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UPDATE: Royal sandwich unhealthier than Big Mac

This is the second chapter in the Prince Charles Vs. McDonald’s story:

He's a tireless champion of organic farming and healthy eating.

So it was perhaps no surprise when Prince Charles launched an attack on the fast-food industry.

But when he went as far as suggesting that McDonald's should be banned, it seemed that the prince had bitten off far more than he could chew.

He immediately laid himself open to charges of hypocrisy after it was pointed out that the company's signature Big Mac contains fewer calories, fats and salt than some products in his own organic Duchy Originals food range.

The Big Mac has less fat, less saturated fat and less salt than his own Cornish Pasty (meat baked inside a bread shell).

The chart above can be found here.

The not so bonnie Prince Charlie says: ban McDolanld’s and the Big Mac

No doubt the Queen lays awake at night worrying how and when Prince Charles (pictured) will embarrass the crown next.

Now Charles, who is next in line to the British throne, is calling for a ban on McDonald’s and Big Mac’s. Maybe he prefers Burger King.

He has lambasted architects for their designs and criticised governments over their policies on the environment.

But the Prince of Wales yesterday declared war on a new and even more powerful enemy - the global superbrand McDonald's. The heir to the throne said banning the fast-food chain was the key to a healthier lifestyle for children.

Sometimes the Prince only opens his mouth to change feet.

The mother of Queen Elizabeth II lived past her 101st Birthday. Perhaps the queen will live that long as well.

It’s easy to understand why Britain’s chant, “Long live the Queen!”

… hmm … I was just thinking, maybe I’ll go to McDonald’s and have a Big Mac for lunch in honor of Prince Charles. I haven’t had a Big Mac in a long time and it will be real good for a change.

Link here.

Clinton charity left off disclosure forms 5 times

The Clinton’s continue to live above the law by making their own rules.

Bill and Hillary have operated a family charity since 2001, but she failed to list it on annual Senate financial disclosure reports on five occasions.

The Ethics in Government Act requires members of Congress to disclose positions they hold with any outside entity, including nonprofit foundations.

Hillary Clinton has served her family foundation as treasurer and secretary since it was established in December 2001, but none of her ethics reports since then have disclosed that fact.

The foundation has enabled the Clintons to write off more than $5 million from their taxable personal income since 2001, while dispensing $1.25 million in charitable contributions over that period.

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What happened to Palm - the old portable computing king?

Mike Elgan, technology writer and former editor of Windows Magazine has a Computerworld article titled: “The decline and fall of the Palm empire” (see link below).

Remember when the PDA (personal desktop assistant) took the country by storm? The Palm Pilot quickly stood head and shoulders above the rest. It was Palm followed by the rest of the field.

It was fashionable to have one in your pocket. Even people who really didn’t know how to use them efficiently carried them. It was almost a status symbol.

The latest Palm is the Treo (top photo) trying to struggle against RIM’s succession of Blackberry (center photo) devices and other new products designed to go after the Palm Treo.

During the past year, all the major players launched Treo-killer devices, including Research in Motion [RIM] with both its BlackBerry Pearl (lower photo) and the Pearl's full-keyboard cousin, the Blackberry 8800.

Samsung's BlackJack goes directly after the Treo market. The Motorola Q is hot. Nokia, Hewlett-Packard, Sony, Samsung and others are all gunning for the Treo with brand-new, full-featured smart-phone gadgets.

And then, last month, iPhone changed everything. Jobs' Mackworld keynote was like a nuclear bomb in the world of smart-phone enthusiasts.

Link here to the story of Palm’s possible path to oblivion.

Seen at Fashion Week in London

Look what we missed by not attending Fashion Week in London.

A model wears a creation for designer Manish Arora during his Autumn/Winter 2007 show at London Fashion Week in London February 12, 2007.

Is this a preview of the next fashion craze?

Calendar warning

The following should be on all calendars:

“Warning: Dates are closer than they appear.”

The Hillary vs. Obama feud will soon subside

Some Democrats are worried about the Hillary Clinton warning to Barack Obama saying it could hurt both of their chances in 2008. The story of the warnings from Clinton advisors to Obama are reported here.

Actually, Hillary is cleverly wanting to let Obama know that if he tries to take any free shots at her, she will not consider him to be her vice presidential running mate after she becomes the Democrat presidential candidate.

We may see a Democratic ticket featuring Hillary Rodham Clinton for President and Barack Hussein Obama as her Vice President.

If Hillary bashes Obama too much, she loses most of the black vote.

If he is her running mate, she gets most of the black vote.

Look what they did to Girl Scouts cookies

Almost all of the Girl Scout cookies are nearly free of harmful trans fats this year.

The Girl Scouts have marked their 90th year in the cookie business by getting most of the artificial fat out of all varieties of their iconic treats, which had been under attack by a few health-focused consumer groups.

The change reflects a movement by the scouts in recent years to add an element of health consciousness to their annual bake sale.

This is welcome news. Now if they could just make them taste good…

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In many marriages …

Before marriage a man yearns for the lady he loves.

After marriage, the “Y” often becomes silent.

Touch typing with no touch

Several years ago I bought an old portable typewriter at a garage sale for a couple of bucks.

It was a small manual typewriter with a heavy touch that reminded me of the old 1920’s Underwood (pictured) I once had.

With that old portable I learned why some of the old news reporters used two fingers to hammer out their stories. You had to have strong fingers to touch type on it.

For a very long time I wanted a laptop computer. I have had many computers over the last 23 years but never a laptop. One week ago today changed all that when I found a Toshiba for $350 at Office Depot.

Now I’m kicked back in a recliner typing this report on that Toshiba which has no touch at all.

The reason laptops have no touch is because the key travel is almost nil so they have room to put all the stuff they do into such a slim case.

I’ll get the hang of it before long and in the meanwhile it will give me the perfect excuse for typos that have a habit of creeping into entries appearing on this blog.