Posted on 07/24/2009 3:37:21 AM PDT by nw_arizona_granny
Weekly Roundup - Living On Nothing Edition Category: Roundups | Comments(15)
Did you hear about the guy that lives on nothing? No seriously, he lives on zero dollars a day. Meet Daniel Suelo, who lives in a cave outside Moab, Utah. Suelo has no mortgage, no car payment, no debt of any kind. He also has no home, no car, no television, and absolutely no “creature comforts.” But he does have a lot of creatures, as in the mice and bugs that scurry about the cave floor he’s called home for the last three years.
To us, Suelo probably sounds a little extreme. Actually, he probably sounds very extreme. After all, I suspect most of you reading this are doing so under the protection of some sort of man-made shelter, and with some amount of money on your person, and probably a few needs for money, too. And who doesn’t need money unless they have completely unplugged from the grid? Still, it’s an amusing story about a guy who rejects all forms of consumerism as we know it.
The Frugal Roundup
How to Brew Your Own Beer and Maybe Save Some Money. A fantastic introduction to home brewing, something I’ve never done myself, but always been interested in trying. (@Generation X Finance)
Contentment: A Great Financial Principle. If I had to name one required emotion for living a frugal lifestyle it would be contentment. Once you are content with your belongings and your lot in life you can ignore forces attempting to separate you from your money. (@Personal Finance by the Book)
Use Energy Star Appliances to Save On Utility Costs. I enjoyed this post because it included actual numbers, and actual total savings, from someone who upgraded to new, energy star appliances. (@The Digerati Life)
Over-Saving for Retirement? Is it possible to “over-save” for retirement? Yes, I think so. At some point I like the idea of putting some money aside in taxable investments outside of retirement funds, to be accessed prior to traditional retirement age. (@The Simple Dollar)
40 Things to Teach My Kids Before They Leave Home. A great list of both practical and philosophical lessons to teach your kids before they reach the age where they know everything. I think that now happens around 13 years-old. (@My Supercharged Life)
Index Fund Investing Overview. If you are looking for a place to invest with high diversification and relatively low fees (for broader index funds with low turnover), index funds are a great place to start. (@Money Smart Life)
5 Reasons To Line Dry Your Laundry. My wife and I may soon be installing a clothesline in our backyard. In many neighborhoods they are frowned upon - one of the reasons I don’t like living in a neighborhood. I digress. One of our neighbors recently put up a clothesline, and we might just follow his lead. (@Simple Mom)
A Few Others I Enjoyed
* 4 Quick Tips for Getting Out of a Rut * Young and Cash Rich * Embracing Simple Style * First Trading Experience With OptionsHouse * The Exponential Power of Delayed Consumption * How Much Emergency Fund is Enough? * 50 Questions that Will Free Your Mind * Save Money On Car Insurance
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Title: PICKLER PIGS’ EARS, CHINESE STYLE
Categories: Chinese, Condiments, Ceideburg 2
Yield: 1 servings
2 lb Pigs’ ears
4 Whole star anise
3 sl Fresh ginger root
1/2 c White vinegar
1/4 c Sugar
1 ts Salt
1 c White vinegar
1 c Sugar
1 tb Thinly sliced fresh ginger
-root
3 Cloves garlic, sliced
1 ts Salt
1 c Sliced carrots
1 Cucumber, unpeeled, seeded
-and cut in chunks
1 Red onion, cut in chunks
1 Bell pepper, cut in chunks
We’ll start of the front end of the pig...
Prepare pigs’ ears according to steps I and II in basic instructions;
drain. Return to pot with water to cover and first 5 ingredients
listed above. Bring to a boil and simmer for 1 hour; let meat cool
in liquid. Discard liquid and cut ears into 1/2x1-inch slices. In the
meantime, bring 3 cups water to a boil with remaining vinegar, sugar,
ginger, garlic salt and carrots. Turn off heat when boiling point is
reached. Cool mixture to room temperature. Then add cucumber, onion,
bell pepper and sliced pigs’ ears. Chill in refrigerator for at
least 4 hours to blend flavors. Will keep for up to 1 week
refrigerated. Serve as an appetizer or a cold meat side dish.
Makes two quarts.
Variations: Pigs’ snouts may be prepared in the same manner. Add 1
cup fresh sweet pineapple chunks at the same time as the vegetables.
All these recipes are from “Innards and Other Variety Meats”. Jana
Allen and Margret Gin. 101 Productions. San Francisco, 1974.
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Liberian Pineapple Nut Bread
Yield: 1 loaf
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup wheat bran
2 eggs, beaten
3/4 cup crushed pineapple, drained
1/2 cup chopped roasted peanuts or walnuts
Preheat oven to 360 F.
Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a large bowl. Mix in the wheat bran. Add the eggs, pineapple, and 1/4 cup of the nuts. Mix together thoroughly. Pour the batter into a greased loaf pan.
Bake for 1 hour, or until a toothpick or tester inserted in the middle of the loaf comes out clean. Sprinkle with the remaining chopped peanuts or walnuts.
Source: A Kwanzaa Celebration, by Angela Shelf Medearis
Books: Kwanzaa
http://www.pastrywiz.com/archive/category/casserole.htm
Cat Litter Casserole
Dumps:
1 c Bisquick
1 c Shredded Cheddar cheese
1 lb Ground beef, turkey or pork
Litter:
2 c Long grain rice
3 3/4 c Water
2 ts Salt
2 tb Butter or margarine
Tools:
lg Mixing bowl
Rectangular baking pan
Deep saucepan with lid
Fork
Paper towels
lg Spoon
Stainless steel pooper Scooper
To make dumps:
With an adult’s help, preheat the oven to 350F. Using clean hands, mix together the dump ingredients in a large bowl. Mold pieces of this mixture into various size/shape dumps.
Place, so they don’t touch each other, on an un-greased baking pan. Use two if they don’t all fit. Bake the dumps for about 20 minutes or until they are all brown, firm and slightly crusty.
While the meat cooks, put all four litter ingredients into a large saucepan. Then, with an adult’s help, heat on high until the water comes to a boil. Stir, turn heat to low and cover the pan. Simmer without lifting the cover for fourteen minutes.
With an adult’s help, remove the saucepan from the stove and carefully (to avoid having your face melted away by the steam), lift off the cover. Break apart, or “fluff” the rice with a fork and set pan aside.
When dumps are done, carefully transfer them onto paper towels to drain.
Spoon the rice and dumps into the now empty baking pan, leaving some dumps partially uncovered, the way Kitty does when he/she is in a hurry. Serves 8-10 litter box lovers. Use pooper scooper to serve.
From the Book:
Gross Grub by Cheryl Porter Random House ISBN 0-679-86693-0
Title: Garlic Mushroom Casserole
Categories: Beef, Casseroles
Yield: 6 Servings
16 lg Mushrooms
1/2 lb Small mushrooms
1 c Finely diced fresh garlic
1 c Chopped almonds
1/2 lb Butter
1 lb Ground beef
2 c Seasoned bread crumbs
1 c Grated Swiss or Mozzarella
1/2 c Grated Parmesan cheese
Trim large mushrooms; discard ends. Remove stems and chop together
with small mushrooms. Saute garlic, chopped mushrooms and almonds in
half the butter till well done. Add beef and cook until done. Add 1
1/2 cups bread crumbs and mix thoroughly. Line bottom of greased
casserole, 8 large mushrooms, open side up. Press sauteed mixture
firmly over mushrooms. Use remaining 8 large mushrooms to cover the
sauteed mixture, placed open side down. Sprinkle with grated Swiss
or Mozzarella cheese, remaining bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese. Dot
with remining half of the butter. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes
or until mushrooms are tender. Yield: 8 servings NOTE: Can use soy
paste instead of ground meat. Add extra 1/2 lb butter for moisture.
Title: SPAGHETTI SQUASH CASSEROLE
Categories: Diabetic, Casseroles, Vegetables, Cheese, Main dish
Yield: 4 sweet ones
3 1/2 lb Spaghetti squash; 1 medium*
-=OR=-
1 1/2 lb Spaghetti squash; 1 small
-should = about 1 vegetable
-for the diabeitic
4 Ripe tomatoes;
3 T Olive oil;
2 c Garlic; minced
1 t Salt;
Fresh ground black pepper;
1/2 c Mozzarella cheese; shredded
1/4 c Parmesan cheese; grated
1/4 c Scallions; chopped
Grated parmesan for garnish;
* In the two Diabetic spaghetti squash recipes that I found, the
spaghetti squash ingredient was about 1 1/2 for 4 serving or sweet
ones. -=NO=-
1.Prick the squash in 3 or 4 places with the tines of a fork. Place
it on a microwave-safe plate, cover loosely with microwave-safe
plastic wrap, and cook at full power (650-700 watts) for 9 minutes.
Turn the squash over, and cook another 9 minutes. Then let it stand,
still covered, for 5 minutes. 2. Using a sharp knife, cut a small X
in the bottom of each tomato. Arrange the tomatoes on a
microwave-safe plate and cover with a damp paper towel. Cook at full
power for 4 minutes. 3. Let the tomatoes stand for 1 minute. Then
peel, core and coarsely chop. Pour off the excess liquid. 4. Place 1
T of the olive oil on a small microwave-safe plate and cook at full
power for 2 minutes. Then stir in garlic and cook until it is crisp,
3-4 minutes. 5. Halve the squash and scrape out the seeds. Using a
fork, scoop out the pulp and transfer the spaghetti-like strands to a
2-1/2 quart microwave-safe casserole. Add the tomatoes, garlic and
oil, salt, pepper and remaining 2 T olive oil; toss well. Top with
the mozzarella, parmesan and scallions. 6. Cook at full power until
heated through, 4 minutes. Serve with additional parmesan on the side.
Food exchanges per serving should be about 1 1/2 vegetable exchange +
1/2 high-fat meat exchange + 1 fat exchange The New Basics Cookbook
by Julee Rosso & Sheila Lukins, copyright 1989
Egg Casserole Bread
Fluffy Texture and Rich Eggy Taste.
Yield: 2 Casserole-shaped loaves.
6 cups all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons sugar
2 envelopes (1/2 ounce or 4 1/2 tsp) FLEISCHMANN’S RapidRise Yeast
2 teaspoons salt
2 cups water
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
3 eggs, large
In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, sugar, undissolved yeast, and salt. Heat water and butter until very warm (120 to 130 F). Gradually add to dry ingredients. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed of electric mixer, scraping bowl occasionally. Add eggs and 1/2 cup flour; beat 2 minutes at high speed. Stir in remaining flour to make a stiff batter. Turn into 2 greased 1-1/2 quart casseroles. Cover; let rise in warm, draft free place until double in size, about 40 minutes.
Bake at 375 F for 30 to 35 minutes or until done. Remove from casseroles; cool on wire rack.
Nutrition information per serving: Serving size: slice (1/24 of recipe) calories 140 total fat 2 g saturated fat 1 g cholesterol 30 mg sodium 200 mg total carbohydrate 26 g dietary fiber <1 g protein 4 g
Source: Fleischmann’s Yeast, a division of Burns Philp Food, Inc.
Title: Rice & Cheese Casserole
Categories: Diabetic, Rice, Cheese, Main dish, Casseroles
Yield: 6 Servings
2 1/2 c Cooked brown rice
3 Green onions, chopped
1 c Low-fat cottage cheese
1 ts Dill weed
1/4 c Freshly grated Parmesan
-cheese
1/2 c Low-fat milk
1/2 ts Dijon-style mustard
Nonstick vegetable spray
Combine all but the last ingredient in a mixing bowl. Pour into a
casserole dish coated with nonstick vegetable spray. Bake in a
preheated 350 degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes. Serves: 6 (3/4 cup
servings)
Calories: 225, Protein: 14 g, Fat: 4 g, Carbohydrates: 34 g, Fiber:
2.5 g, Cholesterol: 10 mg, Sodium: 328 mg, Potassium: 218 mg
Exchange: 1 1/2 starch/bread 1/2 lean meat 1 low-fat milk
From: UCSD Healthy Diet for Diabetes cookbook Posted by: Debbie
Carlson - Cooking Echo
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Frozen Fruitcake Salad
Yield: 6 servings
1 c Sour cream
2 oz Cool whip; thawed
1/2 c Sugar
2 tb Lemon juice
1 ts Vanilla
13 oz Crushed pineapple; drain
2 Bananas; diced
1/2 c Red Candied cherries; chop
1/2 c Green Candied cherries; chop
1/2 c Nuts; (pecans or walnuts)
Mix all together well, turn into a mold and freeze. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Everyone loves this. It’s good for dessert too. It’s especially pretty at Christmas because of the red and green cherries but we like it for Thanksgiving too.
Galloping Horses - Vegan Version
Yield: 6 servings
1 1/2 tb Garlic, chopped
1 1/2 ts Cilantro root, chopped
1 ts Sake
16 ea Peppercorns, whole or ground
4 tb Vegetable oil
10 oz Fresh shiitake mushrooms, thinly sliced
SEASONINGS:
2 tb Soy sauce
1 1/2 tb Sugar
3/4 c Peanuts, chopped
1 lg Pineapple, peeled
GARNISH
3 ea Red chili peppers, seeded & cut into slivers
Whole fresh cilantro leaves
Using a blender or mortar & pestle, blend the garlic, cilantro roots, sake & peppercorns into a paste. Add the vegetable oil to a skillet over medium heat. Add the paste & stir-fry until the aroma is released, a few seconds. Add the shiitake & stir-fry until cooked.
Add all the seasonings & fry until the sugar is blended into the mixture. Remove from the heat & let cool.
Slice pineapple into 1/2” thick rings & then cut the rings into 1/2” X 1 1/2” chunks.
Put a small amount of the cooled stir-fry mixture on each pineapple chunk. Decorate each “horse” with a few slivers of chili & a cilantro leaf.
VARIATION: Replace the pineapple with either navel oranges or firm avocado slices.
Source: Practical Thai Cooking
Muffins: Morning Glory
Yield: 18 muffins
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 1/4 cups white sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups grated carrots
1 apple - peeled, cored, and chopped
1 cup raisins
1 egg
2 egg whites
1/2 cup apple butter
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons toasted wheat germ
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly oil 18 muffin cups, or coat with nonstick cooking spray.
In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, egg whites, apple butter, oil and vanilla.
In a large bowl, stir together flours, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir in carrots, apples and raisins. Stir in apple butter mixture until just moistened. Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling them about 3/4 full.
In a small bowl, combine walnuts and wheat germ; sprinkle over the muffin tops.
Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the tops are golden and spring back when lightly pressed.
Title: PINEAPPLE CREAM CHEESE PIZZA
Categories: Kids, Pizza
Yield: 16 servings
1 lb Frozen bread dough (1 loaf),
-thawed and cut in half
2 pk (8 oz) cream cheese,
-softened
1/2 c Sugar
6 tb Flour
2 Egg yolks
Grated peel and juice from 1
-lemon
2 (8 1/4 oz) cans crushed
-pineapple, drained
2/3 c Strawberry jam
2 tb Sliced almonds, toasted
Servings: 16
Press dough into 2 greased 12 inch pizza pans.
Beat cream cheese, sugar, flour, egg yolks, 1 tsp lemon peel and 2 tsp
lemon juice until smooth. Stir in pineapple. Spread mixture evenly
over pizzas to within 1/2 inch of edges.
Bake in 400 deg. oven for 15 minutes or until browned.
Spread each with jam and sprinkle with almonds. Bake 5 minutes longer.
Posted by Linda Davis
Banana Fruit Cake
Yield: 12 servings
3/4 c Butter
2 c Brown sugar
4 Eggs
2 1/2 c All-purpose flour
1 c Walnuts; chopped
3 c Candied fruit
1 c Pineapple
2 c Dates; chopped
1 tb Orange juice
1 ts Orange rind; grated
1/2 ts Orange extract
1 ts Baking powder
1 ts Baking soda
1 ts Salt
1/4 ts Ground nutmeg
1/4 ts Ground cloves
1 ts Ground cinnamon
1 1/2 c Mashed bananas
Prepare two 2 loaf pans (9” x 5”) and preheat the oven to 300 F.
In a large bowl combine the fruit, dates, pineapple and walnuts. Dredge them with 1/4 cup of the flour. Sift the remaining flour together with the baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Set aside.
Cream the butter, add the sugar and beat until the mixture is light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Beat in the orange rind, orange juice and orange extract. Mash the bananas with a fork. (A food processor will tend to liquefy the bananas and this will change the texture of the cake.) Alternately stir the bananas and the flour mixture into the creamed mixture. Stir in the floured fruit and nuts.
Turn into the prepared pans and bake for 2 hours and 15 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the middle of each cake comes out clean. Cool in the pans for 20 minutes, then turn out onto racks.
Mani’s Mini-Fruitcakes
Sweet and Natural Baking
1 1/2 cups fresh pineapple chunks
1 cup fresh or unthawed frozen cranberries
1 cup dried currants
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 2/3 cups liquid fruit juice concentrate
1 cup buttermilk
3 large eggs
3 cups whole wheat pastry flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. fine sea salt
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp. allspice
To make fruit juice concentrate, place unthawed concentrate in saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Boil rapidly until liquid is reduced to 1 2/3 cup - about 10 minutes. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly butter and flour five mini loaf pans (5 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 2”). Combine pineapple, cranberries, currants and pecans. Measure out 3/4 cup of the mixture and set aside. Whisk together the fruit juice concentrate, buttermilk and eggs until combined. Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger and allspice. Add wet ingredients and whisk until smooth. Stir in remaining fruit/nut mixture. Divide batter evenly among pans. Place remaining nut mixture on top. Place pans on large baking sheet and bake for approximately 45-55 minutes.
Sorrel-Onion Tart
Posted by: “H.M.”
So my mind wanders imagine that.
Somehow, a conversation about those sour little sorrels we used to pick out of the woods as kids turned into this:
I’ve found that we herb loving people tend to get to caught up in tinctures.
Don’t get me wrong, I make a few myself, particularly for those herbs that I just `hate’ the taste of (Valerian being one )
However, I much prefer eating and working with the fresh, whole plant, if possible. Part of being healthy is the `emotional factor’. Taking pride in what you have gathered and grown, sitting and partaking a meal (hopefully with friends and loved ones), sipping a bit of a home made fruit brandy after. These things fill us with a sense of `well being` and helps drop the level of stress hormones such as cortisol. Finding joy in our daily lives would be a big step toward maintaining a balanced homeostasis and prevent the need to `fix’ it after the fact.
Additionally, the whole fresh plant offers us so much more than just the few compounds that are dissolved by the solvents of alcohol and water. I often wonder what we are missing when we add a dropper full of tincture to water? What lovely bit of magic wasn’t released in my glass mason jar and instead ended up in my compost heap?
And so, off to the woods I go. Honestly, most of what I find never makes it home. It’s my snack, my lunch, my pick me up, my afternoon tea. But once in awhile, I share (wink). This tart is one of my families favorites.
I often find wild sorrel when I’m out and about in the spring. There are also a variety or two tucked into many peoples herb gardens. The name `sorrel’ covers several species, some of which are true sorrels, but some are not. In my neck of the woods it’s Rumex hastulatus , but your area may have Oxalis sp. that people refer to as sorrel. All `sorrels’ have oxalic acid. Very simply put, oxalic acid binds with calcium and can cause irreversible damage in the kidneys. There is also evidence that large amounts can interfere with some liver function. As in all things, use with moderation. But it’s lemony taste is hard to resist, especially after a winter filled with canned vegetables.
If you make this tart, don’t be alarmed at the appearance of the sauted sorrel. I promise, the ending will be happy.
I love it with goat cheese, but feel free to substitute any strong flavored cheese. And don’t get hung up on exact amounts.
Onion Sorrel Tart
Ingredients:
2 large sweet onions
4 Tbs butter
2 cps sorrel (de-stemmed and coarsely chopped)
A couple of handfuls of crumbled goat cheese. Or whatever cheese you have, shredded.
2 eggs
1 cup heavy cream or whole milk or skim milk or whatever it is that you use.
1 partially prebaked pie shell
pepper to taste
Directions:
Thinly slice onions and sauté in 3 Tbs butter until soft. (Someone once suggested that I should let the onions caramelize, but frankly I’m too impatient.) Sauté sorrel in 1 Tbs melted butter until they turn a grayish green (not long, a few minutes at the most). Combine eggs and cream in a large bowl, add a handful of cheese, the sorrel and the onions. Season with pepper. Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the bottom of the tart shell and pour filling in. Bake at 375 F for 35-45 mins., or until tart is set.
Heather
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Rapamune (sirolimus): Drug Monitoring Recommendations
Audience: Transplantation and nephrology healthcare professionals, hospital laboratory directors
Wyeth notified healthcare professionals of changes to the Rapamune Prescribing Information regarding changes in the performance of an immunoassay used for therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) of sirolimus. The TDM results reported from the assay are both assay and laboratory-dependent. In addition, the results may change over time. Therefore, adjustment to the targeted therapeutic range must be made with a detailed knowledge of the site-specific assay used.
Sirolimus whole blood concentrations can be measured by either chromatographic or immunoassay methodologies. These two methodologies are not directly interchangeable and the measured sirolimus whole blood concentrations depend on the type of assay used. As such, if different assays are used in monitoring a single patient, the dose of Rapamune might be adjusted improperly with potential consequences, such as allograft rejection if drug exposure is too low or toxic side effects if exposure is too high.
Wyeth has advised healthcare providers involved in the management of patients taking Rapamune to determine: 1) which assay is being used in their laboratory(ies); 2) if there is any change to the assay used; 3) if there is a change to the laboratory’s reference range and/or a subsequent change to the institution’s or referring center’s recommended range for sirolimus. With this information, target levels can be appropriately adjusted in order to achieve optimal clinical results.
It is critical that the clinician caring for a patient on sirolimus maintain communication with their laboratory to determine whether the assay used for measuring sirolimus concentrations has been changed.
Read the complete MedWatch 2010 Safety summary, including a link to the Wyeth Dear Healthcare Professional letter, at:
The MedWatch December 2009 Drug Safety Labeling Changes posting includes 28 drug products with safety labeling changes to the following sections: BOXED WARNING, CONTRAINDICATIONS, WARNINGS, PRECAUTIONS, ADVERSE REACTIONS, PATIENT PACKAGE INSERT, and MEDICATION GUIDE.
The “Summary Page” provides a listing of drug names and safety labeling sections revised:
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/ucm194965.htm
Clicking on a drug product name in the Summary View will take you to the “detailed view” page, which identifies safety labeling sections and subsections revised, along with a brief summary of new or modified safety information to the BOXED WARNING, CONTRAINDICATIONS, and/or WARNINGS sections.
The following drugs had modifications to the BOXED WARNING, CONTRAINDICATIONS, and WARNINGS sections:
* Arixtra (fondaparinux sodium)
* Fragmin (dalteparin sodium)
* Innohep (tinzaparin sodium)
* Lovenox (enoxaparin sodium)
* Actonel (risedronate sodium)
* Amlodipine besylate/ Benazepril hydrochloride capsule
* Didronel (etidronate disodium)
* Innopran XL (propranolol hydrochloride)
* Ortho Evra (norelgestromin and ethinyl estradiol)
* Spiriva HandiHaler (tiotropium bromide)
* Arranon (nelarabine)
* Bicillin L-A (penicillin G benzathine) and Bicillin CR (penicillin G benzathine and penicillin G procaine)
* Daytrana (methylphenidate)
* Janumet (sitagliptin/metformin HCl)
* Januvia (sitagliptin)
* Lexiscan (regadenoson)
* Seroquel (quetiapine fumarate)
* Seroquel XR (quetiapine fumarate)
* Topamax (topiramate)
* Velcade (bortezomib)
* Verelan PM (verapamil hydrochloride)
Flu Information for People with Diabetes and Caregivers of People with Diabetes: Fact Sheet
Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:00:00 -0600
If you have diabetes, you are more likely to get flu-related complications like pneumonia and even be hospitalized or die from the flu than other people. Influenza may also interfere with blood glucose management.
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As promised:
Placed an order with http://www.herbalcom.com -
6 - 1 lb. items (they do not charge shipping, just $6.25 handling for whatever size order)
Placed order Saturday Jan. 2 (order confirmed by email)
They charged credit card Wed. Jan. 6
Received package Monday Jan. 11
Considering Holiday season backups and weekends, I would say they pretty much delivered on schedule.
Items I ordered were both usual and unusual types and they shipped the order complete!
All items were bulk packed in twist tie closed blue bags and were exactly the product and cut I ordered.
Oh, since we mentioned this before, 1 lb. of bay leaves is a bag 10” X 10” X 6” packed tight. ($4.45 - hard to beat price!)Will be liberally adding them to stored items.
I’m gonna be placing lots of orders from them, based on performance so far! Now I’ll just be divvying it up among family.
So, based on this first order, I give them a TWO THUMBS UP!
Only thing I would change is to have them send you the UPS tracking # automatically, but I can certainly live without that.
Bookmarking these great recipes.
Folks can save a fortune by cooking and eating at home!
When I think of how much money my grandkids waste at Starbucks alone, I could cry!
Thanks for update on herbal.com. I have been through their list and written down all the herbs I use and any I would like to try. Will be checking with other relatives for any they would like to share and placing an order. Thanks again. As I continually state, “isn’t this survival site wonderful?”
Ease of Bioattack on Airline Industry Revealed
January 11, 2010
by Nick Rees
In a study on potential airline bioterrorism, RGF, in association with Kansas State University, has revealed that the release of a bioagent within a plane or airport terminal easily, potentially creating a pandemic.
The study says that terrorist would be able to use a small, hand-activated aspirator, which could easily be purchased at a drugstore or be made from an over the counter nasal spray bottle, to release a virus on an plane, in a terminal or in any commercial building.
The terrorist, the study contends, would simply have to place the virus with the aspirator and release it in the intended area, leaving no one the wiser until they had traveled and spread the virus, leading to a worldwide pandemic.
The solution, RGF says, is to kill the virus before it can reach another person. The study says that advanced oxidation technology could potentially kill an airborne virus. China, during the recent SARS scare, used such technology on its city buses and subways to kill the airborne virus.
RGF’s own oxidation technology has shown that a kill rate of 88 percent for viruses in the air can be achieved at three feet, eliminating a host of viruses and stopping a potential bioterror threat and subsequent worldwide pandemic.
Source: http://www.bioprepwatch.com/news/211572-study-reveals-ease-of-bioattack-on-airline-industry
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm197101.htm
Recall — Firm Press Release
FDA posts press releases and other notices of recalls and market withdrawals from the firms involved as a service to consumers, the media, and other interested parties. FDA does not endorse either the product or the company.
PARKERS FARM, INC. RECALLS SEVERAL PRODUCTS BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE HEALTH RISK
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — January 8, 2009 - PARKERS FARM, INC. OF COON RAPIDS, MINNESOTA IS RECALLING PRODUCTS BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES, AN ORGANISM WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS AND SOMETIMES FATAL INFECTION IN YOUNG CHILDREN, FRAIL OR ELDERLY PEOPLE, AND OTHERS WITH WEAKENED IMMUNE SYSTEMS. ALTHOUGH HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS MAY SUFFER ONLY SHORT-TERM SYMPOTMS SUCH AS HIGH FEVER, SEVERE HEADACHE, STIFFNESS, NAUSEA, ABDOMINAL PAIN AND DIARRHEA, LISTERIA INFECTION CAN CAUSE MISCARRIAGES AND STILLBIRTHS AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN.
NO ILLNESSES HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO DATE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS PROBLEM.
THE RECALLED PRODUCTS WERE DISTRIBUTED NATIONWIDE IN THE FOLLOWING RETAIL STORES : HY-VEE, CUB, RAINBOW, BYERLYS LUNDS, TARGET, WHOLE FOODS, JEWEL, DOMINICKS, MARSH, PRICE CHOPPER, SHOP RITE, NASH FINCH, SAMS CLUB, COSTCO, SAFEWAY.
THE FOLLOWING RECALLED PRODUCTS WERE SOLD UNDER THE PARKERS FARM OR PARKERS LABEL:
~~~16 OUNCE PEANUT BUTTER IN SQUARE PLASTIC CONTAINERS (TUB WITH SNAP ON LID), VARIETIES ARE CREAMY, CRUNCHY, HONEY CREAMY AND HONEY CRUNCHY WITH SELL BY DATES BETWEEN 11/14/2010 AND 12/31/2010**.
~~~34 OUNCE PEANUT BUTTER IN ROUND PLASTIC CONTAINERS (TUB WITH SNAP ON LID), VARIETIES ARE CREAMY AND CRUNCHY WITH SELL BY DATES BETWEEN 8/11/2010 AND 9/30/2010**.
~~~7 OUNCE BAGEL SPREADS IN WHITE PLASTIC CONTAINERS (TUB WITH SNAP ON LID), VARIETIES ARE GARDEN VEGGIE, WILD BERRY, STRAWBERRY, APPLE CINNAMON AND HONEY WALNUT) WITH SELL BY DATES BETWEEN 5/13/2010 AND 6/30/2010**.
~~~14 OUNCE DIPS & SPREADS IN SQUARE PLASTIC CONTAINERS (TUB WITH SNAP ON LID), VARITIES ARE JALAPENO NACHO, PIMENTO AND SALSA CON QUESO WITH SELL BY DATES BETWEEN 8/11/2010 AND 9/30/2010**.
~~~8 OUNCE, 12 OUNCE AND 16 OUNCE COLD PACK CHEESE IN ROUND OR SQUARE PLASTIC CONTAINERS (TUB WITH SNAP ON LID), VARIETIES ARE SHARP CHEDDAR, BACON, ONION, SMOKED CHEDDAR, SWISS ALMOND, HORSERADISH, GARLIC, PORT WINE, AND SWISS & CHEDDAR WITH SELL BY DATES BETWEEN 11/14/2010 AND 12/31/2010**.
~~~16 OUNCE SALSA IN SQUARE PLASTIC CONTAINERS (TUB WITH SNAP ON LID), VARIETIES ARE HOT, MILD, GARLIC, BLACK BEAN AND FIRE ROASTED WITH SELL BY DATES BETWEEN 3/14/2010 AND 4/30/2010**.
OTHER LABELS AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL:
~~~16 OUNCE HAPPY FARMS COLD PACK CHEESE IN ROUND PLASTIC CONTAINERS (TUB WITH SNAP ON LID), VARIETIES ARE SHARP CHEDDAR, PORT WINE AND SWISS ALMOND WITH SELL BY DATES BETWEEN 11/24/2010 AND 12/10/2010**.
~~~8 OUNCE KROGER COLD PACK CHEESE IN ROUND PLASTIC CONTAINERS (TUB WITH SNAP ON LID), VARIETIES ARE SHARP CHEDDAR, PORT WINE AND SWISS ALMOND WITH SELL BY DATES BETWEEN 11/18/2010 THRU 12/15/2010**
~~~8 OUNCE CENTRAL MARKETS COLD PACK CHEESE IN ROUND PLASTIC CONTAINERS (TUB WITH SNAP ON LID), VARIETIES ARE SHARP CHEDDAR, PORT WINE, SWISS ALMOND, HORSERADISH WITH SELL BY DATES OF 12/9/2010**
~~~14 OZ. CENTRAL MARKETS SALSA CON QUESO IN ROUND PLASTIC CONTAINERS (TUB WITH SNAP ON LID) WITH SELL BY DATES OF 8/16/2010**.
~~~16 OZ. CENTRAL MARKETS SALSA IN ROUND PLASTIC CONTAINERS (TUB WITH SNAP ON LID), VARIETIES ARE SHARP CHEDDAR, PORT WINE, SWISS ALMOND, HORSERADISH WITH SELL BY DATED OF 3/17/2010 THRU 3/24/2010**.
~~~8 OZ. DUTCH FARMS COLD PACK CHEESE IN ROUND PLASTIC CONTAINERS (TUB WITH SNAP ON LID), VARIETIES ARE SHARP CHEDDAR, PORT WINE, SWISS ALMOND, HORSERADISH, AND SWISS & CHEDDAR WITH SELL BY DATES OF 11/16/2010 THRU 11/18/2010**.
**NOTE: SELL BY DATED ARE CLEARLY PRINTED ON CONTAINER ½ INCH FROM TOP
EXAMPLE: Sell By 10/21/10
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THE RECALL WAS A RESULT OF A SAMPLING DONE BY THE STATE OF WISCONSIN AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA WHICH REVEALED THAT SOME FINISHED PRODUCTS CONTAINED THE BACTERIA. FDA AND THE COMPANY CONTINUE THEIR INVESTIGATION AS TO WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. NO ILLNESSES HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO DATE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS PROBLEM.
CONSUMERS WHO HAVE PURCHASED THESE PRODUCTS ARE URGED TO RETURN IT TO THE PLACE OF PURCHASE FOR A FULL REFUND. CONSUMERS WITH QUESTIONS MAY CONTACT THE COMPANY AT (800) 869-6685.
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The National Trust - Space to Grow - Why people need gardens
21 per cent of people have taken up gardening to grow their own fruit and vegetables.
The Trust now cares for 26 working kitchen gardens, from Trengwainton, Cornwall,
to Wallington, Northumberland. At the magnificent 2.5 acre kitchen garden at Knightshayes
Court in Devon we work with local schools who now come on a regular basis to tend
their plots and learn about growing
food.
Petition - Hands off the land at Stonebridge City Farm, Nottingham, UK
Stonebridge City Farm being pressured by the city council to give up of 10% of the
farms land as a condition of renewing the lease for the farm. The council wants
the land to be used by the farms neighbours to park cars in front of their houses.
After a “consultation” with 31 neighbours next to the farm it is said that 15 neighbours
wanted this parking scheme. Were the 10,000 visitors to the farm last year consulted?
It appears not.
South Bronx New York housing complex will feature a 10,000 square foot fully integrated
rooftop farm
The Blue Sea Development Corporation has a reputation for integrating emerging environmental
technologies into high quality, affordable housing developments across New York
City.
Their new state of the art affordable housing complex planned for the South Bronx,
NY, will feature a 10,000 square feet (930 sq meters) fully integrated rooftop farm,
designed by BrightFarm Systems.
Is the growing of marijuana for medicinal use an urban agriculture issue?
When the persistent “skunk” smell of marijuana became too much for Linda Kurtz,
she did what she said she had to do.
She went to Rancho Cordova City Hall and asked the City Council to protect her from
the smell coming from her neighbor’s backyard marijuana plants.
In so doing, she brought the city to the forefront of the next big issue facing
marijuana producers and municipal regulators in California.
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All stories here:
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Michael Levenston
City Farmer - Canada’s Office of Urban Agriculture
Placed an order with http://www.herbalcom.com -
6 - 1 lb. items (they do not charge shipping, just $6.25 handling for whatever size order)<<<
I am so glad the company is a good one, that gives us two that we can depend on, for I have had nothing but good results on my orders to http://www.waltonfeed.com for storage and every day food supplies.
And our good seed suppliers, nice to know where to turn for supplies.
If I take up cooking again, I will need all new spices, as mine are going past the useful dates.
Thanks for the update.
Folks can save a fortune by cooking and eating at home!<<<
Two fortunes, if they cook from scratch.
Welcome to the thread, glad you found it and hoping you will join in and share your ideas with us.
Adobe Releases Update for Adobe Reader and Acrobat
Original release date: January 12, 2010 at 7:01 pm
Last revised: January 12, 2010 at 7:01 pm
Adobe has released an update for Reader and Acrobat to address
multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities affect Adobe Reader
9.2 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX and Adobe
Acrobat 9.2 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh.
Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute
arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition.
US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review Adobe Security
Bulletin APBS10-02 and apply any necessary updates to help mitigate
the risks.
Relevant Url(s):
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-02.html
Budget DIY Trellis & Garden Space Tip
Posted By TipNut On March 31, 2009 @ 1:01 pm In Garden & Plants, Popular Tips | 1 Comment
Today’s feature is from Diggin Food with this idea for an Inexpensive DIY Vegetable Trellis [1]:
Budget Trellis Idea By digginfood.com
My kitchen garden is small—just under 200 square feet—but I managed to cram a ton of vegetables into it by growing summer and winter squash, cucumbers, beans, tomatoes, and peas up trellises. Growing these crops up instead of out frees up a bunch of real estate in our raised beds for beets, carrots, salad greens, flowers, and herbs.
We install a lot of freestanding trellises made out of bamboo and cedar, but last summer we decided to convert our west-facing, 6-foot tall fence into a growing space by installing panels of welded wire mesh on it. The mesh is sold at hardware stores for concrete reinforcing. We bought mesh with four-inch square holes and each 4-foot by 6-foot piece cost less than five dollars. The grand total for this super functional trellis? Fifteen bucks
You’re going to need some fence space to keep the trellis cost low, but it’s well worth it to grow up as the tip suggests–you can squeeze a lot more garden into limited growing space. Plus, if your fence is a bit shabby looking–what better way to hide it !
Please visit the site above for more details on setup–and check out their gorgeous garden pics too (I’m so ready for spring!).
Don’t Miss These Tips:
* DIY Decorative Garden Towers Project [2]
* Grow $700 of Food in 100 Square Feet! [3]
* Space Raiders: Retro Woodworking Plans [4]
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URLs in this post:
[1] Inexpensive DIY Vegetable Trellis: http://www.digginfood.com/2009/03/inexpensive-diy-vegetable-trellis/
[2] DIY Decorative Garden Towers Project: http://tipnut.com/garden-towers/
[3] Grow $700 of Food in 100 Square Feet!: http://tipnut.com/grow-food-100-square-feet/
[4] Space Raiders: Retro Woodworking Plans: http://tipnut.com/space-raiders/
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