Frugal Living: Oct 24, 2010

Sunday, October 24, 2010

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Today's topics:

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TOPIC: Mystery shopper scam
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/7cebf59bbbb06189?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Fri, Oct 22 2010 8:04 pm
From: Millhaven

On Oct 22, 10:43 am, hchick...@hotmail.com wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:04:19 -0700, Dawn <lin...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >Hello to the group,
> >Is anyone still here? I have a question. My daughter got a letter
> >from Tums America to do a mystery shopping thing. The letter included
> >a check for almost $3000. In the letter is a breakdown of what it is
> >for and the assignment was to cash the check and then go to western
> >union and send the money to some guy in Spain. What is the scam?
> >There has to be one because she never solicited this from
> >anyone...hasn't joined any mystery shopper sites, etc.
> >Dawn, wanting an answer for her kid.
>
> A voice from the past! Wasn't your hotmail address taken over or
> phished a while back? I can tell it is really you by the way you
> wrote your post. Hmmm... was she in St Petersburg FL or somewhere
> like that?
>
> Chickpea, who just happened to do a random and rare check here.

This thread is starting to make me all nostalgic for the golden days
of this group. We even have a thread subject that harkens back to the
last century. Maybe we can get some more old timers to show up. Except
for Old_Timer who is probably dead by now.

== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 23 2010 9:59 am
From: KenK

hchickpea@hotmail.com wrote in news:31j3c6pft44k8unhl7rrueskbakf6pkrph@
4ax.com:

> cash the check and then go to western
>>union and send the money to some guy in Spain

That's the scam. The check bounces after the money is wired.

--
"When you choose the lesser of two evils, always
remember that it is still an evil." - Max Lerner

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TOPIC: Home greenhouses: Worth having?
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 23 2010 1:57 am
From: "Rod Speed"

me@privacy.net wrote:
> "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Not enough to matter. The surface of the slab does get nice and hot.
>> The problem is that the thermal conductivity of solid concrete isnt
>> that great, so you dont heat much thickness of the slab.
>
> How would one INCREASE the "thermal conductivity" of
> concrete?
>
> Or.... is it just best to forget abt using concrete as
> a storage mass and use something like barrels of water,
> etc?

== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 23 2010 2:14 am
From: "Rod Speed"

me@privacy.net wrote
> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote

>> Not enough to matter. The surface of the slab does get nice and hot.
>> The problem is that the thermal conductivity of solid concrete isnt
>> that great, so you dont heat much thickness of the slab.

> How would one INCREASE the "thermal conductivity" of concrete?

By breaking the slab up into small bits of concrete
and heating it with air from a solar air heater.

In practice its more practical to just use a room full of gravel instead.

> Or.... is it just best to forget abt using concrete as a storage mass

Yes.

> and use something like barrels of water, etc?

Water has some advantages, but using rooms full of gravel has
some too, particularly being able to heat the gravel with solar
air heaters which are much simpler than solar water heaters.

The solar air heaters we used were just black painted metal under
a transparent poly carbonate cover, with big radial air fans driving
the air, one per room full of gravel. The rooms full of gravel had a
strong metal grid under the room full of gravel so there was a decent
air chamber at the top and the bottom of the room full of gravel.

Thats a lot easier to make than a water based system.

Takes up a lot of space tho when its on the side of a house.

With the greenhouse, the rooms full of gravel were just part
of the whole greenhouse with a room for the computer controls
on the non sun side of the greenhouse, on the south side in our
case because it was in the southern hemisphere.

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TOPIC: Does TM have a brain?
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/fa79e1e16a29003b?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 23 2010 7:00 am
From: JimmyMac

On Oct 22, 11:50 am, "Edward Dolan" <edo...@iw.net> wrote:
> "JimmyMac" <jimmyma...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:7b4cd6ed-a106-4b3d-a00b-691ccbde8775@j2g2000yqf.googlegroups.com...
> On Oct 21, 8:51 pm, "Edward Dolan" <edo...@iw.net> wrote:
> [...]
>
> > No one in their right mind pays any attention to this god damn fucking TM.
> > He likes to write about monkeys mostly. That is because he is into fucking
> > them. He is depraved, but more importantly, he is insane. In short, just
> > another poor crazy Usenet bastard!
> >> Well, actually you pay attention to TM and have become his personal
>
> stalker ... playing a role which you claim to disdain. The conundrum
> continues.
>
> Nope, it is all just copy and paste.

Queen of DENIAL ... many of your replies are anything but copy and
paste.

> I am way too lazy to ever stalk anyone.

Queen of DENIAL ... that is exactly what you are doing.

> As you should know by now, the only person in this world I care about is
> MYSELF

On that point we can certainly agree.

> - and former Vice President Cheney of course. He should be on Mount
> Rushmore for getting this nation to kick Muslim ass.

Cheney is a dangerous renegade of sorts, and although I am very anti-
Muslim myself, the numbers of American dead do give me pause.

> > Regards,
>
> > Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
> > aka
> > Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota

== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 23 2010 11:26 am
From: "Edward Dolan"

"JimmyMac" <jimmymac_4@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:2794ffdd-249a-42a5-b79b-ecb194613193@l20g2000yqm.googlegroups.com...
On Oct 22, 11:50 am, "Edward Dolan" <edo...@iw.net> wrote:
[...]
> As you should know by now, the only person in this world I care about is
> MYSELF

>> On that point we can certainly agree.

> - and former Vice President Cheney of course. He should be on Mount
> Rushmore for getting this nation to kick Muslim ass.

>> Cheney is a dangerous renegade of sorts, and although I am very anti-
Muslim myself, the numbers of American dead do give me pause.

What numbers of dead? More died in single battles of WWI and WWII than have
perished in the entire Middle Eastern skirmishes. In fact, the scenario
reminds me of how the US Army cleared the West of Indians in the 19th
century.

It is liberal hypocrisy to bemoan the fallen and the dead. They could care
less about that. What liberals care about is ensuring the decline of the
West to the advantage of third world rabble. No one illustrates this better
than Obama. He should have stayed in Indonesia. He would be happy there with
his own kind.

> > Regards,
>
> > Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
> > aka
> > Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota

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TOPIC: Does TM have a brain?
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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 23 2010 7:03 am
From: JimmyMac

On Oct 22, 11:54 am, "Edward Dolan" <edo...@iw.net> wrote:
> "JimmyMac" <jimmyma...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:c4643650-ccd1-4d41-a63a-05e13c551f3b@j2g2000yqf.googlegroups.com...
> On Oct 21, 4:36 pm, "Edward Dolan" <edo...@iw.net> wrote:
> [...]
>
> > You will appreciate TM the same way you appreciated Ed Gin. Obviously,
> > your
> > wife is not a sufficient fuckee for you. Fuckers like you need more. I
> > give
> > you TM with my blessing.
> >> Lots of assumptions made here ... none even vaguely close to reality,
>
> but that's to be expected.
>
> You bring up sexual allusions at your peril. Remember, words can't hurt me
> but they can hurt you. We both know that to be true, so mind your manners.

One who has no manners should not lecture. Oh, and words do not
define who and what I am.

> > > Regards,
>
> > > Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
> > > aka
> > > Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota

== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 23 2010 7:07 am
From: JimmyMac

On Oct 22, 8:40 pm, Tom Sherman °_°
<twshermanREM...@THISsouthslope.net> wrote:
> On 10/21/2010 1:42 PM, JimmyMac aka Jim McNamara wrote:
>
> > [...]
> > AND, you two closet queens... HEAD Dolan the troglodyte troll [...]
>
> Hey now, what did the troglodyte trolls do to you, anyhow?

Ed ... more than enough in cyberspace and Mike, other than a few
insults, nothing, then again I've not encountered him on a hiking
trail while riding a mountain bike. I understand he is auditioning
for the next SAW movie.

> --
> Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007
> I am a vehicular cyclist.

== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 23 2010 11:31 am
From: "Edward Dolan"

"JimmyMac" <jimmymac_4@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:ba7b5a86-ffbc-44b0-b107-5761ad6f6118@c10g2000yqh.googlegroups.com...
On Oct 22, 11:54 am, "Edward Dolan" <edo...@iw.net> wrote:
[...]
> You bring up sexual allusions at your peril. Remember, words can't hurt me
> but they can hurt you. We both know that to be true, so mind your manners.

>> One who has no manners should not lecture. Oh, and words do not
define who and what I am.

You cannot take insult. Your reaction to Ed Gin and to me prove that over
and over. The reason words can hurt you is that you care what others think
of you. I don't. Fuck one and fuck all!

> > > Regards,
>
> > > Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
> > > aka
> > > Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota

== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 23 2010 11:34 am
From: "Edward Dolan"

"JimmyMac" <jimmymac_4@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:859cff24-ea59-44ef-b51a-96630618f6d7@v20g2000yqb.googlegroups.com...
On Oct 22, 8:40 pm, Tom Sherman °_°
<twshermanREM...@THISsouthslope.net> wrote:
> On 10/21/2010 1:42 PM, JimmyMac aka Jim McNamara wrote:
>
> > [...]
> > AND, you two closet queens... HEAD Dolan the troglodyte troll [...]
>
> Hey now, what did the troglodyte trolls do to you, anyhow?

>>> Ed ... more than enough in cyberspace and Mike, other than a few
insults, nothing, then again I've not encountered him on a hiking
trail while riding a mountain bike. I understand he is auditioning
for the next SAW movie.

If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota

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TOPIC: Conspiracy Theory: Are Christians trying to take over the Earth?
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 23 2010 9:16 am
From: JimmyMac

On Oct 13, 11:26 am, "Edward Dolan" <edo...@iw.net> wrote:
> "JimmyMac" <jimmyma...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:a017e427-877d-4127-906e-51ded6855c0c@k11g2000vbf.googlegroups.com...
> On Oct 12, 1:36 pm, "Edward Dolan" <edo...@iw.net> wrote:
> [...]
>
>
>
> > I charge TM with being the greatest asshole bore ever to infest Usenet.
> > But
> > I can't help feeling sorry for the poor crazy bastard. After all, he
> > doesn't
> > know any better, being the imbecile that he is. Folks, you cannot learn to
> > be this stupid, you have to be born to it.
>
> > TM needs to confine himself to just a couple of threads at most since all
> > he
> > ever does is just post the same old shit over and over. It is also
> > incredibly stupid of him to think that anyone in this day and age is going
> > to relate to his animal metaphors. Where does such stupidity come from?
>
> > The most absurd of all his posts are his religious rants. My God, this
> > poor
> > benighted moron is way too stupid to ever grasp anything as abstract as
> > religion. I think he might be able to grasp a monkey's ass and/or cock,
> > but
> > surely that is it.
>
> > TM is nothing but a poor crazy bastard and if anyone wants to put him out
> > of
> > his misery, he will have my blessing. But surely there is some motorist in
> > Florida who will accommodate us. And the sooner the better!
> >> Well so much for your ...."TM only deserves a "Fuck You" copy and
>
> paste reply.
>
> I have several copy and paste replies all set to go. Some are long and some
> are short. I scan his posts and then reply with whatever seems most
> appropriate I never waste more than a few seconds on that asshole-idiot.

Anyone out here can go back through various threads to find long
replies of yours that are unique (read NOT copy and paste) and those
take more than a few seconds. Saying something is so doesn't make it
so regardless of the person happening to say it and that most
certainly apples to you.

> The main thing for him to do if he never wants to hear from me is to stop
> proliferating original messages. All he needs to do is to get on a thread
> and stay on it.

AND your plan is working??? If you think that TM cares what you think
or what you do, you are a fool. He probably revels in the notion that
you stalk him and respond even when your reply is only copy and
paste. TM has your number and is playing you.whether you recognize
that or not.

> Regards,
>
> Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
> aka
> Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota

== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 23 2010 11:11 am
From: "Edward Dolan"

"JimmyMac" <jimmymac_4@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:cc2aeb3e-f5f0-49b1-a7b0-c92a67c4bbe8@l17g2000yqe.googlegroups.com...
On Oct 13, 11:26 am, "Edward Dolan" <edo...@iw.net> wrote:
[...]
> I have several copy and paste replies all set to go. Some are long and
> some
> are short. I scan his posts and then reply with whatever seems most
> appropriate I never waste more than a few seconds on that asshole-idiot.

>> Anyone out here can go back through various threads to find long
replies of yours that are unique (read NOT copy and paste) and those
take more than a few seconds. Saying something is so doesn't make it
so regardless of the person happening to say it and that most
certainly apples to you.

"I have several copy and paste replies all set to go. Some are long and some
are short. I scan his posts and then reply with whatever seems most
appropriate I never waste more than a few seconds on that asshole-idiot." -
Ed Dolan

> The main thing for him to do if he never wants to hear from me is to stop
> proliferating original messages. All he needs to do is to get on a thread
> and stay on it.

>> AND your plan is working??? If you think that TM cares what you think
or what you do, you are a fool. He probably revels in the notion that
you stalk him and respond even when your reply is only copy and
paste. TM has your number and is playing you.whether you recognize
that or not.

I am preventing newbies from replying to this idiot. As a consequence, he is
talking to himself. TM will only get a genuine reply from me if and when he
gets off his hobby horse.

Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota

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TOPIC: MEGAN FOX Latest SCANDALS Leaked
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Date: Sat, Oct 23 2010 10:36 am
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TOPIC: Frugal Multi Zone Audio
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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 23 2010 1:10 pm
From: Jeff Thies

I have some old audio amps and speakers and I'd like to put them back
online.

What I would like is a tuner preamp combo that would have a remote so
that I can set each room's volume independently. I'd also like to change
sources and stations remotely.

Where to look for something reasonable? There must be something that
is not high dollar.

Jeff

== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 23 2010 4:08 pm
From: Michael Black

On Sat, 23 Oct 2010, Jeff Thies wrote:

> I have some old audio amps and speakers and I'd like to put them back
> online.
>
Go to garage sales and buy tuners to go with them. No remote, but they
tend to be cheap, like five dollars. One could even buy up portable
cassette players with radios intended for headphones or just small radios
intended for headphones. I bought one of the latter for five dollars a
few months ago. Some portable CD players also include am/fm tuners,
though maybe not enough to make them easy to find; portable CD players are
$3.00 items at garage sales now, nobody wants them since they have to
carry a bunch of CDs around.

For that matter, many MP3 players have FM tuners built in, and enough time
has passed, and enough change has happened, that the earliest are now
obsolete due to too little memory space, so they may start appearing at
garage sales.

No remotes, but when you can cheaply add a radio function to existing
amplifiers, one doesn't have to have a central tuner for the project.

Michael

> What I would like is a tuner preamp combo that would have a remote so that
> I can set each room's volume independently. I'd also like to change sources
> and stations remotely.
>
> Where to look for something reasonable? There must be something that is not
> high dollar.
>
> Jeff
>

== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 23 2010 4:22 pm
From: Gordon

Jeff Thies <jeff_thies@att.net> wrote in news:i9vfgf$l80$1
@news.albasani.net:

> I have some old audio amps and speakers and I'd like to put them back
> online.
>
> What I would like is a tuner preamp combo that would have a remote so
> that I can set each room's volume independently. I'd also like to change
> sources and stations remotely.
>
> Where to look for something reasonable? There must be something that
> is not high dollar.
>
> Jeff
>

Well, I did a Google search of "IR Remote Extender" (also "IR
Remote repeater") and found Several hits for devices and
DIY plans for devices that will take a IR remote signal and
send it to another room. So that part can be done pretty
easily. The rest comes down to running the audio from the
central receiver to the remote amps. That can be done by
stringing audio cables.

FWIW: I did this in a house I owned about 20 years ago. I
had full access to the basement and attic so stringing
audio cables was not a problem. I used a bunch of amps that
i picked up on the surplus market. They had a three input
selector. So I ran two audio busses throughtout the house
and wired the amps so they could select either of the
busses, or a local input.

== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 23 2010 7:59 pm
From: Derald

Jeff Thies <jeff_thies@att.net> wrote:

> Where to look for something reasonable? There must be something that
>is not high dollar.
Yard sale computers w/wireless network cards, competent sound
cards and a cheap wireless router. Wireless mouses make wonderful
"remote"s. The computers don't have to be particularly powerful but
you'll want good-sized drives to hold the music. You'll need a
broadband connection for streaming programming but there is a whole
raft of free software that will allow you to rip and listen to your
cds and lps. There also exists quite a universe of stolen and
legitimate music for downloading across the WWW, P2P networks or even
with competent newsreading software.
--
Derald

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TOPIC: Registry Optimizer
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 23 2010 9:33 pm
From: "david7gable@aol.com"

Which registry optimizer for Windows do you recommend and why?
Thanks!

-Tassilo

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TOPIC: $25.00 an hour, choose your your own hours with this frugal program.
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TOPIC: Frigidaire and Electrolux ranges and cooktops recalled for burn hazard
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 23 2010 11:46 pm
From: ultimauw@NOSPAMlive@.com (zeez)

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NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 21, 2010
Release #11-016 Firm's Recall Hotline: (888) 281-5310
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
Firm Media Contact: (614) 761-2633
Frigidaire and Electrolux ICON Electric Smoothtop Cooktops and
Slide-In Ranges Recalled Due to Fire 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. It is
illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of Product: Frigidaire and Electrolux ICON Smoothtop Electric
Cooktops and Frigidaire Slide-in Ranges with rotary knobs and digital
displays

Units: About 122,000

Manufacturer: Electrolux Home Products Inc., of Charlotte, N.C.

Hazard: Liquids can pool under the control knob and cause the surface
heating element to turn on unexpectedly, heat to temperatures other
than expected and then not turn off, posing a risk of fire and burn
hazards to consumers.

Incidents/Injuries: Electrolux has received 70 reports of incidents,
including three reports of fires that resulted in property damage.
Three minor burn injuries were reported.

Description: This recall involves Frigidaire and Electrolux ICON
smoothtop electric cooktops and Frigidaire slide-in ranges with rotary
knobs and digital displays. Model and serial numbers for the slide-in
ranges can be found inside the oven door on the left side of the unit
or on the underside surface on cooktop models. The following model and
serial numbers are included in this recall:
Frigidaire Serial Number Range and Models
Serial Number Range: NF501XXXXX through NF952XXXXX
Model Numbers GLEC30S9EB
GLEC36S9EB
GLEC30S9EQ
GLEC36S9EQ
GLEC30S9ES GLEC36S9ES
GLES389EB
GLES389EQ
GLES389ES
GLES389FB GLES389FQ
GLES389FS
LEEC30S9FE
LEEC36S9FE
LES389FE PLEC30S9EC
PLEC36S9EC
PLES389EC
PLES399EC

Electrolux ICON Serial Number Range and Models
Serial Number Range: NF501XXXXX through NF045XXXXX
Model Numbers E30EC65ESS E36EC65ESS

Sold at: Mass merchandise and independent retail stores from January
2005 through August 2010 for between $500 and $2,500.

Manufactured in: Canada

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using and unplug the
recalled ranges or power off cooktops at the circuit breaker. Contact
Electrolux for information on how to obtain a free repair kit.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Electrolux at
(888) 281-5310 between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. ET Monday through Saturday
or visit the firm?s website at www.smoothtoprangerecall.com
(Frigidaire) or www.cooktoprecall.com (Electrolux).

Sample smoothtop slide-in range with rotary knobs and digital displays
Sample smoothtop slide-in range with rotary knobs and digital displays

Sample smoothtop cooktop with rotary knobs and digital displays
Sample smoothtop cooktop with rotary knobs and digital displays

Slide-in serial plate?left side of oven with door open
Slide-in serial plate?left side of oven with door open

Cooktop serial plate?underside of unit
Cooktop serial plate?underside of unit

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CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that
are either directly related to this product recall or involve a
different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it by
visiting https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting
the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from
thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's
jurisdiction. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and
families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or
mechanical hazard. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer
products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and
household chemicals - contributed significantly to the decline in the
rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the
past 30 years.
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TOPIC: Colombina Mega Pops recalled for possibly containing metal flakes
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Date: Sat, Oct 23 2010 11:47 pm
From: ultimauw@NOSPAMlive@.com (zeez)

http://consumerist.com/2010/10/lollipops-recalled-for-containing-metal.html

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Metal Flakes Found In Lollipops
By Ben Popken on October 22, 2010 12:00 PM 0 views

Better check your kids bags for Colombina Mega Pops this Halloween. A
test of the lollipops found tiny metal flakes in them. Family Dollar
has recalled the pops, which were also sold at a few other discount
stores, and the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer
Services has issued a warning.

The lollipops came in 28-oz bags with lot number 120979601171 or
ELPACK #2 on them. The bags say "MEGA POPS" on the front and
"Colombina" in the upper left hand corner.

The Department is investigating how widely distributed the pops were
and is sharing information with the FDA.

Consumers are recommended to throw the candy away or return it to the
store for a refund.

NCDA&CS issues consumer advisory after finding metal in lollipops from
South America [ncar.gov] (Thanks to Jack!)
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TOPIC: Toyota, Honda recalls for brake problems
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Date: Sat, Oct 23 2010 11:51 pm
From: ultimauw@NOSPAMlive@.com (zeez)

http://consumerist.com/2010/10/honda-recalls-nearly-500k-cars-over-brake-problems.html

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Honda Recalls Nearly 500K Cars Over Brake Problems
By Chris Morran on October 22, 2010 3:19 PM 0 views

Remember yesterday when Toyota recalled 1.53 million cars over
concerns about leaking brake fluid? Apparently the problem is
contagious, with Honda issuing a recall of their own on 470,000 Acura
and Honda vehicles.

A rep for the car company told the Detroit News that the recall covers
some 2005-07 Acura RL and 2005-07 Honda Odyssey vehicles.

The issue in both the Toyota and Honda recalls involves a part
manufactured by the same company, identified as Advics.

Apparently, if customers use brake fluid other than the original type,
the seal on the master cylinder can fail, diminishing the car's
stopping power.

Explains a rep for the company to Consumer Reports:

"
If a manual brake bleed is performed, with full and rapid stroke
of the brake pedal, the seal can become twisted within its retention
groove. Once that has occurred, a twisted seal can leak a small amount
of brake fluid with each application of the pedal.
"

Honda will replace the brake master cylinder seal in all recalled
vehicles. If leaking occurred, it also will replace the brake booster.

The Honda rep says that drivers will know if a leak is happening
because it "will result in the brake fluid light illuminating before
there is any loss of brake system performance. Although one brake
circuit could gradually lose performance due to this cause, there
would be no effect on the other brake circuit."

If the warning light does come on, take your vehicle to the dealer for
repair ASAP.

Owners may contact Honda customer service at: 800-999-1009.

Honda follows Toyota with brake-related recall of Acura RL, Honda
Odyssey [Consumer Reports]

Honda recalls 470,000 vehicles for brake fluid leaks [Detroit News]
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From ConsumerReports.org:

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concerns
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