Archive for August, 2006
Family and Friends, It is time, once again, for the Portland Susan G Komen Race for the cure! This year my grandmother wanted to put together a team… with faerie theme! We would love to have you come walk with us in wings. Halloween is just around the corner, so it is [ READ MORE ]
http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/17/domesticspying.lawsuit/index.html A federal judge on Thursday ruled that the U.S. government’s domestic eavesdropping program is unconstitutional and ordered it ended immediately. In a 44-page memorandum and order, U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor struck down the NSA program, which she said violates the rights to free speech and privacy. (Read the complete ruling — PDF) The defendants “are [ READ MORE ]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5239758.stm An Indian non-governmental organisation says samples of Coca-Cola and Pepsi products are showing even worse levels of pesticides than in a previous study. CSE Director Sunita Narain told journalists in Delhi that samples from 12 states showed that Pepsi products contained 30 times more pesticides than found in 2003. Sunita Narain This is a grave public health scandal CSE [ READ MORE ]
Recently, it’s come up again with work about a possible relocation to Phoenix, Arizona. We’re taking our time and hopefully going to spend the next 6 months or so thinking it through. If it does happen, it probably won’t be until next Summer. After my last few trips down there for work over the past few [ READ MORE ]