A new report from the UK Food Group (a civil society network in the UK on global food and farming issues) points to the need for a radical shift towards more ecological and equitable food provision. This is because the current system is failing to meet the food needs of people, now and in the future.
The briefing shows that the systems that currently feed most people in the world are smaller-scale and locally-sourced. They can be enhanced through practices based on agroecology to meet current and future global demands for food. Research and trade policies and agricultural support measures urgently need to be reoriented in this direction...
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The full report can be downloaded at http://www.ukfg.org.uk/Securing_future_food.pdf
Tuesday, 29 June 2010
Caravaggio: the original sinner
Judith and Holofernes, 1599 (oil on canvas) by Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da (1571-1610) Palazzo Barberini, Rome, Italy
He was named after an angel, yet Caravaggio led a louche existence in the shadows of a society where prostitution, violence and murder ran rife. A revelatory new biography sheds some much-needed light on the artist's dark life
Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Appeal By Catholic Church To Keep Vatican From Being Sued
The Vatican hit a snag in their attempts to claim sovereign immunity from suit when the Supreme Court of the United States voted to not hear a case seeking to dismiss an Oregon lawsuit aimed at the Vatican itself. The suit from a victim of molestation has taken aim at the Vatican claiming that Reverend Andrew Roman repeatedly molested him in the 1960’s. The case, John V. Doe v. Holy See, was filed in 2002 and claimed that Reverend Roman was an employee of the Vatican. The plaintiff, known only as John V. Doe, maintains that the Vatican conspired with the Archdiocese of Portland to shield Reverend Roman from prosecution by moving him first from Ireland then to Chicago and finally to Portland.
A Federal court rejected the argument from the Vatican that they are immune from this suit because of the Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals backed up that this was an exception to the FSIA. By rejecting the appeal, the Supreme Court has, in effect, sided with the Appeals Court. This means that the suit will now go forward.
Reverend Roman had a long history of abusing children. He began doing so in the 1950’s while a priest in the Archdiocese of Armagh, Ireland. He then was transferred to Chicago where he admitted to molesting three boys at St. Philip’s High School, and continued to molest when he was moved to St. Albert’s Church in Portland, Oregon. Another lawsuit moving through the courts also maintains that the Vatican is responsible for the actions of the bishops who covered up these crimes.
The Supreme Court is majority Catholic. Currently, there are six Catholic jurists, two Jewish jurists, and one Protestant. Should Elena Kagan be confirmed, it will then be Six Catholic and three Jewish.
Bridgette P. LaVictoire @'LezGetReal'
(Thanx Michael
...and good news indeed!)
Cumbia Cosmonauts - Scattermusic Radio Poidcast
"I’ve been hanging out for this one for a while now and if you’ve seen the Cumbia Cosmonauts super heavy live show you’d understand why. With so much of the club music right now being crowded, intensely compressed and generally over the top, it’s so good to hear anything this spacious that’s still full of energy. The attention to detail here is also of the hook with every track being completely remixed to the point where you could safely call it an album of versions. But this really is only just the beginning for this unruly cohort of cumbia hustlers as they’re currently putting the finishing touches to a truly dope EP and European tour for later this year. Don’t sleep."
(scatterblog)
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The Cumbia Cosmonauts are producers Thomas Campbell a.k.a.Soup (mix, fx, dubbing, scratch, guitar) and Moses Iten a.k.a. saca la mois DJ!! (vox, lasers, fx, samples). They are most frequently joined on stage by the explosive talents of Carlos Parraga (accordion, percussion, casio), Richard Burns (trumpet, melodica, casio), Gustavo Moreno (percussion, Thomas Mitchell (percussion), and Tobi Armbruster (VJ visuals).
http://www.myspace.com/cumbiacosmonauts
Welcome to the Official Webpage of The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)
Official shop of the Korean Friendship Association.
Here you can find official art merchandise from North Korea. Show your support to our country!!
North Korea Emblem Stein
$20.99
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Heft a cold one in this 22 oz. ceramic stein with gold trim. A great “usable” alternative to the trophy. Make any day Oktoberfest whether with this impressive stein on the shelf or in-hand. Cheers!
* Measures 6.75" tall, 3.75" diameter base, 3" diameter rim
* Dishwasher safe
* Not recommended for microwave
North Korea Emblem Trucker Hat
$16.49
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Up for the long haul, our standard Trucker Hat features a resilient polyester foam front, and adjustable headband for the perfect fit.
* Adjusts from 17" to 24"
* Crown measures 4"
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