Friday, June 29, 2007
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A popular snack food sold nationwide is being recalled because of concerns about contamination. All lots and sizes of Veggie Booty Snack Food are being recalled, the company said, following a report of 51 cases of salmonella poisoning that may be associated with the product. Georgine Hertzwig of Robert's American Gourmet in Sea Cliff, N.Y., said the company acted after the Food and Drug Administration contacted them about the illnesses in 17 states. Salmonella can cause se...
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Friday, June 29, 2007
TORONTO (AP) - A protest by Mohawk Indians in Canada has prompted the Canadian passenger rail service to shut down two key routes Friday.
There's also concern demonstrations could block a major highway in Toronto.
The Indians are protesting poverty and a lack of services on their reservations. Government officials sympathize but are urging that Friday's protests be peaceful.
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Friday, June 29, 2007
A private memorial service will be held for professional wrestler Chris Benoit in Canada, and services for his wife and son probably will be in Daytona Beach, Fla., Benoit's father said Thursday.
Authorities say Benoit killed his wife, Nancy, and 7-year-old Daniel over the weekend before taking his own life. Their bodies were found on Monday at their suburban Atlanta home.
"We have no understanding why it happened. It's going to take us a long time to come to terms with this, and we may never come to terms with it," Michael Benoit of Ardrossan, Alberta, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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Friday, June 29, 2007
Youth Enterprise Academy: Five-day summer program for minority 9th- and 10th-graders addresses steps to ensure economic success in adulthood, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. July 9-13, Marygrove College, 8425 W. McNichols Road, Detroit. Pre-registration required. $25. (313) 927-1464 or mrowland@marygrove.edu.
Trading with Canada: Workshop discusses how businesses can trade with their Canadian counterparts, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. July 12, James B. Henry Center for Executive Development, 3535 Forest Road, Lansing. Pre-registration appreciated. Free. (517) 432-6955 and ask for Cynthia Hafner, or go to www.tradingwithcanada.msu.edu.
Success in Michigan real estate: Dr. John Hayes, President of HomeVestors, will discuss what it'll take to be successful, 5:30-9:30 p.m. July 12, MSU Management Education Center, 811 W. Square Lake Road, Troy. Free for Real Estate Investors Association of Oakland members; $20 for nonmembers. Pre-registration required. (800) 747-6742 or www.reiaofoakland.com.
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Friday, June 29, 2007
Hand-carved in granite and shipped in pieces to the island from India, the Iraivan Temple is faithful to the precise design formulas defined by South Indian temple builders a thousand years ago.
The $8 million temple to the god Shiva is the first all-stone Hindu temple outside of India, according to the Kauai monks. The project is a rarity even in India.
The ranks of skilled carvers from India have dwindled in recent centuries, as stone has yielded to concrete and steel. Design modifications in new temples outside India have become a necessity to make worship at the traditionally open-air spaces bearable during the winters in Canada or New York City.
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