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So on the edge of oblivion, the son of... well, you'll have to find out for yourself. Wait, what am I doing? I was just reading A Little Scary, a new web comic out there. Ok ok, you got me, yes, it's my friend Cybr's new project. It's pretty neat. I think you really need to go check it out because this is something he's been thinking about for ages.

Go, what are you waiting for?

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I realize this is old news, but I thought I had to say something about it. If you haven't heard, it appears that the star of Food Network's Dinner Impossible, Robert Irvine, apparently lied about various work experiences on his website and books. It would appear he had an answer for all the questions they put towards him. Of course, he did admit to lying about being a Knight of the highest order. At least he came forward about that and admitted it was a big mistake.

I'm not sure if you've seen the show or not, regardless of whether he was lying about his experiences (including working in the White House!), the man is a great chef and he knows what he's doing. However, I do realize this is a great blow to his credibility. Since he lied about his work experience, what else has he lied about? I'm a big fan of Robert Irvine, and while I'm rather disappointed, it doesn't change my opinion that he's still a great chef.

So Food Network has decided to go ahead and drop him from Dinner Impossible, and have yet to announce who the new chef will be. (that i know of)

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So the USDA is taking action and suspended 2 federal meat inspectors after this last recall of 143 million pounds of beef. This is interesting because it makes me think of a couple of things.

First, it looks like the USDA is doing something about the corruption in the process of inspection. Obviously someone is getting relaxed and it's good to see that something is happening. This is a good thing.

Second, the conspiracy theorist in me says, "yeah, but it's only suspension, and what will happen in a few months when people have forgotten? It'll go back to the usual thing." And I almost have to agree with myself on that. It's scary, but it's probably true.

What do you think? Will we all forget all about this in a few months?

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Ok, so have you heard of this? Kimchi in Space. It apparently took them a while to formulate a type of kimchi that wouldn't be harmful. I mean first of all the smell. Wow, they have to get rid of that. Then aside from that because there's bacteria in Kimchi (i mean it's fermented right?), they have to be sure that it won't be harmed or mutated by the cosmic rays. Whoa, sounds like something out of science fiction or Fantastic Four, right? But it's apparently true.

I wonder if they'll ever market the "space kimchi" for general use. I'd like to try a taste.

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As some of you may know, I inadvertently started playing with the Multi Site Manager and accidentally deleted the old hello! blogger information. At the very least I was able to restore some of the old entries, however, most of the new entries are now long gone. It's ok, it gives me the excuse of having to get this site up and rolling and in better shape.

That which does not kill me makes me stronger!

You also might realize that Ellis Lab will be at SXSW this year. If you're in area, you should definitely check it out, it sounds like it's going to be a blast. You might also wanna make sure you RSVP!

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In California, a McDonald's tries something different, and designs it's interior with Feng Shui way in mind. What would you think if you walked into a McDonalds, only to find all the plastic seating and tables, replaced with leather seating, earth tones, and water fixtures throughout the restaurant? It would probably give to a very calm and pleasing eating experience.

This is apparently one of many theme styled McDonald's placed throughout the world. It goes to show that McDonalds is a company that is willing to try new things, just to make customer's experiences better.

Many didn't even realize the interior was set with feng shui in mind. They just thought it was part of a modern theme. More people are noticing and more people are coming in to visit.

This could be a good move for McDonalds. How will they improve other such McDonalds? Will this be an ongoing theme for them? Will they cater all McDonalds restaurants to the local theme? We can only wait and see.

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If you read my hello! food website, you might recall that I wrote a post about the USDA inspection process being shoddy. Well, now we start the process of making up for it. The USDA orders recall of 143 million pounds of beef. From the article, "But Dick Raymond, the undersecretary of agriculture for food safety, said there was a "remote probability" that the meat from the Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Company in Chino, California, could cause illness in humans."

You know, I agree with that. There may or may not be any issues with humans eating this meat. But for me, I tend to see it as a little bit of karma. What goes around comes around. I understand that the slaughterhouse has fired a couple employees, and while is is a great start, I think they need more to make up for the abuse.

I'm not exactly against the slaughterhouse in question closing down completely, but honestly, it's not realistic. But something had to be done. And more has to be done. Perhaps frequent and perhaps even publicized inspections may be one method. For a while at least.

This entire story just about makes me want to become a vegetarian, but I don't think that's going to help the cows. Really I don't.

How do you feel about all this?

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Perhaps you've heard of the video that was released by the Humane Society from a Chino slaughterhouse. Watching this video makes me truly sad. Now, the USDA is under criticism. No, not for the treatment of the cows (which should be under investigation already) but for allowing mistreated cattle to go through the meat inspection process. Because this video has surfaced, they were forced to shut down that Chino-based slaughterhouse. Now people are wondering just how effective the USDA inspection process is.

This is aside from the fact that I am appalled at the amount of abuse that these cows have been given. But I digress.

From the LA Times article: "Cattle that are unable to walk are banned from use as human food because they show a higher occurrence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, commonly known as mad cow disease."

There also was a statement from an undercover activist from the Humane Society who said, "It would take two or three of us to get the cow to stand in front of the inspector, on wobbly legs, and he would say 'That's fine.'"

I'm of firm belief that any type of inspection process can easily be corrupted, in the form of bribes or even laziness. It just sounds like the inspector in question in the quote above by the activist did not care about it. If we are going to allow these inspectors to determine if something is safe for us to consume, they must be ever vigilant. Seriously! They cannot be corrupted or they cannot allow certain things to happen.

I too believe in the inspection process, and it's not necessarily the fault of the USDA as much as it is the fault of the inspectors themselves who become lazy or corrupted. But the USDA seriously needs to get down on these people. They need to make a change and tighten things up.

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Have you seen the Burger King Commercials where they say they stopped selling the whopper, and that it was discontinued from the menu? You know, where they say they don't sell it for one day and people freak out? First of all, is it that important? I realize that's BK's tagline, "Home of the Whopper" but is it really the best thing on the menu? I really do like the chicken fries and the Classic Chicken Sandwich. (Notice I say classic)

Is that commercial really actual customers? I don't believe it. But here's the commercial, you just for yourself. Would you freak out like the the voice of the guy at the end of the commercial? He was pissed.

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With the dev blog entry about Questions Concerning ExpressionEngine 2.0 Compatibility, some of you might be wondering if I will be converting the linklist or any other plugins I've created to fit with EE 2.0.

Well, I will if I have to. I only say this because will EE 2.0 have linklist/blogroll capabilities? I think so. And before you start wondering, no I haven't gotten any word of that from anyone. I'm just predicting. But if not, then if I get a copy of the dev version of EE 2.0 to bring it up to specs, then I'll do it. We'll see how long till they have something for us developers though. I never anticipate any date unless it comes from the horses mouth, and well, they're saying who knows when it'll be ready to go out there.

So there you go, I thought I'd throw that out there before people who are using linklist now wonder if there was going to be a linklist 2.0.