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Friday, March 23, 2012
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
NYC schools: No more pink slime for lunch in fall
By NBC News, msnbc.com staff and news services
NEW YORK CITY --?Steak it ain't. School officials in New York City say that this fall they?re going to toss out?the "pink slime" meat filler used in ground beef products served up in school cafeterias.
In New York City's 1.1 million-student school system, officials said Wednesday that they?re working with food vendors to phase out products containing pink slime that are dished out as burgers, spaghetti sauce and sloppy joes. They said they have heard enough concerns from parents and food advocates.
"We're phasing it out by September -- they will no longer be served in our schools,"?Schools Chancellor?Dennis Walcott said Wednesday, according to NBCNewYork.com.
Read NBCNewYork.com?s story on the pink slime phase-out
The change follows an online campaign by advocates for healthier food to rid school cafeterias of what the meat industry calls "lean, finely textured beef," but critics derisively call pink slime. The low-cost filler is made from fatty meat scraps that are heated to remove most of the fat, then treated with ammonium hydroxide gas to kill bacteria such as E. coli and salmonella.
Pink slime has been on the market for years, and federal officials argue it is safe. The National Meat Association has noted that ammonium hydroxide is also used in baked goods, puddings and other processed foods.
The USDA recently announced that, in response to requests from school districts nationwide, it will offer schools a choice: 95 percent lean beef patties made with the filler, or less lean bulk ground beef without it.
?School districts are in the same boat as parents, and they?re still trying to figure out what the pink slime is,? Diane Pratt-Heavner, spokeswoman for the Maryland-based School Nutrition Association, told msnbc.com on Wednesday. ?What is important to clarify here is that this is not a school-food issue, this is a ground beef issue.?
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Several U.S. school districts said they would change their cafeteria menus by next fall. At Florida's Miami-Dade school system, the nation's fourth-largest district, with 345,000 students, officials also announced plans to eliminate the meat in September.
Others decided to remove the ammonia-treated meat immediately.
Tony Geraci, executive director of child nutrition for the schools in Memphis, said the 110,000-student district hasn't used the product since October. Geraci described pink slime as a "a horrible product" and not fit for human consumption.
Pratt-Heavner said don't blame the lunch lady, changes will come slowly and each district must act appropriately.
"Like all customers at the store, school districts will have to ask about their product and what it is," she said.
This article includes reporting by The Associated Press, Msnbc.com's Sevil Omer and NBCNewYork.com.
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Video: Cameron: My remarks on gays not hate speech
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Freescale and FAW form partnership, establishing joint automotive ...
Freescale and FAW form partnership, establishing joint automotive lab in China
Freescale Semiconductor announced a partnership with First Automobile Works (FAW), one of the leading automotive OEMs in China, and the establishment of a FAW-Freescale joint automotive lab. The joint lab will be established in the Technology Center of FAW and will be a shared research and development lab focusing on new technology R&D, powertrain control, chassis control, active safety, new energy technologies and other automotive electronics.
FAW will integrate Freescale?s microcontrollers (MCUs) into its advanced automotive electronics platforms to develop advanced automotive electronics products.
FAW, a diversified maker of quality trucks, buses, special vehicles, cars and mini-vehicles in China, is partnering with Freescale to shorten its vehicle development cycle and accelerate the production of next-generation automobiles. To support the joint lab, Freescale will provide technologies and system-level solutions, as well as semiconductor devices (such as the Qorivva MPC56xx family of 32-bit MCUs and Freescale?s SafeAssure solutions for functional safety), development tools, reference platforms and dedicated support resources.
Source: http://www.greencarcongress.com/2012/03/freescale-20120320.html
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
What is pet fostering? ? Pets For Patriots Blog
Pet fostering provides temporary care to shelter animals who, for a variety of reasons, need to live in a home environment prior to adoption. While pet fostering is ideal for some people, it?s not for everyone.
Why foster homes are needed
Animal welfare organizations work to place?lost, abandoned, abused and relinquished animals in forever homes, which helps relieve overcrowding and reduces an animal?s stress by providing a temporary and supportive sanctuary while it awaits permanent adoption. People who need care for their pets due to emergency or disaster rely on pet fosters while they re-establish their lives. ?And deploying military personnel may need temporary yet long-term pet care if they don?t have friends or family members who are able to make a commitment for the duration of their deployments.
Shelters and rescues try to match dogs and cats with homes that best fit the needs of both the animal and the pet foster?s lifestyle. Experts typically recommend keeping one?s own companion and foster pets apart to minimize potential disharmony. However, many experienced fosters strike a balance between separation and socialization. For example, they may walk their own dogs with their fosters pack-style, but separate them for meals and sleeping.?
Is pet fostering right for you?
Many organizations provide their fosters with training, as well as information about the pet?s temperament and medical needs. Fosters are given essential supplies, such as food and access to veterinary care, and a 24-hour emergency number if problems arise.
Pet fosters must remember that they are a vital, but temporary guardian to a dog or cat in need. Most shelters and rescues require fosters to make the pets in their charge available for adoption events, and coordinate drop-off or pick-up of the animals for this purpose.?There are many situations for which a temporary home may be needed:
- Puppies and kittens that are too young to be adopted
- Nursing cats and dogs
- Ill, injured, disabled or other animals that may need regular medication or medical attention
- Dogs in need of socialization and training in a home or family environment
- Any animal that is highly stressed in a shelter, particularly older dogs and cats
- Previously abused, neglected or abandoned animals that need to form a healthy bond with people
- Animals displaced due to natural or other disaster awaiting reunion with their families
What it takes to be a pet foster
Every adoption organization has its own policies when it comes to fostering. Volunteers need the cooperation of family, as well as flexibility, patience, a compassionate nature and some knowledge of animal behavior. Individuals must apply at their local shelter or rescue and will likely need to attend training. The sponsoring organization may conduct a home visit prior to a first-time foster receiving an animal, and require that an individual?s own companion pets are up-to-date on all vaccinations and fixed (spayed/neutered). Foster parents typically must be at least 18 years of age.
?Foster failures?
Sometimes volunteers becomes so attached to the animals in their charge that they legally adopt them. This is known as a ?foster failure? because the capacity of the volunteer to care for other ?temporary? pets is diminished by one. When some fosters are caring animals in need for months or even longer, it?s natural that strong bonds develop that can lead to foster failure.
When to think about becoming a pet foster
There are many wonderful reasons to become a foster parent to a shelter dog or cat in need:
- Privilege of offering a needy animal a safe, comforting and supportive environment while it waits to be adopted, or reunited with family following an emergency, natural disaster or military deployment
- Help socialize a shelter pet to enhance its adoption potential
- Reduce the animal?s stress, which improves its adoptability
- Enjoy the benefits of pet ownership if you?re unable to keep a full-time pet due to lifestyle or other restrictions
While fosters often get attached to their charges, most ?give up? the pet to adoption because they recognize it?s in the best long-term interests of the animal to have a permanent home.?
Pet fostering resources
If you?re a good fit to foster, contact your local shelter,?SPCA, humane society and local rescue groups to learn about specific opportunities in your community. You can search the Petfinder database for animal welfare organizations in your area, and join their Foster a Lonely Pet during the holidays campaign if your local shelter participates.?
If you would like to foster a pet for a deployed service member, please contact the following organizations, the first two of which are Pets for Patriots partners:
- Guardian Angels for Soldier?s Pet?is a national pet foster program for deploying military personnel, homeless veterans and service members undergoing wounded care treatment.
- Dogs on Deployment is an online resource founded by an active duty husband and wife team. Foster parents and service members, respectively, post through the site and the organization facilitates fosters for deployment, family illness or any other circumstance that renders a service member temporarily unable to care for a pet.
- NetPets is a national military pet foster program that offers foster arrangements for a wide range of service members? pets including dogs, cats, birds and horses.
- Operation Noble Foster provides temporary foster homes for military and paramilitary cat owners.
Pet fostering is a great way to give an extra chance to an animal in need and enhance your own life with the companionship of a loving pet.
Do you have the right stuff to be a pet foster?
Source: http://blog.petsforpatriots.org/what-is-pet-fostering/
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Monday, March 19, 2012
Apple announces early morning con-call tomorrow, March 19, to discuss cash balance
Apple has just announced that they will be holding an early morning conference call tomorrow, Monday March 19, at 6am PDT, 9am EDT to discuss Apple's cash balance.
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