2012-04-16, 12:42 | Link #20881 | |
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I think nothing is revealed by US because it gains nothing by revealing it. Perhaps the news will embarrass the CCP. May be it will further complicate the power struggle inside the CCP. But by keeping silence, US can keep China guessing what they know and even use the knowledge as bargaining chips behind the scene. |
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2012-04-16, 13:44 | Link #20882 | |
Moving in circles
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2012-04-16, 13:56 | Link #20883 | |
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2012-04-16, 14:56 | Link #20884 |
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Could book publishing suffer the same fate as the comic book industry?
The world’s most isolated cave is home to 4 million year old "superbugs"
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2012-04-16, 15:19 | Link #20885 |
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In 'news of the really stupid', it turns out Americans are getting salted by their fast food at least twice as deep as other countries. We can thank our persistent lobbyists from the fast food industry... the annoying thing is that the *same* corporations seem to survive quite handily in different countries when told they have to behave as when not.
Spoiler for US fast food twice as salty or more as fast food in other countries:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/201...es?ft=1&f=1001
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2012-04-16, 15:47 | Link #20887 |
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
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eyah.... I think the last "fast food" I ate was last October down in Los Angeles. We were just seeing what the "In-n-Out Burger" phenomenon was about. We weren't really impressed (mediocre meat, bland bread) - its a nice chain and employee-friendly but.... meh.
Oh, I take that back. In December, we tried a new entry in our area - an East Coast chain called "Five Guys". Urk that was awful... the target demographic appears to be the "I need two barstools at the bar" patron. caveat to other readers: my father-in-law ran a family-owned restaurant burger place in the 70s and I worked there in high school... he probably put out the best food in the county and I've yet to find anything to match (and when we do, its another family-owned eatery). Both wife and I are quite aware of how little salt is *needed* for tasty food, -- less salt, more quality components, thanks
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2012-04-16, 16:04 | Link #20888 |
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The closest thing I eat to fast food is the gourmet food trucks that tend to wander about the Bay Area... and since they tend to use organic, locally-sourced ingredients, it's a far cry from Taco Bell or Burger King and the quality of the food is quite high.
Five Ten Burger makes a good greasy "mom 'n pop" hamburger made with grassfed beef and organic produce, and their buns are almost like brioche--very tasty and the cost increase is almost negligible when you consider how tasty they are and how much real food they contain! There's also a little Greek place nearby that makes killer gyros... full of fat sure, but full of flavor and all made from high-quality ingredients. And the combo meal--a gyros wrap, fries and a soft drink--comes to $7.14 with tax included, so it's the same price as your average Big Mac meal from McDonalds, but oh so much tastier and better for you.
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2012-04-16, 16:08 | Link #20889 |
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I don't salt much at work beside the french fries, I don't even salt the meat when I cook it. To add a little of spices or herbs usually do a better job but of course I never work in a fast-food restaurant...
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2012-04-16, 16:13 | Link #20890 |
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I always salt everything when I cook, just not to excess, and I use fresh ingredients so there's not much salt to begin with. A lot of fast food is over-salted because it's preserved and made to last twenty thousand years, and then they add more salt to it when it's cooking.
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2012-04-16, 16:14 | Link #20891 | |
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
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I have to be careful of hamburgers (even at the decent places) because so many of the cooks think there should be as much mayo as meat (bleh!!!!!). Personally, a bit of mustard or horseradish and no mayo, thanks.
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2012-04-16, 16:41 | Link #20893 |
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Few years back , I made a round trip from LA to SF to Vegas and back to LA. Bought a loaf of bread at a LA Supermarket and left it in the RV. I had forgotten about it and at the end of the trip 3 weeks later, I found it in a cupboard. It still looked fresh...I don't want to know what amount of preservatives were used to pull that off.
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2012-04-16, 18:25 | Link #20896 |
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My fast food and soda intake has been drastically reduced over the years, almost to nonexistent. Saving every penny I can and not spending it on that stuff helps too. To be honest, I don't even really miss it.
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2012-04-16, 18:38 | Link #20897 | |
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edit: now that I read the article, the first thing they mention is McDonald's lol hell...I'm just trying to eliminate sodas from the equation, one step at a time! lol |
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2012-04-16, 19:03 | Link #20900 | ||
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