Friday, July 06, 2007
An apple a day...
I've often been annoyed that almost every package of food in the grocery store has a "Nutritional Facts" label; however, there's not one single drop of Nutritional information in the produce aisle. I certainly do not want every single apple to be packaged in a box or bag just so I can see the little Nutritional Facts table, but adding a little sign by the apples would be a nice touch.
In my quest to see how healthy today's lunch is, I came across the coolest site that shows all sorts of info about the food you eat with really neat graphics that do a great job at communicating the Nutritional Facts visually. Here's the low-down on an average Apple --
www.nutritiondata.com .
<img src="
http://www.nutritiondata.com/images/help/nutrient-balance.jpg "><BR>
<img src="
http://www.nutritiondata.com/images/help/targetsample1.jpg">
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Thursday, July 05, 2007
Learning about explosives is O.K. ... in the USA
I wonder how the exact same story would have been written up by the New York Times, had it been a camp for college-aged kids in Iraq?
Hum....
Link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/03/science/03boom.html?_r=1&8dpc&oref=slogin
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