"Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down."
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AUGUST IS
NATIONAL WATER QUALITY
MONTH
We welcome our new
Silver Oak Faucet Line
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You know what they say,Knowledge is KEY!Ready to learn more about faucets? Contact our customer service dept. on how we can help through DELANEY UNIVERSITY !
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Lock n' Roll
It's a Reunion
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Celebrating our 2nd Anniversary
August 29th
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Today is National
Watermelon
Day
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Q: Why Do watermelons have fancy weddings?
A. Because they Cantaloupe.
Check out more of our Watermelon Day Photos on our Facebook Page
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Greetings!
Today I am writing you from Galway Ireland. As I tour through the countryside and see sheep herders tending their flocks, it amazes me how little farm life has changed over time. Small garden plots separated by rock walls, peat blocks drying in the sun that will later become fuel to cook meals, heat homes and small school houses.
Driving from the right side of the car and on the other side of the road takes a little time to get used to. You also have to navigate narrow country roads that get shared by all; tour busses, farm tractors, other confused tourists and (as you have probably guessed), SHEEP!!
And did I tell you about the rain? Conversations in Ireland always start with the weather. Do you think it will rain today? How much rain did you get yesterday? What a shower we had last night? One of my Irish friends told me that secretly Irish people are holding on to the hope that one day it will quit raining!! But when the sun does shine in Ireland it is truly magical. Never have I seen so many shades of green. The Irish people are wonderful hosts and they feel a kinship to Americans. If you have a chance to come here for a vacation you will not be disappointed.
Have a great month!
Michael O'Bryan
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Michael Phelps 12,000 calorie diet
He has already earned himself a record-breaking 18 Gold Olympic medals (and counting) and the world watches in
 his last final hours before retirement. But American international swimmer Michael Phelps works hard for his enviably strong physique.The 27-year-old athlete, whose arms span 6 feet 7 inches-disproportionate to his height of 6 feet 4 inches maintains that his performance is down to his highly calorific diet, which sees him feast on a staggering 12,000 calories every day. He starts the day with a hearty breakfast consisting of three fried-egg sandwiches, three chocolate chip pancakes, a five-egg omelette, three sugar-coated slices of French toast, and a bowl of grits. His lunch doesn't get much smaller as he devours 17.6 ounces of pasta over lunch, two large ham and cheese sandwiches covered in mayonnaise and gallons of energy drinks. For his final meal of the day, he finishes off the remaining ounces of pasta, followed by pizza and more energy drinks.
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Not-so-typical Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is in full swing - and everyone has their favorite sport - but did you know there were some strange sports that were once included in the
 games? Many truly odd events have been included (and subsequently scrapped) in the Olympics over the years. Some of them are truly bizarre. Like poodle clipping. I'm serious... Here are some of the stranger ones: Live pigeon shooting. This was only part of the Games in the year 1900, after which it was replaced by clay pigeon shooting. Live pigeons were released in front of participants: two misses and you were out. The winner was the person who shot the most birds. It's not really difficult to see why this was discontinued. Plunging. This was held only once in 1904. This involved the rather pointless exercise of diving into a pool of water and remaining completely motionless until a minute was over, or your head popped out of the water. The person who was the furthest from the edge of the pool from where they had dived in was the winner. Solo synchronized swimming. This doesn't sound right - usually synchronized swimming is done in teams, right? But no, this has been an event at the Olympics in 1984, 1988 and 1992 Games. A woman gets into a pool and tries to synchronize her swimming with the music being played.
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What Moms Really Think
Back to school is a busy time for families, especially Moms. Kids may be the ones heading back to books and
 homework, but Moms go through a big transition at this time as well. A recent survey uncovered how Moms feel and what they really want during back to school season, there were some surprising discoveries:
- Many Moms are Excited: 39 percent of Moms feel excited, yet another 26 percent feel relieved
- Moms are More Sad than Kids: 40 percent of Moms say they are the MOST sad family member, followed by the kids at 33 percent... and the dog at 21 percent
- Moms' Top Worries: The top reason Mom is worried about her kids going back to school is surprisingly not bullying (that's #2) - it's whether or not her kids have a good teacher
- Moms are Likely to Cry: 54 percent of Moms say they are likely to cry on the first day of school
- Moms Plan to Write a Special Note: 57 percent will likely tuck a hidden note into their kids' bags
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14,000 Students Enroll on Opening Day
When the University of Illinois announced it would offer online courses for free, thousands of prospective students came running. Illinois' opening registration day for its 10  new, free online courses pulled in around 14,000 enrollments, according to the Chicago Tribune. U of I joined several top research universities like Duke and the University of Virginia, to partner with Coursera, which calls itself a social entrepreneurship company hoping to give everyone access to the world-class education. Coursera is part of a trend of "massive online open classrooms," often referred to simply as MOOCs, looking to revolutionize student accessibility to prestigious schools. The company was founded last fall by two Standford University professors. Coursera and its partner institutions offer and do not charge for over 100 courses in the sciences, arts and more. Students who once found their academic lives restricted by financial straits or strange work hours may now further their educations online. Coursera co-founder Daphne Koller told the Tribune U of I's most popular course teaches students how to create smartphone applications.
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Social Media causes issues at Olympics
It's amazing how much trouble can be stirred up in 140 characters. For better and for worse,  indisputably changed by a social media revolution that four years ago in Beijing was in its toddlerhood. Only Four days into the games, we saw (and this is but a partial list): ---A Twitter campaign by athletes objecting to sponsorship restrictions that went viral under the hashtag "WeDemandChange." ---A TV viewers uprising over Olympic broadcaster NBC's decision not to live stream the opening ceremony. ---Two athletes kicked out for racist tweets. ---A fan arrested Tuesday after a series of threatening posts, including one in which he vowed to drown a British diver. During the 17-day show, the bursts of Twitter activity are like gamma rays escaping from a solar flare. International Olympic Committee spokesman Mark Adams says, "Used the right way, we embrace social media," he said. "And, if you look at the guidelines, we positively encourage it." The problem is, it isn't always used that way. Twitter has fast become an indispensable part of the Olympic scene. |
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