Tag: holidays
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11/24 binge & purge: the high cost of high prices
video: study says thanksgiving to cost more* oregon food bank raises more than $500,000 at gala* video: obamas pay visit to food bank* food banks low for thanksgiving crunch* video: food bank asking for final donations*
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was thanksgiving a religious celebration?
from rns: If you want to prepare for Thanksgiving like a real Pilgrim this year, here’s what you should do: Cancel the plane reservations. Stop jotting down recipes. Leave the libations alone. For the Pilgrims and Puritans, “thanksgiving” days were spontaneous and sober affairs. When friends arrived from overseas, European Protestants defeated Catholics in battle,…
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food costs soar as thanksgiving looms, diners eat cost of inflation
from boston herald: Shoppers are feeling the pinch of higher food prices at the supermarket, and most consumers are convinced they will be shelling out even more cash for groceries next year. “Prices keep going up,” said Vladimir Nefyodov, a home health aide who shops for his elderly clients at Shaw’s in the Fenway. “My…
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11/17 binge & purge: standards & success
is pizza a vegetable? corporate congress says yes!* video: corps pushed congress to relax school lunch standards* video update: congress votes against healthy lunches for kids* sharp increase in food stamps program* uk food firms welcome waste reduction success* dippin’ dots, ice cream of the future, files for bankruptcy* rhode island says: raid your pantry…
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survey says: food price rise to hit US holiday spending
from reuters: More than a third of U.S. consumers expect rising food prices to cause them to cut back on holiday spending, a new survey showed on Tuesday. A total of 28.4 percent of the 1,000 people surveyed by Americas Research Group said that rising food costs would cause them to cut back on their…
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‘day of the dead’ a time of remembrance for the living
fantastic terrifying creatures arise in heart of mexico from msnbc: While the name and many of the icons symbolic with the holiday may evoke macabre imagery, the Day of the Dead is a time for gatherings in remembrance of ancestors and others who have died, and to make offerings − ofrendas − to the deceased,…
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Halloween Hitlist: ‘I Want Candy, Bubblegum & Taffy!’
Dentists buy back Halloween candy to send to troops // Video: Mc Pee Pants – “I WANT CANDY” // 10-year-old draws a pistol to protect his Halloween candy // Beware of gummy bears found under the influence
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are horror films anti-religious?
from sun-sentinel: It’s Halloween and time to revisit films that help us stare down our most primal fears. But beware: You’ll often see religious themes — actually, anti-religious ones — woven deeply into the storylines. “It’s one of the only genres that gives credence to the idea that there is a supernatural world,” artist Craig…
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on the brink of blue beam: ‘war of the worlds’-style hoax imminent?
from the intel hub: The fact stands that there are patents and military technologies available to project 3D holograms including light and sound onto a background composed of barium and strontium (the very components that make up chemtrails, or aerosol sprays typically used in stratospheric geoengineering applications). Yes, geoengineering/chemtrails are a reality — in fact…
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media monarchy mixtape013: that most harmonious ghost
“hear it echo in the night though there ain’t a soul in sight” on media monarchy’s mixtape013: that most harmonious ghost – featuring a haunting & headphone-worthy soundtrack to a race with the devil down the lost highway w/ a touch of evil music from broadcast, coldcut, nico, nat & nina + spiritualized, talking heads,…
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labor day 2011: what are we celebrating, the lack of jobs in america?
from the economic collapse blog: If you still have a good job, you certainly have something to celebrate on Labor Day 2011. So far you have survived the decline of the U.S. economy. But your day may be coming soon. This weekend, there will be millions of Americans that will not be doing any celebrating.…
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7/14 Defcon: Murdoch’s Watergate, Military Meltdown & More
Hacking scandal could be Murdoch’s Watergate* Video: Rupert Murdoch’s son could be prosecuted by US* Video: Murdoch papers could have hacked US phones as well* Update: News Corp UK newspaper CEO brooks resigns* Washington Post website jobs section hacked* Anonymous hacks Monsanto computers; Posts employee info* Hackers claim they exposed Booz Allen Hamilton data* ‘Military…
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7/7 binge & purge: fatty needs a fix
wonder why americans are so fat?: 777-pound burger in california takes guinness record on july 4th* as commodity prices soar, so does demand for wood pulp – cellulose use increases as a ‘food extender’* don’t tell your kid, but there’s cauliflower in his mac & cheese* it’s not all white: cocktail of up to 20…
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econocrash updates: in dependence & the day after
celebrating independence yet enslaved to debt* assessing our independence this july 4th* a prepper’s view of independence day* why the first amendment is foremost* the tenth amendment & states’ rights* media attacks US on independence day* elite not even trying to hide how much they hate the constitution* ben franklin awarded knights of malta grand…
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ground zero: independence play, justice is swerved & more
listen/subscribe to @clydelewis on @kxl weeknights 9-12 monday – independence play* tuesday – soda pop ufology* wednesday – suspect zero: justice is swerved* thursday – the electric personality* friday – courtroom 23: the illuminati & casey anthony + reverse engineering: the casey anthony case* previous: pathocracy, eden, oracles & more