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Swine Flu
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Holy $hit!!! I found something that I agree with you on!!!songsmith wrote:Yeah, I think most people would just call it "The Flu." It's killed people, sure, but The Flu kills tens of thousands every year in the US. I get the strangest feeling it's going to be justification for some gov't program.--->JMS
Hey Guido! It's all so clear to me now.......
songsmith wrote:Yeah, I think most people would just call it "The Flu." It's killed people, sure, but The Flu kills tens of thousands every year in the US. I get the strangest feeling it's going to be justification for some gov't program.--->JMS
"President Barack Obama has asked Congress for $1.5 billion in emergency funds to fight the fast-spreading disease"
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you can thank all the meat eaters for this new infectious disease. it came from the pig factory farms. thanks to jane valez mitchell for telling the truth about this pandemic! have a heart, boycott factory farming...
Fight the Culture of Death! GO VEGAN!
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I eat Meat<<< Im eating it right now as a matter of fact...mmm.But I dont think This is my fault.....Then again if it werent for meat eaters you probably wouild have never been able to pound on those drums you play...I think the originals used animal skins for heads..Im prolly talking out of my ass again
I wonder how many everyday products we use ( even vegans) That have somekind of animal content......
Have you ever thought about how much farm animals contribute to our way of life? Not only do they provide us with meat, milk and eggs but also hundreds of products we use every day. From natural clothing materials, organic fertilizers, medicines, household products to industrial goods, the products animals provide contribute in countless ways to the quality of life we enjoy. Virtually nothing is wasted. This makes good environmental and economic sense.
ANIMAL PRODUCTS HAVE A LONG HISTORY
Animals and the products we get from them have always been essential in meeting human needs. From very early on, animal hides were used for clothing and shelter. Bones and horns were used as tools and weapons. Animals provided the fertilizers used in the early cultivation of crops, the power to harvest them, and the transportation to move them.
Industrial uses have a long history too. The use of animal fats, or tallow, to make soap began in Egypt around 2800 B.C. Soap was made from goat fat, ash and clay. The same basic chemistry, with greater refinement and purification, is used to make soaps today. In fact, up until this century almost all industrial inputs and consumer goods were based on plant and animal products.
DO WE REALLY NEED ANIMAL PRODUCTS?
YOU BE THE JUDGE
Although animal products are a natural ingredient in many things, synthetics or imitation substances are sometimes used in their place. However, scientists are finding that in some cases natural products work better than synthetics and may actually help conserve resources. For example, glue made from cow hide is preferred when binding books because animal glue can withstand high temperatures and has the ability to dissolve in water, making recycling possible. Synthetic glue on the other hand melts in intense heat and is insoluble.
As well, many of the synthetics we use contain some animal products. Plastic and rubber, for example, are made using fatty acids which come from animal and vegetable fats. Plants and plant-based products rely on animals too; from the fertilizers and plant protection products used to grow them, to the processing methods needed to turn them into usable products.
More than Meats the Eye...
Most of us associate farm animals with meat, milk, eggs and honey. They also help provide edible products that aren’t so obvious. Our grocery store shelves are lined with items that use animal-based products: either as ingredients or in their production, processing or packaging.
For example, animal gelatins are an ingredient in a wide range of foods like candies, marshmallows, flavourings and of course "jello". Gelatin is also a common food stabilizer used in items like mayonnaise and ice cream, "lite" products and frozen foods. Animal fats are used in many foods including oleo margarine, shortenings, pastas, and salad dressings.
Animal products are used to process foods. For example, purified bone ash is used to refine sugar and animal fats may be used to control foam in making maple syrup. Gelatins are used to clarify beverages like fruit juices, beer and wine.
Animals are also part of the package. Plastic, cardboard and paper containers, the cellophane and wax paper used to keep foods fresh and packages sealed, and the ink and glue used on the label, all involve animal products.
Animals help feed other animals too. Pets, zoo animals, even other farm animals rely on animal-based feeds and feed supplements like vitamins and minerals.
Beyond the Dinner Plate...
Animals provide us with much more than food, including the bone china we serve it on! In fact, about 45% of each food animal is actually used to make products other than food. Many of these products are part of our every day lives.
Around the house: From the paint and wallpaper on the walls to the linoleum and carpet on the floors, we’re literally surrounded by items that include products from animals. Animal products are used to make the plywood and drywall used in buildings and in the insulation that keeps them warm. Refrigerators and air conditioners use freon, a cooling agent that contains a derivative from animal fat. Egg whites are used in ceramic tile and catalase enzyme is used to make foam rubber. Laundry detergents and fabric softeners contain animal products as do many disinfectants, household cleaners and polishes. Animals even give us candles and the matches to light them with. Just as feather pillows and wool blankets help us sleep better, the many products animals provide add comfort to our lives.
Getting us there: Whether we walk, bike, drive or fly, animal products help to get us where we are going. The asphalt on roads and walkways, the concrete blocks used to build bridges, even the steel in trains and planes are made using animal products. Animals also play a part in all sorts of mechanical items. For example, fatty acids and proteins are used to make lubricants and fluids. Glycerol is in brake fluid and anti-freeze while stearic acid is used to help tires hold their shape and improve their wear.
Helping us look good: Many personal care products either contain animal ingredients or involve animal products in the manufacturing process. These items include sunscreens, deodorants, soaps and shampoos, cosmetics, toothpastes and mouthwashes. For example, lanolin, an oil that is removed from sheep wool before it can be spun and dyed, is used in hand creams and make-up. Animals also help clothe us. Wool, felt, down, leather and fur are obvious. Less obvious are buttons used to fasten clothes and fabric dyes used to colour them. Decorative items like mother of pearl and tortoise shell also come from farm animals.
For our health: Over 350 pharmaceuticals come from animals. At the pharmacy, animals give us cold and allergy medicines and the gelatin capsules they come in. Stomach remedies, vitamins and mineral supplements are also derived from animals. Many lifesaving drugs such as cortisone and insulin, and treatments for anaemia, emphysema, malaria, stroke and heart attacks are animal-based. While some pharmaceuticals, such as insulin, can now be synthesized through biotechnology many are still made more economically from animal-based products. Medical supplies also rely on animal products. For example; latex surgical gloves contain tallow, x-ray film contains gelatin, and wool grease is used to make thermometers heat sensitive.
I wonder how many everyday products we use ( even vegans) That have somekind of animal content......
Have you ever thought about how much farm animals contribute to our way of life? Not only do they provide us with meat, milk and eggs but also hundreds of products we use every day. From natural clothing materials, organic fertilizers, medicines, household products to industrial goods, the products animals provide contribute in countless ways to the quality of life we enjoy. Virtually nothing is wasted. This makes good environmental and economic sense.
ANIMAL PRODUCTS HAVE A LONG HISTORY
Animals and the products we get from them have always been essential in meeting human needs. From very early on, animal hides were used for clothing and shelter. Bones and horns were used as tools and weapons. Animals provided the fertilizers used in the early cultivation of crops, the power to harvest them, and the transportation to move them.
Industrial uses have a long history too. The use of animal fats, or tallow, to make soap began in Egypt around 2800 B.C. Soap was made from goat fat, ash and clay. The same basic chemistry, with greater refinement and purification, is used to make soaps today. In fact, up until this century almost all industrial inputs and consumer goods were based on plant and animal products.
DO WE REALLY NEED ANIMAL PRODUCTS?
YOU BE THE JUDGE
Although animal products are a natural ingredient in many things, synthetics or imitation substances are sometimes used in their place. However, scientists are finding that in some cases natural products work better than synthetics and may actually help conserve resources. For example, glue made from cow hide is preferred when binding books because animal glue can withstand high temperatures and has the ability to dissolve in water, making recycling possible. Synthetic glue on the other hand melts in intense heat and is insoluble.
As well, many of the synthetics we use contain some animal products. Plastic and rubber, for example, are made using fatty acids which come from animal and vegetable fats. Plants and plant-based products rely on animals too; from the fertilizers and plant protection products used to grow them, to the processing methods needed to turn them into usable products.
More than Meats the Eye...
Most of us associate farm animals with meat, milk, eggs and honey. They also help provide edible products that aren’t so obvious. Our grocery store shelves are lined with items that use animal-based products: either as ingredients or in their production, processing or packaging.
For example, animal gelatins are an ingredient in a wide range of foods like candies, marshmallows, flavourings and of course "jello". Gelatin is also a common food stabilizer used in items like mayonnaise and ice cream, "lite" products and frozen foods. Animal fats are used in many foods including oleo margarine, shortenings, pastas, and salad dressings.
Animal products are used to process foods. For example, purified bone ash is used to refine sugar and animal fats may be used to control foam in making maple syrup. Gelatins are used to clarify beverages like fruit juices, beer and wine.
Animals are also part of the package. Plastic, cardboard and paper containers, the cellophane and wax paper used to keep foods fresh and packages sealed, and the ink and glue used on the label, all involve animal products.
Animals help feed other animals too. Pets, zoo animals, even other farm animals rely on animal-based feeds and feed supplements like vitamins and minerals.
Beyond the Dinner Plate...
Animals provide us with much more than food, including the bone china we serve it on! In fact, about 45% of each food animal is actually used to make products other than food. Many of these products are part of our every day lives.
Around the house: From the paint and wallpaper on the walls to the linoleum and carpet on the floors, we’re literally surrounded by items that include products from animals. Animal products are used to make the plywood and drywall used in buildings and in the insulation that keeps them warm. Refrigerators and air conditioners use freon, a cooling agent that contains a derivative from animal fat. Egg whites are used in ceramic tile and catalase enzyme is used to make foam rubber. Laundry detergents and fabric softeners contain animal products as do many disinfectants, household cleaners and polishes. Animals even give us candles and the matches to light them with. Just as feather pillows and wool blankets help us sleep better, the many products animals provide add comfort to our lives.
Getting us there: Whether we walk, bike, drive or fly, animal products help to get us where we are going. The asphalt on roads and walkways, the concrete blocks used to build bridges, even the steel in trains and planes are made using animal products. Animals also play a part in all sorts of mechanical items. For example, fatty acids and proteins are used to make lubricants and fluids. Glycerol is in brake fluid and anti-freeze while stearic acid is used to help tires hold their shape and improve their wear.
Helping us look good: Many personal care products either contain animal ingredients or involve animal products in the manufacturing process. These items include sunscreens, deodorants, soaps and shampoos, cosmetics, toothpastes and mouthwashes. For example, lanolin, an oil that is removed from sheep wool before it can be spun and dyed, is used in hand creams and make-up. Animals also help clothe us. Wool, felt, down, leather and fur are obvious. Less obvious are buttons used to fasten clothes and fabric dyes used to colour them. Decorative items like mother of pearl and tortoise shell also come from farm animals.
For our health: Over 350 pharmaceuticals come from animals. At the pharmacy, animals give us cold and allergy medicines and the gelatin capsules they come in. Stomach remedies, vitamins and mineral supplements are also derived from animals. Many lifesaving drugs such as cortisone and insulin, and treatments for anaemia, emphysema, malaria, stroke and heart attacks are animal-based. While some pharmaceuticals, such as insulin, can now be synthesized through biotechnology many are still made more economically from animal-based products. Medical supplies also rely on animal products. For example; latex surgical gloves contain tallow, x-ray film contains gelatin, and wool grease is used to make thermometers heat sensitive.
"He who trims himself to suite others, will soon whittle himself away"-Unknown
I kinda feel a vegetarian/carnivore debate coming on.
If I can speak for the longtime regulars here, we've covered it a couple of times, and nothing good or educational ever comes of it.
We live in a fairly rural area, none of us want pig factories, if only because they force local farmers (our friends and families) out of business, and that's beyond the environmental and corporate commodities issues. People who feel strongly about both sides of the vegan/meateater thing must realize that it's a personal choice, and no amount of discussion will change someone if they don't want your choice. I'm often surprised at how many people I know that are vegetarian, and that number includes folks that are close friends. For some it's about not hurting animals, and for one, it's that he just simply doesn't like the taste or texture of meat.
Whatever the reason, eat what you want.--->JMS
If I can speak for the longtime regulars here, we've covered it a couple of times, and nothing good or educational ever comes of it.
We live in a fairly rural area, none of us want pig factories, if only because they force local farmers (our friends and families) out of business, and that's beyond the environmental and corporate commodities issues. People who feel strongly about both sides of the vegan/meateater thing must realize that it's a personal choice, and no amount of discussion will change someone if they don't want your choice. I'm often surprised at how many people I know that are vegetarian, and that number includes folks that are close friends. For some it's about not hurting animals, and for one, it's that he just simply doesn't like the taste or texture of meat.
Whatever the reason, eat what you want.--->JMS
Yes, about 36,000 folks die form the flu each year. Most of these are elderly, and probably would have died from a bronchitis just as easily. Whenever a flu type of disease hits, it is always the sick and elderly who are the ones who have the hardest time.songsmith wrote:Yeah, I think most people would just call it "The Flu." It's killed people, sure, but The Flu kills tens of thousands every year in the US. I get the strangest feeling it's going to be justification for some gov't program.--->JMS
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i heard you can only catch it from live pigs that are infected with it. what's this have to do with going vegan... or vegetarian... or whatever. how can you have two types of the same people?
everytime someone mentions vegetarians i think of an episode of futurama.
"we taught a lion to eat tofu."
everytime someone mentions vegetarians i think of an episode of futurama.
"we taught a lion to eat tofu."
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Vegetarians can be:how can you have two types of the same people?
1. Pollo-Ovo-Pesco-Lacto vegetarian: eats no animal products except eggs, dairy, and fish and poultry (IMO not really a vegetarian)
2. Any variation of the above with the most common being a Ovo Lacto Vegetarian: eats no animal products except eggs and dairy.
3. Vegan: Eats NO animal products, also usually tries to not use animal products for anything else.
So, a Vegan is a TYPE of a vegetarian.
Did you hear that they want to call the Swine Flu the Mexican flu because it offends Muslims who do not eat pork? Uh, isn't there another problem with calling it MEXICAN flu?
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slackin@dabass
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ZappasXWife wrote:Uh, isn't there another problem with calling it MEXICAN flu?
i see no real problem there
we should be careful, this is how the muslims are in europe. they bitch about how everything offends them. remember, people, once you have no fun, the terrorists win.i say we call it the MUSLIM flu, but call it swine flu for short. damn douchbaggy muslims.
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Fuck Pigs, Listen To the Reverend Horton Heat:
Look at all the cows in the slaughterhouse yard.
Gotta hit'em in the head, gotta hit'em real hard.
First you gotta clean'em then the butcher cuts'em up,
Throws it on a scale, throws an eyeball in a cup.
Saw a big Brahma steer standing right over there,
So I rustled up a fire cooked him medium rare.
Bar-B-Q'ed his brisket, a roasted his rump.
Fed my dog that ol' Brangus steer's hump.
Eat steak, eat steak eat a big ol' steer.
Eat steak, eat steak do we have one dear?
Eat beef, eat beef it's a mighty good food.
It's a grade A meal when I'm in the mood.
I died when I heard them use the chorus for a beef commercial.
Look at all the cows in the slaughterhouse yard.
Gotta hit'em in the head, gotta hit'em real hard.
First you gotta clean'em then the butcher cuts'em up,
Throws it on a scale, throws an eyeball in a cup.
Saw a big Brahma steer standing right over there,
So I rustled up a fire cooked him medium rare.
Bar-B-Q'ed his brisket, a roasted his rump.
Fed my dog that ol' Brangus steer's hump.
Eat steak, eat steak eat a big ol' steer.
Eat steak, eat steak do we have one dear?
Eat beef, eat beef it's a mighty good food.
It's a grade A meal when I'm in the mood.
I died when I heard them use the chorus for a beef commercial.
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Like songsmith said, it's the flu. Always been around, always kills people. If I had a vacation planned for Mexico, I'd still go.fullthrottle666 wrote:Yea, I just read that there's more than a few still that are planning to vacation in Mexico despite the risk. talk about stoopid. I don't get it? Not worth the risk.
"You are now either a clueless inbred brownshirt Teabagger, or a babykilling hippie Marxist on welfare."-Songsmith
da' pig flu...
Money and "I'm better than everyone else" attitude, breeds stupidity... But then again that's anywhere you go... They should let them go. Then before they even step foot in the US, quarantine them for like a month. Doing all kinda tests and junk. On the travelers dime of course. Then once they are "cleared", then let them back in the US.
Kickin' like a one legged chicken....
ALTOONA, BLAIR COUNTY - We could have our first case of swine flu in Pennsylvania. Our sister station KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh reports a woman there is being treated for a possible case.
An Allegheny County hospital spokesperson told KDKA a woman who just got back from Mexico came in at about 2:00 p.m. Tuesday with severe flu symptoms. They believe it could be swine flu.
An Allegheny County hospital spokesperson told KDKA a woman who just got back from Mexico came in at about 2:00 p.m. Tuesday with severe flu symptoms. They believe it could be swine flu.
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I wouldn't go, but only because I hear everything's shut down, they were saying on the news there's nothing to do and the stores are all closed.--->JMSDirtySanchez wrote: Like songsmith said, it's the flu. Always been around, always kills people. If I had a vacation planned for Mexico, I'd still go.
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