Neak Feat. GLC & Trinity – Celebration of Life’s ILLZ (Prod. By Slot-A)
Neak Feat. GLC & Trinity – Celebration of Life’s ILLZ (Prod. By Slot-A)
20th Aug2011
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20th Aug2011
19th Aug2011
2 Chainz (Tity Boi) – Codeine Cowboy Documentary (Full Video)
The trials & tribulations of a drug addict… oh & he raps too
19th Aug2011
Your City and School Are Asked to Join The Million Father March
Black Star Project, a Chicago-based organization that launched the Million Father March, which encourages fathers to escort their children to school on the first day of class, now wants fathers to make an additional commitment to their children‘s education.
“We are asking fathers and other significant male figures, uncles, cousins, older brothers, to volunteer 10 hours during the academic year in their children‘s schools, ” said Phillip Jackson, executive director of the Black Star Project. “The men can tutor, serve as mentors, hall monitors, chaperones and perform other jobs around the school to assist the students, faculty members and the principals.”
Jackson believes that fathers’ participation in their children‘s schools will help improve academic achievement and reduce discipline problems.The National Fatherhood Initiative, a Germantown, Md.-based organization whose goal is to improve the proportion of children growing up with involved, responsible and committed fathers, agrees with Jackson’s assessment.
According to a fact sheet, titled “Father Factor in Education,” the National Fatherhood Initiative said father involvement in schools is associated with the higher likelihood of a student earning mostly “A’s.” “This was true for fathers in biological parent families, for stepfathers and for fathers heading single-parent families,” the National Fatherhood Initiative reported. On the other hand, fatherless children are twice as likely to drop out of school, the National Fatherhood Initiative reported.
This is the 8th year of the Million Father March, which begins Aug. 1 and ends Sept. 15. The Million Father March is not a mass gathering like the Million Man March, where one million men assembled in Washington D.C. Because the nation’s schools open at different times during the academic year, fathers are encouraged to escort their kids to school on the first day of classes. Schools in the South and West open the earliest, followed by schools in the Southeast. Schools in the Midwest and Northeast open in September, the latest school openings of the academic year.
Jackson is excited about the number of school systems and fathers participating in this year’s Million Father March. He predicts that 700 school districts and more than 800,000 men will participate in Million Father March.
“Can you imagine if all of those men volunteered to work 10 hours in their children‘s school. That would have a dynamic effect on the school system,” Jackson said. He added, however, that some schools may not want fathers involved because it would be “one more thing” in which faculty members have to manage.
The Million Father March has grown nationwide because it is being pushed by individual schools and individual classrooms. In Broward County Public Schools in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., the district embraced the Million Father March, said Charles Webster, the district’s coordinator of public relations and government affairs.
As a result, participation in the Million Father March continues to grow. In the 2009 school year, 28,391 fathers participated. Turnout in 2009 was particularly surprising because school was delayed a day because of Tropical Storm Fay, Webster said. In 2010, the number of participants climbed to 36,875. Last year, 38,081 signed up for the Million Father March, Webster said. “It’s important that men participate, not just the ladies, because it shows men care about their children,” he added.
Webster added that the presence of men on school grounds prevents student violence. “At one high school, there were fights after school. Men showed up and stood on the school grounds and the fights stopped,” he said. And Webster added that many of the men ask school officials what else they can do to improve the schools. The first day of classes this year for the Broward County Public Schools is August 22.
Jackson also wants Chicago churches to become involved with their neighborhood schools. “There are 650 schools in Chicago and 10,000 churches,” Jackson said. “We want the churches to partner with their neighborhood schools and at 9 a.m. on September 6, we want the ministers wearing their church robes to hold prayer vigils outside the schools and pray for a productive, successful and safe school year.”
19th Aug2011
Mumia Abu Jamal – A Grand Bargain… For Surrender
A ‘Grand Bargain’–for Surrender
[col. writ. 8/6/11] ’11 Mumia Abu-Jamal
The recent debt-ceiling kerfuffle, which was ‘resolved’ at the 11th hour amidst political and economic chaos, was less a deal than a defeat.
For deals are made when both sides succeed in getting what they want without significant loss.
This is known as a win-win.
But this only occurs when both sides have similar strengths, and are able to bring them to bear.
In the recent debt-ceiling crisis, one side, the Tea Party-backed Republicans, were able to put pressure on the administration and the Democrats, and hold out while the clock ticked towards default.
Terrified at the possibility of default, the Administration caved, and a deal was struck to cut spending, no tax increases, and the pass-off of tougher, deeper cuts down the line by a so-called bi-partisan ‘super committee’.
This deal was greeted by the credit-rating agency, Standard and Poors, with an unprecedented down-grading of U.S. credit liability, from trlple-A (AAA) status to double-A+ (AA+). What this means is, when the U.S. borrows money now, it’ll cost more, for interest rates will rise. And not only for the government. For businesses, for students–for all consumers.
The S & P took this step because the political process, the brlnksmanshlp, the very threat of default (even if unlikely) pointed to the unreliability and instability of the government, and by extension–its ability to pay its bills.
This wasn’t a political decision; it was a business decision.
And the double-A rating meant: bad deal.
Politics may shift with winds, but business works on profits.
The loud and public rift over what is essentially an arbitrary number–the congressionally- created national debt ceiling–has dealt a blow to the real-world economy.
And it makes the lives, property and the future prospects of millions of people, that much more tenuous.
©’11 maj
19th Aug2011
White Supremacist Principal Running Bronx School with Majority Black and Latino Students
Andrew Theodorakis/News – Frank Borzellieri, who tried to ban “anti-American” books and fire an openly-gay teacher as a Queens school board member, is the new principal of a Bronx Catholic school.
A firebrand educator with ties to a white supremacist group is running a Bronx Catholic school where most of the students are black and Latino, the Daily News has learned.
Frank Borzellieri, 48, was quietly promoted to principal of Our Lady of Mount Carmel School two years ago – despite a history of controversial writings and campaigns, including a push to ban a biography on the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
In 2004, Borzellieri wrote the book “Don’t Take It Personally: Race, Immigration, Crime and Other Heresies,” in which he declares “diversity is a weakness” and says the rising black and Hispanic populations in America will lead to the “New Dark Age.”
He has also written frequently for the white supremacist publication American Renaissance, with which he is still “intimately involved,” the non-profit Southern Poverty Law Center says.
Borzellieri declined comment.
Mount Carmel pastor, the Rev. Eric Rapaglia, said he knew of Borzellieri’s views, but didn’t “see any cause for concern” when he hired him to run the 200-student elementary school.
“I knew of him from my last parish,” he said. “Do I agree with all of it? No. But I think much of it is valuable and logical and reasonable.
“A lot of his ideas would actually benefit minorities,” he added.
Borzellieri, who unsuccessfully ran for state Assembly in 1994 and City Council in 1997, previously made headlines as a school board member in District 24 in Queens, where he lives.
During his board tenure, from 1993 to 2002, he tried to:
·Ban literature he labeled “anti-American” from school libraries. His targets included books on different races and culture, and a biography of King.
·Remove an openly gay teacher and gay-rights activist from the classroom at Public School 199 in Sunnyside, and ban school employees from making any references to homosexuality.
·Introduce a resolution calling for students to be taught that U.S. culture is superior.
Borzellieri’s views rankled teachers at St. Barnabas School in Woodlawn, Bronx, where he taught English from 2006 to 2009.
Borzellieri’s views rankled teachers at St. Barnabas School in Woodlawn, Bronx, where he taught English from 2006 to 2009.
“You can’t have someone with those beliefs or who writes that kind of stuff working at a Catholic school,” said Annemarie Zagaglia, principal of St. Barnabas School during Borzellieri’s time there.
When Rapaglia was the pastor of St. Barnabas, Zagaglia warned him that teachers had legitimate concerns about Borzellieri. She said Rapaglia “dismissed the whole thing, and that was the end of that.”
Rapaglia became pastor of Mount Carmel – in Fordham, Bronx – in 2009 and hired Borzellieri as principal that year.
A former teacher at St. Barnabas said she alerted the Archdiocese of New York in 2007 that students had complained Borzellieri was using them as “research” for his books, but the teacher never got a response.
Archdiocese spokesman Joe Zwilling said there is no record of a complaint against Borzellieri, but said the matter is under review.
Zwilling added that sweeping changes in hiring parish principals went into effect in 2009 – right after Borzellieri got the gig.
“Previously, pastors had great leeway and discretion in the hiring of principals,” Zwilling said. “That practice usually worked well, but we saw room for improvement.”
Parents of students at Mount Carmel voiced concern after the Daily News informed them of Borzellieri’s past.
“I’ve heard kids say they don’t like him,” said one mother, a Jamaican immigrant. “I was wondering where the heck he came from. He shouldn’t be teaching here. He could look at kids differently because they’re black. It’s not fair.”
18th Aug2011
A Conversation with Wes Moore and Michel Martin (Full Video)
The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy, the Center for American Progress, and the Open Society Foundations hosted a conversation with Wes Moore, New York Times bestselling author, and Michel Martin, host of NPR’s Tell Me More. The one-on-one interview explores the pursuit of justice and equality in America.
Moore’s book The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates is frequently used to engage national dialogue on issues that include education, poverty, race, and crime.
Nkechi Taifa, senior policy analyst for civil and criminal justice reform at the Open Society Foundations, introduced the event.
18th Aug2011
Ms. Wise – “It Was Written” (Video)
at The October Gallery presents, Panoramic Poetry series. Philadelphia, Pa
18th Aug2011
Why Fluoride Is Bad For You & Dumbing Down Society
So what exactly is Fluoride?
Well for the purpose of this article, there are two types, Sodium Fluoride and Calcium Fluoride
Calcium Fluoride appears naturally in underground water sources and even seawater.
Sodium Fluoride is a synthetic waste product of the nuclear, aluminium, and phosphate fertilizer industries. This fluoride has an amazing capacity to combine and increase the potency of other toxic materials. The sodium fluoride obtained from industrial waste and added to water supplies is also already contaminated with lead, aluminum, and cadmium. It damages the liver and kidneys, weakens the immune system, possibly leading to cancer, creates symptoms that mimic fibromyalgia, and performs as a Trojan Horse to carry aluminum across the blood brain barrier. The latter is recognized as a source of the notorious “dumbing down” with lower IQ’s and Alzheimer’s effects of fluoride. Various permutations of Sodium Fluoride are also in many insecticides for homes and pesticides for crops. Sometimes it is even added to baby foods and bottled waters. If you live in a water fluoridated area, purchase commercially grown fruits, especially grapes, and vegetables that are chemically sprayed and grown areas irrigated by fluoridated water, you are getting a triple whammy! Better skip that fluoridated toothpaste! – source
Besides tap water, what else is Sodium Fluoride found in?
1. Toothpaste – As of April 7th, 1997, the United States FDA (Food & Drug Administration) has required that all fluoride toothpastes sold in the U.S. carry a poison warning on the label. The warning cautions toothpaste users to:“WARNING: Keep out of reach of children under 6 years of age. If you accidentally swallow more than used for brushing, seek professional help or contact a poison control center immediately.” For data on how much fluoride children ingest from toothpaste, click here .
2. Infant Formula – For further information on fluoride exposure from infant formula, click here
3. Processed Cereals – “During manufacturing, infant dry cereals are processed in a slurry and placed in a revolving drying drum. The water from the slurry evaporates, and the fluoride from the water remains in the cereal. Thus, the fluoride concentration of the water used during processing can substantially affect the final fluoride concentration… Infants who eat large quantities of dry infant cereals reconstituted with fluoridated water could ingest substantial quantities of fluoride from this source.” – Heilman JR, et al. (1997). Fluoride concentrations of infant foods. Journal of the American Dental Association 128(7):857-63.
4. Juices – “Our data suggest that young children who regularly or frequently drink substantial quantities of [juice] possibly should not receive dietary fluoride supplements, since they might be at increased risk of developing dental fluorosis.” – Kiritsy MC, et al. (1996). Assessing fluoride concentrations of juices and juice-flavored drinks. Journal of the American Dental Association 127(7):895-902.
5. Soda – “Seventy-one percent of the [sodas] had fluoride levels exceeding 0.60 ppm, which is considered to contain sufficient fluoride so that dietary fluoride supplements are contraindicated.”- Heilman JR, et al. (1999). Assessing fluoride levels of carbonated soft drinks. Journal of the American Dental Association 130(11):1593-9.
6. Wine – “Analyses of nineteen California wines revealed fluoride concentrations ranging from 0.23 to 2.80 ppm (mean 1.02 ppm, with seven samples above the international limit of 1 ppm).” – Burgstahler AW, et al. (1997). Fluoride in California wines and raisins. Fluoride 30: 142-146.
7. Beer – “Soda and beer bottled with fluoridated water contain 0.7 to 1 ppm fluoride; consumption of these beverages is almost certainly more variable among individuals than consumption of water… If beer contains 0.7 ppm fluoride, heavy beer-drinkers may ingest more than 4 mg daily from beer alone.” – Groth, E. (1973), Two Issues of Science and Public Policy: Air Pollution Control in the San Francisco Bay Area, and Fluoridation of Community Water Supplies. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, May 1973.
8. Teflon Pans – “Teflon-lined cookware contributes to the fluoride ingested by humans. Full and Parkins boiled fluoridated water at a moderate rate until a one-third or one-half reduction in volume was attained, then determined the fluoride content of the residual water… In Teflon-coated ware, the concentration of fluoride ion increased to nearly 3 ppm.
9. Rat Poison – Since the 1800s, fluoride has been a key component in rat poison and insecticides. When mixed into grain or other food, rats will readily consume the poison and die
10. PROZAC! – Part of the main ingredient in Prozac is fluoride. Talk about dumbing down society.
The below countries have made a stand against fluoridation of their drinking water.
Germany: “Generally, in Germany fluoridation of drinking water is forbidden. The relevant German law allows exceptions to the fluoridation ban on application. The argumentation of the Federal Ministry of Health against a general permission of fluoridation of drinking water is the problematic nature of compuls[ory] medication.”999). www.fluoridealert.org/Germany.jpeg
France: “Fluoride chemicals are not included in the list [of 'chemicals for drinking water treatment']. This is due to ethical as well as medical considerations.”000). www.fluoridealert.org/France.jpeg
Belgium: “This water treatment has never been of use in Belgium and will never be (we hope so) into the future. The main reason for that is the fundamental position of the drinking water sector that it is not its task to deliver medicinal treatment to people. This is the sole responsibility of health services.” 000). www.fluoridation.com/c-belgium.htm
Luxembourg: “Fluoride has never been added to the public water supplies in Luxembourg. In our views, the drinking water isn’t the suitable way for medicinal treatment and that people needing an addition of fluoride can decide by their own to use the most appropriate way, like the intake of fluoride tablets, to cover their [daily] needs.”000). www.fluoridealert.org/luxembourg.jpeg
Sweden: “Drinking water fluoridation is not allowed in Sweden…New scientific documentation or changes in dental health situation that could alter the conclusions of the Commission have not been shown.” 000). www.fluoridation.com/c-sweden.htm
Denmark: “We are pleased to inform you that according to the Danish Ministry of Environment and Energy, toxic fluorides have never been added to the public water supplies. Consequently, no Danish city has ever been fluoridated.” 999). www.fluoridation.com/c-denmark.htm
Norway: “In Norway we had a rather intense discussion on this subject some 20 years ago, and the conclusion was that drinking water should not be fluoridated.” 000). www.fluoridation.com/c-norway.htm
Finland: “We do not favor or recommend fluoridation of drinking water. There are better ways of providing the fluoride our teeth need.” 000). www.fluoridation.com/c-finland.htm
Northern Ireland: “The water supply in Northern Ireland has never been artificially fluoridated except in 2 small localities where fluoride was added to the water for about 30 years up to last year. Fluoridation ceased at these locations for operational reasons. At this time, there are no plans to commence fluoridation of water supplies in Northern Ireland.” 000). www.fluoridealert.org/northern-ireland.jpeg
Austria: “Toxic fluorides have never been added to the public water supplies in Austria.”000). www.fluoridation.com/c-austria.htm
As of 26th May 2011, 3692 medical professionals have signed the statement calling for the end of water fluoridation. Full details can be found here
• 651 Nurses (RN, MSN, BSN, ARNP, APRN, LNC, RGON)
• 539 DC’s (Doctor of Chiropractic, includes M Chiro)
• 457 PhD’s – includes DSc, Doctor of Science; EdD (Doctor of Education); DrPH (Doctor of Public Health)
• 398 MD’s (includes MBBS)
• 313 Dentists (DDS, DMD, BDS)
• 155 ND’s (Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine)
• 83 Lawyers (JD, LLB, Avvocato)
• 82 Pharmacists (Pharm.D, B. Pharm, DPh, RPH)
• 79 RDHs (Registered Dental Hygienist); also DH, RDHAP, EFDA, RDAEF, and RDN
• 59 Acupuncturists (LAc – Licensed Acupuncturist, and, MAc -Master Acupuncturist)
• 35 DO’s (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine)
• 25 Veterinarians (DMV, VMD, BVMS)
• 17 OD (Doctor of Optometry)
• 15 PA-C (Physician Assistant – Certified); also MPAS and RPA-C
So it is apparent that fluoride is a poisonous by-product of industry. If fluoride is a main ingredient in Procaz, are governments that allow water fluoridation attempting to dumb their people down? Are we more malleable as a society when fluoride is present? I would say Yes and Yes!!
18th Aug2011
Mayer Hawthorne – When The Nightfalls
Just last week, suave electo-funk duo Chromeoreleased their new EP “When the Night Falls”Remix EP, which features highly contagious remixes of their single by indie music A-listers including Hercules & Love Affair, Breakbot, and Lifelike. Also of special note, Mayer Hawthorne put his own smooth spin on the song in a unique cover version. Take a listen now!
When The Night Falls (Mayer Hawthorne Cover) by Chromeo
Chromeo When The Night Falls (Mayer Hawthorne Coverversion)
Download the “When the Night Falls”Remix EP from iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/
