Reblogged from climateadaptation
This reminds me of protests that I saw in the Philippines. For Php 100 (about $2), which was paid by groups such as Bayan Muna or Gabriella (generally accepted to be communist front organizations), bedraggled street dwellers would stand outside of the US Embassy for several hours holding signs condemning the United States. I have no problem with legitimate protesters in any country for any reason, but this type of “astro-turfing” just serves to muddy the waters. ~L
“On Craigslist, Coal Lobby Offers $50 To Wear Pro-Coal T-Shirts At Regulatory Meeting.”
Bringing out the fake supporters, since they apparently can’t find real ones.
Boom.
A student photographer attempts to tell the on the ground story of Occupy NY, and gets caught up in the drama he is attempting to document.
There were a lot of things wrong with the 1950s, but this wasn’t one of them. ~L
Often looked to as a model era, the 1950s may have been nearly as picture-perfect as “Leave it to Beaver” seemed to suggest — minimum wage workers could pay rent for a month for less than a week and a half of full-time work — or catch Disney’s “Cinderella” for just over a half-hour of labor.
- Minimum wage: $0.75 per hour
- Gas: $0.27 or 22 minutes
- Movie ticket: $0.48 or 38 minutes
- Rent: $42 or 56 hours
Once again the awesome power of nature goes and produces something that looks like it couldn’t possibly be real. Last time it was the Jewel Caterpillar. Now we have the prettiest ear of corn we’ve ever seen.
This is the aptly named Glass Gem Corn. The photos are from Seeds Trust (“a 25 year-old family seed company dedicated to teaching you to save your own seeds, grow a delicious home garden and create stunning native landscapes”) who shared the following background story about this stunning vegetable:
“Seedsman Greg Schoen got the seed from Carl Barnes, a part-Cherokee man, now in his 80’s, in Oklahoma. He was Greg’s “corn-teacher”. Greg was in the process of moving last year and wanted someone else to store and protect some of his seeds. He left samples of several corn varieties, including glass gem. I grew out a small handful this past summer just to see.The rest, as they say is history. I got so excited, I posted a picture on Facebook. We have never seen anything like this. Unfortunately, we did not grow out enough to sell. Look for a small amount for sale starting in August 2011.”Of course now we can’t help but wonder if it tastes as good as it looks.
[via TYWKIWDBI and Farming and Agriculture]
