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15 Things You Should Know about Caffeine | HomeownersInsurance.org

Tue, 29 May 2012 05:04:03 -0400

15 Things You Should Know about Caffeine | HomeownersInsurance.org

Wells Fargo Has Blood on Its Hands: Desperate Man Commits Suicide After Shocking Foreclosure Mistreatment | News & Politics | AlterNet

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:42:38 -0400

Wells Fargo Has Blood on Its Hands: Desperate Man Commits Suicide After Shocking Foreclosure Mistreatment | News & Politics | AlterNet

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Tue, 15 May 2012 08:33:42 -0400

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reuters: Amazon is working hard to limit the amount of states...

Tue, 01 May 2012 01:44:50 -0400

reuters:

Amazon is working hard to limit the amount of states requiring the collection of sales tax on online purchases. The company recently struck a deal with the state of Texas in which the state agreed to delay the collection of sales tax. [REUTERS]

thiscitycalledearth: by Vicky Martienssen Slater, Southampton.

Tue, 01 May 2012 01:42:32 -0400

thiscitycalledearth:

by Vicky Martienssen Slater, Southampton.

Homeless Children Living On The Highway To Disney World

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:22:30 -0400

Homeless Children Living On The Highway To Disney World

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Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:31:03 -0400

How Autocorrect Could Kill The Space Bar http://bzfd.it/Hdj4Dy

"Urine-soaked eggs a spring taste treat in China city Photo Thu, Mar 29 2012 By Royston..."

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 23:14:08 -0400

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Urine-soaked eggs a spring taste treat in China city
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By Royston Chan

DONGYANG, China (Reuters) - It’s the end of a school day in the eastern Chinese city of Dongyang, and eager parents collect their children after a hectic day of primary school.

But that’s just the start of busy times for dozens of egg vendors across the city, deep in coastal Zhejiang province, who ready themselves to cook up a unique springtime snack favoured by local residents.

Basins and buckets of boys’ urine are collected from primary school toilets. It is the key ingredient in “virgin boy eggs”, a local tradition of soaking and cooking eggs in the urine of young boys, preferably below the age of 10.

There is no good explanation for why it has to be boys’ urine, just that it has been so for centuries.

The scent of these eggs being cooked in pots of urine is unmistakable as people pass the many street vendors in Dongyang who sell it, claiming it has remarkable health properties.

“If you eat this, you will not get heat stroke. These eggs cooked in urine are fragrant,” said Ge Yaohua, 51, who owns one of the more popular “virgin boy eggs” stalls.

“They are good for your health. Our family has them for every meal. In Dongyang, every family likes eating them.”

It takes nearly an entire day to make these unique eggs, starting off by soaking and then boiling raw eggs in a pot of urine. After that, the shells of the hard-boiled eggs are cracked and they continue to simmer in urine for hours.

Vendors have to keep pouring urine into the pot and controlling the fire to keep the eggs from being overheated and overcooked.

Ge said he has been making the snack, popular due to its fresh and salty taste, for more than 20 years. Each egg goes for 1.50 yuan ($0.24), a little more than twice the price of the regular eggs he also sells.

Many Dongyang residents, young and old, said they believed in the tradition passed on by their ancestors that the eggs decrease body heat, promote better blood circulation and just generally reinvigorate the body.

“By eating these eggs, we will not have any pain in our waists, legs and joints. Also, you will have more energy when you work,” said Li Yangzhen, 59, who bought 20 eggs from Ge.

The eggs are not bought only at street stalls. Local residents are also known to personally collect boys’ urine from nearby schools to cook the delicacy in their homes.

The popularity of the treat has led the local government to list the “virgin boy eggs” as an intangible cultural heritage.

But not everyone is a fan. Chinese medical experts gave mixed reviews about the health benefits of the practice, with some warning about sanitary issues surrounding the use of urine to cook the eggs.

Some Dongyang residents also said they hated the eggs.

“We have this tradition in Dongyang that these eggs are good for our health and that it would help prevent things like getting a cold,” said Wang Junxing, 38. “I don’t believe in all this, so I do not eat them.”

(Editing by Elaine Lies and Paul Casciato)

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Sat, 31 Mar 2012 00:03:41 -0400

motherjones: Just how big is Walmart? Really freaking...

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 15:30:09 -0400

motherjones:

Just how big is Walmart? Really freaking big!

More charts here.

Americans Eat the Cheapest Food in the World, But What is It Really Costing Us? : TreeHugger

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 15:26:41 -0400

Americans Eat the Cheapest Food in the World, But What is It Really Costing Us? : TreeHugger

“A photo of a shirtless Rick Santorum lounging in a pool is circulating on the Internet. Ironically,...

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 14:17:07 -0400

“A photo of a shirtless Rick Santorum lounging in a pool is circulating on the Internet. Ironically, the photo has proven to be a very effective form of birth control.” –Conan O’Brien

Women Make Better Bosses | Business Leadership | LiveScience

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 19:10:45 -0400

Women Make Better Bosses | Business Leadership | LiveScience

On Shaky Ground

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 01:34:45 -0400

On Shaky Ground

Buck Banks | Mar. 21, 2012

In Florida, when threatened, Stand Your Ground.
Especially when young black males are around.
‘Cause you know how young blacks
Are prone to attack,
So in Sanford, we just gun ‘em down.

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think-progress: No, we’re not surprised.

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 08:22:28 -0400

think-progress:

No, we’re not surprised.

College degree = $650,000 more in earnings - Economy

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 08:33:50 -0400

College degree = $650,000 more in earnings - Economy

Posted by Ted McLaughlin at 12:07 AM

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Posted by Ted McLaughlin at 12:07 AM

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