Poems by Elizabeth Alexander
A Poem for Nelson MandelaHere where I live it is Sunday. From my room I hear black children playing between houses and the El at a Sabbath rattle ... hissing through elm trees through dry grassesOn a rooftop of a prison in South Africa Nelson Mandela tends ... this Sunday clean. ……………………………………………….KnowledgeIt wasn’t as if we knew nothing before. After [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 21:25:40
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How To Clean Upholstery Without Causing Damage
by Chris Channing The upholstery one owns usually isn’t the target of a cleaning regimen- but sometimes even furniture gets dirty enough that a real ... in question. Before any cleaning is done, the first step is to maintain a logical composure and assess ... with some form of wet cleaning solution if it becomes a problem. For vacuum use, a brush [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 03:23:41
Free Useful Tips About The Danger Of Mercury In Beauty Products
Our skin is the most amazing part of our body. From regulating our body temperature to protecting it against various harsh elements, ... so that it is able to function well. While healthy skin repairs itself, problems occur when it becomes dry ... of a healthy stabled horse should be elastic, smooth, clean and slightly warm. The coat should [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 16:38:15
Five Things Google Could Do For Newspapers
While the New York Times was given an early death sentence this week by The Atlantic, Google C.E.O. Eric Schmidt was asked by Fortune magazine what Google should do to save the ailing newspaper industry. He reiterated his previous “moral imperative” sentiment to do something, but failed to come up with any concrete solutions [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 05:00:00
From the Pantry to the Bathroom: Pee and Cinnamon
OK, first off, don’t worry — there isn’t any actual urine sitting in that bottle. But it sure looks like pee, doesn’t it? ( ... convinced me that her homemade system would leave my hair shiny and clean without also leaving ... . Each time you use this solution, shake well to mix. 2. Squeeze the baking soda solution onto your dry [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 19:52:42
Vuela Verde: Regional Airline First to Use Voluntary Carbon Offsets to Help Conserve Panama's Darien Rainforest
Flying over Panama, it's hard not to be dazzled, and a bit awestruck, by the vast expanses of lush, seemingly almost untouched tropical forest. This bird's eye view can be misleading, however. The dwindling amount of large, contiguous tracts of undeveloped tropical rainforest that remain are under increasing pressure from [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 17:47:04
Minnesota nonsense
By Sean Casten News from the Super-Shoddy Climate Change Reporting desk: The Bemidji Pioneer broke this story on Tuesday: ... clean energy source for consumers, farms and businesses in the Upper Midwest," is lamenting the fact ... a stop to coal-fired power plant construction. Setting any moral judgments aside [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 07:05:15
by Rand Clifford featured writerDandelion Salad January 14, 2009Heaven, and hell, they both shimmer in the neural universe behind our eyes — in the electrochemical flower we inherited in three parts. High in the blossom sparkles transcendence of miseries humans inflict upon the entire biosphere; down in the stem lurk thorns of greater misery [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 02:39:12
No Shoes, For A Big Cause
Ron Hunter isn’t a hero. What Ron Hunter is, is a basketball coach, and a smart one, who knows that he can use his role as a public figure, and as a leader, to create change. Which is why, when friend Todd Melloh, now Director of Marketing for Samaritan’s Feet- an organization which collects shoes for the approximately 300 million children [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 04:40:36
Pet Advice - Pet News - Pet Photos
Bitter Cold Weather Tipsby Mary Bushnell, St. Louis Pets ExaminerThe weather in the Midwest has been about as unpleasant as it can get. As bad as it is for people, think how it affects the thousands of animals left outside.Temperature and wind chill will kill. Here are a few ideas on winterizing your pet accommodations if you have outside pets [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 15:24:00
diy wednesdays: mini mosaic tray
Date: 2009-01-14 18:00:18
altered composition books...
How do you spell exhausted? p-a-u-l-a! This week our shop is shut down on the production line. I am working for a few days to help my friend, {who is also the shop floor manager} clean. I like to clean, but I did spend a good portion of the work day on my hands and knees...with a vacuum hose in my hand. I can't believe how tired [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 01:54:43
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19Jan09Monday Morning Randomness By TheDeeZone Categories: Family, Food and NewsTags: Black Tie & Boots Inaugural Ball, candy, chocolate, cleaning, ... Texas, Texas, Texas Fair, Wiseman House Chocolates Well, it is a Monday morning and the Big Guy ... is covered with a fine dust. We started cleaning last night. So before I attack the waiting [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 14:50:26
A tale of two chocolate cakes
Several weeks ago, Alexander asked me to **pleeeaaassee** make him a chocolate cake. Nothing too fancy, just a good old chocolate cake ... , or worse, dry. I frosted it up using my new Wilton turntable that I received as a Christmas gift, and set it aside until after dinner. 12-30-006 How many ways can you say dry cake? Oh [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 17:10:59
Mexico: The Ungrateful Bitching Edition
Date: 2009-01-14 00:46:52
Ghost Ship
A pall hung over the moon, misty clouds stringing across the sky like the tattered remnants of a ghostly sail. The endless sound of the ocean forever in motion whispered ceaselessly like the incomprehensible roar of a faraway stadium crowd. Pale light from the moon reflected weakly off the constant gently rolling water, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 18:42:46
How to Take Care of Leather Furniture
Leather furniture is among the most stylish, cool and elegant of all furnishing that you can pit up in your interiors and the best part is that it ... lots of water, cleaning solvents, soaps or ammonia The most common mistake that people make is using ... water required for cleaning up and do not allow the water to remain stagnant on the surface. Use [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 12:19:21
Chili and Change: Dispatch From DC
Chili and Change: Dispatch From DC Along with 4 million other people in Washington, I'm trying to figure out how to keep warm and dry while waiting (and waiting…) to witness history in the making. Fuzzy boots and mittens with hand warmers and puffy rain pants are my own fashion statement for this inaugural ceremony [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 17:37:28
How To Bleeding Get Rid of Pile Pain
by Noel Byrne Although bleeding piles are a very common ailment, due to the nature of this aliment they are not often a topic of conversation ... the piles bleeding piles, keep the area clean with mild soap. Gently dab the area clean and dry. Keeping the area as dry as possible. Using talcum powder and soft tissue paper will help also. High fiber [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 00:41:24
Episode Four - Reality Bites
You can tell I was not best pleased about the idea of growing up, settling down and getting a job ... were from Hobbes. The shoes fell apart after two days. I shrank the dress because I read the dry clean only label with my eyes clothes. The jacket was from a charity shop and was a cut down Harrods [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 20:11:56
Cancer, Climaticide and Capitalism: “When will we learn?
Cancer, Climaticide and Capitalism: “When will we learn? In 1952 Joe Farman who was working in Antarctica with the British Antarctic Survey, discovered a large hole in the ozone layer. Five years later, in an unusual show of international solidarity the Montreal Protocol was signed, which began the process of banning chlorofluorocarbons, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 20:04:45
Tim Couch’s Hooters Gal And Bullshit Honeymoon Mandates. The KSK Football/Sex Advice Mailbag
Date: 2009-01-15 19:30:17
i spy bottles
i know, i know.... for those of you who read a zillion blogs, or at least read tip junkie, (i was a guest blogger there a couple of weeks ago) ... ... 1. start with a clean & dry bottle 2. using the Magic Eraser remove any black printing ... : 1 large plastic bottle (i used the 33.8 FL OZ smart water bottle), a mr. clean magic eraser, goo [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 17:50:51
8 Common Faux Finish Mistakes and How You Can Avoid Them
by Debra That Painter Lady Conrad The elements of faux painting aren’t difficult but there’s always room for error here and there. Keep these important tips in mind and you’re half way there. 1. Your end result is only going to be as good as your materials. That applies to paint and brush quality but above all to your surface [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 21:25:29
How to Make a Simple Butterfly Mosaic
I’ve been inspired by mosaics for some time now. Mosaics can be whimsical, or serious. In consider mosaics classical. And, as historic mosaics in ancient cultures show us, they can be durable. This weekend, my 5-year-old and I ventured out to an mosaic making art workshop. Together, we created a mirror butterfly mosaic [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 05:52:11
Bird Feeders
Bird Feeders Posted in January 19th, 2009 Category:Gardening A bird feeder has to be sturdy to withstand all types of weather. It also has to be well sealed in order to keep the food inside dry. It should be big enough so that you dont have to constantly refill it, and it should be easy to clean. Wooden feeders [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 15:17:04
Expected values and Normal Accidents
By Peter B. Meyer Those coal ash spills should have been expected. Normal Accidents is a 25-year-old book by Charles Perrow, subtitled "Living with High-Risk Technologies." Perrow, reflecting on the Three Mile Island nuclear incident and other accidents, argued that modern advanced technologies are so complex, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 08:28:08
My Name is Tim
Here’s another one from the “Interns’ Journal” department ... with ever new set of interns), So that we could keep the Moncure “Tami” tank from running dry. I spent my days and some of my nights at Industrial rebuilding the Clean-tech mobile education trailer, to make [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 15:03:57
DrumBeat: January 16, 2009
Venezuela Says $70 Oil Needed to Maintain Investments (Bloomberg) -- Oil prices need to rise to about $70 a barrel to sustain investment in fields and avoid shortages, Venezuelan Energy and Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez said. The South American country is discussing prices with other members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 13:53:03
Expiration Dates for Pillows to Eye-Makup
Have you ever wondered if some of the items in your home have unspoken expiration dates? Like that leftover case of bottled water from your birthday party in 2007? Or your favorite eye makeup you have had held on to since last summer? TDO came across a great article on MSNBC (written by Richard Laliberte) [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 20:10:58
The Pizza Dough Recipe for Writers
...and anyone else who's looking for a recipe that's not going to force you spend a lot of time in the kitchen. The idea is that you can have plenty of time to write and make a delicious meal. The key is to make stuff that doesn't take long to prep, but takes an hour or more to rise, cook, set, steep, etc [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 22:05:45
Lemon Poppy Seed Cake With Meyer Lemon Mousse
If you love a woman and are reading this blog, married, mated or single, this might help you understand her a tiny bit better: surrender. When she sees everything in chocolate, surrender. When she wishes for double cream in her eclairs, surrender. When she sneaks that last piece of caramel cake for a late night snack, surrender [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 05:22:00
DrumBeat: January 12, 2009
A novel plan for economic stimulus What's different now? In the 1930s, even though the U.S. economy collapsed, we still had a surplus of natural resources -- we were then the world's No. 1 producer of oil and coal. Fast forward 80 years. Despite the recent temporary dip in the price of gas and heating oil, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 14:02:56
How to Fix Dry Skin Naturally
Everyone wants smooth, beautiful skin glowing! How many of us can say that we actually have them? We buy many products, expensive treatments and still with a dry, flaky or ashy skin. To see a long ... vegetables, whole grains and clean water in your daily diet. Your skin is a living body. Give [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 12:53:17
new: modern-twist
in honor of recipe fridays, i wanted to post these beautiful new placemats from kat at modern-twist ... and all you have to do is rinse them in the sink and you’re good to go. sure beats dry cleaning fancy ... to submit new product designs just shoot me an email right here. i'll be in savannah for wedding [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 17:00:20
Apparently, I now control the weather
I am so pissed right now that I can barely see straight enough to type this. After the snow stopped yesterday, Mike went out and shoveled. Then the snow started up again…this was NOT originally predicted. When all was said and done, we had another 5-6 inches dumped upon us [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 20:31:44
Inventions While Dog/Baby Walking
Came up with 2 ideas on a walk just now with Ryan and Princess. Grafitiflage: Instead of painting over grafiti with plain solid paint (effectively giving a grafiti artist a clean canvas), paint over the grafiti in a pattern ... water with a foam cover and little holes to put the dog's feet. After submerged, you can dry them off [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 19:04:42
Ricotta Artichoke Calzone
Up until I learned how to make my own pizza dough and bufffalo wings at home, pizza delivery from Papa John’s or Pizza Hut has been a favorite recourse of mine for days when I am too lazy to cook. Now, knowing I can reproduce the same meal at home for a small fraction of the cost, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 06:07:00
These tacos were so good, with a great balance of flavors. When we made our monthly trip to the awesome (though faraway) ... , patted very dry ½ cup milk2-3 Tbsp. plain yogurt¾ cup pankoCanola oil for frying for tacos:1 l ... shrimp aside on a clean plate.3. Roughly dice avocado and toss with juice of ½ lime a [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 21:12:05
Dandelion SaladBy Mike Whitney January 08, 2009 “Information Clearinghouse““The raw logic of Israel’s distorted self-image and racist doctrines is ... , so it is preparing for a reprisal. The attack on Gaza is just a “dry run”; a confidence-building exercise [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 15:55:14
Os detalhes do FW31
Segue o release da Williams sobre a apresentação de hoje.Muito legal o texto que traz a impressões e opiniões das principais figuras da equipe ... . It would be good to get some dry running, and the weather should allow this later in the week ... is the first major clean-sheet car design for perhaps 30 years, driven by a wholesale change in Sporting [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 15:53:00
How To Clean Upholstery Without Causing Damage
Upholstery, like your average suit that needs to make a trip to the dry cleaner, will sometimes get dirty to the point where a little extra elbow grease is needed. But many types of furniture or related house objects may react to cleaning substances in the wrong way [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 05:25:21
Zamilon in Waiting
Entry #4 No one has talked about XXXXXXXX during our journey. It is as if he never existed in the first place. Is this how real spies deal with their losses? If they kill me, will I not even be an absence but a non-existence? No. This cannot happen, for this journal exists now [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 20:55:34
Mom Tip Monday: Housework 101
Date: 2009-01-19 13:30:00
mush a boom
Mushroom risotto 1 quart chicken or vegetable stock 10 oz fresh cremini (or your favorite) ... ueeze of a fresh lemon sea salt and freshly ground black pepper Clean and dry the mushrooms. Slice them ... or ½ bulb of fennel, finely chopped 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped 14 oz Arborio rice ½ cup dry whi [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 15:15:40
7 Quick Takes Friday (vol. 17)
--- 1 --- Ugh. Honestly? It hasn't been a great week. Other than some very bright spots like one dear friend cleaning my house and another bringing over some delicious homemade meals for me to keep in my freezer, it was one of those weeks where I felt [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 06:00:00
Apple Walnut Raisin Bread Recipe
The Most Moist Apple Walnut Raisin Bread Recipe You’ll Find Get your apple a day in this yummy moist quick bread ... . It is a favorite in our house. 1 1/2 cup of diced apples. I use organic and leave the skin intact ... . Cook at 350 degrees for 50 minutes or when toothpick comes out clean. Enjoy. This makes [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 00:14:09
Sauna Suits Have Many Advantages
by Gerald Beatty Why do people use sauna suits? Some people like them because they’re so efficient at ridding your body of excess water weight ... to temporary weight loss because you’re losing your water stores. Some people think they’ll lose ... , only water weight. It’s important to drink lots of water when you work out in a sauna suit because [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 19:52:26
what and how to cure toe nail fungus
Are you doing a lot of water sport? Used to wearing warm socks for long long time? ... make sure that your feet are in clean and dry conditions. It’s okay to pull out your feet ... directly. Don’t forget to wash your feet thoroughly and dry well after showering or doing water [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 14:52:56
The Mysterious Bartender
The new bartender was tall and handsome, but there was something very mysterious about him too. Many times I saw him watching her out of the corner of his eye as she bent over the fire. "What are you doing?" he asked. She appeared out of sorts. "My boyfriend left me and I'm debating jumping in the fire [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 03:55:29
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