Consumer Reports Guide to Baby Products : Recall: 2 million cribs from Delta, Evenflo, Jardine, others

Consumer Reports Guide to Baby Products : Recall: 2 million cribs from Delta, Evenflo, Jardine, others

Here is a list of cribs that are being recalled. Click the link above to get further details from Consumer Reports:

Child Craft (now out of business)
50,000 fixed side cribs (four entrapments)
All of the brand's drop-side cribs (one entrapment, one fall)

Delta Enterprise Corp., of New York, N.Y.
747,000 cribs (five entrapments, one fall)

Evenflo, of Miamisburg, Ohio
750,000 cribs (three entrapments, nine falls)

Jardine Enterprises, of Taipei, Taiwan
130,000 cribs (10 entrapments)

LaJobi, of Cranbury, N.J.
306,000 cribs (one fall)

Million Dollar Baby, of Montebello, Calif.
156,000 cribs (eight entrapments, three falls)

Simmons Juvenile Products Inc. (SJP), of New London, Wis.
50,000 cribs (two entrapments, two falls)

Matthew West talks about his new CD Stories Of LIfe that comes out in October

Free music download from I-tickets.com

Our friends at i-tickets.com have a great new FREE song for you from worship artist Joel Auge.  The song is called "Be Lifted" from his new CD Invisible Things.  You can download it for free from I-Tickets.com.

Free song from Newsboys "Build Us Back"

Free Vicky Beeching Song and chord chart

Vicky Beeching is offering a free song from her latest CD "Eternity Invades."  The song is called "Blessing and Honor" and also includes the lyric and chord chart.  This free song is available at FREECCM.COM.

Tralier for the new Voyage of The Dawn Treader Movie

Chronicles Of Narnia 3

The movie comes out in theaters December 10th.  It will also be the first of the Narnia series to be available in 3-D.  Find out more about this movie at Narnia.com.

More Tylenol recalls

McNeil Consumer Health Care is extending it's recall from Janaury to include a new lot of EXTRA STRENGTH TYLENOL® Rapid Release Gels and four lots of BENADRYL® ALLERGY ULTRATAB™ TABLETS.  Visit McNeil's website for details of the lot numbers of the recall or call 1-888-222-6036.

USB Typewriter

Many people grew up learning to type on a typewriter.  If you would love to have that same feel of typing but on your computer, they USB Typewriter might be for you.  You can either buy a USB Typewriter or the equipment to convert your typewriter to USB.  Then you can plug it into you computer and use it.  Find out more and get pricing at USBTypewriter.com.

How to help your daughter with self image issues

Too many girls are struggling with self image issues today.  The Mayo Clinic has released a great article about why girls struggle with self image and how we can help.  Read the complete article at MayoClinic.com.

According to the article, the main reason girls suffer from a negative body image are:

■Having a mother who's overly concerned about her own weight or her daughter's weight or appearance


■Natural weight gain and other changes caused by puberty

■Peer pressure to look a certain way

■Media images that promote the ideal female body as thin

■Being teased about her weight
 
The consequences of a negative body image are:
 
■Low self-esteem


■Depression

■Eating disorders
 
Ways to help girls to have a positive body image:
 
■Explain the effects of puberty and genetics.

■Discuss media messages.
■Discuss self-image.

■Use positive language.
■Team up with your family doctor.
■Help establish healthy-eating habits.

■Counter negative media messages.
■Encourage a positive school environment.
■Praise achievements.
■Encourage physical activity.
■Set a good example.

Added incentives to upgrade your water heater or furnace

Michigan Energy Options has been authorized by the State of Michigan to offer higher rebates through the Michigan Appliance Rebate Program.  Only about 5% of federal funds set aside for rebate in Michigan for new water heaters and furnaces have been used.  So the state is increasing the rebate amounts.  For a new Propane Water Heater the rebate has increased from $100 to $300.  For a oil or propane furnace the rebate is now $500 compared to $300.  And the state has also authorized a 25% rebate on solar water heaters not to exceed $2500.
Find out more about these rebates as well as rebates for energy efficient appliances at MichiganEnergyOptions.org.

Guys design your own dress shirt

I would never have the fashion sense to do this, but Blank Label is a new webservice that allows you to design your own dress shirts.  You can chose the fabric, colors, design, everything in the making of a shirt.  The cost is a little high as prices start at $45 a shirt but for a custom designed and fitted shirt, that is probably not too bad.  And it looks like Blank Label is a huge success, according to their website, as they can't keep up with the mass of orders coming in.  Check out Blank-label.com to design your very own shirt.

Free music from ITickets.com

I tickets has two songs available as free downloads this week.  The first is a traditional spritual from The Acapella Company called "Take the Lord with You".  The second song is by INO artist Joy Whitlock called "Testify".  You can download both of these songs for free at ITickets.com.

For those without a green thumb!

Sprout Robot is a cool new service for those who want to garden but are not really sure how to do it.  They offer two services: a free email service to tell you what to plant when in your garden and a paid service where they will mail you the seeds to plant when you need to plant them.  Sprout Robot also will email when to water and care for your garden.  I like this site because it's for those of us who don't know too much about gardening but still want to try.  Find out more at SproutRobot.com.

Find out how well you can mutlitask and handle distractions

The New York Times is offering two tests to see how good you are at focusing despite distractions and multitasking.  These tests were developed from research that show that some people who multitask actually are more distracted and are less productive.  Scientist even have shown that multitasking can change how we think and behave.  You can "Test Your Focus" and "Test How Fast You Juggle Tasks" at NYTimes.com.

Question: over a million of these will be bought this year but half will go unused?

Answer: swimsuits.

Congratulations to Joan Bellinger of Manistee, today's winner.

Consumer Reports Guide to Baby Products : Tiny batteries in remotes, toys, musical cards can be lethal if ingested

Consumer Reports Guide to Baby Products : Tiny batteries in remotes, toys, musical cards can be lethal if ingested According to this article from Consumer Reports, 68% of battery ingestion cases involve kids 6 and younger. And while kids toys and books that have batteries are required to have a screw on the battery compartment those items that are for adults, like remote controls do not. It is very important that you keep an eye on kids when they are using items that have batteries in them. It can be a very major health hazard for them if they ingest a battery, especially the newer lithium batteries.

DailyTech - Nokia Offers Bicycle-powered Phone Charger

DailyTech - Nokia Offers Bicycle-powered Phone Charger
Do you remember when they had lights on bicycles that were powered by the front wheel? I remember riding my dad's bike that had one. I remember the "whirling" sound of the generator as I sped up or slowed down. And when you slowed down the light would go out. Well, Nokia is taking that technology and making a great new product that will charge your cell phone while you ride your bike. This product is intended for countries where bicycling is a major source of transportation but should eventually trickle down to the US and Canada. If you ride your bicycle to work or school, this would be a great tool to keep your cell phone charged while saving on electricity.

Maytag Dishwasher recall

Maytag is recalling 1.7 million dishwashers that were sold between February 2006 and April 2010.  The dishwashers heating element can fail causing a serious fire hazard.  The recall includes the following brands: Maytag, Amana, Jenn-air, Magic Chef, Performa by Maytag and Crosley brand dishwasher with plastic tubs.  Find out more about the recall and which serial numbers are included at Repair.Maytag.org or by calling 1-800-544-5513.  The company is offering to repair or offer rebates to replace the dishwashers effected.

Make your own ketchup

Here are the ingredients you will need to make your own home made ketchup (from Instructables.com)

* 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste


* 1/2 cup white vinegar

* 4 tablespoons brown sugar

* 1 tablespoon garlic powder

* 1 tablespoon onion powder

* 1/4 teaspoon allspice

* 1 teaspoon salt

* 1 teaspoon molasses

* 1 teaspoon agave nectar

* 2 1/2 cups water


Ketchup (Catsup) Recipe - More DIY How To Projects

Three free songs for you today

Click the link or title to download these great new songs (some require a free login to enter.)

"Love Like You Loved" by Jonny Diaz from FreeCCM.com.

"The Secret" by Hearts of Saints from HeartsOfSaints.com.

"The Apple" by Carolina Story from iTickets.com.