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The Hoover Power Scrub Deluxe Carpet Cleaner is one of the best and most popular products for these many features and affordable rate.
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It's not enough to buy a carpet, you need to maintain it well with regular cleaning. You have four options for cleaning your carpet and you can get on your knees and brush it, which is tiring and time consuming.
Light and easy to manoeuvre around
Though light at only 19 pounds, don't get fooled by its size as it's packed with lots of power for such a small unit. It has a 10 amp motor; and though it may not be the most impressive in the market, it is in the superior side and enough for cleaning most types of stains.
It's wheels, and the many handles it has makes it so easy and comfortable carrying the Hoover PowerScrub wherever you want. It's also easy to assemble and use as you just have to screw the handle into the machine's main body and fit the clean water tank above the installed dirty water tank.
Latest technologies
Hoover Power Scrub Deluxe Carpet Cleaner is relatively new when compared to other Hoover models, it comes with the latest technologies and patented features. It's patented SpinScrub technology has 6 brushes at its bottom spinning continuously, consistently and powerfully in a 360 degrees counter rotation motion.
This helps to provide deep penetration into the deepest fibres to help dislodge the dirt and debris deep down in the carpet's fabrics for a thorough cleaning of your carpet. This is a feature which gives this Hoover machine an edge over other vacuum cleaners which have brushes moving in only one direction.
Separate water tanks
While most cleaners have a single water tank where you may eventually end up using dirty water to clean your carpet, the Hoover uses separate water tanks for clean and dirty water. So there's no worry of water mixing up, nor do you have to empty dirty water too often.
Each tank holds a gallon of water and are specifically designed to facilitate its convenient and easy emptying and refilling. The clean water tank is uniquely designed to let you fill one side with water, and the other with cleaning solution. With the clear fill lines on its either side, there's no chance of your over or under doing things while filling up the machine.
Easily clean brush heads
As the brush heads of this machine are attachable, you can easily remove them for easy cleaning. This helps remove all the debris, pet dander and hair accumulated in it for maximum cleaning efficiency the next time you use the machine.
Extra detergent compartment
With a separate compartment for detergent, you can save any leftover detergent instead of throwing it away. Moreover with the machine's wash and rinse selector, you can clean your carpet in the wash setting and then switch to the rinse setting to only rinse the carpet and remove any soap residue on it.
Hot water cleaning and hot air drying
While most carpet shampooers don't work with hot water, the Hoover Power Scrub Deluxe Carpet Cleaner does. So you can use hot water to get rid of any old and stubborn stains on the carpet. The unit's forced heated air mechanism helps disperse hot air to help quickly dry your floor.
Plenty of reach
With a 20ft power cord, there's no need of jumping from one electrical point to another to move the cleaner around while cleaning your carpets and upholstery. With its on-board cord holder, you can effortlessly roll up the cord at the end of the day. You have added flexibility with the 8ft hose attaching its handy tools to the machine and the unit's 11.25" nozzle width reduces the number of passovers to eliminate dirt and debris.
Handy hand tools
No matter if you want to use the Hoover Power Scrub Deluxe Carpet Cleaner on rugs, classic carpets, car upholstery or upholstery, it has various hand tools to help you with the task. Besides the main SpinScrub tool, the machine also comes with a stair, crevice and upholster tool specially designed to tackle these areas. The crevice tool helps clean and suck up dirt from tight spots like the family room sofa or under the family car seats.
- Comes with two water tanks for clean and dirty water.
- Can be operated using hot water, preferably only for removing extreme stains.
- Attachable brush heads can be removed for easy cleaning and maintenance.
- SpinScrub technology assures a deep and thorough cleansing.
- Though sturdy, it's lightweight, has wheels and 4 handles for easy manoeuvrability.
- 20 feet cord for an extensive reach.
- Comes with three separate tools for specific surfaces.
- Extra tank for your detergent.
- Is easily assembled and used by anyone.
- 2 year limited warranty.
- Works on only one speed.
- The machine sprays water somewhat unevenly when compared to other cleaners, which shouldn't be a worry as it cleans well.
- As the clean water tank is a bit dark, it may be difficult seeing the water level.
- No low water warning or indicator.
- As the tank is not that large, you may have to refill it often if you have to clean a full house.
As the Hoover Power Scrub Deluxe Carpet Cleaner is one of the best budget carpet cleaners in the market fitting any budget, it is a wise and useful investment if you are looking for something to easily use and maintain and with superior cleaning solutions and carpet rinsing capabilities.
It helps clean carpets efficiently at a good price and its upholstery tool is a bonus which lets you use the machine to also clean sofas and cars. While it's highly suited for residential use, it is also useful in small offices and businesses, and thus an investment worth making!
Hoover Power Scrub Deluxe Carpet Cleaner Specifications
|2 Year(s)
|Safety Rated
|Heated Cleaning
|Removable Water Tank
|Tank System
|Dual Tank System
|Water Level Indicator
|Cord Length
|20 Feet
|Grip Type
|D-Shaped Handle
|Hose Length
|8 Feet
|Hose Type
|Blow Molded
|New Product
|Motor Amps
|10 Amps
|Nozzle Width
|11.25 Inches
|Removable Brushes
|Removable Nozzle
|Suction Technology
|Dual V
|Wet Nozzle Brush Type
|360 SpinBrush
|Assembly Required
|Screw Driver
|Clean Water Capacity
|1 Gallon(s)
|Dirty Water Capacity
|1 Gallon(s)
|Product Weight
|18.1 Pounds
|Cleaning Solutions Included
|16 oz Expert Clean
|Tools Included
|360 SpinBrush Powered Hand Tool, Crevice Tool, Stair Tool, Upholstery Tool
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Did you know that certain animals are considered less adoptable, simply due to their color or gender? In the same way that black dogs and black cats are often left behind in shelters, many small animals are passed over for adoption simply for their appearance.
When you adopt your next pet, we encourage you to adopt based on the personality and suitability of a pet for you and your unique situation, and not based on their color or gender (unless you are looking for a match for a social pet of the same gender!). Did you know that an albino rat in our rescue will have to wait for a home, on average, four times as long as a rat with colored markings? Did you know that a male animal in our rescue will on average, wait twice as long as a female animal to be adopted?
Red is the color of love
Albino animals are often passed up for adoption in rescues and shelters for a varietyof reasons. Many people will cite that they do not want an animal with "scary" red eyes. Others believe that an albino will be more susceptible to health problems. While it is true that an albino animal will have poorer vision then an animal with dark eyes, this is not a handicap to a rodent that already comes with very poor vision. Color is also not a guarantee of health, as they are some health disorders that are specific to exotic breeds and colors of animals (Silkie breed guinea pigs can suffer from bone degeneration, Australian blue rats can suffer from a suppressed immune function, etc.).
It has been established that albino rats have impaired vision, smell, and motor skills as compared to pigmented rats in laboratory studies. Does that sound bad? Then keep in mind that rats already have poor vision, estimated recently to be around 20/600, and do not see color particularly well. It was noted that albino rats reacted less to pungent odors, and were less riled by the scent of a female in heat. When their motor skills were compared to pigmented rats, it was on a test to see how they grabbed for a pellet of food...despite the albino rats largely doing it differently then the pigmented rats, they enjoyed the same success rate.
Males and Females can both be great pets
In small companion animals, a female is much more likely to be adopted then a male by default. This can be because of the perception of a female animal being cleaner, or with certain animals, an owner not liking the appearance of testicles on a male animal.
In most small animal species, there is No Difference between a male and a female animal in terms of their default personality. There may also be no difference in cleanliness or hormonal behaviors.
Chinchillas, Guinea Pigs and Syrian Hamsters and Dwarf Hamsters do not have distinctly different personalities between male and female. The personality difference lies with the individual animal and their unique personality. Social groupings of male Chinchillas, Guinea Pigs, or social dwarf hamsters (dwarf hamsters only!) are not more likely to fight then a social group of female animals. Syrian Hamsters are, of course, strictly solitary animals once they reach maturity, but there is little personality difference between a male and a female hamster.
Male rats often get a bad rap for urine marking, but did you know that female rats urine mark as well? Both genders of rats urine mark to some extent, as this is their way of identifying their home territory, as well as food, and other rats. The frequency of urine marking also depends on the rat's social status (dominant vs. submissive), and with females, if they are in heat or not. In male rats that urine mark, neutering can drastically reduce the behavior...however, all rats will urine mark as it is a social behavior.
Male mice are also stigmatized for urine marking, but who wouldn't want their nest to smell like home? Much in the same way that humans will set out their familiar things and potpourris when moving into a new house, a male mouse needs to feel secure in his own space. If odor is a problem, you can add Marshall's Bi-Odor to your mouse's water to help reduce the smell of urine. It is best not to go crazy cleaning your cage, as it only upsets your male mouse's need to feel at home and he will re-mark his cage. You can even help curb this behavior by leaving a little bit of old bedding when you clean his cage, to let him know that all is well in the world.
Don't let age stop you!
Did you know that once small animal is over three months old, their chances of being adopted start going down hill? Many people are under the impression that they will not be able to bond with an animal that is not still young and impressionable, or that it will not bond with their current pet. Nothing can be further from the truth.
The success of your small animal bonding with you is directly related to how much time you spend with them and nothing else. A baby animal is no more likely to bond directly with you then an adult, and in many cases, may be less receptive and more suspicious of you while they are still learning what human contact is about.
In the same fashion as puppies and kittens, baby animals take more work and need a more dedicated environment to become properly socialized in. While small animals grow up fast, many people forget that even small animals go through a "puppy" stage where they are more likely to nibble, urinate on you, poop, scratch or run away. This is all part of growing up as they learn what the wide world, and their place in it, is all about.
When you adopt an adult or juvenile animal, you generally can get a better idea of what that animal's unique personality will be as they grow up. While small animals have a shorter life span then other pets, you may not be taking such a gamble by adopting an animal who is 6 months to a year old. Remember, the average life span for a rat is 2-3 years, with some living as old as five years. There is a similar "average" gap in all species of small companion animals.
Give them a chance!
When you go to adopt your next companion, take a second look at the animals that are most often passed over. That pair of super gentle male guinea pigs may be a better match for your kids then the rowdy females who don't peacefully live together, or the big bunny with the pink eyes might have great litter box habits...better then the adorable little dwarf with a bad digging habit. The most important factor is suitability to your life and living situation, and keeping this in mind will ensure that you and your new pet will have happy years to come.

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We thought so. With this in mind, we'll tread lightly when talking about what the highly interconnected future has in store for industrial automation.
At this point, it's worth explaining the Gartner Hype Cycle – a theory that says a new technology first experiences a period of speculation and excitement before settling into a plateau of actual use.
Sometimes this excitement manifests itself in the form of highly ambitious predictions that probably won't become widespread in the near future. More than 30 years ago, General Motors dreamed of creating factories where robots made robots with minimal human supervision. Lights out manufacturing, the stuff of sci-fi, was going to revolutionise the manufacturing industry and in the 1980s there was a buzz of anticipation.
Fast forward three decades and we're only recently starting to see advanced automated systems that need minimal supervision. This is hardly the norm though, with many manufacturing facilities still exhibiting minimal levels of industrial automation.
Concepts such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0 are driving industrial connectivity to profound new levels, aided by the standardisation of communications protocols and a collapse of traditional automation architecture.
Don't crack open the bubbly to celebrate just yet, though. There is still a long way to go before we'll start seeing the fully-automated smart factories of the future.
Not everyone is in the position to upgrade their entire manufacturing line. We're hardly living in a world where every factory looks like a snapshot of the future. In fact, the majority of plants currently rely on obsolete parts to keep critical systems up and running, which is where higher levels of connectivity can really help plant managers in future.
Current computerised maintenance management systems (CMMS) are an invaluable platform for plotting when replacement parts need ordering. They analyse best outcomes with regards to risk and generally aid a human supervisor in keeping track of thousands of components.
Now comes the part we promised we weren't going to do: the hype. With increasing interconnectedness thanks to the wonder of the internet, smarter sensors and deep machine learning, is it wrong to believe replacements and upgrades will soon be taken out of human hands?


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Traveling Luck for Capitol Camp, Nevada, United States
Where is Capitol Camp?What's around Capitol Camp?
Wikipedia near Capitol Camp
Where to stay near Capitol Camp
The timezone in Capitol Camp is America/Whitehorse
Sunrise at 06:47 and Sunset at 16:52. It's Dark
Latitude. 35.6719°, Longitude. -114.7514° , Elevation. 509m
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Temperature: 11°C / 52°F
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Temperature: 11°C / 52°F
Wind: 11.5km/h South/Southwest
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Geographic features & Photographs around Capitol Camp, in Nevada, United States
- bay;
- a coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.
- Red Cap Cove (6.7km)
- Morning Star Cove (6.8km)
- Placer Cove (7km)
- Tule Wash Cove (7.1km)
- Capital Camp Cove (7.3km)
- Fire Mountain Cove (7.4km)
- Techatticup Cove (7.8km)
- Plateau Cove (7.9km)
- Gold Bug Cove (7.9km)
- Millsite Cove (7.9km)
- Burny Cove (8km)
- Liberty Cove (8.1km)
- Red Cloud Cove (8.1km)
- Porter Mine Cove (8.6km)
- Dolly Hill Cove (8.7km)
- Oro Cove (8.7km)
- Tornado Cove (8.7km)
- Fox Cove (9.3km)
- Fortune Cove (9.4km)
- Eagle Cove (9.4km)
- mine(s);
- a site where mineral ores are extracted from the ground by excavating surface pits and subterranean passages.
- Capitol Hill Mine (0.4km)
- Nevada Eagle Mine (2.6km)
- Bell Mine (5.1km)
- Eldorado Crown Mines (5.5km)
- Jubilee Mine (6.1km)
- Morning Star Mine (6.2km)
- Duncan Mine (6.7km)
- Eldorado Rover Mines (6.7km)
- Gettysburg Mine (7.4km)
- Techatticup Mine (8.1km)
- Oro Plata Mine (9.4km)
- Local Feature;
- A Nearby feature worthy of being marked on a map..
- Capitol Camp (0km)
- Aurora Wash (1km)
- Capitol Wash (6.6km)
- Lake Mead Recreation Ranger Headquarters (6.6km)
- Nelsons Landing (6.7km)
- Eldorado City (historical) (7km)
- Aztec Wash Light (7.2km)
- Eldorado Ferry (historical) (7.3km)
- Fire Mountain Light (8.6km)
- One Mile Light (9.4km)
- stream;
- a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.
- Morning Star Wash (4.5km)
- Techatticup Wash (6.1km)
- Montana Wash (6.6km)
- January Wash (7km)
- Aztec Wash (7km)
- Eagle Wash (7.1km)
- Power Line Wash (7.4km)
- populated place;
- a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.
- Eldorado Canyon (historical) (6.8km)
- Lucky Jim Camp (7.2km)
- Camp Duncan (historical) (7.5km)
- Camp Booth (historical) (7.6km)
- Marie Camp (9km)
- valley;
- an elongated depression usually traversed by a stream.
- Eldorado Canyon (7.1km)
- Copper Canyon (8.5km)
- spring(s);
- a place where ground water flows naturally out of the ground.
- Huse Spring (8km)
- Miners Spring (8.8km)
- post office;
- a public building in which mail is received, sorted and distributed.
- administrative division;
- an administrative division of a country, undifferentiated as to administrative level.
- Eldorado Canyon Mining District (7.3km)
- island;
- a tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water.
- Two Rocks (9.4km)
- mountain;
- an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more.
- Duncan, Mount (7.6km)
Wikipedia entries close to
Capitol Camp
- Searchlight city city n
- Nelson, Nevada city o
- Searchlight Airport airport airport
- Boulder City city city i
- Boulder City Municipal Airport airport airport
- Hoover-Staudamm landmark power plant
- LORAN-C transmitter Searchlight tower
- Kidwell Airport airport airport
- Cal-Nev-Ari, Nevada city city o
- Lake Mead waterbody reservoir
- Dolan Springs city city m
- Henderson (Nevada) city city e
- Henderson Executive Airport airport airport
- Sam Boyd Stadium landmark sport
- Jean Airport airport airport
- Jean, Nevada city city o
Airports close to Capitol Camp
Mc carran international(LAS), Las vegas, Usa (72.6km)
Nellis afb(LSV), Las vegas, Usa (84.6km)
Indian springs af aux(INS), Indian springs, Usa (163.9km)


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Maricotinha Ao Vivo Trailer (2004)
01 January 2004
Music & Musicals, Latin Music, Brazilian Music - Brazilian songstress Maria Bethânia performs live in Rio de Janeiro in this 2002 concert featuring the traditional music favorites that made her famous in her home country -- just like her younger brother, Brazilian songwriter Caetano Veloso. Selections include renditions of "Explode Coração," "Amigos," "Nem Sol, Nem Lua, Nem Eu," "Menininha," "Nossa Canção," "Rosa dos Ventos" and "Amor Indio," plus an artist biography and interviews.
Watch the official Maricotinha Ao Vivo 2004 trailer in HD below or find more Maricotinha Ao Vivo videos on Vidimovie.


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Have you ever reached that point where you feel that you're headed toward an emotional crash? To tell you the truth, everyone does. An unstable and overwhelming emotionational state, despite years of trying to achieve that person you aim to be and designing your life direction, will lead to your meltdown. Your emotional state will affect all your actions — from the smallest to the biggest. Every aspect, whether it is physical, mental, spiritual, or emotional, is interrelated. Not one must be of prime importance; everything must be equally balanced.
Never let unstable emotions ruin your day and life. Instead, seek ways on finding emotional balance in life.
12 Tips For Finding Emotional Balance In Life
1. Exercise regularly
Involving yourself with some physical activities is one way in finding emotional balance in life. It is not only because fats are burned but it also detoxifies the mind and heart, thus enhancing your health and mood. One college professor shares the result she concluded from performing her mid-morning jogging routine: the revitalization of emotion. Do some exercises for it will armor you from another exhausting day and will let you have better focus.
2. Talk to a friend
The reason many people get emotionally unstable is that they feel they are alone and nobody wants to listen to their worries or whatever it is they want to express. If you think that way, then you are only sabotaging yourself and you yourself will be the key to your emotional destruction.
So, never think that no one cares about you because many people out there are willing to listen, especially your friends. Try chatting and sharing with them what you are feeling. Trust and you will learn from them, and at the same time they will learn from you.
Finding emotional balance in life involves lot of time with the friends and people you value and trust the most.
3. Take a deep breath
A saying goes:
Keep your head on the sky, your feet on the ground, and your heart in the middle to balance it.
In finding emotional balance in your life, you need to take full custody of your heart. Never get too emotionally occupied and make an effort to purify your mind. They all function like a chain: the mind, body, and heart.
Now for you to manage keeping up with the daily struggles of life, you must learn how to breathe, and breathe right. Doing this will help you think rationally and weigh the outcome of your decisions and actions. Inhale five times to clear up your mind, and with each exhale, let the unwanted feelings that burden you leave your body.
4. Try meditation
Clear up your mind and weigh the things that are bothering you via the act of contemplation, or simply kown as meditation. By doing some meditation you will reflect on the ways of your life and think through notions that are from least to greatest importance. The "garbage in, garbage out" process teaches one to filter what enters the mind, as well as what you are feeling. If the mind has been stimulated too much by pessimism, the heart will suffer and soon there's a huge load of negativity piled in you.
This 3-minute meditation for finding emotional balance in life is great for women when feeling worried or upset.
By meditating or contemplating on these things, you will find emotional balance in life. You will be able to filter the trespassing worries that are of no importance and be able to eliminate them as well.
5. Let yourself feel
Do not cheat yourself of the emotions you are supposed to feel. If you feel like celebrating, go out and have some fun! For an hour, don't mind the stack of work loaded on you; the world will not stop turning if you put off work for a bit.
If you feel like being melancholic, then go and cry it out. You need to be honest if you are hurting because pretending will only cause you more pain in the end.
Remember, if you are really intent on finding emotional balance in life, at least own up to your emotions and acknowledge them. Never deprive yourself from feeling what you are feeling.
6. Release the voice within
Admit it: Sometimes, when you get too frenzied about something, you tend to hide it and when you are angry, you let loose and curse to high heavens. That is the danger of having an unstable emotional state: having no control over your feelings.
Finding emotional balance in life means you need to let go of those voices within. One needs to be honest on what he or she feels because if not, he or she is only deceiving the people around him — not to mention himself or herself as well.
Why would you say, "I'm fine, don't mind me" when you truly are not?
Again, as the previous tip stated, acknowledge your feelings and don't suppress them, because the more you do, the greater the chances that you will implode if you cannot put a lid on your emotions anymore.
Simply put, it is better to say right away if you are feeling upset or overwhelmed rather than keeping it all bottled up inside. Be truthful and be brave about expressing what you feel. You will feel so much better afterward.
7. Don't complicate simple matters
If something is bugging you, no matter how mundane it is, you should address it right away. For example, maybe an officemate of yours is spreading rumors about you, or maybe your friend has been ignoring your urgent email for almost a week, or a loud neighbor keeps on hammering on his walls even at night. Whatever the instances are, don't let your frustration and upset feelings render you immobile, because the more you do, the more complicated these matters become.
Reason over emotion is one way to finding emotional balance in life.
You might be depressed by your officemate's rumor about you but why don't you go and and confront that person instead of sulking?
Try calling your friend and paying him or her a personal visit instead of being instinctively angry — who knows, your friend might be facing trouble of his or her own as well. Tell your neighbor that his constant hammering is giving you sleepless nights and politely ask if he can reschedule his home improvement project. Don't complicate things further by stewing in negativity!
Address what's bothering you right away and you will definitely achieve emotional balance in your life.
8. Get a grip on your emotions
Always remember that you and you alone are the main controller of your feelings. This means that your emotions don't control you; it's actually the other way around. This also means that other people have no control over what you feel.
If you feel upset, frustrated, angry, or overwhelmed because of external factors or because of something that someone did to you, remind yourself that what your feeling is a reaction. Therefore, you can control your reaction and how you deal with those upsetting circumstances is up to you.
9. Let God help you
It is wonderful that God lets one feel sadness, happiness, anger, and so on. By reading His words, you will be empowered to look forward for what plans await for the day. God's channel to communicate to your heart is through the Bible so find time to read it or at least one verse a day. Doing so will strengthen you, enable you in finding emotional balance in life, and give you assurance that your existence has purpose.
Another option is to have a daily devotional book handy — you can read one short chapter or snippet daily before you start your day to prep you for what lies ahead.
10. Make peace with yourself
If you seek peace of mind, because you think you can find emotional balance in life that way, you might be wrong. Perhaps the more appropriate term is to seek peace of heart, for if you make peace with your heart, it will spread that peace and calm to your mind, body, and soul.
Also, don't be so hard on yourself. If you made a mistake, learn from the experience, forgive yourself, and move on. Don't dwell on your mistakes and failures or keep beating yourself up over a boo-boo that you made — self-pity and regret are destructive emotions that will only hinder you from finding emotional balance in life.
Read also: 7 Ways To Let Go Of Your Past Mistakes – Once And For All
11. Self-help books can help
Instead of crying over the pages of a tragic story, why don't you grab and start reading a self-help book to help heal your emotion? No one is saying that you shouldn't read tragic stories (Shakespeare is well-known for that and myriads of readers love him); it is just that if you are currently in a state of emotional dilemma, try helping yourself to find emotional balance in life with a book that offer advice.
Read books that will lift up your spirit, something that will cheer you up and give you hope for the renewal of your shattered emotions.
12. Talk to a therapist
Sometimes, you have to admit that you cannot handle finding emotional balance in life on your own. You may come to a point when you will need to talk to a professional (such as psychologist or psychiatrist) to help you sort your emotions. Don't think that you're weak because you're seeking professional help. Instead, give yourself a pat on the back because you have admitted that you have a problem — and everyone knows that the first step to healing is acknowledging that you have a problem.
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You know that 100% extra-virgin olive oil you bought to make your favorite vinaigrette with; the olive oil you always drizzle over those beefsteak tomatoes your family loves?
Well, sorry, but that 100% extra virgin olive oil you bought may not be olive oil at all.
Would the impostors please stand up?
The bottle may be filled instead with a nut or seed oil cleverly disguised as olive oil, e.g., hazelnut, peanut, soy or canola oil, or a mixture of olive oil with some ersatz olive oil – low grade olive-pomace oil which is used to make soaps and for industrial purposes (pomace is what's left after pressing the olives: the pits and ground flesh).
Alas, 'tis true, your beautifully packaged bottle of olive oil may not be olive oil at all – just some sad soy oil that has been colored with chlorophyll and flavored with beta-carotene.
Like many, I grew up on olive oil, putting olive oil on everything from pasta to potatoes. So, when it came to my attention a few years back that olive oil is one of the most adulterated agricultural products in the European Union, I was shocked. The ethical issue here is pretty obvious, but what about those of us who suffer from food allergies – some of which are life-threatening? How are we to know if we are getting exactly what is stated on the packaging?
I had a mission: I would track down the real olive oil.
Before I tell you what I found – there is hope for us olive oil lovers! – here's what writer Tom Mueller had to say in The New Yorker about the much-practiced act of substituting inferior oils for genuine olive oil. Interestingly, this is not a modern-day phenomenon:
"Olive oil is far more valuable than most other vegetable oils, but it is costly and time-consuming to produce—and surprisingly easy to doctor. Adulteration is especially common in Italy, the world's leading importer, consumer, and exporter of olive oil. (For the past ten years, Spain has produced more oil than Italy, but much of it is shipped to Italy for packaging and is sold, legally, as Italian oil…
"…Olive-oil fraud was already common in antiquity. Galen tells of unscrupulous oil merchants who mixed high-quality olive oil with cheaper substances like lard, and Apicius provides a recipe for turning cheap Spanish oil into prized oil from Istria using minced herbs and roots. The Greeks and the Romans used olive oil as food, soap, lotion, fuel for lamps and furnaces, a base for perfumes, and a cure for heart ailments, stomach aches, hair loss, and excessive perspiration."
(Mueller, Tom. "Letter From Italy: Slippery Business." The New Yorker. 13 August, 2007)
Yikes! I then came across another article in Beyond Health: "The Olive Oil Scandal", written by Raymond Francis, an M.I.T. trained scientist. In the article, Francis speaks about the common practice of companies deceiving consumers by substituting inferior oils for what they claim is 100% olive oil, and he gives the reader the following tips on how to avoid purchasing faux olive oil: you need to look for extra virgin olive oil that is cold pressed, unfiltered and looks cloudy, and which has been produced on a small estate and is packaged in dark glass bottles so that the oil is not damaged by light. No easy task! But, luckily, after a search, Beyond Health found that there was one high quality olive oil that met those standards and is used by many top chefs in many fine restaurants: Bariani Olive Oil (I have no affiliation with them and do not profit financially in any way from this recommendation). I told you there was hope! Bariani Olive Oil is a family-owned and operated organic olive oil business out of Sacramento, California:
"Today, Bariani Olive Oil is committed in producing an authentic extra virgin olive oil which is raw and once only available thru the turn of the century. Produced in a limited quantity, the olive oil is a registered organic product and with the particular and discriminatory taste of the family, the quality is always guaranteed." (Bariani.com)
I was truly elated to find out that they make REAL olive oil – no substitutes. The high-quality of their product was further confirmed when I went onto Amazon and read what customers were saying about Bariani Olive Oil: they raved about how good it was – although some did find it a bit bitter. I have found that their oil does have a bold rich flavor which can vary slightly in intensity from season to season depending on the crop – theirs is no wimpy olive oil.
Bariani Olive Oil, which has been described as "green gold" is packaged in a thick-glass bottle and shipped straight to your home from their orchard. Here are a few more important facts:
"It is important to note that Bariani Olive Oil is Certified Organic. Emanuele, the salesman, adds that "the lady from the Department of Agriculture lives next door; you bet she has her eye on our orchard." The oil keeps 18-24 months in good storage conditions (a cool and dark place) and the Barianis point out that "our grandmother in Italy has had it for five years and it still tastes fresh." As all good cooks know, not all olive oils are created equal. This oil is not only molto bene but also doesn't cause a gasp at the price: $14 for a liter, as compared to more than $50 charged for some Californian olive oils. Our tasting panel gave it a thumbs-up as great for dipping in bread or tossing with pasta but cautioned it might be a little strong for salads. Pure olive oil is better for sautéeing since it has a higher smoke point. Some found it "pungent with a real olive taste" others "nice and meaty" and "smooth." With its gorgeous emerald color and robust character, you have a truly natural, no-fault, high-quality product with a new orchard blend for balance and consistency." (The Food Paper)
(Note: if you find imported oils with an IOOC certification on the label, you should pick them. As well, The California Olive Olive Oil Council [COOC] certifies purity of oil produced in California.)
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She's Afraid of the Wind
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Obliging the departing leaves to sing of Autumn
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So full of splendor.
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|1988 Buick Reatta 3.8L touch screen VIN: 1G4EC11C8J
this car has a digital dash and a touch screen in the center cunsole to control the radio,heating and a/c. sometime the screen lights up and sometimes it doesn't. when it does light, it usually doesn't respond to any of the buttons that control it. sometimes t...
|1993 Buick Regal 3.1L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 2G4WB54TOP
Car came in on tow in AM. Customer stated would stall at idle and stoplights. Charged battery and ran fine. Later in day let run and finally it stalled without much fanfare. Continued to do so throughout the afternoon. Cranked fine everytime. Vehicle was towed...
|1995 Buick Park Avenue Ultra 3.8L cd--err--message VIN: 1G4CU5219S
Radio displays err message and wont play cd's including new and old cd's that will work in home player.
|1989 Cadillac DeVille 4.5L climate control VIN: 1G6CD5154K
Hey Guys, Customer brought in this cadillac complaining of no speedometer and no climate control function. Someone had tried to replace the radio and it was removed. All of the wires to the radio had been either stripped back or cut loose from their original ...
|1968 Chevrolet camaro 327CID ring and pinion
Good afternoon older chevrolet techs.I am an import tech so I don't get to see these old buggies very often.A friend of mine purchased this old car and had me redo the engine in it ,now he wants me to replace the gears in the differential.I have never replaced...
|1992 Chevrolet Lumina Euro 3.4L Surge VIN: 2G1WN54X7N
This car has been a pain in my side for several years but I have always been able to fix it until now. The car was running fine until the customer left the dome light on and drained the battery. After he jump started the car with a booster box the car started ...
|1997 Chevrolet Lumina 3.1L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2G1WL52M3V
This 97 Lumina 3.1 has a intermintent rough running, and flashing check engine light. Thats what the customer says, one time that we had it we started the car to bring it into the shop and it was missing and light was flashing, bring in shop and shut off to ge... Trouble codes: P0300
|2000 Chevrolet Impala 3.4L Cooling Systems VIN: 2G1WF55E8Y
Hello all, I have this Impala in here where oil is getting into the radiator. I can see the intake (of course) leaking, but do not find any other leaks. I have never seen oil leak into the cooling system from an intake but that doesn't mean it can't happen. I ...
|2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD 8.1L trans data VIN: 1GCHK29GX1
Allison Guys Please help We have an 01 silv 2500 hd 8100 allison trans. Customer complaint was it would only go in second gear and cel came on. Test drove and truck shfted fine but had no t.c. lockup. All modules active, codes in vcm and pcm. Vcm code was 700 ...
|2001 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 5.3L transfer case VIN: 3GNFK16761
This Suburban will shift in & out of all four wheel drive mode or at seem to with koeo with motor running will stay in 4 w high or auto 4 w drive. As stated there has been a new switch install in the dash but the atc module had a code b2725 which ther is a tsb...
|2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer LTZ 4.2L air flow VIN: 1GNDS13S23
air blows out wrong vents. we replaced ign. switch because the car would cut off instuments go crazy etc. part of the switch was not supplying full voltage to all fuses under hood (and possibly under rear seat where hvac fuse is). customer says the air distrib...
|1992 GMC Safari 4.3L not sure VIN: RBT02D9656
hello every body, this 92 safari has a driveline vibration between 110)120 KPH. the vehicle has new tires, u-joints,& shocks. nothing has made a differance. seems to be slightly better with vehicle weighted down. any help is greatly appreciated. thanks in adva...
|1996 GMC C1500 Sierra SL 5.7L Rear brakes VIN: 1GTEC19RXT
Hello: Not feeling to smart here. This should be a no brainer!! Customer complaint: Groaning noise in rear (Wheel speed & rythmic) at slow speeds. We confirmed that the noise is the LR brake area. It noise sounds like a brake shoe dragging & groaning. It only...
|1999 GMC Jimmy SL 4.3L Serpentine Belt VIN: 1GKDT13W0X
This has been an ongoing problem for the last year. The customer has been very patient with us on tring to figure out the problem. Every 3 or 4 months the serpentine belt starts squeeking. It seems to become glazed and it seems to be on either side of the belt...
|1999 GMC Yukon SLE 5.7L fuel gauge VIN: 1GKEK13R1Y
we have had 3 or 4 suburbans and tahoe's do the same thing before or after fuel pump replacements is there a ground somewhere causing the needle on the gauge to shake violently (in one spot ) we have one suburban doing this and it never had a pump replacement ...
|2003 Hummer H2 6.0L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 5GRGN23U93
car returned to shop again running poorly p0300 again tested left back pressure and found +4 psi figured this cat had alos failed replaced left cat still ran poorly checked right back pressure and found +10psi why are the cats going bad fuel trims are around +... Trouble codes: P0300
|1996 Oldsmobile 88 Royale 3.8L Unknown VIN: 1G3HN52K6T
we have this olds that came in steaming from the exhaust a pressure test revealed leak at upper intake replaced the upper intake coolant consumption problem solved, the problem we have after reassembly is what sounds much like a belt squeal, we have replaced t...
|1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue GLS 3.5L headlights VIN: 1G3WX52H9X
The headlights will shut off while driving, but if you manually turn headlights on with switch they will work fine. I tested the wires at the DRL module and found the ground from the BCM would drop off when the headlights shut off. I did some searching through...
|2000 Pontiac Bonneville SE 3.8L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GZHZ5419Y
Hello: I have this car which is my stepson's that has missfire code on cylinder 1.It missfires badly on quick accel.in park and will count about 5-10 missfires each time.Under load while driving it will miss when it gets into high gear with slight accel.I have... Trouble codes: P0301
|2000 Pontiac Grand Prix GT 3.8L Stall, looses tach int. VIN: 1G2WP52K9Y
The car loses the tach and the traction control light comes on. During the act up it loses the 18x signal from the ign. module to the pcm. But if you turn car off and restart everything works fine. The 3x,18x,and the cam signal going to the ing. module all loo... Trouble codes: P0327, P0332, P0336, C0236
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|1992 Buick Roadmaster 5.7L No Start VIN: 1G4BN5379N
i forgot because this was my first time useing this for help but i did test the ing. module 6 times before asking for help all 6 times it tested good i got a few new ideas to check so i did but after those did not locate the trouble i went with the help from t...
|2003 Buick Century Custom 3.1L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 2G4WS52J63
I am closing this help request due to customer not coming back. Thank you for all the replies I got. If car comes back i will update what we find.
|1992 Cadillac DeVille 4.9L No Start, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1G6CD53BXN
thanks to all that replied. after reading your replies i decided to start with verifying my grounds as some of you wrote. this was an easy one when i tested the them at the pcm. high resistance on the wires appeared. i ran a seprate wire off the ground wires d... Trouble codes: 52 (ecm reset).
|1987 Chevrolet Corvette 5.7L Cooling Systems VIN: 1G1YY2185H
I'm calling this a fix. Most everyone that responded said that the operating temps are fine. Car does not overheat during extended highway and street drives. I did inform our customer to return in the summer time so we can check operating temps under hotter we...
|1990 Chevrolet Astro 4.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GTDM15Z2L
hello, well went back through power and grounds to ecm ok, when grounding pin b on aldl connector some solenoids would start clicking and then the check engine light would stay on solid and no communication with scan tool, that told me that the circuits were o... Trouble codes: 32 (egr system problem).
|1992 Chevrolet S10 Blazer Sport 4.3L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1GNDT13W4N
sorry it took so long to close this. I thought I already did. Ended up being a chunk of carbon in the egr valve like everyone had said as well as the lower intake being almost full of carbon in the egr passages. replaced lower intake and egr and all is well. T... Trouble codes: 32 (egr problem).
|1992 Chevrolet Cavalier RS 2.2L No Start VIN: 1G1JC1449N
After days of going back and forth with her husband, these folks elected not to fix the car. Salvage yard showed up and left me a hundred to give them and took the car.
|1999 Chevrolet Malibu 2.4L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G1ND52T6X
We replaced pcm to repair this car. I had already tested injectors as several suggested. Thanks for all the replies. Trouble codes: P0300.
|2000 Chevrolet Corvette 5.7L driver power window VIN: 1G1YY32G8Y
Well fixed one ! basically We checked the main power wire going into the left door module and we had voltage but as one respondent said maybe a wire just holding on by a few strainds in the door jamb made sense however this car was pretty much brand new, wires...
|2001 Chevrolet Impala 3.4L No Start VIN: 2G1WF52E41
Well, what fixed this vehicle was an ignition switch...losing power somewhwere intermittently, thanks for all replies
|2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4.3L Surge, Cuts out, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2GEC19W311
Thanks for all the replies, simple fix, turned out to be the coil wire. ohm tested fine however when installed it was jumping an arc to a metal support near dist. I couldn't see it due to all the debris stacked on top of this thing! Finally tonight pulled back... Trouble codes: P0300.
|2003 Chevrolet Malibu 3.1L keyless entry VIN: 1G1ND52J53
Thanks for all the quick replies guys. The fix is: The programmable horn chirp can be disabled by pressing and holding either of the door lock switches in the unlock position for 10 seconds with the ignition ON and all of the doors closed. When you hear the ho...
|2005 Chevrolet Colorado Z85 LS 3.5L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GCCS13685
i want to start by thanking all who e-mailed and agree with most who said i should send the customer back to the dealership. this time i armed him with a little more knowledge and documention, thanks you guys. i really think the dealership will do the work und... Trouble codes: P00, 300 (multi-misfire).
|1993 GMC C3500 Sierra SLE 5.7L brake pedal feel VIN: 1GTHC39K3P
Sorry about the lack of info on the original help request.I was posting for a former fellow tech.The problem was as many had stated that the rear shoes were grabbing. The fellow former tech did not pull the rear drums as they are not easy to do. After I got th...
|1995 Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0L coolant leak VIN: 1G3GR62C9S
Thanks to everyone that took the time to respond. The vehical has been returned to the place of purchase. We pressure tested it cold this morning and were able to see a leak coming from the rear head gasket. The numerous responses were that the gaskets LEAK CA...
|1997 Oldsmobile Achieva S 2.4L Excessive Emissions, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G3NL52Y9V
crack in head thanks for all your help guys should have figured that from the start ,but run down the road to good to believe, thanks again J MAC Trouble codes: P0300.
|1999 Oldsmobile Bravada 4.3L Mechanical VIN: 1GHDT13W6X
Basically all I can say is I got some great information from alll responers especially who ever mentioned the tsb describing how to properly diagnose one of these things Im pretty confident we can fix it now if the guy ever returns to have it fixed . As he kno...
|1992 Pontiac Grand Prix LE 3.1L Excessive Emissions, No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 1G2WH54T8N
Sorry it took so long but we finally got it.To make a long story short, do you remember when I said we had spark, well we did but not strong spark. When I pulled the wire off with the car running I could hear spark jumping to ground but I could not see the col...
|1997 Pontiac Grand Prix SE 3.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G2WJ52K6V
Sorry for the long fix on this one. AFter many, many tests we finally decided to try a computer. We could not find any vacuum leaks or any sensor that would test bad. We tried an new computer and everything is working ok now. Thanks again for all the help.
|1998 Pontiac Trans Sport Montana 3.4L brakes VIN: 1GMDX03E1W
thanks for all the replies. a couple where right on th money. the brakes finaly after miles, got hot & i found the brake switch was holding the pedal on.
|2001 Pontiac Grand Prix GT 3.8L Stall VIN: 1G2WP52K61
Thank you everyone for your responses. We appreciate it. As it turned out, the fuel pressure regulator was the culprit. It was intermittenly leaking from the vac. port... Thank you again.


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BEDFORD, NS, April 26 /CNW/ - Empire Capital Corp (TSXV:EPM) (the "Corporation" or "Empire") is pleased to report preliminary results from its soil sampling program on its Wings Point Gold Project in Newfoundland.
During February of this year, Empire completed a 13-line kilometre geophysical survey which identified two significantly large anomalies that are coincident with known gold mineralization exposed in the bottom of an operating gravel pit. A soil sampling program has now been carried out over the same grid to determine if soil sampling would be an effective exploration tool in this area and to determine if gold-in-soil geochemistry would provide further evidence of the significance of the geophysical anomalies. The geophysical grid is composed of 200 metre spaced lines over a strike length of 1600 metres, with the grid centred on known gold zones in the gravel pit.
To date, soil results from two of the nine lines have been received. These initial results show a slightly elevated gold-in-soil anomaly on line L400 coincident with the Western Geophysical Anomaly. The gold-in-soil anomaly on this line is near the southern end of the grid, where the Corporation did not have any surface samples as the area is covered in glacial till and vegetation. This soil anomaly is 400 metres to the southwest from the nearest known gold in bedrock zone and where the Corporation sampled up to 6.92 g/t gold from a grab sample. Soil sampling along this line also identified another area of interest. Further to the south, along this line two soil samples near an unexplained geophysical anomaly showed slightly elevated gold. This geophysical anomaly is now a significant target and will be known as the Third Geophysical Anomaly.
The second soil line completed was on line L800 and it crossed both the Eastern and Western Geophysical Anomalies. Over the Western Geophysical Anomaly one coincident soil sample showed slightly elevated gold. None of the samples over the Eastern Geophysical Anomaly showed elevated gold, however, this anomaly for the most part, based on the induced polarization geophysical data, appears to be about 30 metres below the surface at that location.
Terry Christopher, President and CEO comments "During our soil sampling program it was determined that the soil development in this area is poor, and most of our samples were glacial till or a mix of till and soil, which is not the medium of choice for this type of survey. Despite the poor soil development, a coincident gold-in-'soil' anomaly was identified with the Western Geophysical Anomaly. This soil anomaly is 400 metres to the southwest of the nearest bedrock gold zone so this information adds critical data to our geophysical target as we move it to the drill stage. In addition, our February geophysical survey identified a number of areas that looked interesting but in areas where little was known, and now with this soil data we have a third geophysical target that we will be drill testing."
A map of the geophysical anomalies and soil geochemistry can be found on the Wings Point Gold Project webpage at http://www.empirecapitalcorp.ca/projects/wings-point/.
About Empire
Empire Capital Corp. is a junior explorer focused on gold. Our model is find targets that have large scale gold potential and to that end the Corporation has been reviewing opportunities in Canada, USA, Africa and South America.
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If any of your friends are about to move house, struggling with their grocery bills or about to get married or have a baby, they will really enjoy the Simple Savings tip sheets: 'How to Host a Garage Sale', 'Beginners Guide to Aldi', 'Tricks for the Supermarket', 'Tips for a Beautiful and Affordable Wedding' and 'Shopping Tips for New Mothers'. They are great to pop in Christmas cards or to add to an existing gift.
To view or download any of the tip sheets go to:
Simple Savings Calendar 2005
There is also the Simple Savings calendar filled with tips that you can print out and give to people to help make 2005 a better year. To view or download the calendar go to: www.simplesavings.com.au/freestuff/calendar2005.pdf
3. Huge bargains at January sales
Try to snaffle away some extra money this Christmas so you can take advantage of the January sales and make next year even easier.
Discounted decorations
The best way I have found to save money on Christmas decorations is to be patient, wait until after Christmas, and get them at a 75-80 percent discount. Just make sure that the box you store them in is well marked otherwise they will be lost for a couple of Christmases!
Buy Christmas items at sales
Last year, I stocked up on Christmas wrapping paper, gift tags, napkins, paper plates, decorations, bon-bons, and other great 'Christmassy' stuff - all at half price and below! I have saved a fortune, and this Christmas I don't have to buy any of these items. It's hard to find the money after Christmas to do this, but if you incorporate some of it into your grocery shopping, and sacrifice some of the goodies that you would normally buy, you can do it and it really is worth it.
The bargain and $2 shops (e.g. Dollars & Sense, Crazy Clarkes, etc.) are especially good for all of these items once Christmas is over. And it will feel great come November next year when you know that all these items have already been bought!
Buy Christmas lights at sales
Getting in late pays off! Last year I bought Christmas lights for about a quarter of their retail price one week after Christmas. With the present craze for lights, K-Mart and Target are usually overstocked after Christmas.
Buy paper and cards for next Christmas
Every year, straight after Christmas, I go to K-Mart and Target, even Coles and Safeway, and purchase all the wrapping paper and cards I will need for the next Christmas. They are usually discounted by at least 50 percent and sometimes even more. Last year I purchased packs of 16 cards for 50 cents and packs of five rolls of wrapping paper for around 75 cents.
All up, I would have spent less than $10 for enough paper and cards to get me through this Christmas, with probably some left over for next year. I keep them with my Christmas tree and decorations so I don't forget where I stored them.
4. From last month: Buying direct from China
Last month Caroline Shaw asked:
"I found a great site called www.made-in-china.com where you can buy goods direct from the factory, but I'm too scared to try them. Has anyone ever tried buying goods direct from China? How did it go? Are there any companies or sites you would recommend. Many, many thanks."
What you are promised is not always what you receive
I am an importer from China and spend three months there each year. I ship over 20 containers annually. Whilst there are many sites for buying direct from China, unfortunately what is promised on the websites and what actually eventuates are two different things. One of the greatest disadvantages is the sheer volume you must buy, plus freight costs and red tape. Most factories require that you buy huge quantities and unfortunately you may also find yourself dealing with switched-on individuals who speak English trying to make a quick buck. The other disadvantage that we have found is quality; once you buy something and it is faulty, you cannot get it fixed and it can work out extremely costly.
Consult Customs for information
Before purchasing goods via the Internet, make sure you check out the Australian Customs website (www.customs.gov.au) and follow the links to 'Importing goods', 'Buying over the Internet', or call the Customs Information and Support Centre on 1300 363 263.
When your goods arrive in Australia, they may be subject to Customs controls. This means that duty and GST may be payable on them. Also, an item may be prohibited and require an import permit, or the goods may not be allowed into the country under any circumstances and may be seized by Customs for destruction.
5. Help needed: Savings in Tasmania
This month Tanya Bond asked:
"Tasmania was recently shown to have the highest cost of groceries and petrol out of every other state. Are there any general ways of living more cheaply in Tasmania that your members could help with, e.g. bargains on petrol, groceries, etc.? How do others get by with such high prices? Unleaded is 117 cents, LPG is 65 cents, and groceries seem to go up almost every week for no reason."
If you can help Tanya, we would love to hear from you. Submit your suggestions at: www.simplesavings.com.au/donatehints
6. Savings story: How to get huge discounts
This month we received a fantastic story about how to get amazing discounts. It has loads of detail but unfortunately it is too long for the newsletter (over three pages), but we really want to share it with everyone. So here is a shortened version and the full story is under 'General -> Discounts -> Shortcut to the lowest price' in the Savings Vault.
Shortcut to the lowest price
I have a way to save money on 99.9 percent of items. I learnt it when I was a purchasing officer with a large manufacturing company. I also worked as a salesman in the electrical appliance industry for six years. You can use it to buy little things like electrical appliances or major purchases like cars and furniture.
Just last week my mother-in-law was renovating her kitchen and needed a new double oven/microwave combo, ceramic cooktop, rangehood and dishwasher. My trick saved her $900.
What I do whenever I am about to make any major purchase is to gather a list of at least six retailers in my local area, and look up (or call them and ask) their fax numbers.
With the model numbers in hand write a generic quote request and fax it off to those suppliers. It only took me around 30 minutes to draft up a letter and 30 minutes sending the faxes.
The key to getting large discounts is the way you write the quote request letter. The salesperson needs to believe you are a serious buyer. (See the sample letter which we have placed in the Vault: 'General -> Discounts -> Shortcut to the lowest price'.
The reason this technique works is that most salespeople will give you their rock bottom price straight up, as they are only given one chance to win your business. They are afraid if they don't quote you a good price another store out there will quote lower - and that is definitely true.
Be wary of ridiculously low quotes. What happens quite regularly is that salespeople who know you are shopping on price will quote under cost, but when you go to the store to order the goods the salesperson might say something along the lines of "Oops, it looks like I made a mistake on the pricing. Sorry about that. What was the best price you received other than mine?"
I ended up getting a price of $4,220 for my mother-in-law, which was close to a saving of $900 on the RRP. That wasn't a bad result as this was at the beginning of the month when salespeople are normally more wary about giving away too many low deals. If you are not in a rush to get your appliances, the best time to buy is during the last trading week of the month or even the last trading day of the month. Sometimes salespeople only get paid commission and bonuses if they have reached their monthly targets and will often sell at cost or close to cost just to reach them.
7. What is the Savings Vault?
The Savings Vault is our paid members area. It costs $47 per year and it is chock full of saving hints. Joining the Vault will give you more control. If you want to start learning how to lower your electricity bill, you can go to that section of the Vault this evening rather than have to wait till we include a hint on electricity in the newsletter. To give you an idea of how many topics the Savings Vault covers, here is a link to the preview page: /vault/?preview=1
To order a Savings Vault membership right away: Click here.
If you have encountered a problem with our newsletter, please email me. I will give your comments immediate attention.
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Give Hair Hold and Touchability with the Kérastase Couture Styling Collection
Some people are gifted when it comes to blow drying their strands — they know exactly how to best angle the blow drier with one hand while, with the other, rolling and twirling a round toothbrush with the ease with which a marching band majorette would twirl her baton. Sadly, I do not belong in this category. I've never claimed to have the greatest coordination, but I'm a clumsy, fumbling fool when it comes to blow drying my own hair. Sure, I eventually get the job done, but the process is never graceful or seamless. Because I have a lot of hair and it's often uncooperative, styling it to my satisfaction can prove even more challenging. Which is, of course, why I rely on excellent styling products to give me a much-needed assist. These can range from leave-in conditioners to hair sprays, volume-boosting mousses, heat protectant serums, heat-activated straightening serums and mists, smoothing balms and oils, curl defining lotions, and frizz-fighting serums. The straightening products have proved the successful in terms of fast, visible results — and I'm speaking, in particular, about the John Frieda Frizz-Ease 3-Day Straight and the Living Proof Straight Straight — but few products are as handy in allowing you to easily (and I stress easily) create bombshell hair looks with plenty of volume and touchable hold. And that, in a nutshell, is why I'm enamored by the new Couture Styling collection by Kérastase .
All of the products in the Kérastase Couture Styling Collection are formulated so as to protect strands from hot styling tools and provide long-lasting hold without leaving hair stiff to the touch. These products, then, prioritize hold without sacrificing our sensory and tactile experiences, the result of a groundbreaking formula incorporating micronized fixative polymers that envelop each hair strand, creating a lightweight (and, of course, invisible film) with memory retention properties, giving hair hold without compromising its textural properties. These micronized polymers create a stretchable mesh fabric that adheres to each hair fiber and expands up to three times its size, so that hair can have the body and volume you desire. And thanks to the memory retention properties of this mesh and the sensory considerations taken into account while developing this product, you can easily run your dainty fingers through your perfectly styled hair, flip your mane from one side to the next, and then have the hair fall back into place almost intuitively.
And that's not all: all of the products feature ingredients that safeguard hair against heat styling tools, UV rays, and even humidity, keeping frizz at bay and fending off any damage.
The collection is rather expansive, but my favorite products are those that focus on helping you construct a desired style, as opposed to those that focus on finishing said style. Within this "Construct" family, you'll find five products, all packaged in luxurious teal-colored bottles or tubes, and all meant to be applied to damp, towel-dried hair. The five products are: Spray A Porter ($35; visit Kerastase-USA.com for salon locations), meant to give hair a laid-back, tousled effect; Lift Vertige ($36; visit Kerastase-USA.com for salon locations), a lightweight gel to give hair volume from the very root; Forme Fatale ($35; visit Kerastase-USA.com for salon locations), a blow-drying gel to give hair body and hold; Mousse Bouffant ($36; visit Kerastase-USA.com for salon locations), a volumizing mousse; and Boucles D'Art ($35; visit Kerastase-USA.com for salon locations), a lightweight foam meant to help define curls.
For months now, I've been testing out three of these products: the Spray A Porter, the Forme Fatale, and the Mousse Bouffant. The Forme Fatale has become my new go-to styling product since it simplifies the blow drying process tremendously and gives my hair volume without leaving it feeling dry, stiff, crunchy, or tacky. Since it's dubbed a "gel," I was really apprehensive about using it — after all, my experiences with gel have been mainly negative. Typically, I think of gel as that horrendous substance that creates a helmet-like effect, flakes and creates a dandruff-like residue, and dries out strands to boot. Granted, there are some exceptions to the rule — for instance, the Ouidad Heat & Humidity Gel — but I still tend to wince upon hearing the word "gel." That said, this is no ordinary product.
To use the Kérastase Forme Fatale, you first have to cleanse and condition hair, comb it through so it's perfectly untangled and separate hair into sections as you would ordinarily do when heat styling your mane. Next, you need to take a small section of hair — no bigger than an inch — and, using a small amount of gel, smooth it all through that section of hair, massaging it and combing it through to make sure it's evenly distributed. Next, you can start blow drying that hair, using your favorite round brush or paddle brush. You'll notice that, as you dry the hair, it takes on the shape you give it with your brush, quickly "memorizing" any waves or bends you create. And the gel never makes it hard to roll and twirl that brush — in fact, it makes it easier! To complete styling your hair, you'll want to keep applying the product to every section of hair, repeating the aforementioned process. When finished, you'll notice your hair has this amazing bombshell quality: it's got body and shine, and it won't fall flat as the day progresses. Best of all, it accomplishes these feats without giving hair that stiff, helmet-like texture we associate with gels or that odd crunch that can accompany hairsprays.
On days when I want more volume, when I want to look like a couture lioness, I first apply the Mousse Bouffant to strands. This product envelops hair fibers and creates a mesh that expands dramatically to make strands look significantly thicker and hence amplify the volume of any hair style created. To use, you simply dispense the airy foam onto your palms and work through your entire mane, raking the product through for even distribution. You can then proceed to style your hair or, to give it that flexible hold, follow with the Forme Fatale (as I tend to do).
The only disappointing product in my personal experience was the Spray A Porter spray since it created the desired tousled effect but didn't give me the tactile experience for which I longed, instead leaving hair feeling tangled. Now, I do have rather dry strands, and I think this product might work better on those with healthier, more nourished strands, but not for women with fine, dry, or damaged hair.
That said, the Forme Fatale and Mousse Bouffant are simply superb. You can pull off so many looks with them — from side-swept manes with Veronica Lake waves to Brigitte Bordeaux-esque looks with plenty of volume at the crown, retro glam pin curls, film noir-style victory rolls, rockabilly-inspired bouffants and pompadours, and so forth.
Not only will the looks last for hours, but you won't have to utter the words, "Don't touch the hair!"


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Electric Dreams – The 1980s: A Modern Family Goes Gadgetless
Electric Dreams was a three-part BBC documentary which detailed the life of a modern family as they are stripped of various gadgets from the 70s, 80s and 90s.
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An infographic timeline of Star Trek's first 45 years.
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A key escrow system with warrant bounds
We propose a key escrow system that permits warrants for the interception and decryption of communications for arbitrary time periods, and with either one or two communicating parties specified as the target. The system is simple and practical, and affords reasonable protection against misuse. We argue that use of such a system can produce both greater privacy protection and more effective law enforcement than we now enjoy
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Finally! (Jakarta)
Hi Everyone?!
Just got here last Friday. Hmmm starting work tomorrow. I am just wondering what activities or what interesting places that I can visit here in South Jakarta. Any ideas? What is the local beer here? (random thought!) I don't mean anything but just curious is it just me or is it really a fact, I rarely see English signages/labels around?! Well,how did you adjust to it? Any advice?


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State to aid flood moneylenders
Communities that are planning to rebuild following destructive storms over the past two years should find it easier to borrow money, thanks to a new state incentive for local banks.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is estimating more than $3 billion of private investment should be freed up by banks looking to share in credits through the federal Community Reinvestment Act, or CRA.
Enacted in 1977, the CRA was developed to encourage local lenders to invest in the communities where they operate. It rates each bank on factors that include helping to meet the credit needs of its community, including low-income areas.
The state's Department of Financial Services reports local bank data for the federal government to make its ranking under the CRA.
Banks that loan money in specific communities — those hard hit by the past two years' weather — will get special credit and consideration when the state files its report cards, according to agency spokesman Matt Anderson.
New York is directing incentives to municipalities participating in the state's New York Rising Community Reconstruction Program — an effort geared toward helping flooded areas rebuild and better shield themselves from severe weather.
"This program recognizes that New York's effort to build back better must be a two-pronged approach with the state not only leading critical infrastructure and broad investment strategies but also providing localities the resources they need to invest in their own future," Cuomo said in a news release issued this week.
"When we are done, we will have risen to the challenge of making our great state not only more resistant to future storms, but stronger, more prosperous, and more prepared for years to come," Cuomo said in the release.
Other actions
The bank incentive is but one of several actions the state is taking to help communities rebuild. Others include:
u The Department of Environmental Conservation will prioritize and expedite applications review for projects proposed under the Rising Community Reconstruction Program.
u Empire State Development will prioritize funding applications for businesses affected by storms under the Community Development Financial Institution Assistance Program.
u Both the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority and the New York Power Authority will put applications on top of their review lists for projects to minimize future storm damage and for siting solar panels and electric vehicle charging stations.
u The Department of Transportation will expedite permits for highway work tied to the Rising Community Reconstruction Program. Applications will be reviewed within a week.
u The state Department of State will give preference to brownfield cleanup applications in Rising Community Reconstruction Program areas.
Locally, communities identified as eligible for the New York Rising Community Reconstruction Program include Waterford, Rotterdam, Schenectady, Amsterdam city and town, the town of Florida, village and town of Esperance, Middleburgh, Schoharie and Montgomery County.


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Boston: The Atlantic Monthly, 1934. Very Good. First thus. Very good in wrappers. Paper covers slightly chipped on edges and corners, clean text, paper spine lightly soiled. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information. (Inventory #: 188107)


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- Holds up to 600 lbs.
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The Solar Panel Farm
The images and description below outlines our Solar Panel Farm project. It is one of the many science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs we offer our students. Your Donation we help us to sow seeds of success and increase our program outreach!
The South Union Community Development Corporation is a 501c3 non-profit organization that has provided a free Saturday STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) program called The STEM Foundation for the last 6 years for 3rd -12th grade students. We simply expose and build an interest in STEM careers in Houston's inner-city students through non-traditional delivery of the 4 S.T.E.M. components, weekly presentations of various careers and monthly field trips to see STEM in action.
The Solar Panel Farm is a project that was birthed from some STEM teachings on Renewable Energy. This project will be an "Outdoor Classroom"application for their continual learning on Renewable Energy techniques like Solar and Wind. They will build a 15 KV roof-top application with approximately 56 solar panels (260 watt). The core of the project will be the monthly accounting of kilowatts produced for the Houston Youth Ranch horse stable and determining the excess production that will go to the Energy Grid.
Through this learning experience, The STEM Foundation students will become "The New Power Generation".
The Solar Panel Farm is also designed to have various extensions of learning through this project (such as…). The project is being built on a 300-acre Harris County Precinct 1 tract of land that is projected to be a future park called Blue Ridge Regional Park. Precinct 1 has provided their support to the use of Renewable Energy devices throughout the park. Future expansions of the park will also allow the students to learn and practice statistics as they strive to design future production systems to reduce and eventually overcome all of the energy needs of the park as it is built out.
Along with the designed extensions of learning, some of the students will:
- Learn Renewable Energy Art. (We have 2 Solar Trees designed as a part of the project where visitors can sit under the tree and read or study while charging their laptops and mobile devices)
- Participate with an agricultural partner, Plant It Forward Farms that will grow produce around the Solar Arrays and provide fruits and vegetables for community seniors. Additional produce will be available to the public through our projected Farmer's Market that will teach the students economic development.
- Participate and promote the pinnacle of the project by wearing solar backpacks that will be filled with literature and invitations to the projected "Renewable Energy" themed county park. Potentially, this park could be an educational destination for the entire city to visit and learn. (Field trips for the local schools.
- Participate with a NASA partner, NanoRacks to design microgravity experiments from the project that we can be placed on the International Space Station and maybe solve some of today's world problems.
It is their destiny to become…"Youth Solar Ambassadors."
Phase I
On Saturday, April 16, 2016, (Global Youth Service Day), we will perform Phase I of the Solar Panel Farm by placing 12 solar panels on top of a 30' x 60' metal structure that will facilitate our "Outdoor Classroom" for our monthly visits to the Houston Youth Ranch horse stable on the 4th Saturday of each month.
The objective of the monthly visits is to have a Math exercise to account for how much solar power was made and how much excess production went to the Energy Grid. (The students have already acquired several monthly bills and know how much energy is needed to power the horse stable) They have an estimate of how much excess will go the the Energy Grid –
They just need to know if their "Science" is correct.
The budget cost of Phase I will be $32,872.22.
- $12,131.22 (12 solar panels)
- $ 2,395.00 (Inverters)
- $12,000.00 (30'x60′ Metal Structure)
- $ 5,376.00 (8 A-frame Park Benches)
- $ 770.00 (Crushed Granite Rock – 11 yards)
- $ 200.00 (Bordering Shrubbery Plants)
$32,872.22 Total
Phase II
Phase II of the Solar Panel Farm is designed to be an extension of the project as the Blue Ridge Regional Park begins its' building stage. In this phase, we will install the remaining 44 solar panels onto the roof of the Houston Youth Ranch horse stable. The objective of this phase to try and match or eliminate the energy needs as future buildings are brought online.
The budget cost of Phase II will be $17,727.12.
- $13,200.00 44 solar panels (260 watt)
- $ 4,527.12 Fronius Primo 6,000 watt Inverter (2)
$17,727.12 Total
Phase III
Phase III of the project will our learning extension that will combine rows of Solar Arrays and a few Wind Turbines. The agricultural component will be added with the production of fruits and vegetables for seniors and the community as a whole. This phase is also designed to match or eliminate the growing energy needs of the Blue Ridge Regional Park as it is built-out on the 300-acre property.
This phase of the project was originally quoted as costing around $1.4 million. We are hoping that the concept of the project will appeal to many of today's Renewable Energy and Oil & Gas companies that will support through the sponsoring / purchasing of a row of Solar Arrays, a Wind Turbine or maybe even the donation of certain Solar Panels / Inverters to be on display at this Renewable Energy Park of the future. (Of course, we would love to honor partners with naming rights like "The LyondellBasell Industries Solar Array Row)
The importance of this project becoming a reality:
Over the last 2 years, we have built up hope and self-esteem in a group of inner-city students that they can be pioneers at something! "The New Power Generation"
Unfortunately, a major corporation had us building the project at Phase 3 at $1.6 million, but backed out because of their stockholders last September. (That bad news almost killed the dream) Now, we are settling for a smaller dream that can grow into stages of reality that The STEM Foundation students can become "The New Power Generation" and "The Solar Ambassadors".
So help us help them believe!!!
Levels of Thankfulness:
- The South Union Community Development Corporation wants to thank you in advance for your support in making this project become a reality.
- The parents of The STEM Foundation students thanks you as well for helping their child / children become the benefactors of such a learning application.
- The seniors of our Senior Lunch program, the local seniors and the community as a whole that will eat healthier will be grateful as well.
- Our community will be grateful to have the 1st Renewable Energy Park as a model for our country.
- NASA / NanoRacks will be appreciative to have our experiment aboard the International Space Station that may be the answer to some of the world's problems.
- STEM education will be grateful to see another effective way to interest American youth to STEM careers and make our country #1 again.
- Most importantly, YOU will be fulfilled knowing that your money has touched so many lives and is bettering this this world in which we live.
Thank you so much for your time in reading about our need and helping us meet our goal. Thanks!!!