Jewish group says putting a mosque near Ground Zero will cause 'more pain'
Saturday, July 31, 2010
NEW YORK
Putting mosque near Ground Zero is 'not right'
The nation's leading Jewish civil rights group opposes the planned mosque and Islamic community center near Ground Zero, saying more information is needed about funding for the project and the location is "counterproductive to the healing process."
The Anti-Defamation League said it rejects any opposition to the center based on bigotry and acknowledged that the group behind the plan, the Cordoba Initiative, has the legal right to build at the site. But the ADL said "some legitimate questions have been raised" about funding and possible ties with "groups whose ideologies stand in contradiction to our shared values."
"Ultimately this is not a question of rights, but a question of what is right," the ADL said in a statement. "In our judgment, building an Islamic center in the shadow of the World Trade Center will cause some victims more pain -- unnecessarily -- and that is not right." The Cordoba Initiative did not comment Friday.
The mosque and community center would be located two blocks from the Lower Manhattan site of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
www.washingtonpost.com
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Reinheidsgebod
Namibia's capital city, Windhoek, is a clean, modern city rising up from the desert. It has all the usual facilities - golf courses, restaurants, shopping and good hotels. Namibia was a German colony, and many of the smaller towns still retain a Teutonic flavour, particularly Swakopmund and Lüderitz on the Atlantic coast. As well as the European-style buildings, you'll find lots of German restaurants and pubs. And - of course - Namibia makes the best beer in Africa, which is most definitely as a result of its German heritage. All Namibian beer conforms to the German Reinheidsgebod (purity law) of 1516. Germans don't muck about when it comes to making (or drinking) beer.
www.deovilla.com
www.deovilla.com
Friday, July 30, 2010
Bournemouth Mosque
Picket against DPP – Solidarity with Ian Tomlinson’s Family EDL members arrested over Bournemouth mosque bomb plot fears
ARMED police opened fire during an operation to arrest members of the controversial far-right English Defence League, who were feared to be masterminding an attack at a Bournemouth mosque.
Marksmen shot the tyres out on a van belonging to John Broomfield, who describes himself as Dorset EDL head, as he drove alone through Corfe Castle.
He and six others were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to cause an explosion at a Bournemouth mosque.
All seven, including at least six EDL members, have since been released without charge.
Armed officers pounced from an unmarked car close to the Norden roundabout as 27-year-old Mr Broomfield, from Swanage, drove home from work around 5pm.
They used special rapid tyre deflation rounds, fired from a shotgun, to disable his vehicle.
Officers, including specialised forensic experts, then swooped on his Bell Street home, removing clothes, computer equipment, mobile phones and passports.
The suspects were held at Poole police station and a police station in Southampton, following last Thursday’s arrests.
The English Defence League is a contentious group that has been leading “anti-Muslim extremism” demonstrations around England since 2009.
Thousands of people have attended its protests – many of which have involved racist and Islamophobic chanting.
However, organisers insist it is not a racist organisation.
A number of violent clashes have also taken place at EDL demonstrations since the group first emerged in Luton last year.
In a statement to the Daily Echo, Mr Broomfield said: “While travelling home from work I was stopped and arrested by armed police. I was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to cause an explosion at a Bournemouth mosque.
“Five other members of the EDL were also arrested and held for 24 hours for questioning while searches of their homes took place. Then all of us were released without charge.
“There has been no conspiracy.
“There has never been any conspiracy. The EDL is not a terrorist organisation.”
A spokesman for Dorset Police said: “Dorset Police can confirm that as part of an investigation surrounding threats to a Bournemouth mosque a total of seven people were arrested for conspiracy to cause an explosion.
“Following an investigation police can now confirm these people have been released without charge.
“We can also confirm that one of the people arrested was detained safely by armed officers in the Corfe Castle area.
“We’ve been working very closely with the Muslim community since last Thursday and our local safer neighbourhood teams have been providing advice and reassurance throughout.
“At this stage there is no indication whatsoever that any of the mosques in Dorset are under threat of attack.”
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/8293728.EDL_members_arrested_over_Bournemouth_mosque_bomb_plot_fears/?ref=mr
ARMED police opened fire during an operation to arrest members of the controversial far-right English Defence League, who were feared to be masterminding an attack at a Bournemouth mosque.
Marksmen shot the tyres out on a van belonging to John Broomfield, who describes himself as Dorset EDL head, as he drove alone through Corfe Castle.
He and six others were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to cause an explosion at a Bournemouth mosque.
All seven, including at least six EDL members, have since been released without charge.
Armed officers pounced from an unmarked car close to the Norden roundabout as 27-year-old Mr Broomfield, from Swanage, drove home from work around 5pm.
They used special rapid tyre deflation rounds, fired from a shotgun, to disable his vehicle.
Officers, including specialised forensic experts, then swooped on his Bell Street home, removing clothes, computer equipment, mobile phones and passports.
The suspects were held at Poole police station and a police station in Southampton, following last Thursday’s arrests.
The English Defence League is a contentious group that has been leading “anti-Muslim extremism” demonstrations around England since 2009.
Thousands of people have attended its protests – many of which have involved racist and Islamophobic chanting.
However, organisers insist it is not a racist organisation.
A number of violent clashes have also taken place at EDL demonstrations since the group first emerged in Luton last year.
In a statement to the Daily Echo, Mr Broomfield said: “While travelling home from work I was stopped and arrested by armed police. I was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to cause an explosion at a Bournemouth mosque.
“Five other members of the EDL were also arrested and held for 24 hours for questioning while searches of their homes took place. Then all of us were released without charge.
“There has been no conspiracy.
“There has never been any conspiracy. The EDL is not a terrorist organisation.”
A spokesman for Dorset Police said: “Dorset Police can confirm that as part of an investigation surrounding threats to a Bournemouth mosque a total of seven people were arrested for conspiracy to cause an explosion.
“Following an investigation police can now confirm these people have been released without charge.
“We can also confirm that one of the people arrested was detained safely by armed officers in the Corfe Castle area.
“We’ve been working very closely with the Muslim community since last Thursday and our local safer neighbourhood teams have been providing advice and reassurance throughout.
“At this stage there is no indication whatsoever that any of the mosques in Dorset are under threat of attack.”
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/8293728.EDL_members_arrested_over_Bournemouth_mosque_bomb_plot_fears/?ref=mr
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Bastille Day
Bastille Day is the French national holiday, celebrated on 14 July each year. In France, it is called "Fête Nationale" ("National Holiday"), in official parlance, or more commonly "quatorze juillet" ("14 July"). It commemorates the 1790 Fête de la Fédération, held on the first anniversary of the storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789; the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille was seen as a symbol of the uprising of the modern French nation, and of the reconciliation of all the French inside the constitutional monarchy which preceded the First Republic, during the French Revolution.
http://www.thesleepingshaman.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1982&sid=5c5f26acd16be3de41c42b6ca661269b
http://www.thesleepingshaman.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1982&sid=5c5f26acd16be3de41c42b6ca661269b
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Hyderabad
Hyderabad (City of Nizams/Pearls) has developed into a major hub for the information technology industry in India. Madhapur and the HITEC city are the center of the IT boom in the region. It is the capital of biotechnology and pharmaceutics of the country. The city houses the most costly residential real estate in Andhra Pradesh in the posh Banjara Hills and Jubilee Hills.
The city is home to the world's largest film studio, the Ramoji Film City...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyderabad,_India
The city is home to the world's largest film studio, the Ramoji Film City...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyderabad,_India
Monday, July 5, 2010
GMOs & Consumer Protection Act
South Africa’s food shelves are stocked with hundreds of products that contain Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs).These are organisms whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering techniques.
Section 24(4) of the CPA (Consumer Protection Act) states that the Minister of Trade and Industry can stipulate categories of “prescribed goods”to be labelled under the CPA, these include “anything marketed for human consumption”.The CPA provides for the indication of the presence of GM ingredients in certain foodstuff through appropriate description on the packaging.
These provisions require Regulations to be drafted by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).Toensure that our rights are protected we call upon all consumers to write to Mr Andisa Potwana at DTI, LAPotwana@thedti.gov.za to support of the following recommendations:That the range of prescribed goods should include the following:• All ingredients in packaged food products that are derived from GM crops (whether or not itcontains any traces of GM materials);• Highly processed products derived from GM ingredients;• Additives and flavourings;• Meat and animal products fed with GM feed;• Food sold by caterers and restaurants and• Unpackaged foods.Further:• Labels should apply to all products that are genetically modified.• A maximum threshold level of 1% should be permitted to allow for the accidental or technically unavoidable GM content.• Products that are produced deliberately and directly using GM processes or have GM content, mustbe clearly labelled as ‘produced using genetic modification’;• A product should only be labelled ‘may contain genetically modified ingredients’ or ‘may be produced using processes of genetic modification’ in circumstances where they contain ingredients that may have come from a GM process and it is not known or feasible to test whether they are GM-free.• GM labelling regulations must define the way the terminology is used and the way it is applied.• Restaurants and food sold direct to the public must clearly indicate any GM content.• Labelling requirements must apply to both local and imported foods and ingredients.• Labelling should include balanced information about the possible adverse effects on human and environmental health.• The biotechnology corporations and the producers who have adopted them have benefited mostfrom GM technology and should bear the costs of segregation, testing and labelling.
The issue of a democratic food system that can provide safe, nutritious and affordable food for all is no less urgent!The information in this fact sheet was taken from the ACB briefing paper:‘Traceability, segregation and labelling of genetically modified products in South Africa’. Available at:http://www.biosafetyafrica.org.za/images/stories/dmdocuments/ACB_Policy_Labelling-201005.pdfFor more information on GMOs in South Africa please visit:www.biosafetyafrica.org.zahttp://www.biowatch.org.za/http://www.safeage.org/
Section 24(4) of the CPA (Consumer Protection Act) states that the Minister of Trade and Industry can stipulate categories of “prescribed goods”to be labelled under the CPA, these include “anything marketed for human consumption”.The CPA provides for the indication of the presence of GM ingredients in certain foodstuff through appropriate description on the packaging.
These provisions require Regulations to be drafted by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).Toensure that our rights are protected we call upon all consumers to write to Mr Andisa Potwana at DTI, LAPotwana@thedti.gov.za to support of the following recommendations:That the range of prescribed goods should include the following:• All ingredients in packaged food products that are derived from GM crops (whether or not itcontains any traces of GM materials);• Highly processed products derived from GM ingredients;• Additives and flavourings;• Meat and animal products fed with GM feed;• Food sold by caterers and restaurants and• Unpackaged foods.Further:• Labels should apply to all products that are genetically modified.• A maximum threshold level of 1% should be permitted to allow for the accidental or technically unavoidable GM content.• Products that are produced deliberately and directly using GM processes or have GM content, mustbe clearly labelled as ‘produced using genetic modification’;• A product should only be labelled ‘may contain genetically modified ingredients’ or ‘may be produced using processes of genetic modification’ in circumstances where they contain ingredients that may have come from a GM process and it is not known or feasible to test whether they are GM-free.• GM labelling regulations must define the way the terminology is used and the way it is applied.• Restaurants and food sold direct to the public must clearly indicate any GM content.• Labelling requirements must apply to both local and imported foods and ingredients.• Labelling should include balanced information about the possible adverse effects on human and environmental health.• The biotechnology corporations and the producers who have adopted them have benefited mostfrom GM technology and should bear the costs of segregation, testing and labelling.
The issue of a democratic food system that can provide safe, nutritious and affordable food for all is no less urgent!The information in this fact sheet was taken from the ACB briefing paper:‘Traceability, segregation and labelling of genetically modified products in South Africa’. Available at:http://www.biosafetyafrica.org.za/images/stories/dmdocuments/ACB_Policy_Labelling-201005.pdfFor more information on GMOs in South Africa please visit:www.biosafetyafrica.org.zahttp://www.biowatch.org.za/http://www.safeage.org/
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Philanthro-Imperialism
Sherry-Lee Abrahams, Associate Program Officer for the Bill& Melinda Gates
Foundation, along with Jake Walter, Country Director – Mozambique for
TechnoServe, will outline a new Soy Value Chain Development Project for
Africa during the final session of Soy Innovation Africa, which will be held
August 26-27, 2010 at the Westin Grand in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Visit soyatechevents.com for information on these other Soyatech-produced conferences:
Soya & Oilseed Summit Global Soybean & Grain Transport 2010 Soyfoods2011 Global AgInvesting Europe
Foundation, along with Jake Walter, Country Director – Mozambique for
TechnoServe, will outline a new Soy Value Chain Development Project for
Africa during the final session of Soy Innovation Africa, which will be held
August 26-27, 2010 at the Westin Grand in Cape Town, South Africa.
http://www.soyatech.com/userfiles/image/SoyAfrica2010/mark_messina.gif
Visit soyatechevents.com for information on these other Soyatech-produced conferences:
Soya & Oilseed Summit Global Soybean & Grain Transport 2010 Soyfoods2011 Global AgInvesting Europe
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