Who will donate more food and supplies? The Liberty High School Patriots or the Issaquah High School Eagles?
Whichever school donates more, the clear winner is the Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank, which will receive the nonperishable food and supplies from the drive after the Liberty and Issaquah football game Friday night.
Donations of nonperishable food and supplies, like toilet paper and toothpaste, are encouraged, Liberty activity coordinator and Dean of Students Michelle Munson said.
Associated Student Body leaders at each school agreed to hold the drive in honor of Sept. 11, which Congress designated as the National Day of Service and Remembrance in 2009, Munson said.
Students will place collection boxes at their schools beginning Thursday, as well as at the gates of the football game, held at Liberty, 16655 SE 136th St., Renton. The gates open at 5 p.m. and the game starts at 7 p.m.
During halftime, a parent will take the goods to the food bank, where it will be weighed and a winner declared
Friday, September 10, 2010
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Blue Buffalo dog food may be linked to serious illness
The Veterinary Information Network (VIN) News Service reported last week that a serious illness in dogs may be linked to the food they’ve been eating:
In message board discussions, veterinarians have revealed cases of hypercalcemia secondary to vitamin D toxicosis occurring in dogs that eat a single brand of dry pet food: Blue Buffalo Wilderness Diet, chicken flavor. In each of the cases, veterinarians report that dogs’ conditions have improved after switching brands.
So far, nothing concrete has identified a causal relationship between the food and illnesses in dogs. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), while reportedly alerted to adverse events tied to the food, has not prompted a recall, though the VIN News Service has been unable to reach officials with the regulatory agency directly.
Officials with Wilton, Conn.-based Blue Buffalo report that “tens of thousands of dollars” and hundreds of hours have been spent analyzing various batches of dog food, including samples from bags directly linked to specific cases of dogs testing positive for hypercalcemia and vitamin D toxicity.
Richard MacLean, vice president of business affairs, says one thing is certain: Test results thus far have shown nothing unusual about the product’s formulation; amounts of calcium and vitamin D, in particular, are within the company’s specifications and well below levels that might be considered toxic. The company’s focus has been on Blue Buffalo Wilderness Chicken Recipe, manufactured in April 2010 with a best-used-by date of July 2011. Vitamin D toxicity, or hypervitaminosis D, induces bone loss and abnormally high serum calcium levels, which could result in kidney stones and the calcification of organs like the heart and kidneys if left untreated.
As detective stories go, this is a pretty intriguing one. Veterinarians have been putting the pieces together — one vet’s own dog was among those affected.
Blue Buffalo is paying for diagnostic tests on the sick dogs as well as agressively testing the food, for which they’re to be commended. Still, I’d like to see a pre-emptive recall even before the tests are done.
You can read the whole story here. And if you’re not already following the VIN News Service, you should make it a habit. I missed this story because it broke on the day I moved, but they do some of the best investigative work in the entire veterinary field.
In message board discussions, veterinarians have revealed cases of hypercalcemia secondary to vitamin D toxicosis occurring in dogs that eat a single brand of dry pet food: Blue Buffalo Wilderness Diet, chicken flavor. In each of the cases, veterinarians report that dogs’ conditions have improved after switching brands.
So far, nothing concrete has identified a causal relationship between the food and illnesses in dogs. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), while reportedly alerted to adverse events tied to the food, has not prompted a recall, though the VIN News Service has been unable to reach officials with the regulatory agency directly.
Officials with Wilton, Conn.-based Blue Buffalo report that “tens of thousands of dollars” and hundreds of hours have been spent analyzing various batches of dog food, including samples from bags directly linked to specific cases of dogs testing positive for hypercalcemia and vitamin D toxicity.
Richard MacLean, vice president of business affairs, says one thing is certain: Test results thus far have shown nothing unusual about the product’s formulation; amounts of calcium and vitamin D, in particular, are within the company’s specifications and well below levels that might be considered toxic. The company’s focus has been on Blue Buffalo Wilderness Chicken Recipe, manufactured in April 2010 with a best-used-by date of July 2011. Vitamin D toxicity, or hypervitaminosis D, induces bone loss and abnormally high serum calcium levels, which could result in kidney stones and the calcification of organs like the heart and kidneys if left untreated.
As detective stories go, this is a pretty intriguing one. Veterinarians have been putting the pieces together — one vet’s own dog was among those affected.
Blue Buffalo is paying for diagnostic tests on the sick dogs as well as agressively testing the food, for which they’re to be commended. Still, I’d like to see a pre-emptive recall even before the tests are done.
You can read the whole story here. And if you’re not already following the VIN News Service, you should make it a habit. I missed this story because it broke on the day I moved, but they do some of the best investigative work in the entire veterinary field.
Friday, September 3, 2010
Toad in a Hole and Birds in a Nest: What Are Your Favorite Food Names?
We had some British relatives visiting this past weekend, and one night (over burgers and pints, of course!) we got into a conversation about "silly" food names from both sides of the pond. Hear a few of ours and tell us yours after the jump!
One of our favorite food names has always been "bubble and squeak." This always makes us think of something from Macbeth, though it's really just a simple breakfast hash made from the fried leftovers of the previous night's cabbage and roast!
Other favorites include "birds in a nest" and "eggs in a basket," both terms for an egg fried inside a hole cut in a piece of bread. In the US, this dish is also sometimes called "toad in a hole," though our British friends scoffed at this. To them, this term refers to a dish of sausages and Yorkshire pudding.
We also came up with "bangers and mash" (sausages and mashed potatoes with gravy), "beef on weck" (thinly-sliced beef on a special "weck" roll), "limping susan" (okra and rice), and "hoppin' john" (beans and rice).
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