Archive for February 19th, 2008

Small Female Tattoo Designs: Little Space, Big Ideas

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
by Tim Croy

One primary characteristic of the female gender is that women’s bodies are smaller than men’s. If you have decided to get a tattoo, this consideration can be both beneficial and potentially problematic. Remember this factor when searching for small female tattoo designs.

One popular place that many women choose to get their tattoo is on their lower back. This decision makes sense, because it gives them a degree of freedom they might not have if they picked other places. For example, on the back, you can choose a tattoo that is as small or as big as you want.

Remember, however, that you may frequently find yourself in a situation that does not allow you to display your tattoo prominently. Perhaps your business does not permit visible tattoos, or maybe a grandmother would really be upset by seeing it. Women choose small female tattoos for many reasons.

Just because the design is small, however, doesn’t mean that it doesn’t have a significant impact. The location of the tattoo is the key to the response you will get. Choosing your lower back can attract many eyes to this flattering, curvy aspect of your body. Even a tiny design, such as a flower or a complex knot, can be attractive.

Another place that is particularly attractive is the ankle, because men will notice it and then continue gazing all the way up the rest of a woman’s figure. Sometimes, women even elect to have tattoos designed as permanent anklets. This allows them to enjoy the benefit of wearing sexy jewelry without having to buy or care for expensive accessories. In addition, many ladies perceive these tattoos as more feminine because they are less striking and more subtle.

One key factor in considering a small design is that of color. While color can be expensive, a relatively small design will allow you to spend more on color and shading, which will also help to make your tattoo uniquely yours, and without costing you a fortune.

Tattoos can be painful. This is one very logical reason to choose a smaller tattoo. Women can get a design that expresses individuality without spending all night at a tattoo parlor and feeling the pain for several more weeks.

People choose small female tattoo designs for a variety of reasons. Be aware, though, that smaller tattoos aren’t necessarily equivalent with compromise - small doesn’t have to me generic. Just because you are smaller doesn’t mean your body has to look boring!

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Janitorial Greenwash Fraud

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
by Michael Richmond

The focus for “Going Green” is almost all about products, and the product providers has been more than anxious to celebrate the new opportunities to capture this new market. The feeding frenzy will continue for a while yet, but what happens when nearly every janitorial firm has added some Green products to their carts? The equalization factor kicks in, and nearly every janitorial firm will claim to be Green by self-acclamation, but has anything really changed?

Going Green is not found in a bottle of reformulated cleanser, but in the practices of the janitorial workforce that are frankly the last and lagging piece of this puzzle. Can you buy a great set of tools and immediately become a great mechanic? Can you buy a set of golf clubs and enter the Masters Tournament? Can a lady buy a size two dress and fit her size ten body into it? What this illustrates is that buying an item does not make you something that you are not.

The Green program means that the workforce needs a working knowledge of Green practices along with the new supply of Green products. The fact is that the workers in a janitorial service as far more important than the choice of products. There are dozens of new procedures that are required for a Green janitorial service that include “Dwell Time,” microfiber use, and how to handle dusting an office.

In fact, there are hundreds of changes in a Green janitorial firm that are just as important as buying the latest Green product. Going Green is not passed automatically to the staff or by clandestine training. This is why most Green janitorial services are unintentional frauds that pursue profits above full Green conversion. This means that the Green status of little more than a Green facade that is proclaimed for the benefit of others rather than a full integration of a Green practice.

The Green Clean Institute is the only program designed to train and certify a janitorial service in Green practices and the assist a janitorial service implement a Green program. This is a federal trademark that offers more than good intentions. The janitorial industry is in transition from a “task-oriented” service to a “service-oriented” program that requires a solid basis of working knowledge. This is the time to step up to a higher set of standards, new mandates, and duties that impact the safety, health, and future of all those working in our schools and offices.

The word custodian has renewed meaning as we realize that we are expecting these often-ignored group to handle the challenges of our day and render services at a higher level than ever before. There is a charge to keep, a duty to render, and a lot at stake for any janitorial service in this new and Green age. Green janitor fraudsters are going to eventually hit the wall as questions of reliable performance are asked and evaluations become more common.

I advise you not to simply stick you toe into the Green Clean program. It is he smart choice to realize that a Green program is a long term commitment to a new process. We are not talking about saving the whales, trading your car for a bicycle, or turning vegetarian. It is obvious that the Green movement is a permanent direction that places more emphasis on the health of the workers than the shine of the floor. Understand that a Green program has three important parts: Green Agenda by decision makers, Green Products, and Green Practices by the workforce. Isn’t it time to truly “Go Green” rather than fake it?

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