A North Carolina outbreak of hepatitis A probably came from green onions, which also have been blamed for outbreaks linked to restaurants in Georgia, Tennessee and Pennsylvania, according to a preliminary state health report.

The Georgia outbreak had previously been traced to green onions shipped from Mexico, and the report said a single Atlanta Farmers' Market distributor provided green onions from California suppliers to three Georgia restaurants where multiple people got the liver infection.

Will I ever be able to eat another green onion (which are one of my favorites)??? sigh…

Jonathan Brandis (news), who from an early age appeared in a string of roles on television, commercials and film, including the starring role in 1991's "The Neverending Story 2: The Next Chapter" and two seasons on Steven Spielberg (news)'s "SeaQuest DSV," has died. He was 27.

The county coroner's office is investigating the Nov. 12 death, which was reported by the Los Angeles Police Department as a possible suicide, Lt. Ed Winter of the coroner's Investigations Bureau said Thursday.

Rest In Peace, Jonathan.

I see that the mainstream media has begun to inform people that there might be a problem.

Green onions were the likely source of a deadly hepatitis A outbreak at a Mexican restaurant last month, but the origin of the onions and how they were tainted remains unclear, state health officials said Friday.

It is not known whether the green onions behind the Pennsylvania outbreak are linked to those already known to have caused smaller outbreaks of hepatitis A in Tennessee and Georgia in September.

It only took five days this time.

…reminded me of something.

Do you remember years ago, when your parents would say something like "Back in my day we did not have automatic transmission", etc. etc. etc. , well, the other day, our oldest son (who is 5) asked me a question, which started like this:

"Do you remember that movie we watched that was funny, before we could fast forward the tv?"

It quickly dawned on me that since we got the Dish Network with the Personal Video Recorder I don't think my kids have seen a full commercial. Imagine that, life as you know it, never having to see another commercial. Wow, I am beginning to sound like one. Anyway, I will quit rambling now.

I saw this over at Melissa's site, and thought I better do my part to inform the masses:

My favorite one was:

6. Turn On A Television Or Radio
Televisions, strange boxes that sit in your parents' living rooms, were once used to provide entertainment, long before DVDs and Playstations were invented. Televisions have the capability of broadcasting streaming information similar to the content on multimedia websites. With a "remote control," a wireless device that is like a small one-handed keyboard, you may be able to surf a limited number of "channels," while you deal with the loss of your connection. Unfortunately, television is only a one-way media.

In ancient times, radios were also used to entertain. A radio allowed you to listen to news, sports, and music, much the same way that you listen to live streaming audio on a Shoutcast server. Like the television, a radio will only have a limited selection of listening stations, and no video. Hopefully your separation from the Internet will be brief.