Grist: Swine-flu outbreak could be linked to factory farms

This according to Grist:"The outbreak of a new flu strain—a nasty mash-up of swine, avian, and human viruses—has infected 1,000 people in Mexico and the U.S., killing 68. The World Health Organization warned Saturday that the outbreak could reach global pandemic levels....

EPA Wants to Turn Cows Into Goats — Scapegoats

It appears the folks at the Environmental Protection Agency want to turn cows into goats — or, more accurately, scapegoats — by charging fees to people who raise air-polluting animals.According to an...

Pig meat: now featuring omega-3s

"I'll have the bacon please, I'm on a diet."Canadian pork-innovators have come up with a way to make hogs a more healthy food source by infusing them with some of the same fatty acids that make fish oil so...

Overturned pig truck goes hog wild

Squealing swine stalled traffic Sunday on the Pomono (60) in California.  Thankfully the apocalypse did not ensue."INDUSTRY, Calif. A big rig overturned on the Pomona (60) freeway Sunday, forcing live pigs to...

Canada's Notorious Serial Killer a Momma's Boy

This story by Stevie Cameron certainly explains a lot of the mindset of Willie Pickton Canada's most Notorious Serial Killer of Women, some say the count is 48 women killed and climbing dating back possibly to the...

First 20 Most Talked-About Celebs For 2007.

"There are three things guaranteed to sell a story in the world of celebrity gossip: birth, death and incarceration. This year's hot list of limelight hogs queued up to face arrest ( Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, Nicole Richie, Amy Winehouse), get knocked up or...

Midget remark sparks brawl

 Short Tempered or Midgets Gone Wild?  "Midget remark sparks brawl Published: Nov. 29, 2007 at 4:10 PM Print story Email to a friend Font size: LAS VEGAS, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- A brawl broke out in a Las Vegas bar this week when a short person dressed in an Oompa Loompa...

Live to write

"EHIND THE SCREEN Live to write Brad Copeland's latest script, 'Wild Hogs,' is hitting the big screen. Roger Moore | Sentinel Movie Critic Posted March 5, 2007 PHOTOS Brad Copeland Brad Copeland (TOUCHSTONE PICTURES) Feb 22, 2007 Neighborhoods Your Altamonte Springs Talk...

Mayor Menino and City of Boston Join Wild Hogs to Honor Boston Motorcycle Off...

"Mayor Menino was joined by Police Commissioner Ed Davis and the Mobile Operations Patrol Unit Deputy Superintendent Thomas Lee to receive the $10,000 donation to the Boston Police Foundation and Crime Stoppers....

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