Strength for Susan
WhyMommy needs our thoughts and good wishes as she heads into Thursday’s biopsy so I’m reposting the Team WhyMommy badge front and center to let her know I will be one of the many who will be with her for whatever comes next. If you know someone who has been affected by cancer, join the American Cancer Society’s fight against cancer by dedicating a blog post to them and/or posting the Bloggers for More Birthdays badge on your site because as Susan wrote, “More birthdays
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Strength for Susan
Jellio’s Candelier gummi-bear lighting fixture is real eye candy
When I recently stumbled across Jellio's Candelier , a 31-inch, 50-pound lighting fixture made with acrylic gummi bears, I thought the light might have been an early April Fools' Day hoax. But a couple of clicks revealed that the Candelier exists and is made by a company that ” is about combining childhood fun with interior design.” I mentioned the fixture to Abigail, one of my 11-year-old twin girls, who enthusiastically asked to write about it.
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Jellio’s Candelier gummi-bear lighting fixture is real eye candy
Gifts for People Who Love the Color Green
Green-colored gifts usually put a smile on the faces of people who are Irish, fans of the Fighting Irish, or born in the month of May, where their birthstone is the green emerald. It’s not too hard to find a green gift, as there are plenty of T-shirts, ball caps, dresses, and other pieces of clothing to consider, but when you want to get a little creative, consider the following items: Green Jewelry From the deeper shades of emeralds to the softer side of jade, green jewelry is a popular gift for birthdays, anniversaries, and Christmas.
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Gifts for People Who Love the Color Green
Choice magazine finds energy-use issues with some LG refrigerators
Like Choice , we've seen energy-use discrepancies. In ” LG's Uncool Claims ,” Choice magazine, Australia's version of Consumer Reports , details some energy-use issues with the LG GC-L197NFS side-by-side refrigerator and the similar GC-P197WFS: “LG claims the fridge's annual energy consumption is 738kWh, but our testing shows it actually uses considerably more when it bypasses a special 'energy-saving mode,'” reports Choice about the LG GC-L197NFS side-by-side. “LG knows circumvention modes such as these do not comply with the relevant testing standard .
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Choice magazine finds energy-use issues with some LG refrigerators
I Love to Create: Potato Stamp Tutorial
Potato stamping is an easy and fun way to dip your toe into both stamp making and fabric printing; since today’s St. Patrick’s Day, it seemed extra appropriate to post a tutorial on it. Here’s how to turn Ireland’s infamous vegetable into the holiday’s celebrated symbol!MaterialsBaking PotatoParing KnifePenTulip Slick Paint in Color: Leaf GreenSponge BrushPlain FabricMaking the StampCut tip of
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I Love to Create: Potato Stamp Tutorial
By the Numbers: Washing machines head up the class for smart appliances
$5.46 billion Projected U.S. sales of smart appliances by 2015, according to ” Smart Appliance Report 2010 ,” from Zpryme Research & Consulting. In 2008, annual revenue for the entire U.S.
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By the Numbers: Washing machines head up the class for smart appliances
Petite Purls
The Green Issue of one of my favorite web magazines, Petite Purls, is now live for your viewing pleasure and I’m honored to have both my Tutorial for Natural Dyeing and a review of AwareKnits included in it!For those of you taking my Eco-Yarn class at Stitch Lab, take a look at Stefanie Japel’s bib pattern–it’s the perfect project for the t-shirt yarn we’ll be making!Craft.Rock.Love,Vickie
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Petite Purls
By the Numbers: Wasted water adds up drip by drip
10,000 Save water by fixing plumbing leaks. Number of gallons of water the average American family wastes every year because of dripping faucets, running toilets, and other plumbing leaks, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which estimates that more than a trillion gallons of water leak from American homes every year
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By the Numbers: Wasted water adds up drip by drip
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with WorldVitalRecords
Have Irish ancestors? You can search on WorldVitalRecords’s Irish databases until March 21st for free! Just go to our Irish Collection where you can search all of the databases, choose a single database to search, or browse through the pages of the collection.
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Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with WorldVitalRecords
PaintRemedy iPhone app helps you identify paint problems at the source
PaintRemedy can help you avoid painting problems. A key step to achieving a good-looking, long-lasting paint job is choosing quality paint
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PaintRemedy iPhone app helps you identify paint problems at the source
Tip of the Day: Make sure your homeowners insurance covers you for storm damage
As we reported yesterday in ” Late-Winter Storm Delivers Another Blow to Northeast ,” what's been dubbed a hurricane without a name has left a path of devastation in the New York City metropolitan area, including countless fallen trees. Whether you're one of the thousands of area residents whose property suffered damage from a downed tree last weekend or if you're just concerned about your own homeowners insurance coverage, read ” Will Homeowners Insurance Cover That Fallen Tree
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AllegroMedical.Com Ships 1 Millionth Order
As released to the press today: For Immediate Release: March 15, 2010 Online Medical Supplies Superstore Ships 1 Millionth Order AllegroMedical.com , the online medical supplies superstore, announced that is has reached the 1 million customer mark, meaning that just under 13 years, it has served more than a million customers nationwide. Mesa, AZ – March 15, 2010 – Allegro Medical has announced that it has now shipped 1 million orders since its website launched in 1997.
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AllegroMedical.Com Ships 1 Millionth Order
Late-winter storm delivers another blow to Northeast
In the aftermath of this weekend's nor'easter—which some have likened to a hurricane without a name—many Consumer Reports staffers are pumping out their basements, dealing with fallen trees, and waiting for the power to come back on.
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Late-winter storm delivers another blow to Northeast
Cape Argus Cycle Tour Race Day
It’s hard to believe that the 2010 Argus Cycle Tour is now over and done. LIVE STRONG Founder and Chairman Lance Armstrong is now back in Europe with his South African teammate Daryl Impey preparing for their next races with Team RadioShack.
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Cape Argus Cycle Tour Race Day
How to Countdown Baby’s Arrival with a Gift
Countdown This Exciting Time! (Photo Courtesy of PinkMoose) With so many expecting friends and family members, I’ve been looking for creative ways to help them countdown to this exciting day. With close friends you don’t necessarily want to wait until their baby shower to give them a gift celebrating the arrival of their new little one.
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How to Countdown Baby’s Arrival with a Gift
PBS Teachers & SciGirls Promote Science, Tech, Engineering & Math in Tweens
This morning as Little Miss Techie was reciting the names of the planets thanks to There’s No Place Like Space , I was reminded of the upcoming PBS Teachers Live! webinar, Engaging Students with Experiential STEM , and the new SciGirls show. Both the webinar and SciGirls seek to get girls more engaged in STEM subjects- an acronym for science, technology, engineering, and math- and interested traditionally male dominated careers. This Tuesday, March 16 at 8 p.m
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PBS Teachers & SciGirls Promote Science, Tech, Engineering & Math in Tweens
Phil Liggett and Daryl Impey at the Argus Expo
The Cape Argus Cycling Tour Expo will see 80,000 visitors throughout the weekend and the LIVE STRONG booth there is hopping. LIVE STRONG staffer Brewer interviews the legendary cycling commentator Phil Liggett about the LIVE STRONG Global Cancer Campaign and hometown cycling star Daryl Impey about how Lance and LIVE STRONG help inspire people affected by cancer.
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Phil Liggett and Daryl Impey at the Argus Expo
Win 18" x 24" Poster Print from UPrinting.com
UPDATED- Congratulations to @ItsMeCassieB for being our randomly selected winner and thanks to everyone who entered! More great giveaways from UPrinting are to come! Real photos are always better than jpgs. If you are like me and tend to have more pictures in your online photo gallery than printed and framed on your walls, then this giveaway is for you! Uprinting.com is giving one Tech Savvy Mama reader the chance to win a 18”x24” poster print of their favorite photo on high gloss or semi gloss paper. This poster will come rolled and ready to frame so all you have to do is find the right frame for instant wall art.
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Promoting Homestar plan, Obama visited Opower
Opower got a boost from Obama. Last November, we reported on how utilities across the country are working with Arlington, Virginia-based software company Opower to create bills that compare consumers' monthly usage to that of their neighbors and include energy-saving tips. Opower got a nice nod on March 5 when President Barack Obama visited the company's headquarters
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Promoting Homestar plan, Obama visited Opower
"Lilly": American Idol-Inspired Crocheted Earrings
My obsession with spotting yarn-y items in the media will soon be enabled by a new feature on the NaturallyCaron.com blog I’m calling, “KnitSpotting” (and of course by my regular, Movie Monday posts). When my favorite American Idol contestant of this season wore crocheted earrings for her appearance–and then was voted off after performing a very cool, but non-mainstream sounding performance of
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"Lilly": American Idol-Inspired Crocheted Earrings