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Ahh, life in the country. Virtually no nosy neighbors, very little traffic and something money can't buy: peace and quiet. But moving from the city to the country is a trade-off that brings with it some uniquely annoying issues specific to country living. One of the biggest issues? Hard water stains and sediment buildup, courtesy of shifting your water supply from municipal sources to your own private well.
Well water comes straight from the earth, no added fluoride, no chlorine, just nature's clear miracle…and some natural minerals, sediments and contaminants – ranging from calcium and magnesium to dirt and limescale. These contaminants can leave behind stubborn hard water stains at best and sediment buildup that can damage your pipes and appliances at worst.
Fundamentally, the best way to combat hard water is investing in and installing a water softener. A water softener removes much of the hardness from your water, helping to prolong the life of your appliances and pipes. However, a water softener also represents a significant investment, and one you may not be prepared to take on if you just uprooted your life with a move to the country. Fortunately, there are several very simple and cost-effective ways to combat hard water stains and sediment build-up throughout your home.
First, find where the water comes into your home. If you filter your water from the source, the hard part is already done for you. The Culligan whole-house water filtration system pictured to the left is affordable and easy to install, without the need of help from a plumber. Once installed, you can completely customize your filtration to suit your needs with an incredible array of filters that will fit inside the housing, from multiple different brands.
Once your whole house water filtration system is installed, a very basic sediment filter will do wonders for easing your hard water issues. One such sediment filter we recommend is the GE SmartWater FXUSC. This replacement water filter cartridge helps to significantly reduce sand, sediment, rust, soil and silt bigger than 30-50 microns (for comparison – the human hair is 70 microns across.) Note that this type of system will not reduce water hardness, but will help to significantly reduce issues you are likely to face with sediment build-up that can cause issues with water taste and quality.
If you are unable to install a whole-house system, there are several point-of-use water filtration systems that can help you win the war against hard water stains and sediment build-up. For avoiding hard water stains and issues in the bathroom, a good water softening shower filter – like the OmniFilter Inline shower filter to the left – is a great place to start. This shower filter is specifically designed to soften water and reduce rust, corrosion, dirt and sediment – helping to ensure your shower water does not leave stubborn hard water stains or scale in your tub.
A good water softening shower filter will also ensure your body doesn't suffer from hard water issues, including acne and itchy skin. Keeping your shower water soft will also make it easier for your shampoo to lather, a basic function that shampoo has trouble performing when meeting hard water.
In the kitchen, sediment buildup in your dishwasher or refrigerator dispenser are common issues that can quickly sour you on country living and well water usage. Inline water filters, such as the Aqua-Pure inline filtration system pictured, are easy to install and designed to trap contaminants common in well water, preventing them from causing build-up or other issues. Better yet, an inline water filter will help to significantly improve the taste of your water. If you're living with well water for the first time, trust us, this benefit will be greatly appreciated.
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Ridgway cross country hosted Brockway, St. Marys and Kane in action Tuesday afternoon at Francis S. Grandinetti Elementary School.
In the varsity girls' race, Adair Gennocro of St. Marys was the top finisher with a time of 19:07. Sloan Foster was third with a time of 22:03. Alexis Hanes had a time of 25:00 and Casey Kline had a mark of 27:29. Rachel Schreiber finished at 29:00, Cassie Wonderling had a time of 30:42 and Ashley Mertz had a time of 34:15.
Ridgway's Rachel Guyer had a time of 25:54.
Ridgway boys soccer lost in its regular season finale by a 5-0 margin to Brockway Monday afternoon at Francis S. Grandinetti Elementary School.
Ridgway had kept the Rovers at bay throughout much of the first 20 minutes as Elker goalkeeper Jesse Schneider made a number of good saves, including a one-handed leaping save on a shot by Phil Esposito.
Chris Calliari finally put the Rovers on the board with a goal with 21:05 remaining in the first half. Esposito was able to get a shot past the Ridgway defense with 12:17 left in the first half which put the Brockway lead 2-0.
Ridgway's quartet of seniors won 4-0 over Curwensville Saturday morning at Francis S. Grandinetti Elementary School.
The seniors are Ryan McClelland, Tad Pierce, Kyle Kinkead and Greg Paige.
"The seniors, I couldn't be prouder of them," Ridgway coach John Ogden said. "Ryan, he just came on this year and he picked it up right away. It's been a blast and when you talk about leaders, those are the kind of leaders you want on your team. It's nice to see them finish with a better season than they've been accustomed to. It's a good group of kids."
Mistakes hurt Curwensville in the first half.
Elker mistakes and Alex Holland put Curwensville ahead for good in the second half.
Holland rushed for 391 yards on 48 carries as Curwensville scored 28 unanswered points for a 36-16 victory over Ridgway Friday night on a muddy Memorial Field.
JOHNSONBURG – The visiting Kane Wolves (4-3) rode the momentum of four touchdowns Friday night from junior running back Jonah Smith to drop winless Johnsonburg (0-7), 42-7.
After a tight 7-7 game in the first quarter which saw Smith score his first touchdown of the night, Kane mounted a furious offensive attack to score four times in just under six minutes in the second quarter.
Ridgway volleyball lost 3-0 (26-24, 25-20, 25-23) to Bradford Thursday night at Ridgway Area High School.
ST. MARYS – The Johnsonburg Rams golfers edged the team from Elk County Catholic High School 232-233 to win this year's Elk County Golf Tournament on Thursday afternoon at the Bavarian Hills Golf Course. The Ridgway Elkers came in third with a score of 244 and St. Marys Area was fourth with 250.
Six members of each school participated in the tournament, except for Johnsonburg, which had only five players. The tournament consisted of six holes of scramble, six holes of alternating shots and six holes of best ball.
The Elk County Catholic boys soccer team took control early and were dominant in a 9-0 victory over Ridgway Thursday afternoon at Francis S. Grandinetti Elementary School.
The game was delayed for a hour because only one referee showed up for the game and the delay was done until a second referee could get to the site. The game started at 5 p.m. and a full 40-minute first half was played but there was only a 3-minute halftime and a 30-minute second half before the game was called due to darkness.
Ridgway girls soccer lost 6-2 to Brockway in action Wednesday afternoon on a cold, windy and rainy day at Francis S. Grandinetti Elementary School.
The game got off to an inauspicious start for the Lady Elkers as Julianna Esposito scored as she broke through the right side of Ridgway's defense to give the Lady Rovers a 1-0 lead.
JOHNSONBURG – Ridgway volleyball was pushed to the brink by Johnsonburg but pushed through for a 3-2 (25-12, 25-23, 18-25, 13-25, 15-9) victory over the Ramettes Tuesday night at Johnsonburg Area High School.


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I think id rather watch paint dry. At least that wont drive me crazy.
I think id rather watch paint dry. At least that wont drive me crazy.
I believe any man's finest hour - his greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle...Victorious
The Dolphins are like cheap paint! Watered down, thin, and looks like ****!
The above post is not subject to penalty under the TOS I declare the Hayden Fox defense. " It is impossible for the staff to know my context therefore I cannot be penalized"
Paint Dry. Wait until Dolphins vs. Jaguars Sunday. It is kind of like Patriots/Texans Tonight Minus Patriots/Texans. In all my Years of watching Dolphins Football, I cannot remember being this irrelevant. I get why the Skins traded the Farm to get RG3. Wish we would have been that Bold. If you think a Playmaker WR is going to Fix the Dolphins Culture you would be Wrong. This Team needs a True Star ala Manning, RG3, or Luck to become exciting and interesting/winning again man
not to disparage your commentary, but paint's more fun to watch.
Miami has had more coaches than winning seasons since 2000. Can't build continuity if you can a coach after 1 season. But I do agree Philbin looks lost out there but I want to see what he can do with more talent.


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Re-engineering mosquitos to fight disease vs re-engineer humans to support disease
Humans have been adapting (manipulating) nature for years in order to survive. We have seen that these efforts have a huge impact in the planet (climate change). I believe is time we mature and understand that instead of adapting nature to please us we have to adapt ourselves. Instead of re-designing mosquitos let's re-design humans. Stop messing with the others and mess with ourselves.
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It is both possible and do-able to re-engineer both nature and humans for any cause. The debate is about the responsibility that we as humans have about altering other species. Everyone on this conversation agrees that we can change ourselves (i.e. adapt) to fight environmental threats. We have to be careful when we want to adapt other species in order to fight the threat.
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Jan 23 2013: I hope this guy doesn´t start considering every other animal a threat. There´s room for everyone.Jan 24 2013: Would it not be better to have molecular machines inside the cell guarding against doppelganger intrusion? This would require a feat of technological progress yet to be developed. These guardians would be inert until the cell has been compromised by a foreign entity that would otherwise be tolerated.
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Edited = In the case of malaria a part time nano bot that reduces a foreign organisms effect but shuts down when the immune system kicks in? This is going to sound strange to some but I don't like to use antibacterials, Like Allan says in his post, "consistently under threat from external stressors" If your body doesn't have contact with these naturally occurring agents defense becomes severely one sided. I always wondered why rubbish men were highly resistant where is other people were not.Jan 23 2013: Why can't we do both?
Jan 23 2013: We can. ¿should we? is the questionJan 23 2013: If for whatever reason people get it in their heads to wipe out the planets mozzy species, What will step in to take over their roll?
I state this as the Indian vulture that use to number in the tens of millions has been wiped out by the use of the antibiotic duclofinac by indian farmers in their animals, apparently this antibiotic is fatal to the vultures who played a vital roll in cleaning up the landscape very fast. They now only number in the tens of thousands. Wild dogs have stepped in but so has the rate of people being bitten by disease infested dogs, I think the last count was fifty thousand people bitten. Rabbi's comes to mind.
Jan 23 2013: I agree there will always be threats. My position is to learn to leave with them instead of eliminating them. By killing every threat we become weak (less strong)Jan 22 2013: As humans being a part of nature and of course planet, messing with ourselves isn't the same thing?
Jan 23 2013: Not really. "Messing with ourselves" as you put it, could be seen as speeding up the process of adaptation - which given the right circumstances, might have happened in evolutionary terms anyway.
Having said that, natural adaptation and resistance only occurs when our existence is consistently under threat from external stressors. I can say with some certainty that most humans with access to medical care do not encounter such stressors, so natural resistence is unlikely.
Malaria prophylaxes (like antibiotics) lose efficacy through overuse, because mosquitos can adapt, and do actually evolve their own resistance to most things we throw at them.
Adaptation, and the beginnings of resistance to malaria in humans, exists anyway in the sickle-cell blood trait. It is not a perfect resistance, because over-development of sickle-cell can cause anemia, respiratory problems and early death - but the right amount of the trait can confer a good resistance for people in areas where malaria exists, such as Kenya, with few problems:
Re-engineering mosquitos is a wrong-minded approach. Mosquitos are there for good reason and disrupting their existance will surely disrupt the ecosystem to which they belong.
The answer I feel, is to use the pointers that nature has given us in the form of resistance to malaria through the sickle-cell trait, and develop it further so it is safer and with fewer side-effects.
Jan 23 2013: I totally agree.Jan 23 2013: I'm sorry, I didn't mean it that way. I also think manipulating any creature for humans benefits or any other reasons is very wrong.
I just think manipulating humans is not the answer, why we have to change something to make it work for us? maybe we can change just our perspective to some problems and they can solve themselves
Jan 23 2013: Some problems threat our existence. For the malaria case we have to do something in order to reduce the huge numbers of deaths. We could stay still and wait for evolution to design a cure. We can also speed-up evolution by "manipulating" ourselves. I don't understand what you mean by our perspective. And what do you mean by solve themselves?Jan 23 2013: It is not the same thing. We are becoming god-like with our ability to control and soon design synthetic creatures. But we have to be responsible. Manipulating the planet is playing god, There are other species that should not have to suffer our bad decisions. We should embrace bio-diversity and let nature's wisdom---evolution---do what it knows.


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That's right the Garden Fresh Co-op will be giving the farm away! To celebrate the creation of a new and exciting way to get your organic and pesticide free fruits, vegetables and herbs at direct from the farm prices, the Garden Fresh Co-op is having a Great $300,000 Farm Giveaway.
One lucky Co-op member will, at the end of the first season, be given the keys to a $300,000 tract of prime organic farm land. If you are the lucky member that receives the farm you will not have to work or live at the farm. The Co-op will run the farm and pay the monthly lease to you and your family. You can just sit back and reap the rewards for years to come. Don't miss this chance to control your family's food supply and prices!


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Taste of Chicago is the nation's premier outdoor food festival showcasing the diversity of Chicago's dining community. The delicious array of food served at Taste of Chicago is complemented by music and exciting activities for the entire family. Every summer since 1980, Chicago's beautiful Grant Park on the city's magnificent lakefront has been home to the world's largest food festival.
Lambs Farm Famous Farmyard
The Lambs Farm Farmyard will open daily March 30th through November 1, 2015. Come and enjoy Lambs Farm's famous Farmyard. Meet Miss Wiggles, the 450-pound pig with an affinity for Bavarian Crème donuts and Oreo Cookies®, and meet all of the new miniature animals, including Levi the miniature horse. Climb into the petting zoo with goats, sheep and lambs. Check out the llamas, alpacas, cows, horses, ducks and more. Enjoy a ride on the old-fashion carousel or the train. Then challenge friends and family to a round of mini golf! Farmyard memberships are available. Day passes for all activities available for $8 for adults and $12 for children 2-12.
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Kick off the holiday season and create your special memories on The Magnificent Mile in 2014! The BMO Harris Bank Magnificent Mile Lights Festival, the nation's largest evening holiday celebration, jump starts the holiday season on Saturday, November 22 with a full day of family friendly activities, concerts by top musical artists and the best holiday shopping. The day's excitement culminates with a grand evening parade down Michigan Avenue marshaled by Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse from Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, illuminating one million lights on 200 trees. The parade concludes with a grand finale fireworks show over the Chicago River.
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Geneva restaurants create an array of specialties under an outdoor tent at the "Flavor Fare" partnered with wine and live musical entertainment. The Fall Harvest Market offers food and floral demos, unique displays plus Kid's Patch activities. An arts and crafts show, flower market, horse-drawn carriage rides and several exceptional wine tasting and dinner events also take place around the historic downtown.
Model Railroad Garden: Landmarks of America
The 7,500-square-foot "Model Railroad Garden: Landmarks of America" exhibition at the Chicago Botanic Garden features trains running on 1,600 feet of track, for train and garden enthusiasts to enjoy the delightful sights and sounds of the miniature trains traversing high and low through tunnels, across bridges and around buildings.
Ravinia Festival 2015
Another exciting year of entertainment at the Ravinia Festival. With a variety of performances, there is something for everyone. Choose from artists like Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, Steve Miller Band, Bush and 3 Doors Down, ZZ Top, Little Big Town, Jackson Browne and many more. Please visit the website for a complete schedule and to purchase tickets. Bring a picnic or pick up a complete picnic spread at one of the on-site restaurants or kiosks and sit back and enjoy the show.
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City of St. Charles RiverFest
Unique among Chicagoland festivals, Riverfest features the annual ancient sport of dragon boat racing, a 40-ton Fantasy Sand Sculpture, water ski shows, carnival, petting zoo, and an assortment of events and entertainment for all ages.
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It's Thrills by Day, Chills by Night at Fright Fest Presented by Snickers®. Six Flags Great America will be totally transformed into a Halloween playground, Fridays - Sundays. Have a ghoulish good time with hair-raising shows, electrifying street entertainment and thrilling haunted houses. Plus, experience all the rides in the dark. There will also be a special trick-or-treat trail just for kids.
Long Grove Apple Fest
Visitors of the annual Apple Fest can expect to have bushels of fun by enjoying the beautiful fall outdoor ambiance and participating in the many activities offered, including free live music throughout the historic village, rock climbing, pony rides, apple pie eating contests and more. Adults $5, children 12 and under free. Visit www.VisitLongGrove.com for more information.
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Kane County Flea Market
Monthly flea market at the Kane County Fairgrounds. "The Best in the Midwest or Anywhere." Up to 1000 dealers display and sell antiques, collectibles & Fancy Junque. Food served all day.
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Chicago Pride Fest
Get ready for a flamboyant, fun party in Boystown! Show your pride while enjoying an eclectic lineup of crafts, food and entertainment from some of Chicago's finest LGBT performers.
Kane County Flea Market
"The Best in the Midwest or Anywhere" - Up to 1,000 dealers display and sell antiques, collectibles & Fancy Junque. A country breakfast is served on Sundays.
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Warrenville Holly Days
Holly Days, sponsored by the Warrenville Park District is the City's annual holiday celebration that marks Santa's official entry into Warrenville. Guests can enjoy a warm bonfire, raffles, free horse and carriage rides, hot cider and cookies, and, of course, a visit with Santa. Local Park District and school dance troops, singers, and bands entertain attendees during the event. It is at this event that Warrenville officially turns on its holiday lights creating an array of colors for passersby along Route 56 to see. Holly Days, primarily for Warrenville residents, gives the community an opportunity to come together and kick off the holiday season.
30th Annual St. Charles Scarecrow Festival
More than 100 handcrafted Scarecrows on display. View and vote for your favorites. Huge juried craft show, carnival, great food, continuous free live entertainment, many free children's activities, make your own scarecrow, and much more! A celebration of the autumn season!
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Kane County Flea Market
Monthly flea market at the Kane County Fairgrounds. "The Best in the Midwest or Anywhere". Up to 1000 dealers display and sell antiques, collectibles & Fancy Junque. Food served all day.
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Didier Farms' Pumpkin Fest
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Chicago Botanic Garden- Weekend Family Classes
Together, adults and children can explore cool things about how plants connect to science, art, history, and culture. Each program includes a variety of hands-on activities and projects, as well as opportunities to bring the Garden home. Programs run from November through April on Saturdays.
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Elmhurst Farmers Market
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St. Charles Fine Art Show
Located along the banks of the Fox River, this juried art show features 100 fine artists, live music, demonstrations and artists' awards.
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Strategic update
Following the appointment of Véronique Laury as Chief Executive Officer, the leadership team commenced a review of Kingfisher's business and strategy.
They concluded that Kingfisher's position and prospects in the attractive European home improvement market were strong, but that the business needs to be organised very differently to deliver the full potential of 'ONE' Kingfisher.
Review findings
Home improvement is a great market with huge potential
Home improvement is a top customer spending priority, with 58% of Europeans doing a home improvement project last year. The market is resilient and its growth is supported by favourable 'megatrends' which are similar across all markets. For example, changing demographics as well as ongoing societal trends mean that households are needing to adapt their homes, while increasing urbanisation means more people are living in smaller homes. In addition, the rise in home technology and automation is changing the type of improvements people want to make to their homes, all of which provide us with sustainable opportunity.
We are right to focus on Europe+
The European home improvement market is an attractive sector, worth £235 billion(1) across a customer base of 320 million homes. Kingfisher currently has a 5%(1) share of this large, fragmented market, meaning there is plenty of scope for growth.
+ Consists of Europe and its bordering countries (eg. Russia, Turkey)
(1) Source: AMA builders merchants report 2014, AMA commissioned research, Mintel Europe DIY report 2014; BCG, KFI annual reports
We can achieve significant benefits from developing a more common, unique and effective offer
It is becoming increasingly clear that customer needs are already largely the same, that the markets we serve are fundamentally more similar than different, and that there are few known manufacturer brands across the sector. There is therefore an opportunity for Kingfisher to develop a unique offer that can be sold across our businesses. Kingfisher already has significant scale, with over a million customers a day. The potential of our £7.4 billion buying scale is still relatively untapped and we have a fragmented supplier base. In addition, we have made progress on group sourcing (now at 22%(1) of sales) and establishing our own brand product ranges (now at 30%(1) of sales).
(1) Across top five operating companies - Castorama France, Brico Dépôt France, B&Q UK & Ireland, Screwfix UK and Poland
There is no one clear winning format or channel in our market today
Kingfisher's multi-format structure is therefore an advantage, having businesses across 'big box', 'medium box' and 'omnichannel'* formats. However, being omnichannel everywhere is a 'given'.
We can achieve significant benefits from unifying activities and standardising processes
Currently there are few shared processes within Kingfisher and the sharing of infrastructure is limited. There is also no standardised operating model, which means, for example, that our Brico Dépôt businesses in France, Spain, Romania and Portugal operate in different ways.
Going forward, we will operate within the following clear set of guiding principles:
- Customer needs come first
- Create a unique and leading offer
- Same products across Europe presented to customers in the same way
- Limited number of formats and omnichannel everywhere
- Low cost always
- One company culture
We believe that following these principles will drive higher sales from having a unique, differentiated offer at good prices for our customers whilst maintaining our gross margin rate and lowering our cost base. Combining this with continued strict capital discipline will deliver improved financial metrics for our shareholders.
We need to organise ourselves very differently
This will involve taking what is essentially a locally managed set of businesses and creating instead a single, unified company. The first step in developing this new organisation ('ONE' Kingfisher) is the creation of a new, international leadership team with more focused cross-company roles including:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Chief Financial Officer
- Chief Offer & Supply Chain Officer
- Chief Digital & IT Officer
- Chief People Officer
- 3 Operations Directors by format for Big Box, Medium Box & Omnichannel
Areas of focus
Our work to mobilise 'ONE' Kingfisher will be focused on the following five areas, where we have identified the first 'sharp' decisions that are being implemented at pace:
1. Customer
Everything will be based on our deep knowledge of customer needs and customers' shopping journey.
First sharp decision:
- To develop unified garden and bathroom businesses across Europe, covering the full design process from customers' needs to customers' homes.
2. Offer
Of a total of 393,000(1) products sold across the company, only 7,000(1) products (representing 7%(1) of sales) are currently sold in at least two operating companies. Of the 393,000 products, a large proportion relate to delisted and ex-promotional ranges which do not form part of existing retail planograms*. Beyond this, driven by the knowledge that customer needs are more similar than different across geographies, planogram product ranges can be more similar in all our markets across Europe.
First sharp decision:
- Develop plan to cut existing product tail*
3. Formats/Channels
Our goal is to present the same products to customers across Europe in the same way under a simplified model. This will drive operational efficiencies whilst recognising that customer needs are evolving quickly so we need to adapt to this fast changing retail environment. Our existing channels will be managed under three formats: Big Box, Medium Box and Omnichannel, and each will be standardised across all of our markets.
First sharp decisions:
- Address our property tail:
- Kingfisher has said for some time that B&Q UK & Ireland can adequately meet local customer needs from fewer stores and that some of the stores should be smaller. As a result of detailed catchment reviews Kingfisher today announces the following plans:
- Close 15% surplus B&Q space (c.60 stores; 6 right-sizes*). The closures will take place over the next 2 years with the right-sizes planned to be completed in FY 2015/16. The closures are being prioritised by the most over-spaced catchments in order to retain customers and sales. This will give rise to an exceptional charge of around £350m relating principally to onerous lease provisions over the next 2 years
- Optimise vacant space through a combination of outright sale and sub-letting. We are already in discussions with several retailers
- Close the small number of loss-making stores we have across Europe
- Kingfisher has said for some time that B&Q UK & Ireland can adequately meet local customer needs from fewer stores and that some of the stores should be smaller. As a result of detailed catchment reviews Kingfisher today announces the following plans:
- Do more of the good we have:
- Start Big Box revitalisation programme across Europe, drawing on our latest, most developed formats
- Extend the Screwfix Germany trial by 5 outlets taking the total to 9, replicating our highly successful omnichannel format developed in the UK
(1) Across top five operating companies Castorama France, Brico Dépôt France, B&Q UK & Ireland, Screwfix UK and Poland
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Unifying our processes and infrastructure will not only drive operating efficiencies but will also make us a simpler and more agile organisation.
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- Pilot company-wide unified SAP IT platform in B&Q Ireland, then look to accelerate
- Unify the process for managing £1.2 billion of goods not for resale process (e.g. store maintenance, cleaning and merchandising equipment)
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To drive through these changes we have announced today a new leadership team and the need to move to a wider reorganisation of the structure of our teams in order to unlock the real potential of 'ONE' Kingfisher.
The new leadership team combines existing and new talent with cross-company and more focused roles. We are pleased to announce that Arja Taaveniku will be joining Kingfisher in early May as Chief Offer & Supply Chain Officer. She has 22 years of experience from the IKEA Group, including 13 years at IKEA of Sweden, working in various senior roles involved in developing, managing and supplying the global IKEA product range (e.g. she was Global Business Area manager for IKEA Kitchen & Dining from 2008 to 2012). Since 2012 she has been CEO of the Ikano Group.
We are also appointing three Operations Directors by format. Guy Colleau, currently CEO, Group Sourcing & Offer and former CEO of Castorama France, will become our Operations Director for Big Box (B&Q, Castorama, Koçtaş). Alain Souillard, currently CEO, Brico Dépôt International will become our Operations Director for Medium Box (Brico Dépôt). Steve Willett, currently CEO, Group Productivity & Development will become our Omnichannel Operations Director (Screwfix) as well taking the role of Chief Digital & IT Officer. Our operating company CEOs will report into our Operations Directors. We will update on the Chief People Officer in due course.
First sharp decision:
- Finalise new leadership team and wider reorganisation structure
In summary, European home improvement is a great market with huge potential. We have a clear set of principles which will unlock the real potential of 'ONE' Kingfisher. We are organising ourselves very differently in order to effect the necessary change, we are getting on with this at real pace and we will provide further updates as the year progresses.


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Roger was born in England and shared his childhood years between there and India. His high school and college years were spent in England. He got his start as an engineer working on the design of structures such as bridges and buildings and caught the "marine bug" when he worked on offshore structures destined for the North Sea. In the mid-seventies he and his young family emigrated to Canada, where he and his wife, Rufina, raised two daughters. At the time he was working mostly on Navy and Coast Guard ships. Once their daughters were grown, Roger and Rufina moved to Houston, TX, where he worked for the American Bureau of Shipping for 15 years before joining the Webb family.
After the spring semester the Basus will be moving to Toronto, where one of their daughters lives with her family, including two of their grandchildren and another one on the way. Their other daughter lives with her family (two more grandchildren) in London. The desire to spend more time with the grandchildren is the main reason Roger will reluctantly leave Webb this summer.
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Sebastian Vettel will leave Monaco a pleased man, but he admits he was surprised by the slow pace of the Merc cars at the start of the race...
Sebastian Vettel will leave Monaco a pleased man, but he admits he was surprised by the slow pace of the Mercedes cars at the start of the race.
Vettel started third on the streets of Monte Carlo behind the two Mercs of Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton and finished second behind his German compatriot with Mark Webber third and Hamilton down in fourth.
The P2 has helped Vettel to stretch his lead in the Drivers' standings to 21 points over Kimi Raikkonen.
"Overall I'm happy and pleased with the result, we know it's difficult to overtake here," he said. "Congratulations to Nico, he had the pace and the tyres. We had a fantastic start but there was no room to overtake and I had to life."
Rosberg and Hamilton got away cleanly at the start of the race, but they were lapping in the 1:23s for the opening stint before picking up some speed later in the race, much to Vettel's surprise.
"I was surprised by the slow pace of the opening laps," he added. "You expect two Silver Arrows in front of you and we had two buses in front going for a cruise. They had a strategy but we did well to get past Lewis.
"I think we can be happy with the result. It was a good job by the team."
Meanwhile, Webber was happy to finish on the podium, but he concedes it wasn't the most interesting race as it was "completely predictable".
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Hello, i posted here earlier a couple months ago about building a dump trailer and found out, its just cheaper to buy one! I got a 2007 PJ Dump Trailer for $2700 US which last month was $3100 CDN. When i looked into the costs of building one, it was: (at princess auto-cheapest prices in BC)
$1000 for the powerpack and the hydraulic cylinder (give or take)
$600 for the 5000# axles
$550 for two 6 bolt trailer tires.
$1500 give/take for the metal. @ 1.53 pd/steel. (pj trailer is almost 1500 pds of Metal on it!)
$100 for 7000 Jack
$500-1000 for misc such as powdercoating, lights, breakaway kits, 7 way harness, hoses, toungue, and the million other little bits that you always need!
I never included LABOUR (even if my own), Gas, for truck and welder!, blades, grinding wheels, buying buddy's beer to help! etc, etc, etc, etc!!!!!!
I did however build the 3 foot extension with removable sides on the front and rear! That alone cost me $750 for the metal (0.063) and paint and the 3/4 9F mesh sides! The sides took a couple days of pissing around with (as we had no real plans)..
Almost makes me wonder why i wanted to do it myself in the first place?
Heres a couple pics of the trailer with the new sides!
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Cheaper to Buy dump trailer than build?
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I'm not surprised. Trailer manufacturers buy in quantities and get better pricing than an individual can. Unless you need something that can't be bought, you can usually buy as cheap as you can build a trailer.Jim
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I really appreciate your post. The sides you added are a nice touch. I just completed building two trailers. A 14ft enclosed and a 18ft flatbed. I saved considerably on the enclosed, not so much on the flatbed. My next project is a dump. A 14ft dump around here (southern Illinois) is the best part of
$7K, so you beat that price allot. I suppose a used one would be fine, assuming I could find one. I planned on buying a used lift and converting an existing flatbed with a metal floor. So, some of the costs would be saved there. If I can figure out how to post th epics of the other two I will.
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I built a 4X8 dump trailer for 1565.00 to use around the place last winter. I did not include consumables in the cost. I used Ebay for the hydraulic pump and actuator and purchased a 300.00 trailer that had three 12ga metal sides and I used the rest for parts, axle, springs and some metal.
It holds 2.1 cu yds and dumps it with no problem.
The reason I built mine was because I couldn't find one under 3500.00 locally and I wanted to see if I could actually do it.
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I am still having problems downlaoding pictures, but since this flatbed is done the dump is the next project. I hope to hear from some pros on options etc.
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nice job on the additions to the sides.
If any of you all are wanting to build dump units, you ought to check ought "Pierce Sales" in Henryetta, Texas for power units - they sell nationwide - good pricing, lots of options. The mainly have Monarch hydraulic units - Monarch builds more DC Hydraulic units than anyone else in North America.
Also, for hydraulic cylinders and evertyhing you could want on this kind of hydraulics, check out Bailey's Hydraulics.
We are OEM and it is normally even cheaper for us to buy these items at these places. We have a line of 70 foot scissor-lilft mechanisms we build and use their products.Esab Multimaster
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We built one at school last year and with only materials i think it came around 3k.
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Title: Beaver and Steve go on holiday
Date: March 6, 2006
Summary: Beaver and Steve are about to board their flight to a lovely holiday in Australia. However, due to the fact that Steve is in charge, they go into the wrong flight.
Cast: Beaver, Steve, Pixie Flight Attendant
Onomatopoeias used: "HOPPITY HOP!", "GRAA!"
"Fin" style: To be Contd.
Number of panels: 6
Panel 1
Beaver and Steve are walking carrying suitcases. Steve is holding two pieces of paper.
[At the airport...]
Beaver: "I'm so excited about our holiday to Australia!"
Steve: "I can't wait to see all the cool wildlife!"
Panel 2
Beaver is imagining himself holding a Koala and Steve inside a Kangaroo's pouch hoping around witha "HOPPITY HOP!" sound.
Steve is imagining himself riding a purple, three eyed, flame throwing dragon going GRAA! while carrying Beaver in its claws.
Beaver: "Oh yes- that will be nice!"
Steve: "Yeah!"
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Beaver: "Right, we need to find out which gate our flight is leaving from. Can I take a look at the boarding passes please?"
Steve: (looking angrily at Beaver) "No! I am in charge of boarding passes!"
Panel 4
Beaver: "Well, ok then... Which gate are we leaving from?"
Steve: "The boarding pass says gate 9 3/4."
Beaver: "9 3/4? Perhaps you should let me..."
Steve: "The pass has spoken!"
Panel 5
They are standing at a gate. To the left there is a happy looking flight attendant. Behind him there is a sign which says "Gate 9 3/4"
Beaver: "Well, I guess there is a gate 9 3/4 after all..."
Steve: "See Beaver- when I am in charge of something I make sure it is done properly."
Panel 6
Beaver and Steve are walking down the corridor towards the door. The Flight attendant has looked back and small wings are now visible on his back. The rest of the sign which he was covering says "Gate 9 3/4 Flight PGN-01 to Pixie Land"
Beaver: "You know, I have a really good feeling about this holiday..."
Steve: "Now the boarding pass says 'Shut up'."
Flight Attendant: "Have a nice flight! Tee hee!"
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Mary Jo White, the former U.S. attorney from New York, is President Obama's pick to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission. The president will unveil the pick--along with the decision to renominate Richard Cordray to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau--at 2:30 p.m. at the White House, according to two administration officials. A White House official emphasized the importance of the SEC's role in "rooting out reckless behavior" on Wall Street and said that White's background as a prosecutor would suit her well in the job.
You've probably heard of some of the cases White has prosecuted as well as the names of some of the clients she has represented.
- John Gotti (1992). White's office oversaw the case against mobster John Gotti in the early 1990s.
- World Trade Center bombing (1993). White oversaw the prosecution of the perpetrators of the first World Trade Center bombing while serving as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York.
- Omar Abdel Rahman (1993). Also known as "the blind sheikh," Rahman conspired to bomb the United Nations and other New York City sites, and White's office prosecuted him.
- Ramzi Ahmed Yousef (1995). Yousef masterminded the 1993 WTC bombing and also tried to blow up U.S. airliners en route from Asia. White's office prosecuted him.
- Osama bin Laden (1998). White's office indicted bin Laden for attacks on U.S. embassies in Africa and for conspiring to kill Americans abroad.
- Tommy Hilfiger (2004). The clothing giant was being investigated for federal criminal tax violations, and it brought White on to lead its legal team.
- Donald Trump (2009). At law firm Debevoise & Plimpton, White represented New York Times business editor and author Timothy O'Brien in a defamation suit brought by real-estate mogul Donald Trump.
- Ken Lewis (2010). White defended Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis when New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed civil securities fraud charges against him.
- News Corp. hacking scandal (2011). White was brought in to advise News Corp.'s independent directors in the wake of a phone-hacking scandal that rocked the U.K.
White would replace Elisse Walter, who became SEC chairwoman after Mary Schapiro stepped down last month. Walter can stay in the job without additional Senate confirmation (she was confirmed to be an SEC commissioner already) through the end of 2013, according to Bloomberg.


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Early-aughts boy band fans will remember O-Town, the crew of young singers wrangled by Lou Pearlman for reality series Making the Band. After a bit of pop-radio success (with heart-worn ballad "All or Nothing," in particular), the five-piece split in 2003.
Why bring them up now? According to Twitter posts from bandmember Jacob Underwood, O-Town's back in action, working on new tunes and making tour plans. Why bring them up in Nashville? Well, since Underwood relocated here from California, the revived O-Town is a partly local act.
We're a little late on the realization -- "Otown is in the studio recording for the first time since 02 today," Underwood tweeted in mid-March, though he was already giving fans the heads up back in January, tweeting "Did someone say O-town reunion?!?"
O-Town round two isn't a complete rematch, however: Underwood is on board alongside bandmates Erik-Michael Estrada, Dan Miller and Trevor Penick, but Ashley Parker Angel -- who's been ramping up an acting career, including holding a major role in Broadway musical Hairspray -- declined to return.
"To address some rumors -- I won't be participating in a reunion but with respect and love I wish my boys the best as they move forward!!" the actor/singer tweeted in January.
The hometown O-Towner has been busy broadening on his boy-band roots as well -- he's been fronting a more Southern rock-oriented band called Jacob's Loc, whose "Whiskey Callin'" single is available now via iTunes.
He made a birthday trip home to California last week, and shared some visual evidence of the new O-Town via Twitter on Friday (see above).
O-Town fans can check up on the reunited band's goings-on via Twitter (@OTOWNBAND). On the table now, according to said Twitter: a focus on the future.
"No time to LIVE in the PAST, too much work to be done," the band tweeted after news of the reunion came out. "But we certainly aknowledge it and THANK those that helped shape it, EVERYONE of you."
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Clinical Information Discusses physiology, pathophysiology, and general clinical aspects, as they relate to a laboratory test
Molybdenum is an essential trace element found in the daily diet. It is a cofactor for some enzymes important in nitrogen metabolism (aldehyde dehydrogenase, xanthine oxidase, NADH dehydrogenase). Due to the wide distribution of molybdenum in the environment and particularly in plant materials, molybdenum deficiency is rare in adults with normal, diverse diets. Typical molybdenum intake in most geographic locations is between 45 and 90 mcg/day.(1) Urine is the primary source of excretion, though excesses are sometimes excreted by the biliary route.
Molybdenum deficiency associated with parenteral nutrition is indicated by symptoms such as stunted growth, reduced appetite, tachycardia, tachypnea, blindness, and coma. These symptoms can be corrected by introducing molybdenum supplementation.(3) Molybdenum cofactor disease is a severe genetic disorder which is due to defective mutations in the MOCS1, MOCS2, and GEPH genes.
Molybdenum toxicity is rare and usually related to molybdenum mining exposure; however it has been observed in cases of intake >400 mcg/day. Molybdenum interferes with copper uptake; molybdenum toxicity is predominantly due to copper deficiency (hypochromic anemia and neutropenia) and inhibition of xanthine oxidase (uric acid accumulation).
Urine molybdenum concentrations are likely to be increased above the reference range in patients with metallic joint prosthesis. Prosthetic devices produced by Zimmer Company and Johnson and Johnson typically are made of aluminum, vanadium, and titanium. Prosthetic devices produced by Depuy Company, Dow Corning, Howmedica, LCS, PCA, Osteonics, Richards Company, Tricon, and Whiteside typically are made of chromium, cobalt, and molybdenum. This list of products is incomplete, and these products change occasionally; see prosthesis product information for each device for composition details.(4-5)
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Monitoring of parenteral nutrition
Monitoring metallic prosthetic implant wear
As an indicator of molybdenum cofactor disease
Interpretation Provides information to assist in interpretation of the test results
Molybdenum excretion rates are variable and related to dietary intake. Evaluation of 124 healthy adults by Mayo Clinic suggested a reference range of 6 to 190 mcg/L. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) study reported urine molybdenum ranged from 20 to 180 mcg/L. (Note: NHANES also reported excretion per gram of creatine as 40 to 100 mcg/gm creatinine in adults and 70 to 240 mcg/gm creatinine in children.)
Prosthesis wear is known to result in increased circulating concentration of metal ions.(5-7) No increase (6-190 mcg/L) in urine molybdenum concentration is evident with a prosthetic device in good condition. Urine concentrations >200 mcg/L in a patient with molybdenum-based implant suggest significant prosthesis wear. Increased urine trace element concentrations in the absence of corroborating clinical information do not independently predict prosthesis wear or failure.
Urine molybdenum <6 mcg/L indicates potential deficiency.
Increased urine molybdenum may be seen in acute viral hepatitis, chronic active hepatitis, alcoholic liver disease, and other forms of liver inflammation.(2)
Cautions Discusses conditions that may cause diagnostic confusion, including improper specimen collection and handling, inappropriate test selection, and interfering substances
Molybdenum is a trace metal commonly used in alloys and readily present in the environment. Thus, contamination of the specimen must be avoided. Failure to use metal-free collection procedures and devices may cause falsely increased results. See Specimen Required for collection and processing information.
High concentrations of gadolinium and iodine are known to interfere with most metals tests. If either gadolinium- or iodine-containing contrast media has been administered, a specimen should not be collected for 96 hours.
Reference Values Describes reference intervals and additional information for interpretation of test results. May include intervals based on age and sex when appropriate. Intervals are Mayo-derived, unless otherwise designated. If an interpretive report is provided, the reference value field will state this.
<6 years: not established
6-11 years: 1-290 mcg/L
>11 years: 6-190 mcg/L
Clinical References Provides recommendations for further in-depth reading of a clinical nature
1. Department of Human Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Third National Report on Exposure to Environmental Chemicals (NHANES). NCEH Publication 05-0570. July 2005
2. Shenkin A, Baines M, Fell GS, Lyon TDG:Vitamins and trace elements. In Tietz Textbook of Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics. Edited by CA Burtis, ER Ashwood, DA Bruns. St. Louis, Elsevier Saunders, 2006, p 1132
3. Witzleb W-F, Ziegler J, Krummenauer F, et. al: Exposure to chromium, cobalt and molybdenum from metal-on-metal total hip replacement and hip resurfacing arthroplasty.Acta Orthop 2006;77:697–705


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Enlarged adenoids
The adenoids are lymph tissue that sit in your upper airway between your nose and the back of your throat. They are similar to the tonsils.
Enlarged adenoids means this tissue is swollen.
Alternative Names
Adenoids - enlarged
Enlarged adenoids may be normal. They may grow bigger when the baby grows in the womb. The adenoids help the body prevent or fight infections by removing bacteria and germs.
Infections can cause the adenoids to become swollen. The adenoids may stay enlarged even when you are not sick.
Children with enlarged adenoids often breathe through their mouth because their nose is blocked. Mouth breathing occurs mostly at night, but may be present during the day.
Mouth breathing may lead to the following symptoms:
- Bad breath
- Cracked lips
- Dry mouth
- Persistent runny nose or nasal congestion
Enlarged adenoids may also cause sleep problems. A child may:
- Be restless while sleeping
- Snore a lot
- Have episodes of not breathing during sleep (sleep apnea)
Children with enlarged adenoids may also have more frequent ear infections.
Exams and Tests
The adenoids cannot be seen by looking in the mouth directly. The health care provider can see them by using a special mirror in the mouth your mouth or by inserting a flexible tube (called an endoscope) placed through the nose.
Tests may include:
- X-ray of the throat or neck
- Sleep study
Many people with enlarged adenoids have few or no symptoms and do not need treatment. Adenoids shrink as a child grows older.
The health care provider may prescribe antibiotics or nasal steroid sprays if an infection develops.
Surgery to remove the adenoids (adenoidectomy) may be done if the symptoms are severe or persistent.
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Call your health care provider if your child has trouble breathing through the nose or other symptoms of enlarged adenoids.
Wetmore RF. Tonsils and adenoids. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 375.
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The capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires is home to many Argentine traditions and trademarks: The streets are lined by parrillas, or steakhouses, that serve up Argentina's famous beef; luxury boutiques sell leather clothing and pieces by high-end designers; the nightlife is dominated by the tango; and Evita's "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" balcony overlooks the central square, Plaza de Mayo.
Though there are plenty of museums to visit in the city, Buenos Aires is a great place to explore by foot and simply wander around (the streets' grid system makes it easy to explore). Known for its stunning architecture (gorgeous marble and bronze buildings line Avenida 9 de Julio, the widest boulevard in the world), Buenos Aires also boasts beautiful parks; the parks in Palermo are particularly noteworty and include a museum, a planetarium, and rose gardens. Outdoor markets are frequent occurences during the weekends and the cafe culture is a popular pastime -- Portenos (as locals call themselves) can be seen sipping coffee with friends until the wee hours of the morning. So if you're heading to Buenos Aires, be prepared to not get much sleep. Often referred to as the "Paris of South America," the city has a lively nightlife that doesn't get started until midnight, after locals and tourists have finished their late-night dinners.
Like in many big cities, there is significant crime in Buenos Aires, but most of it consists of pick-pocketing and other non-violent crimes. Tourists are simply encouraged to keep a close watch on their belongings and to travel in groups after dark. And it is clear that this petty crime has not discouraged visitors, as the city has experienced a recent tourist boom. Though their summer (North America's winter) can be hot and humid, it is the city's peak tourist season, and hotels can be particularly expensive at this time. Fortunately, tourists can save on transportation, as the metro system is easy to use and goes directly to many tourist attractions.
Though there are many hostels in Beunos Aires, the city does not have as many mid-range options as some would like. Boutique hotels are becoming all the rage, although international brand hotels are also available. Palermo is a popular area to stay in, as it boasts some of the city's best restaurants, shops, and parks. Staying near Plaza de Mayo puts visitors in the center of the action, while Recoleta is a beautiful historic area. La Boca can be dangerous at night, so staying near that area is often discouraged.
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This brown Oklahoma horse travel souvenir stuffed animal is embroidered with its state name replacing the "L" for a cowboy boot and the "O" with a wagon wheel. In 1955, the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum was founded in Oklahoma City. Every Souvies is unique to the region it represents, making it the perfect souvenir or gift.
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TV Memorabilia Needs a Home
James Comisar is the first to acknowledge that more than a few have questioned his sanity for spending the better part of 25 years collecting everything from the costume George Reeves wore in the 1950s TV show "Superman" to the entire set of "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson."
Then there's the pointy Spock ears Leonard Nimoy wore on "Star Trek" and the guns Tony Soprano used to rub out a mob rival in an episode of "The Sopranos."
"Along the way people thought I was nuts in general for wanting to conserve Keith Partridge's flared pants from 'The Partridge Family,'" the good-natured former TV writer says of the 1970s sitcom as he ambles through rows of costumes, props and what have you from the beginnings of television to the present day.
"But they really thought I needed a psychological workup," Comisar, 48, adds with a smile, "when they learned I was having museum curators take care of these pieces."
A museum is exactly where he wants to put all 10,000 of his TV memorabilia items, everything from the hairpiece Carl Reiner wore on the 1950s TV variety program "Your Show of Shows" to the gun and badge Kiefer Sutherland flashed on "24" a couple TV seasons ago.
Finding one that could accommodate his collection, which fills two sprawling, temperature-controlled warehouses, however, has sometimes been as hard as acquiring the boots Larry Hagman used to stomp around in when he was J.R. on "Dallas." (The show's production company finally coughed up a pair after plenty of pleading and cajoling.)
A Lifetime of Collecting
Comisar is one of many people who, after a lifetime of collecting, begin to realize that if they can't find a permanent home for their artifacts those objects could easily end up on the trash heap of history. Or, just as bad as far as he's concerned, in the hands of private collectors.
"Some of the biggest bidders for Hollywood memorabilia right now reside in mainland China and Dubai, and our history could leave this country forever," says Comisar, who these days works as a broker and purchasing expert for memorabilia collectors.
What began as a TV-obsessed kid's lark morphed into a full-fledged hobby when as a young man writing jokes for Howie Mandel and Joan Rivers, and punching up scripts for such producers as Norman Lear and Fred Silverman, Comisar began scouring studio back lots, looking for discarded stuff from the favorite shows of his childhood. From there it developed into a full-on obsession, dedicated to preserving the entire physical spectrum of television history.
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Native American Dance Fan
Native Americans made dance fans from natural materials to use in their ceremonies. Our dance fan resembles one made from birch bark by tribes in North America.
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"The quality of your environment cannot be dependent on the color of your skin, the size of your bank account, whether you were born on tribal lands... Environmental justice cannot be an afterthought -- it must be central to how we think and what we do so that we can offer meaningful assistance to communities that have been left behind."
Minority and low-income communities are often disproportionately exposed to pollution. EPA Region 9 supports programs and projects to help address these adverse and disproportionate effects. On this Web site, you will find examples of the ways communities have used EPA funding to increase their capacity to improve their local environment. We have also provided a list of tools and resources that may be useful to EJ organizations and residents. You may also want to join our listserve to receive occasional announcements about funding opportunities, conferences, or environmental justice news.
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U.S. EPA Region 9 Fiscal Year 2015 Action Plan to Address Environmental Justice
The FY2015 EJ Action Plan (PDF) (5 pp, 262K) continues the process begun in 2014, with each Region 9 Division responsible for integrating EJ into its work. The new region-wide EJ Network develops and follows through on shared EJ commitments in places and projects, based on our permitting and enforcement initiatives and the use of EJSCREEN, EPA's nationally consistent screening tool for environmental justice.
In recognition of the 20th anniversary of the Environmental Justice Executive Order, EPA Region 9 organized a "Teach-In" on March 6, 2014.
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Benzylpenicillin sodium (Ben-zile-pen-iss-ill-in soh-dee-um) is a medicine which is used in certain types of bacterial infections.
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Benzylpenicillin sodium is used to treat certain types of bacterial infections. It works by killing certain types of bacteria.
Other information about Benzylpenicillin sodium:
Benzylpenicillin sodium is usually given to you by a healthcare professional. The person responsible for giving you your medicine will make sure that you get the right dose.
If you feel that the medicine is making you unwell or you do not think it is working, then talk to your prescriber or someone involved in your medical care.
As Benzylpenicillin sodium will be given to you as an injection, it will usually be stored by the medical team.
Benzylpenicillin sodium is not suitable for everyone and some people should never use it. Other people should only use it with special care. It is important that the person prescribing this medicine knows your full medical history.
Your prescriber may only prescribe this medicine with special care or may not prescribe it at all if you:
As part of the process of assessing suitability to take this medicine a prescriber may also arrange tests:
Over time it is possible that Benzylpenicillin sodium can become unsuitable for some people, or they may become unsuitable for it. If at any time it appears that Benzylpenicillin sodium has become unsuitable, it is important that the prescriber is contacted immediately.
A medicine is only made available to the public if the clinical trials have shown that the benefits of taking the medicine outweigh the risks.
Once a medicine has been licensed, information on the medicine's effects, both intended and unintended, is continuously recorded and updated.
Some side-effects may be serious while others may only be a mild inconvenience.
Everyone's reaction to a medicine is different. It is difficult to predict which side-effects you will have from taking a particular medicine, or whether you will have any side-effects at all. The important thing is to tell your prescriber or pharmacist if you are having problems with your medicine.
If you feel unwell or if you have concerns about a side-effect, you will need to seek advice. If you feel very ill, get medical help straight away. Contact your prescriber, pharmacist, nurse or call 111.
If you are taking more than one medicine they may interact with each other. At times your prescriber may decide to use medicines that interact, in other cases this may not be appropriate.
The decision to use medicines that interact depends on your specific circumstances. Your prescriber may decide to use medicines that interact, if it is believed that the benefits of taking the medicines together outweigh the risks. In such cases, it may be necessary to alter your dose or monitor you more closely.
Tell your prescriber the names of all the medicines that you are taking so that they can consider all possible interactions. This includes all the medicines which have been prescribed by your GP, hospital doctor, dentist, nurse, health visitor, midwife or pharmacist. You must also tell your prescriber about medicines which you have bought over the counter without prescriptions.
The following medicines may interact with Benzylpenicillin sodium:
The following types of medicine may interact with Benzylpenicillin sodium:
Medicines can interact with complementary preparations and vitamins. In general, there is not much information available about interactions between medicines and complementary preparations or vitamins.
If you are planning to take or are already taking any complementary preparations and vitamins you should ask your prescriber whether there are any known interactions with Benzylpenicillin sodium.
Your prescriber can advise whether it is appropriate for you to take combinations that are known to interact. They can also discuss with you the possible effect that the complementary preparations and vitamins may have on your condition.
If you experience any unusual effects while taking this medicine in combination with complementary preparations and vitamins, you should tell your prescriber.
Medicines can interact with certain foods. In some cases, this may be harmful and your prescriber may advise you to avoid certain foods.
In the case of Benzylpenicillin sodium:
Most medicines, in some way, can affect the development of a baby in the womb. The effect on the baby differs between medicines and also depends on the stage of pregnancy that you have reached when you take the medicine.
Careful consideration needs to be given to the risks and the benefits of using this medicine during pregnancy.
You need to discuss your specific circumstances with your doctor to make a decision about whether you are going to take this medicine during pregnancy. You should only take this medicine during pregnancy if your doctor thinks you need to take it. If the decision is that you should not have Benzylpenicillin sodium, then you should discuss whether there is an alternative medicine that you could take during pregnancy.
Certain medicines can pass into breast milk and may reach your baby through breast-feeding.
In the case of Benzylpenicillin sodium:
For information about Benzylpenicillin sodium and breast-feeding, contact your prescriber.
Medicines contain active ingredients. They may also contain other, additional ingredients that help ensure the stability, safety and effectiveness of the medicine. They may also be used to prolong the life of the medicine.
This medicine contains benzylpenicillin sodium.
We are unable to list all of the ingredients for your medicine here. For a full list, you should refer to the patient information leaflet that comes with this medicine or ask your prescriber. You should check that you are able to take the ingredients of your medicine, especially if you have any allergies.
If you are not able to take any of the ingredients in your medicine, talk to your prescriber or pharmacist to see if they can suggest an alternative medicine. If you have reacted badly to Benzylpenicillin sodium before, do not take Benzylpenicillin sodium. Talk to your prescriber, pharmacist or nurse as soon as possible.
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