Realm Grinder Editor

[Abbie Pilz]

Ionce had a friend visiting and in the morning as I was grinding coffee, he asked to smell the fragrant, freshly ground beans. I passed him the grinder lid full of fine brown grit, like earth. After several deep inhalations, he grinned, handed the lid back to me, and pronounced the coffee amazing.

Each tiny thing we do is woven into the fabric of all the other tiny things that other people are doing, all over the world. And without that fabric, that weave of interconnecting activities and passions and tasks, I would not have a cup of coffee to drink in the morning. Perhaps only water, sipped from my cupped hands at a streamside.

But in order for the dynamic to be fully useful to all the other levels of reality within this universe, [this dynamic] must be unlocked from its custodianship within nature and linked with the human tool of intelligence. Only then can it be applied in principle within all realms of life.

A Painful Revelation: The Need for Tepid Water in Safety Showers On a typical workday, our CEO, Richard Allred, was conducting a routine inspection at a large government facility. Experienced in handling hazardous chemicals, he was inspecting the chemical processing area when a pipe suddenly burst, spraying sulfuric acid in his direction. Despite the [...]

Introduction When it comes to ensuring the safety of your facility or job site, especially in environments where the risk of chemical exposure is a concern, safety showers are non-negotiable. But what often puzzles engineers and purchasing agents alike is the question of powering these essential devices. The topic of whether to rent an air [...]

In the realm of industrial safety, the principle of preparedness is foundational, guiding the implementation of systems and protocols designed to mitigate risks and protect workers. At ATS ShieldSafe, this principle is central to our decision-making process, particularly in the choice of utilizing pneumatic pumps for our mobile safety showers. While the most common [...]

Fair disclosure: ATS ShieldSafe does not use evaporative cooling in our cool-down trailers. This article outlines some of the reasons why we do not. We believe that the risk of infectious disease to workers is too great. There is no question that this article is biased by our product design choices. In the quest for [...]

Introduction Construction sites are crazy-busy with activity and often involve the use of various hazardous chemicals. In such environments, the risk of accidental spills or exposure to harmful substances is always present. This is where the importance of a mobile safety shower becomes evident. In this blog post, we'll explore how mobile safety showers are [...]

Introduction It is a surprisingly complex decision: whether to rent or buy equipment. This dilemma is common in various industries, especially when considering Mobile Safety Showers or other specialized equipment. I've faced this quandary myself when deciding whether to rent or buy a grinder from one of the home improvement centers. My experience with [...]

Remotely or Short-Term Protection Industries operating remotely or involved in short-term projects with chemicals, fuels, and acids require mobile safety showers due to unique safety concerns may require mobile safety showers. In these environments, fixed safety showers are often absent, endangering workers to chemical exposure. Mobile safety showers offer swift decontamination right where needed, [...]

There are several other paragraphs introducing this gentleman, all fascinating to read. Not only that, the official webpage is filled with so many special happenings that this editor quickly became enthralled. And finally, you are introduced to his books, which hooked me on ensuring that our Thousand Islands Life readers put these on their Island bookshelves.

The adventure begins when Mariah and her dog Willow follow a unicorn into the woods and land in an enchanted forest where trees, animals and even statues are able to speak and sing. The real problems start when they become separated and must struggle to find their way free from Mr. Tout's Magical Forest, a land of wonderment and danger controlled by a mysterious man named Toddathon Tout.

The adventure that began in The Uninvited Guest continues as the Wells brothers literally fall into Mr. Tout's Magical Forest during a school field trip to Niagara Falls. Fall to the Forest, Book II of the Mr. Tout's Magical Forest fantasy series, tells the back story of two key characters first introduced in The Uninvited Guest while also developing the major conflicts that will become crucial to their survival as the series unfolds.

Realizing they are no longer admiring the sights at Niagara Falls, older twin Owen is ready to throw caution to the wind in this strange new land while his brother Pauly's approach is far more cautious. Things get real in a hurry when they hear a young girl cry for help, much to the delight of Mr. Toddathon Tout. A mysterious and largely unseen force, the mere mention of his name strikes fear into the inhabitants of the forest. Intrigue, adventure, betrayal and even a touch of romance are intertwined in this exciting journey into the realm of the fantastic. Follow the trials and tribulations of the Wells brothers as they face strange creatures and bizarre situations in a place where seemingly anything is possible.

Santa's head elf Needle has a crisis on his hands, and the clock is ticking toward Christmas. Santa is gone, frozen solid and taken away in a block of ice by an evil woman named Winter Stine. Worse yet, the reindeer are missing, the elves' spirits are in tatters, and the North Pole is in disarray. With help from an enchanted Father Frost, Stine and her army of snowmen are filling in all of Santa's portals. Once that happens, all thoughts of saving Christmas will be gone, buried deep in the frozen ice and snow.

Back at the North Pole, the situation appears hopeless until help arrives in a most unexpected way. In the midst of a blizzard Queen Mab's niece, the faery princess Mercy Meredith, comes out of the cold with the snowflake diamond and a plan to help them.

It won't be easy and it won't seem logical, but Needle is asked to put his faith in the power of the snowflake diamond. Despite initial skepticism and urged on by Flash, son of the famed reindeer Comet, he agrees. The head-elf's faith is put to an immediate test when the diamond chooses eight-year-old Mariah Prindle, leaving Needle with a tough decision. None of the other elves have faith in his plan, and only Flash offers to help him carry it out. With the reindeer as his guide, he must travel through one of Santa's secret portals in order to convince young Mariah to help them.

At the beginning of this review, I mentioned the Len Senecal webpage - I must encourage our readers, young and old - to start there. It will take you on a journey of discovery. Don't forget the Blog, where we are introduced to special individuals, some of whom will have touched the lives of others from Alexandria Bay.

Nothing quite captures the essence of luxury than having something made to measure, be it an haute couture gown, a pair of handmade shoes or a piece of jewellery. However, taking customisation to new heights is DeLaneau, the Swiss brand whose sole mission is to recreate a bespoke experience in the realm of watches for women.

Based in Geneva, DeLaneau is famous for its exquisite enamel dials and, since 2001, has an in-house team of three female enamellers working in an atelier on the second floor of the boutique. Enamelling is something of a hallowed tradition in Geneva. Following the introduction of watchmaking in the early 17th century by Protestant refugees from France, the city became a cradle for the art of enamelling used to decorate the cases of pocket watches, snuff boxes and jewellery. The Geneva technique, practiced at DeLaneau, was invented in 1760 and consists of covering the miniature painting with transparent enamel, which highlights the vibrancy and brilliance of the colours and keeps their magic alive for centuries. The tradition lives on in the hands of these experienced artists who practice all variants of enamelling techniques such as Grand Feu, cloisone, plique--jour, and paillonn.

The Guardian Angel watch sums up the philosophy of the brand very nicely by combining the magic of a tourbillon complication with a Grand Feu enamelled dial, and a stunning setting of diamonds on the case, dial, lugs and even on the bridges of the tourbillon.

In a more abstract vein, but still inspired by nature, the Arabesque timepiece has been painted using pointillism - like the work of the Impressionist painter Georges Seurat - but with enamel. Inspired by the boxwood shrubs groomed into swirling Arabesques and labyrinths found in formal French gardens, the palette of colours and pointillism technique give the dial a velvety, granular texture, much like running your hand over the top of a shrub. As with all DeLaneau watches, it houses a first-class, Swiss mechanical automatic movement and, in this case, is presented in a red gold 40mm Dme case set with contrasting baguette-cut and brilliant-cut diamonds.

Bent over a binocular microscope, she uses a delicate paintbrush made of just a few mink hairs to apply the enamel to the gold disc. In addition to the consummate skills required to replicate a work of art on such a diminutive surface, enamellers are up against another challenge when it comes to firing the enamel in a kiln. Enamelling is a fickle art. The firing process, during which the enamel on the dial is exposed to kiln temperatures of 800 degrees, sometimes up to 20 times, can produce all sorts of unexpected mishaps, from warping to the appearance of bubbles and cracks in the enamel. Alchemy in its purest form, it is impossible to predict the final outcome and just a few seconds too long in the kiln can spell disaster. If anything goes wrong during any of the multiple firings, the enameller has to start all over again.

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