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DonDi recommended "Disagreeing with Obama does not make me racist" by William K. Wolfrum

2009-09-10T12:30:05Z

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2009-09-07T13:36:46Z

DonDi Commented on Something Is Wrong Somewhere: A Labor Day Lament by ~flowerchild~

2009-09-07T17:39:33Z

Thanks Flower, this is a vivid picture of what a child living in poverty and hunger lives through daily.It is hard not to go into a rant about the injustice of it all,but a better way would be to become part of the relief. If ever there was a time to give food to the food banks it is now. We also keep a basket that we put food in every week,good food and not just stuff no one wants,every two weeks we take it to a hurting family.There is also a little can to put cash in. It can be done individually, as a family, or as a group, but it can and should be done.Will it help the whole world, no just one family,but it brings with it hope and love which is as comforting to the soul as the food is to the body.This is not for glory or recognition, and it can be done in secret if you like,it is not about I, but the one in need.Thanks again Flower for presenting this,I hope one,two or many will take it personally, and do unto others as we would want them to do unto us.Get a basket and fill it up!

DonDi recommended Something Is Wrong Somewhere: A Labor Day Lament by ~flowerchild~

2009-09-07T03:02:40Z

DonDi recommended LABOR DAY (Part 1) by dickday

2009-09-06T21:20:56Z

DonDi Commented on Hi-jacking the worlds food supply Part 2 : The "Terminator Seed" by DonDi

2009-09-06T04:08:35Z

Thanks to both of you for some guiding links.

DonDi Commented on Hi-jacking the worlds food supply Part 2 : The "Terminator Seed" by DonDi

2009-09-06T03:27:16Z

Flower, do you remember not long ago the reports of Indian farmers committing suicide, well that is tied into this seed extortion that caused them unbearable debt.I ran out of space but will try to get to it in the future.

DonDi Commented on Hi-jacking the worlds food supply Part 2 : The "Terminator Seed" by DonDi

2009-09-06T03:21:26Z

Clearthinker, Thanks for bringing up water,I will take your advice and do some research on it.

DonDi Commented on Hi-jacking the worlds food supply Part 2 : The "Terminator Seed" by DonDi

2009-09-05T16:02:40Z

Flower, thanks for giving these links.This thing is so deep and convoluted that I am just scratching the surface here. With the current struggle over health reform, bringing this up now may be a bit of bad timing on my part, but I felt everyone needed to know.

DonDi Commented on DDT FOR YOU AND ME by dickday

2009-09-05T15:48:22Z

Thanks dickday, here is an interesting article on the particular mosquito that carries the parasite malaria, and why treated nets are effective.CDC (center for disease control)

Here is their assessment of Vector control to stop or limit the infection by these mosquito's.

DonDi recommended Have the Wingnuts Over Played their Hand? by jsfox

2009-09-04T20:34:15Z

DonDi Commented on New YouTube Healthcare Reform Video by Fred Moolten

2009-09-05T15:01:41Z

Thanks Fred, very well spoken and your video gives the message such a personal touch that it compels the listener to stay tuned and think.

DonDi recommended New YouTube Healthcare Reform Video by Fred Moolten

2009-09-04T23:33:29Z

DonDi recommended The Defining Moment by Dan K

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DonDi recommended Money=Free Speech? by Tom Wright

2009-09-05T13:09:46Z

DonDi recommended DDT FOR YOU AND ME by dickday

2009-09-04T23:27:35Z

DonDi Commented on Hi-jacking the worlds food supply Part 1: Genetically altered plants creating "Super Weeds and Super Pests" by DonDi

2009-09-03T15:26:05Z

Obey, I've always had hope for innovations in food production,but as you say it must be regulated and truly tested and not just slapped out there for profit.The greed motivational model prevailing at the moment is nothing but a black hole. In South America the forests are being stripped to make room for cattle ranches to supply the our fast food chains with hamburger meat.

70% of formerly forested land in the Amazon, and 91% of land deforested since 1970, is used for livestock pasture.The Brazilian government initially attributed 38% of all forest loss between 1966 and 1975 to large-scale cattle ranching. According to the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), "between 1990 and 2001 the percentage of Europe's processed meat imports that came from Brazil rose from 40 to 74 percent" and by 2003 "for the first time ever, the growth in Brazilian cattle production, 80 percent of which was in the Amazon was largely export driven." Forrests and cattle

Isnt this deforestation part of the cause of increased draughts,juggernaught winds, and violent storms?

DonDi Commented on Hi-jacking the worlds food supply Part 1: Genetically altered plants creating "Super Weeds and Super Pests" by DonDi

2009-09-03T14:50:39Z

DiogenesJr good points, thought provoking that Mary Shelley in the dawn of industrialism was thinking about man overstepping his bounds by relying solely on his inventions without considering the effects they might have upon nature and thereby life itself. She reveals her theme by her subtitle The Modern Prometheus One might also consider Brahmm Stokers underlying themes in his book "Dracula"

DonDi Commented on Hi-jacking the worlds food supply Part 1: Genetically altered plants creating "Super Weeds and Super Pests" by DonDi

2009-09-03T13:58:02Z

In defense of the pigweed here are some facts:

It is not called pigweed in Mexico. In the hill villages of Puebla where Nahua culture still lives, it is called huautli or bledos, “feather.” Coras call it bé-be and Huicholes wa-ve. In Tlaxcala, its called alegría, “happiness.”

The alegría amaranth was used as both a cultivated food and a medicinal plant by American civilizations as far south as the Inca (where it is known as kiwicha in the Andes today) and as far back as 6000 years. An Aztec Codex tells of 4,000 tons of amaranth arriving in Tenochtitlán, the Aztec capitol, every year. The leaves were cooked as spinach and the seeds were ground for porridge or bread. An atoli drink was made from water and huautli flour and is still being sold in rural markets today. Huautli flour dough filled with steamed amaranth leaves was called by the Aztecs huauquillamalmaliztli. When fresh seeds are cooked they become gelatinous, lending themselves to a variety of recipes where a binder is desirable.

It is a lot more nutrient than the roundup ready soy bean which agribusiness is pushing all around the world.