Was there supposed to be a theme?
sore...Paramount is breathing life into its "Star Trek" franchise by setting "Mission: Impossible III" helmer J.J. Abrams to produce and direct the 11th "Trek" feature, aiming for a 2008 release...
Project, to be penned by Abrams and "MI3" scribes Alex Kurtzman and Roberto OrciRoberto Orci, will center on the early days of seminal "Trek" characters James T. Kirk and Mr. Spock, including their first meeting at Starfleet Academy and first outer space mission...
Writing systems may look very different, but they all use the same basic building blocks of familiar natural shapes, reports Roger Highfield
I thought some of our local linguists might find this interesting.
...Donald Davis, a biochemist at the University of Texas, said that of 13 major nutrients in fruits and vegetables tracked by the Agriculture Department from 1950 to 1999, six showed noticeable declines -- protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron, riboflavin and vitamin C. The declines ranged from 6 percent for protein, 15 percent for iron, 20 percent for vitamin C, and 38 percent for riboflavin...
I bet....
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Suzi
Trek and Vegetables
I really wish that they would do another movie with the ST:TNG crowd, this going back in time stuff...they screwed it up with Enterprise. Oh well. Some Trek I guess is better than no Trek.
About the food, I wonder two things.
First: I wonder if there is more to it than just growing food quicker....I mean I wonder if there might have been some deliberation to growing food less nutritious so they could sell more vitamins. Like planned obsolesence they build into light bulbs, cars and pantyhose.
Second: The other thing I wonder is what is the overall effect to the population's health of this? For example, could people's bodies register that they are not getting the nutrition they need, so people overeat? What is the effect of this on cancer, heart attacks, strokes or any other disease?
Thank you for sending both articles. I will tell my Mom about the nutrition one.
:)
Suzi
Re: Trek and Vegetables
A tomato grown in my garden stands head and shoulders over a tomato bought in the store. Apples from a local small orchard fare similarly. Why? Because mass farming selects for durability (ease of shipping) and to a lesser degree, consistent size/attractiveness and long shelf life. Profit lies in bulk not quality, and since you can't taste before you buy in the supermarket, appearance trumps taste.
I don't think that it's a conspiracy to take away the vitamins, it's just that nutrition isn't a business priority.
Kirk: Yipee!!!!!
Srsly if the original story behind Kirk and Spock were important, beyond the burgeoning slashfic community, then it would've been told already.