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This theft case went to the dogs.

A Norwalk woman and her grandson are accused of stealing a grocery store customer’s dog this weekend.

Bonnie Heyman, 52, of 12 W. Elm St., was charged with theft in connection with she and her 16-year-old grandson stealing a small chihuahua/daschund dog from the front of Gardner’s SuperValu, 117 Whittlesey Ave. The incident happened about 8:15 p.m. Saturday.

Norwalk Police Capt. Jack O’Neil was asked about the grandson’s involvement.

“He is a co-conspirator in the theft. … He’s the one who actually picked the dog up,” he said.

The dog’s owner reported the very small dog was no longer tied to the ice machine in front of Gardner’s when she exited the business, Sgt. Dave Smith wrote in his report.

The woman said she “always” leaves the dog there when she’s shopping.

“She also observed a young male subject walking away with a barking dog under his coat. (She) advised she called after him, asking if that was her dog and demanding he give it back, however the subject ignored her,” Smith said.

“The subject entered a white vehicle, being operated by another person and left the scene, (heading) southbound on Whittlesey,” he continued.

Smith used the video surveillance footage to identify Heyman and located her grandson and the dog at Heyman’s home. The officer said he seized the dog, returned it to its owner and forwarded a report about the case to the Huron County Prosecutor’s Office and Huron County Juvenile Court.

Credit: Norwalk Reflector, Ohio

E Who? Tanya Killeen, beauty and intimates buyer for Wynn Las Vegas

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E Handbag? Turquoise Bodhi bag

E Are handbags status symbols? Only if you let them be. It’s about personal style. You can carry a Winn-Dixie plastic bag and if you have style, grace and confidence you can look chic.

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E If someone found your bag and looked inside, what would they think of you? I am very organized, neat and perhaps a bit playful.

E What’s the most important item you’ve carried in your bag? My passport

E What’s the strangest item you’ve carried in your bag? Samples from Jimmyjane (a vendor). If you want to know what they were you’ll have to Google it.

E Tell us about the first special bag you owned. A pink corduroy purse to match the pink corduroy romper I wore in second grade. I felt so grown-up and stylish.

E Knockoffs: Love ‘em or hate ‘em? Not a fan. Save up to get that special bag if you really, really want it.

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Credit: Las Vegas Review-Journal

BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. (NYSE: BJ) today reported that total sales for December 2009 increased by 9.4% to $1.16 billion, from $1.06 billion in December 2008. On a comparable club basis, sales increased by 4.8% for the month of December, including a positive impact from sales of gasoline of 2.1%. Excluding gasoline sales, merchandise comparable club sales increased by 2.7% in December. A severe snow storm affecting more than half the chain during weeks three and four had a negative impact on merchandise tiffany bracelets club sales of approximately 2% to 2.5%.

The Company provided the following additional information regarding comparable club sales for December 2009:

– Sales increased during all five weeks with the strongest increase in week two.

– Sales increased in all regions with the highest increases in the Southeast and Upstate New York regions and the lowest increase in the Mid Atlantic region.

– Excluding sales of gasoline, traffic increased by approximately 4% and the average transaction amount decreased by approximately 1%.

– Sales of food increased by approximately 5% and general merchandise sales were tiffany on sale flat to last year.

– Merchandise categories with the strongest sales increases compared to last year included apparel, breakfast foods, cigarettes, cookies & crackers, domestics, electronics, frozen foods, health and beauty aids, household chemicals, housewares, juices, paper products, pet foods, prepared foods, produce, salty snacks, soda, software and video games. Merchandise categories with the largest sales decreases versus last year included automotive & tools, camera accessories, jewelry, televisions, toys, trash bags and prerecorded video.

The Company currently operates 186 BJ’s Wholesale clubs in 15 states. BJ’s introduced the wholesale club concept to New England in 1984 and has since expanded to become a leading warehouse chain in the eastern United States. BJ’s press releases and filings with the SEC are available on the Internet at www.bjs.com.

Fourth Quarter and Year-end Conference Call Scheduled for March 3, 2010

On Wednesday, March 3, 2010, BJ’s management plans to announce the Company’s financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ending January 30, 2010. Also on Wednesday, March 3, 2010, the Company plans to hold a conference call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss fourth quarter and full year tiffany sale. To access the webcast, visit www.bjsinvestor.com/events.cfm. An archive of the webcast will be available for approximately 90 days.

From Tiffany Bronze Dore plates to an old opium box, the items on display at the Kirkland Fine Arts Center galleries this weekend will be a little different than the regular pieces on exhibit.

That’s because it’s time for Millikin University Art Department’s Winter Antique tiffany bracelets.

Ed Walker, chairman of the department and an accredited appraiser, puts together large, high-end antique sales twice a year with pieces that come mostly from local estate sales.

This season’s show is fueled largely by the estates of Judge A.G. Webber III, who died this past February and longtime Decatur residents Dorothy and Bob Nichols, who recently relocated to Colorado.

“If people are interested in getting something from a major estate in town, this is a good place to do it,” Walker said.

Among the items from Webber’s estate is a large desk that once was in the administration offices of A.E. Staley Mfg. Co.

Walker said two pieces he expects to get the most attention during the weekend are an 1867 tiffany on sale 13 star flag and a hand colored lithograph from the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago.

“We’re developing, I think, a reputation of having some pretty good stuff,” Walker said.

This is the fifth sale of this sort Walker has hosted at Kirkland. He works with banks and estates in the area to find the items and then does the research to determine how they should be priced. As soon as this sale finishes Sunday he’ll begin preparing for the next sale this summer.

Walker has pushed to make the event a respectable one at which people can find high-end antiques that normally can’t be found in local antique shops. The difference, he said, is most of the items available at his sale were already a part of someone’s collection, and now they’ve been made available to transfer into someone else’s collection.

“By doing this twice a year, we’re trying to build not only a client base, but a reputation so that people know that when I have a sale at Millikin, it’s going to be topnotch and it’s going to be always interesting,” he said.

While some of the pieces cost as much as $5,000, there are still many items that cost less than $10.

“I really try hard to get a nice variety,” Walker said. “With the accumulation of an estate, you get all kinds of stuff.”

And besides going home with a collector’s item, shoppers also could go home with some valuable tiffany sale from Walker.

“We try to give people as much personal attention as possible when they come in,” he said. “I give out a lot of free appraisal advice on those three days that I usually don’t give out.”

In addition to the items being prepared by Walker, Patty’s Antiques will be selling antique furniture and Flora Gems will bring a few hundred pieces from its estate jewelry department.

John Flora of Flora Gems said the show went well for them the first time they participated, so they’re coming back to try it again.

“There’s certainly is a correlation between people that are looking to buy antique collectibles and furniture, and the group that like to look at estate jewelry,” Flora said. “It gets a lot of people together in the same place at the same time.”

Also on sale will be a collection of fine art paintings and prints. A standout piece is a painting by English artist W.H. Weatherhead. It’s sale price is $5,000.

“This is museum quality art right here, so hopefully that’ll end up in somebody’s house,” he said. “That’s the kind of stuff we really like to have so people can kind of get an education and see something that they otherwise wouldn’t’ be able to see.”

Walker said about 10 percent of the profits from the show will benefit Millikin’s art department.

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IF YOU GO

WHAT: Winter Antique Sale

WHEN: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday

WHERE: Perkinson and lower art galleries in the tiffany jewelry on sale Fine Arts Center

Whether it’s that crowd-pleasing appetizer or your family’s favorite casserole, every great recipe has a go-to ingredient that provides a special touch and creates an inspired flavor. That’s why Philadelphia Cream Cheese and Food Network star Paula Deen have teamed up to host the Real Women of Philadelphia community and casting competition on www.PaulaDeen.com/RealWomen. Home cooks across the country are invited to share how they bring everyday dishes to life with Philly for a chance to win $25,000 and be named one of the Real Women of Philadelphia.

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Starting today, March 22, cooks can visit www.PaulaDeen.com/RealWomen to join the tiffany pendants Women of Philadelphia community and beginning March 29 they can submit a video audition showcasing how they use Philly in their favorite dishes – whether it’s their secret ingredient for smooth mashed potatoes or the perfect creamy pasta sauce. Paula is joining the fun too and will post weekly videos sharing how she prepares her favorite recipes with the community, along with her down-home ideas, tips and tricks.

“I love to take a traditional meal and give it my own twist by adding a new and unexpected ingredient like Philly,” said Paula Deen. “Since I got my start through hard work and determination, I jumped at the chance to give talented home cooks the opportunity to shine through the Real Women of Philadelphia community.”

Based on their videos, 16 lucky finalists will be invited to a live cook-off with Paula in Savannah, Georgia. Each contestant’s recipe will be judged by Paula and her friends and four lucky ladies will be named the Real Women of Philadelphia – winning $25,000 and the opportunity to host their own weekly online cooking show on www.PaulaDeen.com/RealWomen. In addition, these four women will get the chance to contribute to a cookbook highlighting the community’s favorite cream cheese recipes.

Visit www.PaulaDeen.com/RealWomen to find the complete details about the Real Women of tiffany earrings casting call and share recipes and tips with other real-life cooks.

About Kraft Foods

The combination of Kraft Foods and Cadbury creates a global powerhouse in snacks, confectionery and quick meals. With annual revenues of approximately $50 billion, the combined company is the world’s second largest food company, making delicious products for billions of consumers in more than 160 countries. The combined company’s portfolio includes 11 iconic brands with revenues exceeding $1 billion – Oreo, Nabisco and LU biscuits; Milka and Cadbury chocolates; Trident gums; Jacobs and Maxwell House coffees; Philadelphia cream cheeses; Kraft cheeses, dinners and dressings; and Oscar Mayer meats. Another 70+ brands generate annual revenues of more than $100 million. Kraft Foods (www.kraftfoodscompany.com; NYSE: KFT) is a member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Standard & Poor’s 500, Dow Jones Sustainability Index and Ethibel Sustainability Index

Results of a statewide pain survey released today revealed that chronic pain is widespread tiffany accessories Pennsylvania women but often left untreated. Many women, the study found, do not seek care for their pain because they believe insurance companies do not cover pain-related conditions as comprehensively as they do other, “more traditional” conditions such as heart disease, hypertension, and high cholesterol.

These findings were unveiled today in Harrisburg by the Black Women’s Health Alliance “Women in Pain: Women in Power” network. The network highlights health and gender disparities surrounding pain prevalence, the communication and treatment of chronic pain, and the payment of pain-related treatments by health insurance companies.

“It is important that pain is not just viewed as a ‘state of mind’ but as a legitimate and real tiffany engagement rings condition. To provide equality to women of all races across the state, we need to do a better job and provide fair and just policies to prevent health disparities and promote good practices,” stated Brenda Shelton-Dunston, MPH, Executive Director of the Black Women’s Health Alliance.

The survey, conducted by WomanTrend, a division of The Polling Company, found that two-thirds of women in Pennsylvania have experienced or are currently experiencing a primary chronic pain condition or chronic pain that results from another disease or condition. More importantly, 54% of those suffering from chronic pain do not frequently seek treatment for their pain, even when the pain is severe enough to interfere with their daily lives. When asked why, 69% of women stated that they believe insurance companies are “less willing” to cover or reimburse for treatments of chronic pain than they are to cover treatments for “more traditional” diseases or conditions such as heart disease, high blood pressure, or high cholesterol. Additionally, more than 90% of women across the state believed that health insurance companies should cover pain-related treatments and medications at the same level they cover for these more “traditional” diseases or conditions.

“It is discouraging to see that although chronic pain seems to be running rampant among the women in our state, most are suffering in silence and not seeking out the care they need,” said Shelton-Dunston. “Only twenty percent of women will visit their doctor when they’re in pain. This poll provides some insight into why. The fact that tiffany don’t feel like they will be taken seriously and that healthcare insurers won’t cover their treatments certainly looks like part of the problem.”

Results of the December 2009 survey also indicate that communication barriers for women exist, but vary accordingly to ethnicity. For instance, black women in Philadelphia were notably more apt to believe that women are more inclined than men to share their ailments with their doctors and healthcare providers.

“With such diversity across the state and in Philadelphia alone, it is important for patients to be able to communicate and talk about the diseases, conditions and symptoms they’re experiencing,” Rev. Dr. Geraldine Pemberton, RN, MBA, President, Genesis Ministers Conference, PA Baptist Clergy Women, Inc.

In terms of how women view chronic pain, seven-in-ten women said it should be described as a condition, compared with 14% who thought it should be classified as a disease, 4% as a state of mind. Sixty-four percent of women were more inclined to believe that pain is a symptom of another disease or condition rather than the tiffany rings being the disease or condition itself.

“For diseases like fibromyalgia, trigeminal neuralgia, among others that tend to be more prevalent in women, these statistics give the perception that the disease is the effect rather than the cause of many women’s suffering,” stated Carol Jay Levy, B.A., CH.t, author A PAINED LIFE, a chronic pain journey. “It is clear that more education needs to be provided to increase the public’s awareness of conditions that pain is the primary or only symptom.”

Women are also more likely than men to seek medical advice with respect to pain. The survey found that:

Sixty-four percent of survey respondents said women are more likely to tell their doctors that they are suffering from chronic or regular pain.

Similarly, 64% of women said that women are more likely to seek treatment for such pain.

47 percent of women felt that when women suffer from chronic pain, male and female tiffany bracelets do an equal job of listening to their patients. However, 41% felt female doctors do a better job of listening.

When asked whether under-treatment of women’s chronic pain is deliberate or unintentional, more than seven in ten respondents believed it to be inadvertent. Chronic pain sufferers, past and present, were twice as likely as those who have never dealt with chronic or regular pain to think it is deliberate.

More than 600 Pennsylvania women aged 18-65 from across the state were interviewed for this survey with an oversample of women in Philadelphia. The survey was fielded December 7-10, 2009. The survey was distributed by the Black Women’s Health Alliance and was funded through Pfizer, Inc.

Survey Methodology

The margin of error for the 400 interviews conducted in Pennsylvania is +/-4.5% at a 95% confidence interval, meaning that in 19 out of 20 cases, the data obtained would not differ by more than 4.5 percentage points in either direction if the survey were repeated multiple times employing this methodology and tiffany cufflinks method.

Of the 400 interviews conducted statewide, 12%, or 48 interviews, were conducted in Philadelphia. So that the Philadelphia subgroup would be large enough for independent analysis, an oversample of 203 additional interviews was conducted in Philadelphia. The margin of error for the Philadelphia subgroup, inclusive of main sample and oversample interviews, is +/-6.2%.

Interviews were conducted at a Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) facility using live callers. The sampling frame was drawn using both listed and unlisted household samples in Pennsylvania and Philadelphia. The sample was drawn using random digit dialing (RDD), a method by which a computer randomly selects a household for interviewing. Upon connecting with a female, the potential respondent was screened to eligibility to participate (based on year of birth). Sampling controls were used to ensure that a proportional and representative number of people were interviewed from such demographic groups as age, race and ethnicity, and region according to the most recent figures available from the U.S. Census Bureau. Data were weighted slightly tiffanys data collection.

About Black Women’s Health Alliance

The Black Women’s Health Alliance, the new name of the Philadelphia Black Women’s Health Project, was established to improve healthcare outcomes and eliminate and/or reduce health disparities experiences by women of African Ancestry, other women of color, and their families through advocacy, education, research and support activities, programs and services. The “Women in Pain: Women in Power” initiative is a Pennsylvania Plan to Engage Women’s Voices. This project engages women’s voices in Pennsylvania to educate policymakers, members of the public and key medical providers about the gender bias against women when it comes to accessing health care and fighting insurance barriers.

SOURCE The Black Women’s Health Alliance

The Barton College women’s tennis team took a 5-2 win from tiffany accessories Liberty (W.Va.) State on the first day of the Barton Duals on Friday.

The Lady Bulldogs (5-7) won three singles matches and two doubles matches as Nos. 1 and 3 singles matches did not finish.

Barton’s Lindsey Frederick, Kristen Packer and Sarah Dice each got singles wins at the Nos. 4, 5 and 6 spots, respectively. Jaime Galasso-Packer and Frederick-Dice got doubles wins at the Nos. 2 and 3 seeds.

West Liberty’s Marina Quintana led Barton’s Lindsay Toth at the tiffany point of the No. 1 singles spot while Barton’s Jaime Galasso led West Liberty’s Tierra Waldrom at No. 3 singles.

The Lady Bulldogs face West Virginia State this morning at 9 and Fairmont (W.Va.) State at 3 p.m.

The Barton men defeated Concord (W.Va.) University 9-0 today and will meet Fairmont State at 3 this afternoon.

BARTON 5, WEST LIBERTY 2

Marissa Fransler (WL) def. Blair Burke 6-1, 6-1; Lindsey Frederick (B) def. Kayla Saunders 6-0, 6-1; Kristen Packer (B) def. Sanana Birchfield 6-0, 6-2; Sarah Dice (B) def. Maleigh Poling 6-2, 6-1.

Marina Quintana-Fransler def. Lindsay Toth-Burke 8-4, Jaime tiffany rings-Packer def. Tierra Waldrom-Birchfield 8-4; Frederick-Dice def. Poling-Saunders 8-3.

More than 2,500 women business owners and corporations will convene in Baltimore, Maryland to fast track Return To Tiffany contracts and bolster the economy at the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council’s (WBENC) 11th Annual Women in Business National Conference and Business Fair: The Opportunity Connection (WIB2010). This is the largest event of its kind for Women’s Business Enterprises (WBEs) in the nation, on June 22-24, 2010.

“In one concentrated event, Women’s Business Enterprises and corporations can access strategies and spark the connections that lead to opportunities for substantive, sustainable partnerships and new contracts,” said Linda Denny, president and CEO of WBENC, the leading advocate for, and authority on, women’s business enterprises as suppliers to the world’s major corporations. “That is why this year’s theme is The Opportunity Connection. We bring buyers and suppliers together in a face-to-face forum that fosters business development and provides astute guidance on the national and global trends driving profitability.”

WBENC is the only organization bringing corporations and Women’s Business Enterprises together with the goal of generating business partnerships for its nearly 10,000 WBENC Certified WBEs and its more than 250 Corporate Members, representing many of the world’s most prestigious brands. WBENC’s 14 Regional Partner Tiffany 1837 (RPOs) deliver WBENC’s gold standard of certification as well as skills-building and business-generating events throughout the U.S.

“As the Host Council we invite women’s businesses to experience The Opportunity Connection first hand and see why certification is the gateway to corporate contacts,” said Liz Cullen, Executive Director, Women Presidents’ Educational Organization-DC. “Exemplifying this success is our Host Committee comprised of 13 WBENC-certified WBEs whose innovative and strategic business models enable them to thrive in today’s economy,” she added. The East Coast Host Committee members are certified through the Women Presidents’ Educational Organization with headquarters in New York, NY and Washington, DC.

Through its combined territories, WPEO provides full service third party certification to women entrepreneurs in Washington, DC; Maryland, and Virginia, as well as New York, Northern New Jersey (including Princeton and points North), and Southern Connecticut.

WBENC’s benefits are gaining global momentum as its certification – relied upon by major corporations in surfacing quality women’s businesses – is being replicated around the world. Women’s Business Enterprises certified by WEConnect Europe, WEConnect Canada, WEConnect India and WEConnect China are expected to attend the Tiffany Notes and Business Fair to explore cross-border collaborations with WBEs and corporate attendees.

“The impact of our work is growing geometrically. Our multinational corporate members are eager to identify sophisticated women’s business enterprises that can deliver exceptional products and services,” Denny added.

Powerful role models will set an inspirational tone at Women in Business 2010: The Opportunity Connection. Sheila Johnson, visionary entrepreneur and philanthropist, CEO of the award-winning luxury properties company Salamander Hospitality, LLC, will keynote at the Kickoff Luncheon on Tuesday, June 22. As President & Managing Partner of the Women’s National Basketball Association’s Washington Mystics, and a partner in Lincoln Holdings, LLC, Ms. Johnson is the first African-American woman to have a stake in three professional sports teams, including the Washington Wizards (National Basketball Association) and the Washington Capitals (National Hockey League). She is Global Ambassador for CARE, the humanitarian organization fighting global poverty by empowering women.

More than 350 exhibitors, including procurement decision makers from the Fortune 500, are expected to participate in the Business Fair on June 23 held at The Baltimore Convention Center. Conference activities will take place at the Hilton Baltimore. For more information and to register for WIB2010, visit the event website at http://www.wbenc.org/wib2010/.

As of March 1, sponsors of WBENC’s : Co-Chairs: Johnson & Johnson and Omega World Travel. Sponsors: A10 Clinical Solutions, Inc., Accel Inc., Accenture, Aflac, Alcatel-Lucent, Altria Group, Inc., Archer Daniels Midland Company, Avis Budget Group, Bank of America, BP America, Candice Bennett & Associates, Inc., Chevron, Chrysler LLC, Cleaners of America, Connex International, Dell, Inc., Energy Future Holdings, Exhibit Edge Inc., Exxon Mobil Corporation, Ford Motor Company, Freddie Mac, General Motors Corporation, Hollister Construction Company, HR Anew, IBM, ICON Information Consultants, LP, J.C. Penney Company, Inc. , Kelly Mitchell Group, Inc., Kraft Foods, Leslie Saunders Insurance Agency, Inc., LiveHealthier, Macy’s, Manpower Inc., MasterCard Worldwide, Meadows Office Furniture Co., Microsoft, MKAssociates, Inc., NTSG, Inc., Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Path Forward International, PepsiCo, Inc., Pfizer Inc., Pitney Bowes Inc., Raytheon Company, Shell Oil Company, Smead Manufacturing Company, Staples, Inc., Strategic Staffing Solutions, Target, TCIM Services, Inc., The Coca-Cola Company, The Event Planning Group, LLC, The Home Depot, Timeless Tiffany Keys, Decor & Expressions, Tom Sawyer Company, Trans-Expedite Inc., United, UPS, Verizon, W.W. Grainger, Inc., Wells Fargo, Zorch.

Media sponsors are Women’s Enterprise USA, MBN USA, Enterprising Women, Diversity Plus, MBE Magazine, Professional Woman’s Magazine, Hispanic Network Magazine, Black EOE Journal, PINK Magazine, DiversityCareers, Minorities and Women in Business, Women’s Radio, and Worklife Matters and Veracle Media.

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