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...with E. coli. "We found that you only have to apply contaminated irrigation water once, and the E. coli can still get into the soil and then contaminate that produce as it is growing," he says. Depending on how long the produce remained in the ground, says Doyle, the bug stuck to the food for as long as 140 days. That's well beyond the period at which it would be harvested - meaning that if the produce isn't treated and cleaned properly, the bacteria have a good chance of hitching a ride all the way to a salad plate...
...Dick discovered many of the MPAA system's anomalies when he submitted This Film Is Not Yet Rated to the board. I would love to have been a bug (or a hidden camera) on the wall of the screening room as the members watched this expose of their methods and themselves. To no one's surprise, including Dick's, the film received an NC-17 rating. When he questioned board chair Joan Graves about her group's decision, she deflected matters of political embarrassment and simply told him the film got its rating for images of extreme sexuality - his brief...
...remember: the drug company lists every symptom the people in their test groups report - and it doesn't "blank" the reports against placebo. People are very suggestible, (Do you feel nausea? - "well come to think of it..."). Some of them may happen to have a hangover or gastrointestinal bug on the day they participate in the drug trial. It?s easy to get a long list of these for any drug. Even placebo (a sugar pill) produces nausea, vomiting, etc., in test groups. So ask your doc what the usual side-effects are and don't be freaked...
...BUG ME Insect repellents can be sticky or stinky. How about a shirt that keeps pesky pests away? Ex Officio's Buzz Off shirts, $22 and up, are made with permethrin, the same insecticide used in long-lasting antimalaria bed nets...
...backpack. Glowing Gadget When it's time to answer nature's call in the dark of night, mini-lights come in handy. Guyot Designs' Firefly, $22, converts a water bottle into a flashlight whose brightness can be adjusted for use as a night-light or reading lamp. Don't Bug Me Insect repellents can be sticky or stinky. How about a shirt that keeps pesky pests away? Ex Officio's Buzz Off shirts, $22 and up, are made with permethrin, the same insecticide used in long-lasting antimalaria bed nets. Titan Tent Sales of big car-camping tents...