«We seem to be compelled to shape facts and data, as we know them,» says Koestler, «into hard bricks, stick them together
with the slime of our theories and beliefs.
«We seem to be compelled,» wrote Koestler, «to shape facts and data, as we know them, into hard bricks, and stick them together
with the slime of our theories and beliefs.
Not exact matches
The fast - food chain is tackling rumors about pink
slime, McRibs and horse meat
with the help
of former «MythBusters» co-host Grant Imahara, in a new ad campaign.
The report, coupled
with an unappetizing picture
of «pink
slime» that went viral online, created a PR firestorm for the manufacturers
of the product, which ended
with the near - destruction
of the industry.
The republican party has courted, and climbed into bed,
with all sorts
of slime and trash to gain power — but perhaps the consequences
of their appeal to ignorance, to empowering stupid people to reject education as the trappings
of elitism and snobbery, are finally starting to accrue.
It takes a long time before we really get to grips
with this and begin to understand it, because not only does it seem incredible and thoroughly demeaning to us, but it's yet another shock to our system to discover that not only are we not the centre
of the Universe and we're not made by anything, but we started out as some kind
of slime and got to where we are via being a monkey.
You feel insulted and «dehumanized» when creationists say that people were created in the image and likeness
of God, but you have no problem
with the evolutionist claim that we all evolved from
slime by a cosmic accident.
The smell
of sin hung foul on them; the mire About their roots was trampled filth
of flesh Horrid
with rottenness, and splashed with gore Curdling in crimson puddles; where there buzzed And sucked, and settled, creatures of the swamp, Hideous in wing and sting, gnat - clouds and flies, With moths, toads, newts, and snakes red - gulleted; And livid, loathsome worms, writhing in slime Forth from skull - holes and scalps and tumbled bone
with rottenness, and splashed
with gore Curdling in crimson puddles; where there buzzed And sucked, and settled, creatures of the swamp, Hideous in wing and sting, gnat - clouds and flies, With moths, toads, newts, and snakes red - gulleted; And livid, loathsome worms, writhing in slime Forth from skull - holes and scalps and tumbled bone
with gore Curdling in crimson puddles; where there buzzed And sucked, and settled, creatures
of the swamp, Hideous in wing and sting, gnat - clouds and flies,
With moths, toads, newts, and snakes red - gulleted; And livid, loathsome worms, writhing in slime Forth from skull - holes and scalps and tumbled bone
With moths, toads, newts, and snakes red - gulleted; And livid, loathsome worms, writhing in
slime Forth from skull - holes and scalps and tumbled bones.57
Such a vision does not contradict the essentials
of the inspired story (but not precise history)
of Genesis: man's body arising from the
slime of the earth, an earth already created, and then imbued by the breath
of God
with a principle
of spirit (cf. Genesis 2:7).
I once tried to make oat milk and ended up
with a jug full
of slime.
Kinda like when Bill Murray gets
slimed in Ghostbusters but
with delicious velvety stout instead
of, you know,
slime.
However, I feel that safety aspect
of an edible
slime is well worth the trade, especially
with younger children.
The Zuul dog is created at the lower part
of the mask, and the rest
of the mask is totally action packed
with details to tell the story
of ghost hunting in New York... And in the centre,
of course
slime...!
We love making goo too never thought
of adding essence, thank you for the tip We have been trying to make
slime with Borax but we have failed miserably a number
of times, not sure what I'm doing wrong lol
Remember to use the same amount
of each
slime, throw from the same distance and
with the same force.
Hoping to avoid the fallout over the use
of «pink
slime» in ground beef, the American Meat Institute hosted an hour - long conference call on Thursday
with representatives
of Ajinomoto North America and Fibrimex, the two companies that manufacture the enzymes.
http://wubbleball.com/ The Wubble Fulla is available in two main versions
with three sizes
of each — Wubble Fulla Marbles
with tiny round beads inside, and Wubble Fulla
Slime with green slime in
Slime with green
slime in
slime inside.
Kathleen had made the
slime plenty
of times before
with her mother so she had no particular reason to worry about making it this time around.
Hit up Pinterest for one
of the awesome homemade
slime recipes, to create
with the kids.
Kraft Foods Inc said none
of its Oscar Mayer beef products, including bologna and hot dogs, are made
with «pink
slime».
My kids love playing
with DIY glitter
slime for the activity segment
of our morning preschool routine.
(Repeats for wider subscribers) * Beef Products Inc lawsuit sees $ 1.2 billion * Diane Sawyer, other individuals also sued * Lawsuit says ABC disparaged safety
of a beef filler By Jonathan Stempel Sept 13 (Reuters)- ABC News was hit
with a $ 1.2 billion defamation lawsuit on Thursday by a South Dakota meat processor that accused it
of misleading viewers into believing that a product that critics have dubbed «pink
slime» was unsafe.
Other defendants include Gerald Zirnstein, a former U.S. Department
of Agriculture microbiologist credited
with coining the term «pink
slime» in a 2002 email to colleagues later obtained by The New York Times.
The court fight could put modern television journalism on trial and highlight the power
of language in the Internet Age: In the wake
of the reports on «World News
with Diane Sawyer,» the term «pink
slime» went viral.
I spoke this morning
with Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree's office and was pleased to learn that she has now submitted her sign - on letter to USDA
with the signatures
of 41 Congressional representatives, all
of whom support the request expressed in our Change.org petition that USDA ban all use
of Lean Beef Trimmings, aka «pink
slime» in ground beef destined for the National School Lunch Program.
Back in September, Beef Products Inc. (BPI), the manufacturer
of «lean, finely textured beef» (LFTB, also known as «pink
slime»), served me
with a subpoena in connection
with its pending defamation lawsuit in South Dakota state court.
We have long been fascinated
with easy
slime recipes here on Red Ted Art, but confess to have never really gotten «into it»... mainly because many
of the «main» and popular
slime recipes use borax or laundry detergent — and a) borax is banned here in the UK and b) laundry detergents vary and c) recently... there have been stories about burns from
slime recipes and children getting sick from playing
with borax
slime (read all about why you shouldn't make
slime here).
First the industry bended rules to hide it from customers through a loop hole
of the USDA labeling and now Kroger announcing this
with NO intentions to make policy changes to end the use
of PINK
SLIME.
PR reps
of the American Meat Institute, employees
of Beef Products Inc. (the inventor
of BLBT) and others
with ties to the beef industry are now all over Twitter defending so - called «pink
slime»
with the hashtag #pinkslimeisamyth.
When I first out bringing together these non toxic
slime recipes, I really thought we would ONLY be playing
with variations
of oobleck.
Instead, I will buy
slime for them to play with or use one of these Easy Slime recipes from Red Ted Art if they want to play with -LSB
slime for them to play
with or use one
of these Easy
Slime recipes from Red Ted Art if they want to play with -LSB
Slime recipes from Red Ted Art if they want to play
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While I do not dismiss the recent grassroots efforts that have gained significant strength via a petition to get pink
slime out
of school cafeterias, I worry that the focus on it detracts from bigger and more important food system issues, and provides the meat industry
with a convenient distraction and an easily fixable problem that can effortlessly be spun into a public - relations success.
There has been a flurry
of activity lately on various food issues, filling my email inbox
with alerts on everything ranging from pink
slime in school lunches to labeling
of genetically engineered foods to ensuring that powerful Monsanto doesn't tamper
with sweet corn.
The U.S. Department
of Agriculture says it will give schools alternatives to ground beef made
with what critics have called «pink
slime.»
Less
of a challenge for little ones and they can always get the fruit out
of the «
slime»
with their fingers if they do nt want to put their faces in!
Come and experiment making (borax free)
slime at this fun half term workshop
with a touch
of science!
The recent Pink
Slime videos serve both as a symbol
of all that's wrong
with our approach to public school and the castration
of the Food and Drug Administration that used to be an effective watch dog.
There's just something about
slime that kids can't get enough
of, so imagine their delight when they find eggs in their basket filled
with this marvelous substance.
This set comes
with six plastic eggs, each
of which is filled
with soft, stretchy
slime.
Fill your notebook
with your fave type
of slime and give yourself something to do to stay occupied.
As I stated in another comment, I agreed
with her petition in principle (I understood it to be that we should know what's in our kids» food at school), just not in her choice
of the phrase «pink
slime».
While I am TOTALLY
with you on Pink
Slime a.k.a. «Beef Lean Trimmings,» that picture is
of chicken ground up, bones and all, to make chicken nuggets.
I agree
with respect that the turn - off to pink
slime has been largely based on the rantings
of a few who wish to capture the headlines.
Taking into consideration sensory aspect
of slime, goop and other creepy things we give them to play
with over Halloween season, it really should not come as a surprise that kids adore these activities.
The past week's pink
slime blow - up was likely a wake up call for many Americans unfamiliar
with Big Food's sway over the contents
of our food supply.
thanks for taking the time
with making your blog come to life and be a part
of our lives during this pink
slime controversy.
I'm not Becky, but here is a direct quote from an earlier comment by Bettina: «Bill Marler, one
of the nation's leading food safety lawyers, has publicly praised Beef Products Inc. (manufacturer
of lean, finely textured beef, commonly known as «pink
slime») for leading the industry
with its advanced E. coli testing.
And to counter the negative imagery
of «pink
slime,» which is now branded into America's collective conscience, Big Meat has come up
with a catchy, down - home, slogan: «Dude, it's beef,» complete
with t - shirts sporting the BPI logo.
Mr. Smith has also self - published a book entitled Pink
Slime Ate My Job, the sale
of which he appears to be promoting in connection
with his lawsuit.
This glitter
slime kit includes three shades
of glitter glue, the most important ingredient in
slime,
with instructions to make it.