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CLEVELAND — A New Year’s Eve birthday celebration turns tragic after a 10-year-old Cleveland boy drowns at a hotel pool. The Cuyahoga County Coroner’s office says around 11 p.m., Demeion Bell was found unresponsive in the deep end of the pool at the DoubleTree Hotel on Lakeside Avenue in Cleveland. The victim and his family [...]

Ella Freshney standing outside her legal pool fence in Gympie. New restrictions will see owners of pools – even inflatable types over 300mm deep – expected to fence their pools. GYMPIE region pool owners have 12 months to comply with strict new safety restrictions or face penalties of up to $16,500. All new home owners [...]

Part Four – Accessories

Part Three – Fitting The Filter Pump

Part Two – Setting Up Your Intex swimming pool

When you buy an Intex swimming pool you will receive a free DVD. This DVD shows you how to set your pool up, attach the Filter Pump and Heater, and how to clean your pool. Part One – Preparation

Pop, pop, POP! Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day is celebrated the last Monday in January, making January 25th, 2010 Bubble Wrap’s 50th birthday. The famous plastic wrap is most commonly used as packing material, however, Bubble Wrap has found many uses including fun and games. Bubble Wrap has revolutionized not only the way the way businesses [...]

One of America’s most irresistible pop icons is turning 50 on Monday. Bubble Wrap, the packing material that people love to burst, was born in a garage in Hawthorne, N.J., in 1960. Engineers Marc Chavannes and Al Fielding originally planned to market it as wallpaper. The décor idea fell flat and Bubble Wrap – a [...]

It’s the last Monday in January and that means it’s officially Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day. That’s according to the folks at Sealed Air, the company formed in 1960 to manufacture and market what we know as Bubble Wrap. They’re marking this year as their product’s 50th anniversary. More than 250 Facebook pages are dedicated to [...]