GMO Polling

According to RT:

A poll conducted by the New York Times this year found that 93 percent of respondents want GMO ingredients to be properly labeled, and a similar survey done by the Washington Post in 2010 clocked in with 94 percent support.

"Surveys have always found 80 to 95 percent of people wanting labeling," Consumers Union senior scientist Michael Hansen told Rodale News back in April." People are paying attention to food, and because of that they're more interested in GMO issues and buying food that's more local and food without pesticides and other added ingredients."

Genetically modified food labels may be one of the defining issues which clearly portrays the lack of concern elected officials have for their constituents actual concerns.   90% of people agree on an issue yet money still wins the vote.

$15 an Hour?!

According to NYTimes:

Seeking to increase pressure on McDonald’s, Wendy’s and other fast-food restaurants, organizers of a movement demanding a $15-an-hour wage for fast-food workers say they will sponsor one-day strikes in 100 cities on Thursday and protest activities in 100 additional cities.

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Officials with the National Restaurant Association have said the one-day strikes are publicity stunts. They warn that increasing pay to $15 an hour when the federal minimum wage is $7.25 would cause restaurants to rely more on automation and hire fewer workers. Industry officials say that only a small percentage of fast-food jobs pay the minimum wage and that those are largely entry-level jobs for workers under 25.

No offense, I've worked in restaurants and know how hot, hectic and exhausting it can be, but $15 an hour to cook burgers?!  Maybe $10.  Keep your demands realistic guys.  

Cops in FL Claim Feeding Homeless on Thanksgiving is Illegal

According to StoryLeak:

A church group in Lake Worth, FL was kicked out of a public park Thursday afternoon after a park ranger spotted them feeding homeless residents.

Members from the Acts 2 Worship Center, who headed to Palm Beach County’s John Prince Park to feed the homeless, intended to teach their children a valuable lesson about the true meaning of Thanksgiving.

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Unfortunately, a Palm Beach County park ranger “just following orders” soon approached the group and demanded they leave for violating an alleged city ordinance.

“It’s very disappointing. We didn’t intend for this today,” said Brian. “ We just wanted to give the food and be able to bless people.”

Despite being told to leave, the church group sided with humanity, defying the orders as they finished handing out the rest of their meals.

Good for them!  Forget about what the gestapo goons in costume's claim is the law.  Being humane and caring about others is the true law of the land.  So as they say "'F' the Police".  Let these guys and gals help the needy, especially on Thanksgiving.  Maybe use your police resources in a wiser manner, like... I don't know stopping unruly crowds from rioting over TV's.  

McDonald's Play's Opera Music to Keep Away the Hooligans

According to The Telegraph:

A McDonald's outlet in Australia has begun playing classical musical and opera late at night to deter young people from loitering around the restaurant.

Fed up with their outlet's nocturnal transformation into an unofficial youth club, the store adopted the tactic a few weeks ago and says it has significantly reduced the number of loiterers, particularly around the car park.

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Matthew Watson, the operations manager at the Mt Annan McDonald's on the outskirts of Sydney, said the music had been a successful deterrent.

"We've noticed a reduction in the number of young people hanging around, but we'll have to reassess it properly in a couple of weeks," the store's operations manager, Matthew Watson, told the Macarthur Chronicle newspaper.

Not a bad idea...

Man Attacked Pregnant Sister Over Chicken Nuggets

According to Click Orlando:

An Orlando man has been arrested on aggravated battery charges after police say he attacked his pregnant sister over chicken nuggets.

Kareem Gordon, 28, was arrested on Sunday night after the fight with his 25-year-old sister, who says Gordon ate her chicken nuggets without permission.

After arguing, Gordon's sister went to her bedroom but Gordon followed behind, yelling "I will punch you down." Gordon then grabbed her by her neck, pushed her into a nightstand, making her fall to the ground, police said.

Gordon's sister is four months pregnant, according to the report. Gordon said he was trying to explain the incident to his sister but she tried to close the bedroom door in his face. According to the police report, Gordon said he pushed her away from the door.

Gordon, who police say has a previous domestic violence incident on record with his wife, was taken to Orange County jail on no bond.

... the thing that really gets me is he is being held without bond.  

Parents Fined For Not Sending Ritz Crackers In Kids' Lunch

According to WeightyMatters.ca:

Apparently if a child's lunch is deemed "unbalanced", where "balance" refers to ensuring that a lunch conforms to the proportions of food groups as laid out by Canada's awful Food Guide, then that child's lunch is "supplemented", and their parent is fined.

Blog reader Kristen Bartkiw received just such a fine.

She sent her children to daycare with with lunches containing leftover homemade roast beef and potatoes, carrots, an orange and some milk.

She did not send along any "grains".

As a consequence the school provided her children with, I kid you not, supplemental Ritz Crackers, and her with a $10 fine.

As Kristen writes, had she sent along lunches consisting of, "microwave Kraft Dinner and a hot dog, a package of fruit twists, a Cheestring, and a juice box" those lunches would have sailed right through this idiocy. But her whole food, homemade lunches? They lacked Ritz Crackers.

Canada, Oh Canada.  

Norwegian army goes vegetarian... one day a week

According to The Daily Caller:

Norway’s military is taking drastic steps to ramp up its war against global warming. The Scandinavian country announced its soldiers would be put on a vegetarian diet once a week to reduce the military’s carbon footprint.

“Meatless Monday’s” has already been introduced at one of Norway’s main military bases and will soon be rolled out to others, including overseas bases. It is estimated that the new vegetarian diet will cut meat consumption by 150 tons per year.

“It’s a step to protect our climate,” military spokesman Eystein Kvarving told AFP. “The idea is to serve food that’s respectful of the environment.”

“It’s not about saving money,” Kvarving added. “It’s about being more concerned for our climate, more ecologically friendly and also healthier.”

Wowzers.  This is impressive, I actually believe their reasoning concerning the environmental issues as opposed to financial ones.  This would not happen in America, the dollar is the bottom line and the most important factor when considering any issues.  Not so much in Norway apparently.  Again, impressive!