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Chick-fil-A Won't Let You Eat More Kale
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Published: April 30, 2013
There are a lot of reasons I dislike Chick-fil-A . I'm not a fan of their low-quality foods, or their openly anti-homosexual policies and comments (that were only revoked when sales dropped). I could also do without those depressing billboards of cows painting "Eat mor chikin," where cows basically beg consumers to murder a different animal instead of themselves.
But what has recently enraged me with regard to Chick-fil-A is their unnecessary, cruel lawsuit against Vermont folk artist Robert Muller-Moore. In case you haven't heard, the wealthy, conservative bigots at Chick-fil-A are suing the artist because he made and sold t-shirts with the slogan "Eat More Kale" printed on them. Apparently that's too similar to "Eat mor chikin," Chick-fil-A's brilliant and original marketing campaign. The fast-food company believes that "Eat More" is their intellectual property, and that shirts like "Eat More Kale" are infringing on their property rights.
Robert Muller-Moore was first contacted by Chick-fil-A in 2006, when they learned that he was producing the shirts. The artist claims he'd never even heard of the restaurant, and was asked by a friend to make a few shirts. He kept producing them as a tribute to Vermont's local farming movement. After bullying him for a while back then, Chick-fil-A gave up and left him alone. But when he applied for trademark protection in 2011, they came back full-force.
It's ludicrous. The restaurant chain Chick-fil-A and the vegetable kale are not even competitors. I know very few owners of "Eat More Kale" t-shirt who'd be caught dead at a Chick-fil-A. The ridiculusness of the lawsuit is furthered by the knowledge that Robert Muller-Moore runs a tiny, tiny business. He sells a few thousand shirts a year, which is just enough to support himself and his family. So why is Chick-fil-A so intimidated by his company? Why are they pouring time and money into ruining him? All it feels like is a giant middle finger to the farmers of America, small businesses, and people who like vegetables.
The case has been going on for over a year now, and only last week did the U.S. patent office give an initial ruling, a "preliminary no" for Robert Muller-Moore. They said that while he can still use "Eat More Kale" commercially, he can't protect his business. It's unfortunate for Muller-Moore, who has already been struggling with other people selling shirts with his exact logo printed. Without the trademark, he has no legal grounds to stop copiers and ensure his livelihood.
The whole absurd case isn't over yet, and Muller-Moore has a few months to respond to the ruling. But the situation and ruling make me sick. It really just feels like the copyrighting system is designed to favor large corporations. While I agree that the case is tricky, I still can't get behind the idea that the phrase "Eat More [insert food]" belongs to Chick-fil-A. I think mothers, doctors, and nutritionists worldwide might strongly disagree with the idea that Chick-fil-A came up with that saying first.
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Skip to comments.Adam Sandler Pays Hilarious Tribute To New Yorkers With Sandy, Screw Ya! Song At 12-12-12 Concert
Posted on 12/12/2012 8:08:09 PM PST by Nachum
During a special cameo appearance at the 12-12-12 Concert for Sandy Relief, comedian Adam Sandler paid tribute to the resilience of the NY/NJ metropolitan residents affected by Hurricane Sandy.
Set to the tune of Leonard Cohens oft-covered classic Hallelujah, Sandler and David Lettermans long-time sidekick Paul Shaffer performed a parody titled Sandy, Screw Ya!
Name-dropping every famous New Yorker under the sun from Mayor Michael Bloomberg to Alex Rodriguez to Donald Trumps combover, the lyrics were as follows:
The terror of the hurricane / The unforgiving wind and rain / New York, the world held its breath as the storm took it to you / But youve been knocked down in the past / Taking shots they thought would last / But you always get right up shouting Hallelujah! / Hallelujah / Sandy, screw ya / Well get through ya / Cause were New Yorkers.
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Kanye West just wasted 20 good minutes with that horrible display of vulgarity. Certainly, the powers that be could have gotten someone else to perform much better material. That was perfectly dreadful.
I turned off the sound during his set, leaned back the recliner, closed my eyes and enjoyed 20 min of blissful silence and the woodstove.
I don't feel sorry for the victims of Sandy.
They wanted a big, inefficient government and now they have it.
I'll keep my money.
Let them go beg Obama for some of his.
Kanye West is 99.999% pure ghetto trash. But he makes a lotta jack, cuz he's an artist.
I'm from that area and I couldn't agree more.
That was great. I appreciate the posting. I missed it. The Old English guys stole the show for the most part.
Adam Sandler's bit was hilarious! OMG!
A friend posted the video of Sandler at FB and it is funny. So very NY. Probably the only watchable part of the evening's show.
WTF was that skirt Kanye was wearing - really odd. Anyway, I can't stand him, I changed the channel.
That was a hilarious version of "Hallelujah"!
Funny. Sandler is great. Nice of him to raise funds for the shore recovery. God bless him. Thanks.
Kayne does have an ugly mouth and dark world view. I hope for him, that this phase of no-talent, no-heart and no soul passes quickly. I pray he moves upward into inspiration.
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Normally, crying is an act which is associated with negative emotions, right? Well, what if we told that crying comes with a whole lot of health benefits?
Yes! You read that right. People try to pacify us when we are in tears, as we usually cry when we feel extremely sad, depressed or scared.
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A research study has found that tears produced during emotional responses contain certain toxins, which can be the by-product of stress hormones in the body, so crying can also rid your body of the toxins.
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A research study has found that emotionally induced tears contain an enzyme called lysozyme, which may have antibacterial properties, thus proving to be a natural sanitiser!
4. Treats Dry Eyes
Here is another health benefit of crying, as tears naturally lubricate your eyes, crying can prevent eye dryness, redness and irritability.
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Crying can help make you feel lighter and improve your mood to a certain extent, as it is known to increase the production of endorphins or feel good hormones in your brain.
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Elderly drivers over a certain age can be more accident prone than teenagers. Due to all the fatal accidents caused by the elderly, I strongly think (a) driving test(s) should be mandatory. I personally wouldn't mind taking this test at all, once I am older, knowing lives will be saved by this test.
Roads change, cars change, just because you were safe driver 30, 40, 50+ years ago, doesn't mean you're safe now. Just because you haven't had an accident doesn't make you a good driver. My father in law claims he hasn't had an accident in 65 years driving - it's not true, as well as the write-off accident he's had (his fault), his bumpers, and wheels are grazed badly. "I don't know how that's happened".
Definitely retest at 70 then every 3 years. Maybe also retest younger drivers every 10 years?
I was driving with my two friends and we had the right away when an elderly cut us off and caused us to go into the ditch due to road conditions, my friend was injured because we rolled and she had slamed against the window, therefore they need to see if they are able to drive
These niggas need to retire. They aint getting anymoe pussy, so where they racing off too? We have uber and transits now a days, they be fine. These old geezers should know how to ride a horse. They can just mount up and yee-ha to where ever they need to go. If I get rear ended, imma beat the shit out of ole grandma and pa i sweatergawd. Ioncare
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I believe the elderly around a certain age should retest to make sure their health is in check, and their security as well as others. If they are capable of driving successfully, they should keep their license. But if they aren't capable or have any sort of trouble, I believe it's the best for them and others to not drive as often. Pus, it might catch any other health risks while doing other activities.
There eye sight will be getting worse aswell as the road awareness and reaction time a man hit a 15 yer old and didnt even notice untill it came on the new the next day the 15 year old sufferd sever injuries. In 2020 there will be a 50% increase of drivers at the age of 50 an dolder according to the brittish govournment
Imagine an older woman has been going blind for the last few months, but no one but her knows about it. Finally she decides to get in the car and drive to the doctor, but she can't see. She is cruising along trying so hard to drive safely, but she has no vision and crashes into a man. Someone may die just because you don't want to bring your grandma into take a drivers test!
The last two times I saw such a headline, I knew nothing would happen to the driver if he/she was elderly, and I was correct. The old lady who ran into a Red Lobster "wasn't charged, because it was an accident", according to the article. Yet in a similar story where the driver was 19 years old, he was handcuffed and given a sobriety test before being taken away by the cops. Why the disparate reaction? Did the young guy not also have an ACCIDENT, or was his crash deliberate? Hardly. Nothing happens to the old dangerous drivers because the elderly are a "protected class" by their huge lobbyist group, the AARP. Similar stories like these are all over the country. Time to hold the elderly accountable for their poor reaction, sight, hearing, AND memory! (My grandma had Alzheimer's for almost a decade, wouldn't turn over her license, so we finally sold her car.)
As human vision, perception and reaction time decline with advancing age. These senses are crucial for safe roads and should be retested every year. Retesting allows those who can drive safely to keep their licenses, while continuing to maintain safe roads.
As people age, less light entering the eye reaches the photoreceptors. One problem is that the pupil's response to dim light also decreases with age and becomes virtually nonexistent by age 80. This means the elderly have especially large vision problems in low light environments. Older drivers with such vision problems could pose a potential danger not only to themselves, but also to those around them. This would be extremely hazardous on roads when one with aged vision might not notice a stop sign, or perhaps even a pedestrian.
From the mid 30s to the mid 60s reaction time for breaking slows, increasing by around 0.08 seconds – 11%. Therefore, older drivers might not see an obstacle or another driver early enough to react, endangering everyone around them including themselves. Since heath will begin to deteriorate with age, they are in great danger themselves with less chance of surviving a crash.
Fatalities among elder drivers peak at ages 85+. Studies show that per mile traveled, fatal crash rates increase noticeably starting at age 70-74 and are highest among drivers 85 and older (based on analysis of data from the U.S. Department of Transportation's FAR system). In order to keep the roads safe, older drivers should be retested before the peak fatality age.
Having passed my driving test at eighteen I have been driving for sixty five years covering many thousands of miles. I have had two accidents in that time neither of which were my fault, one was fifty years , the other three years ago. One ran into the back of me at a traffic light the other ran into me from a side road. The other drivers should retake the test - not me . Your accident record should be the judge of your ability to drive not your age.
The elderly drivers should not be required to retake the driving test at a certain age. There is no point in them having to repeat the driving test. What do you want them to be able to prove? I always thought that if they system was not broke then do not try to fix it.


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Aaron Barschak, who was dressed as Osama Bin Laden, was able to walk straight into the Waterloo Chamber where he interrupted Prince William and took to the stage to make a speech at the African-themed party on June 21.
The report by Cdr Frank Armstrong of City of London Police said: "Barschak activated a number of alarms in geographical sequence and is recorded on CCTV inside the castle as he made his way from his point of entry to the location of the party.
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The aim was to review existing services for children and young people in Jersey and to set out recommendations for improvement. The review was commissioned as part of the Children's Policy Group's on-going commitment to improving the lives of all children and young people in Jersey. What did the review process involve? During 2012 experts from Action for Children talked to a number of key people and also visited agencies that support children and young people. This included: parents and carers of children and young people with special needs staff from the Health and Social Services Department who run and manage services. This included observing staff as they went about their day-to-day work staff and representatives from other organisations, including Jersey- based charities, that provide services and support staff from other States departments Action for Children also looked at all relevant documents including the Health and Social Service Department's policies and procedures. 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These recommendations include: 1. all agencies (States departments, Jersey-based charities and voluntary sector organisations, plus private companies that provide services and support for children and young people with complex and additional needs) to work together to develop three-year and five-year service plans 2. developing early intervention and prevention services for children and families who are not yet in crisis, but are at risk of crisis (this could include services such as short breaks for families, better information about the services that are available and better co-ordinated care) 3. all agencies to agree joint working practices and shared objectives 4. changing the existing Complex Needs and Disability Team, which is part of the Health and Social Services Department, so that the team: can work with the Jersey Common Assessment Framework (this is an agreed way for all agencies to identify which children, young people and families might need support) can better support children and young people by personalising the care they receive so it meets their individual needs includes staff who are responsible for residential services and is better able to develop new services in addition to existing respite care services includes a senior officer who has responsibility for helping support young people who are ready to transfer from children's services to adults' services 5. the States of Jersey clearly stating that all the services it funds, including those provided by other agencies, must by personalised around the needs of individual children and young people (this includes developing a clear commissioning strategy) 6. a review of legislation including legislation relating to disability discrimination; carers' rights and children in need 7. ensuring the States provides clear direction about the need for agencies to provide early intervention support and services 8. setting up a small team of key people from across different agencies to manage delivery of improvements. What next? The Health and Social Services Department has considered all of Action for Children's recommendations and findings and has agreed what actions should be taken. These actions are set out in the Children's Policy Group Service Improvement Plan. They include: setting up a multi-agency team to help deliver improvements and develop service plans better gathering the views of children, young people and their families and looking at the possibility of setting up an advocacy service focusing on developing a better range of early intervention services. 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Washington, Apr 28 (ANI): While there are many methods to prevent transmission of HIV, scientists have now claimed that a new vaginal cream containing a reawakened protein could someday prevent the transfer of the deadly virus.
Researchers at the University of Central Florida in Orlando have revived a dormant gene found in humans and coaxed it to produce retrocyclin-a protein that resists HIV.
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He pleaded guilty to five charges before Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court today.
The abuse occurred between 2000 and 2005 when the abuser would travel annually to Ireland on summer holidays. Gardai became aware of the abuse when the victim made a complaint in 2010.
The defendant was arrested abroad and extradited back to Ireland in 2014 where he has remained in custody.
The court heard the defendant would take photographs of the crimes as he carried them out.
In a victim impact statement, the victim, now 27, said he had been robbed of a normal childhood and had been left haunted into his adult life.
He said he had been under the control of his abuser from the age of 12 to 17.
The young man, who has since moved abroad, said he had contemplated throwing himself into a river or crashing his car as a result of the abuse. He told the court he had been left feeling lonely, depressed and suicidal as a result of the years of abuse.
He described his abuser as a larger than life figure who had manipulated his family into trusting him.
The young man only told his family about the abuse after he became concerned that another young relative may have been at risk from the same man.
Defending barrister Eoin Garavan described the case as extremely difficult and tragic. He said his client had a number of medical conditions, was immobile and had no one to care for him.
Judge Rory McCabe said the charges were of a most serious nature, describing the grooming as careful and calculated.
He said the length of time the abuse had occurred was a significant aggravating factor.
He imposed sentences ranging from 20 months to eight and a half years for the five charges and ordered that these be served concurrently.
He added that the lack of remorse shown meant there was no scope to suspend any portion of the sentence.
The judge backdated the sentence to January 2014, when the accused was initially arrested.
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MINNEAPOLIS -- For the Minnesota Lynx, this year's WNBA draft has magnified the familiar debate that comes with every professional sport's amateur selection process.
Take the best athlete available? Or pick based on greatest need?
That's the dilemma facing Lynx decision-makers, who have narrowed their choices for the top spot in Wednesday's WNBA draft to two: LSU's Seimone Augustus or Rutgers' Cappie Pondexter.
"We are in need of a point guard. It's no secret," coach Suzie McConnell Serio said. "If you go with Cappie, then what scorer do you take at No. 7? If we go with Seimone, then we take a point guard. It's really been the package that we're trying to consider."
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Augustus was named The Associated Press player of the year for the second straight season. She led the Lady Tigers to the Final Four for the third straight year, averaging 23 points per game and shooting 57 percent from the field. The 6-foot-1 Augustus is a smooth shooter who's just as active without the ball.
The 5-foot-9 Pondexter can score from the point. The All-American led her team to the regional semifinals after the Scarlet Knights went 16-0 in the Big East -- and averaged 21.5 points and 3.2 assists.
If the Lynx choose Augustus, they'll consider Notre Dame's Megan Duffy, UCLA's Nikki Blue and Utah's Shona Thorburn at No. 7. If they go with Pondexter, there are a number of other possibilities to ponder -- like Baylor's Sophia Young, Duke's Monique Currie and Utah's Kim Smith.
"We obviously want to take the best player at No. 1," said McConnell Serio, who attended a pre-draft camp in Boston over the weekend. "Both players are very special."
Minnesota should be set in the frontcourt, where the last two first-rounders -- Kristen Mann and Nicole Ohlde -- are part of a deep group that includes Tamika Williams, Vanessa Hayden and newcomer Adrian Williams. It's on the perimeter where help is most needed,
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So, Are They Normal?
After Baby G was born, we arranged for her to be checked at the Alder Hey eye clinic, where chubby kid had her check up. This appointment was arranged for when Baby G was at two months old and at this point, the eye test did not show any abnormalities. They of course cannot rule anything out until they perform an electroretinography, which is scheduled for when Baby G is older.
From the first day Baby G was born, I looked out for symptoms of chubby kid's eye disorder in Baby G every single day. The most obvious symptom would be nystagmus, which would be quite easy to pick out if it were present. So, day after day, I looked into Baby G's eyes. Day after day, I prayed that they would be normal. And day after day, it became more and more obvious that Baby G did not have chubby kid's eye disorder. She hits all the developmental milestones which chubby kid did not. She does not squint. Her eyes can follow the objects that we hold in front of her. She looks directly at our faces and eyes. She interacts socially with us. She smiles. Chubby kid did none of these at her age.
It is certainly a big relief. Thank you God for Baby G and for all the other blessings granted upon us.
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ArmInfo. The Armenian Defense Ministry refutes the reports about attacks on its servers by a group of cyber criminals called "Anti-Armenia".
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So, I am in a few different slack groups and I just read one of the scariest assumptions about accessibility. Someone had posted some images of a website they were creating to sell some trainers. The site was aimed at 15-30 year olds. And someone questioned the accessibility in regards to colour contrast and some other things and the response back was:
"Accessibility might not be too huge of a factor with such a young audience"
Is this a widely thought assumption? And does anyone know of anywhere that has research regarding disabilities and ages? I'd like to be able to point these people in the direction of some research to help educate them!
@jacquidowthis is a super interesting topic!
I don't have any updated statistics and I just google "stats about visual impairments " it was surprising to discover that in CH we have:- 320.000 people with issues related to the visual impairments - 2% of this people have less than 40 YO- 3.7% of this people have between 40 and 59 YO- 9% of this people have between 60 and 79 YO- 20% of this people have more than 80 YO
here's the link: http://ucbc.ch/it/footer/service/informazione/domande-frequenti-sulla-disabilita-visiva-e-sulla-cecita/
Thank you, I ended up linking them to the new microsoft inclusive design toolkit which talks about accessibility across everyone. It's interesting as it says things like if someone is carrying a baby they have the same (temporary) disability as someone with a broken arm, or no arm.
What is interesting in your reply is that you have only googled 'visual impairment', what about people with motor-neurone problems? Or as the example above, a broken arm/finger so can't use a mouse in their usual way? There is so much more to consider than just visual impairments.
you're right!
I was at last WIAD 2017 here in Zurich and one fo the most interesting talk was "Design for real life" by Sara Wachter-Boettcher.I am reading her book and I am impressed about how many different user cases we can have.
The book is here:
Thank you, will have to add it to my (rather long) reading list!
I don't have stats for you. But with a background working with people with special needs I think they are wrong. The attitude is scary as you said. Where else did they ignore the needs of the user. If we have the tools to open doors to everyone, why not do it?
There's also all the 'invisible' disabilities that affects people across many age groups - particularly learning/reading difficulties and other cognitive disabilities.For example, this site states that "15-20% of the population, has a language based learning disability".There's also people with chronic conditions where your ability to interact with technology may vary over the course of a day.
It almost feels grim to hear that in 2017 (I nearly put 'in this day and age', which would have made me sound way too old ). I remember going to a workshop on accessibility several years ago where one of the main messages was that by designing with accessibility top of mind you were designing for everybody; the flip side is by not doing so you design to exclude or make it harder for some users.
I was very shocked too by the comment. I have since had a conversation with the person who posted it and they were grateful for the reading material that people have suggested so hopefully this mistake won't be made again
I did a couple of talks last year, and the slides may be useful - https://speakerdeck.com/deanbirkett/accessible-ux - about halfway through the deck it goes into 'how to sell it in to the organization'.
I work in this area, and can assure you that age and disability aren't factors. Sure the longer you live the more likely you are to have one disability or other, but if you're born blind... then you're born blind. If you want info specifically on colour blindness, then you can get info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_blindness
Thank you, I'll have a look through the presentation. Do you might me asking what it is that you do in accessibility? I am currently trying to improve my knowledge in this area, and one of my backlog projects is to do an accessibility review of our site, but I don't really know where to start! Any tips?
I work for a company that makes iOS and Mac software for people with physical, vision, communication, and reading impairments. Primarily I work on AAC (Augmentative Alternative Communication) apps, but I have a broader interest in Accessibility (I just returned from CSUN in San Diego, which is more for digital accessibility than web).
A fantastic free course on Digital Accessibility can be found on Future Learn: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/digital-accessibility
With regards to performing a web accessibility review, I have done a few of these as a freelancer - my process is:
1) Run the site through WAVE (http://wave.webaim.org/) - or an automated checker of your choice.2) Run it through a readability checker to check the Flesch-Kincaid score3) Tab around the screen to make sure that the focus is shown, and nothing funny happens!4) Use a screen reader to make sure semantically it is correct, and nothing is missed (ALT text - poor heading structure - etc.) - I generally use JAWS, but you could use NVDA or VoiceOver.5) Go through the site from a UX lens to try and cover everything else that automatic / manual testing don't pull up (eg - maps / videos with captions)6) I then write the report with ways to fix the problems, color, text, code, etc.7) FINALLY - I then strongly advise that the company reaches out to people with disabilities and perform usability testing.
Oooooh! I'm literally in the process of organising and Ask the UXperts session on this very topic with the amazing @feather
I'll update you with the details soon.
Can't wait! It's one of my personal objectives this year to learn more about accessibility
It was a @feather workshop that led me on the path I'm on!
Silly question coming up... who is @feather? Sounds like someone I need to be following... not in a stalker way...
Derek Featherstone of Simply Accessible
Twitter: https://twitter.com/feather?lang=en
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As long as you wave back, it isn't stalkery at all!
Thank you @dean
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'The Splendid Table' host headlines Minnesota Organic Conference
Award winning public radio host and food author Lynne Rossetto Kasper will headline the Minnesota Organic Conference in St. Cloud on Friday night, January 14, in a talk that is free and open to the public.
Kasper co-created and now hosts American Public Media's nationally syndicated radio show, The Splendid Table, which has won more than 10 awards as best national radio food show. In addition, she is the only author to win both the James Beard and Julia Child Cookbook of the Year awards.
Kasper will talk about how the public's interest in food--and in how it is grown or raised--has changed during her tenure hosting the radio program. She'll also comment on what she thinks the public's growing interest means for farmers. Following her talk, she will sign and sell (cash or check only; no credit cards) copies of her books.
Doors open at 6:30 and Kasper's talk begins at 7:30. There is no reserved seating. Early comers are welcome to visit the trade show held in conjunction with the Minnesota Organic Conference.
The Minnesota Organic Conference runs from Friday morning, January 14 to Saturday afternoon, January 15 at the St. Cloud Civic Center. This farmer-focused event offers educational sessions about organic topics including soil health, weed management, grain and vegetable production, dairy farming, marketing, and regulatory issues. Organizers expect 400-500 people to attend. Full conference schedule, cost, and registration information are available at www.mda.state.mn.us/organic or by calling 651-201-6012.


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Or, as Reuters themselves put it: Sanders can't break through against Clinton.
Here's a chart showing the preferences of likely Democratic primary voters over the past couple of months in the Reuters online poll. As of Friday October 2nd, it's Clinton 58%, Biden 19% and Sanders 17%. You read that right: a whopping 39-point lead over her nearest competitor.
As you can see, it's generally been fairly stable...but not always. For instance, notice the slow and steady Sanders surge around mid-September? That was about the time that Quinnipiac came out with their much-publicized poll which showed Bernie leading Hillary by one point in Iowa and the general "Hillary Doom" theme was reaching its apex in the media.
Now check out the huge one-day spike towards the end for Clinton. That was on Wednesday September 30th. Something to keep in mind is that this is a five-day rolling average poll...so it seems as if something particularly dramatic might have happened right around then. What could it have been?
It just so happens that last Wednesday was when the Kevin McCarthy thing really blew up after his nationwide admission the night before about the purely political nature of the Benghazi committee. And it looks like Democrats noticed big time.
It should also be noted that this past weekend, which included the very widely-viewed SNL appearance which capped off her best week ever, is not yet registered in this poll. So no one should be surprised if Hillary's support in the polls goes even higher in the coming days.


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Thought I'd pass these bits of truth about the Left along:
When lefties "discuss" issues, a lot of their so-called "discussion" amounts to nothing more than rationalization about how & why some person should be excluded from further discussion. Either him, or the points he has just brought up. They truly do seem to think we become more "learned," by way of knowing less. – Morgan Freeberg
Liberals love diversity. That's why they love to punish anyone who doesn't think, act, eat, drink, drive and speak exactly like them. – Congressman Steve Stockman
I was a liberal once. I knew that liberal policy was wrong — but I also knew that conservatives were evil. Racist, sexist, uncaring, one step from Nazis. This was a religious truth to me. Well, of course it was. All leftists are taught this. That's how the left keeps you in the fold despite the evidence of your own eyes. Leftists do to their followers what the townspeople did to Jim Carrey's character in that movie The Truman Show. They teach them to fear and hate the unknown so much that they won't test alternative ideas no matter how bad things get. "Life in Liberal World may be a mess, Truman," they tell you, "but oh the horrors that wait for you out there in Conservative Land!" – Andrew Klavan
h/t John Hawkins