THE FDA HAS LIFTED ITS WARNING AGAINST TOMATOES. However, Hot peppers still get a caution: The people most at risk of salmonella - including the elderly and people with weak immune systems - should avoid fresh jalapenos and serranos. www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/17/health/main4269480.shtml
Nestle is recalling almost 200,000 pounds of Lean Pockets frozen stuffed chicken sandwiches because they may contain pieces of plastic.
The affected packages have a best before date of November 2009.
The package code: 8144-544-616
Consumers with questions should call Nestle at 1-800-350-5016.
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/consumer&id=6268033
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/.
88 stores in California, 59 stores in Florida and 57 stores in Texas are among the 600 Starbucks coffee stores that will close…effecting about 12,000 employees. 10 Starbucks locations will close in North Carolina. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/371222_starbucks18.html
President Bush flew over some of the hardest hit areas to survey the damage caused by the wildfires in Northern California yesterday. Since a massive lightning storm on June 21st, more than 2 thousand wildfires have destroyed roughly 900 thousand acres of land.
A RECORD NUMBER OF BABIES WERE BORN IN THE U.S. IN 2007. The report from the National Center for Health Statistics saying that there were 4-million-315-thousand births last year. The last time the number was this high was in 1957.
THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU SAYS IT WILL NOT INCLUDE SAME-SEX MARRIAGES IN ITS UPCOMING 2010 CENSUS REPORT. The Bureau said its procedures to count relationship data comply with the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act signed into law by former president Bill Clinton. The law requires all federal agencies to recognize only marriages between a man and a woman for the purposes of administering federal programs.
The first Batmobile was RED? In 1941…The very first Batmobile was actually a red convertible. It looked a lot like a Ford, with a Lincoln nose. The red version of the Batmobile only lasted a single issue in the comics.
After that it went to the black fastback sedan with a fin on the roof and fenders.
Information provided by Bill Spencer (a Batmobile superfan and graphic artist who lives in N.Y.) His Web site BatmobileHistory.com is a robust database chronicling the history of the fictional vehicle. www.batmobilehistory.com/toysother-batmobile.php
Plugged in Online (from Focus on the Family) reviews the latest Batman movie "The Dark Knight". www.pluggedinonline.com/movies/movies/a0004153.cfm
Grand Opening of the newest Hanes Brands Outlet Store!
The Hanes Brands Outlet is located near the Chick-Fil-A at Thruway Shopping Center in Winston-Salem. FYI: During the Grand Opening starting today through this weekend (Thurs – Sun)… drop off a bag of gently used clothing at either Goodwill Trailer at Thruway Shopping Center and you will receive a 20% OFF coupon to use at the new Hanes Brands outlet store. http://www.hanesbrands.com/
