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Jun 25, 2011 18:11:17 GMT 1
Post by StuartG on Jun 25, 2011 18:11:17 GMT 1
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Jun 26, 2011 12:59:15 GMT 1
Post by StuartG on Jun 26, 2011 12:59:15 GMT 1
To avoid the wrath of 'She who has to be obeyed' I've moved the subject here from 'Nukes' On the subject of beansprouts, here's Wiki's contribution en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprouting..but I wouldn't be at all surprised that IF it's from bean sprouts/shoots that it's the WATER used that is more likely to be the problem. The lady representative of the company accused said they had sold [She did give the number] thousands of these seeds per year over many successive years. The amount sold this year was [thousands of packets] and to then claim them at fault was doubtful. Remember who make these claims, in both recent cases they have been civil servants... StuartG
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Jun 26, 2011 13:00:13 GMT 1
Post by StuartG on Jun 26, 2011 13:00:13 GMT 1
I've just thought, like foot & mouth, the best form of hygiene is dilution, so with these seeds, IF they were contaminated on arrival from the supplier, then their watering etc on arrival is such, or should be..."The seeds are normally first soaked and depending on the type of seed this process can take anything from 20 minutes up to 12 hours. Sometime before the soaking seeds are rinsed to remove soil and dirt and mucilaginous substances produced by some seeds when they come in contact with water. The soaking increases the water content in the seeds and bring them out of quiescence. It follows draining and then rinsing seeds at regular intervals until they germinate, or sprout." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprouting#The_germination_processThat's the bit "draining and then rinsing seeds at regular intervals" so if the seeds WERE contaminated the subsequent dilution by reqular washing would ensure any nasties were removed sufficiently to make them OK for consumption. If the water used to flush is then sent to a settling tank and then reused, there is a very good chance of contamination. StuartG ps. Latest News for Toms Growers, available next month... www.plantum.nl/plantum/persberichten/10-10-11%20ENG.pdfAre they GSPP accredited? If not, half price!
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Jun 26, 2011 13:14:34 GMT 1
Post by StuartG on Jun 26, 2011 13:14:34 GMT 1
"Woman with world's largest natural breasts" 'Highlights their psychological and physical cost' tp://uk.health.lifestyle.yahoo.net/woman-with-worlds-largest-breasts.htm
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Jun 26, 2011 19:18:13 GMT 1
Post by StuartG on Jun 26, 2011 19:18:13 GMT 1
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Jun 26, 2011 19:34:45 GMT 1
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Jun 28, 2011 0:06:29 GMT 1
Post by StuartG on Jun 28, 2011 0:06:29 GMT 1
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Jun 28, 2011 0:26:11 GMT 1
Post by StuartG on Jun 28, 2011 0:26:11 GMT 1
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Jun 28, 2011 0:43:39 GMT 1
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Jun 28, 2011 19:58:57 GMT 1
Post by principled on Jun 28, 2011 19:58:57 GMT 1
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Jun 28, 2011 21:24:57 GMT 1
Post by StuartG on Jun 28, 2011 21:24:57 GMT 1
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Jun 28, 2011 21:37:17 GMT 1
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Jun 29, 2011 10:10:30 GMT 1
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Jun 29, 2011 11:08:25 GMT 1
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Jun 29, 2011 11:23:52 GMT 1
Post by principled on Jun 29, 2011 11:23:52 GMT 1
Stu Ref your PNG link. You might be interested in this story. A couple of my forbears emigrated in the mid 1800s to NSW. One of them took part in an expedition involving two other men, two assigned convicts and an aborigine guide to the river Darling. On reaching his lands on the 5th day of the trek, the aborigine went one night to his tribe who were nearby and arranged for an attack on the group. My distant relatives was speared. With a six-inch spear head still in his body the group ventured back towards their cattle ranch. With 50 miles remaining they sent one man ahead to advise the ranch to get a doctor. At the ranch, the injured man's nephew (another family relative) rode an incredible 350 miles and then back in 6 days to get a doctor, who managed to remove just half the spear. My relative eventually died of the wound having been operated on near Sydney several months later. The story appeared in a newspaper in 1905 under the title "Tale of a terrible adventure" P
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