Care and washing of blankets with an automatic washer
The guide advises using water control only to fill and agitate for suds, avoiding hot water to prevent fiber damage. Soak blankets 10 to 15 minutes, then spin and rinse with warm water, repeating as needed. Cotton rayon and wool blends require longer soaking, while 100 percent acrylic or nylon need less soaking and minimal agitation.
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Rhode Island
Orion
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Holiday baking tips and festive wrapping ideas
Seasonal guidance encourages home bakers to craft cakes cookies and candies for Christmas. Tips include gifting via transparent plastic wrap, wrapping mini fruitcakes in muffin tins, and creating a cookie candle with layered cookies and red crayon accents.
Choosing Dinnerware for Your Home by Evelyn Lyman
Evelyn Lyman, Extension home event specialist at the University of Rhode Island, advises on selecting durable and pleasing dinnerware after summer gatherings. She notes pottery often weighs more than china, with grade affecting price, and suggests considering practicality, heat tolerance, and food presentation with color and borders to enhance table setting.
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Lyman
Peaiversity of
Rhode Island
Muss Lyman
How to Save a Life When Burns Strike
Emergency first aid guidance for thermal burns by Curtis P. Arts emphasizes rapid care to save life. It covers smoke inhalation protection, removal of restrictive jewelry, cooling small burns, cleansing and dressing, and avoiding reckless haste. Severe burns over 10 percent require medical attention promptly. Sunburns receive gentle washing and pain relief with ointment and fluids.
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Curtis P. Arts
Sis-- Liability Insurance,co
Meat and produce headliners for the week says URI expert
Consumer education specialist Jim Bromiley of the University of Rhode Island advises shoppers to watch ads for meat headlines beef pork and poultry this week. Produce and fruit supplies include beans cabbage cucumbers lettuce peppers onions potatoes turnips squash apples oranges grapefruits cranberries grapes pears bananas and other staples with fresh fish limited but high quality frozen fish available. Dairy and eggs remain affordable protein choices to fit weekly plans.
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Jim Bromiley
University of Rhode Island
Bromley
Pork
All About Babies Immunization Schedule Guide
Dr Kenneth S Shepard outlines when to start baby immunizations at about three months with the quadruple diphtheria tetanus pertussis and polio shots. Spacing injections over months improves immunity, with monthly doses also satisfactory and a booster at one year. Side effects are usually minimal, sometimes fever or irritability managed with aspirin. If opting for triple toxoid without polio, first polio dose at six months.
17c too Much To Pay for Loaf Of Bread
Consumer education specialist Jim Bromley of URI explains that from a 20 cent loaf the farmer earns under 3 cents for the wheat. The public wants bread not wheat and is paying 17 cents for marketing, baking, slicing, wrapping, transport, and sale. High marketing costs, not crop prices, drive the price.
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Jim Bromley
URI
Bromley
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