Author: Joe White

I’ve been wanting to see Indoctrinate U for some time, and now I’ll get the chance: my brother is sponsoring a screening!

ACME SCREENING AT HCC NORTHEAST

Please join the ACME Film Group for a screening of the provocative film
Indoctrinate U. The screening and discussion will take place from 11:45 a.m.
to 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 23 in the Multi-Purpose room of the Northeast
Campus Learning Hub.

Directed by Evan Coyne Maloney, Indoctrinate U. documents the many ways
free inquiry is repressed in colleges and universities across the United
States today. While some light snacks may be provided, attendees are
encouraged to bring their own sack lunch. Introductions and post-screening
discussion will be facilitated by Professors Aaron Knight (Government) and
David White (History).

ACME is an acronym for American Cinema for the Motivation of Excellence.
The ACME Film Group is Sponsored by the Department of Applied Social
Sciences at HCC Northeast. You may direct any questions to Dr. Knight at
aaron.knight@hccs.edu or 713.718.2445.

HCC Notheast is near the intersection of I-10 and the East Loop.

hot-deals – constantly updated with the best deals:

Restaurant.com – HOT! – 90% off of their dining certificates, code: NINETY
(repost)

In celebration of the date 09/09/09, they are offering a 90% coupon today only. First time we ever saw a 90% coupon from Restaurant.com, and unlikely we will see it again anytime soon. The code is NINETY. Most offers on their site are:
$10 value certificate for $3, or $0.30 after 90% coupon code.
$25 value certificate for $10, or $1.00 after 90% coupon code.
$50 value certificate for $20, or $2.50 after 90% coupon code.
$75 value certificate for $30, or $3.00 after 90% coupon code.
$100 value certificate for $40, or $4.00 after 90% coupon code.
Be sure to read the certificate restrictions before ordering one. Most require a certain number of people at your table and cannot apply toward alcoholic drinks. Present the coupon before ordering food, to ensure they apply it toward the final bill. When tipping, be sure to factor gratuity percentage against the original pre-certificate amount. For example, a $40 meal would cost $15 after applying a $25 certificate, but an appropiate tip amount would be $7 or $8, so your final meal cost would be about $24 (1 + 40 – 25 + (40 * 0.2)).

Each restaurant has their own rules, so be sure to read the requirements before purchasing. Because the deal is so great, their servers are extremely busy, and it may take a while for your confirmation to come through.

Why Is Marijuana Still Illegal?, by Doug Bandow:

There are lots of good reasons why people shouldn’t use drugs. But making drug use illegal only compounds the social consequences, turning a moral and health problem into a legal and criminal problem. The result is the worst of both worlds: all of the problems of drug use plus all of the problems of prohibition. Unfortunately, those consequences flow overseas, further undermining fragile societies such as Afghanistan, Colombia, and Mexico and ultimately American security objectives as well.

It’s time to call off the Drug War.

Record cherry crop will be left on trees – UPI.com:

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., Aug. 22 (UPI) — Tart cherry farmers near Traverse City, Mich., and in six other states are as sour as their fruit over a mandate they must not harvest the whole crop, one said. Rob Manigold, one of the Michigan farmers who grow 75 percent of the sour cherry crop in the United States, said it could be a record year, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Growers in Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Wisconsin, Utah and Washington are expecting a bumper crop of about 284 million pounds of sour cherries, but were told by fruit processors to leave up to 40 percent unharvested.

A Depression-era federal marketing program has regulated sour cherry growing since 1933. The program, designed to keep prices from dropping, will keep the fruit rotting in orchards instead of in cherry pies.

Between the failing economy and increasing health consciousness, the demand for desserts has dropped. Sour cherries are generally not eaten raw, but are used in pies and other desserts.

In other stupidity news, the USDA still maintains a quota on sugar imports, ensuring that the price US consumers pay for sugar is much higher than the rest of the world.