Protecting Montana's Grizzlies

The Alliance for the Wild Rockies (AWR) filed a lawsuit, on Monday, in a challenge to "the U.S. Forest Service's decision to go forward with three road-building and logging projects in occupied habitat for the endangered Cabinet-Yaak grizzly bear. According to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, the Cabinet-Yaak grizzly bear is almost certainly going extinct and roads pose the most imminent threat to these bears."

Do these government departments / bureaus ever talk to - or listen to - each other?

Here you have the FWS - part of the Department of the Interior - whose "... mission is, working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats ..." stating that building roads through the Cabinet-Yaak area is contributing to the decimation of the grizzly population. A population, by the way, that is limited to only 5 areas in the western United States and is estimated (April, 2007) to number less than 50 individuals in what is known as the Cabinet-Yaak Recovery Zone. This zone consists of the Cabinet Mountains and Yaak Valley.

Now, we add the USFS, part of the Department of Agriculture - but funded through the Department of the Interior. Their mission "... is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the Nation’s forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations." Doesn't sound incompatible to me? And yet, in practice, the left hand certainly has different goals than the right hand (non-politically speaking).

The USFS projects, which AWR is challenging, include:

• Commercial thinning on 780 acres, regeneration harvest on 398 acres, prescribed burning only on 691 acres, 5.5 miles of new permanent roads, and 2 miles of temp roads in Little Beaver Drainage;
• Commercial timber harvest on 2,506 acres and prescribed fire on 3,148 acres in Miller West Fisher; and
• Timber harvest, prescribed burning, pre-commercial thin, and access mgmt changes in the Grizzly Planning Subunit.

The full complaint (PDF file) can be found on the AWR website.

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Hand Dryers and H1N1 - Fearmongering or Fact?

I don't know if you've seen the latest email about preventing the flu. It showed up recently in my mailbox, which - naturally - caused me to say "Yeah, right! Here we go again!" Without a second thought, I went to my favorite online resources and expected to find that this was just another hoax.

Well, maybe and maybe not. It's a newly circulating email and the regular investigators are still investigating. So, for now, I'm on my own.

The email states that using hand dryers, instead of paper towels, just blows the germs around. This, according to the message, increases the spread of H1N1 in public places. It's not the dryers themselves, apparently, but the unclean filters in the hand dryers. Okay, makes sense - I suppose.

Hand dryers pull air from the room, heat it, filter it, and blow it onto wet hands. If the filters are dirty, they - theoretically - aren't doing much more than pulling germs from the air, heating them, and blowing them onto wet hands. But ... and here is where my skepticism jumps into the mix ... does the heating element get hot enough to destroy bacteria? Does the 'crud,' rumored to be collecting in the filters, consist of non-cremated bacteria, i.e., active bacteria that can spread disease? Or is it simply dust, etc. from the room air, toasted into a harmless, albeit gross, amalgam of schmutz?

Not to mention, aren't we breathing all of that schmutz while we're standing at the sink pretending to scrub our hands? What makes paper towels so much more antibacterial? Aren't they housed in the same room with all of that bacteria-laden air we're breathing and blowing around? Five'll getcha ten that those itsy-bitsy germs can work themselves into the paper towel container like a mouse through a crack in the wall.

I guess we'll have to wait and see what the experts have to say. In the meantime? I have an overwhelming urge to go wash my hands!

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Stress Kills

According to The American Institute of Stress, "Stress is difficult for scientists to define because it is a subjective sensation associated with varied symptoms that differ for each of us. In addition, stress is not always a synonym for distress. Situations like a steep roller coaster ride that cause fear and anxiety for some can prove highly pleasurable for others. Winning a race or election may be more stressful than losing but this is good stress."

No two people will, probably, agree on what is stressful, at any level. To me, a rollercoaster ride is highly stressful. To Mark, it's a great time. There are common life changes that tend to produce stress for most people. These changes are stressful, though some are considered positive events and some are, quite often, negative.

• Getting a new job
• Losing a job
  
• Getting married
• Getting divorced
  
• Buying a house
• Home foreclosure

It's not, however, the one-time stressors that are most dangerous. Losing a job is never easy, but it can be the push needed to find a better position. Divorce, while difficult, is a health step when leaving an abusive relationship. Signing those mortgage papers is a frightening committment, almost immediately balanced by the pride of ownership.

When life is filled with unending stress - e.g., a bad job or marriage, extended unemployment, or chronic poor health - eventually it becomes almost impossible to cope. Living daily, often hourly, on the edge from pain, worry, or fear is physically and emotionally damaging. A combination of individual stressors can do the same physical and emotional damage. Getting divorced, losing a job, losing a home, and becoming ill - without serious support and coping mechanisms - are probably more than a person can realistically handle.

This week, we've seen graphic examples of people unable to deal with their personal stresses. One, a religious and medical man, faced daily horrors and was about to be deployed to the midst of those horrors. The other was a man who simply had too many things go wrong, without relief.

Why they chose to arm themselves and shoot innocent people is beyond me. But, I do know, that when excessive stress continues unabated, anything is possible.


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Spam Email - Do Not Unsubscribe!

Got an interesting spam email the other day. It was offering a chance to buy email addresses at the rate of about $0.50/million - or something equally ridiculous. Sounds cheap, right? The message then mentioned that there were about 500 million addresses in the database.

Even if any of the numbers were accurate, that's about $250.00! No longer inexpensive - at least not to me. Presuming, to begin with, that I was in the market for buying email addresses.

As I continued to read, the message noted that the database has a 60% bounce rate. That means - at best - only 40% of the addresses are valid. In other words, I would be paying $250.00 (or more) for $100.00 (or less) worth of information. Just keeps getting worse.

The next caveat in the email was, to paraphrase "You need to send an opt-in message, before using any of the addresses; as you always should anyway." Just good business practice, right? Well, maybe that was the point . . . and maybe not.

At the bottom, the very, very bottom of the spam I received was a link to unsubscribe from further mailings by this particular spammer. Bingo! I now knew that my email address was in that for-sale database that this yutz was trying to scam me into buying.

This message was a fishing expedition! If I was foolish enough to unsubscribe, the spammers would have immediate confirmation - from the source - that my email address was valid!

I blocked the sender and deleted the message - with extreme prejudice! And recommend that you do the same!!

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FDA Recall of Bodybuilding Products

As I am constantly on alert for weight-loss / fat-burner supplements, I immediately paid attention to an FDA Recall from today. Bodybuilding.com Is Conducting a Voluntary Nationwide and International Recall of 65 Dietary Supplements That May Contain Steroids.

The list of products most of which are already being removed from supplement-selling sites:

• 4Ever Fit D-Dro
• Advanced Muscle Science Dienedron
• Advanced Muscle Science Liquidrone UTT
• Anabolic Xtreme Hyperdrol X2
• APS (aka Advanced Muscle Science) Mastavol
• APS (aka Advanced Muscle Science) Revamp
• APS (aka Advanced Muscle Science) Ultra Mass Stack
• APS (aka Advanced Muscle Science) Ripped Stack
• Better Body Sports Finadex
• Black China Labs Straight Drol
• Black China Labs Straight Phlexed
• Body Conditioning Solutions TestraFLEX
• Bjorklund Methyldrostanolone
• BOSC Enterprises Epi-Tren
• BOSC Enterprises Magna Drol
• Chaparral Labs Epivol
• Chaparral Labs Pheravol-V
• Competitive Edge Labs M-Drol
• Competitive Edge Labs P-Plex
• Competitive Edge Labs X-tren
• Diabolic Labs Epio-Plex
• Diabolic Labs Finabolic 50
• Diabolic Labs Revenge
• Ergopharm 6-OXO
• Ergopharm 6-OXO Extreme
• EST (aka Engineered Sports Technology) MethAnstance
• Extreme Labs Susto-Test Depot
• Fizogen ON Cycle II Hardcore
• G.E.T/ (Genetic Edge Technologies) SUS-500
• G.E.T/ (Genetic Edge Technologies) Tren-250
• Hardcore Formulations T-Roid
• I Force Nutrition 1,4 AD Bold 200
• I Force Dymethazine/Reversitol Combo Pack
• I Force Reversitol
• I Force Nutrition 17a PheraFLEX
• I Force Nutrition Dymethazine
• I Force Nutrition Methadrol
• IDS (aka Innovative Delivery Systems) Bromodrol
• IDS (aka Innovative Delivery Systems) Grow Tabs TR
• IDS (aka Innovative Delivery Systems) Mass Tabs
• IDS (aka Innovative Delivery Systems) Oxodrol Pro
• IDS (aka Innovative Delivery Systems) Ripped Tabs TR
• IDS (aka Innovative Delivery Systems) Rapid Release Ripped Tabs
• Kilo Sports Massdrol
• Kilo Sports Phera-Mass
• Kilo Sports Trenadrol
• Monster Caps Monster Caps
• Myogenix Spawn
• Nutra Coastal D-Stianozol
• Nutra Coastal H-Drol
• Nutra Coastal MDIT
• Nutra Coastal S-Drol
• Nutra Coastal Trena
• Performance Anabolics Methastadrol
• Performance Anabolics Tri-Methyl X
• Purus Labs E-pol Inslinsified
• Purus Labs Nasty Mass
• Rage RV2
• Rage RV3
• Rage RV4
• Rage RV5
• Redefine Nutrition Finaflex 550-XD
• Redefine Nutrition Finaflex Ripped
• Transform Supplements Forged Extreme Mass
• Transform Supplements Forged Lean Mass

Interestingly enough, some of these products contain the "all-natural" testosterone boosters that I mentioned in an earlier post.


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Latest FDA Recall Notices - 10/26/09-11/01/09

Following are the FDA recalls / notices / alerts listed for the week ending November 02, 2009:

• San Link Inc. Issues an Alert on Uneviscerated Vacuum Pack Dried Krasnoperka (Fish)
• San Link Inc. Issues an Alert on Uneviscerated Vacuum Pack Dried Lesh (Fish)
• Mars Snackfood US Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Peanuts In Dove Caramel Pecan Perfection Ice Cream
• Pop's Bakery Inc. Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Whey (Milk) in all Flour Tortillas
• Qualitest Pharmaceuticals Issues a Voluntary Nationwide Recall of All Accusure® Insulin Syringes
• Mrs. Rios Corn Products Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Whey in Flour Tortillas
• Morningstar Foods Issues Allergy Alert on Possible Undeclared Soy Protein: 32-ounce Great Value Half & Half, 32-ounce Great Value 36% Heavy Whipping Cream, 32-ounce Kroger-brand 36% Heavy Whipping Cream, and 64-ounce Wholesome Farms Chocolate Ice Cream Mix
• Pointe Scientific, Inc. Expands Nationwide Recall of Liquid Glucose Hexokinase Reagent (G7517)
• Alexia Foods Issues Nationwide Allergy Alert and Product Recall Due to Undeclared Pine Nut Allergen: Alexia Olive Oil, Sun-Dried Tomatoes & Pesto Oven Reds Frozen Potatoes

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National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month

November is National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month. A time when we stop and consider the quality of our lives and the lives of our loved ones. What type of memory loss is a normal part of aging? And what memory changes may be a sign of something more serious?

To help answer those important questions, the Alzheimer's Association offers
The 10 Warning Signs of Alzheimers:

1. Memory loss that disrupts daily life
2. Challenges in planning or solving problems
3. Difficulty completing familiar tasks at home, at work or at leisure
4. Confusion with time or place
5. Trouble understanding visual images and spatial relationships
6. New problems with words in speaking or writing
7. Misplacing things and losing the ability to retrace steps
8. Decreased or poor judgment
9. Withdrawal from work or social activities
10. Changes in mood and personality

The information on these pages also explains the difference between typical age-related memory changes and the changes that may signal the onset of Alzheimer's Disease.

Another health issue, related to Alzheimer's or any disabling condition, is Caregiver Stress. Unless you are/have been a caregiver for a seriously ill friend or loved one, it is difficult to imagine the range of emotions and stress that caregivers experience. To that end, the Alzheimer's Association has provided a short quiz to help caregivers determine their stress level and find the resources they need to care for themselves.

I have been a caregiver and I have worked with support groups. The first piece of advice we give to those caring for seriously ill or disabled relatives is: "Don't forget to care for yourself!"

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Latest FDA Recall Notices - 10/19/09-10/25/09

Following are the FDA recalls / notices / alerts listed for the week ending October 26, 2009:

• Plum Organics Voluntarily Recalls Select Batch of Apple & Carrot Portable Pouches Due to Potential Health Risk
• Domega International Co. Ltd Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Eggs in White Lotus Seed Paste Moon Cake (2 Yolks)
• American Regent Voluntarily Recalls All Lots of Ketorolac Tromethamine Injection, USP 30 mg/mL; 1mL and 2mL Single Dose Vials
• Nutkao Urgent Food Recall Due to Undeclared Peanuts in "Kroger Hazelnut Spread"
• Agro Foods Inc.Recalling "Agro Sun Dried Fruits and Nuts Tropical Mix" Due to Undeclared Sulfites
• Unilever Issues Allergy Alert on Wheat in a Limited Number of Tubs of Breyers® Ice Cream

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Weight Loss Supplement for Men

I was re-reviewing some weight loss information and was surprised to find a couple of new products. One, in particular, caught my eye. It's supposed to be for men only, as it contains testosterone boosters. Hmmmmm?! Is that a good thing?

Naturally, I had to do some investigation into the wisdom of boosting hormones indiscriminately. And, naturally, this turned out to be potentially risky. But, not necessarily bad.

There's a good chance that taking a supplement with these hormone boosters won't actually do much for testosterone levels. The ingredients aren't testosterone; they simply claim to stimulate hormone production. A claim, by the way, that hasn't actually been proven in clinical studies. (Although, there was mention of a 'stimulant' effect in lab animals.)

Since testosterone is, as one source explained, the original anabolic steroid, the side-effects of increasing production are remarkably similar. They include irrational behavior, sudden rage, 'shrinkage' of certain body parts, and anxiety. Combined with the caffeine boost in some of these supplements, not a good idea.

As always - questionable choice, questionable value. Not to mention, one of the review sites claimed a lifetime moneyback guarantee that, in fact, doesn't exist. The primary site for the product states, quite clearly, that they are the best so they don't give refunds. Rather interesting attitude.

Been sampling their own supplement, perhaps?!

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RedHeart 'Fiesta' Yarn Colors

Every so often, I review all the yarn pages on the website for changes. Colors come and go randomly. Usually without warning.

This month, the change was a bit more dramatic. It seems that Coats and Clark, the manufacturers of the RedHeart line of yarns, revised part of their website. All of the 'Fiesta' color swatches we had posted were moved.

If you haven't checked our chart of available colors lately, please drop by and take a peek. Three colors were retired. But four new colors were created. (The two darker ones - Harvest and Coffee - are great options for Fall projects.)

Great fun!

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Enough is Enough, is Too Much

I have been avoiding the Heene story. My first thought, seeing the breaking news story, was "Yeah, right!" And, with that thought, we changed channels. Who'd have thought we'd still be hearing about this disfunctional family? Certainly not me.

The more I hear and read about this man's desperate need for media attention, the more I wonder why everyone doesn't just shut up about him. It's obvious that he'll do anything - including encouraging his children to lie - to get his face on TV. By continuing to pay attention, he wins and receives the message that it's okay.

Frankly, I worry for the kids. It doesn't appear that they have even one responsible parent. How sad!

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So Sadly True

Every Sunday night / Monday morning, I read News of the Weird. For those of you who have missed this column, it's a compilation of really odd and/or stupid news stories compiled during the previous week. Some will make you laugh. Some will make you shake your head. But, some will make you want to strangle someone.

For example, in Can't Possibly Be True for the most recent week:

Child "Protection" Caseworkers: In November 2008, the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services returned an infant to her mother's care two weeks after the woman had, according to police, left her in a toilet bowl. (Three months later, following further investigation, the woman was charged with attempted murder, and the baby was taken away.) [Belleville News-Democrat, 9-17-09]

National Women's Law Center found that the laws of eight states permit insurance companies to deny health coverage to a battered spouse (as a "pre-existing condition," since batterers tend to be recidivists), according to a September report by Kaiser Health News. [MSNBC, 10-7-09]

Texas child agency caseworkers assigned a low priority (non-"immediate" risk) after a home visit in May in Arlington revealed that a violent, long-troubled mother routinely left three children, ages 6, 5 and 1, home alone all day while she was at work. In September, the 1-year-old was found dead. [Dallas Morning News, 10-2-09]

It never ceases to amaze me that people, with no clue whatsoever, are put in positions of authority over the lives of others. Heaven help us all!


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Latest FDA Recall Notices - 10/12/09-10/18/09

Following are the FDA recalls / notices / alerts listed for the week ending October 19, 2009:

• Fisher/Rex Sandwiches Recalls Sandwiches Because of Possible Health Risk
• Land O’Lakes Purina Feed LLC Issues Limited Voluntary Recall of Country Acres® Home Grown Turkey & Quail Starter
• TGF Production LLC Issues An Alert on Uneviscerated Herring Salted
• Hannaford Supermarkets Announces Removal of Frozen "Taste of Inspirations" Vegetable Spring Rolls

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New Mugs from JMark Afghans at Zazzle

Just a quick reminder: JMark Afghans has designed a new series of Grand Canyon Mugs through Zazzle.com. Please stop by and see all of our "Grand" products.

Grand Canyon Mug 001:
"Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. Not all holes, or games, are created equal." ~~ George Will

Grand Canyon Mug 002:
"You cannot see the Grand Canyon in one view, as if it were a changeless spectacle from which a curtain might be lifted, but to see it you have to toil from month to month through its labyrinths." ~ John Wesley Powell

Grand Canyon Mug 003:
"The Grand Canyon is carven deep by the master hand; it is the gulf of silence, widened in the desert; it is all time inscribing the naked rock; it is the book of earth." ~ Donald Culross Peattie

Grand Canyon Mug 004:
"To stand upon the edge of this stupendous gorge, as it receives its earliest greeting from the god of day, is to enjoy in a moment compensation for long years of ordinary uneventful life." ~ John Stoddard, 1898

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Latest FDA Recall Notices - 10/05/09-10/11/09

Following are the FDA recalls / notices / alerts listed for the week ending October 12, 2009:

• FDA News Release: FDA Takes Enforcement Action against Ready-to-Eat Sandwich Manufacturer

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Latest FDA Recall Notices - 09/28/09-10/04/09

Following are the FDA recalls / notices / alerts listed for the week ending October 05, 2009:

• Texas Dept of State Health Services Consumers Warned Not to Eat Certain Imported Dried Plums
• Information for Consumers: What You Should Know about Changes to Heparin
• Affy Tapple, LLC Issues Allergy Alert on Classic Candy Flavors two pack Caramel Apples

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Latest FDA Recall Notices - 09/21/09-09/27/09

Following are the FDA recalls listed for the week ending September 27, 2009:

• Americas Favorite Noshers Inc. Issues Alert on Undeclared Sulfites in Noshers Choice Brand Just Fruit
• Garden-Fresh Foods Issues Allergy Alert On Undeclared Milk in 16-Ounce Archer Farms Potato Salad
• Price Rite 25 Ct Beef Bouillon is Being Voluntarily Recalled Due to Allergy Alert
• Adamba Imports International, Inc. Recalls "Ziolopex Bakaliada Morele Suszone (Dried Apricots)" Due to Undeclared Sulfites

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Latest FDA Recall Notices - 09/07/09-09/13/09

The FDA has issued notice of the following recalls:

• Shil La Dang Recalls Gimbob Fish Cake and Modeum, Combination, Sultok and Bean Seolki Rice Cakes Because Of Undeclared Allergens
• Muranaka Farm, Inc. Voluntarily Recalls 60 Count Bunched Parsley Because of Possible Salmonella
• Smiths Medical Issues Urgent Device Recall Of Portex® Pediatric-Sized Tracheal Tubes
• Kilwin's Quality Confections, Inc. Conducted Nationwide Recall of Chocolate-Covered Peanuts Because of Possible Health Risk
• AFC Trading & Wholesale Recalls AFC Beancurd Sheets and Sticks for Undeclared Sulfites

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Will Your Kid Get That Degree?

I stumbled across an interesting news story today. It discusses which high school students are most likely to graduate from college, based on a 10-year study of over 200,000 freshman.

The news, published in "Crossing the Finish Line," points to demographic factors - rather than hard work, good grades, and intelligence - as the strongest indicator of success or failure in post-high school endeavors. Gender, race, and parental education carry more weight than student effort or brains. If true, a rather sad situation.

In a nutshell, kids whose parents didn't go to or finish college, who come from a disadvantaged background, regardless of how hard they study or how brilliant they are, are much less likely to make it through four years of college.

Obviously, there will always be exceptions - thank, heaven! But, as one of those statistics, it's very disheartening to know that not much has changed in the 35 years since I went to - and didn't graduate from - college.

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