No more beef for British Airways passengers

Passengers aboard British Airways flights will no longer be served beef starting later this summer, as part of the UK flag carrier’s efforts to provide meal service which is to the liking of a larger group of international travellers. Instead, BA will offer those in economy class “lighter and healthier” meal options on long-haul flights. Some are already suggesting that perhaps this move has less to do with ensuring that passengers enjoy a healthy diet while onboard, and may in fact be linked to cost-cutting measures. BA, however, denies these claims, noting that the carrier simply wanted to develop meal options that are more popular. As such, BA has determined that instead offering passengers a choice of chicken or beef, those in the World Traveller cabin will now be able to choose between chicken or fish pies. A BA spokesperson interviewed by the London Times told the newspaper that the UK’s flag carrier selected fish pies over beef, because it found that this tends to be a very popular product in supermarkets.

Oregon woman delivers healthy baby after car crash

Associated Press – May 13, 2008 11:15 AM ET

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – It was almost like a bad country song – her labor started when her water broke in a car wreck on Mother’s Day during a police chase.

But 25-year-old Kelly Anne Fenley of Springfield gave birth to a healthy baby boy three hours later.

Fenley, her husband David, and her parents were heading home Sunday evening after a visit with David’s parents.

Their car was struck by a small sport utility vehicle driven by a woman who had failed to turn on her headlights and was being chased by police after she ran a red light.

How toy companies exploit our childhood fascination with automobiles

TORONTO- Toy companies have been nothing short of brilliant in their exploitation of the childhood fascination with automobiles.

From Hot Wheels to Eldon Racers to Barbie’s van, toy manufacturers probably put out more vehicles in a year than real automakers produce in a decade.

But while food companies are also quick to jump on whatever trends junior consumers seem keen on following, there’s been little in the way of car-related snacks, cereals and cookies.

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Font:****Kraft Foods gave it a try with its line of Trolli Road Kill gummy candies shaped like fruit-flavoured animal roadkill. The flattened animal candies were imprinted with tire treads, inspiring the New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to complain.

“We understand that this product could be misunderstood,” said Kraft spokesman Larry Baumann after the product line itself was killed in 2005.

Far more successful were food product giveaways found in everything from boxes of pudding to tea bags and cereal. Some favourites:

Bran Flakes

Offering more than just a delicious way to gentle regularity, Kellogg’s 40% Bran Flakes also offered kids a free set of miniature road signs: “Hill,” “School,” and the ever-popular “Right Turn Ahead” topped off the exciting collection.