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In the News (Sun 12 Oct 08)

  
  Jesse Jackson Interview - November 1969
Breadbasket's organizational methods are now being applied under Jackson's guidance in 15 cities ranging from Los Angeles to Brooklyn.
Monthly meetings between representatives of A and P and Breadbasket are designed to assure that the company is not shirking.
That's why at Operation Breadbasket meetings, which are deeply based in religion, we have a band and a Gospel choir and consciously try to capture the rhythm of our people.
www.geocities.com /Heartland/9766/jackson.htm   (19469 words)

  
 The Garreau Group
The Breadbasket is so homogeneously northern European, in contrast with other nations that are absorbing wave after wave of fls and Hispanics, that what passes for ethnic conflict here has to be imported from a Europe of hundreds of years ago.
In the Breadbasket, the Depression, which was seen as the creation of eastern vested interests, led to an eruption of what was called "prairie socialism." The urge was to band together to face the banking, railroad, and industrial powers.
In the northern Breadbasket, it is a cliché that people from Manitoba have far more in common with Americans to the south than they do with people in Ontario, their industrial sister province to the east.
www.garreau.com /main.cfm?action=chapters&id=46   (13292 words)

  
 frontline: the long pilgrimage of jesse jackson: Richard Hatcher Interview | PBS
He had called this meeting to organize Breadbasket and I guess the thing that sticks out in my mind was this very tall, compelling figure.
I was in Operation Breadbasket and Operation Breadbasket was a part of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
And the idea was that Jesse would come to Chicago and set up Operation Breadbasket and begin to address many of the economic issues because the movement was shifting away from the strictly legal questions of civil rights and equal rights to the issue of economic, you know, improvement -- attempting to improve economic welfare.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/pages/frontline/jesse/interviews/hatcher.html   (7370 words)

  
 Union County NJ - News -  Sheriff - Operation Breadbasket   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
“Operation Breadbasket” is in urgent need of donations of money and food in order to continue its mission of providing needy families with food deliveries this holiday season, Union County Sheriff Ralph Froehlich said.
With its annual “Operation Breadbasket,” the Union County Sheriff’s Office gives hundreds of boxes of food to residents in need during the holiday season.
Sheriff Froehlich started “Operation Breadbasket” with a handful of colleagues when he was an Elizabeth police officer in the 1960s and expanded it countywide after he was first elected Sheriff in 1977.
www.unioncountynj.org /news/2004news/0412bskt.htm   (319 words)

  
 Welcome to MichaelMoore.com!
The disclosures came as the Attorney General called for reforms of the military justice system, and shortly after three Royal Regiment of Fusiliers soldiers were jailed for abusing detainees.
The friends' and relatives' worries had grown through the day, as their loved ones failed to return from Camp Breadbasket, on the outskirts of Basra.
The Independent on Sunday has now heard claims that the abuse at Breadbasket went much further than was disclosed during the court martial.
www.michaelmoore.com /words/latestnews/index.php?id=1582   (818 words)

  
 MEATNEWS: Turkey Company Certified   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Organic BreadBasket of Winnipeg, Canada, is the first turkey company in North America to receive certification from Humane Farm Animal Care under the "Certified Humane" program.
Organic Breadbasket works with specially selected and highly regulated sustainable family farms in Canada and the United States to produce turkeys that are labeled either Certified Humane or Certified Organic and Certified Humane.
HFAC certification verifies that Organic BreadBasket's turkeys are raised in accordance with HFAC's standards, which include nutritious diet without antibiotics or hormones, animals raised with shelter, resting areas, sufficient space and the ability to engage in natural behaviors.
www.meatnews.com /index.cfm?fuseaction=Article&artNum=6306   (312 words)

  
 Breadbasket of 'tired country' still mostly empty - World - The Washington Times, America's ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
During a two-hour bus ride down this broad road, a group of foreign reporters counted a grand total of four buses, three minibuses, four tractors, four trucks, one car and one motorcycle -- along with people, on their own and in small groups, walking the road with no clear destinations in sight.
Despite its apparent poverty, the area is considered one of the breadbaskets of a nation described by one expert as "a tired country."
Authorities said North Korea enjoyed a bumper grain harvest this year, and indeed, parts of Pyongyang were virtually deserted last week as urbanites were sent to help farmers bring in the crop.
washingtontimes.com /world/20051016-092839-4889r.htm   (527 words)

  
 Reviving the Indian breadbasket
True there was development, and Punjab becmae the breadbasket of India, as well as having a school in very village, road links, and economic growth.
If Punjab is to revive its breadbasket economy and move onto the next stage of development with the rest of India, following the tiger economies of the Pacific Rim.
If skilled white farmers are dispossesed and made starngers in their own countries, which they did for all politcal faults, help to build in the first place, be encouraged to migrate to India.
www.strauss.za.com /afric/farm_punjab.html   (2016 words)

  
 University of Miami School of Medicine - Glossary - Breadbasket
Breadbasket: A popular term for the stomach in both senses:
The digestive organ, as to hear the breadbasket rumble with hunger.
The term comes from the basket once used to hold bread and the "basket" where the bread ends up after it is eaten.
www.med.miami.edu /glossary/art.asp?articlekey=26124   (72 words)

  
 DIY People : DIY People: Metal Breadbasket : DIY Network
Begin the project by cutting a rectangular section of the wire mesh equal to the specifications of the size breadbasket you wish to make.
Firoozeh's breadbasket was slightly longer and wider than a loaf of bread, with side walls about 3" high.
Firoozeh adds a finishing touch by placing a colorful cloth inside the breadbasket to serve as a removable lining.
www.diynet.com /diy/cr_diy_people/article/0,2025,DIY_13752_2277877,00.html   (458 words)

  
 Kansas State Collegian: Bikers donate time to Flint Hills Breadbasket 11/10/03   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
They also accepted non-perishable food donations, and the donated money is used by the Breadbasket to purchase perishable food items.
Shirley Brown, director of the Breadbasket, said ABATE's donations will go toward baskets made for the holiday season to give to families in need.
In the past, there have been times when the Breadbasket hasn't received many donations, she said.
kstatecollegian.com /stories/111003/new_abate.shtml   (418 words)

  
 Kansas State Collegian: Union seeking donations for Breadbasket 11/24/03   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Shirley Bramhall, executive director of the Flint Hills Breadbasket, said the organization is overwhelmed with donations, but could always use more volunteers.
Bramhall said the effort at K-State to collect food donations at the home football games and at the Union is counted on by Breadbasket employees.
According to the 2002 holiday statistics from the Breadbasket, 2,532 Thanksgiving baskets were prepared.
www.spub.ksu.edu:16080 /stories/112403/new_donate.shtml   (347 words)

  
 The Breadbasket - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Breadbasket is one of the Nine Nations of North America in a book of the same title, written by Joel Garreau, in which he argues that North America is divided not by state boundaries and national borders, but in terms of cultural divides.
During the Cold War, Ukraine was often referred to as the Soviet Union's Breadbasket, as an analogue to the North American Breadbasket.
This page was last modified 23:27, 23 October 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Breadbasket   (114 words)

  
 Welcome to The College of St. Scholastica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Tender ham, roasted turkey, American and Swiss cheese, hard cooked egg and chilled tomato wedges on a bed of fresh salad greens served with a choice of dressings and accompanied by a fresh breadbasket.
Accompanied with a platter of marinated chicken breast and a fresh breadbasket.
A tangy combination of cheese tortellini mixed with Italian dressing and pesto, diced salami and a variety of fresh vegetables.
www.css.edu /depts/conferences/menus/litelunch.shtml   (248 words)

  
 Cats for Karaoke helps out Flint Hills Breadbasket   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
For people who forgot to bring cans, they could purchase a t-shirt for $3 and the money was donated to the Breadbasket.
"We chose to do this for the Breadbasket because around this time of year, they tend to run a little low," she said.
A walk-in nasal spray flu vaccine clinis will be from 8:30 to 11:30 this morning and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
www.spub.ksu.edu /article.php?a=5974   (415 words)

  
 Union County NJ - News - Sheriffs Operation Breadbaskets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Union County Sheriff Ralph Froehlich shows some of the 200 turkeys and more than 100 cases of canned food from a surprise donation to his “Operation Breadbasket” program December 18, 2003 in Elizabeth.
“Operation Breadbasket” feeds hundreds of needy families and senior citizens every holiday season.
Froehlich started the program with a few colleagues when he was a sergeant in the Elizabeth Police Department more than 30 years ago.
www.unioncountynj.org /news/2003news/sheriff3.htm   (86 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Iraq: breadbasket
February 11: The commander of the British soldiers accused in the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal denied at their court martial today that he had disposed of incriminating photographs.
February 11: Camp Breadbasket in Iraq was a "dirty infection", because senior soldiers allowed Iraqis to be physically hurt, a court martial heard yesterday.
January 28: More British soldiers were involved in the abuse of Iraqis at Camp Breadbasket but only four have been charged, a court martial in Germany was told yesterday.
www.guardian.co.uk /Iraq/breadbasket/0,15804,1419469,00.html   (931 words)

  
 Egypt, ancient: history - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Egypt, ancient: history   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Then followed 150 years of increasing anarchy, in which rival Libyan chieftains and the priests of Ammon at Thebes were the chief participants.
From this point on in Egypt's history various foreign empires sought possession of the fertile Nile delta, known as ‘the breadbasket of the Mediterranean’, and the distinctive Egyptian civilization began to be overlaid by foreign cultures.
Undoubtedly inspired by the priest of Ammon at Napata to restore the ancient glories of Egypt, it is uncertain whether the 25th dynasty were Egyptian descendants of Heri-hor, Libyans, or Nubian descendants of the kings of Kush (Dongola), in whose territory Napata lay.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Egypt,+ancient:+history   (7569 words)

  
 ROTI - Tour - Breadbasket   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
However, the world of Rotary is full of ideas and the BreadBasket quickly grew to a newsletter of many topics.
We are sure there will be items of interest for everyone with the broad area of coverage presented and the diverse styles of our contributors.
All members of ROTI will automatically be notified when an issue of the BreadBasket is published.
www.roti.org /rt10.htm   (228 words)

  
 Kansas State Collegian: Flint Hills Breadbasket seeks project donations 05/01/03   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
As a result, the Breadbasket came up with Project Manhattan, a program developed eight years ago to restock the Breadbasket's shelves during the summer months.
During the first week of June, the Breadbasket will collect all items to stock the shelves and distribute to families in need.
They've given us so much, and we have so many people who work here, some who may use the Breadbasket, and it's nice to know it's been used," she said.
www.kstatecollegian.com /stories/050103/new_donate.shtml   (446 words)

  
 Wicker and straw works. Handmade baskets, trays, caskets, vases, breadbaskets, plates, fruit bowls, pictures, ...
A synthetic articles, on the other hand, doesn't usually exceed a couple of years.
Multitude of techniques employed, variety of patterns and weaving styles, diversity of shapes and proportions give grounds to call these articles woven from split twigs truly unique and inimitable.
Made to an original technology, the breadbasket is hand-woven using split and pressed willow twigs treated in a water-resistant solution.
www.buythethings.com /shop/wickerandstraw/product.php?id=52   (125 words)

  
 Flinthills Breadbasket - How can I help?
As a non-profit organization, the Breadbasket depends heavily on community support to carry out our mission.
There are a variety of ways to get involved with the Breadbasket.
A tax deductible cash contribution is always welcome; however food donations, in-kind donations, and volunteer hours are also extremely appreciated.
breadbasket.manhattanks.org /howcan.shtm   (68 words)

  
 First Turkey Producers Receive Humane Farm Animal Care Certification
Herndon, Va.—Organic BreadBasket of Winnipeg, is the first turkey group in North America to receive certification from Humane Farm Animal Care (HFAC) under the "Certified Humane" program.
Effective immediately, Organic BreadBasket, which markets its turkeys under the POP’S FARM™ brand, can use the "Certified Humane Raised and Handled" label on its packaging, assuring consumers that it has met HFAC’s Animal Care Standards.
E.G. Emil and Sons, Inc., a producer of top-of-the-line handmade, natural grain turkey meats based in Philadelphia, uses Organic BreadBasket turkey in its deli products, which are sold at SKH in Lititz, Pa. and Heinens in Cleveland, Ohio.
www.hsus.org /ace/19841   (593 words)

  
 DesMoinesRegister.com | Business   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
But when state Sen. Jack Hatch presented a report on "Hunger in Iowa" to legislators last year, it won praise but little else, he said.
"Because of the psychology of being in the middle of the breadbasket, we just don't have hunger as a priority," said Hatch, a Des Moines Democrat.
Sixteen years after a crash at the track ended her racing career and left her with brain damage, the former jockey has found some contentment in her life.
desmoinesregister.com /business/stories/c4789010/23959423.html   (1960 words)

  
 Speech Consultant
Breadbasket of the Louisiana Purchase 1806-1826." sponsored by the Missouri Humanities
Historical Society in the Long-Banna House in Potosi, Missouri.
Feast: Life in the Breadbasket of the Louisiana Purchase 1806-1826" sponsored by the Missouri
members.aol.com /calixtaxis/page1.html   (686 words)

  
 Brown (1975) The politics and responsibility of the North American breadbasket
Brown (1975) The politics and responsibility of the North American breadbasket
The politics and responsibility of the North American breadbasket
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www.getcited.org /?PUB=101716270&showStat=Ratings   (85 words)

  
 GRAIN | Seedling | 1997 | WILL THE U.S. BREADBASKET LAST
United States (US) trade and agriculture representatives like to present the US as the world's breadbasket, consistently producing ever-increasing amounts of safe and nutritious food for a hungry world.
Janet Bell looks behind the rhetoric, and finds instead that the endless drive to maximise production is having a grave effect on both US society and the environment.
As corporations increasingly dominate the sector with industrial farming methods, the impressive yields of today are being put at serious risk, raising the sceptre of an empty breadbasket in future.
www.grain.org /seedling?id=25   (6166 words)

  
 Size Matters in Bitter Breadbasket Battle
Deep in breadbasket territory, a debate is raging over how big farms should be, illustrating just how deeply the agriculture sector is rooted to its Soviet past -- and just how conflicted those ties are.
A preference for large collective farms that feed the masses, instilled over seven decades of socialism, still runs deep.
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www.themoscowtimes.com /stories/2003/08/01/003.html   (173 words)

  
 Breadbasket -- ND, SD, NE
Breadbasket -- ND, SD, NE Free State Project Forum
Please forgive the inconvenience and feel free to e-mail arick@freestateproject.org if you have any questions or support requests.
Topic: Breadbasket -- ND, SD, NE (Read 922 times)
forum.freestateproject.org /index.php?topic=6189   (118 words)

  
 FlintHills
Surplus cheese, flour, milk, rice and other commodities are delivered to Riley County during the year.
The Breadbasket distributes available commodities to several hundred eligible families in the county.
MAYOR'S HOLIDAY TREE: Coordination of community donation efforts for low income families in need of food assistance at Thanksgiving and Christmas for Manhattan area.
www.pottcounty.org /HealthDept/CommServ/Manhattan/FlintHillsBread.htm   (170 words)

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