October 2010
“the devil cannot destroy you, he can only trick you into destroying yourself.”
– Authentic Genesis (via chaneedee)
Dear Public Sector: FAIL →
By Brandon Tidwell My eight year-old niece has adopted a new term: fail. It’s a definitive way to tell someone they didn’t measure up, they didn’t come through, or they simply missed the mark. As…
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WatchThe soccer field here is ginormous
I’m going to a soccer game EARLY in the morning tomorrow. Now, I don’t have an issue with rising early to play a sport(football) or an activity(gym, running), but I do have an issue with watching OTHER people play a sport in 40 degree weather.
I’m kinda selfish like that.
If I can’t run, sweat, score, be just all around dope, then I don’t want to see other people...
be bold with your vulgarity..
The Most Racist Campaign in Decades, and What It... →
azspot:
Across the country, candidates are competing for the title of Best Immigrant Basher and Most Opposed to Mosques. Republican candidates have vowed that, if they win, they will turn these campaign-trail memes into congressional hearings and use them to block reforms critical to all Americans in the midst of an ongoing economic crisis. Democratic candidates, for their part, have been...
Robert Reich: Why Aren't Business Leaders Standing... →
robertreich:
America’s business leaders have not exactly shied away from offering political views. Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg has accused President Obama of creating a hostile environment for investment and job-creation, while General Electric’s Jeff Immelt says the administration is out of sync with…
Vote Halliburton and Goldman Sachs! →
On Election Day, Americans will decide how to reward corporations that have been plundering America, like Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase, and Halliburton.
“Theirs was the first Latino group to settle in New York City in large numbers....”
– New York’s Puerto Rican Youth Struggles, Report Says - NYTimes.com
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Why New Rules Support Family Farms(and Farmers)
The USDA has a law on the books that levels the playing field between family farmers who raise cattle, hogs and poultry and the large meat packers who purchase their livestock and bring it to market. It’s called the Packers and Stockyard Act, and its overseen by the USDA’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyard Administration or GIPSA. But don’t tussle with that mouthful because it doesn’t...
Charlie Sheen said waaaaat?
U.S. Is Feeling Charitable, Just Not Through... →
By Whitney Jones Religion News Service
(RNS) Americans are being more generous to religious charities, but why are they skimping on their giving to churches? Read More… More on Philanthropy
Food WIth Benefits: The Dark Side of Charity... →
As people in the food business, we get bombarded with requests to donate our time and food to benefits. Benefits for cancer, benefits for the homeless, benefits for three legged dogs in China,…
Verizon to pay $25 million settlement for... →
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The top U.S. mobile service, Verizon Wireless, has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $25 million on top of more than $52 million in refunds to consumers for overcharging… …
How Social Media Powerhouse Digital Royalty Helps... →
Shaquille O’Neal posed as a statue in Harvard Square for almost an hour last week, mobbed by adoring fans amazed the basketball superstar would pull such a stunt. Soon, the news went…
Racism still a winning strategy in Nevada →
by Amanda Marcotte Bad news this morning: According to FiveThirtyEight, Sharron Angle is pulling ahead in Nevada. Her strategy of blanketing the state with overtly racist ads is apparently…
Students Feel Peer Pressure to Donate →
In the last school year, seniors at Dartmouth College and Cornell University have created a sort of dishonor roll of peers who failed to donate to the class gift.
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Forget The World Series, Sunday's Jets Game Is... →
Cablevision and FOX TV are currently in a dispute over fees that left three million people in the New York metro area without access to Game 1 of the World Series last night. Hours before…
IRS targets small businesses →
How can entrepreneurs hope to be in compliance with a 100,000-page tax code? The IRS is stacking the deck against small businesses barely keeping afloat in the recession.
Study Reveals What Times Facebook Users Are Most... →
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Social media in general, and Facebook specifically, have changed marketing forever. Facebook gives companies and brands direct access to customer thoughts, feelings,…
Top 10 best value private colleges in America →
A new ranking by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance examines the best private colleges in America and then sifts them for best value. Which gives you the best education for the lowest net cost – the cost…
Baby killed after interrupting mom's Facebook time →
A north Florida mother has pleaded guilty to shaking her baby to death after the boy’s crying interrupted her game on Facebook.
NASA and DARPA Plan ‘Hundred-Year Starship’ To... →
If NASA ever gets a clear directive for interplanetary exploration, a new Hundred-Year Starship could be their version of the Mayflower. And like the first pilgrims, Martian explorers might set sail with the knowledge they would never return home.
NASA and DARPA have joined forces to build something called a Hundred-Year Starship, according to the director of NASA’s Ames Research Center. Simon...
How old do YOU think I am?
McDonald's Must Pay Obese Worker $17,500 →
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A.K.A, The End of Personal Responsibility.
SAO PAULO (AP) - A Brazilian court ruled this week that McDonald’s must pay a former franchise manager $17,500 because he gained 65 pounds (30 kilograms) while working there for a dozen years.
The 32-year-old man said he felt forced to sample the food each day to ensure quality standards remained high, because McDonald’s hired “mystery...
