Recipe for safe food: Clean, cook, chill, separate (AP)

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 at 3:16 am

An image made from a video provided by the USDA shows a scene from a new U.S. government campaign to raise awareness of safe handling of foods. The campaign reminds people to clean off surfaces and utensils, separate raw meats from other foods and other safety precautions. (AP Photo/USDA) AP – Clean. Cook. Chill. Separate.

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Dane Cook Finds Lost Dog with Twitter Help

Sunday, June 12th, 2011 at 12:16 pm

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Dane Cook took to Twitter last night when his beloved dog Beast went gone — and wouldn’t you know it … the pooch was found just two hours later. Score one for social media!

Cook posted a pic of Beast last night around 9:00 PM and said the dog had been gone for an hour. He questioned for help, gave out some info, and posted the ecstatic tweet about result the dog shortly thereafter.

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When you only get 140 characters, 13 exclamation points in a tweet means you’re REALLY pleased.

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Like sprouts? Experts say cook first to be safe (AP)

Friday, June 10th, 2011 at 3:17 pm

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A woman holds bean sprouts with chopsticks in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, June 5, 2011. Health authorities say locally grown beansprouts in northern Germany have been identified as the likely cause of an outbreak of E. coli that has killed at least 22 people and sickened hundreds in Europe. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer) AP – Salad eaters, beware. Experts say it’s small surprise that sprouts are behind the world’s deadliest E. coli outbreak.