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After doing my homework, I decided to purchase the Anolon 10 piece cookware set. I can't tell you how pleased I am with it as it is the first really good set of cookware I have ever owned. I love the see through glass lids and the handles don't get hot. The largest skillet is a little heavy for me but has another handle on the otherside which makes it easier to use. I have used all of the cookware and they all are equally great. I can't believe I waited as long as I did to buy new cookware. I'm very pleased.

I have used Terro for years both inside and outside. Ants flock to the stuff and it gets rid of them. It does take time to work (Rome was not built in a day, after all!) but given a bit of time the ants will be gone.

I have an old maple tree in my yard and find big black ants toting around lots of the tree's innards to build their nest. A few weeks of having Terro laying around the base of the tree and the ants are gone.

Even the little tiny black ants love it. Every year they like to invade my kitchen (what they are finding I have no idea) and putting down Terro for a week or so eliminates them as well.

This is by far the best bait trap I've tried for getting rid of sugar or sweet ants. I've used them at my home and office and the ants are immediately attracted to it. Just place one along the trail. After two days, they were gone. This product was recommended to me by an ant exterminator after I had unsuccessfully tried other bait traps sold by the local hardware stores.
Word of caution--do not use in areas where pets might get to it. The exterminator told me his mother-in-law's dog ate two of the traps and died.
It is also fascinating to watch the ants crawl in, eat, leave and communicate with the other ants along the trail, as bizarre as it may sound.

This Franciscan Apple Dinnerware 8-inch Round Vegetable Bowl is quite versatile. I own six of them, and I use them for serving vegetables, mashed potatoes, and other sides at family-style dinners. These bowls also can hold a large can of soup--simply pour the soup into the dish, cover with saran wrap, and nuke it in the microwave for 1 1/2 minutes. I also use them to serve entrée salads, such as mixed greens with a can of albacore tuna, dressed in a vinagrette. These vegetable bowls also come in a larger size. They stack well in a cupboard, too.

Never in his 14 years, has my dog, Quigley, shown more tail wagging enthusiasm about a dog treat than he does about sea mobility sticks. He'll hide his other treats for later, but will immediately gobble down a sea mobility stick. He prefers the chicken jerky flavor, but also enjoys the beef jerky.

Quigley has no idea these treats are a delivery system for 3 nutraceuticals to help his arthritis. Each jerky stick contains 1000 mg sea cucumber extract, 200 mg MSM, and 200 mg glucosamine HCl. Glucosamine, which helps repair cartilage, was used in veterinary medicine to relieve arthritis before it was used for humans. A Medline search reveals lots of studies demonstrating the effectiveness of glucosamine for cartilage repair and pain relief, with the most bio-available forms being glucosamine sulfate and glucosamine HCl. MSM, although not widely studied, is believed to reduce inflammation. I know several people who find MSM reduces their arthritis inflammation and there's a lot of anecdotal evidence of this in animals as well. Sea cucumber is an invertebrate marine animal that contains chondroitin sulfate, a substance that gives cartilage elasticity and has shown effective for pain relief. So it's theorized that sea cucumber will help arthritis, but as of this writing it has not been studied in peer-reviewed journals.

Do the sea mobility sticks help Quigley's arthritis? I suspect they do, but it's impossible to say because he's also on a separate glucosamine supplement. The dose of glucosamine in the sea mobility sticks is a low-level maintenance dose (1 stick per day per 50 lbs.), so dogs with obvious arthritis may require additional supplementation, at least initially. Although Quigley's quite stiff upon waking, after a few minutes of walking he loosens up a fair amount. Given that the mobility sticks contain substances shown to help arthritis, I suspect they help him. But even if they don't, he's getting a tasty treat that certainly seems to make him happy.

I have three dogs and I babysit an additional dog. I usually feed them Flint River Ranch which is also excellent. Artemis gave an added bonus of nice muscle tone and shiny coats!

I just recently purchased this pasta maker after attempting to hand-roll my dough. As hand rolling took much time and caused hand cramps and ugly pasta, I decided to buy a machine. It's amazing! I don't think I'll ever go back to eating boxed pasta again! It looks better than pasta from a box and by making it myself, I can add whatever I like to the dough, such as fresh basil. Yum!

I've just recently purchased my second one of these beautiful Audio/Video storage cabinets as a love of DVD's has overfilled the first one. This cabinet has a beautiful planked cherry finish that will pretty much go with anything else in any room you choose to keep it in.

The cabinet comes in one box and can be easily constructed in less than an hour as the instructions are clear, concise and quite easy to follow. There is only one note of caution with this item and that is that if you wish to keep nothing but DVD's in it, on the right side door, facing the cabinet, where the lock is installed, you will not be able to keep DVD's past the ¾ mark on the top shelf as the clasp prevents storing them there.

Although I had no problem with this item, I did in the past where when I purchased a Sauder item, a piece was either missing or broken. Should this occur, Sauder quickly and easily replaces any pieces.

Overall, I highly recommend this cabinet if you're an audio/videophile such as myself and the DVD collection starts to overflow this is the perfect cabinet to keep those DVD's in as they stay fairly dust free and you have the capability of locking them up. Read the advertising above to determine how many DVD's, VHS Tapes or CD's this cabinet will hold. {ssintrepid}

Nice cutters-solidly made, tall enough, and easy to clean. What more can you want?

Not only is this particular model energy efficient, there are three speeds and the filters don't have to be replaced for 5 years. I just ordered a new HEPA filter and it cost one hundred dollars for the replacement, which is only twenty dollars a year.

The low speed setting allows air to filter in my bedroom while I'm asleep and I can easily move the air purifier around the house while I'm cleaning. The exterior is highly durable and the surface really does resist scratching.

I have found that I am sick less often now that I have this filter in my home. If you have allergies, this is a must! The included HEPA filter filters out allergens up to .3 microns and 99.97 % efficiency.

When you order a new filter, they also send you a new liner for the inside of the air purifier.

This Filter is always running somewhere in my house, so after years and years and years of work, this is still filtering the air and I hardly ever have to dust, especially now that I have a new filter. Also look for the models with "wheels" if that is of interest to you. These filters are not that heavy, but you might want to consider how often you are going to be moving the filter around the house.

~TheRebeccaReview.com