288,000 eggs recalled due to salmonella

An Ohio egg farm has become implicated in an egg recall. The 2nd this year, the FDA ordered the recall. Cal-Maine foods is the supplier for these eggs. Ohio Fresh Eggs products these eggs to the distributor. Hillandale Farms and Wright County Egg both provided eggs from the egg recall earlier in 2010. Ohio Fresh Egg is partially owned by the very same person that has a stake in those 2 farms.

288,000 eggs in egg recall

The largest egg distributer within the United States of America is Cal-Maine foods. In eight states, eggs were recalled by this company. The states were listed. Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, California and Arkansas were all included. There were many egg brands impacted. These consist of Sunny Meadow, James Farm, Sun Valley and Springfield. You are able to discover the list of UPC codes included in the egg recall here. Nobody has gotten sick from eggs yet. The recall happened before this.

Egg recall connected to “habitual violator”

The Cal-Maine farm that gives eggs has been, within the past, talked to already. Ohio Fresh Eggs had to shut down since the investment of $126 million within the farm from Austin "Jack" DeCoster wasn't revealed in December 2006. Hillandale Farms and Wright County Egg had an egg recall earlier this year that made 1,600 individuals sick. DeCoster was part of that as well.

Salmonella causes egg recall

There isn't salmonella bacteria in most eggs. This is generally the case. Five microorganisms per egg of salmonella are found. This is just thinking about 1 in each and every 20,000 chicken eggs has salmonella in it. An individual will not get sick unless 100 microorganisms or more are in an egg. Avoiding salmonella isn't hard. It’s actually easy to do. Completely cooking eggs to a temperature of 160 degrees will kill any bacteria present. If you’ve the opportunity, getting eggs from a supplier you know and trust to treat the hens well is also a very good idea, as dirty or overcrowded henhouses are often incubators for salmonella outbreaks.

Citations

Discovery.com

discovery.com/human/egg-salmonella-bacteria.html

Iowa Independent

iowaindependent.com/47191/producer-behind-new-ohio-egg-recall-has-ties-to-decoster-bethel

KVUE

kvue.com/community/blogs/smart-money/Another-egg-recall-106933318.html

New show hosted by Conan O'Brien debuts on TBS

Great controversy surrounded O’Brien leaving "The Tonight Show" previously this year. Conan’s followers, or "Team Coco," were highly visible in showing their assistance for O’Brien. It didn’t take long to discover a new job for him. Shortly after he left NBC, a new show for O’Brien was announced for TBS. The first episode airs on Mon, November 8.

Conan O'Brien and also the first TBS episode

Not long after Conan O’Brien left NBC in January after “The Tonight Show” had been nearly bumped to accommodate Jay Leno, speculation grew rampant over what his next move was. It has been common knowledge since April that he would be pushing back the George Lopez Show for a spot on TBS. "Conan" became the name of the future show on TBS. Since then, promotional spots have been constantly running, and fans have been patiently waiting for the first episode. CNN puts this new show airing at 11 p.m. on Nov 8. People who are declaring that “I’m With Coco” should check their local listings should there be any confusion over channel and airtime.

Controversy between O'Brien and Leno isn't over yet

Conan O'Brien was passed "The Tonight Show" from Leno back in June of '09. The "Jay Leno Show" didn't fare also as he had hoped and had been slowly dying. There has been no verification of why he really left the tonight show, but many people assume it was due to his show being bumped back to an hour later time slot. Leno was a longtime star of NBC. O’Brien decided to walk away, but had to mostly stay off television for at least six months.

The rubber meets the road

Everyone is expecting the brand new show to live up to its expectations. Those who were waiting so long for this show have high expectations and can't wait for the debut.

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CNN

cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/TV/11/08/conan.obrien.show.debut/index.html?iref=obnetwork

Olbermann slaps back at MSNBC, requires apology

Keith Olbermann will return to the air Tuesday on MSNBC, despite the network’s umbrage over his campaign contributions and how such contributions allegedly ran afoul of NBC’s media ethics policy. The "indefinite suspension" brought down over Olbermann’s admission that he contributed to three Democratic candidates was initially thought to have been levied because of violation of NBC’s media ethics policy. At least, that’s the story circulating. However, Mediaite accounts the real reason MSNBC tried to muzzle Olbermann is because he did not say sorry on cue. Now the "Countdown With Keith Olbermann" host is demanding an apology from his network for the embarrassment of it all.

Olbermann gets cut for a while by MSNBC

Because of the political contributions scandal, Olbermann was suspended by MSNBC network accounts Mediaite. Olbermann garners significant ratings for the network, although he is reportedly behind within the 25- to 54-year-old demographic that Rachel Maddow dominates. Mediaite explains that Keith Olbermann likely just lost it all which he used to have.

What he demanded

Yet that hasn’t prevented Olbermann from taking good offense at his recent treatment by MSNBC. MSNBC did submit to Olbermann's demands always, Popeater explains.

"Keith sees himself as the star of MSNBC, the person who put them on the map and discovered Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O’Donnell," said a network insider. "To be treated like this… he considers disgusting."

In light of such views, Keith Olbermann has demanded not only to be reinstated with pay, however for MSNBC’s media ethics rules to be changed so that they’re in line with the policies under which anchors at FOX News operate. Fox News anchors are able to be a part of politics. Contributions are perfectly acceptable.

McCain says journalist rules should not apply

Getting rid of this talent was not thought via really well, Meghan McCain suggests in her The Daily Beast column. It does not matter if it is FOX News or MSNBC. "Keith Olbermann isn’t a journalist," she claims. This is her opinion. She claims he is an informative and opinionated entertainer as a commentator.

"The real issue at hand is that journalists need to determine if they consider themselves journalists or commentators," she claims. This is what McCain wrote. She says that Cable News Network can have ratings go down as it has taken the "middle path" on anything. People pay for entertainment.

Articles cited

The Daily Beast

thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-11-07/keith-olbermann-suspension-meghan-mccain-on-his-status/

Mediate

mediaite.com/tv/report-olbermann-was-suspended-for-refusing-to-apologize-on-camera/

Popeater

popeater.com/2010/11/08/keith-olbermann-return-MSNBC/

That’s Entertainment!

youtube.com/watch?v=O2KU02lsfH8

Mexico tunnel discovery a drop within the drug smuggling bucket

The digs in Hogan’s Heroes and the Good Escape had nothing on the Mexico tunnel. The Mexico tunnel is a cannabis smuggling passageway linking San Diego and Tijuana. The Drug Enforcement Agency stumbled upon the 900-yard long Mexico tunnel Nov. 2 and found 30 tons of cannabis.

Drug cartel probably dug Mexico tunnel

The Mexico tunnel linked warehouses in San Diego and Tijuana where drug smugglers stored their stash. A Mexican drug cartel is probably responsible for digging the Mexico tunnel considering how much it would have cost to do the whole thing. A Drug Enforcement Agency investigation started Tuesday when DEA agents noticed a suspicious looking semi-truck leaving a warehouse in an industrial area near the Mexican border. The truck was stopped at a Border Patrol checkpoint and 10 tons of marijuana were in the trailer. DEA agents then raided the warehouse and found one more 10 to 15 tons of weed.

Pot worth $20 million seized

A closet in a small opening in the floor had been where the DEA agents found the Mexico tunnel. The passageway that was found was lighted and ventilated. It had been 20 feet under the ground and six football fields long. One more warehouse in Mexico had been at the end of the tunnel. They found more marijuana there too. About 4 tons more were taken when Mexican authorities were told about it. The DEA said the marijuana taken in would cost a lot of money. It had been about $20 million worth.

Not much of a dent in drug traffic

Drug cartels are going more and more underground since there has been a crackdown on drug smuggling leading to the Mexico tunnel. 150 tons of marijuana were seized by Mexican authorities last month. This bust in Tijuana had been the largest in Mexican history to be recorded. The Christian Science Monitor, however, questioned whether or not the recent seizures would make a difference in stemming the torrent of illegal drugs flowing across the border from Mexico into the U.S. The Mexican government had a PR victory with the drug busts, Sarah Miller of the Monitor says. Miller ended up with an angry letter from the Mexican U.S. ambassador because of this.

Articles cited

Los Angeles Times

latimes.com/news/local/la-me-1104-drug-tunnel-20101104,0,595478.story

ABC News

abcnews.go.com/News/secret-tunnels-mexico-us-smuggling-drugs-guns-people/story?id=12057362&page=2

Christian Science Monitor

csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2010/1020/Mexico-seizes-105-tons-of-marijuana-in-Tijuana.-Does-it-matter

SCVNGR is going global, sets loose zombie group on businesses

SCVNGR is an online game and social network service. SCVNGR services will be offered worldwide, rather than just within the US. This is partially thanks to a partnership with Google. A zombie virus is being spread by SCVNGR, however that is just one of the many services offered by the company. Article source – SCVNGR goes global, unleashes zombie horde on businesses by Personal Money Store.

Video gaming including location with SCVNGR

Place is significant with SCVNGR. This is because Android and iPhone devices are used for the games played. You can check into wherever you happen to be. Based on that place, you will find points you are able to earn and certain games you are able to play. Nearby places are listed on your smartphone, and each location has a “challenge.”. Coupons and deals can be printed as you earn points and redeem them.

SCVNGR in whole world

Initially, SCVNGR required you to put within the location you are going to manually. SCVNGR was for the U.S. It could not be used anyplace else. Google has partnered its Places API with SCVNGR, which enables for throughout the world check-ins and gaming. The Google API addition helps so you don't have to enter manually your location. It will update automatically.

Zombie group with SCVNGR

A Zombie group was made by SCVNGR in order to get the "social check in" promoted a bit. Just like the “Dexter” game at San Diego Comic-Con 2010, SCVNGR is used as the transmission medium for a game. You will find 10 "infected" phones that spread the virus each and every time a user "bumps" phones with a friend. That is just one of them. In short, the virus spreads just like a real-life infection might.

Making the SCVNGR popular

Many might like what is going on with the SCVNGR advertising. It’s a new way for business and social marketing to travel. By turning every visit to a business into a game, SCVNGR helps get customers looking forward to businesses and keeps them interested and interactive. Just like “loyalty” cards and marketing stunts, SCVNGR offers a new way for businesses to pull in customers. The SCVNGR is able to be downloaded on both the Android and iPhone. Get begun and play.

Citations

Wired

wired.com/magazine/2010/10/scvngr-unleashes-zombie-horde-through-social-check-in-feature/

Phandroid

phandroid.com/2010/11/02/scvngr-goes-global-thanks-to-google/

Tea Partier creates about how Obama took Christmas

From the ashes of Election 2010 comes a Tea Partier named Hedrick. He’s feeling really Grinch-like. He did not win in Washington State, however he has written an illustrated children’s holiday yarn called "The Liberal Claus(e): Socialism on a Sleigh". As Newser puts it, this can be a classic "How Obama Stole Christmas" story where the thinly-disguised Barry the Liberal Claus, Mrs. Lichelle Claus, Elf Peloosi and Mr. Snore steal Christmas. The children of the Tea Party eventually conserve the day, with a little help from that hallowed document, the Christmastution.

Christmas stolen by Obama for $twenty

Barry the Liberal Claus borrows places where he can "eliminates toy specialists and commits other atrocities." This is because the North Pole Treasury is Bankrupt, the Portland Mercury reports Hedrick saying. The Tea Party boys and girls turn out to be in charge following the elves Barry flees to leave Christmas after elves wave copies of the christmastution in his face. The underlying message, said Hedrick, is “Never forget that free goodies from liberal elves often come at a price.”

Everybody can see what's happening with satire

America's youth tends to be indoctrinated in a more liberal sense. Many say that although Hedrick wrote "The Liberal Claus(e): Socialism on a Sleigh" as a way of changing that, many say it’s inappropriate. Nicholas Humphrey, Daniel Dennett and Richard Dawkins all say that it’s inappropriate to teach kids about politics or religion although philosophers would say they go together. A biologist, Dawkins, gives an example. Labels are in this. Being a "Christian child" is different than being a "child of Christian parents." This is significant to recognize. According to Wikipedia:

"Dawkins hopes the phrase will even make kids aware that belief is not something that is inherited automatically like eye color; that they don’t have to follow within the religious footsteps of their family. He has tried to raise people’s consciousness of this matter, and hopes that phrases like ‘Christian child’, ‘Muslim child’, or ‘atheist child’ will ‘grate like fingernails on a blackboard.’"

David Hedrick's "The Liberal Claus(e): Socialism on a Sleigh" doesn't have sales numbers yet. Nobody knows if it will strike a chord or end up being an issue for children.

Articles cited

Newser

newser.com/story/104538/tea-party-kids-book-tells-how-obama-stole-x-mas.html

Portland Mercury

blogtown.portlandmercury.com/BlogtownPDX/archives/2010/11/03/read-the-tea-party-childrens-book-about-how-obama-stole-christmas-no-really

Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_and_children

Take a sneak peek

youtube.com/watch?v=1Zba-2CzWSA

Law school investment may not pay off for the majority of law graduate students

Whether or not it is worth going into debt for law school is open to question. As law school tuition rises, the number of job openings in the industry is falling. Even so, law school enrollment has ballooned during the recession, and also the industry is flooded with young, starving lawyers.

Too much debt with law school wounds with wages

The number of people taking the LSAT jumped more than 20 percent between 2007 and 2009. This year we are seeing a growing number of unemployed law students and graduates. This is bad since the student loan debt taken out for this degree is great. An average of $71,436 in debt was taken out for public law school students that graduated in 2008, Annie Lowery at Slate reports. Private law graduates averaged $91,506. Law school is only a good investment if the starting salary is quite high. It would need to be $65,000 or more. About $45,000 to $60,000 is what most graduate students end up making after law school.

Minority of attorneys see a good ROI

In 2009, a study about investing in law school came out by Vanderbilt law professor Herwig Schlunk called, “Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be … Lawyers.” Whether or not law school is a worthwhile investment is what Schlunk is really concerned about in this study. The record discusses some of the opportunity cost of lost income when going to school. The high student loan financial debt is discussed also. Schlunk concludes that investing in law school will only settle for a small minority of “hot prospects.".

Take my law degree back … please!

A law student at the Boston College Law school has learned Schlunk’s lessons the hard way. Based on AFP, the dean of BC law got a letter from a student. The tuition is over $40,000 a year at that school. The student had been about to be a father and was graduating in 2011. This student had been also in deep debt and didn't think he'd be able to find a job. He said that it had been a win-win situation for BC Law to give him a refund on tuition if he just quit law school instead. He would not have the terrible debt anymore while being able to teach again and provide for a family. BC Law would in turn not have to report his future unemployment to the US News and World Report. This can be a magazine that gives United States of America law schools rankings. BC Law did not accept his offer.

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Washington Post

washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/30/AR2010103004638.html

Morningstar

news.morningstar.com/articlenet/article.aspx?id=357051

AFP

google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hB_oEndpokUpUn4qaCEJ2GweXW0Q?docId=CNG.5a8fb2fbd292773edd5b18a29f896aaa.7f1