Update: A NATIONWIDE PEANUT PRODUCT RECALL HAS BEEN EXPANDED.
The FDA saying that the Peanut Corporation of America is recalling all products manufactured at its Blakely, Georgia facility. The FDA says it's continuing its investigation of a nationwide Salmonella outbreak has sickened nearly five hundred people since September.
FDA Statement:
www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/peanutcorp401_09.html
Latest Peanut Recall covers everything made in the last two years…
www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=623486
American Peanut Council – Brands NOT Affected by Recall
www.peanutsusa.com/USA/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.page&pid=262
Classes have been cancelled at Westchester Country Day School in High Point (formerly called Westchester Academy) for the rest of the week because of a ‘flu-bug’. School officials’ estimate 30% of the student body was absent yesterday because of the flu-like virus. www.myfox8.com/wghp-virus-closes-school-090128,0,5893486.story
The video clip of a ‘Double Alley-Oop’ on YouTube is a little grainy, but the play has gone viral. The play was caught on camera during a December 9th varsity boy’s basketball game between Westchester Country Day School (Wildcats) and Elon High School (Commodores).
The clip of the ‘Double Alley-Oop’ has hit close to 3 million views after it was posted on YouTube.
See the Double Alley-Oop video clip (YouTube)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8SKdQYAB2I
Blame it on the economy: The postmaster general testifying before a Senate subcommittee on Wednesday asking Congress to lift the 6 day a week requirement for mail delivery. If delivery did have to be cut by one day, it would be done on the lightest volume days…probably Tuesday.
The US House of Representatives passing the $819 billion dollar Stimulus Bill. Not a single Republican voted for the latest stimulus package. The bill now goes to the Senate.
Ten years ago MercyMe front man Bart Millard wrote the classic hit “I Can Only Imagine”. Bart and the band included the song on their 2001 CD "Almost There". Bart was inspired to write "I Can Only Imagine" by the early death of his father. The song topped the Christian, AC and Country radio charts. BTW: MercyMe is releasing a new CD-DVD collection titled, "10" -- to honor the tenth anniversary of the writing of "I Can Only Imagine". The project will be out April 7th. http://www.mercyme.org/mercyme10/
Do you dream of living somewhere else? You’re not alone. A new survey by the Pew Research Center saying that nearly half of Americans would like to live someplace else…the most popular destination - Denver. Other TOP ‘move to’ cities: San Diego, Seattle and Orlando. Least desired: Detroit, Cleveland and Cincinnati
www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/29/liveable.cities/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
Another ACC buzzer beater: Wake Forest taking down #1 Duke 70-68
http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/012809aab.html
The Tarheels over FSU…80-77
The Big Eat - 15 downtown restaurants in Winston-Salem are offering 50% discounts on signature dishes every Tuesday night…starting Feb 3 through the end of March!
Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership
Check out the list here: www.dwsp.org/theBigEat.htm
