Monkey It UP

“The last thing we need to do is monkey this up, by trying to embrace a socialist agenda, with hugetax increases and bankrupting the state” 

     -Florida GOP’s Gubernatorial Candidate.

If “monkey this up” were a phrase like “monkey business” or “throw a monkey wrench in it,” he would have some cover, but no. These days, the GOP is more into whipping it out. False equivalency is so last reich, today’s racists gotta show it off. Dog whistle? Why not just beat the dog til it does what you want?

The white dogs, I mean, the dumbasses who fall into the racist trap but still end up poor, downtrodden, seeking solace in their god and their guns. Or their opioids and meth. But the candidate obliterates the class war angle with his frontal assault on the socialist agenda.

Or maybe not so much, since he seems to think that increased revenue will drain government coffers. And he knows good and well the socialists don’t want to tax the working poor, they aim to reinstate and maybe ratchet up taxes on the wealthy, who have been getting handouts since Reagan, doing a little ratcheting of their own along the way.

The bold words are the ones he punched as he spoke, the ones he really wanted voters to key in on. Then he’d throw in an oddnumber of lesser syllables ere hitting another,…building a cadence that sounds right, even when it’s wrong. Fans of the subliminable may find it interesting that the syllables he really emphasized were “last…monk…huge…bank.” I mean, we already know republicans loves huge banks, but does this signal an upcoming assault on catholics, maybe buddhists? Keep an ear out.

Meanwhile in the now, whistle in his lips and rolled up newspaper in his hand, the man aims to get his dogs out and voting. For good measure, he’ll join the president in siccing the dogs on the paper and any other mainstream media. The failure of which, white people, should concern you. Already, a third or more of the population are convinced that the only real news is the regime’s propaganda. And if you mangey-ass dogs ever do figure out you’ve been had, it’ll be too late. No real news, no real justice, you can find out for yourself whether that place in the desert is a tent city or a concentration camp where the big dogs patrol.

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Appalachian Trail Conservancy Response to the Fatality at Ashby Gap, VA

The following is a statement from Laura Belleville, Vice President of Conservation and Trail Programs for the Appalachian Trail Conservancy:

“On August 21st, a 71-year old man hiking the Appalachian Trail, one mile north of Ashby Gap, Virginia, was fatally struck by a falling six-inch tree limb. Our sincere condolences go out to the friends and family.

While falling limbs and trees can potentially present a safety hazard to hikers walking on the Trail, the chances of getting struck are extremely low. For backpackers, it is worth noting that care should be exercised when selecting a campsite.

Hikers should inspect their surroundings by 100 feet and look up for disease and damaged trees or limbs. Trees and limbs are also more susceptible to falling during a windy day, during a flood, heavy snow, or other unusual conditions.

We appreciate the prompt response of the rescuers from Clarke County, and we hope that incidents like this never occur again.”

Jeff
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L'Amérique latine, à la recherche d'une autre universalité !

Salut à tous,  

Du site L` Echo : Appartenant à un continent long de plusieurs milliers de kilomètres, des pays comme l'Argentine, le Mexique, le Brésil ou le Pérou partagent-ils une même "philosophie" ?

   ¨  Il est impossible de répondre à cette question sans évoquer l'histoire de ce continent, c'est-à-dire sa conquête. En effet, non seulement l'Europe a imposé une découpe territoriale et une structure économico-politique à l'Amérique latine, mais elle a également déterminé comment il fallait penser le Nouveau monde et au sein de celui-ci.

  En 1908, un congrès mondial de philosophie se tient à Heidelberg, en Allemagne. Le philosophe et diplomate péruvien Francisco García Calderón fait un état des lieux des grands courants de la philosophie en Amérique du Sud. Il soutient que, jusqu'ici, les Latino-américains se sont contentés d'importer les courants européens. Comment expliquer ce constat? La dépendance politico-économique est également culturelle: l'éducation est peu développée, la vie politique demeure très instable, la religiosité empêche le développement du libre arbitre, les nécessités de vie et de croissance favorisent l'attrait pour la richesse au détriment de la philosophie. Ce qui n'empêche pas Francisco García Calderón de penser que l'avenir de la philosophie réside bien en Amérique Latine.

La philosophie de la libération !

   Après la seconde guerre mondiale, le philosophe mexicain Leopoldo Zea Aguilar pose un diagnostic cinglant: étant donné que l'Europe a sombré dans le racisme, le capitalisme et le totalitarisme, elle n'est plus en mesure d'assumer ses idéaux universalistes. Au regard de cette situation, il est temps pour l'Amérique latine de s'émanciper de sa tutelle intellectuelle en produisant un nouvel humanisme. À partir des années 60, la "philosophie de la libération" (à ne pas confondre avec la "théologie de la libération") va revendiquer une mise en contexte de la philosophie.

Appropriation et réappropriation ! 

   Actuellement, les études "postcoloniales" ont le vent en poupe. Partant du constat que, même évincé, le colonialisme subsiste à d'autres niveaux, elles sondent les traces de sa présence dans les représentations, les images et les mémoires collectives. L'objectif est de s'en prendre aussi bien au récit national postcolonial qui tente d'effacer l'expérience des minorités qu'au modèle économique occidental.

    Faisant de l'hospitalité son principe, le cosmopolitisme désigne son horizon d'accomplissement. Une autre forme d'universalité accompagnée d'une véritable compréhension de la pluralité peut-elle émerger à partir de là ? ¨...    ( Voir l`article au complet )

https://www.lecho.be/actualite/archive/L-Amerique-latine-a-la-recherche-d-une-autre-universalite/10036495 

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Telethon Raises $210,000 Towards New Radio System in Smokies

Friends of the Smokies collected $210,525 in donations Wednesday during its 24th annual Friends Across the Mountains Telethon from hundreds of callers, online donations, and support from sponsors Dollywood, Mast General Store, Pilot Flying J, and SmartBank.

Since 1995, Friends of the Smokies’ telethons have raised more than $3.9 million in support of America’s most-visited national park. The telethon was broadcast live Wednesday night on WBIR in Knoxville, TN, WLOS in Asheville, NC, and on Facebook.

“This community has always come together to meet the needs of the national park in their own backyard and this night was no exception,” said Cassius Cash, Superintendent of Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP), whose wife and daughter volunteered during the broadcast. “Our friends and neighbors on both sides of the mountains pledged their support – even my daughter’s high school teacher called in to make a donation. We are so thankful to have Friends of the Smokies in our corner.”

Donations made Wednesday night will support the organization’s 25th Anniversary Signature Project to upgrade the park’s emergency radio systems. The $2.5 million effort will leverage $1.25 million in federal funds and grants to match every donation made to Friends of the Smokies. The state-of-the-art radio upgrades will allow rangers to respond more quickly and effectively to emergency situations in the park, keep more than 11 million annual visitors safe, and communicate with emergency services in surrounding communities. In addition to this capital campaign project, Friends of the Smokies will provide more than $1.2 million in annual support to the national park.

During Wednesday’s program, SmartBank presented a check for $15,000 and Sugarland Cellars presented a $16,000 check to support the fundraising efforts. Justice Gary Wade, Friends of the Smokies’ founding board chair and dean of Lincoln Memorial University’s Duncan School of Law, pledged $5,000 on behalf of the school during the broadcast.

Friends of the Smokies’ president Jim Hart thanked the generous donors who called and donated online, “To have a record-breaking fundraiser during our 25th anniversary is truly a testament to the generosity of this community. We are so grateful for the tremendous support as we close in on our $2.5 million goal.”

Matching telethon donations can still be made online at FriendsOfTheSmokies.org/donate or by calling the TN office of Friends of the Smokies at 800-845-5665 or the NC office at 828-452- 0720.



Jeff
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USDA Forest Service Announces New Strategy for Improving Forest Conditions

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service (USFS) recently announced a new strategy for managing catastrophic wildfires and the impacts of invasive species, drought, and insect and disease epidemics.

Specifically, a new report titled Toward Shared Stewardship across Landscapes: An Outcome-based investment Strategy outlines the USFS’s plans to work more closely with states to identify landscape-scale priorities for targeted treatments in areas with the highest payoffs.

“On my trip to California this week, I saw the devastation that these unprecedented wildfires are having on our neighbors, friends and families,” said U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. “We commit to work more closely with the states to reduce the frequency and severity of wildfires. We commit to strengthening the stewardship of public and private lands. This report outlines our strategy and intent to help one another prevent wildfire from reaching this level.”

Both federal and private managers of forest land face a range of urgent challenges, among them catastrophic wildfires, invasive species, degraded watersheds, and epidemics of forest insects and disease. The conditions fueling these circumstances are not improving. Of particular concern are longer fire seasons, the rising size and severity of wildfires, and the expanding risk to communities, natural resources, and firefighters.

“The challenges before us require a new approach,” said Interim USFS Chief Vicki Christiansen. “This year Congress has given us new opportunities to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with state leaders to identify land management priorities that include mitigating wildfire risks. We will use all the tools available to us to reduce hazardous fuels, including mechanical treatments, prescribed fire, and unplanned fire in the right place at the right time, to mitigate them.”

A key component of the new strategy is to prioritize investment decisions on forest treatments in direct coordination with states using the most advanced science tools. This allows the USFS to increase the scope and scale of critical forest treatments that protect communities and create resilient forests.

The USFS will also build upon the authorities created by the 2018 Omnibus Bill, including new categorical exclusions for land treatments to improve forest conditions, new road maintenance authorities, and longer stewardship contracting in strategic areas. The agency will continue streamlining its internal processes to make environmental analysis more efficient and timber sale contracts more flexible.

The Omnibus Bill also includes a long-term “fire funding fix,” starting in FY 2020, that will stop the rise of the 10-year average cost of fighting wildland fire and reduce the likelihood of the disruptive practice of transferring funds from Forest Service non-fire programs to cover firefighting costs. The product of more than a decade of hard work, this bipartisan solution will ultimately stabilize the agency’s operating environment.

Finally, because rising rates of firefighter fatalities in recent decades have shifted the USFS’s approach to fire response, the report emphasizes the agency’s commitment to a risk-based response to wildfire.

The complete strategy is available at www.fs.fed.us/sites/default/files/toward-shared-stewardship.pdf. Photographs of the event are available at: https://flic.kr/s/aHskGkVYkN



Jeff
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Service reopens comment period on new management rule for red wolves in North Carolina

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reopening the public comment period on a proposed rule to replace the existing regulations governing the nonessential experimental population of the red wolf under section 10(j) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

On June 28, 2018, the Service published in the Federal Register a proposed rule that would remove management efforts from existing private lands and instead focus continuing efforts on certain public lands in Hyde and Dare counties, North Carolina. The new proposal is based on a comprehensive four-year evaluation of the northeast North Carolina non-essential experimental population (NC NEP) of red wolves designated under section 10(j) of the ESA. On July 10, 2018, a public meeting was held in Manteo, North Carolina, that drew about 70 people, who shared comments and perspective about the proposal. A 30-day comment period on the proposal closed on July 30, 2018.

The Service is reopening the comment period to allow the public more time to review and comment on the proposed rule. Comments already submitted need not be resubmitted, as they will be fully considered in preparation of the final rule. The Service seeks a variety of information in a number of areas including, but not limited to: the NC NEP’s contribution to red wolf recovery; ideas and strategies for promoting tolerance of red wolves on private property outside the NC NEP management area; and ecological, agricultural and socioeconomic effects of the proposed 10(j) rule. A complete list of information the Service is seeking can be found in the proposed rule.

For more information, including a copy of the proposed rule, visit the red wolf species profile.

The public comment period for the proposed new rule will be reopened for an additional 15 days beginning August 13, 2018 and will close on August 28, 2018. The Service will accept comments received or postmarked on or before August 28, 2018.

You may submit written comments on this proposed rule by one of the following methods:

1. Electronically: Go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal. In the Search box, enter FWS-R4-ES-2018-0035, which is the docket number for this rulemaking. Then, click on the Search button. On the resulting page, in the Search panel on the left side of the screen, under the Document Type heading, check the Proposed Rules box to locate this document. You may submit a comment by clicking on “Comment Now!” Electronic comments should be submitted by 11:59 p.m. EST on August 28, 2018.

2. By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail or hand-delivery to: Public Comments Processing, Attn: FWS-R4-ES-2018-0035, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS: BPHC, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803.

All comments are posted on regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide. To increase efficiency in downloading comments, groups providing comments from large numbers of people should submit their comments in an excel file.



Jeff
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NC National Forests Propose Required Bear Canisters for Overnight Campers on Appalachian Trail and in Panthertown

Visitors to the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests have experienced an increasing number of encounters with black bears exhibiting bold behavior over food in the past few years.

Most encounters are at places where the public repeatedly camps in the general forest rather than at campgrounds that are equipped with bear-proof trash cans. Incidents include bears taking food and backpacks, damaging tents, and staying near inhabited campsites for hours.

“Bears are very reluctant to give up an easy food source and they have not been discouraged by humans banging pots, blowing air horns, and yelling,” said Nantahala District Wildlife Biologist Johnny Wills. “Using bear-resistant food containers is the surest way to deny bears access to human food.”

The Forest Service has increased public awareness efforts by posting material at trail heads, on websites, and on social media in an effort to educate visitors on the importance of eliminating human behaviors that lead bears to see people as a source of food. However, potentially serious encounters by bears have continued to increase. Close interactions with bears must be reduced for the sake of the bears and for the safety of visitors.

The US Forest Service is seeking input on a proposal to require bear resistant food containers for all overnight campers on the Appalachian Trail located on the National Forests in North Carolina and in Panthertown on the Nantahala Ranger District. The Appalachian Trail passes through the Appalachian, Nantahala, Cheoah, and Tusquitee Ranger Districts.

Written comments should be submitted by September 19, 2018. Comments can be emailed to comments-southern-north-carolina-nantahala-nantahala@fs.fed.us or mailed to Johnny Wills, Nantahala RD Wildlife Biologist, Nantahala Ranger District, 90 Sloan Road, Franklin, NC 28734.

The Forest Service also asks that you be mindful of your sanitation and hygiene in the back country. Bears locate food sources by smell as well as sight. You can protect yourself and protect bears by storing trash and food in safe locations during your visit. Keep scented items in bear-proof canisters, inside trailers, and in the trunk of a vehicle. Do not leave food or coolers unattended. Never store scented items in your tent, including toothpaste, deodorant, beverages, or snacks. Pick up all garbage around your site, including inside fire rings, grills, and tables and properly store with your food or dispose in a bear-proof trash receptacle.

If a bear is observed nearby, pack up food and trash immediately and vacate the area. If necessary, attempt to scare the animal away with loud shouts or making noise. If a bear approaches, do not run, but move away slowly and get into a vehicle or building. In the event of a bear attack, do not play dead. Try to fight back and act aggressively. Carrying EPA registered bear spray is another way to combat bear attacks.

Report bear encounters to your local ranger district office. For more information, see our website at www.fs.usda.gov/nfsnc.



Jeff
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En guerre contre le ¨franglais¨...

Man formally indicted with Second Degree Murder on the Blue Ridge Parkway

A federal grand jury has indicted Derek Shawn Pendergraft, age 20, with second degree murder. Special Agents with the National Park Service Investigative Services Branch (ISB) are working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Charlotte Division, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, Transylvania County Sheriff’s Office, Haywood County Sheriff’s Office, and US Park Rangers of Blue Ridge Parkway on the investigation.

According to allegations contained in the indictment and criminal complaint filed in federal court, on the evening of July 24, 2018, Pendergraft reported that a co-worker was missing. Both Pendergraft and the person he reported missing were employees of the Pisgah Inn, a concessionaire within the park. The complaint alleges that, when initially interviewed by investigators, Pendergraft stated that he and the other employee both got off work shortly after 4:00 pm and decided to go for a hike on an unnamed trail near the employee housing area of the Pisgah Inn. Shortly after starting their hike it began to rain and the other employee decided to return to the housing area while Pendergraft hiked on. On his way back, upon reaching the point where the two separated, Pendergraft saw the other employee’s umbrella and hat lying on the ground. Pendergraft told investigators that he immediately began to search for the other employee and informed the management staff at the Pisgah Inn that she was missing. US Park Rangers and first responders searched the area and located the missing employee’s body lying off an embankment near a park trail.

Investigators interviewed Pendergraft and took him into custody in connection with the murder. The criminal bill of indictment was returned on August 9 by a federal grand jury sitting in Asheville, NC. The charge of second degree murder carries a maximum penalty of life in prison. An indictment is an allegation and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. The case is being prosecuted by the US Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina.



Jeff
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Smokies' Natural Resource Condition Assessment has been Published

The following was posted on the park Facebook page earlier today:

This park is chock full of natural resources. But how can you find quick information about them? Well, Resource Management staff along with partners from Western Carolina University have collaborated to write the park’s Natural Resource Condition Assessment (NRCA). It documents current conditions and trends of the park’s natural resources, lists information gaps and identifies factors that are influencing the condition of our natural resources. The report assesses 52 natural resources using the most recent data and best available science.

You can access the report here: https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2253044

Jeff
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SANTÉ : Fraude au menu !

 Salut à tous,

Du site `L`actualité : De la sauce tomate «authentiquement italienne» qui vient de Chine. Du thon qui n’est pas du thon. Des produits périmés remballés et remis en épicerie. Des légumes qui deviennent bios une fois passée la frontière. Des crevettes apprêtées par des esclaves et transbordées illégalement en haute mer. Après avoir lu cette enquête exclusive sur la fraude alimentaire, vous ne verrez plus votre assiette de la même façon.  

    ¨ Avouez que vous vous êtes déjà posé la question devant le rayon des huiles d’olive : telle marque est-elle vraiment « extra vierge  » ? Et les tomates en solde cette semaine sont-elles vraiment
 « bios » .  Ça se peut qu’elles ne le soient pas vraiment. La fraude alimentaire existe. Et elle est bien plus répandue que ce que vous pourriez penser. Plus complexe aussi.

   Les médias ont relayé de nombreuses histoires d’horreur dans les dernières années. Les témoignages d’employés d’épicerie sommés par leurs patrons de changer des dates de péremption sur la viande et de modifier la garniture de vieux gâteaux, révélés en 2015 par l’émission Marketplace, de la CBC, ne sont pas les pires. Deux grands scandales, en 2008 et 2013, ont mis au jour des arnaques sur le lait et la viande aux ramifications internationales. Dès lors, Interpol a mis les bouchées doubles pour traquer les escrocs. La police a relevé des fraudes à donner la nausée. Et découvert que le crime organisé a un sacré appétit pour le trafic de la bouffe.
  
LE CRIME ORGANISÉ DANS VOTRE ASSIETTE !

   Faux produits bios, huiles d’olive mélangées, sucre ajouté dans du miel dilué, épices ou poissons vendus sous de faux noms, étiquettes mensongères sur l’origine des produits… voilà les principales arnaques qui guettent les Canadiens. Oh ! on court moins de risques de tomber malades que les consommateurs qui vivent dans les pays en développement, où des règlements défaillants, la corruption et la pauvreté facilitent la fraude. Mais on se fait avoir !

   Personne ne sait précisément à quel point la fraude alimentaire est répandue. Jusqu’à 10 % des aliments pourraient être touchés dans le monde, selon la Grocery Manufacturers Association, l’association américaine des producteurs de produits d’épicerie.

   « Chose certaine, les trafics prennent de l’ampleur », dit Françoise Dorcier, qui pilote depuis 2011 le dossier de la fraude alimentaire à Interpol, l’Organisation internationale de la police criminelle.
  
Une opération qui donne la nausée

À leur sixième opération mondiale de traque contre les fraudeurs alimentaires, les enquêteurs d’Interpol ont saisi en France des milliers de faux cubes de bouillon de viande portant le logo d’une marque célèbre dans un entrepôt de la région parisienne. En Norvège et en Italie, ils ont trouvé d’importants stocks de bouteilles d’eau de source contrefaites. Les inspecteurs ont découvert au Portugal 300 000 boîtes de conserve dans lesquelles des sardines et de la sauce tomate périmées avaient été réemballées. En Italie, 30 tonnes de fruits de mer congelés, arrosés d’acide citrique, de peroxyde et de phosphates pour les déguiser en produits frais. Au Soudan, 8 tonnes de sucre, volé dans un pays voisin, mélangé avec des fertilisants et portant les étiquettes de la marque nationale. À vomir¨...   ( Voir l`article au complet )

https://lactualite.com/societe/2018/06/07/fraude-au-menu/ 

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