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Avoid poisoned milk made from China or Taiwan

I received this email from my aunt, title “Food Inc. China.”  Posting it here for archival purposes. ——- Make sure you read to the very end — very interesting — perhaps the best way to tell where things are made… China milk poisoning incidents make everyone afraid to look at the daily news report. Everyday, [...]

Playing in the dirt makes you smarter

Apparently, yes, it does … according to this article (which is below for archival purposes). If you need yet another good reason to convince yourself or your kids to go outside and get your hands in the dirt, here it is: new research reveals that a bacterium in the soil not only lowers depression and [...]

BP’s “Top Kill’” strategy to stop the oil leak

Read the press release.  

Google Chrome out of beta for Windows, Mac, and Linux

Nice to know that Chrome is finally out of beta … I’ve been using it since November/December of ‘08 and haven’t looked back.  Read more here.

PAC-MAN on Google’s home page

In honor of PAC-MAN’s 30th birthday, Google today put up the classic PAC-MAN game on their home page.  Pretty cool, as one will forgot what he/she was searching for and end up playing. =0)