Sue Ayers hecate1@bellsouth.net
6 février, 2008 17:37
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http://www.oregonschoice.com/home.php
IS SUSHI DIFFERENT FROM COOKED FISH?
When it comes to mercury, there's really no difference between sushi, canned fish, and freshly grilled fish. Mercury is mercury. But that doesn't mean that there's no difference of any kind.
Raw fish may contain a number of bacteria, which causes diarrhea, cramping and vomiting, and also viruses such as Hepatitis A and noroviruses. In addition, raw fish frequently contains parasites, although freezing the fish for a short time before thawing and using raw will take care of that problem. Japan's National Health Institute recommends freezing fish to -4°F for several hours when preparing raw fish
And beyond that, in some cases bacteria in fish can produce toxins which can lead to illnesses including scombrotoxic fish poisoning, the most common form of fish poisoning in the United States. Symptoms include diarrhea, flushing, sweating, headache, and vomiting and can commence within two minutes to two hours after eating the contaminated fish.
Got good pictures of orbs that you took? Send them to:
Website for survival foods
http://mnmn.essortment.com/survivalfoods_rcnq.htm
TOP TEN TELEPHONE TRICKS
Cut through the crap on the phone!
When getting things done involves making phone calls, you want to spend the least amount of time and money on the horn as possible—and several tricks and services can help you do just that. With the right tones, keypresses, phone numbers, and know-how, you can skip through or cut off long-winded automated voice systems and humans, access web services by voice, and smartly screen incoming calls. Check out our pick of the 10 best telephony techniques for
getting more done in less time over the phone.
http://lifehacker.com/345501/top-10-telephone-tricks
QUOTES OF THE WEEK
"Farmers are seeing little of the huge profits ethanol refiners like Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) are banking... ADM will earn an estimated $1.3 billion from ethanol alone in the 2007 fiscal year."
From New York Times article: "How ADM makes a killing on ethanol"
"The United States, in a misguided effort to reduce its oil insecurity by converting grain into fuel for cars, is generating global food insecurity on a scale never seen before." Economist Lester Brown speaking to the Des Moines Register 1/25/2008
MAJOR NETWORK TOLD NOT TO AIR PROGRAM
HIGHLIGHTING VACCINE PROBLEMS
The American Academy of Pediatrics is calling on the ABC television network to cancel the premiere episode of Eli Stone, in which a mother wins a $5.2 million lawsuit charging her son got autism from a vaccine. The Academy claims airing the program may cause more people to question the safety of vaccinations. In related news, a recent poll in OCA's web forum found that 72% of the survey participants avoid all vaccinations, 11% avoid some vaccinations, 12% get all of their vaccinations, and 4% believe vaccinations should be required by law.
http://organicconsumers.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=679
