I’m happy to hear this bit of news as I have a 16 hour plus flying day in front of me from Japan.

“Reduced air pressure and oxygen levels on planes do not increase the risk of blood clots in the legs, a study says.

Previous research has suggested air passengers are at an increased risk of DVT because of the unique conditions.

But Leicester and Aberdeen university researchers said sitting for long periods was the main cause, and warned people about all forms of travel.

The study of 73 people was featured in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

One in 2,000 long-distance passengers will suffer a blood clot, which can be fatal if it reaches the lungs. ”

I worry about deep vein thrombosis, because Protein S Deficiency runs in my family. Although I have been cleared by a blood test I still worry about these things because of my love to travel.

Maybe Frith was on to something when he wrote back in 2005, “So anyway, I was surfing the internet when I came across this totally awesome website called “I Called It”, and it looked like it was about making predictions, and what do ya know…I like to make predictions!

For example, I predict that BUY HIGH AND SELL LOW Microsoft, McDonald’s, and Kran Bioengineering will be the companies to invest in. This is not spam. This is not a joke. This is the chance of a LIFETIME to make a LOT of MONEY during your LIFETIME. Don’t you want to LEAVE A LEGACY for your CHILDREN? Do you want them to think you were a LOSER?”

He may have been slightly joking, but McD is up 4 bucks since that prediction back on 3-20-05 and now get this, McDonald’s is changing their entire look of their stores.

Read the rest of Frith’s prediction over here.

I think this is a good move for McDonald’s. Their menu has been evolving over the last 2 years to include healthier more modern options, yet their stores today still have that brick like flooring and yellow and red fiberglass/plastic benches. I’ve been eating at Mickey D’s since I was a baby where I ate their famous Filet-O-Fish sandwiches. I still eat at McDonald’s today 29 years later, however, most of the time I opt for their salad’s when I’m out running around. BTW the new Asian salad is pretty good.

I don’t own any McDonald’s stock, but I sure could get behind the company with this new look and new successful menu.

Source: MSN, Business Week Online

bit talks about pinching stuff while on the job. What’s the best thing you’ve jacked from an employer. Not an encourageable behavior, but hey tell us your worst :D.

See the thread here.

ferreter raises a good question about fruit juice manafacturers and juice distributors.
Where are all the grapefruit juice concoctions?

As I walk down the isle of the supermarket I see row upon row of different orange juice concoctions. But I see very few grapefruit selections. I know that grapefruits have less mindshare than oranges but I guarantee that if you offered more selection in the grapefruit juice area, it would sell.

If you have an opinion go comment.