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Middle school girl disciplined for refusing weigh-in in front of her class

Sam P.K. Collins
Think Progress
Fri, 21 Nov 2014 15:55 UTC
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© The Des Moines RegisterIowa middle school student Ireland Hobert-Hochtold
A physical fitness assessment program is under scrutiny after a middle school student in Iowa refused to be weighed in front of her classmates.

During a check-up in her physical education class, Ireland Hobert-Hochtold told her teacher that she didn't want to take part in the FitnessGram program, a fitness measurement tool her school has used for at least four years.

Ireland's decision landed her in the principal's office.

"I don't feel like it's [the school's] business," Ireland told the Des Moines Register. "I feel like it's my doctor and my mom and my own business - or maybe not even my own, because I don't need to know that right now."

The FitnessGram program, which has been in existence since 1982, assesses six areas of health-related fitness - including body composition, flexibility, muscular strength and endurance, and aerobic capacity. Once physical education teachers conduct tests, they measure scores using the Healthy Fitness Zone standards. School administrators use the reports in letters addressed to parents that explain the importance of physical activity and outline "areas for improvement."

Comment: Another example of interference from the 'nanny state'. Instead of supporting the nation's health with sensible measure like banning GMO's, and having effective food inspection systems, useless programs such as FitnessGram are brought in. Tellingly, the board running this boondoggle is a hotbed of one-percenters.

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Cow Skull

Outrage on Bulgarian forums: "We turned out to be the same stupid prostitutes as the Poles"

Krasavchik
Fort Russ
Wed, 03 Dec 2014 14:56 UTC

Comment: Putin's announcement that the South Stream project is stillborn and that Russia will concentrate their efforts elsewhere has sent shockwaves across Europe and especially in Bulgaria, which apart from being the poorest of the EU countries also stood to gain $400 million every year in transit fees. The Bulgarian vassal leaders, who have put US interests above those of their electorate of course reject any responsibility, but as can be seen in the blog post below, that is not how the Bulgarian people see it. And rightfully so!

See also: EU losers! Russia scraps South Stream pipeline project, announces major alternative gas deal - Did Putin just poach Turkey?


I decided to read the comments on Bulgarian information resources. You can feel for our Bulgarian brothers. Translated a couple dozen of them. The vast majority of the comments, of course were written in the following spirit:

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Yes, something happened, what I was talking about a long time ago - the South Stream will pass through the territory of the country, which is a more reliable partner than we are! Well, we're a wealthy country, for us 400 million euros... is nothing. We will not even ask for compensation from the EU, you can be sure!
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God, what idiots are in charge right now!
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Are you Bulgarians or are you stupid? We had to fight!!!
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It's very simple. To this point we were led by greedy Prime Minister with BSP party. It is a national disaster!
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Heart - Black

Zillow created 'adult frat house' culture: Lawsuit

Arturo Garcia
Raw Story
Wed, 03 Dec 2014 02:14 UTC
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© ShutterstockSexual Harassment In The Office
A California woman sued her former employer, the online real estate firm Zillow, after supervisors allegedly harassed and propositioned her for sex and subjected her to what she described as "sexual torture," the Recorder reported.

The suit by Rachel Kremer, filed in Orange County on Monday, accuses supervisors at the company's Irvine office of cultivating an "adult frat house" culture and refusing to take action when she reported the offensive behavior. Kremer also accuses the Seattle-based company of firing her for bringing the harassment to light.

"Privately, Zillow executives bragged that the office culture led to more sexual encounters than Match.com, and referred to the internal office directory as 'Zinder,' named after the dating application Tinder," the suit states.

Kremer began working for the company's sales department in June 2012. Her attorneys enclosed copies of lewd messages she received between December 2012 and her termination this past August.

"I have a great opportunity that just opened up on my face in the 92660 market," sales manager Cody Fagnant told her in a text message. "Call me if you are interested. This is an executive position and won't last long. Haha. Goodnight Rachey."

Comment: We live in a sickening world dominated by sex offenders. Students rape fellow students at educational institutions, police rape people whom they are supposed to protect, and employers rape their employees. The United States rapes other weaker nations with war and destruction.

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Pistol

'Mom, I don't know how to fight': French lost jihadists seek escape route from ISIL


RT
Tue, 02 Dec 2014 00:00 UTC
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© Reuters
Many young French jihadist fighters who joined the Islamic State militants have started questioning what they are really doing with them. Their lawyers say they want to come home but dread possible criminal charges, France's Le Figaro has reported.

"If I go back to France, what will happen to me? Can I avoid prison? "- these are the questions young jihadists ask their lawyers and families. Their messages were exclusively leaked to France's Le Figaro newspaper which says that it contacted the extremists' lawyers.


Comment: Did these ISIL foreign recruits expect a picnic or night club when they signed up?! Where are all-knowing, ever-spying NSA and Pentgaon when these kids are getting recruited? Supplying weapons?


Some of the "IS newbies" complain they have been misled into journeying to the Middle East.


Comment: Misled by whom? Can't they give leads to the authorities about their recruiters?

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Bandaid

UK: Sexism, harassment are becoming part of daily life for young girls - study


RT
Tue, 02 Dec 2014 16:15 UTC
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© Reuters/Darren Staples
Girls as young as seven are experiencing sexual taunts from boys, according to Girlguiding UK. The charity says sexism and harassment are becoming a part of daily life for British girls.

Sexual taunts at a young age intensify into sexual harassment during girls' teenage years, the youth charity claims. Almost 60 percent of girls and young women aged 13 to 21 report sexual harassment at school or college.

Meanwhile, 20 percent experiencing unwanted touching, the Girls' Attitudes survey revealed. Under UK law, "inappropriate touching and groping" constitutes sexual assault.

More than 1,400 girls and young women aged between seven and 21 across the UK were polled. The study warns that such experiences are coming to be seen as just "a normal aspect of being a girl."

Of particular concern, more than half of the girls surveyed, aged between 11 and 16, said teachers had told them to ignore incidents of sexual harassment, or dismiss them as "banter."

In the older age group (13 to 21), 59 percent said they had faced some form of sexual harassment. Many don't talk about these incidents out of shame or fear of being bullied.

Comment: Unfortunately, too many young women who are sexually assaulted don't consider it a form of rape.They aren't supported by the authorities that are supposed to protect them, or the people they consider 'friends'. Sexual violence and rape are endemic on the planet with no end in sight. It's gotten so bad in India, people are taking matters into their own hands.

See also:

Ending India's rape culture

The University of Virginia's rape culture in the U.S.

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Boat

'Functionally obsolete' draw bridge crashes down on mega yacht

Brian Andrews
CBS Miami
Tue, 02 Dec 2014 02:25 UTC
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© WSVN7
There was no party for a mega yacht called "RockStar" after a draw bridge unexpectedly came down on the passing vessel.

Chopper 4 was over the scene as the ship called the "Rockstar," was being towed from Fort Lauderdale to Miami.

The yacht, which costs a little more than quarter of a million dollars to charter for a week was waiting for a visit from the Coast Guard and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission before it could continue on.

The broad causeway that connects North Miami with Bay Harbor Islands and Bal Harbour is undergoing tests to make sure the locking mechanism works.

Assistant City Mananger J.C. Jimenez said the vessel was under tow when the tow company requested the bridge tender to raise both sides so it could pass.

As the ship passed through, the East side of the draw bridge suddenly started to slip and crashed down on the yacht, taking out part of the roof causing tens of thousands of dollars in damages.

Fifteen people were reported to be aboard the yacht with no injuries.

Incidentally, the broad causeway, which is about 60 years old, is about to undergo a $13-million dollar rehab project which includes replacing parts of the draw bridge mechanism because of past electrical problems.

The city has engineers are evaluating the causeway bridge and what to do next.

As of Tuesday evening, large vessels were still unable to go under the bridge. Vehicle traffic across the bridge was also restricted.

The FWC is investigating the cause of the incident.


Comment: Oh the irony: a decrepit bridge falling down on some ultra-rich's yacht. Sign from the universe perhaps?

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Dollars

Tampa Christian-based homeless program forces impoverished to work for free

Tom Boggioni
Rawstory
Sun, 30 Nov 2014 21:55 UTC
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© You TubeTom Atchison
Christian-based Florida homeless program catering to recovering alcoholics and drug addicts has been accused of providing work crews to businesses and local events, then keeping their pay without them ever seeing it in exchange for room and board.

In an investigation conducted by the Tampa Bay Times, New Beginnings CEO Tom Atchison is accused of exploiting residents staying in his residences by farming them out as unpaid labor, including working concessions at Tampa Bay Rays, Lightning, and Bucs games, the Daytona 500 and the Florida State Fair.

Workers who put in a day of work are unaware of how much they are being paid for their labor since their paychecks go straight to Atchison and the shelter.

Atchison, who claims to have a doctorate in theology he earned from a now defunct online school, is currently applying to run Hillsborough County's new homeless shelter with a contract worth millions of public dollars.

For residents who are able to pay, New Beginnings charges $150 a week, or $600 a month, which covers rent and three meals per day.

The program's CEO calls the labor "work therapy," but advocates for the homeless and labor lawyers say it is exploitative, calling it "indentured servitude."

Comment: Another pathological using religion to present himself as a hero only to exploit and feed on humanity. What a sicko!

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Camcorder

Flashback Eyewitness releases video recorded right after shooting of Michael Brown

Louise Boyle
Mail Online
Mon, 18 Aug 2014 07:36 UTC
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Officer Darren Wilson was caught on cellphone footage looking at Michael Brown's lifeless body after he fired six shots at the unarmed teen on a Ferguson, Missouri street on August 9
A woman who claims she saw a police officer shoot dead Michael Brown has released video of his lifeless body in the street as the cop who killed him paces back and forth.

Piaget Crenshaw lives in an apartment with a balcony overlooking the street in Ferguson, Missouri where the 18-year-old was killed on August 9.

She said today that she waited until now to release the video as she feared for her safety and the officer's name had not been released.

On the cellphone footage, Ms Crenshaw can be heard saying: 'God bless his soul, police shot this boy outside my apartment.'

She told CNN today that she had recorded the incident because she believed that something was wrong.

'From it all initially happening, I knew this was not right,' Miss Crenshaw said.

'I knew the police shouldn't have been chasing this boy and firing at the same time. And the fact he got shot in his face, something clicked in me and I thought someone else should see this so I recorded.'

Comment: Obama is lying as always. The militarization of American cops is an ongoing project of the government, and the Ferguson shooting is just another example of a trigger-happy cop at work, as trained. Obama and his government want total control of the population via the militarized police. Consider what this Iraq vet had to say:

Iraq Vet: Ferguson cops have better weaponry, armor than we carried in combat

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Camcorder

SOTT EXCLUSIVE: Updates from Ukraine and Novorussia: Poroshenko shipped arms to rebels, Givi promises a surprise

Harrison Koehli & William Barbe
Sott.net
Tue, 02 Dec 2014 14:34 UTC
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Donetsk International Airport: before.
After months of operations at the Donetsk airport, Lieutenant Colonel "Givi" (call-sign) of the Novorussian Armed Forces and his battalion "Somali" are apparently on a break, resting from the constant fighting taking place there. The airport itself is an interesting topic. Once a modern international hub (rebuilt in 2012 for around USD $875 million), it is now a steaming pile of rubble.
Donetsk airport
After.
Why the stubborn focus on the airport from Kiev, where Ukrainian forces have been holed up for months, surrounded on all sides by the NAF? That's a whole other topic from the updates I want to give today, so I'll just mention a couple of points. Rumor has it that, holed up with the Ukrainians (including Right Sector thugs), there were or are also foreign mercenaries, including Poles. As Poland is a NATO member, this would be bad press if it came to light, to say the least, which may explain why they have consistently refused offers to surrender and have safe passage back to Ukraine.
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Che Guevara

Democratic representatives make 'hands up, don't shoot' motion on House floor

Francesca Chambers
Daily Mail, UK
Tue, 02 Dec 2014 21:04 UTC
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New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries makes the 'hands up don't shoot' gesture on the House floor on Monday night as he kicked off an hour of Congressional Black Caucus speeches on the shooting of Ferguson, Missouri, resident Michael Brown.

'Hands up, don't shoot.'

Those were the first words out of Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries mouth last night as he and other members of the Congressional Black Caucus took over the House floor for an hour to discuss the August shooting of 18-year-old Ferguson, Missouri, resident Michael Brown.

"It's a rallying cry of people all across America who are fed up with police violence," the New York representative said as he kicked off the speeches.

"In community, after community, after community, fed up with police violence in Ferguson, in Brooklyn, in Cleveland, in Oakland, in cities and counties and rural communities all across America."

Rep. Jeffries led the charge on behalf of the African-American lawmakers, explaining that they wanted to set aside time to consider what recent events in Ferguson "say about where we are and where we need to go."

"People are fed up all across America because of the injustice involved, continuing to see young, unarmed African-American men killed as a result of a gunshot fired by a law enforcement officer," he said in his opening remarks.

"People in America are fed up with a broken criminal justice system that continues to fail to deliver accountability when law enforcement officers engage in the excessive use of police force.

Comment: See also:

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