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After ordering 1650 sf of Somerset Country hardwood, which appeared to be made in KY, I found out it is made in China and imported to the US. I called the company and they confirmed. I told CS rep they don't disclaim this on their site, and just mention KY plants, and she said "I Know..."
I am curious to see what the China equivilant of "white oak" is. So sad that they don't warn buyers. If I wanted in import from China, I would have gone to Home Depot. |
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I would like to know how you came across this information as Somerset is actually a real nice product. I am involved in 25 manufacturers of hardwood and have my ears wide open to your comment. I am also not sure a CS rep has the knowledge or ability to confirm this. I have sat across the table from Somerset Corporate rep (not a distributor) and they do not talk of an import. They have invited me to mill tours so I am really anxious to hear some details. Thanks |
Your post is already showing up on search engines. I am going to do some research on this as this type of post really hurts the perception of this product. It is not priced like an import from the wholesale side. That I can assure you of so it is upsetting to read this and at this point, frankly I do not believe it. They really promote themselves as American milled. They do sell exotics, and have quite a variety of distressed, hand scrapes, etc. These are products not normally found in Chinese imports.Just an expert opinion thrown out to discredit a rumor style post which really slanders a reputable manufacturer.If I find you are correct, i will vehemently apologize. Would really like to read your facts other than a CS Rep saying "I know". |
- Posted by blondie859111 (My Page) on Fri, Jan 14, 11 at 1:11
floortech, I understand, it saddens me as well. My husband and I are building our house from the ground up together- alone, with the exception of the foundation, sheetrock and metal roof. I spent hours picking materials that are made locally in the northeast, and if that is not possible, made in America. I despise the fact that Americans are loosing jobs hourly because of imports, so I did my research on this before posting. Here is how I found out. When speaking with he owner of initial flooring company I was dealing with, I was divided. I could not decide to go with oak or maple. He told me to avoid the maple because it was a wood from China and did not have the quality of the maple I would be familiar with. He recommended the white oak, which was also an import. I mentioned that I was surprised to hear the wood was imported, and he said he was certain because he had just had a meeting in KY with the folks from Somerset. At this point I assumed that even though the wood was imported, and that the finishing was done in KY. At least Americans would be employed in that process. I called Somerset, spoke to three reps who kept passing me up the chain, until I finally got ifrom that person that the wood was indeed imported. Sadly I still assumed that the finishing was done in the US. Shortly after, a local retailer heard about the size of my order and asked to put in a bid. Although their price was higher, decided to go with his bid because his company is a major employer in the area, supplying many families in the area with good health benefits and a reasonable income. When we discussed the arrival dates, he mentioned the transit time from China, and said six weeks was probably the soonest I could get the product. I then thought, if it is going to take six weeks to get the wood here, how long until it is a finished product? He told us the finished product comes directly from China. I was just heartbroken, and upset with myself for assuming it was finished here.It never actually goes to KY at all. Again I called Somerset with my question, and again, was put on hold, and shuffled from person to person. The rep I spoke with told me that the wood was from China, the handscraping was done in China, the finishing was done and China, and the finished product was shipped from China to the US. I expressed my concern about products made in China and the disgusting odors and worse that have arisen and how the company would stand by me if that issue arose. She said "I don�t know, it has not come up". floortech, I understand your concerns more than you could imagine because I have 1650 sf of this import on the way to my home, a home I put a great deal of effort in making a home that was built with American products- no easy feat these days. A home that used American products wherever possible, giving jobs to Americans, because that is important to me. As for your statement about the wholesale pricing, that's the thing about importing- the company makes a great deal more money hiring cheap labor, and gain the financial rewards of that. Companies generally do not use labor and goods from China to pass along costs to American consumers. So, yes, I am paying the price for an American made hand scraped flooring for an import from China. Somerset is the winner here. Not the American workforce and certainly not me. floortech, I encourage you to phone customer service at 1-877-404-9663 and ask them exactly where the Somerset Country handscraped Oak is made, and the origins of the "white oak". As them to list the other Somerset handscraped flooing is made in China. I did, and was saddened by the answer. Trust me, no one would like me to be proven wrong more that myself! I still have no idea if what they are calling "white oak" bears any resemblance to NA white oak. If the info you get is the same as mine, no need to apologize- we are all sorry. I scoured the website over and over and they do not mention China at all. I feel as though I have been misled by the company. My initial reaction was like yours, so much so that I never bothered to ask if anywhere in the process American hands touched the product. Other than the loading docks, that is. Keep me posted! |
Here is a link that might be useful: Contact information for Somerset
I recently purchased 2400sf of hand scraped white oak Somerset (17,000.00 installed) and thought it was American made when I purchased it. I found out after looking at the box it came in and it stated it was made in China. I questioned this with my builder and he said the oak is shipped to China from the US and they process it there. It does come with a 50yr warranty and does look beautiful. Had I known it was made in China I might not have ordered it. I did check the website and it does lead you to believe that is made in KY. |
- Posted by blondie859111 (My Page) on Fri, Jan 14, 11 at 8:19
Zippy, I am so glad you like the product, I think it is beautiful, and just need to get over the China thing. Do you happen to have a picture of your finished floors? |
Blondi, The reason why I choose this flooring was my son built a new house two years ago and he used Somerset Country white oak with random boards and I fell in love with it then. He floor is still beautiful and he has no complaints. The guys that are installing my flooring feel it is top of the line and good quality. I will post a photo later today. |
- Posted by lavender_lass (My Page) on Fri, Jan 14, 11 at 10:47
Blondie- Thank you for sharing your research on this product. I agree, it is very sad to mislead people, as to where a company's product actually originates. If I want to employ Chinese workers, I would knowingly buy Chinese products. While many American companies import products, as part of their process, I would not expect to pay top American dollar for a Chinese product. While it may be too late for you to change your order, I think the least Somerset Country can do is CLARIFY this issue on their website. Perhaps other buyers would prefer to buy wood from another company (even another area of the country) in order to actually buy American. |
- Posted by blondie859111 (My Page) on Fri, Jan 14, 11 at 13:03
Well said, Lav. Zippy, can't wait to see the floors! |
Still trying to figure out how to upload pictures in a message. Any advice would be appreciated. |
- Posted by blondie859111 (My Page) on Sat, Jan 15, 11 at 12:25
Here is a link that might be useful: Photobucket to store pictures
Sorry Blondie, I have not great success, will send it to you privately. Sorry list I was doing great until I got to Apple CommandV part. |
- Posted by blondie859111 (My Page) on Sat, Jan 15, 11 at 19:49
firstname.lastname@example.com Thank you! Is it ok if I post your picture once I get it? |
- Posted by blondie859111 (My Page) on Sat, Jan 15, 11 at 20:21
- Posted by blondie859111 (My Page) on Mon, Jan 17, 11 at 10:48
I just got confirmation from Somerset Hardwood. The wood is not North American wood because they say it would not be practical to export the wood from NA. The wood is sourced from Asia and other locations. The product is completely made in China then exported for sale to US. |
- Posted by lavender_lass (My Page) on Tue, Jan 18, 11 at 14:19
It's not practical to export the wood from NA? Why not keep the wood HERE, manufacture/mill it here...and then sell it here? Then they wouldn't have to export it! Just a thought :) |
A building I was working on called for interior marble. We imported it from Italy twice because the first time around it cracked in a storm coming over on the boat. It was still cheaper than buying it from Vermont. It's all about the money. |
- Posted by blondie859111 (My Page) on Thu, Jan 20, 11 at 5:55
Lav, it's all about labor costs. Anderson Hardwood uses prison labor here in the US for their handscraped line and it it still quite costly compared to Somerset line. The pay for labor in China is a mere fraction of what a US worker would make. There are so many Asian imports that it's difficult for US workforce to compete and offer a competitive product for a labor-intensive line like handscraped. Nana- I priced out Vermont marble and was shocked, I know what you mean! |
- Posted by blondie859111 (My Page) on Fri, Feb 4, 11 at 8:09
Got the delivery date for my flooring- supposed to be Feb. 8th, but the shipment from China will be delayed. Looking at March now- this is really becoming a problem. Can't get a mortgage till the job is completed. So much for the Kentuckey Hand Scraped flooring. |
Hi Blondie, I would love to see photos after you install. I think when it comes to building a new home it seems like a |
- Posted by blondie859111 (My Page) on Wed, Feb 9, 11 at 6:47
Somerset floor update: I cancelled the order. I just can not tolerate the flooring: #1- Coming from China when the website says nothing about it #2- Knowing it is the only product not made in the USA in my house #3- The companies inability to give me a delivery date We're going with a 4.25" dark stained ash product made in Maine, by Maine Traditions Flooring. It's not hand-scraped, which is what I have always wanted, but it does fit in with what is important to us- which is that the company employes many local people and a good working environment. |
- Posted by lavender_lass (My Page) on Thu, Feb 10, 11 at 11:38
Blondie- Good for you! Buy American, whenever possible :) Maybe Somerset could be a little more forthcoming on their website...that would be nice, too. |
Wow, is this really true? On their web-site they really imply that their wood is from the USA: http://www.somersetfloors.com/pages/somersetWoodProducts.html However, they don't specifically state that it is made in the USA. |
- Posted by blondie859111 (My Page) on Thu, Feb 10, 11 at 20:31
Lav, thank you! I agree with you! avcs, it is sadly true. My order was delayed for one month because of the length of time the shipment from China was taking. It was going from China to New Jersey- never got anywhere near the Somerset plant. The oak is actually Siberian oak, and is shipped from there to China for handscraping (by machine I found out) and finishing. You can call the company, and if you specifically ask them, they have to tell you. |
- Posted by Daedalusnj (My Page) on Fri, May 27, 11 at 13:07
I just got off the phone with "Bob" at Somerset in KY. Here is what he told me: All of their flooring products are grown, processed and finished in Kentucky EXCEPT FOR THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT LINES: Exotics (as would be expected) Antique (Engineered flooring, not solid wood) Country (so called hand scraped) All the rest are born and bred in the good old USA! I am down to a decision between Somerset Specialty Hickory in Nutmeg or Bruce Kennedale Maple in Sumatra. Both look beautiful and it's now only a question of which 'looks' better in our room! |
- Posted by woodfloorpro (My Page) on Sat, May 28, 11 at 9:36
Somerset has a new plant in Kentucky up and running engineered flooring with product scheduled to hit the market in late June. This plant is to replace nearly all of their Chinese imports with American made. |
I'm thinking about purchasing Somerset Country flooring. Has anyone purchased that? I'd be interesting in knowing how you feel. |
Hi pcope, I have Somerset Country in Buttercup and I love it. We have been living in our new home since June and I am really happy with it. I have both cats and dogs and it is doing well. It is easy to clean and can take a beating. |
I'm very disappointing with a Somerset Natural Red Oak floor. It's been down for one year and looks great, but it dents and scratches way more easily than my old oak floors. We're two seniors and don't wear outdoor shoes inside. The slightest thing seems to mar the floor. Not happy as it was expensive and the dealer claimed it was a superior product. Would not recommend. |
- Posted by march222014 (My Page) on Sat, Mar 22, 14 at 16:03
I recently redid my new townhouse with all new floors. I chose Somerset flooring over the manufacturer I had previously used because I couldn't find any negative reviews and I preferred the tones in the white oak flooring I wanted to use. Choosing Somerset was a huge mistake. My floors are just over one year old and look awful. The scratches and dings are too numerous to count. We are a family of 3 adults and one very small mature dog. I have had similar hardwood in every home I have lived in and never had the wear these floors are showing. The only thing I found worse then the durability of Somerset flooring was their customer service. I strongly suggest thinking twice about using this flooring. |
Thank you very much for your information/heads up regarding Somerset being made in China. I am replacing carpeting with wood and while I love Mirage, it was a tad expensive for the home I am putting it in. Mine but a relative lives there and I'm saving Mirage for my home :-). So the Somerset line was there right across from Mirage and I was almost sucked in at $4 less a sq. ft. Looks good on the surface but I will also buy American whenever possible without a rediculous price tag. I think I can find one in their price range made here. If I could find a China product that lasts then I would consider it but to this day only the Great Wall of China still stands and it isn't made of China wood. All floor warranties are for *&%$ so one needs to realize this before they buy a product. Even Mirage demands a 40% minimum humidity on their floors. I just buy extra of a quality product in case of needed repair. Looks like it's back to the search for an American quality product line. :-( |
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- Posted by canelita-2 (My Page) on Fri, Jun 13, 14 at 13:37
So many interesting and informative comments ... I am visiting a couple of floor dealers next week and DEFINiTELY "'will not touch Sommerset products with a 10 ft pole"!!! Thanks so much for all your posts regarding this issue. |
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Has anyone used your sewing machine to join knitted pieces? I am knitting the shirt-tailed hoodie from vogueknitting magazine , page 95. Easy, and turning out beautiful. Usually do the mattress stitch, but this calls for sewing...does not say machine, but has anyone tried it..Straight stitch??? |
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- Posted by oilpainter (My Page) on Sat, Sep 26, 09 at 19:09
I have used the machine to sew in zippers but never join 2 knitted pieces by machine. I would think they would stretch out of shape and not look good. With the zipper you have the backing to keep it flat but I find you still have to ease the knitting. I don't think that is what they meant by sewing together. I think they meant sew together like you regularly sew knitting. The mattress stitch will give you a better seam |
- Posted by donna_loomis (My Page) on Mon, Sep 28, 09 at 13:28
Like oilpainter, I have used a sewing machine to sew zippers in, but not to join knitted pieces. Using a straight stitch on a sewing machine would not have enough give and I think the seam would break very quickly during wear of an item. Knits naturally stretch, but sewing thread, not so much. Even using a stretch stitch wouldn't have enough give, in my opinion. I agree that the mattress stitch would probably be best. |
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Wearing gold and silk is unlawful for males, since Islam considers them to be exclusive for women and a sign of femininity. The Prophet (peace be upon him) took a piece of silk and a piece of gold and said: "These two are forbidden for the men of my people." [Sunan Abî Dâwûd]
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Retail sales account for about three-fourths of North Carolina sweet potatoes.
Still, there's room for growth and grower-shippers say they're working to help their supermarket partners increase their profitability.
Those sales are also occurring at times other than Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter, which traditionally see peak demand.
During the 2012-13 season, Wayne E. Bailey Produce Co., Chadbourn, N.C., helped its retail partners promote and sell the product throughout the year.
"We had many retailers do promotions and they were doing them rather frequently, not just with the holidays," said George Wooten, president. "We had retailers promoting them all along the way in different months, in January, February and July."
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Wayne E. Bailey last year introduced a four-pack overwrapped tray, which helped increase retail demand, Wooten said.
The sweet potato industry is gaining more retail space, said Charlotte Vick, partner in Vick Family Farms, Wilson, N.C.
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Jeff Scramlin, the Raleigh, N.C.-based director of business development for Wada Farms Marketing Group LLC, Idaho Falls, Idaho, agrees retailers should merchandise sweet potatoes throughout the year.
"They tend to push sweet potatoes at the highest periods of consumer demand," Scramlin said.
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If you are like me, you like to recycle, and one thing I can do is make my own COMPOST with kitchen garbage. But you cannot put meat grease in your compost, so what can you do with it?
This is for those who may be interested in rediscovering some "old ways" to recycle kitchen garbage. MAKE LAUNDRY SOAP out of that old meat grease! This is my 1976 recipe for Laundry Soap #1
NOTE: Do not be alarmed about using LYE in this recipe. ALL real Soap contains lye. It is rendered inert by the process and curing time. (Many so-called soaps on the market are actually detergents. Detergents are not soap. They are not bio-degradable and they DO POLLUTE despite what their labels may say.) This soap is gentle on your hands and easy on your finest linens and clothing. It does not make a lot of foamy suds, polluting our water ways, but it cleans. I use it instead of products like SHOUT. It even removes bubble gum and melted crayons and ink pen leaks in white dress shirts.
(10 minutes mixing time)
* FUMES Warning:
Old-time LAUNDRY & All-Purpose SOAP #1 FIRST - Measure and assemble all ingredients, materials and tools. INGREDIENTS:
(2) Wooden spoons for stirring and mixing.
** Do wear protective eye goggles and rubber gloves in case of splashes. ***Do not use aluminum or other metal pans - use a deep plastic dish pan/tub or white enamel coated pans *** DIRECTIONS:
1. In a deep saucepan:
2. Dissolve Borax in (1) cp of cold water and slowly stir into Lye mixture.
4. Stir Grease/ammonia/kerosene Mixture slowly into the lye mixture in the plastic tub, stirring until it thickens. This mixture will be hot because of the lye action, but it will cool. After it has cooled and set up solid, put it somewhere to CURE for at least 2 weeks - 4 weeks is better. I put mine in a large plastic garbage bag after it cools. Keep it out of reach of animals and children until it completely cures. (It will kill mice during this curing time...I discovered). When totally cured, your soap will be light and float in water, just like Ivory Soap. It will be a light cream or tan color. After it has AGED, it can be cut into squares or grated for laundry soap. It is VERY gentle on your skin and leaves your skin soft. I have always taken it on our camping/fishing trips. Put it inside a knee high nylon hose or in one footed leg of an old pr. of pantyhose and tie a knot. It can be used inside the sock and hung up to dry between uses. It will not pollute lakes or rivers or other water supplies. It is great outside to wash hands after gardening. I hang the socked soap on my water faucet, so it is handy. To make scented HAND SOAP: After you have added all the ingredients together and are stirring it to thicken, when the Lye-soap Mixture has cooled and begins to thicken, you can add things like herbs, i.e., chammomile, rosemary, sage, etc., or other ingredients like oatmeal to create varieties of hand soap. Essential oils work too, i.e. Lavender, Rose, Rosemary, &etc. Bits of the fresh herb flowers or leaves can be added, too if you like. I have made it with and without these additives and like it just as much. In fact, I like the clean, fresh fragrance of Old-time Lye Soap. PLEASE use all my precautions and do not allow children to help. ~Annie |
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- Posted by foxesearth 8b GA/FL line (My Page) on Fri, Mar 27, 09 at 20:49
My first thoughts were about an old recording from 1952 called "It's In the Book" with a song at the end called "Grandma's Lye Soap." I can't embed the video here, so I put it on a blog I have for random things like this. Nell |
Here is a link that might be useful: Grandma's Lye Soap
Wow, Annie, that's kind of an unusual soap recipe there. I've seen a few soap recipes, but I don't think I've ever seen ammonia or kerosene used before. I know you're not a chemist or anything, but do you have any idea why these two things are added? The borax is surprising too. Have you found it hard to buy lye, thanks to the meth lab idiots? ThinMan |
- Posted by sweetannie4u midOK_z6b/7a (My Page) on Sat, Mar 28, 09 at 17:53
The Chemistry of Annie's Lye Soap: The Lye reacts to the grease or fat molecules to become soap. (molecular reaction of the Lye to the positive and negative charges on each end of the Fat Molecules). How's that? Sometimes finding Lye for my soap recipe can be tricky, but I get it at my friendly neighborhood grocer's! Good old Red Devil's Lye. Now finding the pure stuff, without metal bits, is the tricky part these days as it is used as a drain cleaner. Not a LYE: If I made my own lye, this recipe would be the same as Grandma's Old Lye Soap of bye gone days. ~Annie |
- Posted by sweetannie4u midOK_z6b/7a (My Page) on Sat, Mar 28, 09 at 18:04
P.S. - You MUST follow the recipe exactly. 1. Too much lye will not have enough fat to latch on to and will burn the fire out of you. It will never completely become inert. (Lye or some other Alkali in soap is what causes soap to burn our eyes. Your skin has enough oils on it to protect us from the ph reaction from the lye, but your eyes don't.) 2. Too much fat, and the soap with not clean. It will just be greasy. So, if you try this recipe, please follow the recipe amounts and steps EXACTLY! It is safe if you do. ~Annie |
- Posted by foxesearth 8b GA/FL line (My Page) on Sat, Mar 28, 09 at 21:10
I have the kettle, and the wood ashes, but not 5 cups of meat grease. If it ever comes to where I have to make my own soap, I guess I'll have to boil down a nice greasy opossum, which I can catch in my handy armadillo trap. It's a good idea these days to have contingency plans, just in case. Nell |
- Posted by sweetannie4u midOK_z6b/7a (My Page) on Sun, Mar 29, 09 at 2:40
Nell, You can substitute a can of LARD, sold in the same section as Crisco shortening. Lard is just rendered animal fat. It makes lovely white soap. Or you can shoot a wild boar and render your own animal fat. :) ~Annie |
Annie, I have been making soap for a year or so. I love doing it and have found that it is really better for your skin..no winter white, itchy skin with it. Your recipe is exactly like Mom's old laundry soap recipe except for the kerosene. I save all grease for soap making and had the meat processor save the beef fat and pork fat when we butchered last. I rendered both for soap making. Now that I have the cow, I am making some milk soap. Also buy the canned Goat's milk for a Milk and honey recipe I do. I love doing everything I can from scratch and recycling everything possible...makes me feel good. I should have been born in pioneer times. Adding coconut oil to the soap will increase the bubbles and you can buy it in the stores right above the lard. |
So that's how it's made. Is the soap smelly if the grease is smelly? Like bacon grease? |
- Posted by sweetannie4u midOK_z6b/7a (My Page) on Mon, Mar 30, 09 at 13:02
It smells like Lye Soap, but not meat greases. I save all of the following greases and oils: Bacon Grease I don't fry very often, but I still save the oils and grease. It adds up faster than you might think! The chemical action in the soap making process removes the smelly odors of meat greases. Make sure you strain it well to remove all the bits and pieces. I just use my kitchen sieve. The soap will not LOOK like commercial stuff. Those are mostly detergents. This soap is wonderful. Leaves your skin soft. Gentle on clothes. The two commercial soaps that I know that are REAL SOAP are Castile and Ivory (or Ivory used to be real soap anyway). For JUST hand soap, you can add a little glycerin (found at all RX drug store counters), and omit the Kerosene. OPT. - Kerosene is not necessary for the recipe to work, but it makes the laundry soap better. Boosts the cleaning power. As mentioned above, you can add coconut oil (and/or other fancy oils) to make it more sudsy and feel softer. There are all kinds of soap recipes on the internet. I've tried a few. The thing I object to in these NEW recipes is the cost and waste. Those fancy oils are EXPENSIVE. Cheaper to buy commercial soap and be done with it. Hope this explains my purpose in posting this topic: ***Recycling old meat grease rather than throwing it into the garbage that will go into land fills*** We can greatly reduce the amount of trash and garbage that goes into land fills (millions of tons of garbage dumped on the land and in the ocean )just in America) just by practicing the three "R's" of waste management for good conservation - REDUCE -> REUSE -> RECYCLE -> Don't waste food! Use those leftovers and compost your kitchen garbage. Many household items that most Americans tend to just toss in the garbage daily can be REDUCED, REUSED, and RECYCLED, including clothing, buttons, zippers, snaps, hook and eyes, and other items just in our households alone. Good conservation practices not only saves the Earth by preventing pollution and conserves our natural resources, but it will save each of us MONEY, not only collectively as a society, but in each household! There is an old Mormon saying: "A woman can throw it out the window with a teaspoon faster than a man can pitch it in the front door with a shovel." - Brigham Young, 1860. This is so true. |
While I've only made soap once I wonder about these directions. "2. Dissolve Borax in (1) cp of cold water and slowly stir into Lye mixture. I think one should first dissolve the lye in the quart of water then add the borax water. Otherwise there will be a very large explosion of lye if one adds one cup of borax water to the dry lye. I think item 3 should be 2 and vice versa. Lye is very dangerous unless handled properly. |
- Posted by sweetannie4u midOK_z6b/7a (My Page) on Mon, Mar 30, 09 at 23:42
luckygal, My bad! You are so right! I guess I got them in the wrong order. I missed that typing mistake. OMG! PLEASE everyone!!!. Thank you so much for that heads up. Annie |
- Posted by gonativegal Zone5a (My Page) on Mon, Mar 30, 09 at 23:48
Wow, Thanks for posting this and answering all the hard questions - something I might try later this summer. I just need enough grease, now - lol. We don't eat too many fried foods. I already have been making my own laundry soap this last winter (so have the borax already) I guess why not try making soap too! |
Sorry; I can't get past the spreading-bacon-grease-on-my-skin-to-(clean?!)-it thing, and all the stuff-in-jars-that-usually-have-skull-and-crossbones-on-them that it takes to actually make this soap. Wow. But the milk soaps intrigue me... And one would guess that there's no smoking allowed while you're showering with this stuff. |
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just got the 2010 cartels, its a hell of a lot better then my old $120 entry bindings. There is tons of cushioning for those hard landings. Tons of adjustment settings. Def would recommend to anyone. This is my first Burton product and, all i can say is Burtons the shit son!!!
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I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
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Report details abuses at multiple California rehab centersFriday, June 20th, 2014 Issue 25, Volume 18.
However, addiction isnt limited to substances that are illicit. Prescription painkillers or any number of substances that impact the way the human body functions can be abused and can gain an addictive hold over the people that use them. Each and every day many of the individuals who suffer from current substance abuse problems will attempt to kick the habit for good; theyll go to a rehab treatment facility in the hopes that it will give them the ability to overcome their dependence on a substance. That dependence in many cases isnt just mental, but also physical. Detoxification, or the process by which a drug leaves the body, can be a key example of that. People who actively and habitually use opioids at the time of their check-in at a rehab facility could begin to experience agitation, anxiety and severe muscle aches among a number of other withdrawal symptoms, according to studies by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). People who suffer from addictions to alcohol also suffer from an array of symptoms that includes seizure, rapid heart rate and fever, according to officials. Some specialists in Southwest Riverside say these withdrawal symptoms can be deadly when paired with an extenuating illness or disorder, especially in facilities where medical staff arent present on a regular basis. Locally, and in California as a whole, there have been a number of deaths at rehab facilities that took in individuals trying to get themselves clean of a particular substance. There was Brandon Jacques, a Missouri resident, who came to an Orange County rehabilitation center after developing an eating disorder and an addiction to alcohol. The facility failed to transfer him to a hospital immediately after lab testing indicated his electrolytes were out of balance. He would later die of cardiac arrest attempting to do 30 pushups. Gary Benefield of Arizona was another out of state resident who came to California seeking treatment for his alcohol addiction. He came to the state in spite of a recent bout of pneumonia and a case of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), and he flew on a plane without the oxygen he was dependent on. Benefield complained of being in pain and being disoriented before and after his arrival to A Better Tomorrow Treatment Center (ABTTC) in Murrieta. Staff at the treatment facility gave Benefield medication even though they didnt have the medical authority to do so. They gave him antidepressants to calm his mood, medications known to have an inhibitory effect on ones lung function. The next morning, on what was supposed to be his 53rd birthday, Benefield was found slumped over on the floor dead. Another case involving multiple individuals was that of Dr. Jerry Rand of Bay Recovery in San Diego, who frequently found himself in question before the Medical Board of California. The board alleged that Rand was engaged in the practice of polypharmacy, prescribing multiple medications to patients without regard to how those medications might interact with one another. In 2009, a 29-year-old female patient of Rands was found drowned inside a bathtub, something the medical board once again linked to Rands alleged practice of keeping his patients overmedicated. All of those cases and more are documented in a California Senate Office of Oversight Advertisement Sharin Safarty, a prevention specialist and owner of Addiction Recovery Center in Temecula, believes the problem is that many individuals and their families are desperate to find help; in their desperation these individuals dont think to ask what proportion of care is provided by medical professionals as opposed to certified counselors or interns. She said many facilities have doctors who may be on staff but these doctors are not a force present at the facilities all the time. Sometimes a doctor may be associated with the facility in some capacity or another, but that doesnt mean he checks up on patients regularly. This lays the ground work for undiagnosed issues and tragic results, according to Safarty. The end result is that the counselors and interns are often left to their own devices when a patient is suffering from an illness that requires medication. Theyre the ones that have to make the tough decisions about medication disbursement and the immediate management of physical or psychological emergencies, she said. Safarty said that families of potential patients should verify that those patients are going to a 24/7 medical facility for treatment if their primary goal is detox only. She added that only when a potential patient has detoxed and been thoroughly assessed for potential co-occurring disorders can they can make the choice between a system where there is moral support (such as one of the previously mentioned live-in facilities) or a more comprehensive treatment. Safarty recommends the latter of the two for people who have a co-occurring condition that needs to be medicated such as bi-polar disorder or depression. The prevention specialist said she refers all potential patients to fully-staffed medical treatment centers when they need to detox. "We find and set patients up at appropriate certified medical facilities because thats where they need to go find the care they need," Safarty said. A local drug addiction specialist, who wished to remain anonymous, said one of the problems is that many of the rehabs that arent based in certified medical facilities dont refer patients when they need to. Theyll try to hold on to their patients, even when the signs indicate they shouldnt. Theyll accept patients when they shouldnt and then will be reluctant to send them on to other facilities to receive more comprehensive care or care specifically geared toward their detox needs or any other medical needs they may have. He said some local facilities even go as far as lying to potential patients to get them to check in. And when patients arrive, they find a much starker reality than the one they were promised. "They were going into these places and making promises to people that there would be swimming pools, horses and all these things they were going to get," he said. "And they get here and none of them are here; they were lied to." He said he hopes there will be reform among rehab centers that bill themselves as medical facilities when that isnt actually the case. He said rehab centers must be prepared to represent themselves in an honest way and must be prepared to treat their clients with proper care. However, he doesnt think thats going to happen without the push of the public and attorneys. "(We need) to put pressure on the people whose responsibility it is to do something about this," he said. 3 comments
It is a shame that this happens, but there are treatment facilities in existance that operate with ethics and morals that focus on client care first. I am proud to be employed by one of those facilities and I work with a physician who is available to our client's 24/7. When a client requires a higher level of care, we refer them immediately. I am a substance abuse counselor, and I am proud of the work I do every day.
The problem is that there is no way for a potential patient or family member to discern between quality (appropriate) programs and those who are only interested in separating you from your money. The first layer, state licensing or certification is underfunded and a miserable failure. The next layer, accreditation, (CARF, JCAHO etc. mostly CARF) are interested in maintaining their numbers ($). CARF will tell you that they aren't interested in accountability of their members, that is up to the state. How convenient. Last week I heard an MFT talk about how proud of her employer she is, despite the fact that they have had six deaths in their facility that have resulted in multiple wrongful death lawsuits. Is that naivite or just greed because she makes so much for supervising four interns that the program pays nothing. It is more than a shame, it is a crime when treatment programs rely on salespeople in their call centers to lie to people about the medical backgrounds of their staff and their lie results in the patient's death. Kudos to your e-mag for calling attention to the multitude of problems the beset some of our largest, most "prestigious" programs. Sober living is not for detox. Let's do away with the "Florida Model" and implement the ASAM patient placement criteria before another patient loses their life instead of reaping the promises of recovery!!
I'm glad to see that these tragedies are finally getting some attention. I have heard too many stories of deaths in treatment centers that could have been prevented. It surprises me that Temecula hasn't run a story on this a long time ago with the amount of deaths in this area alone. The people who are responsible need to be exposed, I'm happy to see its happening.
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Song HJ et al. – Percutaneous osteoplasty (POP), a minimally invasive procedure, combined with radioiodine therapy seems to be highly effective in providing pain relief and bone stability and in improving the quality of life of differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) patients with bone metastases. After POP, radioiodine therapy is essential.
Methods- The authors retrospectively studied 8 patients who had undergone POP combined with radioiodine therapy for bone metastases after DTC.
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- Thereafter, a POP was performed at 2 to 3 months followed by 2 to 5 sessions of radioiodine therapy every 4 to 6 months after the first 131I therapy.
- The therapeutic effectiveness of this treatment was evaluated on the basis of the changes in serum thyroglobulin (Tg) level and imaging characteristics, palliation of bone pain, and alleviation of neurologic symptoms.
- After POP, the mean serum Tg level decreased by 86.0% (range, 68.1%–99.3%).
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The Fall of Euphoric Knowledge
On April 9 2012, an affidavit was filed at the Eastern District of Virginia Court describing an offense of conspiracy to import an analogue controlled substance. The affidavit was submitted in support for an arrest warrant for Justin Steven Scroggins, also known as woot who ran the online drug discussion forum Euphoric Knowledge. Selected excepts follow, edited for clarity.
Since early February 2012, I have been investigating a loosely affiliated organization of individuals throughout the United States that are involved in the large scale importation of synthetic drugs from laboratories in China into the United States and the subsequent nationwide distribution of those drugs. Through the course of the investigation, I have identified Justin Steven Scroggins, aka "Woot", aka "Dirk McDiggler" as an individual involved in these activities. Scroggins was initially identified by a cooperating defendant (CD#1) in this investigation.
Through the review of recorded telephone conversations, internet chats, and video teleconferencing activities, I have become acutely aware of Scroggins and his drug trafficking activities. On an almost daily basis since March 16, 2012, Scroggins has been observed discussing his use, importation and distribution of various controlled substances including, but not limited to: cocaine, marijuana, and various synthetic drugs covered under the Federal Analogue Act. Scroggins has been observed discussing methods by which he receives payment for his drug trafficking activities, disguises his income, and launders the proceeds. Scroggins has also discussed, on several occasions, planning to launder money for a profit for vendors on his website euphoricknowledge.com.
I reviewed a video recording taken April 5, 2012 in which Scroggins, CD#1, and a third individual "reidtang" conducted a recorded three-way videoconference. The purpose of this teleconference was for Scroggins to discuss importing several synthetic drugs from reidtang's laboratory in China into the United States via CD#1. Scroggins expressed his intent to sent approximately $5000 via express mail to CD#1 so that CD#1 could purchase the drugs from reidtang on Scroggins' behalf. Scroggins stated that he wished for CD#1 to purchase the following on his behalf:
1 kilogram of 4-MEC
500 grams of A-PVP
250 grams of pentylone
250 grams of pentedrone
25 grams of D2PM
25 grams of 4-MBC
25 grams of A-PBP(These substances are analogues of scheduled controlled substances banned by federal law. As they are chemically similar in structure and have the same basic physiological effects as the controlled substances, these substances are banned under 21 U.S.C. Section 813, as Schedule I controlled substances.)
On the video recording Scroggins stated that he intentionally wished to conduct the transaction in this fashion saying "I don't wanna get any of that shit here because I don't wanna have any issues goin' to fuckin' jail over it." Scroggins also added that "I'm pretty sure they went through one of my packages, they didn't open the packages, but they opened the documentation for it, they were reading the slips." Scroggins also commented on other difficulties with increasingly stringent synthetic drug bans in Florida.
In addition to the recorded video teleconferencing, Scroggins, CD#1, and reidtang were conducting a simultaneous text chat. During this text chat, Scroggins told reidtang "so total of about $6000, I will send money to CD#1, he can bankwire no issues " to which reidtang responded "k good". Reidtang then informed Scroggins he has methoxetamine for sale. Scroggins responded "nice as long as it is good quality, rcsupplier sent me a batch of fucking white crap. I can maybe snort 100mg, small effect, haha and it makes my throat feel scratchy. Feels like I've been snorting a razor." Scroggins subsequently sent CD#1 an internet chat message with the tracking number for the currency being mailed to CD#1.
On the morning of April 7, 2012, I along with another member of the investigative team intercepted the package of US currency being shipped to CD#1 from Scroggins. The package was a letter size US Postal Service Express Mail envelope. The package was seized and opened with the consent of CD#1. Inside this envelope as a sealed US Postal Service Priority Mail envelope which contained a sealed white plastic envelope, which in turn contained a sealed manila envelope, which contained a sealed brown paper envelope, which finally contained $4600 US currency. The tracking number on this package was the same tracking number provided the previous day by Scroggins.
Based on the previous, I submit that there is probable cause to believe that Scroggins aka w00t and others, some of whom are not yet known or fully identified, have committed the offense described above.
A short message was posted on the website euphoricknowledge.com confirming these events.
Dear users of Euphoric Knowledge,
It is in this time of great duress we must inform you about what has been going on, and what the current site admins have been trying to cover up.
Woot has indeed been arrested and is in custody. We have little faith that he will not roll on us. Here is proof of his arrest
(link to affidavit)
As you can see, woot has been in custody since April 10. The DEA has sealed the case as an "ongoing investigation" which means EK is likely compromised beyond salvation. Resu and MrMike are not to be trusted, as they have been trying to cover up these allegations, even going so far as to say he would post from woot's account to reassure everyone. Their nonchalant attitude here seems to indicate his own LEO involvement, or at least a blatant disregard for the member's safety by covering up this event. They specifically requested the staff not tell anyone what had happened.
This is coming from the entire moderation staff. We have convened long and hard about this. Following this post we will likely be banned.
We extend a hand of friendship to you members to reconvene with us at
It is a nonprofit site. Vendors do not pay to be sponsored. The domain is hosted in russia, out of the USA's jurisdiction.
In this time of great strife, we must remember to be strong. We are still a community.
We advise you to take measures to protect yourselves. Delete incrimination posts, etcGodspeed,
The EK Moderation team
The site mentioned as a euphoricknowledge.com replacement, rcbay.org, does not currently appear to be operational.