws."
According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation:
An ISP could even interpret this bill as allowing them to block accounts believed to be infringing, block access to websites like The Pirate Bay believed to carry infringing content, or take other measures provided they claimed it was motivated by cybersecurity concerns.
Internet users were able to push GoDaddy to withdraw its support of SOPA. Now it's time to make sure Facebook knows we're furious.
Please tell Facebook to withdraw its support for CISPA. Just click here:
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/cisp
They just won’t quit!
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, would obliterate any semblance of online privacy in the United States.
And CISPA would provide a victory for content owners who were shell-shocked by the unprecedented outpouring of activism in opposition to SOPA and Internet censorship.
The House of Representatives is planning to take up CISPA later this month. Click here to ask your lawmakers to oppose it.
http://act.demandprogress.org/act/c
SOPA was pushed as a remedy to the supposed economic threat of online piracy -- but economic fear-mongering didn't quite do the trick. So those concerned about copyright are engaging in sleight of hand, appending their legislation to a bill that most Americans will assume is about keeping them safe from bad guys.
This so-called cyber security bill aims to prevent theft of "government information" and "intellectual property" and could let ISPs block your access to websites -- or the whole Internet. Don't let them push this back-door SOPA. Click here to demand that your lawmakers oppose CISPA.
CISPA also encourages companies to share information about you with the government and other corporations. That data could then be used for just about anything -- from prosecuting crimes to ad placements. And perhaps worst of all, CISPA supercedes all other online privacy protections.
Please click here to urge your lawmakers to oppose CISPA when it comes up for a vote this month.
http://act.demandprogress.org/act/c
Another important petition
They still just don't get it. Chris Dodd -- the head of the Hollywood Lobby -- is bragging that he's working on a new insider deal to push through SOPA-like legislation. This comes just days after the White House released a new report urging Congress to crack down on piracy.
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/new_
He had this exchange with the Hollywood Reporter this week:
THR: Are there conversations going on now?
Dodd: I'm confident that's the case, but I'm not going to go into more detail because obviously if I do, it becomes counterproductive.
THR: Did you feel personally blindsided by Obama over SOPA?
Dodd: I'm not going to revisit the events of last winter. I'll only say to you that I'm confident he's using his good relationships in both communities to do exactly what you and I have been talking about.
Hollywood and Obama should've learned by now:
No form of censorship will be acceptable to Internet users, and we're fed up with corrupt, back-room deals that are driven by the rich and well-connected. And any major Internet policy changes should be negotiated in the light of day, so the millions of people who'd be affected can have their say too.
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/new_
Right now, the US Congress is sneaking in a new law that gives them big brother spy powers over the entire web -- and they're hoping the world won't notice.
Over 100 Members of Congress are backing a bill (CISPA) that would give private companies and the US government the right to spy on any of us at any time for as long as they want without a warrant. This is the third time the US Congress has tried to attack our Internet freedom. But we helped beat SOPA, and PIPA -- and now we can beat this new Big Brother law.
Our global outcry has played a leading role in protecting the Internet from governments eager to monitor and control what we do online. Let's stand together once again -- and beat this law for good. Sign the petition then forward to everyone who uses the Internet!
http://www.avaaz.org/en/stop_cispa/
- Location:desk
- Mood: calm
- Music:BBC program
http://www.thinkatheist.com/profiles/bl
Knitting continues on the Garter Stitch Coat sleeve. I am now just past the decreases for the armhole. And yes, I am going to have to order some more yarn to finish this.
I hope you were able to enjoy the moon last night. Unfortunately, we had cloud cover which is still over us today. ARGH!
I have some mincemeat tarts to make so I am not going to natter. They will give Dearest something to eat while watching Sherlock tonight. :)
Have a fantastic day.
Recommended Reading/Viewing - *
Alec Corporations - a full list of who is funding them
http://www.commoncause.org/site/pp.a
Video Shows Black Teen Brutally Beaten by NYPD Officers Was Not Holding Drugs, Did Not Punch Officer
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/ar
ALEC's Top Five Anti-Environment "Model" Laws
http://truth-out.org/news/item/8933-ale
Google To Be Fined By FTC For Safari Browser Privacy Evasion
http://idealab.talkingpointsmemo.com/20
Romney gets big-time "dissed" - Updated with video
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/05/0
Japan tornado: One dead and many injured in Tsukuba
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-1797448
8 Things You Need to Know About America's Private Prison Industry
http://www.alternet.org/story/155286/8_
How the Private Water Industry Is Teaming Up With ALEC
http://www.alternet.org/story/155277/ho
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Stumbling Across a Rarity, Even for the Rare Book Room
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/04/u
The rise of dancing with dogs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-179703
Cape Verdean singer Carmen Souza performs her song Ind'feso
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertain
Bigger and brighter 'supermoon' graces the night sky
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir
Help yourself to free art
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertain
Switzerland stages cow-fighting championship
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur
The Secret Origin Story of Brown Dwarfs
http://www.universetoday.com/95010/t
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weather, knitting, global warming, environment, politics, Repugs, scumbags, GMOs, animals, music, books, fun stuff, moon, art, tornado, baking
Change the world one loan at a time – visit http://www.Kiva.org to find out how
Tell Congress to kill the spying bill
http://act2.freepress.net/sign/cispa/?a
Speak out against Cispa.
http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/ci
and, another one:
http://www.democrats.com/stop-cispa
Action List - *petitions worthy of your signature*
What is Facebook thinking?
They've signed on in support of CISPA -- the new bill that would obliterate online privacy, give the military crazy new abilities to spy on the Internet, and potentially let ISPs block sites and cut off users accused of piracy.
The Center for Democracy and Technology says, "CISPA has a very broad, almost unlimited definition of the information that can be shared with government agencies and it supersedes all other privacy laws."
According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation:
An ISP could even interpret this bill as allowing them to block accounts believed to be infringing, block access to websites like The Pirate Bay believed to carry infringing content, or take other measures provided they claimed it was motivated by cybersecurity concerns.
Internet users were able to push GoDaddy to withdraw its support of SOPA. Now it's time to make sure Facebook knows we're furious.
Please tell Facebook to withdraw its support for CISPA. Just click here:
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/cisp
They just won’t quit!
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, would obliterate any semblance of online privacy in the United States.
And CISPA would provide a victory for content owners who were shell-shocked by the unprecedented outpouring of activism in opposition to SOPA and Internet censorship.
The House of Representatives is planning to take up CISPA later this month. Click here to ask your lawmakers to oppose it.
http://act.demandprogress.org/act/c
SOPA was pushed as a remedy to the supposed economic threat of online piracy -- but economic fear-mongering didn't quite do the trick. So those concerned about copyright are engaging in sleight of hand, appending their legislation to a bill that most Americans will assume is about keeping them safe from bad guys.
This so-called cyber security bill aims to prevent theft of "government information" and "intellectual property" and could let ISPs block your access to websites -- or the whole Internet. Don't let them push this back-door SOPA. Click here to demand that your lawmakers oppose CISPA.
CISPA also encourages companies to share information about you with the government and other corporations. That data could then be used for just about anything -- from prosecuting crimes to ad placements. And perhaps worst of all, CISPA supercedes all other online privacy protections.
Please click here to urge your lawmakers to oppose CISPA when it comes up for a vote this month.
http://act.demandprogress.org/act/c
Another important petition
They still just don't get it. Chris Dodd -- the head of the Hollywood Lobby -- is bragging that he's working on a new insider deal to push through SOPA-like legislation. This comes just days after the White House released a new report urging Congress to crack down on piracy.
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/new_
He had this exchange with the Hollywood Reporter this week:
THR: Are there conversations going on now?
Dodd: I'm confident that's the case, but I'm not going to go into more detail because obviously if I do, it becomes counterproductive.
THR: Did you feel personally blindsided by Obama over SOPA?
Dodd: I'm not going to revisit the events of last winter. I'll only say to you that I'm confident he's using his good relationships in both communities to do exactly what you and I have been talking about.
Hollywood and Obama should've learned by now:
No form of censorship will be acceptable to Internet users, and we're fed up with corrupt, back-room deals that are driven by the rich and well-connected. And any major Internet policy changes should be negotiated in the light of day, so the millions of people who'd be affected can have their say too.
http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/new_
Right now, the US Congress is sneaking in a new law that gives them big brother spy powers over the entire web -- and they're hoping the world won't notice.
Over 100 Members of Congress are backing a bill (CISPA) that would give private companies and the US government the right to spy on any of us at any time for as long as they want without a warrant. This is the third time the US Congress has tried to attack our Internet freedom. But we helped beat SOPA, and PIPA -- and now we can beat this new Big Brother law.
Our global outcry has played a leading role in protecting the Internet from governments eager to monitor and control what we do online. Let's stand together once again -- and beat this law for good. Sign the petition then forward to everyone who uses the Internet!
http://www.avaaz.org/en/stop_cispa/
- Location:desk but heading to the kitchen
- Mood: calm
- Music:none
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BOOKS READ 2012
1. How Carrots Won The Trojan War: Curious (but true) Stores of Common Vegetables by Rebecca Rupp
2. Calling Mr. King by Ronald DeFeo
3. Spin Control by Amy King
4. The Joy of Spinning by Marilyn Kluger
5. Star Spinning by Maggie Casey
6. The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
7. Triple Pursuit by Ralph McInerny
8) Hercule Poirot’s Casebook by Agatha Christie
9) Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle by Thor Hanson
NOW READING
Well, I can't decide what is next...
COMPANIES & STATES
THAT I BOYCOTT
Lindt – child slavery
Ferrero Rocher – child slavery
American Crystal Sugar
Salvation Army
Whole Foods
Stonyfield Farms
Organic Valley
Comcast
Esterline Industries
TARGET stores
Dr. Pepper
7 Up
Hawaiian Punch
Sunkist
A&W
Canada Dry
Crush
Snapple
Mott’s
Schweppes
Squirt
Sundrop
Welch’s
Yoohoo
DejaBlue
Vernors
IBC Root Beer
Country Time
Clamato
Nantucket Nectars
Real Lemon/Real Lime
Stewart’s Root Beer
Diet Rite
Orangina
Hires
Rose’s Lime Juice
Penafiel
Margaritaville
Mr. and Mrs. T
RC Cola
Mott's Apple Sauce
Mott’s Fruitsations
Mott’s Garden Cocktail
Holland House
BP
Transocean & Halliburton (their contractors)
ARIZONIA - for racial profiling
Best Buy for obnoxious ads on LJ
General Mills
Crystal sugar
Dreyer's (rBGH products)
Edy's (rBGH products)
Haagen-Dazs (rBGH products)
Klondike (rBGH products)
Good Humor (rBGH products)
Breyer's (rBGH products)
Elanco (rBGH dist)
Eli Lilly (rBGH maker)
Quiltmaker (mag)
Verizon
JoAnn's Fabric & Craft Stores
Boca Java Coffee
Home Depot
JC Penny
MONSANTO
TYSON
Dow
McDonald's
Coca-Cola/Coke
Hess
Exxon
Chevron
Kellogg's
Starbucks
Hershey's
Morningstar Farms
Kraft
M&M/Mars
Nestle's
Kimberly-Clark
Walmart
Shell
--Supporters of Glen Beck --
Accu-Chek (Roche)
BuyWaterJet.com
CancerCenter.com
Carbonite.com
Cash4Gold.com
Citrix
Clarity Media Group
Consumer Debt
Cooney & Conway
Conservatives for Patient's Right
Dannon.com
Discover
EasyWater.com
EmpireToday.com
EncoreDental.com
ExploreHumana.com
ExtenZE
Goldline International, Inc.
GoToMeeting.com
Johnson Law Group
LearCapital.com
LibertyMedical.com
LifeLock
Merit Financial
National Review
NecklineSlimmer.com
News Corp.
OxiClean
Pearle Vision
PulaskiLawFirm.com
Roche Diagonostics
Rosland Capital
ServPro.com
SmartBalance
TDAmeritrade
The Villages
VeteranMeso.com
Video Professor
ZeroWater.com
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