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Hotel Laundry Scheduling: What is PPOR and how does it affect the Schedule?

This is the second in a series of articles explaining best practices for hotel laundry scheduling. This post will focus on all properties – from small 25-room hotels to 2,500-room towers. This information is relevant to all hospitality properties regardless of whether you have only Hospitality Linen or if you have Food and Beverage (F&B), …

Why you should never wash your jeans

Laundry is inevitable, but thankfully there are people like Levi’s CEO and President Chip Bergh who want to make our lives a little easier. According to him, you should never wash a pair of jeans. Ever. While this may prompt noises of disgust from those are less-then-enamoured by the idea of walking around in dirty clothes, Mr Bergh explained that he "spot cleans" any stains with a toothbrush.

Company adding 100 textile jobs in North Carolina

A company is adding about 100 new textile jobs in North Carolina. 

Have Fine, Thin Hair? Try These 5 Expert-Approved Tips to Help Plump up Your Strands

GIFTED ... Last Minute Ideas FUR Him or Her

For him or her, stocking stuffers to great coats, it's not too late to find the perfect gift for your special someone. One that makes both gift giver and receiver look AMAZING!

Holiday Kitchen Countertop Decoration Ideas

With the right touches, keep your home festive and functional with a unique countertop holiday decoration. Get more ideas here!

How to Pipe Grass & Fur

The grass tip creates the most celebrated, easily accomplished decorations! The serrated edges of the grass tip makes ridges in the icing as you squeeze it out. Our step-by-step video shows you how!

Hair versus Fur and Other Pet Fur Facts

Essentially hair and fur are the same. Both are made of keratin, a protein found in skin and nails, and both grow out of the same kind of hair follicle. In pets, fur tends to be shorter, finer, and more tightly packed together. Hair, on the other hand, tends to be longer and thicker, less densely packed, and grows beyond the length of fur forming a protective layer of warmth and water resistance over the pet<br>Each pet hair is attached to a…

Is Faux Fur Better for the Environment Than Real Fur?

As real fur makes its way out of mainstream fashion, experts and activists weigh in on just how sustainable faux really is.

Why Fur Is Back in Fashion

Animal skins are being embraced by designers amid a push to make the lives and deaths of captive creatures more humane.

Why Did Humans Lose Their Fur?

We are the naked apes of the world, having shed most of our body hair long ago

Your Guide to Fantastic Fur

Dogster is a publication where dog lovers come together to get the latest expert advice about dog behavior, health, news and entertainment.

Why This Puppy Was Born With Green Fur

How to groom all that fur: Pet Connection

Persians cats can't groom themselves completely without some human assistance.

Is this the end for real fur?

How fashion is ditching animal cruelty – in favour of luxury faux fur.

Are Animal Print and Fur Tacky?

Animal prints and fur can add texture, color and elevate a look. On the flip side it can also make you look cheap, overdone and tacky.<br>Ladies of LSA how do you feel about these two fashion classics?<br>How much is too much?<br>What animal print is the best? Which is the worst? Can you mix and match...

Strange Fur Things

Dog Hair or Dog Fur: Is There a Difference?

Do you know the difference between dog hair and dog fur?

Seriously? This Dog Fur Is Out of Control!

Dogs can shed their coats all year round, although certain times of the year are worse than others. Your dog might shed more often when he’s getting his winter or summer coat, for example. All of t…

How To Treat Wrinkles Around Your Lips

We answer some frequently asked questions about treating fine lines and wrinkles around your lips.