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Watch them talk – download thier talk
Continue reading ‘●INSPIRED TALKS BY THE WORLD’S GREATEST THINKERS AND DOERS’
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image – fotosearch
“…Bisphenol A has been known to leach from the plastic lining of canned foods and to a lesser degree, polycarbonate plastics that are cleaned with harsh detergents or used to contain acidic or high-temperature liquids.[49] Studies by the CDC found bisphenol A in the urine of 95% of adults sampled in 1988-1994[50] and in 93% of children and adults tested in 2003-04.[51] Almost all exposure is through diet, and infants fed with liquid formula are among the most exposed. Infants fed canned formula with polycarbonate bottles can consume quantities of bisphenol A up to 13 µg/kg/day (see table below),[52] while the most sensitive animal studies show effects at much lower concentrations. Debate continues on what is the safe limit of this compound….”
Thanks Wikipedia!
“Identification in plastics
……There are seven classes of plastics……. When such plastics are exposed to hot liquids, bisphenol A leaches out 55 times faster than it does under normal conditions,………….
……..Type 1 (PET) and Type 6 (polystyrene) have unreacted phthalates and styrene, respectively, which could leach under certain conditions [68], but these resins do not use bisphenol A during polymerization and package forming.…..”
Thanks Wikipedia!
BPA FREE BOTTLES
No info on what BPA is so i looked it up on wikipedia
Careful of moulds growing in them if they aren’t cleaned properly
I was told years ago that the safest plastic is the one that is white opaque
And that does not smell of plastic!
Be weary of anything blue – dyzo dyes! TOXIC!
Look for 1 in the centre of the recycle icon usually found under the plastic container/bottle
Give me glass any day!
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Tags: BABY, BOTTLES, BPA, CHILDREN, DIET, PLASTIC, TOXIC, URINE
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China’s Foreign Ministry – contact: webmaster@mfa.gov.cn
update: 11.30 GMT BBC WORLD NEWS
The weapons carrying Chinese ship is the top story on BBC TV news
Reporter from JHB and Beijing have just said that there is confusion on the where abouts of the ship – it has not been sited or contacted in th e past 36 hrs.
the Chinese spokes person for the ministry of foreign affairs has not made the announcement that the ship has been recalled to China.
Yesterday a spokes person at the ministry and the owners of the ship say they do not know where it is.
Yeah right! oh please………..!
i’m logging off now!
so much for news reporting!
how can they announce this with out being sure
the rotten sods
at least it’s made top news!
10AM GMT 24.4.08 BBC WORLD NEWS WEB SITE
Zimbabwe arms returning to China – Announced by China’s Foreign Ministry
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A ship carrying weapons to Zimbabwe is returning to China after neighbouring countries refused to unload it, China’s foreign ministry has said.
“The [shipping] company took this decision,” said spokeswoman Jiang Yu.
The US had urged China to recall the shipment, while the UK has said it will propose an international arms embargo on Zimbabwe.
The results of the 29 March presidential election have not been released amid growing violence……
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Finally
Well done China!
A pat on the back to you…..
[They will like that given the torch negative PR]
China’s Foreign Ministry
contact: webmaster@mfa.gov.cn
Well done bloggernistas for leaning on them!
FOR THE PEOPLE BY THE PEOPLE! VIVA!
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Ever wondered what your cat is up to when out of the house? Well, now you can see exactly what the little darling is doing. There’s a genius, Juergen Perthold, who some years ago built a gizmo that he attached to his cats collar. The Cat Trip 1
It looks like he’s also developing a catcam live gizmo too – And has adopted the collar to have GPS tracking as well!
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[CLICK on image to get to catcam links page]
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CatCam Projects
LINKS to Photos &Technology
ORDERS & DO IT YOURSELF
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Adolf Hitler came up with them for the 1936 Olympics in Germany.
He used the Olympics as a propaganda tool for the 3rd Reich.
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“….I don’t quite understand how we have forgotten that the “Olympic Torch” ceremony was invented by Hitler and his chums.
If ever there was an “invented tradition” well worth stamping out, it is this ridiculous, Fascist-inspired waste of money – which sends a Bunsen Burner around the world at tremendous cost for several months before the Games, manned (and womanned) by people dressed up in pseudo-ancient Greek costume, no doubt feeling very silly…….” Mary Beard
Seeing day by day news on the torches progress from the west to the east, is quite entertaining – wondering if anyone will mange to put the flame out – jolly exciting. Which country will do it? Who are those bully boys in blue? There is no explanation to what the protestors are protesting about. There is no historical context given. This is the problem with the news – sound bites seems to be all we are capable of handling or want.
The Chinese will be taking the touch to Tibet as it’s last stop before going to the opening ceremony. I wonder if they will change their plans given all the negative publicity in the west.
●Hitler’s propaganda olympics 1936: Show the world aryans are the super race – thank goodness for black, Jesse Owens
[posted 12th Aug ust 08]
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●Ikeda: On How To Be STRONG
“When we draw strength from within, our outlook undergoes a dramatic transformation; everything around us looks completely different.
To be strong–that is the key to happiness.”
Daisaku Ikeda
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A WARNING – KEY CARDS @ HOTELS
Latitude 34. 1946409580577 degrees South – Longitude 18. 22 degrees East
Image – know where it is taken from? [CLUE: Spheniscus Demersus pied-à-terre]
Continue reading ‘A WARNING – KEY CARDS @ HOTELS’
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Are you ready for a paradigm shift? It’s a BIG one!
“…Conventional money is created as debt by private financial institutions for their own profit-making purposes, not as a social service. This is the root cause of the economic, social and environmental problems that beset us. The amount of debt determines the quantity of money, which has nothing to do with the amount of money we need to live decent lives…” [SANE extract]
Have you heard of such a thing as another economic system?
Continue reading ‘●An Alternative Financial System – The Talent Exchange’
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●Ikeda: on ATTITUDE CHECK
“One of my favorite Argentine poets, the great educator Almafuerte (1854-1917) wrote: “To the weak, difficulty is a closed door. To the strong, however, it is a door waiting to be opened.”
Difficulties impede the progress of those who are weak. For the strong, however, they are an opportunity to open wide the doors to a bright future. Everything is determined by our attitude, by our resolve. Our heart is what matters most.”
Daisaku Ikeda
LINK – to daily quote
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A brilliant site for anyone who wants to know about human anatomy
And what all the bits and pieces are called.
What a fantastic tool for medical students and the curious – Winkingskull – a non profit organisation I was told
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●Click on image to see it really v big
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interested in looking at stunning, state-of-the-art illustrations of human anatomy, www.winkingskull.com is the interactive study aid that is for you!
WinkingSkull.com is designed to let you study anatomy and test yourself on must-know concepts. You can gauge your proficiency against a handy timer and see your test results instantly.
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LINK – to Winkingskull – see how you’re neck & back muscles mesh together
LINK – If you’re in pain – The Alexander Technique [AT] sorted out mine – learning how to use my body correctly – letting go of tension in my neck and shoulders
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● UPDATE: 10th July ‘08
Winkingskull have changed their set up
to see the diagrams you need the following:
1. You have to register with Winkingskull
2. There is a link to download software from Microsoft to view the diagrams
I have been and still am struggling to get to see the diagrams with no success so far! I found out today that the reason is I use the browser Opera which it wont recognise
And
I’m using windows 2000, which is not compatible with the Microsoft software!
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
How about that!
Microsoft is forcing everyone to upgrade their operating system
more sales = more profit for share holders.
Bloody marvellous!
I have just downloaded the browser FIREFOX and am hoping that I can access the software through it.
http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/
update: firefox and windows 2000 does NOT work! boo hoo [13.7.08]
Good news is that for anyone else with a later operating system, it will work!
I’m not prepared to go through the pain of reinstalling windows and all that goes with it – having to reinstall all my software and drivers and router/internet connection etc etc – aaaaaaaaaaagh
I’ll stick to what I’ve got till i can’t use software i need to use, for now – but it’s inevitable – it will have to be done – it’s a whole day at Cidac, my fabulous computer people and weeks of tweaking!
I have used the later operating system and it’s rubbish!
LINK – to Winkingskull – see how you’re neck & back muscles mesh together
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What Is Human Rights Day?
A day to be reminded of what our human rights are and the struggle it takes to get them and KEEP them.
Do YOU know what they are?
LINK – South African Human Rights Commission - our human rights [pdf file]
http://www.sahrc.org.za/sahrc_cms/downloads/Human%20Rights%20Day.pdf
Viva! SAHRC Viva!
Don’t touch my sister! Don’t touch my brother!
Magnificent slogan used in the May anti xenophobia demonstration in Cape Town
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I heard Reed Brody being interviewed on BBC World radio last week – what an amazing man. I feel such gratitude to him for the work he is doing to stop these pathetic, insane, little men [are there any women?] despots from getting away with their atrocities.
Brody says:
“If you kill one person, you go to jail. If you kill 40 people, they put you in an insane asylum. But if you kill 40, 000 people, you get a comfortable exile with a bank account in another country and that’s what we want to change here,”
Reed Brody, Human Rights Watch …….
LINK Video – Reed Brody talking on camera
……..In The Dictator Hunter, we follow Brody over the course of two suspenseful years as he travels through Africa, Europe and the United States. He conducts diplomacy like the chess games he plays with his son. But in his work, the chess pieces are politicians, journalists and judges that Brody positions against his opponent. The Dictator Hunter shows what it takes for one man to break the cycle of impunity…”
LINK – Reed Brody organisation – read on
Photo: Reed Brody – by Patricia Williams
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Along the same theme with Brody’s work – here’s a wonderful book I read years ago by Ariel Dorfman – Heading South, Looking North. Brilliantly written autobiography – he is a major human rights activist, academic, novelist, playwright and essayist.”
– I recall him saying that the tyranny of a dictatorship has to be confronted and stopped by having a plan of action in place to stop it in it’s tracks.
It is a global issue not one of nations and internal politics ie. not to interfere – we MUST interfere as it is people like us that are being brutalised.
TYRANNY IS UNACCEPTABLE ANYWHERE.
Our track record of the past catastrophes of genocide and ethnic cleansing is abysmal.
We have failed to stop atrocities, such as the genocide in Ruanda and Sudan . We have no effective response in place to stop it. It is a global issue which concerns us all and therefore where ever it happens we have to have a plan of action that kicks in to deal with it immediately.
I wonder if hell will freeze over first?
Other info on Ariel Dorfman
“Ariel Dorfman (born May 6, 1942 Buenos Aires) is a Chilean novelist, playwright, essayist, academic and human rights activist.”
….Dorfman’s work often deals with the horrors of tyranny and in later works, the trials of exile…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Dorfman
“…..But, says Dorfman, modernization has come at a price. Like other survivors of the dictatorship, he deplored the government’s long silence on the crimes of the dictatorship following the restoration of democracy and warned leaders of the perils of a “collective forgetting.””
http://www.dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/091005/dorfman2.html
Heading South, Looking North: A Bilingual Journey (1999) ISBN 0-14-028253-X
Resume:
http://www.geocities.com/chadofborg/dorfman.html
“Dorfman’s views on political oppression, the missing and Latin America caused him many trials and tribulations, but in the end they helped him become a significant, acclaimed writer of the 20th century.”
http://www.adorfman.duke.edu/
http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/s/a/sam50/dorfman.htm
http://www.wowessays.com/dbase/aa4/dli295.shtml
http://www.axisoflogic.com/cgi-bin/exec/view.pl?archive=59&num=7381
Civil Rights/Human Rights By Ariel Dorfman, [An Essay] May 8, 2004, 14:29
“…..Are there times when we have to accept torture? — Every regime that commits this crime does so in the name of salvation…”
http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid:19068
“Telling The Truth Through Lies
Ariel Dorfman talks about the role of art in times of war and what it will take to create a viable peace movement.”
[genocide, ethnic cleansing]
see comment – for the above URL LINKS
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