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Restocking fees are fees charged when an item is returned to the seller. Sometimes restocking fees are based on the condition of the item and the fee is a percentage of the original sale price. If a customer returns an item and the seller has a restocking fee outlined in their return policy, the customer will only get back a percentage of the initial purchase price. This policy is common in retail for higher-end items like electronics, jewelry, or designer goods....

Lead is always among one of the most recycled materials in terms of recovery rate. It can be remelted infinitely to remove impurities. Its fundamental properties make it easily identifiable and cost-effective to collect and recycle. More than 50 percent of lead used in the production of new lead products around the world is sourced from recycled lead. As the quality of the recycled lead is almost identical to primary lead collected directly from mining, its value and demand as a recycled material are very high....

Who were The Flamingos? Unlike the Platters, their closest competition in the Fifties, the Flamingos (sometimes spelled Flamingoes) never achieved a string of pop hits in the rock n’ roll era. But they weren’t a vocal group per se, they were pure doo-wop, yet they managed to make the streetcorner style respectable anyway, largely thanks to a deathless, era-defining smash. The Flamingos’ best-known songs: “I Only Have Eyes for You"“Lovers Never Say Goodbye"“Mio Amore"“My Foolish Heart"“Would I Be Crying (If I Were Lyin’ to You)““Your Other Love"“The Vow"“I’ll Be Home"“A Kiss From Your Lips"“Time Was”...

Country of origin (COO) is an international term that indicates where a product is manufactured, produced, processed or grown. Think of it as where a product is born. On import/export shipments, a Country of Origin Certificate is important for the following reasons: Entitles business owners to a preferential duty program under U.S. Customs law or through a trade agreement. Many Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) have a specific COO Certificate; e.g., NAFTA....

Entrepreneur Ray Kroc didn’t start the McDonald’s restaurant chain. But without the vision of Ray Kroc, the supersized American fast-food chain might not have become the iconic global brand it is today. The chain was founded by the McDonald brothers, Richard and Maurice, in 1940. It’s only natural that the values of the founder of any company find their way into the philosophies of the company and its overarching mission statement....

01 of 11 Your Guide to the Best R&B Singles of 1976 Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images The year of the US Bicentennial was a celebration of everything that made America great, so it only made sense that the country’s first great original musical art form, jazz, would take such a large role. It was usually pretty subtle, a seepage from the soul-jazz of the ’60s into slick modern R&B, but the soul hits of 1976 had a definite blue vibe and improvisational feel....

You don’t want to hire an employee who will give presentations to clients, either internal or external and then find out that she is so nervous presenting that she can’t get a coherent sentence out of her mouth when standing in front of a group. You don’t want to hire a programmer who doesn’t know the programming languages listed on her resume. How do you ensure that the people you hire aren’t just making stuff up in the interview?...

A freestyle session is a practice session. Freestyles are different than public skating sessions. Usually, they cost much more than a public session and skaters must be able to skate at a freestyle level. This means that freestyle sessions usually don’t have beginning ice skaters on them. Next, the word “freestyle” can mean doing single skating on the ice. It might be common to hear a skater say, “I like freestyle better than dance....

Having Japanese players in the major leagues is a relatively new phenomenon. Japan has its own major league, and judging by the quality of players who have attempted to make the leap to the more lucrative contracts in Major League Baseball, it’s a very good league that’s probably a little better than Triple-A in its quality. However, not every highly touted Japanese prospect’s skills translate over to the MLB (for example, flops Tsuyoshi Nishioka and Kosuke Fukudome)....

01 of 05 What Is Boho? Getty Images Boho is short for bohemian, and typifies a style of dress inspired by the lifestyle of free spirits and hippies of the 1960s and 1970s, and even the pre-Raphaelite women of the late 19th century. Boho style is characterized by long flowing or tiered skirts and dresses, peasant blouses, ethnic touches like tunics or wood jewelry, embroidery or embellishment with beading, fringed handbags, and jeweled or embellished flat sandals (or flat ankle boots)....

Medical astrology, or iatromathematics as it was called in ancient Greece, is an ancient medical system that associates various parts of the body and diseases with the 12 astrological signs of the zodiac and other celestial bodies. One of the earliest written references that gave descriptions of the birth signs and related body parts dates back to Marcus Manilius’ “Astronomica” in the first century A.D. Aries Aries rules the head, including the face, brain, and eyes....

No matter what company you work for, or what industry you work in, you’ll never go wrong if you wear a ​​business suit. And, while certain situations call for less formal attire (e.g., the company picnic), it’s not hard to figure out attire if you follow a few simple guidelines. The big caveat is: when in doubt, in a business setting, always opt for a suit. You’ll always be better off if you over-dress than if you under-dress....

The country of Sweden has always been a hotbed of heavy metal, launching the careers of some of the most successful metal artists of the past several decades, from the straightforward doom metal of Candlemass to the progressive experimentation of Evergrey to the thundering Viking metal of Amon Amarth. There are so many amazing bands to choose from that it’s difficult to compile a top 20 list. With apologies to those that don’t appear, here are some of the best Swedish metal bands that fans of this genre won’t want to miss....

Presidents sure do say the darndest things, don’t they? During his eight years in office, President George W. Bush gave us some great laughs. Many of his quotes—often called Bushisms—were among the best political humor we saw in modern history. Yes, the late night hosts and “Saturday Night Live” did have a lot of fun with him, but we really didn’t need professional comedians. Bush set himself up for a chuckle, a shake of the head, or a “What the…” on many occasions....

So, you’ve started playing darts, and you’ve learned the basics of how to throw darts. You might even be getting quite good at it…perhaps even thinking about joining a league. If you’re getting serious about darts, it may be time to start learning how to take your throwing action to the next level. Dart-Throwing Basics Don’t forget, the key to throwing well is consistency. Everyone throws with different styles and different grips, but your throwing action should always be comfortable and consistent....

Although artists come in all different shapes, sizes, and personalities, they actually have a lot in common with one another. What are the signs that you’re an artist? You will surely see yourself in some, if not all, of these humorous definitions of what makes someone an artist. You Must Be An Artist If… You were more concerned about the color of your car than the fuel consumption. The highlights in your hair are from your palette and not Clairol....

Tornadoes are somewhat common in Oklahoma, but nobody had seen a whirlwind quite like Katrina Elam until she hit the stage at a 4-H talent show at 9 years old. She was a head-turning, smart, determined young lady, so her toned-down vocal delivery was unexpected. It brought her mother to tears. Katrina ran to her mother, afraid that she had upset her, but she already knew what she would do with the rest of her life....

There are several different types of polished wheels out there; traditional, machine-polished and brushed. All are based on some technique of buffing the metal of the wheel to a high shine, but the methods, the results, and the necessary care and maintenance differ widely. Along the spectrums of beautiful finish, durable finish and easy-to-care-for finish, polishing tends to straddle the gap between painted wheels and chrome supermodels. The advent of clearcoat for polished wheels especially has mostly turned these finishes from maintenance monsters into acceptable housepets....

EXPERIENCES WITH DARK, hooded entities seems to be relatively common in the reports of ghost-like beings. Usually (but not always) they appear in the dead of night in the shadowed corners of a room. They can be intimidating, foreboding, and downright terrifying. Are they products of the deep recesses of our imaginations where fear and uncertainty lie? Archetypes of what we dread about the unknown? Or are they real entities from some twilight dimension with some nefarious agenda we cannot comprehend?...

Your car’s radiator and cooling system need to be clean to be cool. As time goes on, your car’s radiator builds solid deposits that can clog the cooling system. A quick, inexpensive radiator flush can keep the system in shape. It’s important to change your antifreeze seasonally. 01 of 05 Prepare for Your Car Radiator Flush Mechanic refilling auto radiator. Reza Estakhrian/Getty Images Before you start your radiator flush, make sure you have everything you need....