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Death Of Captain Kirk

November 22, 2013 by · Comments Off on Death Of Captain Kirk 

Death Of Captain Kirk, James Tiberius “Jim” Kirk is a fictional character in the Star Trek media franchise, appearing in numerous television episodes, films, books, comics, and video games. As the captain of the starship USS Enterprise, Kirk leads his crew as they explore “where no man has gone before”.

Kirk, played by William Shatner, first appears in the broadcast pilot episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, “The Man Trap”, originally broadcast on September 8, 1966. Shatner continued in the role for the show’s three seasons, and later provided the voice of the animated version of Kirk in Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973-74). Shatner returned to the role for Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) and in six subsequent films. Chris Pine took over the role beginning with the 2009 Star Trek film, with Jimmy Bennett playing Kirk as a child. Other actors have played the character in fan-created media, and the character has been the subject of multiple spoofs and satires.

Just in case you needed another reason to love Malcolm McDowell, here you go. The Clockwork Orange star, who played the villain Soran in Star Trek: Generations, explains in a new interview with Metro why he thought Kirk’s death was a waste:

“Poor old Captain Kirk,” he said in a telephone interview from California with The Canadian Press. “It was sad, really. Honestly, the producers should have given him a much better sendoff than they did.”

“The truth is, that’s what happened. They should have given him a glorious death. If they’re going to kill one of the icons of American television, then get rid of him in a beautiful way. I was very disappointed that they didn’t come up with something a little better.”

McDowell described Montreal-born Shatner and his co-star Leonard Nimoy as charismatic actors who kept the “Star Trek” franchise alive, something he believes should have been acknowledged.

“We shot it twice,” McDowell said of Kirk’s death scene. “It was feeble, I thought, because I thought he deserved better.”

And actually, doing some searching, it looks like McDowell has expressed similar sentiments before. Last year, he told another interviewer that Kirk’s death was “poor,” even after the reshoot, and “They should have seen Shatner off in a big way.”

Landra Reid Tractor Crash

March 8, 2012 by · Comments Off on Landra Reid Tractor Crash 

Landra Reid Tractor Crash, The wife and daughter of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid were seriously injured in a car wreck Thursday when their vehicle was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer on a Washington-area interstate, a spokesman said.

Landra Reid and her adult daughter, Lana Reid Barringer, were hospitalized with what doctors described as non-life-threatening injuries, according to a statement from Jon Summers, a spokesman for the Nevada Democrat.

Landra Reid, 69, suffered the more serious injuries, including a broken back, neck and nose. Lana Reid Barringer, 48, suffered a neck injury and facial lacerations. Both were conscious, and neither had lost feeling in their extremities, the statement said. The daughter was released from the hospital Thursday night, the Associated Press reported.

Reid was told of the accident while participating in a conference call with reporters from rural Nevada, Summers said. He immediately went to the hospital, but later returned to the Capitol to continue negotiations on the healthcare bill.

“Sen. Reid has been to the hospital and appreciates the support he and his family are receiving from Nevadans and his colleagues in the Senate,” the statement said. Reid returned to the hospital Thursday night.

Harry Reid, 70, and Landra Reid were high school sweethearts and have been married since 1959. They have five grown children, including son Rory Reid, who is running for the Democratic nomination for governor in Nevada.

The four-vehicle chain-reaction crash occurred on Interstate 95 in Fairfax County about 1 p.m., according to a news release from the Virginia State Police. Lana Reid Barringer, a mother of three from McLean, Va., was driving a Honda Odyssey van, with her mother as a passenger, when they were rear-ended by the trailer carrying rolls of plastic, police said. The van crashed into a Jeep Grand Cherokee, which in turn struck a Chevrolet Cobalt.

Everyone involved was wearing seat belts, police said. Two others were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The driver of the tractor-trailer, who was unhurt, was identified by state police as Alan W. Snader, 59, of Ohio. He was charged with reckless driving.

Landra Reid has lived through danger before. In 1981, when her husband was a Nevada gaming commissioner and the mob was a presence in Las Vegas, she noticed something wrong with the family station wagon, she has said. She called an associate of her husband, who called police. The car had been rigged with a bomb, police said.

Zip Herring Recall Listeria Contamination

February 27, 2012 by · Comments Off on Zip Herring Recall Listeria Contamination 

Zip Herring Recall Listeria Contamination, ZIP INTERNATIONAL GROUP LLC, 160 Raritan Center Parkway #6, Edison, NJ 08837 is expanding its recall of sliced herring fillet (forelka) 330 gram and 600 gram in plastic packaging due to Listeria contamination. Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women

The recalled sliced herring fillet (forelka) 330 gram and 600 gram in plastic packaging includes best by date 5/18/2012 . The best by date is located on the round side of the packaging and was sold to retail grocery stores in New York State. It is a product of Ukraine.

The recall was initiated after routine sampling by New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets Food Inspectors and subsequent analysis of the product by Food Laboratory personnel found the product to be positive for Listeria monocytogenes.

No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem. Consumers who have purchased sliced herring fillet (forelka) should not consume it, but should return it to the place of purchase. Consumers with questions may contact the company @ 732-225-3600, 9:00AM-5:00 PM EST from Monday to Friday.

Source: FDA

Cooked Pork Hocks Recall Wheat

February 27, 2012 by · Comments Off on Cooked Pork Hocks Recall Wheat 

Cooked Pork Hocks Recall Wheat, Han Yang Inc. of Milwaukee, WI is recalling approximately 25,600 pounds of cooked pork hocks because they contain wheat, an allergen not noted on the label.

The label omission was discovered by a USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service inspector during a label review.

There have been no reports of adverse reactions.

The recall is of shrink-wrapped packages of various weights of “JANG CHUNG DONG HAN YANG KING JOAK BAL COOKED PORK HOCKS” with EST. 21880 inside the USDA mark of inspection. The pork hocks, produced between Oct. 7, 2011 and Feb. 7, 2012, have a four month shelf life and were distributed to wholesalers and retailers in Los Angeles and Chicago.

For more information contact the company’s president, Chang Choi, at 414-389-1099.

February 2012 Meat Recalls

February 27, 2012 by · Comments Off on February 2012 Meat Recalls 

February 2012 Meat Recalls, AA Meat Products Corporation, a Maywood, Calif. establishment, is recalling an undetermined amount of meat and poultry products because they may have been produced without the benefit of federal inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

30-pound and 22-pound cases of the following products produced between January 11, 2011, and February 8, 2012:

“AA Scalded Beef Omasum Tripe”
“AA Honeycomb Beef Tripe”
“AA Scalded Beef Tripe Menudo De Vovino”
“AA Beef Omasum Tripe”
“AA Beef Tripe”

Various weights of the following products produced between March 5, 2011, and February 8, 2012:

Pork chops
Beef short ribs
Beef tongues
Boneless beef shank
Boneless beef ribeye lipon
Boneless beef short plate
Boneless beef strip loin
Beef fat

10-pound bags of the following products produced between April 7, 2011, and February 8, 2012:

Chicken feet
Duck feet
Pork uteri

Additionally the pork uteri, chicken feet, and duck feet products may have been produced using sodium percarbonate, a food additive, which is not approved for use in these specific products.

Case labels or packaging may bear the establishment numbers “EST. 21492,” “P-21492” or “EST. 21492A” in the USDA mark of inspection or “EST. 21492” simply ink-jetted on the case label. The products were sold in California, Colorado, Illinois, Nevada, Oregon, Texas and Washington. The problem was discovered during an on-going investigation by FSIS.

FSIS has received no reports of illness due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an illness should contact a health care provider.

FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that recalled product is no longer available to consumers. If available, the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS website at: www.fsis.usda.gov/FSIS_Recalls/Open_Federal_Cases/
index.asp.

Consumer and media questions regarding the recall can contact Johnny Wu, a company representative, at (626) 376-2819.

Consumers with food safety questions can “Ask Karen,” the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at www.AskKaren.gov or via smartphone at m.askkaren.gov. “Ask Karen” live chat services are available Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET. The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day.

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