text:
Securities and Exchange Commission v. John A. Grant, Sage Advisory Group, LLC and Benjamin Lee Grant, Civil Action No. 1:11-CV-11538 (GAO) (D. Mass.)
SEC Obtains Final Judgment and Issues Administrative Orders Against John A. ("Jack") Grant
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced that on May 17, 2013, the Honorable George A. O'Toole Jr. of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts entered a final judgment against defendant John A. ("Jack") Grant, a lawyer and former stockbroker living in Yarmouth Port, MA. Among other relief, the final judgment imposes a permanent injunction against future violations of certain antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws and orders Jack Grant to pay a total of $201,392.27.
The Commission also announced the issuance of administrative orders barring Jack Grant from the securities industry and from practicing before the Commission.
In its federal court Complaint, the Commission alleged that Jack Grant violated a Commission bar from association with investment advisers by associating with his son Lee Grant's investment advisory firm, Sage Advisory Group LLC ("Sage"), and by acting as an investment adviser himself. In 1988, the Commission filed a previous enforcement action against Jack Grant alleging that he sold $5,500,000 of unregistered securities and misappropriated investors' funds. At that time, Jack Grant agreed to a settlement that resulted in a July 1988 order barring him from association with brokers, dealers, and investment advisers.
Jack Grant did not remove himself from the securities business, however, and instead continued to provide investment advice to individuals and small businesses. The Commission's Complaint alleged that he retooled his service as the Law Offices of Jack Grant and used his son, Lee Grant, to help implement his investment advice. The Complaint further alleged that Jack Grant, Lee Grant, and Sage failed to inform their advisory clients that Jack Grant is barred from associating with investment advisers.
The final judgment permanently enjoins Jack Grant from violating Sections 206(1) and 206(2) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. In addition, the final judgment orders him to comply with the Commission's 1988 bar order and orders him to undertake notification to his clients of the final judgment. Without admitting or denying the Commission's allegations, Jack Grant consented to the entry of the final judgment.
Jack Grant also consented to the Commission's entry in follow-on administrative proceedings of a permanent bar, pursuant to Section 203(f) of the Advisors Act, prohibiting him from association with any broker, dealer, or investment adviser, among other entities, and an order, pursuant to Rule 102(e), permanently suspending him from practicing before the Commission as an attorney. The Commission entered the administrative orders on May 30, 2013.


text:
| This article requires a cleanup to meet Zeldapedia's quality standards.
Please edit this page to improve it. Feel free to discuss this cleanup on the article's talk page.
The Demon Tribe is tribe made primarily of Demons and monsters that serves as the antagonist faction in The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. Traditionally it is ruled by the Demon King.
Spoiler warning: Plot or ending details follow.
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
Centuries after the defeat of Demise, a new Demon King named Malladus would raise to prominence. However like Demise before him, was eventually sealed away by the Spirits of Good, bound by the Spirit Tracks. The land under which Malladus was sealed would later become the Kingdom of New Hyrule. One of Malladus' followers, Chancellor Cole pretended to be a human in order manipulate the Royal Family and get close to Princess Zelda, who he planned to use as a vessel for Malladus' spirit. However Zelda became suspicious of the disappearing Spirit Tracks and convinced a young Royal Engineer named Link to take her to the Tower of Spirits, forcing Cole to reveal his true colors. Aided by his cohort Byrne, Cole managed to separate Zelda's spirit from her body to serve as Malladus' vessel. Aided by Zelda's spirit, Link journeyed to the Temple of Spirits and they met the Lokomo sage, Anjean who told them the tale of how Malladus was sealed and Cole's plan for Zelda's body. Giving them the Spirit Train and tasked the pair with restoring the Spirit Tracks. Eventually, Cole succeeds in reviving Malladus, who manages to possess Zelda's body, before fleeing to the Dark Realm with Cole. Eventually, Link and Zelda manage to obtain the Bow of Light & Compass of Light which allowed them to confront Malladus and remove him from Zelda's body. Zelda manages to return to her body and Malladus is forced to consume and possess Cole, transforming him into a giant beast. Due to the incompatibility of Cole's body, Malladus' hold on the vessel begins to slip. Determined to destroy the world, Malladus attempts one last destructive attack, but the crystal embedded in his forehead is stabbed by Link and Zelda with the Lokomo Sword, causing it to shatter. With the destruction of the crystal, light begins to shine from within Malladus' body, marking the permanent destruction of Malladus along with Chancellor Cole.
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
The Demon Tribe first appeared during the lifetime of the Goddess Hylia and was lead by the Demon King, Demise. Demise lead his tribe to invade the land created by the Golden Goddesses in order to claim the Triforce that Hylia protected, resulting in much bloodshed and destruction. After gathering up the surviving Hylians and sending them into The Sky on a floating land mass, Hylia joined forces with the Gorons, Kikwis, Mogmas, Ancient Robots, and Parella to combat Demon Tribe. Eventually, Demise was defeated and sealed within the grounds near the Temple of Hylia. Hylia would hide the Triforce in the Sky Keep and left the task of Demise's destruction to her chosen Hero that would one day appear. She entrusted the Three Dragons with guarding pieces of the Song of the Hero that would lead the Hero to the Triforce's location. Eventually Hylia gave up her divinity to be reborn on Skyloft as the Hylian Spirit Maiden.
While Demise was sealed, the Demon Tribe was lead by Demise's loyal servant, Demon Lord Ghirahim who lead the remnants of the Demon Tribe in freeing their King from his imprisonment. Many years later, the seal on the Demon King began to weaken and Ghirahim managed to locate the Spirit Maiden, Zelda whom he managed to pull to the Surface with a powerful whirlwind. However a Sheikah named Impa interfered with the Demon Tribe's attempt to capture the Spirit Maiden, protecting Hylia's reincarnation from harm. Soon the Demon Tribe would be confronted by Hylia's chosen Hero, a young Knights Academy student, named Link who wielded the Goddess Sword and guided by the swords spirit Fi. Tracking down his friend Zelda, the Hero confronted Ghirahim several times and prevented him from capturing Zelda, who was able to flee into the past with Impa through the Gate of Time. Eventually the seal on the Demon King broke forcing Link to combat the The Imprisoned in order to restore the Demon King's seal. The Hero would eventually seek out the Sacred Flames to empower the Goddess Sword, transforming the blade into the legendary Blade of Evil's Bane. Eventually, The Imprisoned escaped once more, though the Hero was able to defeat and reseal it once more with the help of a fellow Academy student, named Groose. Eventually the Hero obtained the pieces of the Song of the Hero and obtained the Triforce located in the Sky Keep. Using the power of the Triforce, the Hero destroyed The Imprisoned, seemingly destroying the Demon King for good. However, Ghirahim managed to capture Zelda and managed to revive Demise in the past, leading to an epic battle between the Hero and the Demon King. Ultimately, Demise was defeated and his consciousness was absorbed into the Master Sword. However as he died, Demise vowed that his hatred and the curse of the Demon Tribe would plague the bloodline of the goddess and the Spirit of the Hero in a cycle without end, thus sowing the seeds of future conflicts between the forces of good and evil.
Spoiler warning: Spoilers end here.
Other appearances
Subseries warning: This article or section contains information on a subseries within the Legend of Zelda series and should be considered part of its own separate canon.
Hyrule Warriors/Legends
The Demon Tribe lead by Ghirahim appears as faction during Era of Skyloft. Demise appears in his Imprisoned form. Ghirahim eventually sides with Cia and the Dark Forces. Following Cia's defeat, Ghirahim is revived by the current holder of the title of Demon King, Ganondorf to serve as a general in his forces. Ghirahim's Demon Blades (Demon Tribe Sword, Demon Longsword, True Demon Blade, & 8-Bit Arrow) are described as swords forged by the Demon Tribe in the distant past.
In Hyrule Warriors Legends, Ghirahim and his Ceremonial Troops attempts to use the Gate of Souls as part of a ceremony to revive his master, however it fails resulting in Demon King being revived as miniature versions of his Imprisoned form. Fi and Linkle's Forces attempt to stop The Imprisoned's resurrection, leading Ghirahim to use Controller Troops to lead the Mini-Imprisoned to attack their base. Ghirahim, The Mini-Imprisoned, Ceremonial Troops, and Controller Troops are eventually defeated by Fi and Linkle's Forces, however Ghirahim manages to prevent them from locating the Gate of Souls, allowing him to eventually revive The Imprisoned.
Subseries warning: Subseries information ends here.
|Anjean · Byrne · Chancellor Cole · Link · Malladus · Princess Zelda
—Full list of characters
|Stagnox · Fraaz · Phytops · Cragma · Byrne · Skeldritch · Demon Train · Chancellor Cole · Malladus
|New Hyrule
| Fire Realm · Forest Realm · Ocean Realm · Sand Realm · Snow Realm
—Full list of locations
|Forest Temple · Snow Temple · Ocean Temple · Fire Temple · Sand Temple · Tower of Spirits
|Lokomo Sword · Rail Map · Recruit's Sword · Recruit Uniform · Spirit Flute · Spirit Tracks · Spirit Train · Stamp Book · Tears of Light
|Boomerang · Whip · Whirlwind · Bow · Sand Wand · Bow of Light
|Anouki · Demon · Goron · Hylian · Lokomo

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Demographic Shift In Fort Bend County May Be Accelerating GOP Retirements
Posted on · State Representative John Zerwas is the third Fort Bend County Republican officeholder in three weeks to announce plans to step down.
Posted on · State Representative John Zerwas is the third Fort Bend County Republican officeholder in three weeks to announce plans to step down.
Posted on · Speakers, including former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, linked socialism to everything from illegal immigration to abortion.
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: Voters today will choose Sylvia Garcia's replacement in State Senate Dist. 6. Writer Max Boot explains why he left the GOP. Local food writers share their favorite places to take visitors to eat over the holidays. And we visit a new downtown art installation.
Posted on · The Texas House is poised to elect a new Speaker and a State Representative from a city close to Houston wants the job.
Posted on · President Trump's visit will coincide with the first day of early voting in Texas.
Posted on · The ad sought to appeal to Hindu voters by equating Ganesha with the Republican elephant. The Hindu American Foundation denounced it as "problematic and offensive."
Posted on · Voters head to the polls in eight states today to pick nominees for Senate, governor and several key congressional races that could decide control of the House of Representatives this fall
Posted on · "The weight system is basically like a member's only jacket or parachute pants, we don't use them anymore!" - Jay Aiyer, co-host of Party Politics, on how he thinks Texas' funding of schools is antiquated.
Posted on · Are the Democratics any closer to a unified message than Republicans? And, if so, how much of that message is simply unification against the GOP?
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: We recap some political stories that developed over the weekend. We discuss efforts to forge unity within the major political parties. Veterinarian Lori Teller answers your pet care questions. And Jeff Balke updates us on developments in Houston sports.
Posted on · The Republican senator said in a speech on the Senate floor that "none of these appalling features of our current politics should ever be regarded as normal."
Posted on · "Like my daddy always said, where there's a way, there's a will." - J.R. Ewing
Posted on · The split has already wrecked the chances of more than 100 bills as the legislative session nears its end.
Posted on · Christopher Suprun is the second Texas elector to balk at voting for the Republican nominee for president.
Posted on · Art Sisneros, of Dayton in Liberty County, says his conscience will not allow him to cast his vote in the Electoral College for Trump. The state's remaining 37 Republican electors will name Sisneros' replacement when they meet in Austin in December.


text:
Suited and booted
Hello, how are we all? The sun is still shining here and I feel like I am on a bit of a blogging roll! Lots of exciting ideas coming up to share with you……Can I mention Autumn Fashion?? I normally ease into the new season rather slowly. I think really because I am careful with what I buy nowadays and don't want to peak too soon with the latest thing! A few days after returning from our holiday and still very much in Summer mode Alice and I had a mooch around London at the new AW18 offerings… One thing I have always loved wearing is a suit. Maybe from my days as a Headhunter in the City where especially during the 90's suits were…View Post


text:
One of the cardinal sins of presenting is also one of the most (mis)used presentation strategies. Say it with me now, "Bullet Note Script."
We've all suffered through one of these – the presenter has somehow confused the purpose of his slides and that of his notecards, and suddenly we are forced to read the exact words coming out of his mouth. This sensory stereo effect causes glossy eyes and wandering thoughts.
But why? Shouldn't giving the audience the same information in as many ways as possible maximize their retention?
The reason lies in how the brain processes the information it receives.
Bethany Auck
Full article here:


text:
The good news is that reducing body fat reduces the risk of disease. At the University of Pittsburgh, researchers studied 159 people when they followed a weight management program. research target is those aged under 45 and 30-70 pounds overweight. Those who are able to shed just 10-15 percent of their weight and maintain it during the 18-month study showed a significant increase in cholesterol HDL and triglycerides , waist-hip ratio, and blood pressure. In fact, according to the New England Journal of Medicine, decrease body fat is a stronger modulator structure of the heart of drug therapy
For people with a family history of heart disease , active lifestyle can slow or stop the process affected by heart disease except for those with a serious genetic disorder. The study, conducted by Dean Ornish, MD, has demonstrated that a comprehensive intervention program that includes regular physical activity, diets low in fat and stress reduction program can even reverse heart disease processes.
Evidence also suggests that an active lifestyle that helps in reducing body fat was associated with a reduced risk of some types of cancers : prostate for men, breast and cervical cancer for women. (Frisch, et al 1985)
In addition, regular physical activity and low-fat diets are successful in treating diabetes non-insulin dependent (NIDDM), and for some patients, it has reduced or eliminated the need for insulin replacement. In general, regularly active adults have 42 percent lower risk for developing NIDDM.


text:
Calculate how much Soil3 you'll need
Learn more about our Soil3 garden soil for sale, then visit our product page to view product options.
Soil3 is an organic humus compost soil mix that can be used directly as growing media for a container garden (potting soil) or a raised garden bed. Soil3 can be used for all types of gardening.You can also use Soil3 as your main garden soil or for any top soil needs. It is created from our very own sod farm grass clippings, wheat straw, local cow manure and beneficial microorganisms. Learn more.
No Mixing Needed
Because Soil3 is free of chemical ingredients but does contain healthy nutrients, it creates a strong soil structure. Using Soil3 as organic soil provides you with very dark, moist soil that is ready for planting.
Folks may not consider any soil to be inorganic; after all, it is dirt. There is a difference, however, between most soil and organic soil. This organic soil has been approved for certified organic gardening. The ingredients it contains and its specific design to promote healthy growth of vegetables or other gardens or plants while naturally fighting off harmful pathogens (the good microorganisms outcompete the bad microorganisms).
Add Soil3 to your preparation plan. Your plants will grow better, look better, and you will enjoy your lawn and garden much more when you start with Soil3.


text:
Akram Khan's Giselle- A Revered Ballet Classic Reimagined (Part I)
August 8, 2018 | About the Artist, Dance
Giselle is one of the great classic ballets from the romantic era. It was first performed in Paris 1841. The ballet is about a peasant girl named Giselle, who dies of a broken heart after discovering her lover is betrothed to another. The Wilis, a group of mystic and supernatural women who dance men to death, summon Giselle from her grave. Her lover Albrecht falls into their trap, but Giselle's great love frees him from their grasp.
The role of Giselle is a coveted role of all ballerinas as it provides the dancer with many technical and dramatic challenges, from the character's early love to her poignant descent into madness and her final gesture of forgiveness from beyond the grave. All the great ballet prima donnas from Anna Pavlova to Missy Copeland have danced the role.
One of the most notable productions of Giselle in history is probably the 1962 version with Dame Margot Fonteyn and Rudolph Nureyev. Firstly, because it was Nureyev's first performance since his defection from Russia and secondly because of the electrifying chemistry between the two ballet legends.
The KLIAF is honoured to bring the cinematic version of Akram Khan's Giselle to Malaysia for the first time, in collaboration with KL DanceWorks. Filmed live at the Liverpool Empire in October 2017, the movie, directed by Ross Mc Gibbon, had its premiere in April 2018.
Part II of this post can be found at https://www.diversecity.my/?p=489&preview=true


text:
105 things about Folkcat
105 Things About Folkcat
1. I grew up a literal child of the '60s. I was born in 1960, and my parents owned an apartment house on a major university campus, where we lived until about 1972.
2. I collect cats, but not real, live ones (we are renters who aren't allowed cats or dogs). I'm fond of cats in art - figurines, Lennox crystal, hand-carved folk art, plush cats. Whimsical, humorous, or elegant cats are preferred over "just cute". If the cat has a ribbon on its neck, it better be a darn funny-looking cat.
3. I have a fascination with all things Japanese.
4. One way the Japanese fascination manifests itself is in a subset of the cat collection - Maneki-Neko, the Japanese "beckoning cat", a talisman of sorts used to invite good fortune in the door.
5. I hope to learn the Japanese language one day. I have a small collection of books about doing that, but haven't had the discipline to sit down and actually start reading them or practicing. I'm not sure how much hope to hold out for this - I've had the books two years now.
6. Japanese crafts intrigue me, but I haven't had the combination of means and opportunity necessary to acquire any books/kits/supplies yet.
7. I have occasionally had a chance to try out Japanese snack foods and candies, and I think it's lots of fun. Pocky, Koala No March, chocolate-filled gummi sushi with marshmallow rice, and there was another that was flavored cotton candy with Pop Rocks mixed in it. J-List is one of the best places to get this sort of stuff. I was lucky enough to be able to order some a couple years ago, but haven't been able to afford it in a while. Lately, I've been seeing various bloggers post pictures of gifts of Japanese snacks they received, and I'm envious. Different flavors of Kit-Kat bars are something new since I was last able to get this sort of thing, and they sound delicious!
8. I have several bento boxes. Not just the classic lacquerware type, but real functional ones that are actually used to carry a lunch in Japan. I used to take my lunch to the bead store in them.
9. I owned a bead store for almost three years in New Hampshire.
10. I am allergic to artificial perfumes. Anything that says "Fragrance", "Perfume", "Fragrance Oil", or "Perfume Oil" on the list of scented ingredients will probably cause me to have an asthma attack. The only scents that are safe are pure "Essential Oils".
11. I've been overweight my whole life. But I'm working on it.
12. At the age of eight, I had love beads (given to me by an African university student who lived in my parents' apartment building), I sewed fringe on the hems of my jeans, and I wore headbands. I wanted to be a hippie when I grew up.
13. The first album I ever picked out for myself (it was a reward my parents bought me for doing well on a school report) was Yellow Submarine.
14. I have worn glasses ever since fourth grade. I've always been very nearsighted, but at the end of 2004, I was also told I now need bifocals. I resisted at first (I couldn't stand the idea of different areas of focus in my line of vision), but now I've adjusted.
15. I consider myself a multi-crafter. I haven't done all types of crafts yet, but when I'm creating something, I don't always limit myself to only one craft technique or category.
16. My primary categories of crafting these days are knitting and beadwork. I also do counted cross-stitch, needlepoint, I paint decorative objects, I do a little embroidery, paper collage and decoupage, I crochet, I've played with a little patchwork piecing. I do not sew clothing, though I've done some costume work (trust me, it's different), and I've tried spinning and it just didn't click for me.
17. My preferred beadwork techniques all involve needle-and-thread, and Japanese or Czech seed beads or Delicas. These are usually known as beadweaving. I also like working on a bead loom. I can do bead stringing, but I'm not nearly as fond of it, and seldom do it just for myself.
18. I have never yet knit myself a sweater.
19. That's not true. I've knit one belt-tied cardigan from Homespun yarn, but it's been sitting in pieces, unfinished, in a bag for at least 4 or 5 years. I really should stitch it together someday.
20. I prefer to knit small, clever things - hats, socks, fingerless mitts, bags, plush figures.
21. But I'm not afraid to take on big projects, either. I recently uncovered another UFO - a blanket for a Queen-size bed, knit from worsted weight yarn. It just needs the ends woven in to be done. And I was once famous for my one-piece Aran afghans, which I've knit over a dozen times.
22. My skin is sensitive - I can't deal with anything very scratchy next to it. I don't like anything close around my neck, and I don't mean just turtlenecks - even a close-fitting crew neck is too tight. My fingers and toes have to stay unhampered, too - I favor toe-less socks and finger-less mitts.
23. I was sent to private school most of my childhood, up through the tenth grade. My parents wanted me to have a good college preparatory education.
24. When I was in first grade, I was so good at reading, they had me go to the second grade class each day for reading lessons. Finally, by Thanksgiving, they just decided to skip me completely to second grade.
25. I wound up hating school the entire time. I was from a family with a middle-class income, going to school with kids from upper-class incomes. I was also smarter than they were. And because I'd skipped a grade, I was a year younger. This combination is deadly when you're a child. I was a target of teasing my entire school career.
26. After tenth grade, the private school raised their tuition again. My parents were paying for three children to attend school there - it was just too much. Trying to retain something of a private school education, I was sent to a Catholic High School.
27. I was raised non-religious. My parents never went to church when I was growing up. The only time I ever attended was in the summer, when we kids were sent to visit my mom's grandparents. They attended church, and we kids went to Sunday school class while we were there.
28. This contributed to Catholic High School not being a very good idea. Religion class was a required course, and I tended to argue with the Catholic principles that were laid before us.
29. After a year and a half of failing grades in Religion class (I did fine in all my other courses), I was told I couldn't graduate from that High School. I spent the last half of my senior year in a public high school.
30. Now, I believe that there's more to the universe than what we see with our eyes. I believe in Karma. I believe that the energy we put out into the world comes back to us manyfold.
31. I do not participate in organized religion. Faith and spirituality for me are very personal things, and I don't find them in a crowd all listening to the same sermon at a specified time and place. I follow no specific religious practice. Rather, I try go about my life with a strong awareness of the impact I have on the world, and on other people. And I try to make that impact a positive one. So, I am religious - but in my own way.
32. I am told that I learned to read at the age of three. I say "am told" because I actually have no memory of learning how to read. That's how early I learned.
33. My parents are both book collectors. One of the very first things I can remember learning about books was in a local bookstore in Syracuse. My father showed me the title page of a book on a display table, and pointed out the word "abridged". I was carefully instructed that if a book ever said "abridged" or "edited", I was not to buy that book.
34. To this day, I feel a reverence for the printed page. I have been horrified over the past several years by the popularity of the "altered books" craft. I just can't stand to see any books cut up, glued together, bent, folded, spindled, and multilated that way.
35. I suppose, though, I could make an exception for books that are "abridged" or "edited".
36. It took me forever before I was able to stand the opening scenes of the movie Fahrenheit 451. That's the one where the "firemen" are coming to the old woman's home to burn her books. Only, instead of letting anyone else get her books, the old woman piles them around her feet and sets them (and herself) on fire. They actually burned real books for the scene. It appalled me.
37. When I eventually was able to make it past the opening scene, I came to appreciate Fahrenheit 451 as a classic film. (I had already, long before, read the book as part of English class in 6th or 7th grade.)
38. I have always been a huge science fiction fan, but that feeling has cooled a lot in recent years. Once, the genre was rare enough to make it almost compulsory to watch every single sci-fi show that ever came on television. Now, there are so many options (and not all of them are worth it), that we can afford to be picky.
39. I was an original Trekkie. I saw William Shatner speak in Syracuse in around 1976, and Leonard Nimoy that year or the next one.
40. I used to attend an occasional science fiction convention. I went to Boskone, Balticon, and Conebulous.
41. John DeLancie (Q in Star Trek: The Next Generation) has a pillow I made for him, which was presented as a birthday gift at a Star Trek convention in Chicago. It's a cross-stitch portrait of him in Q's full red judge's robes, with his face in petit-point, and actual metal charms stitched in place to represent that huge necklace he wore.
42. My mother's parents both immigrated from Sweden in the 1920's. But separately. They didn't know each other in Sweden.
43. My grandfather held jobs at Ford Motor Company in Detroit, and at some of the movie studios in Hollywood. He is also rumored to have been an extra in a Buster Keaton movie.
44. My grandmother was a fashion model for a department store in Stockholm. I have clippings of her from a catalog, wearing cloche hats and very 20's style dresses.
45. My father's ancestry is Scottish and Canadian. My great-great grandfather is said to have played poker with Jesse James. That moment in every Western movie poker game where the guy who's winning tries to leave, and the bad guy puts his gun on the table and says to sit back down? Happened to my great-great grandfather in that game. (Need I say that he was the guy who wanted to leave, and Jesse was the one with the gun?)
46. I am a huge movie fan. HUGE. I had seen Star Wars (on the original run) 10 times already, and my friends and I arrived late enough to the theater that the film had already started - about two minutes ago. I refused to go, I believe that a work of cinematic art should be seen in its entirety from beginning to end, as it was meant to be. Needless to say, I'm opposed to colorization of films, or any other form of altering the original creators' visions.
47. My husband is not a movie fan. He can't stand not being able to pause so he can go to the bathroom, and he hates long, talky scenes, or parts where nothing's really happening. He wants to fast-forward through the "boring" parts.
48. As you might guess, I seldom get to go to movies with my husband.
49. I usually don't get to see anything until it's on DVD. And then, I won't rent - I hate having a deadline by which I have to watch. (Netflix-type rentals don't work for me, either - I wind up hanging onto my three movies, unwatched, for the longest time. Costs too much per movie that way!) So I don't get to see as many movies as I'd like, because I have to find an affordable deal for buying on DVD.
50. Chocolate is good.
51. Milk chocolate is better than dark chocolate.
52. Nestle's Crunch Bars, Butterfinger Crisps, M&M's Crispy, Smores bars, and Whoppers are all excellent.
53. So is that Choxie line of chocolates that Target has introduced.
54. Caramel and Butter-Toffee corns are another favorite. The Karamel Korn Shoppe in Syracuse, NY (the one in Shoppingtown Mall, not the one in Carousel Center) makes some of the best caramel corn on the planet. I've also become fond of the Archer Farms brand carried at Target, especially the Macadamia Nut and the Banana Cashew. Over the Christmas holidays they had a Peppermint Stick flavor that was to die for!
55. Malted Milk should be a food group. I am a fan of any soda shop that uses real malt powder, not the liquid flavor. Chocolate Malts should be made thick, with so much malt powder that you wind up with some still stuck inside the metal milkshake cup. I used to order my Chocolate Malts "Crunchy".
56. Artisan-level chocolates are amazing when you can afford them. I'm fond of L.A. Burdick, a chocolatier located in Walpole, NH. They make the cutest little chocolate mice and penguins. And the most amazing assorted chocolates. It's the first time I ever liked dark chocolate!
57. I am an excellent cook. I can follow a recipe and have it come out right. Or I can just decide "I'm going to make soup today - let's see what's in the kitchen," and put together a soup that's tasty and unique.
58. I like to bake, but frankly, our current kitchen is a cook's nightmare. I can get by for making soups and other such items, but baking is a real trial.
59. We don't currently have pets, our landlord doesn't allow cats or dogs. (I'd have a cat if I could.) But we're starting to research small caged pets - rats, hamsters, birds. We may just wind up having a small pocket-sized furry or feathery being to keep me company while I craft.
60. I've been into computers since high school. (I graduated in 1977.)
61. I've had my own computer since about 1990.
62. I have been married since 1993 to a wonderful man, known on my blogs as Gryphon.
63. We met over the Internet in 1990, at a time when most of the world didn't even know the Internet existed yet.
64. We met in person for the first time in 1992, when Gryphon came to visit me for Thanksgiving.
65. A month before he visited, we had begun chatting in private chat rooms more and more. By the time he showed up for Thanksgiving, we both knew there was a special relationship here. I knew, and I believe he did, too, that it was love. We just didn't want to voice that out loud until we'd met face-to-face.
66. Gryphon arrived in Syracuse on Wednesday, the night before Thanksgiving. By Sunday, when he drove back home to New Hampshire, no one had ever said "Will you marry me?" But we were both saying, "After we get married."
67. Thanksgiving 1992 was our first date. Our second date began on Christmas Eve, 1992, and lasted through 10 of the 12 days of Christmas. While Gryphon was in Syracuse that time, we bought our marriage license.
68. Gryphon wasn't able to come back to Syracuse until late in February 1993, for our wedding. We count that as our third date.
69. We had a medieval wedding which took place at a local event of the Society for Creative Anachronism. (Gryphon and I were both members at the time.) I wrote the ceremony myself, based on a reference book I happened to own that detailed what marriage ceremonies were like in the time period (late 1200's) and place (Northern France) that our personae came from.
70. During the ceremony, a viking snuck in behind the officiant and stole the dowry and bride-gifts. (It was a pre-arranged gag.)
71. I never lived anywhere else but Syracuse from the day I was born, until a week past our wedding when we packed my things into a U-Haul and took me back to where Gryphon lived in New Hampshire.
72. Oddly enough, the town Gryphon and I lived in first in New Hampshire was the one and only place I had ever visited in New England in my life. When I was 17 years old and had just graduated high school, my boyfriend (at the time) and his family moved to Nashua, NH. I got to visit and spent two weeks. I lost contact with the boyfriend after that, and never thought about Nashua again until I moved there 16 years later. Weird, huh?
73. I was once a voracious reader. I grew up in a family that reveres books, and I was surrounded by them all the time. I still have boxes upon boxes of them.
74. I hardly read anymore. Crafting has taken over, and you can't read and knit or bead or paint or...well, hardly anything...at the same time.
75. I'm trying to read a bit more. But it's hard to set aside the crafting...
76. Some of my favorite foods:
- tuna salad (solid white, mixed with real mayonnaise, not that "salad dressing" stuff), either on saltine or Town House crackers, or on sourdough bread with a nice cheese and grilled.
- a meal-in-a-bowl concoction of my own making: a bed of couscous flavored with chicken soup base, mixed with some Grated Parmesan-Romano blend, topped with peas and "crab" pieces. Yum!
- a nice cheddar cheese, cut in slices onto crackers, and melted ever so lightly in the microwave.
- cottage cheese. Small curd, not large. With either sunflower seeds, cantalope chunks, or a light sprinkling of celery salt - but never all three.
- buttermilk. With a light sprinkling of celery salt on top.
- brie on a nice wheat cracker
- a spreadable blue cheese on a nice wheat cracker
- cream cheese (I usually get the lower fat neufchatel cheese) on a Wheat Thin cracker.
- lobster with melted butter
- shrimp with cocktail sauce
- Chinese food
- homemade pizza
- braunschweiger (also known as liverwurst). On wheat or oat nut bread, with mayonnaise.
77. Most of my favorite food items listed above came from my father. He's a cheese and cracker type, he enjoys Chinese food and pizza. It's from him that I learned to like cottage cheese and buttermilk. (He sprinkles plain old ordinary salt on his, though.) It's from him that I learned to like braunschweiger.
The couscous meal-in-a-bowl is my own creation. I can't imagine my father ever eating anything called "couscous".
78. I don't listen to much music. There was a time when I watched MTV a lot. But that was when it was new, and they still played music. Nowadays, I've simply drifted away from music, a lot the way I've drifted away from reading. Music actually seems to demand my attention in much the same way that reading does, and even though I don't have to look at anything to enjoy it, I lose my ability to focus on what I'm crafting while I'm listening.
79. I do listen to some music. Selections in my HME center in my Tivo include Hits of the 70's and 60's, The Ultimate Grammy Box, Italian Opera music, a local folk band called Tattoo, Abba Gold, several albums of Big Band music, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, early recordings of Louis Armstrong (1930 & earlier), Japanese koto music, Nat King Cole, Ray Charles, Weird Al Yankovic, another local folk duo called JoeLinda, and The Who. Eclectic, to say the least!
80. I enjoy reality television. Not all reality television, just the competitions that really test something about the contestants. Amazing Race, Survivor, Project Runway, Next Top Model, and the like.
81. Television I can't stand missing: Lost, any incarnation of CSI, the reality shows I listed above, Martha, The People's Court, Jeopardy, Monk, Numb3rs, Ebert & Roeper, The Carol Duvall Show, How I Met Your Mother, House, Bones, Mythbusters, Medium, Family Guy. I'm probably forgetting something, but that's a good start.
82. Movies I will watch over and over: Auntie Mame (the original, non-musical Rosalind Russell version), Batman (the original, campy, Adam West version), Cheaper by the Dozen (the original, actually funny, Myrna Loy version), Belles on Their Toes (the sequel to Cheaper by the Dozen), The Wizard of Oz, any of the great classic musicals (King & I, Oklahoma, etc.), Gypsy.
Anything with the following actors: Betty Grable, Don Ameche, Frank Sinatra, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Lucille Ball (pre-70's), Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Carmen Miranda, Doris Day, Debbie Reynolds, Betty Hutton, Judy Garland, Shirley Temple, Clark Gable. I'm sure I'm leaving some out, but I think you get the idea.
83. Once upon a time, AMC was my favorite cable channel - back in the day when they actually showed MOVIES that were made in AMERICA, and that were CLASSICS.
84. I appeared in a crowd scene in the Paul Newman movie Slap Shot, though I've never been able to pick myself out in the scene. (Maybe it wound up on the cutting room floor, maybe you just can't make out people in the crowd.) They were filming in the Onondaga County War Memorial Auditorium, our local hockey arena, in Syracuse back when I was in high school. Local residents were invited to come in and watch, and to help fill the seats in the hockey game scenes.
85. Greta Garbo is (was) a cousin by marriage, through my Swedish grandmother.
86. I had a great-uncle in Sweden who worked on films with Ingmar Bergman.
87. My mother has been a seamstress, needleworker, and knitter my entire life. Her mother before her was also, though she worked professionally as a seamstress, and my mother only did it for the family.
88. Some of my greatest treasures are kitchen towels with crocheted tops that my grandmother made for me. The towels are so battered and worn, we can't use them anymore.
89. I am now the keeper of my grandmother's crochet hooks, though, and I'm thinking of using them to make new crochet-top towels for the whole family.
90. My father is crafty, too. In high school, he painted. A few years back, he carved ducks and turtles and things from aged wood. I have one of his life-size carved duck "decoys". It's a personal treasure.
91. My brother works at the Walt Disney Photo Archives in California. He's also the author of the annual Disney Days calendar.
92. My sister is a brilliant computer whiz.
93. I am both the oldest child, and the middle child. My father was married before, and had two children, my half-brother Steve, half-sister Suzie.
94. My half-siblings grew up with their mother in Wanakena, NY, a pretty little town in the Adirondack State Park best known for being the location of the New York State Ranger School.
95. In second or third grade, we had to write an essay about our families. I wrote that my brother Steve and sister Suzie lived in Hawaii. Well, isn't that where you'd assume a town named Wanakena was if you didn't know better?
96. I once worked a temp job as a secretary at the local newspaper in Syracuse. They had one lunchroom that was supposed to be non-smoking, and another that wasn't. Being asthmatic, I always used the non-smoking one. One Friday, I walked in to have my lunch, and some old guy was puffing away on a huge cigar while being interviewed by a reporter. I left immediately, and stopped by Human Resources to notify them of the infraction. They headed straight up to deal with it.
I heard nothing more from anyone at the newspaper about that incident, but the next day on the front page, there was a big picture of the man with the cigar with an article about him. Turns out it was Mitch Miller, of "Sing Along With Mitch" fame, who was in town to do a concert. The article appeared on a Saturday.
I was told the following Monday by the temp agency that my services were no longer required by the newspaper. I've always been suspicious about the timing.
97. For all that I love Japanese things, I haven't fallen under the spell of television anime yet. Perhaps it's because I've found it hard to find one to follow from the beginning, and to stay consistent with.
98. I've long been addicted to a common gateway drug for television anime, Sailor Moon. I have a Sailor Moon doll, numerous little Japanese-released Sailor Moon tchotchkes, a Sailor Moon lunch set that includes both American style eating utensils and a pair of chopsticks, a wand that plays different sounds when you press the buttons, and a Sailor Moon alarm clock.
99. My favorite modern animated films are by Pixar and by Hayao Miyazaki.
100. I badly want to own a region-free DVD player so that I can order Miyazaki DVDs direct from Japan.
101. My entertainment equipment is heavily slanted towards video. Once, when VCRs were de rigeur, I had three separate VCRs, and some nights all of them would be running at the same time. Now, I have one VCR (to watch tapes I already own on), two Tivos, and two DVD players. (To be fair, I'm listing equipment in two rooms!) There's an amplifier on the entertainment center in the living room, but only so that the TV sound can be run through it so I can listen on wireless headphones.
102. If I won the lottery, I'd start by making Gryphon quit his job, because he'd really be happier setting his own hours and determining his own tasks. Then I'd buy us a place to live that's big enough to actually hold all our things, and hire movers to get our things there. (We've had some traumatic moves under duress in past years.) There'd be a huge crafting room for me, and probably another room next to it just for storage of supplies. Gryphon would have a den/library combination, and a workshop where he could perfect his woodworking skills. We'd have a big living room with a couch we could snuggle together on, a fireplace, a screened porch (I can't deal with bugs!), and a nice front yard that we could grow flowers in. Oh, yes - and a kitchen with enough counters and cupboards to count, and new appliances!
103. "Don't make me hungry. You wouldn't like me when I'm hungry." I'm accustomed to eating small amounts of different foods throughout the day - not full sit-down meals with multiple dishes only two or three times a day. I don't do well with extreme hunger. I get very irritable and cranky, and lose all my tolerance for minor irritations like light, noise, traffic idiots, and the sound of the person breathing next to you.
104. One of my favorite pin-back buttons of all time came from a shop in Greenwich Village in 1979 or so. The shop was called Unicorn City, and that was the theme - unicorns. Oh, they had a few pegasi, too. But unicorns were the order of the day. Anyway, the saying on this pin-back button was so bizarre that I loved it, and I bought one.
Know best. Know unicorns know best. Love to know. Smile knowingly. Say "Hello" to the person knowing next to you.
Yes, really. All that, on one button about 2" across. Love. Love. Love It! I just wish I could find one again.
105. I love my husband, yes I do. I love my husband, he loves me too!


text:
« Previous Issue | Main | Next Issue »
September 25, 2005
Volume 6, Issue 25
If you hadn't noticed it on the calendar yet, Summer is over and Autumn has begin.
Make up a fifth season.
Permalink • Comments (4) Bookmark: del.icio.us • Digg • reddit
Michele; Season of the Creep
The Creeping Season lasts only two weeks but it feels like forever. It comes the morning of the first frost, has for hundreds of years now. We just pray a lot and peek out the curtains to watch the fuzzy brown stuff creep out the forest and over the stream and onto the street and the grass and our sidewalks. It moves real slow, like it's taking it's time, the bastard.
When it's gone after two weeks so's one of our young ones. The creep has gotta eat, I guess. Maybe after the frost is when kids are in season?
Permalink Bookmark: del.icio.us • Digg • reddit


text:
It's almost time to say goodbye 2016 and welcome 2017 with a party! With these suggestions from @thewarehousenzhacks, you can be stylish and still save a packet!Make it an elegant AuldLangSyne and get the look of these Happy New Year decorations with the
– Party Inc Party in a Box Black and Gold 108 just $10,
– Unique Plates Stripes Black 23cm 8 Pack ($3)
– Meteor Paper Straws Dots Black 20 Pack ($2)
All from my favourite and yours: The Warehouse!
A great party idea is Clear Confetti Balloons ($2) to pop every hour on the countdown to the new year!
Your guests will get the message with these Foil Balloons Garland Silver 41cm 5 Pack for just $5.


text:
We are seeking input from staff, families and community as we develop the 2017-18 district budget. Unfortunately, we are facing a budget deficit that we estimate to be between $2.5 and $4.5 million.
These are uncertain and confusing times for schools in Washington State. Our state legislators are currently working on the 2017-2019 state budget. Across the state, school districts are facing uncertainty in the funding of education and the timing that the state budget to be approved. Due to this uncertainty, we are planning to develop two budgets, best-case scenario and a worst-case scenario based on what we know. Additionally, enrollment in our area continues to decline. The final budget preparation here in North Kitsap will occur during the summer, once the legislative session and final state budget is complete.
In the survey, we ask you to rank goals of our strategic plan in order of importance for funding purposes. Your feedback will assist in setting priorities for funding and budget reductions. The survey will remain open until end of day Tuesday, March 7.
We will keep you updated on our progress as we navigate through this process.
Thank you for providing your feedback and thank you for supporting our schools.
Survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2017-18budgetsurvey


text: After completing 2010: Odyssey Two, I needed to get my hands on the next book in the series. Several months later (because I can be stubborn about buying books new vs. second hand), I finally found 2061: Odyssey Three. As much I as loved 2001: A Space Odyssey and adored 2010, did 2061 stand up… Continue reading 2061: Odyssey Three, a book of monoliths & meanderings


text:
Here is today's meme. Our post today is on Empathic Abilities. I will add the Video Log version to this post when it uploads to YouTube. Until then remember: The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy, we can al sense a myserious connection to each other." – Meryl Streep.
You can help me out by clicking the links below. Follow me on twitter, Like lovelightlearn on Facebook, Follow me on Tumblr, and Subscribe on YouTube. Your support is very much appreciated. I love you all. For the video post of today's Blog please click the video below. You are awesome. Thanks.
Lots of love,
Related articles
- Other human beings are not our enemies (zenflash.wordpress.com)
- HSP, Empath, and the "Clairs" (findinghealthafterillness.wordpress.com)
- Six Habits of Highly Empathic People (wakingtimes.com)
- Empath Series – Psychic attacks. More way to ward off attacks or should I pay for help? (areyouanempath.com)
- Psychic Development with Rama – Part Two (ramavideos108.wordpress.com)


text:
New tourism tax prompts prices to rise in Greece
Prices of rented apartments and hotel rooms will go up by €0.50 and €4 per night as Greece has introduced the new 'stayover' tax..
The fee refers to a room per night, not to an individual, thus it is called overnight stay tax, according Hellenic Hoteliers Federation (HHF) chief Grigoris Tasios.
"The 'stayover' tax should be covered by the tourists once they check-in. It covers hotels and rented apartments and rooms. The fee depends of the category of the establishment – €0.50 for one- and two-star hotels, €1.50 for three-star hotels, €3 for 4-star hotels and €4 for 5-star hotels," Tasios told MIA.
The overnight stay tax was adopted in 2016 alongside other measures estimated at €1.8 billion as part of the Greek government's obligations towards international creditors. It entered into force on 1 January 2018, MIA reported from Athens.
The tax is expected to further boost the Greek budget.
As regards some reports circulating last week in Macedonia that Halkidiki would impose an ecological tax during the summer season, it turned out to be fake news, i.e. an April Fool's joke of the media in Serbia.
Copyright 2019 Falanga Сите права се задржани.
Текстот не смее да се печати или емитува, во целина или во делови без договор со Falanga.


text:
Federal – S 130
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
January 15, 2019
The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (S. 130), sponsored by Senator Ben Sasse (R-Ne.), would enact an explicit requirement that a baby born alive during an abortion must be afforded "the same degree" of care that would apply "to any other child born alive at the same gestational age," including transportation to a hospital. In addition, the bill applies the existing penalties of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1111 (the federal murder statute) to anyone who performs "an overt act that kills a child born alive." The bill also empowers women with a right to sue their abortionists and others for harm caused by violations of the act. National Right to Life strongly supports the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.
Original Sponsor 1
Sen. Benjamin Sasse (R-NE)


text:
DVD Review - Justice League: Throne of Atlantis
There are certain scenes, which made me curious as to their presence. Those scenes hint at lives of the super heroes beyond fighting world-destroying villains, but hints aren't enough. If you're going to open the door, then you should just go through it. Don't then just close it again.
Specifically, I'm talking about a scene where we see Superman and Wonder Woman kiss. There's then a subsequent, romantic scene where we see the two as Clark Kent and Diana Prince on a date, but, their relationship in terms why they're together or what their plans are is never explored. Nothing more is ever made of it, and it would have been better if it weren't included at all because ultimately it goes nowhere.
Cyborg, voiced by Shemar Moore (Criminal Minds and The Young and the Restless), has elements about his story, which go nowhere too, but at least Cyborg is a more central character here, so I'll forgive it. Cyborg is given more to do and he's more vital to the adventure, so it's more difficult to be as dismissive of his character as it is Superman and Wonder Woman.
The title is more a reference to the oft dismissed member of the Justice League named Aquaman, voiced by Matt Lanter (Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Ultimate Spider-Man). However, this movie is essentially an origin story for Aquaman. We see how he is the way he is and why, as well as his path to becoming a member of the Justice League in the first place. It's weird because by the end this movie also becomes a quasi-origin story for the Justice League itself, which I didn't understand.
Aquaman aka Arthur Curry is the son of the Queen of Atlantis, a mythical city buried deep under water, deep in the Marianas Trench to be exact. It's populated with mermaids and mermen. Arthur is also the son of a human, a guy who was a lighthouse keeper from Maine.
Arthur has a half-brother named Prince Orr who isn't half-human. Orr is full-merman. He also has a full-hatred of humanity or what's referred to as the surface-dwellers. He wants to destroy the surface-dwellers or all humans.
Directed by Ethan Spaulding and written by Heath Corson, this movie makes the crucial mistake of giving the villain the ability to do what he sets out to do and succeed. Yet, instead of the villain doing it and succeeding, he stops or doesn't, allowing the heroes time to get to the villain and defeat him. Specifically, I'm talking about a tidal wave that Orr creates, which could kill all humans near the water. He could use it at any time but he doesn't. He waits so that the Justice League whom he defeated can escape and catch up to him. It's stupid. It's absolutely stupid.
However, there is some good stuff, regarding Arthur's story and his family troubles, as well as the issues of the city of Atlantis. When the movie is under water, it's fairly decent. It's only above the water that it starts to sink. The action isn't even all that great. It's the drama that's more intriguing.
Three Stars out of Five.
Rated PG-13.
Running Time: 1 hr. and 12 mins.


text:
Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 30th April 2015 Issue no. 671
Your industry news - first Number 1 for Recruitment
We strongly recommend viewing Cleanzine full size in your web browser. Click our masthead above to visit our website version.
Please note that you are viewing an archived issue of The Cleanzine.
New and updated vacancies are advertised in Cleanzine every week. Check out the latest opportunities by clicking the link above.
Advertise your current vacancy with Cleanzine and we'll give you the best deal in the industry with same day upload so you can fill the position faster.
International News
An extra hall for next year's Amsterdam show!
What might you be taking from the washroom?
Professional cleaners like using Greyland products
Welcome to the
Cleanzine - the original Cleaning & Hygiene industry e-news
Read by industry professionals in 163 countries worldwide!
Also writing for the kitchens, bathrooms & bedroom sector as I do, there are lots of exhibitions I can attend 'for work' that others attend out of pleasure; events such as the Ideal Home Exhibition, the May Design Series, Taste of London and Grand Designs Live, to name just a handful. These shows are fun to attend and I feel blessed; combining work with pleasure fools me into thinking I'm not actually working at all and there can't be many people who can say that about their job!
I also receive some wonderful press invitations and when a company rang yesterday, asking if I'll be able to attend a rather exciting launch, I was delighted. Then I discovered that it clashes with a cleaning show I'll be attending and I had to decline…
Was I disappointed? Not at all!
The show in question is Pulire – taking place from 19th – 21st May in the beautiful city of Verona and if you've never attended the event (or visited Verona) I can thoroughly recommend it. The show itself has a real international flavour and there are always lots of new products to examine and people to meet. It's incredibly well organised and as one might expect from an Italian event, it feels somewhat relaxed and upmarket, with wide aisles allowing space to saunter and offering the chance to discover something you might otherwise have squeezed past and missed, as well as the feeling that there's plenty of time to 'do business'.
And then there's the food… Coming from the busy halls where we're learning about new technology, and into one of the beautiful, ancient squares, where we sit outside and enjoy a drink and a meal with our industry friends… well – it's not work, is it?
If you want to find more out about exhibiting or attending, visit: www.afidamp.it – and if you're not able to join us in Italy, we'll be able to bring you a flavour of the event (if not the food!) in the official daily broadcasts we'll be producing on behalf of the organisers.
And if you are exhibiting, do please send me your press information as soon as you can, so we know what to look out for when we arrive.
Please get in touch either by emailing me or posting a comment on our Facebook page. www.facebook.com/Cleanzine
You can also follow us on Twitter @cleanzine
This Week's News
K-CP's new GreenHarvest products are made from rapidly renewable plant fibre
Kimberly-Clark Professional has launched GreenHarvest products, a cutting edge offering that incorporates rapidly renewable plant-based fibre, such as wheat straw and bamboo, into Kleenex and Scott brand towel and tissue products.
The manufacturer say it is the first major towel and tissue manufacturer in North America to introduce products made with 20% plant fibre in place of tree fibre or recycled fibre, and that the move required the development of an entirely new supply chain to directly obtain wheat straw from US farmers and the creation of a first-of-its-kind manufacturing process for converting plant fibre into pulp.
Strong start for CleanSeal and EnviroSeal accreditation programmes
Since their inception in early 2015, the CleanSeal and EnviroSeal accreditation programmes have received a strong and positive reaction from the carpet care sector, as The WoolSafe Organisation continues to team up with leading brands to increase confidence and credibility in those products tested and approved.
CleanSeal certification provides carpet cleaning product manufacturers with the opportunity to gain third party recognition for the quality of their products. To have achieved this mark of excellence products must have demonstrated both their safety and cleaning efficacy, and if also boasting a low environmental impact, they become eligible to be passed on to the EnviroSeal testing stage.
Seven hour total aerobic bacteria testing certified by AOAC-RI performance testing methods
Rapid hygiene and food safety testing systems manufacturer Hygiena, has been awarded Performance Tested Methods Certification by the AOAC Research Institute for MicroSnap Total - a test claimed to be the first to detect and enumerate total aerobic bacteria and give results within a working shift.
MicroSnap Total is a small, simple, low-cost detection system that detects down to 1-10 bacteria in seven hours, while detecting high numbers in as little as one - two hours. It can be applied to raw materials, finished products (solid and liquid) and environmental samples.
CMS going to plan innovation and 'People & Business' congress looking to be real highlights
With some 150 days to go before the start of CMS 2015 Berlin - Cleaning.Management.Services, Messe Berlin reports that preparations are making very good progress. "Almost all the available hall space has already been reserved," says Dr. Christian Goeke, chief executive officer of Messe Berlin GmbH.
"All the main market leaders and many small and medium-sized companies from all areas of the cleaning industry have registered to attend and have announced an extensive range of innovations and improvements in the fields of cleaning machines and cleaning products.
Dispense with the mess: new eSack system provides facilities managers with efficient dispensing
Polaris Plastics has revolutionised the dispensing of its refuse sacks with the launch of the eSack range, designed to keep both the environment and efficiency at the forefront. The messy flat packed systems that have dominated the market for the past 30 years could well be a thing of the past, as more and more people adopt this new technology.
Polaris Plastics is currently on the road launch this new eSack system to distributors.
China Clean announces 2015 CCE Brand and Innovation Award winners
Seen by the cleaning industry as recognition of the highest standards among cleaning products in Asia, the China Clean Expo Awards 2015 took place in Shanghai at the beginning of the month with the winners of each category announced below.
Winning these awards not only helps companies promote their products, it also increases product awareness, boosts global sales and gives companies greater opportunities to participate in a series of similar marketing and promotional opportunities throughout the year.
Distributors demand transparency
Distributors are turning to members of the CHSA's Manufacturing Standards Accreditation Schemes for soft tissue products, plastic refuse sacks and industrial cotton mops to obtain greater transparency in their supply chains.
Dave Bruce, director of DJB Cleaning Supplies, argues that companies marketing their products without showing the specifications are undermining the industry and could be costing the end user up to 40% more.
New module in Cleaning Masterclass series launched
A brand new, unique, online course in domestic and residential cleaning is now available. This course is also perfect for guesthouses, bed and breakfasts, small hotels and holiday homes, where a high standard of cleaning and appearance is expected without question and the lack of good cleaning can ruin the reputation and break the business.
The course is certified and accredited to The Cleaning Masterclass, where all the tutors and course developers are professional cleaners and cleaning consultants with many years (20+) of practical and professional cleaning experience in a very wide range of industries.
PGI Specialty Materials completes acquisition of Dounor
PGI Specialty Materials announced this week that it has completed its acquisition of Dounor, the French manufacturer of materials used in hygiene, healthcare and industrial applications.
PGI says that it will integrate all of Dounor's technologies and capabilities with a view to driving the growth of its personal care segment as it delivers innovative solutions for European customers.
IRiS 3200m UV-C germ killing robot reaches milestone in durability and reliability
Infection Prevention Technologies and Clean Sweep Group (CSGI) have announced a milestone in mobile UV-C disinfection robot technology as CSGI has performed over 35,000 UV-C germicidal treatments using the Infection Prevention Technologies (IPT) IRiS 3200m UV-C intelligent disinfection robot.
"Reliability and speed are absolutely key for us to run our business profitably and grow," stated Leo Williams, president of CSGI. "The enormous UV power of the IRiS family of intelligent robots allows us to complete treatments quickly with an assured dosage of UV-C germ killing light.
Public sector Cleaner of the Year 2015 announced
Staffordshire County Council school cleaner Samantha Bucknall, has been named Britain's Cleaner of the Year 2015 in the inaugural awards for public sector cleaning staff.
The awards scheme has been created jointly by the Association of Building Cleaning Direct Service Providers and Denis Rawlins, which also sponsors the award.
The aim of the competition is to recognise the special contribution made by cleaners working in council libraries, schools and other public buildings across Britain.
Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners installs new Master
The Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners had just held its annual ceremony of Installation at Mansion House within the City of London.
Following the ancient traditions of the City Liveries, Timothy J. Doyle was installed as Master for the year ensuing along with the Installations of Phillip Morrish as Senior Warden and John Broadley as Junior Warden.
The Cleanzine Archive Search
We keep an extensive archive of news stories and product information that have featured in past issues of The Cleanzine. If you would like to run a search of the The Cleanzine web site using the search tool below please just go ahead by entering in the name of the person, product or company or any other key words that you are looking for.
How to contact us at The Cleanzine:
The Cleanzine is broadcast
every Thursday. You may receive it FREE each week by
clicking the link above.
Hospital Hygiene
Our weekly updated Hospital Hygiene features current developments and product solutions cleaning and hygiene industry manufacturers are coming up with. Read More.
Recent UK News
James Briggs announces acquisition of Premiere Products
James Briggs, one of the UK's largest independent aerosol and speciality chemicals manufacturers, announced yesterday that it has acquired the business and assets of Premiere Products, the renowned manufacturer of branded and private label janitorial cleaning products.
Investment improves fortunes at The Laundrette
Designer of housework management app 'MoppedUp' comes clean about mid-life crisis solution
Matrix makes easy work of training in steam cleaning procedures and machine set up
This can be a very costly exercise - especially if the machine has been supplied by a company that is located a long distance away from where the machine is to be used.
Should shops provide washroom facilities for their customers?
"Two main comments were made," she tells us:
(1) Shops selling food and drink to be consumed on the premises should have a customer loo available – nothing fancy; just a clean loo and wash basin with toilet tissue, soap and drying facilities
£150 million boost for contract cleaning market in 2015
CHSA launches Accreditation Scheme for industrial cotton mops
CPD course covers the latest washroom hygiene regulations
Disabled toilet solution specialist and Loo of the Year Awards sponsor, Clos-o-Mat, has put together a Continuing Professional Development training course dedicated to hygiene rooms.
Soapbox: Ugly bin clutter? There's no need for it
"Communities Secretary Eric Pickles reinforced his commitment to tackle the 'scourge of bin blight' by calling on the housing industry to provide more space for waste and recycling containers.
BPI Recycled Products announces sponsorship of Kimberly-Clark Professional Golden Service Awards
As a champion of UK recycling, BPI is the largest polythene film recycler in Europe, with scope and expertise to recycle in excess of 70,000 tonnes of plastic each year.
Events & Exhibitions
China Clean Expo 2020
Manchester Cleaning Show
Budapest Cleaning Show
Loo of the Year Awards


text:
Dyrham HouseDyrham Park. Category Food and Drink, Outdoor Activities, Museums & Galleries, Shopping, For the Family, For the Kids, For Adults
Set in a beautiful Gloucestershire valley and surrounded by 110 hectares (272 acres) of garden and rolling parkland, this grand baroque house with spectacular sweeping views towards Bristol was designed by Talman for William Blathwayt, Secretary at War during the reign of William III.
Lavish 17th-century collections reflect the fashion for all things Dutch, including paintings and furniture. Later 18th-century additions include furniture by Gillow and Linnell, and the Victorian domestic quarters provide visitors with an intriguing insight into life below stairs.


text:
Wilks Communications Group
550 W Van Buren St, Ste 250
Chicago, IL 60607
em. email@example.com
ph. 312.815.5505
How can we help you be successful? Tell us about your challenges and opportunities, and we'll give you some best practices for maximizing your organization's potential with communications. Send us a note at email@example.com to schedule a free 30-minute consultation.
Careers @ WCG
We're always looking for top talent (full- and part-time professionals, freelancers and interns). If WCG looks like a good fit for your communications talents, send your resume and cover letter to firstname.lastname@example.com.


text:
Company - Shadow Brook Dental Care
3320 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Rd, Suite 2F Suwanee, GA 30024, USA
$59 Cleaning, Exam & X-rays
$59 Cleaning, Exam & X-rays / Regular $382 Value
New Patients Only - includes exam, cleaning (prophylaxis) & x-rays. Advertised fee is the minimum fee, subject to clinical need. One or more of the following ADA codes may reflect the treatment rendered under this offer. D0150, D0330, D0272, D0210, D1110. This offer is not be be applied toward account balances or dental services already delivered and not in conjunction with any other offers, discounts or reduced-fee plans.
3320 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Rd, Suite 2F Suwanee, GA 30024, USAView On Larger Map


text:
Drink up the romance!
• Vintage faux silver
• Discovered in storage of old Malibu courthouse
• Each filled with soy wax
• Plumeria scent
Product description
Once upon a time, the Glamifornia Style Lounge was a courthouse. Back in the early to mid 20th century, Malibu's most notorious criminals were housed in the holding cells. When GSL took over "cell" 103, there were a number of treasures hidden in the back, including these vintage faux silver goblets. Part of a big dinner set, each has been repurposed to hold a delish cup of soy wax candle, delicately scented with plumeria.
Category: Art & Fashion
Buy Now


text:
Attention to the review we make today of these impressive shoes for Shimano mountain bike, the Shimano SPD SH XC31L, one last!
⭐ The Shimano SPD SH XC31L are designed to optimize the performance of each stroke, ensuring comfort and the perfect fit at all times. A great lightness, its excellent ventilation and the shape of its last, make it a perfect tool for champions. The well-known manufacturer of products for cycling Shimano has a wide range of cycling shoes. The Shimano cycling shoes are made of flexible, lightweight and comfortable synthetic leather. They have excellent elasticity with high memory and guarantee superior durability and high resistance to abrasion.
Cycling shoes have a microfiber or leather upper with a sturdy and rigid outsole that, in the case of MTB cycling shoes (or MTB shoes), have a profile designed to have maximum traction in all types of land. The closure system can be by Velcro strips or by combining them with a micrometric buckle closure. In both cases, a secure fit must be ensured at all times.
What makes these cycling shoes the best choice? Without a doubt, you can get an idea with the details that we have listed below:
- The template with adjustable reinforcement adapts to a variety of foot shapes.
- Shimano Dynalast convinces by its precise adjustment and improves pedal efficiency.
- Outer sole with dirt-repellent polyurethane grains and support for the plantar arch for efficient pedaling.
- With interchangeable studs.
Do not miss the comments of the buyers, below:
- It was a gift and the truth that very happy, ask for a number more than the number you wear in the sneakers or street shoes, otherwise everything is perfect.
- They have been a successful gift. They fit well, they look tough, beautiful and you can walk well with them without the coves rubbing the ground.
- These shoes were a gift for spinning on a static bike, it adapts perfectly to the pedals with anchor dynamo type, the number corresponds to the one of their shoes and they are great, I received them quickly and I am very happy with the purchase. I recommend them.
- Apparently they seem hard but as soon as the tests feel comfortable and light.
Beware of the offers that we bring from Amazon for these Shimano SPD SH XC31L
- 3 correas de gancho y bucle duraderas extender la fuerza de apriete a través de la parte superior del pie
- Almohadilla de arco para una estabilidad sin rebabarse, las patas de la suela de desprendimiento de barro permiten que caen desechos de barro
- La correa de la cruz X alivia la presión cuando está fuera de la bici
- Con cuero sintético y malla resistente resistente al estiramiento; suela de nylon reforzada con fibra de vidrio con tacos de poliuretano


text:
Paonazzetto Marble
Carrara (Italy). This is a very high-quality, delicate marble. Paonazzetto Marble has a white and pale yellow background and veins that vary in colour from green to violet and black. Its availability is limited. It is fine-grained and is extracted in blocks measuring approx 2.50×1.50×1.50m. It is used only for interiors and is ideal for polished surfaces.


text:
About our featured artist
This week's pick of the #twistingpixels hashtag on Instagram is Mary Ellen Sanger. Mary Ellen skilfully combines photos, elements of classic paintings and graphic elements to create her own painterly photo-montages. She also uses textures, smudging and hand painted strokes which add a touch of unique originality to the images.
Be sure to follow Mary Ellen on Instagram to discover more of her fantastic images!
Thank you so much for tagging your work, Mary Ellen!


text:
Dixie Spirits (Paperback)
True Tales of the Strange and Supernatural in the South
Cumberland House, 9781581826715, 293pp.
Publication Date: August 1, 2008
List Price: 19.99*
* Individual store prices may vary.
There is something about the South that is particularly conducive to ghosts, hauntings, and assorted weirdness. From the dank bayous of Louisiana to the misty mountains of Appalachia, there is hardly a city, town, or whistle-stop that cannot boast of some resident spirit or similar unexplained phenomena. Dixie Spirits explores this uncanny aspect of the South in depth. A collection of authentic Southern "haint" tales and other accounts of the unexplained, the stories are set in the land below the Mason-Dixon Line - Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky (Transylvania), Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina (Old North State), South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. Covering both the past and the present, these stories recount some of the most famous hauntings of all time as well as an assortment of anomalies that continue to defy speculation. The sixty-two stories in Dixie Spirits are organized into sections by state. Although the tales are about the dead (and undead), they are as much about life and living as they are about death. Love's labor lost, the futility of war, crime and punishment-these are eternal themes that speak to us about the human condition, regardless of their supernatural setting. Moreover, these stories are based on factual, historical incidents involving real people and places. This second expanded edition includes ghost tours, haunted hotels, and other fun and mysterious travel spots.
Not Currently Available for Direct Purchase


text:
|Policy and procedure for the moving of self-supported, for-credit programs to a state supported budget and funding source.
|The President of the University.
|Self-supported, for-credit programs considered for movement to state supported funding.
|Responsible Division:
|Academic Affairs
|Approval Date:
|Signature Page/PDF:
|View Moving Self-Support Academic Programs to State-Supported Funding Policy and Procedure Policy
Proposals to convert an authorized self-supported degree program to state-supported funding requires approval from the Chancellor's Office. The campus should propose the change to the Chancellor's Office, specifying the degree program, offering a brief program description and rationale for making the change, and shall include a detailed budget worksheet including cost recovery budget, student fees per unit and total student cost to complete the program, anticipated student enrollment, a campus commitment to provide adequate faculty resources and the anticipated impact on the existing state-supported programs (Executive order 1099, 188.8.131.52.).
1. Proposals to move self-supported programs to state-supported funding shall be generated by faculty within those programs. Faculty shall work closely with the Dean(s) (or a designee) of the college(s) in which the program is housed and the Dean (or designee) of Extended Learning to fill out all required elements of the S-Form (see pages 5 & 6 of this document). If there are changes to the curriculum, a P2 form should be submitted to the College and University Curriculum Committees.
2. Proposals shall be considered for approval by the Academic Senate after review by the:
When requesting to Move a program from Extended Learning to State-supported funding, the following information should accompany the required form (S-form; see pages 5 & 6 of this document):
1. Program Description
2. Program Overview and Rationale
a. Provide a brief description of the program, and rationale for the proposed movement of the program from self-supported to state-supported funding.
3. Student Demand
4. Existing Costs of Proposed Degree Program Currently Assumed by Extended Learning
Note: This section should be prepared in consultation with Extended Learning (EL). A statement from the responsible administrator(s) should be attached to the proposal assuring that such consultation has taken place.
5. Proposed Plan to Assume Costs on State Side
Note: The following items should be prepared in consultation with the campus administrators responsible for faculty staffing and instructional facilities allocation and planning. A statement from the responsible administrator(s) should be attached to the proposal assuring that such consultation has taken place. Program proposers should use the program budget tool.
Attach budget worksheet completed in consultation with the appropriate campus administrators.


text:
Author shares green remodeling tips
The very nature of remodeling means that a home will likely be more green because the homeowners have chosen to remain in their house and make it more suitable, and often, more energy efficient.
This premise is what author and architect Sarah Susanka has based her book, Not So Big Remodeling. Susanka is known for her Not So Big House series of nine books to teach people how to live comfortably in smaller homes.
"One that has always struck me that is I think a lot of people when they look at their existing home, they think, 'it's not very energy efficient so at some point we will build another home that is energy efficient.' But the problem is the house you're living in right now will be being lived in by someone," Susanka said. "Every single thing you do that makes it a bit better than it is now, is helpful for the environment as a whole. It's helpful for every future owner of the house and it's helpful for our collective carbon footprint."
It's a fact that more than 20 percent of all carbon emissions from every single source come from existing housing stock in the U.S., she said. "That's one fifth and where we will tackle automobiles and factory emissions we really haven't figured how to tackle the existing home. There is no organization that really administers to all of those places. So that's where in Not So Big Remodeling I'm really asking people to pay attention to their own comfort level — their own utility bills and to look at how can I make this better."
"The big answer to that question is to hire yourself an energy auditor who can do an assessment of your house and tell you where you've got major heat loss or heat gain and where you can really improve upon what's there. The energy auditor will essentially give you a checklist of things that can be done as money allowed. And many of those things can be done right away and save you money right away," she said.
An energy auditor can be hired for about $500 to $600 to do an assessment on a house. And sometimes, local utility companies will offer a modified version of the service at a discount or no charge. Susanka said she hired one and realized her home's leaky ductwork was causing energy loss.
Susanka recently partnered with the SchoolStreet Homes development in Libertyville, Ill., to build a showhouse using Susanka's Not So Big philosophy.
For more information, see our Remodeling a Green Home research center.
All photos courtesy of Barry Rustin.
Topics: Building Green, Remodeling
Teena Hammond Teena Hammond has published more than 2,000 articles in People and W magazines, Women's Wear Daily, and in dozens of newspapers and books. She also wrote a home improvement, remodeling and decor column that ran in Gannett newspapers nationwide. She's interested in all things green and would love to hear from you with your story ideas.
Sponsored Links:


text:
Galvanize Campus Education Group Tour
Interested in joining an upcoming course or workshop at Galvanize in Boulder? Join an upcoming group tour date to visit the space and immerse yourself into campus learning and working culture; 1 p.m., Galvanize, 1023 Walnut St., Boulder; eventbrite.com/e/galvanize-campus-education-group-tour-boulder-tickets-56588210862?aff=ebapi.
Beeswax Food Wrap Class — Beeswax food wraps are the perfect eco-friendly food storage solution. In this class, you'll learn a preferred method of making beeswax wraps that you can use as a replacement for plastic wrap. These are perfect for wrapping sandwiches, leftovers, snacks – virtually every food storage need; 11:30 a.m., Fabricate, 2017 17th St., Boulder; $35; fabricateboulder.com/event/beeswax-food-wraps.
Happy Hour Presented by The Fox and Boulder Theater — Win tickets to upcoming shows with the purchase of select happy hour menu items. Come on in for more details; 3 p.m., The Sink, 1165 13th St., Boulder; free; 303-444-7465, thesink.com/2018/04/17/happy-hour-presented-fox-boulder-theater.
What's Up Boulder: Citywide Open House and Activities — Learn about the city's top projects and services, see clear timelines and hear how you can impact Boulder's future. Please think about your transportation options, as parking is limited. Free shuttle from the Flatirons Golf Course is recommended; 5 p.m., Boulder JCC, 6700 Oreg Ave., Boulder; free; 303-441-4215, bouldercolorado.gov/whatsupboulder.
Beautiful Batik — Batik is an ancient technique using wax to make resist designs and patterns on fabric, then dyeing the fabric with beautiful procion dyes. Learn a variety of ways to apply the wax and dye, creating pieces to be worn or used to make functional art. No artistic experience necessary, just bring your creativity. Two sessions; 6 p.m., Full Circle Art Studio, 5707 Gunbarrel Road, Boulder; $95; 720-561-5968, bvsd.org/lll.
Good for the Gut: A Fermentation Workshop — Fermented foods or beverages introduce highly bioavailable beneficial bacteria into the gut, leading to improved digestion, better nutrient absorption and enhanced immune function. Learn how to make kombucha, milk kefir, coconut yogurt and sauerkraut. Workshop will be a mix of demonstration and hands-on work. You'll take home a kombucha kit, too; 6 p.m., Erin's Home Kitchen, 861 Cypress Drive, Boulder; $35; 720-561-5968, bvsd.org/lll.
BANGS Gives Back — Meet at Eben G. Fine Park for a day of helping pick up trash in the park and around the creek, hosted by BANGS Shoes. Afterward, chill with some hammocking, or go adventure with a small hike; 11 a.m. Friday, Eben G. Fine Park, 101 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder; bangsshoes.ticketleap.com/boulder-colorado/?rc=650hq8v.
SmithKlein Gallery Presents New Works by Karen Scharer — Check out new works by oil painter Karen Scharer. Karen's art reflects imagination, intuition and her passion for exploring and communicating the profound beauty of our world through the human experience. Though her paintings are abstract, Karen is inspired by nature. The show will run through the end of April; 2 p.m. Friday, SmithKlein Gallery, 1116 Pearl St., Boulder; free; 303-444-7200, smithklein.com.
Jenn Cleary Duo — Listen to live music from a soulful singer-songwriter and enjoy quality craft beer; 6 p.m. Friday, Upslope Brewery, Lee Hill Road, Boulder; free; JennCleary.com.
Fiesta Flamenco — Enjoy an evening of sultry, seductive Gypsy flamenco music and dance with Maestro René Heredia and his Flamenco Fantasy Dance Theatre; 6 p.m. Friday, April 5, Caffè Sole, 637 S. Broadway, Boulder; facebook.com/events/2277897895831930.
TEDxCU 2019 Push and Pull — Attend TEDxCU's 2019 Push and Pull event to hear ten speakers share stories of defeat, perseverance and growth. Visit tedxcu.com to purchase tickets and to find more information on the speaker lineup and event schedule; 6 p.m. Friday, Glenn Miller Ballroom, 1669 Euclid Ave., Boulder; free; tedxcu.com.
Black Dog — Talented singer-guitarist plays blues, swing and acoustic favorites; 6 p.m. Friday, Bluff Street Bar & Billiards, 2690 28th St., Boulder; free; 303-931-5856.


text:
Matt's Daily Diigo Post 07/22/2009
Posted by telecommatt on July 21, 2009
From the Tips Box: Cheaper Pill-Popping, Dog Treats, and Free Food – From the tips box – Lifehacker
We've been trying to give our dog more veggies to eat, especially since she doesn't drink enough water. Carrot slices have replaced dog treats at the dog park, but I never thought of baby food!
Dog rawhides are expensive, and if you're like me, you worry about how safe they are. Why not cool down the pups with an inexpensive frozen treat that'll keep them busy for a few minutes? Pop the tops on baby food, and stick them in the freezer. I suggest keeping to meat flavored ones, or apple, sweet potato, blueberry, or banana so as not to upset their digestive systems. As with any toy or treat, give only when supervised. This tip was recommended to me a couple years ago from a canine rehab center.
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.


text:
Can securely attach your Video Camcorder to Bicycle handlebars and other outdoor gear, so you can record all the action while keeping your hands free!
|Real customer reviews
16 Apr 2020 08:48
Good product. Sturdy. With extra 3M stickers for the on-bike handle. Really satisfied and fast delivery to the Netherlands.
28 Mar 2020 15:03
Very good!! Okay, I can buy it.
11 Mar 2020 20:48
Amazing mount for camera and other devices. Good quality of material used and very functional in general. Shipped quickly thus I am extremely satisfied with the service and the product. Many thanks
4 Feb 2020 04:36
like this mount..perfect fit. Delivery could have been faster.
19 Jan 2020 10:53
all perfect! attached to the bicycle handlebar. spinning 360 degrees.
7 Dec 2019 04:16
mount fit Yamaha Fz good, handlebar diameter 22mm.
Leave a Review
We are proud to offer international shipping services that currently operate in over 200 countries and islands world wide. Nothing means more to us than bringing our customers great value and service. We will continue to grow to meet the needs of all our customers, delivering a service beyond all expectation anywhere in the world.
Packages from our warehouse in China will be shipped by ePacket or EMS depending on the weight and size of the product. Packages shipped from our US warehouse are shipped through USPS.
Yes. We provide free shipping to over 200 countries around the world. However, there are some locations we are unable to ship to. If you happen to be located in one of those countries we will contact you.
We are not responsible for any custom fees once the items have shipped. By purchasing our products, you consent that one or more packages may be shipped to you and may get custom fees when they arrive to your country.
|*Estimated Shipping Time
|United States
|10-20 Business days
|Canada, Europe
|10-20 Business days
|Australia, New Zealand
|10-30 Business days
|Central & South America
|15-30 Business days
|10-20 Business days
|15-45 Business days
Yes, you will receive an email once your order ships that contains your tracking information. If you haven't received tracking info within 5 days, please contact us.
For some shipping companies, it takes 2-5 business days for the tracking information to update on the system. If your order was placed more than 5 business days ago and there is still no information on your tracking number, please contact us.
For logistical reasons, items in the same purchase will sometimes be sent in separate packages, even if you've specified combined shipping.
If you have any other questions, please contact us and we will do our best to help you out.
All orders can be cancelled until they are shipped. If your order has been paid and you need to make a change or cancel an order, you must contact us within 12 hours. Once the packaging and shipping process has started, it can no longer be cancelled.
Your satisfaction is our #1 priority. Therefore, if you'd like a refund you can request one no matter the reason.
If you did not receive the product within the guaranteed time( 45 days not including 2-5 day processing) you can request a refund or a reshipment.
If you received the wrong item you can request a refund or a reshipment.
If you do not want the product you've received you may request a refund but you must return the item at your expense and the item must be unused.
*You can submit refund requests within 15 days after the guaranteed period for delivery (45 days) has expired. You can do it by sending a message on Contact Us page
If you are approved for a refund, then your refund will be processed, and a credit will automatically be applied to your credit card or original method of payment, within 14 days.
If for any reason you would like to exchange your product, perhaps for a different size in clothing. You must contact us first and we will guide you through the steps.
Please do not send your purchase back to us unless we authorise you to do so.


text:
|flickr: puliarf
I hope everyone had a fantastic 4th of July! I did! I had some friends over and shot off fireworks. They were awesome!
I can't wait to do it again next year!
|flickr: puliarf
View this post on Instagram
One of my favorite songs from The Greatest Showman #NeverEnough #TheGreatestShowman
A post shared by E R I C V A N D Y K E (@ericvandyke) on


text:
Discover the world of turtles! This program will cover the different types of turtles and their adaptations for the environment in which they live. This program will include live visits from our current resident turtles, along with our sea turtle patients in the hospital!
Multipoint: $0.00Multipoint Premium: $0.00View Only: 0.00View Only Premium: $0.00Point to Point: $0.00Point to Point Premium: $0.00
This program is part of CILC's Virtual Expedition Package. Learn more when you go to Interactive Content Drop Down Menu - Virtual Expeditions
45 Minutes - 30 minutes plus 15 minutes Q & A
Education: Grade(s) 3, 4, 5, 6
Sorry, this program is not currently available. To inquire about future availability, please contact CILC Virtual Expeditions
Receive this program and
9 more
for one low price when you purchase the CILC
Virtual Expeditions package.
Learn more
For more information contact CILC at (507) 388-3672
CILC Virtual Expeditions
North Mankato, MN
United States
Give your students the opportunity to meet experts in the field, go behind the scenes and experience the BEST of CILC content provider programming! Consider Virtual Expeditions as your "taste test" in discovering the diversity of what we have to offer.
Tami Moehring
A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
A program of the South Central Service Cooperative, an Education Service Agency with its headquarters in southern Minnesota.


text:
One day, two boys were playing near their school when they found an abandoned puppy in Eastern Romania. The puppy has lost some of its hair and it was apparent that it is in need of their help.
While some kids would not have known what to do, one of the two boys, Alex, knew exactly where to go for help. He and his family are neighbors with one of the village houses affiliated with Barking Mad Dog Rescue.
The organization's representative, Hilary Anderson, shared how Alex volunteered to bring the puppy to Aura, the person in charge of the care of the dogs in the village house. After taking the dog, which was later named as Felix, to safety, Alex went back to playing with his friend.
Felix was in bad shape when he was found by the two boys. He was covered in fleas, suffering from mange, and very thin. His skin condition made him lose his fur. He was given immediate medical assistance to remedy his condition. He was given special baths to help him turn back to his healthy and fluffy self.
There were two other puppies with the same condition as him that were left at the shelter. They were in a bag and were left outside. They soon realized that they were Felix's siblings. No one has an idea of how Felix got separated but it was a relief that all of them are safe now.
All of the pups were nursed back to health with the help of the shelter and they will soon be up for adoption. They are now in so much better shape, especially Felix. For sure, the puppies will be perfect additions to whoever will end up as their new family.
The Barking Mad Dog Rescue expressed how happy they are on a Facebook post that their message is being heard by the children. Hopefully, their initiative will reach and help more people and dogs in need.
Credits to Barking Mad Dog on Facebook


text:
Sent from my iPad
a visual tour through famous artists' favourite meals, by michelle gerard
detroit-based photographer michelle gerard imagines the life of famous artists and writers through their meals. researching the creators' habits and food rituals, the photographer found out that jack kerouac would prefer to enjoy his pork chinese dishes and apple pies while working from dawn till midnight, and andy warhol would drink milk on the rocks after his candy.
among others, gerard have mixed a milkshare for david lynch, added sour milk to strawberry jam for ingmar bergman, and snapped canned meat open for francis scott fitzgerald. in the series titled 'the artist's diet', each photo is followed by a caption telling us where would the artists enjoy their meal, and sometimes when.
designboom has received this project from our 'DIY submissions' feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication. see more project submissions from our readers here.
edited by: maria erman | designboom


text:
Here you have one of NOM's finer products the Max Pure Badger Shaving Brush. This lovely looking brush has badger hair which is one of the best materials when comes to a shaving brush, this is due to the individual hairs being stronger and thicker than other types. This makes the lathering process easier and more efficient, better all round. Along with the fact that if maintained correctly this could last a lifetime all make this an easy one to recommend!
UK Delivery (click here for full details)
Courier orders placed before 2.30pm Monday - Friday will be delivered next working day.
European and International delivery (click here for full details)
The following brands are not able to be shipped outside of the European Economic Area: Patagonia, Red Wing, Carhartt, Filson
Returns Policy
60 Day Returns - If you are not happy with your purchase you can return it to us within 60 days (14 for sale items) of receipt for a refund or exchange,
To return your purchase for a refund or exchange, please click here for full details.
Payment can be made online by any credit or debit card, or by Paypal.
Our site uses the latest 128 bit SSL security, complying with and exceeding all necessary security requirements to protect your details. We do not store any sensitive information (card number, etc).
SSL encrypts your order online to avoid any decoding of that information of anyone other than the necessary processing parties. To check the security of your connection, look at the status bar of your browser window after accessing the server. If you see an unbroken key or a closed lock then, depending upon your browser, SSL is active. You can also double check by looking at the URL line of your browser - while accessing a secure server the first characters of the address will change from HTTP to HTTPS.


text:
|Born in
|Prices from
|Famous for
|The oldest Swiss family owned watch brand
Rotary Watches is a fourth generation family-run business that was originally established in Switzerland in 1895. They are the oldest family-owned and run watch manufacturer and dedicated to creating beautiful watches with timeless elegance.
Signature styles such as the "Rotary Les Originales Ladies Rose Gold Case Watch", which carries Rotary's proprietary movement 'CALIBRE R.1000.21' are sold in 45 countries including Hong Kong, China, India, Indonesia, Singapore, Middle East, Europe, North America, Canada and the UK. Fans love the real Swiss heritage, quality and durability at an affordable price.
Rotary recently signed an exclusive 4 year sponsorship deal as the ''Global Official Timekeeper of Chelsea FC'.
Did You Know? The Rotary Vintage Museum available at www.rotarywatches.com shows a collection of Rotary watches from the 1920s, 30s, 40s.
Brand Friends: Chelsea captain Frank Lampard signed as an official Rotary Ambassador for 2013/2014.[jmaddcat limit="10″ title="Rotary Watch Features" slug="119″ titlecolour="black" ]