Joel Munson·Published on Mar 24, 2013

The petition demanding the US government to start a clinical trial on the disease fighting ability of ingested cannabis chemicals on humans has over 1000 supporters. Click here to add your name-
http://tinyurl.com/petition4cannabis

I realize that a petition by itself isn't going to compel the corrupt federal workers to conduct a clinical trial on cannabis, but it is about awareness for the people.


The first ever clinical trial testing the ability of ingested cannabis chemicals to treat any disease in humans is now underway in Israel.
http://tinyurl.com/brv4ble

"The amount of money spent on diseases that cannabis could prevent equals the military budget." -Dr. William Courtney

http://www.cannabisinternational.org/

http://rawhemp.tk/

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[font size=3]NYTimes: Melted fuel is “all over the place… First goal is simply to stop uncontrolled releases of radioactive material” [/font]

Published: December 7th, 2013 at 7:01 pm ET
By ENENews

BBC Tokyo correspondent Rupert Wingfield-Hayes, Dec. 6, 2013 (at 2:30 in): They’re doing this work because that’s the easy bit. Reactor 4 was not badly damaged compared to the other reactors. There was no core meltdown, so that is the one that they can sort of get to grips with […] Reactor buildings 1, 2, and 3 where there were core meltdowns, the radiation levels there are still way too high for anyone to go in those buildings. So I think Reactors 1, 2, and 3, the reactors that had core meltdowns, are the real long-term problem, and a very difficult problem to deal with. Reactor 4 is a bit of a distraction. It’s important to get the fuel out, but it is the easy bit. […] the really big headache [is] to keep those melted reactors cool, which they have to do for many years to come. They have to pump water into the damaged reactor cores […] It’s a real nightmare to manage this ever-growing amount of water. >> Full interview with Hayes here

New York Times reporter Matthew Wald* (at 46:30 in): The water, about a thousand tons a day, comes through the site and some of it goes into the basements of these ruined reactors, and these basements now have radioactive material in them. […] The water when it reaches the ocean just about meets international standards for drinking water, it’s barely polluted […] but it just looks awful that two and a half years after this accident, you have not contained the radioactive debris. […] [The fuel] is not molten anymore. Of course it’s kind of like candle wax that solidified, but it’s all over the place and getting it out is going to be a challenge. […] little bits of fuel got out on to the space around the vessel into the basement, etc., etc. It’s dangerous, it’s highly radioactive. On the other hand it’s not really in a public place. […] But probably the first goal is simply to stop uncontrolled releases of radioactive material, and they haven’t quite reached that yet. >> Full interview with Wald here

* A pro-nuclear blogger discussed Wald earlier this year: “Matt Wald of the New York Times recently reviewed a new book on America’s nuclear waste storage saga [...] Aside: Sadly, Matt’s post was one of the last posts ever published on Green, which just announced its demise due to budget constraints. It’s a crying shame; Green provided excellent coverage [...]“

Wald says the Fukushima plant is not a public place, so pieces of nuclear fuel in the cooling water isn’t as big of a deal — and that the leaking water used to cool the fuel is barely polluted. Here is what independent nuclear consultant John Large has said on the matter:

• Nuclear Expert: Fukushima melted fuel is drifting in ocean and onto land, lacking any containment -- It ends up on coastline and blows into communities -- People get an exceptional dose -- Health harm will go on for thousands, if not tens of thousands of years (AUDIO)

• Nuclear Expert: Melted fuel is exiting Fukushima site -- Very effective way of it being dispersed to humans far away from plant -- Situation is beyond man's control -- 3 or 4 times Chernobyl's radioactivity available for release (AUDIO)


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''Furthermore, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and public health experts do not recommend that people in the United States take precautionary measures beyond staying informed. And going forward, we will continue to keep the American people fully updated — because I believe that you must know what I know as President.'' - President Barack Obama, March 17, 2011

TEDxTalks·Published on Nov 1, 2013

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

The Huffington Post | By Matt Sledge Posted: 12/05/2013 7:05 pm EST



One of the National Security Agency's partners is launching a spy satellite with a classified payload into space on Thursday night -- and its logo is an angry, globe-gripping octopus.

The spacecraft, being rocketed into the sky by an Atlas V rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base, carries a payload from the National Reconnaissance Office. Far less well-known than the NSA, the NRO has a budget that is only a shade smaller -- $10.3 billion a year -- and provides satellite-based surveillance capabilities.

"Nothing is beyond our reach," reads a motto beneath the world-sucking cephalopod. The logo is the latest in a long line of patches produced for classified military missions that are equal parts menacing and mysterious.




The Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which also oversees the NSA, tweeted pictures of the launch preparation. That spurred Christopher Soghoian, of the American Civil Liberties Union, to give the spooks some free advice: "You may want to downplay the massive dragnet spying thing right now. This logo isn't helping."

See also: Atlas V Rocket Launches Off California Coast

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TheFaceintheclouds·Published on Dec 5, 2013

Updated Links Below!! Rescue operations launched across Britain as 140mph Arctic storms leave 120,000 homes without power, pedestrians blown to the ground and thousands stranded in several feet of water. Thousands of people have been evacuated and hundreds rescued today as 140mph winds battered Britain in a hurricane-force storm. A lorry driver died in Scotland and a man riding a mobility scooter in King's Park in Retford, Nottinghamshire, was also killed when hit by a falling tree.

More than 120,000 homes were left without power as the most serious tidal surge for 60 years is predicted to hit the east coast tonight. More than 10,000 homes in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex are being evacuated, while residents were also rescued in Rhyl, North Wales, and Merseyside. As they were taken away from their homes in dinghies, forecasters feared the worst is yet to come during tonight's high tide at around 10pm.

More than 240 flood alerts were in place across England and Wales, with 6,000 homes expected to suffer from flooding in the next 24 hours. Sea levels could be as high as those during the floods of 1953 that left 307 dead, although defenses have significantly improved since then. The lorry driver died and four other people were hurt when his HGV fell onto cars on the A801 in West Lothian as winds disrupted transport networks.

This morning the entire rail network in Scotland was suspended, with trains halted at their nearest stations and passengers told to disembark. Motorists in Scotland have also been warned not to travel due to 'extremely dangerous' road conditions. Homes in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, were evacuated after officials warned that the lives of people in the region could be at risk from the tidal surge.

Transport Scotland has escalated its travel warning to stage four red, advising people to avoid traveling, particularly in high-sided vehicles. Closures, fallen trees, minor accidents and incidents of flash flooding are affecting the road network in the south, west, central and Perthshire areas. Wave and surfing expert Ed Temperley, editor of global surf forecasting website Magic Seaweed (MSW) explained: 'A tidal surge is effectively a wind and pressure driven rise in the sea level. This can be exacerbated by waves associated with the storm and particularly at high tide.'

More than 1,000 homes in Suffolk are to be evacuated ahead of tonight's tidal surge. Essex Police added that parts of Jaywick, a small seaside village near Clacton, will also be evacuated. The Environment Agency (EA) has issued three severe flood warnings for parts of the seaside town - the highest category, warning of danger to life. Down the east coast, the EA has issued 26 severe flood warnings as high tides and strong winds threatened to swamp the coastline. A Herne Bay Coastguard spokesman in Kent said high tides are forecast at 2.30am and 2.45pm tomorrow - and these are expected to coincide with a large coastal surge.

Great Depression Cooking·Published on Dec 3, 2013

Recorded on November 29, 2013.

I would like so share with you some parting words for my Grandmother, Collaborator and Closest Friend, Clara. Thank you for all of your support.

Great Depression Cooking

Collective Evolution
November 20, 2013
by Lisa Bloomquist



Prescription drugs are the 4th leading cause of death in America. (1) People know this to be true, they know it to be appalling, but it’s still seen as incomprehensible and absurd. How could medicine hurt so many people? We all know that side-effects happen, but they are thought to be rare. They must be rare, right?

We all know some good, kind, generous, thoughtful doctors who want nothing more for their patients than health and happiness, so they certainly aren’t giving their patients drugs that hurt them, are they? We know that the FDA is a federal bureaucracy, so it must be too restrictive of the pharmaceutical industry, right? And the FDA is supposed to protect consumers, so we’re as safe as we can be, right? And people can sue, so the legal system must be keeping the bad aspects of the medical system in check, right?

All of these questions, and many more, bring up some cognitive dissonance for people when they’re faced with the fact that prescription drugs, used as prescribed, kill an inordinate a number of people. It brings up the questions - How do prescription drugs get to be the 4th leading cause of death in America? How does that happen?

Here is a tale of how prescription drugs, used as prescribed, kill people.

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See also: Harvard University - The Lab @ Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics -- Risky Drugs: Why The FDA Cannot Be Trusted

LeeCamp2·Published on Nov 12, 2013

Strong brand recognition is the key to almost any big corporation. I might just have figured out how to threaten it, but I'll definitely need your help.

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gottakidtofeed·Published on Nov 26, 2013

The story of Thanksgiving as told by kids.
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