Readers weigh in on updated Food Guide Pyramid ideas
Washington asks for ideas to refresh the 12 year old pyramid prompting drawings and slogans from the public. Most propose a simpler design and clearer guidance with proposals like Eat reasonably or get fat and even upended pyramids turning it into a muscular torso.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services
Wisconsin
Beth Nelson
Anna Akins
Ormond Beach
Fla
Eliest
Shelly Holm
Downey
Calif
Navy to recover final remains of 1962 Greenland crash crew
Norfolk officials report a Navy recovery mission will depart to Greenland to retrieve the last remains of the 12 aboard the Jan 12 1962 P 2V Neptune crash during a Cold War submarine hunt. Relatives led a letter campaign urging action with hopes for a safe mission.
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Norfolk
Greenland
Bob Pettway
Congress
Pettway
McDonald, Tenn
Naval Station
Keflavik
Iceland
Kronborg
Produce cost not a barrier to eating vegetables
A USDA study found that 12 percent of daily food spending covers the recommended daily fruit and vegetable servings. At 64 cents per day for 3 servings of fruit and 4 servings of vegetables, most items cost under 50 cents per serving. The data, from 7,195 homes in 1999, suggests affordable produce, though access and local prices vary.
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Concord
N.H
U.S. Department of Agriculture
A.C. Nielsen
Parke Wilde
Friedman School of Nutrition
Tufts University
Rea
NPD
Produce For Better Health Foundation
Ruth Kava
American Council of Science and Health
USDA
New energy weapons spark debate on directed energy use
Researchers discuss laser and microwave directed energy weapons funded by the Pentagon and tested in labs and on Humvees. Advocates say they offer battlefield advantages from disabling missiles to repelling crowds, while critics point to international law limits and concerns over noncombatant harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Anthony Schlesinger
Pentagon
Schlesinger
Delores Etter
Defense For Science and Technology
Tlefield
Iraq
Afghanistan
U.S
Air Force
Air Force Research Laboratory
New Mexico
Raytheon Co
Rich Garcia
Cremation reshapes the U.S. funeral industry nationwide
St Mark's Episcopal Cathedral in Minneapolis and the Harkers join a growing cremation movement that is changing a $25 billion death care industry. Major casket makers and funeral companies report declining sales and profits as cremation rises to about 30 percent of deaths, shifting pricing toward professional services and away from casket markups.
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St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral
Minneapolis
Carl
Marilyn Harker
Cremation Society of
Minnesota
Batesville Casket
Indiana
U.S
Ron Hast
Mortuary Management
Kelly Guncheon
Minnesota Funeral Directors Association
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Navy
Middletown Systems
Andy Robinson
Wainer
Catis
Loren Thompson
Lexington Institute
Defense
By John Reinan
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Star Tribune
Middletown Journal
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Minvietown
Bleese
N. Verity
Pkwy
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