(Background for newcomers, see: Lockheed Martin, . . . Census, Surveys, Charter Right to Privacy, On Trial (SCC = Supreme Court of Canada) NEED CRITICAL INPUT Will some of you please read the Objective Summary (2 paragraphs) and provide your critical thoughts to me? At this juncture, a two-paragraph Summary of the issue in my trial […]
http://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_loftus_the_fiction_of_memory.html?utm_source=newsletter_weekly_2013-09-28&utm_campaign=newsletter_weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_content=talk_of_the_week_button Elizabeth Loftus: The fiction of memory 17:36 minutes • Filmed Jun 2013 • Posted Sep 2013 • TEDGlobal 2013 Psychologist Elizabeth Loftus studies memories. More precisely, she studies false memories, when people either remember things that didn’t happen or remember them differently from the way they really were. It’s more common than you might […]
Concern: The Supreme Court of Canada Objective Summary prepared by an SCC lawyer for submission to the Panal of 3 Justices who will decide whether to grant leave-to-appeal is not objective. I emailed my lawyer as follows. He responded: The way I understand it, this is an ongoing process. I have contacted the SCC to see […]
I am betting on us! For that to happen: pass along some information to just a few others. Our Feudal Lords will win if we are unable to get the more accurate story into the hands of enough people. There are some amazing initiatives that I will put into a later email. ~ ~ […]
If you have time for only one thing, listen to this remarkable panel discussion from Australia, The war on whistleblowers and journalism, at http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/19/war-on-whistlelblowers-and-journalists. (Bradley Manning is now Chelsea Manning) THE PANELISTS ARE – – WOW! Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder Glenn Greenwald, the journalist who published the NSA (National Security Agency) information leaked by Edward […]
We unwittingly create our own dilemmas! —–Original Message—– From: Kerry To: Sandra Finley Subject: celiac disease www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/09/26/226510988/doctors-say-changes-in-wheat-do-not-explain-rise-of-celiac-disease = = = = = = = = = Reply to Kerry I posted to their blog: RE the statement: he found no significant differences in gluten levels in wheat from the early part of the 20th century, […]
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/20/business/misgivings-about-how-a-weed-killer-affects-the-soil.html?pagewanted=all Dennis von Arb, near Orange City, Iowa, is concerned about the use of glyphosate on crops. By STEPHANIE STROM ALTON, Iowa — The puny, yellow corn stalks stand like weary sentries on one boundary of Dennis Von Arb’s field here. On a windy day this spring, his neighbor sprayed glyphosate on his fields, […]
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD In 2006, a federal agency, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, helped build an international encryption system to help countries and industries fend off computer hacking and theft. Unbeknown to the many users of the system, a different government arm, the National Security Agency, secretly inserted a “back door” […]
Wonderful news! (the province of British Columbia in Canada) BC municipalities passed resolution against GMOs. Thank you to all who phoned, & emailed municipal Councillors to vote yes. The effort was worth it. This is a big victory and a huge step for a GE Free BC. (GE = Genetically engineered) See press release below. […]
Story related to Edward Snowden’s leaks about NSA spying. BACKGROUND: (from Wikipedia) BRICS is the acronym for an association of five major emerging national economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.[2] The grouping was originally known as “BRIC” before the inclusion of South Africa in 2010. With the possible exception of Russia,[3] the BRICS […]