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Is Recession Preparing a New Breed of Survivalist? [Survival Today - an On going Thread #2]
May 05th,2008

Posted on 02/09/2009 12:36:11 AM PST by nw_arizona_granny

Yahoo ran an interesting article this morning indicating a rise in the number of survivalist communities cropping up around the country. I have been wondering myself how much of the recent energy crisis is causing people to do things like stockpile food and water, grow their own vegetables, etc. Could it be that there are many people out there stockpiling and their increased buying has caused food prices to increase? It’s an interesting theory, but I believe increased food prices have more to do with rising fuel prices as cost-to-market costs have increased and grocers are simply passing those increases along to the consumer. A recent stroll through the camping section of Wal-Mart did give me pause - what kinds of things are prudent to have on hand in the event of a worldwide shortage of food and/or fuel? Survivalist in Training

I’ve been interested in survival stories since I was a kid, which is funny considering I grew up in a city. Maybe that’s why the idea of living off the land appealed to me. My grandfather and I frequently took camping trips along the Blue Ridge Parkway and around the Smoky Mountains. Looking back, some of the best times we had were when we stayed at campgrounds without electricity hookups, because it forced us to use what we had to get by. My grandfather was well-prepared with a camp stove and lanterns (which ran off propane), and when the sun went to bed we usually did along with it. We played cards for entertainment, and in the absence of televisions, games, etc. we shared many great conversations. Survivalist in the Neighborhood


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To: All; Calpernia; PGalt; metmom

http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/asmedications05_09.html

AS Medications Solution LLC. Announces a Nationwide Recall of All Lots of Digoxin Tablets 0.25mg Due to Size Variability

Contact:
Bill Norkus
(847) 680-3515

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Libertyville, IL, May 11, 2009 – A S Medication Solutions, LLC, a drug repackage company, announced today that all tablets of Caraco brand Digoxin, USP, 0.25 mg, distributed prior to March 31, 2009, which are not expired and are within the expiration date of August, 2011, are being voluntarily recalled to the consumer level. The tablets are being recalled because they may differ in size and therefore could have more or less of the active ingredient, digoxin. Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd manufactured the recalled tablets. This recall is being conducted with the knowledge of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Digoxin is a drug product used to treat heart failure and abnormal heart rhythms. It has a narrow therapeutic index and the existence of higher than labeled dose may pose a risk of digoxin toxicity in patients with renal failure. Digoxin toxicity can cause nausea, vomiting, dizziness, low blood pressure, cardiac instability, and slow heart rate. Death can also result from excessive digoxin intake. A lower than labeled dose may pose a risk of heart failure and abnormal heart rhythms.. Consequently, as a precautionary measure, A S Medication Solutions, LLC is recalling these tablets to the consumer level to minimize any potential risk to patients.

Consumers with the products with the following NDC codes that are within expiration should return these products to the place of purchase.

Product Identification

Caraco Digoxin
A-S Medication Solutions, Digoxin 0.25 mg is a scored round biconvex white tablet imprinted with “441”

NDC Numbers:
Digoxin Tablets, USP, 0.25 mg
54569-5758-0 (30-count)

Patients using A-S Medication Solutions, Digoxin tablets, USP, 0.25 mg, who have medical questions should contact their healthcare provider for additional instructions or guidance.

Healthcare providers who have this product should return the product to their place of purchase. Healthcare providers can call A-S Medication Solutions Recall Coordinator at (847) 680-3515, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. CST, for instructions on how to return the affected product or for any other inquiries related to this action.

Any adverse reactions experienced with the use of all affected product, and/or quality problems should also be reported to the FDA’s MedWatch Program by phone at 1-800-FDA-1088, by Fax at 1-800-FDA-0178, by mail at Med Watch, FDA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20852-9787, or on the MedWatch website at www.fda.gov/medwatch.

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7,601 posted on 05/12/2009 1:37:56 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2181392/posts?page=1 [Survival,food,garden,crafts,and more)
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To: All; Calpernia; metmom

http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2009/NEW02015.html

FDA News

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 12, 2009

Media Inquiries:
Susan Cruzan, 301-796-4675
Consumer Inquiries:
888-INFO-FDA

FDA Alerts Consumers to Recall of Water-Based Face Paints
Fun Express, Inc. recalls children’s face paint associated with adverse events

The Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers to stop using certain cosmetic “Face Paint” items labeled as distributed by Oriental Trading Co., Omaha, Neb., due to adverse event reports of skin reactions in children. These items were distributed nationwide.

The FDA has learned of a cluster of adverse events in children exposed to various colors of the face paint. All exposures occurred on the same day at an organized event and included rashes, itchiness, burning sensation, and swelling where the face paints were applied. Significant microbial contamination was indicated in most of the products in testing by an FDA laboratory.

The following Face Paints manufactured by Shanghai Color Art Stationery Company Limited, Shanghai, China, are being voluntarily recalled by Fun Express Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oriental Trading Co.:

Item Number

Product Description

Universal Product Code (UPC)

85/2077

Blue Face Paint

8 8760048110 7

85/2078

Purple Face Paint

8 8760048112 1

85/2079

Red Face Paint

8 8760048114 5

85/2080

Orange Face Paint

8 8760048116 9

85/2081

Black Face Paint

8 8760048118 3

85/2082

Green Face Paint

8 8760048120 6

Fun Express Inc. is recalling the face paints from the market and FDA advises consumers to stop use of these products and discard them or return them to the retailer.

The FDA encourages consumers and health care providers to report any adverse events from face paints to the FDA as well as to state and local health authorities.

Adverse events and product quality problems can be reported to FDA’s MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program:

* online at www.fda.gov/MedWatch/report.htm
* by calling 1-800-FDA-1088
* by returning the postage-paid FDA form 3500 (which may be downloaded from www.fda.gov/MedWatch/getforms.htm)
o by mail to MedWatch, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20852-9787
o by fax 1-800-FDA-0178

Photo: Product Label: http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cosadv.html

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7,602 posted on 05/12/2009 1:42:59 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2181392/posts?page=1 [Survival,food,garden,crafts,and more)
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To: CottonBall

You shouldn’t lift the pot while canning. You fill it before and empty it after.

I fill mine only part way to start and add water by the sauce panful until it’s where I want it.

Once the canner has cooled down, you can empty it by bailing it out using a pot, as well. Then lift it when it’s relatively empty to finish dumping it.

A hot water bath canner is way lighter than a pressure canner anyway.


7,603 posted on 05/12/2009 1:49:31 PM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: CottonBall
Heck, you're not going to get hurt whether you just hold them or sell them on ebay. I told my parents the same as I said before but they went ahead and bought 50% ASEs and 50% generic rounds. The main thing is just to get physical silver in your hot little hands !

Nam Vet

7,604 posted on 05/12/2009 1:56:52 PM PDT by Nam Vet ("Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it." .... Henry David Thoreau)
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To: All; PGalt

[Note the poison at girls school, 3 times in 3 weeks, and all the other news of what is headed our direction....granny]

May 12, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com

(Pakistan) NWFP: Troops heading towards Mingora from two directions : Army ready for house-to-house combat: ISPR
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\05\12\story_12-5-2009_pg1_1
— Pakistan: Army strikes militant stronghold in Swat
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3303751524
— 30 militants killed, 3 held in Lower Dir
http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=77477

(Pakistan) NWFP: “Taliban plant roadside bombs in populated streets, destroy two schools, kill prayer leader”
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\05\11\story_11-5-2009_pg1_1

(Pakistan) NWFP: Terrorism bid foiled in Hangu, 2 shops set ablaze
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\05\12\story_12-5-2009_pg7_38

(Pakistan) NWFP: Militants in Pakistan retreat to safer areas under guise of displaced
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1997603&Language=en
— Pakistan: Militants ‘join exodus from Swat’
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3301811110

(Pakistan) NWFP: Swat without journalists now
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\05\12\story_12-5-2009_pg7_5

(Pakistan) NWFP: Fazlullah: Daily wager to high priest of terror
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pakistan/Fazlullah-Daily-wager-to-high-priest-of-terror/articleshow/4511514.cms
-— December 1, 2008: Pakistan’s The News - Army official calls Taliban’s Baitullah Mehsud, Maulana Fazlullah ‘patriots’
http://thenews.jang.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=18709

(Pakistan) NWFP: Military operation a wrong decision, JUI-F’s Maulana Fazlur Rehman tells National Assembly
http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=22079

(Pakistan) 40 suicide bombers enter into various areas from Bonair
http://geo.tv/5-12-2009/41895.htm

(Pakistan) FATA: Suspected U.S. drone attack kills 9 in Pakistan - in South Waziristan
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/12/pakistan.drone.attack/index.html

(Pakistan) FATA: Mehsud aide killed in S Waziristan
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\05\12\story_12-5-2009_pg1_9

(Pakistan) FATA: Shrine and girls’ schools attacked - in Landikotal
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\05\12\story_12-5-2009_pg1_10

(Pakistan) Sindh on high alert today
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\05\12\story_12-5-2009_pg7_3

(Pakistan) Punjab - Washington Times report: “Muslim leaders unite against the Taliban”
— “’Save Pakistan Movement’ backs militant fight”
— “At the Lahore meeting, Barelvi clerics vowed to support the government and military in
rooting out the Taliban from the country and unanimously declared Deobandi leader Sufi Muhammad a ‘traitor of Islam.’”
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/12/muslim-leaders-unite-against-the-taliban/

(Pakistan) Washington Times: “Al Qaeda No. 2 hiding in Quetta”
— “Pakistani intelligence source reports al-Zawahiri’s location”
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/12/al-qaeda-no-2-hiding-in-quetta/

(Pakistan) Terrorists will be forced to lay down arms, says Gilani
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\05\12\story_12-5-2009_pg1_5

Pakistan’s Dawn: “Talibanisation and identity crisis”
— “The first step to overcoming militancy is knowing ourselves”
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/11-talibanisation-and-identity-crisis—06
-— Repeated public opinion polls have shown appx 75 percent of Pakistanis view implementation of “strict Sharia” as “important”
http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/pakistan.html

(Pakistan) Terrorism Is Not Priority for Pakistanis, Poll Finds
— “56 percent said they would back Taliban demands to extend Islamic law to other parts of the country, including some major cities”
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/world/asia/12pstan.html?scp=1&sq=Polls%20Finds%20Terrorism%20Not%20a%20Priority%20for%20Pakistanis&st=cse
http://www.iri.org/newsarchive/2009/2009-05-12-News-NYT-Pakistan.asp
— Poll shows Pakistanis’ conflicted views before Swat
-— “52 percent opposed using the army to fight extremists in North West Frontier Province
and neighboring tribal regions bordering Afghanistan”
-— “The survey showed 80 percent of people supported the deal to introduce
sharia in Swat and neighboring parts of the northwest, and most had expected it to bring peace”
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Afghanistan-Pakistan/idUSTRE54A2VP20090511
http://www.iri.org/newsarchive/2009/2009-05-11-News-Reuters-Pakistan.asp
-— IRI: Summary of March 2009 Pakistan Poll Findings
http://www.iri.org/newsreleases/pdfs/2009%20May%2011%20IRI%20Pakistan%20Index,%20March%207-30,%202009.pdf
-— IRI Chart of March 2009 Pakistan Poll Findings
—— page 20 shows 80 percent Support Sharia Law deals in response to question
—— “It was recently announced that as a result of a peace deal between the
government and the Talbian, Sharia Law will be enforced in Swat. Do you support or oppose the decision?”
http://www.iri.org/newsreleases/pdfs/2009%20May%2011%20Survey%20of%20Pakistan%20Public%20Opinion,%20March%207-30,%202009.pdf

Pakistan expanding its nuclear capability
— “Internal struggle, construction of two reactors raise concern about arsenal”
— “Without any public U.S. reproach, Pakistan is building two of the developing world’s largest plutonium production reactors”
— “On the dusty plain 110 miles southwest of Islamabad, not far from an area controlled by the Taliban, two large new structures are rising”
— “’Pakistan is really the only country rapidly building up its nuclear forces,’ says a U.S. intelligence official”
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30648446/
-— see also: The Nuclear Islamic Republic of Pakistan
http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/087.html#8

(Pakistan) US wants to seize Pakistan’s atomic program: former Foreign Secretary Riaz Khokhar
http://geo.tv/5-12-2009/41943.htm

(Pakistan) Mumbai terror attack probe completed, NA committee told
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\05\12\story_12-5-2009_pg7_13
— Pak court defers indictment of five LeT operatives for Mumbai attacks
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pak-court-defers-indictment-of-five-LeT-operatives-for-Mumbai-attacks/articleshow/4520645.cms

Afghanistan: Taliban linked to ‘bomb attacks’ in Khost
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3302926935
— Suicide bombers hit Afghan town, building seized - in Khost
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Suicide-bombers-hit-Afghan-town-building-seized-/articleshow/4521183.cms

(Afghanistan) Turkish Jihadist Commander Ebuzer in Afghanistan: Muslims Should Join Jihad
http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD235009

(Afghanistan) New ‘poisoning’ hits 98 Afghan schoolgirls
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/06-new-poisoning-hits-98-afghan-schoolgirls-02-rs
-— Taliban using poison gas on Afghan schoolgirls?
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/South-Asia/Taliban-using-poison-gas-on-Afghan-schoolgirls/articleshow/4511890.cms
— 84 Afghan girls hospitalized in apparent poisoning
-— “At least 84 Afghan schoolgirls were admitted to a hospital Tuesday for headaches and
vomiting in the third apparent poison attack on a girls school in as many weeks, officials and doctors said”
-— AP describes suspects not as Islamic supremacists, but as “conservative extremist groups”
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090512/ap_on_re_as/as_afghan_students_sickened

(Afghanistan) Taleban using white phosphorus, some of it made in Britain
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6269646.ece

(Afghanistan) Karzai: US has not met its “moral standards” in Afghanistan
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/US-has-not-met-its-moral-standards-in-Afghanistan-Karzai-/articleshow/4510512.cms
-— Afghanistan President Karzai who signed law legalizing rape and negotiates with Taliban continues to preach on “morality”
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/unitedstatesaction/message/19416

(Afghanistan) US replaces general in Afghanistan as war worsens
— General David McKiernan
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/11/afghanistan.replacement/index.html
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/05/11/pentagons-commander-afghanistan-replaced
— Time: “Why the Pentagon Axed Its Afghan Warlord” - Time correlates firing with “public beheadings”
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1897555,00.html
— McKiernan on Afghanistan
http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/109.html#McKiernan
— ‘Hidden general’ to fight al-Qaeda — Stanley McChrystal
http://www.smh.com.au/world/hidden-general-to-fight-alqaeda-20090512-b1t0.html

(Iraq) Qaeda-linked Islamic State denies leader captured
— Abu Omar al-Baghdadi
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2009/May/middleeast_May220.xml&section=middleeast

(Iraq) Seven killed, 15 injured in explosion in Kirkuk
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1997613&Language=en

(Iran) Report: Iran deploys missile batteries in Persian Gulf
— “Iranian source tells al-Watan Iran has information U.S., Israel are planning attack on its nuclear facilities”
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084966.html

(U.S.) Liberty City Six: Jury nearing verdicts in Miami terrorism case
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1043273.html

(U.S.) NY terrorism trial focuses on camp in Oregon — Oussama Kassir
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3714403,00.html
— NY prosecutor: Convict man behind Ore. terror camp
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TERROR_CAMP_PLOT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-05-11-16-51-11

(U.S.) Wolf: No Gitmo detainees for Virginia
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/12/wolf-no-gitmo-detainees-for-virginia/

(U.S.) Obama administration threatens to limit U.S. intel with Brits
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/12/obama-threatens-to-limit-us-intel-with-brits/

(UK) Alleged al-Qaeda supporters arrested in Italy over UK terror plot
— also see below newslinks in Italy news
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6271730.ece

“Iran’s missiles not an existential threat, study says”
— “Iran aims to produce hundreds of ‘Super Katyusha’ missiles to deter threat of Israeli attack”
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084834.html

(Iran) Jailed US journalist Roxana Saberi ‘had secret document on war in Iraq’
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6274496.ece

(Syria) MEMRI: “Articles in Syrian Government Dailies on ‘Bloodsucking,’ ‘Blood-Letting’ Jews”
http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD235109

(Lebanon) Former US President Carter to monitor Lebanon vote
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242029507740&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Lebanon) Did U.S. help Lebanon crack alleged Israeli spy rings?
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084571.html

Israel seeks Egypt’s support against ‘extremists’
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_MIDEAST_EGYPT_ISRAEL?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=MIDEAST&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-05-11-14-30-25

(Israel) Pope walks out after Muslim cleric accuses Israel of ‘slaughter’
— “The head of the Palestinian Sharia court, Sheikh Taysir al-Tamimi, fiercely denounced Israeli
policy in the presence of Pope Benedict on Monday and appealed to the pope to help end what he called the ‘crimes of the Jewish state.’”
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084738.html
— Pope Benedict walks out of inter-faith meeting after pressure from Palestinians
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6273220.ece

(Egypt) A bomb explodes near Cairo church
— “near Saint Mary Church in Cairo’s Zeitoun district”
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jphrQwtMw0bSNK42i8s2hrF9loXQD9841RLO0

(Somalia) Thousands flee Mogadishu, death toll hits 113
— “al-Shabaab had overpowered four different pro-government bases”
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LC789496.htm
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/268453,thousands-flee-mogadishu-fighting-as-death-toll-rises-again.html
— Official: Fighting kills 14 in Somalia’s capital
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AF_SOMALIA?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-05-12-06-22-12

Somali rebels admit foreign fighters’ help
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/090512/world/somalia_unrest_608

Somalia: Ex-Warlord Shuns Deal With Govt, Joins Opposition
http://allafrica.com/stories/200905120188.html
— Somalia: Kismayo Islamists Send Weapons, Fighters to Mogadishu War
http://allafrica.com/stories/200905111589.html
— Somalia: President Says Opposition Intends to ‘Overthrow Govt’
http://allafrica.com/stories/200905120189.html
— Somali government encircled by hardline Islamists
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0512/p06s05-woaf.html

Somali pirates guided by London intelligence team, report says
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/11/somali-pirates-london-intelligence

Libya reports prison suicide of top Qaeda man
— Fakhiri aka Ibn Al Sheikh Al-Libi
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\05\12\story_12-5-2009_pg7_53

(Italy) Al-Qaeda suspects accused of planning attacks: Bassam Ayachi and Raphael Gendron
— “Bassam Ayachi has been described a spiritual leader, committed to proselytising on behalf of Al-Qaeda”
— “Gendron is a computer engineer who provided the technical knowledge needed to spread
propaganda via the internet to support the terror network”
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3303452079
— Two Al Qaeda suspects arrested in Italy: Bassam Ayachi and Raphael Gendron
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/international/2009/May/international_May814.xml&section=international
— Italian police arrest suspected al-Qaeda plotters who ‘planned terror attacks on Britain and Paris while behind bars’
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1180835/Italian-police-arrest-suspected-al-Qaeda-plotters-planned-terror-attacks-Britain-Paris-bars.html?ITO=1490

Italian police arrest alleged terrorists
— “Italian police have arrested two men who were supposedly planning an attack on the Charles de Gaulle airport near Paris”
— “The men are also suspected of planning other attacks in France and Great Britain.”
— “It is believed they both have French passports and are allegedly members of the al-Qaeda network.”
— “One man is a 63-year-old imam originally from Syria.”
— “The other is a 34-year-old Islam convert from France.”
— “The two were arrested on terrorism charges after being taken into custody in the southern Italian city of Bari.”
http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/500518

Italians probe two French citizens on terrorism plans
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242029504700&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/05/italy-police-charges-suspected.html
http://www.corriere.it/english/09_maggio_12/al_qaeda_c7e59168-3ee4-11de-914a-00144f02aabc.shtml

(France) Paris: Al-Qaeda in the Maghreb planning attack in France
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/05/paris-al-qaeda-in-maghreb-planning.html
http://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/al-qaida-cherche-des-kamikazes-contre-la-france-11-05-2009-508965.php

Spanish court releases 10 Islamists over investigation glitches
— “The court concluded that a cell formed by a total 14 accused, who were detained in 2005
in the Barcelona region, had recruited fighters to travel to Iraq for attacks”
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/news/article_1476716.php/Spanish_court_releases_10_Islamists_over_investigation_glitches_

(Germany) Will Germany take Guantanamo Detainees?
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,624278,00.html

Greece: Bomb explodes at Athens bank, no injuries
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242029502846&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Philippines) 20 Muslim extremist rebels die in Philippine clash: police
— update on Jolo fighting
http://www.yehey.com/news/Article.aspx?id=239607
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/268383,philippine-troops-battle-red-cross-kidnappers-on-jolo-island.html
http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/slideshow/photo//090511/photos_wl_pc_afp/80733b50bc803aa2a6307564cad982b9/

(Sri Lanka) Doctor says 49 killed in Sri Lanka hospital attack
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090512/ap_on_re_as/as_sri_lanka_civil_war

Islamic Supremacist War on Women:

(Jordan) Two brothers charged with premeditated murder of their married sister
— “claiming to have killed their sister to cleanse their family’s honour”
— “Criminal Prosecutor Ahmad Omari on Sunday charged two brothers with the premeditated
murder of their married sister in the latest so-called honour crime, official sources said”
— “The 30-year-old woman, a mother of six, was reportedly stabbed to death with a switchblade,
allegedly by her brothers aged, 44 and 19, at her father’s home on Saturday”
— “The victim became the 10th person reportedly murdered for reasons of honour in the Kingdom this year and the second this month”
http://www.jordantimes.com/?news=16580

(Canada) Accused in ‘honour killing’ told friend, ‘I had to do what I had to do,’ trial told
— “Friend described killing sister, fiance, witness testifies”
— Sister Khatera Sadiqi killed by Hasibullah Sadiqi
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Accused+honour+killing+told+friend+what+trial+told/1585333/story.html

(Canada) Ottawa Citizen: “Family ‘honour’ will never be a legitimate reason to kill someone, in Canada, or anywhere else.”
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Dishonour+Islam/1586701/story.html

(Afghanistan) New ‘poisoning’ hits 98 Afghan schoolgirls
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/06-new-poisoning-hits-98-afghan-schoolgirls-02-rs
-— Taliban using poison gas on Afghan schoolgirls?
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/South-Asia/Taliban-using-poison-gas-on-Afghan-schoolgirls/articleshow/4511890.cms
— 84 Afghan girls hospitalized in apparent poisoning
-— “At least 84 Afghan schoolgirls were admitted to a hospital Tuesday for headaches and
vomiting in the third apparent poison attack on a girls school in as many weeks, officials and doctors said”
-— AP describes suspects not as Islamic supremacists, but as “conservative extremist groups”
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090512/ap_on_re_as/as_afghan_students_sickened

Other News:

(U.S./Egypt) Florida Newspaper interviews female member of Muslim Brotherhood
— “The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt would give more freedom for all aspects of Egyptian society,
including women, if the movement achieved power in the country, a female member of the group said”
http://www.jacksonville.com/interact/blog/tnicolehernandez/2009-05-11/a_woman_in_the_muslim_brotherhood

(Europe) ‘EU Muslim groups linked to Islamists’
— “Rabbis boycott Brussels interfaith conference in protest of alleged Muslim Brotherhood links”
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242029500616&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(UK) BBC names first Muslim head of religious programmes
— “Aaqil Ahmed to join British state-funded broadcaster as Head of Religion, Ethics Editor for Religion TV”
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=31998
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article6271981.ece

(UK) Diplomat charged with race crime against Jews - Rowan Laxton
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/5310478/Diplomat-charged-with-race-crime-against-Jews.html

Netherlands: Interview with a Muslim soldier
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/05/netherlands-interview-with-muslim.html

(UAE) TV channels airing extreme Islam should be contained: Scholar
http://www.newkerala.com/nkfullnews-1-36754.html

(Sharia Finance) Standard & Poor’s Publishes Islamic Finance Outlook 2009
http://www.zawya.com/Story.cfm/sidZAWYA20090512092314/Standard%20&%20Poor%27s%20Publishes%20Islamic%20Finance%20Outlook%202009

(Sharia Finance) Legal wrangles to test Islamic banking
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/22/20090512/tbs-uk-islamic-financial-analysis-sb-03c9bed.html

(U.S.) White House spokesman on Sykes: 9/11 is not ‘comedy’
http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090511/pl_politico/22369
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/11/white-house-distances-itself-from-wanda-sykes-joke/
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/05/11/comedian-wanda-sykes-draws-cracks-rush-limbaughs-health-patriotism/

(U.S.) Maryland pursues cell-phone jamming test - in prisons
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/11/state-pursues-cell-phone-jamming-test/

Indonesia - New Building Site Found for Bible College
— “after violent protests last July led to the eviction of 1,400 students and staff members”
http://www.compassdirect.org/en/display.php?page=news&lang=en&length=short&idelement=5916&backpage=summaries

Against Racial Supremacist News:

(U.S.) Imperial Klans of America dwindling, lawyer in civil suit says
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090504/NEWS01/905040324/Klan+membership+is+shrinking

(U.S.) Connecticut: Conn. man charged with bigotry in gun incident
http://www.courant.com/news/local/fc/hc-ap-ct-bigotrychargemay06,0,829392.story

(U.S.) Pennsylvania: Trooper details Leitzel’s racist propensity
— white supremacist Alan Leitzel Jr. charged with murdering 3 month old baby
http://www.standardspeaker.com/articles/2009/05/06/news/hz_standspeak.20090506.a.pg8.hz06_cvleitzel_s1.2501831_loc.txt

(U.S.) Tennessee: “Prison Chaplains Sued By Christian Identity Inmate”
— white supremacist, Neo Nazi “Christian Identity” group seeks to hold “worship services”
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/may/03/tennessee-chaplains-facing-challenges/#

Against Nazi News:

(U.S.) Nazi suspect Demjanjuk arrives in Germany
http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/12/us.demjanjuk/index.html
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090512/ap_on_re_eu/eu_demjanjuk
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,624243,00.html
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242029499826&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
— Feds take Demjanjuk from immigration offices
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090511/ap_on_re_us/us_demjanjuk

German Jews welcome Nazi guard’s deportation
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/international/2009/May/international_May830.xml&section=international

(U.S.) California: Trial of Modesto man offered look at Nazi gang, drugs and alliances
— David William Hess - “Nazi Low Riders”
http://www.modbee.com/crime/story/697965.html

(U.S.) Massachusetts: Accused killer Keith Luke in Brockton court with swastika on his forehead
— “The self-proclaimed white supremacist’s head had been shaved since
he was arrested on Jan. 21 and appeared in district court the next day”
http://www.enterprisenews.com/archive/x2133273119/Accused-killer-Keith-Luke-in-Brockton-court-with-swastika-on-his-forehead

(U.S.) Arizona: Swastika burned into lawn, Glendale man reports
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/05/05/20090505gl-swastika0505-ON.html
Austrian police probe neo-Nazi incident
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242029501414&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Facebook about-face: Site says won’t ban Holocaust deniers
— “Popular networking site tells techCrunch it won’t disqualify users who write Holocaust-denying posts”
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084940.html

Vatican: Pope condemns Holocaust denial
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Religion/?id=3.0.3301942225
— Der Spiegel report
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,624253,00.html

(Austria) Neo-Nazis disrupt death camp memorial
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/11/2566055.htm?section=world

Austrian hotel refuses Jewish family
— “Meanwhile, Austrian and Italian media reported that on Saturday, a group of
neo-Nazis wearing hoods and giving the Nazi salute disrupted a ceremony marking
the anniversary of the 1945 liberation of the Ebensee annex of the Nazi Mauthausen concentration camp.”
http://jta.org/news/article/2009/05/11/1005058/austrian-hotel-refuses-jewish-family

Against Totalitarianism News:

U.S. intel official visits South Korea
— “to collect information on North Korea and other regional issues”
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/05/12/US-intel-official-visits-South-Korea/UPI-53601242130696/

China blocks U.S. from cyber warfare
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/12/china-bolsters-for-cyber-arms-race-with-us/

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7,605 posted on 05/12/2009 2:17:06 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2181392/posts?page=1 [Survival,food,garden,crafts,and more)
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To: Nam Vet
The main thing is just to get physical silver in your hot little hands !

And I enjoy the rounds more than I thought I would. They are beautiful and I can go play with 'em whenever I want! Unlike mutual fund shares. ;)
7,606 posted on 05/12/2009 2:57:38 PM PDT by CottonBall
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To: metmom
I fill mine only part way to start and add water by the sauce panful until it’s where I want it.

Once the canner has cooled down, you can empty it by bailing it out using a pot, as well. Then lift it when it’s relatively empty to finish dumping it.

Ah - I can do that!

A hot water bath canner is way lighter than a pressure canner anyway.

Ok, now you're beyond my knowledge level, once again. What is the difference and which one do I want to buy? (I do remember one Amazon review for the Presto pressure canner saying he couldn't use it as a water bath canner and was disappointed. I wasn't sure what he meant and if I needed to be able to do that as well.)
7,607 posted on 05/12/2009 3:00:34 PM PDT by CottonBall
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To: NeoCaveman
Actually gold, silver, oil, copper, etc. are not going up, it just looks like that because they are retaining thier value as the dollar becomes worth less.

I keep saying precious metals are going up, but I realize that's not the case- as you said. I guess it's too sad to think of all our dollars in 401Ks, Roths, etc - that I can't buy physical silver with - as devaluing as I type this.

So sad for this once great nation.
7,608 posted on 05/12/2009 3:04:21 PM PDT by CottonBall
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To: CottonBall

Here’s a link showing the two different kind of canners.

http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=canners&tag=googhydr-20&index=garden&hvadid=1109596121&ref=pd_sl_7jlg5xv32u_b

A hot water bath canner is really just a big pot with a lid that sits on top and a rack for holding the canning jars. (You NEVER, EVER want to put the canning jars directly on the bottom of the pot of any kind of canner). The hot water bath canners are the black, speckled ones. Hot water bath is used for canning acidic foods like, fruits, jams, jellies, and tomatoes.

The pressure canner is much heavier thickness of aluminum and have a top that is fastened on so that pressure can build up to get the temperature up to what you need. Pressure canning is required for doing meats and vegetables.

It’s got to do with the growth of botulism. Botulism spores cannot survive in an acidic environment. So the temperature reached in hot water bath canning (212 degrees with adjustments for altitude) will kill anything you don’t want with the acid taking care of the botulism spores.

The meats and veggies don’t have enough acid in them so the botulism spores have to be killed by heat and that requires the increased pressure to raise the boiling point of the water high enough to do the job.

Physics lesson. Increased pressure increases the boiling point of water. Decreased pressure, decreases the boiling point of water. That’s why you also have to know your altitude above sea level and check the processing time and temperature charts in the Ball Blue Book.

I also store maple syrup in canning jars. Heat the maple syrup to boiling, put in hot jars, put on heated lids, screw on the bands and let seal. They don’t need to be processed. It keeps the maple syrup from growing mold which it can do after long periods of time in plastic containers. And sometimes, the metal ones corrode after a while as well.


7,609 posted on 05/12/2009 3:21:37 PM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: Nam Vet

http://www.investorsinsight.com/blogs/john_mauldins_outside_the_box/archive/2009/05/11/the-33-000-000-000-000-question.aspx

The $33,000,000,000,000 Question

The Absolute Return Letter
May 2009

“Never in the history of the world has there been a situation so bad that the government can’t make it worse.”
-Unknown

Is the crisis really over?
Commercial paper spreads have come down dramatically. Libor rates are (hmm - almost) back to normal. Even high yield spreads are narrowing. It certainly appears as if the credit crisis is well and truly over or, at the very least, the light which most of us think we can see at the end of the tunnel is no longer that of an oncoming freight train.

No wonder equities are currently enjoying one of their best spells ever. And while equities continue to go up and up, most of us are left scratching our heads. Is this the real thing or will it go down in history as ‘just’ another bear market rally? Not so long ago, the entire financial system stared Armageddon in the face. Now, only a few months later, equity markets behave as if all the worries of yesterday have been washed away. How is that possible?

The great bank illusion
The current bull market began in earnest in the second week of March, but what really got everyone going were the surprisingly good Q1 US bank earnings which were reported during the first half of April. Most commentators interpreted the numbers as the clearest piece of evidence yet that we are now firmly on the road to recovery.

Of course US banks made good money in Q1. The environment created for them is the equivalent of the US government reducing the cost of goods to zero for its embattled car manufacturers and then going on to buy - courtesy of the US tax payer - a couple of million cars that nobody really needs. Even Detroit would make money given those conditions!

Liquidity is trapped
The problem for the rest of us is that the banks are not sharing the candy they have been handed. Much of the liquidity created by the central banks remains trapped in the financial sector (see chart 1). Quite simply, the multiplier is not doing its job, as many banks prefer to hoard cash rather than increase lending at this juncture.

This is both good and bad news at the same time. Good because it implies that we probably do not have to worry too much about the inflationary effect of the aggressive monetary easing currently taking place; bad because it means that the economy is not going to kick back to life as quickly as everyone would like – and expect.

Meanwhile investors are growing cautiously optimistic about the GDP outlook for the second half of the year with many now forecasting modest growth – at least in the United States. Only a fool would suggest that GDP would shrink by 5-10% per quarter in perpetuity, as has been the case over the past two quarters. The economic slowdown is now decelerating and, as I pointed out last month, there are good reasons why we may see a temporary lift in economic activity later this year, but it will almost certainly prove transitory.

We are still in a bear market
The dangerous conclusion to draw from the experience of the past few weeks is that all is now well and dandy and it is time to load up on stocks again. I cannot emphasize it strongly enough: The bull market of March-April 2009 is almost certainly a bear market rally but, as one of my partners pointed out the other day, NYSE saw four 20%+ rallies between 1929 and 1932 (see chart 2). Bear market rallies can be extremely powerful and hence deceiving.

The problems are not over yet. Not by a long stretch. It will take longer than 18 months to unwind the excesses of the past 25 years. Analysts at Morgan Stanley reckon that the 15 largest banks which between them have shrunk their balance sheets by about $3,600 billion so far in this crisis, will shed another $2,000 billion in 20091. If you do not share my pessimism, please take a quick look at chart 3 below. The US financial sector debt load (as a % of GDP) is now 117%. In the early days of the great bull market in 1982, the same number was 22%. Households are not much better off with total household debt now at 96% of GDP vs. 47% in 1982.

Further write-offs to come
The IMF reckons that both European and US banks - but in particular the European ones - are well behind the curve in terms of recognizing their credit crunch related losses. According to the IMF, there is at least another $1,500 billion to come. So when the US banks reported surprisingly good numbers for Q1 it was certainly not because the economy had suddenly and miraculously revived itself, but because some of the oldest tricks in the book were used to gloss over much bigger problems2.

As the recession bites into the lives of ordinary people, banks will face losses not only on sub-prime mortgages but on all loan products. As you can see from chart 4, sub-prime is indeed a small fraction of the total loan book for the US banking sector.

Delinquencies are on the rise
And that is precisely what is beginning to happen as illustrated in chart 5. Delinquencies are now on the rise on all mortgage products; however, whereas sub-prime started to deteriorate as early as 2007, it is only recently that delinquencies related to Alt-A and adjustable rate mortgages have taken off, and prime and jumbo loans are only now starting to suffer.

These are all temporary problems, though, however bad they may appear. By far my biggest concern at the moment is the enormity of the debt problem facing most OECD countries. In the March issue of the Absolute Return Letter I referred to an important study conducted by Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff back in December of last year3 which I would like to re-visit (see chart 6).

Banking crises run and run
Reinhart and Rogoff studied every banking crisis of the past generation and made some startling observations. One in particular caught my attention. It has to do with the subsequent rise in government debt which, according to Reinhart and Rogoff, has been “... a defining characteristic of the aftermath of banking crises for over a century”. According to the authors, governments inevitably underestimate the ultimate cost of a banking crisis, because the indirect costs (such as falling tax revenue in subsequent years) end up much higher than predicted.

The IMF estimates that the cost of the current crisis to the United States will eventually reach 34% of GDP or close to $5 trillion. However, the Obama administration, through its various implicit and explicit guarantees, is already using a number close to $9 trillion4. And Reinhart and Rogoff’s historical average of 86% of GDP implies an ultimate cost of over $12 trillion!

The IMF is too optimistic
I have a lot of respect for all the good work being produced by the people at the IMF; however, they are sometimes too politically correct for my taste; maybe too afraid of stepping on someone’s toes. So when they go public, as they did recently, with an estimate of how much the current crisis would ultimately cost, their projection will more than likely prove hopelessly inadequate.

The true cost is important, because it has to be financed through new bond issuance, and it is my thesis that the sheer size of this tsunami will eventually overwhelm the world’s bond markets. As you can see from chart 7, using the official IMF estimates, the twelve most industrialised of the world’s G20 countries (in my book known as the Dirty Dozen) will have to issue about $10 trillion worth of new bonds to cover the cost of the current crisis.

The final cost will be enormous
However, if you (like me) believe that IMF underestimates the true cost of this crisis, Reinhart and Rogoff offer a more realistic approach (see chart 8). Using their least costly case study (Malaysia 1997) as our best case scenario, the true cost comes to $15 trillion. If one uses the average of 86% instead, the cost jumps to a whopping $33 trillion. I didn’t even bother to produce a worst case scenario - it all got too depressing!

I need to put the $33 trillion into perspective, because it is so big that it is almost incomprehensible. According to Wikipedia (see chart 9), total private wealth across the world today is about $37 trillion less the losses incurred in 2007-09, so the real number is probably closer to $30 trillion now. Total global savings (loosely adjusted for the big losses in 2008) are probably somewhere in the region of $100 trillion. In other words, financing this crisis could absorb one-third of total global savings. No wonder Gordon Brown looks tired!

Where do we find the money?
Obviously, governments may buy a portion of these bonds themselves, but they cannot afford more than a fraction of the total unless they want to challenge Mugabe as the ultimate master of illusion. Neither should investors hold out for sovereign wealth funds to do the dirty work. As is clear from chart 9, the total amount of wealth accumulated in these funds is pocket money when compared to the projected bond issuance over the next few years.

Hence it comes down to the price at which governments can attract sufficient demand from people like you and me. One of two things may happen. Either this crisis will ignite such a bout of deflation that investors will happily own government bonds yielding 2-3% or the deflation scare goes away ultimately, the global economy recovers and bond investors demand much higher yields for taking sovereign risk. I am not yet sure which scenario will prevail, but I do know that both are quite bad for equities longer term. Take your profits!

Niels C. Jensen

1 “Doomsday is on hold but banks will still feel further pain”, The Financial Times, 30th April, 2009.

2 In particular one US accounting rule change (FASB rule 160) explains a large part of Q1 profits.

3 “The Aftermath of Financial Crisis”, Carmen Reinhart & Kenneth Rogoff, December 2009.

4 http://zerohedge.blogspot.com/2009/04/bail-out-for-dummies-part-1.html

John F. Mauldin
johnmauldin@investorsinsight.com


There were a lot of graphs embedded in the email. Let me know if you want to see them and I will send it along. Otherwise you can read it online.


7,610 posted on 05/12/2009 3:47:51 PM PDT by TenthAmendmentChampion (Be prepared for tough times. FReepmail me to learn about our survival thread!)
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To: NeoCaveman; nw_arizona_granny

Welcome to the thread, I hope you find good information here. Ask questions or post something new - we all learn from each other that way. Granny is a whiz at finding new stuff for us.


7,611 posted on 05/12/2009 3:54:50 PM PDT by TenthAmendmentChampion (Be prepared for tough times. FReepmail me to learn about our survival thread!)
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To: TenthAmendmentChampion

Thanks for the warm welcome.

I’ve been reading Peter Schiff and Karl Denniger a lot lately. They’ve really opened my eyes.

Sometimes I wish I had taken the blue pill instead (/matrix reference).


7,612 posted on 05/12/2009 4:18:46 PM PDT by NeoCaveman (control the teleprompter, control the world)
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To: NeoCaveman

There’s a Peter Schiff ping list on here. Let me know if you want to join it.

I haven’t seen The Matrix. It sounds very apropos of what’s happening these days.


7,613 posted on 05/12/2009 4:24:17 PM PDT by TenthAmendmentChampion (Be prepared for tough times. FReepmail me to learn about our survival thread!)
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To: metmom

So, if I get a pressure canner, can I use it for a water bath thingie? Actually, I have a really big pot. Perhaps if I have a rack that’ll fit it, I can just use that for acidic foods and the pressure canner for nonacidic? Or can I use the pressure canner for both?

Boy, this stuff is confusing! I think I’d rather do engineering equations. ;(


7,614 posted on 05/12/2009 4:50:28 PM PDT by CottonBall
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To: nw_arizona_granny

http://recipes.kaboose.com/hoisin-marinated-bbq-chicken.html

Hoisin Marinated BBQ Chicken

The best reader-submitted chicken recipe from the Kaboose Barbeque Recipes Contest. An easy-to-make meal, taste-tested by kids.

1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup hoisin sauce
1/4 cup liquid honey
1/4 cup beer or brandy
1/4 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes, or more to taste
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon finely grated ginger
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons plain whole-milk yogurt
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, about 6 ounces each

Combine all ingredients, except the chicken breasts, in a mixing bowl. Whisk to combine until smooth and creamy. Reserve ½ cup of the marinade.

Rinse the chicken breasts under cold running water and dry on paper towels. Place the chicken in a glass bowl and pour the remaining marinade over it. Spread to coat the meat evenly on all sides. Cover the dish and refrigerate for at least 5 hours or overnight.
When ready to serve, preheat the grill to medium-high heat. Lightly oil the grate.

Place the chicken breasts on the grill, baste with the reserved marinade, and cook for 5 minutes without moving them. Turn on the other side, baste with the reserved marinade and grill for another 4 to 5 minutes, or until cooked to desired doneness.

Remove from the grill and let the breasts rest loosely covered for 5 minutes. Slice and serve immediately.


7,615 posted on 05/12/2009 5:16:45 PM PDT by TenthAmendmentChampion (Be prepared for tough times. FReepmail me to learn about our survival thread!)
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To: TenthAmendmentChampion

http://recipes.kaboose.com/summer-zucchini-casserole.html
Summer Zucchini Casserole

Garden-fresh zucchini, carrots and onion baked in a creamy chicken broth and sandwiched between layers of bread stuffing make up this summery casserole that’s perfect for any occasion.

2 pounds sliced zucchini
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
1 cup sour cream
1 cup grated carrots
1 stick unsalted butter, melted
1 (6 ounce) package chicken-flavored dry bread stuffing mix

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Boil the zucchini and onion in water for 5 minutes; drain well. In a medium bowl, combine the soup, sour cream and carrots. Stir in the zucchini and onion and mix well.

In a separate medium bowl, combine the butter and stuffing mix. Spread half of this mixture into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Spoon the zucchini mixture over the stuffing, then top off with the other half of the stuffing.

Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until stuffing is golden brown.


7,616 posted on 05/12/2009 5:18:34 PM PDT by TenthAmendmentChampion (Be prepared for tough times. FReepmail me to learn about our survival thread!)
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To: TenthAmendmentChampion

http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/goat_cheese_mashed_potatoes.html?utm_source=EWDNL
Goat Cheese Mashed Potatoes

Low Calorie | Low Sodium | Low Cholesterol | High Potassium | Healthy Weight
Tangy goat cheese and buttermilk team up in these flavorful mashed potatoes.

Makes 6 servings

ACTIVE TIME: 35 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 35 minutes
EASE OF PREPARATION: Easy

2 pounds all-purpose potatoes, preferably Yukon Gold (about 6 medium potatoes), peeled and cut into chunks
6 cloves garlic, peeled
Salt to taste
2 teaspoons butter
1 cup buttermilk
3 ounces goat cheese, cut into small pieces
Freshly ground white or black pepper to taste

1. Place potatoes and garlic in a large heavy saucepan. Add water to cover and season with salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, cover, and cook until potatoes are very tender, 10 to 15 minutes.

2. Meanwhile, melt butter in a small saucepan over low heat and cook, swirling, until it turns a nutty brown, about 1 minute. Stir in buttermilk and heat until just warm. (Do not overheat or it will curdle.)

3. When potatoes are done, drain in a colander and return to the pan. Place pan over low heat and shake for about 1 minute to dry potatoes.

4. Mash the potatoes and garlic with a potato masher, an electric hand-held mixer or by working through a ricer. Add enough of the buttermilk mixture to make a smooth puree. Stir in the goat cheese, season with salt and pepper and serve.

NUTRITION INFORMATION: Per serving: 196 calories; 6 g fat (4 g sat, 1 g mono); 16 mg cholesterol; 30 g carbohydrate; 8 g protein; 2 g fiber; 165 mg sodium; 729 mg potassium.
Nutrition bonus: Vitamin C (48% daily value), Potassium (21% dv).
2 Carbohydrate Servings
Exchanges: 2 starch, 1/2 high fat meat


7,617 posted on 05/12/2009 5:20:00 PM PDT by TenthAmendmentChampion (Be prepared for tough times. FReepmail me to learn about our survival thread!)
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To: TenthAmendmentChampion

http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/goat_cheese_mashed_potatoes.html?utm_source=EWDNL
Spicy Stewed Potatoes & Spinach with Buttermilk (Aloo chaas)

From EatingWell Magazine January/February 2008 — Subscribe Now!
NUTRITION PROFILE:
Low Calorie | High Fiber | Low Cholesterol | Low Sat Fat | Heart Healthy | Diabetes Appropriate | Healthy Weight

This stewlike potato and spinach curry can be served as a side dish or as part of a vegetarian buffet. The touch of cream prevents the buttermilk from curdling when it’s heated and helps balance the heat from the pungent chiles.

Makes 4 servings, 1 cup each
ACTIVE TIME: 30 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 45 minutes
EASE OF PREPARATION: Easy

1 pound russet or Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 2-inch chunks
2 dried red chiles, such as Thai, cayenne or chile de arbol, stemmed
1 cup boiling water
1/2 cup firmly packed fresh cilantro
4 large cloves garlic, peeled
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon canola oil
1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/2 cup nonfat buttermilk
1 tablespoon whipping cream
8 ounces baby spinach

1. Place potatoes in a medium bowl; cover with cold water to prevent browning. Place chiles in a small heatproof bowl and pour the boiling water over them. Set aside until they are reconstituted, about 15 minutes. Reserving the chile-soaking water, coarsely chop the chiles (do not seed).
2. Pile cilantro, garlic, salt and the chopped chiles in a mortar. Pound the ingredients to a pulpy mass with the pestle, using a spatula to contain the mixture in the center for a concentrated pounding. (Alternatively, mince the ingredients in a food processor.)
3. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the spice paste and cook, stirring, until the garlic is honey-brown and the chiles are pungent, 1 to 2 minutes. (Make sure to use adequate ventilation.) Drain the potatoes and add along with turmeric; cook, stirring to coat the potatoes with the yellow spice, about 30 seconds. Pour in the reserved chile-soaking water and scrape the pan to loosen any browned bits; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a gentle simmer, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the potatoes are fork-tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
4. Whisk buttermilk and cream in a small bowl.
5. When the potatoes are tender, pile the spinach leaves over them, cover and cook until the spinach is wilted, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the buttermilk mixture.

NUTRITION INFORMATION: Per serving: 183 calories; 5 g fat (1 g sat, 2 g mono); 5 mg cholesterol; 32 g carbohydrate; 5 g protein; 5 g fiber; 565 mg sodium; 452 mg potassium.
Nutrition bonus: Vitamin C (80% daily value), Vitamin A (50% dv), Folate (31% dv), Iron (15% dv).
2 Carbohyrate Servings
Exchanges: 1 1/2 starch, 1 vegetable, 1 fat


7,618 posted on 05/12/2009 5:21:14 PM PDT by TenthAmendmentChampion (Be prepared for tough times. FReepmail me to learn about our survival thread!)
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To: TenthAmendmentChampion

http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/pea_potato_salad.html?utm_source=EWDNL
Pea & New Potato Salad (Nye kartofler og Ærte Salat)

From EatingWell Magazine May/June 2008 — Subscribe Now!
NUTRITION PROFILE:
Low Calorie | Low Sodium | Low Cholesterol | Low Sat Fat | High Potassium | Heart Healthy | Diabetes Appropriate | Healthy Weight

Very fresh produce is the key to this easy side dish: walnut-size new potatoes, fresh peas, scallions and sweet, early-summer radishes. Danes insist on the freshest, newest potatoes possible (those from Bjäre peninsula of Skåne, in southern Sweden, are coveted with cultlike devotion). Look for them in farmers’ markets in spring and early summer.

Makes 8 servings, about 1 cup each

ACTIVE TIME: 35 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 35 minutes
EASE OF PREPARATION: Easy

2 pounds new or baby potatoes, scrubbed and trimmed, halved if larger than walnuts
2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil or canola oil
1 bunch scallions, white parts only, finely chopped
2 cups shelled fresh peas (about 3 pounds unshelled) or frozen peas (thawed)
1/4 cup water
1 1/2 cups thinly sliced small radishes
1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh herbs, such as parsley, chervil and/or savory
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

1. Place a steamer basket in a large saucepan, add 1 inch of water and bring to a boil. Put potatoes in the basket and steam until barely tender when pierced with a skewer, 15 to 20 minutes, depending on size.
2. Meanwhile, heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add scallion whites and cook, stirring constantly, until translucent, about 2 minutes. Add peas and water; cook, stirring occasionally, until the peas are just softened, about 3 minutes. Add radishes and butter; cook, stirring, until the radishes are softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Gently stir in the steamed potatoes, herbs, salt and pepper. Serve warm.

NUTRITION INFORMATION: Per serving: 138 calories; 3 g fat (1 g sat, 1 g mono); 4 mg cholesterol; 25 g carbohydrate; 4 g protein; 4 g fiber; 166 mg sodium; 686 mg potassium.
Nutrition bonus: Vitamin C (50% daily value), Potassium (20% dv), Fiber (16% dv).
1 1/2 Carbohydrate Servings
Exchanges: 1 1/2 starch, 1/2 fat

MAKE AHEAD TIP: Steam the potatoes up to 1 day ahead; cover and refrigerate. Bring to room temperature before using.


7,619 posted on 05/12/2009 5:22:11 PM PDT by TenthAmendmentChampion (Be prepared for tough times. FReepmail me to learn about our survival thread!)
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To: CottonBall
CB, it sounds like you are going heavy duty.

You don't need something like this to home can -

 
7,620 posted on 05/12/2009 5:27:23 PM PDT by DelaWhere ("Without power over our own food, any notion of democracy is empty." - Frances Moore Lappe)
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