Sunday, July 28, 2013

Juice Frauds: What's Really In Your Juice Slideshow | Slideshow | The Daily Meal

Juice Frauds: What's Really In Your Juice Slideshow | Slideshow | The Daily Meal:
Naked Juice. In 2011, a lawsuit was filed against the company for misleading language on the labeling that ignored the "added synthetic compounds," like "Fibersol-2 (a proprietary synthetic digestion-resistant fiber produced by Archer Daniels Midland and developed by a Japanese chemical company), fructooligosaccharides (a synthetic fiber and sweetener), and inulin (an artificial and invisible fiber added to foods to... increase fiber content without the typical fiber mouthfeel)." You can still find maltodextrin on the ingredient list for Blue Machine Naked Juice.

It's Time To Start Taking This Global Food Riot Model Seriously | Motherboard

It's Time To Start Taking This Global Food Riot Model Seriously | Motherboard:
An ominous twist is that corn producers in the U.S. are currently growing more corn than the market is demanding. That is, the cost of corn for consumers is hovering at the edge of riot levels, while the selling price of corn is too low for producers. This has happened before, during the Great Depression and immediately preceding the Dust Bowl. Farmers ripped up fields for wheat and corn crops as fast as possible to make ends meet as the market price for corn tumbled, while in the eastern U.S., the country starved under catastrophic unemployment.

What followed shortly afterward was the black sky hell of the Dust Bowl drought. And, at the moment, the United States’ corn producing regions remain in a drought second only to the Dust Bowl. It’s an epic and confusing mess of circumstances with that distorted echo of some of America’s worst years. A notable difference is that the world is much more global now, with our Dust Bowl resonating in even more vulnerable parts of the world. Unfortunately, Bar-Yam’s model is about to see many more tests.

EPIC - Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Court Orders 1979-2012

EPIC - Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Court Orders 1979-2012:
 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Court Orders 1979-2012

FISA Court Judges Aren't Happy That The Public Is Upset Secret Court Issuing Secret Rulings Allowing NSA To Spy On Them | Techdirt

FISA Court Judges Aren't Happy That The Public Is Upset Secret Court Issuing Secret Rulings Allowing NSA To Spy On Them | Techdirt: “That is incorrect,” she said. “I participated in a process of adjudication, not ‘coordination’ with the executive branch. The discussions I had with executive branch officials were in most respects typical of how I and other district court judges entertain applications for criminal wiretaps under Title III, where issues are discussed ex parte.”

Holder Letter to Russian Justice Minister About Snowden - Document - NYTimes.com

Holder Letter to Russian Justice Minister About Snowden - Document - NYTimes.com:

Mr. Snowden will not be tortured. Torture is unlawful in the United States. If he returns to the United States, Mr. Snowden would be brought before a civilian court convened under Article of the United States Constitution and supervised by a United States District Judge. Mr. Snowden would receive all the protections that United States law provides to persons charged with federal criminal offenses in Article courts. In particular, Mr. Snowden would be appointed (or, if he so chose, could retain) counsel. Any questioning of Mr. Snowden could be conducted only with his consent: his participation would be entirely voluntary, and his legal counsel would be present should he wish it. Mr. Snowden would have the right to a public jury trial; he would have the right to testify if he wished to do so; and the United States would have to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt to a unanimous jury. If convicted, Mr. Snowden would have the right to appeal to the United States Court of Appeals.

130529

130529: WHEREAS, the State of Missouri does not recognize the different conditions within the highly urbanized areas of the State, such as Kansas City, and rural and suburban areas of the State, and forbids almost all localized control of firearms by any local government; and



WHEREAS, before seeking a change in state law to allow reasonable approaches to reducing gun violence within the City, the City wishes to show the Missouri General Assembly that the meager actions that can be taken locally have been taken to fight the localized problem of gun violence within the City; and

Kansas at crossroads of marijuana trafficking | Wichita Eagle

Kansas at crossroads of marijuana trafficking | Wichita Eagle: But states like Kansas, where pot remains illegal, aren’t waiting for the feds to act.

When a Kansas judge acquitted a Colorado man caught with medical marijuana – ruling his prosecution “impermissibly interfered with his constitutional right to interstate travel” – authorities appealed to the Kansas Supreme Court. In March, the justices ruled that people who bring marijuana into Kansas can be prosecuted.

The Marijuana Policy Project maintains tightly controlled regulation of pot is better than the current uncontrolled trafficking.

Jackson County judge fires 34-year court veteran for good deed

Jackson County judge fires 34-year court veteran for good deed

Sunday, July 21, 2013

Speed Enforcement Drones?! | Geeky Gadgets

Speed Enforcement Drones?! | Geeky Gadgets

Rolling Stone puts Tsarnaev on cover, stirring outrage | Yahoo! News - Yahoo! News

Rolling Stone puts Tsarnaev on cover, stirring outrage | Yahoo! News - Yahoo! News: "Been a subscriber since 1982," Tim Snell wrote. "Canceling tonight. I am beyond words..."

"I think it's wrong to make celebrities out of these people," Shawn Anthony wrote. "Why give the guy the cover of Rolling Stone?"

Military Aurora Research Website Goes Dark As HAARP Facility Enters Contract Negotiations

Military Aurora Research Website Goes Dark As HAARP Facility Enters Contract Negotiations

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY ARTICLE ADVISES POLICE NOT TO KILL FAMILY DOGS : Federal Jack

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY ARTICLE ADVISES POLICE NOT TO KILL FAMILY DOGS : Federal Jack

 But its okay to shoot the people

Colorado town to offer a bounty on shooting down Federal drones, declaring their airspace sovereign | XRepublic

Colorado town to offer a bounty on shooting down Federal drones, declaring their airspace sovereign | XRepublic: It outlines the rules of engagement for drone hunters and the types of ammunition allowed. Bounty amounts from $25 to $100, and weapons are limited to 12-gauge shotguns.

Refreshing News: No federal bailout seen for Detroit

Refreshing News: No federal bailout seen for Detroit: But he said bankruptcy was needed to deal with the city's staggering debt.

"This is 60 years of decline. This has been kicking the can down the road for 60 years. And my perspective on it: Enough is enough," he said on NBC's "Meet the Press."

Thursday, July 18, 2013

Private Gun Buyback Program Redistributes Guns To The Poor And Unarmed

Private Gun Buyback Program Redistributes Guns To The Poor And Unarmed

AP: Former Indiana Governor Sought to Ban Howard Zinn's Works From Classrooms

AP: Former Indiana Governor Sought to Ban Howard Zinn's Works From Classrooms

NY judge blocks Sept. 11 claims against airlines - Yahoo! News

NY judge blocks Sept. 11 claims against airlines - Yahoo! News: But Developer Larry Silverstein and World Trade Center Properties insisted through their lawyers that the aviation companies owed at least $3.5 billion for letting hijackers board planes that destroyed three skyscrapers on Sept. 11, 2001: the prominent twin towers, and 7 World Trade Center, a 47-story building that caught fire after debris from one of the jet crashes pierced its facade. It collapsed hours later.