This is one funny video... Bill Maher takes on Bill O'Riley
A good one from Bill To Bill...
Bill Maher's video
www.whosay.com
Bill O'Reilly author Pinheads and Patriots - Clip HBO Real Time Nov. 5, 2010
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
THE MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE ON EARTH
Have you ever dreamed about being the most powerful person on earth?
These people have and made it. If you want to know who are they and why they are the most powerful go to:
Forbes Most Powerful: World Leaders, Criminals and Wikileaks Make List and
President Obama isn't 1st on the list.
These people have and made it. If you want to know who are they and why they are the most powerful go to:
Forbes Most Powerful: World Leaders, Criminals and Wikileaks Make List and
President Obama isn't 1st on the list.
Boston sea level symposium Nov. 9, 10: Open to public
This should be a very interesting program for those interested in Oceanography and anyone who lives along the coast of Massachusetts...
Posted by Beth Daley November 3, 2010 11:39 AM
Climate change is causing sea levels to rise more dramatically. The expansion of water as oceans heat up – along with melting glaciers and ice sheets – are forcing coastline communities to start planning for more flooding.
Now, the Boston Harbor Association is holding a free public symposium on Boston Harbor sea level rise the evening of Nov. 9 and in the morning of Nov. 10 through lunch.
Featuring Gina McCarthy, Assistant Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and Princeton University Professor Guy Nordenson, who coordinated the Museum of Modern Art's 2010 exhibition, "Rising Currents: Projects for New York's Waterfront," will be the keynote speakers.
While the forum is open to the public, attendees much register.
Or you can call 617- 482 -1722.
Here is the program:
Tuesday, 9 November, 6:00-7:30 p.m., reception to follow
New England Aquarium IMAX Theatre, Boston
Keynote Speaker:
Gina McCarthy. Boston Harbor Sea Level Rise Mapping:
Dr. Ellen Douglas, UMass Boston, and
Dr. Paul Kirshen, Battelle Institute
Open Mike Session: questions and comments from the public.
Wednesday, 10 November, 8:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.,
lunch provided
John Joseph Moakley Courthouse, Boston
John Joseph Moakley Courthouse, Boston
Opening Comments: Mayor Thomas M. Menino
Keynote Speaker: Guy Nordenson
Boston Harbor Sea Level Rise Mapping: Ellen Douglas.
Responses: Tom Kinton, Massport
David Begelfer, NAIOP
Hubert Murray, Partners HealthCare
Leo Robinson, Chelsea City Council
Rick Dimino, A Better City (moderator)
Open Mike Session: questions and comments from the public
Wrap-up Session: Kairos Shen, City of Boston's Chief Planner
Wrap-up Session: Kairos Shen, City of Boston's Chief Planner
Facebook Goes Down for the Second Time this Month
Onion like spoof paper
“Facebook goes down for the second time in a Month”… Canadians across the nation stood outside in outraged looking towards the sky, arms outstretched; holding up signs in the attempt to communicate with each other.
Their emotions were felt across the world as it the outage spread to the United States, Europe, China and finely Japan. Then the entire world stood outside looking up wondering when this catastrophe would end. No longer did anyone have the ability to instantaneously lean on each other for support, consoling or any other way to communicate. It was as if their tongues had been ripped from their mouths. A pall of sadness crossed in front of the sun.
Lights came on in each person’s house in protest. Their plan was to show support for intervention by the Government to return sanity to the world. The crisis was over before Canada had a chance to invade the United States. Though this catastrophe lasted only a matter of hours it left the world shaken to its bones.
Can we stand another one of these breakdowns? The crazy conspiracy theorists’ say it’s the US government. The US Government denies all such possibilities and says it is looking into the reason for this terrorist attack. Meanwhile we the people are all still in shock considering the possibility of losing our God given right.
“Facebook goes down for the second time in a Month”… Canadians across the nation stood outside in outraged looking towards the sky, arms outstretched; holding up signs in the attempt to communicate with each other.
Their emotions were felt across the world as it the outage spread to the United States, Europe, China and finely Japan. Then the entire world stood outside looking up wondering when this catastrophe would end. No longer did anyone have the ability to instantaneously lean on each other for support, consoling or any other way to communicate. It was as if their tongues had been ripped from their mouths. A pall of sadness crossed in front of the sun.
Lights came on in each person’s house in protest. Their plan was to show support for intervention by the Government to return sanity to the world. The crisis was over before Canada had a chance to invade the United States. Though this catastrophe lasted only a matter of hours it left the world shaken to its bones.
Can we stand another one of these breakdowns? The crazy conspiracy theorists’ say it’s the US government. The US Government denies all such possibilities and says it is looking into the reason for this terrorist attack. Meanwhile we the people are all still in shock considering the possibility of losing our God given right.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
ALCOHOL MORE LETHAL THAN ILLEGAL DRUGS
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Study: Alcohol more lethal than heroin, cocaine
By Maria Cheng
AP Medical Writer / November 1, 2010
LONDON—Alcohol is more dangerous than illegal drugs like heroin and crack cocaine, according to a new study.
British experts evaluated substances including alcohol, cocaine, heroin, ecstasy and marijuana, ranking them based on how destructive they are to the individual who takes them and to society as a whole.
Researchers analyzed how addictive a drug is and how it harms the human body, in addition to other criteria like environmental damage caused by the drug, its role in breaking up families and its economic costs, such as health care, social services, and prison.
Heroin, crack cocaine and methamphetamine, or crystal meth, were the most lethal to individuals. When considering their wider social effects, alcohol, heroin and crack cocaine were the deadliest. But overall, alcohol outranked all other substances, followed by heroin and crack cocaine. Marijuana, ecstasy and LSD scored far lower.
The study was paid for by Britain's Centre for Crime and Justice Studies and was published online Monday in the medical journal, Lancet.
Experts said alcohol scored so high because it is so widely used and has devastating consequences not only for drinkers but for those around them.
"Just think about what happens (with alcohol) at every football game," said Wim van den Brink, a professor of psychiatry and addiction at the University of Amsterdam. He was not linked to the study and co-authored a commentary in the Lancet.
When drunk in excess, alcohol damages nearly all organ systems. It is also connected to higher death rates and is involved in a greater percentage of crime than most other drugs, including heroin.
But experts said it would be impractical and incorrect to outlaw alcohol.
"We cannot return to the days of prohibition," said Leslie King, an adviser to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and one of the study's authors. "Alcohol is too embedded in our culture and it won't go away."
King said countries should target problem drinkers, not the vast majority of people who indulge in a drink or two. He said governments should consider more education programs and raising the price of alcohol so it isn't as widely available.
Experts said the study should prompt countries to reconsider how they classify drugs. For example, last year in Britain, the government increased its penalties for the possession of marijuana. One of its senior advisers, David Nutt - the lead author on the Lancet study - was fired after he criticized the British decision.
"What governments decide is illegal is not always based on science," said van den Brink. He said considerations about revenue and taxation, like those garnered from the alcohol and tobacco industries, may influence decisions about which substances to regulate or outlaw.
"Drugs that are legal cause at least as much damage, if not more, than drugs that are illicit," he said.
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Online: http://www.lancet.com
© Copyright 2010 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Study: Alcohol more lethal than heroin, cocaine
By Maria Cheng
AP Medical Writer / November 1, 2010
LONDON—Alcohol is more dangerous than illegal drugs like heroin and crack cocaine, according to a new study.
British experts evaluated substances including alcohol, cocaine, heroin, ecstasy and marijuana, ranking them based on how destructive they are to the individual who takes them and to society as a whole.
Researchers analyzed how addictive a drug is and how it harms the human body, in addition to other criteria like environmental damage caused by the drug, its role in breaking up families and its economic costs, such as health care, social services, and prison.
Heroin, crack cocaine and methamphetamine, or crystal meth, were the most lethal to individuals. When considering their wider social effects, alcohol, heroin and crack cocaine were the deadliest. But overall, alcohol outranked all other substances, followed by heroin and crack cocaine. Marijuana, ecstasy and LSD scored far lower.
The study was paid for by Britain's Centre for Crime and Justice Studies and was published online Monday in the medical journal, Lancet.
Experts said alcohol scored so high because it is so widely used and has devastating consequences not only for drinkers but for those around them.
"Just think about what happens (with alcohol) at every football game," said Wim van den Brink, a professor of psychiatry and addiction at the University of Amsterdam. He was not linked to the study and co-authored a commentary in the Lancet.
When drunk in excess, alcohol damages nearly all organ systems. It is also connected to higher death rates and is involved in a greater percentage of crime than most other drugs, including heroin.
But experts said it would be impractical and incorrect to outlaw alcohol.
"We cannot return to the days of prohibition," said Leslie King, an adviser to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and one of the study's authors. "Alcohol is too embedded in our culture and it won't go away."
King said countries should target problem drinkers, not the vast majority of people who indulge in a drink or two. He said governments should consider more education programs and raising the price of alcohol so it isn't as widely available.
Experts said the study should prompt countries to reconsider how they classify drugs. For example, last year in Britain, the government increased its penalties for the possession of marijuana. One of its senior advisers, David Nutt - the lead author on the Lancet study - was fired after he criticized the British decision.
"What governments decide is illegal is not always based on science," said van den Brink. He said considerations about revenue and taxation, like those garnered from the alcohol and tobacco industries, may influence decisions about which substances to regulate or outlaw.
"Drugs that are legal cause at least as much damage, if not more, than drugs that are illicit," he said.
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Online: http://www.lancet.com
© Copyright 2010 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
YOU MIGHT CALL IT TREASON
The Chamber of Commerce is one who is undermining our political system.
All the following quotes are from the article written by Iron Knee
“We don’t have to worry about foreign countries attacking us. They’ve already bought us, courtesy of the USCC.”
“The USCC has become a blatantly partisan organization, running the largest campaign against Democrats in the upcoming election: spending more than $75 million and as of September 15, airing more than 8,000 ads on behalf of GOP Senate candidates alone.”
“As a non-profit trade association, the USCC can raise unlimited funds without ever disclosing any of its donors,”
“The USCC used their offices in other countries to actively solicit funds from foreign corporations, including ones directly controlled by foreign governments.”
“For example, USCC operates an office in Bahrain, which collects over $100,000 a year in “dues” from foreign-owned businesses. The membership form stipulates that money should be sent directly to the US Chamber of Commerce, and also explicitly states that foreign-owned firms are welcomed.”
“During the health care debate, it was discovered that health insurance companies like Aetna pumped $20 million into the USCC to pay for attack ads aimed at killing reform, while publicly claiming that they supported health care reform.”
“US law forbids foreign corporations from being involved in American elections.”
For the full article go to: http://politicalirony.com/2010/10/07/you-might-call-it-treason/
Monday, November 1, 2010
IT APPEARS THAT WWIII HAS STARTED...
It is not a war over territory, not even oil but it is a religious war...
"Christians, Muslims and Jews urged to unite in a war against atheists…"
Oct 30 2010
ITALIAN rationalists are demanding the resignation of the country’s Foreign Minister, Franco Frattini over incendiary remarks he made in an article he wrote for the Vatican newspaper Osservatore Romano.
Frattini, according to atheist Marc Alan di Martino’s blog, labelled atheists as “perverse” and a “threat to society”. Frattini called on Christians, Muslims and Jews to unite against secular “extremists” whom, he claimed, posed a grave threat to society.
This so “pissed off” di Martino that a wrote to President Giorgio Napolitano, complaining about Frattini. And he said this on his blog:
So it’s war he wants, and he’s rallying his homophobic, misogynistic friends at the Vatican against his fellow citizens in a holy alliance which is supposed to include their worst historical enemies, Jews and Muslims. I’m beginning to think we’ve entered a new phase of religious warfare on Earth: it’s no longer going to be Muslims vs Christians or skirmishes over minor doctrinal differences, but the faithful against the secular. The only thing they can agree on is that non-believers are the enemy (at least they can finally agree on something) of their unfounded truths.
He added:
I should point out Frattini’s howler in his call for a new humanism. Is he really unaware of the fact that almost all atheists are humanists? And that faith in the supernatural is by definition not humanism, because it relies on a power outside humanity to solve humanity’s problems? That’s why we call ourselves humanists.
The Unione Degli Atei e Degli Agnostici Razionalisti (UAAR) was equally outraged, and its secretary, Raffaele Carcano blasted off the following letter to the President:
We had occasion to read an extremely incendiary article that the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Franco Frattini, wrote on 22 October 2010 on the subject of non-believers. Specifically he declared that ‘atheism, materialism and relativism’ are ‘perverse phenomena’ that ‘threaten the stability of society’ and that must be fought against by an alliance of Christians, Muslims and Jews. What is even more disquieting is that this article was published in the daily newspaper of the Holy See, L’Osservatore Romano.
A politician who openly declares his hatred of atheists and who promotes a Holy Alliance against a minority (albeit significant) of Italian citizens is clearly not worthy to serve in the capacity of minister of a nation whose constitution identifies freedom of conscience and secularism as two of its most fundamental principles.
UAAR, a non-profit organization founded to promote social issues and that has as its primary objective the defence of the civil rights of the agnostic and atheist citizens of Italy, formally requests that you, in your role as guarantor of the Italian Constitution, intervene against the Honourable Minister Frattini, in order that he retract his offensive statements or, if he refuses to do so, require him to resign. Such action is justified because the minister’s ideas are patently incompatible with the Constitution.
UAAR, a non-profit organization founded to promote social issues and that has as its primary objective the defence of the civil rights of the agnostic and atheist citizens of Italy, formally requests that you, in your role as guarantor of the Italian Constitution, intervene against the Honourable Minister Frattini, in order that he retract his offensive statements or, if he refuses to do so, require him to resign. Such action is justified because the minister’s ideas are patently incompatible with the Constitution.
In any event, our association will take all possible steps to draw the attention of the public both in Italy and abroad to the statements made by Minister Frattini, which are so unfitting for one in his position.
Posted by Barry Duke
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