“Daddy longlegs are poisonous.” “Mosquitoes prefer adults over children.” “Ants can survive underwater.” You’ve heard the myths about bugs before. Do you know what’s fact and what’s fake? Take Orkin’s Scientific Fact or Scientific Fake™ Quiz to test your knowledge, and be sure to watch every clip for the scoop on these infamous bug myths. Orkin uses the latest technology and unparalleled training to develop a treatment that's right for your home and your needs. To learn more about pest control that's based in science or to schedule an inspection, visit orkin.com or call (844) 503-8251. The Giveaway Orkin wants to give one lucky reader win an Orkin Scientific Back-to-School PRIZE PACK, which includes Clip-on Fisheye Lens (iPhone, Galaxy, Android compatible), Orkin On-the-Go Drink Tumbler, Orkin Drawstring Bag, and a Orkin “Field Notes” Notebook w/ Pen. To enter, take the Scientific FACT or Scientific FAKE QUIZ on the app below and post your results in a comment below. Once ...
Karmack Book Blast & Giveaway! [ENDED]
A strange little creature enters the lives of three tough guys at Higgins Elementary. And from that point on, pranks come back like boomerangs, smacking the bullies right in their fifth grade butts! Sully, the leader of the gang, is the only one who can see this creature, which he names Karmack. Sully learns that the creature’s job is to balance all the bad pranks the bullies have pulled over the years. Karmack warns that if this fails, “dreadful, awful doom” awaits them all. Sully soon realizes that he must save not only himself but his friends, who have no idea why they keep getting boomeranged by Karmack! "Karmack" won First Place in the 2014 Purple Dragonfly Writing contest, a national contest for children's book authors, in the category of chapter books (e-Books). Purchase the Book - Amazon (US) * Amazon (UK) * Muse It Up Publishing *Barnes and Noble * Omnilit * Bookstrand About The Author: J.C. Whyte When J.C. Whyte was eleven, her 6th grade ...
The Kings Ransom Book Blast and Giveaway!
Three Friends. Three Quests. Three Mysterious Predictions. At Pembroke Castle in medieval Wales,11-year-old Prince Gavin, 13-year-old orphan Philip, and 15-year-old blacksmith's apprentice Bryan, brought together in friendship by the one they call The Wild Man, embark upon a quest to save The Wild Man's life when he is accused of murder and robbery. If they have any hope of succeeding, the three will have to confront their fears and insecurities, and one of them will have to disclose the biggest secret of all. But it is the arrival of King Arthur and what he reveals that surprises characters and readers. Awards 2013 EVVY Finalist and EVVY Merit Award for Juvenile/Young Adult from Colorado Independent Publishers Assoc. 2013 Ariana Cover Finalist 2012 Silver Award Recipient for YA Fiction from Children's Literary Classics and the CLC's 2012 Seal of Approval. 2012 Finalist E-Book Children from USA 2012 Best Book Awards Purchase - Amazon | Barnes ...
Bad Luck & Hot Summer Days
Well, it's currently 105 degrees here, making the days feel like they are dragging by. Sleep has been uncomfortable, so I haven't been getting much. We've had a lot going on lately and it's cause me to majorly slack off from the site as of late. Bad luck always seems to comes is threes...and we were certainly hit with the space of a few weeks. The first was the outflow pipe on the kitchen sink clogging up. I think I mentioned this at some point in the last two months, but I can't remember. Anyway, the pipe was draining really slow all of a sudden. Over the course of two and a half weeks, we went through: 2 bottles of Foaming Pipe Snake,1 bottle of commercial grade Foaming Pipe Snake, 2 small bottles of Liquid Plumber (with the plastic clog remover),1 bottle of Liquid Lighting Drain Opener,3 large bottles of Main Line Cleaner, and 2 large bottles of Liquid Plumber. Nothing worked and it got to the point that nothing was draining. I couldn't even run the dishwasher, so we ...
Penguins: Spy in the Huddle Debuts Wednesday, September 24, 2014 on PBS
THIRTEEN's Penguins: Spy in the Huddle, A Nature Special Presentation DebutsWednesday, September 24, 2014 on PBS The three-part series, narrated by actor David Tennant, deploys 50 spycams to record many first-time images of penguin behavior The life of a penguin is not an easy one, but recording the challenges faced by nature's most devoted parents and their offspring in remote parts of the world was nearly as hard, and only possible due to the placement of spycams in their midst. For nearly a year, filmmakers deployed 50 animatronic cameras disguised as realistic life-size penguins, eggs and rocks to infiltrate the colonies of three very different species: emperor penguins in Antarctica, rockhopper penguins on the Falkland Islands, and Humboldt penguins in Peru's Atacama Desert. The resulting footage shows what it is really like to be a penguin from a whole new perspective. Take a front row seat as they journey to their breeding grounds, raise chicks, dodge predators and return ...
WhipEye Book Blast and Giveaway!
About the Book Title: WhipEye (WhipEye Chronicles Book #1) | Author: Geoffrey Saign | Year published: June 20, 2014 | Publisher: KiraKu Press | Number of pages: 280 | Recommended age: 9+ Summary: Samantha and her neighbor, Jake, have no idea that Samantha's best friend, a parrot named Charlie, is a thousand years old. Charlie is also at the center of a secret battle between magical creatures and an ancient, evil man. When Charlie asks Samantha and Jake to protect him, they are chased by monsters from both sides. To save Charlie, and two worlds, Samantha and Jake have twenty-four hours to figure out how to use the supernatural staff, WhipEye, and find the courage to confront what they fear most. Purchase: About the Author: Geoffrey Saign Geoffrey Saign can often be found looking for interesting critters, and magic, while swimming, snorkeling, sailing, or hiking in the woods. His passion for nature and wildlife led to his nationally endorsed book, Green Essentials: What ...