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On Jan 6, 9:29 am, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > New post on *Fellowship of the Minds* > <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/eowyn2/> Karma: Billionaire > dies from eating cat > stew<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2012/01/06/karma-billionaire-d...>by > Dr. Eowyn <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/eowyn2/> > > <http://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/kittenwar1.gif> > > Workers Cats of the World Unite! > > A very wealthy man in that socialist paradise called the People's Republic > of China -- a billionaire -- died from eating a dish of slow-boiled cat > meat stew. > > The AP > reports<http://news.yahoo.com/police-think-poisoned-cat-meat-killed-china-tyc...>from > Beijing, Jan 3, 2012, that Long Liyuan, 49, died on Dec. 23 in China's > booming southeastern Guangdong province after sharing a dish of slow boiled > cat meat stew, "a southern delicacy," with two men over a business lunch. > > One of the men, local official Huang Guang, was arrested by police on > Friday on suspicion of poisoning the hotpot with a toxic herb, Gelsemium > elegans. Police say Huang and Long had economic disputes and had met for > lunch to discuss a business contract. Long, who ran a forestry company in > Guangdong, wanted to lease a piece of woodland and develop it. > > All three men were sickened, but Long died because he consumed more of the > cat stew -- and thus, more of the poisonous herb. The third man at the > table, Huang Wen, a friend of Long's, was quoted by media as saying he had > only eaten a little because it tasted "more bitter" than usual. > > Long, who ate more than the others, soon felt dizzy and sick and was taken > to a hospital where he went into cardiac arrest and died. > > Police initially detained the restaurant's owner on suspicion of serving > unsanitary food. But the businessman's family refused to believe it was a > simple case of food poisoning, pressed the police to investigate further > and offered a reward of 100,000 yuan ($16,000) for information about his > death. > > <http://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/heartbreak-grass...> > > Gelsemium > > *Gelsemium elegans <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelsemium>* is a poisonous > plant found in forests in parts of China. *Gelsemium* is a genus of > flowering plants belonging to family > *Gelsemiaceae<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelsemiaceae> > *. Appropriately, *G. elegans* is nicknamed "heartbreak grass." > > *~Eowyn* > > *Dr. Eowyn <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/eowyn2/>* | > January 6, 2012 at 5:25 am | Tags: > China<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?tag=china>, > Gelsemium > elegans<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?tag=gelsemium-elegans>, > Guangdong > province<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?tag=guangdong-province>, > heartbreak > grass<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?tag=heartbreak-grass>, > Long Liyuan <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?tag=long-liyuan> | > Categories: Animals > <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?cat=817426>, Culture > War <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?cat=20812>, God's > creation<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?cat=354016>| > URL:http://wp.me/pKuKY-bEV > > > Comment<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2012/01/06/karma-billionaire-d...> > See all > comments<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2012/01/06/karma-billionaire-d...> > > Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage > Subscriptions<http://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=49883164090367a8ae3126d288a16eee&;...>. > > *Trouble clicking?* Copy and paste this URL into your > browser:http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2012/01/06/karma-billionaire-d... > Thanks for flying with WordPress.com <http://wordpress.com/> -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
