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POPSChicago's "CeaseFire" program uses social interventions to lessen gun violenceby
enbar Yesterday 9:49 AM The program sends "reformed" shooters into the community to defuse violent situations and accustom potential shooters to other ways of resolving conflict, while simultaneously working with trusted, local opnion leaders (e.g., clergy) to spread the message that violent actions are unacceptable -- not just wrong, but also foolish ("uncool"). Described as employing an approach drawn from epidemiology, but I don't really see the connection.
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POPSChristian LEFT Mounts Aggressive Political Campagains The wut? Does the name Jeremiah Wright sound familiar? His sermons say exactly what other Leftists say, over and over again. Mr. Wright just does it with real, raw hatred, and every new slam is cheered on by his jubilant congregation. His is not a lone voice. He just sings the music to fit the words. "Emboldened by what they see as a kindred spirit in the White House, liberal Christians are stepping up their political activism in a big way."
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POPSOPEN LETTER TO CONGRESS: YOU ARE BEING DECEIVED ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING
The facts are: The sky is not falling; the Earth has been cooling for ten years, without help. The present cooling was NOT predicted by the alarmists' computer models, and has come as an embarrassment to them. The finest meteorologists in the world cannot predict the weather two weeks in advance, let alone the climate for the rest of the century. Can Al Gore? Can John Holdren? We are flooded with claims that the evidence is clear, that the debate is closed, that we must act immediately, etc, but in fact THERE IS NO SUCH EVIDENCE; IT DOESN'T EXIST. The proposed legislation would cripple the US economy, putting us at a disadvantage compared to our competitors. For such drastic action, it is only prudent to demand genuine proof that it is needed, not guesswork, and not false claims about the state of the science. DEMAND PROOF, NOT CONSENSUS Many alarmists are profiting from their activism. There are billions of dollars floating around for the taking, and being taken.
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POPSGays Thank the Religious Right the religious Right's great efforts opposing homosexual practice may have brought the whole question to the attention of the public, who are now more tolerant of lesbians and gays than they were a generation ago
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POPSFakhravar: Obama Will Not Have Any Success Talking With The Iranian Regime Amir Fakhravar understands that you cannot hold talks with the brutal regime in control of Iran. CNN interviewed Amir recently on his time in the notorios Evin Prison. Amir also discussed what he thinks of Barack Obama's plans to talk with the brutal Iranian Regime. He is known for his political activism and has been described as one of Iran’s student leaders. Fakhravar has been imprisoned in Iran for his political activism 19 times, with his first experience at the age of 17, when he was still in high school. He is currently based in Washington, DC. This photo was taken at the Democracy and Security Conference in Prague, Czech Republic in June 2007 where I spoke with Amir. video at link: Posted by Gateway Pundit at 11/08/2008
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POPSMormons (Some) Doing Their Own Thinking The LDS church doesn't apologize. They have expedient "revelations" and claim that God changed his mind. The hierarchy doesn't like dissent, either. Congratulations, ldsapology.org, but be careful! You're doing the right thing here.
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POPSDefense Department sees peaceful protests as terrorist activity More: "Teaching employees that dissent on issues of public concern is something to be feared, rather than encouraged, is a dangerously counterproductive use of scarce security resources, making us less safe as a democracy," Northern California ACLU staff attorney Ann Brick and ACLU Washington national security policy counsel Michael German wrote in the letter to Gail McGinn, acting undersecretary of Defense for personnel and readiness. "DOD employees cannot accomplish their mission of protecting our nation and its values unless they understand that those values encompass the right to criticize our government through protest activities," they wrote. "It is imperative that they are taught the difference between political, religious or social activism and terrorism."
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POPSHow Obama Is Using Sotomayor to Hide His Real Agenda Obama's Secret High Court Diversion ~ Obama’s aides believe that health-care and environmental politics may face less-intense opposition, by drawing fire to its Supreme Court nominee. The last time Obama proactively used his online support network for such a high-profile news event was his selection of Joe Biden as his vice-presidential pick in August. Alongside the online activism, the White House is planning a traditional rollout of the nominee complete with a full schedule of one-on-one meetings with senators. Organizing for America.com http://www.barackobama.com/index.php
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POPSYoung Pakistanis: "You want to do something? Pick up a shovel." the most serious discussion of the day, one that is arguably Pakistan’s biggest problem: the gap between rich and poor. Generations of poverty and a system of substandard education that keeps people in it have created fertile ground for Islamic militancy, which now poses a serious threat to the stability of the country. “Here, if you’re poor, you’re not even a human being,” said Pavel Qaiser. “It’s the culture we have — one landlord and the peasants working under him.” And here was a revelation: the trash picking, which the students had intended as an example for shopkeepers and residents, was actually an exercise for themselves. “The rich don’t care, the poor can’t do anything, so it’s up to the middle class to make the change,” Mr. Khwaja said, as a group of friends standing near him nodded in agreement. “We have to lead by example. To change it from inside.”
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POPSObama’s ‘Advisory’ Board on Climate: Little Dissent from consumers and taxpayers through bogus Al Gore-endorsed “green technologies.” If you’re thinking that Doerr is only one voice on the ERAB and that less-biased heads will prevail, think again. Here are the other ERAB members and their interests/positions on cap-and-trade: * Austan Goolsbee as staff director and chief economist (Obama administration); * William H. Donaldson, SEC Chair, 2003-05 (Obama supporter who has spoken in support of climate legislation); * Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., president and CEO, TIAA-CREF (TIAA-CREF promotes climate change legislation through shareholder activism and possibly stands to benefit from “green” investments); * Robert Wolf, chairman and CEO, UBS (sells climate change-related financial products); * David F. Swensen, CIO, Yale University (Yale supports climate change legislation); * Mark T. Gallogly, founder and managing partner, Centerbridge Partners L.P. (early Obama supporter);
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POPSHate Crimes Continue to Rise Admittedly some of thes guys are shock jocks in it to make money. That does not excuse their actions though. Yes, I know, there is that pesky "free speech" where even reprehensible bigotry like this is protected but it just seems to me that too many of these hate mongers are walking a tighrope that borders dangerously close to incitement to violence.
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POPSEU kills "3-strikes" Internet rule, affirms Internet is a fundamental right After a last-minute scramble, the EU has been persuaded to kill the idea of forcing "3-strikes" copyright/internet legislation on European states. The "3-strikes" rule says that you can have your Internet connection taken away after a copyright holder accuses you of infringement three times -- but the rightsholder doesn't need to show any evidence that you've done anything wrong.
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POPShate speech,media activism and the 1st ammendment in just over 2 months last winter, 2 Latino men were beaten to death in New York state while their attackers shouted racial slurs and epithets- hate crimes- are motivated by anti-immigrant prejudice and other bigotries,
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POPSWhere There Is No Doctor: A Village Health Care Handbook - full text available online! WTIND is an unbelievably useful basic diagnosis, treatment, and prevention handbook for common health care issues. More (not enough room to add the links, so click through): # Chapter 20: Family Planning- Having the Number of Children You Want # Chapter 21: Health and Sicknesses of Children # Chapter 22: Health and Sicknesses of Older People # Chapter 23: The Medicine Kit # The Green Pages: The Uses, Dosage, and Precautions for Medicines # The Blue Pages: New Information # Vocabulary: Explaining Difficult Words # Information: Addresses for Teaching Materials, Dosage Blanks, Patient Report, Information on Vital Signs, Abbreviations, Weight, Volume # Index
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