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We’ve reported on why “low fat” foods actually make you fat. We’re told we should especially avoid “trans fats,” but most of us don’t know what they are.

High consumption of trans fat, found mainly in partially hydrogenated vegetable oils and widely used by the food industry, has been linked to an increased risk of coronary heart disease. New York and Philadelphia have passed measures eliminating its use in restaurants, and other cities are considering similar bans.
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We’ve written before about how dust blowing from China can change the weather in California. Now researchers have begun tracking a huge dust plume they believe they might affect clouds and weather across thousands of miles while playing a role in global warming.

Scientists are using high tech aircraft to study plumes of airborne dust and pollutants that originate in Asia and journey to North America. The plumes are among the largest such events on Earth. The first mission will be launched in late April, when these weather patterns begin in Asia, and the study will continue for two months.
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When we were visiting our good friend in Texas, saying goodbye, Whitley overheard some of her caretakers saying, “We can’t let Whitley speak at the funeral.” He assumed they were afraid he would mention one of the last the “taboo topics” in our society? UFOs and close encounters?so we decided not to go. This got me to thinking about the fact that being “anti-UFO,” and making fun of people who have had close encounters, or are simply interested in the UFO subject, is one of the last acceptable prejudices.
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