DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — DeKalb County Commissioner Lee May stood at a busy intersection Friday evening and pointed to what he called undesirable businesses cluttering up, even endangering, the neighborhood.
You have a liquor store right here, and behind the liquor store you have a grocery store that sells beer and wine…. You have across the street a gas station that sells beer and wine. On the other side of the intersection you have a drug store that sells beer and wine. You have a proliferation of alcohol outlets at just that one intersection.
And its a county-wide problem, he said.
This week the county commission approved...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Two family pets lost their lives in a house fire in Bellevue Tuesday night. Fire crews were called out to a duplex on Cross Timbers Drive just after 9 pm
Officials said the homeowners were not at home when the fire started. Neighbors saw the fire and called 911. When crews arrived on scene flames were shooting out of the homes windows.
Firefighters worked quickly to put out the fire, but said one side of the duplex was very heavily damaged. The other unit of the duplex had water damage, but was not affected by the fire.
Fire spokesperson Ricky Taylor said the cause of the fire is still under investigation, but it was not considered suspicious.
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Consumers ought to put up their guard when they spot ads that use the words weight loss and free trial especially when those phrases are used in combination.
Weight loss is rarely as easy as taking a pill, and free trials are not, as some ads imply, physician-managed drug trials.
As for free, dont bet on it.
In the latest Federal Trade Commission strike against inflated weight loss claims and bogus free trials, the agency announced this week that a marketer of acai berry supplements and colon cleansers will repay $1.5 million to consumers to settle charges over its ads and billing practices.
The case is worth reviewing, considering this is the time of year...
Antiagingsupplementnews.org Sets Up an Anti Aging Supplements Customer Service Department
Antiagingsupplementnews.org is setting up an anti aging supplements customer service department. The news has been welcomed on some blogs in the same sector.
Somerset family loses pets, home in fire
SAN ANTONIO –
A Somerset family is without a home and their two family pets after fire ripped through their home Wednesday morning.
The fire broke out at the 19000 block of Somerset Road after 11 am
Ashley Laurel told KSAT 12 News that she was at work at the time and never imagined that she would find her home up in flames.
We pretty much lost everything, Laurel said. All my baby clothes, all my baby stuff, her first pictures, stuff from the hospital, all the medical stuff from my mom. She has Level...
Here are some tips on navigating the after-Christmas retail scene:
The sales. Deals can be both online and in-store. Shopping websites such asRetailmenot.com can help you expand the savings by showing coupons for specific stores and items.
The website Dealio.com has an after Christmas sale page that breaks down deals by category.
Focus on what you want to buy, not just on what stores want to sell. And think outside the box. Clothing is not all thats on sale. You might save some money planning a spring or summer vacation (Southwest Airlines Vacations is among the travel sites offering discounts).
Be prepared for a bit of chaos at the store. Remember that the stores and their...
Conshohocken, PA (PRWEB) January 10, 2012
As the Life Improvement Store, IKEA strives to improve life at home, for the many. With this in mind, on January 14th, the retailer will host a national in-store shopping event offering IKEA fans a day full of their favorite IKEA experiences to share with friends. IKEA knows that friends like to shop together – BYOF Day, which stands for Bring Your Own Friend Day, is designed to reward IKEA loyalists, and their friends, with perks, activities and giveaways.
Friends can visit the BYOF tab on the IKEA Facebook page to RSVP for the event. While there, they can print offers for a free blue bag, free breakfast, and buy-one-get-one...
GREENWICH, Conn. – A 4-year-old Greenwich boy was bitten by a raccoon while his mother was out getting the mail, police said.
As the child’s mother walked to the bottom of the driveway to collect her mail, she heard her son screaming. “A raccoon was biting his hand,” said Lt. Kraig Gray, spokesman for the department. “The child had gloves on at the time, and the raccoon pulled the glove off with its mouth.”
The mother screamed, scared the raccoon away and took her son to the hospital immediately, said Gray. The child had a minor scratch on his hand, and the doctor told police the child would be receiving antibiotics and a rabies shot. Police...
There is only scant evidence that vitamin D supplementation
is of benefit for patients with HIV, according to UK investigators writing in
the January 28th edition of AIDS.
The authors conducted a systematic review of studies
examining the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in patients with HIV, the
effects of antiretroviral therapy on vitamin D levels, the effects of vitamin D
deficiency and HIV therapy on bone metabolism and fracture risk, and the
benefits of vitamin D supplements.
Both cross-sectional and longitudinal studies showed that
vitamin D deficiency was widespread in HIV-positive patients. Moreover, there
was evidence that starting HIV therapy, especially...
When I found $20 on the sidewalk, I thought of Jenny DeMaio. The best-dressed girl in my high school, Jenny has moved to the area, and I ran into her recently. Even after nearly 25 years, I remembered and mentioned her sense of style.
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“And I did it on a dime,” she said, laughing. I was skeptical.
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“No, really,” she said. “I remain the queen of thrift store shopping. Give me an afternoon and twenty bucks and I’ll prove it to you.”
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With the newfound $20 in my hand, I called Jenny and we made a date. Over the course of the afternoon, she shared thrift-shopping tips.
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New Jersey is “thrift store...