Steve Waldman: First, Let's Shoot All the Lenders

Steve Waldman offers a radical and unconventional cure to our financial mess. Stop lending. Waldman is deadly serious and thinks our attachment to lending is based on dangerously flawed premises: I am glad that the banks, for all the hundreds of billions of dollars we are giving them, are not lending [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 08:47:12

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Silly Thing Fall/Winter 2008 “The New Gentlemen’s Code” Look

Here is a closer look at what is in store from Silly Thing this season, evolving into a very elegent and mature aesthetic. “The New Gentlemen’s Code” as the collection is entitled combines a number of traditional pieces featuring fine execution in craftsmanship. The combination of suiting and clean shirting [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 01:20:05

Short Story Sun..er, Monday (A Weekend Recap)

(Wallpaper found at Interfacelift. Click on image for larger, text free wallpaper or visit site for other sizes/images) Well the midnight hour has passed and with it our two-day science fiction short story event. I personally had a wonderful time hosting the event and participating as well [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 06:40:43

Enter Satan

  Here’s the next bit following Satan’s Ministers Await Satan’s Arrival:   (SATAN enters. The MINISTERS immediately fall into a customary posture of subservience.) SATAN: Up. (They rise.) How gratifying to have you all here at once. How integrated I feel, when we are all together this way [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 19:23:35

Skip Hop City Chic Diaper Tote: Pretty and Practical

Staring into my closet at the four diaper bags I’ve accumulated so far I realized I was in a rut. Each bag was in basic black ... chocolate, pink and ivory canvas fabric is laminated to wipe clean (which proved useful after a near-fatal [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 19:54:58

The "I Got It Made" Grin

Todd Gitlin over at TPM Cafe has an interesting post up about Bernie Madoff's smile ... himself in making his friends richer. When the house of cards collapsed, he was left standing ... he's been under house arrest. There's a 55-foot yacht parked somewhere. There's two private [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 21:25:32

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

Developer Cheat Sheets and Tools

This is by far one of the better developer resource sites that I've come across lately. The site has a nice clean layout and offers hundreds of links to high quality resources. Everything from Cloud Computing to Ajax to XML is all available for your fingertips. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 14:03:39

What We Talk About (And Don’t Talk About) When We Talk About (And Don’t Talk About) antisemitism and Israel - 1

Antisemitism has been a tangible and, to varying degrees, violent presence in my life since at least third grade, which would have been in 1970 or so, when John Weintraub–it’s amazing that I remember his name–having learned the day before that I was Jewish, came up to me in the playground while we were choosing sides for dodgeball and said, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 20:08:32

Horizon highlights – Motown edition

Our regular roundup of sci-tech stories from across the Web includes: A Chinese carmaker makes claims that are almost too good to be true, ... unwilling to switch from Windows XP to its troubled successor, Vista.” via Technology Review Clean [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:31:26

Top Five Things Editors Hate–And What Do YOU Hate

Last week we discussed the things that writers hate. Now it’s time to discuss the things that editors hate. Please note that we’re all in this together. The word “hate” here is used in the same context as saying “I really hate it when my husband forgets to clean the kitty litter box.” We’re a family [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 21:00:31

A Week With Peek

By Andrew Liszewski Being ‘international’ guests at CES meant that David and I couldn’t really use our iPhones for checking email or the web while in Vegas, lest we return home to massive roaming data charges on our phone bills [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 09:16:09

The Green Quote: Bar Refaeli Recycles At The Beach

“I think the green issue is one of the most important because this is our future and my kids future and yours and everyone’s. When I go to the beach I always clean up after myself and I clean around me too - what other people forget. The plastic bottles I even take home and recycle!” –Model and girlfriend of Leonardo [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 16:35:53

How to Blank the Screen Except for a User Selected Area

I have a video presentation that I need to show my customer next week ... my desktop before knows that it is filled with files and icons. Every time I clean up my desktop ... account so that it’ll have a clean desktop but I don’t want to do that unless it is a last resort [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 08:00:32

Coal lobby PR firm memo boasts about manipulating Democrats and Republicans

UPDATE: we also just found a 2004 strategy memo from the head of a coal lobby group to the CEO of Peabody Energy ... the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity.The newletter outlines in quite a bit of detail ... of Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE)." Hawthorn celebrates the fact that their coal-is-clean campaign [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 19:34:34

Peter Dreier: Pete Seeger Deserves the Nobel Peace Prize

Now that Pete Seeger has sung at Barack Obama's inaugural celebration Sunday at the Lincoln Memorial -- leading more than half a million people on the mall and millions of people watching on TV in a rendition of "This Land is Your Land" -- what is left for the 89-year old folksinger to accomplish? How about the Nobel Peace Prize? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 20:48:23

FAT Spring/Summer 2009 “3Strap” Sneakers

Last season Japanese brand FAT introduced for the first time sneakers. For Spring/Summer 2009 they will be releasing their new 3Strap sneakers. The sneaker comes in overall four colorways which all came out really clean. Image via Warp. More news on this release soon! © 2009 Highsnobiety for Titel Media. Author: admin | Permalink [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 22:26:13

Graphic Foldable Bin for Filing and Easy Storage!

Don't let organization get you down. Keep your filing in style with these foldable bins that collapse for easy storage while giving a nice, clean finish while in use. Bins are water resistant and practically indestructible! Dimensions: 10.25" x 12.25" x 9.5". Available in French Twist (Black and White), Nottingham Stripe (Multi [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 22:04:36

9 Healthy Winter Activities for the Kids

9 Healthy Winter Activities for the Kids Written by Jennifer Lance Published on January 16th, 2009 Posted in Arts & Crafts, Food and Recipes, ... Outdoor Fun Healthy winter activities for kids Editor’s note: The following post was originally published on Green and Clean Mom. “Green & Clean Mom can inspire you to try a little harder [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:00:05

Clean Power From Deserts

The Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Technique by Dr. Gerry Wolff Close up view of parabolic trough and heat collector. Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) is the remarkably simple technique of arranging mirrors to concentrate sunlight and using the resulting heat to raise steam to drive turbines and generators, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 15:54:43

What doctors are talking about with healthcare reform

If medicine becomes, as Nazi medicine did, the handmaiden of economics, politics or any force other than one that promotes the good of the patient, it loses its soul and becomes an instrument that justifies oppression and the violation of human rights. — Dr. Edmund D. Pelligrino, M.D [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 05:51:00

Range Fuels Clinches $80M USDA Loan Guarantee

While all eyes are on the $54 billion for clean energy in the proposed stimulus package, ... financing for clean power projects the federal government is one of the better places to help ... crashed), from Passport Capital, BlueMountain, Khosla Ventures, Leaf Clean Energy Company and Pacific [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 17:35:33

The same coal story

By Kate Sheppard Here at Grist, we like to say that coal is the enemy of the human race ... : "I am optimistic we can figure out how to use those resources in a clean way. I'm very hopeful ... of America, and there are lots of jobs it creates ... The challenge is how we create clean coal [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 01:13:21

Top 10 Misconceptions About Mommy Bloggers

Jessica Smith is Chief Mom Advisor of MomForce.com and Chief Mom Officer for Wishpot.com. She chronicles her experiences as a mom and virtual executive at JessicaKnows.com. There’s no mistaking it.  Moms have an impact in the blogosphere. And a lucky few, like Dooce, are turning it into the main source of income for their family [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 21:37:45

Probiotics

The Wall Street Journal has an assessment of Probiotics in the Jan 13, 2009 issue entitled Bug Crazy: Assessing the Benefits of Probiotics (1). For some reason when I wander around the hospital on rounds people show me articles such as this and ask, so whatcha think about this? Probiotics are interesting [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 06:00:37

A Stalled Debate on the Economy

On Feb. 17, if GM reaches a deal with autoworkers to cut costs and bond holders to reduce debt, it will receive $4 billion more in bailout money. Around the same time, Congress will probably pass the largest civilian economic stimulus since the Great Depression [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 18:03:06

The Mussel Challenge

The Mussel Challenge By Emily Weinstein Mussels steamed in white wine. (Emily Weinstein) ... clean of beards and barnacles. They are, in so many words, high-maintenance. However, actually ... , of a big bowl of mussels you’d find at a French or Belgian restaurant, the kind in which the steam rises [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:46:34

Save a Tree. Keep a Journal

It happens to the best of us. Our mission is to clean out the storage unit in the garage ... and fun! And the company is green from the ground up. Ecojot uses recycled packaging and their Canadian paper mill runs on biogas, uses recycled water, recycles all its waste and donates usable scraps [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 12:00:18

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

Bustin' a USCAP

By Kate Sheppard The United States Climate Action Partnership (USCAP) ... legislation is a crucial component in fueling the bold clean energy investments necessary to catapult ... is needed and makes bold investments in a clean energy economy." A number of deeper-green environmental [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 07:05:15

Apple's credibility challenged over Steve Jobs's health problems

There has been a lot of argument after last night's shocking memo from Apple boss Steve Jobs, but the prevailing mood has now been summed up by New York Times columnist Joe Nocera: It's Time for Apple to Come Clean. Jobs phoned Nocera last summer and called him a slimebucket. He says [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 20:41:47

Berry and pistachio yoghurt cake

Some recipes are just so versatile – like this gorgeous yoghurt cake recipe from Bill Granger that a friend of mine recently modified. The original was a splendid sounding peach and almond yoghurt cake, but she replaced it with blueberries, raspberries and pistachio nuts [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 23:38:52

Nike Sportswear - Waxed Leather Blazer

Following up on our recent preview of some of Nike Sportswear’s upcoming Blazer releases, we bring you a more detailed look at two very tasty pieces of the collection. The Blazer will be back in black with two very clean and classic looking waxed leather versions. One sports [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 18:51:00

Lower on the Food Chain, Lighter on the Wallet: 18 Easy Elements of a Sustainable Diet

Your company is freezing raises long enough to give your bank account freezer burn and you know those Penny Pincher patties are cheap but not ... s finding. Surely there are some blackberry bushes nearby, or a clean spring where you can gather [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 21:45:44

You May Be a Liberal/Conservative If …

Here goes: "Neatorama isn’t a political blog …" so thank goodness that this article by Kiera Butler in Mother Jones pokes fun at both liberals and ... that Democrats rely on delivery more than Republicans. Let’s keep the comments clean, mmkay? Link [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 08:23:18

Reading The Climate Change Czars

"Few challenges facing America -- and the world -- are more urgent than combating climate change…Many of you are working to confront this challenge....but too often, Washington has failed to show the same kind of leadership. That will change when I take office [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 20:00:10

The Real Housewives of Orange County. The Shocker!

I've taken a mini break from visiting celebrity gossip blogs so that image above may have already been plastered on every site ... , you'd want to go ahead and tidy your place up.  Your home should be clean, nice, and smelling good [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 03:05:19

Be a Professional Catholic

Most people in our country are well educated. It is common for people not only to have a high school diploma, but also a college degree ... has been defined as a disease of the will. So, it is going to be important to clean up the will by making [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 07:03:07

For Valor: Trooper Mark Donaldson , V.C.

For most conspicuous acts of gallantry in action in a circumstance of great peril in Afghanistan as part of the Special Operations ... before the convoy was able to establish a clean break and move to an area free of enemy fire [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 10:30:17

I Owe You At Least This Much

I’ll go ahead and tell you right now that this post is basically going to be one big long run-on sentence THE LIKES OF WHICH YOU’VE NEVER SEEN, ... IS INVOLVED. So anyway. I have to clean now. But I’ll be back later (”later” being tonight [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 23:22:28

How To Brain Dump Tasks To Increase Your Productivity

I’m going through Eben Pagan’s Wake Up Productive (currently closed) video training program (Eben is fast becoming my favorite mentor) ... , and needed cutting. My house needed a good clean. I had to buy food, pay bills, sort out my car [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:27:23

omission of his invocation from HBO’s nationwide broadcast of the Inaugural concert. (Audio will be available online at approximately 6:00 p.m. EST.) NPR News also clarified that the reason they didn’t carry the Bishop’s invocation was because they were relying on HBO’s feed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 15:23:42

Congratulations to an Aussie Hero

From the Australian Department of DefenceMark Donaldson was born in Waratah, Newcastle, NSW on 2 April 1979. He spent his formative years in northern NSW where he graduated from high school in 1996.Trooper Donaldson enlisted into the Australian Army on 18 june 2002 and entered recruit training at the Army Recruit Training Centre, Kapooka, NSW [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 09:27:00

Ask Unclutterer: Exhausted after work

Reader Juliana submitted the following to Ask Unclutterer: ... for a maid/house manager/fairy godmother. My first piece of advice is to set aside a weekend to simply catch up with all of the stuff around your house. In the days leading up to this weekend, tell [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 14:31:39

True Blue Spa Clean Karma Exfoliating Body Wash Cleans Almost Too Well

“Daaaaaang, Pig-Pen!” That’s what I said when I rinsed after using True Blue Spa Clean Karma Exfoliating Body Wash ($13.50). “All that dirt was on ME??” Yikes! The crushed lychee and bamboo exfoliators in Clean Karma ... but in a good way. Yah, the tube looks all peaceful and zen-like, but don’t be fooled. Scrubbing with Clean [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 21:37:02

Fiddling while rivers churn

More evidence has emerged of a City Council that has its priorities wrong ... the Avon) to work each morning, and some days the stench is terrible.  We must clean up our act.  Yet ... functioning sewage systems and clean rivers any day. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 01:04:40

Before & After: Dryel

Given the lively discussion at last week's Tropicana post, I thought another Before & After might be fun ... . Check out the new look of the Dryel home dry cleaning system. Dryel_REBRAND The new design ... shows your consumers that you're still interested and invested in your product. The Dryel home dry [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 20:59:07

Reich’s ideas on what to do about banks

Robert Reich has a list of conditions that he thinks should be applied to private sector banks should we wind up creating what he dubs a “Bad Bank” ... just take over all the banks, clean them out and sell them. Things are so bad we might wind up having [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 18:08:15

Green Cleaning Recipes Galore

More than ever, homeowners are making and using green cleaning products at home. So, what’s your favorite green cleaning recipe?  The Clean Calgary Association’s Green Cleaning Guide For Businesses and Individuals by Lindsay Luhnau serves up green cleaning recipes galore. First, it lists key DIY green cleaner ingredients [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 20:41:54

Greenest Cleaning Products

Greenest Cleaning Products Written by Sonya Published on January 18th, ... your home? “It is often difficult to know which cleaning product is “greenest” but there are a few key ... . What should you look for in a green cleaning product? Luhnau recommends looking for the following [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 20:41:15

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