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Recall of the Week: Chefmate 2-quart tea kettles due to burn hazard 26 Aug 2013 | 02:19 pm
Wilton Industries is recalling about 716,000 Chefmate 2-quart tea kettles in the United States and 1,400 in Canada. Steam can travel up the handle, or water can spill from the spout, posing a burn haz...
Feds need to charge those responsible for financial crisis and enforce consumer financial protection laws now 22 Aug 2013 | 12:04 pm
It’s good news for consumers that President Obama is holding discussions about stepping up enforcement of new rules to carry out Wall Street regulations. Obama urged regulators on Monday to act swiftl...
Should you print out any of your digital photos? 22 Aug 2013 | 08:20 am
After spending most of four days organizing two large boxes of printed photos from years ago, I realized that I haven’t been regularly printing out my digital photos recently. Is that a good thing or ...
How to organize your photos 20 Aug 2013 | 10:59 am
In many homes, accumulating printed photos are a problem. They’re stuck here and there, while consumers think they’ll organize them later. My advice is to pick out a system and start organizing your p...
Recall of the Week: Chevy Cruze compact cars due to brake problem 19 Aug 2013 | 02:28 pm
Photo: IFCAR General Motors is recalling nearly 293,000 Chevrolet Cruze compact cars in the United States from model years 2011 and 2012 because the power-assisted brakes can fail. In Cruzes with six-...
Warning: Detergent packets could kill or injure your child, grandchild 16 Aug 2013 | 12:11 pm
The Orlando Sentinel Thursday reported that a 7-month-old boy died after eating a laundry detergent packet in Kissimmee, Fla., last week The Sentinel said that an investigation into the incident is un...
This week, boomer bloggers are writing about life’s challenges, parenting, prosperity, and beauty 13 Aug 2013 | 12:53 pm
Karen Austin of The Generation Above Me is the host for this week’s Best of Boomer Blogs #321. The boomer blog roundup is a collection of like-minded blogs cooperating to share their best stories of i...
Recall of the Week: Big Lots tabletop torches due to fire and burn hazards 12 Aug 2013 | 12:52 pm
Big Lots is recalling about 30,000 tabletop torches due to fire and burn hazards. After the glass citronella tabletop torches are lit, they can flare up and emit burning lamp oil onto consumers and pr...
Longevity, food, money, aging, and Gen Y employees are the topics for this week’s Best of Boomer Blogs 11 Aug 2013 | 03:22 am
John Agno of So Baby Boomer is the host for this week’s Best of Boomer Blogs #320. The boomer blog roundup is a collection of like-minded blogs cooperating to share their best stories of interest to t...
Buy some locally grown fresh fruit and vegetables to celebrate National Farmers Market Week 11 Aug 2013 | 02:18 am
It’s National Farmers Market Week. The number of farmers markets across the United States is increasing with 8,144 farmers markets now listed in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Farmers M...
