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Saturday, May 28, 2011

Pigs, Goats, and Pyramids...

Zuckerberg Unfriends Chickens, Pigs and Goats | News & Opinion | PCMag.com: "t turns out Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg gives himself a personal challenge every year—and it often involves neck-related issues. Last year, Zuckerberg challenged himself to learn Chinese. But in 2009, he wore a necktie every day. This year's personal journey apparently involves slitting the throats of goats.
That's the skinny from Fortune's Postcards blog, which on Thursday reported that this year, the 27-year-old billionaire has vowed to only eat meat from animals he has personally dispatched.
In early May, Zuckerberg stunned his 847 Facebook friends with a post on his private page declaring, 'I just killed a pig and a goat.'
Zuckcerberg has developed a reputation for off-the-cuff statements that he later has to explain more fully, so it's probably no surprise that his Facebook friends reacted to that cryptic status update with 'a mixture of confusion, curiosity, and outright disgust,' according to Fortune.
The Facebook founder went on to explain the details of his yearly self-imposed challenge and how he's being coached by Silicon Valley chef and Flea Street Café proprietor Jesse Cool in his latest personal quest.
Zuckerberg has now personally slaughtered a chicken, a pig and a goat, slitting the latter's throat 'with a knife, which is the most kind way to do it,' according to Cool."



Food Pyramid Being Replaced With Plate-Shaped Logo - NYTimes.com: "The Obama administration is about to ditch the food pyramid, that symbol of healthy eating for the last two decades. In its place officials are dishing up a simple, plate-shaped symbol, sliced into wedges for the basic food groups and half-filled with fruits and vegetables.

The circular plate, which will be unveiled Thursday, is meant to give consumers a fast, easily grasped reminder of the basics of a healthy diet. It consists of four colored sections, for fruits, vegetables, grains and protein, according to several people who have been briefed on the change. Beside the plate is a smaller circle for dairy, suggesting a glass of low-fat milk or perhaps a yogurt cup."

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