It doesn’t take all that much to be a good employee. But to be one of the best? Now that takes character. The following workers saved lives, rescued sick customers, returned lost money and performed tasks that customers never thought plausible. Hats off to you all. Check out the best employees of 2012: Loading Slideshow […]
Archive for December, 2012
Parents React To ‘Les Misérables,’ Can’t Stop Crying (VIDEO)
What does it say about a movie when it makes you cry more than attending a family member’s funeral? And, though this question may best be saved for a psychoanalyst, what does that say about your family? There’s no clear answer to either of those questions, but there is this: Blubbering away because of a […]
20 dark predictions for 2013, the year of oppression and insanity
(NaturalNews) 2013 will go down in history as the year of global insanity. The Earth isn’t going crazy, but many of the people who inhabit it certainly are. Madness is about to be unleashed on many fronts: economic, social, political, […]
A Virus That Creates Electricity
BY ANNALEE NEWITZ A virus called simply M13 has the power (literally) to change the world. A team of scientists at the Berkeley Lab have genetically engineered M13 viruses to emit enough electricity to power a small LED screen. M13 poses no threat to humans — it can only infect bacteria — but […]
Congress Approves Gov Surveillance on Suspected Terrorists Without Warrant
Susanne Posel Occupy Corporatism December 31, 2012 Last week, the Senate approved to renew the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) program whereby the US government is authorized to spy on emails and phone calls of suspected terrorists (allegedly not American citizens) without court-ordered warrants. The Congress supports the use of FISA for another […]
Violent Tendencies Magnified By Mental Illness and Societal Pressures, Says Study
Susanne Posel Occupy Corporatism December 31, 2012 Researchers at the King’s College London Institute of Psychiatry and the University of Bristol released a study that finds domestic violence is more common in adults diagnosed with a mental disorder – regardless of the specific diagnosis. This five year study was funded by the National […]
Biologically Modified Soldiers Are the Future of Warfare
Susanne Posel Occupy Corporatism December 31, 2012 Stated in the National Intelligence Council (NIC) report entitled, “Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds” the advancements in “neuro-enhancements could provide superior memory recall or speed of thought. Brain-machine interfaces could provide ‘superhuman’ abilities, enhancing strength and speed, as well as providing functions not previously available.” Biologically […]
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Max Moussazadeh An Orthodox Jewish murderer jailed in a Texas prison won the right to eat kosher food paid for by the taxpayer, according to court proceedings in Louisiana. An Orthodox Jew who is imprisoned for murder has earned the right to be served kosher meals in prison plus having an entire kosher […]
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Moses Lederman A 100-year-old Jewish man finally took the step to leave the country where he lived nearly his entire life and left it behind for Israel, according to press reports from Israel. “I Want to take care of my daughter,” Moses Lederman told news reporters about why he has finally decided to […]
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Synagogue in Paris France Police have arrested a man suspected of beating a Jewish man along with several others outside a synagogue in Paris, according to police reports from Paris, France. The French authorities have arrested a suspect they believe was involved in an attack on a Jewish man outside a synagogue in […]
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Andre Yaacoub A former Israeli Jewish soldier was arrested in Egypt, during an attempt to join Hamas in order to fight against Israel, according to press reports from Egypt. Egyptian security officials say they have arrested a former Israeli army sergeant after he illegally entered the country from Israel in the Egyptian Sinai […]
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Jews at the Western Wall in Jerusalem The number of Jews in Israel continues to rise at a faster rate than the number of Arabs, according to the latest statistics released by the Israeli government. The number of Jews in Israel passed the 6 million mark in November for the first time and […]
As Foreclosure Crisis Drags On, So Does Flawed Government Response
As the sixth year of the foreclosure crisis comes to an end, the percentage of loans in foreclosure remains a staggering eight times higher than it was in 2005. About 5.3 million homeowners—about 11 percent of all borrowers—are behind on their payments. But 2012 was also the year that home prices hit a bottom and have started to very slowly climb. […]
The Mindlessness of War in Afghanistan
One night in 1979, bombs dropped from the sky, killing 16 members of Ismail’s family. “The war took some people to Europe and America, but it destroyed my family,” Ismail, who is universally addressed as “uncle,” says. Hailing from the Haska Mena district in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province, he says his parents insisted he go […]
Citing Citizens United, Federal Appeals Court Blocks Access To Birth Control
On Friday, a divided panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, in an order joined by two conservative Republican appointees, temporarily immunized a company from the Obama Administration’s rules guaranteeing that employer-provided health plans cover birth control. Judge Ilana Rovner, a George H.W. Bush appointee, dissented. The order is brief, and it […]
Why It’s a Privilege to be a Progressive in 2013
We enter the new year with a degree of optimism, because Americans, except for Congress and the uninformed, are beginning to realize that cooperation transcends self-centeredness as a means of national betterment. Here are some of the specific reasons to be proud of our progressivism: 1. We focus on community rather than the individual. As George […]
Keystone Pipeline Goes Forward as Texas Court Ditchers
Michael Bishop was ready for his day in court against TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline, which is under construction in East Texas and approaching his homestead. The only trouble was the court wasn’t ready. By the time TransCanada’s attorneys and Bishop, the former Marine representing himself, showed up at the Nacogdoches County Court on Dec. 19 to argue Bishop’s claim that TransCanada’s defrauded […]
Peddling Monsanto Poison To Our Most Innocent Our Children: Michelle Obama’s 2nd-Term Agenda ~ Impact Nature of Food With Monsanto!
First lady Michelle Obama gestures as she speaks at a Let’s Move event with children from Iowa schools, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, at the Wells Fargo Arena in De Moines, Iowa, during her three day national tour celebrating the second anniversary of Let’s Move. (CNSNews.com) – Asked by Parade magazine, “What do you hope to […]
US ‘fiscal cliff’ talks in final hours
US Vice President Joe Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell continued their talks over the deal through the night and into Monday morning. Washington has promised to engineer an alternative to the ‘cliff’ before the New Year. President Barack Obama was making a final push to stop the United States from falling into an […]
US ‘fiscal cliff’ talks in final hours
US Vice President Joe Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell continued their talks over the deal through the night and into Monday morning. Washington has promised to engineer an alternative to the ‘cliff’ before the New Year. President Barack Obama was making a final push to stop the United States from falling into an […]