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The Gun Report: June 14, 2013 – NYTimes.com

Joe Bradley, 63, was struck by a .380-caliber bullet while driving a school bus in Chicago, Ill., Wednesday afternoon. Bradley, still holding the wheel of the bus, drove into the intersection to try and get away but had to stop because the pain became too much. He was taken to the hospital, where doctors removed the bullet. “I’ve never been shot before,” Bradley said. “It’s a bad feeling.”

via The Gun Report: June 14, 2013 – NYTimes.com.

Even More Not for Friday News but… Vienna: 5 Smuggled Birds Now Reported Positive For H5N1

Czech Republic : Bird flu – Five animals were infected

Machine translated article from Noe.Orf :

After the previous week on the Schwechat Airport 60 birds were discovered in travel bags, there are now additional assay results from five of the smuggled from Bali animals were infected with the bird flu virus.

 

The investigation of the 60 confiscated birds is still in progress, so the tests are not yet complete. So far, the H5N1 virus could be clearly detected in five animals.

via Vienna: 5 Smuggled Birds Now Reported Positive For H5N1.

More Not for Friday News but… Saudi Arabia Announces 3 More MERS-CoV Cases

“Three New Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus Recorded in Taif .. One of Them Passed Away in Wadi Al-Dawaser”

14 June 2013

Within the framework of the epidemiological surveillance of the novel Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced that three new confirmed cases of this virus have been recorded. The first case is a Saudi citizen in Taif governorate, aged 65 who is suffering from chronic diseases, and still at ICU receiving the proper treatment. The Second one is a Saudi female citizen in Taif governorate, aged 68 who is suffering from chronic diseases as well, and still at ICU receiving the proper treatment. However, the third case is a resident, aged 46 in Wadi Al-Dawaser, who passed away today, May Allah have mercy upon him.

 

Within the same vein, MOH has pointed out that it has tested 53 samples, where all of them have been proved negative, May Allah be praised.

via Saudi Arabia Announces 3 More MERS-CoV Cases.

Not for Friday News but… China: 21 Doctors, Nurses Infected With `Viral Pneumonia’

HEFEI, June 14 (Xinhua) — Twenty-one doctors and nurses in east China’s Anhui Province have been hospitalized after being diagnosed with viral pneumonia, local health authorities said Friday.

 

The medical workers have been quarantined for treatment and none of their infections are critical, according to a statement from the municipal health bureau of the city of Suzhou.

 

All of the infected work in the department of respiratory care at the General Hospital of the Wanbei Coal-Electricity Group.

 

One nurse began to show symptoms of fever, headache and coughing on the night of June 5, with the rest exhibiting symptoms soon afterward, the bureau said.

 

Twenty-one of the department’s employees had been diagnosed and hospitalized as of Tuesday, the bureau said, adding that no new cases have been reported since then.

via China: 21 Doctors, Nurses Infected With `Viral Pneumonia’.

Starting Saturday: A weeklong celebration of local food and farms – KansasCity.com

Cultivate Kansas City’s fifth biennial Urban Grown Farms & Gardens Tour (June 15-23) provides abundant opportunities to volunteer at or tour local farms, attend cooking workshops, and engage in conversation with farmers and food experts such as New York Times columnist and food writer Mark Bittman, who recently talked about his latest book, “VB6: Going Vegan Before 6,” with The Star’s food editor, Jill Silva.

via Starting Saturday: A weeklong celebration of local food and farms – KansasCity.com.

More than up to date in Kansas City – leading the pack!

House Advances Funding Bill That Bans Horse Slaughter, Gives FDA Small Boost | Food Safety News

An amendment by Reps. Jim Moran (D-VA) and Bill Young (R-FL) that would prohibit USDA funding for horse slaughter inspection, which would essentially ban the practice in the United States, was approved by voice vote. Animal welfare advocates praised the move, as they argue the practice is inhumane, unnecessary, and presents a health risk because horses are often given drugs that can linger in horsemeat and are harmful to people who consume the meat.

via House Advances Funding Bill That Bans Horse Slaughter, Gives FDA Small Boost | Food Safety News.

Islamists and Nudity

Nervana

mermaid Statue

( Mermaid Statue in Alexandria – before vandalism)

When Salafi Nour Party M.P. Gamal Hamed called for the abolition of ballet performances in Egypt, describing it as “immoral” and a form of “nude art,” many were shocked and questioned his logic and sense of priority. Surely Egypt has more pressing problems than the debate of the appropriateness of ballet. However, Hamid is not alone; President Morsi has previously expressed how he was troubled by “naked restaurants,” like Hooters in the U.S.  Furthermore, for Islamists, nudity is not just limited to people, but also extends to objects; the Mermaid statue in Alexandria, constructed by my uncle Fathi Mahmoud, depicting a Greek God in the form of a bull hugging a beautiful mermaid as symbol of Mediterranean Alexandria, and its Greek heritage, is one example of an artwork considered by Islamists as absurd nudity, prompting some Egyptian Salafis to temporarily cover it…

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The Latest Seafood Trend: Trash Fish Dining – Spin and Self-Delusion for Profit

“The oceans can play a very big part in making sure people have healthy and good food to eat between now and 2050,” Sharpless says. “The goal of restoring those oceans to abundance is more achievable than people have generally understood.”

And consumers have been enthusiastic, chefs say. Sales of fish at Carolina Crossroads have increased 45 percent, Clark says. At Incanto, customers can’t get enough of Cosentino’s unusual offerings, including steaks of Humboldt squid, an often 85-pound creature that is 90 percent edible, and fish heads.

“If I had salmon heads on the menu they’d be gone every day,” he says. “People get it. They’re not afraid. It’s all about making people comfortable with what they’ve never had before.”

And about getting them to stop thinking of good food as garbage. Many chefs and conservationists say they appreciate the term “trash fish” for its sensationalism, which might grab people’s attention. But they bristle at the idea that healthy, abundant animals capable of feeding the world’s growing population — and keeping fishermen in business — would be thought of as disposable.

“There’s a long tradition of big famous chefs generating excitement around a new dish that people haven’t previously eaten, and having that become a high status thing,” Sharpless says. “One man’s trash fish another man’s new taste sensation.”

via The Latest Seafood Trend: Trash Fish Dining.

Chefs, restaurants and money people creating buzz to keep selling sea food and making a profit from it until there is nothing left but “farmed” on land fish but by then oceans will be dying and so will we. Think again what it means to live at peace with each other and the earth!

What We Do | STOP Foodborne Illness

STOP Foodborne Illness is a national nonprofit public health organization dedicated to the prevention of illness and death from foodborne illness by advocating for sound public policy, building public awareness, and assisting those impacted by foodborne illness.

Advocating for sound public policy

We encourage our constituents to participate locally, statewide, and nationally in food safety policy issues. STOP actively participates in three food safety coalitions. We create and provide press releases, public service announcements, public comments, and personal stories to journalists and media outlets.

via What We Do | STOP Foodborne Illness.