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
“* Trust and Empowerment: Transition initiatives are based on telling people the closest version of the truth that we know in times when the information available is deeply contradictory, and then empowering appropriate responses.”
Make it up as we go along...<<<
Welcome to the thread.
Yes, you could say “Make it up”, and that is about what he meant, or telling the truth, as you saw it on that day.
I find it interesting and hopeful, that some of the country can see something is needed in the future and food is at the top of the list.
It is safe to say, we need some changes and I am hoping that it will be back to a community that pulls together, if possible, instead of the ways we have today.
In the west, you do not speak to your neighbors, it simply is not done.
A sad way to live.
Here and There..................
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November 24, 2009 News - UnitedStatesAction.com
Events:
— December 10 - Human Rights Day - public events in Washington DC and Nuremberg Germany
— private events in NYC and Los Angeles
— R.E.A.L.-hosted Press Conference at DC National Press Club, 529 14th Street, NW 13th Floor, Zenger Room - 12:30 - 2:45 PM- December 10
— DC Freedom Plaza - Public Awareness Outreach - 4 - 6 PM - December 10
http://www.realcourage.org/december_10/
— Press Release: DC December 10 News Conference on Human Rights
http://www.realcourage.org/news-conference/
http://npc.press.org/calendar/calendarday.cfm?whatday=10&&whatyear=2009&&whatmonth=12
http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/news_conference.html
Newslinks:
Popular Jihadist Forum: We Hope Other Muslims in the U.S. Army Will Take Nidal Hasan as a Role Model
http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD266709
(U.S.) Minnesota man pleads not guilty in Somali terror probe - Omer Abdi Mohamed
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ghoabVp0OzgdNAhrdglTlyAdcHQwD9C616KO0
(U.S.) Minnesota: U.S. says men ran terror network
— “The newly named suspects make up one of the largest alleged terrorist networks in the United States since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, analysts said”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/23/AR2009112303999.html
(U.S.) Texas/Virginia: Fort Hood probe brings mosque unwanted attention
— Islamic Center of Greater Killeen, TX and Dar al-Hijrah, a Falls Church mosque in VA
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/23/AR2009112303635.html?hpid=sec-religion
(U.S.) Philadelphia: Grand Jury Indicts 4 Men for Alleged Plot to Support Hezbollah
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,576705,00.html?test=latestnews
(U.S.) New York rally planned to protest 9/11 trial — December 5
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_guantanamo_newyork_trial
(U.S.) NYC: Khalid Sheik Mohammed claims terrorism equals war
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20091124/terror_khalid_091124/20091124?hub=World
(U.S.) NYC: Uncle follows nephew to NYC court for terror trial
— AP: “Khalid Sheik Mohammed has acknowledged doing what his nephew Ramzi Yousef couldn’t: toppling the World Trade Center towers.”
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jVXo9Cpc4qkuan9lw-WtK1Eu0FxQD9C630401
(Pakistan) Gunmen torch 4 NATO vehicles in Jafarabad
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\11\25\story_25-11-2009_pg7_7
(Pakistan) FATA: Big Pakistan offensive has failed to nab any Taliban leaders
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/79478.html
— Taliban fighters escape Pakistani offensive, but to where?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20091124/wl_mcclatchy/3364464_1
(Pakistan) FATA: “33 Taliban killed in military operation”
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\11\25\story_25-11-2009_pg7_6
— “15 militants killed in Pak’s Khyber tribal region”
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/15-militants-killed-in-Paks-Khyber-tribal-region/articleshow/5264077.cms
(Pakistan) Political crisis roils Pakistan as Taliban loom
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_PAKISTAN_TURBULENT_POLITICS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-11-24-12-27-17
Pakistani officials: 5 army officers detained — Lashkar-e-Taiba links?
— “Five Pakistani army officers have been detained for questioning over possible links to two U.S. terror suspects accused of plotting an armed attack on a Danish newspaper, intelligence officials said Tuesday”
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iGVd-1YTntqd9GATyRcGeA10j6BgD9C5T9100
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\11\25\story_25-11-2009_pg7_2
(Pakistan/India/U.S.) David Headley’s Harakat-ul-Jihad-Islami (HuJI) partner may be detained in Pakistan — Ilyas Kashmiri
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Headleys-HuJI-partner-may-be-detained-in-Pak/articleshow/5262778.cms
— October 26, 2009: Top Qaida leader, presumed dead, promises more attacks against India, west — Harkat-ul-Jihad Islami (HuJI)’s Mohammad Ilyas Kashmiri
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Top-Qaida-leader-presumed-dead-promises-more-attacks-against-India-west/articleshow/5169724.cms
— October 15, 2009: Asia Times does interview with Mohammad Ilyas Kashmiri - previously believed to be killed
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KJ15Df03.html
(Pakistan/U.S.) Christine Fair: ($15 billion later...) “it is now obvious... that the Pakistan government is part of the problem of international terrorism”
— the support of Pakistan ISI and relations with Taliban “has forced many analysts and policy makers to acknowledge that Pakistan is unlikely ever to abandon terrorism as a tool of foreign policy even while domestic terrorists tear at the fabric of the state”
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704779704574552581090014784.html
(Pakistan/U.S.) Hizb ut-Tahrir protests against “American influence” — Lahore
http://bit.ly/73LYfH
(Pakistan/U.S.) US president says Pakistan has made progress in fight against terrorism
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\11\25\story_25-11-2009_pg7_1
Afghanistan: Bomb kills 6 family members in eastern Afghanistan
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hvWEqwq3CrRvaQCmt21MfoYhjZJQD9C5SPI00
Afghanistan: Children killed in bomb attack in Khost
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.4032192828
Afghanistan: U.S. Special Envoy Holbrooke on Islamic Supremacist Taliban: U.S. Does Not Seek “A Perfect Democracy” - Room for Taliban to Rejoin ‘Political Fabric”
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/11/holbrooke-surrender-on-taliban/
— Der Spiegel: Holbrooke: ‘We’re Not in Afghanistan to Build a Perfect Democracy’
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,662787,00.html
— Taliban acceptable if they renounce Qaeda: Holbrooke
— “Taliban can rejoin the ‘social and political fabric of Afghanistan’ if they renounce Al Qaeda, US special envoy Richard Holbrooke said on Tuesday.”
— “In an interview with SPIEGEL, Holbrooke said, ‘Majority of Taliban do not support Mullah Omar’s extreme views and that there is room for them to rejoin the social and political fabric of Afghanistan if they renounce Al Qaeda and reintegrate peacefully into Afghanistan. And that is a major part’ of the Unites States policies.”
— “He said Washington was not seeking to destroy ‘every person who supports the Taliban’ “
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\11\25\story_25-11-2009_pg7_4
(Afghanistan / U.S.) US confirms Saudi role in talks with Taliban
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/06-us-confirms-saudi-role-in-talks-with-taliban-rs-06
(Afghanistan / U.S.) Washington Post’s David Ignatius: “everybody thinks this is a good idea... sometime”
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postpartisan/2009/11/peace_negotiations_with_the_ta.html
(Afghanistan / U.S.) Obama to ‘Finish the Job’ in Afghanistan; Decision to Come on Dec. 1
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/11/23/obama-lock-afghanistan-decision/?test=latestnews
(Afghanistan / U.S.) Pentagon preparing to send 34,000 troops to Afghanistan, official says
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/24/us.afghanistan/index.html
— Obama plans to send 34,000 more troops to Afghanistan
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/79380.html?storylink=omni_popular
http://bit.ly/5owefD
— US expects NATO to join troop buildup, Pentagon says
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/6647574/US-expects-Nato-to-join-troop-buildup-Pentagon-says.html
(Afghanistan) Wooing of Taliban fighters is dangerous game
— Authorities struggle to turn militants into trusted government agents
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34132089/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/
(Afghanistan) Recruiting Afghan Soldiers a Struggle
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/11/24/eveningnews/main5765339.shtml?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CBSNewsEveningNews+%28CBS+Evening+News%3ACBSNews.com%29
(Afghanistan) Video: Taliban winning war of perceptions
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/34138259#34138259
(Afghanistan / UK ) Defense Secretary criticizes Obama over Afghanistan — Bob Ainsworth
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/defence/6646179/Bob-Ainsworth-criticises-Barack-Obama-over-Afghanistan.html
(Iraq) U.S. offers $5 million reward for ‘Bomb Man’
— Palestinian bomb-maker “Abu Ibrahim, whose real name is Husayn Muhammed al-Umari, stands accused of a spate of bombings in the 1980s.”
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34132680/ns/us_news-security/
(Iraq) Bomb attack halts Iraq-Turkey oil pipeline
http://www.reuters.com/article/featuredCrisis/idUSGEE5AN1DM
(Iraq) Sunni imams killed in Iraq ‘sticky bomb’ attacks
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jHnQKppfDmclRZS1AeDXtKFkYP2Q
(UK) Ban intercept evidence in terror trials, advises Lord Carlile
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/nov/24/terror-review-intercept-evidence-carlile
(Iran) Russia, China join other powers in readying Iran resolution
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1259010971653&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
(Iran) Against Backdrop of Clashes with the West Over Its Nuclear Program and the War in Yemen, Iran Tries to Instigate Rioting in Saudi Arabia During Hajj
http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=IA56709
Iran taunts US and Israel
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/6646115/Mahmoud-Ahmadinejad-US-and-Israel-dont-have-the-courage-to-attack-Iran.html
Egypt: “Muslim Mob” of 3,000 – Mob Attacks Christian Businesses, Individuals — Rioting Spreads in Upper Egypt
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/11/egypt-mob-attacks-copts/
— AINA reports on mob violence against Coptic Christians in Farshoot and Abou Shousha
http://www.aina.org/news/20091123162710.htm
http://www.aina.org/news/20091121211751.htm
Somalia: “Islamic Extremists Execute Young Convert in Somalia”
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/11/somalia-islamic-extremists-execute-young-convert-in-somalia/
— Compass Daily News: “Christian accused of trying to convert Muslim teenager found shot on Mogadishu street.”
— “Islamic extremists controlling part of the Somali capital of Mogadishu this month executed a young Christian they accused of trying to convert a 15-year-old Muslim to Christianity.”
— “Members of the Islamic extremist group al Shabaab had taken 23-year-old Mumin Abdikarim Yusuf into custody on Oct. 28 after the 15-year-old boy reported him to the militants, an area source told Compass. Yusuf’s body was found on Nov. 14 on an empty residential street in Mogadishu, with sources saying the convert from Islam was shot to death, probably some hours before dawn.”
http://www.compassdirect.org/english/country/somalia/11836/
Sudan: U.N. Chief Warns of Increasing Darfur Threats
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,576491,00.html
(Benin) Pirates Attack Oil Tanker Off Africa’s West Coast
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,576591,00.html
(Europe) Hamas site encourages Europe attacks
— “Study finds Al Fateh site incites children to commit suicide bombings in Germany, all over Europe”
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1259010973274&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Tajikistan: Moscow Police Arrest Alleged Islamic Militants
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/news/articles/eav112409a.shtml
Russia: Faith leaders call for calm as murdered priest is buried
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/faith-leaders-call-for-calm-as-murdered-priest-is-buried-1826451.html
(Spain) Police arrest 36 members of youth arm of ETA
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/6645314/Police-arrest-36-members-of-youth-arm-of-terrorist-group-Eta-in-Basque-region.html
(Canada) Alleged Hezbollah cell sold Canadian passport: FBI
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=2261812
— November 18, 2009: Charity sending money to Canada is an Iranian front: U.S.
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=2234603
— November 12, 2009: Syrian carrying $880,000, Hezbollah ring, 9/11 videos, stopped at Canadian border
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=2216482
(Philippines) Five dead in southern Philippines clash — “linked to rouge Muslim rebels”
- five year old girl killed
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6820355.html
Islamic Supremacist War on Women:
Canada: “Don’t dismiss honour killing claim: judge” — Roohi Tabassum case
National Post reports:
— “A Federal Court judge has ordered the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration to consider the credibility of a woman’s claim that she will be the victim of an “honour killing” if deported to her home country of Pakistan.”
— “Justice Michael Kelen found that an immigration officer reviewing evidence in the case of Roohi Tabassum, a 44-year-old Mississauga hair stylist who has been fighting to stay in Canada since 2001, made a mistake by characterizing as “not threatening” letters purportedly from Ms. Tabassum’s husband in which he promised to “finish” Ms. Tabassum if she returned to Pakistan.”
http://www.nationalpost.com/story.html?id=2258041
— Canada immigration, discrimination of honour
http://www.examiner.com/x-29795-Vancouver-Social-Policy-Examiner~y2009m11d24-Canada-immigration-discrimination
Pakistan: Man booked for throwing acid on ex-wife
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\11\25\story_25-11-2009_pg12_7
Phyllis Chesler: “Under the Islamic Veil: Faces Disfigured By Acid”
http://pajamasmedia.com/phyllischesler/2009/11/23/under-the-islamic-veil-faces-disfigured-by-acid/
— Terrorism that’s personal
http://blogs.tampabay.com/photo/2009/11/terrorism-thats-personal.html
— November 30, 2008: “Terrorism That’s Personal”
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/opinion/30kristof.html?_r=1
Other News:
(U.S.) “Cause Celebre Islam: Racism, Revolution, Black Nationalism” — by Madeleine Gruen
http://counterterrorismblog.org/2009/11/cause_celebre_islam_racism_revolution_black_nationalism.php
http://www.defenddemocracy.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11787279&Itemid=343
-— see also: October 29, 2009 - Michigan: Imam Called for Attacks on FBI, Washington DC, Police - Sought Hate, Violence Against Non-Muslims
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/10/detroit-imam-called-for-jihad-on-usa/
(U.S./Saudi Arabia) “Why is America Still Allied with Saudi Arabia?” - by Phyllis Chesler
http://pajamasmedia.com/phyllischesler/2009/11/24/why-is-america-still-allied-with-saudi-arabia/
(U.S.) “Free speech suppressed at Columbia, Princeton” - Nonie Darwish
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=116982
(U.S.) Seattle: “Best Buy Ad Noting Muslim Holiday Draws Mixed Response”
http://www.eandppub.com/2009/11/best-buy-ad-noting-muslim-holiday-draws-mixed-response.html
(U.S.) “Muhammad Ali, 50 years later: Champion of interfaith understanding?”
— “Muhammad Ali was once a black supremacist whose mentors were Malcolm X and Elijah Muhammad, founder of the Nation of Islam.”
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/Religion/post/2009/11/muhammad-ali-now-a-champion-of-peace-interfaith-understanding/1
(U.S.) Florida Students Suspended for ‘Kick a Jew Day’
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,576688,00.html?test=latestnews
Norway: Muslims need a state of their own, says Krekar
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/11/norway-muslims-need-state-of-their-own.html
(Malaysia) Conversion to Islam allegation questioned - woman fighting to establish she is a Hindu
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/25/nation/5176472&sec=nation
Canadian commentator caught in UN controversy - Anne Bayefsky
http://www.canada.com/news/Canadian+commentator+caught+controversy/2261899/story.html
Iran: Student stuns Iran by criticizing supreme leader — Mahmoud Vahidnia
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gA30yThqLX6xY9fjOjKxU6E-oWowD9BPL8V80
Islamic banks launch standard wakala agreement, eye uniformity
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/afx/2009/11/24/afx7152950.html
Against Totalitarianism News:
Communist China: Church Defies Police to Worship
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/11/communist-china-church-defies-police-to-worship/
— ChinaAid reports: “500 Wanbang Church Members Meet Despite Leaders’ Detentions”
— “SHANGHAI—On Sunday, November 22, Wanbang church pastors Cui Quan, Cui Longguo, Liu Quanqin, and Huang Yun were detained for over 8 hours and interrogated for allegedly “engaging in illegal organization and activities.” Two church deacons, Piao Longyi and Shi Weidong, were detained over Saturday night to prevent them from leading worship. Despite the detention of their leaders, over 500 dedicated church members assembled outdoors to hold the two scheduled morning worship services. Police tried to intimidate members and prevent them from worshipping, but they stood their ground and refused to stop singing. Shanghai PSB officers have interrogated and detained many of the 2,000 members of Wanbang Missionary Church, but the church continues to meet.”
— “Senior Pastor Cui Quan and the three other pastors were detained for over 8 hours to prevent their attendance. They were released at 2:30 PM on Sunday, Nov. 22. Pastor Liu Quanqin is still in discussion with the PSB station about the injury to his fingers and damage to his personal property, inflicted by the officers.”
— “Despite the detention of their leaders, over 500 dedicated church members assembled outdoors to hold the two scheduled morning worship services. Local authorities reportedly tried to intimidate members and prevent them from attending with threats, but were unsuccessful. Church members refused to stop singing and worshipping. This Sunday’s thwarted attempt to prevent worship was preceded by last weeks video-taped surveillance of the church’s meeting in the park.”
http://www.chinaaid.org/qry/page.taf?id=105&_function=detail&sbtblct_uid1=1341&month=11&year=2009&_nc=887ac40b22a1ffcbf8f62481a484d0d5
Against Nazi News:
Canada: Nazi Wanted for Attempted Murder in Bombing - in Calgary
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/11/canada-nazi-wanted-for-attempted-murder-in-bombing-in-calgary/
— Calgary Sun report:
— “Kyle Robert McKee is wanted for attempted murder in connection to two bomb blasts over the weekend.”
— “City police are seeking the public’s assistance in nabbing two men, one of them a known Neo-Nazi, wanted for attempted murder, in connection to bomb blasts over the weekend.”
— “The bombs exploded in a large parking lot located between two apartment complexes in the 5300 block of Rundlehorn Dr. N.E. last Saturday morning, after a resident in one of the apartments found the devices and threw them out of his balcony.”
http://www.calgarysun.com/news/alberta/2009/11/23/11889836.html
Canada: Feud between white supremacists believed behind weekend bomb attack
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Feud+between+white+supremacists+believed+behind+bomb+attack/2260468/story.html
Former German athlete has high jump record restored 73 years after it was erased by the Nazis because she was Jewish
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1230542/Former-German-athlete-high-jump-record-restored-73-years-erased-Nazis.html
Against Racial Supremacism:
Indiana school paper runs ad for supremacist group
— Chicago Tribune: “The ad in Friday’s edition of Carmel High School’s HiLite newspaper, which promoted free music downloads, directed students to a Web site with anti-Semitic information, downloads of a neo-Nazi novel and the writings of a former Ku Klux Klan leader.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-in-school-supremacis,0,780942.story
Georgia: ‘KKK’ Vandalism on Four Family Cars
http://www2.wrbl.com/rbl/news/local/article/kkk_vandalism_on_four_family_cars/111197/
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November 23, 2009
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Infant Entrapment and Suffocation Prompts Stork Craft to Recall More Than 2.1 Million Drop-Side Cribs
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc., of British Columbia, Canada, today announced the voluntary recall of more than 2.1 million Stork Craft drop-side cribs, including about 147,000 Stork Craft drop-side cribs with the Fisher-Price logo. The recall involves approximately 1,213,000 units distributed in the United States and 968,000 units distributed in Canada.
CPSC urges parents and caregivers to immediately stop using the recalled cribs, wait for the free repair kit, and do not attempt to fix the cribs without the kit. They should find an alternative, safe sleeping environment for their baby. Consumers should contact Stork Craft to receive a free repair kit that converts the drop-side on these cribs to a fixed side.
The cribs’ drop-side plastic hardware can break, deform, or parts can become missing. In addition, the drop-side can be installed upside-down, which can result in broken or disengaged plastic parts. All of these problems can cause the drop-side to detach in one or more corners. When the drop-side detaches, it creates space between the drop-side and the crib mattress. The bodies of infants and toddlers can become entrapped in the space which can lead to suffocation. Complete detachment of drop-sides can lead to falls from the crib.
CPSC, Health Canada, and Stork Craft are aware of 110 incidents of drop-side detachment; 67 incidents occurred in the United States and 43 in Canada. The incidents include 15 entrapments; 12 in the U.S. and three in Canada. Four of the entrapments resulted in suffocation: a 7-month-old in Gouverneur, N.Y.; a 7-month-old in New Iberia, La.; a 6-month-old in Summersville, W.Va.; and a 9-month-old in Bronx, N.Y. Included in these incidents are 20 falls from cribs; 12 in the U.S. and eight in Canada. Fall injuries ranged from concussion to bumps and bruises. The cribs involved in these incidents had plastic drop-side hardware that had broken, missing, or deformed claws, connectors, tracks, or flexible tab stops; loose or missing metal spring clips; stripped screws; and/or drop-sides installed upside-down.
This recall involves Stork Craft drop-side cribs and Stork Craft drop-side cribs with the Fisher-Price logo. This recall does not involve any cribs that do not have a drop-side. This recall does not involve any cribs with metal rod drop-side hardware. It involves only those cribs with plastic trigger and one-hand-system drop-side hardware.
This recall includes Stork Craft cribs with manufacturing and distribution dates between January 1993 and October 2009. This recall also includes Stork Craft cribs with the Fisher-Price logo that have manufacturing dates between October 1997 and December 2004. The Stork Craft cribs with the Fisher-Price logo were first sold in the U.S. in July 1998 and in Canada in September 1998. The cribs were sold in various styles and finishes. The manufacture date, model number, crib name, country of origin, and the firm’s name, address, and contact information are located on the assembly instruction sheet attached to the mattress support board. The firm’s insignia “storkcraft baby” or “storkling” is inscribed on the drop-side teething rail of some cribs. In Stork Craft cribs that contain the “Fisher-Price” logo, this logo can be found on the crib’s teething rail, in the manufacturer’s instructions, on the assembly instruction sheet attached to the mattress support board, and on the end panels of the Twinkle-Twinkle and Crystal crib models.
Major retailers in the United States and Canada sold the recalled cribs including BJ’s Wholesale Club, J.C. Penney, Kmart, Meijer, Sears, USA Baby, and Wal-Mart stores and online at Amazon.com, Babiesrus.com, Costco.com, Target.com, and Walmart.com from January 1993 through October 2009 for between $100 and $400.
The cribs were manufactured in Canada, China and Indonesia.
For additional information, contact Stork Craft toll-free at (877) 274-0277 anytime to order the free repair kit, or log on to www.storkcraft.com
Important Message from CPSC:
CPSC would like to remind parents not to use any crib with missing, broken, or loose parts. Make sure to tighten hardware from time to time to keep the crib sturdy. When using a drop-side crib, parents should check to make sure the drop-side or any other moving part operates smoothly. Always check all sides and corners of the crib for disengagement. Any disengagement can create a gap and entrap a child. In addition, do not try to repair any side of the crib, especially with tape, wire or rope.
Note: Health Canada’s press release can be seen at http://cpsr-rspc.hc-sc.gc.ca/PR-RP/recall-retrait-eng.jsp?re_id=888
To see this recall on CPSC’s web site, including pictures of the recalled product, please go to: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10046.html
We just attended a candidate forum for our district last weekend. There are 2 that have name recognition and money, 1 I wrote off as a big RINO, and the other is a local tea party guy. He is the only one who mentioned the constitution and came right out and said global warming was a farce. He is a regular conservative guy. I told my husband afterwards that I thought we should volunteer to help with a campaign. I have been busy with my mom in the hospital all last week and this week, so will probably have to wait till next week. In years past, both my husband and I ran for school board.
World War II spy photos made public for first time
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List-OwnerMessage Archives;
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AromatherapyOne-O-One/messages
Other Groups I Own:
For Herb Gardeners
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HerbGardening101
My website: Black Hills Herbs & Aromatherapy
http://www.blackhillsherbs.com
Other sites of interest:
The Essential Herbal - a magazine by, for, & about herbie people & the herbs they love;
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Thanks. Way way way cool.
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Quix ping to 4735.
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REF:
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What It’s Like Living Off-Grid
Oh, I am glad you pinged me to that Granny. Also I clicked over to the link and looked at the pictures. What fun.
REF
http://www.eartheasy.com/blog/2009/06/what-its-like-living-off-grid/
What It’s Like Living Off-Grid
From:
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Homemade Cream of Soup Mix
2 C powdered milk
3/4 C cornstarch
1/4 C chicken, beef, vegetable bouillon granules
2 T dried onion flakes or 1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp dried thyme, crushed
1 tsp dried basil or marjoram, crushed
1/2 tsp black or white pepper
Combine all ingredients and blend until mixed. Store in an airtight container in a cool dry place for up to 1 year. This recipe makes 3 cups and is enough for 9 cans of soup.
To substitute for one can of condensed cream soup:
In a 1-quart saucepan or microwave safe bowl, combine 1/3 cup of soup mix and 1 1/4 cup water. Bring to a boil or microwave on high for 2 to 2 1/2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
This can also be used as a quick fat free gravy, thin to the consistency you prefer.
Variations of Homemade Cream of Soup
The variations are endless, use your imagination and experiment with different ingredients.
For example, instead of thyme and basil, substitute 1-teaspoon dry mustard and 1 teaspoon dill weed.
You might like to add up to 1/4-teaspoon garlic powder to the dry soup mix.
For another option: add a couple of tablespoons of any dried vegetable flakes to the dry soup mix.
Asparagus Soup—add 1 cup cooked chopped asparagus
Broccoli Soup—add 1 cup of cooked, chopped broccoli
Carrot Soup—add 1 cup of cooked, chopped carrots
Celery Soup—add 1/2 cup saute, minced celery
Chicken Soup—add 1/2 to 1 cup cooked, finely diced chicken
Chicken Herb Soup—add 1/2 to 1-cup finely diced chicken plus additional herbs to your taste, parsley, oregano or marjoram
Creamier Cream Soup—add 1 tablespoon of butter to any of the variations
Low Sodium—substitute equivalent amount of low sodium instant bouillon
Mushroom Soup—add 1/2 cup saute, finely chopped mushrooms
Mushroom and Roasted Garlic Soup—add 1/2-cup finely chopped mushrooms plus 1 or 2 roasted garlic cloves
Onion Soup—add 1/2 cup of saute, chopped onions
Roasted Garlic Soup—add 2 or 3 roasted garlic cloves
Tomato Potato Soup—add 1/2 cup diced cooked potato plus 1/2 cup finely diced and seeded tomato
Tomato Soup—add 1/2 to 1 cup finely chopped and seeded tomato
Potato Soup—add 1 or two tablespoons instant mashed potatoes, 1/2 cup mashed potatoes or cooked diced potatoes
Vegetable Soup—add 3/4 cup cooked mixed vegetables
This recipe may be freely distributed with the following information:
Leslie Sausage lives with her husband in rural Texas. She is the mom of four grown children, a freelance writer, and has degree in business administration. You are invited to visit her online for more creative, practical and fun ideas — http://heart4home.net.
Tips for Cutting down on Heating Expenses
From:
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• Turning down the thermostat even a few degrees helps a lot.
• Moist air feels warmer. Make sure you maintain adequate humidity during the more dry winter months. Open the dishwasher to dry dishes and release steam and hanging clothes to dry will not only cut down on your electric bill but also add humidity.
• Wash laundry in cold water only. This is very cost effective and most clothes wash just fine in cold water only.
• Do you have naturally warm areas in your home? Make them work for you. My warm rooms are the kitchen and the furnace room. I keep the furnace room door open with a small fan blowing out into my family room. The heat gleaned just from that is enough to keep the family room warm. When I do a big baking day, I also run a fan that blow the warm air out into the remainder of the home.
• On a good blustery day, get down on your hands and knees and feel around. A stick of burning incense helps to find drafty areas, but even just feeling for cold areas with your hands will help. Cutting down on those drafts will go a long way in cutting down on your heating bill! A trip to the local hardware store will help you find a bevy of cost cutting products, but simple, inexpensive things like homemade draft dodgers, towels, and window quilts will be effective as well.
• Turn down your hot water.
• Do you have a fireplace? Most people don’t realize that modern fireplaces with deeper fire boxes, are not effective heat sources and the reality is, they suck air from your home. You actually LOSE heat when you run your fire place unless you have fireplace doors that you keep closed (basically going just for the ambience) or you can close off that room and minimize the flue draft. If you really want your fireplace to work for you, consider fireplace inserts, inset stoves and that sort of thing.
• Put on an extra layer of clothes if you’re always cold. Adding a layer on top such as a sweater or sweatshirt OR a layer underneath, like silk long underwear help a lot.
• Wear a hat to bed. The human body loses a huge amount of heat through the top of the head. Keep your head warm and you’ll be warmer. If you’re a bit chilled crawling into bed, make a microwave cozie to warm it up first!
• Keep a lap quilt for those times when you’re sitting down and reading a good book and getting cold versus turning up the heat. Sticking that microwave cozie under the quilt with you is pretty nice, too.
• Consider major home improvements. Major things like new windows and doors can be a bit more costly and take more planning and saving, but will be worth it in the long run.
[I had heard of this, but not in detail, from one of my Yahoo Groups.....granny]
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/simplyoffgrid/
Frank M. Carrio, CMI
ESOP Committee Member Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 3,968
Cap and Trade: A License Required for your Home
Cap and Trade: A License Required for your Home
We encourage you to read the provisions of the Cap and Trade Bill that has passed the House of Representatives and being considered by the Senate. We are ready to join the next march on Washington!
This Congress and whoever on their staffs that write this junk are truly out to destroy the middle class of the USA....
A License Required for your house
Thinking about selling your house - A look at H.R. 2454 (Cap and trade bill) This is unbelievable!
Only the beginning from this administration! Home owners take note & tell your friends and relatives who are home owners!
Beginning 1 year after enactment of the Cap and Trade Act, you won’t be able to sell your home unless you retrofit it to comply with the energy and water efficiency standards of this Act. H.R. 2454, the “Cap & Trade” bill passed by the House of Representatives, if also passed by the Senate, will be the largest tax increase any of us has ever experienced.
The Congressional Budget Office (supposedly non-partisan) estimates that in just a few years the average cost to every family of four will be $6,800 per year.
a.. No one is excluded.
However, once the lower classes feel the pinch in their wallets, you can be sure these voters get a tax refund (even if they pay no taxes at all) to offset this new cost. Thus, you Mr. and Mrs. Middle Class America will have to pay even more since additional tax dollars will be needed to bail out everyone else.
But wait. This awful bill (that no one in Congress has actually read) has many more surprises in it. Probably the worst one is this:
a.. A year from now you won’t be able to sell your house. Yes, you read that right.
The caveat is (there always is a caveat) that if you have enough money to make required major upgrades to your home, then you can sell it. But, if not, then forget it. Even pre-fabricated homes (”mobile homes”) are included.
a.. In effect, this bill prevents you from selling your home without the permission of the EPA administrator.
b.. To get this permission, you will have to have the energy efficiency of your home measured.
c.. Then the government will tell you what your new energy efficiency requirement is and you will be forced to make modifications to your home under the retrofit provisions of this Act to comply with the new energy and water efficiency requirements.
d.. Then you will have to get your home measured again and get a license (called a “label” in the Act) that must be posted on your property to show what your efficiency rating is; sort of like the Energy Star efficiency rating label on your refrigerator or air conditioner.
e.. If you don’t get a high enough rating, you can’t sell. And, the EPA administrator is authorized to raise the standards every year, even above the automatic energy efficiency increases built into the Act.
The EPA administrator, appointed by the President, will run the Cap & Trade program (AKA the “American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009”) and is authorized to make any future changes to the regulations and standards he alone determines to be in the government’s best interest. Requirements are set low initial y so the bill will pass Congress; then the Administrator can set much tougher new standards every year.
a.. The Act itself contains annual required increases in energy efficiency for private and commercial residences and buildings.
b.. However, the EPA administrator can set higher standards at any time.
Sect. 202:
Building Retrofit Program mandates a national retrofit program to increase the energy efficiency of all existing homes across America .
Beginning 1 year after enactment of the Act, you won’t be able to sell your home unless you retrofit it to comply with the energy and water efficiency standards of this Act.
You had better sell soon, because the standards will be raised each year and will be really hard (i.e., ex$pen$ive) to meet in a few years. Oh, goody! The Act allows the government to give you a grant of several thousand dollars to comply with the retrofit program requirements if you meet certain energy efficiency levels. But, wait, the State can set additional requirements on who qualifies to receive the grants.
You should expect requirements such as “can’t have an income of more than $50K per year”, “home selling price can’t be more than $125K”, or anything else to target the upper middle class (and that’s YOU) and prevent them from qualifying for the grants.
Most of us won’t get a dime and will have to pay the entire cost of the retrofit out of our own pockets. More transfer of wealth, more “change you can believe in.”
Sect. 204:
Building Energy Performance Labeling Program establishes a labeling program that for each individual residence will identify the achieved energy efficiency performance for “at least 90 percent of the residential market within 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.”
This means that within 5 years 90% of all residential homes in the U.S. must be measured and labeled. The EPA administrator will get $50M each year to enforce the labeling program. The Secretary of the Department of Energy will get an additional $20M each year to help enforce the labeling program. Some of this money will, of course, be spent on coming up with tougher standards each year.
Oh, the label will be like a license for your car. You will be required to post the label in a conspicuous location in your home and will not be allowed to sell your home without having this label.
And, just like your car license, you will probably be required to get a new label every so often - maybe every year.
But, the government estimates the cost of measuring the energy efficiency of your home should only cost about $200 each time.
Remember what they said about the auto smog inspections when they first started: that in California it would only cost $15. That was when the program started. Now the cost is about $50 for the inspection and certificate; a 333% increase. Expect the same from the home labeling program.
Sect. 304:
Greater Energy Efficiency in Building Codes establishes new energy efficiency guidelines for the National Building Code and mandates at 304(d), Application of National Code to State and Local Jurisdictions, that 1 year after enactment of this Act, all state and local jurisdictions must adopt the National Building Code energy efficiency provisions or must obtain a certification from the federal government that their state and/or local codes have been brought into full compliance with the National Building Code energy efficiency standards.
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H.R. 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (GovTrack.us)
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Signed, Frank Carrio, CMI
Certified Master Inspector & Consultant
Certified Commercial Building Inspector
Certified, WDI Inspector
Founder & Current President, New Hampshire State Chapter NACHI
NACHI, State Representative for Legislative Affairs
Retired: ICC Certified Member
Retired: Code Compliance Inspector.
Retired: ASTM Committee Member
Autumn Butters
Posted: 24 Nov 2009 03:00 AM PST
Autumn butters add country charm to company dinners or brunches. They also are the perfect hostess gift presented with a loaf of fresh homemade bread. Add the following recipes to your list of autumn traditions!
Honey Pumpkin Butter
2 cups pumpkin puree
1/2 cup honey
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ginger
1/8 teaspoon cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt — optional
Mix all ingredients thoroughly in a large saucepan. Simmer uncovered on low heat about 40 minutes, stirring frequently, until thick. When thick enough ladle into jars and refrigerate. Makes 1 1/2 cups.
Easy Autumn Butter
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1/4 cup whipping cream
1 cup softened butter
Beat the brown sugar, pumpkin-pie spice whipping into the softened butter. Keep refrigerated.
Crockpot Apple Butter
8 cups applesauce
4 cups sugar
4 teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons allspice
2 teaspoons nutmeg
2 teaspoons cloves
Stir all ingredients together well in a large bowl. Transfer to a crockpot and cook, UNCOVERED, on high for 6 to 7 hours. It isn’t necessary to stir it. Cool and place into containers. Keep refrigerated or may be frozen.
Ginger Apple Butter
4 pounds McIntosh apples, peeled, cored, cut into 1” chunks
1 1/2 cups apple cider
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons crystallized ginger, minced
Bring the apples, cider, brown sugar and lemon juice to a boil in a saucepan, stirring. Reduce heat to medium; simmer until apples fall apart, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Purée in food processor or blender in batches with the minced ginger. Return to pan.
Partially cover apple butter and simmer over medium heat until reduced to 2 1/2 cups, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes. Cool completely. Makes 2 1/2 cups. Transfer to covered containers and store in refrigerator for up to one week for best freshness.
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Date: Mon Nov 23, 2009 5:46 pm ((PST))
Thought for the Day
A pint of examples is worth a gallon of advice.
Nancyland Online Recipes for Monday
http://www.nancyskitchen.com/2009November/recipes-nov-23-2009.html
http://www.nancyskitchen.com/2009November/recipes-nov-23-2009.html
http://www.nancyskitchen.com/2009November/recipes-nov-23-2009.html
Hope everyone has a happy Thanksgiving. No newsletter will be sent out
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Nancy’s Kitchen Holiday Recipes Guide
Pumpkin Recipes
http://www.nancyskitchen.com/pumpkin-recipes/
Ham Recipes
http://www.nancyskitchen.com/ham-recipes/default.htm
Turkey Recipes
http://www.nancyskitchen.com/turkey-recipes/default.htm
Candy Recipes
http://www.nancyskitchen.com/Candy_Recipes/
Pie Recipes
http://www.nancyskitchen.com/pie-recipes/
Jello Salad/Desserts
http://www.nancyskitchen.com/jello-recipes/
Cranberry Recipes
http://www.nancyskitchen.com/holiday-recipes/index.htm
Casserole Recipes
http://www.nancyskitchen.com/casserole-recipes/
Crockpot Recipes
http://www.nancyskitchen.com/crockpot-recipes/
Types of Hams, Purchasing and Cooking Times for Hams
http://www.nancyskitchen.com/ham-recipes/buying-a-ham.htm
How Long Should I Thaw a Frozen Turkey?
http://www.nancyskitchen.com/casserole-recipes/how-long-thaw-turkey.html\
Microwave Turkey Estimated Cooking Times
http://www.nancyskitchen.com/turkey-recipes/
Cooking a Turkey on the Grill
http://www.nancyskitchen.com/turkey-recipes/turkey-on-grill-recipe.html\
Approximate Cooking Times for a Turkey
http://www.nancyskitchen.com/turkey-recipes/cooking-times-for-turkey.html/
How Should I Stuff the Turkey?
http://www.nancyskitchen.com/turkey-recipes/how-stuff-turkey-recipe.html\
How much stuffing do I need to make for my turkey
http://www.nancyskitchen.com/casserole-recipes/How-much-stuffing-turkey\.html
Leftover Turkey Recipes
http://www.nancyskitchen.com/turkey-recipes/
My Favorite Cranberry Salad
Cranberry Strawberry Jello Salad
1 large strawberry Jello
2 cup boiling water
1 can jellied cranberries, mashed
1 (10 ounce) pkg. frozen strawberries, thawed
1 (#2) can crushed pineapple, drained
1/4 - 1/2 cups chopped nuts
Dissolve Jello with water. Add remaining ingredients. Pour into mold and
let set. Can be used as part of a main meal or as a dessert. Top with
Cool Whip if desired.
Print This Recipe
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1. Boy’s Warm-up Sets Recalled by Fashion Options Due to Strangulation Hazard
NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 24, 2009
Release # 10-047
Firm’s Recall Hotline: (212) 947-2223
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
Boy’s Warm-up Sets Recalled by Fashion Options Due to Strangulation Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Boy’s Velour Warm-up Sets
Units: About 5,400
Manufacturer: KT Group Inc., of New York, N.Y.
Hazard: The sweatshirts have drawstrings through the hoods, posing a strangulation hazard to children. In February 1996, CPSC issued guidelines (pdf) (which were incorporated in to an industry voluntary standard in 1997) to help prevent children from strangling or getting entangled on the neck and waist drawstrings in upper garments, such as jackets or sweatshirts.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: This recall involves boy’s hooded sweatshirts style B639BC in colors black, chocolate and charcoal. The velour sweatshirts were sold in sizes S, M, L, or XL and have the name “Beverly Hills Polo Club” on the hangtag and on the center back neck.
Sold at: Burlington Coat Factory nationwide from September 2007 through October 2009. The sweatshirts sold for about $15.
Manufactured in: Bangladesh
Remedy: Consumers should immediately remove the drawstrings from the sweatshirts to eliminate the hazard, or return the garment any Burlington Coat Factory store for a full refund.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Fashion Options collect at (212) 947-2223 between 8:30am and 5:30pm ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s Web site at www.fashionoptions.com
To see this recall on CPSC’s web site, including pictures of the recalled product, please go to: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10047.html
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2. Electrolux ICON(r) and Kenmore PRO(r) Gas Ranges Recalled Due to Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hazard
NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 24, 2009
Release # 10-048
Electrolux Recall Hotline: (888) 360-8557
Sears Recall Hotline: (800) 733-2299
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
Electrolux ICON(r) and Kenmore PRO(r) Gas Ranges Recalled Due to Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Electrolux ICON and Kenmore 30” PRO Gas Ranges
Units: About 900
Manufacturer: Electrolux Home Products Inc., of Augusta, Ga.
Hazard: An incorrect part allows more fuel to pass to the range’s oven than can be burned efficiently, causing incomplete combustion and the release of carbon monoxide. This poses a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: Electrolux has received four reports of incidents involving carbon monoxide being released from the recalled gas range. No injuries have been reported.
Description: The following Electrolux ICON and Kenmore PRO 30” free-standing gas range model and serial numbers are included in this recall. For Electrolux ICON, the model and serial numbers are located on the back of the range. For the Kenmore PRO, the model and serial numbers are located near the base of the range just below the bottom right portion of the oven door and also on the back of the range. Not all serial numbers within these ranges are included in the recall.
Brand: Model
Electrolux ICON Gas Range: E30GF74HPS
Kenmore PRO 30” Gas Range: 790.76913800, 790.76913801
Serial Number Range for all brands/models: NF83000000 - NF93633000
Sold at: Appliance retailers nationwide from August 2008 through October 2009 for between $2,500 and $3,500.
Manufactured in: Canada
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the range’s oven and contact Electrolux for the Electrolux ICON or Sears for the Kenmore PRO to schedule a free repair. Consumers can continue to use the cooktop (top burners) and the broiler as well as any clock and/or timer functions.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Electrolux toll-free at (888) 360-8557 between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. ET Monday through Friday and on Saturdays between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., or visit the firm’s Web site at www.gasrangeorifice.com. Consumers with Kenmore PRO brand ranges should call Sears toll-free at (800) 733-2299 between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. ET Monday through Saturday.
To see this recall on CPSC’s web site, including pictures of the recalled product, please go to: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10048.html
marking this for myself again and will paste, post 3000<<<
Thanks for reminding me, if I get a chance, I need to check them out also.
http://www.eartheasy.com/blog/2009/06/what-its-like-living-off-grid/<<<
Yes, I wore myself out at this site, there was so much to consider for posts and I didn’t cover more than a fraction of the site.
Almost missed it, in a newsletter about something else.
>>>We just attended a candidate forum for our district last weekend.<<<
>>>other is a local tea party guy. He is the only one who mentioned the constitution and came right out and said global warming was a farce.<<<
Fantastic! Now you each need to get two more to jump in and participate in getting him elected, then do whatever you need to do to get voters out for him!
I’m trying to figure out how to energize a candidate we have for U.S. Senate - she is spot-on with all the issues, but she just can’t seem to get effective campaign organized. Don’t want Biden’s son Beau or uber-RINO Cap-n-tax Mike Castle - Christine O’Donnell would be best bet but we have a huge job ahead getting her in...
We encourage you to read the provisions of the Cap and Trade Bill that has passed the House of Representatives and being considered by the Senate. We are ready to join the next march on Washington!
This Congress and whoever on their staffs that write this junk are truly out to destroy the middle class of the USA....
A License Required for your house <<<
Thank You for the Head's Up .
With so much junk coming out it's easy for important restrictions to pass under the radar,.... just like it was intentional , aye ?
Performed some searching and really disgusted , Especially since my Kongrezz Kritter Voted YES for this monstrosity !
We are apparently headed for the Banana Republic State:
Here's a thread. and Caution : a google search will ruin your day with all the information on this insanity:
I would love to have many vials of essential oils.
That aroma therapy is great stuff.
Not cheap though.
The gal at the big health food store fifty miles north of me talked me into getting geranium extract. Every time I wear it folks say I smell like bug spray. LOL.
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