Amateur video purportedly shows Yemeni troops loyal to embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh opening fire at protesters calling for his ouster. (Oct. 25)
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Amateur video purportedly shows Yemeni troops loyal to embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh opening fire at protesters calling for his ouster. (Oct. 25)
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Click here to view this media I was in New York for a week and made a handful of trips to Zucotti Park to talk to people down there and take some photos. Karoli was nice enough to make them all into a snazzy video. It was pretty intense down there. First off, Mayor Bloomberg’s jokes aside – it is a tourist attraction. They come by the double bus load to look at the 9/11 memorial and then make their way to the protest (to look at what’s happened since 9/11). The park is packed to capacity with Occupiers and there’s a steady stream of gawkers with cameras passing through. Who knew it would last this long? No one. The viral nature of this movement is shocking to everyone down there. But they’re still there and everyday more tourists come to look and ask questions.
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Click here to view this media I was in New York for a week and made a handful of trips to Zucotti Park to talk to people down there and take some photos. Karoli was nice enough to make them all into a snazzy video. It was pretty intense down there. First off, Mayor Bloomberg’s jokes aside – it is a tourist attraction. They come by the double bus load to look at the 9/11 memorial and then make their way to the protest (to look at what’s happened since 9/11). The park is packed to capacity with Occupiers and there’s a steady stream of gawkers with cameras passing through. Who knew it would last this long? No one. The viral nature of this movement is shocking to everyone down there. But they’re still there and everyday more tourists come to look and ask questions.
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Click here to view this media I was in New York for a week and made a handful of trips to Zucotti Park to talk to people down there and take some photos. Karoli was nice enough to make them all into a snazzy video. It was pretty intense down there. First off, Mayor Bloomberg’s jokes aside – it is a tourist attraction. They come by the double bus load to look at the 9/11 memorial and then make their way to the protest (to look at what’s happened since 9/11). The park is packed to capacity with Occupiers and there’s a steady stream of gawkers with cameras passing through. Who knew it would last this long? No one. The viral nature of this movement is shocking to everyone down there. But they’re still there and everyday more tourists come to look and ask questions.
Continue reading …Disneyland Attractions Contain High Levels Of Lead, Environmental Group Alleges
October 25, 2011 No Comment
What are the scariest attractions at Disneyland? It may not be the roller-coasters, if an environmental group’s accusations are well-founded. The Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation filed an injunction last week that would require the Anaheim, Calfornia park to post warning signs or cover surfaces found to contain lead. According to the Los Angeles Times, Mateel had filed a lawsuit in Orange County court in April, alleging “excessive levels of lead in such commonly touched objects as the Sword in the Stone attraction,” along with brass door knobs at Minnie’s House, stained-glass windows in a door at the entrance to a beauty salon in Cinderella’s Castle” and several other locations. Last year, Mateel sent individuals to conduct “wipe testing” of various surfaces at Disneyland. They found that a number of surfaces contained many more times the amount of lead than that which requires a posted sign. According to the International Business Times, signs are required when “average exposure exceeds 0.5 micrograms per day.” Disney has claimed that they have posted warning signs and are not violating California law. A Disney spokeswoman told the Los Angeles Times, “We have not seen the papers that we are told are being filed, so we cannot comment specifically. However, we believe that Disneyland Resort is in full compliance with the signage requirements.” The research director at the Center For Environmental Health said in a press release, “It’s disappointing that a $38 billion company like Disney can’t be bothered to clean up their parks so they’re safe for children. We’re telling our supporters to send a message to Disney today: there is no place for lead poisoning at the world’s happiest place.” Lead is on the list of chemicals covered by California’s 1986 Proposition 65 that requires the labeling of products or places that contain “chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.” According to health experts, lead poisoning occurs when individuals’ blood contains 10 micrograms per deciliter. This week is the CDC’s National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. The CDC reported this summer that lead poisoning among American adults has dropped by over 50 percent in the past 15 years. Read The Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation’s “Danger at Disneyland: Lead Hazards At The Happiest Place On Earth” here.
Continue reading …Disneyland Attractions Contain High Levels Of Lead, Environmental Group Alleges
October 25, 2011 No Comment
What are the scariest attractions at Disneyland? It may not be the roller-coasters, if an environmental group’s accusations are well-founded. The Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation filed an injunction last week that would require the Anaheim, Calfornia park to post warning signs or cover surfaces found to contain lead. According to the Los Angeles Times, Mateel had filed a lawsuit in Orange County court in April, alleging “excessive levels of lead in such commonly touched objects as the Sword in the Stone attraction,” along with brass door knobs at Minnie’s House, stained-glass windows in a door at the entrance to a beauty salon in Cinderella’s Castle” and several other locations. Last year, Mateel sent individuals to conduct “wipe testing” of various surfaces at Disneyland. They found that a number of surfaces contained many more times the amount of lead than that which requires a posted sign. According to the International Business Times, signs are required when “average exposure exceeds 0.5 micrograms per day.” Disney has claimed that they have posted warning signs and are not violating California law. A Disney spokeswoman told the Los Angeles Times, “We have not seen the papers that we are told are being filed, so we cannot comment specifically. However, we believe that Disneyland Resort is in full compliance with the signage requirements.” The research director at the Center For Environmental Health said in a press release, “It’s disappointing that a $38 billion company like Disney can’t be bothered to clean up their parks so they’re safe for children. We’re telling our supporters to send a message to Disney today: there is no place for lead poisoning at the world’s happiest place.” Lead is on the list of chemicals covered by California’s 1986 Proposition 65 that requires the labeling of products or places that contain “chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.” According to health experts, lead poisoning occurs when individuals’ blood contains 10 micrograms per deciliter. This week is the CDC’s National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. The CDC reported this summer that lead poisoning among American adults has dropped by over 50 percent in the past 15 years. Read The Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation’s “Danger at Disneyland: Lead Hazards At The Happiest Place On Earth” here.
Continue reading …Disneyland Attractions Contain High Levels Of Lead, Environmental Group Alleges
October 25, 2011 No CommentWhat are the scariest attractions at Disneyland? It may not be the roller-coasters, if an environmental group’s accusations are well-founded. The Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation filed an injunction last week that would require the Anaheim, Calfornia park to post warning signs or cover surfaces found to contain lead. According to the Los Angeles Times, Mateel had filed a lawsuit in Orange County court in April, alleging “excessive levels of lead in such commonly touched objects as the Sword in the Stone attraction,” along with brass door knobs at Minnie’s House, stained-glass windows in a door at the entrance to a beauty salon in Cinderella’s Castle” and several other locations. Last year, Mateel sent individuals to conduct “wipe testing” of various surfaces at Disneyland. They found that a number of surfaces contained many more times the amount of lead than that which requires a posted sign. According to the International Business Times, signs are required when “average exposure exceeds 0.5 micrograms per day.” Disney has claimed that they have posted warning signs and are not violating California law. A Disney spokeswoman told the Los Angeles Times, “We have not seen the papers that we are told are being filed, so we cannot comment specifically. However, we believe that Disneyland Resort is in full compliance with the signage requirements.” The research director at the Center For Environmental Health said in a press release, “It’s disappointing that a $38 billion company like Disney can’t be bothered to clean up their parks so they’re safe for children. We’re telling our supporters to send a message to Disney today: there is no place for lead poisoning at the world’s happiest place.” Lead is on the list of chemicals covered by California’s 1986 Proposition 65 that requires the labeling of products or places that contain “chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.” According to health experts, lead poisoning occurs when individuals’ blood contains 10 micrograms per deciliter. This week is the CDC’s National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. The CDC reported this summer that lead poisoning among American adults has dropped by over 50 percent in the past 15 years. Read The Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation’s “Danger at Disneyland: Lead Hazards At The Happiest Place On Earth” here.
Continue reading …Disneyland Attractions Contain High Levels Of Lead, Environmental Group Alleges
October 25, 2011 No CommentWhat are the scariest attractions at Disneyland? It may not be the roller-coasters, if an environmental group’s accusations are well-founded. The Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation filed an injunction last week that would require the Anaheim, Calfornia park to post warning signs or cover surfaces found to contain lead. According to the Los Angeles Times, Mateel had filed a lawsuit in Orange County court in April, alleging “excessive levels of lead in such commonly touched objects as the Sword in the Stone attraction,” along with brass door knobs at Minnie’s House, stained-glass windows in a door at the entrance to a beauty salon in Cinderella’s Castle” and several other locations. Last year, Mateel sent individuals to conduct “wipe testing” of various surfaces at Disneyland. They found that a number of surfaces contained many more times the amount of lead than that which requires a posted sign. According to the International Business Times, signs are required when “average exposure exceeds 0.5 micrograms per day.” Disney has claimed that they have posted warning signs and are not violating California law. A Disney spokeswoman told the Los Angeles Times, “We have not seen the papers that we are told are being filed, so we cannot comment specifically. However, we believe that Disneyland Resort is in full compliance with the signage requirements.” The research director at the Center For Environmental Health said in a press release, “It’s disappointing that a $38 billion company like Disney can’t be bothered to clean up their parks so they’re safe for children. We’re telling our supporters to send a message to Disney today: there is no place for lead poisoning at the world’s happiest place.” Lead is on the list of chemicals covered by California’s 1986 Proposition 65 that requires the labeling of products or places that contain “chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.” According to health experts, lead poisoning occurs when individuals’ blood contains 10 micrograms per deciliter. This week is the CDC’s National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. The CDC reported this summer that lead poisoning among American adults has dropped by over 50 percent in the past 15 years. Read The Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation’s “Danger at Disneyland: Lead Hazards At The Happiest Place On Earth” here.
Continue reading …Networks and Cable Still Mostly Silent on Anti-Semitism at Occupy Wall Street Protests
October 25, 2011 No Comment
Journalistic outlets, which were all too eager to accuse the Tea Party of bigotry, have been mostly silent in response to examples of anti-Semitism at the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) protests. Incidents caught on tape and the urging of the Anti-Defamation League to stop anti-Jewish bigotry have yielded very little coverage. Since October 1st, a Nexis search reveals no discussion of anti-Semitism at the protests on ABC, CBS, NBC or during the prime time lineup of CNN and MSNBC. This is despite incidents of anti-Jewish comments at rallies in places such as New York and Los Angeles. At one L.A. protest, now-fired teacher Patricia McAllister complained, “I think that the Zionist Jews who are running these big banks and our Federal Reserve, which is not run by the federal government — they need to be run out of this country.” (The L.A. Times covered this story.) In New York , another protester derided, “So, the hatred of the Arabs towards Israel is understandable.” Although prime time MSNBC has failed to cover such incidents of hate, daytime anchor Martin Bashir did. On October 18 , he pressed activist Russell Simmons and played a commercial from a Jewish organization attacking the hate. In that clip, a man can be seen screaming, “You're a bum, Jew!” The New York Times on Saturday discussed and dismissed anti-Semitism at the rallies. Clay Waters of Times Watch explained: While the New York Times was hypersensitive to any signs of racial prejudice among the massive, peaceful Tea Party protests, reporter Joseph Berger raised and dismissed the idea of anti-Semitism at Occupy Wall Street, in Saturday’s “Cries of Anti-Semitism, But Not at Zuccotti Park.” Just two of many references: Reporter David Herszenhorn assumed racism was a force in the movement in an April
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