http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/food-chat/ en-us Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:17:28 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2102568/posts Who Is to Say Flora Don't Have Feelings? Figuring Out What Wheat Would Want ZURICH -- For years, Swiss scientists have blithely created genetically modified rice, corn and apples. But did they ever stop to consider just how humiliating such experiments may be to plants? That's a question they must now ask. Last spring, this small Alpine nation began mandating that geneticists conduct their research without trampling on a plant's dignity. [Beat Keller] Beat Keller "Unfortunately, we have to take it seriously," Beat Keller, a molecular biologist at the University of Zurich. "It's one more constraint on doing genetic research."... The Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2102568/posts#comment Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:17:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2101710/posts Some 250 workers across Northern California are losing their jobs because the company that makes Mother's Cookies has filed for bankruptcy. Workers at the Mother's Cookies distribution center in San Jose told KTVU that they got notices last weekend. They said they were told not to come to work on Monday. Longtime workers said they've been left without a job, without any severance pay and without health benefits. Worker Michael Bynum said, "I think it's corporate greed. I think we found a company that's looking at bottom line. They're looking at what they can do with companies. It sounds like... KTVU http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2101710/posts#comment Thu, 9 Oct 2008 21:33:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2101658/posts You’re driving down the road late afternoon, in that dim twilight between daylight and dusk, when something runs out in front of you.“Whoa,” you think, “some dude with long skinny legs is crossing the road.”By the time you realize it’s a moose, you’re barreling straight for its belly.Wham! Luckily, your car/truck/SUV suffers only minor damage; and you and your family, while shaken up, are unharmed.The moose, however, is another story. It’s a mangled mess. It’s obvious it won’t survive. What do you do next?Unstrap your rifle, and put the poor thing out of its misery?Brush the blood off your headlights... Seward Phoenix LOG http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2101658/posts#comment Thu, 9 Oct 2008 20:40:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2101104/posts ANIMAL rights groups are up in arms over an annual festival in Peru that serves up hundreds of fried CATS to locals. The 'Gastronomical Festival of the Cat' – dubbed the 'Massacre of the Moggies' – sees townsfolk in Canete, near Lima, feast on the fluffy pets for two days. They believe that eating cat burgers – and fried cat legs and tails – can cure bronchial disease. It is also believed that feline meat serves as an aphrodisiac. The cats are bred especially for this festival – which takes place at the end of September on the Day of... The Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2101104/posts#comment Thu, 9 Oct 2008 04:30:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2100969/posts BEIJING (Reuters) - The toll of Chinese children ill from toxic milk formula may have nearly doubled since the Health Ministry's last public count, local media reports show, but an official said on Wednesday the number of new cases was falling. Beijing is struggling with fallout from adulteration of milk with the industrial chemical melamine. At home four babies have died, and thousands of infants fell sick, while around the world products made with Chinese milk have been recalled. The government has not updated figures issued on September 21, when it said that 12,892 infants were in hospital, 104 with... Yahoo! News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2100969/posts#comment Thu, 9 Oct 2008 01:13:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2100466/posts SWEET AND SAUCY GRILLED SALMON Recipe by Alaska Fisherman Sarah Palin Wasilla, Alaska 1 can (12 oz.) tomato sauce 1/4 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 cup molases 3 tbsp. ketchup 2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar 2 tbsp. dried minced onion 1 tbsp. Worcestershure sauce 1 tbsp. mustard 1 tbsp. dried bell pepper dices 1/4 tsp. each cinnamon and nutmeg 4 to 6 Alaska salmon fillets or steaks (4 to 6 oz. each) Blend all ingredients, except seafood, in bowl; let set 10 to 15 minutes. Dip seafood into sauce, then place on hot oiled grill, not directly over heat source... Internet Archive (via Google 2001 Index) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2100466/posts#comment Wed, 8 Oct 2008 14:59:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2100013/posts As mentioned in the September thread we are going to put up a monthly thread where we can all drop in from time to time during the month, just to say hello or post an update on what we are doing and anything that we maybe other singles would find interesting or helpful. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2100013/posts#comment Wed, 8 Oct 2008 00:15:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2099881/posts They say dipper wells are a "common and well-accepted" technique within the industry. It boasts about its environmental credentials but the coffee giant Starbucks is in hot water. A British newspaper claims the company wastes 23 million liters of water every day - that's enough to meet the daily needs of the entire population of drought-hit Namibia. Starbucks uses "dipper wells" in thousands of its stores around the world to clean utensils. They work by keeping the cold tap constantly running. The practice has been condemned by water companies and environmentalists. James Alexander is head of The Green Thing. "For... 810 WGY News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2099881/posts#comment Tue, 7 Oct 2008 21:03:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2099229/posts Norway's albino moose was back in the news on Friday, after some hunters threatened to shoot it.The moose, called "Albin," first sprang to attention after it was sighted in the forests south of Oslo in 2006. It since has been observed in Våler, Skiptvet, Spydeberg and Svinndal in Østfold County. The local hunting season south of Hedmark starts October 5 and will last all month. A wildlife conservation official in Østfold, Åsmund Fjellbakk, told newspaper VG that he now has heard that a hunting team in the area is keen on tracking down the rare animal and making it into... Aftenposten http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2099229/posts#comment Tue, 7 Oct 2008 02:17:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2099191/posts Will Allen was cutting heads of lettuce in a farm field when his cell phone rang. The caller told him to put down his knife. He had good news: The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, known for its annual award of “genius” grants, was giving Allen $500,000 — no strings attached. Allen is not your typical farmer. He is the founder of Growing Power, a nonprofit farm in the middle of Milwaukee that raises fresh produce for under-served populations with high rates of obesity, diabetes and heart disease. The son of an illiterate laborer, Allen has been a... JSOnline http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2099191/posts#comment Tue, 7 Oct 2008 01:28:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2098694/posts LOS ANGELES About 130 USC students have come down with severely-distressed digestive systems caused by a virus that makes people sick just 12 hours after exposure, school officials said Sunday. But the small epidemic was not spread at a cafeteria, as originally broadcast to students by campus officials, said USC spokesman James Grant. And students are being told it is safe to attend classes Monday. "It's business as usual on Monday, we're not going to cancel any classes," Grant said "People just need to take simple precautions, like washing hands." Long lines were reported at the school's infirmary, the USC... cbs.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2098694/posts#comment Mon, 6 Oct 2008 15:48:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2097727/posts Owners of an Upperco farm that had introduced Maryland to pig mud wrestling at their farm stand have decided to cancel the event after just one week of competition. Stan Dabkowski said that while last Saturday’s event had a great turnout, he has received numerous threatening phone calls and complaints from animal rights activists who disagree with the practice. Dabkowski said he does not believe the 90-second round between four people and a pig in a muddy pen was dangerous or cruel to the animal, but he decided the negative reaction was not worth the effort. As a result, the... Carroll County Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2097727/posts#comment Sun, 5 Oct 2008 02:01:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2096573/posts CANBERRA (Reuters) - The parents of a 7-year-old boy who broke into an Australian outback zoo and fed a string of small animals to its resident crocodile are likely to be sued after police said the boy was too young to be held responsible. > "The fact a 7-year-old can wreak so much havoc in such a short time, it's unbelievable. In my day he'd get a big boot up the arse," center director Rex Neindorf told Reuters by phone. > Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2096573/posts#comment Fri, 3 Oct 2008 13:09:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2095776/posts "Australians should replace beef and lamb on the dinner table with kangaroo to fight climate change, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's chief climate-change adviser says. Professor Ross Garnaut has suggested in his final report on climate change that the nation's farmers should switch to the low-emission meat. He also suggests Australian families should give up beef and eat more kangaroo." foxnews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2095776/posts#comment Thu, 2 Oct 2008 15:02:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2094907/posts LONDON (AFP) - Squeamish men look away now: a Serbian chef is bringing out Thursday a no-holds-barred guide to cuisine with a twist: "The Testicle Cookbook: Cooking With Balls." Hailed as the world's first testicle recipe collection by e-book publishers YUDU, the cookbook includes author Ljubomir Erovic's favourite dishes, like testicle pizza, battered testicles and and barbecued testicles and giblets. The e-book, available for download from the Internet, comes with handy video guides showing the Serb peeling the skin off testicles and slicing them up into bite-size chunks. + + + Yahooooo AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2094907/posts#comment Wed, 1 Oct 2008 15:34:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2094427/posts Next time, just stick with the $9 soda. A Manhattan judge has thrown out an Upper West Side man's lawsuit against a movie theater that sold him a bag of popcorn with an unpopped kernel inside. Steve Kaplan, 46, said he fractured his tooth when he chomped down on the kernel, causing $1,250 worth of dental damage. Kaplan popped off to the theater and demanded it pay for his dental work. "Confounding plaintiff's expectations, defendant refused to pay anything," said Civil Court Judge Matthew Cooper, who denied the claim, finding that Kaplan, an insurance broker, knew the risks when he... New York Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2094427/posts#comment Wed, 1 Oct 2008 00:16:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2092756/posts A while back, Mr. melissa_in_ga and I decided to put some shelving in our basement and start a stockpile of food for hard times. We never got around to it until today. Bought the shelving at Lowe's on the cheap, and scoured the Publix and Kroger circulars for deals, made a list and headed out. After marveling at the huge lines wrapping around the Kroger gas station and onto Peachtree Parkway (we found a station and filled our tanks yesterday, thank goodness), I went into the store. Folks, I was amazed at the number of people in both Kroger and... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2092756/posts#comment Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:27:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2092617/posts Besides lowering the risk of cancer and coronary heart disease due to high levels of vitamin C and beta carotene which are important antioxidants, broccoli also appears to benefit people suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD is often caused by smoking and is the fourth-leading cause of death in the United States, affecting more than 16 million people. The disease is characterized by emphysema and chronic bronchitis, which obstructs air flow to the lungs. There is no cure for this deadly disease and the current drugs do not slow its progression. How exactly broccoli helps in COPD? Well,... eFluxMedia http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2092617/posts#comment Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:31:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2092612/posts Although many people don't improve from one year to another, pomegranates have. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev horticultural researchers have developed new types of the royal, crowned red fruits that taste better, are more vividly colorful inside and out and ripen in July and August instead of September and October. Prof. Ze'ev Wiesman of the plant oil biotechnology lab heads a team that has worked to improve the genetic makeup of pomegranates - whose use is most popular on Rosh Hashana because of the notion that each fruit has 613 seeds, the number of the commandments in the Torah. Recent... Jerusalem Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2092612/posts#comment Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:22:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2092004/posts A Burlingame company is recalling a candy product after the California Department of Public Health warned consumers Friday of a harmful chemical compound detected in some candies. White Rabbit Candy, sold by the Burlingame-based Queensway Foods Company, is being recalled after testing detected the presence of melamine in some candies at levels up to 520 parts per million, according to the department of public health. The candy was produced by China, which has been associated with contaminated infant formula and other milk protein products containing melamine. The harmful compound has also been associated with a large recall of pet food,... CBS5 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2092004/posts#comment Sat, 27 Sep 2008 22:23:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2090422/posts Two baby orang-utans and a lion cub have become the latest victims of China's contaminated milk crisis. The animals, at at Hangzhou Zoo near Shanghai, developed kidney stones after being fed milk powder tainted with the industrial chemical melamine. bbc. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2090422/posts#comment Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:12:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2089560/posts An organic wine from Chile has oenophiles in San Francisco turning up their noses. But there’s nothing wrong with the wine. It’s the name that bothers them: Palin Syrah. The wine from a boutique vineyard in Chile was once a strong seller, but now it’s an outcast in the City by the Bay because its name comes way too close to a certain governor from the state of Alaska, says Celine Guillou, co-owner of the Yield Wine Bar. FoxNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2089560/posts#comment Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:49:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2089499/posts REMEMBER 9/11: The WTC, Flight 93 and the Pentagon! Never, never forget the attacks on our country. We need to be ready to protect this country from all who would do her harm, both foreign and DOMESTIC. various news sources, personal experiences http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2089499/posts#comment Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:35:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2089384/posts An organic wine from Chile has oenophiles in San Francisco turning up their noses. But there’s nothing wrong with the wine. It’s the name that bothers them: Palin Syrah. The wine from a boutique vineyard in Chile was once a strong seller, but now it’s an outcast in the City by the Bay because its name comes way too close to a certain governor from the state of Alaska, says Celine Guillou, co-owner of the Yield Wine Bar. Palin Syrah — pronounced Pay-LEEN — takes its name from a ball used in a Chilean-style hockey game, and it has been... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2089384/posts#comment Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:30:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2088121/posts If you're going to get arrested for breaking into a restaurant, at least drink the most expensive liquor you can find. Charles Lindsey, 41, no permanent address, and Bill Martin, 47, no permanent address, were arrested and tentatively charged with burglary after allegedly breaking into Frieda's Restaurant, 117 State St., Friday morning, drinking most of a $600 bottle of Herradura tequila and trying to get away with several other bottles of high-priced liquor before being spotted by the owner. The owner called police after opening the door and seeing the suspects trying to leave the restaurant through another door. The... Madistan.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2088121/posts#comment Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:49:11 GMT