Applebee’s fires waitress who posted receipt from pastor complaining about auto-tip | The Sideshow - Yahoo! News

Applebee’s fires waitress who posted receipt from pastor complaining about auto-tip | The Sideshow - Yahoo! News:

'via Blog this'"An Applebee's waitress who posted a receipt with a note from a pastor complaining about the automatic gratuity added to the bill on the Internet was fired on Wednesday after the pastor complained to her manager.

Chelsea Welch, the waitress, wrote in an email to Yahoo News that the pastor (who has since been identified as Alois Bell) told Welch's manager at the St. Louis-area Applebee's that the ensuing firestorm had "ruined" her reputation.

"I give God 10%," Bell wrote on the receipt, scratching out the automatic tip and scribbling in an emphatic "0" where the additional tip would be. "Why do you get 18?" (There were more than eight people in Bell's party, triggering the auto-tip.)

Welch, who snapped a photo of the bill from a fellow server and uploaded to Reddit, defended her right to post the receipt. "I thought the note was insulting, but also comical," she told Consumerist.com. "And I thought other users would find it entertaining.”

Bell, a pastor at Truth in the World Deliverance Ministries Church, was not amused, and she called Welch's manager to complain.

“[It was] a lapse in my character and judgment,” Bell told the Smoking Gun, adding she did not expect her easily recognizable signature would be, as her friend informed her, “all over Yahoo. You went viral!”

[Related: Pastor leaves waiter note on receipt: ‘I give God 10%. Why do you get 18?’]

“My heart is really broken,” Bell added. “I’ve brought embarrassment to my church and ministry.”

A spokesman for Applebee’s said it apologized to Bell for violating her "right to privacy" and confirmed that Welch “is no longer employed by the franchise."

Welch was surprised that Applebee's fired her, "especially because there was nothing specific in the employee handbook admonishing this behavior."

"I had no intention of starting a witch hunt or hurting anyone. I just wanted to share a picture I found interesting," she said. “I come home exhausted, sore, burnt, dirty and blistered on a good day. And after all that, I can be fired for ‘embarrassing’ someone who directly insults their server on religious grounds.”

Welch also isn't buying Bell's embarrassment. “If this person wrote the note, obviously they wanted it seen by someone," she said. “I’ve been stiffed on tips before, but this is the first time I’ve seen the Big Man used as reasoning.""

(And they pastor gave NO tip, not the 18 percent auto tip of six something, and not even ten percent. What a jerk.)

» NJ Attempts to Strip Parental Rights with Vaccine Anti-Exemption Bill Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!

» NJ Attempts to Strip Parental Rights with Vaccine Anti-Exemption Bill Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!:

'via Blog this'

Senate Bill 1759 was approved 6-2 by the state’s Senate Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens Committee last week. The bill, sponsored by Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg (D – Bergen) and Senator Joseph Vitale (D – Middlesex), would place a greater burden on parents to clarify a “valid reason” for not wanting their kids vaccinated. It would define and further restrict what the definition of a valid reason is, limiting options for opting out.

For example, parents would no longer be able to claim concerns about the safety of vaccines. A parent having a legitimate health concern over vaccine adjuvants and chemicals negatively impacting their child, potentially forever, would no longer count under the new law. Senator Vitale was quoted at the hearing as saying, “We cannot allow widespread exemption from immunization based on fear and false science.”

New Jersey, which allows for both medical and religious exemptions, would also require physician documentation “indicating that the vaccine is medically contraindicated for a specific period of time.”

The bill was supposedly drawn up due to a whooping cough outbreak in addition to a rise in parents claiming exemptions throughout the state in recent years. However, as reported previously by Natural News, research released earlier this year showed strong evidence that whooping cough outbreaks among vaccinated children were actually higher than in unvaccinated children.

In addition, Big Pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) admitted the company’s whooping cough vaccine had never been tested for long-term efficacy, and that the shot does not provide long-term protection against the illness. It should be noted that a single injection of GSK’s Boostrix vaccine for diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (whooping cough) would dose the average 11-year-old with 100 micrograms of formaldehyde and 400 micrograms of the heavy metal aluminum according to the National Vaccine Information Center.

Placing further burden on parents who want to opt out of vaccinations is a thinly veiled intimidation tactic states are now utilizing to dissuade parents from exempting their child(ren) from vaccinations. Like similar legislation that passed in Washington and that is in the process of passing in California, this bill serves only to further harm parental rights and perpetuate the idea that it is the state, and not parents, that knows what is best for a child.

Republicans Accuse Obama of Using Position as President to Lead Country : The New Yorker

Republicans Accuse Obama of Using Position as President to Lead Country : The New Yorker:

'via Blog this'Calling him the “Law Professor-in-Chief,” Rep. Stockman accused Mr. Obama of “manipulating a little-known section of the Constitution,” Article II, which outlines the power of the President.

“President Obama looks down the list of all of the powers that are legally his and he’s like a kid in a candy store,” Rep. Stockman said. “It’s nauseating.”

(hahhahahahha)

Dog surrendered to shelter and facing death because owner believes he's gay | Life With Dogs

Dog surrendered to shelter and facing death because owner believes he's gay | Life With Dogs:

'via Blog this'

The dog, believed to be an American bulldog mix, was surrendered to an overcrowded animal shelter in Jackson, Tennessee.  The Jackson Rabies Control has scheduled to put down the dog today January 31^st by 1 p.m. if not adopted since he was surrendered by his owner.  The shelter will open at 9 a.m. today and the adoption fee is $38. The shelter is location is as follows:

Alabama football coach caught slurring ‘fat butt Michelle Obama’ and ‘queers’ | The Raw Story

Alabama football coach caught slurring ‘fat butt Michelle Obama’ and ‘queers’ | The Raw Story:

'via Blog this'

Topics: Lauderdale County High School ♦ michelle obama

 

An Alabama high school football coach is under investigation after he as caught on tape allegedly using slurs against “fat butt Michelle Obama” and “queers,” who he said were “an abomination against God.”

Do Not Let Oklahoma Ban All Abortions - ForceChange

Do Not Let Oklahoma Ban All Abortions - ForceChange:

'via Blog this'

Many are questioning the vague wording of the bill, wondering if it could go as far as prohibiting birth control. The main fear associated with this bill is that victims of rape will be forced to give birth to their rapists’ children, whether they wish to do so or not. The possibilities of what are illegal under this bill are posing many questions, such as: Will doctors be legally allowed to perform in-vitro fertilization? What if a pregnant woman experiences life threatening complications? Questions like these have not been addressed in the wording of this act, which is scheduled to become effective November 2012.

Taxpayers Against Fraud’s Patrick Burns: Get Rid of the Term White Collar Crime

Taxpayers Against Fraud’s Patrick Burns: Get Rid of the Term White Collar Crime:

'via Blog this'“Whether you are rich or poor, black or white, male or female, before the law, you are supposed to be equal,”

Police: Prowler, homeowner fought in street before shooting - KPTV - FOX 12

Police: Prowler, homeowner fought in street before shooting - KPTV - FOX 12:

'via Blog this'

Police records show Doucette does not have any prior arrests in either Oregon or Washington.

The suspect's MySpace page says he is married, a father and served as a combat engineer in the Marine Corps.

His bail has been set at $250,000.

London Rav Rabbi Ephraim Padwa Filmed Secretly About Child Abuse - YouTube

London Rav Rabbi Ephraim Padwa Filmed Secretly About Child Abuse - YouTube:

'via Blog this'

A victim of child sex abuse in one of Britain's religious communities goes undercover to expose the way his community has for decades been dealing with paedophilia.

Louisiana Will Eliminate Health Benefits For HIV Patients, Poor Children, And First Time Moms This Week | ThinkProgress

Louisiana Will Eliminate Health Benefits For HIV Patients, Poor Children, And First Time Moms This Week | ThinkProgress:

'via Blog this'

NYPD Handcuff, Interrogate 7-Year-Old Over $5 | Alternet

NYPD Handcuff, Interrogate 7-Year-Old Over $5 | Alternet:

'via Blog this'

“I never imagined the cops could do that to a child. We’re traumatized,” his mother, Frances Mendez told The New York Post. “It’s unfathomable, what the police did. The whole thing sounds so stupid. They were interrogating him like he was a hardened criminal,” said Mendez’s attorney, Jack Yanowitz.

'Walking angel': Girl who performed at Obama's inauguration shot dead in Chicago - U.S. News

'Walking angel': Girl who performed at Obama's inauguration shot dead in Chicago - U.S. News:

'via Blog this'Hadiya Pendleton -- described by a relative as a “walking angel” -- was standing under a canopy in Vivian Gordon Harsh Park when a gunman ran down an alley, opened fire at the group and fled in a white car, police said.

Pendleton was shot in the back but managed to run about a block before she collapsed, officer Laura Kubiak said. She died at the hospital.

Republicans Already Moving To Obstruct Consumer Protection Director... Again | ThinkProgress

Republicans Already Moving To Obstruct Consumer Protection Director... Again | ThinkProgress:

'via Blog this'

If all the republicans are voting against consumer protection they are not looking to protect you.

FDA OK with college's Plan B contraceptive vending machine

FDA OK with college's Plan B contraceptive vending machine:

'via Blog this'

Awesome. Plan B is over the counter. 

"FDA looked at publicly available information about Shippensburg's vending program and spoke with university and campus health officials and decided not to take any regulatory actions," Erica V. Jefferson, an FDA spokeswoman, said in a statement made available to MSN News.

Plan B is an over-the-counter medication available without prescription for those 17 years old or older at pharmacies and drug stores around the nation. It's meant to be taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex.

10News - Prosecutor: Owners of pit bulls that attacked elderly neighbor knew dogs were dangerous - News Story

10News - Prosecutor: Owners of pit bulls that attacked elderly neighbor knew dogs were dangerous - News Story:

'via Blog this'

The defendants are charged with involuntary manslaughter and owning a mischievous animal causing death – both felonies – and six misdemeanor code violations, including failing to protect the public from a dog and owning a dangerous dog.

The manslaughter charge was added three weeks after Emako Mendoza died of complications from the attack at her Paradise Hills home. She was 76 when she died on Christmas Eve 2011.

Alba Cornelio, 41, and her 21-year-old daughter, Carla, each face up to four years and eight months in prison if convicted, the prosecutor said.

Tenn. lawmaker: Cut parent’s welfare benefits if child gets poor grades | The Raw Story

Tenn. lawmaker: Cut parent’s welfare benefits if child gets poor grades | The Raw Story:

'via Blog this'Under current law, parents can lose up to 20 percent of their benefits from the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program if a child does not attend school. Campfield’s bill would increase the penalty to 30 percent and require children to make “satisfactory academic progress” in school. The TANF program is aimed at helping poor families pay for living expenses such as rent, heat, utilities and personal care items.

“Like I said, I don’t want these kids to be rocket scientists,” Campfield said. “I don’t want them to split the atom. Listen, passing a grade is not too high a standard. To say, ‘Listen, if your kid shows up at school at 11 o’clock in your pajamas, that kid is not ready for school.’ Families have to take a responsibility for having the kids prepared to go to school.”

Gun safety advice from Dick Cheney, the guy who once shot his friend in the face — MSNBC

Gun safety advice from Dick Cheney, the guy who once shot his friend in the face — MSNBC:

'via Blog this'

"The former vice president, a staunch NRA ally, didn’t deviate significantly from the pro-gun talking points we’ve been hearing. He extolled the virtues of more guns in the classroom by way of armed officers, saying that approach was “probably a more effective deterrent than anything that Congress seems to be debating at the present time.”

Cheney’s own firearms mishap didn’t make it into the conversation. He made headlines in 2006 when he shot a friend in the face while quail hunting. The accidental injury made Cheney the first vice president since Aaron Burr to shoot someone. (Burr killed his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel. He was eventually tried for treason for unrelated reasons.)"

History of Tennessee

History of Tennessee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

'via Blog this'In the early years of settlement, planters brought slaves with them from Kentucky and Virginia. Enslaved African Americans were first concentrated in Middle Tennessee, where planters developed mixed crops and bred high quality horses and cattle, as they did in the Inner Bluegrass region of Kentucky. East Tennessee had more subsistence farmers and few slaveholders.

During the early years of state formation, there was support for emancipation of slaves, founded in part on fears by whites of competition with slave labor (who could be hired out) in the middle and eastern parts of the state. At the constitutional convention of 1796, free Negroes were given the right to vote if they met residency and property requirements. Efforts to abolish slavery were defeated at this convention and again at the convention of 1834. The convention of 1834 also marked the state's retraction of suffrage for most free African Americans. By then slaveholding had expanded markedly in the state, especially in the Mississippi Delta where cotton planters held large groups of enslaved African Americans, often numbering in the hundreds.

Owner loses battle to save ‘unpredictable’ pit bulls which mauled woman in Applewood

Owner loses battle to save ‘unpredictable’ pit bulls which mauled woman in Applewood:

'via Blog this'

Leaked memo tells GOP to stop calling immigrants ‘illegals’ | The Raw Story

Leaked memo tells GOP to stop calling immigrants ‘illegals’ | The Raw Story:

'via Blog this'




The memo, prepared by the Hispanic Leadership Network (HLN), encourages the use of the term “undocumented immigrants” as opposed to “illegals” or “aliens,” and discourages criticisms of the new immigration proposal by a group of GOP and Democratic senators using the word “amnesty.”

Chick culling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Chick culling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

'via Blog this'

Prior to the development of modern meat breeds, most male chickens (cockerels) would usually be slaughtered for meat, while females (pullets) would be kept for egg production. However, once farmers bred separate meat and egg breeds, it became apparent that there was no reason to keep males of the egg breed alive. As a result the males of every 'batch' of egg-laying chickens would be killed as soon as possible to reduce losses incurred by the breeder through the feeding and sheltering of them. Special techniques were developed to accurately determine the sex of chicks at as young an age as possible.

[edit]The culling of unwanted chicks

In industrial factory farms, chicks that are not intended for rearing are culled shortly aftertheir sex is determined, usually before they are 72 hours old.

[edit]Methods

Several methods have been used to cull chicks:

• Maceration, using a large high-speed grinder into which the chicks are fed.
• Gases or gas mixtures, often carbon dioxide is used to induce unconsciousness and then death.
• Cervical dislocation, manually induced dislocation of the spinal column from the skull.
• Electrocution, a new method that has been touted as being cheap, reliable, and humane by its developers ^[1]

[edit]Recommended culling practices

The American Veterinary Medical Association recommends cervical dislocation andasphyxiation by carbon dioxide as the best options, but has recently amended their guidelines to include maceration.^[2]

The 2005-2006 American Veterinary Medical Association Executive Board held its final meeting July 13 in Honolulu, prior to the 2006 session of the House of Delegates and the AVMA Annual Convention. It proposed a policy change, which was recommended by the Animal Welfare Committee on disposal of unwanted chicks, poults, and pipped eggs. The new policy states, in part, "Unwanted chicks, poults, and pipped eggs should be killed by an acceptable humane method, such as use of a commercially designed macerator that results in instantaneous death. Smothering unwanted chicks or poults in bags or containers is not acceptable. Pips, unwanted chicks, or poults should be killed prior to disposal. A pipped egg, or pip, is one where the chick or poult has not been successful in escaping the egg shell during the hatching process."^[3]

[edit]Controversy

Animal rights activists maintain that many of the current practices surrounding chicken slaughtering are unethical.^[4] Along with the keeping of hens in battery cages, chick culling is the main reason eggs are avoided by vegans.^[5]

[edit]

Ayn Rand on Feminism - YouTube

Ayn Rand on Feminism - YouTube:

'via Blog this'

In Memoriam: Infant Death & Vaccination, May 25, 2011 - YouTube

In Memoriam: Infant Death & Vaccination, May 25, 2011 - YouTube:

'via Blog this'

Douchebag Congressman Will Use 'Power of Humiliation' Against the Gays

Douchebag Congressman Will Use 'Power of Humiliation' Against the Gays:

'via Blog this'

"gays are an even bigger threat than terrorism."

Ombudsmen face obstacles from state officials

Ombudsmen face obstacles from state officials:

'via Blog this'In 2011, state long-term care ombudsmen — assisted by hundreds of local ombudsmen programs and thousands of volunteers — responded to 204,000 complaints nationwide. They ranged from roommate conflicts to lack of privacy to allegations of abuse or neglect. State ombudsmen also are expected to testify before the legislature, talk to the media and take a public stance on long-term care issues, without interference by government officials.

Coal Company Rehires Workers After Pinning Blame For Layoffs On Obama | ThinkProgress

Coal Company Rehires Workers After Pinning Blame For Layoffs On Obama | ThinkProgress:

'via Blog this'Generally, cheap natural gas is driving down demand for coal, not Murray’s favorite targets, environmental protections and taxes.

Guillain-Barré Syndrome and the flu shot

Guillain-Barré Syndrome:

'via Blog this'
No one knows yet what causes GBS or why it affects some people and not others. GBS is called a syndrome because, like irritable bowel syndrome or other syndromes, doctors diagnose it based on a collection of symptoms.

(But it is a known side effect of the flu shot.)

http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/vaccine/guillainbarre.htm

What causes GBS?

Many things can cause GBS; about two-thirds of people who develop GBS symptoms do so several days or weeks after they have been sick with diarrhea or a respiratory illness. Infection with the bacterium Campylobacter jejuni is one of the most common risk factors for GBS. People also can develop GBS after having the flu or other infections (such as cytomegalovirus and Epstein Barr virus). On very rare occasions, they may develop GBS in the days or weeks after getting a vaccination.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRcZZROphLM

According to this video, most cases of flu shot related GBS are not reported by doctors and hospitals to the government.

What happened in 1976 with GBS and the swine flu vaccine?

In 1976 there was a small increased risk of GBS following vaccination with an influenza vaccine made to protect against a swine flu virus. The increased risk was approximately 1 additional case of GBS per 100,000 people who got the swine flu vaccine. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) conducted a thorough scientific review of this issue in 2003 and concluded that people who received the 1976 swine influenza vaccine had an increased risk for developing GBS. Scientists have multiple theories on why this increased risk may have occurred, but the exact reason for this association remains unknown.

Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) - an autoimmune disease of the nervous system due to damage of the myelin sheath around the nerves on ...

Powerful Profile of a Flu Vaccine Victim - YouTube

Powerful Profile of a Flu Vaccine Victim - YouTube: "http://youtu.be/BRcZZROphLM"

'via Blog this'

Republican woman from Las Vegas who tried to vote twice in Presidential election pleads guilty | FreakOutNation

Republican woman from Las Vegas who tried to vote twice in Presidential election pleads guilty | FreakOutNation:

'via Blog this'

"Republican woman from Las Vegas who tried to vote twice in Presidential election pleads guilty

January 27, 2013

By Anomaly

In November 56 year old Roxanne Rubin of Las Vegas was arrested after trying to vote twice in the Presidential election. Rubin, a Las Vegas Strip casino worker, agreed to plead guilty. She alleges that she was trying to prove how easy it is to vote with just a signature. Obviously, it wasn’t so easy. After agreeing to the plead  guilty to a gross misdemeanor that in Nevada that could carry a penalty of up to a year in jail, Rubin said, “This has always been an issue with me. I just feel the system is flawed.” And yet, the system worked."

New Generation of Vaccine Adjuvants: Worst Ever? - Gaia HealthGaia Health

New Generation of Vaccine Adjuvants: Worst Ever? - Gaia HealthGaia Health:

'via Blog this'

It’s not a secret that injection of lipids causes autoimmune disorders. In fact, it’s so well known that lipid injection is a standard technique for creating autoimmune disorders in laboratory animals for study. In particular, the active ingredient in Freund’s adjuvant, a lipid, is used to create an analog of human rheumatoid arthritis in lab rats.

Yet, lipids, in the form of recombinantly-created OMVs, are being added to vaccines for injection into humans!

SF restaurants pocketed health care fees - SFGate

SF restaurants pocketed health care fees - SFGate:

'via Blog this'"Requiring these people to pay restitution is a compromise," Ammiano said. "If it was up to me, I'd throw them in jail."

In some cases, not only did the surcharge money go back into owners' pockets, but employees were denied health care altogether, Ammiano and Campos said.

The inconsistencies were caught after the health law was amended in 2011, requiring city audits of the surcharges. Last year, 3,652 restaurants turned in their paperwork to the labor office, which found oddities in the accounting. The documentation was then turned over to the city attorney for a full-fledged investigation.

Unprecedented – Republican Judge Ignores 100 Years Of History To Rule Against Obama | Addicting Info

Unprecedented – Republican Judge Ignores 100 Years Of History To Rule Against Obama | Addicting Info:

'via Blog this'

On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C. took the unprecedented action of overturning 3 recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board. This would invalidate every decision made by the board since those appointments were made in January of 2012. 

Human trafficking still a problem

Human trafficking still a problem:

'via Blog this'The number of arrests is so small that it doesn’t show the extent of the activity, Cheeseman said. Plus, those arrested for prostitution may well have been trafficked and forced into the act.

“In a sense, we’re starting to have a generalized awareness in terms of the idea that perhaps prostitutes are not necessarily choosing that profession — maybe they’re brought here,” Cheeseman said.

Nationally, more than 100,000 Americans are trafficked for prostitution within the United States each year.

Papa John’s Blames The Media For Obamacare Blunder – Requests They Take Stories Down | Addicting Info

Papa John’s Blames The Media For Obamacare Blunder – Requests They Take Stories Down | Addicting Info:

'via Blog this' quote:

In reference to why Papa John’s would come after a publication like ours for simply relaying something that CNN had reported about the pizza chain, the PR firm claims that it “somehow missed the CNN story about which you wrote.” This despite the fact that CNN first aired the clip in August of last year, and has since become the most often cited proof that Schnatter’s claims of increased costs were dishonest…

In the interest of fairness, Papa John’s representative offered this as its reasoning for why our coverage of the matter should be unpublished, which we’ll share here: “What [Schnatter] said, in response to an investor call, was the company estimated that Obamacare would result in an increased cost to the company of approximately 11 cents to 14 cents per pizza, ‘but our business model and unit economics are about as ideal as you can get for a food company to absorb Obamacare, ergo, we have a high ticket average with extremely high frequency of order counts, millions of pizzas per year.’” The pizza chain appears to be attempting to split hairs as to whether Schnatter claimed he would actually raise prices as a result of ObamaCare, or whether he would simply see his own costs rise and absorb the cost. But the research done by CNN makes clear that ObamaCare will not cause Papa John’s to see a cost increase of any kind, which means that in either case Schnatter’s claim is a false one…

Connecticut cops kicked and stomped on man downed by stun gun: video | The Raw Story

Connecticut cops kicked and stomped on man downed by stun gun: video | The Raw Story:

'via Blog this'Topics: video ♦ YouTube

 

The police chief in Bridgeport, Conn., the state’s largest city, moved three officers to desk duty after a video appeared on YouTube in which they stomped on and repeatedly kicked a man after a stun gun had already rendered him inert, reported the Associated Press.

The video is from May 2011. It was published on YouTube on Jan. 6, although it was only recently brought to the police chief’s attention.

An internal investigation has been launched.

You can watch the video below.

Casey boy battles back from pit bull attack - Central Kentucky News

Casey boy battles back from pit bull attack - Central Kentucky News:

'via Blog this'

“He’s doing great, he really is,” Sims says. “But I still worry about him a lot. I worry about his emotions. His dad was attacked by a dog when he was 15 or 16, and he’s still not over his fear of dogs. Garrett’s scared of a lot of things now, not just dogs. Loud noises. The dark. A lot of things.”

On Friday, Garrett, who lives just outside Middleburg near the Casey-Lincoln County line, is scheduled for major reconstructive surgery at Shriner’s Hospital in Cincinnati.

“They’re going to take muscle from his back and build him a new armpit, and they’re hoping there’s enough left over to build him a new deltoid, too,” his mother explains. “They’re also going to take some nerves from his ankle to put in his arm, and give him Botox injections to firm up the muscle.”

Bill Clinton on Going Vegan - YouTube

Bill Clinton on Going Vegan - YouTube:

'via Blog this'

Ellen and President Clinton have a special habit in common -- they're both vegan! President Clinton told Ellen about his decision to switch to a whole foods, plant-based diet -- and the positive effect on his health.

How Bill Clinton inspired Michelle Pfeiffer's vegan diet - YouTube

How Bill Clinton inspired Michelle Pfeiffer's vegan diet - YouTube:

'via Blog this'Published on Jun 4, 2012

Actress Michelle Pfeiffer talks about her vegan diet and how President Bill Clinton inspired her.

A Streetcar Named Desire-Dependence

SparkNotes: A Streetcar Named Desire: Themes, Motifs & Symbols:

'via Blog this'

Dependence on Men

A Streetcar Named Desire presents a sharp critique of the way the institutions and attitudes of postwar America placed restrictions on women’s lives. Williams uses Blanche’s and Stella’s dependence on men to expose and critique the treatment of women during the transition from the old to the new South. Both Blanche and Stella see male companions as their only means to achieve happiness, and they depend on men for both their sustenance and their self-image. Blanche recognizes that Stella could be happier without her physically abusive husband, Stanley. Yet, the alternative Blanche proposes—contacting Shep Huntleigh for financial support—still involves complete dependence on men. When Stella chooses to remain with Stanley, she chooses to rely on, love, and believe in a man instead of her sister. Williams does not necessarily criticize Stella—he makes it quite clear that Stanley represents a much more secure future than Blanche does.

For herself, Blanche sees marriage to Mitch as her means of escaping destitution. Men’s exploitation of Blanche’s sexuality has left her with a poor reputation. This reputation makes Blanche an unattractive marriage prospect, but, because she is destitute, Blanche sees marriage as her only possibility for survival. When Mitch rejects Blanche because of Stanley’s gossip about her reputation, Blanche immediately thinks of another man—the millionaire Shep Huntleigh—who might rescue her. Because Blanche cannot see around her dependence on men, she has no realistic conception of how to rescue herself. Blanche does not realize that her dependence on men will lead to her downfall rather than her salvation. By relying on men, Blanche puts her fate in the hands of others.

(allegedly) Ten Most Harmful Books of the 19th and 20th Centuries | Conservative News, Views & Books

Ten Most Harmful Books of the 19th and 20th Centuries | Conservative News, Views & Books:

'via Blog this'

Author: Karl Marx
Publication date: 1867-1894
Score: 31 
Summary: Marx died after publishing a first volume of this massive book, after which his benefactor Engels edited and published two additional volumes that Marx had drafted. Das Kapital forces the round peg of capitalism into the square hole of Marx’s materialistic theory of history, portraying capitalism as an ugly phase in the development of human society in which capitalists inevitably and amorally exploit labor by paying the cheapest possible wages to earn the greatest possible profits. Marx theorized that the inevitable eventual outcome would be global proletarian revolution. He could not have predicted 21st Century America: a free, affluent society based on capitalism and representative government that people the world over envy and seek to emulate.

Um...excuse me? Are we living in the same America? 

tokens of God's displeasure

'via Blog this'It took many years for scientists to convince the priests to attach a lightning rod to the spire of St. Bride's Church in London, even though it had been destroyed by lightning several times.
The priests' refusals prompted the following letter from the president of Harvard University to Franklin: "How astonishing is the force of prejudice even in an age of so much knowledge and free inquiry. It is amazing to me, that after the full demonstration you have given . . . they should even think of repairing that steeple without such conductors."
In Austria, the Church of Rosenburg was struck so frequently and with such loss of life that the peasants feared to attend services. Several times the spire had to be rebuilt. It was not until 1778, 26 years after Franklin's discovery, that church authorities finally permitted a rod to be attached. Then all trouble ceased.

Accident victim wants driver to become paralysed | GulfNews.com

Accident victim wants driver to become paralysed | GulfNews.com:

'via Blog this'

Attempts by Judge Turki Bin Dhafer Al Qurni in the Red Sea city of Jeddah to bring the woman who was not named to change her attitude have not been successful.

She told the judge at a special session that the driver, a Saudi national, had offered her 6 million riyals in compensation to withdraw the case, but she refused and insisted on the eye for an eye retribution.

The judge however postponed his verdict, preferring to give both parties more time to reach an out-of-court settlement.

Palin After Leaving Fox: ‘We Can’t Just Preach To The Choir,’ Conservatives Must ‘Broaden Their Audience’ | Mediaite

Palin After Leaving Fox: ‘We Can’t Just Preach To The Choir,’ Conservatives Must ‘Broaden Their Audience’ | Mediaite:

'via Blog this'

We can’t just preach to the choir,” she said. “The message of liberty and true hope must be understood by a larger audience.”

Without indicating her own future plans, Palin simply said, “I know the country needs more truth-telling in the media, and I’m willing to do that. So we shall see.”

Indian Academy of Pediatrics bats for pentavalent vaccines - Times Of India

Indian Academy of Pediatrics bats for pentavalent vaccines - Times Of India:

'via Blog this'

Tags:

• pentavalent vaccines|
• Indian Academy of Pediatrics|
• hepatitis B

MUMBAI: A series of infant deaths after receiving the pentavalent vaccine had prompted doctors and academicians to write to the centre against its mass use. Now, the Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) has issued a statement commending the government's efforts in providing free pentavalent vaccines and calling the fears as unfounded.

The pentavalent vaccine is supposed to provide protection against five life-threatening diseases - Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus, Hepatitis B and Hib (Haemophilus influenza type b). While, the DPT (Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus) and Hepatitis B are already part of the national routine immunization programme, the union government has recently added the protection against Hib. The combination together is called pentavalent. The centre had recently introduced the vaccine in Haryana, Goa, and Pondicherry after Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

Man With 4th Amendment Written on Chest Wins Trial Over Airport Arrest | Threat Level | Wired.com

Man With 4th Amendment Written on Chest Wins Trial Over Airport Arrest | Threat Level | Wired.com:

'via Blog this'Here, Mr. Tobey engaged in a silent, peaceful protest using the text of our Constitution—he was well within the ambit of First Amendment protections. And while it is tempting to hold that First Amendment rights should acquiesce to national security in this instance, our Forefather Benjamin Franklin warned against such a temptation by opining that those ‘who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.’ We take heed of his warning and are therefore unwilling to relinquish our First Amendment protections—even in an airport.

Christian radio hosts: Feminists are ‘selfish, narcissistic, family-destroying whores’ | The Raw Story

Christian radio hosts: Feminists are ‘selfish, narcissistic, family-destroying whores’ | The Raw Story:

'via Blog this'

“Now remember, the goal is that these women have to be independent,” Swanson said on a show devoted to the idea that rising college costs were contributing to an alleged spike in prostitution. “The goal is lots and lots of birth control. The goal is lots and lots and lots of fornication. The goal is abortion. The day-after pill will help. And it will help a lot. Remember, the goal is to get that girl a job because she needs no stinkin’ husband, she’s got the fascist corporation and government-mandated insurance programs and socialist welfare that will take care of her womb to tomb. Who needs a cotton-pickin’ husband? Who needs a family? That’s pretty much the worldview that’s dominating, my friends. That’s what the college is all about.”

Bobby Jindal: Republicans Need to Move Even Further to the Right to Recapture the Center | Alternet

Bobby Jindal: Republicans Need to Move Even Further to the Right to Recapture the Center | Alternet:

'via Blog this'“A debate about which party can better manage the federal government is a very small and short-sighted debate,” Jindal will tell the RNC members gathered in Charlotte, N.C. for the organization’s winter meeting, according to a copy of the speech provided to The Fix. “If our vision is not bigger than that, we do not deserve to win….”

Why I Write Smut: A Manifesto - The Rumpus.net

Why I Write Smut: A Manifesto - The Rumpus.net:

'via Blog this'5. Because I happen to agree with Freud’s naughtiest disciple, Wilhelm Reich, who argued that a true political revolution would only be possible once sexual repression was overthrown, which pretty much rules out the Tea Party as a true political revolution because, boy, is that a movement that needs to get laid.

Nutley Man Among Those Charged in $10 Million Mortgage Fraud - Belleville-Nutley Patch, NJ Patch

Nutley Man Among Those Charged in $10 Million Mortgage Fraud - Belleville-Nutley Patch, NJ Patch:

'via Blog this'A man who has addresses in Nutley and Lyndhurst was among nine New Jersey residents charged in connection with an alleged mortgage fraud scheme that defrauded financial institutions of $10 million over several years, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced Thursday.

FBI agents arrested the defendants Thursday morning and charged them with one count each of conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Each defendant faces up to 30 years in prison and a fine of $1 million if convicted, according to a U.S. Attorney's Office news release.

The defendants allegedly "engaged in multiple mortgage fraud conspiracies" involving more than 15 properties in and around Newark and Elizabeth from March 2008 to July 2012, authorities said.

They are accused of taking control of properties through fraudulent short sale transactions and identity theft, and submitting false mortgage loan documents to obtain loan proceeds for their own financial gain. The defendants also obtained money through sales to straw buyers, authorities allege.

In some instances, the defendants allegedly misrepresented where funds to purchase properties were coming from, submitted inflated appraisal reports to get bigger loans, and formed limited liability companies with names similar to those of licensed title companies in order to perpetrate the alleged frauds, investigators said.

The defendants were identified as

• Jose Luis Salguero Bedoya, also known as Jose Salguero, 36, of Elizabeth and Verona
• Paul Chemidlin, Jr., 41, of Morganville
• Delio Coutinho, 50, of Colonia
• Joseph DiValli, 44, of Jackson
• Christopher Ju, 26, of East Brunswick
• Carmine Fusco, 44, of East Hanover
• Jose Martins, 31, of Newark
• Yazmin Soto-Cruz, also known as Yazmin Soto, 32, of Elizabeth
• Kenneth Sweetman, 32, of Lyndhurst and Nutley

The news release outlines the various roles the defendants allegedly played in the scheme:

Salguero was a real estate investor who, along with his girlfriend, Soto, provided much of the funds used by the defendants to perpetuate their fraudulent schemes. Coutinho was a loan officer at a Northern New Jersey mortgage brokerage company; he submitted false documents in support of the schemes. Chemidlin provided fraudulent real estate appraisals for the defendants although he was not a licensed real estate appraiser. DiValli was a loan officer at a Northern New Jersey mortgage brokerage company who also submitted false documents in support of the schemes. Ju negotiated the fraudulent short sale real estate transactions. Fusco and Sweetman conducted fraudulent real estate closings for the defendants although they were not licensed attorneys or title agents. Martins was a bank employee who facilitated certain financial transactions for the defendants.

They were scheduled for initial appearances and bail hearings Thursday afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph A. Dickson in Newark.

Fishman credited law enforcement agents of the FBI Newark Mortgage Fraud Task Force for the investigation leading to the charges, and thanked several agencies for their work on the investigation. He said the case was brought in coordination with President Barack Obama’s Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force.

Related Topics: us attorney paul fishman