Fast-Food Ice Dirtier Than Toilet Water

Feb. 20, 2006 — Jasmine Roberts never expected her award-winning middle school science project to get so much attention. But the project produced some disturbing results: 70 percent of the time, ice from fast food restaurants was dirtier than toilet water.
The 12-year-old collected ice samples from five restaurants in South Florida — from both self-serve machines inside the restaurant and from drive-thru windows. She then collected toilet water samples from the same restaurants and tested all of them for bacteria at the University of South Florida.
In several cases, the ice tested positive for E. coli bacteria, which comes from human waste and has been linked to several illness outbreaks across the country.
"These [bacteria] don't belong there," said Dr. David Katz, medical contributor to "Good Morning America." "It's not cause for panic, although it is alarming because what she found is nothing new. You're not more likely to get sick now. But she's done us a favor by sounding the alarm."
Both Roberts and Katz said that the ice is likely dirtier because machines aren't cleaned and people use unwashed hands to scoop ice. Toilet water is also surprisingly bacteria-free, because it comes from sanitized city water supplies.

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You might want to order - Water No Ice from now on....;-)

Cartoon Controversy

Have u been following it..I have a lot of thoughts on it..but I also have info to dig up..

just wanted to get this started...will add all the information in a bit..

My basic philosophy (even though I don't believe in religion that much)..

You must learn to respect other religions...

Cheney shooting

Cheney accidentally shoots fellow hunter
'Harry was in the line of fire and got peppered pretty good'


Sunday, February 12, 2006

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) -- Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and wounded a companion during a weekend quail hunting trip in Texas, spraying the fellow hunter in the face and chest with shotgun pellets.
Harry Whittington, a millionaire attorney from Austin, was in stable condition in the intensive care unit of a Corpus Christi hospital Sunday, said Yvonne Wheeler, spokeswoman for the Christus Spohn Health System.

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Odd isn't it..

a) The news didn't get out until the next day
b) He didn't have a required stamp on his license..so he was let off with a warning
c) The lawyer had a mild heart attack..

just imagine a few things
a) This was committed by an ordinary individual
b) the victim actually died as a result ..

what would've been the consequences ??
any guesses ?

Democratically elected government...

Do you believe in a democratically elected government ?

Don't we all want to promote Democracy ??

What is happening is Palestine now ?

Hamas was the democratically elected government i.e the poeple elected this government
and all of a sudden all foreign aid to this region is withdrawn.. What gives ??

Do we want a democratically elected government of 'our' choosing..otherwise..we do not agree ?