The Daily Roundup for 01.08.2013

DNP The Daily RoundUp

You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours -- all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.

Continue reading The Daily Roundup for 01.08.2013

Comments

Source: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/kmFsHXiaRJ0/

lorax fisker karma super tuesday states shepard fairey is snooki pregnant snooki pregnant gbc

Rosie O'Donnell and wife welcome baby girl

Bruce Glikas / FilmMagic

Rosie O'Donnell and her Michelle Rounds.

By Courtney Hazlett, TODAY

Rosie O'Donnell and her wife Michelle Rounds welcomed a new baby girl into the family Wednesday. O'Donnell made the announcement via an Instagram photo?of herself, Rounds and their new baby with the caption, "we r thrilled to announce the arrival of r daughter Dakota - #withloveandthanks- AMEN."

It's a bright point in a difficult year for O'Donnell. She announced?in October that she had suffered a heart attack in August, and that?Rounds in June was diagnosed?with desmoid tumors.?Rounds' diagnosis was what prompted the couple, together since September 2011, to marry?in a private ceremony.

"We married in private before her surgery, just the two of us," O'Donnell said at the time.

In addition to new daughter Dakota, O'Donnell has four other children --?Parker, Chelsea, Blake, and Vivienne -- who she shares with her ex Kelli Carpenter.

Source: http://todayentertainment.today.com/_news/2013/01/09/16434081-rosie-odonnell-and-wife-welcome-baby-girl?lite

Stacy Dash Amber Tamblyn Lilit Avagyan Nashville TV Show VP debate drew brees drew brees

Chicken Jerky Treats Recall: Waggin' Train | Steve Dale's Pet World

Chicken Jerky Treats Recall: Waggin' TrainBeware: This product now recalled. Also, beware of any chicken jerky treat made in China

Chicken Jerky Treat recall, finally! As I've written about in many blog posts, newspaper stories and have spoken about on TV and radio, pets are being sickened (some dying) as a result of tainted chicken jerky treats from China. Sadly, the pet stores still stock this stuff, and those who?manufacture?have pretty much continued business as usual.

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine has investigated, but the Chinese sometimes have not cooperated, and when they have experts (including?independent?experts) have't been able to determine the problem. Without that determination there can only be a voluntary recall. Now, such a recall comes. But it's unclear as to whether the explanation for the recall,?trace amounts of antibiotic residue in samples of Waggin' Train and Canyon Creek Ranch chicken jerky products, correlates to the sickening and even death in pets.

This is the notice, word per word from the Nestl? Purina PetCare Company??Waggin' Train site:

St. Louis, Missouri, January 9, 2013 . . . Nestl? Purina PetCare Company and its wholly owned subsidiary Waggin' Train, LLC today announced it is voluntarily withdrawing its Waggin' Train and Canyon Creek Ranch brand dog treats sold in the United States until further notice.

The Company is taking this action after learning this week that the New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets (NYSDAM) found trace amounts of antibiotic residue in samples of Waggin' Train and Canyon Creek Ranch chicken jerky products. These antibiotics are approved for use in poultry in China and other major countries, including European Union member states, but are not among those approved in the U.S. Antibiotics are commonly used globally, including in the United States, when raising animals fit for human consumption. Waggin' Train and Canyon Creek Ranch products are safe to feed as directed. However, due to regulatory inconsistencies among countries, the presence of antibiotic residue is technically considered an adulteration in the United States. This finding does not pose a safety risk to pets.

New York State authorities initially requested that the Company remove Waggin' Train and Canyon Creek Ranch chicken jerky treats from retail locations in the state of New York, which we have agreed to do. In addition, because of the differences in U.S. and Chinese regulations, Nestl? Purina decided to conduct a nationwide voluntary withdrawal.

"All of us at Waggin' Train care deeply about pets and their owners, and the quality of our products is of the utmost importance," said Nina Leigh Krueger, President, Waggin' Train LLC. "Waggin' Train has served millions of pets and their owners very well. In the final analysis, our Company and our loyal consumers must have total confidence in the products we sell and feed our pets. Once we understand and determine how to comply with the technicalities of different regulatory frameworks, we will work with all appropriate parties to define the best way to supply the market."

Nestl? Purina contacted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding NYSDAM's findings. There is no indication that the trace amounts of antibiotic residue are linked to the FDA's ongoing investigation of chicken jerky products. The trace amounts of antibiotic residue (in the parts-per-billion range) do not pose a health or pet safety risk.

No other Purina treats or pet food products are affected by this withdrawal. In addition, Canyon Creek Ranch dog and cat foods, which are manufactured in the United States, are not included in this withdrawal.

For product refund or more information call our Office of Consumer Affairs at 1-800-982-0704.

Filed under: dogs, Pet food recall, veterinary health

Tags: chicken jerky treats, Nestl? Purina PetCare Company, New York State Department of Agriculture, recall jerky treats, Steve Dale, Steve Dale archives, tainted chicken jerky treats, tainted pet treat, Waggin' Train

Source: http://www.chicagonow.com/steve-dales-pet-world/2013/01/chicken-jerky-treats-recall-waggin-train/

triple play james neal jackie robinson virginia tech emancipation proclamation april 16 tornadoes

Their New Crib! Pregnant Kim Kardashian & Kanye West Buy Bel Air ...

WENN

By Radar Staff

Bel Air already had a Fresh Prince; now it has a king and queen.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, who are expecting a baby, have plunked down $11 million for a mansion in the elite SoCal neighborhood, RadarOnline.com has learned.

PHOTOS: Kim Kardashian?s Simple Life Since Meeting Kanye West

According to reports, the super-couple plans on demolishing the current 10,000 square foot home that stands on the grounds to erect a 14,000?square foot?Italian villa with amenities such as a bowling alley, basketball court, salon, theater, gymnasium and more.?Among their new neighbors: A-lister Jennifer Aniston, 90s "It girl" Sarah Michelle Gellar and Girls Gone Wild entrepreneur Joe Francis.

As we previously reported, news of Kim's pregnancy leaked during papa-to-be Kanye's concert at Atlantic City's Revel Resort last month, when the hip-hop king called Kim "my baby mama" during the show, telling her, "Now you having my baby!"

PHOTOS: Kim Kardashian Flaunts Her Assets On Twitter

Kim, 32, and Kanye, 35, have been dating since March.?Kim, who's 13 weeks pregnant, is technically still married to Brooklyn Nets forward Kris Humphries.

?

RELATED STORIES:

Kris Jenner Says 'No' To $250,000 Offer For Kim Kardashian Pregnancy Website

Mason Disick Turns Three, Celebrates With His Reality Show Mom And Aunts

Anything Kim Can Do, Kris Can (Not) Do Better! Humphries' Cringe Worthy 'Home Video' Has Nothing On Kardashian's!

Buy My Used Bra! Khlo? Kardashian Selling Old Underwear On eBay

Source: http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2013/01/kim-kardashian-kanye-west-pregnant-bel-air-house-home

ash wednesday kate walsh cnn debate equatorial guinea marine helicopter crash chicago weather star jones

Hillary Clinton given helmet as joke ( video)

Clinton given helmet? Yes, Hillary Clinton was given a gag gift ? a regulation white Riddell football helmet emblazoned with the State Department seal ? upon her return to work after a month-long absence.

By Matthew Lee,?Associated Press / January 8, 2013

Cheers, a standing ovation and a gag gift of protective headgear greeted Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as she returned to work on Monday after a month-long absence caused first by a stomach virus, then a fall and a concussion and finally a brief hospitalization for a blood clot.

Skip to next paragraph

' + google_ads[0].line2 + '
' + google_ads[0].line3 + '

'; } else if (google_ads.length > 1) { ad_unit += ''; } } document.getElementById("ad_unit").innerHTML += ad_unit; google_adnum += google_ads.length; return; } var google_adnum = 0; google_ad_client = "pub-6743622525202572"; google_ad_output = 'js'; google_max_num_ads = '1'; google_feedback = "on"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_adtest = "on"; google_image_size = '230x105'; google_skip = '0'; // -->

A crowd of about 75 State Department officials greeted Clinton with a standing ovation as she walked in to the first senior staff meeting she has convened since early December, according to those present. Deputy Secretary of State Thomas Nides, noting that life in Washington is often a "contact sport, sometimes even in your own home" then presented Clinton with a gift ? a regulation white Riddell football helmet emblazoned with the State Department seal, officials said.

She was also given a blue football jersey with "Clinton" and the number 112 ? the record-breaking number of countries she has visited since becoming secretary of state ? printed on the back. Aides said Clinton was delighted with the gifts but did not try either of them on and the meeting turned to matters of national security and diplomacy.

"She loved it. She thought it was cool. But then being Hillary Clinton, she wanted to get right to business," State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters.

At the meeting, Clinton stressed the need for the State Department to implement a review board's recommendations for improving the security at high-threat diplomatic posts, officials said. Clinton said she wanted to see all 29 of the recommendations from the independent Accountability Review Board in place by the time her successor takes over.

"She's expecting everybody to work hard in that regard," Nuland said.

President Barack Obama has nominated Sen. John Kerry, a Democrat, to replace Clinton, who had long said she would step down after four years.

The review board, created after the deadly Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, harshly criticized leadership and management at two State Department bureaus that allowed the post to be inadequately protected. Four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens, were killed in the attack.

Clinton also told her staff on Monday that she would testify before Congress about the report before she leaves office, officials said. No date for that testimony has yet been set and Congress is in recess until Jan. 21, meaning that she may have to stay on as secretary of state for another week or so after Obama's inauguration on that day. After she testifies, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee would take up Kerry's nomination.

Clinton fell ill with a stomach bug after returning from a trip to Europe on Dec. 7. The illness forced her to cancel a planned visit to North Africa and the Middle East and left her severely dehydrated. While at home, she fainted and fell and suffered a concussion that was diagnosed by doctors on Dec. 20.

During a follow up examination on Dec. 30, doctors discovered a blood clot behind her right ear and she was admitted to New York-Presbyterian Hospital for treatment with blood thinners. She was released from the hospital Wednesday.

Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.

Source: http://rss.csmonitor.com/~r/feeds/csm/~3/E16WVF3wBk8/Hillary-Clinton-given-helmet-as-joke-video

lightsquared david lee honduras prison fire do not call list sports illustrated westminster dog show 2012 words with friends

Live from the Engadget CES Stage: an interview with Sprint's Trevor Van Norman (update: video embedded)

It's time for a little carrier love. First up is the Now Network, who just happened to take the wraps of its pay-as-you-go service. We'll be speaking with Trevor Van Norman, the carrier's director of product marketing.

January 9, 2013 4:30 PM EST

Check out our full CES 2013 stage schedule here!

Update: video embedded

Continue reading Live from the Engadget CES Stage: an interview with Sprint's Trevor Van Norman (update: video embedded)

Filed under: ,

Comments

Source: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/7zXvYj2GY9E/

all star weekend lent undercover boss barbara walters tupelo honey limp bizkit stations of the cross

Companies will be sending fewer employees on the road in 2013; those travelling will spend more

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Fewer business travellers are likely to hit the road this year as the travel industry is challenged by corporate America's persistent economic fears.

Business travellers are expected to take 431.8 million trips in 2013, the Global Business Travel Association said Tuesday. The industry trade group had forecast 435 million trips back in July.

The latest estimate would mean a 1.1 per cent decline from the 436.5 million trips taken in 2012.

Fewer people travelling, however, doesn't mean lower costs. Airfare, hotel rooms, meals and car rentals have helped to push up the overall price of business travel.

In 2012, business travellers spent $254.9 billion, up 1.6 per cent from the prior year. This year, the travel association expects another 4.6 per cent increase to $266.7 billion. That's down slightly from the $268.5 billion predicted back in July.

Worries over the tax and budget battle in Washington were blamed for some of the 2012 declines. Now that tax changes have been approved, the business travel group is cautiously optimistic that travel will improve.

"Even with an agreement to avert the fiscal cliff in the near-term, there are still many issues that need to be addressed; however, companies should now have somewhat greater confidence in their spending decisions," Michael W. McCormick, executive director of the group said in a statement.

He expects conditions to improve in the second half of the year, when "pent-up demand to get back on the road should hopefully fuel accelerating growth in business travel spending."

Travel to Europe will likely decline due to ongoing economic problems, but the travel association says that a stronger Chinese economy will help boost international trips.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/companies-sending-fewer-employees-road-2013-those-travelling-192833009.html

venus williams Freeh Report direct tv wimbledon ray allen Savages Home Run Derby 2012

Texas company: Microwave keeps bread mold at bay

In this Dec. 6, 2012, photo, Don Stull, chief executive officer of Microzap, Inc., places a loaf of bread inside a patented microwave that kills mold spores in Lubbock, Texas. The company claims the technology allows bread to stay mold-free for 60 days. (AP Photo/John Mone)

In this Dec. 6, 2012, photo, Don Stull, chief executive officer of Microzap, Inc., places a loaf of bread inside a patented microwave that kills mold spores in Lubbock, Texas. The company claims the technology allows bread to stay mold-free for 60 days. (AP Photo/John Mone)

In this Dec. 6, 2012, photo, Andreas Neuber, an electrical engineering professor at Texas Tech University, monitors a high powered microwave at Microzap, Inc., in Lubbock, Texas. Chief executive officer Don Stull says the company's technology allows bread to stay mold-free for 60 days. The bread is bombarded with microwaves for about 10 seconds, which kills the mold spores, he said. (AP Photo/John Mone)

(AP) ? Attention, bread shoppers: A Texas company could have the answer to some consumers' unwelcome discovery that just-purchased loaves contain mold.

MicroZap Inc. claims its technology allows bread to stay mold-free for 60 days. The bread is bombarded with microwaves for about 10 seconds, which kills the mold spores, said chief executive officer Don Stull said.

The process could eliminate bakers' need for preservatives and ingredients used to mask preservatives' flavor, as well as reduce food waste and increase bread's shelf life, he said.

Researchers at Texas Tech University also see using the technology in bread made in developing countries, where there are fewer food safety standards and spoilage is a problem.

"It could help us provide an abundant food source for those in need," said Mindy Brashear, director of the Lubbock university's Center for Food Industry Excellence. The prospect of helping people in developing countries is what motivated the microbiology professor to help develop the technology over the last eight years.

After 60 days, researchers found the treated bread that remained packaged had the same mold content when compared to a freshly baked loaf, Stull said. In the end, though, he knows it comes down to consumers' palates.

"The consumers saw no discernible quality difference in the breads," Stull said of testers who found the treated bread's taste and texture unchanged.

An Associated Press reporter found the same. Though slightly warm from the microwaves, a piece of whole-grain white bread was soft and tasted like one that hadn't been zapped. Sixty-day-old bread was not available to taste.

Estimates from the Natural Resources Defense Council this year indicated that in 2008, in-store food losses in the U.S. totaled an estimated 43 billion pounds ? 10 percent of all foods supplied to retail outlets ? most of which are perishables, including bread.

Unrefrigerated bread in plastic packaging will succumb to mold in about 10 days, so keeping it at bay for 60 days presents a fresh proposition.

Not so fast, says Ruth MacDonald, professor and chair of food science and human nutrition at Iowa State University. There are thousands of airborne mold spores everywhere, she said, adding that though bread producers might like the technology for storage and transportation, those spores are problematic at home.

"Once you open (the bag of bread), all bets are off," she said.

Mold is a type of fungus that forms because bread wrapped in plastic packaging still has water inside it. When that trapped water begins to evaporate inside the bag, the bread's surface becomes moist, creating the ideal environment for mold.

Researchers with the university tested the MicroZap on three different mold types on breads inside plastic bags with twist ties, and the microwaves destroyed each one.

But there are characteristics that the zapping won't improve; it won't keep bread from going stale. As for touch, firmness and flavor after 60 days, one scientist had his doubts.

"There would certainly be some questions that I would have around the texture of the bread holding for 60 days," said Brian Strouts, head of experimental baking for the Manhattan, Kan.-based nonprofit American Institute of Baking. "It would not be the answer to all the problems with baked goods. There's a lot of things that can start happening," including bread becoming rancid.

MicroZap is not a commercial bakery and has no plans to package its own bread or operate a plant where bread is treated. For now, its goal is to find a bread manufacturer that wants to implement a pilot program ? using a similar metallic device as the testing prototype ? in a production line.

A patent is pending on the technology, Stull said, adding that they're in talks with investors. The U.S. Department of Agriculture also has contacted MicroZap about possibly using the technology for exported fruits and vegetables.

Stull said MicroZap has just completed drawings for an in-home unit, so that consumers could treat bread and other foods themselves. He estimated an in-home unit would cost about $100 more than a regular microwave.

Microwaving bread is not the same as irradiation ? a technique that kills food pathogens ? as no gamma rays are used. The U.S. government has approved irradiation for a variety of foods ? meat, spices, certain imported fruits, the seeds used to grow sprouts. It does not make the food radioactive.

The microwaves used in the university lab are the same frequency as commercial units, but delivered in an array that gets a homogenous signal to the bread, eliminating the hot and cold spots common when heating food in kitchen microwaves.

The technology ? an effort funded by $1.5 million from Texas' Emerging Technology Fund ? was initially intended to kill bacteria such as MRSA, a contagious bacterial infection that's resistant to many commonly used antibiotics, and salmonella. But researchers discovered it also killed mold spores in bread and sterilized fresh or processed foods without cooking or damaging them.

While bread manufacturers have expressed interest in the technology, there's concern it could push up the price in an industry with already tight margins.

"I think the consumers are going to drive this more than companies," Stull said.

___

Watch the AP video here: http://bit.ly/UG05pd

Associated Press

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/386c25518f464186bf7a2ac026580ce7/Article_2013-01-08-Mold-Free%20Bread/id-6846cae118cf4c34af8f32d55e753a4e

the national enquirer marie colvin cm punk cm punk lint buenos aires train crash argentina train crash

California Gun Sales And Gun Injuries - Business Insider

Gun dealers in California sold about 250,000 more guns in 2011 than they did in 2002, but gun injuries have dropped to historically low levels.

While gun dealers sold about 600,000 guns in the state in 2011, the number of hospitalizations from gun injuries dropped from 4,000 in 2002 to 2,900 in 2011, The Sacramento Bee reported Sunday.

Gun-related deaths also dropped by about 13 percent during the same time period.

And while gun advocates told the Bee that a more well-armed citizenry can be credited with the lack of gun-related deaths, others aren't so sure.

Improved policing methods and changing demographics are more likely the causes behind the drop in gun injuries and deaths, crime researchers told the Bee.

And Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck seems to agree.

He told CBS News the drop in gun-related deaths was due to his department's five-year crackdown on gangs.

Despite the recent drop in gun-related deaths in California, firearms still accounted for more than half of homicides across the United States in 2011.

DON'T MISS: LAPD Gets Not One But Two Rocket Launchers During Gun Buyback >

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/california-gun-sales-and-gun-injuries-2013-1

oscar nominations rough riders joy division norco rand paul detained asexual jim carrey

EzineArticles Alert: Internet-and-Businesses-Online:List-Building ...

FILE ? This June 22, 2012 file photo shows musician Bobby Womack in Los Angeles. Womack told the BBC in a recent interview that he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer?s disease. The diagnosis comes after he began to have difficulty remembering his songs and the names of people he?s worked with. Alzheimer?s is a degenerative [...]

MANILA, Philippines ? Twenty-six years after Roman Catholic leaders helped his mother marshal millions of Filipinos in an uprising that ousted a dictator, President Benigno Aquino III has picked a fight with the church over contraceptives and won a victory that bared the bishops? worst nightmare: They no longer sway the masses. Aquino last month [...]

Drink of the week ? Irish coffee at Pig Pen Saloon Drinking ? Appreciating a classic, right off the slopes of the Park City Mountain Resort. First Published Dec 12 2012 02:29 pm ? Last Updated Dec 12 2012 02:29 pm $7 ? Pig Pen?s Irish coffee For maximum enjoyment of this drink, [...]

TAMOUN, West Bank (AP) ? Palestinians say a raid by Israeli soldiers disguised as vegetable vendors to seize members of a militant group has sparked clashes in the northern West Bank. Residents in the town of Tamoun say youths are tossing stones and bottles at Israeli troops, while the soldiers have responded with what appears [...]

Source: http://underworldawakening.rappelzforum.net/549/ezinearticles-alert-internet-and-businesses-onlinelist-building/

Obama Acceptance Speech 2012 dow jones Selena Gomez ariel winter Paige Butcher David Petraeus Petraeus