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Small Business Snapshot: Adjustable Bed Mart

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "adjustable bed" — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:40:39 +0000

: Sales and service of state-of-the art adjustable beds and linens made especially for adjustable beds.

Inmate Hangs Himself in Jail

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:09:00 +0000

CORPUS CHRISTI -- A man accused of raping his mother hanged himself in the Nueces County Jail Sunday night. Jail authorities say guards found 45 year old Samuel Salazar in his cell a little before seven Sunday night with a mattress pad around his neck. Authorities say Salazar was considered a high risk inmate and had attempted to hang himself before, but Friday a doctor cleared him and

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Win a New Beautyrest Mattress with Simmons’ “Tweet for Sleep” Twitter® Sweepstakes

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:46:40 +0000

Simmons asks “What Would You Do For a Good Night’s Sleep?” (PRWeb Feb 8, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Simmons_Beautyrest/Twitter_Sweepstakes/prweb3565444.htm

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Finding the right mattress for you

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:51:23 +0000

Getting a good night's sleep can be a tough one, but how do you decide on the right mattress?

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Ferndale building plans are on hold

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:20:09 +0000

To build a new Ferndale courthouse in place of the aging one in a former mattress factory, city officials saved money for a decade and reviewed plans for the last three years. The plans called for the project to cost as much as $9 million, and the proposals included a possible expansion of the city's police station and renovation of City Hall.

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Women become crime targets after quake

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:06:33 +0000

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Bernice Chamblain keeps a machete under her frayed mattress to ward off sexual predators and one leg wrapped around a bag of rice to stop nighttime thieves from stealing her daughters' food.

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FD: Boy alerts family to mattress fire at Phoenix apartment

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:45:35 +0000

Officials say the family was able to get out of the apartment uninjured.

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Woman Killed In Mattress Fire In Stoney Creek

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:59:18 +0000

Shortly before 2am Sunday, the Hamilton fire department responded to the residence and found the victim with severe burns.

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Boy Burned In Mattress Fire

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:15:13 +0000

A 6-year-old child suffers burns and destroys his family's home after lighting a mattress on fire.

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Woman dies after Hamilton mattress fire

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:48:45 +0000

A blaze in a townhouse east of Hamilton has claimed the life of a woman.

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Done Deals: Mattress Firm signs in Cordova

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:02:00 +0000

The Mattress Firm has signed a 3,100-square-foot, five-year lease at The Pointe Shopping Center on Germantown Parkway in Cordova. It's the 11th Mattress Firm store in the market.John Reed of The Shopping Center Group represented The Mattress Firm.Danny Buring and Carson Claybrook, also of The Shopping Center Group, represented Michael Lightman, owner of The Pointe.Industrial building soldD&S

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Haitian women become crime targets after quake

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:00:23 +0000

Bernice Chamblain keeps a machete under her frayed mattress to ward off sexual predators and one leg wrapped around a bag of rice to stop nighttime thieves from stealing her daughters' food.

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See ‘Once Upon a Mattress’ at Blair Academy theatre

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:52:02 +0000

BLAIRSTOWN — The Blair Academy Players will present “Once Upon a Mattress” 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 18, 19 and 20 in the DuBois Theatre of Armstrong-Hipkins Center for the Arts, Blair Academy, 2 Park St., Blairstown. Tickets for the show

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Denver Mattress Company Donates Over $108,000 to The Salvation Army for Operation Rest Assured

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:44:00 +0000

Denver Mattress Company donated over $108,000 to the Intermountain Division of The Salvation Army through their 10th annual Operation Rest Assured charity campaign.

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Boulder coroner IDs man found on burning mattress as Jonathon R. Garrett

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:19:26 +0000

A man who was found dead on a smoldering mattress at a University Hill home on Wednesday has been identified as Jonathon R. Garrett, 38, of Boulder.

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New Survey Reveals 79% of Consumers Would Choose a Mattress With an Environmental Claim, With ‘Safety’ and ‘Emissions …

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:39:00 +0000

A new Mattress/Bedding Industry "Green Initiative" consumer survey sponsored by the Specialty Sleep Association asked what claims consumers would want addressed by an industry label, seal or program. Â "Safety" and "Emissions" were the top two issues raised by consumers. Â Seventy-nine percent of consumers surveyed would choose a mattress with an environmentally friendly claim.

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HHS presents “Once Upon a “Mattress”

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:30:11 +0000

Court Dancers Lola Dumalo and Rees Sturm perform the dance “Spanish Panic” during a scene from “Once Upon a Mattress” at the 7th St. Theatre.

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KJCT8.com - Grand Junction, Montrose - Weather, News, Sports | Boulder man found dead on smoky mattress

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:56:09 +0000

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Boulder authorities aren't saying much about a man found dead in a smoke-filled apartment. Authorities haven't named the man found dead Wednesday afternoon in his apartment. Police say he was found dead on a smoldering mattress by a person who went to check on him.

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Boulder Man Found Dead On Smoky Mattress

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:37:12 +0000

Boulder authorities aren't saying much about a man found dead in a smoke-filled apartment. Authorities haven't named the man found dead Wednesday afternoon in his apartment. Police say he was found dead on a smoldering mattress by a person who went to check on him. A neighbor told police she'd smelled smoke most of the day but didn't think much of it.

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FDNY Rescues 3 From Brooklyn Mattress Fire

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:49:16 +0000

As though in answer to Bloomberg's proposed cuts to the force, firemen saved three more New Yorkers from fiery deaths . Early this morning a mattress ignited, filling a Bed-Stuy home with smoke and flames and trapping its residents inside. Amid high winds and snow, the FDNY made quick work of the fire, plucking a young girl from the second floor, just before she jumped. "This young girl was

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Witness: Drew Peterson’s ex-wife slept with knife under mattress, put deadbolt on bedroom door

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:23:36 +0000

JOLIET, Ill. - A friend of former Illinois police officer Drew Peterson's ex-wife says her friend was so afraid of Peterson that she installed a deadbolt lock on her bedroom door and slept with a kitchen knife under her mattress.

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Greenfield Woman Survives Mattress Explosion Under SUV

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:08:03 +0000

A mattress got stuck under her car, and it exploded. Now back home safe and sound in Greenfield, Kathy Rich has quite the story to tell.

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Mattress on interstate leads to car fire

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:03:40 +0000

Other drivers frantically motion to driver to pull over after she hits a mattress and drags it down the interstate

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ChiliBed: World’s First Heating and Cooling Mattress [Home]

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:54:38 +0000

I'd probably never use an electric blanket—I've just heard too many horror stories that include elements like burn marks and houses transformed to ash. But a water cooled/heated mattress? That

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Traveler dodges death after snagging mattress under SUV

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:24:49 +0000

A mattress caught under an SUV caught fire and then ignited the vehicle at the Valley Creek exit of I-494 in Woodbury.

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Mattress Warehouse nears 10th anniversary

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:55:59 +0000

DEKALB – Mike Kisluk cannot believe it has been almost a decade since he first opened the doors of his business. “It feels like a miracle,” Kisluk said. “It seems like it was just yesterday.”

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Research and Markets: If 20% of Chinas Consumers From the Medium- and High-End Mattress Market Choose the Cool/Warm …

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:36:00 +0000

DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "China Environmentally Friendly Warm or Cool Mattress Market Analysis 2009" report to their offering.

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Mattress Lodged Under Moving SUV Catches Fire

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:28:43 +0000

Two women escaped unharmed after a mattress, stuck under their SUV, ignited and caused the vehicle to burst into flames on an interstate in the Twin Cities area.

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Mattress Causes SUV Fire on I-494

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:13:22 +0000

Two women escaped unharmed after a mattress stuck under their SUV caught on fire and caused their vehicle to burst into flames on Interstate 494.

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2 women escape before SUV bursts into flames

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:51:05 +0000

Associated Press - February 3, 2010 9:35 AM ET WOODBURY, Minn. (AP) - Two women escaped unharmed after a mattress, stuck under their SUV, ignited and caused the vehicle to burst into flames on

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Mattress Retail Sharks Harpooned by Career Veteran; Consumers Win

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:00:00 +0000

Author with over twenty years in the retail mattress world releases the first complete guide to mattress shopping. He reveals everything the consumer needs to know to successfully “Shop for Sleep and Survive the Bite.” His detailed plan charts the course on how to “Shop for a Mattress and Save Money in the Cold White Sea of Deception.”

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Wiring in adjustable bed sparks fire at convalescent home

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "adjustable bed" — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:14:05 +0000

SANTA ANA - Wiring in an adjustable bed in a convalescent home sparked a small fire after the wires became caught in the bed's machinery while it was being adjusted, fire officials said. A staff member quickly snuffed the burning bed with a water

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Car bursts into flames after striking mattress on Twin Cities freeway

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:47:48 +0000

We blame bad mattresses for sore backs. But, some wayward bedding was responsible for much worse Sunday in Woodbury

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Tempur-Pedic Raises Prices On New Cloud Mattress Line

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:48:02 +0000

Tempur-Pedic Raises Prices On New Cloud Mattress Line

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Boy awakes with bed on fire

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:10:37 +0000

A small nightlight that overheated after coming into contact with bedding caused a mattress fire early this morning in New Canaan. The young boy who was asleep in the bed at the time, Fire Marshal Fred Baker said, awoke with his bed on fire.

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HOPE offers furniture, clothing around the county

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:02:43 +0000

Patricia needed help. The Severn woman, who asked that her last name not be used, could barely pay the bills and couldn't afford to buy a mattress for her son."It's been a struggle to try to keep up with paying bills and things," she said. "It's been a difficult situation

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Coast To Coast Mattress Announces Its New Mattress Lineup

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:00:00 +0000

Coast To Coast Mattress is proud to announce its new mattress lineup, available at CoastToCoastMattress.com. Featuring star name brands like Sealy Posturepedic, Simmons Beautyrest and Tempur-Pedic, the website offers many popular name brands at low prices with free nationwide delivery.

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Tempur-Pedic

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:00:00 +0000

The specialty mattress makers just posted another earnings surprise on higher sales and increased profitability.

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Man charged after police find drugs while investigating break-in

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:47:37 +0000

Wilmington | A man whose apartment was broken into Sunday night was arrested after responding officers found drugs under his mattress, officials said.

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Neighbors fired up about Lompoc arsonist

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:54:55 +0000

Lompoc fire investigators are on the lookout for a serial arsonist who may be linked to as many as 30 fires in the last two years. The most recent fire happened just before 3:30 Saturday morning in the 400 block of South "H" Street in Lompoc. A man says he woke up and found his Volkswagen bug up in flames. The incident comes just a week after investigators say a car, boat, and mattress were also

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Simmons Celebrates 85 Years of Beautyrest(R) with New Line That Offers Broadest Range of Feels and Comfort Choices

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:46:00 +0000

Simmons Bedding Company's flagship BeautyrestÂ® brand celebrates its 85th anniversary this year, and the company is marking the occasion with a new BeautyrestÂ® mattress line completely redesigned for 2010 to be introduced February 1-5 at the Las Vegas Furniture Market. Â

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The Charlot Project: Local Family Takes in 8 from Haiti

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:39:16 +0000

Sounds from a rowdy game of foosball drift down the stairs at the Charlot house in Alpharetta. A blow-up mattress in the corner is the first sign this crowded house is something new.

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HGTV Partners with Serta for the HGTV Green Home Mattress Collection by Serta®

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0000

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.----HGTV has partnered with Serta to create a new collection of eco-friendly mattresses called the HGTV Green Home Collection by Serta®. This new collection was designed to be supremely comfortable and affordable while also offering the latest eco-friendly mattress features.

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Fifty beds in 50 days

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:10:15 +0000

A local mattress retailer wants to give out 50 mattresses in 50 days to local charitable organizations. Syracuse-based Metro Mattress plans on giving away 200 beds statewide this year and they've decided to start close to home and give out the first 50 in the Syracuse area.

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Verlo not sleeping on the job in Naperville

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:02:05 +0000

Dark since Christmas , Verlo Mattress Factory at 4222 W. Fifth Ave. will reopen March 1 with 1,800 square feet of new showroom space. This third Verlo location was built in 1981. The franchise had been held by several different owners and will become a company-owned location. According to CEO David Young, it had previously not represented the level of customer service for which his company is

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Search for Lompoc arsonist continues

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:54:55 +0000

L ompoc fire investigators believe a serial arsonist is on the loose after another fire breaks out. It happened just before 3:30 a.m. Saturday in the 400 block of South H Street. A man says he woke up to find his Volkswagon bug on fire. Officials believe the person who lit the car on fire could be responsible for other fires around the city. Just last a week someone lit a mattress on fire

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The nightmare of choosing a crib mattress

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:53:57 +0000

Do you know how many chemicals are in that mattress?

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Major’s Corner: Do not adjust your set. That’s just the Brigadier

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:18:50 +0000

One never knows what is coming one's way and surely will never discover it unless one leaps from one's mattress and gets upright, so to speak.

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Mystery of dead dog

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:15:55 +0000

THE RSPCA was called to investigate after a walker discovered a dead dog wrapped in a mattress at Town Beach on Saturday morning.

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He who moves the mattress shall find his reward in Heaven

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:45:53 +0000

Well, it finally has come to this. After years of happy marriage, my Natalie has decided she needs a change.

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Buy a Pillow - Comfort a Soldier

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:31:38 +0000

One mattress company wants to make sure that troops serving overseas have a soft place to rest their heads but they need your help.

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Girls Roundup: Hannah and her sisters conquer North

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "adjustable bed" — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 06:20:21 +0000

It wasn’t officially dubbed, “Hannah Francis Night,” on Saturday in Falcon Gym, but it could have been.

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‘Extreme” makeover show still in need of volunteers, goods

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:03:17 +0000

The show is still looking for seamstresses and wallpaper hangers and goods and furniture including five laptops, an XBox or Wii gaming system and mattress store contributions.

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Mustangs lassoed

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "adjustable bed" — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 07:50:16 +0000

BRISTOLVILLE — The game scared Grand Valley coach Luke Strohm. The Mustangs have been accustomed to scrimmaging the Bristol Panthers over the summer and his squad dealt with what he described as issues during those matchups.

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JCA’s Palacios shows off his best moves

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 07:03:07 +0000

On the rare occasions when all four boys are home, the Palacios family room turns into a rec room. Furniture is shoved aside. A mattress is tossed down on the floor. And a wrestling tag-team match breaks out.

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Commissioners look to CFA for more money

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "adjustable bed" — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:33:17 +0000

Ashtabula County commissioners Daniel Claypool and Peggy Carlo asked the county’s Convention Facilities Authority, Friday morning, to give any available funds from the bed tax to the county to assist with lodge debt this year.

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Briefly in Business: Metro Mattress to donate beds

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:15:38 +0000

Region Metro Mattress plans to donate "50 Beds in 50 Days" to 501(c)(3) organizations in Syracuse/Southern Tier, Buffalo, Rochester and Albany/Mohawk Valley, the company said in a press release. In 2010, 50 beds will be donated to charitable organizations in each area for a total of 200 beds.

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Youth theater presents ‘Once Upon a Mattress’

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:39:12 +0000

"Once Upon a Mattress," a new production by the Main Street Youth Theatre, will be present

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50 Beds in 50 Days

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:20:25 +0000

Vestal. NY (WBNG Binghamton) A local mattress company is donating comfort to local charities.

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Idaho dad found guilty of injuring infant

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:24:45 +0000

Brad Zsadanyi said that the baby's head had bounced off his chest when he accidentally fell while trying to sit on a mattress, and said he rocked the baby and nuzzled his head after the fall.

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Pig carcasses illegally dumped

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:45:45 +0000

RUBBISH, including piles of electrical wire, a mattress, cardboard and pig carcasses were found illegally dumped at Riverside Drive yesterday morning.

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Dad Accused Of Leaving Infant Too Close to Heater

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:36:15 +0000

Grand jury says Tim Neubacher's daughter was severely burned when she got wedged between a mattress and a heater

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Driver robbed at Flying J

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "adjustable bed" — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:33:37 +0000

A tractor-trailer truck driver was robbed late Wednesday in the parking lot at the Flying J truck stop on Route 45 in Austinburg Township, according to Ashtabula County Sheriff’s Department deputies.

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Bed, mattress shops close their doors

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:03:43 +0000

The Simmons Comfort World stores at 1001 N. Division and 8710 N. Division have closed their doors. Scott Sloan, who represents the store's own-ers through his own company, Market Vision Inc., says the two stores "were unable to re-negotiate their leases."

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International Bedding Showcasing Entirely Updated Origins Mattress Line at Winter Las Vegas Market

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:01:00 +0000

International Bedding is presenting a new and revitalized Origins mattress collection at the Winter Las Vegas Market. A solid success since its introduction in 2007, the specialty bedding line has been redesigned with special attention to detail, comfort and aesthetics. The Origins line continues to offer exceptional consumer value and retail margins at price points ranging from $799 to $2499

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Serta® and the NHFA Sending Four Lucky Fans to the American Idol® 2010 Finale Live in Hollywood

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0000

The National Home Furnishings Association (NHFA) and Serta, its exclusive mattress partner, have launched a sweepstakes to send four lucky American Idol fans to the 2010 American Idol finale show taped live in Hollywood this May. NHFA and Serta will award four grand prizes each including two round-trip flights to Los Angeles, two tickets to the American Idol finale scheduled to take place on May

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Savings and opportunities in Friday’s Rome News-Tribune

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:30:24 +0000

Save money by taking advantage of these offers from Rome News-Tribune advertisers. Pick up Friday’s paper for details. Dogwood Books - Elizabeth Wooten book signing Sat. noon-3pm Mattress

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Sleepy’s Comforts the Troops with Pillow Donation

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:17:00 +0000

To give troops a soft spot to rest their heads, Sleepy's, the family-owned east coast mattress company, has developed a pillow donation program in partnership with Give2TheTroops, a non-profit organization which sends care packages to the military. Â Through a program called "Comfort Our Troops," when consumers purchase any Tempur-Pedic pillow at one of Sleepy's 700 retail locations between

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Bristol Blotter 01-28-10

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:07:44 +0000

A Moore Street man called police at 6 p.m. to say that his mother stole an air mattress he was storing at a friend’s house, and “he would like it back without a fight.” Police deemed it a “civil matter.”

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Basement damaged as mattress ignites

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:43:03 +0000

A poorly placed foam mattress was responsible for a basement fire that displaced seven people from their home on Haliburton Street early Wednesday.

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Sharmine Narwani: Looking Under My Bed For Al Qaeda

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:38:14 +0000

I looked under my bed last night, just in case. With Al Qaeda popping up in new countries daily, it seemed prudent to make sure a spanking new Salafi jihadist cell wasn't being formed under my mattress.

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“Smoldering mattress” prompts evacuation at Beau Rivage

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:33:41 +0000

BILOXI, MS (WLOX) - Dozens of hotel guests at Beau Rivage got an unexpected wake-up call Wednesday morning. A small fire on the ninth floor prompted a partial evacuation of the casino resort hotel.

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Lompoc carport fire believed to be arson

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:55:30 +0000

Fire investigators in Lompoc are searching for a suspected serial arsonist after a carport was set on fire early Sunday morning. It happened around 4:30 a.m. in the 100 block of South K Street. Investigators say the suspect lit a mattress on fire. That mattress was sitting between a boat and a car, which were also destroyed by the flames. A man living in the house next to the carport says he

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Death of young girl prompts public hearing

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:41:50 +0000

AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Nine year old Taylor McQueeney died in a fire in a Lewiston apartment building last summer. Fire officials say the fire was started by a candle that ignited a mattress.

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Fire out at the Beau Rivage

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:25:39 +0000

BILOXI — A mattress fire in a guest room on the 9th floor of the Beau Rivage was quickly extinguished this morning, said Biloxi Fire Chief David Roberts.

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Harassment, theft among incidents reported

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:43:10 +0000

•harassment at Sweet Dreams Mattress, Pottery Factory Drive, Commerce. •recovered vehicle on Moccasin Gap Road, Lula. •theft by taking at Wal-Mart, Highway 441 South, Commerce.

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B GREEN INNOVATIONS, INC. and MEGA Group USA 1500 Members

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:23:09 +0000

MEGA Group USA Appliance, Furniture, Mattress, Electronics, and Lawn & Garden Stores Will Offer B Green's "VibeAway" Designed to Stop Washing Machines From Vibrating and Walking; "VibeAway" Made From 100% Recycled Tires, "Recycling the Planet One Tire at a Time."

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Mattress causes M5 delays at Burnham

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:04:32 +0000

MOTORISTS travelling north on the M5 this morning are being told to take extra care after a mattress blocked the carriageway near the Burnham junction this morning.

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Metro Mattress To Donate 50 Beds in 50 Days

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:51:35 +0000

BIG FLATS -- A local mattress store chain is donating 50 beds in 50 days. Metro Mattress will give away 50 beds every quarter to non-profits and charitable organizations in the Southern Tier, Syracuse, Buffalo, Rochester, Albany, and the Mohawk Valley.

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Tempur-Pedic profit jumps in 4th quarter

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:30:53 +0000

Tempur-Pedic International Inc. investors can rest a bit easier. The mattress and pillow company said Tuesday that sales jumped in the fourth quarter, boosting its profit and prompting the company to reaffirm its guidance.

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Crews extinguish mattress on fire at Erie home

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:43:59 +0000

Erie fire crews were called on to extinguish a mattress that caught on fire after a man said he was smoking in bed. Firefighters extinguished the mattress on fire shortly after 5:12 a.m. at 713 Cherry St.

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Local Business lends a helping hand at homeless shelter

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:37:13 +0000

The Montana Rescue Mission teamed up with Mattress Land and has been collecting money and items like hats and gloves since October. Monday afternoon children of all ages were able to pick up their new winter gear.

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Anatomic Global Donates 500 ‘Transitional’ Sleep Surface Products To Haiti

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:03:00 +0000

Leading U.S. memory foam mattress manufacturer Anatomic Global said today it has joined with five of its key suppliers and Parakletos International to donate specially designed "transitional" sleep surface products to displaced Haitians. Â Parakletos, a national cooperative effort of the Calvary Chapel Churches, has already delivered the first of these "WorldBed" products to a clinic in Jacmel

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Fire Destroys Celina Furniture Store

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:15:01 +0000

Fire broke out at the Dutch Craft Mattress and Furniture Store in Celina shortly after midnight Monday.

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The Road Less Traveled: Ailments of getting older are a drag

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:35:57 +0000

OTTUMWA — I suppose I knew this day would come, but now I’m here to admit it I am middle age. I don’t know if it was because the rain was coming down or if I slept wrong, but my body was aching so badly Saturday morning that I actually had to pry legs and arms away from the mattress.

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People in Business: Jan. 25, 2010

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:46:10 +0000

Gabrielle Hudson has joined Senate Furniture & Mattress in Santa Cruz as store manager. She was furniture manager of Gottschalks in Capitola until the company closed in July.

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Meal Vs Blanket: Homeless faced with cruel choices

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:28:55 +0000

For the homeless, sleeping under the open sky can mean having to go hungry. In the winter chill, a blanket, mattress, and a plastic sheet are bare essentials, but it costs money to rent one every night.

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Truck Catches Fire After Couple Runs Over Mattress

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 01:03:34 +0000

Couple runs over mattress on I-75 and keeps on truckin'.

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Buzz on the Street: Cowboy’s Mattress gets caught up in Trails mess

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 05:15:00 +0000

Joseph "Cowboy" Keirsey got ambushed last week.The longtime owner of Cowboy's Mattress Outlet in Redding was surprised to see a foreclosure sale posted Thursday that suggested his 30-year-old store was on its last leg."I am not going out of business," Keirsey told me emphatically.Keirsey sold the property his North Market Street store sits on three years ago to developer Kevin Hafenstein of TFG

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Truck engulfed by fiery mattress

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 01:39:00 +0000

MONROE - Now this was one hot bed. The Monroe Fire Department was called to Cincinnati Premium Outlets in Monroe at 3:07 p.m.

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Mid-Valley Briefs

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 08:07:19 +0000

Mid-Valley Briefs from Saturday's paper. Yuba City Play donating to Haiti The Acting Company is donating $5 for each ticket sold for its Feb. 5, 6 and 7 performances of "Once Upon a Mattress" to benefit disaster relief efforts in Haiti. Tickets are

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Football and Furniture

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 03:52:20 +0000

Gallery Furniture Promotion Getting Attention There have been many promotions at Gallery Furniture that have had people talking--but this month Jim "Mattress Mac" McIngvale is betting customers like football as much as his furniture.

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Pittsburgh-Based Mattress World Not Part Of Recall

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:03:33 +0000

A recall issued Wednesday by Mattress World for 750 mattress sets does not include four locations operated in Pittsburgh.

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Oldest Mattress in Peoria

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:55:31 +0000

PEORIA - Out with the old and in with the new for free.

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Goodbye, Africa: Reflections on a continent

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:22:00 +0000

WASHINGTON — Before I left Africa, I paid one last visit to the house where Joyce had lived. I took some photographs I'd taken with her family and other stuff I was unloading as I emptied my apartment: a mattress and a couple of TVs for her mother, a few clothes and kitchen appliances for her husband and their two little boys.

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Desperate housewives raid the mattress

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:00:00 +0000

CASH-strapped housewives in one of the world's richest nations are feeding their families bean-sprouts to protect their secret stash of "belly-button money".

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“Mattress Mack” talks revival at business expo

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:01:37 +0000

When an arson fire consumed Gallery Furniture's Houston showroom last May, Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale put up more than 60 billboards around town with the simple message: "07-04-09."

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Dining Notes

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:05:47 +0000

Omaha natives making culinary waves out west. A special honor for the Old Mattress chef. The closing of a 25-year-old Runza. And more in this week's Dining Notes.

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Man robbed, injured during home invasion

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "adjustable bed" — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:33:07 +0000

A Geneva man was robbed and bound at his West Tibbitts Street home late Wednesday evening, and police are searching for three suspects, Geneva Police Chief Dan Dudik said.

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Police: Woman struck by SUV

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:47:57 +0000

Beckley police say a woman trying to retrieve a mattress that had fallen out of a truck bed was struck by an SUV Thursday night on Robert C. Byrd Drive.

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Rat fears as rubbish dumped

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:26:11 +0000

A mattress, shopping trolley and a broken stereo are just some of the items mounting up at a fly-tipping hotspot in Dudley.

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Janet Kinosian: What Your Sleep Position Says About You

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "adjustable bed" — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:07:51 +0000

According to veteran sleep researcher Dr. Samuel Dunkell, the position you choose in bed each night echoes the way you deal with your daytime waking hours.

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‘Mattress Mack’ heads Biz Expo today

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:15:06 +0000

The largest business-to-business networking event in Southeast Texas opens at 9 a.m. today in the Beaumont Civic Center, 701 Main St.

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Pencils and pillows

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:14:16 +0000

Sudha, 17, the oldest girl in the refuge for homeless and orphaned children in Kerala, India, slept on the floor. For $25, Lindsay Stoffers and her mother bought her a mattress. It came with a sheet, a blanket and a pillow.

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Alleged burglar tries to elude Washington Township, N.J., police by hiding under bed

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:16:54 +0000

Francis J. Drake, 29, tried to conceal himself between a mattress and box spring, police said.

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Mattress may have caused flooding near Wilson High

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:17:44 +0000

Long Beach works to clean up from Tuesday's storm as more rain heads into area. Photos: Storm cleanup | Storm preparation | Video

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Despite tough economy, Metro Mattress opens new store in Rome

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:26:12 +0000

ROME, N.Y. (WKTV) - A new Metro Mattress has officially opened in Rome. It's a sign that despite the hard economic times, businesses are still able to expand.

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Dorel To Replace Recalled Cribs

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:10:16 +0000

Dorel Asia is recalling 635,000 standard and drop-side cribs after one child suffocated, and 31 more were trapped in a gap between the crib rail and the mattress.

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Loral Langemeier: Shoving Your Money Under Your

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:51:11 +0000

There your money lays, wasting away as climbing inflation turns it to dust. Or at least whatever dust is worth. How much is that, exactly?

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Police Briefs

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:57:10 +0000

Police won't take heist lying down WILMINGTON -- Their target may have been a mattress store, but these are no tired thieves. Police say someone hauled seven Tempur-Pedic mattresses out of the local Sleepy's on Saturday night, after prying open a back door at the Main Street store.

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Spot-Clean a Dirty Mattress to Save from Spills [Cleaning]

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:32:20 +0000

Breakfast in bed seemed like a good idea—until you overturned the cereal bowl and made a huge mess. Here's how to rescue your mattress from certain death. Image by soundfromwayout. No matter

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No Injuries After Fire Breaks Out At Georgetown Apartment

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:21:04 +0000

No injuries were reported Tuesday afternoon after a fire broke out at a Scott County apartment complex. The fire broke out at about 3 p.m. at the Southern Oaks Apartments in Georgetown. Firefighters say a mother was putting one of her children to bed when the other one apparently got hold of a lighter and set a mattress on fire. Firefighters say they were able to put out the fire quickly, and

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‘Days of our Lives’ and Art Van Furniture Deliver Truckloads of Donations to Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries-Genesis …

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:26:00 +0000

Monday, January 18 will be marked as a day to remember at the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries Genesis House III. Due to the outstanding partnership between Art Van Furniture, the daytime drama "Days of our Lives" and local NBC affiliate WDIV Channel 4, trucks arrived with barrels of toiletries as well as 50 mattress sets, bed frames, night stands and dressers compliments of Art Van Furniture.

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Small Business Booms With $33,000 Mattress

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:15:45 +0000

Earl Kluft, 61, has steered his family's mattress business through thick and thin.

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Daily Archives: January 19, 2010

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:51:56 +0000

A FAULTY electric blanket that caught alight and set fire to a mattress has prompted firefighters to issue a safety warning.

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Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:51:46 +0000

A FAULTY electric blanket that caught alight and set fire to a mattress has prompted firefighters to issue a safety warning. The Fire & Rescue Service, which was called to a property in Rue des Bergers, Castel, on Saturday night, said that islanders should be extra cautious about electric blankets.

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Deep Respect

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:56 +0000

As a couple hundred gathered at North Central College Monday morning for an annual celebration of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Jeremy Gudauskas was reminded of an advertisement he saw recently for a "Martin Luther King Jr. Day mattress sale."

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Make Yourself a Place to Escape

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:44:09 +0000

This article is part of The GOOD Guide to Slowing Down, from GOOD Issue 18. Read more of the guide here. Travelers to the coastal resorts of Mexico—Tulum, say—might have already experienced the world’s single best piece of furniture. Consisting of a mattress supported on a wooden platform swinging gently from four lengths of rope, a Mexican swing bed looks like the product of an illicit bed

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Cold case: Jewels ripped off from freezer

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:41:08 +0000

MIDDLETOWN — Hiding valuables in the freezer is just as bad as stuffing cash under your mattress.

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Flexpoint to develop infant bed cover using patented Bend Sensor® design

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:51:11 +0000

Flexpoint Sensor Systems, Inc. announced that they are working on the development of an infant bed cover using their patented Bend Sensor® design. The mattress will be used to monitor infants in the prevention of sudden infant death syndrome (“SIDS”).

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Mattress Mack Refunds Over $540K

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:41:06 +0000

Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale will hand out over $540,000 in refunds to a group of contest winners at a party on Sunday evening.

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USS Bataan’s LCACs to provide vital role in Haiti

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 08:45:34 +0000

ABOARD THE USS BATAAN — Senior Chief Petty Officer Scott Klimko has a unique view of the mission of mercy to Haiti: through the windshield of a craft that a civilian might describe as a high-speed floating mattress.

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Help soldiers with donations

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 06:54:32 +0000

Frisco Square is partnering with “Operation Once in a Lifetime” to collect linens and other basic items for soldiers returning to Ft. Hood during February. At present, barracks rooms are furnished with only a mattress, desk, chair, closet and a small refrigerator.

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It’s not TAF to get help

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "adjustable bed" — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 01:21:24 +0000

ALMOST eight months have passed since 25-year-old Achmad Saufi Osman suffered severe brain injuries after his motorcycle collided with a taxi in May last year. Bedridden and semi-conscious, he at first had to be bathed, dressed and fed through a tube by nurses.

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MANUFACTURING: Mattress recycling growing, as path of Pala furniture illustrates

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 04:05:00 +0000

Sleeping, it turns out, poses a growing problem for garbagedumps.

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Mattress World mattress sets recalled

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:44:17 +0000

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of mattress sets by Mattress World due to a violation of flammability standards.

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Help wanted: Head football coach

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "adjustable bed" — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:20:36 +0000

Even though the area is deeply imbedded in basketball and wrestling season and fighting the storms that have buffeted it, thoughts never stray very far from what’s coming up next on the gridiron.

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Mychal Wilmes: New mattress, but no money to put under it

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:08:20 +0000

The Great Mattress brouhaha began shortly after Thanksgiving when Kathy alerted me to several colorful advertisements extolling the virtues of several brands.

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Coast To Coast Mattress Announces the Grand Opening of CoastToCoastMattress.com

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:00:00 +0000

Coast To Coast Mattress is pleased to announce the grand opening of its new retail site, CoastToCoastMattress.com. CoastToCoastMattress.com is an e-commerce website dedicated to making mattress buying simple. The site offers free delivery for all orders within the continental United States.

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Yahoo! News - Search Results for "adjustable bed" — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:07:49 +0000

Orangeville Vol. 36 No. 17 ADJUSTABLE BEDS ON DISPLAY NOW Clip & Save $300. on Purchase of Power Base Adjustable Bed 519-940-0090 3 Commerce Rd.

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Mattress World recalls 750 mattress sets

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:48:34 +0000

Mattress World recalled 750 mattress sets Wednesday, saying the bedding posed a fire hazard. WASHINGTON -- Mattress World recalled 750 mattress sets Wednesday, saying the bedding posed a fire hazard. The voluntary recall, announced by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, includes twin, full, queen and king mattresses manufactured by the Dallas company and sold between May and September. The

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Feds say Mattress World recalls 750 mattress sets

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:43:43 +0000

Mattress World recalled 750 mattress sets Wednesday, saying the bedding posed a fire hazard.

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Life term for 1995 killer of mattress heir

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:09:09 +0000

HACKENSACK, N.J., Jan. 13 (UPI) -- A New Jersey judge has sentenced the last of the four killers of Sealy Mattress heir Howard Lewis to life in prison more 14 years after the slaying.

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Silentnight to sponsor American Idol

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:53:47 +0000

Silentnight, the bed and mattress brand, is to sponsor American Idol on ITV2.

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Violation of Federal Mattress Flammability Standard Prompts Recall of Mattress Sets by Mattress World

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:49:11 +0000

The mattress sets fail to meet the mandatory federal open flame standard and pose a fire hazard to consumers.

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Tiger Woods Slept On an Air Mattress After Fight With Wife

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:43:47 +0000

The new issue of Us Weekly reports that he found consolation in "some pillows, a TV, snacks and Bud [ ]

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Killer of heir to Sealy Mattress fortune is sentenced to life in prison

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:47:12 +0000

Amy Newman/The RecordAfrim Tairi was was sentenced on Tuesday to life in prison plus 80 years by Judge Donald Venezia. TEANECK -- The man who lead a robbery of the township home of the heir to the Sealy Mattress Co .

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UT students try to smoke out Kiffin

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:28:45 +0000

They burned a mattress in effigy.

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Students outraged at UT

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:18:41 +0000

Caught on video: Angry fans set fire to a mattress, chant obscenities

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Fire breaks out at Holbrook apartment complex

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:31:58 +0000

A mattress caught fire in a state-subsidized family housing complex at 19 Holbrook Court. No one was injured in the fire, which broke out Tuesday afternoon and was contained to one unit of the townhouse, said Nancy Gordon, executive director of the Holbrook Housing Authority.

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Man Gets Life Plus 80 Years In 1995 NJ Murder

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:31:33 +0000

A man convicted of killing an heir to the Sealy Mattress Co. fortune in a New Jersey robbery 14 years ago has been sentenced to life in prison plus 80 years. In sentencing Afrim Tairi on Tuesday, Superior Court Judge Donald Venezia called him "a very, very cruel individual."

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Rosebank man accused in masked break-in at girlfriend’s home

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:25:07 +0000

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A masked intruder that broke into a sleeping woman’s Great Kills home, slashed her clothes and a mattress then took jewelry and cash was the victim’s boyfriend, police said. Michael Lanza, 26, of Rosebank, allegedly wore

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Man convicted of killing Sealy Mattress heir sentenced to life plus 80 years in prison

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:32:55 +0000

TEANECK -- A man, who was convicted of the home invasion that led to the death of the heir to Sealy Mattress Co. in 1995, was sentenced to life plus 80 years in prison today, according to a report by

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14 years later, killer of heir to Sealy Mattress fortune is sentenced to life plus 80 years

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:13:30 +0000

A judge sentenced a man to life plus 80 years in prison this morning for leading a home-invasion “rampage” in which a Teaneck man was killed more than 14 years ago.

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Downtown Redding mattress store closing after 30 years

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0000

One of Redding's oldest mattress stores is closing, blaming the area's double-digit unemployment rate for the crash in sales.Bedrooms Direct - which opened in 1979 under the name Redding Waterbeds - will serve its last customer at its Pine Street location on Jan. 31."I don't like it - nobody would," said owner Dorothy Smith, whose late husband, Garry, established the business.Bedrooms Direct

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Jailhouse rocks for inmates

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:25:02 +0000

JAKARTA - A NEW task force to eradicate the so-called judicial mafia in Indonesia has uncovered luxurious prison rooms furnished with LCD flat-screen television sets, spring mattresses, air-conditioners and even a karaoke set. The task force, acting on a tip-off, carried out surprise inspections at several jails on Sunday night and found that some inmates at Pondok Bambu women's prison in East

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What to Do With That Holiday Cash

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:56:37 +0000

Hint: Don't put it under the mattress.

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Police see little crime during winter break

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:05:19 +0000

State College was quiet during winter break -- except, that is, for a burglarized home that lost $85,000 and a Scranton man authorities said set his ex-girlfriend's mattress on fire.

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Mattress Warehouse to Present at the NBC-4 Health & Fitness Expo in Washington, DC

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:00:00 +0000

Mattress Warehouse will be attending the NBC-4 Health & Fitness Expo on Saturday and Sunday, January 16-17, 2010, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The mattress retailer will be presenting mattresses from its Simmons Beautyrest lineup.

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Word on the Street: New stores in Fresno, Clovis aim to awaken mattress sales

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 04:04:04 +0000

There is no lying down on the job for mattress retailers in the area.

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Springs firefighters think kids started building fire

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:38:47 +0000

A fire at 127 University Dr. in Colorado Springs appears to have been set by kids. Firefighters shared that information just moments ago with a News First 5 crew on the scene. The backside of a 4-plex apartment caught fire. It looks like the kids set a mattress and other debris on fire. Witnesses saw several kids in that area and then saw them run away shortly before noticing the fire

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Facility gives local boxers a fighting chance

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 04:06:20 +0000

ROCHESTER — Iron beams support the ceiling in a room rarely visited by sunshine and rainbows. The concrete floor shows creases and scars from a past life as a beer warehouse. The walls are brick and mortar. The door is as thick as a mattress.

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Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - The voice of Interior Alaska since 1903

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:49:25 +0000

Jack Adams Jr. watches son Jack Adams III, 3, inside their room at the Glory Hole, a homeless shelter in Juneau, Alaska on Christmas Day, Friday, Dec. 25, 2009. Little Jack sleeps on the small couch while Big Jack puts a roll-up mattress on the floor next to it.

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Talleywood launches Spring Air mattress

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 03:13:07 +0000

KUCHING: Talleywood Furniture has been appointed as the exclusive retailer and distributor for ‘Spring Air’ mattress in Kuching. It is also the first retailer to officially launch the Spring Air mattress in Sarawak.

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Man To Stand Trial In Death Of Baby Found Under Mattress

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:42:46 +0000

A man accused of killing a 6-month-old Milwaukee girl will go to trial.

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Federal court orders new trial in burning death of asylum seeker

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:21:23 +0000

Two officers acquitted in the death of a 23-year-old asylum seeker from Sierra Leone will now be retried. The man burned to death while handcuffed to a mattress in a jail cell in the German city of Dessau.

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Muskegon Heights apartment fire caused by child playing with cigarette lighter

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:53:34 +0000

A 4-year-old set a mattress on fire.

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Eri aims to take prom to Japan

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:04:47 +0000

Hairdryer sparks $100,000 house fire A foam mattress that caught alight as a child played with a hairdryer caused about $100,000 damage to a Barmera home on Wednesday night.

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Dickson City man burned ex-girlfriend’s mattress, aimed gun at man, police say

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:56:55 +0000

A Dickson City man surrendered to borough police after he allegedly set fire to his former girlfriend's mattress and then pointed a handgun at another man while quizzing him about a possible sexual relationship with the woman this week in Centre County.

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Fourteen Comments on the Financial Economy

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:32:47 +0000

By David Merkel. 1) Yield-seeking - it is alive and well. Check out this article on pay-in-kind bonds. With PIKs, one can be concerned with the return on the money, and the return of the money at the same time. The history of returns on PIK bonds are such that you are usually better off putting the money under a mattress. Read more » »

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Police: Man who set Ocoee condo fire built ‘equivalent of a bonfire’

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:37:19 +0000

The man responsible for setting a fire that left dozens of Ocoee residents homeless built the "equivalent of a bonfire" on his mattress before killing himself, police said today.

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From child’s death, mom helps 6,000 kids

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:51:13 +0000

Nia's chest shakes with every breath, her frail body twisting on the threadbare mattress. The heat inside her room is almost suffocating. Her mother fans her and wipes away a thin film of sweat from the girl's forehead.

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Healey hero saves family in New Year fire

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:49:19 +0000

A HERO saved his family from a New Year inferno after the mattress his brother was sleeping on caught fire. (07/01/2010)

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The moment terrified house fire victim prepared to leap from flames into snow below while wearing only pyjamas

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:10:35 +0000

With flames licking at his feet the desperate man smashed an upstairs window, threw out a mattress and then jumped 10ft from a ledge to avoid the blistering heat.

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Children with hair dryer started fire

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:15:35 +0000

The Country Fire Service says children playing with a hair dryer accidently caused a house fire when they set a foam mattress alight in the Riverland last night.

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Homeless seek shelter as temps drop

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:27:39 +0000

Several melted down candles and an ashtray filled with crushed cigarette butts lay next to a mattress on the floor of an abandoned house on Fort Worth Avenue.

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Restructuring of Simmons Is Approved

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:32:50 +0000

In its approved prepackaged restructuring plan, the mattress maker will cut its debt and be acquired by Ares Management and Teachers’ Private Capital.

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Columbus crime: E & S Mattress Discounters warehouse burglarized

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:52:55 +0000

A warehouse owned by E & S Mattress Discounters was burglarized Monday night, Columbus police said.

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Tempur-Pedic expects 4Q profit, sales improvement

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:45:03 +0000

Shares of Tempur-Pedic International Inc. surpassed its previous 52-week high on Tuesday and advanced further after the mattress and pillow maker said it expects fourth quarter profit and sales to exceed earlier expectations.

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Sleep Experts Say: Start New Year With New Mattress for Better Sleep, Improved Health

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:31:00 +0000

Sleep and health are closely connected and a new mattress can help with better sleep according to Oklahoma State University sleep experts. McRoskey owner Robin McRoskey Azevedo says that most people begin their search for a new mattress long after it's due.

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Phoenix FD: 3 escape blaze after mattress catches fire

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:30:35 +0000

Officials said the residents inside the apartment were using some sort of heating device.

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Near-simultaneous one-alarm blazes in SF

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:33:57 +0000

Bay City News | San Francisco firefighters were called to two one-alarm fires reported within minutes of each other late Monday morning, a fire spokeswoman said. The first was a mattress fire reported at about 11:30 a.m. at 3435 24th St., near San Jose Avenue in the city's Mission District. A

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Pet Air Purifier Improves Air Quaility

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:41:42 +0000

Having a pet dog or cat is a big responsibility. Some take their pet ownership responsibilities a bit lax while others go the extreme, ensuring their pets are spoiled rotten with such pet gadgets as the golden mattress and custom homes. If you fall into the latter group, there is one more gadget [ ]

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One-alarm fire caused by a cell phone charger injures two, kills one dog

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:38:45 +0000

Two people were injured and a dog died in a one-alarm fire in Jersey City Saturday night that was caused by a cell phone charger that set a mattress ablaze, fire officials said.

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• At 17, he’s exploring a police career

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:10:54 +0000

By Shelley Smith ssmith@salisburypost.com When 17-year-old Carlos Ellis was growing up, he had to deal with things most young children couldn't even imagine. "Growing up, we didn't have any food in our house, we slept on a mattress on the floor, and

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American Mattress Launches Partnership with Answer Center America

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 07:01:00 +0000

In addition to unsurpassed comfort, American Mattress is now offering multiple lines of customer support to ease concerns, assist with order taking, and lead to a better night’s sleep.

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Fire crews douse mattress blaze

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:56:37 +0000

WATERLOO - Firefighters extinguished a mattress blaze after aresident returned to his mobile home and noticed smoke Saturdayevening.

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Seminole County inmate unhurt after trying to set mattress on fire

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:06:31 +0000

An inmate at the Seminole County Jail tried to set his mattress on fire today, but the attempt was discovered before flames erupted, a sheriff's spokeswoman said.

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Jail inmate unhurt after trying to set mattress on fire

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:56:45 +0000

An inmate at the Seminole County Jail tried to set his mattress on fire today, but the attempt was discovered before flames erupted, a sheriff's spokeswoman said.

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Two injured, dog dies, in Jersey City fire

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:23:45 +0000

Joe Shine photoTwo people, including a firefighter, were injured, and a dog died, in a one-alarm blaze on Graham Street in the Jersey City Heights last night. A phone charger ignited a mattress causing a basement fire that killed a

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Jail Inmate Hospitalized After Setting Mattress On Fire

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:50:26 +0000

An inmate was rushed to the hospital after a fire he started at the Seminole County Jail.

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Cason Point: Feathers now link two who found long-lost love

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:41:00 +0000

The poet Maya Angelou has said, “Self-pity in its early stages is as snug as a feather mattress. Only when it hardens does it become uncomfortable.”I find this both reassuring and a warning, especially after our awful aught decade, when so much was not as it ought to have been.Or to put this in less poetic language than Angelou’s, it’s OK to throw the occasional pity party, but don’t let it go

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Gold cross symbolizes mission

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 08:46:06 +0000

Ex-Richfield police officer and mattress salesman answers call as lay minister at Church in the Valley He leads study group, officiates at weddings

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4 fires set during house party in Gwinnett

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 03:19:34 +0000

AUBURN - Four fires were set in a Gwinnett County home where people were still celebrating the new year. Firefighters in Auburn responded to a call at 4:19 a.m. Friday to find several people and a smoldering mattress outside the home.

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S. Fla. man charged in toddler’s beating death

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:54:28 +0000

A Sunrise man sleeping on a mattress next to his 7-month-old daughter accidentally rolled on top of her and suffocated her, police say. But police said the 30-year-old father, Emanuel Lawrence, was i

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Mother, 4 Kids Escape DC House Fire

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:41:19 +0000

D.C. fire officials say a woman and her four children escaped an early morning house fire that was ignited by a space heater that was too close to a mattress.

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Arsonist starts multiple fires inside Auburn home

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:21:18 +0000

Gwinnett County firefighters were dispatched to the 2000 block of Tulip Petal Road at 4:19 a.m. on Jan. 1. When the first fire truck arrived, several people were found standing outside along with a smoldering mattress.

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Mother, 4 children escape DC house fire

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:15:08 +0000

WASHINGTON — D.C. fire officials say a woman and her four children escaped an early morning house fire that was ignited by a space heater that was too close to a mattress.

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Bed warmer sets mattress on fire

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:14:41 +0000

North Wales fire service today issued a warning about wheat grain bag bed-warmers after a Wrexham fire in which an elderly woman had a lucky escape in the early hours of New Year's Day.

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Grain bag blaze prompts warning

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:02:47 +0000

People are urged to be careful using microwaveable grain bags after one burnt through a pensioner's mattress.

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Mattress Mack Challenges Football Fans

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:38:10 +0000

For college football fans, choosing the championing team could land you a 50 percent discount from Gallery Furniture.

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Newton house damaged in fire

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:34:01 +0000

A house fire occurred at 3 a.m. Wednesday at 1602 N. Poplar St. in Newton. />In addition to structural damage, a mattress, box springs and a recliner caught fire.

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Milwaukee Worker Found Nothing Amiss Before Baby Death

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:19:57 +0000

MILWAUKEE -- A report from Milwaukee child-welfare officials conflicts with a medical examiner's report following the death of a 6-month-old. The body of Dekia Mattox was found Saturday stuffed under a mattress in her home. A 36-year-old Milwaukee man has been charged in her death.

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Fire at N. Seattle mattress store

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:01:32 +0000

The Seattle Fire Department says the fire at King's Mattress at 507 NE Northgate Way was contained to the roof.

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Wis. worker found nothing amiss before baby death

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:47:54 +0000

MILWAUKEE A report from Milwaukee child-welfare officials conflicts with a medical examiners report following the death of a 6-month old. The body of Dekia Mattox was found Saturday stuffed under a mattress in her home. A 36-year-old Milwaukee man has been charged in her death.

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North Napa fire

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:17:25 +0000

A mattress resting against an electrical plug caught fire on the 1300 block of Carol Drive Wednesday morning.

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Leeds mattress firm cuts its hair miles by growing own wool

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:13:42 +0000

A bed firm in Beeston, Leeds, has bought a 300-acre sheep farm near York to produce its own wool for mattresses.

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$46,000 from Christmas marijuana sales

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:05:48 +0000

Police in Fiji are close to laying charges against a man found with $46,000 in cash under his mattress from what police believe was marijuana sales during the Christmas long-weekend.

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Mattress fire in jail forces move

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:22:32 +0000

A burning mattress forced deputies to temporarily move 16 Warren County Jail inmates from a second floor cell block Tuesday afternoon, officials said.

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Pre-dawn fire consumes house, vehicles on Thatcher Street in Brockton

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:32:48 +0000

Authorities say fire on the property of Brockton Auto Parts was started by a space heater that was too close to a mattress.

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Child lights mattress afire…

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:37:52 +0000

A fire sparked by a child playing with matches destroyed a home at La Brea yesterday. Eight people, including a six-month-old baby, were homeless after the fire.

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Man Faces Murder Charges In Child’s Death

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:55:43 +0000

A man is facing charges in the death of a 6-month-old baby who was found stuffed under a mattress.

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Milwaukee Man Charged In Baby’s Death

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:04:57 +0000

MILWAUKEE -- A 36-year-old Milwaukee man has been charged with first-degree reckless homicide after a 6-month-old girl was found under a mattress. The medical examiner said Dekia Mattox died from a head injury.

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Man charged in death of baby

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:21:21 +0000

A 36-year-old Milwaukee man was charged Tuesday afternoon with killing a 6-month-old girl over the weekend and stuffing her body under a mattress, according to a criminal complaint. Darius Enell Woodley is charged with first-degree reckless homicide in connection with the killing of Dekia Mattox. If convicted, Woodley faces up to 60 years' imprisonment. According to the complaint:

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Health-care aide pulls woman from burning bed

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:45:49 +0000

Multiple sclerosis patient dragged to safety as flames destroy house Extension cord sparks catch mattress on fire

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Lost kids sowing seeds of hope

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:59:20 +0000

Patrick didn't think he could fall asleep in this strange place. But the blanket and soft mattress were alluring, slowly drawing him into their restful embrace. Suddenly the blows rained down from all around, kicks and punches finding their painful mark.

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Loyola beats St. Francis

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:29:32 +0000

10-2 start is program's best since 1965-66 On Monday, Loyola had a chance to clear a bar nearly a half-century old. The problem was a springboard as bouncy as an equally aged mattress: a sparsely populated, generally sedated Gentile Center and an NAIA opponent that was basically a 14-man Ambien pill.

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Charges expected in death of Milwaukee 6-month old

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:27:25 +0000

Associated Press - December 28, 2009 7:15 PM ET MILWAUKEE (AP) - Charges are expected this week in the death of a 6-month-old baby girl whose body was found stuffed under a mattress in her

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Stuff on sale online this week in Mission Viejo

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:53:31 +0000

MISSION VIEJO Whether you want to hold an online garage sale or pick apart someone else's, Craigslist can be a helpful tool for buying and selling locally. If you're in need of a mattress set, one resident is selling a king sized mattress, foundation

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Baby Was Found Under Mattress

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:07:53 +0000

Four people are under arrest after a 6 month-old girl died over the weekend. Police are investigating the death of Dekia Mattox as a homicide, but officers have not released the cause of death.

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Victoria mother drags child’s burning bed through apartment

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:22:58 +0000

When a child's mattress started smoking late Sunday night, the girl's mother instinctively dragged the burning bed through their Victoria apartment and threw it over the balcony.

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National Survey Finds Americans Choose Quirky Places to Store Important Documents

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:44:00 +0000

HASTINGS, Minn.----Under the mattress, inside shoeboxes and even in the garage are just a few of the places that people use to safeguard their personal documents -- which perhaps explains why 30 percent of Americans have lost important papers.

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Woman dies in fire at Bellevue senior living complex

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:40:17 +0000

A 66 year old woman dies in a fire at the Windsor Senior Living Complex in Bellevue. Authorities believe the origin of the fire was the woman's mattress.

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Solomon Towers evacuated after mattress catches fire

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:32:41 +0000

Wilmington firefighters had a scare early this morning at Solomon Towers when a ninth-floor resident’s mattress caught on fire. The resident was able to extinguish the fire with water and no damage was recorded, Capt. Mark Williamson of the Wilmington Fire Department said.

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From Sunday: Appleton Common Council debate on Fox Valley Warming Shelters church overnight shelter program opens …

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:40:21 +0000

APPLETON — Suzanne Cotton silently thanked God for another day as her thick, shoulder-length gray hair cushioned her head against the plastic air mattress serving as her bed.

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Savings and opportunities in Monday’s Rome News-Tribune

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:20:02 +0000

Save money by taking advantage of these offers from Rome News-Tribune advertisers. Pick up Monday’s paper for details. Inserts: Roman Record Mattress Max Superstore - - Year End Clearance

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Making a cold bed warm - electrically

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:04:47 +0000

QDespite a down comforter and flannel pajamas, I'm cold at night and can't sleep with a cold nose. I'm considering using a mattress pad or blanket with the electric heating element inside. Are they safe? Is one better than the other for warming a bed?

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Police: Baby Stuffed Under Mattress

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:26:03 +0000

A 6-month-old baby who died over the weekend may have been shaken and then stuffed between mattresses.

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Appleton Common Council debate on Fox Valley Warming Shelters church overnight shelter program opens window to world …

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 10:27:05 +0000

Suzanne Cotton silently thanked God for another day as she laid her head against the plastic air mattress serving as her bed in the warmth and safety of temporary sleeping quarters at St. Bernard Parish.

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(AFX UK Focus) 2009-12-27 03:02 Simmons Bedding financiers seek Chinese bidder - WSJ

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 03:27:08 +0000

SINGAPORE, Dec 27 (Reuters) - A group of financiers is trying to put a U.S. mattress maker now under bankruptcy court protection into play by encouraging Chinese bidders to top an already arranged offer for Simmons Bedding Co., the Wall Street Journal reported late on Saturday. Success looks unlikely for the eleventh-hour effort to encourage a Chinese bidder to challenge a deal already worked

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Simmons Bedding financiers seek Chinese bidder: report

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 02:50:06 +0000

A group of financiers is trying to put a U.S. mattress maker now under bankruptcy court protection into play by encouraging Chinese bidders to top an already arranged offer for Simmons Bedding Co. , the Wall Street Journal reported late on Saturday.

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Mattress couple float into trouble

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0000

TWO people are safe after an anxious end to their Christmas Day - floating out to sea on an air mattress off the Fleurieu Peninsula.

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Chinese white knight to save Simmons

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 01:16:53 +0000

Three private firms may bid for assets of ailing mattress maker Troubled US mattress maker Simmons Bedding Company is all set to find a new white knight in China after a chequered 139-year existence in which it saw six different owners. Three private Chinese companies are believed to have shown interest in bidding for assets of Simmons, one of the world's largest mattress manufacturers with

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EFFEXOR WITHDRAWAL

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:27:31 +0000

My mattress was on, 150mg capsule and take the prescribed prozac 10mg day. From attempted to get through a long time. Select only the withdrawal detox process.

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Motel Fire Displaces 14 in Flagstaff

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:32:29 +0000

A fire at a Flagstaff motel has displaced about 14 people. Police say the fire at the Royal Inn likely started when a mattress pushed up against a space heater.

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Woman falls out of pick-up truck, flown to hospital

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:29:18 +0000

DeFUNIAK SPRINGS – A woman holding a mattress in the bed of a pickup truck was injured after she fell out Wednesday afternoon. She was taken by helicopter to a hospital. The woman was traveling down U.S. Highway 331 at about 4:30 when she and the

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Intellectual Property

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:25:02 +0000

In the recent decision of Chiropedic Bedding Pty Ltd v Radburg Pty Ltd [2009] FCA 1163 , in which a design for a bedding ensemble comprising a mattress and base was found to be valid and infringed, the Federal Court of Australia considered some key issues relating to the assessment of validity and infringement of registered designs.

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Metro Mattress heads to Rome

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:00:16 +0000

ROME - Syracuse-based Metro Mattress will open its newest store in Rome on Jan. 14. The store is located at 1885 Black River Blvd. North in the Black River Plaza.

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Business briefs

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:06:05 +0000

Metro Mattress adds two stores Northfield files for bankruptcy Holiday cards pack local talent Xerox loses suit over Wis. taxes

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Luxury mattress maker E.S. Kluft stays in his comfort zone

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:22:49 +0000

It sounds counterintuitive in this economy, but E.S. Kluft Co. is actually seeing sales increase for the luxury mattresses it makes by hand at its Rancho Cucamonga factory, some of which sell at retail for up to $33,000. The privately held company expects sales in 2009 to reach nearly $35 million, about 5 percent more than 2008, said its founder and owner, Earl S. Kluft. Video:

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Charitable act humbles Dolphins

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:32:59 +0000

A gray, twin-sized air mattress rested against the outside of Farah Clark's apartment in Homestead on Tuesday afternoon, an uncomfortable reminder of the sleepless nights spent on the other side of these walls lately.

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UPDATED: Traffic Backed Up on Westbound Paseo del Norte

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:22:55 +0000

Police were dispatched about three hours ago after receiving a report of a mattress in the center lane of traffic at Paseo del Norte, eastbound from Coors. That may be why traffic is still backed up. This is also a good time to remind folks that APD keeps track of accidents. For example, there was another accident about eight hours ago northbound on Coors and Paseo del Norte, according to APD's

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Fire at elderly woman’s house in Paola

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:13:39 +0000

Luckily nobody was injured in a fire which broke out at the home of an elderly woman after a mattress caught fire in Carmel Street, Paola on Tuesday evening at around 1815h.

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Fire damages Paola house

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:30:32 +0000

An elderly woman escaped injury this evening when the ground floor of her house in Carmel Street, Paola, caught fire. Informed sources said a mattress caught fire and the flames spread quickly to other parts of the house owing to a large quantity of old clothes and other material in the rooms.

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Yahoo! News - Search Results for "adjustable bed" — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:51:58 +0000

Orangeville ADJUSTABLE BEDS ON DISPLAY NOW Clip & Save $300. on Purchase of Power Base Adjustable Bed 519-940-0090 3 Commerce Rd.

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Toy drive brings deluge of generosity to Boulder company

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:24:42 +0000

When Dick Sumerfield decided to open his mattress stores in Boulder and Longmont to the annual Toys for Tots holiday drive, he thought he'd be lucky to fill one of the provided boxes with toys for disadvantaged children.

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Pictures of the Year: Oddly

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:40:44 +0000

&$ &$A man dressed in a red and yellow costume representing the devil, known as El Colacho, jumps over babies placed on a mattress during traditional Corpus Christi celebrations in Castrillo de Murcia, near Burgos, northern Spain June 14, 2009. The northern Spanish town has for centuries chosen to protect its young from evil spirits with the unusual ritual in which a man dressed as the devil

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Cigarette is blamed for Abilene apartment blaze

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:00:00 +0000

The cause of the early morning fire at the Pine Meadows Apartments was a cigarette tossed onto a mattress on an upstairs balcony, according to initial reports Monday from investigators of the Abilene Fire Department.The fire started after 2 a.m. on the upstairs balcony of Building 9, forcing some residents to jump from the second story to escape the flames and smoke. The complex is located in

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FDNY: Pouring Gas on Mattress NOT the Solution to Bed Bugs

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:04:16 +0000

There are many different strategies for ridding your apartment of bed bugs . Experts recommend dry cleaning your clothes and keeping them in sealed plastic bags, and hiring an exterminator. But there's one radical method for battling the parasites that has the FDNY rather alarmed: Some bed bug victims are pouring gasoline or kerosene on their mattresses. The FDNY says that's not only ineffective

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The better-off-in-a-mattress decade for stocks

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:56:31 +0000

Top of the News: Stocks are on track to turn in their worst decade-long performance in almost 200 years of market record keeping.

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Bedding trends are going to the mattresses

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:39:12 +0000

Race-car beds apparently aren’t just for kids anymore. In an effort to combat slumping sales (the result of a slumping housing market, experts say), the mattress industry is trying harder than ever to reel in customers. Their tack: creativity.

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KPD probing armed robbery at motel

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:57:00 +0000

KNOXVILLE — Knoxville police are investigating an armed robbery early this morning at an East Knoxville motel.A father and son staying at America’s Best Value Inn, 3207 E. Magnolia Ave., told police they were watching television shortly after 2 a.m. when the door to their room was kicked in.They told police that three men entered the room and flipped a mattress over on top of them. One of the

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Firefighters: Kids Playing With Lighter Started Fire

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:06:14 +0000

Fire investigators believe children playing with a cigarette lighter started a fire at a Nicholasville townhome. Crews were called to the Pleasant Grove townhomes just before 8:00 Saturday night. Investigators say a four and five year old were playing with a lighter that caught a mattress on fire. Everyone made it out safely, but the building was heavily damaged. There's no word on when the

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Something for all in 34 bowl games

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:39:47 +0000

Let’s preview the bowls, the editor said.There are 34 of them, starting Saturday. He might as well have said, “Let’s collapse this king-size air mattress and put it in this cigar box.” Nevertheless

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Previewing all 34 bowl games

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:38:59 +0000

Let’s preview the bowls, the editor said. There are 34 of them, starting today. He might as well have said, “Let’s collapse this king-size air mattress and put it in this cigar box.”

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No rest for mattress maker

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:14:07 +0000

When Chuck Dixon launched Rest Assured Mattress in 1991, he had a simple goal

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Friday fire damages Cleveland Avenue home in Waynesboro

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:57:23 +0000

A boy accidentally set his Cleveland Avenue home on fire Friday morning. Waynesboro firefighters were called to 32-34 Cleveland Ave. at 10:17 a.m. for a reported mattress fire. Smoke and flames billowed from the roof minutes later as 50 area firefighters fought to extinguish the blaze.

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One man’s look at 2009 bowl bonanza

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:09:35 +0000

Let’s preview the bowls, the editor said. There are 34 of them, starting today. He might as well have said, “Let’s collapse this king-size air mattress and put it in this cigar box.” Nevertheless … New Mexico: Fresno State (8-4) vs. Wyoming (6-6) — Dave Christensen got the Cowboys bowling …

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Mattress fire at motel

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:17:16 +0000

UNDERWOOD – A mattress and box spring were set on fire at the Underwood Motel Wednesday morning.

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Oaten’s mattress purchase questioned

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:13:33 +0000

WINCHESTER MP Mark Oaten had a claim for the purchase of a mattress questioned by the House of Commons authorities.

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Physicists disappointed at discovery of dark mattress [Not Exactly Rocket Science]

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:37:42 +0000

Exciting hints that scientists had finally discovered the existence of dark matter - the mysterious substance thought to make up a quarter of the Universe - were dashed last night as researchers realised their equipment had detected a dark mattress instead. The premature announcement was blamed on faulty software. "Apparently, someone left an errant ampersand in our code," said an embarrassed

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Best Man Rigs Newlyweds’ Bed To Tweet During Sex

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:53:31 +0000

When an UK man was asked to be the best man at a friend's wedding he agreed that he would not pull any pranks before or during the ceremony. Now the groom wishes he had extended the agreement to after the blessed occasion as well. The best man snuck into the newlyweds' house while they were away on their honeymoon and placed a pressure-sensitive device under their mattress. The device now

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BREAKING NEWS: Bicyclist Struck On Greenville Street

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:38:27 +0000

It happened on Greenville Boulevard, in front of the Factory Mattress & Bedrooms store around 2:15 p.m.

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Once Upon a Mattress

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:38:51 +0000

Jersey Productions show has too many lumps How can a theater company take a charming musical based on a fairy tale and turn it into an evening of charmless showboating? Jersey Productions has done so with Once Upon a Mattress, based on the story of “The Princess and the Pea.”

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Local, State Briefs

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:27:57 +0000

A truck driver was injured when his truck ran over a burning mattress on Interstate 44 in Tulsa on Tuesday evening.

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DIY Home Sleep Research With Cameras, Accelerometers, EEGs

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:20:44 +0000

If you sleep like a princess, and wonder what keeps you tossing and turning at night, perhaps there’s a gadget that can find the pea under your mattress. Companies have begun selling electronic

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Woman Critically Injured In Fire

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:48:09 +0000

A woman has been rushed to the hospital in critical condition after she was found on a mattress that was on fire inside a Southwest Baltimore home.

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Tool helps lift heavy mattress

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:06:38 +0000

The Bed MadeEZ is a wedge-shaped tool that slides between the mattress and box spring, lifting the mattress. It then keeps the mattress in a raised position while the linens are changed.

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Outdoors: Ancient ways to remain alive

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:28:57 +0000

Graftonand#8217;s Garrett MacAdams is the most primitive hunter I know. A bearskin on snow is all the mattress he needs in winter. He tans deerskins using raw brain, just as the American Indians did. He meticulously researches how early pioneers dressed and makes his own authentic clothing, hand-stitching boots, leggings, shirts and coats.

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Vandalia apartment fire blamed on careless smoking

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:34:14 +0000

VANDALIA — The official cause of a fire that burned a Vandalia apartment building Tuesday, Dec. 15 has been determined to be careless smoking.Rich Hopkins, Communications Manager for the city of Vandalia, said the 911 call for help revealed a man said he dropped a cigarette onto a mattress in the apartment building in the 800 block of Continental Court.

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Brighter Christmas: Elderly adult seeks help with mattress

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:07:15 +0000

A local senior adult recovering from two surgeries is in need of a new full size mattress and box springs. Due to health and being on a fixed income, the senior is unable to afford this expense.

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Best man’s Twitter ‘payback’ prank provides online updates each time newlyweds have sex

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:03:21 +0000

He set up a system by putting a sensor pad under the marital mattress while the newlyweds were on their honeymoon.

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Select Comfort closes on 3.8M stock offering

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:03:20 +0000

Mattress maker Select Comfort Corp. said Monday that it closed a public offering of 3.8 million shares of its common stock, which will likely have net proceeds of about $16.4 million.

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Could Your Bed be Making You Sick?

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:00:00 +0000

According to a new Consumer Sleep Study released by Sit 'n Sleep, the health of Americans is closely linked with their sleep and mattress, affecting sickness, moods and overall well being.

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Woman driver dies trying to avoid fallen mattress

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:16:17 +0000

A DRIVER has been arrested after a 41-year-old woman died in a crash as she tried to avoid a mattress which fell off the roof of a car in South Yorkshire.

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Woman arrested over fatal crash

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:45:09 +0000

A 41-year-old woman dies after her car collides with a vehicle as she tries to avoid a mattress fallen from the roof of another car.

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Deal of the day- Mattress topper

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:33:50 +0000

The holiday mail rush is on, and so is the countdown to Christmas.

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Missing her daughters and searching for work

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:25:04 +0000

By JENNIFER SHEA Correspondent Cynthia Patterson and her puppy, Uma, live in a 10-foot-by-8-foot room in Newtown. Her old mattress is on the floor. Her gray, outdoor carpet is stained. The boarding house is ancient, abysmal. The floors are composed of multiple layers of linoleum. The entire structure lists.

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Lab work

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:04:17 +0000

A long-gone mattress factory wedged between an off-ramp and an on-ramp on Meeting Street returns to life this week as a place where scientists will study new ways to kill cancer and create alternative fuel.

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Semi hits mattress, catches fire on I-10

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:54:22 +0000

A semi-truck caught fire Saturday afternoon at Interstate 10 near Van Buren Street after it ran over a mattress, officials say. The semi ran over the mattress about 3:15 p.m., sparking a fire. Flames from the mattress spread into the truck, according to Arizona Department of Public Safety officials.

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Good and bad in “Mattress”

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:34:21 +0000

The Princess and the Pea fractured fairytale musical "Once Upon a Mattress" has started a holiday in the Aronoff's Jarson-Kaplan Theater. There are few things sadder than a fairytale musical that doesn't work its charms.

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Mattress Mack Gives Back

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 04:12:35 +0000

Mayte Campos and her two daughters received an early Christmas present, Friday.

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The Badie Tour of Gwinnett: Bank fees keep the mattress in fashion

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:13:23 +0000

The Badie Tour of Gwinnett: Bank fees keep the mattress in fashion

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Mattress Ranch makes Leno “Bad Ads” feature

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:12:54 +0000

A Ted Sadtler Mattress Ranch ad made the Jay Leno Show "Bad Ads" segment Thursday. Leno said something after the ad about how he is starting to see why Sarah Palin got elected. Leno also honore

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Business to give away mattress sets to those in need

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:16:18 +0000

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - One local business owner is giving back to the community this holiday season.

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Cigarette starts mattress fire

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:11:11 +0000

No one was injured after a mattress started on fire early this morning.

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Give Your Holiday Guests Comfort and Joy With These Bedding Tips From San Francisco’s McRoskey Mattress Company

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:20:00 +0000

If creating a cozy and welcoming guest room for visiting friends and family is on your holiday to-do list, check out these bedding tips from San Francisco-based luxury mattress maker McRoskey Mattress Company.

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Mattress searched by intruder

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:13:53 +0000

AN intruder targeted a mattress after smashing his way into a home.

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‘Once Upon a Mattress’ leaves everyone comfy

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:31:41 +0000

Every character thinks he or she is the star of the show, Elizabeth Worley explains in describing "Once Upon a Mattress, " the spoofy musicalization of "The Princess and the Pea" opening tonight at the Aronoff from Jersey Productions.

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TOP 10 SPORTS GIFTS YOU DON’T WANT…AND 10 YOU DO

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:03:29 +0000

1. Sounders tickets. 2. Olden Polynice’s basketball instruction video. 3. Charlie Weis’ mattress. 4. A ride home from Diana Taurasi. 5. A bar of soap from Tim Donaghy.

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Emily Wilhoit delights, but The Sound of Music is marred by so-so singing

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:29:59 +0000

Sound check by Nick Smith How do you solve a problem like Bob Ivey? As a director he's a done a fine job of attracting theatergoers to the Footlights over the past few years with shows like The Full Monty and Once Upon a Mattress. He can craft appealing dance numbers that have a grand feel even when they involve a mere handful of actors. He is also good at getting solid acting performances from

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Pakistani Man’s Body Found In Apartment

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:47:32 +0000

PETALING JAYA, Dec 10 (Bernama) -- A Pakistani man was found dead with his abdomen ruptured and covered with a mattress at a Damai Apartment unit in Jalan PJS8 here on Thursday.

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Lit Cigarette Blamed for House Fire

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:18:34 +0000

Investigators say that a house in southwest Houston caught fire after a woman smoked a cigarette while in her bed and fell asleep. The lit cigarette caught the woman's mattress on fire and spread quickly through the home.

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Winchester MP claimed expenses for a mattress

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:58:53 +0000

WINCHESTER MP Mark Oaten had a claim for the purchase of a mattress questioned by the House of Commons authorities.

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Sealy to move area operations

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:24:33 +0000

Sealy Mattress, the largest bedding manufacturer in North America, will move its Wyandotte County location to 435 Riverpark next July. The move is the result of a newer and larger facility – about 20 percent more than its current location. Over 100 manufacturing jobs will be maintained or created due to the move, which was announced this week. Sealy will be located at the building for at least

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Good Housekeeping

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:00:47 +0000

Best Comforters for Winter Good Housekeeping Research Institute tested 28 comforters (14 down, 14 down-alternative), seven electric blankets and three electric mattress pads.

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Recall: Amby Baby Motion Bed

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:14:18 +0000

Thousands of baby hammocks are being recalled. Amby Baby is calling back about 24,000 hammock-like beds, called the Motion Bed. The Consumer Protection Council says the side-to-side rocking can cause an infant to roll and become trapped against the hammock's fabric or mattress pad, causing them to suffocate. Two babies have died so far, and officials are urging parents to stop using the hammocks

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Discarded cigarette sparks two-alarm blaze at north-side apartment complex

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:01:18 +0000

Six families are without homes this morning after a two-alarm fire at a north-side apartment complex. Several crews were called out just before 11 p.m. Wednesday to the Arbor Hills apartments. Officials say it appears a discarded cigarette set a mattress on fire. The flames then quickly spread to six other apartments in the same building, located on Heimer Road. One person had to be rescued from

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Rochester House Fire Started In Mattress

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:50:46 +0000

Two people in the Columbia Ave. home at the time got out safely.

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Amby Baby Motion Bed Recall

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:29:18 +0000

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THE MATTRESS TEST

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:16:35 +0000

For 40 years, one product could be counted on to withstand the ravages of recessions: mattresses. From the energy crisis of the 1970s to the tech crash in 2000, consumers were willing to put comfort ahead of thrift when shopping for a new bed.

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Xmas Shopping for Broadband

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:41:37 +0000

The inability to compare between services (again the lack of data) is another hindrance to broadband acceptance, in favor of preserving the current status quo. It reminds me of shopping for a mattress -- tried that lately?

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Yarmouth apartment resident detects mattress fire

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:13:00 +0000

SOUTH YARMOUTH — An alert neighbor may have saved a man from serious injury from a smoldering mattress at an apartment complex near Parkers River yesterday, a fire department official said.

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Mattress sales a litmus test for economy

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:29:02 +0000

The collapse of the U.S. housing market took a toll on a traditionally resilient industry – mattress sales. But there's hope that a rebound in bed sales signals a broader consumer recovery

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Heat treatment won’t ward off return of bedbugs

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:04:44 +0000

Q: I am from San Francisco, and a tenant told me she has been bitten by bedbugs (she moved in six weeks ago and says her mattress was brand-new when she moved in). She said she has made an appointment with a pest control company with a good "green"

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Which bank offers best fixed deposit rate?

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:58:27 +0000

DEPOSIT rates are so low these days you might as well keep your money under your mattress. The 12-month fixed deposit rate for nine large banks averages 0.6 per cent. It means you earn $60 per year for every $10,000 that you deposit.

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‘Glee’s’ ‘Jump’ and Other Songs That Sell

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:45:23 +0000

We all may be able to sing along with "Plop, plop, fizz, fizz..'' and "If I had an Oscar Mayer weiner ," but as last Wednesday's episode of FOX's "Glee" demonstrated, you don't need an original jingle to use music in a TV ad -- an existing song will do just fine.In "Mattress," the exuberant cast performed a choreographed group cover version of Van Halen's "Jump" for a local TV spot. But when

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Local mattress manufacturers enter retail fray with stores in Beaverton, Lake Oswego

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:20:10 +0000

Both Oregon Mattress Co. of Newberg and Paramount Manufacturing of Tualatin have been making beds for more than 75 years.

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Free bed to first taker

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:54:00 +0000

A San Juan resident is offering a free queen-size bed, complete with mattress, box spring and frame to the first taker. Call 949-496-3840 if interested.

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CPSC: 2 Deaths Lead To Hammock Recall

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:19:44 +0000

Two infant deaths have led to the recall of about 24,000 Amby Baby Motion Beds -- hammock-like beds marketed to parents of fussy babies with colic or reflux. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said Tuesday that the side-to-side shifting or tilting of the hammock can cause an infant to roll and become trapped or wedged against the hammock's fabric or mattress pad, posing a suffocation risk to

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Infant Suffocation Deaths Prompt Recall of Amby Baby Motion Beds/Hammocks

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:19:08 +0000

The side-to-side shifting or tilting of the hammock can cause the infant to roll and become entrapped or wedged against the hammock's fabric and/or mattress pad, resulting in a suffocation hazard.

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Select Comfort rises on public stock offering

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:22:44 +0000

Shares of Select Comfort Corp. climbed Tuesday as the mattress maker announced plans to lower its debt and bolster working capital by selling some shares.

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Select Comfort 3.8M share offer prices at $4.75

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:31:05 +0000

Select Comfort Corp. said Tuesday that its public offering of 3.8 million shares priced at $4.75 per share. The mattress maker expects to use estimated net proceeds of about $17 million to reduce debt and boost its working capital.

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Children’s Books: Not all wolves are the big, bad kind

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:23:36 +0000

Opening the book, readers find a little gray wolf in his bed. Though it is late, sleep eludes him. A cuddle from Mother Wolf, a glass of milk, an interval of lying on the floor with hind legs propped on the mattress - nothing helps. (No obvious joke about counting sheep warrants kudos for restraint on the part of the author). After ruminating about his plight, wolf discovers an answer in a book

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Select Comfort plans to sell more shares

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:02:15 +0000

(AP:MINNEAPOLIS) Select Comfort Corp. said Monday it plans to sell more stock and use the proceeds to boost working capital and pay down debt. The sleep mattress company didn't say how many shares it planned to sell or offer other details.

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Cooling mattress to tackle birth asphyxia

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:29:13 +0000

Kochi, Dec 7: Offering hope to babies suffering from oxygen deprivation around the time of birth, a study conducted recently showed effective brain cooling for newborn babies can be achieved using low tech and inexpensive cooling mattress.

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Are you a cash hoarder

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:26:20 +0000

Hoarding cash due to their lack of confidence in the banking system, fuelling a growing demand for £50 notes. Do you stuff cash under your mattress?

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Most Racist Ad Ever?

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:01:28 +0000

Gary’s Mattress is an equal opportunity racist: they pretty much attack every single ethnicity in this commercial. Related posts:Video: Glenn Beck calls Obama a racistTennessee Senator’s aide caught sending racist Obama e-mailDisplaying the Scottish flag in Scotland is now considered racist

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UK savers go for ‘cash under the mattress’

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:59:01 +0000

British savers have hoarded cash over the past two years in response to fears of financial armageddon and historically low interest rates, according to research by the Bank of England.

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‘Likeness’ looks at the evolution of the portrait

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:23:40 +0000

Organized by Carnegie Mellon University professor and art critic/curator Elaine King, the Mattress Factory's latest exhibit, "Likeness," explores how artists are conceptualizing human depiction in the first decade of the 21st century.

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Dad Stored Gun Under Sleeping Daughter’s Mattress: Cops

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:04:35 +0000

A Hamden dad is accused of stashing a gun under his sleeping 5-year-old.

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Retailer should take back mattress

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:20:15 +0000

Q: Is there a state law that says a mattress and box springs can't be returned to the store after it is delivered? I bought a mattress and box spring and had them delivered to my house, but the box spring was too high. The store said they were prohibited by state law from taking it back.

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Toddler is trapped under mattress in Taylorsville, dies

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:43:06 +0000

TAYLORSVILLE — A 15-month-old boy died Wednesday after he became trapped under a mattress, police said. Arioateine Aliu's family was moving from a home near 5500 South and 3650 West when he became trapped under a mattress about 1 p.m., said Taylorsville police detective Shannon Bennett.

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A Toddler Passes Away After Being Caught Between A Mattress

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:35:01 +0000

A toddler has dies in a tragic accident involving a mattress.

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Glee: “Mattress” Review

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:59:54 +0000

Glee (TV) It's Van Halen bed jumping time!

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Taylorsville boy dies after mattress falls on him

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:10:43 +0000

Associated Press - December 3, 2009 3:55 PM ET TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (AP) - Police say a toddler has been killed in Taylorsville after a mattress fell on him.

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Boy Dies From Falling Mattress in Taylorsville

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:48:02 +0000

Taylorsville Police reported to FOX 13 that a 15-month-old boy has died after a mattress fell on top of him. The incident happened on Wednesday afternoon while the family was in the process of moving. The family searched for the boy for 10 minutes and found him under a mattress. The child was airlifted to Primary Children's Hospital, but died before getting into the emergency room.

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Taylorsville toddler dies trapped under mattress

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:30:25 +0000

TAYLORSVILLE — A 15-month-old boy died Wednesday after he became trapped under a mattress, police said.

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Taylorsville Toddler Suffocates Under Mattress

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:20:50 +0000

A Taylorsville toddler has died of suffocation after a box spring mattress fell on him while his family was moving.

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Taylorsville boy gets trapped under mattress, dies

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:14:06 +0000

A young boy has died after he was found under a mattress while his family was moving from a Taylorsville home. Taylorsville police spokesman Shannon Bennett said Thursday that the boy, identified as 15-month-old Arioateine Aliu, was trapped under the mattress about 1 p.

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Taylorsville girl, 1, dies when mattress falls on her

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:30:25 +0000

TAYLORSVILLE — A 1-year-old girl died Wednesday after she became trapped under a mattress, police said.

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TV recaps: ‘Glee,’ Grammys, more

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:40:16 +0000

Dan Snierson on Will's lumpy ''Mattress''; Clark Collis on music special. Plus: ''Top Chef,'' ''SYTYCD,'' ''FNL''

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New Henkel Flyer Features Two Dorus® Adhesives for Improved Air Quality

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:48:06 +0000

Bridgewater, NJ - A new flyer from Henkel presents a versatile choice of two VOC-free DORUS® formulations for efficient, reliable foam bonding of upholstered furniture, seating, mattresses and mattress components. Both adhesive alternatives offer outstanding benefits: o A green alternative to solvents o Wet stick/high green strength o Soft bond lines o Easy application o Quick set times o Cost

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Employee foils mattress store hold-up attempt

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:02:46 +0000

GALLIPOLIS — The Gallipolis Police Department reported that an attempted robbery Tuesday evening at the Mattress Warehouse Tuesday was unsuccessful and a suspect has been arrested in connection wit

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Cops: Tenant Killed Landlord In Fight Over Mattress

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:49:16 +0000

A Bronx renter stabbed his landlord to death after an argument about a spare mattress on Tuesday, according to police. The brutal crime occurred after suspect Omari Richards, 26, got into an argument with his landlord's fiancee over a spare mattress, the Daily News reports . Apparently, when the woman told Richards he couldn't use the spare bed because she needed it for her son, the suspect got

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Man treated for burn, smoke after Vegas house fire

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:58:51 +0000

Associated Press - December 2, 2009 12:44 PM ET LAS VEGAS (AP) - Las Vegas firefighters say a man was treated for a burned foot and smoke inhalation after a mattress fire that he said was

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Whining & Dining: Sorry, but comfy pot roast at home is my birthday treat

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:04:00 +0000

I'm writing this column on my birthday, and several of my Facebook friends who have wished me a happy day, plus some of the real, in-person folks, have asked where I've chosen to eat on my birthday.Here's my disappointing answer:At home.Please don't get me wrong. Eating out is way at the top of my list of good ways to make a living -- right up there with mattress tester (and points to you if you

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LJS suspect arrested, Mattress Warehouse becomes latest victim

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:02:46 +0000

GALLIPOLIS — Shortly after reporting the arrest of a suspect in Friday’s armed robbery of Long John Silvers, the Gallipolis Police Department responded to a knifepoint robbery at Mattress Warehouse

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BREAKING NEWS: Armed Robbery at Mattress Warehouse in Gallipolis

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:13:06 +0000

Another armed robbery happened Tuesday night in Gallia County -- this time at the Mattress Warehouse in the Silver Bridge Plaza, a 911 dispatcher said.

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Landlord Dead Over Mattress Scuffle: Report

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:12:26 +0000

A Bronx tenant stabbed his landlord to death over an argument over a spare mattress.

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Cigarette burns mattress in Rochester home

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:12:21 +0000

ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC-DT) -- Some Rochester residents should consider themselves very lucky after a dropped cigarette started a mattress fire early Tuesday morning. The Rochester Fire Department says

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Crazed Bronx tenant stabbed landlord to death in brawl over spare mattress: cops

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:32:00 +0000

A quarrel over a spare mattress led a crazed Bronx tenant to stab his landlord to death early Tuesday, police and witnesses said.

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Simmons Announces Winners of ‘I Really Want My Beautyrest Mattress’ Contest; Company Launches New Online Sweepstakes …

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:00:00 +0000

Simmons Bedding Company continues to strengthen its position as the bedding industry leader in online marketing with the announcement of the "I REALLY Want My Beautyrest Mattress" contest winners and the launch of a new online promotion called the "Question of the Day Sweepstakes," which starts today and will run through January 31.

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Family files lawsuit against Stork Craft Crib

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:07:56 +0000

Crib - Complaint filed.pdf Lawsuit Filed in Stork Craft Crib Recall Louisiana Firms File Suit on Behalf of Family Whose Infant Died In Recalled Crib LAFAYETTE, Louisiana - A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a 7-month-old Louisiana boy who suffocated to death in a recalled Stork Craft crib. The family alleges a defect created a space between the crib's drop-side rail and mattress, where the

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Fire kills one in KCK home

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:17:01 +0000

A fire early Sunday morning resulted in the death of a Kansas City, Kan. resident. Kansas City, Kan., firefighters responded to a fire at 1331 N. 77th Street just shortly after 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning. A smoke alarm prompted a call to the department. When arriving on the scene, firefighters discovered smoke coming out of the home. "The (fire) crew located a smoldering mattress fire in the

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Atletico Madrid 4-0 Espanyol: Mattress-Makers Thrash Visitors

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:37:39 +0000

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Person Found Dead on Smoldering Mattress

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:42:49 +0000

A person was found dead on a smoldering mattress Sunday morning in Kansas City, Kan. Firefighters responded to a call in the 1300 block of 77th Street and discovered the victim in the basement of a townhome.

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Man Found Dead In KCK Basement Fire

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:49:13 +0000

Kansas City, Kan., fire crews found a man dead inside a smoke-filled basement with a smoldering mattress fire.

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Companies are beginning to recycle mattresses

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:06:37 +0000

A typical mattress is a 23 cubic foot assembly of steel, wood, cotton and polyurethane foam. Given this wide range of materials, mattresses have typically been difficult to recycle - and still most municipal recycling facilities won't offer to do it for you.

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Cell phone chargers can be deadly

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:37:14 +0000

It may not happen every day, but did you know that there can be deadly consequences to charging your phone? 33 men, women and children barely escaped from an apartment building alive after a mattress caught fire from a cell phone charger.

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Biggest Crib Recall Ever

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:43:25 +0000

More than 2 million cribs have been recalled after the death of four babies! Some parents say safety procedures need to be beefed up and so does the process for recalling items. The babies died when the drop down railing broke and the child fell between the mattress and the railing. Many are outraged that four children lost their lives before a recall was put in place. That's one hot topic on

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Atletico Madrid Enrique Cerezo President Calling For Iron Fist Approach From Coach Quique Flores

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:37:09 +0000

Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo is demanding that new coach Quique Flores get tough on his players as the struggling mattress makers try to arrest their slump and climb the Primera Liga table.

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Mass. fire blamed on children jumping on mattress

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:47:33 +0000

Fire officials say a fire the struck two Brockton triple-deckers and left 33 residents homeless was started by children jumping on a bed.

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“Mattress Mack” gives Cleveland family house full of free furniture

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:39:50 +0000

Jami Bryant and her two children Collin, 11, and Makenzie, 13, have had a hard time for the past few months.

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Fire That Left 33 Homeless Blamed On Kids Jumping On Mattress

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:21:32 +0000

Fire officials say a fire the struck two Brockton triple-deckers and left 33 residents homeless was started by children jumping on a bed.

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Fire blamed on children jumping on mattress

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:00:55 +0000

BROCKTON, - Fire officials say a fire the struck two Brockton triple-deckers and left 33 residents homeless was started by children jumping on a bed. Brockton Fire Lieutenant

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‘Matress man?’

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:03:23 +0000

Drivers passing by Central Avenue yesterday may have seen this friendly “mattress man” mascot on the corner promoting a sale now going on at Lowes Furniture and Appliances, located just west of Fort Frances on Highway 11/71.

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Commercial Drive accident causing traffic issues

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:09:57 +0000

There is a traffic jam and a partial road block due to an accident on Commercial Drive near the Dream City Mattress. According to scanner reports there are no serious injuries.

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Flaming Mattress Sets Fire to Apartment

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:42:46 +0000

Fire investigators say flaming mattress set fire to an apartment complex after its owner tossed it from an upstairs unit.

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Child reportedly sets fire to mattress

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:15:52 +0000

HARRISON COUNTY — No injuries were reported in connection with two house fires Wednesday night and another Thursday, the last of which officials said a child allegedly started after somehow setting fire to a mattress.

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RETAIL: Shoppers get a jump on Black Friday

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:00:11 +0000

Nathaniel Cotlage of Oceanside races to get back in line as heshops for Christmas presents for his three children at the Kmart inOceanside on Thursday morning. His shopping list consisted ofcameras, an air mattress and an MP3 player.

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Brockton fire caused by children jumping on mattress

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:11:19 +0000

Globe photo by George Rizer Megan Lopes (center) and other burned-out residents talk with a Brockton fire official last night. By Jack Nicas, Globe Correspondent A fire that tore through two Brockton triple-deckers Thursday night, driving 33 residents out

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Firefighters contain fire at Pigeon Forge motel

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:19:30 +0000

According to dispatchers the fire was contained to two rooms, and started as a mattress fire.

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Drew Family of Companies Gearing Up for 47th Annual RV Trade Show

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:20:07 +0000

GOSHEN, Ind., Nov. 25, 2009 -- The Drew Industries family of companies, including Lippert Components, Inc., Kinro, Inc., Kinro Composites, Seating Technology, Michiana Mattress, and Happijac are all preparing for their biggest-ever participation at the upcoming 47th Annual National RV Trade Show in Louisville, KY December 1st-3rd.

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Preview of ‘Glee’ 1.12: Mattress

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:56:15 +0000

The preview also gives a glimpse of the last episode airing this year which will see Emma telling Will that she is indeed marrying Ken.

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Freak accident claims teen

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:47:00 +0000

A freak accident claimed the life of a Coleman youth Tuesday when a gust of wind picked up a mattress in the back of a pickup he was riding in near downtown Coleman and knocked him to the street. Jimmy Boatright, age 18, succumbed to massive head injuries at Shannon Medical Center after having been air-flighted from the Coleman County Medical Center emergency room to San Angelo. The Coleman

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Guests? Just Roll Out the Air

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:09:29 +0000

Forsaking my own full-size mattress, I tested five air beds to find out how comfortable they really are.

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Wrap Up a Wish: Boy needs to sleep safely

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:44:09 +0000

Six-year-old Adam Carbajal sleeps on a mattress on the bedroom floor of his northwest Fresno home because his family fears he could fall and injure himself.

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Nap time?

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:39:04 +0000

Just wondering how long the mattress is going to lie beside the road on Capital Boulevard near the I-540 intersection. It has been there for approximately a week and looks so attractive. It really makes Raleigh look like such a neat place to live in.

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Local mom questions recent crib recall

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:42:49 +0000

Video Local mom questions recent crib recall Body A design problem in drop side cribs is being blamed for the deaths of at least four infants. A Burgaw mother who has had her problems with that type of crib said more needs to be done to protect children. "In 2006, I walked in to my daughter’s room to check on her, and her head was caught in between the mattress, the frame, and the bedrail

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Local mom urges more needs to be done about recent crib recall

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:57:49 +0000

Video Local mom urges more needs to be done about recent crib recall Body A design problem in drop side cribs is being blamed for the deaths of at least four infants. A Burgaw mother who has had her problems with that type of crib said more needs to be done to protect children. "In 2006, I walked in to my daughter’s room to check on her, and her head was caught in between the mattress, the frame

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Canada to impose import duties on Chinese innersprings

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:33:12 +0000

OTTAWA — Chinese-made mattress innerspring units are being dumped into the Canadian market and

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Cambridge students head to Somerville for ‘Mattress’ musical

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:55:59 +0000

For drama students at the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, hell week was finally over this past Friday. Perfecting lighting and sound cues, and getting used to sets and costumes in dress rehearsals that last well into the night — tech week is never easy. This year, though, CRLS students had a new challenge to overcome: adjusting to a tiny theater space in another town, away from their own

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Jury sees graphic evidence of crime scene

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:09:17 +0000

A shotgun and rifle were hidden under the mattress upon which the bodies of Carolyn Carroll and Tony Comeau were found, a Sudbury courtroom heard Tuesday.[ ]

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Accidental drowning ruled in lake death

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:00:21 +0000

The death of a woman who thought it “would be fun” to ride a mattress down the spillway at Lake Erling in Lafayette County, Ark., has been ruled an accidental drowning, according to a preliminary autopsy report.

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Providing Comfort for Holiday Guests Just Got Easier

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:15:19 +0000

Beginning Today through Sunday, November 29th, PlushBeds.com will be offering $100 off every memory foam and latex sofa bed mattress + an additional 10% site-wide discount, with Free Shipping and a 100 night money back guarantee. Use the code “BLACKFRIDAY” in the shopping cart to take advantage of this special offer. (PRWeb Nov 25, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com

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Sunrise dad arrested in daughter’s suffocation death

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:25:40 +0000

A Sunrise man sleeping on a mattress next to his 7-month-old daughter accidentally rolled on top of her and suffocated her, police say.

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Sunrise man arrested in his baby daughter’s suffocation death

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:54:03 +0000

A Sunrise man sleeping on a mattress next to his 7-month-old daughter accidentally rolled on top of her and suffocated her, police say.

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CPSC Recalls 2.1M Drop-Side Cribs

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:15:10 +0000

A crib should be the safest place in the world for a sleeping baby. That's what Tyler Jonathan Witte's mom believed. But the 10-month-old boy is one of four children to suffocate after becoming trapped between the mattress and the slide of a drop-side crib.

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Canadian International Trade Tribunal Finds Injury: Mattress Innerspring Units From China

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:03:49 +0000

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 24, 2009) - The Canadian International Trade Tribunal today found that the dumping of mattress innerspring units, with or without edgeguards, used in the manufacture of innerspring mattresses, originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China had caused injury to the domestic industry. Anti-dumping duties will therefore be collected by the Canada

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Parents Who Lost Child To Crib Speak Out

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:10:52 +0000

A couple from North Bellmore, Long Island is at the forefront of an effort to ban all drop-side cribs. Susan and Robert Cirigliano lost their six-month-old son, Bobby, in a crib accident. The Ciriglianos say the boy was in his crib when he got caught between the mattress and the side rail and suffocated. Watch the video for the full interview.

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Holiday travel that won’t bust the budget

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:50:16 +0000

I'm perched in a wooden treehouse lazing on a cushy double mattress atop a white sand beach along Mexico's Riviera Maya. Overlooking the turquoise Caribbean Sea, I'm about as far away from holiday hoopla and craziness as I can get when the beach butler comes by to see if I need anything.

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Fight erupts between couple sharing mattress

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:12:53 +0000

FORT WALTON BEACH -- A woman complained Nov. 21 that the man she was sharing a mattress with hit her in the face, according to his Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office arrest report. The woman told the deputy that she and the man were both homeless and

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Inside Matthew Newton’s hotel room

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:00:00 +0000

THE mattress on the floor and the smashed bottle were not unexpected. But the Vibe hotel maintenance crew still wonder how the flat screen TV were damaged.

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Accused killer’s alleged victim tells of brutal rape, beating

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:14:58 +0000

A 54-year-old woman allegedly attacked by accused serial killer AndreCrawford testified Monday, describing how her hooded assailant savagelyraped, stabbed and repeatedly struck her with a two-by-four, then lefther under a mattress in an abandoned South Side building.

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Furniture store set to open in mid-Jan.

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:05:28 +0000

By Anthony Clark Business editor An American Freight furniture and mattress store is renovating the old All Pro Imports BMW dealership at 4222 N.W. 13th St. with plans to open around mid-January.

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Paterson family visits scene of deadly arson

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:53:02 +0000

PATERSON — Angelo “Ralph” Fernicola’s second-floor bedroom didn’t resemble the place he slept in Sunday. Clothes and glass were strewn everywhere, the bed posts were split and his mattress lay outside on the roof. The smell of smoke lingered.

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New furniture store to open on NW 13th Street

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:23:38 +0000

By Anthony Clark Business editor An American Freight furniture and mattress store is renovating the old All Pro Imports BMW dealership at 4222 N.W. 13th St. with plans to open around mid-January.

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Mattress fire burns East Main apartment house

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:51:13 +0000

Fire broke out at a Cuba apartment complex Saturday night. While no one was hurt, extensive fire and smoke damage to the building left a number of families homeless for the holidays.

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Woman testifies about brutal attack in Crawford case

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:48:30 +0000

A 54-year-old woman who allegedly survived a brutal encounter with accused serial killer Andre Crawford testified today how her hooded attacker savagely raped, stabbed and beat her with a two-by-four before smothering her with a mattress in an abandoned South Side building."I played like I was dead," when she heard Crawford's footsteps dissipate and saw his shadow disappear into the cold

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Woman Tells About Brutal Attack In Crawford Case

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:32:12 +0000

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Over 500,000 baby cribs recalled

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:21:27 +0000

The Stork Craft cribs, also sold under the Fisher-Price name, have faulty mattress support brackets.

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Tips on Selecting the Perfect Pillow From San Francisco’s McRoskey Mattress Company

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:10:00 +0000

Pillows are an essential element of a good night's rest, a fact well understood by San Francisco-based luxury mattress maker McRoskey Mattress Company . McRoskey has been making mattresses and box springs in San Francisco since 1899, and also sells a full selection of luxurious, comfortable pillows.

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Kris Allen Doesn’t Have Any Furniture

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:23:29 +0000

KRIS Allen has been spending his nights sleeping on a blowup……… mattress! The American Idol winner and his wife Katy recently moved into a new home in Los Angeles — and they haven’t had the chance to buy any furniture. “We don’t have any furniture in the house yet, but we are trying to find it,” Allen [ ]

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Why is Kris Allen Sleeping On a Blowup Mattress?

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:42:18 +0000

The American Idol winner claims he's just too busy to furniture shop

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After fire, Morrilton businesses open their doors to kick-start the holidays

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:04:32 +0000

As one man awaits a court date over the fire that devastated downtown Morrilton , the community works to get back to normal. Steven Rogers will appear in court in January after pleading not guilty to arson . Morrilton Police believe Rogers lit an old mattress on fire on the bottom floor of the EE Mitchell building September 15th.

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Sleepy’s and the Child Welfare League of America Partner to Warm a Child’s Night

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:32:00 +0000

To provide warmth and comfort to some of our nation's underprivileged youth this holiday, Sleepy's the Mattress Professionals, family-owned east coast mattress company, is partnering with the Child Welfare League of America in an extensive community outreach program titled "Warm A Child's Night."

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Mattress blamed for Skyway crashes

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:43:19 +0000

Traffic was backed up on the northbound lanes of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge this morning after a crash involving several cars.

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Morrilton business owners open their doors to kick-start the holidays

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:04:20 +0000

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Jersey City firefighters put out mattress fire in Heights

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:08:45 +0000

Journal file photo Jersey City firefighters quickly put out a mattress fire in the Heights section of Jersey City this afternoon, officials said.The fire at 239 Beacon Ave., a 4-story brick building, was caused by a man smoking in bed,

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Donations to shelter to be matched

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:54:27 +0000

Contributions made through a Denver Mattress Company Web sitethrough Dec. 9 will benefit Christian Care, a Rock Island shelter.Since 2003, Denver Mattress has partnered with Compass OutreachMedia to support homeless shelters and will match donations.Supporters can visit a donations page offering a one-for-one matchof their donation to Christian Care by going towww

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Metro Mattress going up

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:27:48 +0000

GOING UP — Work continues on the new 3,000 square-foot Metro Mattress store located between the center and south entrance/exit ways at the Plaza at Black River.

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Handgun Reportedly Seized from Youth

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:12:44 +0000

Police said they found the fully loaded weapon under his mattress.

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The Amazing Spinning Sign Samurai Wows Fourth Street

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:46:41 +0000

No, we have not sped up or in any way enhanced this footage.In the world of mind-numbingly boring jobs, swinging a sign to advertise mattress sales or open houses along Bay Area roadways ra

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Cash Under The Mattress

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:33:50 +0000

Treasury yields briefing dipped into negative territory this week, reflecting investors' lingering concerns about the economy.

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Rest easy with new mattress technology

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:05:21 +0000

If you've tossed all night because you were hot, restless or uncomfortable, read on.

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Ex-boyfriend jailed for stalking

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:33:56 +0000

An Edmonton stalker who threatened his ex-girlfriend, lit her mattress on fire and urinated on it, wrote a nasty name on her front door and killed her fish is off to prison.

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Life on the high wire is a balance between pity and understanding

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:45:18 +0000

Life is full of secrets. Some of them make us laugh, like when my seemingly prim-and-proper mother would greet a hotel mattress with a jump rivaled only by a cat after a mouse.

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Storefronts: Changes in the retail landscape

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:23:31 +0000

An Indian grocery in Hillsboro and a mattress retailer in Beaverton have opened in the past few weeks.

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20 years’ jail for killing daughter

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:11:01 +0000

GEORGE TOWN: A labourer found guilty of causing the death of his 4-month-old daughter by throwing her on to a mattress was yesterday sentenced to 20 years' jail by the Sessions Court. Mohamad Nasir

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Sleep matters

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:05:28 +0000

Seventy million Americans have trouble sleeping. Here in Alaska, sleep matters more than in many other parts of the country. Light has as much to do with sleep as a good mattress.

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5. Worker gets 20 years for baby’s death

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:19:14 +0000

GEORGE TOWN: A 34-year-old labourer had tears in his eyes as he was led out of the Sessions Court, which jailed him 20 years for causing his four-month-old daughter's death by throwing her onto a mattress.

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Ridgewood students get medieval for musical

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:03:33 +0000

As Ridgewood High School students rehearsed for their production of "Once Upon A Mattress," based on "The Princess and the Pea," drama director Jim Smith said pre-recorded music helps with school productions. "When I first began at Ridgewood High School six years ago, I immediately began to investigate how we could produce a musical," he said. I had a lot of items on my agenda at that time."

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Labourer jailed for daughter’s abuse and death

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:22:20 +0000

GEORGETOWN: A labourer was sentenced to 20 years jail for causing death to his four-month-old daughter by throwing the infant on a mattress. The Penang Sessions Court also sentenced Mohamad Nasir Sulaiman, 34, to another four years jail for abusing the baby. Both sentences are to run concurrently.

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[music] Hoofing It: Seaside’s own Razorhoof roars into Blue Fin for a four-band night. - Monterey County Weekly

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:28:26 +0000

The makeshift music room, lit by a single light bulb, feels more like an 8-by-8-foot tomb. A six-foot Emperor amplifier, an oversized four-piece drum set, a mattress pressed up against the lone window and a Twisted Sister record on an empty bookcase are all crammed into the space along with the three musicians. In the hall, Lucky the dog runs frantically back and forth, trying to make sense of

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‘Once Upon a Mattress’ opens today at SSHS

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:25:25 +0000

When Sara Emily Pugh gets an opportunity to take the stage, there’s not much question whether she’ll take it. Pugh and her fellow cast members in Steamboat Springs High School's presentation of "Once Upon a Mattress" will open the curtain on the play at 7 p.m. today.

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The Mattress Factory’s latest Gestures show is by turns sobering and touching.

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:29:17 +0000

The tenuousness of existence seemed to color my perception of the remainder of this very strong exhibition. By Melissa Kuntz.

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Labourer jailed 20 yrs for daughter’s abuse and death

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:49:14 +0000

GEORGETOWN: A labourer was sentenced to 20 years jail for causing death to his four-month-old daughter by throwing the infant on a mattress.

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Briefly

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:40:08 +0000

Beds for Crisis Center: Crestwood bedding store Beds! Beds! Beds! will donate a twin-size mattress to the Crisis Center for South Suburbia's shelter for every queen or king mattress sold through Jan. 1. The bedding shop is at 13335 S. Cicero Ave. For more information, call (866) 722-5843. Chiropractor accepting toy donations: Through Dec. 23, Sports & Spine Chiropractic will serve as a drop-off

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UPDATED: Redding firefighters respond to fire on Boulder Creek Drive

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:45:00 +0000

Redding firefighters tonight are at the scene of a fire at 212 Boulder Creek Drive where a mattress was burning.Firefighters received the call of a fire in an apartment about 6:30 p.m.The fire was confined to one room, firefighters said.

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Mattress maker Simmons files for bankruptcy protection

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:54:19 +0000

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Simmons Co., maker of Beautyrest mattresses, has filed for bankruptcy protection.

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Simmons Bedding Company Files for Chapter 11

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:02:01 +0000

Mattress maker Simmons files for bankruptcy protection Simmons Bedding Company - United States - Law - Services - Lawyers and Law Firms

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Man faces charges in apartment fire that left 20 families homeless

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:04:47 +0000

Police say suspect admitted setting fire to his mattress More

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Virtual tour of blaze flat for jurors

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:55:41 +0000

Smoke-blackened walls and a burnt-out mattress could be seen as jurors were walked round on a virtual tour of the Arbroath flat where 17-year-old Jessica McCagh was fatally injured in a fire.

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McCullough survives the breaks

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:17:27 +0000

HUNTINGTON BEACH – "Razor Rob" McCullough tries to be calm. He's sitting almost still on a padded bench in the corner of an unlit, empty Beach Boulevard strip-mall training center across from a mattress store and a Big O Tires. But the former

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Man charged with aggravated arson in Hermitage apartment fire

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:11:34 +0000

A man has admitted to setting fire to his mattress that led to an extensive fire at the Arbours of Hermitage apartment complex off of Old Hickory Boulevard.

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Drug clans take control in shanty town where Madrid’s politicians fear to tread

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:09:21 +0000

Bulldozers have knocked down some of the Cañada Real’s illegal homes – but not those belonging to the drug clans. Photograph: Philippe Desmazes/AFP Two men are asleep on a filthy mattress under

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Simmons Co files for bankruptcy, expects to be sold

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:45:37 +0000

Simmons Co, maker of the Beautyrest mattress and other bedding products, has filed for bankruptcy protection and expects to be sold to two buyers in a transaction valued at roughly US$760-million.

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Fire forces apartment complex evacuation

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:16:00 +0000

A mattress fire evacuated a north Colorado Springs apartment building for about an hour Sunday and displaced a man who lived there. According to Colorado Springs Fire Department Lt. Jeff Sievers, the fire started about 11:30 a.m. at 1633 E. Woodmen

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Simmons Files for Bankruptcy as Part of Sale

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:30:58 +0000

Simmons Bedding on Monday filed for bankruptcy protection in New York as part of its proposed sale to a private equity firm and a Canadian pension plan, the latest step in the mattress company's efforts to reorganize its debts.

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Sleepright Launch Brand New Website

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:56:56 +0000

LONDON, November 16 /PRNewswire/ -- - Great Value Beds and Mattresses Now Available at Sleepright Online! Those looking to purchase a new bed or mattress can now find a great range of quality products at the right price on Sleepright's brand new website (http://www.sleeprightuk.com).

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Simmons mattress goes bankrupt

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:35:01 +0000

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Simmons Co, maker of the Beautyrest mattress and other bedding products, has filed for bankruptcy protection.

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Relevant Links

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:21:35 +0000

Mobilizing savings from individual or institutional investors is one of the most important roles of a stock market. If an investor's funds are kept in a bank account at 1 or 2% interest or worse if deposited in "mattress bank" earning no interest, his money is losing value to inflation.

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Simmons, U.S. Mattress Maker, Files for Bankruptcy

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:45:37 +0000

Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Simmons Co., the U.S. mattress-maker owned by private-equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners, sought bankruptcy protection from creditors with a plan to sell itself to investors for $760 million.

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Simmons Bedding Files Prepackaged Chapter 11 Plan

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:39:23 +0000

TEL AVIV -- Simmons Bedding Co., the Atlanta mattress producer, filed a prepackaged plan to reorganize under Chapter 11 of federal bankruptcy law with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Del. Th

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Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:07:31 +0000

A PENSIONER has won nearly £4000 compensation after he was injured when he hit a mattress as he drove on a motorway.

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Compensation for man injured after car hit mattress

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:38:05 +0000

A PENSIONER has won nearly £4,000 compensation after he was injured by a mattress in the road as he drove along a motorway.

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Man Burned In Apartment Fire

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:56:07 +0000

A Colorado Springs man is recovering from minor burns and smoke inhalation after his mattress caught fire.

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Wholesale Furniture Brokers Announces New Memory Foam Mattresses

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "adjustable bed" — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:11:38 +0000

Wholesale Furniture Brokers has added seven new memory foam mattresses (http://www.gowfb.com/Memory-Foam-Mattresses-c-311.php?cPath=311) to give customers value priced mattresses (http://www.gowfb.com/Mattress-Sets-c-60.php?cPath=60) for their guest and master bedrooms. Online shoppers who are looking for the next generation of mattresses can

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Man burned trying to put out mattress fire

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:58:25 +0000

A Henderson man suffered second-degree burns to his hands while trying to extinguish a mattress fire Saturday afternoon. The man was trying to get a burning mattress out of a house at 19 California Way, near Boulder Highway and Lake Mead Drive.

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UN food chief on hunger strike

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:01:26 +0000

ROME - FOOD and Agriculture Organisation chief Jacques Diouf went on a 24-hour hunger strike on Saturday to put a spotlight on chronic malnutrition worldwide ahead of a UN summit on food security. Mr Diouf began the hunger strike late Friday, sleeping at FAO headquarters in Rome on a makeshift mattress of foam blocs, the UN organisation said in a statement.

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Comedy Club’s Mattress doesn’t sag

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:56:30 +0000

The prince and the princess outwit the nasty prospective mother-in-law, because love conquers all.

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DPS: Phoenix officer badly hurt after bed mattress hits him

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:45:34 +0000

The injured officer was apparently with a group of 15 to 20 motorcyclists on I-10.

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This Week in Weird, Nov. 13

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:46:46 +0000

A racing pigeon gets a helping hand, a flaming mattress falls from the sky and more.

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2 off-duty Phoenix officers hurt in I-10 accident

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:16:57 +0000

A mattress flew off a pickup truck on Interstate 10 near Tucson on Friday and hit two off-duty Phoenix Police officers on a motorcycle.

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Phoenix police officers injured when mattress hits motorcycle on I-10

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:07:14 +0000

TUCSON -- Two off-duty Phoenix police officers were injured while riding a motorcycle on Interstate 10 east of Tucson Friday afternoon. According to the Department of Public Safety, a group of 15 to 20 motorcyclists was riding near Tucson when a mattress fell off a pickup truck and hit a motorcycle driven by a male off-duty Phoenix police officer. The officer has not been identified. DPS

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Touches of class set this Brewster inn apart

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:23:14 +0000

BREWSTER - Perhaps it was the mattress that made us feel we were sleeping on a cloud. Perhaps it was returning from dinner to chocolate truffles on the pillow and classical music playing softly. Or maybe it was the warm, moist towels brought to the table after a delicious breakfast of blueberry buttermilk pancakes and real maple syrup.

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Sleep Experts Mattress Stores Rank 28th on The Dallas Morning News Top 100 Places to Work 2009 list

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:00:00 +0000

Dallas/Fort Worth mattress retailer Sleep Experts is the only company in the mattress industry to make the The Dallas Morning News' inaugural list of the Top 100 Places to Work 2009. Sleep Experts ranks 28th on the overall list and 11th among midsize companies with 100 to 499 employees.

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Cigarette Sparks Fire in a Sioux Falls Apartment

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:45:32 +0000

A small apartment fire at 1000 3rd Street started around 7:30am Friday. No one was injured. Authorities responded to a call that a burning cigarette caused a mattress to catch on fire.

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Holiday Furniture And Mattress Drive Underway

Yahoo! News - Search Results for "mattress" — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:31:59 +0000

CINCINNATI -- The Society of St. Vincent De Paul and Macy's Furniture Gallery are teaming up to help families in need this holiday season. The Furniture and Mattress Drive starts Friday and runs until Sunday.

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