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Updated: Sunday, 8 January 2017 3:48 PM CST
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*ANNE HATHAWAY *EARTHA KITT *HALLE BERRY *JULIE NEWMAR
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The holiday season is upon us again. That means many out there will be looking for gifts to give to loved ones. A time tested gift for either gender -- and for most age groups -- is something from the fragrance/personal care area. I'm sure that most people have given parents, siblings and sweethearts either perfume or cologne. Whether you're searching for yourself or someone else, here is a website you want to check out:
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I'm here to report that I just had my first Cannabis Edible! I've heard about marijuana being used in foods for years. Back when I was growing up the kids used to talk about those brownies! A doctor even suggested some recipes for marijuana tea and brownies years later to help with my appetite; but, I hadn't had the opportunity to try anything from this food genre until now.
I started with a weed-infused chocolate chip cookie. About 10 minutes later I tried the famous -- or infamous -- weed brownie! Both were pretty good. I did detect the aftertaste of marijuana. As for the effects, I don't feel like giggling or attacking the snack stash ...YET! Still I give it two thumbs up! Oh, maybe it would be two blunts up in this case! Either way, I recommend trying some. #FreeTheWeed
For more on Cannabis Edibles:
http://hightimes.com/edibles/foods/10-extremely-potent-cannabis-edibles/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_edible
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In Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (1867), it mentions how planters’ daughters would take advantage of male slaves:
They know that the women slaves are subject to their father's authority in all things; and in some cases they exercise the same authority over the men slaves. I have myself seen the master of such a household whose head was bowed down in shame; for it was known in the neighborhood that his daughter had selected one of the meanest slaves on his plantation to be the father of his first grandchild. She did not make her advances to her equals, nor even to her father's more intelligent servants. She selected the most brutalized, over whom her authority could be exercised with less fear of exposure.
Africans who came to the Americas in bondage suffered in many ways. One of the most dehumanizing and nefarious aspects was that of sexual abuse. Black adults and children -- male and female -- experienced every kind of sexual degradation imaginable during this period in time when White skin equated to a free pass for sexual domination.
See:
Sex Farms During Slavery & The Effeminazation of Black Men
Slavery and Its Effect On Jamaican Homophobia
Sexual Relations Between Elite White Women and Enslaved Men in The Antebellum South
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Every four years Americans go to the polls to elect someone to lead the country. By engaging in the exercise of voting people hope that election after election will finally yield a government that improves their lives. However, over the recent decades, power has shifted back and forth between the Democrats and Republicans with little positive change for the struggling American worker. Why is this? What has this "battle" between the two major parties resulted in? Answer: While workers have remained divided (benefiting both political parties and the media), the rich have gotten richer with the income gap between rich elites and the average American growing ever larger. With all of this change in our political leadership there is one constant that is often overlooked: The people that we vote into the Oval Office all have wealth! American workers want a government that feels and responds to their pain, but how can that happen when we continue to elect politicians who don't share that pain. How can the masses of voters continue to elect wealthy politicians, and then expect those wealthy politicians to place the working poor as a main priority...I don't think this is realistic. Both parties have failed to deliver on their promises to workers over the years. Rather than continuing to elect people with a completely different set of economic values, wouldn't it make more sense to elect someone who shared the same financial reality? To this end I think that real thought needs to go into the formation of a true WORKING CLASS INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY. I worked in independent third party politics for years. It is difficult due to the media backed monopoly on our political system by both major parties -- but it is possible. In the not too distant past Ross Perot proved that a viable independent campaign for the nation's highest office was viable. If this party came into being, it possibly could include some of the following suggestions as planks on the party's platform:
*A 40-50% cut in salaries for all elected and appointed politicians making over $50,000 annually; with at least a 10 year freeze on their salaries. Additionally, future salary increases for politicians will be decided by the voters rather than the politicians.
*The goal of eliminating the control of the government by special interest groups and wealthy donors through significantly reducing amounts allowed for campaign contributions.
*All full-time workers would receive a month's vacation yearly. The vacation would be mandatory and companies would be punished for obstruction. Also, workers would be paid for vacation time.
*Companies that relocate to other countries after gathering wealth off of American workers would be harshly punished: Import taxes on any products from said company and corporate fines; seizure of all possible assets; and a revocation of American citizenship for said company's executive board/ownership.
*Guaranteed debt-free higher education for all Americans.
*Eradication of all corporate tax loopholes.
*Support for labor unions with an additional goal of increasing worker confidence that they will be free from corruption by organized crime groups. To this end all organized crime organizations would be declared domestic terrorists, would be immediately tracked down and removed from society.
*Paid retraining programs for displaced workers
*A ban on any candidate with financial assets of over $150,000 wishing to run under the party's banner.
*Equal pay for equal work
*The true goal of guaranteed life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, social justice and equality for working class Americans and all Americans
Just some thoughts, but if workers really want a better economic future there needs a fundamental change in who workers elect to run our political system. That might be done by eliminating big money in politics, and by workers supporting actual working class people for elected office.
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You will need:
10 oz. egg noodles
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tbs. butter
1/4 cup onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 cup chicken broth
1 tsp. seasoned salt
4 cups shredded cheddar cheese
4-5 cups cooked chicken, diced
2 oz. jar of pimento
2 tbs. parsley, chopped
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Coat baking dish with no-stick spray. Cook noodles according to package directions and drain. In a large saucepan melt butter over medium heat. Add onion and garlic, cook 2 minutes. Add soup, chicken broth, salt, seasoned salt and half of the cheese. Cook until sauce is smooth and cheese is melted. Add noodles and chicken, mix well. Transfer to a baking dish, cover and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover, sprinkle with remaining cheese, and bake an additional 5 minutes until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with parsley and pimento, let sit for 5 minutes and serve.
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