National CPS News Archive

Monsanto's Website Promise Not to Sue: Did They Lie?

by Nick Meyer

The glaring problem with Monsanto's "website promise" not to sue. Early in 2013, a verdict was reached in the OSGATA (Organic Seed Growers and Traders Association) v. Monsanto lawsuit by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C.

The organic farmers association was seeking protection from patent infringement in the case of accidental drift from GMO pollen for its members. The result was a disappointing one for OSGATA, as a three-judge panel ruled that the lawsuit would not be allowed to continue due to the explanation that "Monsanto has made binding assurances that it will not 'take legal action against growers whose crops might inadvertently contain traces of Monsanto biotech genes (because, for example, some transgenic seed or pollen blew onto the grower's land)."

althealthworks.com

September 5, 2013

'You Are a Bad Person if You Send Your Children to Private School'

by Daniel Doherty

At first, I thought this was satire. Evidently it is not...

I am not an education policy wonk: I’m just judgmental. But it seems to me that if every single parent sent every single child to public school, public schools would improve. This would not happen immediately. It could take generations. Your children and grandchildren might get mediocre educations in the meantime, but it will be worth it, for the eventual common good.

townhall.com

September 2, 2013

More With Less: Clothing

In this Friday post from the book Living More With Less, I want to bring you an excerpt on the topic of clothing. Even though this book was written over thirty years ago, the problems that it reveals have in now way gotten better.

When we lived in Guatemala, a fourteen-year-old Kekchi boy named Amiliano worked for us. My husband had some shirts he couldn't wear anymore, and I wanted to get rid of them. I offered one to Amiliano, but he said, "No, thank you. I have two shirts, and I don't want more. With two, I wash one while I wear the other. If I had a third one, it would just mildew...

akingdomfamily.com

August 31, 2013

Allowing the Devil to Undress You: The Slut-Shaming of a Former Homeschooler

by R.L. Stollar

A disgrace. A destructive force against families. Homeschool dropout. A rat turd. These are but a number of phrases used on HSLDA's Facebook page in reference to Teresa Scanlan, a former homeschooler attending Patrick Henry College.

They are coming from fans (or at least previous fans) of HSLDA. Yesterday, HSLDA shared about Teresa's life and homeschooling experience in light of her being crowned Miss America in 2011. It was obviously about marketing to some extent - "the secret behind the crown was homeschooling!," HSLDA says. But it also was about celebrating a young woman with passion and drive. But things got ugly.

homeschoolersanonymous.wordpress.com

August 22, 2013

WHO Charged with Pushing Vaccines that Harm Children

In a hard hitting editorial, the Indian Journal of Medical Ethics (IJME) has accused the WHO of promoting Pentavalent vaccine "by stating falsely that no adverse event following immunization (AEFI) has ever been reported with the vaccine."

The journal says this is contrary to facts. The IJME editorial by Dr. Jacob Puliyel, head of pediatrics at St Stephens Hospital in New Delhi, is based on his detailed investigation into the deaths of children in Bhutan, Sri Lanka, India and Vietnam following use of Pentavalent vaccine. This vaccine combines the Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus or DPT vaccine - long used in national immunization programs - with Hepatitis-B and H influenza-b or Hib vaccine.

omsj.org

August 18, 2013

Obamacare To Allow Forced Home Invasions

by Kevin Lake

According to a fine line, down at the very bottom of the document provision of ObamaCare, millions of American homes will be subject to forced government inspections, whether they like it or not.

The HHS website states that under this provision, (or any other subsequent guidelines they come up with at the Secretary of HHS's discretion), you and your family can be imposed upon, in your home, like it or not, if you meet any of the following criteria: There is a mother in your home who is not yet 21. A family member is a tobacco user...

freepatriot.org

August 17, 2013

Let people, not corporations, decide what we eat

by Lindsay White

Life on Earth has been affected by seeds and crops which are genetically engineered (GE) with pesticides. This genetic engineering poses critical problems to farmers, beekeepers, consumers, wildlife, the environment, and our future.

Up until now, governments and industry (such as Monsanto, Bayer, Dow, Synerga) have argued the technology is safe. However, more and more studies and testing have proved they are not, yet we continue to eat genetically modified (GM) foods daily. Most products in our grocery stores include genetically modified ingredients, and are not labelled for our freedom of choice.

chroniclejournal.com

July 26, 2013

These children were placed in the temporary care of their paternal grandmother with the full knowledge of the parent - Stabroek News - Georgetown, Guyana

Dear Editor, I thank you for giving me the opportunity to respond to a letter in Stabroek News of July 18, 2013 under the caption 'Needs to know where children have been placed.'

The Child Protection Officer is obligated to protect the child and provide support and intervention to a family that has not met their caregiving responsibilities. Once it is determined that a child is unsafe or his/her well-being is threatened in the home, the CPA has the mandate to remove the child to a safe place, but the policy is to place the child where there will be the least disruption to his/her life.

stabroeknews.com

July 22, 2013

Daily Kos: Think About The Children - the Great Recession and Child Abuse On The Increase

Thought I'd post this diary as a pointer to an item over at Political Animal, where Kathleen Geier takes note of a chilling op ed in the NY Times from Sunday. Seth Stephens-Davidowitz has looked at how child abuse has soared.

The real story about child maltreatment during the recession is a grim one. I spent months studying this topic, using a number of different data sources, including Google search queries. I found that the Great Recession caused a significant increase in child abuse and neglect. But far fewer of these cases were reported to authorities, with much of the drop due to slashed budgets for teachers, nurses, doctors and child protective service workers.

dailykos.com

July 16, 2013

Experimental GM Rice Contaminates Food Supply

As we fight to put an end to genetically modified crops (or at least be told when they are in our food), another batter wages on. This battle is being fought by huge corporations like Monsanto and Bayer CropScience.

Just like the unapproved GM flax NaturalSociety reported on last week, genetically modified rice is contaminating the global supply despite having never been approved for growing or eating. As the GM Contamination Register reports, during 2006 and 2007, three different strains of genetically modified rice were found in US rice exports and subsequently the world over. There were three specific strains of rice-one of which was approved in the U.S. and the other two which were not. Still, none of the strains were approved for cultivation or consumption anywhere else in the world. In total, the GM rice was found in more than 30 countries.

darkgovernment.com

July 8, 2013

PREP aims to guide foster children to make positive life decisions

Children in foster care may not always have a stable parent in their home, so the Department of Education is hoping to provide them with extra support through their Personal Responsibility Education Program, or PREP, currently in development.

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July 6, 2013

Toddler's death followed case worker warning

In the months leading up to the drowning death of a toddler in a Sydney foster home, the boy's case worker twice expressed concern that his foster carer wasn't taking time off and was in danger of "being burnt out", the coroner's court has heard.

The case worker also recommended that only children aged five or older live in the home because of the age and number of children already there. On April 19, 2011, the body of 21-month-old Lachlan Leslie, pictured, was found lying on the bottom of the swimming pool at a residence in Oakdale - a foster home where seven children were being looked after by one carer.

smh.com.au

June 5, 2013

Abandoned Baby Rescued From Sewage Pipe Doing Better, Mother Found

by Steven Ertelt

The abandoned baby who was rescued this past weekend from a sewage pipe in China is being nursed back to health in a local hospital. Meanwhile, the baby's mother has been found and has reportedly been reunited with the infant.

Firefighters in an eastern Chinese province rescued a an apparently-abandoned newborn infant from a sewage pipe after neighbors reported hearing crying. Officials in China's Zhejiang Province rescued the infant on Saturday afternoon. Reports from Chinese media indicated the baby was found in the toilet sewage pipe in a residential building in the city of Jinhua after residents on the fourth floor called the fire department with reports of a baby crying.

lifenews.com

May 28, 2013