Posted by Aunt Char on January 27, 2009 under Uncategorized | 
That’s right, “food poisoning” is not always about what we read in the headlines, the most recent involving peanut butter and salmonella. In fact, foodborne illness often is caused by how food is prepared at home.
Foodborne illnesses come from food contaminated by a pathogen. The term “food poisoning” is used now only when a substance that is poisonous to humans is consumed, including toxins produced by some types of bacteria.
Here are a few questions and answers that illustrate methods that can be used at home to stay healthy.
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Posted by Aunt Char on January 22, 2009 under Uncategorized |
In a tradition that was begun several administrations ago, former President Bush left a private note for President Obama in the Oval Office. As I understand it, President Reagan started the tradition when he left office.
The note is always hand written by the outgoing President and placed in an envelope, sealed and addressed to the new President by number. The envelope from President Reagan to President Bush merely read From: 40 To: 41., In turn, Bush to Clinton read From 41 to 42. So after all the pomp and circumstances of the inauguration were over, either last night or early this morning, President Obama went to his new office and read the secret message that President Bush left him.
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