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To: mishedlo who wrote (68496)	8/19/2006 5:09:02 AM
From: shades	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110194

Shades Capitulates - Buys Silver (Not the shiny coin dust collector "money" kind though - but the fresher longer food storage nanotech kind - hehe) Mish you are the ex grocery expert - have you done any real world testing with nano silver food storage? foodproductiondaily-usa.com The containers can be used to store fruits, vegetables, herbs, breads, cheeses, soups, sauces and meats while maintaining color, flavor and nutritional values much longer. Silver is naturally anti-germ, anti-mold and anti-fungus. In tests comparing FresherLonger to conventional containers, the 24-hour growth of bacteria inside FresherLonger containers was reduced by over 98 percent because of the silver nanoparticles, the company claimed. The silver nanoparticles average about 25nm (nanometers) in diameter, or about 200 thousandth of a human hair. Their natural color gives FresherLonger Miracle Food Storage containers a distinctive golden hue. (shades remember reading science journal that in aids research around 10nm silver particles seemed to be the golden number - hehe) Worldwide sales of nanotechnology products to the food and beverage packaging sector jumped to US$860m (€687.5m) in 2004 from US$150m (€120m) in 2002, according to a study by consultant Helmut Kaiser. The German firm predicts that nanotechnology will change 25 per cent of the food packaging business in the next decade leading to a yearly market of about $30bn (€24bn). wcbstv.com While the medical community to fight bacteria and odor has used silver for decades, this precious metal is now showing up in everything from clothes to soap, even washing machines! The silver works when it comes into contact with a certain germ, including e-coli or staph. Andrew Maynard, Ph.D who works on emerging nanotechnologies explained how the silver works. "That will end up in stopping that microbe being able to breath or reproduce, effectively killing the microbe." One washing machine promises to kill 99.9 percent of bacteria by injecting silver ions into every load of laundry. "There's two silver plates inside of it and there's a grapefruit sized device that actually nanoshaves the silver plates," said JR Raines of Best Buy. "There's 100 quadrillion electrons running through the water." But some are sounding the alarm for the impact all this silver could have on the environment-- silver is highly toxic to aquatic life. "We need to evaluate these products and find out where that silver is going," said Alexandra Dunn of the National Association of Clean Water Agencies.” We need to know exactly what effects that is having on species in the water." Does the silver have an impact on humans? "From what we know there isn't too much safety concern for humans," said Maynard. "You need an awful lot of silver in your body before it becomes harmful." The silver infused containers used in this piece is the fresher, longer miracle food storage containers. They are manufactured and sold by the sharper image. The cost is $69.95 for a 12-piece set.

To: mishedlo who wrote (68496)	8/19/2006 1:27:43 PM
From: bart13	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110194

It is all weird. What are we doing now, positioning for the Christmas rally in August? nowandfutures.com ? nowandfutures.com ? Sometimes I feel like I'm on a merry-go-round with all the spin and confusions being promoted... and that's before all the geo-political issues.