Roundup of today's 'Lisa Tolliver Show' (November 8, 2006)

YOU SHOULD BE DANCING, YEAH!

Yahudy Diaz of the Boy Scouts of America/Greater New York-Bronx Council is organizing the 1st Annual Father Time Rocks Dance-A-Thon. Come out and support your local Boy Scouts of America unit! Ask a friend, family member or co-worker to sponsor you to dance five hours to every type of music there is to hear. Enjoy the day with food, prizes and lots of fun.

• DATE: November 18, 2006
• TIME: Noon-7:00 PM, Eastern Time
• DANCING: Will start at 1:00 PM, Sharp!
• WHERE: Roberto Clemente State Park in the Bronx.
• DRESS CODE: Every participant must wear SNEAKERS to dance!
• PARKING: Available for $5.00
• TRADITIONAL PLEDGE*: $5-$10 per hour, maximum 5 hours
• CHECKS: Made out to the Boy Scouts of America
• GET DIRECTIONS
• FOR MORE INFORMATION: Phone Yahudy Diaz at 212-651-2882 or email ydiaz AT bsa-gny DOT org

Come support this fun(d)raiser. The target is $4,000. Together, we can raise it - one step at a time!

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INCREASE CANCER AWARENESS & KICK THE HABIT!

Frank McGhee, Media Relations Director for American Cancer Society prepped us for an important upcoming date. The 30th Annual American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout will be Thursday, November 18. Need a reason to quit smoking? Get inspired by others and join in online. Visit www.cancer.org/livefreesmokefree. Your health, your life - It's time to live free smoke free.

I want to hear how you did. Tell, Frank, the world and me on WVOX and wvox.com November 22 when I'll be hosting SCORE Radio and Lisa Tolliver Show back to back. Tune your radio to WVOX 1460 AM, hear and share at (01) 914-636-0110, or visit wvox.com at 11:30 AM -12:30 PM, Eastern Time.

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WEVR-MRC Emergency Preparedness Tip # 14 - RECOGNIZING AND TREATING SHOCK

Marianne Partridge, Program Director of the Westchester Volunteer Reserves-Medical Reserve Corps, shared WEVR-MRC Emergency Preparedness Tip # 14 - RECOGNIZING AND TREATING SHOCK.

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RSVP NOVEMBER 14, 2006

Marianne also discussed the November 14 reception to honor participants in the Westchester RSVP (Retired and Senior Volunteer Program). The reception, sponsored by The United Way Volunteer Center, will be held at the Crowne Plaza in White Plains. I'll be hosting. Hope you can come. Get details.

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WHAT'S NEXT

• November 11 - Veterans Day
• November 14 - RSVP Reception at the Crowne Plaza in White Plains, NY
• November 18 - Boy Scouts of America 1st Annual Father Time Rocks Dance-A-Thon
• November 22 - I'll host two back-to-back shows on WVOX 1460 AM and www.wvox.com:

SCORE Radio: Counselors to America's Small Business (11:30 AM - noon, Eastern Time)

Lisa Tolliver Show (noon - 12:30 PM, Eastern Time)###

A little dab'll do ya in

Foodborne botulism killed Cousin Laura when I was in college and almost 300 others in the USA between 1990 and 2000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Emerging Infectious Diseases. More recently, a deadly strain of E.coli killed several and sickened hundreds across the country. In both cases, reliable sources agree: just a little dab of tainted food'll do ya in.

What's a dangerous dose of E. coli 0157:H7? Here are two estimates.

It only takes 10 to 50 bacteria to get sick -- and 1 million of them fit on the head of a pin.

SOURCE: E. coli Blog - FDA: Don't eat any fresh spinach, Posted at 8:13 AM on September 17, 2006 by E. coli Attorney William Marler of Marler Clark in Seattle, who is representing 25 victims of the recent outbreak in fresh spinach.

Just four pathogenic E.coli cells are enough to cause complications in humans because they redouble their numbers every 20 minutes - in less than 8 hours those four cells can become well over one million cells, and one billion of these cells can dance on the head of a pin.

SOURCE: Letter from Rainer Mueller of Eric's ECHO - The E.coli Help Organization (which offers a wealth of information).

What does this dangerous strain of E.coli do to you?

E. coli O157:H7 is a highly dangerous pathogen that can cause intestinal hemorrhaging, severe dehydration and hemolytic uremic syndrome, any of which can cause serious illness or death.

SOURCE: Your Legal Information - FDA Warning: E. coli and Fresh Spinach - Lawyer

Foodborne botulism is scary, too. As the CDC explains in Facts About Botulism:

Foodborne botulism occurs when a person ingests pre-formed toxin that leads to illness within a few hours to days. Foodborne botulism is a public health emergency because the contaminated food may still be available to other persons besides the patient.

With foodborne botulism, symptoms begin within 6 hours to 2 weeks (most commonly between 12 and 36 hours) after eating food that contains the toxin. Symptoms of botulism include double vision, blurred vision, drooping eyelids, slurred speech, difficulty swallowing, dry mouth, and muscle weakness that moves down the body, always affecting the shoulderskeep descends first, then the upper arms, lower arms, thighs, calves, etc. Paralysis of breathing muscles can cause a person to stop breathing and die, unless assistance with breathing (mechanical ventilation) is provided.

Botulism is not spread from one person to another. Foodborne botulism can occur in all age groups.

I no longer play with my food. To my parents' chagrin, I enjoy "risky" pursuits like scuba diving, sailing and skiing because I've been trained to handle most contingencies, even if my equipment fails. In contrast, I have no appetite for dangerous pursuits whose outcomes I can't control. Call me overly cautious, but I can't stomach skydiving, bungee jumping or eating foods that could carry active E.coli or botulism.

Not everyone is as cautious. I noticed many patrons eating fresh salads, cole slaw and other fresh veggies in the restaurant where yesterday's Lisa Tolliver Show guests and I lunched. I, on the other hand, left my produce on the table with the tip.

Watch What You Eat! As Fire Captain Bobby Benz, WEVR-MRC Manager Marianne Partridge and I shared on air, this year's National Fire Safety Week theme is "Watch What You Heat: Prevent Cooking Fires." I've adapted that motto for dining.

What original little dab'll do ya? Brylcreem, of course! Here are lyrics to the Brylcreem commercial:

Brylcreem brylcreem brylcreem!

Brylcreem - a little dab'll do ya

Brylcreem - you look so debonair

Brylcreem - the girls will all pursue ya …

They love to get their fingers in your hair!

"Brylcreem Makes Men's Hair Look Neat" [aka: "Brylcream Jingle"] words & music by John P. Atherton; (c) by Atherton & Currier, Inc. Nov. 8, 1949; Eu 184 363.

Listen to the jingle and read the ad slicks at SlickVille.com.