YES on prop 37 "flashmob" march – Santa Cruz, CA Sept. 2012 – Video

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YES on prop 37 "flashmob" march - Santa Cruz, CA Sept. 2012
The Group GMO-Free Santa Cruz marches downtown Santa Cruz in support of Prop 37. "Real people want Prop 37 to have a choice to opt out of this GMO experiment; just like in 61 other countries including Europe, India, even China! Genetic Engineering technology is only 20 years old, we have no idea what this will cause for generations to come. There is no independent long-term studies, Monsanto affiliates forbid testing of their GMOs to the point where anyone buying them has to sign a contract about it. These nasty Chemical Junk-food companies now have over $40 million against us, the PEOPLE! Anger is not a strong enough word to describe how de-moralizing their evil lies conniving propaganda make us Prop 37 volunteers feel. They are spending over $1 million dollars a day to bomb our citizens opinion #39;s. Voter #39;s need to question why they are spending so much to lie!" ~Tarah Locke, Founder of GMO-Free Santa Cruz Song by Lisa Bunin http://www.yeson37.orgFrom:GMOfree SantacruzViews:18 2ratingsTime:02:04More inNonprofits Activism

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Mimic: The Director’s Cut (Blu-ray Trailer) – Video

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Guillermo Del Toro (Pan #39;s Labyrinth, Hellboy) presents "Mimic" like you #39;ve never seen it before in a visually stunning Director #39;s Cut. Starring Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino (Mighty Aphrodite), Charles S. Dutton (A Time To Kill) and Josh Brolin (True Grit), "Mimic" brings the epic battle between man and nature to life when a team of scientists discover that their experiment in genetic engineering has gone horribly awry. Recut and presented with in-depth special features that take you inside the film, "Mimic: The Director #39;s Cut" restores Guillermo del Toro #39;s vision for this chilling modern cult classic. This film is not rated. Produced released by Miramax Films, an Filmyard Holdings company. Distributed by Lionsgate Entertainment.From:BMTPTrailerCentralV4Views:0 0ratingsTime:01:51More inEntertainment

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planet LUVOS dance movement research: Scaron;pela Vodeb, Dorota Karolina #321; #281;cka, Andrea Maria Handler, Marcella Mancini, Katja Bablick, Sandra Hofsttter, Martyna Lorenc dramaturgy: Gerda Poschmann-Reichenau, composition: Thierry Zaboitzeff, lightdesign: Peter Thalhamer, choreographic assistance: Barbara Motschiunik, Juan Dante Murillo Bobadilla, choreograpy: Editta Braun What remains is greater than man "planet LUVOS", the editta braun company #39;s fascinating dance premiere at the Bruckner Festival - Upper Austrian News, September 29, 2012 The Salzburg choreographer Editta Braun leads us through a blue underwater world back to the origins of life. In her new piece "planet LUVOS", she completes the round dance of surreal body worlds, which began with "Lufus" (1985) and continued with "Lufus, vol. 2", about the dangers of genetic engineering. The viewer sinks into a blue, bubbling waterworld. The only sign that humans exist is the distant sound of a steamship whistle, somewhere far away. And a woman who suddenly finds herself in a kingdom full of strange, but peaceful beings. Seven dancers (Katja Bablick, Andrea Maria Handler, Sandra Hofsttter, Dorota Karolina Lecka, Martyna Lorenc, Marcella Mancini and Spela Vodeb) constitute this symbiotic, sensitive collective. Their legs wave in the air like anemone arms, each movement reacting as fast as lightning to the other . Their bodies lose their humanness and become entities. Naked torsi move like alien beings across the stage ...From:edittabrauncompanyViews:0 0ratingsTime:04:31More inEducation

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PUT IT IN YOUR MOUTH! Yes to Prop 37 — it’s your right to know what’s in your food! – Video

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PUT IT IN YOUR MOUTH! Yes to Prop 37 mdash; it #39;s your right to know what #39;s in your food!
PUT IT IN YOUR MOUTH The Wonderful World of GMO Concerned Citizens: James Franco Elijah Wood Adrian Grenier Rosanna Arquette Daniel Masterson Eric Warehiem Amy Ferguson Ana Calderon Oliver Cantu Sonmanto Team: Richard Head played by John Pick Suey Slinger played by William Lemon III Dr. Rodney Miracle played by Alex Wallman Created by: Alex Wallman Ana Calderon Directed Edited by: Kyle McCullough, Ryan Kuhlman Alex Wallman After Effects by: Ryan Kuhlman Written by : Alex Wallman Corn Man Animation by: Daniel Cardenas "Yes on 37" plate photo by: Bart Cooke Audio techs: Juan Palacio, Ryan Kuhlman and Kyle McCullough Spanish Translation by: Pedro Cheryl Calderon Oliver Cantu Further articles: French study in which rats that were fed genetically modified corn grew tumors: http://www.huffingtonpost.com A short video clip about the above: http://www.youtube.com Germany bans genetically modified corn: http://www.nytimes.com Study showing crop yields not increased by genetic engineering: http://www.ucsusa.org This video brought to you courtesy of concerned citizens of California who demand the right to know what #39;s in their food! VOTE YES ON PROP 37!From:Alex WallmanViews:3779 73ratingsTime:04:00More inComedy

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Port Townsend Food Coop: A Sad Story of GMO Crop Cross Pollination – Video

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Port Townsend Food Coop: A Sad Story of GMO Crop Cross Pollination
In front of the Port Townsend Food Coop, member Jim Salter tells a story of a friend of his in Canada that lost his organic crops because a neighbor #39;s GMO crop spread into his fields. I-522 is an initiative to the Washington State legislature to establish mandatory labeling of foods produced through genetic engineering. As recommended by the Secretary of State, the LabelitWA group needs to turn in at least 320000 signatures to ensure they have 241153 valid signatures by December 31, 2012 in order to get on the November 2013 ballot. I-522, "The People #39;s Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act," is simple. The initiative would require food sold in retail outlets to be labeled if the ingredients are produced through genetic engineering. An estimated 70 percent of non-organic processed foods contain some #9472; or several #9472; genetically engineered ingredients. http://www.labelitwa.org http California 2012 Prop 37 Playlist http://www.youtube.com Sponsor RAAW Foods (Non-GMO Project Verified) http://www.raawfoods.comFrom:digitalreporterViews:0 0ratingsTime:02:42More inTravel Events

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For New York Times readers, fairness matters when it comes to paying for content

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Contact: Vicki Cohn vcohn@liebertpub.com 914-740-2100 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News

New Rochelle, NY, October 31, 2012In a paper published today by Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers, researchers found that New York Times readers who were led to believe the newspaper's paywall was motivated by financial need were generally supportive and willing to pay, while those who believed it was motivated by profit were generally unsupportive and unwilling to pay. The article "Paying for What Was Free: Lessons from the New York Times Paywall," written by Jonathan Cook, Associate Research Scientist in the Department of Psychology at Columbia University, and Shahzeen Attari, Assistant Professor in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) at Indiana University-Bloomington is available free on the Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking website.

An online survey conducted shortly before the newspaper introduced its paywall found that most readers planned not to pay for access. The same people were surveyed 10 weeks later and the researchers randomly assigned half to read a justification for the paywall based on financial need and half to read a justification for the paywall based on profit motive. They found that most readers did not pay for content. Readers devalued the newspaper, visited its website less frequently, and used loopholes to read New York Times content. However, the researchers also found that readers' attitudes and behavior could be changed by providing a compelling justification that emphasizes fairness. Those readers who were given the justification for the paywall based on financial need said they were more likely to pay for New York Times content.

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Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking is a peer-reviewed journal published monthly online that explores the psychological and social issues surrounding the Internet and interactive technologies. Complete tables of content and a sample issue may be viewed on the Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking website.

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Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers is a privately held, fully integrated media company known for establishing authoritative peer-reviewed journals in many promising areas of science and biomedical research, including Games for Health Journal, Telemedicine and e-Health, and Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. Its biotechnology trade magazine, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN), was the first in its field and is today the industry's most widely read publication worldwide. A complete list of the firm's 70 journals, books, and newsmagazines is available on the Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers website.

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Is there a difference between GE & GMO?

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Enter the rainy season and I turn to my inside chores...removing dried seeds from their seed pods.

And catching up on my reading ... checking up on what is new in the world of seeds. Namely, in the genetic engineering sector.

I stumbled onto an article about the difference between the GE and GMO designation. This author stated there is a definite difference between the two terms ... and she is right to a point.

Technically, GMO ... genetically modified organism ... refers to any plant that has been hybridized through pollen transference ... by humans, bees or any other natural process. So any cultivar such as 'Early Girl' tomato and Hosta 'June' are, in fact, GMOs.

'Early Girl' has been purposely bred by hand pollination to produce an early-ripening tomato. 'June' arrived on the gardening scene as a naturally-occurring sport of another hosta ... 'Halcyon'.

The GMO designation also holds true for those varieties that have been crossed within their own family ... broccoli with kale, apricot with plum, plum with cherry. These have all been done by humans using conventional pollen-transfer methods. Sounds a bit weird perhaps, but a perfectly plausible possibility in nature.

I do not think the pluerry ... the plum/cherry cross ... has been released to the market just yet. But the others are available.

In fact, cherry-plum hybrids have been around since the late 19th century. I found one reference listing over 20 different cultivars.

As for the apricot-plum hybrids ... they are called Pluots if the plant has predominantly plum parentage or Apriums if the parentage leans to the apricot side. Both are registered trademark names.

Then there is broccolini ... also known by several other names such as Asparation, brocoletti and Tenderstem. (The first and last are both trade registered names.) This is a natural cross between broccoli and kai-lan, a Chinese broccoli.

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Research and Markets: Therapeutic Antibody Engineering: Current and Future Advances Driving the Strongest Growth Area …

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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/kknlff/therapeutic) has announced the addition of Woodhead Publishing Ltd's new book "Therapeutic antibody engineering: Current and future advances driving the strongest growth area in the pharmaceutical industry" to their offering.

Therapeutic Antibody Engineering examines all aspects of engineering monoclonal antibodies and analyses the effect that various genetic engineering approaches will have on candidates of the future. Chapters in the first part of the book provide an introduction to monoclonal antibodies, their discovery and development and the fundamental technologies used in their production. In the following chapters, the book covers a number of specific issues relating to different aspects of antibody engineering, including variable chain engineering, targets and mechanisms of action, classes of antibody and the use of antibody fragments, among many other topics. The last part of the book examines development issues, the interaction of human IgGs with non-human systems, and cell line development, before a conclusion looking at future issues affecting the field of therapeutic antibody engineering.

Key Topics Covered:

- Introduction to biologics and monoclonal antibodies

- Value proposition for therapeutic monoclonal antibodies and Fc fusion proteins

- Antibody structure-function relationships

- Fundamental technologies for antibody engineering

- Sources of antibody variable chains

- Variable chain engineering - humanization and optimization approaches

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Agile Leadership, Consumer Technology, Sustainability – Conference Keynote Speaker – Video

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Agile Leadership, Consumer Technology, Sustainability - Conference Keynote Speaker
Leadership in uncertain times, managing risk, seizing opportunity, strategies for growth and success. Impact of digital technology, shifts in consumer behaviour. Keys to sustainable business. Conference keynote speaker and Futurist, Patrick Dixon - Estonia event for Sampo Liidrite Foorum 2012From:pjvdixonViews:44 1ratingsTime:01:10:32More inEducation

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SCIENCE FICTION LAND on Kickstarter — Ending in 2 Days Sat., Nov. 3, 2012 – Video

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SCIENCE FICTION LAND on Kickstarter -- Ending in 2 Days Sat., Nov. 3, 2012
kck.st -- 2 DAYS LEFT ON KICKSTARTER! Ends Sat., Nov. 3, 2012 The truth is stranger than (science) fiction. The untold saga behind ARGO ending on Kickstarter in 2 days! Before Hollywood #39;s ARGO, there was SCIENCE FICTION LAND. A real-life sci-fi story that #39;s stranger than (science) fiction. An alternate reality of comics, cons, sci-fi spies. Help make SCIENCE FICTION LAND a reality on KICKSTARTER In the mid-1970s, an enigmatic young inventor named Barry Ira Geller options the rights to Roger Zelazny #39;s award-winning novel Lord of Light, writes a screenplay and sets out to produce a sci-fi blockbuster and the world #39;s first science fiction theme park -- Science Fiction Land. Geller dreams of inspiring the next generation of scientists and bringing the technology of the future to everyone. A complete unknown, through his passion and determination Geller enlists an all-star team: "King of Comics" Jack Kirby; Hollywood makeup and special effects geniuses John Chambers Maurice Stein; world-renowned architect Paolo Soleri, visionary author Ray Bradbury; and legendary futurist Buckminster Fuller. On the verge of success, the project collapses amidst scandal, fraud, and mystery. Years later, Geller learns that his script and Kirby designs were used by CIA agent Tony Mendez as a cover during the Iran hostage crisis -- his film #39;s title changed from LORD OF LIGHT to ARGO. This month Ben Affleck and Warner Bros. are releasing a fictionalized Hollywood version of this story, which ...From:flatbushpicturesViews:13145 1ratingsTime:04:54More inFilm Animation

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Planet X Causing Superstorms, Earthquakes

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Planet X Causing Superstorms, Earthquakes Flooding ??
Researcher Dr. Jaysen Q. Rand discussed the arrival of Planet X, an object he said is somewhere in size between Saturn and Earth #39;s moon. The body, which may be part of a brown dwarf star, is due to swing our way in 2012, possibly in two passes, he detailed. Rand had just returned from Russia, where he met with Col. Marina Popovich and her ex-husband General Pavel Popovich, both of whom he said were aware of the coming of Planet X and its potential destructive consequences. We can expect the intensifying of bad weather-- the current Midwest flooding will get worse, he warned. This will be followed by earthquakes that could take apart major West Coast cities, he added. Planet X is probably pushing and pulling a debris field along with it, which could cause further problems such as dislodging asteroids, stated Rand. He believes that Planet X is the same as Wormwood, written about in the Book of Revelation. Further, he said the 3rd Secret of Fatima warned of a "giant pestilence that comes from heaven" that would cripple and destroy the papacy. Rand also announced the launching of Project Blue Light, a re-creation/continuation of the Government #39;s infamous Project Blue Book to study UFO/ET phenomena. Wikipedia Futurist interpretations Various scientific scenarios have been theorized on the effects of an asteroid or comet #39;s collision with Earth. An applicable scenario theorizes a chemical change in the atmosphere due to "heat shock" during entry and/or impact of a large asteroid ...From:DiscloseTruthTVViews:914 9ratingsTime:01:18:23More inEducation

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Abstract olympic movement dance backdrop – Video

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Year 6 children developed their own choreographed moves to represent Olympic athletes and their various disciplines. These movements were recorded, and were also the inspiration for their abstract futurist artwork. Photos and artwork were combined and edited to form the generative backdrop for the dance. Created as a dance backdrop for Somers Park Primary School #39;s whole-school project "Citius Altius Fortius", performed at Malvern Theatres on 9th/10th July 2012.From:Al PaganViews:2 0ratingsTime:02:13More inFilm Animation

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Futurist Forecasts – Video

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Futurist Forecasts
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Technology’s Long Nose: Dr. Lowell Catlett at TEDxABQ – Video

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Technology #39;s Long Nose: Dr. Lowell Catlett at TEDxABQ
Say "Futurist" and watch people smile. Say "Futurist" to Dr. Lowell Catlett, a Regents Professor in Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Business and Extension Economics and the Dean of the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at New Mexico State University, and hear him launch into how technology is changing the way we live and work. Dr. Catlett received his doctorate in Economics from Iowa State University, and has twice received the Don C. Roush Award for Excellence in Teaching in addition to other awards and recognition of his work in agriculture and education. He is an an expert in commodities futures markets and is in demand as a consultant on predicting and planning for near- and long-term futures. He is a consultant to the US Departments of Agriculture, the Interior, Defense and Labor Departments, and a consultant to many Fortune 500 companies. More information about TEDxABQ can be found at http://www.tedxabq.com Follow us on Twitter @TEDxABQ. In thespirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxABQ, where x = independently organized TED event. At our TEDxABQ event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self ...From:TEDxTalksViews:161 9ratingsTime:07:37More inEntertainment

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