Severn Cullis-Suzuki speaking at
the University of Alberta Myer
Horowitz Theatre.

A 12 year old ordering UN delegates to stop their ignorance

Severn Suzuki, an environmental activist, speaker, television host and author, spoke in front of the UN during an Earth Summit in 1992 while she was just 12 years old. This has got to be the most amazing, saddening, yet strangely empowering video of someone speaking about environmental issues. Here is what Wikipedia says about Ms. Suzuki:

“Born in 1979 to writer and former Harvard University instructor Dr. Tara Elizabeth Cullis and famed Canadian geneticist and environmental activist Dr. David Suzuki, Cullis-Suzuki received a B. Sc. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Yale University in 2002. She has spoken around the world about environmental issues, urging listeners to define their values, act with the future in mind, and take individual responsibility.

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Snipped from Boston.com.

Any regular reader of Blog4Brains can tell you where I stand on abortion, gay marriage and many other personal issues in which our “wonderful” government wants to intrude. I will say that most of this Constitutional travesty is created out of religious righteousness even though our First Amendment declares that this is unAmerican. If you are interested in what I have to say about these issues you can read The Fear of Abortion — Wiping Out Freedoms and Why Gay Marriage is Politically Important. The problem with these articles is that it is me talking about why it is important to address these issues, yet who am I to say anything? But, here I found a prominent lawmaker Representative Gale Candaras, a Democrat from Wilbraham, discuss why she has changed her view on this very important issue.

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Midwestern corn field.

Are the wrong farmers getting all the money?

Cerebral, one of the editors of this site and being very knowledgeable about health and nutrition, has always told me that if you want to eat a healthful, nutritious diet, only shop the perimeters of the grocery store. I never really thought about it, but most of the processed food, junk food and empty calories is in the middle of the store, or the aisles. So, it makes sense. However, when you buy only fresh fruits and vegetables, it can be quite expensive. Have you ever really thought about why that is? If you are a fan of fresh produce or eating healthy, this article may just make you mad. And, it all has to do with the Farm Bill.

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Snipped from dailymail.co.uk.

Holy smokes this girl is smart. As Matilda, the smart two year old, grew up, she amazed her parents with things that children her age were not supposed to be able to do. She started crawling early, walking early, talking early, dabbling in French early — yea, she was already conquering English so… After Matilda watched Beauty and the Beast with her parents, she mentioned how she did not like Gaston, the villain in the movie, because he was “mean and arrogant.” This obvious use of advanced language motivated her parents to question where she might need to go to school. So they sent her to “Professor Joan Freeman, a specialist educational psychologist, for advice.”

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Snipped from CNNMoney.com.

I knew there was a reason I like those Google guys. In surfing the net every day, I find things that make me smile. This is one of those times. Google has broken the mold again. They are walking the talk with an offer in the millions for the development of a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle which are either cars or trucks that have a gasoline engine and advanced batteries that the consumer can plug into an electric outlet. With Google’s philanthropic organization, they are attempting to make a difference in proving that it can be done with a little money and ingenuity. I am thrilled that someone is taking on Detroit and who better to get out in front but Google.

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Don’t end up here, get
tested for metabolic syndrome!

I am sure you have heard by now about the link between metabolic syndrome and cardiac disease. It now has been added as a risk factor in this dreaded disease. Well, now there is something else for those of you who are plagued with this syndrome to be aware of. A recently released study this month from Portugal points to metabolic syndrome being associated with compromised heart structure and function. So, for those of you who thought you were safe, you may want to read more about this increased risk.

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