Comments for Stories from LA http://www.sliz.net the musings of a procrastinating mind Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:37:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 Comment on Plea for book/article suggestions by Patrick Cahalan http://www.sliz.net/2008/03/21/plea-for-bookarticle-suggestions/#comment-368 Patrick Cahalan Mon, 01 Sep 2008 05:25:36 +0000 http://www.sliz.net/2008/03/21/plea-for-bookarticle-suggestions/#comment-368 Follow the cooking blog link on my page (Wendy Harrison, http://teach77.wordpress.com/). You'll like the way she writes about food. The Pollan book "The Omnivore's Dilemma" (I think) has references in the bibliography - I can't check, it's been loaned out. I haven't read "In Defense Of Food" yet, but it's on the todo list. Kitty's in the middle of "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" right now. Follow the cooking blog link on my page (Wendy Harrison, http://teach77.wordpress.com/). You’ll like the way she writes about food.

The Pollan book “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” (I think) has references in the bibliography - I can’t check, it’s been loaned out. I haven’t read “In Defense Of Food” yet, but it’s on the todo list. Kitty’s in the middle of “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle” right now.

]]> Comment on So when will ASA feature a talk on “Deconstructing medicating Katie?” by JeanAnnVK http://www.sliz.net/2008/05/18/so-when-will-asa-feature-a-talk-on-deconstructing-medicating-katie/#comment-343 JeanAnnVK Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:52:51 +0000 http://www.sliz.net/2008/05/18/so-when-will-asa-feature-a-talk-on-deconstructing-medicating-katie/#comment-343 Wow...that's seriously messed up...as if it is not the owner's issue the dog is overweight...which is most often the cause...so unless those pills are for the owner... Wow…that’s seriously messed up…as if it is not the owner’s issue the dog is overweight…which is most often the cause…so unless those pills are for the owner…

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]]> Comment on Plea for book/article suggestions by Abby http://www.sliz.net/2008/03/21/plea-for-bookarticle-suggestions/#comment-32 Abby Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:15:14 +0000 http://www.sliz.net/2008/03/21/plea-for-bookarticle-suggestions/#comment-32 Check out the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (iatp.org) for useful, accessible information on farm policy. Also, see the online publications of the Agricultural Policy Analysis Center at the University of Tennessee. This report is especially useful: http://www.agpolicy.org/blueprint.html You've inspired me! I'll post my thoughts on US farm policy/subsidies on Critical Eating soon! (Thanks for the shout-out) Check out the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (iatp.org) for useful, accessible information on farm policy. Also, see the online publications of the Agricultural Policy Analysis Center at the University of Tennessee. This report is especially useful: http://www.agpolicy.org/blueprint.html

You’ve inspired me! I’ll post my thoughts on US farm policy/subsidies on Critical Eating soon! (Thanks for the shout-out)

]]> Comment on Stating the obvious by Hannahcn http://www.sliz.net/2008/01/13/stating-the-obvious/#comment-26 Hannahcn Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:14:00 +0000 http://www.sliz.net/2008/01/13/stating-the-obvious/#comment-26 thats it, man thats it, man

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]]> Comment on The United States government’s valuation of higher education by R.E. Schallert http://www.sliz.net/2008/01/30/the-united-states-governments-valuation-of-higher-education/#comment-11 R.E. Schallert Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:02:18 +0000 http://www.sliz.net/2008/01/30/the-united-states-governments-valuation-of-higher-education/#comment-11 One B IG correction in my original post. Our defense budget for this next year is about $700 billion, not a mere $400 billion! I wish it were only $400 billion! Just think of all the other needs that "extra" $300 billion would help met, e.g., health, education, infrastructure, better air traffic control, etc. Also remember than the United Nations annual budget is only about $12 billion, and the USA is only obligated to pay less than $4 billion of that total. Yet the UN represents the world's last best hope to avoid another arms race during the 21st century; comparable to the arms race between the USA and the USSR during the 20th century. Why do we all have such a narrow, self-centered view of the world and its problems, especially considering the increasing interdependence of every one of the world's 192 countries represented in the United Nations? One B IG correction in my original post. Our defense budget for this next year is about $700 billion, not a mere $400 billion!
I wish it were only $400 billion! Just think of all the other needs that “extra” $300 billion would help met, e.g., health, education, infrastructure, better air traffic control, etc.
Also remember than the United Nations annual budget is only about $12 billion, and the USA is only obligated to pay less than $4 billion of that total. Yet the UN represents the world’s last best hope to avoid another arms race during the 21st century; comparable to the arms race between the USA and the USSR during the 20th century.
Why do we all have such a narrow, self-centered view of the world and its problems, especially considering the increasing interdependence of every one of the world’s 192 countries represented in the United Nations?

]]> Comment on The United States government’s valuation of higher education by R.E. Schallert http://www.sliz.net/2008/01/30/the-united-states-governments-valuation-of-higher-education/#comment-10 R.E. Schallert Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:56:42 +0000 http://www.sliz.net/2008/01/30/the-united-states-governments-valuation-of-higher-education/#comment-10 As a UW-Madison alumni, I too have greatly appreciated the value of the education I received there and then, although that was some decades ago. My question is WHY has college costs continued to increase at much more than the cost of living in the past decade or so??? Why is all this money necessary? The comments about the defense budget versus the education budget is well made. Our government will spend about $400 BILLION dollars on defense in the next year or so, which includes the extraordinary costs for the war in Iraq. Yet history tells us again and again and again that military force and especially misadventures like Iraq rarely solve international problems. And we urgently need more and better educated people to build bigger and better businesses, create better international connections and, most important, develop the research programs that provide the knowledge and skills necessary to produce new products. Why Americans are far too afraid of economic competition and still think that our military might will "protect" us. That, very obviously, is NOT going to work in the long run. But we Americans also do not like to take a long term approach and be patient and consistent enough to stick with such initiatives until they pay off. As a UW-Madison alumni, I too have greatly appreciated the value of the education I received there and then, although that was some decades ago.
My question is WHY has college costs continued to increase at much more than the cost of living in the past decade or so??? Why is all this money necessary?
The comments about the defense budget versus the education budget is well made. Our government will spend about $400 BILLION dollars on defense in the next year or so, which includes the extraordinary costs for the war in Iraq. Yet history tells us again and again and again that military force and especially misadventures like Iraq rarely solve international problems.
And we urgently need more and better educated people to build bigger and better businesses, create better international connections and, most important, develop the research programs that provide the knowledge and skills necessary to produce new products.
Why Americans are far too afraid of economic competition and still think that our military might will “protect” us. That, very obviously, is NOT going to work in the long run. But we Americans also do not like to take a long term approach and be patient and consistent enough to stick with such initiatives until they pay off.

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