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The tyranny of the email inbox cannot be overrated. I find that any disruption in the schedule of accessing email can lead to quickly overflowing inbox and stern warnings from the Vance administrator that my email account has exceeded its limit. Emails are missed that may never be opened. Being in Bangkok for just three full days, bracketed by 20 hours plus in the airport and on jumbo jets coming and going, I have missed my share of email. One of my email accounts tracks Google news alerts, which tumble into the inbox with the kind of ordained regularity that both satisfies and terrifies.

Here is a honest attempt to catch up with some headline highlights of news while I was away.

Calculate How Many Fruits and Vegetables to Eat Each Day From KABC
No matter how many times you hear it, 90 percent of Americans don't eat enough fruits and veggies. So the government is launching a new web tool to help families figure out ways to get more greens. Parents hungry for ideas on using fruits and vegetables can tap into a new resource guide from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The goal of the campaign is to encourage Americans to consume more fruits and vegetables in all forms, cooked, fresh, frozen, canned, dried, and juiced.
Here's the Web site.


Program has color-coded way of promoting fruits, vegetables From the Toledo Blade:
Welch’s 100 percent Grape Juice is supporting the Fruits & Veggies — More Matters public health initiative which encourages Americans to add more fruits and vegetables to their diets. To support this, Welch’s has declared Sept. 24-28 to be “PACK Week: Pack Assorted Colors for Kids Week.” During this week, parents are encouraged to include more fruits and vegetables in a variety of colors into their children’s snacks or lunch boxes.

Mexican trucks approved for long-haul trips in U.S.
Federal officials have confirmed that the first Mexican truckers have been given authorization to run their long-haul rigs throughout the United States under the Department of Transportation's Mexican trucking demonstration project.
The word came during a late-night surprise teleconference held by John Hill, the administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. He told selected reporters that Transportes Olympic of Nuevo Leon was the first company to be given the authorization. "This program was literally announced under the cover of darkness," James P. Hoffa said in a Teamsters press release issued by his office today. "I have no doubt the Bush administration knows how angry the American people are about it."
Hoffa continued, "I cannot understand why George Bush is jeopardizing the safety and security of the American people