FDA to ban sale of raw oysters from Gulf of Mexico
…The Gulf region supplies about two-thirds of U.S. oysters, and some people in the $500 million industry argue that the anti-bacterial procedures are too costly. They insist adequate measures are already being taken to battle germs, including increased refrigeration on oyster boats and warnings posted in restaurants.
About 15 people die each year in the United States from raw oysters infected with Vibrio vulnificus, which typically is found in warm coastal waters between April and October. Most of the deaths occur among people with weak immune systems caused by health problems like liver or kidney disease, cancer, diabetes, or AIDS.
SWEET Mary Mother of God!!!! Enough, Nutritional Nanny Nazis! EE freakin’ NUFF!!!
Kiss that ACME Oyster House in New Orleans goodbye, as well as a traditional way of life from Apalachicola to the Mississippi. And why???
…The FDA is promoting a ban because high-risk groups are not heeding warnings about raw oysters, and millions of other people may not know they are vulnerable.
Because FIFTEEN UNFORTUNATE SOULS ~ many of whom IGNORE THE WARNINGS ~ die. Per year. F.I.F.T.E.E.N.
Jesus.
People are repeatedly and expensively and assertively told NOT TO DRINK AND DRIVE…but they still do. And FAR more people are MURDERED on the highways than die from sneaking an oyster, but do we ban driving?
You’ll have to pry those oysters from my cold, wet fingers, you blithering bi-valve banners.
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Cue maniacal laughter…
“Oh, Heaven’s just a sin away,
Oh, oh, just a sin away.
I can’t wait another day,
I think I’m givin’ in!”
…that Instapundit linked to. I think you’ll agree it’s well done. But the thing that caught my interest?
Who done it. The National Black Republican Association, “GOAL: The goal of the NBRA is to return black Americans to their Republican Party roots by enlightening them about how Republicans fought for their freedom and civil rights, and are now fighting for their educational and economic advancement.“, among other things. Tres interesting website.
Nevada officials unsure of number of jobs created by stimulus aid
…But James Brandmueller, energy program manager for the State Office of Energy, said he knows exactlyhow many jobs have been created by his agency from the $35 million in stimulus funds that it has received.
Make equally as SURE you have somewhere LOVELY to eat afterward, like major dad and I did. (“BUTTER” gets mentioned quite a bit, in accolades as thick and delicious as…well…butter. The salivary glands have a mind of their own, n’est pas?)
And don’t let your male significant other tell you, “chick flick”. It ain’t.
It’s a FOOD flick, pure and simple ~ “Babette’s Feast” without the suffering, if you will, and one of the finest ensemble casts you will EVER have the pleasure to view in action.
The first question is a pandering softball of epic proportions, not to mention all the adoring cheers, etc., while he was spewing the party line. Now, CNBC says they were told by the WH that all the tickets went out to whomever.
All signs point to: NOT.
So, I’m not thinking a legit forum, being the fishy un-American contrarian I am. Being ever hopeful, I’m waiting for the audience to change that initial impression.
But I’m not sure I can handle any more, since the second question is as sickening as the first.
Dear God: An adorable 9 year old asks about all the signs she sees outside and why are people soooooooooooo against healthcare for e’vrybody…and the man’s a sputtering fool trying to answer. Are there no heros in the audience????
Fox just cut out and said “For our audience, if you want to continue to watch him…”
I don’t. They sanitized this, since many tickets were apparently given out “via Congress people”. Pulled in Stepford wives and the Children of the Corn (Tucker Carlson says, “There’s no WAY that this isn’t a screened audience!”). I can tell you from here at work, we viewers can be classified as a SCREAMED audience.
In the spirit of full transparency, accountability, racial harmony and general irritability, the Coalition of the Swilling is now giving the Public Option to flag and report ANY FISHY POSTS and/or DAMN LIES the Public may find here. Being responsible journalists requires that we submit our earnest ramblings to the Truth Police for vetting and have chosen a suitable fishy finder icon: the GAG grouper. Your instructions are as follows:
1. Do NOT ~ under ANY circumstances ~ READ A POST FLAGGED WITH OUR WARNING GAG GROUPER SIGN ATTACHED*
*Upon pain of cake, death or being forced to sit through an Obama prime-time presser.
2. Should you ~ in your Republican, teapartying ignorance ~ awkwardly stumble across anything remotely “fishy” at the Swilling that we haven’t already VOLUNTARILY flagged, STOP READING IMMEDIATELY. Report the problematic piscine posting to Linda Douglas, Lloyd Doggett and the proper authorities per instruction from the White House itself:
…If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to fishcanblowme@whitehouse.gov
Which is a bit of a drag; I’ll need to rebuild that over the next few days, so please post your links in the comments (one link per comment, please) so I can get you folks back in!
Not that y’all might actually mind, but just so you know I think I’ll be switching the site over to WordPress this week, so things may get…odd.
But we still love ya’!
Highway crashes kill more than 41,000 in 2007
Traffic deaths in the United States declined last year, reaching the lowest level in more than a decade.
Some 41,059 people were killed in highway crashes, down by more than 1,000 from 2006.
The fatality rate of 1.37 deaths for every 100 million miles traveled in 2007 was the lowest on record, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in its report Thursday.
“Every 100 million miles” means what, I wondered. How many miles did Americans travel in 2007 for those 41K deaths? About 270 BILLION.
That’s a lot of tires. And damn near a Qantas-type safety record.
Tim Blair has moved his blog to here, which seems to be run where he works…and now it’s moderated. It’s just starting up and the delay seems to be down to under 10 minutes before something is posted, but it still will crimp the ‘live conversation with someone around the world’ aspect that made the old site such a blast.
And there’s no Mistress Andrea to keep the naughty folks in line.
Sigh.
That’s progress, folks.
A man was evacuated by helicopter after falling into the crater of Mt. St. Helens while snowmobiling on the mountain Saturday.
John Slemp, 52, of Damascus rode his snowmobile along with two others to the west rim of the crater at Mt. St. Helens.
Slemp got off his snowmobile and walked out onto a cornice overhanging the crater when it gave way, according to police.
Slemp reportedly fell about 1300 feet before landing on the interior slope of the crater. He then slid on hands and knees to the bottom of the crater.
You are here.
Now, I’m not one to question the veracity of our glorious Media…but “he fell 1300 feet”? Hmmm.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Pfizer Inc and Nektar Therapeutics said on Wednesday clinical trials of the inhaled insulin Exubera found increased cases of lung cancer, leading Nektar to end talks with potential partners to market the product.
Nektar shares tumbled 24 percent in early trading, while shares of MannKind Corp , which has been developing its own inhaled insulin, plummeted more than 56 percent. Pfizer was little changed at $21.00.
Over the course of the clinical trials, Pfizer said six of the 4,740 Exubera-treated patients versus one of the 4,292 patients not treated with Exubera developed lung cancer. One lung cancer case was also found after Exubera reached the market.
The emphasis here is on the may, as
The warning states all patients who developed lung cancer had a prior history of cigarette smoking, and that there were too few cases to determine whether the development of lung cancer is related to Exubera use.
But it’s still not good news for folks who were hoping to get rid of those needles.
Coffee may cut the risk of dementia by blocking the damage cholesterol can inflict on the body, research suggests.
The drink has already been linked to a lower risk of Alzheimer’s Disease, and a study by a US team for the Journal of Neuroinflammation may explain why.
A vital barrier between the brain and the main blood supply of rabbits fed a fat-rich diet was protected in those given a caffeine supplement.
UK experts said it was the “best evidence yet” of coffee’s benefits.
I just hate demented bunnies.
Drink coffee.
If you won’t do it for me, do it for the bunnies.
WASHINGTON – An unexpected number of deaths among patients receiving intense therapy to lower their blood sugar forced the National Institutes of Health to abruptly cut short part of a major study on diabetes and heart disease.
The therapy was aimed at reducing to normal levels the blood sugar of type 2 diabetics at especially high risk of heart attack and stroke. There were 257 deaths among people receiving intense diabetes treatment, compared to 203 in the standard treatment group, NIH’s National Heart Lung and Blood Institute said.
But gosh, I’m sure all the computer model runs went swimmingly, right? This is why we need to keep experimenting on animals, folks. Where would you rather have them find that there’s a problem with some new drug/treatment: on Fluffy the Bunny or on your child?
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