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Jake the puppy is looking for a new family, are you the one he is waiting for?

From the Editor: From our inbox to you…

I received the following in my inbox from Janet G. one of the Team Chelsea members.. Please contact Janet directly for more information or to assist this beautiful little guy…. 

If anyone recognizes this lovely pup and knows who the owners are please reach out and let them know where he is … However, if he is indeed abandoned by his owners and you have been looking for a new member for your family please give this guy some consideration. 

If you have any updates regarding Jake please let us know… we appreciate it… thanks… 

This young dog was found on April 21st 2012. His owners have not claimed him, so we believe he may have been dumped.  He is a Shepherd/lab mix, approx. 6 to 8 months, unaltered male. Jake is a beautiful dog. He will be available for adoption to a suitable home. For more information  about Jake, please contact:

Janet at 905-666-4676 or email at janniegee@rogers.com

 

 

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FYI: Bounce is not just for the dryer?

From the Editor: 

Hi Folks I received an email (forgive me for not remembering who sent it along to me)… with the following handy hints on alternative uses for the Bounce Dryer sheets… I have yet to try any of these myself, but never the less find them interesting…. These are the first 10 uses’, I will post the rest in the near future… If you try any of these suggestions please let us know how they worked for you…. :) 

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(The following statement  has not been verified by SGC)

The U.S. Postal service sent out a message to all letter carriers to put a sheet of Bounce in their uniform pockets to keep yellow-jackets away.

Use them all the time when playing baseball and soccer.
  

1. It will chase ants away when you lay a sheet near them. It also repels mice.

2. Spread sheets around foundation areas, or in trailers, or cars that are sitting and it keeps mice from entering your vehicle. 

3. It takes the odor out of books and photo albums that don’t get opened too often.

4. It repels mosquitoes. Tie a sheet of Bounce through a belt loop when outdoors during mosquito season. 

5. Eliminate static electricity from your television (or computer) screen.

6. Since Bounce is designed to help eliminate static cling, wipe your television screen with a used sheet of Bounce to keep dust from resettling.. 

7. Dissolve soap scum from shower doors. Clean with a sheet of Bounce.

8. To freshen the air in your home – Place an individual sheet of Bounce in a drawer or hang in the closet.  (I have done this, and it works well) 

9. Put Bounce sheet in vacuum cleaner. (hmm I would check with your vacuum cleaner manufacturer, especially if it’s an expense vacuum.) 

10. Prevent thread from tangling. Run a threaded needle through a sheet of Bounce before beginning to sew. 

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Help protect Ontario’s Bats:

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Bats may be scary to look at and they certainly have a history of creating hysteria in the ladies when they fear them getting caught up in their hair. 

But Bats are a very important part of nature, and they eat insects consuming thousands of them on a summer’s night. 

However, our bats in Ontario seem to fighting a mysterious disease which is killing lots of them. The condition is referred to as “white-nose-syndrome” and has been linked to a fungus that grows on the bats as they hibernate in natural caves and abandoned mines.  The fungus irritates the bats causing them to wake up using up their winter fat stores more quickly and forcing them to go outside of their hibernation home during day light hours to look for food, and being winter there isn’t any available for them. 

North America has seen five million bats killed because of this condition and it was detected in Canada in 2010. 

You can help the bats by reporting any sightings of unusual bat behaviour (flying during the day) or deaths, and by staying away from their hibernation areas.  Please call the CCWHC at 1-866-673-4781 (Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Center) or The Ministry at 1-800-667-1940… if you notice anything unusual. Please do not touch any dead animal until you have spoken with the appropriate authority. 

Source: Whitby This Week: March 15 2012 Edition. 

SGC Admin Recipes and Tips

FYI: Anti-Aging Cocktails

From the Editor: The following recipes are found on the Dr. Oz website

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Anti-Aging Cocktails

With the right ingredients, you can make healthy choices for your body while still having a fun night out. Dr. Tanya Edwards from the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic and Rob Turek, an award-winning bartender, have teamed up to bring you 3 delicious cocktails that will help you look and feel younger.

Anti-Wrinkle Chocolatini

Ingredients: Makes 1 cocktail
1/4 cup ground walnuts
1 oz vanilla vodka
1 oz Irish cream liqueur
1/2 oz dark chocolate liqueur
Orange wedge, for rimming glass
Dark chocolate shavings, for garnish

Directions
Spread ground walnuts on a flat surface. Rim edge of a martini glass with orange wedge to coat with juice. Then turn glass upside down and press rim into ground walnuts.

In a shaker filled with ice, combine Irish cream liqueur, vodka and dark chocolate liqueur.

Shake contents and strain into martini glass. Garnish with dark chocolate shavings and enjoy!

Heart-Smart Cooler

Ingredients: Makes 1 cocktail
1 tbsp blueberries
1 tbsp blackberries
4-6 leaves mint
2-3 leaves basil
1/2 oz pomegranate juice
1/2 oz green tea
4 oz seltzer water
Basil sprigs, for garnish
Mint sprigs, for garnish

Directions
In a tall glass, muddle blueberries, blackberries, mint and basil.

Add juice and tea and top with seltzer. Garnish with basil and mint sprigs, and serve with a straw.

Memory-Boosting Bloody Mary

Ingredients: Makes 1 cocktail
1 tbsp kale
2 tsp ginger
2 tsp ground black pepper
1 tsp turmeric
1 1/2 oz vodka
4 oz tomato juice
1 celery stick, for garnish

Directions
Purée kale, using a blender or food processor, and grate ginger into a bowl.

Combine puréed kale, ginger, ground pepper and turmeric into a cocktail shaker filled with ice.

Add vodka and tomato juice, and shake. Strain over glass filled with ice, and garnish with celery before serving.

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Body Blitz Spa Toronto: March News & Specials

From our Inbox to You... :)

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Body Blitz Spa

471 Adelaide St. W. ~Toronto, ON ~ 416-364-0400

March Break body scrubs

Going south and need to slip into a bathing suit? Our body scrubs are a great way to shed all that dead skin built up over the winter. Those dry patches and tiny bumps on your upper arm and thighs will disappear. Your skin will look silky smooth and ready for some sun. And if you can’t make it to the spa, you can purchase one of our body scrubs and scrub mitt to keep your glow on. 

 Scrub sale!

To help you with your glow, our body scrubs are on sale for the month of March. Regularly $32, they are NOW $25. That’s a savings of $7.00 per scrub! We only use pure essential oils in our body scrubs and they’re loaded with moisturizing oils to help soften and hydrate your skin.>more

Scrub ‘n mud Wednesday

Don’t forget about our scrub ‘n mud Wednesdays. Receive a body scrub, mud or nourishing treatment at a reduced rate when you book on any Wednesday!

scrub, mud or body glow ~ 60 minute NOW $126(regularly $140)

scrub, mud or body glow ~ 90 minute NOW $185(regularly $205)

Your love stories

Thank you for sending us your romantic love stories. We received so many amazing and uplifting stories. Unfortunately we can only publish one. Read how one woman fell in love at first sight … in a round about way.  >more

 Have a wonderful March!

 

From all of us at body blitz.