Throughout Gaza, Jerusalem and the West Bank city of Hebron, Muslims prepare for the fasting month of Ramadan.
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“A Father’s Rights” is based upon a real life story. It depicts the situation of an unwed father and his child’s struggle with the legal system predominant in American society today. “A Father’s Rights” is hard hitting, factual, and potentially embarrassing to some in high places. It is meant to expose the system that treats children differently across this country and the world: a system that needs to change. We should all be looking at and working for one thing, getting equal rights for our children. It should not matter if a child is born out of wedlock. It's not the child’s fault, and that child should have the same rights as a child from a happily married couple. Stop the fighting over who gets custody and what he/she receives for the privilege of raising that child. The system that all of us face as parents, and/or grandparents is broken. No matter if you are mother, father, or grandparent, we all must acknowledge this basic fact. Thousands of emails have been received over the past year about this project asking for help, or parents telling their own horror stories with the system. One major problem is that fathers, mothers, and grandparents all seem to be fighting for their own rights. We should all be able to come together and fight for our children's rights. The right to be treated equally, no matter if their parents are married, were married, or never married. If that goal is obtained, then a lot of the problems in the system will go away. This movie was made to bring attention to and educate the public about a corrupt system that is not taking care of the future: making sure children are well taken care of. Based on a true story and filmed in Dickson, TN. Starring: Robbie Davis, Christian Pitre, Ed Bruce, Jay Davis, Karen Carlson, Deborah Allen and Mark Collie. http://www.a-fathers-rights-movie.com/story.html added by: MotherForTruth
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Augusta State University officials said it's not a graduate student's religious beliefs, but her refusal to work toward being able to counsel homosexual clients that is threatening her standing in the school's counseling program, according to court documents filed Monday. The filing states that Jennifer Keeton must demonstrate her ability to counsel all clients, including the homosexual and transgender population, in order to graduate. The response is the school's first legal answer since Keeton filed a lawsuit July 21 alleging that she was facing expulsion from the counseling program based on her religious beliefs and her refusal to complete “a thought-reform remediation plan.” In an e-mail cited in the suit, ASU assistant professor Dr. Paulette Schenck told Keeton “the faculty did not expect (her) to change (her) personal beliefs and values.” “(T)he unethical part (was) applying your own personal beliefs and values on other people and not truly accepting that others can have different beliefs and values that are equally valid as your own.” Keeton is a graduate student in ASU's K-12 school counseling program, which requires students to adhere to a neutral code of ethics. The university's response explains that ASU professors asked Keeton to complete a remediation plan after she wrote in a term paper regarding the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender, or GLBT, community that “it would be hard (for her) to work with this population.” Keeton also told fellow student Justin C. Earnest that she would tell gay clients “their behavior is morally wrong and then help the client change that behavior,” according to an affidavit by Earnest included in the school's filing. The remediation plan required Keeton to attend counseling workshops, read counseling journals regarding the GLBT community, increase her exposure to the gay population and write reflections on what she was learning. The university's legal filings did not directly address Keeton's contention that she was told to attend a gay pride parade as part of the remediation plan. Members of ASU's faculty also were concerned with Keeton's support of conversion therapy for homosexuals, which the American Counseling Association's ethics committee has concluded “may harm clients.” In her lawsuit, Keeton said the remediation plan “subjects her to aggressive ideological instruction” and asks that she “change her beliefs.” Keeton said she would like to continue her education in the counseling program without fear that the school “will punish her for her religious views” and her “unwillingness to change or abandon those views.” But university officials said if they exempted Keeton from counseling homosexual clients, they would also have to exempt those opposed to war from counseling soldiers. “The same curriculum would require an atheist student counselor to competently counsel a deeply religious client,” the filing said. “A staunch feminist student counselor is required to competently counsel clients from male dominated cultures … the common thread being that all counselors are required to keep separate their own belief system from the counseling relationship.” The suit also points to a U.S. District Court judge's recent opinion in a similar case, Ward v. Wilbanks. In the July 2010 ruling, a judge upheld Eastern Michigan University's decision to dismiss a student who refused to counsel a homosexual student or participate in a remediation plan. University officials said that if the court moves forward with Keeton's case it could affect the school's accreditation and other students' degrees. What's Next? Jennifer Keeton has asked the federal court to force the college to drop its requirement that she complete the remediation plan. The U.S. District Court in Augusta scheduled a hearing on her request for a preliminary injunction at 9 a.m. Wednesday. added by: toyotabedzrock
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Haiti's injured animals lowest priority More than six months since Haiti's earthquake, family dogs and pigs search for food in the rubble. “Animal welfare is a new concept in Haiti,” said Max Millien, director of animal health at the Haiti Ministry of Agriculture. _____ First aid groups treat Haiti's injured animals By Daphne Sashin, for CNN August 9, 2010 10:44 p.m. EDT STORY HIGHLIGHTS * Groups say animals are lowest priority in aftermath of Haiti's earthquake * For the first time, the nation has non-profit animal welfare organizations * They have treated tens of thousands of animals since the January disaster * One group plans to build an animal care and veterinary training center (CNN) — More than six months since the earthquake in Haiti, family dogs and pigs paw through garbage and rubble in search of food, putting them at risk of infections, abscesses and parasites, according to animal welfare groups. Owners want to help their pets and livestock, but they have little to give. With 1.5 million people still living in tents and the nation in the middle of hurricane season, animals are the lowest priority, animal rescue groups say. Despite this, tens of thousands of animals have been treated while a public service campaign features a Creole-speaking dog telling families to include their animals in evacuation plans. “The animal situation is only a reflection of the people's situation,” Gerardo Huertas, of the UK-based World Society for the Protection of Animals, told CNN from Costa Rica. “They live together. Until the whole shelter situation resolves, all you can do is help them with little veterinary support that we can provide,” added Huertas, the society's Director of Disaster Management for the Americas. But animal welfare groups are hopeful that in time they can actually give the nation and its people something it didn't have before the earthquake — equipment, training and an awareness that animal welfare is critical to their own survival. “Often in disasters we try and only deal with the problems caused by the disaster and not the underlying problems … but Haiti was a special case,” said Ian Robinson, Emergency Relief Program Director for the International Fund for Animal Welfare, based in Massachusetts. The animal situation is only a reflection of the people's situation –Gerardo Huertas, World Society for the Protection of Animals “To put it back like it was before the earthquake wasn't good enough.” There wasn't a single animal welfare organization in Haiti before the earthquake. The government was focused on preventing the spread of animal-to-human diseases like anthrax, rabies and classical swine fever. “Animal welfare is a new concept in Haiti,” said Max Millien, Director of Animal Health at the Haiti Ministry of Agriculture. “The children have to start to understand … if you treat the animals well, that's a way to protect yourself.” Robinson and Millien recently presented their observations at the annual American Veterinary Medical Association conference, in Atlanta, Georgia. The earthquake damaged the buildings that held vaccines for rabies, heartworm and other diseases. Vets lacked supplies. International volunteers struggled to get around the country. As for the animals themselves, hundreds were injured. Some of them had wounds caused by the quake or from having to find food in dumps. Others had infections and needed immediate treatment. Days after the earthquake, the two non-profits created The Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti (ARCH), with a dozen other animal rescue groups to provide more than $1.1 million in aid to the Haitian government over the next year, including: • A team of Haitian vets to reach the hardest hit areas with antibiotics, vaccinations and other treatments for animals that in many cases had never been seen by a doctor. Since January, the ARCH mobile clinic has treated 30,000 pigs, goats, dogs, cats and other animals. • Solar-powered freezers and refrigerators to store temperature-sensitive vaccines in rural areas without electricity, along with coolers that will fit on the back of motorcycles, horses or bicycles for mobile veterinarians. • Haiti's first census of dogs and cats to determine the level of care they are receiving, people's attitudes toward companion animals and the risk of rabies and other diseases to humans. • A public awareness campaign to educate families about disaster planning. Last month, public-service announcements began airing a speaking dog telling families to take them along if they have to evacuate. “Any emergency plan is better than no plan,” Huertas said. “We're just asking them to include their pets.” Separately, The Christian Veterinary Mission has promised laptops and projectors for mobile veterinarians to give presentations on animal care. In addition, Humane Society International has spent $400,000 in Haiti and pledged more than $1 million over the next five years. It has begun planning an animal care and veterinary training center in Croix-des-Bouquets and is also working to establish spay-neuter and vaccine clinics. “I do consider the earthquake as an opportunity,” Millien said. “We have a lot of promises … I hope the situation will be better than before.” Click here to see photos of our voiceless friends… http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/08/06/haiti.animals/index.html?hpt=C1 added by: EthicalVegan
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How safe is your car? Researhers from Rutgers University and the University of South Carolina have found vulnurabilities in the wireless tire pressure monitors built into moder cars that report low tire pressure to the … http://itgrunts.com/2010/08/10/cars-hacked-through-wireless-tire-pressure-sensor… added by: itgrunts
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A videographer at this weekend’s Fancy Farm political celebration in Kentucky hounded a man pretending to be part of the Tea Party Movement, wearing Rand Paul swag and holding up a racist anti-immigrant sign, badgering him to reveal who he was. The cameraman caught back up with him when, later, the man walked with supporters Paul’s Democrat opponent, Jack Conway. added by: CarlosBobthe3rd
Networks cater to all kinds of demographics. But overlooked amid recent hand-wringing over racial politics and the separate debate over whether Fox News merited a front-row White House briefing room upgrade is the main ingredient in the channel's stew: fear. With Barack Obama's election, Fox has carved out a near-exclusive TV niche, while having plenty of company in radio: catering to those agitated (consciously or otherwise) by having an African-American in the White House. Yet a broader secret of its success — preying upon anxiety in general — hasn't really changed since the Sept. 11 terror attacks. As the original home of the “news alerts” (which usually aren't alerting us to breaking news), Fox News under CEO Roger Ailes has been adept at tapping into deep-seated concerns. And in order to powerfully connect with core viewers, it's not enough to disagree with President Obama's policies; rather, they must be couched as an existential threat to U.S. society. In this context, accusing FNC of race-baiting is an oversimplification. Yes, there has been a good deal of coded language to stoke misgivings about Obama being a “radical” and “socialist” — terms meant to resonate among those old enough to associate their use with extreme elements of the 1960s antiwar movement. But that's merely part of the fear factor that's become crack cocaine to TV news, and FNC in particular. Whether Fox planned this or stumbled onto it — in the way programmers in the movie “Network” realized they had a hit on their hands after Howard Beale began shouting — is, at this point, immaterial to the discussion. Is Glenn Beck a true believer or showman, a “rodeo clown,” as he once called himself? Either way, his voice has become the rallying cry around which Fox News is organized. And that drumbeat sounds like a slogan popularized by “The Fly” remake: Be afraid. Be very afraid. Thoughtful conservative commentators have cited the dangers in such overheated rhetoric. Former Bush speechwriter David Frum has become one of the most articulate, writing after passage of healthcare reform, “Conservative talkers on Fox and talkradiohad whipped the Republican voting base into such a frenzy that deal-making was rendered impossible. How do you negotiate with somebody who wants to murder your grandmother? Or — more exactly — with somebody whom your voters have been persuaded to believe wants to murder their grandmother?” Frum added that talk hosts operate “responsibility-free” — playing a different game than Republican politicians, since perpetuating frustration and outrage boosts their ratings. Beck premiered on FNC the month Obama was inaugurated, and it has been an ideal marriage. As talkradio host and Fox contributor Laura Ingraham recently conceded on “The Colbert Report,” the Obama administration has “been great” for her medium and for Fox News. As threats go, terrorism isn't in the headlines every day. On the other hand, transforming the President into America's potential undoing — a kind of Manchurian candidate (maybe foreign-born?), determined to punish whites for past transgressions — has made fear an ever-present part of the daily menu. For all the invectives hurled at Bill Clinton and George W. Bush in the three-cable-news-network era (which didn't begin, unbelievably, until halfway through Clinton's presidency), the most egregious attempts to delegitimize Obama are both distinct and not particularly subtle. The latest theme — illustrated by Fox's crusade regarding the New Black Panther Party — hinges on fear of racial bias where whites are the aggrieved party. As the Washington Post's Greg Sargent noted, Fox's eagerness to “drive the media narrative … simply has no equivalent on the left.” Still, the most ruthless liberals — those more committed to partisan advantage than accuracy — have inevitably drawn lessons by observing, and will retaliate whenever Republicans regain power. Since its inception, Fox has emulated the “If it bleeds, it leads” mindset of local news, garnishing its presentation with snazzier graphics and more urgent production values. The canny post-Sept. 11 adaptation has been, “If it scares, it airs.” Race is just the latest and perhaps ugliest aspect of that equation. And despite debate over whether FNC deserved preferred positioning in the press room, in today's media climate, it seems appropriate for the house that fear built to command a front-row seat. added by: TimALoftis
Genetically-modified canola has been breeding undetected in the American wilds for at least “several generations,” say scientists. The escaped GM canola has already mutated into a never-before-seen strain, and now it may be modifying other plants too. Canola is a yellow flowering plant that is used to make oil. Researchers working in North Dakota, found strains of transgenic canola growing wild on roadsides far from local farms – meaning the GM plants had spread quite far. They found two strains of transgenic canola. According to Nature: “The extent of the escape is unprecedented,” says Cynthia Sagers, an ecologist at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, who led the research team that found the canola (Brassica napus, also known as rapeseed). Sagers and her team found two varieties of transgenic canola in the wild – one modified to be resistant to Monsanto's Roundup herbicide (glyphosate), and one resistant to Bayer Crop Science's Liberty herbicide (gluphosinate). They also found some plants that were resistant to both herbicides, showing that the different GM plants had bred to produce a plant with a new trait that did not exist anywhere else. Sagers says the previous discoveries in other countries of transgenic canola populations growing outside of cultivation were often in or near fields used for commercial transgenic canola production. By contrast, her research team found feral populations of herbicide-resistant canola growing along roads, near petrol stations and grocery stores, often at large distances from areas of agricultural production. http://io9.com/5609576/a-massive-unprecedented-escape-of-genetically+modified-cr… added by: Sexirobot
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http://soc.li/STHj34Z It was 6:30 a.m. on a Friday in downtown Linden, N.J., when two Hispanic day laborers were struggling with their English as they tried to order a coffee and a sandwich at a deli. But rather than getting served, they got a string of insults hurled at them from the clerk behind the counter. Their broken-English request for food was met with a barrage of racist remarks, including, “Get back in your pickup truck with the rest of your family.” This scene wasn't real. It was all part of a “What Would You Do?” experiment designed to find out what action, if any, bystanders would take after watching the men's exchange with the clerk. Seth Perlman, the manager of All Aboard Bagel and Deli, agreed to ABC News' using his business to test people's reactions to bigotry. The racist cashier standing next to him was an actor hired by ABC News, as were his victims. Here in this working-class neighborhood 15 miles west of New York City, people have a reputation for tolerance. But, sometimes, the reactions were far less open-minded than one would expect. In the face of blatant discrimination, many people seemed immobilized, some too stunned to react. After being turned away by the cashier, one of the day laborers asked a nearby customer for help. She suggested that he try another store down the street. Many other customers had a similar reaction, quietly walking away after being solicited to help. Although some customers seemed indifferent, others were quite willing to let everyone know exactly how they felt. Upon hearing the cashier's racist attacks on the day laborers, customer Darick Maxis, a black man, seemed to take the side of the clerk. “If you want me to make you leave, I'll make you leave,” he told the Hispanics. “So leave. That's all I gotta say. Leave!” When ABC News' John Quinones approached the scene and let him know the exchange was a television experiment, Maxis continued his rant. “You know what I think?” he asked. “I think they're taking our jobs because we ain't got no jobs.” But, later, Maxis said that he regretted what he'd said and was simply caught up in the heat of the moment. ….. added by: toyotabedzrock
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