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11:25 AM, Mar 14, 2014 • By MARK HEMINGWAY
In the latest issue of THE WEEKLY STANDARD, which went online early this morning, I have an article about the Nebraska Senate race. In a nutshell, the National Republican Senatorial Committee is trying to give a boost to one of the candidates due to some disagreements with outside conservative groups. This is problematic because there are two solid candidates in the race and it's an open primary -- and voters tend to resent meddling by the national party. Despite the intervention of the national GOP, both men in the race are running against "the establishment" and trying to claim the mantle of conservative purity.
The revelations in the article appear to have spooked Nebraska Senate candidate Shane Osborn, who appears to be attempting to preempt the revelation in THE WEEKLY STANDAD that the securities firm he is a partner in is profiting off of TARP, the $400 billion taxpayer-funded bailout program.
Osborn--who is being funded by lobbyists aligned with the Senate Republican leadership--has long been trying to paint the other contender, former Bush administration Health and Human Services official Ben Sasse, as lacking in conservative bona fides because of favorable things he's said about Medicare Part D, which conservatives criticize as an unfunded entitlement.
In the course of reporting all of this, I noted that Shane Osborn has his own issues with conservative purity. He says he's opposed to all government bailouts, yet he's the chief marketing officer and a partner in a firm, Academy Securities, that got a contract from the Treasury Department last year to sell a billion dollars worth of GM stock. Osborn says he's only licensed to sell municipal bonds and the compensation structure at the firm is such that he doesn't profit off of the GM sale. As far as I can tell, Osborn's connection to TARP was a new revelation.
So imagine my surprise when I woke up this morning to see a story in Politico headlined, "Ben Sasse aided firm implementing Obamacare." Sasse has run hard against Obamacare, so the idea that he'd help implement it is potentially damaging. Here's the crux of the allegations:
This story is a classic example of what political hacks and reporters like to call an "oppo dump," shorthand for the opposition research files on rival candidates that are peddled to reporters. Bear in mind, there's typically nothing wrong or unseemly with giving information about candidates to reporters, so long as it's true.
But in this case, it seems to be a classic case of campaign gamesmanship. The Politico reporter seems to be under the impression that the connection between Sasse and former HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt's firm hadn't been reported "until now." That's not true. In fact, this same exact story was reported by the Washington Post back in November:
According to Politico, "Osborn's campaign declined to comment for the record" but it's not a stretch to surmise that the Osborn campaign or someone close to it was peddling this story last fall, and now they're peddling it again. It doesn't help that the former chairman of the Nebraska Republican party sent an email last November accusing the Osborn campaign of lacking integrity and "using the media to do his dirty work, and then refusing to discuss his negative attacks when given the chance to do so." With the revelations about Osborn's firm profiting off of TARP also breaking this morning, it is highly unlikely the timing of this repackaged attack on Sasse is a coincidence.
According to a statement from Sasse's campaign, "Politico recycled an old story that the Obsorn campaign has been peddling for months. Ben spoke on a panel (unpaid) about Health IT/Wellness at the request of an old boss. Ben never worked to implement ObamaCare, he never aided anyone in implementing ObamaCare. He spoke on a panel. That's it. We have always said this. There is no new information here."
So what we have here are dueling allegations. In the case of Sasse, his connection to Leavitt's firm is that he once appeared on power point slide the firm used, appeared on at least one panel discussion and had business related conversations with his former boss at HHS. Both Leavitt and Sasse say he was never paid for any of this.
In the case of Osborn, he was chief marketing officer for Academy Securities when they signed a billion dollar deal to sell stock as part of Treasury's bailout program. His campaign says he "stepped back" from his role at the firm last March, but that's only an informal arrangement. He's still listed on the company website and more recent disclosure forms list him as affiliated. Even if he doesn't directly profit of the TARP sale, he's still a partner in the firm and could conceivably benefit from the sale in other ways.
It's been a bad week for the Osborn campaign. On Wednesday, Sasse was endorsed by Sarah Palin, adding to a list of endorsements that includes Mike Lee, Tom Coburn, Paul Ryan, Mark Levin, and National Review. Further, a new Nebraska Senate poll released this week by Breitbart News/The Polling Company shows Osborn up 35 to 24 percent, but the poll is ultimately troubling for Osborn. He appears to be benefiting largely from the name recognition that comes with having previously elected in the state.
In the same poll, Sasse is up handily among voters who have heard of both candidates and up a whopping 21 points among candidates who have opinions about both. Sasse is significantly outstripping Osborn in fundraising, so building his name recognition likely won't be a problem.
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Ten states hold Democrat primary polls on 2 March, including California, New York, Ohio and Georgia.
The states offer up more than half the 2162 delegates required to secure the party's nomination for presidential candidate at the Democratic national convention in July.
The Massachusetts senator is leading in opinion polls across all ten states and a clean sweep on so-called Super Tuesday will effectively confirm the decorated Vietnam veteran as the Democrat challenger to President George Bush.
But Kerry's second-placed rival, North Carolina senator John Edwards, aims to keep his challenge alive by winning at least one state.
Meanwhile, Reverend Al Sharpton and Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich, both progressive leftist liberals, hope sustaining their long-shot campaigns will at least influence the agenda of the two front runners.
The biggest prize on Super Tuesday is California, a relatively liberal, prosperous state that sends 370 delegates - one sixth of the national total - to the Democratic national convention.
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Kerry seems poised for a sizeable win, not because voters find him far more appealing than his rivals, but because having pocketed 18 state victories out of 19 already, he enjoys the perception of electability.
"In general, voters want to back a candidate who can win," said Frank Newport, editor-in-chief of pollsters Gallup in Princeton, New Jersey.
"In general, voters want to back a candidate who can win"Frank Newport,Gallup
"In general, voters want to back a candidate who can win"Frank Newport,Gallup
Newport said Kerry's earlier victories had created a "momentum factor" that gave him an advantage over his rivals.
But Edwards hopes for a late surge here and in New York, plus a surprise victory in Ohio - an industrial state where the miller's son has campaigned hard for the working class vote.
He also hopes to win in Georgia, part of the southern belt that the North Carolina senator says he best represents.
With two more big southern states - Florida and Texas - set to vote on 9 March, Edwards's campaign will not die if he fails to impress on Super Tuesday.
But it will at least be admitted into intensive care, with added pressure on him to step aside so that Kerry can lead a unified assault against Bush.
Practically speaking, said Newport, if Kerry won most of Tuesday's delegates, Edwards might find it impossible to catch up.
Debate rankles
In a televised debate on Sunday, Edwards signalled a change in tactics that have so far earned him only one state primary victory - in his birthplace of South Carolina.
Having campaigned as the one candidate who did not attack his rivals and traded on his "likeability", the affable Edwards strained to distinguish himself from Kerry, a veteran of national politics for 19 years.
Lawyer John Edwards is fightingto keep his campaign alive"This is the same old Washington talk that people have been listening to for decades," said Edwards after one Kerry answer.
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Edwards, a millionaire personal injury lawyer, has held his senate seat - his first national post - for five years.
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The other two main candidates, Sharpton and Kucinich, have fought for attention.
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And Kucinich, buoyed by his second place showing in the Hawaii primary last week, noted he was the only candidate who had voted against the Iraq war resolution.
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I'm very interested in saving energy, and we try to do our best in our home. We do basic things, like use fluorescent bulbs in many lights, turn off lights behind us, keep the heat low, made windows and doors more airtight, etc. Any other ideas for saving energy?
Incidently, we will only be here for a couple of more years and don't have a lot of expendable $, so investing in solar panels and such won't work right now. (Someday we'd love to build a small home off the grid, but that's very much in the dream stages.)
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One thing that caught my eye was solar air heaters. They are glass over a dark surface metallic, an place for air to circulate and a warm and cold vent.
I thought perhaps the same thing could be done with window coverings. ( curtains and shades )
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You can find NASA space blankets, for the metallic fabic for about $2 in the sports dept of most dept. stores. The other materials can be purchased easily.
I'm trying it now. I put white cotton roman shades in the master bedroom today and put a metallic layer between the fabric folds. Next I'll put a black layer on the outside that I can remove in the spring.
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Here is a link that might be useful: Clear dome solar space heaters
People disagree about the following but I have done this for many years: put tie a recyled nylon hose on the end of your dryer hose and run it into your house (if you don't have humidity problems indoors). We always had a dry house in the winter with electric heat.
Insulate your outlets on outer walls.
Hang pretty quilts on the walls of outer walls (like artwork, but they insulate).
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Did anyone hear Schefter talking about Wallace today?
Pretty scary. I forget who was on the panel with him, but it was on Sportscenter and he was outlining the ways that a team like the Bengals or Ravens (the two he mentioned, and I think he might've thrown the Niners in there too) could offer him a ton of money to lure him out of Pittsburgh. Suffice to say it ruined my morning.
Bottom line is, we need to do everything we can to lock up Mike for the long-term, even if it means franchising him. As currently constituted, we have a trio of young receivers that is second only to the Giants, and they might be about to lose Manningham. If we lose Wallace, his second-half slide last year not withstanding, we're cut down to two and Sanders is a question mark with his injuries. If we have all three, we're in very good shape for Ben to air it out deep to #17 and that will open it up for Sanders n Brown to run wild underneath.
I don't care how they do it, but this has to be the number one priority right now. We'd be pretty crazy to let a home run threat like that walk, and even crazier if we let him go to a division rival. If that is the case, it would be scary for him to paired with Green and Simpson, but I'd much rather that over him going to Baltimore (which I don't think would happen - I can't think of one Steeler who is a former Raven, or vice versa. I think there is truly genuine dislike between the two teams that carries over to free agency decisions.)
At any rate, lock him up, even if it means we have to cut in other places.
Not least of all because I told my girlfriend that spending $100 at Heinz on a Wallace jersey for her was a good long-term investment. She's going to be pissed at me if that jersey becomes obsolete after two months.
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Rod Woodson really stands out to me as an all-time great Steeler who went to the Ravens. It bothers me just thinking about it but at least he got a ring.
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Re: Did anyone hear Schefter talking about Wallace today?
Forgot about Woodson - he was slightly before my time. Warrants mentioning though that he defected in 1998 which - correct me if I'm wrong - is before this rivalry heated up since the Ravens were still such a new franchise. Recently we haven't seen it. Says something about the depth of the hatred in this rivalary, because you see guys going from the Giants to the Redskins, the Packers to the Vikings, etc. all the time.
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Re: Did anyone hear Schefter talking about Wallace today?
The Steelers will not throw money at Wallace. If other teams want to turn it lose I have no ill wills toward him, get the best deal you can. The Steelers on the other hand do not have the cap room to make this a bidding war. We can only hope they put a fair deal out to him and him and his agent agree. We have another receiver coming up next year and if he has another year like last he will expect the same kind of deal Wallace will likely get. Hopefully the front office can get this cap down to where we can sign some of the current players and the new drafted Steeleers.
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Re: Did anyone hear Schefter talking about Wallace today?
For 2 months I have been saying this.
But its not about throwing money at him, its structuring it the right way. He can have am avg 6-7 year deal at 42mill, front loading at 20million and we are screwed.
A 1 year tender at 2.47, Wallace will have multiple offers and you guys will paint Wallace as greedy? They couldve locked him up last year instead the Rooneys are worried about interview defending themselves about not making Tomlins call on the OC Who cares. Cut the dam players we need to cut and sign the ones we need.
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How did our Chit get so jacked up in the first place? Why are we behind the eight ball? I hope we get this Chit right going forward.
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Robbing Peter to Pay paul. Eventually it catches up to you. Dishing out some stupid contracts, Colon, Kemo, those certainly didn't help.
But the biggest reason is, LOYALTY to players with dimenished skills. Smith the past 2 years, Ward, thats 13million that couldve been used elsewhere.
Smith's deal this year, total waste especially when Ziggy did so well last year.
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Re: Did anyone hear Schefter talking about Wallace today?
Honestly, if the Bengals want to offer Wallace a ton of cash AND give upa 1st round pick to us.....go ahead.
I will goto camp with Brown, Sanders, Desean Jackson, Early Doucet and Miller. I bet Jackson would cost the same if not less than Wallace.....and we would get a 1st round pick too.
Why would teams go after a restricted free agent when there are unrestricted guys like Jackson, vincent Jackson, Dewayne Bowe, Reggie Wayne, Marques Colston, Stevie Johnson on the market??
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Ravens probably don't have the room for a front loaded contract for Wallace. So they are out. But the Patriots, Bengals, 49ers and God knows who else certainly could.
We won't be able to afford Desean Jackson either. There are a lot of teams out there with like 40-65 million under the cap. There is going to be some crazy money spent on those WRs this year.
Will other teams consider Wallace worth all that money considering his fall off in production especially in post season play?
2011 3 rec for 26 yards against Denver. He should have ruled in that game.
2010 4 rec for 26 yards against BAL and the Jets, before 9 for 89 in Superbowl (9.9 ypc is low)
The point being he can be shut down or held in check if a team decides to commit to it.
Losing Wallace may work out better in the long run. They could end up with a pro bowl nose tackle and Guard in the 1st round or grab WR Michael Floyd. And they better stock up and draft another WR like a Brian Quick mid round along with a mid range signing like Early Ducet. This is a good year in the draft for WRs.
Lots of other WR free agents out there.Will a team give up a #1 pick when they don't have to.
Would you rather have Mike Wallace or Michael Floyd Notre Dame WR?
Many many questions. We will know soon enough. I say unless he gets a new contract by the Steelers he will be gone.
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Re: Did anyone hear Schefter talking about Wallace today?
Like Tomlin has said and I agree because he becomes a ghost in games we need him. One trick pony! Teams have figured him out. Also he wont catch the tough pass over the middle like Brown did all season. Brown wants the ball no matter what. We might be better off with a second first rounder because we are 4 deep at WR.
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8/11/2013 (1 year ago)
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Pope Francis on Sunday urged Christians and Muslims to promote mutual respect , especially through the education of new generations. His remarks came at the end of his Angelus address when he sent greetings to Muslims throughout the world who have just celebrated the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.
By Susy Hodges
Vatican Radio (www.oecumene.radiovaticana.org/EN1/index.asp)
8/11/2013 (1 year ago)
Published in Living Faith
Keywords: Pope, Francis, Muslim, Vatican, Christians, Respect, Angelus
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ROME, ITALY (Catholic Online) - Pope Francis spoke to the thousands of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square about how God's love is our greatest treasure. He said today's gospel reading from St Luke talks to us about our desire for a meeting with Christ, calling it a key aspect of human life. All of us, the Pope said, "have this desire in our hearts, be it explicit or hidden." In St. Luke's account of Jesus walking with his disciples towards Jerusalem, Christ reveals to them what is really important for him at that time. The Pope says Jesus's thoughts include a distancing from earthly goods, faith in the providence of the Father and his interior vigilance while awaiting the Kingdom of God. This gospel account, he continues, teaches us that a Christian is someone who carries within him a deep desire to meet the Lord together with his brethren and his companions along the way. All this can be summed up in Jesus' words: "for wherever your treasure is, that is where your heart will be too."
Addressing the pilgrims directly, Pope Francis asked them two questions, "do you have a heart with a wish or do you have a closed heart, a sleeping heart, a heart that is anesthetized." His second question for the pilgrims was: "Where is your treasure", what for you is the most important and precious reality that attracts your heart like a magnet?" "Is it" he asked, "God's love which is the desire to do good to others and live for the Lord?" Pope Francis went on to describe how God's love keeps a family united and gives meaning to our daily tasks and also helps us to face up to the big challenges. This, he declared, is the true treasure for mankind. God's love isn't something vague and generic, "it has a name and a face, Jesus Christ." The Pope said "God's love gives value and beauty to every human activity" and it gives meaning to negative experiences. That's because God's love allows us to move beyond those experiences and not remain prisoners of evil but also be open to hope and the final destination of our pilgrimage.
Before reciting the Angelus prayer the Pope recalled today's feast of St. Clare of Assisi who left everything to consecrate herself to Christ in poverty, following in the footsteps of St. Francis.
He said this saint gives us a beautiful witness of today's gospel and she helps us, together with the Blessed Virgin Mary, to live it out, each one according to their own vocation.
After the Angelus prayer, Pope Francis departed from his prepared remarks to recall that this coming Thursday is the solemnity of Mary's Assumption into Heaven and said on that day we will honour Her. He then said he wished to send greetings to Muslims, our brothers, throughout the world who have just finished celebrating the end of the holy month of Ramadan . Referring to his earlier message released to mark this event, the Pope said he hoped that Christians and Muslims will strive to "promote mutual respect, especially through the education of the new generations."
He concluded his remarks by greetings all the pilgrims and groups present and reminding them of the words which were the motto of the recent World Youth Day gathering in Rio: "Go and make disciples among all nations."
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can a skunk smell like fire?
theres this odd smell often at night that we cant make out, sometimes it smells like a skunk but then sometimes it smells like fire mixed in with skunk. can skunks make these odd odors? or any other animal? we had a deer do some weird calls last night kinda like someone having a sneezing fit but really loud like "fwuu fwuu" then she ran out of the woods but seemed ok and just walked about her buisness like nothing happend. do deer give off odors?
Bucks give off a very strong odor during rut. I walked out my door one night and it nearly knocked the top of my head off. I don't remember it smelling like fire, just very very strong musk.
Most animals make a variety of sounds. We often associate one particular sound with a specific animal, like the loud "caw" of the crow, but most have what could almost be called a language. It takes some patience and listening but it's really amazing to listen to them carefully and try to determine what they're "saying."
I know if you get close enough to a skunk then it can smell almost like pure sulfur...almost like someone has been setting off fireworks. You can actually taste it!
On the other hand, deer have a musk of sorts too and you don't necessarily have to have them in rut to smell it although it intensifies during that period.
When does the deer season start in Penn? Usually seasons are set to coincide with the rut, but a lot of bucks are checking their watches and anxious to get going a long time before the does have even given it a thought.
so a skunk can emit odor without actually spraying? the smell is def a musk odor with a hint of something burning, so i guess you can say it smells like a skunk on fire lol
hunting season i think but im not sure starts in october(?)
so its either a skunk or a buck? something spooked that doe the other night maybe it was a buck. but she wasnt petrified, she ran a little then she calmed down and just walked in back of my house. she looked like she was in great health she had decent weight on her. i always worry about the deer, even though most people hate them :o)
I'll bet that the smell you are getting is from a skunk somewhere close to your location, and whenever something decided to tangle with it, the resulting commotion might have sent the doe off a few yards to find a quieter (and sweeter smelling) hang out.
Whenever I have been close to a skunk I always think of burning matches because of the sulfur smell.
That interesting sound the deer made is a danger call to other deer in the area. I have them in my yard and occasionally if I go outside and approach them (and I really don't want them eating my flowers so I do) one will make that "fwuu fwuu" almost whistling sound, and they all bound off.
My cat was sprayed a few years ago by a skunk and the initial smell on him was not the traditional skunk smell, much stronger and caustic. Only after he'd been washed and dried did the skunk odor become pronounced, which lingered by the way, for a few months. I always knew when Tommy'd washed himself because the odor was reactivated!
i remember when i was a kid we had this game called "hook line and stinker" you would fish for certain pieces and when you get the skunk piece you lose, but the funny part was this skunk piece was a scratch n sniff and it really did smell like skunk
i bet i can find that game on ebay lol
Just an FYI, if your dog (or you) gets sprayed by skunk. Don't bother with tomato juice. The best skunk odor removal remedy is hydrogen peroxide + baking soda + liquid soap.
See link: Skunk smell removal recipe
This is the only documented method that actually works.
i have a feeling the reason for all these skunk odors is theres a great horned owl near by. i heard it hooting last night which was very exciting lol
i remember reading somewhere that skunks are on a great horned owls menu. just a thought :o)
I used to live near the Rio Grande in New Mexico, and there were skunks all over the place. They made their dens in the ditch banks.
Anyway, I would say what you smelled was a nearby skunk. Also, the baking soda, hydrogen peroxide recipe does really work. Just remember to wash it off the dog, cat, person after a few minutes because it is sort of hard on the skin. I'm convinced that somebody could make a million dollars packaging this (in two seperate containers, of course) and calling it "SkunkOff."
I slowed down to avoid killing a skunk one time,hoping he'd get to the side of the road in time. Only he decided to run to the center of the car and sprayed as I passed over him. The spray hitting the hot muffler of my car gave it a "burnt" smell for quite some time. (He was fine,by the way.) Perhaps a car passing by your house experienced the same.
Yes! I also thought it smelled like a fire in the beginning. I awoke at 3:30am and smelled something burning. I thought my house was on fire, or atleast it seemed as if some wires were burning. I awoke my husband and we began sniffing around the house. We even checked the attic and felt the walls and the outlets. My next thought was that it was something horrible like a terrorist attack or a meth lab gone wrong. My chest was burning and I felt like I could not breathe. I feared for my children so I began opening the windows and the garage door. I was about to call the fire dept, but first I called my nearby mother who came over to help. Soon the smell became more typical of "skunk!" We then narrowed down the smells origin to my garage. The skunk must have came in my cat door in search of my trash can. I don't know what made it spray because all of my cats smell fine. Now I am living in stink and trying all the remedies that I can find. It does absorb on all of your clothes, coats and purses. The hard part is that my garage is basically a storage\junk pile and I am going to have to wait for a nice day to deep clean it piece by piece. Wish me luck!


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I cant post a pic typical but ill explain it the best i can
If you get the airlock its a 3 piece the bottom of the lock where you put the lock into the hole of the plug is in yhe neck of the bottle so instead of having having the plug stop it from going in the carboy the lock is sitting on the mouth of the carboy with the tube part inside the neck so if you get a lock and just put it in the carboy no plug it then strip a piece of rubber around the bottom of the cylinder of the lock as a seal thats what i have atm
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Museum Africa is located in the Newtown area of Johannesburg, and the building was originally a market (part of the complex is now occupied by the Market Theatre, which is probably the premier venue for plays and 'serious' theatre in Jo'burg).
The building is wonderful, and on the face of it, the combination of great architecture and South Africa's vibrant, turbulent history should be a winner, especially given its proximity to the Newtown precinct: sadly, it fails to deliver on this potential, and is ultimately a disappointing experience.
The museum aims to recreate aspects of Johannesburg's social history, which should make for a rich and fascinating experience. Certainly much of the collection on view (particularly the old photographs) are of a high quality, and should make for exciting exhibits. However, many of the displays are tatty and some are downright amateur. It appears that the curator has been asked to work with limited financial and skills resources, and visitors used to the standard of museums in Europe and North America are likely to be disappointed (this is certainly not the case for the world class Apartheid Museum and Maropeng Centre at the Cradle of Mankind, so I'm not quite sure why Museum Africa isn't of the same standard).
However, my major problem is the attitude of the staff and their apparent reluctance to welcome children. I was brought up in London, where the museums actively welcomed even the youngest of children and made sure that the displays were kiddy proof - as a result, I have a lifelong passion for museums and consider them to be an invaluable resource in developing a culture of learning from a very early age. I took my children (aged 5 and 2) to Museum Africa last year, and we felt as though we were being treated as vermin virtually from the moment that we arrived. Whilst I can understand their concern that the children might break the exhibits, my question is why have the exhibits not been constructed in a childproof manner to start with? Surely attracting children is a core function of museums (particularly museums with a social focus)?
Sadly, on this basis, I cannot recommend Museum Africa as a worthwhile experience, and, if you have children, well, you have been warned!
Housed in an attractive building on the north side of the Newtown Cultural Precinct, MuseuMAfrica has definitely seen better days, and quite a few of them. Many of the exhibits are charmingly 'home-made' but the downside of this personal and homely approach is that the interpretation can be (and is, here) confusing. Furthermore, home-made panels and displays have a habit of getting broken very easily.
MuseuMAfrica should be the showcase heritage and visitor centre for Johannesburg, but I suspect that many of its treasures have been plundered for use in a variety of new thematic museums such as the Apartheid Museum, the Origins Centre and for Constitution Hill.
The museum has some significant displays and exhibitions, but unfortunately the palaeoanthropology disaply isn't one of them (go to the Origins Centre at Wits instead).
The exhibition on the 1956 trials of dissidents (including much of the ANC hierarchy) is fascinating, but more for the mass of newspaper coverage plastered to the walls. It all feels very unstructured and surely deserves better treatment than this.
Similarly, the photographic exhibition on Johannesburg's history, including many photographs by Peter Mangubane, is in an open hall with poor lighting.
A permanent exhibit on Mahatma Gandhi's stay in Johannesburg is superb, but again....it suffers poor lighting. An extensive exhibit on South African music should really be the star attraction, but it just doesn't work. Somehow the atmosphere was entirely missing.
I didn't have time - and I was also getting pretty demoralised at the lack of maintenance and the poor lighting - to visit the acclaimed Benusan Photographic Gallery on the top floor.
There is a good display on African rock art on the third floor, but it is showing signs of age and consequent decay. As before, you'll do better at the Origins Centre at Wits.
I was very disappointed at the state of MuseuMAfrica and hope that the many corporations that have funded some ofthe newer museums in the city can consider funding a revamp and revitalization of this museum. If it is to remain the anchor point of the disappointing Newtown Cultural Precint, it needs a lot of TLC!
Museum Africa is located in the Newtown Cultural Precinct in central Johannesburg. It carries a number of exhibits, including geological specimens, paintings, prints, photographs, public documents, folk art, and many other objects. Of special interest are the exhibits that deal with some of the more turbulent periods in the South African history - the Anglo-Boer War and the anti-apartheid struggle.
Located downtown this museum tells about South Africa history in all aspects. Mining, aparteid, education and much more. The cost was R7 for adults.
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Way to go. They've carved out a place in history.
Meanwhile, Barack Obama won a second term Tuesday – and it wasn't even a squeaker.
Although Democrats bolstered their majority in the Senate and picked up a few seats in the House, the dynamics are essentially the same as they were after the 2010 midterms: a divided government that can't accomplish anything if the players don't work together.
We can only hope they don't rehash the same game they've been playing the past two years.
Unlike McConnell poisoning the well in 2010, Tuesday night saw defeated Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney urging a new course.
At a time like this we can't risk partisan bickering and political posturing, he said in conceding the bruising race. This is a time for great challenges for America, and I pray that the president will be successful in guiding our nation.
So do we.
But we also know much of that will depend on the new Congress.
We can only hope they don't rehash the same game they've been
playing the past two years.
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Oh Boy Oberto wins, Mariners too!
Oh Boy Oberto wins Hydro Racing in Seattle The Mariners won their first series since the end of June today beating the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on an otherwise gloomy Sunday in August. On a day when traditionally the biggest sports event in the region is the Seafair Unlimited Hydro Races, the Marine … [Read More]
The Most Boring Game in MLB History?
I hustled home this evening in order to watch the Mariners on television. When I got home and finally turned on the TV, the game was already in the second inning. I raced to my computer to pull up the lineups, so I could see who had already hit, and how we got to where we were in the game. Then, reviewing the lineup, something hit me. [Read More]
A Look around Baseball outside of Seattle
Unfortunately I won't be able to watch the Mariners second game in their series with the Royals tonight as I am attempting to get a life outside of Blogging about the Mariners. However I was able to watch most of the featured game on Fox today between the Yankees and the Red Sox. It [...] [Read More]
Mariners kick-off Seafair weekend with 7-1 win
The Seattle Mariners started the Seafair weekend out with a nice well-rounded effort tonight, beating the visiting Kansas City Royals 7-1 in front of 20,411 fans at Safeco Field. Tonight's game showed a glimmer of hope for the rest of the way against the Royals who have faded out of the race as well … [Read More]
Saluting the Sween-dog: Mike Sweeney Dealt to the Phillies
Tuesday marked the last day of Mike Sweeney's rehab assignment in Tacoma. He went out with a bang–hitting two homeruns in a Rainier victory. The Mariners, then, were forced to do something with him: reinstate him back onto the 25-man active roster, designate him outright, or trade him to another ballclub. The Mariners opted for the last option, dealing Sweeney to the Phillies in exchange for cash considerations or a player to be named. [Read More]
The Dog Days of Summer
Dog Days of Summer (Ellen Soohoo) At long last we have reached that part of the season often called the "Dog Days of Summer" this term refers to the hot late summer months when teams in the pennant race need to cowboy-up, and teams like the Mariners usually melt into obscurity. If you happen to [.. … [Read More]
Sweeney traded to Philadelphia, farewell Mike!
Sweeney rounding bases after homer in Tacoma (Jon Wells/Grand Salami) Just read an AP wire that Mike Sweeney has been traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for a player to be named later and/or cash considerations. And so ends another chapter of the Mariners 2010 season. I am happy that I got to see … [Read More]
Mike Sweeney Powers Rainiers over Aces 9-3
Mike Sweeney with fans in Tacoma The Tacoma Rainiers won the fourth game of the series with the Reno Aces today 9-3 thanks to the big bat of Mike Sweeney on a beautiful day at Cheney Stadium. What another great and fun game down in Tacoma watching the Rainiers clobber the Aces in front of 6,384 [.. … [Read More]


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"Stephen King without heart"
I generally like stories like this but as I was slogging through this (and kept finding myself switching to another book -- In The Plex, actually) I kept trying to figure out why I wasn't liking the book. It certainly has an imaginative plot and some suspense ... but here's the thing: none of the characters matter to me. They don't feel real and they aren't likable, even the heroine of the story.
Also, Kate Mulgrew, who has a pleasing speaking voice, has for some reason chosen to read all but the expositive narration, in a really nasty, abrasive voice. So, even an eight year old girl sounds grating and just, well, annoying
The story-line of this book is plenty creepy and Stephen Kingesque, so if you are a fan of that kind of story (and I am), you'll think you want to read this, but if you are a King fan, besides his great storytelling, one of the reasons you probably like him (perhaps without even consciously thinking about it), is his characters. They are believable and likable, especially his kids -- he has a real appreciation for being a kid. The difference, for me, in reading this vs a King book is that in the case of NOS4A2, I'm wishing all along that I could just get the story, find out what happens, and be done with it without having to deal with the characters. With King's books, I find myself liking the characters and missing them when the book is finished.
"You'll appreciate your dog even more"
I've always enjoyed Crais' books, his Elvis Cole and Joe Pike novels are just fun and entertaining. This book is a stand alone (although how many bets he brings back this character?). What's so fun about this book is Maggie, the dog, and how very attached you become to her and all the new respect you have for your own dog. My dog got lots of extra attention (as if she is every neglected!) while I was reading this. It's just thoroughly entertaining and interesting.
"After this John Corey novel, it's time for a break"
I've enjoyed all the books in the John Corey series, and as I'm sure I've said before, Scott Brick is absolutely pitch perfect for these books. The premise of the book is super intriguing and so I was hooked and looking forward to a great read from the early chapters. I have to say, it's a bit disappointing after that. For one, the great premise kind of falls by the wayside and instead it's a lot of unnecessary and tedious detail about Corey doing his macho man thing, and, you know, it's really all about Corey. And, alas, whereas in previous books I've enjoyed Corey's sarcastic wit, by this book I just got plain tired of his attitude and sometimes downright juvenile behavior.
I'll return to the series though, I'm sure.
"See my review for In the Woods"
This second book in this series was even better than the first ... the premise is very interesting (won't spoil it), if you read the first one (In the Woods) you'll recognize a common theme (and especially if you read the next two -- which you'll want to) with respect to the narrator of each book and this book, like the first, is rich in character and place. This particular story will make you think a lot about friendship, home, family ... and it's still a murder mystery :-)
"4.5 stars for this and the next 3 in series"
Outstanding writer. The prologue to this book is worth the price of the entire book. It's so well written, so keenly insightful, that I've made several of my friends (many of them writers) sit and listen to it. They all agreed! And then there's the rest of the book: beautifully written, complex and interesting characters and a very rich portrayal of place. Really, this first in the Dublin Murder Squad and the next three (The Likeness, Faithful Place & Broken Harbor) are all good, all completely different from each other, and all wonderfully written. The mystery/ murder itself, in each case is secondary to the story of each book's featured main character. You will miss them when you are finished listening, and the place will stay with you. Here's another plus: you don't need to read them in order ... although you really should since there is a tiny bit of carry over from one book to the next. Really, really great reads. I'll be checking in often to see when French has a new book out.
"Would make an excellent book group read"
This is a book that will grab you from the first few pages and hold your interest to the end. It's well written, well narrated and the kind of book you wish three of your friends were reading at the same time so you could talk with them about it, which is why I think it would be an excellent choice as a book club pick. The likely discussion about the book would be lively and interesting and sure to go off in many directions.
Highly recommend
"Slow and Boring"
And not all that well read considering what a huge fan of Scott Brick's readings I usually am. Maybe it's the writing ... I suppose you can only do so much. It's a weak story, not particularly suspenseful or interesting. Don't bother.
"Another good one from DeMille"
I have to say this every time: Scott Brick is perfect as John Corey. That said, another page turner from DeMille with a very clever plot. You won't be disappointed at all. Looking forward to the next in the series ... I am hooked.
"Page Turner"
Again, Scott Brick is perfect for these books. This, the second in the John Corey series is interestingly told (from Corey's point of view and from that of the bad guy, "The Lion,"), it's suspenseful, has plenty of DeMille's usual humor, excellent characters -- overall a page turner (so to speak ... there should be an equivalent word for an audio book). Really good. Couldn't put it down (turn it off).
"Character is everything"
It's the character, John Corey, and the excellent reading by Scott Brick that make this book good -- the story bogs down a bit with some silly action, but mostly it's a great introduction into the series and good enough to make you want to go forward with the rest (which I have done), and which are all better than this particular one. This establishes Corey and some other characters and does a good job of it ... but the next two are really compelling :-)
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Earlier this month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accepted the
controversial invitation to speak before the US Congress and warn against "a
nuclearized Middle East and the horrific consequences…to all humanity."
Newscast Media HOUSTON—While college life shapes how students adapt to society, it is actually "culture" that plays a determining role in shaping each generation. We will take a break from the Spring Break narrative, and return to it after exploring other aspects of cultural trends and their impact on society.
If we look back to the 50s and 60s, we see an era where society used the little it had to make the best out of every situation. Poor people were able to blend into society without even being aware that they were poor because during that time, the people had a collectivist mindset. Neighbors trusted each other and even though it was a period that highlighted racial tensions, people had time to set their racial differences aside and celebrate their similarities, while attempting to embrace their differences. CONTINUE TO FULL STORY>>
Newscast Media HOUSTON, Texas—The 2015 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
kicked off on March 2, and will continue until March 22 at NRG Center.
Seventeen men and two women were released after going through an ISIL court, according to the monitoring group.
Over 200 Assyrians still remain captive after being taken hostage during the ISIL's advance near the northeastern Syrian city of Hasaka, in which a dozen villages occupied by the Christian minority were attacked. http://newscastmedia.com/assyrians.html
Source: Al Manar TV News]]>
Newscast Media VIRGINIA BEACH—Jackie Hill-Perry, a spoken word and hip-hop artist
whose talents and unique testimony have garnered her popularity and praise, recently
shared her story of leaving the gay lifestyle with televangelist Pat Robertson's Christian
Broadcasting Network.
"Growing up, Jackie was molested by a family friend, bullied in school, and fatherless,
which accompanied with (an) inherent separation from God, led her into a lifestyle of
rebellion, homosexuality, drug use, porn addiction, and everything wicked," according to
her online biography. CONTINUE TO FULL STORY>>
Newscast Media AUSTIN, Texas—Last year, Governor Gregg Abbott who at the time was the Texas attorney general filed a lawsuit, together with 25 other states against the Obama administration, challenging the government's authority to protect illegal immigrants. Just 24 hours ago, a Texas federal judge granted an injunction to the Plaintiffs, that will stop Obama's program from being implemented.
The question the Court was faced with was, "Do the laws of the United States or the Constitution give the Department of Homeland Security the power to defer action against illegal aliens?" FULL STORY>>
Newscast Media WASHINGTON—U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey said on Thursday that the U.S. society is "at a crossroads" on racial relations.
This was the first time he publicly discussed the issue at length after the killings of unarmed black men by white officers in Ferguson and New York City triggered heated debates in recent months.
"Unfortunately, in places like Ferguson and New York City, and in some communities across the nation, there is a disconnect between police agencies and many citizens – predominantly in communities of color," Comey said in a speech at Georgetown University.
Comey highlighted researches which indicated the widespread existence of unconscious bias in a white-majority society against black faces, and said white officers, working in communities where non-whites commit a majority of crimes, are prone to adopt negative stereotypes about members of minority groups.
"The two young black men on one side of the street look like so many others the officer has locked up," said Comey. "The officer does not make the same association about two white guys," a behavior labeled by Comey as "lazy mental shortcuts", which he warned would complicate the relationship between police and the communities they serve.
Comey called for better data collection and analysis of how police officers use force during patrols, stressing that without complete and accurate data, sound policy decision would be hard to make.
Source: Xinhua
by Stoyan Zaimov
Newscast Media LITTLE ROCK—Former Baptist pastor and Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has said that President Barack Obama has shown an "undying support" for Muslims, while his actions are against Christians and Jews. Huckabee's criticism stems from last week's National Prayer Breakfast, where Obama used the Crusades as an example of Christians doing "terrible acts" in the name of Christ.
"Everything he does is against what Christians stand for, and he's against the Jews in Israel. The one group of people that can know they have his undying, unfailing support would be the Muslim community. It doesn't matter whether it's the radical Muslim community or the more moderate Muslim community," Huckabee said recently on "Fox and Friends". FULL STORY>>
Newscast Media WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama admitted that the United
States brokered a power transition deal in Ukraine that has led to the current crisis in
the country.
Commenting on the situation in Ukraine in an interview with CNN, Obama said, "We
had brokered a deal to transition power in Ukraine" since Russian President Vladimir
Putin "made this decision around Crimea and Ukraine."
The US president also rejected the possibility of a military conflict with Russia, saying
it would not be "wise for the United States or the world to see an actual military
conflict between the United States and Russia."
Obama, however, reiterated that Washington would continue to put pressure on
Moscow and reinforce NATO member states bordering Ukraine.
"What we are doing is reinforcing those border states who are members of NATO,"
Obama said, adding "that line is one that cannot be crossed because we would have
to take military action to protect our allies."
Obama has already asked Congress for $1 billion in additional spending to bolster the
US military presence in Poland and its neighbors.
Source: Al Manar TV News
Newscast Media DAMASCUS—Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said that Damascus is "willing to cooperate with any country" —including the United States—that is willing to "fight terrorism."
In a lengthy interview with the U.S. foreign-policy magazine Foreign Affairs published online on January 26, Assad criticized the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State (IS) group for carrying out what he said were illegal strikes against militants on Syrian territory.
Newscast Media BERLIN—The German government on Monday refused to confirm or deny a newspaper report that it had stopped all arms exports to Saudi Arabia, in the wake of controversy over the Arab state's ongoing human rights abuses.
The Bild am Sonntag newspaper reported on Sunday that the German Security Council – a secret committee chaired by Chancellor Angela Merkel that rubberstamps German arms exports – had decided to stop all arms exports to Saudi Arabia for the time being. CONTINUE TO FULL STORY>>
Newscast Media HOUSTON—The 2015 Houston Auto Show is transforming NRG Center, providing great visual displays that exhibit the latest and greatest automotive innovation. More than 500 of the newest model year import and domestic vehicles, including Texas debuts will cover 700,000 square feet of space at NRG center.
The show was open to the media only between January 17-18, then on January 21, it was flung open to the general public, and will continue until January 25.
Newscast Media was invited to capture all the eye-candy at the event as shown below in the highlights:
Newscast Media WASHINGTON—Western envoys in Kinshasa have urged the Senate of the Democratic Republic of Congo to rethink electoral law changes after three days of deadly protests. Rights groups put the toll at 42 killed; the government says 12, according to Deutsche Welle (DW) news.
DW reports that a Congolese electoral law change seen by critics as a bid by President Joseph Kabila to extend his term beyond 2016 ran into foreign objections on Thursday as the nation's Senate prepared to vote on the bill.
Diplomats said the envoys of the United States, France, Britain and former colonial power Belgium had met Senate President Leon Kengo Wa Dondo in Kinshasa on Wednesday. FULL STORY>>
Newscast Media WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama has asked the U.S. Congress to refrain from imposing fresh sanctions against Iran while negotiations on a permanent nuclear deal are underway.
Obama said he will veto a bill on more sanctions against Iran if it comes to his desk while negotiations are continuing between Tehran and six world powers.
But Obama said if Iran ultimately refuses to "say yes" and provide assurance that they are not secretly developing nuclear weapons, he would go to the U.S. Congress and ask them to "tighten the screws."
Speaking at a joint press conference at the White House with British Prime Minister David Cameron, Obama said there is probably less than a 50 percent chance of a diplomatic deal with Iran.
But he said the likelihood of talks with Iran collapsing would be high if Congress passes a bill for more sanctions against Tehran.
Cameron said there is a prospect of success in talks with Iran, and that he has contacted U.S. senators about the issue.
Source: Radio Free Europe
The operatives posted a series of tweets on the CENTCOM feed, and also released information that appeared to be private. One of the messages posts read:
"You'll see no mercy infidels. ISIS is already here, we are in your PCs, in each military base, with Allah's permission we are in CENTCOM now." CONTINUE TO FULL STORY>>]]>
The report says the judiciary ordered that the LINE, WhatsApp, and Tango apps all be shut down, and that the order would go into effect later on January 7.
The apps are popular among Iranians because they provide telephone and messaging services that circumvent the state-controlled Telecommunication Company of Iran (TCI) and allow inexpensive or free communication with people across Iran and outside of the country.
Rohani and fellow moderates have opposed the blocking of websites and social-networking applications, saying authorities should only target illegal content.
Iranian censors have previously blocked social websites including YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook.
But many young and Internet-savvy Iranians use proxy servers or other methods to bypass the controls.
Source: Radio Free Europe
The White House said on Tuesday that Obama would veto the legislation to approve the long-stalled Keystone XL oil pipeline from Alaska, one of the major first tests for the Republicans in their new congress.
The defendants are charged with conspiracy to violate the Neutrality Act by making an expedition against a friendly nation from the United States and conspiracy to possess firearms in furtherance of a crime of violence. They are alleged to have participated in a December 30, 2014, unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the government of the West African nation. CONTINUE TO FULL STORY>>
Newscast Media WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama says Washington is not yet
ready to reopen an embassy in Iran, but he is not entirely ruling out the possibility
during the last two years of his presidency.
Asked on December 29 about reopening the U.S. embassy in Tehran, which has been
closed since it was seized by Iranian students in 1979, Obama said: "I never say
never, but I think these things have to go in steps."
Obama said Iran is different from Cuba, where Washington recently announced it
would reopen its embassy after 53 years.
He said Cuba is small and poses no major threat to the United States, while Iran is
large, has sponsored terrorism, and has tried to develop nuclear weapons.
Obama said he still hopes a permanent nuclear deal with Iran will pave the way for
Tehran to rejoin the world community.
Source: Radio Free Europe]]>
According to the Hindu Times, Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian U.N. ambassador, told
reporters who asked why the Palestinians were pressing for a vote in the face of a
U.S. veto that it was time for the Security Council "to shoulder its responsibility and
to adopt this resolution."
"If one party decides for whatever reason that they do not want to go along with
this massive support by the international community to find a just solution to this
conflict, to try to save the two—state solution by asking for the end of the
occupation that started in 1967 … then nobody should blame us as Arabs and
Palestinians and Muslims … and so many others for not opening a door a responsible
door for peace through the Security Council," Mansour said.
The resolution has since been rejected after key countries abstained from taking
part, according to the Times of Israel.
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird called on the Security Council members to
vote down the resolution and focus on encouraging negotiations instead, the Times
of Israel reported.
Newscast Media WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama signed a bill authorizing new
sanctions against Russia on December 18 but said that he would not impose them "at
this time."
The Ukraine Freedom Support Act authorizes—but does not technically require—
defensive lethal aid for Kyiv and sanctions against Russian defense and energy
Obama said in a statement that the signing of the legislation "does not signal a
change in the administration's sanctions policy."
Sanctions, along with plummeting oil prices, have contributed to Russia's economic
turmoil, as well as the fall of its currency.
The bill passed the divided U.S. Congress unanimously.
The bill also authorizes more loan guarantees for Ukraine and additional funds to
address the country's energy shortage, for U.S. international broadcasting, and for
Russian democracy and civil society organizations.
Source: Radio Free Europe
Newscast Media HOUSTON—More than 70 years after a 14-year-old Black American
boy was executed by the electric chair in South Carolina, a judge has now thrown
out the dead boy's conviction. The teenager was unfortunate to find himself in the
category of those considered guilty until proven innocent.
George Stinney was found guilty in 1944 of killing two white girls, in a one-day trial
before an all-white jury.
Stinney was subsequently electrocuted in the same year, becoming the youngest
person executed in the United States in the 20th century. The 95-pound boy was so
small he had to sit on a book when he was strapped to the electric chair.
The only evidence against the boy was a confession he allegedly made to police
officers after hours of questioning, away from his parents and without a lawyer.
Stinney's parents had been threatened that they would be lynched if they remained
in the segregated mill town of Acolu, where their son was arrested.
The girls, 11-year-old Betty June Binnicker and 7-year-old Mary Emma Thames,
disappeared on March 23, 1944, when they went for a bike ride together in search of
flowers. The girls' bodies were found the following morning behind a church, badly
beaten with their skulls crushed in.
Stinney was arrested after witnesses said they saw him picking flowers with the girls.
On Wednesday, Circuit Judge Carmen Mullen found "fundamental, constitutional
violations of due process" in Stinney's speedy trial.
"Given the particularized circumstances of Stinney's case, I find by a preponderance
of the evidence standard, that a violation of the defendant's procedural due process
rights tainted his prosecution," Mullen said.
The ruling gave relief to Stinney's brother, sisters and civil rights activists, who have
been trying to reopen the case for years.
Source: Press TV
The White House has acknowledged that decades of U.S. isolation of Cuba have failed to accomplish its enduring objective of promoting the emergence of a democratic, prosperous, and stable Cuba.
The Democrats are nervous about the new development because their candidate, Hillary Clinton will bring the baggage of her tenure in the State Department and past political history, including convincing struggling Americans that corporations and business do not create jobs, a statement that baffled even her fellow liberals.


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is PAN's Organizing and Media Director. He is the primary liaison with press and supports campaigns to protect bees, children's health and challenge corporate control in the food system. He serves on the steering committee of Californians for Pesticide Reform, a statewide coalition that supports policy change for safer food and farming. Follow @PaulAtPan
Two weeks ago, sitting next to the current director of California's Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) and across from the former director-turned-Clorox lobbyist, I hoped for the best. We sat around a table discussing alternatives to hazardous pesticide use on homes, schools and in agriculture.
But progress on this front can often feel like an uphill battle. And as a recent Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) piece pointed out, chemical corporations and their lobbyists are all too often dominating policy conversations.
As I strolled through downtown Ashland, Oregon, last week, I was struck by how many "Yes on 92" signs and stickers I saw. There is clear, visible support from businesses and individuals for the measure to label genetically engineered (GE) foods.
And as the measure heads for a vote on November 4, industrial agriculture groups are pulling out all the stops to keep this ballot initiative from winning. Even so, there is an incredible groundswell of support for labeling GE food in Oregon and beyond. Things are looking hopeful!
PAN and our partners are back to court to stand up for the law passed by the County of Kaua'i last year. The groups are appealing a judge's disappointing decision last month that struck down Kauai's landmark law to ensure some of the world's largest pesticide and biotech corporations are more transparent about their operations.
The law was intended to lift the veil on which pesticides are being used, and where, on the island. Many of these pesticides travel on wind and water to neighboring schools, neighborhoods and farm land. Despite corporate PR efforts, it's clear that more information about agricultural practices is essential to building a fair, green and healthy food and farming system on Kaua'i.
Just yesterday, Colorado advocates got the signatures they needed to put a public initiative to label genetically engineered (GE) foods on the November ballot. Colorado's proposition 105, and its counterpart in Oregon which qualified last month (Measure 92), are the latest in efforts by a broad coalition of farmers, public interest groups and public health experts to provide consumers with straightforward information about what's in our food and how it's grown.
There are plenty of reasons to want that choice, and it should rest with families to make it. Labeling lifts the veil on the vast consolidation of the pesticide and seed market, highlights potential damages to the health and livelihood of family farmers and rural communities, and highlights environmental impacts.
They're in our garden plants, sprayed on orchards throughout the state, and used as seed coatings on commodity crops in California and across the country. After five years of review, California officials have not only failed to complete an evaluation of neonicotinoid pesticides (neonics), they continue to allow more and more of these bee-harming chemicals into the market.
Fed up with the years of hand-sitting, PAN and our partners brought the state and pesticide manufacturers to court today.
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Posted February 26th, 2015Carolyn Vachani, MSN, RN, AOCN
In honor of cancer prevention month, we are featuring a new cancer prevention "short" each week. This short video will focus on topics related to lung cancer screening.
Posted February 16th, 2015Carolyn Vachani, MSN, RN, AOCN
This video reviews the general recommendations for cancer prevention from the American Institute of Cancer Research.
Posted December 16th, 2014Carolyn Vachani, MSN, RN, AOCN
OncoLink collected some advice from people who have been through a cancer diagnosis. See these tips for living with cancer.
Posted May 23rd, 2014Carolyn Vachani, MSN, RN, AOCN
May is Pet Cancer Awareness Month and it seemed a good time to share the story of my favorite 3-time cancer survivor, my beloved dog Toby.