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Unemployment claims rise as fragile US jobs market takes hit | Business | guardian.co.uk
Unemployment claims rise as fragile US jobs market takes hit | Business | guardian.co.uk: "Jobless claims increased by 38,000 to 368,000 last week –�more than forecasters expected and the largest rise since November"
Israel faces repercussions of air strike on Syria | World news | guardian.co.uk
Israel faces repercussions of air strike on Syria | World news | guardian.co.uk:" Jewish state maintains its traditional silence in the face of accusations that it violated Syria's sovereign territory"
Obama's non-closing of GITMO, kind NYT headlines, and US government irony | Glenn Greenwald | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
Obama's non-closing of GITMO, kind NYT headlines, and US government irony | Glenn Greenwald | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk: "The excuse used to justify Obama's failure to close GITMO is incomplete and misleading. Plus: multiple other items"
Analysis: Stuck in reverse, Detroit edges closer to bankruptcy | Reuters
Analysis: Stuck in reverse, Detroit edges closer to bankruptcy | Reuters: (Reuters) - "At the Detroit Auto Show earlier this month, luxury was in the air. Pricey new Bentleys and Maseratis glittered - including a Maserati 2014 Quattroporte with a $132,000 price tag; U.S. Cabinet Secretaries and dignitaries rubbed shoulders; and many of the well-heeled attendees ponied up for a $300-a-ticket black-tie charity ball."
Pentagon's new massive expansion of 'cyber-security' unit is about everything except defense | Glenn Greenwald | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
Pentagon's new massive expansion of 'cyber-security' unit is about everything except defense | Glenn Greenwald | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk: "Cyber-threats are the new pretext to justify expansion of power and profit for the public-private National Security State"
Hacktivists cry foul over US government's 'ludicrous' cyber crackdown | Technology | guardian.co.uk
Hacktivists cry foul over US government's 'ludicrous' cyber crackdown | Technology | guardian.co.uk: "Andrew Auernheimer, a 'trailer-park troll' from the same web community as Aaron Swartz, faces 10 years in jail for data breaches. Why is the US prosecuting in such draconian fashion?"
Anonymous takes down US Sentencing Commission website | Technology | guardian.co.uk
Anonymous takes down US Sentencing Commission website | Technology | guardian.co.uk: "Hacking collective threatens to make public classified material and that when Aaron Swartz killed himself 'a line was crossed'"
Stanford ex-CFO Davis gets five-year prison sentence | Reuters
Stanford ex-CFO Davis gets five-year prison sentence | Reuters: (Reuters) - "James Davis, the government's top witness in convicted swindler Allen Stanford's fraud trial, was sentenced on Tuesday to five years in prison for his role in a $7 billion Ponzi scheme."
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Game over? Atari files for bankruptcy in US | Business | The Guardian
Game over? Atari files for bankruptcy in US | Business | The Guardian: "American arm of iconic games company behind Asteroids and Pong hopes to separate from loss-making French parent"
Apple expected to report first fall in profits in a decade | Technology | guardian.co.uk
Apple expected to report first fall in profits in a decade | Technology | guardian.co.uk: "Tech firm's period of 'hyper growth' begins to stall with Wall Street analysts saying demand for iPhone 5 lower than predicted"
World unemployment figures set to rise in 2013, claims UN labour agency | Business | guardian.co.uk
World unemployment figures set to rise in 2013, claims UN labour agency | Business | guardian.co.uk: "A record 202 million people could be unemployed across the world in 2013, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said"
Insight: Evidence grows for narcolepsy link to GSK swine flu shot | Reuters
Insight: Evidence grows for narcolepsy link to GSK swine flu shot | Reuters: (Reuters) - "Emelie Olsson is plagued by hallucinations and nightmares. When she wakes up, she's often paralyzed, unable to breathe properly or call for help. During the day she can barely stay awake, and often misses school or having fun with friends. She is only 14, but at times she has wondered if her life is worth living."
Anyone going to jail? (my comment)
Anyone going to jail? (my comment)
Binyamin Netanyahu rejects calls for Palestinian state within 1967 lines | World news | guardian.co.uk
Binyamin Netanyahu rejects calls for Palestinian state within 1967 lines | World news | guardian.co.uk: "Israeli prime minister says border would be impossible to defend and allow 'Hamas 400 metres from my home'"
CIA to exempt strikes on Pakistan from drones codification – reports | World news | guardian.co.uk
CIA to exempt strikes on Pakistan from drones codification – reports | World news | guardian.co.uk: "Nominated spy chief John Brennan reported to have agreed exemption over extra-judicial assassinations"
How could Obama hire Brennan a Bush employee and a failure and a torturer? Where is the international court to stop the murders? Who controls the CIA? The constitution and the justice system are under threat we must be vigilant as the ultra right is embedding into the US governmental commands and righteous, and all mighty, and which powers have no regard for human rights and life. (my comment)
How could Obama hire Brennan a Bush employee and a failure and a torturer? Where is the international court to stop the murders? Who controls the CIA? The constitution and the justice system are under threat we must be vigilant as the ultra right is embedding into the US governmental commands and righteous, and all mighty, and which powers have no regard for human rights and life. (my comment)
Oxfam says world's rich could end poverty - Europe - Al Jazeera English
Oxfam says world's rich could end poverty - Europe - Al Jazeera English: "UK-based charity says the world's 100 richest people earned enough in 2012 to end global poverty four times over."
TSA to remove some body scanners from US airports over privacy concerns | World news | guardian.co.uk
TSA to remove some body scanners from US airports over privacy concerns | World news | guardian.co.uk: "Transportation body to do away machines that showed travellers naked after manufacturer fails to fix privacy issues"
And which emit radiation? (my comment)
And which emit radiation? (my comment)
Can vegans stomach the unpalatable truth about quinoa? | Joanna Blythman | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
Can vegans stomach the unpalatable truth about quinoa? | Joanna Blythman | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk: "Ethical consumers should be aware poor Bolivians can no longer afford their staple grain, due to western demand raising prices"
Analysis: Facing drought, U.S. farmers return to crop rotation | Reuters
Analysis: Facing drought, U.S. farmers return to crop rotation | Reuters: (Reuters) - "Farmers in top U.S. grain states are planning to rotate to other crops after repeated plantings of corn on the same fields, combined with a devastating drought in 2012, badly hurt yields."
The over spraying of transgenic corn must have deleterious effects on the soil chemistry with dire consequences on crop production. Also, Monsanto corn is maybe a lot less productive productive and may require more water. By adding genes into the corn DNA, other genes maybe be turned off which permit the corn to survive better. We need studies, but such studies are not funded. And in the mid time the consumer is eating over sprayed pesticide and herbicide resistant corn, without a hint of knowledge on the possible effect on the human health. And water wells start showing high levels of pesticides and insecticides like it has just been reported in Raleigh North Carolina.
Crop rotation is a great idea, we just hope that the over spraying on transgenic crops - which include Soybean, Maize, Cotton, Canola, Squash, Papaya, Alfalfa, Sugarbeet in the US see list in Wikipedia - will not prevent other crops to grow well.
People it is time to choose survival instead of DOW Chemicals, Dupont or Monsanto products. Stop buying the round-ups, the weed and insect killers, the grass growers ... (MY comment)
The over spraying of transgenic corn must have deleterious effects on the soil chemistry with dire consequences on crop production. Also, Monsanto corn is maybe a lot less productive productive and may require more water. By adding genes into the corn DNA, other genes maybe be turned off which permit the corn to survive better. We need studies, but such studies are not funded. And in the mid time the consumer is eating over sprayed pesticide and herbicide resistant corn, without a hint of knowledge on the possible effect on the human health. And water wells start showing high levels of pesticides and insecticides like it has just been reported in Raleigh North Carolina.
Crop rotation is a great idea, we just hope that the over spraying on transgenic crops - which include Soybean, Maize, Cotton, Canola, Squash, Papaya, Alfalfa, Sugarbeet in the US see list in Wikipedia - will not prevent other crops to grow well.
People it is time to choose survival instead of DOW Chemicals, Dupont or Monsanto products. Stop buying the round-ups, the weed and insect killers, the grass growers ... (MY comment)
The Old Print Shop
The Old Print Shop
This gallery has fantastic prints of Antonio Frasconi and you can enlarge to appreciate them more. Take the time to really look at them.
This gallery has fantastic prints of Antonio Frasconi and you can enlarge to appreciate them more. Take the time to really look at them.
Antonio Frasconi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Antonio Frasconi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Antonio Frasconi recently passed away January 8th. We need to pay tribute.
Antonio Frasconi recently passed away January 8th. We need to pay tribute.
Saudi Arabia to grant $100m to Palestinians - Middle East - Al Jazeera English
Saudi Arabia to grant $100m to Palestinians - Middle East - Al Jazeera English: "The Palestinian government is struggling to cover its expenditures since Israel announced it would withhold tax revenue."
Pussy Riot member denied appeal | Music | guardian.co.uk
Pussy Riot member denied appeal | Music | guardian.co.uk: "Maria Alyokhina had asked to defer her sentence to care for her five-year-old son, but court rules against her"
Washington police accused of 'disturbing' failures to investigate rape | World news | guardian.co.uk
Washington police accused of 'disturbing' failures to investigate rape | World news | guardian.co.uk: "Human Rights Watch to publish report that shows some victims experience fresh trauma from police neglect in rape cases"
Bradley Manning denied chance to make whistleblower defence | World news | guardian.co.uk
Bradley Manning denied chance to make whistleblower defence | World news | guardian.co.uk: "Judge rules that Manning will not be allowed to present evidence about his motives for the leak – a key plank of his defence"
The military wants to make an example of Manning to intimidate everyone who may wish to do the same. (My comment)
The military wants to make an example of Manning to intimidate everyone who may wish to do the same. (My comment)
Insecticide 'unacceptable' danger to bees, report finds | Environment | guardian.co.uk
Insecticide 'unacceptable' danger to bees, report finds | Environment | guardian.co.uk: "Campaigners say the conclusion by the European Food Safety Authority is a 'death knell' for neonicotinoid pesticides"
South Africa: let's talk about race | World news | guardian.co.uk
South Africa: let's talk about race | World news | guardian.co.uk: "A fierce debate is raging after one woman wrote an open letter to her fellow white South Africans – and many took offence"
US east-coast cities are 'sitting ducks' for storms, says top Obama scientist | Environment | guardian.co.uk
US east-coast cities are 'sitting ducks' for storms, says top Obama scientist | Environment | guardian.co.uk: "Marcia McNutt, who resigned as director of the US Geological Survey, says hurricane Sandy has left communities exposed"
US Postal Service faces ruin without rescue from Congress, watchdog warns | Business | guardian.co.uk
US Postal Service faces ruin without rescue from Congress, watchdog warns | Business | guardian.co.uk: "Inspector general David Williams says cash-strapped service, saddled with debt and low revenues, is in 'very serious trouble'"
Israeli military kills Palestinian boy | World news | guardian.co.uk
Israeli military kills Palestinian boy | World news | guardian.co.uk: "Seventeen-year-old Samir Awad shot dead near West Bank separation barrier"
-"Enough is enough, it is time to end the occupation, stop the building of illegal settlements and end Israel state of apartheid. It is time to end the blockade of building material and other necessities. It is time to get indignant. It is time for the Palestinians to become again a sovereign people.
And it is time for the West to stop the illegal wars which terrorize populations. Since 2000 the human toll in the middle east is very high check the data below:
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http://www.iraqbodycount.org;
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2012/jan/03/iraq-body-count-report-data;
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2010/aug/10/afghanistan-civilian-casualties-statistics
and since 2000 casualties in Israel and Palestine Check the UN report
It is time to move to stop martyrizing peoples; we need to unify and develop solutions for the survival of the human race instead." (My comment)
-"Enough is enough, it is time to end the occupation, stop the building of illegal settlements and end Israel state of apartheid. It is time to end the blockade of building material and other necessities. It is time to get indignant. It is time for the Palestinians to become again a sovereign people.
And it is time for the West to stop the illegal wars which terrorize populations. Since 2000 the human toll in the middle east is very high check the data below:
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http://www.iraqbodycount.org;
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2012/jan/03/iraq-body-count-report-data;
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2010/aug/10/afghanistan-civilian-casualties-statistics
and since 2000 casualties in Israel and Palestine Check the UN report
It is time to move to stop martyrizing peoples; we need to unify and develop solutions for the survival of the human race instead." (My comment)
RBS braced for up to $800 million Libor fines: sources | Reuters
RBS braced for up to $800 million Libor fines: sources | Reuters: (Reuters) -" Royal Bank of Scotland is braced for fines of between 400 million pounds and 500 million pounds ($803 million) for its role in an interest rate rigging scandal, sources familiar with the matter said."
Study finds widespread 'criminalisation of pregnancy' in US institutions | World news | guardian.co.uk
Study finds widespread 'criminalisation of pregnancy' in US institutions | World news | guardian.co.uk: "Study cites misinterpretation of Roe v Wade in array of cases where women were denied rights based on pregnancy status"
The bombing of Mali highlights all the lessons of western intervention | Glenn Greenwald | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
The bombing of Mali highlights all the lessons of western intervention | Glenn Greenwald | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk: "The west African nation becomes the eighth country in the last four years alone where Muslims are killed by the west"
Finally a journalist who tells it as it is and is not afraid of telling the truth and questioning the west's sense of ethics and morality. (My comments)
Finally a journalist who tells it as it is and is not afraid of telling the truth and questioning the west's sense of ethics and morality. (My comments)
Anonymous attacks MIT websites after death of internet activist Aaron Swartz | Technology | guardian.co.uk
Anonymous attacks MIT websites after death of internet activist Aaron Swartz | Technology | guardian.co.uk: "Apologising for 'temporary use' of institution's sites, hacker collective accuses US government of overzealous prosecution"
Iran unable to get life-saving drugs due to international sanctions | World news | The Guardian
Iran unable to get life-saving drugs due to international sanctions | World news | The Guardian: "Western measures targeting Tehran's nuclear programme have impeded trade of medicines for illnesses such as cancer"
Israel evacuates Palestinians from West Bank tent outpost | Reuters
Israel evacuates Palestinians from West Bank tent outpost | Reuters: "(Reuters) - Israeli security forces evacuated about 100 Palestinians early on Sunday from tents pitched in an area of the West Bank as a protest against Israeli plans to build a settlement there."
Israel seeks to remove Palestinian tent outpost in West Bank | Reuters
Israel seeks to remove Palestinian tent outpost in West Bank | Reuters: (Reuters) - "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday he was seeking court approval to remove an outpost of Palestinian tents pitched in an area of the occupied West Bank that Israel has earmarked for a new settlement."
BBC News - Beijing air pollution soars to hazard level
BBC News - Beijing air pollution soars to hazard level: "Air pollution in the Chinese capital Beijing has reached levels judged as hazardous to human health."
Nuclear-powered US submarine hits boat in Gulf | World news | guardian.co.uk
Nuclear-powered US submarine hits boat in Gulf | World news | guardian.co.uk: "Fishing boat crew in Strait of Hormuz seemed unaware of collision with USS Jacksonville, which damaged its periscope"
Fake mission to Mars leaves astronauts spaced out | Science | The Guardian
Fake mission to Mars leaves astronauts spaced out | Science | The Guardian: "Trip to Mars in pretend spaceship on Moscow industrial estate affects sleep, activity levels and motivation of six-man crew"
US drone attacks 'counter-productive', former Obama security adviser claims | World news | The Guardian
US drone attacks 'counter-productive', former Obama security adviser claims | World news | The Guardian: "US reliance on drones to target terrorists undermines rule of law, is ineffective and has strategic drawbacks, argues Michael Boyle"
U.S. banks to pay $8.5 billion to end foreclosure reviews | Reuters
U.S. banks to pay $8.5 billion to end foreclosure reviews | Reuters: (Reuters) - "A group of 10 mortgage servicers agreed on Monday to pay a total of $8.5 billion to end a U.S. government-mandated case-by-case review of housing crisis foreclosures in an acknowledgement the program had proven too cumbersome and expensive."
Obama picks Hagel for defense, Brennan for CIA | Reuters
Obama picks Hagel for defense, Brennan for CIA | Reuters: (Reuters) - "President Barack Obama on Monday nominated former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel as his next defense secretary and counterterrorism adviser John Brennan to head the CIA, potentially setting up a Senate confirmation battle on two fronts and establishing a tough tone to start his second term."
Really!
Really!
BofA reaches $11.6 billion settlement with Fannie Mae | Reuters
BofA reaches $11.6 billion settlement with Fannie Mae | Reuters: (Reuters) - "Bank of America Corp on Monday entered an $11.6 billion settlement to end Fannie Mae's claims that the bank improperly sold it mortgages that later soured, and to resolve problems with foreclosures, the companies said."
Catholic Church closes London's gay-friendly Soho Masses | Reuters
Catholic Church closes London's gay-friendly Soho Masses | Reuters: (Reuters) - "The Catholic Church will stop gay-friendly Masses in the central London church that has held them for the past six years, London's archbishop said on Wednesday."
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France's censorship demands to Twitter are more dangerous than 'hate speech' | Glenn Greenwald | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
France's censorship demands to Twitter are more dangerous than 'hate speech' | Glenn Greenwald | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk: "Few ideas have done as much damage throughout history as empowering the government to criminalize opinions it dislikes"
BBC News - Efforts to save grounded Shell Arctic rig postponed
BBC News - Efforts to save grounded Shell Arctic rig postponed: "Attempts to rescue a Shell drill rig grounded off the Alaskan coast have been delayed because of high seas and strong winds."
BBC News - Gerard Depardieu 'granted Russian citizenship'
BBC News - Gerard Depardieu 'granted Russian citizenship': "French actor Gerard Depardieu has obtained Russian citizenship, according to a brief statement posted on the Kremlin website."
BBC News - Concord, Massachusetts bans sale of small water bottles
BBC News - Concord, Massachusetts bans sale of small water bottles: "The US town of Concord in Massachusetts has banned the sale of bottled water in units smaller than one litre."
BBC News - German medicine rocked by Leipzig organ donor scandal
BBC News - German medicine rocked by Leipzig organ donor scandal: "Prosecutors are investigating an organ donor scandal in the east German city of Leipzig in which doctors allegedly manipulated an organ waiting list."
Maybe we should investigate if Cheney was also placed ahead of the heart list. (My comment)
Maybe we should investigate if Cheney was also placed ahead of the heart list. (My comment)
Higgs boson was just a start for Cern's atom smasher – other mysteries await | Science | The Guardian
Higgs boson was just a start for Cern's atom smasher – other mysteries await | Science | The Guardian: "The Large Hadron Collider will shut down for an overhaul in preparation for exploring questions of dark matter, extra dimensions and other universes"
Goldman execs cash in $26.8 million in stock on New Year's Eve | Reuters
Goldman execs cash in $26.8 million in stock on New Year's Eve | Reuters: (Reuters) - "Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein and departing Chief Financial Officer David Viniar both exercised restricted stock units on New Year's Eve that delivered them $4.2 million in cash apiece."
Oil ship runs aground in Alaska | Environment | guardian.co.uk
Oil ship runs aground in Alaska | Environment | guardian.co.uk: "Drill ship, the Kulluk, carrying about 155,000 gallons of fuel, drifted in stormy weather before being driven on to rocks"
North Korean leader seeks end to confrontation with South | Reuters
North Korean leader seeks end to confrontation with South | Reuters: (Reuters) - "North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called for an end to confrontation between the two Koreas, technically still at war in the absence of a peace treaty to end their 1950-53 conflict, in a surprise New Year speech broadcast on state media."
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