For the more than 23 million people living with diabetes, blood glucose level testing is critical to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Singer/songwriter Nick Jonas has type 1 diabetes and personally checks his blood glucose levels up to 12 times a day with the CONTOUR USB® meter. He is working with Bayer Diabetes Care to remind people with diabetes to learn about the importance of blood glucose testing and what has an impact on blood sugar levels, including certain foods, types of exercise, emotions and stress levels. Testing frequently, in accordance with a doctor’s guidance, helps a person with diabetes make important choices throughout the day to stay within a target blood glucose range.
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Where there is light there is life. Natural light is fundamental to the quality of our lives and living environment. More than any other element, light, with its many moods and variations, can make a house a home.
Light enters our homes primarily through windows and doors. But light from above, through venting skylights, continues to gain favor when architects, designers, builders, remodelers, and homeowners consider effective and efficient sources of natural light and passive ventilation.
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Forbes magazine recognizes Children International, a U.S.-based humanitarian organization, as a top charity.
In a year when many large national charities are reporting declines in donations, Children International’s income was up over 5% in 2010. The organization attributes the increase to the generosity of American consumers during a difficult economy and their commitment to supporting children living in poverty.
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If fighting the crowd to save a buck isn’t your idea of a relaxing holiday weekend, shop from the comfort of your living room and save up to 50% on fine jewelry and gemstones for everyone on your holiday list. Jewelry Television® (JTV), one of country’s top destinations for jewelry, announced its most spectacular holiday shopping event ever---Black Friday Week. The deals begin on Monday, November 22nd and emerge daily and/or hourly through Sunday, November 28th. To help make shopping easier, plan your purchases to avoid possible sell outs. Download JTV’s convenient Black Friday Week Shopping Guide here.
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An astounding urban fantasy about a clan of mages in exile in our world, living in uneasy truce with other clans until Danny North’s birth brings the flames of open war back to life. For Danny is a gatemage, the first in a thousand years, and he can open the locks that keep the North clan away from their homeland of Westil. Learn more about the book here: http://bit.ly/9JGEAe and its author here: http://www.orsonscottcard.com/ Fantasy
Wendy Markland and her boyfriend make their living pretending to hunt vampires, fleecing people with folklore and props. Neither believe the things they pretend to hunt are real. Now, they learn otherwise. Vampire are real! Running from the evil pursuing them, they learn it is impossible to run fast enough. Learn about the book and this author: http://www.wix.com/scott_harper/scott-harper Horror, action, adventure, romance
Acclaimed comedian and actor Jon Lovitz is talking candidly for the first time about living with severe plaque psoriasis through a national disease awareness campaign called Are You Serious?™. Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune condition which causes red, scaly plaques on the skin and affects nearly 7.5 million Americans, including Lovitz, who struggled with the condition for 10 years before getting its symptoms under control. Through his distinctive comedic style, Lovitz illustrates several of the everyday challenges faced by people with psoriasis in TV and radio public service announcements (PSAs), an entertaining song parody performed to Maroon 5’s famous hit, “This Love,” and an educational website – SeriousAboutPsoriasis.com.
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Bird enthusiasts and aficionados seek to attract the unique birds of their region to their own backyards. The experts at Scotts know wild bird species living in, and migrating to different geographic regions have very specific nutritional needs. Based on this research, Scotts ornithologists and avian nutritionists developed Scotts® Songbird Selections® Regional Bird Blends.
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For the first time in their lives, hundreds of Tanzanian school children living in the country’s remote northern region will be going home with photographs of themselves when the South African-based Memory Foundation visits the region next year.
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Year after year, healthier living seems to pop up as a popular choice among New Year’s resolutions. As America starts to think about 2011, Bob Evans Fit from the Farm® menu stands prepared to satisfy with nutritionally-balanced options.
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Thousands of Haitian people have endured living on dirt floors amid stifling heat and tropical downpours since the Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake. But about 1,000 of Haiti’s most vulnerable people, particularly the elderly and young children, are finding some relief in temporary shelter structures provided by Haitian Relief & Missions (HRM) and its all-volunteer U.S. workers.
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As the New Year kicks off, keeping up with New Year’s resolutions to eat right is top of mind for many. According to a 2009 consumer survey, two out of the top three most popular New Year’s resolutions involve developing better living and eating habits, yet many fail to keep their resolutions past the first month. To help women keep their goals for improved eating habits, Tyson Foods and registered dietitian Tara Miller have teamed up to give women smart living tips using lean, recipe-ready ingredients, like Tyson® Grilled & Ready™ chicken.
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