Daily Archives: February 10, 2015

Palestine, racism, Rock on-Peace Out, Viva!

Longest-serving US senator to skip Netanyahu speech | Maan News Agency

Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy accused Republican leaders in the House of Representatives of “unilaterally” arranging and politicizing Netanyahu’s planned address before a joint meeting of Congress on March 3.

Leahy, a seven-term senator, said that by scheduling the speech without input from the White House, Republicans “have orchestrated a tawdry and high-handed stunt that has embarrassed not only Israel but the Congress itself.”

via Longest-serving US senator to skip Netanyahu speech | Maan News Agency.

environment, Fail!, unsafe-food

peanut allergic – Whole Foods Markets, Inc. Recalls Products Due to Misbranding and an Undeclared Allergen

Can’t outsource quality and care can you?!?

Whole Foods Markets, Inc. is recalling approximately 33,191 pounds of ready to eat products due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The product contains peanut, a known allergen which is not declared on the product label.

The following products are subject to recall: [View Labels (PDF Only)]

16 lb bulk containers of “CHILI, TURKEY AND BLACK BEAN” with production dates of 1/14/15 to 2/5/15.

16 lb bulk containers of “CHILI, BRAISED BEEF” with production dates of 1/14/15 to 2/5/15

24 oz packages of “CHICKEN CHILI BURRITO” with production dates of 1/14/15 to 2/5/15.

24 oz packages of “PORK CARNITAS BURRITO” with production dates of 1/14/15 to 2/5/15.

24 oz packages of “GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST QUESADILLA” with production dates of 1/14/15 to 2/5/15.

10 lb bulk containers of “CHICKEN CHILI VERDE” with production dates of 1/14/15 to 2/5/15.

10 lb bulk container of “PORK CARNITAS” with production dates of 1/14/15 to 2/5/15.

1.5 lb packages of “CHILI, TURKEY & BLACK BEAN” with production dates of 1/14/15 to 2/5/15.

1.5 lb packages of “CHILI, BRAISED BEEF” with production dates of 1/14/15 to 2/5/15.

23 oz packages of “BLAZIN’ BEEF CHILI” with production dates of 1/14/15 to 2/5/15.

10 lb bulk containers of “Beef for Barbacoa (Beef and Onions in Spicy Sauce)” with production dates of 1/14/15 to 2/5/15

via Whole Foods Markets, Inc. Recalls Products Due to Misbranding and an Undeclared Allergen.

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The No Dig, No Till Garden

Bealtaine Cottage, Ireland

Amethyst Horn at Bealtaine CottageBealtaine Cottage is a permaculture smallholding, as followers of this blog know.

In permaculture we mulch, mulch and carry on mulching, building up the soil as we go.Bealtaine Cottage potager bed

Over the past two years I have been creating Potager gardens near the back of the cottage, using stone found on the land to create raised beds.

Bealtaine Cottage making the Potager beds June 2012 005Into these beds I have packed raw wool, compost, ash, leaf mould and shredding…lots and lots, layer upon layer, of shredding.

Plants are planted into bottomless pots onto the top of all this, so their roots can spread down deep into the goodness!

Bealtaine Cottage Potager bedThis year has seen the extending of these beds to cover yet more of the gravel.

The most useful tool in the permaculture gardens is the shredder!

Bealtaine Cottage potager beds and BuddhaI pile the shredding on the soil, wherever there are plants growing, spreading it around the base and everywhere in-between.

Beaten earth floor in ploytunnel at Bealtaine CottageNot only does this suppress…

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Feminism, human rights, Indigenous Achievers, Native-American art, racism

In Wake of Rapid City Racism, Lakota Nation Invitational Looking at Options

Pressure Mounting to Move Lakota Nation Invitational out of Rapid City

RAPID CITY— In wake of the January 24 incident – where Lakota students were sprayed with beer and racially taunted – and the lack of arrests in the case, the Lakota Nation Invitational (LNI) board of directors is considering taking its annual event out of Rapid City.

via In Wake of Rapid City Racism, Lakota Nation Invitational Looking at Options.

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#SwissLeaks: Lebanon Is #11 and #12 In Countries With The Most Money In Swiss Banks

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A Separate State of Mind | A Blog by Elie Fares

We often hear that the Lebanese diaspora has a lot of money and is quite well off. That is the impression that we leave abroad. When I was in France, the stereotype that many seem to attribute with Lebanese is being rich. As my grandma would say: a reputation of richness is better than that of poverty.

But how rich are the Lebanese abroad? How much money do they have in foreign banks? Well, how about we discover the situation in the banking capital of the world: Switzerland. After all, aren’t we the Switzerland of the Middle East?

A fascinating report has surfaced online yesterday  detailing information that was “stolen” by Hervé Falciani, a former employee at HSBC Switzerland’s HQ in Geneva. The information dates back from 2007. It encompasses a timeframe of a few months’ worth of transactions across HSBC in Geneva: between November 9th, 2006 and March 31st, 2007.

The information…

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