Michelle O’s L.A. school lunch menu: potato-chive waffles and a ‘black bean mountain’ - EAGnews.org powered by Education Action Group Foundation, Inc.:
"The school district estimates students threw away more than 8 million meals last year, according to the paper.
It’s just the latest example of a string of problems created by the federal overhaul of school lunches."
Monday, August 05, 2013
Snake kills 2 N.B. boys after escaping store, RCMP say
Snake kills 2 N.B. boys after escaping store, RCMP say - Windsor - CBC News:
"New Brunswick RCMP have launched a criminal investigation into the deaths of two young boys killed by a python that reportedly slithered through ventilation shafts after it escaped from a reptile store, though police say it's too early to determine whether charges will be laid.
Police confirmed that the store owner also resides in the upstairs apartment in Campbellton, N.B. where the two boys, aged five and seven, were found dead Sunday morning."
"New Brunswick RCMP have launched a criminal investigation into the deaths of two young boys killed by a python that reportedly slithered through ventilation shafts after it escaped from a reptile store, though police say it's too early to determine whether charges will be laid.
Police confirmed that the store owner also resides in the upstairs apartment in Campbellton, N.B. where the two boys, aged five and seven, were found dead Sunday morning."
Monday afternoon links | AEIdeas
Monday afternoon links | AEIdeas:
"3. The unreliability of wind power could mean Scotland will have to import energy from England – leaving it with the highest household bills in the world.
Is that why it’s called “green” energy – it takes so much “green” to pay for it?"
"3. The unreliability of wind power could mean Scotland will have to import energy from England – leaving it with the highest household bills in the world.
Is that why it’s called “green” energy – it takes so much “green” to pay for it?"
Guards allegedly forced into union day before right-to-work implemented
Guards allegedly forced into union day before right-to-work implemented | Fox News:
"The federal government is investigating a Michigan labor group and company for forcing three employees into the union on the eve of the state's implementation of right-to-work"
"The federal government is investigating a Michigan labor group and company for forcing three employees into the union on the eve of the state's implementation of right-to-work"
WHY DOGS DON’T LIVE AS LONG AS HUMANS
WHY DOGS DON’T LIVE AS LONG AS HUMANS | TechNudge
Jeepers, grab a hankie if yer gonna read this one.
Jeepers, grab a hankie if yer gonna read this one.
Dem Polling Firm PPP Names Registered Dem George Zimmerman Among Potential 2016 GOP Nominees
Dem Polling Firm PPP Names Registered Dem George Zimmerman Among Potential 2016 GOP Nominees: "Yes, that George Zimmerman--the acquitted shooter of Trayvon Martin.
Why George Zimmerman, a registered Democrat who voted for President Obama in 2008?
And why would PPP list Zimmerman, 29, in polls for a presidential election in which he wouldn't even be eligible, at 44 years old? "
Why George Zimmerman, a registered Democrat who voted for President Obama in 2008?
And why would PPP list Zimmerman, 29, in polls for a presidential election in which he wouldn't even be eligible, at 44 years old? "
Poll: Michigan voters wary of gay marriage legislation, ballot measure
Poll: Michigan voters wary of gay marriage legislation, ballot measure | MLive.com:
"LANSING, MI -- A slim majority of likely Michigan voters would oppose legislation or a ballot measure seeking to allow same-sex marriage in the state"
"LANSING, MI -- A slim majority of likely Michigan voters would oppose legislation or a ballot measure seeking to allow same-sex marriage in the state"
The Rise of Al-Qaeda and Why the Administration Lied about Benghazi
Roger L. Simon » The Rise of Al-Qaeda and Why the Administration Lied about Benghazi:
"For nearly a year, we have had no answer to why the administration lied about Benghazi — why it told the world, not to mention the parents of our murdered SEALs at the funeral of their sons, that the cause of that fatal conflagration was an anti-Islamic video no one saw, when the various arms of our executive branch (White House, State and intelligence) already knew, or strongly suspected, it was a terror attack orchestrated by al-Qaeda affiliates.
You only have to read the now infamous talking points to know that.
That this lie was deeply immoral is obvious.
What still eludes us is the cause of that lie, other than the equally obvious desire to avoid embarrassment weeks before a presidential election."
"For nearly a year, we have had no answer to why the administration lied about Benghazi — why it told the world, not to mention the parents of our murdered SEALs at the funeral of their sons, that the cause of that fatal conflagration was an anti-Islamic video no one saw, when the various arms of our executive branch (White House, State and intelligence) already knew, or strongly suspected, it was a terror attack orchestrated by al-Qaeda affiliates.
You only have to read the now infamous talking points to know that.
That this lie was deeply immoral is obvious.
What still eludes us is the cause of that lie, other than the equally obvious desire to avoid embarrassment weeks before a presidential election."
For some, college not worth the debt
For some, college not worth the debt: Column:
"In their recent book, Academically Adrift, Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa note that many students show little actual learning in college.
Some students -- especially those from poor and minority households -- actually come out of college doing worse on assessment tests than when they went in. "
"In their recent book, Academically Adrift, Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa note that many students show little actual learning in college.
Some students -- especially those from poor and minority households -- actually come out of college doing worse on assessment tests than when they went in. "
ATTENTION AL SHARPTON: Black Dude in White Hoodie Viciously Stabs White Teenage Girl
ATTENTION AL SHARPTON: Black Dude in White Hoodie Viciously Stabs White Teenage Girl - Doug Giles
"Did you hear about the seventeen-year-old Queens resident, Natasha Martinez, who was stabbed eleven times last week by a black male wearing a white hoodie?
Yep, just a few days ago, as this young lady was walking home from her job at Mickey D’s, and right in front of her house, Natasha was jumped by a black dude in a white hoodie and suffered eleven stab wounds -- she is in serious condition.
Her state was so grave the doctors at Jamaica Hospital had to remove her spleen and confiscate a vein from her leg and implant it into her arm.
Back to my original question: Did you catch that story last week?
You didn’t?
Yeah, I didn’t think so."
"Did you hear about the seventeen-year-old Queens resident, Natasha Martinez, who was stabbed eleven times last week by a black male wearing a white hoodie?
Yep, just a few days ago, as this young lady was walking home from her job at Mickey D’s, and right in front of her house, Natasha was jumped by a black dude in a white hoodie and suffered eleven stab wounds -- she is in serious condition.
Her state was so grave the doctors at Jamaica Hospital had to remove her spleen and confiscate a vein from her leg and implant it into her arm.
Back to my original question: Did you catch that story last week?
You didn’t?
Yeah, I didn’t think so."
Genesee County delaying bond sale, Wayne County rating cut shows Detroit bankruptcy penalty spreads
Genesee County delaying bond sale, Wayne County rating cut shows Detroit bankruptcy penalty spreads | Crain's Detroit Business:
"Standard & Poor's may adjust ratings on general-obligation bonds from issuers throughout Michigan depending on how Detroit's debt is dealt with in bankruptcy, Jane Ridley, the New York-based company's primary Detroit analyst, said in an online presentation Thursday."
"Standard & Poor's may adjust ratings on general-obligation bonds from issuers throughout Michigan depending on how Detroit's debt is dealt with in bankruptcy, Jane Ridley, the New York-based company's primary Detroit analyst, said in an online presentation Thursday."
Michigan left turn gets boost from Wayne State University
Michigan left turn gets boost from Wayne State University | MLive.com:
"DETROIT (AP) — Wayne State University engineers will help spread the gospel of the Michigan left turn around the world, thanks to a grant from the Science Applications International Corp.
The median U-turn is common on Michigan roads as a way to avoid accident-generating left turns at intersections.
Wayne State says it isn't used widely in other states and countries in part because the design isn't yet included in standard manuals and software that highway designers use.
The university says it's received a $78,000 grant from Scientific Applications to develop equations, text and software so the Michigan left turn and three other designs can join the next edition of the Highway Capacity Manual that highway designers use.
Civil engineering department chairman Joseph Hummer heads the effort."
"DETROIT (AP) — Wayne State University engineers will help spread the gospel of the Michigan left turn around the world, thanks to a grant from the Science Applications International Corp.
The median U-turn is common on Michigan roads as a way to avoid accident-generating left turns at intersections.
Wayne State says it isn't used widely in other states and countries in part because the design isn't yet included in standard manuals and software that highway designers use.
The university says it's received a $78,000 grant from Scientific Applications to develop equations, text and software so the Michigan left turn and three other designs can join the next edition of the Highway Capacity Manual that highway designers use.
Civil engineering department chairman Joseph Hummer heads the effort."
Could this prevent drownings? Bluffton couple proposes beach signage for rip current days
Could this prevent drownings? Bluffton couple proposes beach signage for rip current days | MLive.com:
"Not long after she came up with the idea, Kathleen shared the idea on Facebook, where it drew support from members of the community.
The Community Foundation for Muskegon County also connected them to donors who had an interest in beach safety.
The city, however, was less supportive, according to the Kallens.
Officials, including those from the Planning, Zoning and Recreation Department, told them that city ordinances prohibited them from placing the signs on the beach and that they would be fined if they violated the ordinances, the Kallens said.
Cathy Brubaker-Clarke, the city's department director, did not return phone calls and messages left by MLive and the Muskegon Chronicle."
"Not long after she came up with the idea, Kathleen shared the idea on Facebook, where it drew support from members of the community.
The Community Foundation for Muskegon County also connected them to donors who had an interest in beach safety.
The city, however, was less supportive, according to the Kallens.
Officials, including those from the Planning, Zoning and Recreation Department, told them that city ordinances prohibited them from placing the signs on the beach and that they would be fined if they violated the ordinances, the Kallens said.
Cathy Brubaker-Clarke, the city's department director, did not return phone calls and messages left by MLive and the Muskegon Chronicle."
Futures flat despite upbeat GDP, private sector employment report
Futures flat despite upbeat GDP, private sector employment report:
"GDP growing at a 1.7 percent annual rate, up from the first-quarter's downwardly revised 1.1 percent expansion pace,"
"GDP growing at a 1.7 percent annual rate, up from the first-quarter's downwardly revised 1.1 percent expansion pace,"
Unions get creative to halt decline in membership
Unions get creative to halt decline in membership | MLive.com:
"Unions are helping non-union fast-food workers around the country hold strikes to protest low wages and poor working conditions.
They are trying to organize home day-care workers, university graduate students and even newly legalized marijuana dealers.
Members of a "shadow union" at Wal-Mart hold regular protests at the giant retailer, which long has been resistant to organizing."
"Unions are helping non-union fast-food workers around the country hold strikes to protest low wages and poor working conditions.
They are trying to organize home day-care workers, university graduate students and even newly legalized marijuana dealers.
Members of a "shadow union" at Wal-Mart hold regular protests at the giant retailer, which long has been resistant to organizing."
Brown bag banned | chink in armor
Brown bag banned | chink in armor | language police:
"Here are some prior examples we have considered: Black List, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Rejigger, Providence Plantations, Black Friday, Gobbledygook, Illegal Immigrant, Undocumented Immigrant, Master Bedroom, and even the use of white copy paper.
We also addressed the idiom Chink in the Armor after a sportscaster was suspended and a copywriter (who happened to be married to an Asian woman) was fired for using the phrase in connection with discussing basketball player Jeremy Lin’s on-court weaknesses.
The controversy was contrived, but it drove race into the headlines:"
"Here are some prior examples we have considered: Black List, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Rejigger, Providence Plantations, Black Friday, Gobbledygook, Illegal Immigrant, Undocumented Immigrant, Master Bedroom, and even the use of white copy paper.
We also addressed the idiom Chink in the Armor after a sportscaster was suspended and a copywriter (who happened to be married to an Asian woman) was fired for using the phrase in connection with discussing basketball player Jeremy Lin’s on-court weaknesses.
The controversy was contrived, but it drove race into the headlines:"
America: Where Hard Working, Productive Members Of Society Pay For The Health Care Of Everyone Else
America: Where Hard Working, Productive Members Of Society Pay For The Health Care Of Everyone Else:
"It would be bad enough if hard working Americans just had to pay for their own health insurance.
But no, they are also expected to pay for the health care of members of Congress, employees of the IRS and other federal agencies, state and local government employees, their adult kids (because they can't afford health insurance), the elderly, the poor, and now under Obamacare they will also be expected to subsidize the health plans of tens of millions of other Americans that are not poor enough to qualify for Medicaid.
When you add it all up, the hard working, productive members of society are at least partially subsidizing the health care of well over half of all Americans while having to pay for their own health care at the same time."
"It would be bad enough if hard working Americans just had to pay for their own health insurance.
But no, they are also expected to pay for the health care of members of Congress, employees of the IRS and other federal agencies, state and local government employees, their adult kids (because they can't afford health insurance), the elderly, the poor, and now under Obamacare they will also be expected to subsidize the health plans of tens of millions of other Americans that are not poor enough to qualify for Medicaid.
When you add it all up, the hard working, productive members of society are at least partially subsidizing the health care of well over half of all Americans while having to pay for their own health care at the same time."
The Kindle has turned me off paper books
The Kindle has turned me off paper books | Books | theguardian.com:
"It has been a few years since I read an actual book on a plane, and I was astonished at how cumbersome, how intractably wrong, it felt in my hands.
I found myself – which I have never done before and heartily disapprove of – folding the book in half so that only the page I was reading was visible.
That gave me a cramp in my right hand, and the pages wouldn't stay still, quite, as I read. I found myself swaying slightly, as if at the Wailing Wall. Then I went back to the two-handed double-page-opened position – even describing it makes it seem like an obscure sort of manoeuvre, rather than a natural function – but I still couldn't settle down.
The book was too fat.
It was too heavy.
It spread out too widely.
It was as if I had taken an unruly small pet onto the plane and couldn't keep it under control."
"It has been a few years since I read an actual book on a plane, and I was astonished at how cumbersome, how intractably wrong, it felt in my hands.
I found myself – which I have never done before and heartily disapprove of – folding the book in half so that only the page I was reading was visible.
That gave me a cramp in my right hand, and the pages wouldn't stay still, quite, as I read. I found myself swaying slightly, as if at the Wailing Wall. Then I went back to the two-handed double-page-opened position – even describing it makes it seem like an obscure sort of manoeuvre, rather than a natural function – but I still couldn't settle down.
The book was too fat.
It was too heavy.
It spread out too widely.
It was as if I had taken an unruly small pet onto the plane and couldn't keep it under control."
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