Peter Pan Peanut Butter has been recalled for salmonella

Thursday government scientists struggled to pinpoint the source of the first U.S. salmonella outbreak linked to peanut butter. Nearly 300 people in 39 states have fallen ill since August. Federal health investigators strongly suspect Peter Pan peanut butter and certain batches of Wal-Mart’s Great Value house brand to be the culprits.

How the dangerous germ got into the peanut butter is a mystery. All I can say is that with the crazy amount of peanut butter I eat, I’m glad I’m not one of those 300 people. Peter Pan…get your shit together yo!
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Today the speedo-clad people of the Lakeview Polar Bear Club jumped into Lake Michigan at Oak Street Beach to raise money for a local family in need.

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Passengers aboard JetBlue flights will be receiving full refunds and/or free flights due to the obnoxious delays experienced recently.

Passengers were left on planes at a New York airport for as long as 11 hours during an ice and snow storm this past Thursday. The spokesman for JetBlue said they kept he people on the planes due to “congestion, frozen equipment and an effort to keep planes ready to go in case the weather broke.”

More than 250 of JetBlue’s flights were canceled, but “fairly normal” service resumed on Thursday. A passenger landed at JFK around 10 a.m. but they were unable to get off until nearly 7 p.m. Onboard the planes, snack foods were handed out and bathrooms became unpleasant. “They had to open the door every 20 minutes just so we could get air.” And if that wasn’t enough…they were mere feet away from the gate. The plane could have easily opened up their doors and let the passengers walk to the airport.

Luckily JetBlue, a new addition at O’Hare, isn’t experiencing any out-of-the-norm problems. Other than having a flight to NY cost $69 and Boston is $209….but that’s my own personal problem with them _________________________

Many schools have been following the lead of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and other highly competitive schools by posting everything from lectures notes to sample tests, and even making audio and video files of actual lecture publicly available.

In their efforts, they are hoping it leads to “more interest from potential applicants and inspires alumni in far-flung locales to make a donation.”

MIT’s pioneering OpenCourseWare program, which was launched in 2003, posts the syllabus and class notes for more than 1,500 courses online for anyone who wants them. By November, it aims to publish materials from all 1,800 of its courses across all its schools.

As of last fall, the University of Notre Dame began offering eight courses. They plan to increase the number of classes offered online to 30 over the next two years.

Yale University has announced it will produce digital videos of undergraduate lecture classes and make them available free to the public.
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Apparently Scottie Pippen is ready to play in the NBA again. Pippen, 41, says he is in better condition and health than at any time in the last five years.

Pippen will give an indication of wher he his physically when he teams with the Bulls’ Ben Gordon and the Chicago Sky’s Candice Dupree in the “Shooting Stars” contest as part of tonight’s All-Star festivities.

Pippen is trying to come back for the playoffs. He last played for the Bulls in the 2003-04 season, when knee problems limited him to 23 games.

We’ll see Pippen…we’ll see.
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Chris Cornell is apparently too cool for Audioslave.

Cornell told billboard.com that he has split from the group to pursue solo projects. Cornell has what I think is probably one of the best voices out there. I think he’ll do fine with or without Audioslave.