Steve in Manhattan

One Suit Replaces Another…

And things will improve, of course! “Tony Hayward, the embattled chief executive of BP, has agreed to step down and be replaced by Robert Dudley, the company’s most senior American executive who is now in charge of BP’s operations in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a person close to the company’s board.” [NYT]

Steve in Manhattan
6:00 pm • Sunday • July 25, 2010
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Blogfill

Quadruple Bypass Burger

I might be able to down a Double, but that’s about it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koxRy4asAAc

Steve in Manhattan
12:30 pm • Sunday • July 25, 2010
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Blinded Me With Science

Vitamin Water = Sugar? NOOOOO!

Like, who could have predicted?

A federal judge ruled this week that Vitaminwater will not, as its labels promise, keep you “healthy as a horse.” Nor will it bring about a “healthy state of physical or mental being”. Instead, Vitaminwater is really just a sugary snack food; non-carbonated fruit coke disguised as a sports drink. Because it’s composed mostly of sugar and not vitamin-laden water, judge John Gleeson held that Vitaminwater’s absurd marketing claims were likely to mislead consumers.