The Fourth of July used to mean something but now it seems as though…
The Fourth of July used to stand for our
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July 3, 2008
February 18, 2008
Breaking News: Massive Southern California meat recall…the only problem is how do you recall something that has already been eaten?
Breaking News: Massive
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recalled 143 million pounds of beef on Sunday. The beef was recalled from Chino-based Westland/Hallmark Meat Company. An undercover video was discovered showing that sick and crippled animals had been pushed into the pens with forklifts.
It has been this is the largest recall in the history of the
While nothing can obviously be done about what has been consumed the big question that still remains is “Why did this go un-noticed for so long and who was supposed to be watching over this”?
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February 2, 2008
Breaking News: Nationwide Recall of NuCel Labs Eye Drops and Eye/Ear Wash Products
Nationwide Recall of NuCel Labs Eye Drops and Eye/Ear Wash Products
Contact:
Kevin Lundquist
208-542-0325
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — January 29, 2008 — NuCel Labs of Idaho Falls, Idaho announced today that it is conducting a voluntary nationwide recall of all Eye Drops and Eye/Ear Wash. This recall follows an FDA inspection in which product testing indicated that there was bacteria and particulate matter in the product deeming these products non-sterile. Non-sterile eye drops pose an unacceptable risk of causing eye infections, which in rare cases could lead to blindness.
Products are packaged in 1/4 oz plastic bottles. Eye drops are labeled: Eye Drops Caution: Do Not Use With Implants. Wash is labeled Eye/Ear Wash. All products labeled “Eye Drops Caution: Do Not Use With Implants” or “Eye/Ear Wash” are subject to the recall action. There are no lot numbers or expiration dates on the product. Approximately 500 units of these products have been distributed nationwide through retail outlets and the internet.
No illnesses or injuries have been reported to date.
The company has ceased the production and distribution of the product. Consumers who may have any of these products on hand are advised not to use them. Consumers are asked to return them to NuCel Lab, 1380 Curtis Ave, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402 or discard them and send NuCel Lab a purchase receipt for a full refund. Consumers with questions may call NuCel Lab at 208-542-0325.
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January 8, 2008
Importing Goods from China? learn how to Use Sales Financing and Grow
Importing Goods From China? Learn How to Use Sales Financing And Grow
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Marco_Terry]Marco Terry
It is no secret that many small importing companies have become big importing companies by capitalizing on the opportunity to buy goods from Chinese companies and re-sell them at great profit margins. With that accelerated growth comes a very big challenge. Sooner or later, you will get an order that exceeds your available financing.
Now what? Do you turn the order away? Do you send it to the competition?
Purchase order financing can help you deliver on this order and make the sale, while using none (or little) of your own money. It can help you make big sales and grow your company – sometimes exponentially.
To qualify for purchase order financing, you must meet the following criteria.
1. Your business must invoice between $50K and $600K per month
2. You must sell finished goods (e.g. be a re-seller or distributor)
3. You must sell your products to other businesses or to the government
4. Your profit margins must be at least 15% (higher is better of course)
If you meet these criteria, purchase order financing can help you deliver on those big orders and help you take your company to the next level. PO financing is simple to use and easy to qualify for.
A transaction works as follows. Once you have an order in place, the financing company opens a letter of credit naming your Chinese supplier as the beneficiary. The letter of credit (or LC) guarantees payment to the supplier, provided they deliver the products correctly. This enables you to complete the transaction.
Once the order is delivered to your end client, an invoice is generated. The transaction is settled once your end client pays the invoice, usually 45 days after receiving it.
As opposed to other types of financing, PO financing is easy to qualify for and to set up. The set up time is usually a couple of weeks. As you can see, this type of financing can help you grow your company by enabling you to take large orders that in the past you would have turned away.
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December 11, 2007
FDA Launches E-mail Alert Subscription Service through Public Web site
FDA Launches E-mail Alert Subscription Service through Public Web site
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced a new e-mail service that alerts subscribers whenever information is updated on certain FDA Web pages.
The service is free and available for a wide variety of FDA’s Web pages, including food safety protection, medical product approvals and consumer health information.
“Being able to directly communicate with consumers, health care professionals and the regulated industry about the safety of our food supply and medical products is critical to FDA’s ongoing commitment to protecting the public health,” said Andrew C. von Eschenbach, M.D., Commissioner of Food and Drugs. “E-mail is the leading use of the Internet, and this service strengthens FDA’s ability to keep its audiences informed quickly and effectively.”
To receive e-mail alerts, subscribers need only click on the red envelope icon located on participating Web pages. Each e-mail update includes a direct link to the FDA Web page that has been updated.
Powered by GovDelivery, a private sector e-mail subscription management system used by several other federal agencies, the service allows subscribers the flexibility to personalize the information most important to them.
A full list of currently available topics can be found at www.fda.gov/emaillist.html).
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December 5, 2007
Toxic Toys: don’t ruin your kids Christmas by buying one.
A Look at Toxins in Toys
A Look at How Toys Fared in Testing for Toxic Chemicals A look at how several popular toys fared in screenings for toxic chemicals by several environmental health groups. TOYS WITH HIGH LEAD CONTENT: – Tatiti Brush Your Teeth! Robot – Elmo’s Take-Along Card Games – Nick Jr. Go Diego Go! backpack – My Pasture Play Set – Hannah Montana Pop Star Card Game case TOYS WITH NO LEAD CONTENT: – The First Years First Keys – Fisher-Price Amazing Animals Hippo – B.R. Bruin Stacking Cups – Fisher-Price Rock-a-Stack – First Play Caterpillar Grasping Toy Source:
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December 2, 2007
Gorgeous People in Trouble - The Damsel in Distress
Gorgeous People in Trouble – The Damsel in Distress
The Setup: An American man meets an alleged American woman through an online dating service. After a successful online courtship, the two agree to meet. However, before they do, she must travel to Nigeria to attend to some important personal business. While in Nigeria, she befalls an unexpected tragedy. She is now feeling lonely and vulnerable, and is counting on him to help her through this difficult time.
The Tragic Circumstances: The traveler allegedly becomes a victim of a violent crime, and is robbed of all of her belongings. The manager at the hotel where she is staying has seized her passport and is refusing to allow her to leave the premises until she pays her outstanding bill. Alternatively, her mother who was accompanying her on the trip has suddenly fallen ill. She is unable to pay for the unexpected expenses, and needs assistance taking care of the hospital bill. Often, she claims that she has contacted the U.S. Embassy, but has been refused help.
The Expected Payoff: If he is sympathetic and assists her through her sudden crisis, the boyfriend stands to gain a large degree of gratitude from the young lady. If all goes well, her gratitude for his emotional support will translate, he hopes, into significant goodwill and affection from her when they finally meet.
The Financial Catch: Part 1: Eventually her needs change from emotional support to financial assistance. The tragedy that befell her entails monetary costs – she must pay the hotel bill or take care of hospital fees before she can return to see her new beau. The financial needs range from $500 for the hotel bill to $2,000 for the hospital. The unfortunate traveler ends up having serious problems on her way to America. Even after her American boyfriend pays her visa fees and contributes several hundred dollars toward her plane ticket, there are still many more unforeseen expenses.
Part 2: She discovers the Nigerian government has a requirement that all departing Nigerian citizens must prove that they have sufficient funds for travel. This requirement – called the “Basic Travel Allowance” (BTA) – means that the traveler must have the equivalent of $1,000 US Dollars before Nigerian immigration officials allow her to leave the country.
Part 3: To make matters worse, when she finally overcomes all the Nigerian bureaucratic hurdles – thanks to the boyfriend’s largesse – she has trouble in transit. During her stopover at Heathrow International Airport in London, she is allegedly detained by British Immigration authorities who believe her visa to be fake. Now she needs additional funds to pay a fine before embarking for America.
The Emotional Catch: In an effort to move the on-line relationship forward, the scam artist is quick to identify herself as the victim’s “girlfriend,” or even “fiancée,” some times with promises of marriage as soon as she can return from Nigeria.
The Bottom Line: The above-described scenario is particularly effective because it is not random spam, but is targeted at a specific victim. This scam has innumerable variations. Sometimes the young woman – or man, in some cases — in distress claims to be an
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American self-employed businessman, or Nigerian-American (thus the need to return to Nigeria for family reasons), a British citizen, but occasionally not even American at all. Sometimes victims hear from a Nigerian “doctor” who claims to be treating the victim’s friend. Often the victim claims to have been kidnapped in the Niger Delta (oil-producing region). What all the alleged unlucky travelers to Nigeria have in common, of course, is that they are all very attractive, and they all need money. Women become victims in about 20% of the cases. The scam artist may not even be the same gender as his/her on-line identity. Some victims speak on the phone with their on-line friend/scammer. In rare cases, a few victims have stated that they had already met their on-line correspondent in person once or twice; other aspects of the scam remain identical.
In all, the American citizen victim can lose any or all of the following: $200 for visa fees, $800 for supplementing the plane ticket, $1,000 to supply the BTA [ requirement that no longer exists], and $500 for the fine at Heathrow.
Given the amount of time and effort spent by the perpetrator laying the groundwork, many American victims have trouble believing they are being scammed. Victims often report that they had been corresponding with the love interest (a-k-a scammer) for several months, and only grudgingly recognize the scam for what it is after an American consular officer makes them aware of the economic realities of life in Nigeria.
Victims of this scam should notify the administrators of the dating website that was used.
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December 1, 2007
Avoid being the victim of an overseas SCAM…
All types of advance-fee scams have one point in common – the targeted person is led to believe that he or she has a chance to attain something of very great personal value (financial reward, a romantic relationship, etc) in return for a small up-front monetary outlay.
In the early, typical version of the scam, the targeted person was led to believe that s/he would soon gain access to large sums of money upon payment of a small processing fee. The initial payment of a few hundred dollars, according to the scam artist, was all that was standing in the way of a large money transfer routed directly to the target’s personal bank account. The money was usually presented as illegally obtained funds in need of laundering. The overseas embezzler simply needed a willing accomplice’s American bank account to which to transfer the funds, and in exchange would reward the American handsomely.
Advance fee fraud - also called “419 fraud” after the specific section of Nigerian law describing this type of fraud – has mutated considerably over the years. Originally, fraud artists in Nigeria would send an unsolicited but official-looking business proposal on bank or company letterhead to an unsuspecting American’s postal mailbox. Advance fee fraud scenarios are constantly evolving, and no longer originate just from Nigeria, but from countries around the globe. More recent scams have migrated from simple greed to the promise of love or a more rewarding professional life.
Elements of a Scam – Key Warning Signs:
Scams involve one or more – sometimes all – of the key signs below:
• The scammer and the victim meet online – often through Internet dating or employment sites.
• The scammer asks for money to get out of a bad situation or to provide a service.
• Photographs that the scammer sends of “him/herself” show a very attractive person. The photo appears to have been taken at a professional modeling agency or photographic studio.
• The scammer has incredibly bad luck– often getting into car crashes, arrested, mugged, beaten, or hospitalized — usually all within the course of a couple of months. They often claim that their key family members (parents and siblings) are dead. Sometimes, the scammer claims to have an accompanying child overseas who is very sick or has been in an accident.
• The scammer claims to be a native-born American citizen, but uses poor grammar indicative of a non-native English speaker
You will find more detailed information on these scams below. If you are uncertain whether you are the victim of a scam, you can call the U.S. Department of State at (888) 407-4747 or the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate. Those who become victims of the below scams should report them to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) at http://www.ic3.gov/. When it becomes apparent you are the victim of a scam, it is best to end all communications with the scam artist, rather than attempt resolution. It is extremely rare for victims to recover lost money. If you feel threatened in any way, you should report your situation to the local police.
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November 28, 2007
Sure Putting system now on Sale…
The Sure Putting system is finally on sale after years of development. buy yours now on eBay and save $50 off the SRP. Type in keyword Sure Putting and bam…
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October 9, 2007
FDA Warns of Potential Serious Side Effects with Breakthrough Cancer pain Drug
FDA Warns of Potential Serious Side Effects with Breakthrough Cancer Pain Drug The Food and Drug Administration is alerting health care professionals and consumers to concerns over the use of Fentora (fentanyl buccal) tablets after recent reports of deaths and other adverse events.
Fentora, a potent opioid pain medication, is used only for treatment of breakthrough pain in cancer patients receiving opioid treatment and who have become tolerant to it. Breakthrough pain is intense increases in pain that occur with rapid onset, even when opioid pain-control medication is being used. Patients who take narcotic pain medications daily and around-the-clock develop tolerance and are more resistant to the dangerous side effects of these medications than patients who take narcotic pain medication on a less frequent basis.
The deaths reported were the result of improper selection of patients, dosing, or improper product substitution.
“FDA is monitoring this issue very closely,” said Steven Galson, M.D., M.P.H., director of FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. “We are working with the manufacturer to ensure the safest use of this medicine. Health care professionals and patients need to be aware of the potential for fatal overdose with the improper use of Fentora.”
In its Public Health Advisory and Health Care Professional Sheet published today, FDA warned physicians and other health care professionals that it is critical to follow product labeling when administering Fentora. FDA further stated that it is dangerous to use Fentora for any short-term pain such as headaches or migraines. It is critical that Fentora not be used in patients who are not opioid tolerant.
Patients also must be under a doctor’s care and close supervision while taking Fentora and the dose should be carefully adjusted to control breakthrough pain adequately.
In addition, FDA is concerned about the improper substitution of Fentora, a quick acting pain drug, for other pain medicines. Fentora is not the same as other fentanyl products and cannot be substituted for Actiq, another fentanyl product used to treat breakthrough cancer pain. Because Fentora delivers more fentanyl to the blood than Actiq, substituting Fentora for Actiq using the same dose can result in a fatal overdose.
On Sept.10, 2007, Cephalon Inc., the manufacturer of Fentora, sent letters to physicians and other health care providers advising them about the adverse events and deaths reported for Fentora. FDA is reviewing available information including adverse events. The agency has asked the company to strengthen warnings and improve the dosing instructions in the drug’s product labeling. FDA also requested that the company improve their education plan for prescribers and pharmacists on the proper patient selection, dosing instructions and restrictions on substituting Fentora for other products.
Adverse events related to this product should be reported to MedWatch, the FDA’s voluntary reporting program:
www.fda.gov/medwatch/report.htm
800-332-1088
Fax: 800-332-0178
Mail: MedWatch, Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20852-9787
For more information, please visit: Fentanyl Buccal Tablets (marketed as Fentora)
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