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Your Heart Failure Management Plan
Lifestyle changes can play an important role in managing heart failure by slowing progression of the disease, helping you feel better, and decreasing impact of the disease on your day-to-day life.
Dietary Changes
If you are not on a special diet to manage other conditions, your doctor may recommend dietary changes. These changes include:
Excess weight can put a strain on the heart muscle, which can worsen your heart failure symptoms. If you are overweight, talk with a dietitian who can help you with portion control and meal planning. Eating a balanced diet will help you lose weight safely and maintain it once you attain the proper weight.
If you have problems with fluid accumulation in your lungs, abdomen, legs, ankles, or feet, it is important to be careful of your sodium and fluid intake. You may need to restrict your intake, or cut out excess intake depending on the severity of your symptoms.
Foods that are high in sodium cause your body to retain fluids. Sodium comes not only from table salt but is also added to many of foods you eat including processed foods, such as breads, deli meats, or condiments. It is important to read food labels to see the sodium content so you can better manage your total daily intake.
Ask your doctor or dietitian how much salt and fluid is right for you.
Saturated fats and cholesterol cause hardening and blockages in your arteries. These blockages make your heart work harder to pump blood. Limiting the amount of saturated fats and cholesterol in your diet can help decrease these blockages and ease heart strain. Saturated fats are found in animal products, cream, lard, and palm and coconut oils. Talk with a dietitian about easy substitutions you can make that will allow you to eat heart-healthy fats .
Quit Smoking
Smoking makes your heart work harder because it increases blood pressure and heart rate while reducing the amount of oxygen in your blood. Talk with your doctor about the best way to help you quit smoking . Also remember that secondhand smoke is also harmful. Make sure you are not exposed to cigarette smoke if at all possible. Not smoking reduces your blood pressure and heart rate within minutes.
Maintain Normal Blood Pressure
High blood pressure is a primary cause of heart failure because the heart has to work harder to push blood out into the body against the high pressure. Work with your doctor to keep your blood pressure under control. This may include medications and lifestyle changes like regular exercise and dietary changes. The DASH diet has been shown to help reduce blood pressure by lowering your daily salt intake. Talk to your doctor or dietitian to see if the plan could work for you.
Decrease or Discontinue Alcohol Consumption
Excessive alcohol use can further weaken the heart and increase your chance of arrhythmias . Alcohol also may react with certain medications.
Reduction or elimination of alcohol can help improve heart failure-related symptoms. Moderate drinking is considered to be two drinks per day for men and one drink per day for women.
Exercise Regularly
Do not begin any exercise program without consulting your doctor.
Even though you might find that you are unable to exercise as vigorously as in the past, keeping as physically active as possible is an important goal in managing your heart failure. Regular aerobic training can help increase your physical abilities and quality of life. You should aim to exercise for at least 30 minutes per day on most days of the week. Begin slowly and work your way to this goal. Depending on the symptoms and severity of your condition, your doctor may have you do an exercise test before starting a program.
If you have severe heart failure, heavy lifting or extreme exertion is not recommended.
Sexual Activity
It is normal for you or your partner to feel concerned about whether it is safe for you to resume sexual activity. In general, people who have heart failure that is stable and properly treated can engage in sexual activity. To find out what is safe for you, make an appointment to discuss this issue with your doctor.
Take Prescribed Medications
Take any medications your doctor has prescribed, such as diuretics for edema, or beta blockers for high blood pressure. Use medications as recommended by your doctor, or according to the instructions provided. Talk with your doctor if you have questions about usage or side effects.
If you are having trouble managing your heart failure, ask your doctor about counseling. Counselors can help you navigate challenges of living with a chronic condition. It also may be beneficial to join a support group so you can interact with others who have heart failure. They offer an environment of encouragement and support that will help you adjust and adhere to your treatment.
Other Management
- Oxygen therapy—Increases oxygen in the blood. Oxygen therapy may allow you resume or continue activities.
- Vaccination—Yearly flu and pneumonia shots can help prevent respiratory infections.
- Cardiac rehabilitation—Provides supervised education and counseling to increase exercise, manage symptoms, and reduce the risk of further heart-related conditions.
- Follow any additional recommendations from your doctor, such as monitoring your weight on a daily basis. Record and report significant weight gains that occur in a day or week. An upswing in weight may indicate a worsening of your heart failure.
- Maintain regular communication with your healthcare team, adhere to your treatment plan, and go to any recommended appointments. Your needs may change over time. Regular contact with your healthcare team will help you stay on top of any changes.
- Be an active participant in your care. Talk to your team about symptoms or treatments that you are having difficulty with. Other treatments options may be available to help you better manage your heart failure.
When to Contact Your Doctor
If you have heart failure, there are some common warning signs that may signal your condition is worsening. Contact your doctor if you notice any of these symptoms:
- Sudden weight gain
- Shortness of breath that wakes you up at night, is present at rest, or is increased with exertion
- Increased swelling in the limbs, legs, or ankles
- Swelling in the abdomen, lack of appetite, or nausea
- Trouble sleeping
- Frequent dry, hacking cough
- Increased fatigue
Remember, it is important to maintain contact with your healthcare team and go to all scheduled appointments.
Revision Information
- Reviewer: EBSCO Medical Review Board Michael J. Fucci, DO, FACC
- Review Date: 09/2017 -
- Update Date: 09/17/2014 -


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Woman charged with arson after husband's clothes set on fire
Updated 8:25 pm, Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Photo: Harris County Fire Marshal
A northwest Harris County woman is in jail after investigators said she set her husband's clothes on fire at their apartment.
Chakira Allison-Ateba, 21, is charged with arson after the March 18 incident at her home in the 14600 block of Ella, officials said.
Allison-Ateba told investigators she put her husband's clothes in the fireplace because she was angry, officials with the Harris County Fire Marshal's Office said.
The blaze spilled into the apartment, causing fire, smoke and water damage, officials said.
Allison-Ateba surrendered Tuesday to the Harris County fire marshal and was taken to the county Jail.
Her bail amount wasn't known later Tuesday.

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PELL CITY, ALABAMA -- I placed an order online for a foldable exercise bike and paid $120 plus tax. I used the option to place the order online and then pick up in a nearby store so I wouldn't have to pay for shipping and wait until next week to receive it. Two hours later, I received an email notifying me that my item was ready for pickup. I got the item home and noticed that there was a blue sticker on it saying the item was $99.99 as of 10/27/15. I was very irritated by the price difference and the fact that I didn't notice this at the store.
I mean, I can understand having to have it shipped from another state and having to pay more because the prices may vary, but I shouldn't have to pay more for local stock just for the convenience of picking it up. Anyway, I contacted customer service online and chatted with an agent. I told him of the problem and took a picture of the blue sticker in case he/she needed it for their records. The agent warned me that online prices and in-store prices differ somewhat (which is my whole problem). I requested a partial refund for the difference. The agent had to check their policies regarding the price difference and couldn't find anything about issuing refunds.
However, he made an exception and gave me $10 (the difference was over $20) but I accepted since it was better than nothing (which is what I probably would have gotten from either another agent or if I had gone back to the store). I wanted to post this here to make others aware of the problem at hand and to be cautious when using the "pick up in-store" option as the price you pay may be more than it is in-store.
WYTHEVILLE, VIRGINIA -- I would like to take the time to say that I visited the store today and I became so impressed with all the sales items. It was more than I had expected. Manager Roger and cashier Connie was so helpful with checking me out. I was blown away with the good sales, and most of all all associates were great, very helpful. I always went to the compactor store and have left totally discussed with all. I want to take the advantage and thanks all who keeps the work going for as of today I will shop at Kmart for my goods. Thanks for Manager Roger for training all well.
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA -- I run a business where I buy and sell videogames, and one of the places I have shopped with throughout the years is K-Mart. As I do a lot of purchasing from multiple retail stores, I am always ensuring that not only am I aware of each store's return policies, but that I keep all of my receipts in case I decide I need to make a return. It is rare when I do make such a return, but until today, I have never had any problems with doing so... after all, anything I do return is unopened, and the return by date is clearly listed on the receipts. If a return date passes and I choose not to make a return, so be it.
Today, I attempted to return approximately 25 video games across 4 different receipts, with return dates ranging from mid-March through mid-April. Those 25 items were just a small portion of the full amount of items that were purchased on those receipts (about 10% of the overall amount of items bought), and I made sure to have everything organized for when I entered the store, in order to facilitate an easy return.
Well, immediately upon entering the store and pulling the games and receipts out of the bags at the customer counter, I was confronted with accusations and questions - literally, I was treated as if I were some kind of criminal from the get-go. The first question/accusation that I received was the manager questioning where I got "all these games", and why I was trying to return them here.
I tried to show the manager my receipts and explain that I simply wanted to return these items, pointing out specifically that my returns were well within the 90 day policy CLEARLY stated on both the receipt and Kmart.com. Most of these games still had the original Kmart stickers on top of the shrink wrap, and were clearly purchased from Kmart. However, my receipts and the games themselves apparently did not suffice to quell the thoughts that I must obviously be some criminal trying to return stolen games to their store for whatever reason.
Just as the cashier is about to process the first return, a second manager came up and stated that "You need to remove your items from this store. We will not accept this return." When I asked why and also asked to see where their store policy could contradict my receipts, the manager started becoming belligerent and threatened to call the police to escort me out of the store. I asked him for the phone number to corporate so I could consult with someone there. He proceeded to provide me with an incorrect number, while still threatening to physically remove me from his store.
I decided to leave and call corporate directly, but when I went outside to call them, the number that was provided to me was incorrect. The second manager who had threatened to call the police then came outside, and I informed him that he had given me an incorrect number, and asked him if he knew the correct number. Again, this person threatened to have me escorted away from the store, as it was "private property" and they were allowed to determine their own return policies independently.
I informed the gentlemen that I would be contacting corporate and that I would expect an apology for the abusive manner in which they treated their customer. He said that there was "no way in hell" that he would apologize and that he was "absolutely right". Yes, you read that correctly.
Now, I finally return home and look up Kmart's customer support number and give them a call. I talk to a gentleman and explain the exact situation, and he puts me on hold for about 15 minutes. He comes back and tries to explain that the return policy for "media" items is 14 days, and it should say so on my receipt. Meanwhile, there is no statement REMOTELY close to this supposed policy on my receipt.
In fact, I read the exact back of the receipt to him that states: "A receipt dated within 90 days is required for all returns and exchanges... All returns and exchanges must be in the original packaging and contain all of the original accessories. Some items... including video games... will not be returned if they are opened."
I also point out that the last day to return these items is clearly stated in bold print on the front of the receipt, and that any unwritten policy to contradict these terms is false advertising. The rep starts to waver, but then says again that not all their policies are listed, and that 14 days is the return policy on games, despite all written evidence clearly stating 90 days with receipt, so long as the item is unopened.
He even then offers to call another store in the area and allow me to ask them their return policy... I have him call the next closest store while I am on the line, and when the person answers the phone, I state that I just want to make sure I have the return policy straight before I return the games I was planning on returning. The salesperson confirms that so long as the merchandise is unopened and I have a receipt, there will be no problem and that the 90 day return policy stated on my receipt is correct.
The rep then asks for his name, hangs up the phone with him, and then insists that the employee we spoke to (and that he recommended I ask) was incorrect, and that this fable of the 14 day return policy was correct, not 90 days... you know, as confirmed by store receipt, Kmart.com, and a Kmart employee over the phone.
Has anyone ever dealt with anything so absurd as this? Can Kmart or any other store just randomly choose to change their written return policies at their whim? I know that this is an incredibly long read, but I am just completely flabbergasted here. Not only is this store attempting to contradict their own stated policies, but they were also incredibly abusive towards a customer who simply came in to make a simple return. Any responses or thoughts would be appreciated.
SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI -- Be the worst in the world. I have never had anything but trouble at this Kmart, but the others never have stock and this one always does. (I think simply because people won't go in there.) I decided to brave it today because I had simple transaction.
It was a male cashier, the hateful girl comes over from service desk to check my coupons. (She ALWAYS does this.) She has yet to be able to reject one of my coupons. I am using them correctly. She started in saying I didn't have enough Olay to use both, she said I had to buy 4 bw to used to coupons. I stated that you have to buy cleansers to get the bw free. She said she didn't see cleansers. I picked them up and showed them to her. She kept mumbling and being rude and snarling.
I asked her if she would like to see my next set of coupons. She said yes, she has to make sure they are correct (hatefully). I said "OK, but before you accuse me of anything, please read the coupons."Well needless to say it did give me the gift card, nor did it print p and g. She started saying it's after coupons and discounts. I said "no, manufacturer's coupons count for the total", she said no, she has worked there for years. I told her I have shopped there for several, and knew how the promos worked.
She kept on saying how she knew everything about Kmart, so I pulled out the 15 gift cards that I got yesterday and showed her. She said, "you SHOULD have spent over 50 each time." OMG!!! She is unbelievable. I asked her about the p&g and she said it was not her job to know the promotions, because she is only part time. Customer service shouldn't know promotions? If they are going to accuse people of wrongdoing they should at least read the coupons!!! I asked what exactly her job was... to harass customers?
She then started in about extreme couponing and how much people like me cost the store. I had 9 coupons!!! I said "are you accusing me of stealing?" She said, "it is like stealing." Wow. I asked if it was her job to be an **, and she said that she wasn't being an **. She said it was sad how they were on extreme couponing and how people are ripping the store off and that I am in there too much.
I go there about 3 times a week, but hadn't been since the first week of July because I have been out of town. I also am unaware that there is a limit on how much you can shop. ** argues about the bw coupons and said I didn't have enough stuff to use 2 coupons. The male that should have been ringing things up was so nervous and he was never rude, ** was the problem. I spent 300 dollars in cash yesterday at Kmart and then am treated like this.
I had a friend with me who saw the whole thing. I asked corporate to pull the tapes and watch how this went. I have had a few other run ins with ** when promos didn't work right and all she would say is that I did them wrong. Limits, always something besides a real answer.
BELLFOWER, CALIFORNIA -- On 12/22/2010 I went to the Kmart store located in Bellflower to finish some Christmas shopping. I spent about an hour and a half in the store before trying to check out. I had to wait 40 minutes in line then I was over charged by more than $50.00 for 2 items. The cashier gave me the receipt at which time I reviewed it and noticed the errors, she then told me to go to the customer service line to wait there to get my money back. There were about 10 more people in that line I refused, requesting a manager. The cashier ** then walked over to the customer service center and spoke with a lady in which she refused to come to the register.
She called over several times on the phone then sent ** approx 15-20 min later. I explained what the complaint was, she took the merchandise and the receipt and had me show her where I got the merchandise from. She then walked away, came back a few minutes later and stated "you're right, let me process it." and walked away again. She went to the register, did some things, walked back and handed me money and receipts, wadded up and said "there you go. Thank you and sorry." then walked away. I looked at the receipts and counted the monies, $42.98 was refunded. That was the end of the conversation, she walked away.
I called the manager at approx 8 A.M. this morning 12/23/2010 and spoke to **, who I explained the rude behavior of the employees and the monies still due me. He said bring in the merchandise in question and the receipts and he will correct it - end of conversation. I then was not satisfied, I called the complaint line to have the complaint go to the supervisor and they told me he would call me back within 48 hours. I had no problem with that other than 15 minutes later, I received a call from ** the store manager to complain to me about filing a complaint against him??? What are you serious????
He then went on to tell me that I can have a gift card for $20 sent to me but that I cannot have my money back. What, they stole my money but the only way I can get it back is to use it in their store???? I then called the complaint line again about the manager calling me, being rude. At this point I spoke with a rude lady who actually argued with me that I need to wait the 48 hours and that I could not speak to anyone above her. Finally after 20 min of going back and forth with her, I got a supervisor ** (employee number **) who had a difficult time as well listening then stated she would get the district manager on the line now.
I waited a few minutes then got disconnected. I called back (because expecting them to call me back was out of the question) and got a gentleman named ** who said repeatedly there is no **, it must have been ** but she said she did not speak with me????? Finally after another 10 minutes ** got on the phone stating ** the district manager would call me in the next 30 min. She said that she tried to call me back but my line was busy, OK whatever, and that ** was new and did not know her. They have an excuse for everything.
I finally received a call from ** who explained I could not get my money back in a check, KMART/SEARS did not do that. Seriously, they can steal money from customers then not give it back, I have to use it in their store????? I said fine, the store can do it in a money order. He finally said OK and that it would go out today. While ** seemed sincere, I hope he hold his end up. The whole experience was frustrating. From the store associates to the corporate office, they couldn't care less about their customers.
I was in the Pineville NC Kmart store and decide to buy some items they had a flier for with coupons. I purchased some items, took it to the register and some of the items did not scan right. After several tries of trying to fix it, the cashier finally called the manager on duty. After waiting a long time, the manager finally shows up after two pages and asking another associate where he was. The manager look mad because he had to come to the front and deal with a problem. When he got there he didn't acknowledge me or apologizes to me about the wait. He was rude to the cashier and acted like he had never seen the coupons before.
He finally fix the problem and walk away without even saying "sorry for your wait." As I was leaving the store he was at the service desk talking crap about me, and as I approached he stop talking and acted like nothing happen. When I got home I went online to do the survey at the bottom of the receipt. Three days later the manager of the store calls me. She apologizes to me and doesn't let me talk. Finally I had to interrupt her to tell her it was the manager on duty fault and not the cashier fault for my wait.
After all that was said and done, she promise me a gift card from another retailer because I will not step foot in another Kmart. She said she was going out that day to get it and send it the next day. A week goes by and I don't receive it. I call exactly a week later and she says she mail it out Friday? Three days after she said she was going to mail it. So she said she would call me on Friday to make sure I get the card. I never receive a call. So a day before two weeks of her first phone call to me, I called the 1-800 number to complain. Well all they did was call the store and told me what she did. If I wanted that kind of service I would of called the store myself.
I did find out that her HR manager sent the card. What happen to I was going out that day to buy the gift card and mail it myself the next day? Of course the people at 1-800 don't care either. Does anyone care at Kmart?? I received a phone call the next day from her assistant manager that she said I could come to the store and pick up my gift card since she was afraid it was going to get lost in the mail. "Why couldn't she call me?" I asked her. She was on a conference call. WHAT??
I told the assistant manager that I was not driving across town to pick up a gift card and they needed to figure out how they were going to get it to me. Her answer to me was "I will tell her what you said." No willingness to try to fix the problem. DOES KMART CARE ABOUT HOW THEY TREAT THEIR CUSTOMERS??? APPARENTLY NOT!!!
Because of a Paypal promotion I visited the Kmart website on 12/09/09. There was a free shipping on $60 promo and I started building an order. There was an additional promo $10 off on orders of $100. I'm very low income and it was a stretch to spend that much so early in the month but I saw that the delivery date was 12/17 and realized that would give me time to wrap and re-ship. And being disabled, would not have to ask anyone to go out and shop for me later. By foregoing grocery shopping and eating from the cupboards, I budgeted enough to finish my shopping and take advantage of the savings.
First I tried 2 or 3 times and couldn't get the order to go through. They kept wanting me to pay for "some other way" than Paypal, and the coupon code didn't work. I wrote to customer service and kept trying to figure out what to do. I discovered I was typing "10" instead of TEN on the coupon code and got it to work. Finally while checking their "other ways to pay", I filled out a bunch of Kmart info, hit Paypal again and it worked!!
I got an order confirmation, although one item had gone out of stock while I was trying to submit the order and I had to re-shop for that one. AND my money was immediately taken from my guaranteed bank account even though they say will bill when shipped. The next day I got a not helpful response from CS but I'd already solved the problem - I thought. I got NO notice of shipment so called CS on the 14th after checking order status, told me nothing. I told them for me to get the order as promised on the 17th it needed to be in transit.
The very nice CS man couldn't figure it out either but thought maybe it had been shipped and I just didn't get any tracking numbers or notification - wait and call back in a couple days. I've been spending my life sitting at the front window watching for UPS. Another 2 days, no help at online order status. On the 16th I call again, this time a very nice lady assures me that the order is NOT SHIPPED, she doesn't know why, but don't worry Kmart will send it with OVERNIGHT shipping. Next day, promised delivery day, I get a notice that one of my items has been cancelled. Later a cryptic message about reversing the charges. The order date now changes to 12/17.
I finally get a notice of shipping with one tracking number that doesn't "track" and one that says "ground". I'm thinking the none tracker is what switched it to overnight - so I'm still at the window. Finally on the 21st I do what damage control I can for the out-of-towners - remember Kmart has had my shopping and grocery money this whole time. I console myself that even getting delivery on the 24th will be in time for the locals. With no UPS on the 24th, I check the tracking #'s again and it says "RESCHEDULED FOR DELIVERY ON 12/29." Well Merry Christmas to all. This may easily be my last Christmas - the one my family and friends will have to remember me by.
I wrote and told them that - not even an apology - I think they owe me more that that. And, I'm still waiting. Christmas in January, anyone? How does one get past the very nice but useless lying customer service people?
TAYLOR, MICHIGAN -- So I just got home from the Kmart in Taylor and am pretty upset. I went in to pick up something to eat after work and to check and see if the new Transformers toys were in stock (I've been an avid transformers collector for quite a few years now). I picked up some food for myself and headed back to the toy section, where I found that they had all of the "legend class" Transformers toys from the new movie out on the shelves, priced and ready to be sold. I picked up one of each, because I knew that I was going to buy them sooner or later to add to my collection anyway, so why not buy them all at once.
The total of my bill WOULD have been well over 50 dollars, but as you can see, I used the word "would". The cashier rang up my food, no problem, but when she got to the first of the toys, her computer came up with a message saying "before street date". She proceeded to grab all the items off of the counter in such a hurry that she nearly threw herself over the counter, and then shoved them all under her register. The way that she grabbed them off the counter, you would have thought I was about to grab them to try to run out of the store with them. She looked at me and simply said "you can't buy these... your total is $4.50".
I asked her why I couldn't purchase them, because I didn't see what her screen flashed when she tried to ring the items up. She told me that they had been put on the shelf before the "street date" and then repeated my total again, trying to rush me through the rest of the transaction even though there wasn't anyone behind me in line.
I asked what the street date was, now completely disappointed that I was going to have to wait to buy all of the toys at a later date. The lady told me that she didn't know and when I asked if she could find out, she gave me a "you have got to be kidding me" look and said "it would probably say on the box, but that's in the back room" and then gestured to the credit card machine where my total was now showing up... as if to say "pay and get out already". While the transaction was getting more and more awkward by her rude attitude and failure to seem sorry at all about the whole situation, I decided to just pay for my food.
As I was going through the steps on the credit card reader she made a call to someone to come and pick up the toys at the counter and to take the other ones off of the shelves. I finished paying and the cashier handed my bag and then just stood there, like she was guarding the toys, again, like I was going to steal them or something. I took my food and left, but didn't feel like letting it drop there, especially since they had a "tell us how your Kmart experience was" survey on the receipt.
Now, I understand that the toys were out there before their official release date, but the fact is that they were out there, priced and ready to be sold. The thing that upset me about the whole thing was just that instead of deciding to make the exception for one customer and then have them taken off of the shelves after, they chose to not sell me the items that I had picked out, all while giving off the feeling that I was some kind of thief or something. It was like if they didn't get them away from me right there and then, that I was going to steal them or something.
Then, when I asked what the actual release date was, she didn't even make an effort to try to find out, she just kept trying to rush me out of the store, even though there was NO ONE else there (the store was practically empty).
I know that a few toys are kind of a stupid thing to be making a big deal over, but I've been a pretty hardcore collector for quite a few years now, so it just bugged me. If they would have just told me "sorry sir, we can't sell you these, they weren't supposed to be out on the shelves yet" and then actually made SOME KIND of effort to find out when the actual release date was for me, I would have no problem. I just feel that they handled the whole situation very poorly.
QUEENSBURY, NEW YORK -- Last year, I went out of my way - literally, the local Kmart is not in a convenient location - to purchase a room fan. A fan that turned out to be broken. It cost me 20 dollars in cab fare, to go buy the fan, take it home, return it, etc. I exchange it for another - ALSO broken! I complain, and am told that I should take it up with the store manager - yeah, I'd already thrown away 50 dollars of my hard-earned cash, I should waste even more dollars, talking to someone who I'd already talked to, who only made an excuse instead of an apology? So, I boycotted Kmart AND Sears, for 6 months. I went back today, to give them a second chance.
FAILURES LIST: First, I had to go to customer service to ask a question. The lady was nice, but slower than molasses in January - I mean, it was like watching a person on a slow motion camera - and, she kept interrupting service to the customer standing there waiting - with a line behind them, to answer phones, and putter about fussing with returns, going to look for someone, etc. FAIL #1.
I went to K-Mart, for one specific purpose: to buy a pair of plus size ladies Riders jeans - jeans the store has sold in their plus-size department for DECADES. However, Kmart apparently no longer values overweight customers, because there were virtually no jeans in the plus size department, and I was informed that Kmart no longer sees fit to sell Riders jeans to its overweight customers - only to people size 14 or less.
Well up yours, Kmart! Since they obviously don't value the business of their plus-size shoppers enough, to continue providing decent jeans, well I'll shift my jean buying over to TJMax, Target and Walmart, who DO sell nice plus size jeans. (That had a FEW pairs of Chic jeans, but I don't happen to like that brand.)
FAIL #3: Needed to try on some clothing. Had to wait for someone to open up the dressing room - something I DON'T have to do at Walmart, Target, TJMax, Bonton... Jeez, even Tractor Supply Company keeps their dressing room readily available for customers.
FAIL #4: Cashier was only marginally friendly - perfunctorily polite, rather than genuinely caring. Actually, she was marginally surly, and packed my bags like crap. One bag weighed so much I literally couldn't lift it - two 2 liter bottles of soda and a jar of spaghetti sauce! My clothing purchase was just shoved in the bag.
Well, I used to actually enjoy shopping at Kmart 10, 20, even 30 years ago. Today, since Sears took it over, it's just plain poo. Sears should have just let Kmart fold. It's garbage now. I not only will never shop K-mart again, I won't step foot in Sears, either. You'd never know there was a recession on! These businesses don't need to be bailed out, they just need to disappear, if they can't get their act together, and give customers what they need. It costs more for me to shop at Kmart, which was OK, back when they had the products I needed and the service was better. Now... why waste time and money, when I can go where my business is truly valued?
How can you sell something you don't have. Most online sites know what they have in stock and show that number on the web page. The fact that you sell something you don't have in stock makes you look awfully stupid and certainly unprofessional. As an unhappy customer I would hope you would offer me something in exchange for the
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The Power Of 10
Catching up with Jason Bennett of Chemistry Surfboards
The last decade has been a bumpy road for the US surfboard industry. From Clark Foam's shutdown, to the Great Recession, to ever-growing manufacturing moving overseas. In that time, shaper Jason Bennett and marketing/sales director Will Smith have bucked that trend and persevered with Chemistry Surfboards. It's unique for a few reasons: For one, Bennett is one of the few young US shapers that's come up in that time. And he's a rare breed of the surfer/shaper combo, a once common mix that produced a lot of innovation in surfboard design.--Casey Koteen
TransWorld SURF: How did you get started with shaping?
Jason Bennett: We started the label with Michael Baron and Jeremy Heit, and were getting boards shaped by other people. I was trying to run the label, and it was hard to have consistency, so I decided to jump in. I'd lost my sponsorship with Hurley, so the timing was perfect. I thought, 'Okay, I can do this.' I was into it and have always been good with my hands, growing up drawing and stuff like that.
It also seems like a way to keep the dream alive and keep surfing.
Yeah, I had a routine I did every day: I'd wake up and wherever the waves were good I'd go surf. When you surf in the morning your day usually goes pretty good. I really didn't want to lose that.
You're one of the few young shapers from the US that's come up in the last 10 years or so. Why are there so few young shapers here?
For one, it's not that glamorous. I guess some guys would rather get an industry job where there's more money. There are a lot of reasons why guys wouldn't. But in California especially, people want to make a lot of money and drive a nice car. Other places like Australia aren't so much like that, so you see more young shapers over there. If you want to make surfboards, even just decent ones, you've got to dedicate your life to it. It's not something you can do one day and come back three weeks later and do it. You've got to do it every day. I'm 10 years into it, and I'm still learning every day. I'm like an apprentice. There's a lot to learn.
At the same time, there seems to be more interest in shaping from kids in the last year or two.
For sure. Like Ryan Burch shapes here, and sometimes when he's gone his buddies will come use his room to shape. It's cool to see. People see Dane [Reynolds] playing around with it, and Ryan's been getting some exposure with his shaping, so other kids see that and think it's cool. So now guys are trying to be a bit more rootsy and make their own boards, and glass their own boards.
What's going on in surfboards, or materials, or anything really that's got you most excited right now?
Before people mostly rode a standard shortboard, but these days there's a huge palette of shapes people want to ride, which is cool. If you're shaping 6'1"s all day, you get bored. A guy might come in wanting a double-wing, veed out, beak-nose fish, or whatever. So that'll be in the mix and another board with a chopped off tail or something. There's just way more different shapes going on now, and it keeps shapers and consumers creative.--Casey Koteen
Go to chemistrysurfboards.com


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Report: Five-star defensive tackle A'Shawn Robinson decommits from Texas; will likely sign with Alabama
According to Orangebloods.com publisher Geof Ketchum, Arlington Heights defensive tackle A'Shawn Robinson, the No. 33 ranked player in the nation, has decommitted from Texas.
Robinson reportedly informed Texas coaches during an in-home visit that he would no longer be honoring his commitment and would instead be signing with Alabama on National Signing Day.
Robinson had been committed to the Longhorns since last February and made an official visit to Austin last weekend. But the trip to Tuscaloosa two weeks ago seemed to have won over the five-star recruit.
The loss of Robinson represents another major hit to the Texas recruiting class, which also lost four other prospects including Ricky Seals-Jones, on of the top wide outs in the nation.


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Dairy-Pak Credit Union Consolidates With First Reliance Credit Union
The $282,614, 144-member Dairy-Pak Athens Credit Union has merged with the $11 million, 2,369-member First Reliance Federal Credit Union, both in Athens, Ga.
Like many tiny credit unions, Dairy-Pak has been losing loan, investment and fee income over the past five years. From 2008 to 2012, the credit union has posted a total net income loss of more than $33,000, according to NCUA financial performance reports.
Dairy-Pak Athens CU was established more than 60 years ago to serve the financial needs of employees at the packaging manufacturer.
The merger makes First Reliance FCU the only locally based credit union serving the Athens-Clarke County area, according to a joint statement released by First Reliance FCU and Dairy-Pak Athens CU.
First Reliance also has premiered a new website, firstreliancefcu.org that celebrates its local roots.


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Clarkson University Students Take Third Place in Clean Energy Business Plan Competition
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A Clarkson University student team took third place at the Tech Valley Business Plan Competition in Albany, N.Y., last week. It was the Tech Valley's first business plan competition to focus exclusively on new innovations for clean and renewable energy technologies.
Engineering and Management seniors Sean P. Bonnell of Oswego, N.Y., Bridget E. Howley of Niskayuna, N.Y., Eric M. Ludovici of Lyons Falls, N.Y., and Nathaniel M. Jacobs of Cortlandt Manor, N.Y., will receive a $2,000 prize for their Controlled Environment High Rise Farm project that focuses on aeroponic farming through a high-rise commercial farm.
The business plan presented by the students showed the economic viability and sustainability of high-tech greenhouse systems that could be used to grow produce in cold and dark climates year round.
Because of the high demand for year-round availability of local and organic produce in northern New York, the revenues from high-quality lettuce and greens are projected to offset the capital costs within five years.
Teams comprised of college students from multi-disciplinary educational backgrounds competed in the competition, presenting business plans to develop and market a variety of green energy innovations, from integrated solar energy technologies and high capacity energy storage systems to cutting-edge technologies that reduce water consumption and material waste, among others.
A panel of 15 experts from the energy, financial and legal sectors selected the top three business plans,
The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany, in partnership with UAlbany's School of Business, the Lally School of Management & Technology at Rensselaer, and the Union Graduate College School of Management, hosted the competition.
The four students who created the plan were part of a larger interdisciplinary team of Clarkson students who studied the laboratory, engineering design and environmental and social sustainability of the project. The entire team won a Phase II grant of $75,000 at the EPA People, Prosperity and Planet competition in Washington, D.C. in April.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in six alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.
Photo caption: A Clarkson University student team took third place at the Tech Valley Business Plan Competition in Albany, N.Y., last week. Left to right: Sean P. Bonnell, Bridget E. Howley and Nathaniel M. Jacobs display their $2,000 prize for their Controlled Environment High Rise Farm project that focuses on aeroponic farming through a high-rise commercial farm. Team member Eric M. Ludovici was not present for the photo.


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West Suffolk: New £18m relief road is waved through as development looms
PUBLISHED: 21:17 06 January 2014 | UPDATED: 09:22 07 January 2014
A new relief road that will pave the way for major development in a west Suffolk town has been waved through by councillors.
Plans for the eastern relief road in Bury St Edmunds, which will connect Skyliner Way in Moreton Hall to Junction 45 (Rougham) of the A14, were approved by St Edmundsbury Borough Council on Thursday.
The £18 million road has to be built before a 500-home development on Moreton Hall and an extension of the Suffolk Business Park can proceed.
The road will have five roundabouts serving different landmarks and will improve the slip roads at Junction 45, as well as adding a new car park to serve the existing Rougham Tower Hill Museum.
Speaking after the meeting, panel chairman Jim Thorndyke said: "The slip roads at the moment are far too short, and we wanted to make sure they were lengthened to make that junction much safer than it is now.
"Everybody said it's a good idea. It's going to open up the industrial places in that area and it will also ease things at the Sainsbury's roundabout by taking a lot of industrial traffic away. That can be a nightmare at times."
Taylor Wimpey, which is behind the new housing development, will provide some funding, although more is needed after an application for £4.9 million of local pinch point funding from central government was turned down.
The plans were passed with a lengthy list of conditions, including a three-year time limit for the road's completion.
At the same meeting, an outline for major development of Bury towards Fornham All Saints, known as the north west masterplan, was also given approval.
The outline application includes a new link road between Mildenhall Road and Tut Hill, provision for hundreds of new homes as well as a village centre and primary school.
Howard Quayle, from Fornham All Saints Parish Council, said the council largely agrees with the proposals but has four points of concern.
These are that no more than 900 homes are built, that the new link road is completed as early as possible and that slightly more land is used as agricultural rather than green space and that houses are restricted to three storeys.


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Soundwave promoter AJ Maddah has played down his ugly Twitter war with Good Charlotte's Joel Madden as a "playground grudge" and called an online petition for the Madden brothers to be removed from Australia "a nonsense".
"I spoke at length with Joel yesterday and he's a genuine guy," Maddah exclusively told Fairfax. Maddah said both men had used the word "sorry".
Music website musicfeeds.com.au published several abusive tweets from Maddah's account @iamnotshouting yesterday morning directed at the Maddens. Joel Madden eventually responded, tweeting: "i don't mind you hating us but Encouraging other people to hate us? Keep talking shit brother it suits you".
Maddah replied, again on Twitter, by raising an alleged incident in 2004 when he claimed the Maddens had once joked about a young female teenage fan's weight.
Maddah also tweeted an abusive message about the Maddens' involvement in a KFC advertising campaign after previously being spokesmen for animal rights group PETA.
"I want to bring fans and artists together and I have a certain expectation of mutual respect," Maddah told Fairfax. "But I guess I caught them on a day they were not at their best. They were tired and cranky and I get tired and cranky too.
"It's over now but at the end of the day I don't think I should have judged them. Bands are full of larger-than-life characters and you can forget that [at the time] these were 23-year-old kids. We all get older and wiser."
Maddah says he has no involvement in the petition, which was posted by musicfeeds.com.au on Monday with the hashtag #goodriddancegoodcharlotte.
"The petition was a joke, a nonsense," Maddah says. "It wasn't mine anyway."
Maddah said he had previously been "unreceptive" to having Good Charlotte play at one of his festivals – he promotes Soundwave, which kicks off a five-city tour in Brisbane on February 23, and also Harvest. But after speaking to Joel Madden, he said he'd be open to it.


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Not an Ikea chair, I presume ?
He's a dick and that's not a compliment..!! She's doing all the work and she came like 3 or 4 times, when did he cum?? If he did he didn't really show it... He's just sitting there clearing his throat from time to time.... I'm glad she's not with him anymore, she deserves better
is incredible that he didnt cum first
What a fucking hot girl!
wow, that girl is hot!! lucky guy.
damn i wish i was a man and could get fucked by this girl
is she cumming on that cock bb yummy
Best riding I seen in a while need to let the wife watch this one
This is why the porn industry is worthless. It's nothing, in fact most often deeply ugly, compared to real, honest human connection.
If she's your ex, that means you're an idiot! AH AH!
She loving dat dick
Damn Superman, who can fuck for 20 minutes?
Won't be easy to find someone like her again
Lucky bastard, that ride is far one of the best I have seen and to see her really bounce and grind her hips is sooooo hot! Not many women these days can ride a cock like that!
There were lots of scenes where SHE put HIS cock into HER pussy. Excellent! 5 stars
she has no tits ...
Better than huge man boobs
WoW - she can ride !
You will have trouble finding another girl like that
If it were me, this wouldn't be a 20-minute video... I'm just saying. If that truly is his ex-GF or ex-wife, wonder if he has any regrets.
she a more than enjoy har self
Gyal a spin pon cocky like a fan
luckiest IT guy EVER
poor chair
You got to learn how you make a Playlist om Mediaplayer. ;-)
haha LOL at 19:34: yaaaaaay!!!
Wow! One hot video this is! The girl is really horny, she must have had 3 or 4 orgasms here.
id love her bouncing on my stem
Lots of comments about the beautiful girl doing all the work on that chair, while he looks like the laziest lover in the world, but if you watch it to the end, he whisks her off in haste to what I presume is a bed... Hopefully he gives her what she's earned right through this vid
definitely one of the best I've seen
I want my girl to fuck me like that!! hmmmm
oh god i want her
she is perfect
See? Even accountants get laid.
damn mami sure knows how to ride
she is hot
your "X" ? id say keep her around...at least for fun lol
he's got a beautiful dick
What's the name of the first song?
X Girlfrind??? You gotta be a foo to let that opne go!
The very best riding video around, hands down.
I thought that was a guy
der typ ist heiss, den wuerde ich auch gerne zureiten
This happen to me one night i was home all by myself and the some knock on the door and there was my ex wife. She came over to see how i doing. I told her not much just watching movies and hang out. She ask me were my wife was so i told her she was at work. So next thing i know she was came next to me and sitting there and started to rub my cock though my pants. I ask her what this for and she told me she miss my cock and what me to fuck her again so we both got naked and fuck each other like old days and we been doing this for last 8 years
omg its cousin Larry from perfect strangers!
I cant make love without eat her pussy first
what that white dude work that black chick... i can make her know that black dick passion!
I would to meet her
Sure, she is an ex. She needs to be satisfied much more and much harder. She is a strong little red riding hood.
I'm a girl and damn she gave me ideas! Awesomely authentic.
Dream girl!
she can fuck good but has NO tits at all lol
what did he comment and the end? its now my thime or what? please answer me
"Did you cum that time?"
Mmm....I want him in me
que rico se mueve la chica deliciosa cogida se aventaron y esos gemidos de placer que ricos
Your ex is Michael Jackson...?
A shame doesn't have the continuation. But what an horrible background music. Good ride.
song that starts at 12.15
well nice song!, good to see that they went for the conventional marvin gaye, barry white style sex track, sounded like the prodigy raping the gangman style bloke! she don't half know her onions though! that clip would coast me through a ten stretch inside I reckon. A bit shallow I know but why is she fucking about with a young Andrew Lloyd webber must be cause the fecker's Hampton is dead of all feeling, I reckon I would have blew my beans half way through!
Haha, yeah, good chair...is that how they test it for a company?
There having sex on a chair. If any of you have ever tried to have sex on a chair there arnt exactly many ways or position that work. So everyone talking about she's doing all the work. Try having sex on a computer chair and see if you can do any other positions that work.
mucha perra para culiar
if i had a dick i would want her to ride it just like that..shit i'd ride his dick just like that too it looks like it feels soooo good
To lala2 - He kissed her and played with her clit. He wasn't entirely selfish.
after that I never would fuck him... he doesn't do anything...not even kiss her anywhere! disgustin. there this woman give him all she have and he doesn't give anything back disregarding to allocate his cock. I mean...she could have 1000 more cocks and he doesn't know to appreciate his girlfriend...
didn't he like the bed? xd
J.D. & Carla
No titties, but a great fuck.
gigidy gigidy!!! i came!! yeah!!
Doesn't leave the seat to change music. Haha, awesome.
a real woman who likes what she is doing...I want some!!!!
i sure fuck the shit out of her she sure knows how to ride a dick like a pro lols
I want to lick that pussy!!!
dam i wna fuck her and cum inside her i need a girl right now to fuck
im horny!!!
first song: Heaven (Lamb)
Nine Inch Nails Music :p
Que mujer!!! este video deberia estar enlazado a todas las mujeres del mundo!!! Que manera!!! Bien aguantado hermano...
Well, I would fuck your 'X'
man she's doing all the job, I understand she left you...
conratulation bro the first satisfied girl ho ive seen in the youporn; she's beautiful and fuck very well you endured enough the cam makes her work a perfect amateur video congratulations!!!! felcidades hermano, la primera mujer satisfecha que veo en el youporn video perfecto, la nena esta riquisima, coge super chingon, tu le aguantaste el paso la camara bien enfocada en fin poca madre!!!!
best scen ever seen
and you let that one go she's a buity
i love her body! so fine and smooth :)
wow, nice moves, i will dream tonight whit that ass
me recordo tanto a la cancion de la flaca de jarabe de palo por un beso de la flaca daria lo que fuera.... coral negro de la habana tremendisima mulata...
me encanto la manera de coger que tiene esa mujer!!
What a great ride!
un beau film amateur ,elle belle tres chaude
What's the first song?
Great riding!
Lamb, Nine Inch Nails, good taste in music
She is beautiful, a black Venus, I would have sex with her.
love the way she moans
Everyday i see this video and not get tired of hitting one.
wow... why cant I have a girl like that..
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So I was browsing around YouTube and its DisneyParks channel when I discover that Disney has used YouTube to let members upload their own video memories for their DisneyMemories Channel. At first I thought, "Yeah, I can post my YGC vids!" Then I thought, "Wait a minute, they sound professionally done with narration and Apple background music, and the characters "appear" in interview-like settings which from my experience, Disney doesn't like. Come to think of it, Disney doesn't really like anything I do that's creative."
I don't know if anyone has seen my You've Got Character videos on my YouTube channel, but if I re-edited them to make it "Disney friendly", do you think I should share my memories?
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Artist and sometimes-drummer Charles Gaines shares his thoughts on the relationship between motown, jazz, and the blues, and on his work Untitled (Regression Series: Group 3), 1973–14, which appears in Blues for Smoke (on view through December 29). Here, he takes a moment to discuss the piece's aesthetic, its intellectual rigor, and the ephemeral metaphor that is "smoke."
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It's one American icon taking on another, as songwriting legend Bob Dylan has released a cover version of Frank Sinatra's 1945 song, "Full Moon and Empty Arms," which is slated for an upcoming full-length album.
"This track is definitely from a forthcoming album due later on this year," is all a Dylan spokesperson told Rolling Stone about the song, which was posted on Dylan's official website. There is still no title or release date for the record, which would be his first since 2012 full-length, Tempest.
Related: Charlie Daniels Band Goes 'Off the Grid' on New Album of Bob Dylan Songs
Dylan gives the tune a decidedly Americana feel, trading the original's swelling string arrangement with pedal steel guitars, although he stays true to Sinatra's arrangement.


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Oct. 5, 2012
Here is the latest edition of Week In Review - a series of weekly messages from the Mayor and City Council to help Richardson residents and businesses keep up to date on events at City Hall. A list of links for stories in this edition is available at the bottom of the page.
Fall Cottonwood Art Festival This Weekend Features Work by Nation's Top Artists
More than 240 artists from around the country will be in Richardson this weekend for the Fall 2012 Cottonwood Art Festival.
Now in its 43rd year, the biannual event is rated as one of the top art festivals in the U.S. and generates more than $2 million in art sales each year. Exhibits will include museum-quality work in 16 categories including mixed media, sculpture, oil, watercolor, glass and photography.
The festival also includes children's arts and crafts at the ArtStop, as well as food and live music. Headlining this year's musical entertainment will be A Hard Night's Day, an award-winning Beatles cover band.
Parking and admission are free. The festival will take place 10 a.m.-7 p.m. (with music in the Lakeside Courtyard until 8 p.m.) Saturday and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday at Cottonwood Park, 1321 W. Belt Line Rd., just east of Coit Road.
Visit www.cottonwoodartfestival.com for more information.
2010 Bond Program Implementation Continues on Schedule
Less than 2 ½ years after voters approved the 2010 Bond Program, approximately 87 percent of projects are complete, under construction, in bidding or are under design. The City Council reviewed the status of the Bond Program at its work session Monday.
The remaining $8 million of projects are scheduled to start design within the next 10 months.
Major projects completed to date include Fire Station 4, Terrace Drive and Tyler Street reconstruction, sidewalk repairs in six areas and traffic signal upgrades at four intersections.
Projects currently under construction include Heights Recreation Center and Family Aquatics Center, the Richardson Gymnastics Center, the new Fire Training Center and Emergency Operations Center, as well as Galatyn Parkway extension and numerous streets and alleys. Several more projects will begin construction this fall.
Click the link below to watch Monday's City Council presentation:
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Main Street/Central Expressway Study Continues with Stakeholder Workshops, Interviews
As work on the Main Street/Central Expressway Enhancement/Redevelopment Study approaches the final public input opportunity for the first phase of the project, the City Council on Monday was briefed on stakeholder involvement during the process so far.
Public involvement in the study most recently included a community workshop, as well as a focus group workshop. During those sessions, residents, business owners, property owners and other stakeholders shared their ideas and opinions about a variety of issues related to the corridor. About 70 Richardson residents and stakeholders participated in the community workshop.
Other input for the study has come from individual and group interviews by the study team, as well as an online survey and questionnaire. The final community meeting on this phase of the project will be Nov. 8. The recommendation and an implementation strategy to guide redevelopment along Main Street and the Central Expressway Corridor, two areas identified for upgrades in the 2009 Richardson Comprehensive Plan, will be presented to the City Council in December.
Click the link below to watch Monday's City Council presentation:
Click the link below for more information about the Main Street/Central Expressway study, including a link to the study Facebook page:
Exits from US 75 to Westbound I-635 Reduced To One Lane
Entrance ramps onto westbound I-635 (LBJ Freeway) from northbound and southbound US 75 (Central Expressway) were reduced to one merging lane this week.
In addition, the entrance ramp to westbound LBJ from Coit Road will be moved temporarily, beginning tonight.
Both changes are expected to be in place for approximately one year. They will allow for ongoing construction of the LBJ Express project to continue.
For more information about the LBJ Express project, visit the website at www.lbjexpress.com.
Transfer Station Public Meeting is Oct. 9
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) will hold a public meeting on the North Texas Municipal Water District's (NTMWD) application for a Municipal Solid Waste Permit Amendment for the Lookout Drive Transfer Station at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9 at the Douglas Otto Middle School Cafeteria located at 504 North Star Rd. in Plano.
The NTMWD has submitted plans to replace and modernize its facility located just east of Plano Road on Lookout Drive. The facility serves as a transfer point where trash is taken, compacted and then placed on trucks to be hauled to a landfill. The proposed facility design will also allow for future growth projected in the area.
Tuesday is Last Day to Register to Vote for Nov. 6 Charter Amendment and General Election
The deadline to register and be eligible to vote in the Nov. 6, 2012, City Charter Amendment and General Election is Tuesday, Oct. 9.
The proposed amendment would change the City Charter to provide for the direct election of the City's mayor. Click here to view more information.
Go to the Dallas County Elections website at www.dallascountyvotes.org/ or the Collin County Elections website at www.co.collin.tx.us/ to find out how to register to vote.
Registration begins Oct. 8 for 41st Annual Christmas Parade
Get in on the spirit of the holiday season by participating in Richardson's Annual Christmas Parade—a tradition that will celebrate its 41st year! Individuals, groups, clubs, churches, schools and "kids of all ages" are encouraged to join in on this festivity!
Last year nearly 2,500 participated in this event, and parade organizers are looking forward to another great year! The theme for this year's parade, which will be held on Coit Road, is "Reindeer Games." Individuals and groups are encouraged to represent this theme in their costumes, vehicles and floats.
Registration forms will be online beginning Oct. 8 by going to www.cor.net/ChristmasParade. Deadline for registration is Nov. 21.
For information regarding the parade, please contact Parade Chairperson Barbara Cottone at email@example.com, or call Melanie Sprott at 972-744-4310.
Richardson's Annual National Night Out a Big Success
The City of Richardson held its annual National Night Out event Tuesday, Oct. 2 and more than 187 registered neighborhood parties participated and helped to collect more than 6,000 pounds of food for the NETWORK of Community Ministries food bank.
This was the 23rd year of NNO participation by the City of Richardson, facilitated by the Richardson Police Department's Crime Prevention Unit. The event promotes awareness, safety and neighborhood unity and showcases the vital importance of police-community partnerships and citizen involvement.
Tree the Town Has First Planting of the Fall
This week, the Richardson City Council celebrated the planting of 120 trees as part of the Tree the Town program, this one sponsored by Evergreen at Richardson Senior Living at North Star and Renner roads.
Richardson's Tree the Town program started as North Texas' largest tree planting initiative in April 2010. The program's goal is to plant 50,000 trees in Richardson during the next 10 years on private and public property through the support of sponsorships and individual participation.
Since its inception, Tree the Town has served as the catalyst for the "Tree North Texas" initiative that has a goal of planting 3 million trees by the year 2021. Richardson's Tree the Town program was put on hold in 2011 due to extreme drought conditions experienced in and around the city. So far more than 7,500 trees have been registered through the program.
For more information, visit www.treethetown.com.
October Richardson Today Mailed This Week
The October edition of Richardson Today began arriving in mailboxes this week. The latest edition focuses on fiscal responsibility and features a story on the City of Richardson's 2012-2013 Budget. Other top stories focus on the official groundbreaking for the Methodist Health System's new 125-bed acute care hospital being built at the Bush/Renner campus and information about the Nov. 6 City Charter Amendment Election.
Richardson Today is mailed to every residence in the City and is also available at the Heights and Huffhines Recreation Centers, the Senior Center, City Hall and at the Richardson Public Library. A Richardson Today interactive edition is also accessible through the link below. Ask your local mail carrier if you live in the City and do not receive your copy of Richardson Today.
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Friends of the Library Book Sale Runs Through Sunday
The Friends of the Richardson Public Library is holding its fall book sale in the Basement Program Room at the Library. It will be open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 2-5 p.m. Sunday.
The sale includes tens of thousands of books, CDs, DVDs and more and raises funds to support the Library.
Eisemann Center Presents Comedian Jeff Garlin Oct. 12
The Comedy show "Jeff Garlin – Built for Comfort" will kick off the Eisemann Center Presents 2012-2013 10th Anniversary Season with a show Friday, Oct. 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the Bank of America Theatre.
Jeff Garlin's talent encompasses writing, producing, directing, acting and performing stand-up comedy. He both co-stars and executive produces the HBO series "Curb Your Enthusiasm," starring "Seinfeld" creator Larry David.
Tickets are $30 for reserved seating and can be purchased online at www.eisemanncenter.com or by calling the Eisemann Center Ticket Office at 972-744-4650. Ticket Office hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and one hour before performances. Group discounts are available for 10 or more by calling 972-744-4657.
Visit http://www.eisemanncenter.com/tickets/ for full season information and an order form.
Richardson Symphony Orchestra Opens 51st Season Tomorrow
The Richardson Symphony Orchestra opens its 51st season at the Eisemann Center Oct. 6 at 8 p.m. in the Hill Performance Hall. The orchestra is led by Music Director and conductor Maestro Clay Couturiaux.
The performance will feature Bulgarian violinist Bella Hristova in a performance of Max Bruch's showpiece for violin and orchestra, the Scottish Fantasy.
Maestro Clay Couturiaux
Richardson Chamber of Commerce Offers Online Survey
The Richardson Chamber of Commerce has commissioned research company ExperiPro to conduct a study about the factors that impact Richardson businesses.
If you do business in Richardson, even if you are not currently a member of the Richardson Chamber, your feedback is very important. The information collected will also be helpful to business leaders in the Richardson community.
For more information or to take the survey, visit www.richardsonchamber.com/survey.
DART and Red River Rivalry: A Winning Game Plan
Dallas Area Rapid Transit's getting you to the Saturday, Oct. 13, annual AT&T Red River Rivalry football game between the University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma, in the Cotton Bowl at Fair Park safely and on time. Details are available at www.DART.org/RedRiverRivalry.
To help accommodate the large crowds, DART is adding light rail, buses and Trinity Railway Express (TRE) trains with special connections planned. Some passengers may board buses to complete their trip.
Customers are encouraged to take advantage of the early transit service, which on some lines begins up to four hours before game time.
Passes are available at ticket vending machines located at all DART and TRE stations, or save time and pre-purchase a $4 DART Local Day Pass for Saturday, Oct. 13.
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Richardson Animal Shelter Pet of the Week
This is Lassie! She is a DMH, female, about 2 years old and is up to date on all her vaccinations. She is a sweet and calm lap cat that has been at the shelter since June. Contact the Animal Shelter (972-744-4480) about Lassie or other animals available for adoption.
For information about other animals available for adoption, visit the Animal Shelter's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/RichardsonAnimalShelter.
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text: Ladies I've been away for a little over a year and haven't really worked on any quilts but I did tidy up and organize my little hidden away quilting corner. I didn't have much of a stash but I gave it to charity and decided to buy fabric for each project only. I have some charm packs for a table cloth I started. Anyway I'm not sure what to call this it's more like a quilting closet because it just houses supplies when I do work on a project I do it at the table in front of the screen. The screen you'll be looking at is in front of two free standing cabinets that stand next to the door to the garage. Behind those cabinets is an area for storage next to the sliding glass door, that goes to the patio. Needless to say I had a mess back there because I stored other items but I finally got it organized.


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The Houston Dynamo escaped La Chorrera, Panama Wednesday night with a point in the CONCACAF Champions League Group A standings – and their health, mostly – after a crazy game that included five red cards, a power outage, and projectiles thrown from the crowd. In the end, after a 12-minute delay during stoppage time, the Dynamo and Panamanian club Árabe Unido finished level at 1-1.
The Dynamo opened the game with an inexperienced lineup that included nine players with less than four years of professional experience and third-year midfielder Corey Ashe wearing the captain's armband for the first time in his career. The early minutes set the tone for the game, as each team picked up a yellow card.
In the 11th minute, Árabe Unido defender David Daniels, filling in for the suspended Nahil Carroll, was shown a straight red card for a tackle from behind on Houston's Kei Kamara, giving the Dynamo a one-man advantage. Árabe Unido actually came up with the next good chance, as Omar Camargo almost caught Dynamo goalkeeper Tally Hall off his line on a free kick expecting a cross, but Hall recovered to tip the ball over the crossbar. The Dynamo's best chance to take the lead came in the 34th minute, when rookie Danny Cruz whipped in a cross from the right, but Kamara's header bounced wide.
Houston head coach Dominic Kinnear brought on Stuart Holden at halftime for Geoff Cameron, hoping Holden could create a goal just as he did one week ago against Isidro Metapán. Things turned ugly soon, however, when Ashe sent in a cross and collided with Árabe Unido's Andres Santamaria. After a considerable delay that saw Santamaria and his teammates begging for Ashe to be shown a card, referee Neal Brizan ejected Ashe, leveling the teams at 10 men apiece.
Things turned again in the 67th minute, when Carmago clotheslined Dominic Oduro and was shown his second yellow card of the game, reducing Árabe Unido to nine men, including only two defenders. The Dynamo took advantage just two minutes later on a long clearance out of the back that was misplayed by Santamaria. Kamara raced onto the ball and was in alone against goalkeeper Carlos Bejarano, beating the Colombian with a powerful shot straight up the middle.
Árabe Unido came back right away with a chance from a free kick, but Hall saved Angel Rodriguez's shot easily. The Dynamo looked like they were headed for their first ever road win outside of the United States, but things turned ugly in the final 10 minutes. First, defender Andrew Hainault was shown his second yellow card of the game and ejected in the 81st minute.
Now in a 9 v. 9 game, Árabe Unido continued to press for the equalizer. In the 85th minute, tricky midfielder Jose Justavino juked into the box and laid a pass off for captain Orlando Rodriguez, but his shot at full stretch trickled wide. On the way upfield, Holden – who had taken the captain's armband from Ashe – received first one and then another yellow card, apparently for dissent, within seconds of each other and was ejected for the first time in his career.
Now with a one-man advantage of their own, Árabe Unido finally capitalized in the first minute of five minutes of stoppage time, as Justavino again broke into the box and, with the ball bouncing high on the artificial turf, volleyed the ball across the six-yard box, where Orlando Rodriguez headed it in to tie the score. The goal ignited mass celebrations in the crowd and prompted the largest of several incidents of drinks and objects being thrown onto the field.
As the teams searched for a winning goal, the stadium lights – which had flickered briefly a few minutes earlier – went out completely, plunging the stadium into darkness. After a delay of more than 12 minutes during which fans held up cell phones and Dynamo players worried fans might come onto the field, play finally continued with less than half of the floodlights working, and full time finally came more than 20 minutes after the 90-minute mark.
The tie left both teams 1-0-1 in Group A of the CONCACAF Champions League, tied for the group lead. But the craziness continued after the final whistle, with the Dynamo remaining on the field until the stands were cleared. Once they reached the locker room, the stadium's power went out again, and the Dynamo spent almost 20 minutes in the dark before making their way to the bus and back to Panama City.
Houston Dynamo (1-0-1) vs. Árabe Unido (1-0-1)
August 26, 2009 -- Estadio Agustín Muquita Sanchez
2009-10 CONCACAF Champions League -- Group A
Scoring Summary:
HOU -- Kei Kamara 1 (unassisted) 69
DAU -- Orlando Rodriguez 3 (Jose Justavino 1) 91+
Houston Dynamo -- Tally Hall, Erik Ustruck, Ryan Cochrane (Bobby Boswell 78), Andrew Hainault, Mike Chabala, Danny Cruz (Brian Mullan 72), John Michael Hayden, Geoff Cameron (Stuart Holden 46), Corey Ashe, Kei Kamara, Dominic Oduro.
Substitutes Not Used: Pat Onstad, Wade Barrett, Ricardo Clark, Brian Ching
Árabe Unido -- Carlos Bejarano, David Daniels, Reynaldo Lewin, Andres Santamaria, Omar Camargo, Camilo Aguirre (Armando Cooper 46), Francisco Castañeda, Angel Rodriguez (Harold Cummings 72), Jose Justavino, Orlando Rodriguez, Victor Mendieta (Manuel Mosquera 61).
Substitutes Not Used: Jose Marin, Eduardo McTaggar, Yahir Medina, Erick Davis
Misconduct Summary:
HOU -- Danny Cruz (caution) 4
DAU -- Omar Camargo (caution) 10
DAU -- David Daniels (ejection) 11
HOU -- Andrew Hainault (caution) 35
DAU -- Francisco Castañeda (caution) 42
HOU -- Corey Ashe (ejection) 55
DAU -- Andres Santamaria (caution) 62
DAU -- Omar Camargo (ejection; Second Caution) 67
DAU -- Manuel Mosquera (caution) 74
HOU -- Andrew Hainault (ejection; Second Caution) 81
HOU -- Bobby Boswell (caution) 82
HOU -- Stuart Holden (caution) 86
HOU -- Stuart Holden (ejection; Second Caution) 86
Referee: Neal Brizan (T&T)
Referee's Assistants: Simon Baptiste (T&T); Ainsley Rochard (T&T)
4th Official: Roberto Moreno (PAN)
Attendance: 1,300
Weather: Cloudy-and-80 degrees
All statistics contained in this boxscore are unofficial
"It was a difficult environment to play in. I felt the calls didn't exactly go our way, but my guess is they probably feel that happened to them as well. They work very hard on and off the ball, so it was difficult for us to find our rhythm of play. I think that was their tactic coming out, and hats off to our guys for getting the goal to take the lead. I thought Kei did a great job of getting in. I think Kei [Kamara] and Dom[inic Oduro] have to get a special mention. I think they did a great job tonight. They worked their butts off challenging for the ball and winning most of what they did. It made it easy for me, because those guys are always out there and we could relieve pressure."
"Then we're down to eight men late in the game away in kind of a crazy stadium, and we give up a goal, and it's tough. I think it was a hard-fought point. It's always difficult to play here, so I think we're coming out with high spirits. We did get a point, and we're looking good in the group. We're disappointed that we gave up a late goal, but happy enough with the result."
"It was really crazy. We kind of expect stuff like that when we come down here. We tend to play kind of physical in the U.S., so when we come over here, they like playing kind of stylish football and not be touched, and that's not how we play. We get in and we hit each other, but they're not used to it, and the referee's not used to it either, so it was rough today with all the cards, and it was a physical game."
"It was a good ball from the middle, and when the defender was going up, I kind of knew the ball was going to go over his head, so my thought was to run right past him. When the ball passed him, I took the first touch and saw the keeper backing up instead of coming out, so I was like, 'I got this,' and I was able to finish it. I thought it was going to take us out with three points, but we were unfortunate at the end."
"It takes a little bit away from the trip, but coming out here it's always going to be tough: the fans, the players on the field. It's always going to be tough. We come here and we try to take points away, whether it's three or it's one point. We just don't want to come out here and go back with zero points. We're happy with the point, because we get to host them later at our house. Pachuca came over here and they got pounded, and we came over and were able to get away with 1-1, so that's good, and it's going to be a different result when they come to Robertson Stadium."


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This strange cigar type object fell out of the shutter frame when I opened the windows in a house in S E France. it is beautifully constructed out of leaves as far as I can tell. My guess is that it of insect origin. Even though it appears dry, flaky and unlikely to develop into anything I didn't want to examine it any further as I wouldn't know what to look for. I don't know what it is does anyone have any suggestions?
That is a nest of a leaf-cutter bee, probably a species of Megachile.
Before you opened the shutter frame, there would have been a nice dark little tunnel - just the sort of place leaf-cutter bees like to build their nests. They cut oval pieces of leaf and use them to build these 'cigars', in which there are cells where their larve develop and pupate.
There is lots of info on the internet, eg.
- http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/insect/05576.html
- http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/species/leaf-cutter-bee
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megachile
Thanks Mike, that is very interesting, it's such a shame that I disturbed it.


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100-mile runners will complete two laps of the 50-mile loop. The route is approximately 97% trails or forest service roads and 3% paved roads. The elevation gain is approximately 12,000 feet (6000 feet x 2 laps).
It is recommended that you place nutrition items, special first aids and, for 100 mile runners, warm clothing, extra flashlights, and batteries in a drop bags which will be transported to the Powerhouse Aid Station. You will pass this location twice during the race. Avoid glass and perishable items. Clearly label the drop bag for easy identification. Do not use paper bags, shoe boxes or any paper product as they deteriorate when wet. Distinctive colours work well. STORMY Race Management is not responsible for lost or damaged drop bags and their contents. The bags will be returned to the start/finish line once the last runner has passed through the aid station. Bags left behind at the finish line at the end of the event will not be returned.
Although there are eleven well-stocked aid stations, it is highly recommended that you carry a minimum of one water bottle, preferably two, at all times. Temperatures can vary and the day may be very warm. Electrolyte replacement is also extremely important. Be aware you may not find exactly what you want at the aid stations. Please equip your drop bags accordingly. We will do our best to supply a variety of items that may include fruit, candy, gels, chips, pretzels, soda, etc. Each aid station will have a small supply of Band-Aids and Vaseline. For pre-race preparation, there are three major supermarkets in Squamish and they are open until 9PM on Thursday and Friday. There are some great restaurants in Squamish. And if all else fails, Tim Horton's is open 24 hours.


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I used a lot of these stickers on my LO and love how they look on it. I love all the sayings on them and love the colors! I have always wanted yellow ribbon stickers so when I found them I was excited! I highly reccomend these for welcome home LO's! I plan on using the rest of them on future LO's!
I am very happy with these as my son just came home from Afghanistan on July 22,2011 so with the pictures of his homecoming ceremony these helped finish his Army scrapbook I know he is going to love it.
i took all the small ribbons and put them on people name tags at work to support my husband and the other two soldiers from our store thankyou for having them available


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Guest opinion: Hillview subcontractor did not follow architect's specifications
Original post made on Aug 22, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, August 22, 2013, 9:20 AM
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a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Aug 22, 2013 at 12:44 pm
Ten to one the subcontractor who screwed up was the one the prime used to meet the DBE quota
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Aug 25, 2013 at 3:52 pm
I hope they remember to put in a rodent barrier as moles were also already destroying the prior turf field.
a resident of Menlo Park: Felton Gables
on Aug 25, 2013 at 5:09 pm
Ten to one the poster above has some 'issues'. And can't post any facts to back up her opinion.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Aug 25, 2013 at 6:50 pm
What were the people that were supposed to be inspecting and approving this work doing the first time? Mr. Sheikholeslami was ultimately responsible for oversight of this project and he FAILED. If this work had been properly supervised and inspected in the first place it wouldn't have to be redone. So what if the sub and the general are doing it at no cost? The district is coughing up $50,000 to someone that should have prevented this from happening in the first place. I don't speak from ignorance here. I've been in construction for over twenty years and have done public works projects. I find it absurd that Mr. Sheikholeslami has the gall to post this letter as if he did nothing wrong. This district clearly has problems and they start with oversight.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Sep 21, 2013 at 9:39 pm
I am sorry to read all the negative comments/comments/opinions regarding the re-installation of the synthetic field at hillview. While we can all surmise what happened or didn't happen during the construction process of the original install, we can say with certainly that new installation is looking good and in fact, better than the first install, which is a win for the school as well as the city. I commend Ahmad for his diligence in righting this wrong and I look forward to seeing the finished product.
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How Groupon Royally Screws European Businesses
In the oddly satisfying slow-motion backlash against Groupon, one of the chief objections from business owners is that Groupon takes a hefty cut of the proceeds for doing nothing but selling the coupons, leaving the businesses themselves with all the work and all the risk.
Well, that's nothing. In America, a typical Groupon deal would be this: your business sells, for example, 300 coupons at $50 each, for a total of $15,000; Groupon takes a 30% cut, $4,500, and the business gets the rest of the money. If any customers fail to redeem their coupons, well, too bad for them.
But in Europe, the WSJ reports, the deal for businesses is even worse—because Groupon keeps 100% of the money from any coupons that don't get redeemed. In other words, if you buy that $50 coupon to Store X and forget to use it, Store X doesn't see a penny of that money; Groupon gets all of it. That can translate to thousands of dollars on a single deal, all into Groupon's pocket. The company blames the different practices on "historic legacy" and says "the [coupon] model evolved differently in Europe."
Sure, sure. And I evolved a model in which I just walk into your store and shoplift what I want and pay nothing. No complaints, business owners; it's a historic legacy.


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Atomos, the creator of the NAB award-winning Ninja, is delighted to announce that the highly anticipated HD-SDI Samurai 10-bit Apple ProRes Field Recorder, Monitor and Playback/Playout device will begin shipping in September, during the IBC show in Amsterdam.
Not only Playback, but PlayoutSamurai is already the most complete and affordable HD SDI ProRes Field Recorder, boasting:
? High resolution 5" (800x480) touchscreen/monitor
? Atomos's unique Continuous Power battery management system
? Recording to low-cost HDDs and SSDs
? Silent, fanless operation
? Tough, aircraft-grade aluminium construction
Samurai will now ship with Playout of full-resolution HD-SDI (1920 x 1080) decoded from the Samurai's recorded media.
Samurai can be used as an HD-SDI, single-channel playout device for instant review or broadcast, or in any situation that requires an extremely high quality full-HD source - with up to 20 hours of HD playout from a single disk. Producers, directors and camera operators can check quality and composition on-set or on the way home, using the Samurai's built-in high resolution 800x480 SMPTE colour-spec screen, for portability, or at full quality on any HD/SD SD-SDI monitor. Playback controls emulate a traditional tape transport, with extra flexibility afforded by the touchscreen.
? Touchscreen scrub navigation: instant seek to any point - even on a 20-hour clip.
? Shuttle controls (stop, step, play, fast fwd, fast fast fwd, fast rwd, fast fast rwd)
? Frame-by-frame advance and reverse
With this new playout capability, the Samurai becomes the lowest cost, truly portable recorder that plays out Full HD from Apple ProRes files for uncompressed quality on any size of monitor.
External Power Input
The Samurai can also accept power via a D-Tap from larger external batteries (7-20V), giving professionals the choice of using the Samurai's unique "Continuous Power" battery management system, or seemless integration with their current camera rig's power supply.
"We've actually delayed the release of the Samurai to include HD-SDI playout," said Jeromy Young, CEO, Atomos. "It was a much-requested feature and we felt it was worth the extra effort and development time to include this for the Samurai's release. The addition of external power options and playout for only $100 more makes this a compelling choice."
Young continued: "Samurai is a deck in the palm of your hand. Record, playback and playout makes this the complete utility on any type of shoot, including news, broadcast, in fact any production big oir small. Samurai is truly the ultimate 10-bit production weapon."
"We will begin shipping Samurai in early September, and I'm happy to say that we already have a very large number of advance orders for this ground-breaking product."
Pricing and Availability
Samurai is $1595 USD / €1145 / £995 and will be available early September 2011
To ensure customers get their Samurai early they should Pre-Order at www.atomos.com, all Pre-Orders will be filled through the reseller the customer chooses.


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Sugar Shout Out: Awe-Inspiring Documentaries About Women
- 10 great documentaries about women to inspire you
- Five tricks to making the best of a growing-it-out hairstyle
- Take a fashion cue from the geek-chic Mr. Rogers
- Don't let freekah freak you out . . . learn how to cook with this healthy, delicious grain
- Hot new pictures from Breaking Dawn show Bella and Edward in bed
- 10 beautifully photographed birth announcements
- 5 on-the-verge denim brands to get familiar with now
- Pleats move from pants and skirts to pillows and chairs
- See how well you can ID classic vampire movies!
- How to get your to-do list done
- A yoga sequence to put you to sleep
- Does your doggy's day care have a webcam?
- Which shimmery topcoats are really tops?
- Video: Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries kiss on the red carpet days before their wedding


text: J.Allen, please keep me posted on results... here or PM. My best wishes to you always, my friend. I have odd allergies. I am allergic to green peppers, pepper SEEDS and sausage [not just pork sausage... turkey, beef, etc. too. We still haven't discovered which ingredients cause it.]. Green peppers cause heart palpitations, as well as, regular allergic reactions. I only found out a year before Dad died that he had the same allergy.