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Did You Know? The Housekeeping Channel® (www.housekeepingchannel.com), the Web site that I.E.H.A. recently formed a partnership with, now tops Google’s search rankings for the word “housekeeping,” inching above Good Housekeeping magazine and other prominent sites! Traffic peaked last month at 58,600 unique visitors, a new site record. The Healthy House Institute (HHI) is also experiencing good growth, with traffic up 600% since March 2007. I.E.H.A. 2008 Nominating Committee -Gene Woodard, Chairman: gwoodard@u.washington.edu -David Crowell: dcrowell@stfranciscare.org -Mary Ann Washington: LDMWashi@IHC.com -Sandy Smith: ssmith@bethany-manitowoc.org -Faye McMaster: fayemcmaster@yahoo.com Candidates planning to run for the officer positions of President-Elect and Secretary/Treasurer or Director-at-Large of the Association should have their materials in no later than February 1, 2008, to the Association Office at: 1001 Eastwind Drive, Ste. 301, Westerville, OH 43081. members Byurchieva, Bayrta, WASHINGTON DC, MAD Cacacho, Marissa, HAWAII, PSWD Chapman, Milivan, SPACE COAST, FID Cintron, Ivan, MAINGATE, FID Culberson, Larry, KANSAS CITY, LMWD Cummings, Marva, NORTH LOUISIANA, SED Coleman, Audra, FLORIDA GOLD COAST, FID Dillard, Jimmy, NORTH LOUISIANA, SED Fisher, Mark, OREGON, PNWD Gonzales, Barbara, HOUSTON, SWD Healey, Jeffrey, VERT MONT, EID Johnson, Deborah, HOUSTON, SWD Little, Kay, PUGET SOUND, PNWD Lozada, Marcos, HAWAII, PSWD Moxley, Dawn, FINGER LAKES, EID Osborne, Sheila, TAR HEEL, MAD Pudlo, Krystyna, PIKES PEAK, LMWD Punzal, Kahiwa, HAWAII, PSWD Quibilan, Connie, HAWAII, PSWD Raffaele, Stephen, OREGON, PNWD Rivera, Elvira, HAWAII, PSWD Russell, Billy Ray, NORTH LOUISIANA, SED Smith, Terry, NORTH LOUISIANA, SED Smittick, Carl, PEACH STATE, SED Tatum, Melanie, HOUSTON, SWD Walker, Randy, CORNHUSKER, LMWD Wrobel, Gerry, PEACH STATE, SED new CALENDAR OF EVENTS April 25-28, 2008—2008 BSCAI Annual Convention & Trade Show in Tampa, FL. For more information, visit http://www.bscai.org June 9-2, 2008—Cleaning Industry Research Institute (CIRI) 2008 Cleaning Science Symposium in Adelphi, MD. For more information, visit http://www.ciri-research.org/symposium September 7-, 2008—I.E.H.A.’s Educational Conference and Convention in conjunction with ISSA/INTERCLEAN®—’08 in Las Vegas, NV. September 4-20, 2008—International Housekeepers Week. October 26-29, 2008— 7th Congress of the World Federation of Building Service Contractors in Buenos Aires. For more information, visit http:// www.wfbsc2008.com.ar The Association Office will be closed the following dates in 2008: Tues., Jan. 1—New Year’s Day Mon., Jan. 21—Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Mon., Feb. 18—President’s Day Mon., May 26—Memorial Day Fri., July 4—Independence Day Mon., Sep. 1—Labor Day Thurs., Nov. 27—Thanksgiving Fri., Nov. 28—Day after Thanksgiving Wed., Dec. 24—Christmas Eve Thurs., Dec. 25—Christmas Day joint IEHA/ISSA members Dreyer, Teresa, PACKER VALLEY, UMWD Kornegay, Leslye, VERT MONT, EID Prue, Tina, PACKER VALLEY, UMWD Reese, Valerie, OLD DOMINION, MAD Talwar, Rohan, INDIANA, CD Wilson, Cinda, MAINGATE, FID advertisers’ index royce rolls. . . . . . . . . . . . .7 spartan. . . . . . . . . . . 13/29 tecniquip. . . . . . . . .banner We would like to thank the following companies for providing the I.E.H.A. Association office with cleaning supplies in order for us to keep our office environment cleaner, safer, and healthier! • Rubbermaid • Unger • Spartan Chemical Co. Send us your E-mail Address! When you supply the Association office with your e-mail address, you can receive such benefits as the new virtual edition of EHT, our weekly Job News publication, the tri-monthly International Newsletter, and e-mail news blasts. Many Web sites, such as www.mail.yahoo.com, www. hotmail.com, and www.mail.lycos. com, offer e-mail services, are easy to set up, and FREE! Please send your most current e-mail address to mgriesemer@ieha.org and ask to start receiving these benefits today! January 2008/Executive Housekeeping Today 27 http://www.housekeepingchannel.com http://www.housekeepingchannel.com http://www.bscai.org http://www.ciri-research.org/symposium http://www.wfbsc2008.com.ar http://www.wfbsc2008.com.ar http://www.mail.yahoo.com http://www.hotmail.com http://www.hotmail.com http://www.mail.lycos.com http://www.mail.lycos.com

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Executive Housekeeping Today - January 2008 Contents Executive Corner How Hand-Held Computers Benefit Quality Assurance Programs Shining the Light on ATP Detection Frugal Housekeeper MRSA: Myth or Monster? The Impact of New Laundry Technology I.E.H.A.’s 41st Educational Conference and Convention Wrap-Up Board Briefing 2007 Audit Report The Green Scene 2007 International Housekeepers Week Celebrations! Inside the Industry Product Highlights Advertisers' Index Joint IEHA/ISSA Members New Members Calendar of Events Inside I.E.H.A. What I.E.H.A. Has Done For Me

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