Cheeseburger In a Can–Courtesy of Zee Germans If a worldwide apocalypse had forced us to live in underground bunkers just a few months ago, our diet would have consisted of dehydrated foods, canned beans, and vegans. Now, thanks to zee Germans, you can add cheeseburgers to that menu. And not just any cheeseburger–canned cheeseburger. The [...]
Archive for January, 2008
Cheeseburger in a can?
Posted in cheeseburger, Germany, vegans on January 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Meat Guzzler Not a Nuzzler
Posted in Brazil, California, chicken, Corn, dairy, deforestation, dietary, eggs, EPA, grain, greenhouse gases, hogs, Iowa, Israel, Korea, Meat, New Yorkers, obesity, oil, pigs, pollution, soy, tropical rain forests, UN on January 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This feed lot in in California can accommodate up to 100,000 head of cattle. A Sea change in the consumption of a resource that Americans take for granted may be in store — something cheap, plentiful, widely enjoyed and a part of daily life. And it isn’t oil. It’s meat.The two commodities share a great [...]
ABC defends show against outcry by pediatricians
Posted in ABC, autism, CDC, Eli Stone, immunization, lawyer's, pediatricians, thimerosal, Walt Disney Co. on January 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
(Warning, Story includes spoiler.) The ABC network said on Monday it will go ahead with plans to air an episode of its new legal drama “Eli Stone” despite objections from pediatricians who say the show may discourage parents from having their children immunized.The debut episode features the shows’ title character and hero, a trial lawyer [...]
Ebay Sellers Riled Up About New Fees, Rules
Posted in changed feedback system, ebay, increase in fees, retaliatory on January 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Betsy Shiffman over at Wired Blog Network authored this piece yesterday and I thought you might like to read it. “EBay users are mad as hell and they’re not going to stop complaining about it. “After a fairly challenging year, John Donahoe, who takes over as eBay CEO at the end of March, unveiled plans [...]
Hear Ye, Hear Ye – Here’s some news!
Posted in Archivist, bras, Britney Spears, Catholicism, Chavez, Clinton, Germany, Holocaust, kidney, Morrison, Obama, Patholgist, racket, Scientology, Theft, Tom Cruise, VA Deaths, Venezuela on January 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Rather than post timely articles, one-by-one, I’ll just give you headlines and links to these stories. Yeah, I’m being lazy. Spears has ‘mental issues,’ friend says Pathologist admits to being self-taught Morrison endorses Obama for president Niece of Scientology’s leader backs Cruise biography Obama isn’t ‘the black candidate’ When Catholicism was the target Don’t put [...]
Too Much Cola Can Cause Kidney Problems?
Posted in diabetes, kidney problems, National Institutes of Health, obesity, renal failure on January 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
THE FACTS It is well known that too much soda can increase the risk of diabetes and obesity. But when it comes to kidney problems, is there a difference between colas and other kinds of soda? Colas contain high levels of phosphoric acid, which has been linked to kidney stones and other renal problems. Much [...]
Chicago’s O’Hare New Radar System May Cause Crashes?
Posted in crashes, danger, FAA, Joseph Bellino, Louisville International Airport, National Air Traffic Controllers Association, O'Hare International Airport on January 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A new ground radar system designed to prevent runway collisions at the nation’s busiest airports loses accuracy during snowstorms at O’Hare Airport and can fail to see snowplows, baggage carts and other vehicles, the president of the local air traffic controllers union warned on Thursday, January 24, 2007 in a report by the AP. Joseph [...]
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
Posted in California, Lake Tahoe, Olympics, Sierra Nevada Range, snow, Squaw Valley, tourists, Truckee on January 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have a treat for you, well maybe not a treat, but some personal information to share with you, like it or not. Cindy, my wife, and I live in a small town called Truckee about 30 miles west of Reno, in California. The reason we moved here 12 years ago was to get out [...]