New York – Lawsuit Over Hebrew National Hot Dogs Is Revived Today 01:30 PM New York – A year after ConAgra Foods Inc won the dismissal of a lawsuit claiming that its Hebrew National hot dogs were not kosher, a higher authority has given the case new life. A federal appeals court[...]
Archive for May, 2014
May 18th, 2014 - 10:36 am § in America, Schools & Colleges
Climate Denial at WWU
A geology professor emeritus at Western Washington University, Don J. Easterbrook, edited Evidence-Based Climate Science a book which contends that increased CO2 emissions aren’t the cause of climate change. Dr. Easterbrook has appeared with Glenn Beck and been interviewed for the New York T[...]
Sunday Revelations: ISLAM from Oxford Pt. 4.
The Fundamentals of Peace in Islam[...]
The ACLU is contesting an Idaho law that bans photography of cows!
There Were No Cows on The Microsoft Campus. As an American photographer and sometimes civil rights activist, I have very much appreciated the protections of free speech. For example, a couple of years ago I went to the Microsoft campus to photograph what I feel is a very sterile environment. I did[...]
May 18th, 2014 - 4:38 am § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATION: The Stars
“Aristotle taught that stars are made of a different matter than the four earthly elements— a quintessence— that also happens to be what the human psyche is made of. Which is why man’s spirit corresponds to the stars. Perhaps that’s not a very scientific view, but I do like the idea that t[...]
May 18th, 2014 - 4:34 am § in Misc.
Eat it, Drink it, but do not smoke it!
Why smoke weed? I couldn’t tell you why because I don’t smoke it. Most of the scary stuff about marijuana was a hoax. BUT there is a real story of why you shouldn’t smoke weed. The marijuana community pushes their passion by saying “weed is not a drug. Its a plant, just like Hardy Annual[...]
Imperial China
China threatens war with Vietnam over killing of Chinese factory workers Washington, May 17 : China has threatened war with Vietnam in the wake of the riots that have left 2 Chinese workers dead and 100 others injured.Vietnam is faced by the worst anti-China crisis due to the deployment of [...]
May 17th, 2014 - 9:58 am § in Misc.
What Happened In India
America’s Christians may be in for a shock .. India is now ruled by a fundamentalist religous party that celebrates idolatry and worships not one, not two but thousands of gods.[...]
May 17th, 2014 - 2:40 am § in Misc., The Ave Scene
Seattle Scene: Is it a Freeway or a Park?
Over at Crosscut, Knute Berger has a Critical Piece on the Seattle Process as Applied to the Water Front After a meandering review of the parts of the project, he sums up saying that the budget is around $1.07 billion dollars, and likely growing as redesign occurs as we wring hands about the Depar[...]
May 16th, 2014 - 7:43 am § in Uncategorized
I’m making $21 an hour at McDonald’s. Why aren’t you?
A UNIONIZED McDonald’s worker speaks out: No, that isn’t a typo. It’s really my salary. You see, I work for McDonald’s in Denmark, where an agreement between our union and the company guarantees that workers older than 18 are paid at least $21 an hour. Employees younger than 18 make at l[...]