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Justice Dept settles Va malpractice suit for $2.3M
The Justice Department has agreed to pay $2.3 million to a couple who claimed inadequate care at Portsmouth Naval Medical Center caused their child to be born with neurological damage. The Virginian-Pilot reports that a Federal Judge approved the settlement between the Justice Department and Scott and Michelle Holweger. The Virginia Beach couple filed a $15 million Medical Malpractice Lawsuit against the Federal Government last year. The government admitted no wrongdoing in the settlement and de...

Kerry Saretsky: Franglais: French Onion Dip
Names are tricky. They are supposed to be the roadmap to a person. You hear their name, and you assume you can know a little bit about them. Not so. Names are misleading. Misnomers even. For instance, my name. Kerry is a masculine, in the best of times gender-neutral, Irish name. And yet, there is probably no one less Irish or more girly, than me. So, I don't put too much stock in names. French Onion Dip is another name that is a complete misnomer. Never, ever, have I seen French Onion Dip in...

Giffords Is 'Starting To Become Aware Of Her Surroundings,' Doctor Says
What is this? Along with opening her eyes and following commands, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) is "starting to become Aware of her surroundings," Dr. G. Michael Lemole, section chief of Neurosurgery at University Medical Center in Tucson, just told reporters. The congresswoman has made "a major move forward," Lemole added, as she continues to cope with injuries received when she was shot in the head Saturday during a rampage that left 12 other people injured from gunshots and six peo...

Susan B. Dopart, M.S., R.D.: Diabetes Prevention: Love Carbs? 6 Steps To Avoid Diabetes
As a registered dietitian, I often hear, "I've never met a Carbohydrate I didn't like!" I can certainly understand the sentiment. Carbohydrates are everywhere, easily accessible, and made into tasty treats. At the same time, carbs can play a precarious role when it comes to Diabetes, wreaking havoc on your blood sugar with potentially serious results. Without having to "break up with carbohydrates" as one of my clients put it, how can you avoid becoming diabetic or better control your blood s...

Herman Cain announces presidential exploratory committee
It begins. There has been a good bit of ‘presidential’ buzz about Herman Cain in the right online community, and in the conservative camp in general. He’s not been shy about admitting that he’s considering it. Now he’s taking the next step. I had the privilege of speaking with him for a half-hour last night after he was done with his nationally syndicated Talk Show, and I am pleased to make the following announcement on RedState. Moments ago, Herman Cain announced...

Suspect in Livery Shooting Is Connected to Armed Robberies
New York Police Department Shawn Peace The suspect in the shooting of a livery driver in Queens last month was charged on Wednesday with six other armed robberies last year that depict a one-man Crime wave mostly targeting Fast Food restaurants throughout the borough in the summer and fall. The suspect, Shawn Peace, 22, was arrested in Buffalo on Tuesday. He had eluded the authorities, in spite of clear camera footage of his face taken inside the livery car, since the Dec. 3 shooting that criti...

First Official Republican Candidate For President in 2012
Herman Cain has officially announced he may seek the office of President of the United States, by announcing he has given the go ahead to form an Exploratory Committee. Cain is best known for his role as President and CEO of Godfather's Pizza, Inc., where he led the company from the brink of Bankruptcy to profitability in just 14 months. He has also served as an executive of other Fortune 500 Companies, such as Pillsbury and Burger King. He served as chairman of the Federal Reserve in Kansas Cit...

Herman Cain Forms Presidential Exploratory Committee
Herman Cain announced on Neil Cavuto’s show that he is officially forming a presidential Exploratory Committee. Mr. Cain said his lack of Public Sector experience is a good thing. He was also asked about surviving stage 4 Cancer, listen to his answer. Matt Lewis has more on Cain’s background. Cain, an African-American Republican, holds a master’s degree in computer science from Purdue University and was a corporate vice president for Burger King before running Godfather’...

The Stir: Burger King's New Stuffed Burger: A Word of Caution
Burger King has officially announced a new addition to its menu: the Jalapeno and Cheddar BK Stuffed Steakhouse Burger, which is a ground beef patty that's studded with bits of jalapeno peppers and Cheddar cheese and topped with creamy poblano sauce. The arrival of the first stuffed burger in the quick service restaurant industry is truly a momentous occasion for Fast Food fans everywhere. No doubt it will be followed by other versions -- mushroom and Swiss, perhaps even bacon and American che...

Herman Cain Would Focus on Economy, National Security as President
Yesterday, ex-Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain announced an exploratory committee for president. Today, he spoke with me about his potential presidential run. Cain promises an ambitious agenda if he is elected president, telling me: "I plan to mobilize the public -- to not just stop stuff -- but to get stuff done." While Cain is an unabashed pro-Life social conservative who believes in traditional marriage, he clearly sees The Economy and National Security as the most pressing issues on which ...

Herman Cain considers run for White House bid in 2012
(Paulding County, Georgia) - Popular among Paulding County Conservatives and most county Republicans, business executive Herman Cain, a staunch conservative, announced today that he has officially established a presidential Exploratory Committee, "Friends of Herman Cain," to "test the waters" for a possible White House bid in 2012. Herman Cain stated, "After receiving overwhelming encouragement from supporters and Donors across the U.S., I have decided to form a presidential exploratory co...

Defense Alleges 'Relationship' Between Alleged Jihadist's Mom And FBI Agent
In an attempt to secure the release of Emerson Begolly, the 21-year-old Nazi-dressing alleged Jihad enthusiast who allegedly bit two FBI agents, his Defense Lawyer alleged in court documents Wednesday that one of the agents had a romantic relationship with the suspect's estranged, alcoholic mother. But Special Agent William J. Crowley of the FBI's Pittsburgh office told TPM that the bureau "categorically denies" any romantic relationship between Special Agent Bradley Orsini and Begolly's mothe...

Fast-food chains offering deals on meals
Virtually every maor fast-food chain is offering deals this winter as they try to fight slow business driven in part by double-digit Unemployment for Fast Food’s core demographic — 18- to 34-year-olds. Among the deals: † Burger King has two-for-one chicken sandwiches (normally $3.79) through Sunday. †Wendy’s has free Natural Cut Sea Salt fries through January if you go to Wendy’s Facebook app and click on the fry icon. . †Papa John’s and Pizza Hut ...

Midweek Special: NYC Restaurant Review Roundup
Ciano Ciano, the East 22nd Street Italian Restaurant helmed by chef Shea Gallante (Cru) gets an enthusiastic two star review from Sam Sifton in the Times this week. Sifton says Gallante's food "is ambitious, beautiful and flavor packed, a kind of Italian home cooking made grand and attractive, rich as Berlusconi, not as oily. It is less precious, less purposefully fancy, less aggressively upscale than what he was putting forth at Cru, where he cooked until 2009 and which closed last year... He...

Report: British seafood claims misleading
LONDON, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- A British environmental group said several Grocery Stores are misleading consumers by posting confusing claims on products such as canned and farmed fish. A ClientEarth report said claims on Supermarket Seafood -- such as statements that the product is "sustainably sourced," "protects the marine environment" and "responsibly farmed" -- were misleading or unverified on 32 of the 100 products examined, the environmental law organization said. ClientEarth says 22 of the cla...

Ponce Inlet Restaurants Face New Regulations
On January 20, 2011 , the town council of Ponce Inlet will vote on a new proposed sound ordinance. Should the town approve the ordinance as written, it will deliver another blow to the sustainability of businesses here in Ponce Inlet and most of all Down the Hatch Restaurant.  According to police records, since 2007 the average number of noise related complaints attributed to the restaurants here in Ponce Inlet is 3 per year per restaurant [Jerry's Pizza, Inlet Harbor, Racings Nor...

Stranded travelers make the best of it
Stephanie Nelson and Dan Shine sit in the bar at McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant downtown after making an attempt to drive home to Bucks County, Pa., and then deciding to wait a day. Providence -- Stranded travelers huddled in hotel lobbies Wednesday, sipping wine in warm bars and making plans for a snowbound night in the Capital City. Mostly, they made the best of the almost-blizzard, choosing to revel in a few unplanned hours rather than rail against the weather ...

Scottish salmon leaps into China
Is GM salmon swimming against the tide? China is to open its kitchens to Scottish salmon it has emerged. In agreement between the Scottish and Chinese governments, exports are to be allowed into the Asian giant's market for the first time. The move, for AQSIQ, a Chinese Food safety agency to approve a range of products, is being seen as a big boost to Scotland's fish farming industry. It already supports 6,000 jobs in Scotland, worth £500m to The Economy, with exports worth nearly...

How to Fish Sustainably
Photo by Fir0002, courtesy Wikimedia Commons. Community-based cooperative management—wherein fishers, fisheries managers, and scientists work together to create sustainable fisheries—yields big catches. Now the authors of a new paper in Nature present their findings on what elements of co-management are most effective. They write: The dominant theme in fisheries management has been that privatization is necessary to avoid Hardin...

Joel Reynolds: Sanction Iceland, the World's Whaling Outlaw
A U.S. response, with teeth, is needed to stop Iceland's violations of international treaties. Weighing up to 80 tons and almost twice the length of a School Bus, the massive fin whale -- known as the greyhound of the sea for its swimming speed -- was the Victim of decades of commercial slaughter that killed the whales by the tens of thousands each year. Then, in 1986, with the species on the brink of extinction, the nations of the world agreed to a Moratorium on commercial Whaling, and this ...

In first, China buys salmon from Scotland
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- The Chinese Government, for the first time, reached an agreement to import Atlantic salmon from Scotland, the fisheries secretary said from Edinburgh. Chinese demand for salmon and salmon products is more than Scotland produces in a year. China is one of the largest Seafood markets in the world and the Scottish Government said it expected demand for Atlantic salmon to increase. Scotland is the third-largest producer of Atlantic salmon in the world. "The Scot...

Jewel-Osco Unveils 'nutrition iQ' Food Labeling Program to Help Shoppers Make Choices for Better Health
nutrition IQ, which is now in all JEWEL-OSCO stores, uses color-coded shelf tags and signs that allow consumers to quickly identify better-for-you food options.  The program comes as research shows consumers are having difficulty making sense of nutrition guidelines and are looking for an easier way to make informed food choices for better health.  For example, a survey by the International Food Information Council Foundation shows almost half of Americans feel food and health informat...

Fighting for fish where's the catch?
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall with mackerel, a fish that is much more sustainable than the cod, tuna and salmon on which the Fishing Industry relies. Photograph: Andrew Crowley The premise of my three-part series Hugh's Fish Fight (shown on Channel 4) is to highlight that the fish-eating habits of this nation are seriously misaligned with the long-term viability of our fisheries. More than half the fish we eat comes from just three species - cod, tuna and salmon. You don't have to think ...

Ocean acidification: one less thing to worry about
Carbon dioxide has been named as the chief culprit in rampant “ocean acidification” which, according to Environmentalists on the Natural Resources Defense Council, will soon start killing off fish and dissolving Coral Reefs, putting a major dent in the Seafood and eco-tourism industries. According to a 2009 statement by Britain’s Royal Society, co-signed by Dr. James Hansen, of NASA’s Goddard Center, and Dr. Mark Spalding of The Nature Conservancy: “Temperature̴...

China animal rights groups protest seal meat deal (AFP)
Beijing (AFP) – More than 40 Chinese Animal Rights groups on Thursday hit out at Canada for turning China into a "dumping ground" for its seal meat and oils, after the products were banned in the European Union. The agreement to allow the imports into China was reached during a visit to Beijing by Canadian Fisheries Minister Gail Shea, and follows a EU ban on seal product imports imposed after an Activist outcry over commercial seal hunting. "'Do not give to others wha...