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| Day to day we eat food that are tasty and delicious. But do we ever stop to wonder where the food comes from & its origins? Here's some food for thought. Foie Gras means "Fatty Liver".
It's a very luxurious entree that originated from France. But this dish comes from FORCE FEEDING a goose to make them develop FATTY LIVER DISEASE.
The geese are forced to eat even if it does not desire to. The metal pipe passes through the throat to the stomach ...even if it does not want to eat anything. 
To make the liver bigger and fatter the geese are kept in cages that are very small and they are forced to stay in one position to avoid using energy, thus converting all food into fat.
Their legs are bloated from standing everyday and every night. Not allowed to sleep because they will be forced to eat again.
They are forced to eat until they are dead & their bodies can't stand it anymore. You can still see that the food is still in its mouth 
Those who survive have cramps to the point of inflammation. Their asses are covered in blood since their shit is bloody. Not only do their mouth & throat hurt all the time, but their stomach aches from the excess food, their legs are bloated with unwanted fat, they get no sleep and no exercise. 
The result is to get an engorged "beautiful" and white liver. These ducks do not deserve to be treated as such in order to produce something to appease the human palette.
If we stop ordering this dish, then demand will cease. Without the demand, the supply will stop and consequently, this torture and suffering will end. If you are at a restaurant and see "foie gras" on the menu, speak with the managers, alert them to the cruelty involved in foie gras production, and ask that the restaurants remove foie gras from their menus. | | |
| Two fish are sitting in a tank.
One turns to the other and asks, "Uhh... so you know how to drive this thing?"
Two muffins are sitting in an oven.One turns to the other and says, "Boy, is it hot in here!" The other says, "AHHHHH! TALKING MUFFIN!!" Why do seagulls fly over the sea? Because if they flew over the bay, they'd be BAGELS!
What are the two sexiest farm animals?Brown chicken, brown cow! (hint: say it aloud to the tune of BOM CHICKA WAH WAH)
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| page 249: 'Stressing that "productivity and profits are two entirely different concepts," Nation suggests that even a small producer can be profitable so long as he's selling an exceptional product and keeping his expenses down. Yet this artisanal model works only so long as it doesn't attempt to imitate the industrial model in any respect. It must not try to replace skilled labor with capital; it must not grow for the sake of growth; it should not strive for uniformity in its products but rather make a virtue of variation and seasonality; it shouldn't invest capital to reach national markets but rather should focus on local markets, relying on reputation and word of mouth rather than on advertising; and lastly it should rely as much as possible on free solar energy rather than costly fossil fuels.'
page 253: 'But for local food chains to succeed, people will have to relearn what it means to eat according to the seasons. This is especially true in the case of pastured animals, which can be harvested only after they've had several months on rapidly growing grass. Feeding animals corn in CAFOs has accustomed us to a year-round supply of fresh meats, many of which we forget were once eaten seasonally...People would eat most of their beef and pork in late fall or winter, when the animals were fat, and eat chicken in the summer.'
page 253: 'Indeed, ever since Alice Waters opened Chez Panisse in Berkeley in 1973, chefs have been instrumental in helping rebuild local food economies all over America. Waters made a point of sourcing much of her food from local organic growers, cooked only what was in season, and shone the bright light of glamour on farmers, turning many of them into menu celebrities.'
page 240: "Don't you find it odd that people will put more work into choosing their mechanic or house contractor than they will into choosing the person who grows their food?"
page 267: 'Grass-fed meat, milk, and eggs contain less total fat and less saturated fats than the same foods from grain-fed animals....But perhaps most important, meat, eggs, and milk from pastured animals also contain higher levels of omega-3s, essential fatty acids created in the cells of green plants and algae that play an indispensable role in human health, and especially in the growth and health of neurons - brain cells.'
page 268: 'Omega-6 is produced in the seeds of plants; omega-3 in the leaves. As the name indicates, both kinds of fats are essential, but problems arise when they fall out of balance....changes in the composition of fats in our diet may account for many of the diseases of civilization - cardiac, diabetes, obesity, etc. - that have long been linked to modern eating habits, as well as for learning and behavioral problems in children and depression in adults.'
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| oh tiffany it's a tough line to balance in berkeley i had to compete with cute little asians i was too big in chicago i have to compete with taller beautiful caucasians i am too short i am going to move to the turtle islands | | |
| I ordered the Garmin Nuvi 880 on 3/2/09.
1. The product was already registered when I received the unit. It was registered to someone in Canada (which I found out when I called Garmin). TrustedDealer dodged my questioning about the registration and offered me a $20 credit.
2. They had convinced me to pay $79 for a 5-year extended warranty which included 2 free map upgrades for 2010 and 2011. However when I called Garmin, a customer service rep said that Garmin does not provide free map upgrades even for a registered product. In addition, the warranty text did not cover physical damage (which I had been promised when I signed up for the extended warranty).
3. I called TrustedDealer to rescind the warranty and have the $79 refunded back to me. They refused to do so stating that the warranty was "tied" to the unit. Therefore, I am sending back the product (at my own shipping cost) back to the vendor. I am never doing business with them again. I have also notified a Garmin customer service rep of this vendor's bad business practices.
***Update on 4/2/09***
I received notification that a refund had been posted to my account. I called TD to confirm the amount. They charged me 15% restocking fee for the unit and the warranty even though I was promised no restocking fee when I called for the RMA (return merchandise authorization) number. Hence, I am starting a billing dispute with my credit card company.
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