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today’s news … Tuesday, April 10, 2012

In Uncategorized on April 10, 2012 at 6:00 am

today’s news and information gleanings from here and there! 

Quote for today… “Here cometh April again, and as far as I can see the world hath more fools in it than ever.” - Charles Lamb

This photo appeared at LancasterOnLine: “Numerous motorcycles were pulled over by police at about 4:45 p.m. Saturday on Route 222, between Bushong and Creek roads in Manheim Township. (Dean Lee Evans)”

  • The reader comments following the article are equally interesting. “Numerous motorcycles were pulled over by police at about 4:45 p.m. Saturday on Route 222, between Bushong and Creek roads in Manheim Township. Passersby said they saw motorcycles parked on the shoulder and flanked by police vehicles from several jurisdictions. Officers with assault rifles were reported to be overlooking the scene from a hillside along the road. The northbound right lane of Route 222 was blocked by police and traffic was temporarily backed up.” – LancasterOnLine
  • LEGAL NOTICE published in the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era on Tuesday, April 10, 2012: “LEGAL NOTICE The Zoning Hearing Board of the Borough of Columbia will meet on Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at 7:00 P.M., in the Municipal Building at 308 Locust Street, Columbia, PA, to consider the following application(s) and/or appeal(s): Robert Emel is requesting special exception(s) and/or variance(s) to create parking for impound and recovery vehicles at 39 North Front Street and 53 North Front Read the rest of this entry »

From The Conversation: “medical myth – the three second rule (when food falls on the floor)”

In Everyday Living, Opinions on April 10, 2012 at 5:30 am

It doesn’t really matter how long food is on the floor, it’s likely to collect the same amount of bacteria. Flickr/bark

“As a food microbiologist, I have always been amazed at people’s belief in the three- or five-second rule. It goes something like this: if you retrieve food dropped on the floor or another surface within three or five seconds, it won’t yet be contaminated with bacteria.

“Okay, it might just be wishful thinking. Or a handy excuse not to throw otherwise good food in the bin. But it really doesn’t add up.

“Let’s look at the facts. Disease-causing bacteria (known as pathogenic bacteria) and other microorganisms (such as viruses) are potentially everywhere and can be remarkably virulent. So logically, it would be an easy task for a microorganism to attach itself to a surface, especially to a moist piece of food.

“A 2007 study Journal of Applied Microbiology paper from a team at Clemson University in the United States, tested the five-second rule on tile, wood and carpet. They contaminated the three surfaces with a high level of Salmonella Typhimurium and looked at the rate in which the bacteria transferred to bread and sausages, over a period of 24 hours.

“They found the most significant variable in the transfer rates from all three surfaces was not the length of time it had contact with the food. The three testing times (five, 30 or 60 seconds) made little difference in the rate of bacterial transfer.

“The length of time the bacteria had been on the surface prior to contact with the food mattered more. Four hours after contamination, the same amount of bacteria remained on the carpet, while rates of bacteria on the tile and wood were slightly lower.

“But another study, on bacteria in the manufacturing environment, found that the longer the food was exposed to a contaminated surface, the more bacteria it accumulated. As did an investigation on transfer between meat surfaces. Click here to continue reading this article from The Conversation.

“Odor of corruption” – Which is worse for citizens? Crooked government or just plain inept government?

In Government, Opinions on April 10, 2012 at 5:00 am

In either case, citizens lose!

By John Baer – John Baer is a Philadelphia Daily News political columnist.

“Harrisburg’s become a competitive reality show — a bad one.

“It’s a near-comedic contest between state and city government over which is more inept.

“From the ‘burg going bust to the listless Legislature to the guv tied to conspiracy theories, it’s life in a different dimension.

“Take the broke city.

“Its ‘leaders’ can’t agree how to fix it. Its mayor made national news last year by publicly turning to God for help (she prayed and fasted for three days), but she couldn’t part the sea of red ink, and the fiscal plagues kept coming.

“The Legislature voted to take over the city. The guv appointed a receiver. The receiver resigned in frustration, citing “political and ethical crosswinds.”

“And it seems those crosswinds carry an odor.

“The receiver, Philly lawyer David Unkovic, also said, ‘There is so much corruption in this city,’ and asked the U.S. attorney and state attorney general to investigate shady bond deals tied to its collapse.

“Now city officials want a state court to probe what one calls ‘the real circumstances’ behind Unkovic quitting, which could lead to stepping on some large, well-connected toes in political/legal/financial circles.

“Oh, there’s also a legal fight between Mayor Linda Thompson and Controller Dan Miller over auctioning off up to $10 million in cowboy and Indian artifacts.

“I’m not making this up. The stuff was questionably purchased by former Mayor Stephen Reed in hopes of opening a Wild West museum.

“What’s next, high-noon duels at City Hall?

“And how about the Legislature?

“That land of giants still hasn’t done a final redraw of House and Senate seats after the 2010 census. It was due last year.

“Hey, everybody. It’s April!

“Also due last year was a legislative audit of spending and assets for the fiscal year ended Read the rest of this entry »

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