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Five Crowns Marketing Voluntarily Recalling Pantaloupes Packed under the Majesty Label Because of a Potential Health Risk Due to Possible Contamination of Salmonella

Recall Information from FDA - Sat, 11/21/2009 - 01:14
Five Crowns Marketing, Brawley, California is issuing this release today voluntarily recalling cantaloupes packed under the Majesty label because of a potential health risk due to possible contamination of Salmonella. No illnesses have been reported to date, and the company is working with FDA to inform consumers of this recall.
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Superior Foods Co. Issues Allergy Alert On Undeclared Allergens in Fish Product

Recall Information from FDA - Fri, 11/20/2009 - 23:25
Superior Foods Co., Grand Rapids, MI. is recalling Lemon Pepper Marinated Catfish because it may contain undeclared soy and FD&C Yellow #5. In addition, Superior Foods Co. is recalling Cajun Style Marinated Catfish because it may contain soy and milk that is not declared on the label. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to these run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products.
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Service Smoked Fish Corp. Recalls Smoked Nova Salmon Because of Possible Health Risk

Recall Information from FDA - Fri, 11/20/2009 - 15:27
Service Smoked Fish Corp. of Brooklyn, NY, is recalling specific “Use-By” dates and lot codes of Brooklyn’s BEST brand SMOKED NOVA SALMON because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may possibly suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
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Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Pecans in Mislabeled Fresh & Easy Pumpkin Cheesecake Pies

Recall Information from FDA - Fri, 11/20/2009 - 15:26
– Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market is voluntarily recalling some fresh&easy™ “Pumpkin Cheesecake Pies” (40 oz.) because they may contain undeclared pecans. Individuals who have allergies to pecans run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products.
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2010 Ford Ranger

Automotive news - Fri, 11/20/2009 - 12:32
Provides Value, Excellent Compact Pickup Fuel Economy

The 2010 Ranger combines Ford's tough-truck heritage with fuel efficiency, affordability and flexibility in a small pickup that's big on value. Ranger has been thoroughly tested to assure it measures up to its Ford Truck lineage, even in maximum payload and towing situations.

 Choice of efficient, powerful I-4 and V-6 engines allows Ranger customers to choose maximum efficiency or maximum payload capacity2010 Ford Ranger: Choice of efficient, powerful I-4 and V-6 engines allows Ranger customers to choose maximum efficiency or maximum payload capacity

HIGHLIGHTS:
* Ford-exclusive AdvanceTrac® with RSC (Roll Stability Control™) helps provide Ranger with an added measure of driving safety
* Standard Class III trailer hitch means every Ranger comes ready to work

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Science Magazines Honor Cutting-Edge NASA Programs

NASA Breaking News - Fri, 11/20/2009 - 07:00
NASA's revolutionary planet-hunting Kepler space telescope has been honored with the 2009 Best of What's New Grand Award from Popular Science Magazine and a 2009 Breakthrough Award from Popular Mechanics Magazine.
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NASA Awards $350,000 to Winning Astronaut Glove Designers

NASA Breaking News - Fri, 11/20/2009 - 07:00
NASA's Centennial Challenges program awarded $350,000 this week to a pair of designers who developed concepts for more flexible space gloves that could make it easier for astronauts to perform tasks.
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NASA Pushes Social Media Experience to New Heights

NASA Breaking News - Fri, 11/20/2009 - 07:00
NASA launched a social media experience at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida that quickly turned into an unprecedented world-wide event as more than 100 Twitter users got a unique look inside America's space program and front row seats to the Nov. 16 liftoff of the space shuttle Atlantis.
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Planet 51 Star Brings NASA's Message of Exploration Down to Earth

NASA Breaking News - Fri, 11/20/2009 - 07:00
Actor Dwayne Johnson, usually known for his action and comedic film roles, takes to the stars as an astronaut in a new animated feature that brings important messages about the importance of space exploration and education to those of us here on Earth.
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Planet 51 PSA Campaign Brings NASA's Message of Exploration Down to Earth

NASA Breaking News - Fri, 11/20/2009 - 07:00
Broadcast-quality digital public service announcements are available for download from NASA featuring actor Dwayne Johnson, star of the new film "Planet 51," discussing the importance of space exploration, diversity and education.
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Space Shuttle Atlantis

NASA Image of the Day - Fri, 11/20/2009 - 07:00
This view of the aft portion of the space shuttle Atlantis, including the three main engines, was provided by the Expedition 21 crew during a survey of the approaching vehicle prior to docking with the International Space Station. As part of the survey and every mission's activities, Atlantis performed a back-flip for the rendezvous pitch maneuver. The image was photographed with a digital still camera, using a 400mm lens at a distance of about 600 feet (180 meters). Image Credit: NASA
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Obama faces congressional anger about economy

Washington Post Politics - Fri, 11/20/2009 - 07:00
Growing discontent over the economy and frustration with efforts to speed its recovery boiled over Thursday on Capitol Hill in a wave of criticism and outright anger directed at the Obama administration.

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U.S. resetting its relationship with Karzai

Washington Post Politics - Fri, 11/20/2009 - 07:00
When a team of senior U.S. officials led by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton entered the presidential palace in Kabul on Wednesday for a dinner meeting, they had little indication of what Afghan President Hamid Karzai planned to discuss, or whether questions about corruption and governance...

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Reid pushes for votes on health-care bill

Washington Post Politics - Fri, 11/20/2009 - 07:00
Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid worked Thursday to nail down the votes needed to move to a final debate on health-care legislation, but a tepid assessment of the public insurance plan he crafted emerged as the latest potential obstacle to the passage of the far-reaching changes.

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An opaque transparency

Washington Post Politics - Fri, 11/20/2009 - 07:00
As the first congressional investigation of the Fort Hood massacre began Thursday, a curious collection of witnesses assembled in the committee room.


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Compensation urged as judge faults Army Corps of Engineers in Katrina floods

Washington Post Politics - Fri, 11/20/2009 - 07:00
Louisiana officials called on the Obama administration Thursday to compensate residents after a federal judge's ruling that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was responsible for some of the worst flooding in and around New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.

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Lieberman opens Hill's first public hearing on Fort Hood

Washington Post Politics - Fri, 11/20/2009 - 07:00
Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman gaveled into session Capitol Hill's first public hearing on the Fort Hood attack, promising Thursday to run his investigation from exactly where he sat on the dais -- the center.

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In Fort Hood aftermath, Pentagon opens two reviews

Washington Post Politics - Fri, 11/20/2009 - 07:00
The Pentagon is launching an urgent review of whether military procedures hinder the identification of service members who pose a threat to their fellow troops.

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Energized Republican governors aim for majority

Washington Post Politics - Fri, 11/20/2009 - 07:00
AUSTIN -- Republican governors wrapped up a two-day pep rally here on Thursday with an expression of confidence that the political winds have begun to shift in their direction, thanks to what they called a backlash among many voters against the policies of the Obama administration.


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At House hearing, two sides debate U.S. ban on travel to Cuba

Washington Post Politics - Fri, 11/20/2009 - 07:00
At a tempestuous hearing Thursday, one House member after another criticized a growing campaign to lift the ban on American tourists traveling to Cuba. The move would reward a regime that oppresses its own people, lawmakers declared, pointing to the recent assault on Yoani Sánchez, a Cuban blogge...

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