Clean and Green Solutions, a local cleaning service provider serving areas of Houston including Humble, Kingwood, Atascocita, Summerwood and Harris and Montgomery Counties, recently announced it's bringing the Cleaning for Heroes program to area veterans and first responders.

Based out of Warwick, Rhode Island, Cleaning for Heroes is a non-profit organization that connects residential service companies across the nation to deserving veterans who have been injured or disabled in the line of duty.

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FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- A Colorado State University janitor says he was denied one of the free vaccines given to more than 10,000 other university employees, students and family members because of his age.

The university held the two free vaccine clinics on Nov. 5 and 11, following a meningococcal disease outbreak in Larimer County. Five people have died from the disease, since June.

The free vaccines were provided to people in the CSU campus community under the age of 30.

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PORTSMOUTH undefined A house cleaner who police say admitted to cleaning out a homeowner's jewelry box has hired a lawyer and is now maintaining her innocence.

Bonnie Colotti, 55, of 36 Exeter Farms Road, Exeter, appeared Monday in Portsmouth District Court for arraignment on a felony count of theft. She was accompanied by attorney Stephen Gaige and entered a plea of not guilty.

Police allege she was hired to clean a city home and while there, stole nine pieces of gold jewelry. According to an affidavit by Officer Laura Catabriga, the homeowner reported $5,000 to $6,000 worth of jewelry stolen from a jewelry box hidden in a bedroom closet. The officer also reported finding evidence that Colotti pawned the stolen jewelry at the Fox Run Mall for $635 and when confronted, made an immediate confession.

"She said she was sorry for taking the jewelry, but times were tough and she was broke," according to the police report.

On Monday, Colotti's bail was maintained at $5,000 personal recognizance, and she was scheduled to return to the court for a Nov. 30 probable cause hearing.

In order to bring down the number of infections which are transmitted during a stay in hospitals, collaboration is underway between the National University Hospital and Changi Hospital and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research. The collaboration has been named as Project Safe Hands.

The joint initiative would encourage healthcare employees to regularly wash their hands in order to limit the transmission of infections. The washing of hands would be done by the use of an identification badge to check, who is washing their hands and who is not complying with guidelines.

The reminder for the washing of hands would involve a subtle beep, whenever hospital employees leave a specific area of the hospital.

Chairman of the Medical Board, Changi General Hospital, Associate Professor Low Cheng Ooi stated that one of the key priorities of the initiative was to control the spread of infections in hospital. He added that the maintenance of hygiene would help in reducing the transmission of germs.

He expressed happiness that the hospital was teaming up with, the Changi General Hospital to encourage the practice of regularly washing hands among hospital employees.

The Chairman of A*STAR, Mr. Lim Chuan Poh stated that the new initiative would enable healthcare facilities in Singapore to upkeep the medical requirements of people.

 

* No new information on possible sale, IPO

* 9-mth revenues up 7 pct, operating profit rises 10 pct

* Sees full-year revenue growth in line with Jan-Sept

COPENHAGEN, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Danish cleaning group ISS [ISSHG.UL], which is mulling a stock market flotation, reported higher nine-month profit and revenue with growth mainly in emerging markets.

ISS, owned by Goldman Sachs Capital Partners (GS.N) and Swedish private equity fund EQT Partners, did not provide new information on Thursday about a possible stock offering or sale to other buyout firms.

In August, ISS said it was looking into a flotation and that it had hired Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to help it carry out a strategic review. [ID:nLDE67O0DK]

An ISS initial public offering could be the biggest IPO in Denmark in years. The firm's owners are also in talks with private equity firms over a possible sale. [ID:nLDE6A01O8]

"The process is progressing as planned," ISS Holding A/S said in its report. "ISS does not expect to publicly disclose additional information regarding the status of the process, including the options available, their likelihood or possible timing, until the review has been completed."

ISS said there was no guarantee that the review would lead to a sale or what the timing would be.

Operating profits rose to 2.76 billion Danish crowns ($511 million) in January-September from 2.50 billion in the same period last year, and revenues grew 7 percent to 54.78 billion.

Revenue growth was driven by 48 percent growth in Latin America and 30 percent expasion in Asia.

"The emerging markets now comprise 18 percent of the total revenue," the outsourcing giant said.

ISS says it is one of the world's largest providers of facility services and employs more than half a million people who clean offices, cook school meals, guard buildings and operate call centres in more than 50 countries.

"Organic revenue growth experienced in the first nine months of 2010 is considered sustainable and the full year organic growth is expected to be in line with the first nine months of 2010," ISS said.

The company will focus on managing its debt level, significantly reducing acquisition spending and continue to focus on cash flow, ISS said. (Reporting by John Acher. Editing by Jane Merriman) ($1=5.406 Danish Crown)

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Verona Police were called to Badger Ridge Middle School in the 700 block of N. Main Street, Wednesday around 4:30p.m.

A janitor was cleaning up an empty classroom when the deer jumped through a window.

The janitor was able to direct the deer into a closet across the hall.

The deer stayed put until officials put up a fence to lead the animal outside.

Police think the deer may have been injured.

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Daimer®'s enhanced KleenJet® Supreme 3000CVP provides cost-effective germ-killing, steam cleaning and extraction for janitorial professionals in demanding environments.

Online PR News – 10-November-2010 – WOBURN, MA, U.S.A. – November 10, 2010 -- Daimer Industries, Inc.®, an acknowledged source of equipment for cleaning professionals, has now shipped its latest KleenJet® Supreme 3000CVP steam cleaners. The professional-grade machines include an EPA-compliant antiseptic technology, wet/dry extraction plus more than thirty tools and add-ons.

"We've engineered these new steam cleaners for cleaning pros who need antibacterial technology and high performance at an affordable price," revealed Daimer.com technology spokesman Matthew Baratta. "These KleenJet® machines also include a new anti-allergen filtration technology for customers concerned about pollen, pet dander and other potential toxic substances."

Steam Cleaners Offer EPA-Compliant Sanitization

The new 3000CVP systems include wet and dry extraction. The wet capability is designed to extract fluid during cleaning, which reduces the need for wiping and towel-drying common with steam cleaners lacking wet extraction.

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