Empty homes a danger Nov 24, 2008
On Labelle Street in Marlborough, the contents of a foreclosed home everything from mattresses to toys were dumped on the front lawn. Unable to reach the mortgage company holding title to the home, the city had to clean up the mess. (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)
Now, moms can share bed with baby Nov 24, 2008
Other risk factors include parents smoking or taking drugs, use of heavy bedding, adult pillows and soft mattresses, and when parents were "excessively tired" defined as having had less than four hours sleep the night before, reports the Telegraph. The study has also shown that infants are at the greatest risk of all if they and their parents fell asleep on sofas. (Times of India)
Strapping Christmas trees to your car roof? Here's the rules Nov 23, 2008
What about carrying mattresses, bicycles, or the hunting prize you bagged ... The same standards, Albert said, apply to mattresses, furniture, bicycles, and, for hunters, game kill. (Boston Globe)
Pakistan revives Afghan camps for its own people Nov 23, 2008
The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, is providing non-food items such as tents, blankets, sleeping mattresses and kitchen kits. It also provided funds for levelling the ground to set up the camp. (International Herald Tribune)
Giving the best gift: hope Nov 23, 2008
Some $90,000 of the budget goes for new mattresses and box springs alone. In addition to cash donations, the agency accepts gifts of furniture, such as tables and chairs, bureaus, coffee and end tables, linens, lamps, pots and pans and other household items. (Winchester Star, MA, MA)
I-BHD Building a legacy Nov 22, 2008
In the 1970s, his corporate vehicle Sumurwang introduced Dreamland brand of mattresses. Dreamland Holdings Bhd subsquently diversified into the stainless steel industry in the early 1990s and was renamed Kanzen Bhd. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Letters to the editor (Nov. 20) Nov 22, 2008
You'd be amazed how often a dumpster out in the middle of no where but accessible by vehicle fills up with couches and mattresses and all manner of other garbage. And how are you going to handle human waste. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Kim Yost: The Brick's own Urban renewal Nov 22, 2008
Mr. Yost also thinks the retailer can boost its profit by shifting its merchandise mix to higher-margin furniture and mattresses and away from lower margin electronics and appliances. Urban Brick, stocked heavily with furniture and mattresses, helps a move in that direction. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Picking it up Nov 21, 2008
However, the work is slow going as Sonoma has miles of creeks, many of which are littered with everything from tires and oil filters to mattresses and refrigerators. "There's even a dam of crushed cars," Chaaban said. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Commentary: Washington getting ready... Nov 21, 2008
I've even rewritten my letter to Santa, asking him to send a half dozen air mattresses to accommodate what my Capitol Hill home will transform into come the weekend of January 16 -- a dormitory ... Hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts, couches, and air mattresses located inside the beltway are already filled. (CNN -- Law)
Low temps drive many to shelters Nov 20, 2008
For visitors beyond that, just mattresses are used. Mr. Reynolds said the shelter's capacity is 100. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Health center gifts headed overseas Nov 20, 2008
Basic hospital beds worth $350 new, mattresses and items such as wheelchairs and walkers had been replaced through upgrades at the nursing home and were being stored at Good Shepherd, Mechler said. They re in good shape and definitely usable, he said. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
One buck per bed: Turn paper mattresses into real sleeping spots Nov 20, 2008
Bruce Murison walked to the back of a long, narrow corridor with slanted walls formed by leaning plastic-covered mattresses ... Our biggest expense is buying these brand new mattresses and box springs, Murison said from deep inside the mattress room ... We have a budget next year of $90,000 to buy mattresses, box springs and bed frames. (Winchester Star, MA, MA)
* Kabila replaces military chief amid rebel gains Nov 19, 2008
Women carried babies and plastic yellow Jerry cans and rolled mattresses on their backs ... They took everything we had, mattresses, money. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Agriprocessors suspends operations, seeks help in court to make payroll Nov 19, 2008
Luther College provided the 20 mattresses the Palauans slept on. The Palauans were moved Saturday to Covenant Church in Decorah, which has served as a type of "jumping off" point, where transportation arrangements are being made for some who want to go to other parts of the country where they have family or want to return home. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Storm ravishes vets home Nov 19, 2008
The Haddox couple is now living in the mobile home that their daughter and son-in-law were working on renovating and are sleeping on air mattresses as they struggle to find time to completely finish cleaning their property in between their busy work schedules. We were letting them live in the small house behind us to help them get on their feet, but they got three inches of rain and now were living with them in their trailer, said Haddox, who added that the family now enjoys what he calls... (Navasota Examiner, TX)
Gaza voices on the closure Nov 18, 2008
We helped with emergency intervention, giving people mattresses and fixing windows and doors. But we didn't have much to work with. (BBC News -- Africa)
Griz-Cat game: UM students go wild for brawl tickets Nov 18, 2008
Televisions, laptop computers, inflatable mattresses, folding chairs, pillows, blankets, sleeping bags and junk food were just some of the comforts of home they brought along. Toward the front of the line, Kris Guyman had his television and DVD player hooked up to watch the movie Semi-Pro, starring Will Ferrell, and had the movie National Treasure as a backup. (Missoulian, MT)
Congo rebels advance despite cease-fire Nov 18, 2008
Women carried babies, plastic yellow Jerry cans and rolled mattresses on their backs ... "They took everything we had, mattresses, money. They were drunk. We left immediately.". (International Herald Tribune)
Tornado Kills 2, Destroys Homes in North Carolina Nov 17, 2008
In Kenly, family and friends piled up mattresses, took pictures of the damage and filled garbage bags with trash from Mark Stephenson's one-story brick home, leveled by the storm. Winds tossed family portraits into the woods some 200 yards away and the skeleton of a new camper the Stephensons had just bought sat nearby. (Fox News)
30 Years Later, Survivors Remember Jonestown Massacre Nov 17, 2008
People were packed into metal-roofed cabins, sleeping on bunks without mattresses and using outhouses with newsprint for toilet paper. There were armed guards, and Jones warned that deserters would encounter venomous snakes and hostile natives. (Fox News)
Donate your TV coupons Nov 17, 2008
If you have large items to donate, such as mattresses or bureaus, the organization offers fee-based pick-up service in Acton and surrounding communities. Loading commenting interface. (Acton Beacon, MA)
Pierced: Land Locked Nov 16, 2008
Instead of a parachute, you dress up in suits that inflate when they hit the air, so you look like big air mattresses or the Pokemon balloons they sell at parades. Apparently, this is a slow-motion form of the sport. (Boston Globe)
Into the woods for self-reliance, fun, or a frost Nov 16, 2008
Inside, conditions are primitive: no electricity, kerosene lamps, bedding, pots, or mattresses, just plank bunks, a fire poker, and a broom ... Each building sleeps three to five, and bunks have mattresses ... The cabins, each unique, but all outfitted with a deck and a roofed porch, sleep three to four people, and on mattresses. (Boston Globe)
Congo's poor lose last possessions Nov 16, 2008
Humiliated, retreating government soldiers, hungry rebels and other opportunists have wrestled chickens and cellphones from fleeing villagers and smashed the doors and windows of abandoned homes, making off with mattresses, goats, pots, clothes, radios and TVs. The road that leads north from Goma has become a long, pathetic tableau of government soldiers leaning in doorways or in front of houses they now occupy. (MSNBC -- International)
Ruby Princess is a big 'I do' Nov 15, 2008
Mini-suites (a good size at 324 square feet) have a private sitting area, two TVs, a tub in the bathroom, luxury mattresses and a choice of pillows (feather or non-allergenic). The 28 full-size suites (including two family suites) offer such extras as a walk-in closet, whirlpool tub in the bathroom, DVD player, one-time free bar setup, fresh flowers and plush bathrobes and slippers. (MSNBC -- Travel)
A Motel Classic Nov 15, 2008
The pillow-top mattresses on platforms are as comfortable as they look on the blinking billboard. For seating there is a leatherette desk chair with another off to the side, in a psychoanalyst-patient arrangement. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Robbery suspects say it was 'just a joke' Nov 14, 2008
The gun, which turned out to be a pellet pistol, was found between two mattresses in a bedroom. The clerk at the liquor store told police that the three adults and a child were in a truck in the drive-through when Hoffman took out a silver and black gun and handed it to Pierce, who then pointed it the clerk and demanded all of the money. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Mattress Buyers Beware Nov 14, 2008
Our team went to five stores and purchased seven mattresses ... "She said, Of course we don't sell any used mattresses, that's what she told me, says intern Jessica Nam. You can buy used mattresses just about anywhere. Let's say you buy a new one. You take it home, and decide it doesn't feel right, most retailers will take it back under a comfort guarantee. And, all those mattresses end up back on the market. Margaret Davis says, "It's supposed to be sanitized ... " Or cleaned before it's... (W-USA News, DC)
Tar Heels Look Back On Coach For College Trip Nov 13, 2008
Going to these kids homes, which didn't have running water, mattresses, or even a mailbox, put me into place quickly. Sometimes I thought I had it bad because I didn't get the things that I wanted in life, and when I looked at these kids who were as happy as a kid on Christmas day in day out without things that were necessities, made me truly appreciate my life as a whole. (Tarheelblue.com)
The Bargain Hunter's guide to holiday shopping Nov 13, 2008
Highlights: 75 cribs at $200 to $700; 80 dressers at $200 to $800; 100 crib mattresses $40 to $190; 70 strollers at $30 to $300; 60 car seats at $100 to $275; 60 adult glider rockers at $300 to $800; 20 twin and/or bunk beds at $200 to $800; 25 toddler beds at $90 to $150; 50 high chairs $35 to $200 and a large assortment of nightstands, desks, hutches and bookcases. Details: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday-Sunday and Nov. 22-23 and Nov. 28-30. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Cubans head home to eye Paloma damage Nov 11, 2008
All around lay the ruined remains of her belongings, a table split in two, smashed chairs, water-logged mattresses. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, said that the remains of Paloma were hanging off the north coast of central on Monday and that the storm was not expected to regain force. (CNN -- World)
Cuba, In The Wake Of Paloma Nov 10, 2008
00004000 Its come in the form of food, water filters, temporary shelter materials, mosquito netting, mattresses and other necessities. One country Cuba says it wont take aid from is the United States, which offered $5 million after Hurricanes Ike and Gustav. (CBS News)
Big 12: Raiders must slow Cowboys' Bryant Nov 8, 2008
"Those mattresses are comfortable," said Bryant, who is 6 feet 2 and 210 pounds. "I thank Mr. Pickens for everything, every time I see him.". (Texas Tech Sports -- Rivals.com)
Death throes Nov 8, 2008
The paediatric beds, with no linen or mattresses, look like lonely, abandoned supermarket trolleys ... The floors may be well-polished, but the majority of wards are empty - mattresses piled up one on top of another. (BBC News -- Africa)
Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center staff volunteered their time last Saturday to provide a drive-through flu clinic for Grayson County Residents. Nov 7, 2008
Some of the things collected were seven new beds, three used beds, two twin beds (most with mattresses and box springs), five chests, five couches, two dining room tables with chairs, two televisions, a baby bed, and numerous coffee table sets. The furniture will be donated to a local charity in the area. (Leitchfield Grayson County, KY)
Honors Program auction benefits charity, singles Nov 7, 2008
Mistry said, "We have already been to visit the learning center, bought furniture and spent time paining, but this year they really need money for mattresses, new carpet, and new furniture.". According to Mistry, this year's effort focuses on maintaining the lives the charity has set up for families involved in the past. (The University Echo, TN)
Rwanda: Fighting Exposes Congolese Soldiers Nov 6, 2008
Carrying luggage on their heads, including mattresses, guitar on the back, some move along with goats. For sure, the actions of Congolese soldiers have exposed them fully. (allAfrica.com)
Brazilian prisoners die in blaze Nov 6, 2008
Twenty-five prisoners have died in Brazil after fellow inmates set fire to mattresses in a cell during a dawn riot, police say ... They surrounded a rival gang and set their mattresses on fire, gutting the top floor of the wing. (Yahoo News -- Brazil)
Civil Rights leader John Lewis: election 'a nonviolent revolution'... Nov 5, 2008
Michael Calderone's Blog: Rep. Lewis: 'a nonviolent revolution' - Politico. (The Drudge Report)
Election Day Nov 5, 2008
Nowadays, some holidays are just an excuse for Macy s to put their mattresses on sale. Or for Kohls to have their 32nd Biggest Sale of the Year. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Public museum lands antique aircraft Nov 4, 2008
The wing was placed on top of mattresses on a flat-bed truck. The rest of the plane, including its wooden propeller, was rolled into place for the trip to Sioux City last month. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Europeans feel the pain from the global economic storm Nov 4, 2008
Now, he said, the former have nearly disappeared and the latter "are hanging on to their old mattresses.". With consumers pulling back, governments that just finished bailing out the financial system are now looking to help the broader business sector. (International Herald Tribune)
Quiet settles as fish site is readied for winter Nov 2, 2008
When we leave, we board up the doors and windows and hope we won't return to a mess and chewed-up couches and mattresses. We also clean out the pantry, which makes for interesting meals. (Anchorage Daily News)
Light Up Your Holidays Safely Nov 1, 2008
Forty percent of fires start in bedrooms, often when the flame ignites bedding or mattresses, says consumerreports. org. (Pekin Times, IL)
Five Luxury Hotels in Buckhead, Atl... Nov 1, 2008
The rooms have marble baths with separate showers, pillow-top mattresses on beds, views of Buckhead, wireless Internet in public areas and wired Internet in rooms. Smoking is not allowed in the hotel. (Suite101.com)
10 kids found living amid filth, roaches Nov 1, 2008
FORT PIERCE Dirty diapers on the floor, a nearly empty refrigerator and roaches crawling over mattresses ... In the boys' room, roaches climbed out of rips in the bunk bed mattresses, police said. (The Palm Beach Post)
Program to replace, provide smoke detectors and replace and change batteries at no charge Nov 1, 2008
Do not tuck your electric blanket into mattresses or mattress pads. Keep fire extinguishers in the kitchen, laundry room, and garage. (Altus Times, OK)
BABY GO GREEN: Eco-friendly products for new baby Nov 1, 2008
"They wanted to know if we had organic mattresses or organic slings." ... For example, an organic Serta mattress from Babies "R" Us retails for $179; Serta's other mattresses sell for $89 to $139. (Florida Times-Union)
Congo exodus Oct 30, 2008
A wave of humanity surged along under the hot sun - women with mattresses and pots on their backs, men shepherding cows and goats, children looking vulnerable, babies crying. One woman had collapsed from exhaustion. (BBC News)
More of this story Oct 30, 2008
Proceeds from last year's auction were used to purchase seven new Hill-Rom beds and mattresses for NRMC. The auxiliary has not yet earmarked funds from this year's event but will be discussing it at their November meeting, added Fauque. The guys from Chicago Dueling Pianos are going to help with the Christmas trees during their performance adding a whole new, fun twist to the auction. (Cut Bank Pioneer Press - Golden Triangle, MT)
Secret allergy triggers -- revealed! Oct 30, 2008
Dust mites living in mattresses and pillows are a huge trigger ... Encasing mattresses and pillows with impenetrable covers and cases is a useful step, but it's not enough. (CNN -- Health)
Sears returns to Lebanon with privately-owned dealer store (18) Oct 30, 2008
The store carries appliances, lawn and garden equipment, electronics, mattresses, tools, fitness equipment, vacuums and parts for many Sears products. It has no clothing or jewelry. (Lebanon Express, OR)
To sleep, perchance to profit Oct 29, 2008
Also on the growth track is the market for mattresses, pillows and related items, which currently generate about $17. 4 billion in annual sales, a total that s expected to climb to $22. (Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC)
Iraq's mental health system in shambles Oct 29, 2008
Across the tiled room, other men are sitting on thin, filthy mattresses atop metal bed frames. "Our life is miserable. It is dirty. The food is bad. Life is very bad here," says one of them, Abu Ismaeil. (CNN -- Health)
Reduce reuse recycle reap profit Oct 27, 2008
By not sending box springs and mattresses to the landfill, Ross' also was saving upward of $3,000 a month because of the special handling fees charged to dump the bulky items, Palmer said ... Jim Riggs, who runs the Green Bed Factory, said in the four months that the venture has been running he's sold more than 400 beds and has prevented 3,000 to 4,000 mattresses from reaching the landfill ... The Marines generate hundreds of used mattresses each year and recently found out about the Green Bed... (Honolulu Advertiser)
Stock Futures Fall After Japanese Selloff Oct 27, 2008
Slate on saving: American mattresses are growing thicker just in time for an economic slowdown. Forbes on small business: Here are a few tips for weathering the financial crisis at the banks. (SmartMoney)
Five ways to help you sleep at night Oct 27, 2008
If we don't trust that, we might as well start putting money in our mattresses. High-interest savings accounts have been around since 1997, when Dutch-owned ING Direct came to Canada. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
$180 fine for jaywalking... Oct 24, 2008
" That's really all most of them are. Cops have way too much power and don't use the power they have for the benefit of the people. The days of serve and protect are long gone. We're going to be a police state before we know it. Cops are already more our enemy than our friend, even if you're never committed a "real crime" (murder, assault, rape, theft, drug dealing, etc.). We have too many laws! Our congressmen should spend more time repealing existing laws than making new ones... Posted by:... (The Drudge Report)
Ivivi Technologies Signs Non-Binding Term Sheet With Recovercare, LLC for Wound Care Distribution Oct 24, 2008
RecoverCare's product lines include therapeutic mattresses for wound care, bariatric equipment for care of obese patients and specialty beds and patient transfer equipment for safe patient handling. In addition to providing just-in-time equipment rental programs, RecoverCare also supplies clinical expertise and procurement flexibility to deliver cost efficient, clinically effective patient outcomes. (Primezone Releases)
Charleston cleanup day to be held Saturday Oct 23, 2008
We get a lot of couches, chairs and mattresses, and just general household items. A lot of it comes from people cleaning out rental properties, Combs said. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Despite economy, no expense spared on these pets Oct 23, 2008
Running my fingers over plush dog beds made out of memory foam mattresses and handmade boiled wool toys made by Nepali women, I thought of Macy's pile of well-gnawed plastic PetSmart toys and vowed to stop by Dog-a-holics, my favorite neighborhood boutique, for something organic, orthopedic, or both. At New York Dog, I eyed a gold lame and fake fur ensemble ($65) and matching dog-carrying purse ($140) that a well-kempt Macy could don for a walk along Chicago's lakefront. (MSNBC -- Health)
Damaging fire Oct 23, 2008
"There was a load of old furniture and some mattresses (on a trailer) in a breezeway that I had planned to take to the landfill today," he said Wednesday. "Behind them was a pile of palm fronds from when I cleaned up the property last week. "Something, perhaps a cigarette, caught fire in the furniture and then went to the palm fronds. (The St. Augustine Record)
Police: East Point woman tried to set home on fire Oct 22, 2008
Investigators said 40-year-old Doris Williams set mattresses on fire around 9 p.m. Monday. Her mother and child got out of the home safely. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Profoundly Indian Oct 22, 2008
Looking around the transformed city, he also noticed a group of drifters and homeless men, some carrying rolled-up mattresses part of the underclass who seemed to have been left out of the story of India s growth. Adiga was curious and troubled by the sight, and during his travels in India as a journalist, he wanted to find out more. (Frontline)
