What would Col. Sanders say?

Susan G. Komen for the Cure makes mockery of self with KFC pinkwashing campaign

From Mike Adams' long but informative post at Natural News:

(NaturalNews) Susan G. Komen for the Cure has now crossed the line into asinine idiocy thanks to its new alliance with Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), where pink buckets of fried chicken are sold under the slogan, "Buckets for the Cure." I'm not making this up.

This idea that buying fried chicken is actually going to cure cancer is one of the most utterly idiotic health ideas yet witnessed in American pop culture. Komen for the Cure is so far gone from reality that the organization apparently doesn't even think twice about suggesting such an absurd idea.

Eat more fried chicken, folks, and then what? Loading up on that kind of a diet is more likely to cause you to kick the bucket than to find a cure for cancer.

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What other chemical ingredients might you find in KFC foods? The company actually publishes a list of ingredients for its menu items. I went through that list and found all the following ingredients on the KFC menu:

Partially hydrogenated soybean oil (contains trans fats)

High-Fructose Corn Syrup (linked to diabetes)

Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) (linked to cancer)

Titanium Dioxide (used in sunscreen)

Yellow #5 (chemical coloring)

Propylene Glycol (used as antifreeze in RVs)

Rendered Beef Fat (gross)

Red #40 (another chemical coloring)

Sodium nitrite (linked to pancreatic cancer)

Soy Protein Concentrate (may be processed with hexane)

Sugar (refined)

Sodium Benzoate (chemical preservative)

Hydrolyzed Corn, Soy and Wheat Protein (may contain hidden MSG)

Beef Extract (eww)

Corn Syrup Solids (more processed sugars)

Liquid Margarine

Sodium Caseinate

Autolyzed Yeast Extract (another hidden source of MSG)...

and lots more. Read the ingredients yourself at:http://www.kfc.com/nutrition/pdf/kf...

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"Buckets for the Cure"

Now KFC is offering yet another new example of pinkwashing: selling pink buckets of fried chicken to "end breast cancer forever."

In an ironic twist, KFC's "Buckets for the Cure" campaign urges people to buy buckets of unhealthy food to help cure a disease that kills women.

The American Institute for Cancer Research says there is "convincing evidence" that excess body fat increases the risk of postmenopausal breast cancer.

Obesity is also tied to shorter survival rates for women who develop breast cancer.

Like most fast food chains, KFC has an overwhelming presence in communities known to have poor health outcomes, and the Susan G. Komen Foundation certainly must know that such social inequities effect breast cancer mortality rates.

Given all this, "Buckets for the Cure" is a particularly disturbing pinkwashing partnership.

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Did I read the word 'OBESITY'?

Uh-oh, better watch out, or you'll have this harradan 'up in arms'...erm...

...I guess she is already, huh?

(Just a question: Why does she wear low-cut tops and long sleeves lately when she's around children? Just wondering?)

Chase Avenue Magnolias

One of the finest magnolia 'bushes' I've seen is actually tree-size and is located in the 1500 block of W. Chase Avenue in Rogers Park.

Just spectacular!

A bit of the past...

...on W. Chase Avenue in Rogers Park intrigued me, so I did a little research.

The Gamewell Company continues to exist as Gamewell-FCI, and is owned by the Honeywell Corporation.

From Gamewell-FCI's website:

Our History

From building and installing the first municipal electric fire alarm system using telegraph wires in 1852 to developing self-programming, networked, and sophisticated voice evacuation systems, Gamewell-FCI’s history in rich in industry firsts and technological advances.

1800s

1852
In Boston, MA, Dr. William Channing and Moses Farmer develop the first, practical fire alarm system using the telegraph system to pinpoint the location of and communicate a fire alarm.

1854
Dr. Channing and Mr. Farmer apply for a patent for the “Electromagnetic Fire Alarm Telegraph for Cities”.

1855
John Nelson Gamewell, a South Carolina postmaster and telegraph company agent, attends Dr. Channing’s lecture on the Fire Alarm Telegraph at the Smithsonian Institution.

1855
John Gamewell purchases the regional rights for marketing the Fire Alarm Telegraph in the south and southwest United States.

1859
John Gamewell purchases total rights to the Channing and Farmer system.

1865
After the Civil War, the U.S. Government seizes the Fire Alarm Telegraph patents and auctions them off.

1867
John F. Kennard of Boston purchases the Fire Alarm Telegraph patents and returns them to John N. Gamewell, forming a partnership. Kennard and Company is established in Newton Upper Falls, Massachusetts to manufacture the fire alarm system.

1879
Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph Company formed with John N. Gamewell, proprietor with the fist holding lightning bolts as registered as trademark.

1886
Gamewell systems installed in 250 cities across America, and in to Canada.

1890
Gamewell systems installed in 500 cities. New factory opened in Newton Upper Falls, Massachusetts.

If you're a history buff, continue reading here.

Mo' new money comin' up!

Government goes high-tech to redesign $100 bills

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The folks who print America’s money have designed a high-tech makeover of the $100 bill. It’s part of an effort to stay ahead of counterfeiters as technology becomes more sophisticated and more dollars flow overseas, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says.

The makeover, unveiled Wednesday by Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, may leave people wondering if there’s magic involved.

Benjamin Franklin is still on the C-note. But he has been joined by a disappearing Liberty Bell in an inkwell and a bright blue security ribbon composed of thousands of tiny lenses that magnify objects in mysterious ways. Move the bill, and the objects move in a different direction.

The new currency will not go into circulation until Feb. 10 of next year.

That will give the government time to educate the public in the United States and around the world about the changes.

Read more here.

This is the Vice President...

...of these United States, surrounded by females.

Did the Viagra kick in, or what?

And wouldn't it be fun if his face 'froze' just like that?

Why the lightning?

Iceland volcano: the latest spectacular pictures of the volcanic eruption

Photo: EPA

It is not clear why bolts of lightning are sometimes seen within
erupting volcanoes...

Photo: Marco Fulle/Barcroft Media

...One theory is that that the spewing magma bubbles or particles
of volcanic ash are themselves electrically charged,
and by their motion create separately charged areas...

Photo: EPA

...Another theory is that lightning may be caused by
charge-inducing collisions in volcanic dust.

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No matter what the theory, it is unusual to see this type of electrical energy associated with volcanic eruption. If it could only somehow be 'harnessed', hmmm?

Look closely at these shots (click to enlarge them). Study them. Think about them.

Because this is something BIGGER than Barry and his thuggish administration.

Perhaps 'Someone up there' is telling us something?

Surely, he jests?

Mayor Emanuel?
White House chief of staff says he’d like the post if Daley doesn’t run for re-election

"I hope Mayor [Richard] Daley seeks re-election. I will work and support him if he seeks re-election," Emanuel told Charlie Rose on the host's PBS talk show, in an interview broadcast Monday night. "But if Mayor Daley doesn't, one day I would like to run for mayor of the city of Chicago. That's always been an aspiration of mine, even when I was in the House of Representatives."

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Whatsamattah, Rahm? Not happy ruining the nation with Barry?

Tonight's marvelous dinner-in-a-bowl!

Yesterday, I plopped two nice-sized chicken breasts into a pot of filtered water, adding six garlic gloves, a small chopped onion, and a good dash of crushed red pepper. I let that begin to boil, then turn down the gas to let it simmer. When the chicken is tender, it's done, and the end result is a wonderfully flavored broth.

Tonight, I removed the chicken breast (only one left!), and placed 1/4 bag of 'saifun' into the cold broth. (Saifun are mung bean noodles, relatively inexpensive and better than ramen noodles). I also added a cup and a half of frozen broccoli, four sliced Crimini mushrooms and one small chopped fire-roasted red pepper.

Note: The saifun must sit in cold water or broth for about ten minutes before cooking, in order to soften.

Next, I brought it all to a boil, then let it simmer for about 10 minutes after adding the chicken breast.

No added salt (I'm sure there's enough on the frozen chicken breasts); relatively low in calories; some healthy green veggies, and WOW, it photographed well, too!

What a great tasty dinner I had!

Greeting the new White House Fashion Czar!

After meeting with his newest 'czar' early Sunday morning, then discovering he had free time because he finally admitted he 'could not fly'...

...O-bogus hit the links!