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
Add to that the Cap and Ridiculous Tax and the Food UN-Safety bill where Organic growers will have to prove to the FDA that it is healthy. Also put up with DC stupids who want to ban children under 5 from farms (worried about the diaper thing). Then in California, they are trying to force a 400’ barren barrier around all food crops. Uhhh some guy from Monsanto told us it had to be done..... Yuk.<<<
The 400’, is to protect the GE seeds.....my guess.
400’ is almost 2 acres wide, as I recall about 208 ‘ x 208’ will give you an acre, 43560 sq ft.
Do you know what that would cost a farmer in todays prices, to have it bare.
They are insane.
Start - All Programs - Accessories - System Tools - System Restore
will get it for you - and it is reversible if necessary<<<
Copied to paper, for next time, right now, all is ok.
Thanks, I forget where all the buttons are hidden, did much better with the old doss computers.
>>>did much better with the old doss computers.<<<
And that was much better than the CPM machines.
I used to get a call at least once a week from a woman who was working on her PhD in Nursing - usually about 2 or 3 am.
She would be crying - I lost my whole dissertation. I forgot to save before the buffer got full and now it is gone. I had to talk her through recovering it over and over again.
If they would just put out a decent GUI for Unix/Linux, that would be the way to go. But I hate all the quirky screwy names they attach for every program you want to run. But it is 10 times more stable than Microsoft.
http://www.kold.com/Global/story.asp?S=10835087&nav=menu86_2
Hazardous materials is also a hate crime
Posted: Aug 2, 2009 09:25 PM
Updated: Aug 2, 2009 09:25 PM
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Siblings drown on Tucson’s east side
911 tapes released: 16-year-old girl shot, killed in Nogales
New details surfacing on anniversary of Phoenix helicopter crash
Man in parked car is shot to death
Police say one-year-old’s death no accident
By J.D. Wallace - bio | email
TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) - A hazardous materials call on the northwest side Sunday morning turned out to also be a hate crime.
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Detectives said that the target home had not only chlorine tablets and a liquid in the front yard, but also dead animals such as birds, and perhaps a cat and a rabbit near the front door. Spray foam sealed the door along with the garage door so that they couldn’t be opened. An incendiary device was found in front, and a chemical dispersing device was in the back.
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Computers, designed to make our life full of frustration.
I restored back to 7-15, it restarted and LOL, is downloading some update and I can’t stop it and sure do not want it.
So goes life.
This message consists of the following:
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2. Heating System Thermostats Recalled by OJ Electronics Due to Shock Hazard: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09282.html
3. Fiesta Recalls to Repair Gas Grills Due to Fire, Burn Hazards: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09283.html
4. Stamina Products Recalls Elliptical Machines; Provides New Warning and Assembly Instructions: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09284.html
>>> Dare we hope that this will cause change?
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Kenyan Birth?????????? <<<
This morning Glenn Beck radio show said (very close quote) :
” theses birther stories, even if it’s true, what are you going to do, take him out of office... you can’t do that !! “
I can send the audio up later but it sounds like NASCAR may have put a restrictor plate on ‘ole glennie..
Terrorist Targeting of Police
http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/world-mainmenu-26/asia-mainmenu-33/1562
commie training for killing the police, history.
This morning Glenn Beck radio show said (very close quote) :
” theses birther stories, even if it’s true, what are you going to do, take him out of office... you can’t do that !! “<<<<
Sorry, but all I can think of as my answer to above, is the photo of the Polar Bears at the top of the page before this one.
“Here, Hold my beer and watch me!!!” [take him out of office]
http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/vaccination/provider/preparing.htm
Preparing for Vaccination with Novel H1N1 Vaccine
Epidemiology
In the Northern Hemisphere, novel H1N1 influenza virus is persisting, and is continuing to cause outbreaks and sporadic cases in numerous locales despite the onset of summer. Evidence to date suggests that population immunity to this virus is low, particularly among the young. Thus far, most cases of illness, hospitalization and death associated with novel H1N1 infection have occurred among persons less than 65 years of age. Groups at increased risk of influenza-related complications include pregnant women, those with asthma, COPD, diabetes, chronic cardiovascular disease, and immuno-compromised persons. These are the same groups as previously recognized to increase the risk of severe illness from seasonal influenza. In addition, morbid obesity may represent an additional risk factor for severe illness. Unlike seasonal influenza where persons 65 years and older are most likely to be hospitalized or die from influenza-related complications, this age group has been substantially less affected by novel H1N1 virus than younger age groups.
Widespread susceptibility to this virus among young persons and the potential for large numbers of cases raises the possibility of more hospitalizations and deaths especially among younger age groups than would be expected for a typical routine seasonal influenza virus. The virus has also caused numerous outbreaks in schools and summer, institutions such as camps and correctional facilities, and led to disruptive interventions such as school dismissals that have substantial societal impact.
Vaccine manufacturing
Novel H1N1 vaccine is being procured by the U.S. government from five (5) vaccine manufacturers of currently U.S.-licensed seasonal influenza vaccines – inactivated subunit (4) and live, attenuated vaccines (1). Inactivated licensed novel H1N1 vaccine will be available in single-dose syringes, or in multi-dose vials. Live attenuated vaccine will be available in limited number in inhaler sprayers. Single-dose syringes will be thimerosal-free, which will address concerns about this additive, especially regarding pediatric and pregnant vaccine recipients (inhaler sprayer vaccine products will also be thimerosal-free). The availability of novel H1N1 vaccine is dependent on multiple factors including virus growth at commercial scale, regulatory review, availability of calibrated vaccine product potency assay reagents, overall production capacity, and availability to U.S. through HHS contracts.
Vaccine purchase and allocation
Novel H1N1 vaccine is being purchased by the U.S. government and will be made available for vaccinators at no cost. Syringes, needles, sharps containers and alcohol swabs will also be provided. Vaccine will be allocated across states proportional to population. State health departments (and a few separately funded cities) will direct their allocation to local health departments and other vaccination partners.
Planning assumptions
Given uncertainty around the amount and timing of vaccine availability, state and local public health planners have been asked to plan for vaccine becoming available mid-October under the following scenarios: 40, 80, or 160 million doses becoming available from the 5 manufacturers (total) over approximately a one month period, followed by weekly amounts of 10, 20 or 30 million doses. At this point, the planning assumption is that the vaccine will require 15 µg of antigen for an immunizing dose, and that two doses spanning over 21 or more days will be needed for efficacy for most persons. Clinical trials will be conducted to determine which age groups, if any, require only one dose. The majority of vaccine will be packaged in multidose vials but enough preloaded syringes will be manufactured for young children and pregnant women.
In addition, based on best available information to date, planners have been provided scenarios to serve as a basis for making venue-based plans to vaccinate specific populations. These populations include students and staff (all ages) associated with schools (K-12th grade) and children (age 6 months) and staff (all ages) in child care centers; pregnant women, children 6 months – 4 years of age, new parents and household contacts of children [6 months of age, and non-elderly adults with medical conditions that increase the risk of complications of influenza, and health care workers and emergency services personnel. Formal recommendations for the use of novel H1N1 vaccine will be made by the ACIP in August 2009 based on all available epidemiologic data to date.
Vaccine delivery system
Many state health departments are partnering with private sector partners to ensure the novel H1N1 vaccine is delivered to as many recommended persons as rapidly as possible. Vaccine will thus be available in a combination of settings including public health organized vaccination clinics, and in private sector settings such as provider offices (e.g. pediatricians, family physicians, obstetricians, internists), retail settings, pharmacies, workplaces, and through community vaccinators. Private providers who wish to administer the novel H1N1 vaccine will need to enter into relationships with their public health department so that vaccine can be directed to them.
While providers will receive the vaccine at no charge, information on reimbursement for administration is needed. CDC asked AHIP (America’s Health Insurance Plans) whether insurance plans would reimburse private providers for administration and received the following answer: “Every year health plans contribute to the seasonal flu vaccination campaign in several ways: a) Health plans communicate directly with plan sponsors and members on the current ACIP recommendations and encourage immunization; they also provide information on where to get vaccinations, and who to contact with any questions; b) Just as health plans have provided extensive coverage for the administration of seasonal flu vaccines in the past, public health planners can make the assumption that health plans will provide reimbursement for the administration of a novel (A) H1N1 vaccine to their members by private sector providers in both traditional settings e.g., doctor’s office, ambulatory clinics, health care facilities, and in non-traditional settings, where contracts with insurers have been established.”
Providers participating in novel H1N1 vaccination will be expected to administer vaccine in accordance with national recommendations for use of the vaccine. In addition, if administering vaccine during the early weeks, they will be expected to report weekly on the number of doses administered and the ages of persons who were vaccinated. Such data are critical for assessing early uptake and for adverse event monitoring as they provide a means of calculating adverse events rates.
Monitoring coverage, safety, and effectiveness
Vaccine coverage will be monitored initially through weekly reports of doses administered, based on requirements set forth by CDC. Once the number of vaccinated persons is large enough to be detectable through population surveys, this information will be collected on an ongoing basis providing for monthly coverage estimates.
The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), a national vaccine safety surveillance program co-sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) collects an analyzes information from reports of adverse events following immunization and will serve as the foundation for safety monitoring. VAERS accepts reports from patients, providers, public health officials and others (1-800-822-7967, http://vaers.hhs.gov/contact.htm ). Signals that are detected through VAERS will be tested using a network of managed care organizations representing approximately 3% of the U.S. population, the Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD). Vaccination information as well as individual outcome data are available though this network both to test signals on an ongoing basis and to monitor pre-specified adverse events. Additional strategies are being developed to actively monitor Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) incidence during the novel HINI influenza vaccination season with networks of providers set up for active case-finding.
CDC will utilize at least two primary means to assess vaccine effectiveness: the first will assess vaccine effectiveness for prevention of laboratory confirmed medically attended influenza at 4 community based sites; the second will assess vaccine effectiveness for prevention of influenza hospitalizations diagnosed by provider-ordered clinically available tests at 10 sites nationwide through the Emerging Infections Program. Additional assessments of influenza vaccine effectiveness will be conducted by the US Department of Defense which has the ability to conduct timely assessments of vaccine effectiveness in their active duty populations.
Seasonal vaccination
Seasonal vaccine will be available beginning in August or September 2009. The seasonal influenza vaccine is expected to be available earlier than the novel H1N1 vaccine, but the availability of the two vaccines is expected to overlap. The process for ordering seasonal vaccine is unchanged from previous years.
[Las Vegas]
MGM To Cut Prices Of CityCenter Condos
Three years ago, living on the Strip would have cost a pretty penny.
MORE DETAILS: http://www.fox5vegas.com/tu/5IL5hKYof.html
BofA Pays $33M For Misleading Investors
Bank of America has agreed to pay a $33 million penalty to settle government charges that it misled investors about Merrill Lynch bonuses.
MORE DETAILS: http://www.fox5vegas.com/tu/5IL5hL0cK.html
http://www.10news.com/news/20263403/detail.html
Mother Finds Own Child For Sale Online
Officials Investigate Apparent Adoption Scam
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/03/stimulus.nets/index.html?eref=ib_us
Stimulus money pays fishermen to snare lost nets
* Story Highlights
* Worldwide economic downturn has hit fishing industry hard
* Stimulus money is paying fishermen to haul up lost nets in Puget Sound
* Nets kill thousands of marine life, birds, mammals each year
* Some of the nets are longer than a football field
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According to the Northwest Marine Conservation Initiative, the nets are responsible for killing tens of thousands of marine life, mammals and birds every year.
The nets, some of which extend larger than a football field, can also tangle the propellers of boats and pose a danger to scuba divers.
After struggling to find funding, the group received $4.6 million in stimulus funds to recover most of the nets that litter the unique Puget Sound ecosystem.
The only reason the nets have remained underwater for so long, said Ginny Broadhurst, director of the Northwest Marine Conservation Initiative, is because the damage they are doing to the environment is invisible from the surface.
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I posted your text to a group that meets monthly to discuss raw foods and its benefits. There was already a discussion about the movie “Food, Inc.”, started by the moderator, and another post about HR 3200, the government healthcare takeover. A few people got really mad when I posted this.
I guess it’s ok to bash food producers but heaven help you if you identify the criminals in congress for enabling Monsanto and others to take away farmers’ rights and livelihoods and your own rights to grow your own food.
The hand-wringers said that “right wingers” were taking over the list.
Oh well, I can always vent here. For the rest of them: HERE’S HOW TO MAKE THE BAD PEOPLE GO AWAY FOREVER: PUT YOUR FINGERS IN YOUR EARS, CLOSE YOUR EYES AND SING LA-LA-LA...
Pick-Up Hauling Chemicals Overturns, I-15 Closed
All lanes of northbound I-15 are closed just south of I-8 after a pick-up truck
hauling buckets of corrosive chemicals overturned on the roadway.
MORE DETAILS: http://www.10News.com/tu/5ILcp2YTO.html
At 01:26 PM 8/3/2009, Breaking News from SignOnSanDiego wrote:
>A truck rolls over on I-15 north, just south of I-8, spilling acid
>and chlorine, according to CHP reports. All I-15 northbound
>lanes are closed.
>>>I guess it’s ok to bash food producers but heaven help you if you identify the criminals in congress for enabling Monsanto and others to take away farmers’ rights and livelihoods and your own rights to grow your own food.<<<
Boy are they in for a surprise....
Strange, because when I look at the Food,Inc. site they tout:
“Sustainable foods can be found in your community by purchasing organic and/or locally grown produce and products. It’s easy to find farmers markets, Community Supported Agriculture programs, restaurants and more with the user-friendly Eat Well Guide”
Problem is going to be that FDA is to be told to ‘listen’ to the concerns of Organic growers - BUT they will be forced to either comply with ‘Approved Practices’ like GM seeds (to reduce pesticide use and other risks)AND they are empowered to declare anything not grown to their factory standards as ‘adulterated’ foods and destroyed.
Guess my task is to barricade, hide, cover up and lie about my garden... Geesh, ain’t big goobermint grate!
>>>Terrorist Targeting of Police<<<
Hope my brother-in-law hurries up and retires - Detective Lieutenant in large mid-Atlantic city. He is eligible now, but stays on.
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm175030.htm
Tanimura & Antle Expands Possible Distribution Area of Voluntary Romaine Recall
Recall Still Confined to Original Single Production Lot
Company Contact:
Amy Philpott
aphilpott@watsonmulhern.com
202-384-1840
Lisa Watson
lwatson@watsonmulhern.com
202-384-1840
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 23, 2009 – Tanimura & Antle, Inc. of Salinas, California is expanding the geographic scope of its voluntary recall of bulk and wrapped romaine head lettuce. Although the volume of cases from the single recalled lot has not changed, the company recognizes the possibility that some customers may have distributed the romaine in states beyond the original 29. Therefore, the company is extending the U.S. recall to all 50 states. The recall also includes Puerto Rico and Canada, as initially indicated.
The recall was issued after a random test conducted by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture tested positive for Salmonella. No illnesses have been linked to the finding and no other products are affected by the recall.
All customers who received the romaine directly from the company were notified on July 21 and advised to discard any existing product, which now is well past its shelf life. Romaine included in the recall was harvested June 25 - July 2. Shelf life of the product typically is 14 – 16 days.
“We very much regret the inconvenience that the recall may have caused our consumers and customers,” said Rick Antle, CEO. “Food safety and consumer health are our top priorities.”
Consumers with questions or who need information may call Tanimura & Antle at 1-877-827-7388 or may visit our web site for updates, www.taproduce.com. Photos of the recalled product are also on our website.
Page Last Updated: 08/03/2009
Why is this in Civil Rights?...granny
http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/08/20090803a.html
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, August 3, 2009
Contact: HHS Press Office
(202) 690-6343
HHS Delegates Authority for the HIPAA Security Rule to Office for Civil Rights
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that authority for the administration and enforcement of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule has been delegated to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR). OCR’s administration and enforcement of the Security Rule, which had previously been delegated to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), will eliminate duplication and increase efficiencies in how the department ensures that Americans’ health information privacy is protected.
HHS has the authority for administration and enforcement of the federal standards for health information privacy called for in HIPAA. The Privacy Rule provides federal protections for personal health information held by covered entities and gives patients an array of rights with respect to that information. OCR has been responsible for enforcement of the Privacy Rule since 2003. The Security Rule specifies a series of administrative, technical, and physical security procedures for covered entities to use to assure the confidentiality of electronic protected health information. The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), mandated improved enforcement of the Privacy Rule and the Security Rule.
“Security and privacy of health information are increasingly intersecting as the department works with the health industry to adopt electronic health records and participate in an even greater level of electronic exchange of health information,” said Secretary Sebelius. “Privacy and security are naturally intertwined, because they both address protected health information. Combining the enforcement authority in one agency within HHS will facilitate improvements by eliminating duplication and increasing efficiency.”
Through a separate delegation, CMS continues to have authority for administration and enforcement of the HIPAA Administrative Simplification regulations, other than privacy and security of health information.
For more information, please visit OCR Web site: http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/index.html.
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Note: All HHS press releases, fact sheets and other press materials are available at http://www.hhs.gov/news.
Last revised: August 03, 2009
http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/08/20090803c.html
News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, August 3, 2009
Contact: HHS Press Office
(202) 690-6343
Grants.Gov Web Site Offers New Feature for Information on Applying for All ARRA Federal Grants
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today unveiled a new feature on Grants.gov to help users find and apply for The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grant opportunities. Grants.gov contains information about finding and applying for all federal grant programs.
The launch of this Recovery Act feature on the homepage of Grants.gov will direct users to Recovery Act opportunities, other Recovery Act resources, upcoming Webinars and links to www.whitehouse.gov/recovery and www.recovery.gov.
“Grants.gov is the single government-wide source for information about grant programs across the federal government,” Secretary Sebelius said. “Many agencies and departments across government are working together to bring this information to the public. Now we are making it easier for individuals to find critical and time sensitive Recovery Act grants from all over government on the Grants.gov page with new technical improvements to the site and an aggressive outreach campaign to the public.”
Working together across government to provide additional information to new grant applicants, HHS will host on behalf of Grants.gov a Webinar series on Aug. 13, 18 and 20, 2009. The Webinar sessions are targeted towards potential grant applicants.
The Webinar series topics include: Introduction to Grants.gov and the Recovery Act, Finding Recovery Act Opportunities and Registration to Submit Recovery Act Opportunities. Each Webinar session will include time for questions and answers.
All Webinars will be recorded and made available to view on Grants.gov after each series is completed. More details for registration can be found on Grants.gov in the new Recovery Act feature on the homepage.
HHS is the managing partner of the cross-agency Web site, which now has information about more than 1,000 available grant programs involving all 26 federal grant-making agencies. These agencies together award more than $500 billion in grant funds annually.
More information about Grants.gov is available at http://www.grants.gov. More information about The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/recovery and http://www.recovery.gov.
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Note: All HHS press releases, fact sheets and other press materials are available at http://www.hhs.gov/news.
Last revised: August 03, 2009
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