Arsenic in Our Chicken? - NYTimes.com
That’s because my topic today is a pair of new scientific studies suggesting that poultry on factory farms are routinely fed caffeine, active ingredients of Tylenol and Benadryl, banned antibiotics and even arsenic.
“We were kind of floored,” said Keeve E. Nachman, a co-author of both studies and a scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Center for a Livable Future. “It’s unbelievable what we found.”
He said that the researchers had intended to test only for antibiotics.
But assays for other chemicals and pharmaceuticals didn’t cost extra, so researchers asked for those results as well.
“We haven’t found anything that is an immediate health concern,” Nachman added. “But it makes me question how comfortable we are feeding a number of these things to animals that we’re eating. It bewilders me.”
Likewise, I grew up on a farm, and thought I knew what to expect in my food. But Benadryl? Arsenic? These studies don’t mean that you should dump the contents of your refrigerator, but they do raise serious questions about the food we eat and how we should shop.
It turns out that arsenic has routinely been fed to poultry (and sometimes hogs) because it reduces infections and makes flesh an appetizing shade of pink. There’s no evidence that such low levels of arsenic harm either chickens or the people eating them, but still...
Thursday, April 05, 2012
Savings come slowly for hybrid, electric car owners
Savings come slowly for hybrid, electric car owners - Nashville Business Journal
If you're thinking about buying a fuel-efficient hybrid, electric or otherwise eco-friendly vehicle as a way to save money over time, do your homework — or be prepared to wait.
..........For drivers of the Chevrolet Volt ($31,767), the wait is even longer— 26.6 years.
If you're thinking about buying a fuel-efficient hybrid, electric or otherwise eco-friendly vehicle as a way to save money over time, do your homework — or be prepared to wait.
..........For drivers of the Chevrolet Volt ($31,767), the wait is even longer— 26.6 years.
Teens set kid on fire for being 'white boy'
Teens set kid on fire for being 'white boy' - New York Daily News
A 13-year-old boy who police say was doused with gasoline and lit on fire last week while walking home from school is recovering from first-degree burns to his face and head.
The boy was just two blocks from his home in Kansas City Tuesday when two teenagers began to follow him and then attacked him, his mother, Melissa Coon, said.
Police have described the suspects as black 16-year-olds, while the victim is white.
"We were told it's a hate crime," Coon told KTLA.
A 13-year-old boy who police say was doused with gasoline and lit on fire last week while walking home from school is recovering from first-degree burns to his face and head.
The boy was just two blocks from his home in Kansas City Tuesday when two teenagers began to follow him and then attacked him, his mother, Melissa Coon, said.
Police have described the suspects as black 16-year-olds, while the victim is white.
"We were told it's a hate crime," Coon told KTLA.
Zimmerman and Ketman
Articles: Zimmerman and Ketman
The most interesting question at this point in the Trayvon Martin case may be who believes the Party line and why.
The most interesting question at this point in the Trayvon Martin case may be who believes the Party line and why.
Company's Most Common Tablet Mistakes
Company's Most Common Tablet Mistakes - WSJ.com
American Airlines was an early adopter of tablet computers.
As a result, it learned a lot about how best to use tablets—and where it could go wrong.
American Airlines was an early adopter of tablet computers.
As a result, it learned a lot about how best to use tablets—and where it could go wrong.
Public bashing doesn't help create change we need
Letters: Public bashing doesn't help create change we need | MLive.com
"Over the last few years, I have seen more and more public criticism of our political leaders.....
.....Well, I am sick of it!
What happened to the days of respecting our local leaders for the tough decisions that they have to make and work together for a common goal of doing good for our communities and local governments.
To bark out the accusations that I listed above in the local newspapers and on the local radio airwaves erodes us all, much like a form of cancer.
To take those kinds of potshots is completely unfair, irresponsible, and immature."
Interesting.
Democrat candidate for county commission wants no public criticism of the democrat controlled county commission.
Who'd of guessed!
"Over the last few years, I have seen more and more public criticism of our political leaders.....
.....Well, I am sick of it!
What happened to the days of respecting our local leaders for the tough decisions that they have to make and work together for a common goal of doing good for our communities and local governments.
To bark out the accusations that I listed above in the local newspapers and on the local radio airwaves erodes us all, much like a form of cancer.
To take those kinds of potshots is completely unfair, irresponsible, and immature."
Interesting.
Democrat candidate for county commission wants no public criticism of the democrat controlled county commission.
Who'd of guessed!
Grand Valley State University student sues, says guinea pig is 'emotional support'
Grand Valley State University student sues, says guinea pig is 'emotional support' | MLive.com
Battling a heart condition and severe depression, Grand Valley State University student Kendra Velzen takes such comfort from her pet guinea pig that her therapist formally prescribed an “emotional support animal.”
This story is so depressing it's gonna give me a heart condition.......gimme a break!
Battling a heart condition and severe depression, Grand Valley State University student Kendra Velzen takes such comfort from her pet guinea pig that her therapist formally prescribed an “emotional support animal.”
This story is so depressing it's gonna give me a heart condition.......gimme a break!
Mona Shores, North Muskegon reduce schools-of-choice openings
Mona Shores, North Muskegon reduce schools-of-choice openings | MLive.com
Some have complained that Mona Shores is restricting schools-of-choice openings to keep out students from Muskegon Heights, which is undergoing a financial crisis, faces the likelihood of an emergency manager and may even face closure next year.
Some have complained that Mona Shores is restricting schools-of-choice openings to keep out students from Muskegon Heights, which is undergoing a financial crisis, faces the likelihood of an emergency manager and may even face closure next year.
Gov. Snyder signs dues collection bill; teachers union leaders call move 'blatant political retribution'
Gov. Snyder signs dues collection bill; teachers union leaders call move 'blatant political retribution' | MLive.com
School districts are no longer allowed to deduct union dues and fees from employee paychecks, a move teachers union leaders call “blatant political retribution.
.....Pratt said union leaders have not determined how they will collect dues.
He also said the union’s legal team is investigating how lawmakers can single out teachers unions.”
School districts are no longer allowed to deduct union dues and fees from employee paychecks, a move teachers union leaders call “blatant political retribution.
.....Pratt said union leaders have not determined how they will collect dues.
He also said the union’s legal team is investigating how lawmakers can single out teachers unions.”
Wednesday, April 04, 2012
Muslims angry at alleged vodka blasphemy
Muslims angry at alleged vodka blasphemy | News24
Muslims in the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan are up in arms at a vodka producer for including the word "Allah" on its liquor bottles.
Muslims in the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan are up in arms at a vodka producer for including the word "Allah" on its liquor bottles.
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