Archive - Apr 22, 2005

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Fat: now better than ever

This is interesting... the CDC seems to have revised downward their estimate of annual fat-related deaths. They now think it kills less than a tenth as many people as previously assumed, gone from 400,000/a to about 26,000/a. The remaining deaths are almost entirely concentrated in the morbidly obese BMI classification, and there seems to be virtually no risk to longevity from being a bit overweight.

Elections, Present and Future

So, I think it's time to address our glorious PM's naked begging for a chance to prove his, um, well, whatever it is he has to prove.

Why? Why should we give the Liberals further chances? Is there anyone in the country who believes there is even the faintest hope that the Gomery inquiry will turn up some exonerating evidence that mitigates the evidence we've already heard?

I'll stop now.