A deep freeze expected soon in the U.S. Midwest, northeastern New England states and even the South will be one to remember, with potential record-low temperatures heightening fears of frostbite and hypothermia. It hasn't been this cold ...
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Hot dogs are an American favorite, but they can make you sick if you let them spoil. The U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service offers these suggestions for safe storage and handling of hot dogs: As soon as possible after purchase, ...
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Bob Baddeley and Brad Zdroik have invented and are marketing BlueTipz, a wireless transmitter that sends an alert to your smartphone when you have a fish on your ice fishing tip-up. A tip-up is a piece of equipment that's placed across an ...
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A pair of researchers at Peking University in Beijing China, has extended the capabilities of an existing computer simulation that is used to study tidally locked exoplanets. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy ...
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A freezer is a common household appliance. It is an essential food storage technique in developed countries. Lower temperatures in a confined volume lowers the reproduction rate of bacteria, so the refrigerator reduces the rate of spoilage. ...
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Does it really cost more to stick to a healthy diet? The answer is yes, but not as much as many people think, according to a new study. The research review combined the results of 27 studies from 10 different countries that compared the ...
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Campobello Holdings has unveiled plans to open a seafood processing plant in Eastport, Maine, a move which would create 15 jobs over the next two years. The company is set to invest $500,000 on building improvements, equipment and ...
Mary Ann's Specialty Foods of Webster City, IA, is recalling approximately 3,536 pounds of Niman Ranch Applewood Smoked Uncured Petite Ham because the establishment number was not included on the label, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's ...
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Projected 2013/14 Supplies Raised 10 Million Bushels This Month Projected 2013/14 supplies are raised 10 million bushels this month to 3,008 million bushels. Production and carryin stocks are unchanged, but imports are raised to 10 ...
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After pollination, peanut flowers form a peg that rapidly grows downward and buries itself in the soil. With about 120,000 to 125,000 acres harvested, and about average yields, this year's peanut crop is certainly much better than it has ...
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Dining on the go during the holiday season means you should take precautions against food poisoning. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics offers this advice: Before eating or preparing food, wash hands with soap and warm water for ...
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A long-running spat between Changqing oil field and Yulin government in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province has moved a step closer to being resolved after 21 of the oil and gas producer's 22 bank accounts were unfrozen. A Yulin government ...
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Global IPO activity should remain on a firm footing in Q1'14, following a strong uptick in listings in the last quarter of 2013 to close the year with a total of 864 deals raising around US$163.0b, according to EY Global IPO Trends: Q4 ...
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Peoples Natural Gas announced today that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has granted all of its required approvals related to the transaction with EQT Corporation (NYSE: EQT) for the Peoples Natural Gas purchase of EQT's ...
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Holden has decided it will cease vehicle production as early as 2016, according to sources quoting senior government ministers. The ABC and The Australian both report that the car maker was poised to announce its decision to close its ...
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