Almost funny – the SEIU, “the most influential union in the nation” – is involved in an unfair practices labor dispute with it’s employees

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Truth, stranger then fiction? Union in Dispute Over Layoffs – washingtonpost.com The Service Employees International Union, considered the most influential union in the nation, has notified the union that represents about 220 of the SEIU's national field staff members and organizers that it is laying off 75 of the employees. In return, the workers union, … Read more

Prostate cancer screening saves lives, right? Well, maybe not.

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The study below was widely reported yesterday. A year or two ago there was another in depth study, with results indicating that mammograms don't lower the death rate for breast cancer. Intuitively, it would seem that early detection of cancer should raise the survival rate. And of course other studies (for both prostate and breast … Read more

Pollution is so bad on Mt. Everest that you get paid for bringing down your garbage

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On Everest, $ for Trash Outside Blog: Archives  In an effort to get visitors to Everest to take more responsibility for the waste generated on the mountain, Eco Everest is paying expeditions about $1.00 per pound of waste removed from the mountain, according to Rock and Ice Magazine. Another problem is the amount of human … Read more

“The top 1%”

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Full disclosure: I'm not one of "the top 1%." nowhere near it. An interesting op ed column in yesterday's Wall Street Journal – Lots of info – hit the link and read the whole thing The Obama Rosetta Stone – WSJ.com Mr. Obama made clear in the campaign his intention to raise taxes on this … Read more

The Pope meets with the Rabbis

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From the Jerusalem Post today – Rabbis after pope meeting: Crisis over | International | Jerusalem Post "The Jewish people, who were chosen as the elected people, communicate to the whole human family knowledge of and fidelity to the one, unique and true God," Pope Benedict XVI told a delegation from Israel's Chief Rabbinate on … Read more

Darfur Update – a posting from Savedarfur.org

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SaveDarfur.org has a post called "U.N. says paralysed in Sudan without aid partners" that's worth checking out… By Laura MacInnisGENEVA, March 10 (Reuters) – The United Nations relies so heavily on outside groups to deliver aid in Darfur that Sudan's expulsion of 16 non-governmental organisations has paralysed as much as half of its programmes, officials … Read more