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Staff on one of the world's most luxurious cruise lines hid more than 15 trolleys of food in cabins to try to avoid it being seen by health protection officers, according to a report into a sudden inspection carried out on board Silversea's Silver Shadow in June. The damning report claimed staff had tried to hide cooked and raw food, including raw meat, cheeses and vegetables as well as kitchen equipment in over 10 cabins shared by two or three galley crew members. Health inspection officers working for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who'd boarded the ship...

We were told our food was unfit for consumption and demanded that we call off the event... Quail Farm The evening was everything I had dreamed and hoped it would be. The weather was perfect, the farm was filled with friends and guests roaming around talking about organic, sustainable farming practices. Our guests were excited to spend an evening together. The food was prepared exquisitely. The long dinner table, under the direction of dear friends, was absolutely stunningly beautiful. The music was superb. The stars were bright and life was really good. And then, …for a few moments, it felt...

TALLAHASSEE -- The parents of girls under 18 would have to be notified when their daughters are seeking an abortion under one of two abortion measures approved Wednesday by legislative committees. The other would spell out an array of regulations that abortion clinics would have to abide by, from rules dealing with sterilizing equipment and the training of employees to requirements for having certain rooms and equipment. Sponsors of that bill said it's aimed at making sure abortion clinics are safe, noting they're not regulated as thoroughly as other health care facilities. But opponents said the bill simply singles out...

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. STRASBURG, Pa. -- The meals are not gourmet cuisine, just simple but hearty fare like meat, potatoes, buttered noodles and peas, with shoofly pie typically part of the dessert. Afterward, the Amish hosts may answer questions about their lifestyle or sing a few hymns. For this, the tourists -- who can number between 20 and 50 for dinner -- pay a quot;donation,quot; usually about $12 to $15 each. Such visits can be an instructive, intimate look at how a group of people have maintained their centuries-old traditions. They also can be...