Baby, birthdays, new arrivals - all of these occasions are perfect excuses to crochet an adorable baby afghan. Not all baby blankets are considered equal, but the best ones are usually soft and cuddly. Children can grow up with their afghans and save them for the future. In fact, a blanket for a baby like the ones feature in this eBookcan quickly become a treasured keepsake. According to the results of the Craft & Hobby Association's 2010 Attitude and Usage Study, Americans often turn to crafting to create a gift that no one else can replicate. In fact, 31 percent ...

My Trendy Place boutique and The Rose breast cancer organization will be teaming up to provide breast cancer screenings on Tuesday, September 20. Screenings will take place at My Trendy Place's Houston location, thanks to the mobile mammography vans sponsored by The Rose. Hair loss can be traumatic for women experiencing health problems such as alopecia, lupus and cancer. Cancer treatments in particular are very hard on the hair. Chemotherapy targets all fast growing cells when attacking cancer cells. Since hair grows so fast, its follicles ultimately become a target ...

The new Portland Plumbing Plus triple water heater offers reduce how much customers pay to purchase and install new water heaters in addition to $30 off plumber rate for replacement or repair of clients' existing water heaters. The offer promises great discounts to customers who are in the market for a new hot water heater - gas or electric, conventional tank or tankless water heaters as well as those having water heater problems. Portland Plumbing Plus says the triple offer provides discounts on three water heater service aspects depending on customers needs - Supply, ...

In a hard fought competition involving hundreds of delis up and down the UK and thousands of votes from deli loving foodies, the title of Deli of the Year 2011 has gone to Arch House Deli in Clifton Village, Bristol, UK. Following several rounds of judging, a mystery shopper and an evening on the edge of their seats at the Great Taste Awards dinner in London, the couple who own and run the Arch House Deli, Debbie Atherton and David Greenman have plenty to celebrate. Only two years ago, in November 2009, Debbie and David bought Arch House Deli because they wanted ...

Trion:Z, the leader in magnetic and negative ionic technology, announced today it is introducing the Trion:Z Necklace LITE at the 2011 Interbike Show at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Trion:Z Necklace LITE incorporates Titanium accents, which release negative ions in measurable and significant amounts, with eight 1,000 Gauss axially magnetized magnets, arranged in a unique Alternating North-South Polarity Orientation (ANSPO ), to increase penetration of the magnetic field. This stylish, water repellent and "lite" weight necklace was designed ...

eToro, the world's largest investment network, announced today it was selected as the Best Social Trading Platform and Best Mobile Trading Platform by the Global Banking and Finance Review. The awards panel headed by their editor in association with various industry analysts, selected eToro due to its transparency, innovation and customer service. The Global Banking and Finance Review Awards were created to recognize achievement, progress and inspirational change within the financial world. Having an excess of 100,000 page views every month, the Global Finance Review ...

According to attendee Catherine Case Szarwark, the November 4, 2010 Adults in Toyland Casino Night proved to be a highly successful event. Catherine Case Szarwark reported that the event raised both funds and awareness for the Stephen D. Hassenfeld Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at the New York University Cancer Institute and the Department of Pediatrics at New York University Lagone Medical Center. The funds raised by the event, stated Catherine Case Szarwark, have aided in providing stress reducing, integrative-care initiatives and clinical research ...

Richard Bernard Skelton, better known to the American public as Red Skelton, was born the son of a circus clown in the small town of Vincennes Indiana. Vincennes is the home of the Red Skelton Festival that happens every year during the second week of June. Red Skelton was born on July 18th 1913 in a home that sits across the street from Vincennes University, home of the Red Skelton Performing Arts Center, officially dedicated on Friday, February 24, 2006. Red Skelton took pride in being an American and when World War II broke out he immediately went to enlist to ...

Home sales in Charlotte have been dropping sharply since January, accelerating a slump that began in 2006. Interestingly though, as sales have been dropping, prices have been rising. The average price of a home is up 15.3 percent since last year, and the cost per square foot for housing in Charlotte has risen a full 29 percent. Residents of Charlotte clearly are finding it less and less affordable to move into a new home, and are paying higher costs for less space. Times like these are ideal for renovating or redecorating an existing home. Wise homeowners will turn to ...

With the Middle East region's only trade and networking event for the lighting design and technology industries set to open today (Monday, September 12), trade professionals, architects, designers, project managers and developers around the region will be paying close attention to new developments in the rapidly changing world of lighting technology. Light Middlle East 2011, which will run until September 14 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, is reputed to be the platform of choice, where international developers, manufacturers and service ...

"Whether you have a personal blog or a business blog, WordPress Club Membership will be a must-have for those who want a quality product that's unique, professional-looking, and cutting edge," said Yuriy Sorochev, founder of TheThe Fly. At this time, there are three levels of membership of WP Club. Products and services available to club members vary depending on the membership level. WP Club membership levels are as follows: TheThe Fly WordPress Free Club Membership --- Includes access to download only the FREE WP Club themes and plug-ins with GPL License ...

Measuring just 36x13mm, Gamma E1 is a miniature ¼ wave dipole antenna, allowing a direct "plug and play" connection without additional tuning circuitry. Available with UFL, GSC or MXTK connector options, Gamma E1 ensures suitability with quad band GSM/GPRS cellular engines fitted with the corresponding board mounted connector. Designed for use in embedded equipment where space is a constraint, Gamma E1 provides a VSWR ratio of sub 2:1 across the 824 - 960MHz and 1710 - 1990MHz frequencies at a maximum 2dBi gain. Ideally suited for mounting to the inside of ...

DHEx Enterprises, LLC, a Philadelphia-based small business, will host its 2nd Annual Black Family Technology Awareness Showcase on February 18th, 2012 and are seeking sponsors and participants. The Black Family Technology Awareness Showcase is in recognition of the National Black Family Technology Awareness Week which is held during Black History Month. National Black Family Technology Awareness Week is a nationwide program to educate and empower our families through technology and prepare us to become an integral part of the fastest-moving industry of all time. The ...

Greg Martin Auctions / Heritage Auctions is proud to present an exceptional three-part event on September 18, 2011, in Dallas, Texas. Among the more than 1020 lots going up for bid are items sure to interest World War II historians and collectors. Several lots feature exceptional provenance related to Italian Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini and his demise in April 1945 in the waning days of World War II. Rare & unique, the lots include the historic clothing ensemble of Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci, captured during their attempted escape, just prior ...

CUnet (www.cunet.com) announced today that three colleges have selected CUnet's Inquiry Management team to manage their enrollment marketing programs. Northwestern College, National College and Wright College have selected CUnet to help them oversee and advise on their media planning and inquiry vendor management, expand their reach, support their brand, and generate more interest from prospective students. "We were looking for two key things. First, we wanted a team that would work with us closely and act as a partner—CUnet was an obvious choice, given their solid ...

Dentistry has become a relaxing procedure for most patients. If you are one of the patients who is terrified by dentistry or the thought of seeing a dentist, Delany Dental Care (http://www.delanydentalcare.com) has the answers you seek. Patients can chose from a variety of anxiolytic medications that ease the anxiety of dentistry and allow it to become a pleasant experience. The use of Nitrous Oxide in conjunction with anxiolytic medication is an efficient method of easing fear and eliminating discomfort for almost all patients. Many patients actually sleep through their ...

First of its kind benchmark research just completed from Ventana Research shows organizations are adopting cloud computing and cloud-based software at a rapid pace. The research show that nearly 20 percent of organizations are already using it and 40 percent more plan to deploy it in the next 12 months. Using cloud computing allows organizations to rent and access applications easily and then have data created and stored underneath. While easy to get started it is not so easy to access and integrate the data for business purposes. The research shows that while access ...

Christopher Flach releases his new film Olek "bad artists imitate, good artists steal" -- a short film that explores the artists' creative personality. An uplifting, faced paced, not-for-profit, and educationally driven documentary, the film couchettes several of the artists key works during her New York residency, including the Wall Street Bull, the Jonathan Levine and Christopher Henry shows, and her tribute to Yoko Ono in Time Square. About Olek Olek was born Agata Oleksiak in 1978 in Poland. In 2000, she received a Bachelor degree in Cultural Studies ...

At a time when more and more critical data is migrating onto personal and business computers, Mickey Pazienza learned just how vulnerable that data could be. Pazienza, a 16-year veteran of the IT sector was approached by a good friend whose computer had been crashed by a destructive virus. The computer contained the last pictures of the woman's young daughter who had recently died of leukemia. While the photos were recovered, the threat of losing such irreplaceable data inspired Mickey to launch Treasure Backup, a company that provides online data backup services for individuals ...

Visitors to the Museum of Motherhood (M.O.M.) in New York City will have the opportunity to experience RealCare hands-on simulations from Realityworks while touring the exhibit. Realityworks became a corporate sponsor of M.O.M. by supplying them with multiple RealCare Baby infant simulators and RealCare Pregnancy Profiles for the exhibit. The first and only facility of its kind, M.O.M., aligned with the Motherhood Foundation, is a museum that offers attendees the opportunity to study and understand the important job of a mother. Its goal is to strengthen the voice of ...

Green Bay, Wisconsin - Dr. Brian Dovorany chair of the CLEAR Institute Education Board, (a non-profit scoliosis research think tank) is challenging the current status quo of prescribing scoliosis brace treatment and standard physical therapy based exercises to patients with idiopathic scoliosis and replacing these with a new scoliosis exercise program. Recent research conducted by individual scoliosis rehabilitation clinics throughout the world have been analyzing data from the treatment of a new "scoliosis cantilever"TM developed by Dr Brian Dovorany. This ...

DERMagic Skin Care for Animals (www.DERMagic.com) today announced it has begun shipping its popular and proven all-natural and organic skin care products for dogs and cats to new global markets, including Denmark, Australia, Singapore, United Kingdom, and Canada. Responding to demand from customers worldwide for an effective solution to skin conditions such as hot spots, black skin disease (Alopecia X), dry skin, and bacterial and fungal infections, DERMagic expanded its all-natural pet product availability through new distribution relationships. The company also demonstrated ...

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A simple function that most of us take for granted – swallowing – is the focus of University of Adelaide research which could help thousands of stroke sufferers around the world. In an Australian first, researchers from the University's Robinson Institute are using magnetic stimulators to jump start the brain after a stroke and repair swallowing functions which break down in more than 50% of stroke patients. Speech pathologist Dr Sebastian Doeltgen, who is part of the University's Neuromotor Plasticity & Development Research Group, has been awarded $300,000 in Federal ...

Exposure to the light of white LED bulbs, it turns out, suppresses melatonin 5 times more than exposure to the light of High Pressure Sodium bulbs that give off an orange-yellow light. "Just as there are regulations and standards for 'classic' pollutants, there should also be regulations and rules for the pollution stemming from artificial light at night," says Prof. Abraham Haim of the University of Haifa. "White" light bulbs that emit light at shorter wavelengths are greater suppressors of the body's production of melatonin than bulbs emitting orange-yellow light, ...