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☆ When it's OK to send food back to the kitchen—and when it's not, from an ex-restaurant manager
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Here is when she says it's OK, and not OK, to send back food, and how to do it politely. It's OK to send back food when…If the food just doesn't "meet your expectations," it's understandable that you'd want to send it back. It's not OK to send back food when…If you don't like your food, your plate should represent that sentiment. "Don't send food back when you've already eaten at least half the plate," Sun says. Don't send food back when you've already eaten at least half the plate.

Persons: Sun, It's, you've, Sara Jane Ho, Ho Organizations: Harvard, Netflix, Sun Locations: Columbia , Missouri

☆ Doctor shares advice on how to prevent food poisoning
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Katia Hetter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

All of this has led me to look into foodborne illnesses and how people can improve food safety practices. And, crucially, how can people prevent foodborne illnesses? Wen: Norovirus is the most frequent pathogen implicated in foodborne infections in the United States. Wen: Most foodborne illnesses can be treated at home and will resolve on their own. Bring plenty of plates and utensils, and make sure you clearly separate the ones used to touch raw meat from other items.

Persons: Leana Wen, Wen, vulnificus Organizations: CNN, American Foods Group, Green, US Department of Agriculture, US Centers for Disease Control, George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health Locations: The Wisconsin, Baltimore, United States, Shiga

☆ Flesh-Eating Bacteria at the Beach? What You Need to Know.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Roni Caryn Rabin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

From there it spreads, becoming a so-called flesh-eating infection that extends quickly beyond the wound into healthy tissue. The bacterium also spreads when people who are immunocompromised or have liver disease eat raw oysters that are contaminated. Physicians warn patients with these conditions against eating raw oysters, which become infected by seawater they filter for food. An open wound means any cut, scrape or other abrasion that might allow the bacterium into your body. If you develop a skin infection, let your health provider know quickly — this is an infection that can spread rapidly.

Persons: beachgoers, It’s, ” Dr, Schaffner, “ Don’t Locations: Connecticut

☆ Eggplant Extravaganza
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Tanya Sichynsky | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

has a bumper crop!” — AmyIf you find eggplant inedible, either because of its texture or taste, you want recipes that use up as much produce as possible while making it largely undetectable. In Kay Chun’s eggplant and bean chili, eggplant is simmered in a garlicky tomato sauce until it collapses into a chile-spiced ragù. Pairing stewed eggplant with aromatics and protein-packed legumes is a solid strategy: Kay does it again in her recipe for eggplant dal, in which cumin, coriander, garlic, ginger and fresh chile season lentils and eggplant. Bitter eggplant is often undercooked eggplant. And if you’re frustrated with the results of sautéing and baking, try steaming: In about 10 minutes, strips of eggplant are rendered silky in Hetty Lui McKinnon’s recipe for liang ban qie zi, eggplant with garlic, ginger and scallions.

Persons: I’ve, Amy, Kay, — Kay, you’re, Hetty Lui McKinnon’s

☆ Opinion | On Race and Academia
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( John Mcwhorter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

But I have always thought of that as racial preferences the way they should have been, merely additive around the margins. I was hired straight out of my doctoral program for a tenure-track job at an Ivy League university in its august linguistics department. Plus, I was brought on to represent a subfield within linguistics — sociolinguistics — that has never been my actual specialty. At the time I was not very politicized, and I assumed that my race had merely been a background bonus to help me get hired. I had been hired by white people who, quite innocently, thought they were doing the right thing by bringing a Black person onto the faculty.

Organizations: Ivy League university

☆ Undercooked Rybakina targets successive Wimbledon titles
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Aadi Nair | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The third seed opens her defence against 49th-ranked American Shelby Rogers and will be looking to match Serena Williams - who won her sixth and seventh Wimbledon titles in 2015 and 2016. Rybakina holds a 3-2 head-to-head advantage over Rogers, but with the defending champion having won both prior meetings on grass courts, she will take an edge into the encounter. An action-packed women's singles schedule on Tuesday also features Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka taking on Hungary's Panna Udvardy, while last year's losing finalist Ons Jabeur is up against Poland's Magdalena Frech. Greek eighth seed Maria Sakkari will face Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk, with two-time Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic also in action. The confidence grew a lot," U.S. Open winner Alcaraz told reporters.

Persons: Elena Rybakina, Shelby Rogers, Serena Williams, Rybakina, It's, Rogers, Aryna Sabalenka, Panna Udvardy, Poland's Magdalena Frech, Maria Sakkari, Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk, Petra Kvitova, Carlos Alcaraz, Alcaraz, Novak, Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev, Briton Arthur Fery, Tsitsipas, Dominic Thiem, Andy Murray, Ryan Peniston, Aadi Nair, Toby Davis Organizations: Wimbledon, All England Club, Kazakh, U.S, Court, Thomson Locations: Eastbourne, Czech Republic, U.S, Belarusian, Bengaluru

☆ Shell makes risky pitch for the middle ground
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Yawen Chen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

He has stressed that Shell, currently trading around five times expected 2024 earnings compared to twice that for its U.S. peers, merits more generosity. Shell will hike its dividend by 15% and spend $1 billion more on buybacks, starting in the second quarter. He will invest $10 billion to $15 billion in so-called low-carbon solutions like biofuels and hydrogen between 2023 and 2025. Equally, Wednesday’s plan will disappoint climate-focused shareholders, who currently form roughly 15% of Shell’s investor register based on recent votes on emission cuts. Shell shares have outperformed both U.S. and European rivals since Sawan took over in January.

Persons: Wael Sawan’s, Sawan, Jefferies, George Hay, Pranav Kiran Organizations: Reuters, Shell, Chevron, Exxon Mobil, BP, International Energy Agency, Thomson Locations: U.S, New York, divestments, Namibia, New York City

☆ Flesh-eating bacteria on beaches: What to know
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Out of more than 100 Vibrio species, about 12 — the most common in the US being Vibrio vulnificus, Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio alginolyticus — can cause a human illness known as vibriosis. Vibrio vulnificus is the species that can cause flesh-eating infections, known as necrotizing fasciitis. Vibrio bacteria can enter through even minor wounds, including cuts, scrapes, scratches, recent piercings, new tattoos or surgical incisions. Even though the risk of a Vibrio vulnificus infection is low, if contracted the effects can be severe. Around 1 in 5 people infected with Vibrio vulnificus die, sometimes within a day or two of getting sick.

Persons: Daniel Slim, Vibrio, vulnificus, it’s, ”, Jae Williams, wasn’t, Tracy Mincer, “, Linda Amaral, Williams, “ It’s, ” Williams, parahaemolyticus, Hurricane Ian, Vibrio vulnificus, Don’t Organizations: CNN, Research, Florida Atlantic University, US Centers for Disease Control, CDC, Florida Department of Health, Florida, Branch Oceanographic Institute, University of Amsterdam Locations: Florida, United States, Africa, Gulf of Mexico, Cancun, AFP, Caribbean, Hurricane, sargassum

☆ Salmonella in Breaded Raw Chicken Is Target of USDA Crackdown
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Kristina Peterson | Patrick Thomas | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The USDA’s move is part of a broader effort to contain salmonella, a cause of foodborne disease. Photo: NIH/Universal Images Group/Getty ImagesWASHINGTON—The Agriculture Department proposed new rules Tuesday aimed at minimizing salmonella outbreaks from some breaded chicken products, a move the industry said could significantly affect availability and price. Part of a broader effort to contain salmonella, the new proposal takes aim at breaded, stuffed raw chicken products, such as frozen chicken cordon bleu. Because these products are often prebrowned, consumers might mistakenly think they are cooked, leading to consumption of undercooked chicken, the USDA said.

☆ ‘The Wandering Earth II’ Review: It Wanders Too Far
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-22 | by ( Brandon Yu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Upon its release, “The Wandering Earth,” Frant Gwo’s 2019 film about a dystopia in which Earth is perilously pushed through space, was minted as China’s first substantial, domestic sci-fi blockbuster, with the box office returns to prove it. The film was entertaining enough, but its ambitious scope had something of an empty gloss to it, partly because the story’s drama wasn’t grounded in anything beyond the showy cataclysm. Its audaciously messy sequel, “The Wandering Earth II,” seems to have taken note and sprinted, aimlessly, entirely in the other direction. Losing all of the glee of its predecessor, the movie instead offers nearly three hours of convoluted story lines, undercooked themes and a tangle of confused, glaringly state-approved political subtext.

☆ Nadal shrugs off rocky buildup to Australian Open defence
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-14 | by ( Ian Ransom | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MELBOURNE, Jan 14 (Reuters) - An upbeat Rafa Nadal has shrugged off his warm-up defeats ahead of the Australian Open as "just part of the business" and declared himself in a happy place ahead of his title defence. Nadal heads into a first-round match against rising Briton Jack Draper undercooked and with only one win since September's U.S. Open. Nadal arrived at Melbourne Park last year in a funk after a serious foot injury but ended up winning his second Australian Open crown by beating Russian Daniil Medvedev in a classic final. Last year's French Open winner, Nadal won two of the four Grand Slams, with fellow great Novak Djokovic winning Wimbledon. World number one Carlos Alcaraz, who is not playing at the Australian Open due to injury, was the only player to break the Nadal-Djokovic duopoly by claiming the U.S. Open.

☆ Undercooked Nadal targets number 23 at Melbourne Park
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Nick Mulvenney | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"I need to win matches for sure, but the preparation is going quite well, practising a lot and I think I am in good shape. "But I'm confident that if I am able to have this last week of positive practices, why not?" As world number two, Nadal will be top seed on his 18th trip to the Australian Open after the injury withdrawal of his young compatriot Carlos Alcaraz. He followed that up with a 14th French Open title and could forge even further ahead of Novak Djokovic (21) and the now retired Roger Federer (20) in the Grand Slam title race with a third triumph on Melbourne's famous blue courts. Reporting by Nick Mulvenney in Sydney, editing by Bradley PerrettOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ A Parasite May Explain Why Some People Are Driven to Start a Company
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

When wolves in Yellowstone National Park get infected with a cat parasite called Toxoplasma gondii, they become more likely to leave their packs and start new ones. The Yellowstone wolf data hints that it's just the side effect of a protozoan inhabiting our brains in a failed attempt to make more protozoa. So why would any of this make an infected wolf want to start its own pack? That was the suggestion of an influential 2006 paper titled "Can the Common Brain Parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, Influence Human Culture?" Just because Toxo might drive an alpha male to start a company, that doesn't mean it'll be a successful company.

☆ ‘The Independent’ Review: John Cena and Journalistic Integrity
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( John Anderson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

’Tis the season for election-conspiracy thrillers and campaign-finance mysteries, though the time might never be ripe enough for the likes of “The Independent,” an undercooked serving of political skulduggery that nevertheless provides a showcase for the magnetic Jodie Turner-Smith . “Your writing—it’s got punch,” says Nicholas Booker ( Brian Cox ), weathered dean of Washington political columnists. “It’s raw—but there’s something there.” He might have been reviewing “The Independent.” Instead, he’s appraising the work of Elisha “Eli” James (Ms. Turner-Smith), fledgling investigative journalist. Booker likes the cut of her jib, as he and his fellow ink-stained wretches might have said while standing around the AP teletype machine during the Nixon administration. (“The Independent” isn’t really a story about newspapers—which is fine, because its portrayal of the newspaper world is a caricature.)

☆ Flesh-eating bacteria: What to know about Vibrio vulnificus, and how to avoid it
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( Jen Christensen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Vibrio vulnificus causes an estimated 80,000 illnesses and 100 deaths in the United States every year, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vibrio vulnificus is one of the bacteria that can cause what’s commonly known as a flesh-eating infection. Vibrio vulnificus infection is the leading cause of death related to eating seafood in the United States. With skin infections, a doctor will first take samples from the infected area to determine if Vibrio vulnificus is what’s causing the problem. Up to 50% of Vibrio vulnificus infections don’t respond to certain antibiotics anymore, studies show.

☆ The Rock's 'Black Adam' is a bland, 'color-by-numbers' DC Comics superhero movie, critics say
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

In this article WBD Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTDwayne Johnson stars in Warner Bros.' "Black Adam." "Black Adam," which premieres Friday, did not impress critics, generating a meager 53% on Rotten Tomatoes from 102 reviews as of Thursday afternoon. Puchko noted that "Black Adam" rushes through the introductions of Cyclone, Atom Smasher, Hawkman and Doctor Fate "so quickly that it's actually comical." Pierce Brosnan and Dwayne Johnson star in Warner Bros.' "Black Adam." Dwayne Johnson is Black Adam in Warner Bros.' newest DC film "Black Adam."

☆ Dangerous flesh-eating bacterial infections increased in Florida after Hurricane Ian
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Carma Hassan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —An increase in infections with a rare flesh-eating bacteria was reported in Florida in the days after Hurricane Ian due to catastrophic flooding from the storm. Ian made landfall as a Category 4 storm on September 28 in Lee County, which includes Fort Myers and Sanibel Island in Southwest Florida. The Florida Department of Health in Lee County warned residents of the risks of Vibrio vulnificus on October 3. “DOH-Lee is observing an abnormal increase in cases of Vibrio vulnificus infections as a result of exposure to the flood waters and standing waters following Hurricane Ian. Since September 29, 2022, 26 cases of Vibrio vulnificus associated with Hurricane Ian have been reported to DOH-Lee.

☆ Best Chinese food: 32 must-try dishes
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Maggie Hiufu Wong | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

Dan dan noodlesIt’s nearly impossible to dislike China’s soul-comforting dan dan mian, or dan dan noodles. Dan dan noodles are named after the way they were originally sold more than 100 years ago – on a dan dan, a carrying pole, by street hawkers. Some think dan dan noodles should contain a dry mix of noodles, made with minced meat, chopped scallions, spices, crushed peanuts and various sauces. Others disagree, preferring dan dan noodles in a hot, spicy, salty and nutty broth albeit with similar ingredients. Similar to Hainanese chicken rice, the Wenchang version is often served with yellow chicken fat rice and chicken soup.

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