I'm feeling it too, mlx... (the entire bottle of sparkling wine I just drank might havve something to do with it....)

Broken- here's a new one: Mr Sparkle

From the owner:

The moving mound under the blanket is menacing Sparkle trying to torment easily-agitated Buttons. This circus of fun stuff is a nightly occurrence on my bed.

Follow up:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1405093330349415049&hl=en-GB

NRDC‘s report (1999) points out that as much as 40% of all bottled water comes from a city water system‚ just like tap water. The report also focuses on the fact that 60 to 70% of all bottled water is exempt from FDA‘s bottled water standards‚ because it is bottled and sold within the same state. **Unless the water is transported across state lines‚ there are no federal regulations that govern its quality.**

City tap water can have no confirmed E.coli or fecal coliform bacteria. FDA bottled water rules include no such prohibition (a certain amount of any type of coliform bacteria is allowed in bottled water).
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By law, municipal water supplies must supply its customers a chemical analysis of their water composition.
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In compliance with FDA regulations, bottlers must submit water samples, to either in-house or outside testing labs, to be analyzed for physical, chemical and radiological parameters on an *annual* basis.


Only 25 percent of bottled water comes from municipal sources. The remaining 75 percent of bottled water sold in the U.S. comes from natural underground sources, which include springs and wells.

* Mineral Water - This type of water contains at least 250 parts per million total dissolved solids (TDS). It comes from a source tapped at one or more bore holes or spring, and originates from a geologically and physically protected underground water source. No minerals may be added to this water.

* Purified water - This type of water has been produced by distillation, deionization, reverse osmosis, or other suitable processes. Purified water may also be referred to as "demineralized water." It meets the definition of "purified water" in the United States Pharmacopoeia.

* Sparkling Water - This type of water contains the same amount of carbon dioxide that it had at emergence from the source. The carbon dioxide may be removed and replenished after treatment.

* Spring Water - This type of water comes from an underground formation from which water flows naturally to the Earth's surface.