“For allergy sufferers, the bedroom is the primary source of dust mite exposure in the home. About 60 precent of the mites in the home are found in the mattress, as we spend one third of our life in bedundefinedshedding skin, hence feeding dust mites,” stated Carbis. “The average person perspires approximately 250ml per night. This liquid then stains our mattresses, linen and pillows. Perspiration in unprotected beds can lead to bacteria and mould causing health conditions such as asthma.”

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SEABROOK undefined An "unusual event" was declared at the Seabrook Station nuclear power plant Wednesday afternoon after a small spill of cleaning liquid in a stock room at the plant's administration building led to the evacuation of the building's first floor.

The declaration was made at 1:45 p.m., according to Neil Sheehan, a Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesman. Sheehan said the evacuation and the accidental spill required the declaration of an "unusual event," which is the lowest of the NRC's four emergency classifications.

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(Reuters) - A fire that caused an estimated $400 million in damage to a U.S. Navy nuclear-powered submarine docked in Maine may have been caused by a vacuum cleaner, authorities said on Wednesday.

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Revenues were $1.06 billion in the fiscal 2012 second quarter, flat compared to $1.06 billion last year. Longer than anticipated start dates on recently awarded contracts coupled with lower than expected contribution from government business impacted revenue growth.

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About 3,200 union-affiliated Houston janitors have voted to strike over what they say are threats and other misconduct by janitorial contractors for some of the city's biggest corporations.

A statement from the Service Employees International Union says 80 to 100 janitors at the nine-building Greenway Plaza complex just west of downtown Houston have walked off the job. SEIU spokeswoman Paloma Martinez says decisions will be made day to day whether other Houston buildings will be targeted.

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In a bizarre story today out of Ohio, a family says a woman broke into their house, did some cleaning–washed dishes and took out the trash, among other things–and then left a bill on the kitchen table. The problem is, Sherry Bush says, she didn’t hire her.

The woman, identified as Sue Warren, left her name, number and address in the note with a request for $75 for the job

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• (UV) sterilization wands – Wands from Purelight are used to sterilize "high touch points" in the hotel such as telephones, clocks, light switches, door handles, bathroom fixtures and common areas.

• UV inspection black lights – These black lights are used as part of the housekeeper inspection process to detect any biological matter, food particles, and more, that the human eye cannot see.

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On Thursday, May 31, 2012, unions representing over two hundred thousand working men and women throughout San Diego and Imperial Counties are expected to pledge their support for San Diego’s United Service Workers West janitors in the event of a strike. A vote to sanction the strike would mean honoring the picket line if building owners and their contractors do not reach an agreement with the janitors’ union by June 2, 2012

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More than a hundred janitors and union supporters blocked an intersection of Capitol Mall on Thursday as they marched and chanted to prevent what they called an erosion of their health care benefits.

"We're fighting for medical coverage. We don't want to lose that," said Araceli Quezda, a mother of three who said she makes $11 an hour cleaning offices in the Arden Arcade area and pays $150 a month for health insurance.

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The woman said that her supervisor made sexual comments and advances for months before raping her in a second-floor office in 2004.

She said she complained to the company, was told not to say anything about it and later fired.

ABM said in a statement it disagreed with the verdict.

The woman's name was not used because Associated Press does not identify rape victims.

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