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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Inside Consumer Reports Test Labs: Review of the GE GeoSpring electric heat-pump water heater

 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

 Dynomighty Bottle Cap Tripod

This bottle cap tripod makes it easy to stabilize your camera for sharp photos without carrying around a heavy tripod. It mounts the camera atop any standard screw top bottle. $9.95 @ Amazon

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 Boston Convention and Meeting boxes

www.corporategiftsboston.com We are happy to finally have the printed Boston Convention gable boxes for your meetings and events orderable in quantities. Along with customized ribbon in our city’s famous color, it is perfect for welcome gifts, meeting gifts or appreciations and can even be customized for Wedding events or other occasions. As you can see we have imprinted in Gold to really give it some pazazz, and can be filled with Boston souvenirs like, Boston cookies, Boston baked Beans, salt water taffy, cranberry bog frogs and other Boston memorabilia.

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 I Love Free Stuff!

From the Tweets and e-mails I’ve been receiving, there might be a little confusion about the Tip Junkie Blog Events & Giveaway Directory .  If you are a woman and a blogger, you are welcome to add your blog events and giveaways you are hosting on your blog  for free ! Yep, it’s free!  I created it with the best of intentions to simply help you promote your blog through your giveaways and cool events you’re hosting. The women who have subscribed, are specifically looking for free stuff! Right now there are 107 giveaways listed, a value of $6,391 .  {{squeal in delight}}  Fabulous products with real value – way better than your average giveaways. Also, you can sort by “newest”, “highest value”, and a couple other options with a touch of a button.  I made the directory with large pictures so it’s easy to quickly browse what’s being given away

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 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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 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

 When Worlds Collide: Beer and Wine

I’d like to say that what is happening in the world of beer is so much more on the cutting edge than what is taking place in regards to wine, but I feel that parading out a brief phrase like on the cutting edge is a way too clinical and mundane way to describe the experimentation going on in American breweries. I would prefer to convey the creative, forward-thinking mindset of the beer community as crazy, ridiculous, outrageous, and reckless.

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When Worlds Collide: Beer and Wine

 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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 Whatever happened to the audiophile?

Back in the 1970s my parents had friends who had stacks of hi-fi separates with gold contact wiring and speaker stands on metal spikes. They were only playing Perry Como on vinyl, but that was their idea of fun, so good luck to them

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 Crafts, Activities, and Parenting Tips for the Kiddos

Hey Ladies!  I’ve got a stack of fun crafts, activities, and parenting tips for the kiddos and your families in my inbox.  With Spring Break coming up, I thought you just might be looking for some cool activities to do together.  I will be traveling with my boys and therefore I’m also looking for ideas to keep them entertained in the car as well. I hope you’ll leave a comment on these lovely ladies blogs and tell them the Tip Junkie sent you!  {{hugs}} 1.  How To Make A Tiny Fairy Doll 2. How to make a scratch off sticker 3.  Wacky sack tutorial 4.  Boy freestyle mini-album tutorial 5.

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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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 Lisa Leonard Giveaway and Project Show & Tell

It’s Tip Me Tuesday , where you can show off your creative tips and projects which enters you to win a fabulous prize! If you wan to know why I created Tip Me Tuesday , feel free to watch my video.  You can check out all the Tip Me Tuesday winners page. Visit Our Peeps I will “Tip You” by featuring creative women and products from the Visit Our Peeps widget .

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 When Not Simply Any Newborn Baby Gifts Can Suffice – Look Here

Me and the ladies I work with were designing a surprise baby shower for a lady we work with. We started making our party plans straight away. A number of the women were assigned to take care of the refreshments and each people prepared to get a plate

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