Scary stuff. I mean… You can eat blowfish testicles?
Blowfish testicles prepared by unlicensed chef send 7 to Japanese hospital with poisoning
TOKYO (AP) — Blowfish testicles prepared by an unauthorized chef sickened seven diners in northern Japan and three remained hospitalized Tuesday after eating the poisonous delicacy.
The owner of the restaurant in Tsuruoka city, who is also the chef, had no license to serve blowfish and was being questioned on suspicion of professional negligence, police official Yoshihito Iwase said.
Shortly after, they developed limb paralysis and breathing trouble and started to lose consciousness — typical signs of blowfish poisoning — and were rushed to a hospital for treatment, Iwase said.
A 68-year-old diner remained hospitalized in critical condition with respiratory failure and two others, aged 55 and 69, were in serious condition, he said.
“It’s scary. If you go to a decent-looking restaurant that serves fugu, you would assume a cook has a proper fugu license,” Iwase said, using the Japanese term for blowfish.
Blowfish poison, called tetrodotoxin, is nearly 100 times more poisonous than potassium cyanide, according to the Ishikawa Health Service Association. It can cause death within an hour and a half after consumption. (Source: Redeye)
I wonder what made people risk their lives just for blowfish. Is it that nice?
If there was ever proof that the federal government and the banking industry are working to protect the interest of each other, here it is. First the 2005 pro-banking bankruptcy “overhaul”, not this. Granted, there was some well-meaning intent behind this bailout of the banking system, there was also obviously some scheming behind the scenes which allowed for some fine-printing & insertion of “loopholes.”
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Bankrupt electronics retailer Circuit City Inc. said Friday it will close its remaining 567 U.S. stores and sell all its merchandise.
The company said it has 34,000 employees.
“We are extremely disappointed by this outcome,” James Marcum, acting CEO for Circuit City, said in a statement. “We were unable to reach an agreement with our creditors and lenders to structure a going-concern transaction in the limited timeframe available, and so this is the only possible path for our company.”
In a filing with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, which a judge approved late Friday, Circuit City – the No. 2 electronics retailer after Best Buy (BBY, Fortune 500) – said it had reached an agreement with four companies to start the liquidation process.
The company said the sale would begin Saturday and run until March 31, pending court approval.
The retailer’s Web site and call center will cease to operate after Jan. 18. (Source: CNN)
Fox decides that it’s time to cancel prison break. Come on he broke out of prison already, it’s time to end. The first season was good but subsequently it gets to be quite a time waster.
Fox cancels ‘Prison Break,’ seats ‘Sit Down’
TCA — This will be the final season of “Prison Break.”
“The show just played out,” says Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly. “Creatively everybody feels enough stories were told … we want it to finish strong and not just gimp out next season.”
“Prison” has four more episodes set to air, and might shoot a could extra series-ending episodes as well.
“They have a cool ending,” Reilly reassured. (Source: THR)
