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Most meat eaters may be unaware that more than 70% of all beef and chicken in the United States, Canada and other countries is being treated with poisonous carbon monoxide gas. It can make seriously decayed meat look fresh for weeks. The meat industry continues to allow this toxic gas injection into many of the meat products people consume on a daily basis. The question is, how many people have become ill by this chemically altered meat that is being sold to families all over the world?
Carbon monoxide (often referred to as CO) is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas, one measly oxygen molecule away from the carbon dioxide we all exhale. But that one molecule makes a big difference in that it does very, very bad things to the human body at very, very low concentrations.
CO is toxic because it sticks to hemoglobin, a molecule in blood that usually carries oxygen, even better than oxygen can. When people are exposed to higher levels of CO, the gas takes the place of oxygen in the bloodstream and wreaks havoc. Milder exposures mean headaches, confusion, and tiredness. Higher exposures mean unconsciousness and death, and even those who survive CO poisoning can suffer serious long-term neurological consequences.
The Canadian Meat Packers Council recommends that the internal meat temperatures not go above 39 degrees Celsius or 4 degrees Fahrenheit. That has also been defined by other international meat regulators as the optimum storage temperature of meat. Even small increases of one or two degrees can cause a huge increase in bacterial growth. For example, an increase in the temperature of -1.5 degrees Celsius to 2 degrees Celsius would cut the shelf life of meat in half.
However, keeping meat at these temperatures is very challenging for grocery retailers. The actual surface temperature of displayed fresh meat is often much higher than the thermometer of the display case due to UV radiation from the display case lighting which penetrates the meat packaging and heats the surface just as the sun can cause a sunburn on a cold winter day. Various studies have found that the internal temperature of meat from display cases does exceed 50 degrees Celsius which is more than 10 degrees higher than recommended temperatures.
The meat consequently decomposes very quickly, so the meat industry heavily invested in modified atmospheric packaging which utilizes carbon monoxide gas to extend the shelf life and resist spoilage.
In a carbon monoxide system, with low oxygen, the carbon monoxide will react with the myoglobin and give the meat a bright red colour. The low oxygen mixture artificially limits the growth of spoilage organisms that are commonly caused by increased levels of heat in display cases.
So although carbon monoxide is a gas that can be fatal when inhaled in large quantities, the meat industry insists that it is not harmful to human health when ingested via atmospheric packaging...
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http://preventdisease.com/news/12/031112_Decayed-Meat-Is-Treated-With-Carbon-Monoxide-To-Make-It-Look-Fresh-At-The-Grocery.shtmlMost meat eaters may be unaware that more than 70% of all beef and chicken in the... more
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I will be featured @ Cykel in San Francisco. I will be showing all new work.
I’m an artist living and working in San Francisco. I paint because I have a passion for creating. Living in San Francisco has had an impact on my work. I try to find places that look industrial or abandon left to rot. Its these places that I find beauty and intriguing and at one point had history with the city. There was a time when these surfaces had a function. Practically all these surface were all man made, what fascinates me is that with time these surfaces start to decompose or detoritate and take a life of there own. Show their true beauty.
Heres all the info for the show:
Cykel
548 Union Street
San Francisco, CA
Friday Oct 7 6:00pm- 8:00pm
Heres a link to my website http://stevejaviel.com/I will be featured @ Cykel in San Francisco. I will be showing all new work.... more
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The Salton Sea is a desert saline lake located in the Imperial Valley of California. It was created in 1905 when the Colorado River overflowed and broke through a dam. Approximately fifteen miles wide and thirty-five miles long, the Sea gets its water from agricultural run-off and inflow from rivers and canals. The level of the Sea can change dramatically due to evaporation or changes in run-off. As there is no outflow from the Sea its salinity has surpassed that of the Pacific Ocean. The Sea sits on the Pacific Flyway and draws a wide variety of migratory bird species.The Salton Sea is a desert saline lake located in the Imperial Valley of California.... more
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"Hatred is a feeling which leads to the extinction of values." Jose Ortega y Gasset
"He who refuses to learn deserves extinction." - Rabbi Hillel
Original: 36"h x 48"w ink on Acrylic Skin: $864"Hatred is a feeling which leads to the extinction of values." Jose Ortega... more
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"If you understand hallucination and illusion, you don't blindly follow any leader. You must know if the person is sane or insane, over the abyss." - Marguerite Young
"In order to act, you must be somewhat insane. A reasonably sensible man is satisfied with thinking." - Georges Clemenceau
Original: 36"h x 48"w ink on Acrylic Skin: $864"If you understand hallucination and illusion, you don't blindly follow any... more
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Nearly half of Earth's heat comes from the radioactive decay of materials inside, according to a large international research collaboration that includes a Kansas State University physicist.
link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110802125801.htmNearly half of Earth's heat comes from the radioactive decay of materials inside,... more
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New piece's up on my Etsy Site made out o vintage paper on heavy water color paper
size: 5"x5"New piece's up on my Etsy Site made out o vintage paper on heavy water color... more
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"To pass to the deluge, and beyond it, and to come to close quarters with our proper division, the origin of Romance itself is a very debatable subject, or rather it is a subject which the wiser mind will hardly care to debate much." - George Saintsbury"To pass to the deluge, and beyond it, and to come to close quarters with our... more
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"I have lately been surveying the Walden woods so extensively and minutely that I now see it mapped in my mind’s eye - as, indeed, on paper - as so many men’s wood-lots, and am aware when I walk there that I am at a given moment passing from such a one’s wood-lot to such another’s. I fear this particular dry knowledge may affect my imagination and fancy, that it will not be easy to see so much wildness and native vigor there as formerly." - Henry David Thoreau"I have lately been surveying the Walden woods so extensively and minutely that I... more
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April’s Tentacle Award goes to Decay – Part 4, the final chapter in one of the Xbox's most impressive indie series.April’s Tentacle Award goes to Decay – Part 4, the final chapter in one of... more
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"The gun lobby finds waiting periods inconvenient. You have only to ask my husband how inconvenient he finds his wheelchair from time to time." - Sarah Brady"The gun lobby finds waiting periods inconvenient. You have only to ask my... more
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"After saying yes to Turkey, the EU is having difficulty finding clear and consistent grounds for saying no to other, still more remote candidates - but being in the general vicinity of Europe does seem to be a continuing requirement." - Timothy Garton Ash"After saying yes to Turkey, the EU is having difficulty finding clear and... more
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Formerly Benton Harbor, MI
"If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem." - J. Paul GettyFormerly Benton Harbor, MI
"If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem.... more
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"We must have more union members in this country to fight the political and business forces that are undermining workers in this country. The AFL-CIO has chosen the opposite approach by planning to throw even more money at politicians." - James P. Hoffa"We must have more union members in this country to fight the political and... more
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"The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides." - Jules Verne"The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its... more
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"While Koch foundations donate to cancer hospitals like Memorial Sloan-Kettering in New York, Koch Industries has been lobbying to stop the Environmental Protection Agency from classifying another product important to its bottom line, formaldehyde, as a “known carcinogen” in humans (which it is)." - Frank Rich"While Koch foundations donate to cancer hospitals like Memorial Sloan-Kettering... more
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I'm going to be apart of a Group show called Warhol Reimagined: The New Factory in San Francisco @ Project One Gallery this Thursday March 10, 2011.
Here's more info on the show
Warhol Reimagined: The New Factory
March 10th, 2011 – April 20th, 2011
Opening night (All welcome, no cover): March 10th, 2011 – 7pm-2am
Project One Gallery
251 Rhode Island, San Francisco, CA 94103
Here a link of all the Artist taking part in the show http://www.WarholReimagined.com/I'm going to be apart of a Group show called Warhol Reimagined: The New Factory... more
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Most of my work is non-representational due to the abstraction of color, shapes, typography and forms of overlapping textures. Living in San Francisco has had a major impact on my work. Decaying walls, shipyards, industrial sites, and abandoned buildings have all been a big influence. The aging, rust and marks on these surfaces are what I find fascinating and inspiring.
You can find my Art on Etsy http://www.etsy.com/shop/SteveJavielMost of my work is non-representational due to the abstraction of color, shapes,... more
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The Groningen professors Bauke Dijkstra and Lubbert Dijkhuizen have deciphered the structure and functional mechanism of the glucansucrase enzyme that is responsible for dental plaque sticking to teeth. This knowledge will stimulate the identification of substances that inhibit the enzyme. Just add that substance to toothpaste, or even sweets, and caries will be a thing of the past.
link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101203101341.htmThe Groningen professors Bauke Dijkstra and Lubbert Dijkhuizen have deciphered the... more
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