Senator Sanders on Burker King's inversion
Continuing from this post, Senator Sanders weighs in on BK's inversion. He sees it a contempt for America and its citizens. They take advantage of America's workforce and infrastructure but don't want to contribute to its upkeep. Also withdrawing its tax contribution makes less money available for h ...
House-Hunting
We're going to go look at a house this evening, one with a private pond yet! ;) But it still comes down to 'is the house what we want?'. We drove a bit around Sunday looking at town houses and such. I'm not sure I want a bunch of neighbors around us again >_< I like the peace and quiet! I'm certainl ...
Recharge Wrap-up: Tesla is for Mistresses; Yo, free Smart ED rides!
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Honda, SMART, Tesla Motors, Legislation and Policy, North America, Pacific Region, USA Smart used the Yo app to give free test rides to San Franciscans last week. Yo is a free app wherein users tap a username to send a notification that simply says "Yo" to the recipient. Sig ...
Another Morning in America
I’m driving down a winding road—glittering in the early morning sunlight—trying to pay attention, braking for pedestrians and swerving for potholes, road kill, and seemingly suicidal squirrels while drinking coffee writing this up on my MacBook Air and listening to This is the End by the Door on You ...
'CQ Crossband' - 630m
First 630m contacts In early May, VE7BDQ (John) was my first contact on our new 630m amateur band! Soon after, I had QSO #2, with VA7JX (Jack), on Vancouver Island. So far there appears to be only one other station in Canada on the band... VO1NA in Newfoundland! Where are the rest of the Canadians? ...
Selected Chapter 1
Authors Notes: Below this, you will find the very first chapter to Selected. I am going to have to ask that you DO NOT copy this story, or an idea for this story without my permission. If you would like my permission, please email me. (My email can be found under the CONTACT page.) Thanks for readin ...
Seed saving all hype and hysteria?
It sounds like hype, but it isn’t. Those yelling that the sky is falling (when it comes to seeds) are not being hysterical. We are facing a biodiversity crisis. After reading Michael Specter’s New Yorker piece so obviously pro-GMO and pro-Biotech, the piece that misrepresented, misled and missed the ...
Dear Rabbis, thanks for nothin’
As Israel fights to protect her citizens from rockets, kidnappings, and acts of terror, the silence by Jewish religious leaders in America on the need for unequivocal support of Israel is deafening.
Cerro Porteño vs Rentistas Online en Vivo 26/8/2014
Ver en Vivo Cerro Porteño vs Rentistas protagonizaran la noche de este Martes, 26 de agosto del 2014 un partido por la primera fase de la Copa Sudamericana 2014, con el partido de ida jugado en el Estadio General Pablo Rojas, Asunción. La Copa Sudamericana 2014 es un torneo en donde equipos de Sur A ...
From ESO: “Best View Yet of Merging Galaxies in Distant Universe”
European Southern Observatory See the full article here. Hugo Messias Universidad de Concepción, Chile / Centro de Astronomia e Astrofísica da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal Tel: +351 21 361 67 47/30 Email: hmessias@oal.ul.pt Richard Hook ESO, Public Information Officer Garching bei München, Germa ...
America’s Continuing Border Crisis: The Real Story Behind the “Invasion” of the Children
This post first appeared at TomDispatch. This June 25, 2014 photo shows a group of immigrants from Honduras and El Salvador who crossed the US-Mexico border illegally as they are stopped in Granjeno, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Call it irony or call it a ...
‘America does not forget’: Obama speaks on James Foley ISIS execution
President Obama delivered a message to the “barbaric terrorists” behind the murder of kidnapped journalist James Foley: the U.S. will make you pay. Obama, speaking one week after the horrifying video of Foley’s beheading was made public, acknowledged ...
From The Most Innovative University In America To The Must Have Lunchboxes for You Kids
Rebecca Jarvis reveals what you need to know to plan for your family's back-to-school time on Real Biz 8.26.2014
Obama Reminds ISIL That 'America Does Not Forget'
President Obama reiterated on Tuesday that U.S. combat troops "will not be returning to fight in Iraq," even as he warned the Islamic State terrorists who beheaded James Foley that "America does not forget." Speaking to an American Legion conference in ...
The Decline of Liberalism Threatens Secularism in America
Liberalism as we know it—the body of thought that gave rise to the idea that a government of the people for the people is a worthy experiment—is under assault. Secular Americans be warned: the collapse of liberalism will mean the collapse of secularism.
