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J-Mack / Gallon Challenge / wait for it / FAIL

By: jironde on: 5:57 AM

President Rivlin: Shared Jewish-Arab identity key to Israel's future

Israel President says Israelis and Palestinians both connected to the land, and any attempt to force either side to relinquish its narrative 'destined to fail'. The President also said that Jews must acknowledge that Arabs are also part and parcel of this land, and that it is time to take very real measures to establish a new Arab city in Israel -- In an impassioned plea for Jewish-Arab amity, President Reuven Rivlin on Thursday called on all political camps in Israel to take up the cause of reconciliation, insisting the country's future depends on forging a "shared Israeli identity" that acknowledges Arabs as "part and parcel of this land." Addressing the leadership of the International Friends of Givat Haviva (The Center for a Shared Society), which presented him with an award for his work toward coexistence, Rivlin laid out the steps he said would ultimately establish trust between Israel's Jewish and Arab citizens. " t is important to say that the vision of living together, so needed in Israeli society, is one that deals with the shaping of a civil language, with the building of a joint economy, and with the forging of a shared Israeli identity," he said. "This is a vision, and an Israeli hope, of which we are in need." Rivlin said that opposing narratives were at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a "zero sum game between identities, between national stories. "My independence is your catastrophe," he said, alluding to the Palestinian Nakba, marked with an annual day of mourning that coincides with Israel's celebration of its independence in 1948. "You build your identity, which negates mine, and I build my identity, which negates yours." In order to begin to mend the relationship between Jews and Arabs, he continued, it was "essential" for both groups to "recognize this, as painful as it may be," before moving on to "nurture the positive identities of each side, and from within these identities, reach out to the other's culture and story." Further appealing to both sides to recognizing each other's identities, he said the pride of both Jews and Palestinians lays "in the honor and the importance we attribute to the chain of generations, the spiritual inheritance from our forefathers, and our connection to our land." Israeli Jews, he said, "need to acknowledge that the Arab public is part and parcel of this land - a public shaped by a collective cultural identity." Attempts to achieve change by expecting one side to relinquish its identity, Rivlin continued, are "destined to fail." Besides recognizing Arab national and cultural identities, Rivlin also said that more practical steps must be carried out by the Israeli government in order to attain trust. "Equal access to resources, and to employment and economic opportunities, are a basic condition for trust. Just as they are the basic obligations of a democratic state toward its citizens." He further added that just as Israel's Arab population must needs learn Hebrew "to perfection," the time has come for the Arabic language to also be studied by the Jewish population. Language, he said, "leads from the ear to the heart." Rivlin, a former Knesset member for the ruling right-wing Likud party, hinted that not enough is being done by his own political camp to promote trust. "The mission of building confidence between the Jewish and Arab communities is not solely the task of the left or any particular political camp. It is the mission of all for whom this land is dear. "No single political camp can be allowed to take ownership, or dictate the language of this task. Just as no single camp can shirk its responsibility toward this task. The fact that the subject has become associated with a particular camp, both on the Jewish and Arab sides, is nothing short of tragic," he added. The key to a breakthrough, according to Rivlin, is to enlist new forces from the mainstream of both societies. "The dealing with the relations between Arabs and Jews, must be moved into the mainstream's consciousness; in the public, political and media spheres." Rivlin seemed to be hitting many of the same notes voiced by Joint (Arab) List leader MK Ayman Odeh, who, at the same event, called for the Israeli government to grant the Arab population wider national rights. Last photo - Rivlin meets Arab mayors in Israel at his president's residence in Jerusalem few months ago

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By: jironde on: 5:57 AM

Slip 'N" Slide On a River Bank FatBoy Fail

Built a slip & slide on a river bank that any person would enjoy. But mud/water + FatBoy = Fails.

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Slip 'N" Slide On a River Bank FatBoy Fail

By: jironde on: 4:50 AM

Britain is Set to Open the Door to Cancerous GMO

http://ift.tt/1J9BqDN 28.05.2015 Author: Steven MacMillan This summer, British scientists are expected to begin field trials of a genetically modified (GMO) potato dubbed by proponents the 'super spud' , whose developers boast will be free of fungal diseases and other pest problems. GMO maize and oil seed rape could also be grown in England by the end of this year, as Westminster is pushing for more GMO foods to be introduced into the UK food supply. In March of last year, David Cameron's chief science advisers (Zionists) pressed for the government to allow the cultivation and spread of GMO crops in Britain, in addition to criticising "dysfunctional" European Union (EU) regulations which at the time restricted the quantity of GMO food in the European food supply. EU law has changed since then however, allowing individual EU governments to decide whether or not to allow GMO crops to be grown in their countries, with many seeing this as a backdoor for Big-Agri to push their products on the continent. "It is a stunning defeat and will result in a massive spread of GMO crops in the EU for the first time," was how strategic risk consultant and author William Engdahl described the move in an article for New Eastern Outlook titled: Monsanto's Trojan Horse will eat in EU Fields . Britain looks set to follow in America's footsteps as the US had allowed an abundance of GMO products into its food supply. "Currently, up to 93% of U.S. corn is genetically engineered (GE), as are 94% of soybeans and 96% of cotton (cottonseed oil is often used in food products). It has been estimated that upwards of 75% of processed foods on supermarket shelves - from soda to soup, crackers to condiments - contain genetically engineered ingredients", according to the Center for Food Safety . The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has also recently approved the planting of GMO potatoes and GMO apples , further opening up the US agricultural sector to GMO crops. Paradoxically, despite many in Washington pushing for more GMO's, ordinary Americans are increasingly buying organic as the dangers of GMO foods becomes more apparent, with US farmers having to import organic produce to meet growing organic demand . Let's hope this trend continues into the future, as supermarkets and other retailers will respond to consumer demand if it starts to infringe on their profits. Monsanto's Roundup "Probably" Causes Cancer Despite many in the political and corporate sphere dogmatically arguing that GMO foods are safe to consume, copious volumes of scientific research completely contradicts this argument. In March, the World Health Organisations (WHO) cancer agency - the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) - conducted a study on glyphosate, the main ingredient in the most widely used weedkiller in the world, Monsanto's Roundup. The IARC study chillingly concluded that glyphosate "probably" causes cancer in addition to revealing it was "classified as probably carcinogenic to humans". Last year, a comprehensive report by The Ministry of Health in Cordoba, Argentina, found that in areas where GMO crops are grown and agro-chemicals are used, cancer rates are double the national average. In 2012, Dr. Gilles-Eric Seralini of the University of Caen led a study which examined the long term health effects on rats that had consumed Monsanto's GM corn and its Roundup herbicide. The peer-reviewed study was conducted over a 2 year period - which is the average life-span of a rat - as opposed to Monsanto's usual period of 90 days, and discovered horrifying effects on the rats health, with a 200% to 300% increase in large tumours, severe organ damage to the kidney and liver, in addition to 70% of the female rats participating suffering premature death. The first tumours only appeared 4 to 7 months into the research, highlighting the need for longer trials. France , Italy and Poland are among the countries which have banned the cultivation of varieties of GMO maize. A somewhat comical episode (if it wasn't so serious) which illustrates the glaring hypocrisy of many who promote GMO foods, was when Big-Agri lobbyist Patrick Moore was asked to drink a glass of glyphosate during an interview with French investigative journalist and filmmaker Paul Moreira. Below is a transcript of the interview: Moore: Do not believe that glyphosate in Argentina is causing increases in cancer. You can drink a whole quart of it and it won't hurt you. Interviewer (Moreira): You want to drink some? We have some here. Moore: I'd be happy to actually... Not, not really, but... Interviewer: Not really? Moore: I know it wouldn't hurt me. Interviewer: If you say so, I have some glyphosate. Moore: No, I'm not stupid. Interviewer: OK. So you... So it's dangerous, right? Moore: No. People try to commit suicide with it and fail, fairly regularly. Interviewer: Tell the truth. It's dangerous. Moore: It's not dangerous to humans. No, it's not. Interviewer: So you are ready to drink one glass of glyphosate? Moore: No, I'm not an idiot. Moore then storms out of the interview after calling Moreira a "complete jerk". Controversy of a similar nature was sparked in 2010 when Downing Street refused 10 times to say whether David Cameron would eat GMO foods or serve it to his family, raising suspicions as to whether the British Prime Minister follows many other prominent political figures that only eat organic yet often promote GMO's. Cameron has now stated that he would eat GMO and feed it to his family, although many view these comments with scepticism considering his earlier refusal to answer the question. The Sanity of Russian Policy on GMO Foods In contrast to the governments in London and Washington, Moscow has taken responsible and effective action in protecting its food supply from GMO foods. "According to official statistics the share of GMO in the Russian food industry has declined from 12 percent to just 0.01 percent over the past 10 years," as RT reported in November of last year. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedevannounced recently that Russia would not import GMO foods and would concentrate instead on producing organic foods. "If the Americans like to eat GMO products, let them eat it then. We don't need to do that; we have enough space and opportunities to produce organic food," Medvedev remarked. Russia has enacted laws which punish individuals and businesses that violate the GMO labelling laws in the country, with authorities having the power to fine violators in addition to confiscating the products. The Russian scientific community has also voiced skepticism over the safety of GMO foods. At the end of last year, leading Russian scientists urged the government to put a 10-year ban on GMO products so that researchers could vigorously study the health implications of the products on humans. This seems a logical and sensible recommendation for other governments around the world to follow (if they haven't already), as it is clear there are serious questions over the safety of GMO's. The good news is that demand for organic food continues to skyrocket as people around the globe become increasingly aware of the dangers of GMO foods. Let's ensure this trend continues into the future and we leave our children a healthy, clean and safe food supply! Steven MacMillan is an independent writer, researcher, geopolitical analyst and editor of The Analyst Repor t, especially for the online magazine http://journal-neo.org/

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By: jironde on: 4:50 AM

Bully Fail! *Annoying Screaming Warning*

Sweat sound @ 00:34

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Bully Fail! *Annoying Screaming Warning*

By: jironde on: 10:48 PM

Driver Gambles and Makes Departing Ferry Ramp...then Fails

that back tire only needed a couple more inches..Props to the men who dove in..

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Driver Gambles and Makes Departing Ferry Ramp...then Fails

By: jironde on: 1:23 PM

Pedestrian Detection Fail

Volvo buyer bought a new car, but declined to pay an extra $3000 for the pedestrian detection feature. Why he thought the feature would work when it was never installed to begin with is quite baffling.

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Pedestrian Detection Fail

By: jironde on: 7:53 AM