Beverage can tops are still finding their way into the stomachs of some children, especially teens, despite being redesigned in the 1970s to keep people from swallowing them, U.S. researchers said.

A 16-year study at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Centre found 19 children had swallowed the safety tabs, which are designed to fold back but stay attached to cans for soda and other beverages.

“I think we all know if you fiddle with these stay tabs, you can easily break them off,” Dr. Lane Donnelly, who led the study, told reporters at the Radiological Society of North America meeting in Chicago.

The study included children aged 1 to 18 at his medical centre, but he suspects many cases go unreported.

Donnelly said he suspected children break off the tab, drop it into the soda can and inadvertently swallow the tab. When broken, the tabs have jagged edges that could perforate the stomach or intestine.

Since the tabs are made from aluminium, they are much harder to detect on an X-ray than coins, which babies and toddlers often swallow, Donnelly said.

He said parents should be aware of the problem and that beverage companies might consider a newer design that makes the tabs harder to break off.

As for the children in his study, none required surgery, although one was sent home with explicit instructions from the emergency department that read: “No sucking on can tops.”

Well, we decided to do a practice trial with Rafe (and, of course, Soda has a little video time, too).

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Rafe did very well on his down while Diva did her obedience routine.  His heeling is okay, but definitely not the best he can do.  A ton of people showed up that day, and random people were on the field (which he needs to get used to anyway), so he was a little off.  Yes, I’m making excuses… 

I was happy with his sit and down out of motion and recall, though they all could have been a little faster.  His retrieve on the flat is good, but obviously the retrieve over the jump and wall need more training.  I didn’t try the wall because after seeing the jump, I wanted to do more training with some help before trying again.  His send away was the first he’s ever done on the field (putting everything together), so I was really happy with that, even though it was short and a little hesitant.

His protection work is good overall.  He’s just started doing the blind search, and he’s understanding (I started quite close to the opposite blind, not in the middle of the two like normal).  He has a great out and hold and bark.  The transport was bad, but that’s my fault.  I should have done a little more training before trying it out (we’d done transports successfully before, but it had been a while).  I’m sure that won’t be an issue after doing a little more training.

I’m really just having fun with Soda.  She has a pretty horrible bite, and I don’t know if she’ll ever have a full bite, but I’ll still bring her out to play.  She seems to enjoy it.

Overall I was pretty happy with the day.  Thanks to Chris for his thumb action and putting the video together. 

And the trouble with that is?

Då kör vi igång en ny härlig vecka med massa roliga saker.

• Måndag: Planeringsdag

• Tisdag: MovieMuddi och Sodakampen

• Onsdag: Hit eller Shit och Gentlemen (Fredrik Willstrand, Mikael Grahn och Stefan Nykvist) i studion

• Torsdag: Coachingkurs i Stockholm

• Fredag: Stoj i studio 7 med Dan Berglund. (Vi jobbar på Elin Ruth Sigvardsson och Mustasch.

Vad vill du höra i Soda? Mejla till soda@sr.se.

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Have you ever drink coca cola?.
I guess you have if you were born between 1920 and 2001.

Benzene — in soda? It’s true: many bottled soft drinks and related beverages contain benzene, a well-known carcinogen. Benzene is a major industrial contaminant: a powerful solvent sometimes used in the manufacture of plastics. You take in a fair amount every day through air pollution and in drinking water.

Coca-Cola and other bottlers aren’t putting it there on purpose, of course. But the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has known for almost fifteen years that potassium benzoate and sodium benzoate — commonly used as preservatives in soda drinks — can react with the ascorbic acid, which is also added to ensure product freshness. The result is benzene.

How much benzene? More than is safe or necessary. The EPA defines a safe level of benzene as zero. In tap water, levels should not exceed 5 parts per billion

O senhor está bebado?

Não senhor.

Muito bem, então me ajuda aqui.

Pois não.

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh!

The top of a coke can, always coca-cola……gotta love it

What’s your favourite fizzy drink?

How about this as a video of the week? Nothing better than enjoying a chilled, wholesome bottle of Coca Cola. Admit it, you know you want to. These insects definitely don’t seem to mind the sweet taste.

Weight: 209 lbs.

8:30 a.m. I went to have breakfast with my family this morning. It was a very good meal.

Breakfast: Two pancakes, a slice of ham and coffee

Bowel Movement Barometer: Movement at 11:03 a.m.

12:30 p.m. I went shopping to buy a friend a baby gift. I love shopping at Target.

2:00 p.m. Once a month I go and get a massage to help with my stress. I recommend everyone get a massage once a month!

3:00 p.m. I went to the book store to get a new novel because I didn’t read anything while I was studying for my test. I bought two books and donated a Dr. Seuss book for the Children’s book drive.

Dinner: Half a bowl of top ramen and OJ

4:36 p.m. My dad got a call that one of my family members wasn’t feeling well and needed to go to the hospital. I left half my dinner on the counter and went with him. It was a lot of drama and very emotional. Sometimes your family members can be really annoying. I was at the hospital until 9:45 p.m.

Days without soda: 42

Days without candy: 9

Days without energy drinks: 1

Weight: 209 lbs.

6:30 a.m. I am taking the English PLACE test today. If I pass this test I could become a licensed teacher in the state of Colorado. However, this “getting up at the butt-crack of dawn to take a test” thing is dumb. People shouldn’t be forced to take tests before the sun is up!

Breakfast: Sandwich and water

Water: Five cups

7:30 a.m. The testing people put the wrong address on the registration form and I was almost late to the test because the school I needed to find was six miles from where the map said it was supposed to be. I didn’t have time to do a final study in my car. It is terrible.

10:33 a.m. I finished the test. It will be a F***ing miracle if I pass.

Lunch: Chicken and some green beans with tea.

1:15 p.m. I decided to treat myself and go to the movies. I saw “The Blind Side.” However, I had to tango with all the screaming teenage girls who were at the movies to see “New Moon.” I DO NOT miss my teenage years.

Dinner: A hamburger and some tea.

Days without soda: 41

Days without candy: 8

Days without energy drinks: 0

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Went to the mall to run some errands. Decided to eat at Sbarro. I tried to avoid my usual 2 pizza slices or the baked ziti. My meal turned out pretty good. I didn’t finish most of it, so tonight’s post includes a before and after.

What: Baked Chicken with Spaghetti, Caesar Salad without dressing, Diet Pepsi

Are you planning to shop at Target on the 27th or 28th? Use the link to get a printable coupon for a FREE drink (valued up to $1.50).

I have tried numerous times and, for some reason, I cannot get this one to work as a hotlink. However, if you cut and paste into your browser, the coupon will open up. (Edited to add: Hmmm!  I double-checked this and the hotlink did work.  I’m so confused.  LOL!)

https://2daysweepstakes.target.com/pdf/free_soda_coupon.pdf

Purchase an order of Hardee’s Smothered Country Potatoes and get a small beverage free. One per customer. Coupon expires December 7, 2009.

Get a free soda and french fries with the purchase of a Hardee’s Mushroom Melt Thickburger. One per customer. Coupon expires January 3, 2010.

Thinking about taking a trip to the movie theater?  It is movie season, and with the cold weather rolling in a movie theater is a common place for people to spend a night or afternoon.  Movie theater popcorn has made its way into the news lately and it isn’t getting a very good rap.

The Center for Science in the Public Interest is reporting that the popcorn at movies theaters is extremely high in calories and contains massive amounts of saturated fat and salt.  Massive meaning it’s a welcome call for a heart attack.  At AMC movie theaters, a large popcorn comes in at 1,030 calories and contains a whopping 57 grams of saturated fat.  That is almost three times the recommended daily intake of saturated fat, and enough calories to have a healthy breakfast and lunch.

Add a non-diet soda to the mix and you throwing in and 130+ calories.  Next, add some candy and you’re calories are really piling up.  Candy at movie theaters are usually plus sized and meant to be shared.

A Fix?

Next time you head to the theater, throw your own popcorn in a ziploc bag.  You’ll be able to pick you own levels of fat and calories and control portions with the amount you bring.  Try to avoid soda at the theater all together and opt for water instead.  Have a sweet tooth?  Bring your own treat.  If you can’t pass up the Reese’s or M&M’s bring a small bag so you have some control.  If you really want to take a healthy plunge, bring some dried fruits and nuts to munch on instead.  Enjoy the movie without causing harm to your health and waistline.

What’s your favorite movie theater treat?  Do you bring your own or splurge at the theater?

One reason I enjoy primitive firing processes is the glorious unpredictability of the results. In giving up rigid control over my work, I am blessed with beautiful, organic markings that are completely unique and impossible to reproduce — markings that reflect the richness and diversity of the universe.

In a pit-firing, the vessels are surrounded by flammable material, and then a fire is built on top of them. The surface of the vessels is marked by pockets of hot gas that form in the heart of the fire. (Some potters smother the fire to concentrate this effect; I prefer to let it burn down unhindered so that some vessels are exposed to air and others are buried in the ash.)

Here are some of my favorite pieces from a recent pit-firing at my in-laws’ house in Indiana. My apologies for the mediocre photography.

It has taken me a long time to to embrace that lack of control. When I first began sculpting, I agonized over every part of the process, polishing and fussing and worrying in a vain effort to make everything “perfect” — exactly as I pictured it in my head. It was a good way to get really excellent at my process, and some of those early pieces were very beautiful.

Yet in time, my own head simply began to seem too small; too finite and predictable to express the wonderful serendipity of the universe.

The first place I began to let go of control was in my drawings, as I began to use water, smoke, powdered pigments, and other unpredictable materials to create richly organic markings. Later I fell in love with the loosely-controlled firing methods that would create similarly rich markings on my ceramic work: raku-, saggar-, soda-, and finally pit- and barrel- firing. In addition to producing beautiful results, these processes felt better to do. I wasn’t desperately wrestling against the materials and process to force them to do my will, but working with them in cooperation and dialogue. I was co-creating.

“Co-creator” is a word that my undergraduate mentor, Rudy Medlock, used all the time. A man of deep faith, he never let his students forget that we weren’t just making art for fun or for a class, but that we were actively participating with the Creator of the universe. It’s an idea that has steadily deepened for me in the years since then. There is a vast difference between knowing something in an intellectual or religious sense, and stepping into it as a personal experience, both vibrant and transformative.

That’s what unpredictable processes are to me: a chance to eagerly and playfully cooperate with the Creator and with the universe itself — the richest collaboration of all.

Funny story – when I was grocery shopping on Friday, I wanted to select a few beers that David had not yet tried. I decided to try some Oettinger beers. As I was scanning the vast selection of brands and types of beers, I caught sight of an Oettinger label that said Malz, or malt. I thought, “Great! I love malt beers!” and proceeded to add a few bottles to my basket.

When I got home, I excitedly showed David that I had found a malt beer to try. Then my eye fell on the label and I noticed it said that it was alcohol-free and also an “erfrischende Malztrunk für die ganze Familie” – a refreshing Malt beverage for the whole family. Hmmmm….

We chilled one down, opened the bottle and poured it into a beer glass. David took the first sip. His first thought was, “What IS this? It tastes like soda-pop.” Then he said to me, “I’m not too sure of this. It doesn’t taste right.” I was curious. I took a sip and it was definitely not what I was expecting. Maybe if I had been expecting a malt beverage rather than a malt beer I would have liked it.

I am going to try making beer bread with the remaining bottles, because I think that might be the best way to use up our refreshing malt beverage for the whole family.