Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with safety www.salem-news.com 2010 Today, World Press Freedom Day 2012, Reporters Without Borders condemns the furious pace of physical attacks on news providers and reports that a total of 21 journalists, and 6 netizens and citizen journalists have been killed since the start of 2012, many of them in war zones such as Somalia and Syria. This is a rate of one news provider killed ever five days. http://salem-news.com/articles/may232012/journalist-deaths.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may232012/journalist-deaths.php Wed, 23 May 2012 13:55:00 PDT When I first heard about Holton’s total arrogant antagonism to Medical Marijuana patients, I wasn't surprised. But when I read about all of his supporters and endorsements I nearly fell off my stool. http://salem-news.com/articles/may222012/oregon-pot-future-pl.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may222012/oregon-pot-future-pl.php Tue, 22 May 2012 23:29:00 PDT The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently published a document titled, “Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS Comments”. This document is being described as part of the agency’s dioxin reassessment. http://salem-news.com/articles/may222012/dioxin-risks.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may222012/dioxin-risks.php Tue, 22 May 2012 18:03:00 PDT It all started with Mike Partain, a.k.a. Number One. A barrel-chested father of four with a goatee and a predilection for aviator sunglasses. Partain was born at Camp Lejeune, the North Carolina base where his father, a first lieutenant in the US Marine Corps, was stationed in the late 1960s. http://salem-news.com/articles/may222012/male-breast-cander-cp.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may222012/male-breast-cander-cp.php Tue, 22 May 2012 17:13:00 PDT American Property Management of Portland, Oregon will pay a penalty for alleged violations of the federal Lead Disclosure Rule, according to a settlement with the federal government. The U.S. EPA Agency and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced the settlement today... http://salem-news.com/articles/may222012/epa-fine.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may222012/epa-fine.php Tue, 22 May 2012 16:26:00 PDT I hate being Scottish. We're the lowest of the low, the scum of the earth, the most wretched, servile, miserable, pathetic trash that was ever shat into civilization. Some people hate the English, but I don't. They're just wankers. We, on the other hand, are colonized by wankers. http://salem-news.com/articles/may222012/queen-vicky-ka.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may222012/queen-vicky-ka.php Tue, 22 May 2012 12:04:00 PDT A national “Whistleblowers Conference is being held this week in the nation’s capital to protest the treatment of whistle-blowers and women in this administration. S. 743 provides millions of federal workers with important safety protections, it strips other legal protections... http://salem-news.com/articles/may212012/whistleblower-conference.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may212012/whistleblower-conference.php Mon, 21 May 2012 23:44:00 PDT High intensity endurance weight training provides the best of cardio and weight training in half the time for baseline fit adults. For years we have been told mixing cardio training with weight training is a must to ensure we are effectively working our cardiovascular system. http://salem-news.com/articles/may212012/intense-weight-training-wu.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may212012/intense-weight-training-wu.php Mon, 21 May 2012 22:30:00 PDT My name is Jerry Ensminger, and I served my country faithfully for 24 years in the United States Marine Corps. During that time, I trained thousands of recruits to become honored Marines. http://salem-news.com/articles/may212012/lejeune-petition-je.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may212012/lejeune-petition-je.php Mon, 21 May 2012 15:13:00 PDT Ethiopia has grown more authoritarian in nature since the controversial 2005 elections ended in bloodshed. Meles Zenawi is known for suppressing free speech, wrongful and arbitrary detention and arrest, and zero transparency. http://salem-news.com/articles/may202012/zenawi-obama-letter-wg.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may202012/zenawi-obama-letter-wg.php Sun, 20 May 2012 01:49:00 PDT The Bien Hoa military airport in the southern province of Dong Nai has the world’s highest Agent Orange/dioxin contamination level, a meeting heard Thursday. The office of the national steering committee tasked with handling the consequences of toxic chemical used by the US during the Vietnam War reported at the meeting that the airport has more than ten hectares of heavily polluted soil. http://salem-news.com/articles/may202012/bien-hoa-kc.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may202012/bien-hoa-kc.php Sun, 20 May 2012 00:55:00 PDT John Deegan, Mary Lawlor and Dave O’Brien are uncommon heroes who endured torture at the hands of the roman catholic church – and who are battling today to win justice. On May 4 in Dublin, they confronted Archbishop Dermot Martin and the Vatican with ten demands which must be enacted by September 15. http://salem-news.com/articles/may192012/vatican-justice-ka.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may192012/vatican-justice-ka.php Sat, 19 May 2012 23:13:00 PDT Suspicions are aroused when the founder of the discredited group Quilliam Foundation, Majid Nawaz who has strong pro Israeli supporters, heads off to Pakistan: “…to counter the spread of extremist ideology within Pakistan, predominantly amongst younger generations of Pakistanis, who now constitute 63% of the total population”. http://salem-news.com/articles/may192012/pakistan-israel-ss.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may192012/pakistan-israel-ss.php Sat, 19 May 2012 18:08:00 PDT The Rwandan tyrannical ruler, General Paul Kagame, is known for his excessive and brutal control of the media for his warfare. The former rebel leader will stop at nothing to grab ‘international recognition’ thanks to his complex and exorbitant public-relations and lobbyists network. http://salem-news.com/articles/may112012/rwandan-despot-ckkmk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may112012/rwandan-despot-ckkmk.php Sat, 19 May 2012 07:20:00 PDT The Jewish philosopher Maimonides ascribes circumcision to a moral order that, under the guise of religion and/or tradition, pretends making supermen. That tyrannical order tries to dominate the child as the adult in the name of: "Hush, it’s for your own sake!" http://salem-news.com/articles/may182012/sexual-mutilation-mhn.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may182012/sexual-mutilation-mhn.php Fri, 18 May 2012 21:42:00 PDT As more bicyclists hit the road in celebration of National Bike to Work Day on May 18, Oregon Trucking Associations (OTA) wants to encourage everyone to share and be aware not just today but every day. Whether traveling on foot, on two, four or more wheels or by mass transit, it’s vital to understand your fellow travelers. http://salem-news.com/articles/may182012/trucking-safety.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may182012/trucking-safety.php Fri, 18 May 2012 15:29:00 PDT Foster Farms, a Turlock, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 15,040 pounds of a turkey burger product because of misbranding and an undeclared allergen. The product contains a seasoning mix with hydrolyzed soy protein, a known allergen, not declared on the label. http://salem-news.com/articles/may182012/recalled-turkeys.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may182012/recalled-turkeys.php Fri, 18 May 2012 13:52:00 PDT The Canadian Boat to Gaza, in cooperation, with international initiatives in the US, Australia and other countries, is launching a new initiative to challenge the illegal and inhumane Israeli blockade of Gaza. This new initiative: Gaza's Ark, will build a boat in Gaza, using existing resources. http://salem-news.com/articles/may182012/gaza-ark.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may182012/gaza-ark.php Fri, 18 May 2012 01:25:00 PDT What I held in my hand yesterday caused me to flee from the University of British Columbia library, and seek solace in the deep forest that surrounds the campus where I grew up, and where I have discovered the unimaginable. It was an unusual reaction, for I had encountered much worse over the years. http://salem-news.com/articles/may162012/childs-teeth-ka.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may162012/childs-teeth-ka.php Wed, 16 May 2012 14:37:00 PDT Government scientists will continue field testing a genetically modified eggplant in the Philippines. This, despite the Supreme Court’s (SC) issuance of a writ of kalikasan against its commercial production. http://salem-news.com/articles/may162012/manila-gmo-hf.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may162012/manila-gmo-hf.php Wed, 16 May 2012 13:20:00 PDT On May 12, 2012 activists blocked entry to the main gate at the Navy’s West coast Trident nuclear submarine base in an act of civil resistance to nuclear weapons. Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action's peaceful vigil protested the U.S. government’s continued deployment and upgrading of the Trident nuclear weapons system. http://salem-news.com/articles/may142012/trident-protest.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may142012/trident-protest.php Mon, 14 May 2012 15:02:00 PDT Representatives of the Washington-based Inter-American Development Bank scouted out downtown Ciudad Juarez last week in anticipation of a possible loan package. The tour was promoted by the Chihuahua state and Ciudad Juarez municipal governments as part of a $50 million investment drive to revive the Mexican border city’s long decaying downtown core. http://salem-news.com/articles/may122012/juarez-redevelopment.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may122012/juarez-redevelopment.php Sat, 12 May 2012 17:06:00 PDT Criminal investigation in India all too often begins and ends with a forced confession extracted by police from someone who may have nothing to do with the crime. The process persecutes the innocent and allows the real offenders to go free. http://salem-news.com/articles/may112012/bengal-torture-wg.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may112012/bengal-torture-wg.php Fri, 11 May 2012 23:53:00 PDT Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action will hold its annual Mother’s Day Weekend observance on Saturday, May 12th. This year’s theme, “Moms Against Bombs”, honors the origin of Mother’s Day by Julia Ward Howe. In 1870, after the Civil War, Howe called for mothers everywhere to unite against the continuing use of violence and war to solve differences. http://salem-news.com/articles/may112012/ground-zero-protest.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may112012/ground-zero-protest.php Fri, 11 May 2012 17:29:00 PDT Three days ago, a young orphan known as Sadiki Mutabazi doused and set himself self-ablaze in Rubavu district (Gisenyi) where he worked as a mobile vendor for a living. He was rushed to the emergency unit of a local hospital but later transferred to Kigali University hospital (CHUK) in a critical condition. http://salem-news.com/articles/may112012/rwanda-imolation.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may112012/rwanda-imolation.php Fri, 11 May 2012 16:50:00 PDT Waterfront Sportsman is Sponsoring a Motorcycle Ride for Water Quality that is also exposing the financial corruption related to Broken Dreams in the False Claims Act as to the Spin to the Scope of the ex PGA President Will Mann and the PGA. The Pin that Bust the Real Estate Bubble and lead to the Fall of the Euro. http://salem-news.com/articles/may112012/waterfront-ride.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may112012/waterfront-ride.php Fri, 11 May 2012 13:58:00 PDT After 12 days of torture, Pakistani government officials provided medical attention to noted Pakistani activist Baba Jan Hunzai. The news of his finally receiving treatment, came with confirmation that the report we published yesterday, was involved in the government's decision to in fact intervene. http://salem-news.com/articles/may102012/gomes-pakistan-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may102012/gomes-pakistan-tk.php Thu, 10 May 2012 23:30:00 PDT In a seminar yesterday, Vietnamese and US experts discussed the use of In-Pile Thermal Desorption (IPTD) technology in a US$43 million project to clean up dioxin contamination at Da Nang Airport. As part of the cooperative project between USAID and the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense, the IPTD environmental pollution treatment system would be used to clean up the toxic substance. http://salem-news.com/articles/may102012/danang-airport-cp.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may102012/danang-airport-cp.php Thu, 10 May 2012 17:57:00 PDT An en banc panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued its decision in our case brought on behalf of veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). In its decision, the Ninth Circuit held that a federal statute closes the courthouse door to constitutional claims by veterans. http://salem-news.com/articles/may102012/vuft-newsletter.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may102012/vuft-newsletter.php Thu, 10 May 2012 16:01:00 PDT The unlawful imprisonment and degrading torture inflicted on noted human rights and land activist Baba Jan Hunzai, and four other activists in Pakistan, proves that torture is now endemic around the country. Sadly, military intelligence personnel continue to commit torture with full impunity. http://salem-news.com/articles/may092012/pakistan-torture-wg.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may092012/pakistan-torture-wg.php Wed, 09 May 2012 23:49:00 PDT