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Saturday, May 23, 2015

Coconut

Coconut | GreenMedInfo | Substance | Natural Medicine | Alternative:
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This links to a directory of research articles about Coconut health benefits
Article Count - 36
Cumulative Knowledge - 135

Thyroid Diseases

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Article Count - 27
Cumulative Knowledge - 223

Monday, May 18, 2015

Fiscal 2015 Defense Authorization $604.2 billion in discretionary funding

we need to stop this crap!
MegaVote

May 18, 2015
In this MegaVote for Florida's 11th Congressional District:
Recent Congressional Votes
  • Senate: Trade Promotion Authority - Cloture
  • House: Waters of the United States – Passage
  • House: Twenty-Week Abortion Ban – Passage
  • House: Iran Nuclear Agreement Congressional Review – Passage
  • House: Fiscal 2015 Defense Authorization – Passage
Upcoming Congressional Bills
  • Senate: Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act
  • House: Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015
  • House: Fiscal 2016 Legislative Branch Appropriations
  • House: American Research and Competitiveness Act
Fiscal 2015 Defense Authorization – Passage - Vote Passed (269-151, 12 Not Voting)

The House passed a bill that would authorize $604.2 billion in discretionary funding for defense programs in fiscal 2016, including $89.2 billion for overseas contingency operations, of which $38.3 billion would be authorized for non-war base budget operations and maintenance. Excluding the war funding, the bill would authorize roughly: $136.6 billion for operations and maintenance, $109.7 billion for procurement, $136.4 billion for military personnel, $7.3 billion for military construction and family housing, $68.4 billion for research, development, testing and evaluation, and $31.7 billion for the Defense Health Program.

Rep. Rich Nugent voted YES


Sunday, May 03, 2015

"Culture in Decline" - some common sense

"Culture in Decline" - by PJ - Zeitgeist:

“Culture in Decline” is a 30 min., Bi-Monthly Web-Series created and hosted by Peter Joseph.
As with all of Peter's video work, it is part of a Free Distribution
Media Project that allows open, non-profit distribution of his film
media across the world. The Series' central viewing medium is YouTube,
via the “Culture in Decline” Official Channel.



“Culture in Decline” is a satirical yet serious expression that
challenges various cultural phenomena existing today which most of
society seem to take for granted. Nothing is considered sacred in this
Series except for a detached benchmark of fundamental logic and reason -
forcing the viewer to step out of the box of “Normality” and to
consider our societal practices without traditional baggage and biases.
Common themes include Politics, Economics, Education, Security,
Religion, Vanity, Governance, Media, Labor, Technology and other issues
centric to our daily lives.



The Pilot Episode of Culture in Decline, "What Democracy?" was met with great praise from various Counter-Culture Icons, such as Comedian Joe Rogan, who stated:



"Peter Joseph is asking the questions and
proposing the possible solutions that we should be demanding from the
elected leaders of this crazy world. His brilliant analysis of this
ridiculous system we're operating under is one of the most important
voices for change in this generation."

-Joe Rogan




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Sunday, April 19, 2015

YES WE CAN: Booting Corporate Power, Communities Are Taking Back Control

Link: http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/04/14/booting-corporate-power-communities-are-taking-back-control-their-water

In the last fifteen years, the researchers note there have been 235 cases of such public take-back spanning 37 countries. A recent notable example happened just last month in Jakarta, Indonesia, where, the researchers write, a citizen lawsuit brought the privatization of the city's water systems to a end, as the private control "was deemed negligent in fulfilling the human right to water for Jakarta's residents."

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Thursday, April 09, 2015

Gratitude Beats Materialism

How Gratitude Beats Materialism, by Jason Marsh, Dacher Keltner:

 This won’t come as a surprise to anyone tracking the science of happiness, which suggests that material things are unlikely to boost our happiness in a sustained or meaningful way. In fact, research suggests that materialistic people are less happy than their peers. They experience fewer positive emotions, are less satisfied with life, and suffer higher levels of anxiety, depression, and substance abuse.

Friday, March 27, 2015

The indigenous land rights ruling

The indigenous land rights ruling that could transform Canada - Idle No More:

The unrest is palpable. In First Nations across Canada, word is
spreading of a historic court ruling recognizing Indigenous land rights.
And the murmurs are turning to action: an eviction notice issued to a railway company in British Columbia; a park occupied in Vancouver; lawsuits launched against the Enbridge tar sands pipeline; a government deal reconsidered by Ontario Algonquins; and sovereignty declared by the Atikamekw in Quebec.



These
First Nations have been emboldened by this summer’s Supreme Court of
Canada William decision, which recognized the aboriginal title of the
Tsilhqot’in nation to 1,750 sq km of their land in central British
Columbia – not outright ownership, but the right to use and manage the
land and to reap its economic benefits.

Friday, March 20, 2015

It’s time for real toxics reform!

It’s time for real toxics reform!

It’s time for real toxics reform!

Our nation’s toxic chemicals policy has been broken for 39 years. Now, there are two competing bills in the Senate to update it: one that protects you (introduced by Sens. Boxer and Markey), and one that protects the chemical industry (introduced by Sens. Udall and Vitter).
We need to make sure that real chemical reform is passed. It’s time to call on President Obama and the Senate to oppose the bill written by the chemical industry.
Use the form below to send your messages to President Obama and the Senate today!

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Zero Waste World | Ensia

Zero Waste World | Ensia

Welcome to the emerging world of the circular economy. Faced with rising prices for energy and raw materials, along with pressures from environmentalists and regulators who have passed “extended producer responsibility laws” in Europe and some U.S. states, forward-thinking companies are finding ways to take back, reuse, refurbish or recycle all kinds of things that would otherwise be thrown away. In contrast to the traditional “take-make-dispose” linear economy, which depletes resources, a circular economy is an industrial system that is restorative or regenerative by intention and design. Inspired by nature, a circular economy aspires not merely to limit waste but to eliminate the very idea of waste: Everything, at the end of its life, should be made into something else, just as in the natural world, one species’ waste is another’s food.

Thursday, March 12, 2015

6 Common Food Additives

6 Common Food Additives Used in the U.S. That Are Banned in Other Countries » EcoWatch



The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates the use of food additives like preservatives, colors, sweeteners, fat replacers, emulsifiers
and other ingredients added to food to maintain or improve safety,
freshness, nutritional value, taste, texture and appearance. Food
additives can be direct (those added for a specific purpose) or indirect
(those added in trace amounts due to packaging, storage or handling)
and are determined safe for market use only after stringent FDA review.



Many food additives approved for use in the United States are banned in other countries: Photo credit: Shutterstock
Many food additives approved for use in the U.S. are banned in other countries. Photo credit: Shutterstock

Due to the FDA’s regulation of food additives, most people assume
that if food is on grocery store shelves, it must be 100 percent safe
for human consumption. Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case. As the
FDA states: “Because of inherent limitations of science, FDA can never
be absolutely certain of the absence of any risk from the use
of any substance.” In fact, several food additives approved for use in
the U.S. by the FDA are banned in other parts of the world.

So if you think everything in your pantry is safe to eat, think
again. Here are 6 common food additives found in the U.S. that are
banned in other countries.

Azodicarbonamide (ADA)

  • Use: whitening or bleaching agent for cereal flour and as a dough conditioner in baking; also used to make rubber products like yoga mats and shoe soles
  • Concerns: During baking ADA breaks down to form new
    chemicals, one of which, semicarbizide (SEM), is known to increase the
    incidence of tumors in lab rats.
  • Banned: European Union
Bromated flour

  • Use: improves gluten content in baked goods to strengthen dough and promote rising
  • Concerns: Studies dating back to 1982 have found that potassium bromate used in bromated flour causes cancer in lab rats and is “possibly carcinogenic to humans”
  • Banned: European Union, Canada, Brazil, Peru, China
Brominated vegetable oil (BVO)

  • Use: added to citrus drinks like Mountain Dew to keep flavor evenly distributed; also used as a flame retardant
  • Concerns: nervous system depressant, endocrine disruptor, causes reproductive and behavioral problems
  • Banned: Europe and Japan
Olestra/Olean

  • Use: fat-free fat replacer in foods like potato chips
  • Concerns: gastrointestinal distress and diarrhea; interferes with absorption of fat-soluble vitamins
  • Banned: U.K. and Canada
Ractopamine

Recombinant Bovine growth hormone (rBGH)

  • Use: artificial growth hormone given to cows to increase milk production
  • Concerns: increased risk of breast and prostate cancer
  • Banned: European Union, Canada, Japan, Australia

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

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Friday, January 09, 2015

Which Countries Are Happiest in The Science of Happiness?, by Juliana Breines

Which Countries Are Happiest in The Science of Happiness?, by Juliana Breines:

--by Juliana Breines, syndicated from Greater Good, Jan 09, 2015



See how the happiness levels of students in our online course vary depending on where they live.

To what extent is happiness related to where you live? Which
countries have the most—and least—happy residents? Are residents of
wealthier countries happier?

These are some of the questions we considered when analyzing data from the survey we presented
to the 112,000 students who registered for our online course, “The
Science of Happiness.” So far, more than 40,000 students, hailing from
over 200 countries and areas of sovereignty around the world, have taken
the survey. Previously, we reported on how students’ happiness levels
relate to factors like age and gender, and how some of those same
factors relate to students’ levels of social connection.

This time around we’re examining how happiness relates to students’ geographic location.
To do so, we looked only at data from the 58 countries with at least 25
students who completed the survey. The countries with the largest
representation are the United States (home to roughly half of the
students who completed the survey), then Canada, Australia, the United
Kingdom, and India.

It is important to keep in mind that we can’t make generalizations
about a country as a whole based on a small sample of its residents,
especially since the people enrolled in our happiness course are not a
representative sample of the entire country’s population. Nonetheless,
we can at least gain some insights about the students taking this course.

So which countries are the happiest?

Topping the list is Costa Rica, a small country in Central
America known for its natural beauty and progressive environmental and
social policies. This finding is not surprising—Costa Rica often ranks high
in cross-national measures of happiness. It is not a particularly
wealthy country in terms of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), but as
instructors Dacher Keltner and Emiliana Simon-Thomas discuss toward the
beginning of “The Science of Happiness,” GDP may not be the best
indicator of national well-being. The per capita GDP of the United
States is about four times higher than that of Costa Rica, but the
United States ranks only 16th for subjective happiness, based on our
data.

After Costa Rica, next on the list are Croatia, Chile, Malaysia, and Colombia, countries that, like Costa Rica, are not particularly high in GDP. Although our data can’t tell us exactly why residents of these countries are the happiest, we can speculate that factors other than income may be at play.
One clue is that these five countries are also among the lowest 10 in
loneliness (meaning that their residents are less lonely than most other
students in the course), and among the top 10 in social connection,
suggesting that strong social ties may trump income when it comes to
happiness.

Surprisingly, Scandinavian countries, which tend to rank highest on subjective happiness in other studies, are not among the highest in subjective happiness in our sample. However, Finland does rank 15th in subjective happiness, and Denmark ranks 19th. Denmark also ranks second for lowest loneliness and 10th for lowest stress, and Sweden
ranks 8th in perceived stress and 9th in life satisfaction. The
discrepancy between our findings and prior research could be related to
the fact that students enrolled in “The Science of Happiness” are not a
representative sample, but rather a group of individuals who have a
particular interest in the study of happiness.

Geographical differences in happiness may be due in part to cultural
differences. Collectivist cultures—those that emphasize group cohesion
and shared goals—may rank higher in social connectedness and lower in
loneliness due to these cultural values. Individualistic cultures, by
contrast, may rank higher on happiness measures that tap into personal
accomplishments and self-esteem. The United States, for example, ranked
6th in flourishing, a measure that includes several items focused on
individual accomplishments (e.g., “I am competent and capable in the
activities that are important to me.”).

Below is a map indicating the happiness levels by country. The color
and shading of each country reflects the average score of its residents
on the “Subjective Happiness” scale administered to students in “The
Science of Happiness.” The scale runs from one (least happy) to seven
(most happy). If you click on a country, a box will pop up indicating
the number of students who completed the survey and their average
happiness score.

While only countries with more than 25 students who completed the
survey appear on the final rankings below, countries with any surveyed
students appear on the map. If no residents of a country (e.g., North
Korea) completed the survey, that country is not labeled on the map. You
can use the + and - buttons to zoom in and out on the map, and use the
search box to find a specific country.

You can also view this map in full screen mode and share it with others.

Here are the lists of the countries that scored toward the top of
several measures of well-being included on our survey at the start of
“The Science of Happiness.” These lists only include countries with at
least 25 students who completed the survey.

Subjective Happiness

The Subjective Happiness Scale
was used to assess global, subjective beliefs about whether one is a
happy or unhappy person, independent of specific bases of happiness or
unhappiness, such as positive and negative life events or circumstances.
Sample item: “In general I consider myself a very happy person.” Top 25
countries:

1. Costa Rica

2. Croatia

3. Chile

4. Malaysia

5. Colombia

6. Switzerland

7. Thailand

8. Czech Republic

9. Philippines

10. Bulgaria

11. Mexico

12. Peru

13. Canada

14. New Zealand

15. Finland

16. United States

17. Spain

18. Australia

19. Denmark

20. United Arab Emirates

21. Romania

22. South Africa

23. India

24. Ukraine

25. Venezuela

On the flip side, students from these 10 countries scored the lowest on the happiness scale: Iran, Serbia, Egypt, Pakistan, Russia, Scotland, Saudi Arabia, Latvia, England, and Poland.

Life Satisfaction

The Satisfaction with Life Scale
was used to assess people’s appraisals of the overall conditions of
their lives. Sample item: “In most ways my life is close to my ideal.”
Top 10 countries:

1. Costa Rica

2. Chile

3. Thailand

4. Colombia

5. Switzerland

6. Ecuador

7. Czech Republic

8. Austria

9. Sweden

10. Malaysia

Students from these 10 countries scored the lowest on the life satisfaction scale: Serbia, Iran, Egypt, Russia, Turkey, Poland, Pakistan, England, Italy, and Ukraine.

Flourishing

The Flourishing Scale
was used to assess well-being across a range of domains, including
self-esteem, meaning and purpose, relationship functioning, and
optimism. Sample item: “I live a purposeful and meaningful life.” Top 10
countries:

1. Costa Rica

2. Chile

3. Thailand

4. Colombia

5. Switzerland

6. United States

7. Philippines

8. Mexico

9. Croatia

10. Canada

Students from these 10 countries scored the lowest on the flourishing scale: Russia, Iran, Poland, Egypt, Japan, Indonesia, Turkey, Italy, Lithuania, and Ukraine.

Social Connection

We assessed social connection by asking people to rate how closely
they see themselves in relation to the people they encounter in daily
life, as represented by a series of circles that overlap to various
degrees. Higher scores on this measure, the Inclusion of Other in the Self Scale, are indicated by greater overlap between the “self” and “other” circles. Top 10 countries:

1. Bulgaria

2. Pakistan

3. Croatia

4. Thailand

5. Philippines

6. Costa Rica

7. Chile

8. India

9. Malaysia

10. Spain

Students from these 10 countries scored the lowest on social connection: Lithuania, Ecuador, Iran, Saudi Arabia, China, Japan, Norway, Russia, Slovenia, and Hungary.

Loneliness

The UCLA Loneliness Scale
was used to assess people’s subjective feelings of loneliness and
social isolation. Sample item: “I feel in tune with the people around
me.” The 10 countries listed below scored lowest on this scale.

1. Croatia

2. Denmark

3. Hungary

4. Thailand

5. Colombia

6. Chile

7. Costa Rica

8. New Zealand

9. Germany

10. Slovenia

Students from these 10 countries scored the highest on the loneliness scale (meaning they’re themost
lonely): Pakistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Eqypt, United Arab Emirates,
Vietnam, Russia, Ecuador, Indonesia, and Malaysia. (Interestingly,
Malaysia is the one exception to the point I made above, that social
connection is inversely related to loneliness—it is the one country that
scored in the top 10 in both social connection and loneliness.)

Perceived Stress

The Perceived Stress Scale
was used to assess the degree to which people find their lives to be
unpredictable, uncontrollable, and overwhelming. Example item: “In the
last month, how often have you felt that you were unable to control the
important things in your life?” The 10 countries listed below scored lowest on this scale.

1. Thailand

2. Costa Rica

3. Malaysia

4. Switzerland

5. Croatia

6. Chile

7. New Zealand

8. Sweden

9. Colombia

10. Denmark

Students from these 10 countries scored the highest on perceived stress: Egypt, Iran, Vietnam, Indonesia, Pakistan, Serbia, Turkey, Argentina, Russia, and Singapore.



Don’t see your country on these lists? This may be because fewer than 25
students from it took the pre-course survey, making it difficult for us
to generalize about students from that country. For example, South Korea actually scored higher than Costa Rica in subjective happiness but just missed the cut-off for our analysis, with 23 students represented. Many other countries (e.g., the nation ofDominica)
had only one or two students represented, but some of these individuals
reported the highest levels of happiness possible on the scale.

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Urban Mobility - Pictures of the Future - Innovation - Home

Urban Mobility: Interview Robin Chase and Holger Dalkmann - Mobility & Motors - Pictures of the Future - Innovation - Home



When we are talking about sustainable mobility, we have to take a look at the entire system. In regard to specific solutions, we have a lot of good examples around the world, such as Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and car sharing. If we really want to make a change, we have to examine cities and their visions. I can cite two good examples for a holistic approach to sustainable urban planning. 

Saturday, December 13, 2014

Scorecard - Cornucopia Institute

What's freaky here is that all the organics are getting bought out, and Monsanto runs the FDA so Roundup is Organic according the the USDA Organics label...








Dairy Report and Scorecard - Cornucopia Institute: The Cornucopia Institute’s national survey of organic products in the dairy case showcases ethical family farm producers and exposes factory farm producers and brands that threaten to take over organic dairying. With this Web-based rating tool, you can see which brands and dairy products found in your region are produced using the best organic farming practices and ethics. Based on a year’s research into the organic dairy business, the scorecard rates 68 different organic dairy brands and private-label products.



Milk:  http://www.cornucopia.org/dairysurvey/index.html

Egg:   http://www.cornucopia.org/organic-egg-scorecard/

Soy:   http://www.cornucopia.org/soysurvey/

Yogurt http://www.cornucopia.org/yogurt-scorecard/


Friday, November 28, 2014

Are There Illegal Drugs in Your Milk?

Are There Illegal Drugs in Your Milk?: In 2012, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted a survey to determine whether illegal drugs were finding their way into the US milk supply. The study was only green-lighted after a more than year-long “negotiation” into its terms with the dairy industry and state governments.

Why the FDA, which is charged with protecting the public health, would need to negotiate study terms with an industry it is supposed to police is only one murky aspect to this story…

Even more unsettling is the fact that in 2014, more than two years after the study’s completion, the FDA has yet to release its findings. Surely in two years the FDA has had ample time to analyze its findings and prepare a report. What did they find that they are hiding?

The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) intends to find out… it has filed a Freedom of Information Act request for the survey data. Said CSPI senior food safety attorney David Plunkett:1

"Consumers have a right to know what's in their milk, and if there are dangerous drugs in it, they need to know what FDA is doing about that … Why are those dairies that either can’t or won’t follow the rules allowed to continue to market milk?"

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

BRIBED regulators approve plan to gut energy efficiency goals

Florida regulators approve plan to gut energy efficiency goals, end solar power rebates | Tampa Bay Times: The moves by Florida utilities come as the ground beneath them continues to shift, threatening their business model. Increasingly, they are in need of ways to thwart the growing impact of rooftop solar and battery storage technology that could give more consumers energy independence.

And the utilities know it all too well. What the rest of the world admiringly calls renewable energy and conservation, the utilities call "disruptive'' technologies.

"The financial risks created by disruptive challenges include declining utility revenues, increasing costs, and lower profitability, particularly over the long-term," according to a report written for the Edison Electric Institute, which represents all U.S. investor-owned utilities.

College for All:“massive open online courses” (MOOCs)

College for All: Sebastian Thrun, Udacity, by Andre Dua: Something big is up in higher education thanks to the advent of “massive open online courses” (MOOCs), which can reach millions around the world. What most people—including university leaders—don’t yet realize is that this new way of teaching and learning, together with employers’ growing frustration with the skills of graduates, is poised to usher in a new credentialing system that may compete with college degrees within a decade. This emerging delivery regime is more than just a distribution mechanism; done right, it promises students faster, more consistent engagement with high-quality content, as well as measurable results. This innovation therefore has the potential to create enormous opportunities for students, employers, and star teachers even as it upends the cost structure and practices of traditional campuses. Capturing the promise of this new world without losing the best of the old will require fresh ways to square radically expanded access to world-class instruction with incentives to create intellectual property and scholarly communities, plus university leaders savvy enough to shape these evolving business models while they still can.

Sunday, November 23, 2014

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