Posted on 02/09/2009 12:36:11 AM PST by nw_arizona_granny
11! Hey - I’m older than I thought as far as remembering the good ol’ days. (47)
>>>If you remembered 11-15 = Don’t tell your age<<<
>>>11! Hey - I’m older than I thought as far as remembering the good ol’ days. (47)<<<
Kids... Never follow instructions... ROFL
Sorry CB couldn’t resist that...
Score: 11, barely. Several I recall but was introduced to just as it was going out.
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Varenicline (marketed as Chantix) and Bupropion (marketed as Zyban, Wellbutrin, and generics)
Audience: Neuropsychiatric healthcare professionals, patients
FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients that it has required the manufacturers of the smoking cessation aids varenicline (Chantix) and bupropion (Zyban and generics) to add new Boxed Warnings and develop patient Medication Guides highlighting the risk of serious neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients using these products.These symptoms include changes in behavior, hostility, agitation, depressed mood, suicidal thoughts and behavior, and attempted suicide.The added warnings are based on the continued review of postmarketing adverse event reports for varenicline and bupropion received by the FDA. These reports included those with a temporal relationship between the use of varenicline or bupropion and suicidal events and the occurrence of suicidal ideation and suicidal behavior in patients with no history of psychiatric disease.
Healthcare professionals should advise patients to stop taking varenicline or bupropion and contact a healthcare provider immediately if they experience agitation, depressed mood, and any changes in behavior that are not typical of nicotine withdrawal, or if they experience suicidal thoughts or behavior.
Read the complete MedWatch 2009 Safety summary, including links to the FDA Public Health Advisory, Information for Healthcare Professionals and previous MedWatch alerts, at:
www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm170090.htm
>>> ROFLOL! <<<
Laughing is good exercise. It’s like jogging on the inside.
On growing older...
You know you’re getting old when you get the same sensation from a rocking chair that you once got from a roller coaster.
When you fall down, you wonder what else you can do while you’re down there.
Wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes alone.
You have to see the process, it is too simple to explain.
granny
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How to make a no-sew blanket
by Jen (May 18, 2009)
03-24-09-blankets-011A friend of mine makes these beautiful no-sew blanket, and was kind enough to share her pictures and instructions with me so I could share it them all of you. This blanket requires no sewing at all, and the end result is a cozy, comfortable, reversible blanket.
You’ll need:
* 2 yards of a printed material
* 2 yards of a solid material
* Scissors
The instructions are so simple:
1. Lay your two pieces of fabric on a table, one piece on top of the other.
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2. Cut 4×4 squares out of each corner.
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3. Cut strips along the sides from BOTH blankets, 1 inch wide and four inches long.
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4. Tie each strip (print and solid) together with a double knot.
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That’s it! Then you end up with a finished product like this:
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Enjoy!
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Lantus (insulin glargine)
Audience - Diabetes healthcare professionals, patients
FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients that it is aware of four recently-published observational studies that looked at the use of Lantus (insulin glargine) and possible risk for cancer in patients with diabetes. Three of the four studies suggest an increased risk for cancer associated with use of Lantus. Based on the currently available data, the FDA recommends that patients should not stop taking their insulin therapy without consulting a physician, since uncontrolled blood sugar levels can have both immediate and long-term serious adverse effects.
FDA is currently reviewing many sources of safety data for Lantus, including these newly published observational studies, data from all completed controlled clinical trials, and information about ongoing controlled clinical trials, to better understand the risk, if any, for cancer associated with use of Lantus. Discussions are also ongoing between FDA and the manufacturer of Lantus as to whether any additional studies evaluating the safety and efficacy of this drug will need to be performed. FDA will communicate the results on its ongoing review to the public, as appropriate, as our review continues.
The FDA encourages both healthcare professionals and patients to report side effects from the use of insulin glargine to the FDA’s MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting Program at www.fda.gov/medwatch/report.htm.
Read the complete MedWatch Safety summary, including a link to the Early Communication and supporting documents, at:
Hubby had several teeth knocked out years ago by an employee carelessly wielding a hammer, and has had several partial plates over the years as the tooth the partial is hooked to deteriorates fairly rapidly. Well now the time has come to remove those remaining teeth and go for dentures. Today he consulted an orthodontist who informed him that removing those nine teeth would cost $1500 dollars. Now, that's inflation!
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News & Resources
* Report Discusses Food Deserts
* Land Tenure Project Starts in Iowa
* Nebraska Launches Rangeland Monitoring Program
* Report Shows Small Slaughterhouses in Decline
* Guide to Selling Local Food Available
* USDA Garden to Be Used for Education
Funding Opportunities
* Farmers Advocating for Organics Fund
* Northeast SARE Research and Education Grants
* Leopold Center Grants
Coming Events
* Organic Field Day at University of Minnesota’s Southwest Research and Outreach Center
* Heartland Apicultural Society Conference
* Central Coast Lavender Festival
News & Resources
Report Discusses Food Deserts
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ap/ap036/
The USDA Economic Research Service has released ‘Access to Affordable and Nutritious Food — Measuring and Understanding Food Deserts and Their Consequences: Report to Congress.’ This report fills a request for a study of food deserts — areas with limited access to affordable and nutritious food — from the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. The report summarizes findings of a national assessment of the extent and characteristics of food deserts, analysis of the consequences of food deserts, lessons learned from related Federal programs, and a discussion of policy options for alleviating the effects of food deserts.
Land Tenure Project Starts in Iowa
http://www.leopold.iastate.edu/news/newsreleases/2009/062509_Drake.html
Sustainable agriculture and land tenure are the focus of a new research and outreach collaboration between Drake University and Iowa State University. The two-year jointly funded program — the Iowa Landowner and Sustainable Agricultural Land Stewardship project — will be carried out by a partnership between the Agricultural Law Center at Drake and the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at ISU. The project will explore trends in Iowa farmland ownership and the transition of land to a new generation of owners, many of whom will rent or lease farmland to others.
Nebraska Launches Rangeland Monitoring Program
http://www.nebraskaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=497&yr=2009
The Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition announces the launch of its Rangeland Monitoring Program and has contracted with two new Rangeland Technicians to implement on-site technical monitoring assistance. Funded by the Nebraska Environmental Trust and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service of Nebraska, the new NGLC Rangeland Monitoring Program helps landowners and managers identify grazing management goals and implement a monitoring system to measure change. The program is available across the state on a first-come, first-serve basis for a low cost of only $25. Participants will receive an initial on-site consultation and training session with an NGLC Rangeland Technician who will provide assistance in identifying a monitoring plan, establishing one monitoring site and collecting samples.
Related ATTRA Publication: Pasture, Rangeland, and Grazing Management
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/past_range_graze.html
Report Shows Small Slaughterhouses in Decline
http://www.extension.org/pages/Despite_Rising_Consumer_Demand_for_Healthy_Meat_Products,_Small_Slaughterhouses_Continue_to_Decline
A new report issued today by Food & Water Watch examines how the slow demise of local small slaughter and processing operations in the United States is preventing farmers and ranchers from fully satisfying rising consumer demand for meat from sustainably raised livestock. Entitled Where’s the Local Beef? (http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/food/pubs/reports/wheres-the-local-beef), the report identifies the reasons for the disappearance of small plants, presents examples of the next generation of processors and offers policy solutions to rebuild the small slaughterhouse sector of the meat industry.
Guide to Selling Local Food Available
http://www.northdakotaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=554&yr=2009
The newly-published ‘Farm to Market, North Dakota’s Guide to Selling Local Food,’ (http://www.agdepartment.com/PDFFiles/FarmToMarketBrochure.pdf) (PDF/835KB) a handbook of direct farm marketing, is now available from the North Dakota Department of Agriculture (NDDA). The 36-page booklet is a valuable reference both for experienced direct marketers as well as for producers considering direct marketing.
USDA Garden to Be Used for Education
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB/.cmd/ad/.ar/sa.retrievecontent/.c/6_2_1UH/.ce/7_2_5JM/.p/5_2_4TQ/.d/1/_th/J_2_9D/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?PC_7_2_5JM_contentid=2009/06/0224.xml&PC_7_2_5JM_parentnav=LATEST_RELEASES&PC_7_2_5JM_navid=NE
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a weekly summer workshop series at ‘The People’s Garden’ to teach area residents and tourists about the many aspects of growing a garden. The ‘Healthy Garden’ Workshop Series will be held every Friday from noon to 12:30 p.m. from June 19 through Sept. 25, at ‘The People’s Garden,’ located at 12th St. and Jefferson Drive, SW at the USDA Jamie L. Whitten Building on the National Mall in Washington, DC. ‘In many ways, USDA’s ‘People’s Garden’ is the nation’s demonstration plot, showing how small steps can mean important gains in mitigating global warming and producing a safe, sustainable and nutritious food supply,’ said Vilsack. ‘The garden concepts we’re teaching this summer can be your contribution to providing healthy food, air, and water for people and communities across the country.’
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Funding Opportunities
Farmers Advocating for Organics Fund
http://www.organicvalley.coop/our-story/donations/fafo-fund/
The Farmers Advocating for Organics (FAFO) fund provides a way for their cooperative’s farmers to identify and support key issues facing the organic marketplace and organic agriculture. The organic farmers of CROPP Cooperative, who produce the high quality organic products for Organic Valley® and Organic Prairie®, voluntarily contribute to the fund on an annual basis, and a committee of CROPP farmers reviews proposals and decides how to distribute the funds. The FAFO Farmer Committee accepts proposals from individuals and organizations seeking funding for particular projects or programs dedicated to furthering organic education, organic farming or product research, and organic advocacy.
Proposals are due September 1, 2009.
Northeast SARE Research and Education Grants
http://nesare.org/get/research-and-education/
The Research and Education program funds projects offering research, education, and demonstration projects that engage farmers as cooperators in the exploration of sustainable farm practices. Projects should be directed toward research results that will translate quickly into farmer benefit, and farmers, extension staff, and other stakeholders should be involved in planning the project content.
Proposals are due July 31, 2009.
Leopold Center Grants
http://www.leopold.iastate.edu/research/rfp/2009.html
The Leopold Center’s work is organized in three initiative areas — ecology, marketing and food systems, and policy — each aimed at enhancing the condition and viability of Iowa’s natural resources in varying, yet integrated ways. Pre-proposals for projects addressing these three initiatives are being accepted. Investigators may represent any Iowa nonprofit organization/agency and/or educational institution (such as soil and water conservation districts, schools and colleges, and regional development groups). The Center strongly encourages the involvement and collaboration of farmers, landowners, and farm-based businesses in the pre-proposal process.
Proposals are due August 19, 2009.
More Funding Opportunities (http://attra.ncat.org/funding/)
Coming Events
Organic Field Day at University of Minnesota’s Southwest Research and Outreach Center
http://swroc.cfans.umn.edu/
July 9, 2009
Lamberton, Minnesota
Field tour stops will include: organic high tunnel; no-till roller/crimper research; soil pit comparing organic and conventionally managed soils; variety trials; forage research; weed control plots; and much more! Hear presentations on Tricks and Trades for Weed Control, Farm Business Management, and UMN Organic Research Reports, as well as brief presentations by exhibitors.
Heartland Apicultural Society Conference
http://www.heartlandbees.com/
July 9-11, 2009
Oberlin, Ohio
This annual event is a three-day beekeeping educational conference with some of the top speakers in the United States. This event will include keynote talks by leading apiculture researchers and educators, classroom sessions, lab sessions, and hands-on sessions in the apiary.
Central Coast Lavender Festival
http://www.centralcoastlavenderfestival.com/
July 11, 2009
Paso Robles, California
The first annual Central Coast Lavender Festival will be held in the Downtown Paso Robles City Park on July 11, 2009, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The free event celebrates the lavender industry — an emerging local product — and features lavender producers, growers and farms from throughout the county, who will serve tastes of lavender cuisine, dipping sauces, lavender ice cream, and sampling of fine varietals of lavender essential oils and bath and body creations, with an education on lavender, lavender growing, and sustainable farming practices.
There will be free seminars on distilling lavender, benefits of lavender, and demonstrations throughout the day in the City Park Gazebo.
Features: Music, a special children’s activities area, local lavender growers and vendors, arts, a Lavender Tasting Garden with tastes to purchase, and free samples and demonstrations.
Accompanying the Lavender Festival is a juried arts show, plus a variety of food and festival vendors.
A production of the Central Coast Lavender Growers Association, Inc. and community partners Paso Robles Main Street Association, Inc.
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New & Updated Publications
Market Gardening: A Start-up Guide (Update)
http://attra.ncat.org/calendar/new_pubs.php/2009/06/25/market_gardening_a_start_up_guide_update
An Illustrated Guide to Sheep and Goat Production (Hmong version)
http://attra.ncat.org/calendar/new_pubs.php/2009/06/11/an_illustrated_guide_to_sheep_and_goat_p_1
Comparing Energy Use in Conventional and Organic Cropping Systems
http://attra.ncat.org/calendar/new_pubs.php/2009/05/26/comparing_energy_use_in_conventional_and
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>>>removing those nine teeth would cost $1500 dollars. Now, that’s inflation! <<<
Wait till he prices the dentures...
Round here lots of people are packing up and going to North Carolina for a few days where there is a dental practice with a whole bunch of dentists that do economy dental work including their own lab for dentures. They must be doing a land-office business... I think I have heard 15 or more who have been there from way up here.
Look for all medical services to go bonkers - State here decided to cut medicaid payments on prescriptions and pharmacies are now starting to refuse all medicaid business - State told them they would or be faced with a 3% State tax increase - but now hear nothing more on their standoff but they still don’t accept it. Now, Doctors who were also cut way back are turning away all medicaid patients.
I am only aware of it because of adopting Christi, who with her special needs, the State promised the aid if we did adopt her.
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm170154.htm
North Coast Seafood is recalling Fresh Tuna Steaks sold in Retail Store in New England
Contact:
Northcoast Seafood
617-345-4410 ext 260
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — June 30, 2009 - North Coast Seafood has voluntarily removed from sale Fresh Tuna Steaks that were sold at Shaw’s, Star Market and Big Y Stores in New England
The recalled product was sold between June 20th thru June 24th to retail stores throughout New England and was removed from sale on June 24, The product was recalled because of possible elevated levels of histamine that may result in symptoms that generally appear within minutes to an hour after eating the affected fish. The following are the most common symptoms of scombroid poisoning. However, each individual may experience symptoms differently. Symptoms may include: tingling or burning sensation in the mouth, rash on the face and upper body, hives and itching of skin, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea. There have been three reported incidents by consumers.
North Coast Seafood feels that while these were isolated incidents, every precautionary measure should be taken when it comes to consumer safety. This recall does not impact any other fish or seafood sold by Northcoast. Customers who purchased this tuna and may have frozen it, are urged to bring the product back to the store for a full refund or replacement. Customers who have questions or concerns about this issue can speak with Northcoast Seafood at 617-345-4410…ext 260
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NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 1, 2009
Release # 09-259
Firm’s Recall Hotline: (877 417-4316
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
Intermatic Recalls In-Wall Timers Due to Shock Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Intermatic Model ST01 and EI600 In-wall Electronic Timers
Units: About 240,000
Manufacturer: Intermatic Inc., of Spring Grove, Ill.
Hazard: When consumers trying to replace the timer’s battery place a metal object through the battery tray slot, the object can reach internal metal contacts, posing a shock hazard to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received twelve reports of consumers receiving a minor shock while changing the timer’s battery.
Description: This recall involves the Intermatic in-wall electronic timers with model numbers ST01, ST01C, ST01AC, ST01AC70, ST01C70, ST01CL, EI600C, EI600LAC, EI600LAC8, EI600WC, and EI600WC8. This product is a lamp and appliance timer and typically takes the place of a standard wall switch. The timer is white, off-white, or almond and measures 2 1/2 inches high by 1 3/4 inches wide. Model numbers can be found on the packaging and on the instruction. In-Wall timers are included in this recall if (1) the brand name “Intermatic” is molded on the front of the timer cover door, (2) the timer has only four keypad buttons, and (3) there is no 3-digit date code (e.g. “04C”) stamped on the inside of the timer cover door. Timers with a 3-digit date code (e.g. “04C”) stamped on the inside of the timer cover door are not included in this recall.
Sold at: Retailers and electrical distributors nationwide from March 2007 through June 2009 for between $25 and $45.
Manufactured in: Mexico
Remedy: Consumers should not attempt to change the in-wall timer’s battery until they receive the repair kit. Consumers should contact Intermatic to obtain a free repair kit with installation instructions.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, call Intermatic toll-free at (877) 417-4316 anytime or visit the firm’s Web site at www.intermatic.com
To see this recall on CPSC’s web site, including pictures of the recalled product, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09259.html
I’m just stunned by the whole system. Hubby’s urologist took his office out of Maine and practices only in NH now. Previously he had affiiations with offices in three towns in Maine. Now, if hubby needs to be hospitalized for his cancer, he needs to change either his Dr or his hospital.
We are hearing reports of $3,000 and up for dentures. Hubby says that at 81, he doesn’t see how he can justify putting $5,000 in his mouth, but I say he can’t afford not to as chewing problems are affecting his health.
If it was drastically less expensive elsewhere, it would make sense to take a vacation and visit the less expensive area.
That's about the size of it. I sprung for the not so Hollywood Bright type, I think they look vain... still set me back $2300! That was ten years back.
I have 2 vests one is an older American Body Armor model with front pouch for trauma/impact plate (I use a Safariland Ballistics Ind.) and the other is a Reliance Armor System, both are good vests although I had some trouble with the elastic fraying on the ABA. Don't even think about the windshield breaker end-cap for your baton. Just imagine reaching into your holster or pocket for it and catching the palm of your hand on one of those points. Colt sells a spring assisted pocket knife that also has a glass buster and seat belt cutter built in that is really convenient. Just for those who think of everything - What about having 2 handcuff keys on your person? Sew a pouch on the back side of your belt in the small of your back for a key and a pouch sewn in somewhere on the front side of your belt for a key just in case you get cuffed behind your back or in front. To be extra safe, in case your belt gets removed sew a pouch on the inside of the cuff of your pants for a key. For those who are too cheap to buy a cuff key for a few bucks, a shim made out of a stiff piece of feeler gage will work but it takes some practice to use it effectively. They even have a pink set of cuffs at a good price for those kitty lovin folks who think of everything but if your not into pink, I recommend the chrome plated S&W hinged ones. Never know when you may need them. The Kevlar lined gloves are good protection against cuts and punctures and can be good when handling razor or barbed wire. However, the leather shell ones need to be protected from the rain. They currently have a sale on Bates boots that IMO is a good price for a rugged pair of light weight, flexible boots which is perfect for carrying a S&W Special Op’s boot knife or a cold Steel PeaceKeeper 2 boot knife. Rocky also sells a boot that has a built in holster but it's only big enough for a small .380 which is better than than nothing and should only be used for a backup. Just some thoughts on things to have when shtf. May need them, may not.
http://www.galls.com/email/index.html
As always, check out granny's links on this thread. Some really good stuff.
Self Reliant/Survivalist ping list
Here is a neat collection of informative frugal uses for peroxide.
http://www.using-hydrogen-peroxide.com/home-uses-for-hydrogen-peroxide.html
Good suggestions...
As I went out to let the chickens out this morning, and came back via the garden, I picked a few yellow squash and a some zucchini - Just had to try making the chips...
They were finished about 6:30 tonight - By 6:45 they were all gone! 10 trays worth. Salsa and a jalapeño cheese dip - We won’t have a surplus of squash again! Set my mandolin cutter about a 16th of an inch and took them out of the dehydrator when they were turning a nice light tan color and were fully crisp... Fantastic. No more potato chips... Christi ran out and brought more in, and they are drying now (says she wants them for breakfast). So, don’t suppose squash chips and a homemade salsa of tomato, pepper, onion and celery could be bad for you at breakfast, so I am going to let her have it.
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