With food safety bill, U.S. government will spend nearly $1 million per person to prevent food-borne illness deaths :: (NaturalNews) The recently-passed Food Safety Modernization Act, which was passed in order to prevent food-borne illness deaths in the USA, will cost $1.4 billion over the first five years. But nobody thinks about the economics of the issue. How many people are we going to save by spending this $1.4 billion, even assuming it works?To answer that question, let's look at the food illness fatality figures offered by the CDC:• Out of the 5,000 food-borne illness deaths each year in the United States, only 1,809 are "attributable to foodborne transmission" according to the CDC (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol5no5/mead.htm#Table%203).• E.coli, which is often quoted in the big scare stories about food safety, only kills 78 people a year through food-borne transmission (52 plus 26, fro...
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New York Knicks - L.A. Clippers: Where To Watch Blake Griffin Face Carmelo Anthony, Plus Prediction And Preview :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Trudging through the snow, and looking to stay atop their respective conferences, the New York Knicks and Los Angeles Clippers meet Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden.</p>
<p>New York, No. 2 in the East, and L.A. now third in the West, nearly saw their matchup postponed due to a massive snow storm along the Northeast. The Knicks were stuck in Minnesota, and the Clippers in Miami, though each had different results.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/new-york-knicks-la-clippers-where-watch-blake-griffin-face-carmelo-anthony-plus-prediction-preview
Knicks Trade Rumors: New York's Iman Shumpert On His Way To Phoenix Suns? Jared Dudley, Sebastian Telfair Up For Grabs? :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The New York Knicks are learning that when you're on top, teams will throw plenty of offers your way.</p>
<p>Currently second in the Eastern Conference and making a charge for first, New York has been approached by the Phoenix Suns regarding second-year guard Iman Shumpert, according to a report by Yahoo!Sports late Saturday.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/knicks-trade-rumors-new-yorks-iman-shumpert-his-way-phoenix-suns-jared-dudley-sebastian-telfair
Technology Focus: Einhorn Forces Apple To Deal With Cash Hoard :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div><div class="field-item odd"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Now that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), the most valuable technology company, faces a lawsuit and proxy fight by David Einhorn, the hedge fund manager known for value investing, the company is a technology player in a very unusual position: It's doing very well.</p>
<p>Last year, hedge funds such as Daniel Loeb's Third Point Capital and Jeffrey Smith's Starboard Value mounted challenges against foundering companies.</p>
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url: http://www.ibtimes.com/technology-focus-einhorn-forces-apple-deal-cash-hoard-1074420
Manchester United Vs. Everton: Where To Watch Online Stream; Preview, Team News And Prediction :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>A 3-1 defeat for nearest challengers Manchester City at Southampton on Saturday means that United are now even firmer favorites to reclaim the title they relinquished to their local rivals last season. But extending their advantage is no foregone conclusion against a club that have given them all manner of problems in their past two meetings.</p></div></div></div>
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Barcelona Vs. Getafe: Where To Watch Live Stream Online; Preview, Team News And Prediction :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Despite his absence from Barcelona, Tito Vilanova is still fully involved in the running of the team, according to his assistant Jordi Roura. Vilanova will again be missing from the touchline as Barcelona host Getafe on Sunday as he continues to undergo cancer treatment in New York. But Roura has said that the manager still making his presence felt, with cameras even set-up to allow him to watch the training sessions.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/barcelona-vs-getafe-where-watch-live-stream-online-preview-team-news-prediction-1074230
Hewlett-Packard Makes Effort To Limit Student Workers In China :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>China is the manufacturing center for many of the world's largest consumer-electronics and information-technology companies, such as Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), the Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE:HPQ), and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (KRX:005935).</p>
<p>Featuring comparatively low wages and relatively high productivity, Chinese factories hire masses of employees to produce goods for their multinational customers -- and many of these workers are students.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/hewlett-packard-makes-effort-limit-student-workers-china-1073030
'Tougher' food testing ordered :: Retailers will now carry out "more and tougher testing" of beef products in the wake of widespread horsemeat contamination, the environment secretary says.
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