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Egg farmer in current recall battled Maryland over facilities
The Iowa egg farmer at the center of a nationwide outbreak of salmonella illness tangled in the past with the state of Maryland, where he once ran two massive facilities and was charged with violating a quarantine by selling contaminated eggs. United States – Maryland – Egg – Cooking – Home Read more on Washington Post
Youth troubles may weigh down thailand’s bounce back
NA CHUEAK, Thailand – Three months ago, images of protesters battling the military in the streets of Bangkok seized the world’s attention. Now, by some measures, Thailand is bouncing back: The country… Read more on Thailandnews.net
Health Highlights: Aug. 24, 2010
Title: Health Highlights: Aug. 24, 2010 Category: Health News Created: 8/24/2010 12:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 8/25/2010 Read more on MedicineNet.com
Here is some background information on “Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle” from songfacts.com : Frances Farmer was an actress who starred in several popular films in the ’30s and ’40s, but developed a reputation for being very difficult on the set. In 1942 she was arrested for drunk driving and made the mistake of going to Mexico, which violated her parole. When she returned, she was put in a mental institution where she reportedly underwent shock treatments and a lobotomy. She was released in 1949 and began a comeback in 1957, eventually getting her own TV show called Frances Farmer Presents. In 1970, Farmer died of cancer at age 56. In this song it appears Kurt Cobain is likening himself to Frances Farmer. While Frances was almost infamous for her difficulty to work with and her battle with her movie studio, which forced her into bad roles. She demanded much and later all she got for it was a series of mental collapses and a failed battle with alcoholism. Kurt related Farmer’s battles against her contracts with corporate Hollywood with his difficulty with his record label, which he felt was holding him back and stifling his art, making him release poppy stuff he was never satisfied with. Farmer was born in Seattle, but Kurt had a lot more to do with the city than she did, which leads me to believe this is not a musical biography… not Kurt’s style. Cobain and Courtney Love have a daughter named Frances Bean, but she was named after Frances McKee, of The …
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