Blogged From at 10. Apr 2007 04:56 under Object, Object
and they're still trying to "stiff" their employees.the u.s. fast-food giants mcdonald's and kfc said thursday they were working with the chinese authorities to resolve allegations that the companies underpay their part-time workers, as a labor investigation expanded to other cities. labor bureaus in southern china's guangdong province began investigating after the state-controlled newspaper new express daily reported that mcdonald's, kfc and pizza hut were paying part-time workers less than the local minimum wage of about $1 an hour. - international herald tribune and cnn...according to the newspaper, part-time workers at the golden arches in the city of guangzhou were paid the equivalent of 52 cents an hour, while pizza hut was paying 65 cents an hour and[...]
http://xnerg.blogspot.com/2007/04/they-pay-100hour.html
Blogged From Kimberly at 09. Apr 2007 07:54 under Music and Dance, Photos, Food, Seattle
Paul wants jelly beans and chocolate eggs for Easter. My favorite Easter eggs come from the farmers’ market, in shades of pale green, rosy tan and deep caramel. This morning, my favorite market musicians drew a small but enthusiastic following. Our nephews love these two, particularly when she clogs while she plays guitar. One adorable [...]
http://musicandcats.com/2007/04/market-report-easter-morning/
Blogged From at 09. Apr 2007 01:32 under Object, Object, Object
to go back into the sugar water. (cue the john williams' soundtrack...duh..duh..duh..duh...)(and peeps starred in a "remake" of star wars, and office space too....makes one wonder how they got their "sag" cards.)
http://xnerg.blogspot.com/2007/04/just-when-you-thought-it-was-safe.html
Blogged From at 08. Apr 2007 17:38 under Object, Object
it's also easter...meaning it's peep season.and...for your "peeping" pleasures....peeps-tastic! (flickr)peeps haiku"where do peeps come from?" (salon article)peeps show!
http://xnerg.blogspot.com/2007/04/its-buddhas-birthday-today-and.html
Blogged From gavinpurcell at 07. Apr 2007 07:17 under Weird, Comedy, Fish Out Of Water, Sex, Truly Awesome, Culture, Ouch!, Gross, Anime Inspired, Food, SMAP
You probably know/have heard of ‘Death Note‘ the anime/manga/live action movie where a high school student discovers a book which will kill anyone who’s name is written in it. The anime is quite good and readily available on YouTube and, while I haven’t seen the live action film, the trailer looks awesome. It is amazingly popular in [...]
http://tvinjapan.com/blog/2007/04/07/debu-note-the-death-note-parody-wherein-one-gets-fat-instead-of-dead/
Blogged From at 07. Apr 2007 04:22 under Object, Object, Object, Object, Object
What is this?Where did we go for lunch?What did we do afterwards?
http://althouse.blogspot.com/2007/04/3-questions-from-texas.html
Blogged From Cat at 06. Apr 2007 18:00 under Links, Food
Beer Uses Link Sugar substitutes and aspartame controversy Root beer only safe soda to drink (also heard on NPR) Meat enriched with heavy isotopes Healthier pizza Burger King says no to caged animals (NYT link) Razib, of Gene Expression, is taste testing different hot sauces. Reviewed so far is Dave’s Insanity Sauce and Ass in Space If organic [...]
http://cdavies.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/food-fables-4/
Blogged From at 06. Apr 2007 11:36 under I fought the law
Higher upper: Hey, have you done any depositions?Me: Umm...no.Higher upper: Well, maybe this would be a good thing, a real learning experience for you.Me: Nah, I've read enough of them. Just say, "Object - form."Higher upper: [thinks for a minute, then laughs] Still, at least you could say you've done one.
http://emcpan.blogspot.com/2007_04_01_archive.html#5401818708327134798
Blogged From at 06. Apr 2007 11:36 under Friday Cat Blogging
http://emcpan.blogspot.com/2007_04_01_archive.html#4078320425533152978
Blogged From Siel at 06. Apr 2007 02:45 under environment, food, art/lit/music
Readers in Chicago (hi Anne!) — Farmer John, your local Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farmer — dishes the dirt in his new film — and I wrote a review about it for Treehugger: What do orange feather boas have to do with farming? For Midwestern farmer John Peterson, bright, glammy outfits work just fine for his [...]
http://greenlagirl.com/2007/04/05/farming-in-a-feather-boa/