tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-310815172011-04-21T17:32:23.508-04:00reserved as a space for the release of my stream-of-consciousness-musings. . . . . . . . . . but turned into a place of release for frustrations over pet food recalls, politricks and basketball... . .http://www.blogger.com/profile/11715008888755584753noreply@blogger.comBlogger451100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31081517.post-80673475095037208682007-06-06T10:57:00.000-04:002007-06-08T12:57:56.104-04:00

Just when I thought perhaps there was a grip on the recalls and there wouldn't be much of anything new to report they are back with a vengeance. I originally posted my concern for the fish food I was feeding Lucky (one of my goldfish) back in April. I was afraid that a lot of the ingredients in my fish food were similar to ingredients in dog and cat food. My suspicions have been proven correct

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Bush Authorizes New Covert Action Against IranOur government is collaborating with the very same terrorists it claims to be fighting, and by doing so, it is placing its own citizens in danger, stripping itself of virtually all credibility, and undermining international efforts to prevent future attacks.If we are to ever engage in a true war on terror, we must put an end to such corrupt and

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If this bill passes, New Jersey would be first and only state to allow pet owners to seek compensation for emotional distress due to pet loss as well as reimbursement for vet bills, burial and value of the animal.read more | digg story

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Cavs were watching on as LeBron passed the ball to Marshall in the final seconds. I fell asleep with about 2 minutes in the 4th quarter so I missed this much debated ending that a lot of people are analyzing.

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This Washington Post article is filled with information and a must read for anyone who eats on a daily basis (i'm hoping that's all of you.. haha). Just about everything is affected, from cancer causing substances in shrimp and dried fruit to the downright filthy and completely unfit for consumption, with only 1% of this stuff ever getting inspected as it comes in. Towards the end of the

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I took the above photos of Richard Serra's work at Dia:Beacon in February 2007. One was taken inside the walls and the other looking out while the afternoon sun played with the shadows. It's hard to describe just how these free standing walls make you feel - it's one of those 'have to see it to believe it' situations. Before this year, I have never seen Serra's work up close and the experience

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I read an article a few weeks ago saying how empty the seats at thehome games for the Nets are and how those seats would not be empty if the Nets were a NY team. I started to watch the games played a little closer since reading that and I did notice all the empty seats. I felt instant guilt - I live so close to the arena but often can't afford the tickets to go. Last night's Game 6, however,

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I've been following this story about the Kearny High student,Matthew LaClair, who secretly recorded his history teacherpreaching about dinosaurs on Noah's Ark and telling studentsthat they will go to hell if they reject Jesus. The teacher, David Paskiewicz, also stated that there was no scientific evidence to support the Big Bang theory and evolution. I graduated from Kearny High at about the

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It's Friday! The preferred day of the week for all companies to issue recalls!

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*After reading this article I am reminded once again how lucky I am to be a vegetarian.

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Those were the sage words of Charles Barkley last night after the Nets won (still trailing 3-2). I couldn't watch the game last night (good thing because from whati'm reading it was pretty ugly) but I caught the analysis at the end and I have to say I like watching that CharlesBarkley - he doesn't mince words and says it like it is.

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This is a great pic. Cavs pretty much plowed down the Nets.Not fun to watch - especially those extended last seconds. Nachbar and then Carter missing those last shots that could have given us the win - so hard to watch! But Netshad no chance against the Cavs defence.Can I state for the record how much I can't stand that uncoordinated, stumbling fool Varejao? He distracts theentire game for me

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The factories that produced the tainted powders found in pet food, livestock feed and fish feed,have been found bulldozed when the FDA arrived to inspect them. Lovely.read more | digg story

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Richard Jefferson on Jason Kidd's eight turnovers: "He still had 17, 10 and eight, he just threw in a couple turnovers. I would never take anything away from Cleveland and what they did. They're a good defensive team, but Jason Kidd is his own player. I don't think anyone can take him out of his game. Sometimes he might try to do things or things might not work. He's one of the most experimental

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The fact is, due to greed, negligence and uncontrolled Chinese capitalism our food supply has been widely contaminated by melamine and related compounds, and USDA, FDA, CDC and other government agencies have no idea what the long term human health effects might be. Throughout this unfolding crisis, the regulatory agencies tasked with assuring the safety and purity of our food supply have

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This is an image of a bullet cluster where one of the stars, 150 times larger than the sun, has recently exploded. It was the brightest supernova explosion ever recorded. I have always been fascinated with space and this image is one of the reasons why.

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The Apple Daily newspaper said that up to 80 percent of the pigs had died in the area, that peasants were engaged in panic selling of ailing animals at deep discounts and that pig carcasses were floating down a river.The lack of even basic details is reviving longstanding questions about whether China is willing to share information about health and food safety issues with potentially global

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After pigs and chickens, the farmed fish mark the third food animal given contaminated feed. The level of contamination is expected to be too low to pose any danger to human health, said Dr. David Acheson, the FDA's assistant commissioner for food protection.

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Often, the animal feed producers say they do not buy pure melamine, which is used to make plastics and fertilizer, but impure melamine scrap from chemical factories, which is much cheaper than pure melamine.Feed producers say they believed it to be legal and nontoxic, though they acknowledge they are cheating buyers. Scientists looking at the pet food deaths, however, say melamine scrap may have

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20 million chickens that were fed melamine tainted pet food are set free by USDA and will be released into the food chain. Enjoy that happy meal!

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Toxic syrup has figured in at least eight mass poisonings around the world in the past two decades. Researchers estimate that thousands have died. In many cases, the precise origin of the poison has never been determined. But records and interviews show that in three of the last four cases it was made in China, a major source of counterfeit drugs.Panama is the most recent victim. Last year,

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The FDA is warning pharmaceutical manufacturers, suppliers, drug repackers, and health professionals who compound medications to be especially vigilant in assuring that glycerin, used worldwide in liquid over-the-counter and prescription drug products, is not contaminated with diethylene glycol - a known poison used in antifreeze and as a solvent.read more | digg story

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What do a dead cat in Ontario and a motel swimming pool in Phoenix have in common?read more | digg story

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THIS IS WHEAT GLUTENTHIS IS WHEAT GLUTEN ON DRUGS (or rather with the addition of melamine)Yes, I realize it's magnified - but just look at the diff'rence in color between the pure wheat gluten and the adulterated gluten. Someone in the manufacturaing plant had to be on crack not to notice the diff'rence between the two. More science here:http://www.labservices.uoguelph.ca/urgent.cfm#crystals

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from Itchmo.com:UP TO 8,500 PET DEATHS, FOOD TAINTED SINCE 2006The FDA press conference yielded new information. Here are the highlights:-Of 17,000 calls up to 50% claimed their pets died.-Pet food from 2006 tested positive for melamine. No samples available prior to that date.-2.7 million chickens ate tainted food. In addition, tainted pet food consumed by chickens in hundreds of farms.-Will

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Will they finally admit the higher death count? Will they finallyannounce the addition of 29 new pet food recalls that happened inthe last 24 hours? Will they tell us they are detaining a Chineseexporter - if so, will they prosecute him? Will they finally tellus the truth about melamine AND cyanuric acid in the food as thatis the combination necessary for the reaction to cause death or severe

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I'm taking a break. The pet food, the politics, the final exams.I have missed the last four Nets games due to the things above. Tonight the Nets are 3-1 - if there's one game to watch it's thisone. Hopefully the Raptors fans won't succeed in doing this. Pretty funny. About four more hours until I head to the local watering hole.Go Nets!

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Finally, nearly two months later, the FDA is a little closer to announcing what many of us suspected all along. Problem is, the import alert (NOT a press release, NOT an update) they posted on 4/27/06 is so buried on their website that bloggers only found it late last night!That import alert which must be read to be believed - notes an extremely large increase in the number of pets the FDA is

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The article below appeared on the International Herald Tribune and just as quickly it disappeared. It appeared on the front page of that paper today. Did someone make IHT take it off their website? I emailed the paper as well as the twoauthors... so we'll see. In the meantime, PLEASE SHARE THIS ARTICLE WITH YOURLOCAL PAPER as well as friends and family.(link to article that as of 4:02pm on

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I was supposed to log on an discuss the democratic debatebut was hit with not one, not two, but three recalls in my inbox. I'm just drained.I was angry before this recall ever became personal. In fact,I might have been a little smug about the fact that I was aheadof the game and didn't feed "those" kinds of foods. But on 4/16/07 the recall concerning Natural Balance become personal. Luckily

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Sounds like a law firm, right? Those are just some of the pet food brands I have tried or will be trying since the recall.I have started to hear some bad things about Merrick, the food that I have switched all 3 dogs and both cats to. After the Natural Balance recall I didn’t know which food to turn to. In that short amount of time I have tried:EVANGERS wet (vitamin K and weird discolorations

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For that reason I can't update with all the developments that appear throughout the day. The best website for allthings pet food recall, human food contamination and political issues due to the recall is still Itchmo.What I do want to post about is my quest and frustrationof looking for the right food to feed all my pets. I wouldlike to start to add to this website some other thoughtsand

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Great summary at The Huffington Post of all the latest on the pet/human food recall.read more | digg story

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My name is Steve Miller and I’m Chief Executive Officer of ChemNutra. ChemNutra is a small business, headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. I am here today with ChemNutra’s FDA attorney, Marc Ullman of Ullman, Shapiro and Ullman.Until March 8th of this year, ChemNutra had never had an issue or incident with its Chinese manufacturers, all of whom provide certificates of analysis of their products,

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More than 5 states have now quarantined hogs and poultry that were fed contaminated pet food. The pet food recall has crossed over. Maybe now that it has hit the human food chain the media will start to report how big this really is .read more | digg story

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"This administration does not like regulation, this administration does not like spending money, and it has a hostility toward government. The poisonous result is that a program like the FDA is going to suffer at every turn of the road," said Rep. John D. Dingell (D-Mich.), chairman of the full House committee. Dingell is considering introducing legislation to boost the agency's accountability,

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Has this pet food recall grown to such an extent that it's impossible to report on? It's the only reason I havefor why it's not being reported (and there's enough newdevelopments on this topic daily that can keep the media busy) that, or the FDA and the government want to keep it that way. I can't think of any other recall in U.S. history that consists of pages upon pagesof recalled items that

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My almost 4 inch comet, Lucky. I am wondering if the CORN MEAL GLUTEN and SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE in her fish flakes would in any way be affected by the recent pet food recall. I think I will stop using those flakes for now and stick with the ProGold premium stuff.

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I recall that I don't recall.read more digg story

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Pork intended for human consumption might have been fed recalled pet food as the meat is testing positive for melamine. Maybe now there will be some outrage over these daily pet food recalls.read more digg story

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I originally posted that yesterday at noon on Itchmo and petconnection.comI wonder how many of the others will also be affected. If anyone knows who the supplier for Blue Buffalo is please post. The FDA is not releasing the names of the other 3 companies because they need to confirm that the shipments of RPC theyreceived were actually used. Unbelievable. They can't even do it as a precaution? How

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this is what I learn..Blogging is slowly dying, technology experts say. A RedEye review last month of 100 random Chicago-based blogs found 44 percent of these blogs had not been updated in the past month. Research firm Gartner Inc. found there are already more than 200 million ex-bloggers.

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PET PARENTS: Check the labels of your pet food. If they contain any kind of PROTEIN, GLUTEN or CONCENTRATE in the form of wheat, rice, corn, soy, fish or vegetable USE YOUR JUDGEMENT IN FEEDING THAT FOOD TO YOUR PET RIGHT NOW.Check Itchmo for the latest on the pet food recall and sign up for the email alert system to receive breaking news.I started to do a preliminary search of pet foods that use

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