DC Water Crisis Spreads to Arlington, Virginia.
Yesterday, government officials in Arlington, Virginia announced that 5 Arlington homes tested positive for excessive levels of lead in drinking water. Approximately one month ago, Washington, D.C. water officials announced lead levels of 50 parts per billion in the city drinking water, which is approximately 5 times the limit set by the Environmental Protection Agency for safe human consumption. In two cases, levels of lead in D.C. were found to be as high as 48,000 parts per billion, a level that would allow residents to actually taste the lead, according to city officials.Arlington gets its drinking water from the same source as Washington, D.C., although neither jurisdiction has determined exactly how the lead is getting into the water.What these results show us is that no matter how much confidence you may have in your local water authority, the safety of your family depends on your own action, and that action should be in the form of installing a point of use water filtration system in your home, says Glenn Garnes, a Maryland business man who operates a web site devoted to health and wellness.
According to Garnes, who has done extensive research on water filtration systems, a water filtration system that removes toxins right before you drink, or shower is the best way to assure that your water is safe.We have reviewed several high quality systems on our web site at Choosefitness.com, and would recommend that anyone looking for a high quality system begin their search by reviewing the information we have compiled, said Garnes. "Our review found that the more expensive systems are not always the best value, or more effective than less expensive systems, so consumers can save themselves significantly by doing their homework", Garnes added.Garnes, also noted that some less expensive pitcher type and faucet systems can actually cost more in the long run, because of the higher cost of replacement filters.
"Many pitcher filters that you see in your grocery store appear to be good values because the up front cost of the pitcher is relatively small, but when you consider overall cost of ownership, in the form of replacement filters, these systems on a cost per gallon basis, can cost you as much as three times the cost of a quality counter top system, Garnes warned.In response to the crisis in Washington, D.C., Garnes had arranged for a water filtration system retailer to make a high quality system available to D.C. residents at a significant discount.
Ameripure Technologies, a company based out of Woburn, Massachusetts, has agreed to make one of its best filter systems available at a discount to D.C.
residents. That program has now been expanded into Arlington, Virginia.
Ameripure Technologies president, John Krowiak says, "We will continue to offer this program to residents of any jurisdiction that is affected by high lead readings", said Krowiak.
We are committed to making sure that no resident has to sacrifice family health and safety while government officials figure all this out", added Krowiak.Ameripure has also agreed to offer the same level of discount on the purchase of replacement filters for any customer in D.C. or Virginia who acquires a system under the program.
Another filter manufacturer has donated 10,000 pitcher style water filtration systems for use by D.C. residents, but it was not clear whether residents would have to buy the replacement filters themselves.
We were happy to see the Brita Company step in like we did, and help out with this crisis, said Garnes.
"We know they can't give filters to every resident affected, and certainly, replacement cartridges will have to be the responsibility of the resident, so consumers should compare total cost of ownership in figuring out what benefits them the most in the long run", Garnes added.D.C. and Arlington residents interested in taking advantage of the program can call Ameripure at (877) 281-1967.
All they have to do is tell customer service they are a D.C. or Arlington, Virginia resident, and as long as the system is shipped to a an address in one of those jurisdictions, they will receive the discount.For more information on the importance of filtered drinking water, community members can visit www.choosefitness.com, where the topic is covered in detail..
Announcing The ?60 Second Newsletter?? ? It?s The Next Evolution In Profitable ?DIY? Marketing?Without Actually Having To ?Do It Yourself!?
In response to challenges faced by independent business owners trying to publish a newsletter, James Burchill (aka The Practical Marketeer?) today announced the launch of his newest product - the evolutionary and cost effective "60 Second Newsletter?". Developed using MS Word for ?in-house' printing on standard ?Letter' sized paper, the "60 Second Newsletter?" subscription service is already receiving a warm reception for its simplicity, power and ease of use. "Your clients will never know you didn't write it yourself." says James."The ?60 Second Newsletter' fills a basic business marketing need - regular client communication." said James Burchill. "Independent business owners realize the value of a regular monthly newsletter ? however they are often put-off by the costs and effort associated with such a project." "The ?60 Second Newsletter' subscription service solves this problem because it is a ?DIY' product that doesn't require you actually ?Do-It-Yourself'. The newsletter is pre-written...
Announcing The ?60 Second Newsletter?? ? It?s The Next Evolution In Profitable ?DIY? Marketing?Without Actually Having To ?Do It Yourself!?
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Epson Ink Cartridge Sales set to increase.
Epson is currently top of the printer manufacturer sales listing, with five of the top ten best selling inkjet printers of the summer.
The full results from market research firm GfK were:
1) Epson Stylus C48,
2) Epson Stylus Photo R220,
3) Lexmark Z735,
4) Epson Stylus D68,
5) Canon Pixma iP4200,
6) Epson Stylus D88,
7) Lexmark Z617,
8) Epson Picturemate 100,
9) HP Deskjet 3940,
10) HP Photosmart 8050
Three of these models, the Stylus D68,D88 and Stylus photo R220 use individual ink cartridges for each colour, allowing replacement of colours as they run out. Individual cartridges for these models are available for under ?5 from the likes of Cartridge Concept and specialist highstreet outlets.
With Epson's continued success in restricting sales of compatible cartridges their...
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4inkjets is awarded Bizrate?s Platinum Circle of Excellence For Outstanding Service
(ContentDesk) October 28, 2004 -- A direct importer of printing supplies, LD Products / 4inkjets.com has joined the elite group of 41 online retailers (out of 47,715) that have met the rigid criteria set by BizRate.com, for outstanding service from September 1, 2003 through August 31, 2004. BizRate.com's merchant and product ratings are collected from more than one million online buyers each month making them the most reliable ratings on the Web.4inkjets has demonstrated outstanding performance in all seven of the following areas: ease of finding what you are looking for, on-time delivery, overall satisfaction, selection of products, customer support, product expectations met and repurchase intent. With over 300,000 customers, 4inkjet ships over 18,000 printer supply orders per month. In appreciation to their customers, the company is offering free shipping the week of October 25th through November 1st. A "One Stop Shop", the company offers a large selection of high quality inkjet cartridges,...
4inkjets is awarded Bizrate?s Platinum Circle of Excellence For Outstanding Service
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The impact of inventions on the printing industry.
Copyright 2006 Smarket Limited
Printing is not something one may think of often, but it does impact our lives everyday.
From the morning newspaper to church on Sundays, printing is important to our society.
Without printing we wouldn't have books, papers, magazines or many other information tools.
To truly understand printing one must look at the machines, processes and technology that has shaped its history.
The construction of machines have taken printing from hand cranked to high power.
The first papermaking machine which developed rolls of paper was made in London in 1803.
In 1846 Richard March Hoe made a rotary press that arranged printing plates on a cylinder, pressing them onto the paper.
In 1866 a machine was invented for the purpose of folding newspapers.
In 1884 the typesetting machine, invented by Ottmar Mergenthaler in Baltamore, made printing easy.
All of these inventions started...
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