Weekly Roundup - Living On Nothing Edition [Survival Today - an On going Thread #3]

Frugal Dad .com ^ | July 23, 2009 | Frugal Dad

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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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Tamiflu: Counterfeit Product Sold on Internet
Fraudulent product is dangerous to patients allergic to penicillin

Audience: Consumers, Pharmacists

Issue: FDA notified consumers and healthcare professionals about a potentially harmful product represented as “Generic Tamiflu” sold over the Internet. FDA tests revealed that the fraudulent product does not contain Tamiflu’s active ingredient, oseltamivir, but cloxacillin, an ingredient in the same class of antibiotics as penicillin. Patients who are allergic to penicillin products are at risk of experiencing similar reactions from cloxacillin. This includes a sudden, potentially life-threatening reaction called anaphylaxis, with symptoms that include difficulty breathing, chest tightness, swelling of the throat or tongue, hives, dizziness, loss of consciousness, or a rapid or weak pulse.

Background: The FDA bought the fraudulent “Generic Tamiflu” without a prescription from a website claiming to be an online drugstore that is no longer operational. The fraudulent version is likely to be found for sale on other websites, however. Legitimate internet pharmacies are licensed by the appropriate U.S. Board of Pharmacy and follow the applicable laws and regulations. Consumers can also be confident that the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy Verified Internet Pharmacy Sites Seal, also known as VIPPS Seal, gives a seal of approval to pharmacy sites that apply and meet state licensure requirements. Legitimate pharmacies that carry the VIPPS seal are listed at www.vipps.info

Recommendation: The FDA advises anyone possessing or encountering any of these fraudulent Tamiflu drugs not to use them and to contact the FDA’s Office of Criminal Investigations by visiting the OCI website (http://www.fda.gov/OCI).

Consumers are encouraged to report adverse events or side effects related to the use of these products to the FDA’s MedWatch Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program:

* Online: www.fda.gov/MedWatch/report.htm
* Phone: 1-800-332-1088
* Mail: return the postage-paid FDA form 3500, which may be downloaded from the MedWatch “Download Forms” page, to address on the pre-addressed form
* Fax: 1-800-FDA-0178

Read the complete MedWatch 2010 Safety summary, including a link to the FDA news release, at:

http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm216183.htm

You are encouraged to report all serious adverse events and product quality problems to FDA MedWatch at www.fda.gov/medwatch/report.htm

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This message consists of the following:

1. Infant Apparel Recalled by Kiwi Industries Due to Choking Hazard, http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10266.html

2. Regal Lager Recalls Infant Carriers Due to Fall Hazard, http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10267.html

3. Target Recalls Children’s Belts Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard, http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10268.html

4. CPSC Announces International Initiative for Strong Safety Standards on Window Coverings, http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10265.html

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Defibtech DBP-2800 Battery Packs used in Lifeline AED and ReviveR AED: Recall

Audience: Emergency Medicine

[Posted 06/09/2010]

ISSUE: Defibtech, LLC, notified customers of a recall of 5,418 DBP-2800 Battery Packs used in the Lifeline AED and ReviveR AED (semi-automatic external defibrillators). When the AED is used with an affected battery pack, the AED may falsely detect an error condition during charging for a shock, then cancel charge and not provide therapy.

BACKGROUND: This recall affects all DBP-2800 Battery Packs shipped prior to June 4, 2007. The DBP-2800 battery packs affected by this recall have been distributed globally to fire departments, EMS, health clubs, schools, and other organizations.

RECOMMENDATION: The company has identified recommendations for the end customer to follow until the battery pack has been corrected, which allows the battery pack to remain in service. A copy of these recommendations is being mailed to all affected customers, and is available on the web at http://www.defibtech.com/batteryFA.

Read the complete MedWatch Safety Summary including a link to the firm press release at: http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm214916.htm

You are encouraged to report all serious adverse events and product quality problems to FDA MedWatch at www.fda.gov/medwatch/report.htm

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Kent Nutrition Group, Inc. Conducts Nationwide Voluntary Recall of Kent Feeds Swine Products
Fri, 18 Jun 2010 07:58:00 -0500

Kent Nutrition Group, Inc. (KNG) is voluntarily recalling some Kent Feeds swine feed products due to insufficient vitamin D levels in premixes it purchased from Tri Ag Supply, Inc. that were used in those swine feed products. The recall is being implemented in order to prevent health problems in swine consuming feed products where there is a vitamin D3 deficiency.

http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm216217.htm

[DelaWhere]

>>>FDA<<<

Geesh, even hog feed isn’t safe...

They will probably quarantine us - when something is in season, we may pig out on it since we hadn’t had it fresh since last year... Like strawberries, peas, green beans... When strawberries really come on, we may make a whole meal of strawberry shortcake... Mounds of berries on homemade sweet biscuits with heaps of homemade whipped cream... Betcha they would have kittens over that - overloaded with some nutrients and probably deficient in others... Likewise peas and dumplings, ham, greenbeans and new potatoes - and boy when the corn comes on, we gorge on it... Lately, after discovering a great way of making the best pizza imaginable on the grill, we have had it 3 times this week already... (Maybe I shouldn’t be telling them this or they might recall me...LOL)

Can’t we just put them back in their box? Maybe we could export the whole FDA to China... There’s got to be lots for them to recall there...

[upcountry miss]

How did us old folks get to be so old? Its quite evident that we are lacking in intelligence. For breakfast, I had strawberries and cream. At lunch I had two home made biscuits split, loaded with berries, and topped with whipped HEAVY cream and for dinner, I plan to have a grilled burger and guess what, another strawberry shortcake. Can’t let those home made biscuits get moldy! When fresh fruits and veggies are in season, who worries about a balanced diet.

Del-how about sharing your pizza on a grill recipe?

[DelaWhere]

>>>Del-how about sharing your pizza on a grill recipe?<<<

LOL, well, I really wanted to build a brick oven to do wood-fired pizza baking, but that is going to be a couple of years down the road... So, I did some reading about it, and saw that some were doing it on their grills, but you have to have a stone that is metal clad on the bottom, due to the fire temperatures (which can get up to 2000 degrees F.) Not having one, I tried one persons recommendation - I put 2 bricks on the grill and put a 16” perforated pizza pan on them. (be sure to use clay bricks - box stores sell concrete bricks which won’t withstand much more than 300 degrees - per concrete institute)

I have a 4 burner propane grill, and with all 4 burners on, and the lid closed, it will get up to 550 - 575 degrees (thermometer is built into the lid). I also have an older Weber round kettle grill, and I put my magnetic stove thermometer on it for cooking too. Pizza is baked at 550-650 degrees. Only takes 3 minutes to 3 1/2, depending on temperature, and you need to quickly open the lid, turn and close it again to maintain heat once at about 90 seconds. Crust seems to brown pretty uniformly, with all the cheese just nicely browned on top. The higher temperature really gives a great dough bounce when it gets in the oven. Be careful - it is really hot!

I have been making 3 crusts up at a time, and keep them in the refrigerator in tupperware bowls with lids. I use 3 cups of bread flour and one of whole wheat, Yeast 1/3 tsp (yes, that little),Salt 2 tsp, Water 1 3/4 cups. I hand mix and knead it to a nice smooth texture and cut it into thirds and store. The cool rise really makes a nice chewy crust.

To make the pizza, I take the dough out early in the day and leave it out to warm for about 6-8 hours, coat the pan with olive oil and sprinkle corn meal on it, hand work the dough to about half the size of the pan and then finish with a rolling pin to fill the pan. Then put about 3 tablespoons of olive oil on it and spread with the back of a spoon, then about 4 - 5 oz. of my home canned thick sauce and spread that, then sprinkle a bit of oregano.

Toppings can be whatever turns you on...

Pepperoni is great, sausage, peppers, onions, etc. are normal ones, but try something like chopped and drained little neck clams with a bit of lime juice and sprinkle with freshly grated romano cheese, lightly salt and pepper... Mmmmmm

I have been using diced dry tomatoes that I did last year with mozzarella quite a bit. One thing to remember is not to go overboard with with adding toppings. Seems best with no more than 3 or 4 (including sauce and cheese as two of them). Crust is just 135 calories for 1/6 of the pie, then add whatever your toppings are... Not bad. (LOL, yes, I am trying to watch my girlish figure...NOT)

The flavor of grilled, the higher temperature bake, just seems to make it outstanding. Give it a try - just remember, if you aren’t careful, you go from just right to burnt pretty darn quickly (so far I have not carbonized any).

[nw_arizona_granny]

Can’t we just put them back in their box? Maybe we could export the whole FDA to China... There’s got to be lots for them to recall there...<<<

What do you mean ? “send them back”, ?

That is where they train them in the beginning.

[nw_arizona_granny]

For breakfast, I had strawberries and cream. At lunch I had two home made biscuits split, loaded with berries, and topped with whipped HEAVY cream and for dinner, I plan to have a grilled burger and guess what, another strawberry shortcake. Can’t let those home made biscuits get moldy! When fresh fruits and veggies are in season, who worries about a balanced diet.<<<

You have found it, the perfect diet for Seniors.

[nw_arizona_granny]

LOL, well, I really wanted to build a brick oven to do wood-fired pizza baking,<<<

That has been a fantasy of mine for many years, brick or adobe for sour dough breads.

Thanks for the pizza instructions.

Today, not many have met the wood stove ovens or even the old coal oil stoves, that you could get a tin oven to sit on top of the burners.

I had one that the stove pipe ran through the tin oven, never tried it, can imagine it was difficult to learn to cook with.

You must get a patent for your pizza maker and go in business with them.

Last year the ‘latest’ was cooking pizzas on the BBQ grill.

[DelaWhere]

>>>old coal oil stoves, that you could get a tin oven to sit on top of the burners.<<<

LOL, I have three almost new Butterfly single burner ones and a nice oven that goes on top. One is a 14,000 btu 22 wick, two are 10,000 btu 16 wick, and the oven is an insulated box about 14” cube with thermometer and is about 10” high, and 11” X 12” inside. (still haven’t needed to use it -plus I need to get some smaller pans to fit...)

I keep two 55 gal. drums filled with kerosene (which is the same as coal oil and is enough for about a year and a half to two years of cooking and it keeps for years and is pretty safe for storage outside in a shady place), just in case...

Only one I use much is the big one - It handles either waterbath or pressure canner easily - that way I don’t have all the extra heat in the kitchen. Just have to keep it out of strong drafts when in use. I also use it when I am picking chickens - to heat the scalding water. Works GREAT!

If you really need heat, you can put a big pot of water on one and have heat and hot water. (just crack a window a bit)

One nice thing about them is that they use cotton string mop wicks. The way they are made, you could almost make them out of any cotton fabric in an emergency.

If anyone is looking for one for a stove for emergency use, they are not very expensive at all, and http://www.stpaulmercantile.com has a great number of them, along with many other neat items - Yep, they even have the old 3 burner ones that I remember in many kitchens years ago. My experience with them has been first rate, and they have a world of information on their site too.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Natural Balance Pet Foods, Inc. announces a voluntary recall of Natural Balance Sweet Potato & Chicken Dry Dog Food Due to a Possible Health Risk
Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:26:00 -0500

Natural Balance Pet Foods, Inc., of Pacoima, CA, announces a voluntary recall of Natural Balance Sweet Potato & Chicken Dry Dog Food with the “Best By” date of June 17, 2011, in 5-lb. and 28-lb. bags because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. No illnesses have been reported to date.

http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm216298.htm

[nw_arizona_granny]

Rich Products Corporation announces nationwide voluntary recall of Allen Bavarian Crème Filling due to undeclared allergens in product
Sat, 19 Jun 2010 12:38:00 -0500

Rich Products Corporation on June 18, 2010 voluntarily recalled its Allen Bavarian Crème Filling (product code 02881) with Production codes 11870137F21, F-22, F-23, F-24, F-25, because the product may contain undeclared pecans, milk, and coconut. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to these ingredients run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products.

http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm216334.htm

[nw_arizona_granny]

If anyone is looking for one for a stove for emergency use, they are not very expensive at all, and http://www.stpaulmercantile.com has a great number of them, along with many other neat items - Yep, they even have the old 3 burner ones that I remember in many kitchens years ago. My experience with them has been first rate, and they have a world of information on their site too.<<<

Thanks, that is a good link to have.

I grew up on the Kero stove, we had a tin wood cookstove, but there was little wood in our area, so used the kerosene.

From the looks of it , we will be far more worried about what to put in the cook pot, than a stove to cook on, for there is always a pile of rocks and twigs.

[DelaWhere]

Here's one for super low cost - maybe even scrounged free stove.

href="http://fixiefoo.typepad.com/fixies_shelf/2009/11/i-made-a-rocket-stove.html">http://fixiefoo.typepad.com/fixies_shelf/2009/11/i-made-a-rocket-stove.html    


I made a rocket stove!

I've been watching videos on YouTube that explain how to make a rocket stove, but being deaf, they are a little confusing without the sound. There's only so many things I can bear to harrass Paula into interpreting for me, and rocket stove videos doesn't make the grade. I was telling some friends on Friday about my plans, and about how I was planning to make a stove but hadn't yet deciphered the video, and Sally immediately whisked out her computer, got us connected to the net, and began jotting down the key points for me. What an angel! Ariane took over when Sally needed to tend to the kids, and between the two of them, they got me totally sorted as to the concept of how a rocket stove works.

What's special about a rocket stove is that you can cook using an astonishingly small amount of fuel - not that many twigs are needed to boil water, for example. The reasons I want one are a) to reduce the use of our gas and make use of the vast amount of wood hanging round on our property, and b) so we can cook outside in summer and not heat up the house.
The basic idea, I gather, thanks to Sally and Ariane, is that you have an L-shaped bit of stovepipe (or chamber) that's about 10cm in diameter, and you put the fire in the foot of the L, and sit the pot on the top of the L. You need to make a little platform in the middle of the foot of the L so that the twigs can sit on it and there's space underneath for the air to flow in, providing plenty of oxygen for a good flame. The stovepipe also needs to be insulated, preferably with something that will hold the heat nicely. We watched a few videos, but in the end the absolutely simplest one was this: How to Make a 16 Brick Rocket Stove. We've got plenty of bricks lying around. The only bit that foiled me was that in order to make the foot of the L the right size, we need to have a half-thickness brick. No go. And I'm not trying to cut one. In the end I solved it by placing a few tiles I found in the bottom.

This stove took me about an hour to make, once you include finding the drawers to sit it on and shifting them into a nice shady spot opposite our front door, and tracking down the slab of marble which I laid on top in the hope that the drawers won't catch on fire, and tempting the redback spiders out of the holes in the bricks. If you only count the time to actually make the stove, well that'd be about 10 minutes. I put a big white tile behind the stove in the hope of protecting the fence, put in some paper and twigs, sat our pot on top, lit the stove and snapped this pic.

The white tile is now black. The pot is now black. The drawers are now covered in ash. BUT IT WORKS! I couldn't believe that something so utterly simple could actually work so well. It got up a nice big flame quite quickly, was pretty easy to keep going, and after a few hours the bricks and ash were so hot I could boil water on it super-quick with only a low flame. We filled that huge pot with stock and boiled it all day.

I think in future we won't use it for all-day slow-cooking though, as it needs a fair bit of regular attention. I think we'll be better to put the stock or the rabbit stew (which we made today) in the solar oven (when we have one), and use the rocket stove for an hour or two to cook dinner and an extra dish or two with the surplus heat.

I got so inspired by my quick success with the rocket stove that I started looking at plans for a home-made solar oven.. but that's another post! I'm also dreaming about how we can harness some of that extra heat from the rocket stove by creating an oven beside it. The theory is there but the mechanics of how to actually build it.. hmmm.. maybe I'll go and google wood-fired ovens now.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Magic Power Coffee: Undeclared Drug Ingredient

Audience: Consumers, Family Practice

ISSUE: Magic Power Coffee, an instant coffee product marketed as a dietary supplement for sexual enhancement, contains the drug ingredient hydroxythiohomosildenafil, a chemical similar to sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra. Hydroxythiohomosildenafil, like sildenafil, may interact with prescription drugs known as nitrates, including nitroglycerin, and cause dangerously low blood pressure. FDA is warning consumers not to use this product.

BACKGROUND: The product is distributed on Internet sites and online auctions by multiple independent distributors participating in an online multi-level marketing scheme. It is sold in a 2-serving box and a 12-serving carton containing six 2-serving boxes.

RECOMMENDATION: Consumers who have Magic Power Coffee should stop using it immediately. The FDA advises consumers who have experienced any negative side effects from sexual enhancement products to consult a health care professional and to safely discard the product.

Read the complete MedWatch safety alert, including links to the FDA News Release and Consumer Update on the Hidden Risks of Erectile Dysfunction “Treatments” Sold Online, at:

http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm216355.htm

You are encouraged to report all serious adverse events and product quality problems to FDA MedWatch at www.fda.gov/medwatch/report.htm

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Seeds of Change: Vertical Farming Comes to the South Side of Chicago

Now, on Chicago’s south side, this concept is finally close to reality. The team
behind the Chicago Sustainable Manufacturing Center (CSMC) (see Innovation Incubation)
is in the development stages of The Plant, the world’s first true vertical farm.

The Plant will occupy a three-story, 95,000 SF former meat processing plant in Back
of the Yards. More than half that space, all on the upper floors and roof, will
be dedicated to aquaponics, aeroponics, greenhouses and other agriculture space.

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At Hillsboro’s Intel, the community garden is a company perk with a purpose

HILLSBORO - Tomatoes climb toward the sky. Spinach bolts over raised-bed walls.
Podding radishes, already 4 feet tall, boast peppery seed pods bound for the salad
bowl.

All of it grows in an unlikely spot - at the edge of a sprawling parking lot on
Intel’s Jones Farm campus.

The 32,000-square-foot employee community garden, its 81 beds planted for the first
time this spring, joins a handful of plots nationwide outside such companies as
PepsiCo, Toyota and Aveda. Employees plant, weed and putter before work and after,
during lunch breaks and on weekends.

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USDA ‘s Grow It, Try It, Like It! for preschoolers

Grow It, Try It, Like It! Preschool Fun with Fruits and Vegetables is a garden-themed
nutrition education kit for child care center staff that introduces children to:
three fruits - peaches, strawberries, and cantaloupe, and three vegetables - spinach,
sweet potatoes, and crookneck squash.

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Nurture urban agriculture to turn back blight - Kansas City

Frank Lenk, director of research services at the Mid-America Regional Council, looked
at neighborhoods with housing stock 40 years or older and estimated that 11,300
acres of urban and suburban properties are lying empty.

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USDA’s Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food

In late April, a trio of Republican senators - John McCain (AZ), Saxby Chambliss
(GA), and Pat Roberts (KS) - wrote an angry letter to Secretary of Agriculture
Tom Vilsack, debunking a recent USDA program called “Know Your Farmer, Know Your
Food.” This initiative distributes grant money and loans with the goal of strengthening
local food chains and linking consumers with farmers.

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The Urban Ton Project - 1 ton of food on our urban city lot

Thinking about trying to grow a ton of food on our urban lot recently led us to
a discussion of how much food we eat in a year. According to the USDA the average
american adult eats about 4.7 lbs of food a day. So in a year the average person
is eating 1717 pounds of food! That means if my wife and I are “average americans”
we will consume a combined 3434 pounds of food.
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Stories here:
City Farmer News [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103500784081&s=1304&e=001B1gzHYZBwqWmdYONT781KEqa-wkldbP7m9jnSnT_P0nQvN6pxa-K7AOk22RcpS75vEWPxoUpsO6Qx_4ojOZKgVM8EK4JXeLbVQuWs1-Q1Cm3eofjDObfLQ==]
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Michael Levenston
City Farmer - Canada’s Office of Urban Agriculture
1978-2010

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Mylotarg (gemtuzumab ozogamicin): Market Withdrawal

Audience: Oncology, Hematology

ISSUE: FDA notified healthcare professionals that results from a recent clinical trial raised new concerns about the product’s safety, and the drug failed to demonstrate clinical benefit to patients enrolled in trials.

BACKGROUND: Mylotarg (gemtuzumab ozogamicin), indicated for treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a bone marrow cancer, was approved in May 2000 under the FDA’s accelerated approval program. A confirmatory, post approval clinical trial was begun by Wyeth (now Pfizer) in 2004. The trial was designed to determine whether adding Mylotarg to standard chemotherapy demonstrated an improvement in clinical benefit (survival time) to AML patients. The trial was stopped early when no improvement in clinical benefit was observed, and after a greater number of deaths occurred in the group of patients who received Mylotarg compared with those receiving chemotherapy alone.

RECOMMENDATION: Mylotarg will not be commercially available to new patients. Patients who are currently receiving the drug may complete their therapy following consultation with their healthcare professional. Healthcare professionals should inform all patients receiving Mylotarg of the product’s potential safety risks. Any future use of Mylotarg in the United States will require submission of an investigational new drug application to the FDA.

Read the complete MedWatch safety alert, including a link to the FDA News Release, at: http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm216458.htm

You are encouraged to report all serious adverse events and product quality problems to FDA MedWatch at www.fda.gov/medwatch/report.htm

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1. Homemade French Dressing
Posted by: “vergie

French Dressing

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup vinegar
1 cup catsup
1 cup salad oil
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. celery seed
1 tsp. paprika
1 tsp. prepared mustard
2 tbsp. finely chopped onion

Mix together with hand beater and refrigerate. Makes a quart jar and keeps well.

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2. Homemade 1000 Island Dressing
Posted by: “vergie

1000 Island Dressing

1 pint Miracle Whip
2/3 cup sugar
4 tsp. lemon juice
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
4 medium green onions (and tops) diced
1 green pepper, finely diced
4 tbsp. catsup
2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

Mix well and pour into quart jar and refrigerate.

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3. Homemade Fruit Salad Dressing
Posted by: “vergie

Fruit Salad Dressing

1 lemon
1 lime
1 orange
1 cup sugar
1 egg

Combine juices of lemon, lime and orange in a saucepan; cook over medium heat, until it thickens and comes to a boil, stirring. Cool and combine with any variety of fresh fruit, cut up.

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4. Marinade Dressing for Vegetable Salads
Posted by: “vergie

Marinade Dressing For Vegetable Salads

1 cup red (or white) wine vinegar
1/2 cup olive oil
2 (to 3) Tablespoons granulated sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 (or more) cloves minced garlic.
In a saucepan, mix the five ingredients and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Remove from heat and cool. Use on vegetables of your choice.

My other yahoo groups: BisquickRecipes, CookingandBakingMixes, and FavoriteFamilyRecipes

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To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BakingMixes/

[nw_arizona_granny]

http://www.fbi.gov/page2/june10/phone_062110.html

THE LATEST PHONE SCAM
Targets Your Bank Account
06/21/10

phone

Imagine getting hundreds or thousands of calls on your home, business, or cell phone, tying up the lines. And when you answer, you hear anything from dead air to recorded messages, advertisements, or even phone sex menus.

It’s annoying, no doubt. But it could be more than that—it could be a sign that you’re being victimized by the latest scam making the rounds. This ”telephone denial-of-service attack“ could be the precursor to a crime targeting your bank accounts.

Denial-of-service attacks, by themselves, are nothing new—computer hackers use them to take down websites by flooding them with large amounts of traffic.

In a recent twist, criminals have transferred this activity to telephones, using automated dialing programs and multiple accounts to overwhelm the phone lines of unsuspecting citizens.

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Why are they doing it? Turns out the calls are simply a diversionary tactic: while the lines are tied up, the criminals—masquerading as the victims themselves—are raiding the victims’ bank accounts and online trading or other money management accounts.

Here, in a nutshell, is how the whole thing works:

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Weeks or months before the phone calls start, a criminal uses social engineering tactics or malware to elicit personal information from a victim that this person’s bank or financial institution would have—like account numbers and passwords. Perhaps the victim responded to a bogus e-mail phishing for information, inadvertently gave out sensitive information during a phone call, or put too much personal information on social networking sites that are trolled by criminals.

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Using technology, the criminal ties up the victim’s various phone lines.

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Then, the criminal either contacts the financial institution pretending to be the victim…or pilfers the victim’s online bank accounts using fraudulent transactions. Normally, the institution calls to verify the transactions, but of course they can’t get through to the victim over the phone.

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If the transactions aren’t made, the criminals sometimes re-contact the financial institution as the victim and ask for it to be done. Or they add their own phone number to victims’ accounts and just wait for the bank to call.

By the time the victim or the financial institution realizes what happens, it’s too late.

Law enforcement and industry response

While the lines are tied up, the criminals are raiding victims’ accounts.

The FBI first learned about this emerging scheme through one of its private industry partners, which told us how a Florida dentist lost $400,000 from his retirement account after a denial-of-service attack on his phones.

And as of April of this year, there has definitely been a noticeable surge in telephone denial-of-service attacks, with numerous incidents having been reported in several Eastern states.

To help fight these schemes, the FBI has teamed up with the Communication Fraud Control Association—comprised of security professionals from communication providers—to analyze the patterns and trends of telephone denial-of-service attacks, educate the public, and identify the perpetrators and bring them to justice.

Ultimately, though, it’s individual consumers and small- and medium-sized businesses on the front line of this battle. So take precautions: never give out personal information to an unsolicited phone caller or via e-mail; change online banking and automated telephone system passwords frequently; check your account balances often; and protect your computers with the latest virus protection and security software.

And if you think you may have been targeted by a telephone denial-of-service attack, contact your financial institution and your telephone provider, and file a complaint with the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center.

Resources:
- Common Fraud Schemes