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To: TimF who wrote (264511)	5/21/2008 1:19:50 AM
From: Ruffian	Respond to of 281500

Nearly half of Democratic voters in Kentucky polled Tuesday said they would either vote for Republican Sen. John McCain or not vote at all in November if Obama is the Democratic nominee. Among 1,278 people polled, 33 percent said they would pick McCain over Obama, and 16 percent said they would not vote at all.

To: TimF who wrote (264511)	5/21/2008 9:51:29 AM
From: neolib	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

Red delicious apples where not the only types of apples available until 3 to 5 years ago. Who said they were? Also fruit of many types was not available in the past, or was only available at limited times, or at a high premium which most people wouldn't or even couldn't pay. Quite True. More importantly fruit isn't "all food". Of course, and quite irrelevant. What I'm pointing out, and you are unable to grasp, is that our modern food production, distribution, and sales systems has done an excellent job at altering most food to boost sales and profit (everything from variety to harvest to storage, to distribution, etc). It should come as no surprise that optimization for those metrics is not the same as optimization for food quality. The Red Delicious apple is one of the standout examples, but the exact same mechanisms applied to it are being applied to most other apples as well (Gala & Fuji are/were rapidly headed down the same path). A few years ago, the Washington Apple Commission woke up to this minor fact, and instituted measures to reverse the situation. Unfortunately for the Red Delicious apple, it was most likely too late. Customers had come to understand what eating crap was, (good looking though it be) and sales reflect this. The same dynamics have played out in many others foods (think strawberries, tomatoes, peaches, etc). Somewhat different dynamics are at play in processed foods, but they are there as well. Not only has the quality of much of our food decreased, but the impact is actually visible on the population. Look at obesity and diabetics for the results.