I don't remember ever seeing anyone control the Enterprise with a PADD, but in "Nemesis", Data did control a shuttlecraft with one... in the scene where Picard jumps the "dune buggy" into the shuttle. :)

I bought a Nook from Barnes & Noble a few weeks ago ... the $150 price of the wifi version convinced me to give it a try. I have been pleasantly surprised at how nice the reading experience has been. There were times when I caught myself reaching up to turn the page, as if I was reading an actual hardcopy book. The page transition did take a little getting used to and it is a little slow at times, but those are minor issues for me.

I will still buy some hard back & paperback books, but for traveling and general reading eBooks are a perfect solution for me. I've also got iBooks on my iPhone and was pleased with that experience as well.

That's a major reason why I limit the amount of processed foods I eat. I've been doing this for a long time and cook most of my food from scratch. It does not really take a lot of time and the quality of my meals has improved greatly.

A while back, I came across this article by Michael Pollan and I agree with it:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/28/magazine/28nutritionism.t.html

"Eat Food. Not too much. Mostly Plants."

Avoid processed/prepackaged stuff as much as possible.

Here is a link to his personal web page:

http://seringhaus.net/bio.html

http://www.seringhaus.net/

I agree. I am tired of a "journalist" telling me what I "need to know" and what is "important". I am fully capable of making up my own mind. I have basically stopped reading any of the local newspapers and watching any of the local news programs because of that. I occasionally skim the headlines from time to time to see if they are reporting anything interesting or useful, but that's it. I don't watch any of the cable news channels at all ... I don't need to hear a "pundit's" opinion of today's hot topic.

I want facts and not opinions and, unfortunately, it is rare to find any sort of news article that has not been sensationalized by some journalist.

Apparently several "simulated rape" scenes in their film "Forced Entry" is what led them to be charged with committing a crime:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Zicari#Obscenity_prosecution

Zicari asked for help from the rest of the Adult Entertainment industry and they declined- even Larry Flynt declined to help fight the charges.

http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-01-2009/0005053905&EDATE=

The disease affects each person differently. I got diagnosed with it about 5 years ago and did not have the usual symptoms. I developed some pain in my abdomen that I initially thought was a pulled muscle ... it got progressively worse over a couple of days and I ended up going to the emergency room. As it turns, out my small intestine had ruptured and a large abscess had formed in my abdomen. The following day a surgeon removed about 30 cm of my ileum as well as about 15 cm of the lower part of my colon. I've been in remission ever since and have not experienced any other problems. However, a biopsy did confirm that I have Crohn's. I've been on 50 mg of azathioprine since then and also have to get monthly B-12 injections because my body can no longer absorb that vitamin properly (most of it is absorbed in the ileum).

A friend of mine has been suffering with it since he was a teenager (he's in his 40's now). He has had multiple surgeries and his colon is in horrible shape. Because of his condition he now has a permanent ileostomy and no longer has the use of his colon.

If you are interested in a really severs case, please read the story of "RandyNoGuts" ... http://www.randynoguts.com/

I feel pretty lucky to have gotten off with a "mild" case, but there are many thousands of people who are not so lucky.