This organic food company is refusing to pay for employees’ birth control

Just like Hobby Lobby, Eden Foods has sued the Obama administration, claiming its owner’s religious rights should trump employees’ rights to access contraception.

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Has this country gone mad? Are we regressing to a place we fought so hard to get beyond? What is this reactionary craziness

? We have the constitution right to keep church and state separate. What does SCOTUS plan to do? Return us to a ‘church state’? This is the real issue and it really concerns those of us who are conscious that this is the direction things seem to be going in and will go in if  people do not wake up in time.

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Allentown homeless shelters could see change after controversial pastor resigns

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The pastor who has run the much-criticized Safe Haven shelter is resigning, and a proposal for an alternative shelter is under discussion.

Alison D. Gilbert‘s insight:

How to solve homelessness is controversial. There is no simple or quick answer.

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Koch Brothers Buy PBS Silence – YouTube

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Alison D. Gilbert‘s insight:

The Koch Bothers buy PBS’ silence. Citizen Koch will not air on PBS TV. How disappointing that PBS, the pillar of ‘public owned’ TV, caved in to their pressure. How public is PBS or are they the private domain of The Koch Brothers and other millionaire donors.

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Give Yourself Flowers and Feel Good

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Do you want to feel good? Do you want someone else to feel good? It is well known that flowers have a positive impact on us. Why do we bring flowers to raise someone’s spirits when they are sick or down?

Alison D. Gilbert‘s insight:

Flowers are like angels incarnate.

 

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Los Angeles’ Underground Culture

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Downtown Los Angeles’s historic core is about to get its first major museum, if that’s what you want to call it.

Alison D. Gilbert‘s insight:

Only minutes on the freeway from Malibu and Rodeo drive, downtown Historic Los Angeles is a million miles away. Its core is about to get its first museum. Although personally, I think Downtown LA, itself is a museum.

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CITIZEN KOCH EXPOSED (summary) – YouTube

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‘It takes 75 op-ed articles to pass a law.’ — Wall Street Journal Editor 10 Shocking Facts on the Kochs: 1. Koch Industries, which the brothers own, is one …

Alison D. Gilbert‘s insight:

How the Koch Brothers are strong-arming their way to get their way. PBS TV cancelled airing the ‘Citizen Koch’ film because Koch money supports PBS. This is just one example of how they get their way.

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Koch Brothers Plan Huge Spending Spree In 2014

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“The billionaire Koch brothers and their political network are planning to spend almost $300 million during the 2014 election cycle, some of which will go toward a renewed effort to combat unprecedented carbon regulations unveiled by the Obama administration last month.”

 

Alison D. Gilbert‘s insight:

How the Koch Brothers are spending their money in political donations under the radar.

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Casa Cuatro by Hernandez Silva Architects | Home Adore

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Modern single family residence designed by Hernandez Silva Architects.

Alison D. Gilbert‘s insight:

This is my first foray into a publication called ‘Home Adore’. How could you not adore it with these magnificent photos. The house isn’t bad either.

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Ants clutch each other to build an amazing life raft – Futurity

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A CT scan machine offers a close look at how fire ants grip each other at a force of 400 times their body weight to build waterproof rafts to stay alive.

Alison D. Gilbert‘s insight:

Fire ants are the great engineers of life rafts and bridges according to a study done at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

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Today: Shigeru Ban to Receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize

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“Today, architect Shigeru Ban will walk away with $100,000 and a bronze medallion—maybe someone will throw in a bouquet of flowers, just for good measure. He will be honored with the Pritzker Architecture Prize, an award granted annually to a living architect for his or her contributions to society. The choice of Ban, a well-regarded architect at Kyoto University of Art and Design who’s become known for disaster-relief projects, eases at least one of the criticisms the Pritzker jury has received in recent years; that is, the award has become focused on male starchitects, to the detriment of the award’s ambitions to recognize humanitarian architecture practices, especially among women. (It wasn’t until 2004 that the organization granted an award to a woman, with the honor going to Zaha Hadid.)”

Alison D. Gilbert‘s insight:

Shigeru Ban is a man who is an architect for the people not just part of that elite group of bow tied (males). Architects were considered something for the wealthy only. Ban has been involved in numerous disaster relief projects besides condos and other prestigious work.

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