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You should choose a hepa type air purifier, but it MUST also have a carbon filter.
Carbon is the only thing that will adsorb the smell of the tobacco. As a general rule the more carbon in the filter the better the tobacco smoke removal.
If you want genuinely unbeatable tobacco smoke removal, then the BlueAir Smokestop models are the ultimate machine. The Blueair smokestop has almost a Kilo of carbon in the filter - vastly more than any other unit we have and when added to the Hepasilent Technology and superior CADR ( clean air delivery rates ) they deliver, it is easy to see why Blueair are regarded as the best Hepa air purifiers money can buy.
As a less expensive alternative, also consider the Bionaire BAP9240 for smaller rooms or the BAP1700 Smokestop , both of which offer great value for money. For more detailed information visit our Air Purifiers For Smoke and Odour removal section.
Over 5.4 Million people in the UK suffer from Asthma, 1.1 million of those are children. In fact more children suffer from asthma in the UK than in any other country on the globe. There are various particles that can trigger an asthma attack, and most of these can be filtered out quite easily with a good Hepa filter. However if you want the best possible chance of destroying ALL the allergy triggers then an Airfree air steriliser will almost always be the best choice. Click here to visit our Air Purifiers for Asthma section which will quickly point you to the best units for Asthma.
A well chosen Air Purifier will filter out everything from basic allergens to tobacco smoke , viruses and even chemical VOC's ( volatile organic compounds - ie. the glue found in many new carpets etc).
However, different units work better on different issues, for instance one purifier might be the best in the world for destroying viruses, but be fairly ineffective against tobacco smoke. Another may offer fantastic respite for asthma sufferers, but be virtually negligent in the removal of odours.
We answer all those queries and more in our air purifiers guide below. But of course you can always just pick up the phone and ask the question if you want to get it right in double quick time!
Pet dander from Cats, Dogs and Birds can be a real nuisance. A decent air purifier can filter out over 99% of these pet dander allergens and make the air in the room virtually allergen free. You obviously do not want to get rid of your pet, so investing in a powerful purifier capable of recirculating the air as quickly as possible is the next best thing!
Purifiers with cleanable Hepa filters can be a wise choice for Bird Dander
Of course the trouble with bird dander in particular is that it is a very large particle and therefore clogs up the filter in most machines very quickly. Replacement Hepa filters can be fairly expensive and for that reason, when dealing with pet dander it is wise to opt for an air purifier with a 'Lifetime Hepa'. Lifetime Hepa filters are unique in that they can be gently hoovered out and used again and again saving you a fortune in replacement costs over the years.
All the air purifiers in our Air Purifiers for Pet Dander section have been carefully preselected and encompass all the requirements that make an effective pet dander air purifier.
Or just pick up the phone
You can always pick up the phone and give us a call if you would like to talk it through with a human, we do love to talk to our customers after all.
Not always.
The British Allergy Seal of Approval is actually a paid for endorsement that many high street brands rely upon to add an instant credence to their products.
It can be used a general guide that the product uses a filter that will remove allergens etc and therefore could be beneficial for an allergy sufferer. But that itself is no guarantee that the air purifier itself is particularly effective.
Some of the world's best air purifier manufacturers choose not to subscribe.
Many of the world's more professional air purifier brands do not recognise the Seal of Approval as a true testing authority. Manufacturers like Airfree and Blueair for instance already have a host of more significant independent (not paid for) awards and accolades for their equipment from universities, laboratories and testing houses across the world. This type of certification is a much clearer indication that the product you are considering has been proven to genuinely relieve peoples allergy symptoms in real life situations.
In summary
Just because a product has the British Allergy seal of Approval does not necessarily mean that it is any better than any other. The best indicators are genuine independent test results. That does not mean that units with the seal of approval are not good machines, some are very good indeed. But it is definitely not the only indicator you should use when making your decision.
Indoor air pollution is among the top five environmental risks to public health, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Lung-damaging indoor pollutants may include house dust, pollen and pet dander particles, and tobacco smoke, fumes released by chemical-based cleaners or gases produced by synthetic building materials. While air purification cannot solve all indoor air pollution problems, the technique is an important part of the EPA's recommended strategy for improving indoor air quality.
Contemporary construction methods help seal fumes and particles indoors. According to the EPA, indoor pollution levels may build until they are between two and five times higher than outdoor levels – and may even be as much as 100 times higher. Because we spend as much as 90% of our time inside our homes and workplaces, the health risks from exposure to indoor air pollution cannot be ignored.
Immediate health effects may include headache, fatigue, and irritation of the eyes, nose and throat. Even if you experience no noticeable symptoms of pollution-related illness, the EPA says it is prudent to improve the quality of your indoor air. Long-term exposure may contribute to respiratory and heart diseases, allergies or asthma, and hypersensitivity pneumonitis.
To improve indoor air quality, the EPA recommends removal of the pollutant source, increased ventilation, and air cleaning. The first two strategies are effective for some pollutants under some circumstances. Air purification, in conjunction with either strategy or on its own, may be the easiest to live with.
Blueair systems remove 99.97% of the tiniest (0.1 micron) particles that accumulate inside our homes when operating on level one. These pollutants can affect anyone over time, although children, the elderly and those with respiratory illness (including allergies and asthma) may suffer most from high indoor pollution levels.
While air purification cannot solve all indoor air quality problems, the technique is an important part of the EPA's recommended strategy for improving indoor air quality.
What does CADR mean and why does it matter?
The Clean Air Delivery Rate, or CADR, on a box can tell a consumer how efficient air purifiers are at removing a certain contaminant from the indoors. The three pollutants that are measured are pollen, smoke and dust. These three pollutants are the most common ones found in the home's indoor air. By comparing the CADR numbers of each air cleaner, a consumer is able to determine which unit would be the most effective for the room he or she is concentrating on. The CADR tells how effective the air purifier will be at removing the pollutant from the room. With the help of the AHAM seal, consumers can concentrate on how the air purifiers will perform in a real-life setting inside their home. The consumer does not have to examine and compare which type of technology or filtering system he or she may need but only how effective the air cleaner may be according to the CADR's.
By separating the three contaminants and making three different CADR's for each pollutant, the AHAM has helped consumers to make the decision between home air purifiers. If one air purifier has a high pollen rating, a consumer who may have pollen allergies will be more prone to choosing that purifier for his or her home. A home air cleaner may have a high CADR when it comes to tobacco smoke so a homeowner that lives with residents who smoke cigarettes inside may choose that air purifier for his or her needs.
The room size rating that is calculated by the AHAM and is printed on the seal is also helpful for consumers when choosing home air purifiers. The room size rating that is given to each air purifier is based on the ability for it to remove 80% of smoke particles in a room. The rate assumes that the air moves through the room with one air change per hour and complete mixing inside the room.
Excerpt above by ClearFlite Air Purifiers writer Kelly K.
The test method used to establish CADR values is recognized as an American National Standard by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and used by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) in its Air Cleaner Energy Star Program. To ensure test results are accurrate and impartial, CADR testing is performed by an independent industry organization, the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM).
While some manufacturers do not submit their air purification systems for independent AHAM testing, we believe that CADR results should be central to your decision-making process. An air purification system is an important investment in your family's health and well-being. We urge you to compare CADR results for the air purification systems that you consider.
When the particle size and filter efficiency of any two air cleaners are the same (as they often are), the Clean Air Delivery Rate (CADR) is key to choosing the more effective system. CADR test results are expressed in cubic feet per minute (CFM), with a number rating for three "yardstick" pollutants: tobacco smoke, dust and pollen. The higher the CADR test numbers, the better the overall ability of the unit to clean your indoor air. CADR results reflect:
- the size of the particle removed
- what percentages of particles are removed
- the volume of air actually moving through the system
Air volume is often described as air exchange (the number of times the total volume of air in the room is processed by the unit within a given period of time). Some manufacturers substitute air exchange rates for CADR results, but they are not equivalent. CADR numbers give a much more precise report of an air purifier's performance.
CADR works the same way, rating not just how much air is cleaned nor just what percentages of particles are removed, but the overall performance of the filtration system when both factors are examined.
Let's say that both Air Purifier 1 and Air Purifier 2 have a filter efficiency of 99.97% for particles that are 0.1 micron in size. The difference between the two units is the amount of air filtered through the unit (airflow air exchange rate). Air Purifier 1 provides an air exchange rate of 3 per hour, which means that the entire volume of air in the space is filtered through the unit three times per hour. Air Purifier 2 provides an air exchange rate of 5 per hour, filtering the air in the space five times per hour. Air Purifier 2 is better than Air Purifier 1; it has the same filter efficiency but filters the air in the room more frequently. Like CADR, this is based on both filter efficiency and the amount of air filtered.
An air purifier can have lower filter efficiency and higher air exchange rate than another air purifier, yet still deliver a better Clean Air Delivery Rate. That is why using CADR to compare air purifiers is the best way to find the best air purifier for you.
One micron is 1/1000 mm (1/25,000 of an inch). Airborne particles are usually described in microns. Generally speaking, the human eye can see debris and dust that are approximately 25 microns in size.
To understand just how small this is, consider that a single hair from your head averages about 70 microns in diameter or 30 times larger than the largest fine particle. The size of a given particle helps to determine the degree of potential threat to human health.
Particles ranging from 0.3 to 0.9 micron present the greatest health concern because they are small enough to get past the tiny hairs that line our breathing passages and are too large to be easily exhaled. These irritating mid-range particles include house and textile dust, pollen, pet dander, dust mites and their feces, many bacteria, auto exhaust, mold spores, and particles from laser printers and copiers.
0.1 to 0.3 micron = Dust mites and allergens
0.3 to 1 micron = Tobacco smoke, metallic fumes and bacteria such as staphylococcus
1 to 5 micr>5 to 10 micr>10 micr>
Because mid-range particles are more likely to become lodged in lung tissue, they are suspect in a wide range of health problems related to indoor air pollution, from headaches and dizziness to cardiovascular disease and cancer. In particular, pollen, pet dander, mold spores and dust mite particles are known to trigger asthma episodes and allergy attacks.
While smaller particles (0.1 to 0.3 micron) can be inhaled and exhaled more easily than mid-range particles, even these minute particles may irritate breathing passages and lungs. Smaller particle filtration is particularly beneficial to people living with allergies, asthma, other respiratory conditions, or cardiovascular disease.
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How to Choose your Air Purifier
Or why not do it the old fashioned way and actually talk to us!
Even with our best intentioned guides, there is still no substitute for actually discussing your options with another human being, so why not pick up the phone and call us on 01207 507444 we love to talk to our customers!
Click to read our Ioniser (Ionizer) information guide. This will tell you everything you need to know and help you decide if an Ioniser is suitable for your particular needs.
All About Ionisers
How to choose your dehumidifier
Frequently asked questions about dehumidifiers
Of course, even with our best intentioned guides, there is still no substitute for actually discussing your options with another human being, so why not pick up the phone and call us on 01207 507444 we love to talk to our customers!
How often should I change the filter in my Blueair unit?
In order to maintain the high performance level you expect from Blueair, we recommend filter replacement at a four-, six- or 12-month interval, depending on the model.
Why so often? The amount and type of indoor air pollution can vary dramatically from environment to environment. Some manufacturers claim an exceptionally long filter life for their units – some as long as 5 years! At Blueair, we tell you how often filters need to be changed in the real world, not under best-case conditions in a laboratory setting.
Clearly, replacing filters every few months increases the maintenance cost of your Blueair system. However, we believe you would rather know up front what it takes to keep your indoor air clean and healthy. Without regular filter replacement, your air cleaner is operating at only a small percentage of optimum performance.
To make maintenance as easy as possible, Blueair offers a convenient Filter Subscription Program in some countries that automatically delivers your replacement filter kit at the recommended replacement intervals.
If you'd rather keep track of filter replacement yourself, you may obtain filters from your Blueair dealer, retailer or order directly from Blueair. With regular filter replacement, you are assured best of class performance for the life of the system.
What type of Blueair filter do I need?
Choose a filter type based on the kinds of pollutants (particles and gases) that may be present in your particular environment. Blueair's standard HEPASilent™ filter is a Particle Filter that provides efficient filtration for environments where particles are the primary concern and gases are secondary. For any environment in which removing gaseous pollutants (including tobacco smoke) is a priority, we recommend the optional SmokeStop filter.
All Blueair systems incorporate patented HEPASilent™ technology, which combines mechanical and electrostatic filtration methods to capture 99.97% of the tiniest 0.1 micron particles and gases.
Blueair systems remove more of the smallest particles, compared to the HEPA systems of other manufacturers. They remove more dust than competitive units. Our standard filters are suitable not only for average homes with family members in good overall health, but also for families who need an extra level of protection for the elderly, small children or those with respiratory or cardiovascular illness.
Blueair's optional SmokeStop filter adds more gas adsorption capability and is recommended for removal of tobacco smoke, and for environments like workshops or workplaces where chemical fumes and gases are present.
For people with chemical sensitivities, and those whose asthma or allergies are provoked by strong odors and fumes, the SmokeStop filter provides an even higher level of protection.
Blueair units are also helpful in fighting the effects of smoke from forest fires.
How does HEPASilent™ technology achieve such high levels of filtration?
Most HEPA filter systems use only mechanical filtration, which as a standard, remove 99.97% of particles at 0.3 micron. Blueair's patented HEPASilent™ filter technology combines mechanical and active electrostatic filtration methods, in order to achieve higher efficiency and capture smaller particles than either mechanical or electrostatic filtration alone.
Mechanical filtration essentially strains out or intercepts mid-range particles (0.3 to 0.9 micron) in much the same way as a colander strains pasta. And just as tiny bits of pasta escape through the holes in a colander, the tiniest particles can float past the filter media and escape an air purification system.
Particles that mechanical filtration alone might miss are captured by the electrostatic component of Blueair's HEPASilent™ system. HEPASilent technology filters out 99.97% of particles at 0.1 micron, when operating at its lowest speed.
Our system moves all particles through a sealed ion chamber, where they collide with negative ions and pick up a very slight electrical charge. As they exit the ion chamber, particles are attracted to the positively charged pleats of the HEPASilent™ filter media. Rather than floating past the filter media, particles are captured and removed from your indoor air.
Most electrostatic systems charge the fibers of the filter media itself, rather than the particles. The charge naturally dissipates over time and renders the filter media less efficient. By constantly charging incoming particles, instead of the filter fibers, HEPASilent™ technology keeps on working effectively and reliably.
Ionization does produce trace amounts of ozone, a gas known to irritate compromised lung tissue. Blueair systems use a very low electrical current to minimize ozone production and a sealed steel housing surrounding the ionization chamber to keep ozone contained. For more protection, our activated carbon filter adsorbs any ozone particles that may escape from the encapsulated ionization chamber.
In fact, testing shows that the ozone concentration in our system's output air is actually lower than in the incoming air. Blueair's electrostatic system is no threat to health, even for those with respiratory illness.
Can Blueair systems remove indoor gases?
Yes. The Blueair air purification system can remove gases and fumes such as tobacco smoke, auto exhaust, chemical fumes, smoke from forest fires and gases released by synthetic building materials.
The standard HEPASilent™ filter is made of polypropylene, which help mechanically filter out airborne particles. To maximize filter effectiveness, particles are negatively charged by the Blueair unit before reaching the filters.
The optional SmokeStop filter uses activated carbon media to trap gases and odors. We recommend the enhanced SmokeStop filter for removing tobacco smoke and for any indoor environment where gaseous pollutants are present. Such environments might include work or hobby rooms (where strong glues and paints are used) and kitchens.
How do gases find their way indoors? The use of chemical-based household and personal cleaners, indoor pesticides, and aerosols of all kinds has dramatically increased our exposure to gaseous pollutants, which often linger inside today's tightly sealed, energy-efficient homes.
Other gases may be introduced into your indoor environment when the plastics, binders and glues in synthetic building materials, carpets and furnishings release particles into the air in a process called outgassing. Combustible gases from heating systems may also be present.
Outgassing can be a particular problem with new synthetic carpets and upholstery, paints and interior wall treatments, and even the pressed furniture that is popular today. All may produce noticeably strong odors and correspondingly high levels of gaseous contaminants, which diminish over time. Installing a SmokeStop filter during and after remodeling can temporarily increase your unit's air cleaning power when outgassing is a problem.
These irritating gases may be a factor in a host of illnesses related to indoor air pollution, from respiratory disease to chemical sensitivity. Even strong odors are known to have a significant effect on asthma. Blueair offers two levels of protection from the potential health problems associated with gaseous pollutants.
Standard HEPASilent™ filters incorporate non-toxic polypropylene filter media to trap particles and activated carbon filter media to remove gases. The optional SmokeStop filters offer added gas adsorption capability and are otherwise identical to standard Blueair system filters in terms of particle filtering ability, filter life and size. You simply replace the standard filter with the enhanced SmokeStop.
You can order any Blueair SmokeStop filters directly from this site by clicking here
Can Blueair systems trap airborne bacteria?
The answer is a qualified "yes." Bacteria and viruses are trapped in Blueair filters.
No air filtration system is 100% effective at removing 100% of all bacteria and viruses. However, Blueair's combination of mechanical and active electrostatic filtration provides exceptionally high levels of protection. Our HEPASilent™ technology traps and removes 99.97% of airborne particles as small as 0.1 micron.
Airborne bacteria and viruses are a common source of respiratory infection and a particular threat to infants, the elderly and those with compromised immune or cardiovascular systems, including people with allergies, asthma, AIDS and heart disease. Some serious infectious diseases are spread through airborne bacteria or viruses, including whooping cough, meningitis and anthrax.
How large are the bacteria and viruses that threaten human health? According to the Pennsylvania State University Department of Aerobiological Engineering airborne pathogens database, health-threatening bacteria and viruses range in size from .018 micron to as large as 1.325 microns. Airborne pathogens larger than 0.1 micron include:
- Chickenpox virus (Varicella zoster) at 0.12 to 0.2 micron
- Smallpox virus (Poxvirus variola) at 0.14 to 0.3 micron
- Whooping cough bacteria (Bordetella pertussis) at 0.2 to 0.3 micron
- Pneumonia bacteria (Mycoplasma pneumoniae) at 0.2 to 0.3 micron
- Bronchitis bacteria (Chlamydia pneumoniae) at 0.2 to 0.4 micron
- Meningitis bacteria (Haemophilus influenzae) at 0.2 to 0.3 micron
- Tuberculosis bacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) at 0.2 to 0.6 micron
- Diphtheria bacteria (Corynebacteria diphtheria) at 0.3 to 0.8 micron
- Scarlet fever bacteria (Streptococcus pyogenes) at 0.6 to 1.0 micron
- Otitis media bacteria (Streptococcus pneumoniae) at 0.8 to 1.0 micron
- Anthrax bacteria (Bacillus anthracis) at 1.0 to 1.25 micron
Does Blueair's ionization process produce dangerous levels of ozone?
No. The most stringent government standards for indoor ozone are those of the Food and Drug Administration for indoor medical devices, which specify that ozone output be no more than .05 ppm. In a closed test room with the Blueair 501 in operation, probes measured ozone levels at .003 ppm-a tiny fraction of the amount deemed hazardous to human health. Our design safeguards against excessive ozone production, and then removes ambient ozone particles from the air.
Specifically, the Blueair 501 system was subjected to the Ozone Test outlined in section 37 of the Electrostatic Air Cleaner Standard, UL 867. The unit was positioned in the center of a closed 100 square foot room. The unit's ozone output was tested continuously throughout 24 hours of normal operation. The test demonstrates that HEPASilent™ filter technology reduces ozone in a sealed room, despite the trace amounts of ozone produced as a by-product of ionization technology.
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It's a matter of room size.
Each Blueair model uses HEPASilent™ filtration technology to achieve 99.97% efficiency at 0.1 micron. But filter performance is only part of the picture. Your air purifier must also be able to process the volume of air in the room where it operates. You need only compare the size of your room to the room size capacities listed below.
Our room size recommendations are based on testing by the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM), an independent industry organization that rates air cleaners for overall performance. Choose the system that matches your room size. All room sizes assume an 8-foot (2.4 meter) ceiling; if your ceilings are higher, choose the system that matches the next larger room size.
Room Size Best Blueair System
Up to 65 m2 (698 sq. ft.) Blueair 650e
Up to 34 m2 (365 sq. ft.) Blueair 450E
Up to 25 m2 (270 sq. ft.) Blueair 270e Blueair 203
All units come equipped with HEPASilent Particle Filters. Optional SmokeStopTM Filters are available for people who smoke or who live with a smoker.
We take great pride in knowing as much as there is to know about each individual product we display in our store.
Our goal is to provide the highest-accuracy assistance in connecting you with the product that most suits your individual needs.
Often you may find that we will point you to a product which is actually less expensive than the one you had earmarked purely because we know it will offer you better performance for your specific requirement.
1. We do not stock items that are unproven, unreliable or worse still unsafe.
2. We strive to avoid flashy, gimmicky type products. Most of these are admittedly often cheaper than the majority of items you will find here, but while those type of products may be initially attractive to the purse, they are often unsuitable and pretty much always less enduring.
3. We stock only the highest-quality products and spare parts and adhere to a strict quality control to ensure the reliability and long life of everything we supply.
Our reputation rests on making sure you are happy with the product you have bought, and therefore we steadfastly make it our business to advise you correctly. Over the years we have supplied many household names with our products and services and the biggest thrill for us is when one of our customers returns for additional advice or perhaps invites us to advise another family member or colleague of theirs. That is when we know we have done our job properly.
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Yes, we have our own warehouse.
We are one of the only specialist air treatment product retailers in the country who actually stock all our own products on the shelf ready for same day dispatch.
If the item is on display you can be sure it is in stock at our warehouse and ready to be picked and shipped for next working day delivery across mainland UK.
The only items we cannot stock are mould testing kits which have to be made in a sterile environment at the lab before being sent out to you. Mould Kits generally take 1-3 days for delivery.
Next Day!
If you place your order before 2pm Monday to Thursday you will get your delivery the very next day.
For a full explanation of our delivery times and days see here.
Delivery is Free!
Virtually all items in our store are delivered free with a next working day delivery. Only orders below £50.00 attract a small Postage & Packing charge of £4.96. We would love to supply all our items with free delivery, but unfortunately for smaller orders this charge is necessary to cover costs.
The only other orders which incur additional costs are those shipping outside mainland UK or throughout Europe. These costs are made obvious prior to checking out, there are no last minute surprises here.
2014 will be our 20th year of continuous trading.
Customer feedback is vitally important to us here at Breathing Space. We believe our product knowledge and customer service are the two main things which can really help us to stand out in our industry. We have taken 20 years to get this far and so we think we must be doing something right. However, there is always room for improvement and things do not always go to plan, so please feel free to read our customer feedback on the link below.
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Yes, we have our showroom at our business address listed in the contact section.
Here we display all of our air purifiers, dehumidifiers and air conditioning units and are happy to demonstrate these to you if you pop in and pay us a visit. No appointment is necessary.
Store Opening Hours
Monday - Friday 9am to 5pm
Weekends - Closed.
Online Shopping via Website
Open 24/7. Orders can be placed online at any time of the day or night and will be shipped as per our normal next working day service as outlined in our shipping section.
Yes. There is a section on the checkout which allows you to add a comment to your order. You can specify your preferred delivery day on there and we will amend the shipment at this end to ensure it arrives upon the day you choose.
Please note that Saturday deliveries cannot be made under the free delivery option, and will incur a £20.00 supplement. We do not make any profit on Saturday delivery charges, it is simply the cost that our couriers levy upon us for the weekend service.
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If you do decide to create an account it is very quick and simple and enables you to then view your order status at any time and also view previous purchases. Most importantly it makes placing future orders for things like replacement filters etc, much simpler and quicker next time around.
Once you have created your account, and have finished shopping simply go to the checkout, choose the method of shipping you would like and continue to payment. If you are happy with the order, confirm the payment and the item(s) will be dispatched to you.
When you have placed your order you will receive an order confirmation by email. Shortly after you will receive another update to let you know your parcel has been shipped and is on its way to you.
One Hour Delivery Window Notification
On the morning of delivery you will receive another notification telling you exactly what time your parcel is going to arrive ( and even the name of the driver ! ).
Of course, we are still human and love to talk to our customers, so you can of course pick up the telephone and call us at any time for further clarification if you have any concern that your order may not be en route.
Our search database is very helpful and will attempt to guide you to the correct product with minimum of fuss. To find what you are looking for you can either type in a specific word or words in the search box and the website will try and bring up the most relevant articles for you. For instance, if you are looking for an air purifier for Asthma, you could try typing simply 'Asthma' or 'asthma air purifier' and the website will bring up information relevant to your query if available. Secondly, you can simply hover over the categories above to see the various sub categories. For instance if you are looking for a dehumidifier you can hover over the dehumidifier link and the various sub options available to you will drop down automatically.
All orders over £50.00 on our website include Free Next Working Day Delivery to mainland UK addresses. Orders below £50.00 are subject to a small £4.96 P&P to cover costs.
All orders received by 4pm Monday to Friday are shipped same day on a 24hr courier.
Orders received after 4pm are shipped the following day to arrive 24hrs after that. Please note that next day delivery relates to working days only.
Orders placed before the 4pm cut off on a Friday will be delivered on the following Monday.
Orders placed after 4pm on a Friday and over the weekend will be shipped on the Monday to arrive on
the Tuesday.
Should you require a timed delivery or live outside mainland UK don't worry , we can do that too, however our couriers do impose a small surcharge for certain areas and these are explained clearly below and also on the checkout pages.
Standard Delivery Options
Next Working Day 8am-5pm. Free of Charge with 1 Hour Delivery Time Slot sent by text message and/or email.
Next Working Day Before Noon costs £9.00
Saturday Delivery costs £10.00
Deliveries to N.Ireland cost £13.95 (Although this is part of the UK, couriers still charge extra for this service - sorry!)
Deliveries to Non Mainland UK addresses (Including the Republic of Ireland) cost £13.95
Deliveries to the Channel Islands cost £16.00
Arrival Notification - No More Waiting At Home All Day
When you place an online order with us you will be sent an Email alert letting you know your parcel has been shipped along with additional tracking details sent right to your inbox. This Email will not only tell you the delivery day, but more importantly it will detail what time your parcel will be delivered to within an hour. Knowing the status of your delivery at any one time means you can now rush the kids to school, pop out to the shops or even visit your aunty Doris for a cup of tea safe in the knowledge that you will not miss the delivery driver.
Change Your Delivery Day Online
If your allotted delivery time /day is suddenly no longer convenient, then you have the option to change it to another day or even another address directly from the Email or text message that we send to you. Total flexibility designed to enable you to get on with life's more important issues.
Service Updates: All services are currently running on time with no adverse weather affecting deliveries.
If you change your mind about your purchase you may return the item, unused, with its original full packaging along with proof of purchase within 7 working days starting the day after delivery for exchange or a refund including the original delivery cost, as per your legal rights under the distance selling regulations 2000.
If you wish to return an item you should send an email to email@example.com stating your reason for return or contact us in writing at our offices at the following address Unit 4a, Park Road Industrial Estate, Consett. DH8 5PY to obtain a returns number. You must obtain a returns number within 7 working days of delivery. Please ensure that the returns number that you have been provided with is clearly marked on the outside of the packaging. We would suggest you use a Recorded Delivery service, as proof of shipping is not proof of receipt.
Terms and conditions of return
In respect of air purification products, we regret that for hygiene reasons we are unable to provide a full refund for goods that are incomplete or have been used.
Please remember to send your return by Recorded Delivery. Credit/Debit cards will be refunded within 30 days ( although usually this only takes a day or two ) Please note that we are unable to bear the cost of returning unwanted goods to us.
All Breathing Space products carry a minimum of twelve months warranty. In fact most now carry 24 months and some even up to 60 Months for complete peace of mind.
Once your product is more that 28 days old (but still within its manufacturers warranty) you may return it directly to the manufacturer under the terms and conditions of their warranty.
We will repair or replace the product or refund your money as per our legal responsibility under the Sale of Goods Act 1979 when:
• The product is confirmed to be faulty.
• If no fault is found then the product(s) will be returned and a charge of £13.95 (plus VAT) per product, plus carriage costs will be made to cover technical inspection costs. (Before sending goods back as 'faulty' it is always a good idea to contact our technical helpline on 01207 507444 who are often able to resolve setup and installation problems over the phone. Most manufacturers will also have a Product Helpline in the User Guide provided with the item).
• The product is otherwise in its original condition.
• It is returned complete, together with any accessories in the original box and all packaging.
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We all know that most advertising is mass marketing. We work with clients to construct an advertising campaign, select the times, programmes or sections of the newspaper or website and away we go.
We present the product and overcome the usual objections and then if the clients are prepared to invest in that campaign we put it to air, to view or on a website.
We also do that with prospecting as well, we decide that we want to target everyone, as an old mentor of mine used to say "anyone with a pulse".
Well it does not have to be like that, what we advocate is clear goals when you begin to start a prospecting initiative.
So, what do you do?
Here are three ideas to get you started.
- Make sure you clearly identify who you want to work with – In one case recently I recommended to a client to first clearly identify who you want to attract – a customer profile.
- Once you have decided who you want to target, before you get started you really want to sit down and think to yourself not how many prospects or leads in my funnel or bucket but who I want in my funnel or bucket. It's not about the quantity; it's about the quality of the people on your list.
- Attract them to you – This final one is critical and we will go into that and others in more depth in Inside Media Sales our monthly on all things sales. What I usually recommend after the customer profile and who you want to target is, what is the bait you are going to send them that no one else is going to? What is your A move?
Prospecting or lead generation is an ongoing process however it is an area that many companies ignore, they think that once they are on their client list that is it. If you do actively prospect then you will get additional business, many media companies fall down on this. Take a few lessons from other businesses.
I have a friend who regularly mails out to his real estate list making the odd offer. Does he have to do that? Probably not, but he knows the value of keeping clients warm. He is very successful, but success comes through always prospecting, knowing who your customer is and being a little different.
As a sales person, these times are a great opportunity to work continually on this type of approach, when the economy turns you will be the one they work with.
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Published: Sunday, January 15, 2006 at 6:01 a.m.
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Billie Moise Garlington, 83, a native of Morgan City and a resident of Houma, died Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2006.
Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to funeral time Monday at Chauvin Funeral Home. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with burial at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Pelican Cemetery in Pelican.
She is survived by one son, Bruce Garlington and wife, Virginia, of Pelican; two daughters, Donna Gleason and husband, Mike, of Ocean, N.J., and Patricia Thibodeau and husband, Chris, of Victoria, B.C., Canada; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one sister-in-law, Sally Moise; and many other relatives and devoted friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Violet Harless Moise and Albert Joseph Moise; her husband, Vergil Leslie Garlington; two brothers, Ike Moise and William Moise; and one infant sister, Joanne Moise.
She was a member of the First UMC of Houma and belonged to the Adult Sunday School class, the United Methodist Women and the Agape Bible Study group.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the First UMC of Houma Choir Fund, 6109 La. 311, Houma, LA 70360, or the Pelican Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 130, Pelican, LA 71063.
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I just applied to join the Rush Web Ring, but while my application is being reviewed, I'm spreading the word about my site here. The title is "Goddess In Their Garden: A Fan's Blog About Life, Rush, And Everything In Between."
I've been a fan since 1982, a web designer for 4 years, and this is my first Rush web site (not yet a year old). I have way too much fun as a fan and web geek, but I will have way more fun building bridges with my fellow fans. I have seen a lot of other fan sites, and every one of them has impressed me with their creativity, passion, and dedication. Wait a minute...you thought I was going to say "building bridges on the ocean floor" didn't you? Next time, I'll bust loose with more lyric references, I promise.
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TGIF indeed, ladies and germs.
I've got this incipient cycle of poems that are for a certain persona. Not sure where it's going to go, but I'll probably be focused on them for the next couple of weeks, and drafting not-so-often here. (Although I said I was cutting down anyway.) And I put in for vacation from the 6th to the 15th of June (plus the weekend after, so really the 17th), which I hope will be a much-needed jolt of relaxation and time for writing. Not sure if I'm going to travel anywhere yet, but the Berkshires are looking mighty tempting if I can swing it, as is Montréal. But hell, even just reclining at home would be nice. And my sister-in-law is due in mid-June, so I'll probably want to stay around these parts to go home for any impending becoming-an-uncle…
Speaking of having time to write, that was one of the key components in my poem for Sam Peralta's prompt at dVerse, to write a glosa. I've seen this form before, but I don't think I've ever tried it before: it involves taking a four-line snippet of a well-known poem, doing four ten-line stanzas off it that successively end with each of the four lines, and rhyming lines six and nine in each with the last. (Plus, tipping your hat to the poet's style helps.) Since it's often a tribute form, I chose a dead poet I've been admiring more and more lately, Jane Kenyon, and used her poem "Dutch Interiors" as the basis for mine. This character of the merchant's wife, so cryptic yet elegant, interests me. I started thinking about what Kenyon's personal heaven might be like, and wondered if there was an echo to be found in this poem that is ultimately a slightly cheeky take on the presence of the divine.
But, you know, just read it as you will. I wrote it as such.
And the merchant's wife, still
in her yellow dressing gown
at noon, dips her quill into India ink
with an air of cautious pleasure.
~ Jane Kenyon, "Dutch Interiors"
This is what comes, after:
always the sun just beyond reach,
a fat bumblebee in the blossom
gathering pollen to make time
(which will seep and slowly flow)
but too drunk. He never will.
Instead all things are frozen:
the room, the table, the water glass
forever beginning to spill,
and the merchant's wife– still.
Far below her, the counting-houses
churn their presses, the fisherman's
fishing, and the king is up a tree.
When you've no more life left,
how dazzling to see it spread out
for writing! She gazes down:
what else to do but memorize
the flicker of light on silver scales
and the color of the king's crown
in her yellow dressing gown?
And she forgets the feel of silk
and the tumbling coin's sonata.
Only the words, now. The words
join together in her like knots of wind
meeting overhead. Up here,
it is all the glory of watch and think,
waiting for the sun to start up again.
And she feels its wings click close
as her hymn reaches its brink
at noon, dips her quill into India ink.
The merchant's wife, who is poised
without need, who smiles when
there's nobody to smile at, knows
when things are too good to be true,
and when they're just good enough.
This place: she's taken its measure.
In other houses, other bargains:
but here she is content to be a hand
spilling its simple treasure
with an air of cautious pleasure.


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Aw Yeah Comics, the store founded three years ago in Skokie, Illinois, by longtime collaborators Franco Aureliani and Art Baltazar with Marc Hammond, has expanded to a third location, this one in Harrison, New York.
Hammond tells local newspaper the Daily Voice that the retailers had been looking for a small town not far from a major metropolitan area that was in need of a comics store. Located 22 miles northeast of Manhattan, Harrison has a population of about 27,400.
Conventions | Clem Bastow notes a disconnect at Oz Comic-Con in Melbourne, Australia, where women were a slight majority in the audience but were severely underrepresented as guests; DC artist Nicola Scott was the only woman in the comics contingent. Organizer Rand Ratinac said it was purely a matter of availability: "We offered for literally dozens if not hundreds of different guests, we always do, because you're dealing with people whose schedules they sometimes can't lock in until a month before the event. This time, of the people that we wanted, there were just a lot of guys that were available. Next year, it could be a whole bunch of girls; it all just depends who can come." But Scott points out that there are simply fewer women in superhero comics than in the other sectors of the industry and superhero creators are what brings the audience in the door. [The Guardian]
Pop culture | Eighty years ago today, Donald Duck was introduced as a supporting character in the animated short "The Wise Little Hen," part of Walt Disney Productions' Silly Symphonies series. His comic strip debut came a few months later, in an adaptation of the short by Ted Osborne and Al Taliaferro that ran in Sunday newspapers between Sept. 16 and Dec. 16. To mark the milestone, the National Turk publishes "a love letter to the duck," while The Telegraph offers 10 surprising facts about the character. [National Turk, The Telegraph]
Political cartoons | The South African cartoonist Zapiro, himself no stranger to controversy, said the Eyewitness News cartoon depicting the South African legislature and the people who voted for them as clowns (and calling the voters "poephols," or idiots) was a mistake. "I think the EWN cartoonists made a big error in the way they depicted the voters, what they called them and the shadow in the bottom corner, which could be misconstrued as meaning black voters," he said. "They should have – and the editors of EWN should have – picked it up. But, they have apologised and anything that goes beyond that now is just bandwagoning by politicians." Meanwhile, a fake Zapiro cartoon made the rounds on social media over the weekend. It's based on a real 2002 cartoon that showed doctors finding the brain of then-president George W. Bush while giving him a colonoscopy; the fake cartoon substitutes South African President Jacob Zuma, who went into the hospital over the weekend. [Times Live]
Longtime collaborators Art Baltazar and Franco Aureliani have been on a roll recently, partnering their Aw Yeah Comics store with Alter Ego Comics, tackling Itty Bitty Hellboy at Dark Horse, which will also collect their Aw Yeah Comics series, and bringing the "Li'l" treatment to several Dynamite Entertainment titles.
However, they're not finished yet: Aureliani announced over the weekend on Twitter, "Big news out of DC comics and @dandidio1 says so: can you say: Tiny Titans?," followed by, "Yes! It's true! New Tiny Titans coming soon!" Although there's been no official announcement, DC Comics Co-Published Dan DiDio re-tweeted the second message.
The Eisner Award-winning all-ages series, which ran for 50 issues from April 2008 to May 2012, depicts the lighthearted adventures of child versions of DC heroes (primarily the Teen Titans) at Sidekick City Elementary, where Deathstroke is principal and Darkseid is the lunch lady.
There's no word yet on when, or in what format, fans should expect the return of Tiny Titans.
Legal | Palestinian cartoonist Mohammed Saba'aneh was released from an Israeli prison on Monday, as scheduled. Saba'aneh, who was originally held without charges and eventually sentenced to five months for "contacts with a hostile organization," drew several cartoons while he was in prison and plans to do a show of his prison drawings, focusing on Palestinian prisoners who, he says, are in prison "just because they are Palestinians." [PRI's The World]
Manga | In a major coup for a manga publisher, Digital Manga (which, contrary to its name, also published print manga) announced at Anime Expo that it has signed a deal with Tezuka Productions to publish all of Osamu Tezuka's works in North America. While the details aren't entirely clear, it sounds like Digital is working on some new licenses and will have digital rights to books released here in print by other publishers. [Anime News Network]
This should lift the spirits of readers still mourning the end of DC Comics' Tiny Titans: Cool Toy Review and Fwoosh have the first looks at Mattel's Comic-Con International-exclusive boxed set featuring five figures — Robin, Raven, Cyborg, Starfire and Beast Boy — based on the character designs from the Eisner Award-winning series by Art Baltazar and Franco Aureliani. As you can see from the image above, the package is actually a Sidekick City Elementary bus driven by principal Slade Wilson and bearing the slogan "Convention or Bust." On the back is a comic strip by Baltazar and Aureliani depicting the five pint-sized heroes, including a cosplaying Beast Boy, at the convention.
Check out more images below, and at Cool Toy Review and Fwoosh. The set will be available at the Mattel booth at Comic-Con for $20, and at MattyCollector.com later.
Ahead of the debut next week of The Superman Family Adventures, the new all-ages series from Tiny Titans creators Art Baltazar and Franco Aureliani, DC Comics has unveiled Baltazar's adorable character designs for the entire cast, from Superman, Supergirl and Lois Lane to Krypto, Streaky and the Phantom Zone villains. Announced in May 2011, The Superman Family Adventures replaces Tiny Titans on DC's all-ages roster. Here's the solicitation text for the first issue, which goes on sale May 30:
Superman's closest allies take the stage like you have never seen before, from the Eisner Award-winning team of Art Baltazar and Franco (TINY TITANS)!
• Don't miss the action-packed, history-making, super adventure awesomeness!!
• Classic Superman elements reinterpreted for all ages with the humor that only the creative team of TINY TITANS can bring!
Check out the rest of the character designs below.
Comics | With the success of The Avengers film, Kendall Whitehouse discusses the narrative techniques comics have "explored and exploited," including "multi-issue story arcs, crossovers, team-ups, reboots and multiple title tie-ins," noting they not only help sell more comics but also have blazed the trail for complex stories: "The story has now become a world unto its own that allows the reader to explore whichever dimensions are of the greatest interest. Follow the events from the perspective of Iron Man or Thor. Or just peruse the core series and ignore the supplementary story elements. The series presents a nearly unbounded narrative universe for the reader to experience. It is easy to interpret this with a cynical eye as nothing more than a series of cheap marketing tactics designed to pump sales. And yet, when well executed, something larger emerges." [Knowledge@Wharton Today]
Retailing | Saturday's Free Comic Book Day also served as the grand opening for Aw Yeah Comics, a store in Skokie, Illinois, owned (as the name suggests) by Tiny Titans creators Art Baltazar and Franco Aureliani and retail veteran Marc Hammond. [Skokie Review, Time Out Chicago]
[Editor's note: Doug Zawisza, who regularly writes reviews for Comic Book Resources, joins us for a look at his one-day con experience at C2E2 this past Friday.]
The Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo opened its doors for the 2012 edition at 1:00 in the afternoon on Friday the 13th. I decided to tempt fate, spit in the eye of superstition and join a trio of friends from my local comic shop to make the four-hour trek between Detroit and Chicago, take in the sights to see at C2E2 and return home, all in one day. That's right: I was silly enough to think a whirlwind visit to Chicago would be a good idea.
We hit the road around eight o'clock and with a pair of stops on the way to coincide with the wonderfully easy traffic all the way into the great state of Illinois, we made it to McCormick place by 11:15 Chicago time. Coming in from the south side of the convention center, we mingled with Chicago White Sox traffic (oddly enough, the Detroit Tigers were in town to play the Sox) and managed to find parking at McCormick after driving through the shipping area of the parking facility.
DC Comics has revealed the cover to the first issue of Superman Family Adventures, the new all-ages title by the former Tiny Titans team of Art Baltazar and Franco Aureliani.
"Superman is here! And he's bringing his family!!! AW YEAH!" said Baltazar on The Source. "Working on Superman Family Adventures is truly a highlight to my career. Everything you know about the Superman mythos is here in this comic. You will see Bizarro, Parasite, Brainiac, Metallo and yes, even Lex Luthor! Writing and drawing bad guys is really cool! We had bad guys in TINY TITANS, but this time, they fight the heroes! ACTION! ADVENTURE! HUMOR! BIG GORILLAS! GIANT ROBOTS! LOIS! JIMMY! PERRY! and…SUPER PETS!!!! Whaaaa? Yep, that's a true story right there! SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES is gonna rock! Aw yeah Krypton!"
"SUPERMAN!!! Are you kidding me? SUPERMAN!!!" Franco said. "Ask any comic creator and this will be the number one guy they want to work on!! I'm definitely excited to be able to work with my good friend Art Baltazar on the all-new Superman Family Adventures. The book is going to be filled with amazing adventures, stories and humor featuring the entire cast of the Superman family – Lois, Jimmy, Supergirl, Superboy and even a few surprises you haven't seen in a while like Fuzzy The Krypto Mouse. You should come along because this is going to be a fun ride!"
The comic comes out May 30. Check out the full cover after the jump.
Comics | Matt Pizzolo discusses the Occupy Comics project, which raised more than $28,000 on Kickstarter: "The way the money is allocated is actually through the individual contributors. The artists and writers are all paid a proportional share of the revenue based on the number of pages they provide versus the total number of pages in the book, but all of the artists and writers are agreeing to donate that money to the protesters. Most contributors want to donate as a group to get the most bang for their buck, but they don't have to — anyone can just take their share and hand it to the protesters at their local park if they want." [The Morton Report]
Comics | Todd Allen compares the relative positions of DC's New 52 titles in November with their September rankings; the November orders reflect the adjustments retailers made after seeing how the different titles sold in September. The results: Animal Man shot up by 10 slots, The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men sank by eight, but most titles only moved a few notches up or down. [The Beat]
Along with the rest of the "Silver" comic books coming on Free Comic Book Day next year, DC Comics announced the DC Nation 2012 Free Comic Book Day Super Sampler, which will feature comics based on their animated series Green Lantern, Young Justice and a new series called Superman Family Adventures. Today on the Source, DC announced the creative team for that book–the Tiny Titans team of Art Baltazar and Franco Aureliani are working on the monthly Superman Family Adventures, which kicks off next May.
"I have been sitting on the edge of my seat, biting my tongue about Superman Family Adventures since Thursday, July 21 at approximately 4 p.m., when Art and Franco came to see me at SDCC and showed me the proposal for this series," said series editor Kristy Quinn. "Whew. Now, at least, you're all stuck waiting with me—I was getting lonely sitting at my desk with all this cool stuff I couldn't share!"
Update: Issue #50 of Tiny Titans will be the final issue, as noted in today's solicitations. Baltazar and Aureliani have been the creative team on Tiny Titans since DC started publishing it in 2008.


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I was wondering if anyone knows how to categorize and classify Interaction design in ISCED (International Standard Classification of
I was denied the possibility to get a
scholarship for studying abroad, because they categorized Interaction
design as art, and
they don't give any art scholarships. But on the other hand they
categorized Industrial design as Technical education. I have still 11
days left to appeal against their decision.
I am really thankful for any nugget of information.
I'm not familiar with ISCED, but did check it out. I guess it depends on what program you go into. My background was behavioral science (psychology) which would be category 31; or information science (32), computing/HCI (48)...not exactly sure where human factors/ergonomics/industrial engineering would go, maybe 52.
Is there a site where I can check this, because I have been looking for it?


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A chair of weight 115 lies atop a horizontal floor; the floor is notfrictionless. You push on the chair with a force of = 39.0 directed at an angle of 35.0 below the horizontal and the chair slides along thefloor.


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text: Welch Allyn Lawmakers concerned about what Welch Allyn sale means for jobs By Catherine Loper • Jun 18, 2015 Tim Gee / Flickr New York politicians are raising concerns that the sale of medical device manufacturer Welch Allyn could put central New York jobs in jeopardy. When Hill-Rom announced Wednesday morning that it is acquiring Welch Allyn, it did not say that any jobs would be eliminated at the Skaneateles Falls-based company. But that's what was immediately on the mind of the lawmakers who represent the central New York in Washington, D.C. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) told reporters Wednesday he had a "call in" to company representatives to find out more. Chicago company to acquire CNY-based Welch Allyn for $2 billion By WRVO News • Jun 17, 2015 Connectologist / via Flickr Central New York-based medical device manufacturer Welch Allyn is being acquired by Chicago-based Hill-Rom, also a medical device manufacturer, for $2.05 billion in cash and stock, the companies announced Wednesday morning. Now sworn in, Katko already sponsoring bill to eliminate medical device tax By Ryan Delaney • Jan 8, 2015 Connectologist / via Flickr Newly sworn-in Rep. John Katko has already attached his name to an effort to repeal the medical device tax. The tax on medical equipment manufactured in the United States was tacked on to the Affordable Care Act as a way to pay for the health care overhaul. But it's angered device makers, like Welch Allyn in Skaneateles. The company attributed recent layoffs to the tax's impact. Welch Allyn preparing for new tax on medical equipment By Ryan Delaney • Jul 5, 2012 Connectologist / via Flickr Despite months of preparation, the CEO of Welch Allyn says a new excise tax on medical supplies will hurt his company's bottom line. As part of the Affordable Care Act upheld last week by the Supreme Court, a 2.3 percent tax on medical devices sold in the United States will go into effect January 1. The tax is supposed to help pay for the expanded health care coverage. Welch Allyn gets tax break for energy upgrades By Ryan Delaney • Mar 8, 2012 Connectologist / via Flickr After three years of waiting, the first-ever "energy efficient" tax break has finally been awarded by the Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency (OCIDA). And the winner is ... Welch Allyn, a global supplier of medical equipment to hospitals and doctor's offices. Welch Allyn sunk $5 million into putting a LEED Gold certified addition on its research and development building at its Skaneateles headquarters.


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The Buzz Masters Golf Tournament
The Show With No Name was LIVE and on location this morning at the ? Annual Buzz Golf Tournament at Rebsamen Golf Course. That being said, I will make this here blog short and bitter sweet if'n ya will.
THE GOOD............It's Delight, Arkansas's favorite son, Glen Campbell's birthday. Number 77 on the calendar but, Number 1 in our hearts. Happy Birthday Rhinestone Cowboy!
THE BAD.............Harry King brought his charming self to the club house today. That is, if charming is the word to describe having scalding hot Velveeta cheese poured in your eyes and you know that dairy is just not good for ya!
THE UGLY........The Artist Formerly Known As The Outlaw Tommy Smith and myself tagged along on a Ladies Nite Out with a few of our 'girl friends' Friday night. Sheesh!!
Back in the studio tomorrow. I gots ta go now. I'm on the tee box next.
Tommy, David, RJ, and myself thank ya for listening and making The Buzz and The Show With No Name your #1 station!


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A simple but flavorful and protein-rich dip for veggies, crackers or toast!
Whip this up in less than five minutes for under two bucks!
- 1 can white beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 T. fresh lemon juice
- 2 T. olive oil
- 1 T. water
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled
- 1/2 t. curry powder
- 1/2 t. sea salt
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Add all ingredients to blender or food processor. Process until smooth (a little texture is fine but be sure there are no large pieces of raw garlic.)
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PARKERSBURG - Three teams from Parkersburg High School swept the 21st annual RESA 5 Science Bowl. The Big Reds A Team won first place in the Dec. 12-13 team competition.
Team members included Ian Collis, Eric Eisennman, Trent Cheuvront, Ben Kepple and Nanda Siva.
The PHS B Team finished second and the C Team finished third. The PHS B Team members were Elliott Clark, John Bolton, Sean Snider, Reid Strobl and Paul Fernandes. The PHS C Team members were Dylan Fahey, Aarthy Shah, Chase Campbell, Helen Read and Andrew Mommessin. The Parkersburg High School teams are coached by Lisa Berry.
Ravenswood High School's B Team, coached by John Wheeler, was a close fourth place finisher. The team members were Kurt Tennant, Jordan Sheets, Anna Flesher and Jordan Shaver.
Both Parkersburg High School's A and B Teams will receive an automatic invitation to represent RESA 5 in the West Virginia Science Bowl, scheduled for Feb. 2 at the National Energy Technology Laboratory in Morgantown. The third and fourth place teams will enter a pool of eligible entrants among all RESAs and will be selected by random drawing to compete at the state level. Teams from across the state will be vying for a spot in the National Science Bowl finals to be held April 25 in Washington, D.C. The West Virginia Science Bowl is sponsored by the United States Department of Energy.
Other teams competing in the RESA 5 Regional Science Bowl included Ravenswood High School A Team, Ripley High School A and B Teams, Ritchie County High School, St. Marys High School, Tyler Consolidated High School, Parkersburg Catholic High School and Wirt County High School A and B Teams.
RESA 5 is one of eight Regional Education Service Agencies in West Virginia. RESA 5 serves the educational systems in Calhoun, Jackson, Pleasants, Ritchie, Roane, Tyler, Wirt and Wood counties.


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Jakarta Gubernatorial Candidate is New Game in Town
JAKARTA – Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Joko Widodo is the hero of a new videogame in which he lobs exploding tomatoes to battle the megacity's many enemies.
The Angry Birds-like game, called Selamatkan Jakarta, or Save Jakarta and available on Facebook, has been played by more than 50,000 people since it was launched over the weekend, said Juwanda, business development coordinator at Metric Design, the company that created the game.
The tech company – which also makes applications for devices using Google's Android and Apple's iOS operating systems – was not paid by Mr. Widodo's campaign to develop the game.
"This is purely our initiative," said Mr. Juwanda, who like many Indonesians goes by only one name. "We idolize Mr. Widodo and this is how we decided to help him."
In the 30-level strategy puzzle game, a comic book caricature of Mr. Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, throws tomato bombs at the enemies of Jakarta such as corrupt businesspeople and street thugs, while trying to avoid blowing up good citizens. As players advance through the game, new enemies appear and there are more good citizens to avoid.
Mr. Widodo, the popular mayor of Solo in Central Java, and current Jakarta Gov. Fauzi Bowo were declared winners of the first round of the gubernatorial election in July, securing 43% and 34% of the votes, respectively. Because none of the six candidates won more than 50% of the votes, Messrs. Widodo and Bowo are going head-to-head in a run-off election scheduled for Sept. 20.
Supporters say they back Mr. Widodo because of his clean image and because they see him as a break from the status quo. They say they are optimistic he will be better able to tackle the city's chronic problems such as constant traffic jams, flooding and poverty.
The incumbent, Mr. Bowo may not have his own videogame yet but he has recently introduced a series of populist policies seen by observers as an attempt to boost his election chances.
Late last month he announced that poor residents could access free health-care services at 88 hospitals, and on Aug. 1 the city administration announced a program to provide 12 years of free schooling (the first nine years of schooling are already free in Indonesia).
Recent polls suggest that the race will be close, but Jakartans will have to wait until September to find out whether Mr. Widodo gets top score.


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T2: Sun, Fujitsu, Sparc, Solaris
By jimgris-Oracle on Oct 14, 2008
Sun doubles processing power of UltraSparc T2 Plus servers: "Sales of systems based on the multithreading UltraSparc chips 'have
seen dramatic growth.' [Jean Bozman, analyst at IDC] also said that she
is seeing evidence of Sun gaining new customers via the multithreading
technology.' " -- Computerworld
Cool. Nice to see Solaris running a hot new platform driving growth. Sun press release here. Sun technical blogs here.


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» What is a Caldera?
What is a Caldera? How Do Calderas Form?
What is a Caldera?
Calderas are some of the most spectacular features on Earth. They are large volcanic craters that form by two different methods: 1) an explosive volcanic eruption; or, 2) collapse of surface rock into an empty magma chamber.
The image at right is a satellite view of one of the most famous calderas - Crater Lake in Oregon. Crater Lake was formed about 7700 years ago when an enormous volcanic eruption of Mount Mazama emptied a large magma chamber below the mountain. The fractured rock above the magma chamber collapsed to produce a massive crater over six miles across. Centuries of rain and snow filled the caldera creating Crater Lake. With a depth of 1932 feet (589 meters), Crater Lake is the
deepest lake in the United States
and the seventh deepest lake in the world.
Collapse Calderas
Collapse calderas form when a large magma chamber is emptied by a volcanic eruption or by subsurface magma movement. The unsupported rock that forms the roof of the magma chamber then collapses to form a large crater. Crater Lake and many other calderas are thought to have formed by this process.
The four-step illustration below explains how the Crater Lake caldera is thought to have formed. The video at right shows a table-top model of caldera formation. This would be an excellent activity for teachers to do with their students or they can simply show the video using computer projection.
Steps in the formation of Crater Lake Caldera
Eruptions of ash and pumice:
The cataclysmic eruption started from a vent on the northeast side of the volcano as a towering column of ash, with pyroclastic flows spreading to the northeast.
Caldera collapse:
As more magma was erupted, cracks opened up around the summit, which began to collapse. Fountains of pumice and ash surrounded the collapsing summit, and pyroclastic flows raced down all sides of the volcano.
Steam explosions:
When the dust had settled, the new caldera was 5 miles (8 km) in diameter and 1 mile (1.6 km) deep. Ground water interacted with hot deposits causing explosions of steam and ash.
In the first few hundred years after the cataclysmic eruption, renewed eruptions built Wizard Island, Merriam Cone, and the central platform. Water filled the new caldera to form the deepest lake in the United States. Figure modified from diagrams on back of 1988 USGS map "Crater Lake National Park and Vicinity, Oregon." Illustration and caption by the United States Geological Survey.
Explosive Calderas
Explosive calderas are formed when very large magma chambers filled with silica-rich melt and abundant gas move upwards from depth. Silica-rich magmas have a very high viscosity that enables them to hold gas bubbles under very high pressures. As they rise to the surface the reduction of pressure causes the gases to expand. When break-through occurs the result can be an enormous explosion which blasts away large volumes of rock to form the caldera. Some of these blasts eject many cubic kilometers of magma and rock.
The Yellowstone Supervolcano & Caldera Chain
Yellowstone National Park is world-famous for its geysers and hot springs. Those thermal features are easy-to-observe evidence of an active magma system beneath the Park. This magma system has produced some of the largest volcanic eruptions in Earth's history - eruptions so large that they have been called "
". One of these eruptions produced a caldera about 50 miles across that underlies most of Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone Caldera Chain
The current caldera at Yellowstone is the most recent in a
series of eruptions
that span millions of years. The North American Plate is moving west over a stationary hot spot. As the plate moves the hotspot produces an enormous eruption (and a large caldera) every few million years. This has produced regional basaltic lavas and a chain of rhyolitic caldera groups (circles, with ages in millions of years) along the track of the Yellowstone hot spot. Image by USGS.
The Toba Supervolcano
About 73,000 years ago the eruption of Toba on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia produced what is believed to be the largest explosive eruption on Earth in at least the past 25 million years.
The Toba blast is believed to have deforested much of central India - about 3000 miles from the eruption site. The blast is thought to have ejected about 800 cubic kilometers of ash into the atmosphere, producing a crater that is 100 kilometers long and 35 kilometers wide. The crater is now the site of the world's largest volcanic lake.
World's Largest Explosive Eruption
Landsat Geocover image of the caldera formed by the Toba Supervolcano. It is now the world's largest volcanic lake. The image above was produced using Landsat GeoCover data from NASA.
Calderas on Other Planets
Complex caldera at the summit of Olympus Mons Volcano - a shield volcano that is the tallest feature on Mars. This caldera is very similar to the caldera complex at the summit of Earth's largest shield volcano - Mauna Loa Volcano on the island of Hawaii. Image by NASA.
What Causes Explosive Eruptions at Kilauea?
Many of Kilauea's pre-1924 explosive eruptions that produced significant ash deposits probably happened when the volcano's summit crater was so deep that its floor was below the water table, letting groundwater seep in to form a lake. Whenever magma erupted into the lake water, violent explosions of steam and volcanic gases resulted, fragmenting the magma into tiny ash particles and driving fast-moving, extremely hot ash-laden steam clouds (pyroclastic surges) out of the crater. Image and caption by USGS.
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Crater Lake Caldera
A satellite view of Crater Lake, one of the world's most famous calderas. Crater Lake formed about 7700 years ago when a massive volcanic eruption of Mount Mazama emptied a large magma chamber below the mountain. The fractured rock above the magma chamber collapsed to produce a massive crater over six miles across. Centuries of rain and snow filled the caldera creating Crater Lake. With a depth of 1932 feet (589 meters), Crater Lake is the
deepest lake in the United States
and the seventh deepest lake in the world. View a
Google Map of Crater Lake
. The image above was produced using Landsat GeoCover data from NASA.
This video demonstrates a teaching activity that clearly demonstrates how a caldera is formed. It can be difficult to explain or draw how a caldera forms. This table-top model is a great demonstration. Teachers can do this activity with their students or simply show the video in class using computer projection. Venezky Dina, and Wessells, Stephen, 2010, Caldera demonstration model: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2010-1173.
Snow-Covered Calderas - Mona Loa, Hawaii
Snow-covered Moku`aweoweo Caldera atop Mauna Loa shield volcano (Mauna Kea in background). The caldera is 3 x 5 km across, 183 m deep, and is estimated to have collapsed between 600-750 years ago. Several pit craters along the upper southwest rift zone of Mauna Loa (lower right) also formed by collapse of the ground. Image and caption by USGS.
Aniakchak Caldera, Alaska
Aniakchak Caldera, located in the Aleutian Range of Alaska, formed during an enormous explosive eruption that expelled more than 50 km3 of magma about 3,450 years ago. The caldera is 10 kilometers in diameter and 500-1,000 meters deep. Subsequent eruptions formed domes, cinder cones, and explosion pits on the caldera floor.
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A full-time student at a Maine college or university who satisfies above requirements.
Nonresident means a citizen of the United States who does not fall within the definition of Alien OR Resident.
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Anyone 10 years of age and over must obtain a license to hunt wild birds or wild animals. Maine resident landowners, including immediate family members over 10 years of age, as long as their license to hunt has not been revoked or suspended, may hunt without a license, including archery, crossbow (see below) and muzzleloader (but must purchase all other permits) on land they own and reside provided the land exceeds 10 acres in size and is used exclusively for agricultural purposes. This does not apply to moose hunting. A license is required
What Are the Requirements for Obtaining a License?
Applicants for an adult hunting license must show proof of having previously held an adult license to hunt with firearms in any year beginning with 1976 or successful completion of an approved hunter safety course from this or any other state. Residents must provide proof of residency when applying for a license.
Convicted felons who have not been issued a permit to carry a firearm cannot purchase or possess a firearms hunting license in Maine (Title 15, sub-§393, sub-§§ 1 & 2).
To obtain an adult archery hunting license, you must show proof of having held an adult license to hunt with bow and arrow in any year after 1979 or successful completion of an archery education course.
Native Americans are exempt from safety course requirements for archery, crossbow and trapping.
A member of the Armed Forces of the United States on active duty who is permanently stationed outside of the United States and home on leave is exempt from hunter, archery, and crossbow safety course requirements if that member shows proof at time of application for the license that the member's home state of record is Maine.
Residents and Nonresidents may obtain hunting licenses from agents throughout the state (sporting good stores, many convenience stores, town clerks, and turnpike service centers) or from the Department office in Augusta. Nonresidents may also obtain them by mail from the Department office in Augusta.
(Note: Not all town clerks issue nonresident licenses.)
Licenses may also be purchased online at mefishwildlife.com. Agents are authorized to process applications online for moose and antlerless deer permits; they may charge a fee of $2.00.
It is unlawful to obtain any license or permit through misstatement or misrepresentation or to possess any license or permit which has been altered, mutilated or tampered with in any manner.
Other Hunting License Provisions
Please Note: The commissioner may revoke the license of any person convicted of violating the fish and wildlife laws, in addition to any penalty which may be imposed by a court of law. Some violations result in mandatory revocation. See License Revocation Information for a list of violations.
Are There Any Other Permits Required?
There are certain permits required (in addition to the regular hunting license). See individual species pages for this permit information.
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(Available at the Augusta Office only.) For detailed information on the following licenses, contact the Department at (207) 287-3614.
An apprentice hunting license is available to a resident or nonresident 16 years of age or older who has never held a valid adult hunting license. A person may not obtain an apprentice hunting license more than twice. A person holding this license may not hunt other than in the presence of an adult supervisor at least 18 years of age who has held a valid Maine hunting license for the prior 3 consecutive years. The supervisor is responsible for ensuring that the holder of an apprentice license follows safe hunting protocol as well as all hunting laws. For more information contact IF&W at (207) 287-8000.
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Chapter 7 Summary
Rowdy Sings The Blues
- The next day, Junior walks over to the playground to find Rowdy. He wants to tell him that he loves him, and that he's his best friend, but he doesn't. Instead he tells him that he's transferring to Reardan.
- Rowdy gets mad. Very, very mad. Like, nuclear.
- Junior tries to convince Rowdy to come with him, telling him it will be an "adventure" (7.18).
- Rowdy spits on the ground. Junior remembers that he and Rowdy played Reardan last year in flag football. Wellpinit (Junior's school) lost 45-0. They also lost to Reardan at basketball. And baseball. And academic bowl.
- Junior tells us that the Reardan kids were "magnificent," "beautiful," they "knew everything," and they were "filled with hope" (7.34-7.39).
- Hope, for Junior, is a mythical creature (fig 7.1).
- Junior makes the mistake of touching Rowdy's shoulder, and Rowdy calls him a "retarded fag" (7.53). (Oof.) Then Junior starts to cry. Then Rowdy starts to cry—and scream.
- Junior touches Rowdy's shoulder again, and Rowdy punches him. Junior hits the ground, his nose bleeding.
- He stays on the ground as Rowdy walks away.


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