Forum Friday: Money- and space-saving spring remodeling
Citing increased purchases of flooring and kitchen cabinets , Lowe's recently reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings . Company shareholders probably welcome that news, a possible sign that home remodeling is picking up. At the same time, the American Institute of Architects' Home Design Trends Survey for the fourth quarter of 2009 noted that as kitchens are becoming smaller, homeowners are looking for more green products, and that “doing more with less space is now a key consideration.” As we've been seeing on our kitchen-remodeling and bath-remodeling discussions , some green shoots are popping up around the subject of maximizing money and space while remodeling.
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Forum Friday: Money- and space-saving spring remodeling
AT&T participates in Text4Baby: Tips on your Baby’s Growth & Development
Today’s tech savvy guest is Laura, a wife and working mom who has been with AT&T for 13 years and is currently the Executive Director of Multicultural Marketing. Laura is here to share how expectant mothers can track their baby’s growth and development in the womb and receive milestones and tips from AT&T and Text4Baby .
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AT&T participates in Text4Baby: Tips on your Baby’s Growth & Development
Welcome to South Africa
LIVESTRONG staff have made it to South Africa to attend the Cape Argus Cycling Tour , hosting a booth at the tour’s expo and meeting survivors all over Cape Town. Chris Brewer opens the week with a great video featuring the Cape Argus race director, Lance and patients at the Groote Shuur Hospital.
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Welcome to South Africa
By the Numbers: Walmart wants to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions
20 million Metric tons of greenhouse-gas emissions that Walmart plans to eliminate from its global supply chain by the end of 2015. The world's largest retailer collaborated with the Environmental Defense Fund on this effort, which places a significant burden on suppliers. Suppliers to the 4,300 Walmart stores and Sam's Clubs in the U.S.
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Tip of the Day: Clean the deck on your lawn mower
Our Tip of the Day posts tend to come from our in-house experts and other pros. But in this era of user-generated content and crowdsourcing, many of you might have some useful nuggets worth sharing with fellow readers.
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Tip of the Day: Clean the deck on your lawn mower
Inside Consumer Reports Test Labs: Review of the GE GeoSpring electric heat-pump water heater
The new GE GeoSpring can save you money. You might have recently seen a TV ad showing a troop of snow monkeys bathing in a hot spring that's seemingly heated by the new GE GeoSpring electric heat-pump water heater
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Gifts for Chefs: Every Good Cook Needs an Apron
For all the creative messes that take place in the kitchen, every good cook needs an apron. Today, the number of fashionable, fun, and colorful aprons are limitless.
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Gifts for Chefs: Every Good Cook Needs an Apron
Inside Consumer Reports Test Labs: Tersano Lotus LWT100 water filter
Tersano Lotus LWT100, $150. In our 2007 report on water filters , a number of issues—including clogging, leaking, and concerns over ozone—led us to make the carafe-style Tersano Lotus LWT100 a not recommended product
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Inside Consumer Reports Test Labs: Tersano Lotus LWT100 water filter
Roofing companies get peak interest from inquiring consumers, according to Better Business Bureau
Roofers got a lot of BBB interest from consumers. There's mixed news in the Better Business Bureau's recently released national complaint and inquiry statistics for 2009
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Roofing companies get peak interest from inquiring consumers, according to Better Business Bureau
Featured Commitment Maker: PLWC
At the LIVE STRONG Global Cancer Summit in 2009 we initiated a global call for Commitments in the fight against cancer. Nearly 300 organizations, individuals, leaders and corporations made formal Commitments. As a way of highlighting their immense efforts in battling this disease, we will feature a different organization each week, sharing stories of progress and success from around the globe.
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Featured Commitment Maker: PLWC
Best Products for Back Pain
Back pain relief is tricky. First there is the business of reducing or eliminating the back pain. Then there are products to prevent the pain from coming back, and if all else fails there are aids to make daily life less painful for those living with chronic back pain. Allegro Medical sells thousands of products and remedies designed to relieve, treat or prevent back pain. Some products listed below are for those currently suffering from back pain, others are designed simply to reduce back stress for caregivers while moving and caring for patients. Note: Back pain is so pervasive and its causes so varied that there is no simple answer on how to manage it. I highly recommend that you consult your doctor or see a chiropractor in your quest for relief. You may need a series of adjustments and/or some targeted exercises to eliminate or ease your back pain. Popular Back Pain Relief Products Snappy Spa – The newest portable spa on the market, from the makers of the super popular inflatable Spa2Go Portable Whirlpool . Snappy Spa is even better because it’s snappy! Connectors snap together with no special tools and it is insulated for maximum heat retention. Talk about back pain relief! You can use this personal, portable spa anywhere. Fits 4 adults. Get Free UPS Ground Shipping, for a limited time. Order today! See all Relaxation Products Kinesio Tape - The effectiveness of this tape is proven to relieve all kinds of pain, including back pain, but only if applied properly. Rather than strapping your muscles, the philosophy of Kinesio Tape is to give free range of motion and allow the body’s muscular system to heal itself bio-mechanically. Read more about Kinesio Tape in What the Heck is Kinesio Tape and why is Olympic Gold Medalist Kerri Walsh Wearing it? See all Kineso Related Products Coccyx Cushion - Relieve your painful tailbone with one of our most popular products ever. The coccyx cushion has a cut-out at the back, thereby reducing pressure on the spine and coccyx while sitting. It can be used with most any seat at home, work or in the car.
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PBS Teachers Free Webinar (Wed 3/10) & Search for Innovative Educators (ends 3/12)
The PBS we know and love for our kids also has an outstanding site for tea chers that offers free webinars and is currently searching for the most innovative educators . PBS Teachers is a web portal designed for preK-12 educators to access PBS’ educational services and a searchable library of more than 9,000 local and national standards-based teaching activities, lesson plans, on-demand video assets and interactive games and simulations. The site hosts a wealth of content that aligns with curriculum areas and includes lesson plans, suggested links for student use, and an online community specifically designed for teacher use
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Tea Collection for Fun Spring Kids Clothing (w. giveaway)
UPDATE: Congratulations to Andrea who won the $100 gift certificate to Tea Collection! Happy shopping Andrea and thanks to everyone who entered! Having been blanketed in snow, I’m eagerly anticipating spring by shopping for some fun new kids clothes that will reflect the new season. Tea Collection is one of my favorite lines to browse because of their beautiful designs with a global influence “for little citizens of the world.” As I wait for the snow to melt and for the buds of cherry blossoms to appear throughout the DC area, I want to snap up pieces from Tea Collection’s girl collection to accelerate the process
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Nook What Came in the Mail!
Yes, a Nook! To me, there’s just something about a new book. The stiff binding and crisp pages always feel wonderful in my hands but as a lover of technology, I’m pretty giddy that a Nook arrived on my doorstep today but wonder how my traditional book reading self will like it! I don’t own a Kindle or a Sony Reader so this is truly my first experience with an electronic reading device. While my Nook is charging, I’m setting up my account on BarnesandNoble.com , exploring the titles to figure out what I might read on the Nook first, and want to know..
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Women’s History Month Database: The Woman’s Standard
The Woman’s Standard is a United States (Des Moines, Iowa) suffragist newspaper. Founded in 1886 by Martha Callanan, The Woman’s Standard was a publication of the Iowa State Women’s Suffrage Association. While there are names throughout the newspaper of women (and men) who wrote in and reported about equality and suffrage, there is also some great historical information that can benefit your research.
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Women’s History Month Database: The Woman’s Standard
Inside Consumer Reports Test Labs: New vacuums from Bissell, Electrolux, Hoover, and Kalorik
The Bissell Healthy Home 16N5 vacuum, $250. Vacuum manufacturers make some pretty bold statements about the cleaning ability of their products.
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Inside Consumer Reports Test Labs: New vacuums from Bissell, Electrolux, Hoover, and Kalorik
Electronic Medical Records Roundtable
LIVE STRONG staffers Ruth Rechis-Oelker, Heidi Adams, Ron Kolenic, Helen Knost, Chris Brewer and volunteer Rob Sartin talk about their experiences gathering medical records and how electronic medical records would help them remain in control of their health. LIVE STRONG advocates for the rights of patients to have control of their records and keep them in a safe, convenient and electronic format
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Electronic Medical Records Roundtable
Simplify with Automated ‘Touchless’ Products
I’m so used to automated restrooms that sometimes I forget and hold my hands under my own bathroom faucet, waiting for the water to come on! It slays me. Now we can all go hands-free at home or the office with everything from automated soap dispensers, faucets and toilet flushers to trashcans and paper towel dispensers.
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Me + Caron= Big Announcement!
Heya, my crafty peeps–I’m thrilled to finally be able to announce to you that I’ve signed on with Caron (makers of Simply Soft & NaturallyCaron.com yarns) as their new, spokesperson!As of today you can expect to see me representing their trusted, yarn-y goodness via articles, social networking, exclusive designs and more.I can’t tell you how excited I am to have to opportunity to be a part of a
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Send the Tobacco Treaty to the Senate for Ratification
We need your help. LIVE STRONG Action has entered Change.org’s Ideas for Change in America competition, asking the Obama administration to send the Tobacco Treaty to the Senate for ratification
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Send the Tobacco Treaty to the Senate for Ratification