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NYC Law Bans Trans Fats — Who Said They Get to Pick?

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Who’s Place Is It?

New York City recently passed an ordinance banning the use of trans fats by restaurants. The idea is that this new law will make New Yorkers more healthy.

Apparently trans fats are used because they make food taste better and have a longer shelf life than other kinds of fats. And it seems they are often used for frying in restaurants mostly because they melt at higher temperatures (I guess the fryers can get hotter), generally taste better, and because they last longer than other types of fats before they go bad.

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Unfortunately they are really bad for you.

So bad in fact that the City of New York feels they have to protect their citizens from them. Sort of.

The much publicized ban so far only applies to restaurants. So the packaged food in grocery stores in New York will remain an apparent toxic health hazard. For now.

But heaven forbid if you want to get a Krispy Kreme in the Big Apple.

Now here’s where I’ll probably loose some of you because I’m not sure it is the government’s place to tell us what things we can and cannot eat.

No. Actually I’m pretty sure it is not their place.
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We Were Conspiring: Now Chris Is Writing at Successful Blog!

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Welcome Chris!

Today, I am delighted to announce that a friend, a great guy, and someone we all know is a bigger part of Successful Blog. Chris Cree now is a contributor with a column that expands and enhances what’s already happening here. Chris will be talking about ideas too. He’s got some plans that are definitely what we define as cool.

I thought it was time for a male voice and another point of view. Chris, being Chris, didn’t waste one breath agreeing with me.

Don’t think I didn’t notice that Chris’s lack of disagreement. It’s what convinced me the idea would work out perfectly.

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You’ll know when it’s Chris, the one who makes sense, when you see his name in the byline. Oh yeah and of course, there will be that great big series button. Click this one — Like the clever title? — to take you to his first post.

This is only the first cool thing for Successful-Blog 2007!! Keep an eye out for the rest of our Blue Ocean Strategy.

Welcome, Chris! It’s nice to have you!

–ME “Liz” Strauss

What is He Talking About? Chris Cree on Incompetence

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Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. –Isaac Asimov

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There was a time when I bought into that quote by Isaac Asimov wholeheartedly. At first brush it really makes complete sense. Even today when I get frustrated or impatient I can feel the anger rising in me. I can see how that anger, if left unchecked, could easily lead to violence. And trust me, I have no delusions about my own competence in some areas. :roll:

But as I get older I find myself wondering if all violence is a result of incompetence. I mean unfortunately the truth is that some folks just don’t understand anything short of violence. Bullies must be faced down or they won’t stop bullying.

Passive resistance only works in systems that have some sort of built in restraint. Can you imagine if someone like Gandhi tried to passively resist the Roman Empire to throw off their oppression? Rome didn’t have the same aversion to mass slaughter that the 20th century British did and would have nailed resisters up on crosses by the thousands faster than a spilled Starbucks in a January Chicago parking lot would freeze.

Nope. As I get older I’m learning that life has a lot more shades of gray than I thought. Violence usually takes more than one party to ensue. Even with the most perfectly competent person, I think there may come a time when others give them no alternative.

Chris Cree is a regular contributor here at Successful-Blog and he helps businesses fuel growth through blogging with his consulting business, SuccessCREEations.

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