Blogs about: Consumer Info

Consumer Reports - DVD Recorders1 comment

brookeyan wrote 1 year ago: At the highest-quality setting, the quality of most DVD video recordings is better than that of a VC … more »

Read-ems for June thus far

The Lizard Queen wrote 1 month ago: Hello my lovelies!  Here are some links for you, since I haven’t been writing.  I started a … more »

Tags: animals, Feminism, Medicine, News, Racial Issues, reproduction, sex

Assessing the True Cost of Shrimp

shrimpless wrote 1 month ago: Interview with the Solidarity Center’s Ellie Larson and Tim Ryan In the $13 billion global shr … more »

Tags: publications, Shrimp Processing, Bangladesh, Human Trafficking, Labor Abuses, Shrimp, Solidarity Center, Thailand, True Cost of Shrimp

Jim Hightower Weighs in on the Price of Imported Shrimp

shrimpless wrote 1 month ago: 29 May 2008 LISTEN TO THIS COMMENTARY “Giant shrimp” is said to be an oxymoron, but it’s … more »

Tags: Audio, shrimp farming, Globalization, Jim Hightower, Shrimp

Listen to interview with MAP Shrimp Campaign staff on KEXP 90.3FM

shrimpless wrote 1 month ago: Alfredo Quarto, Executive Director, and Eli Penberthy, Campaign Coordinator of the Mangrove Action … more »

Tags: Audio, Mangrove Action Project, Alfredo Quarto, KEXP, Mind Over Matters, Shrimp

Campaign Get Together with MAP in Seattle - May 21

shrimpless wrote 2 months ago: Please join Mangrove Action Project (MAP) in Seattle to learn about our exciting new campaign on imp … more »

Tags: Events, Mangrove Action Project, Shrimp, Seattle, Spitfire, Consumer Awareness

CNN Video on Alleged Worker Abuse

shrimpless wrote 2 months ago: CNN’s Zain Verjee on the Solidarity Center’s 3-year labor investigation report suggestin … more »

Tags: Shrimp Processing, Video, Bangladesh, Labor, Shrimp, Solidarity Center, Thailand

Senator Landrieu Urges Embargo of Imported Shrimp

shrimpless wrote 2 months ago: WASHINGTON — United States Senator Mary Landrieu, D-La., today sent a letter to President Bush … more »

Tags: Shrimp Processing, Shrimp, Thailand, Bangladesh, Solidarity Center, Mary Landrieu, embargo, health, U.S. shrimpers

Great turnout at Seattle Green Festival!

shrimpless wrote 3 months ago: Thanks to everyone who came by the MAP table at Seattle Green Festival last weekend, where we kicke … more »

Tags: Events, Mangrove Action Project, green festival, Shrimp, Seattle Green Festival

Visit MAP at the Seattle Green Festival, April 12-13

shrimpless wrote 3 months ago: Join us for this 2-day party with a purpose! Come celebrate what’s working in our communities — … more »

Tags: Events, Mangrove Action Project, green festival, Seattle

Wearing one's penchant for raping on one's sleeve8 comments

The Lizard Queen wrote 3 months ago: Or, to be more accurate, across one’s chest. Via Cara I came across this horrifying t-shirt, w … more »

Tags: censorship, Feminism

Seafood Panel at Seattle Green Festival - 12 April

shrimpless wrote 4 months ago: MAP’s Executive Director, Alfredo Quarto, will participate in a panel discussion on sustainab … more »

Tags: Events, Mangrove Action Project, Alfredo Quarto, green festival, sustainable seafood, Seattle

Do you know where your shrimp comes from?

shrimpless wrote 4 months ago: If not, be sure to ask your local fish monger, restaurant, or grocery store! And if they don’t … more »

New Shrimp Consumer Awareness Campaign

shrimpless wrote 4 months ago: Mangrove Action Project (MAP) set to launch new campaign. Look for MAP this spring at events in the … more »

Tags: Mangrove Action Project, Eli Penberthy, Shrimp

How to Reach a Real Person

firstman2006 wrote 4 months ago: I was just sent an email which recommended this article to the readers of this blog. PBX Hell: 50+ H … more »

What the hell, JCPenney?6 comments

The Lizard Queen wrote 5 months ago: I don’t mind admitting that I’m not a big fan of Valentine’s Day. It’s a ho … more »

Tags: Feminism, Television

Driver's licence renewal at JPJ

sandwall wrote 6 months ago: Have read in the STAR that our driver’s licence can be renewed online via the Jabatan Pengangk … more »

Tags: ▀ Consumer Info, driver licence renew, JPJ, Malaysia

How many Americans can actually afford The American Dream?2 comments

The Lizard Queen wrote 6 months ago: In this LendingTree.com commercial, we the viewers are introduced to Stanley Johnson. He’s li … more »

Thursday YouTubein' -- ROBOTS!1 comment

The Lizard Queen wrote 7 months ago: The following video is a re-post here at the Realm, but worry not — there is a method to my ma … more »

Tags: apropos of nothing, Humor


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