Where you “the cleaning expert” last year?

December 30, 2008 Before the year finally ends, we are given a chance to evaluate ourselves and our performance in the year that is to pass ... . What everybody should remember is that most commercial cleaners contain harmful toxins which can be very ... mean having your rust removers, carpet cleaners, stain cleaners at your reach all the time. A cleanup [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 15:09:26

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The War on Bed Bugs in NYC

[Editor's Note: Every so often somebody writes something so interesting on our super-secret internal email list that we feel obliged to share it. This time it was a rant on the return of bed bugs of all things. Since Angry Military Man is too busy to post this himself, the duty has fallen to your hombre-in-chief Angry New Mexican [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 15:03:36

Till the First Day of Christmas

The last time I could spend such a prolonged Christmas vacation was two years back, when I was preparing for my MBA ... I helped her with completing some jujubes (where’s my cut Marise?). Spent all of yesterday cleaning ... , .net, .org, .biz domains at $8.95/yr only! Private Registration FREE! Tags: Christmas, cleaning [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 07:56:37

Economist Versus Idiot: Bastard In A Basket

The World Last Week -Bill Richardson won't be America's next commerce secretary--he's under investigation for possibly giving one of his donors a state contract. -That wasn't the only stumble for Barack Obama's relatively smooth selection process, as Joe Biden called the secretive nature of the nomination of Leon Panetta ( [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 08:54:33

Netbooks: Not For Everyday Commercial Use, For Household Use Only?

I've been answering a lot of inquiries recently on whether or not netbooks are the next big trend in the corporate space and publications such as InformationWeek are all over the netbook phenomenon. Last week I wrote a post in response to a Forrester analyst who implied that enterprises will buy fewer laptops and equip workers with just [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 21:55:00

We Must Hold Bush Accountable

Paul Krugman has a truly excellent op-ed in the New York Times which should be read by anyone still doubting the need to hold the Bush administration accountable for war crimes and other widespread abuses of power committed during the past 8 years. In his concise yet effective article, Krugman acknowledges the desire held by many, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 18:49:03

I’ll Take a Tankful of Green Crude

Some people think of it as going from the fish tank to the gas tank, while others simply call it the power of pond scum ... while cleaning the water and releasing fresh oxygen. Hard to say that for the petroleum industry ... challenges. Their goal at present is to ramp up the oil production processes to commercial levels [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 15:26:51

Start Green Cleaning Now!

Busby SEO Test Global climate change has become a matter of increased significance among many companies ... cleaning aims to eliminate use of these toxic chemicals entirely. Advancements in chemical technology ... . As a result, products and activities have started to turn “green.” The world of cleaning products [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 14:21:34

Pause, stop and rewind

I traveled back in time this week; it was a good reminder of how much I’ve forgotten. During my recent cleaning/organizing frenzy, I found an old VCR in the attic. I brought it down thinking I would pop in an old Barney or Donut Man video for Lucy. Poor child is lacking [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 04:30:53

11 Eleventh-Hour Bush Environmental Rule Changes

Pamela Ferdinand, National Geographic News 16 Jan 09;In its final months the Bush Administration has issued a slew of last minute environmental rule changes, many of which have already gone into effect and could be hard to reverse.National Geographic News asked representatives from four leading environmental organizations to judge 11 of these " [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 08:45:00

Dryers News - Air Dryer

Nashville FurorKrave's Groovy Interior and the Municipality's Finest Hand Dryer Nashville Vista, USA - 2 hours ago And this element, ... steps will lower energy tally The Coloradoan, CO - Jan 17, 2009 In the summer, a polluted air filter ... . It's a mighty, compact, air-blasting Presence provides help identifying household robustness risks [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 19:59:19

Предсказания Кюнстлера на 2009 - США, Нефть, Геополитика, Путин

Спонсор месяца - #1 RX pharmacy affiliate program!Сайт дня (как попасть) - http://www.business-magazine.ru/There are two realities "out there" now competing for verification among those who think about national affairs and make things happen. The dominant one (let's call it the Status Quo) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 07:59:00

8 Steps to Starting Out In Real Estate Investing

My goodness if I had a nickel for every time I have been asked this question.  It really makes me realize that with as much information that is available out there, that maybe there is just TMI (too much information).  It gets to be overwhelming to the point that Newbies just end up not doing anything or WORSE end up [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 02:20:32

Top Reasons Why You May Want to Invest in Commercial Carpets

A lot of people may be apprehensive to purchase commercial carpets, and it?s pretty understandable. They don?t come very cheap ... for their maintenance. If there are stains or heavy soil on the carpet, you can try the cleaning agents from reputable professional carpet cleaning company, or you can look for home-made cleaning ingredients [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 18:41:30

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

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

Forecast for 2009

Introduction       There are two realities "out there" now competing for verification among those who think about national affairs and make things happen. The dominant one (let's call it the Status Quo) is that our problems of finance and economy will self-correct and allow the project of a "consumer" economy to resume in "growth" mode [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 03:33:57

Safer Alternatives to Hazardous Cleaning Products

I have a 3 and a half year old at home and recently we were watching "The Care Bears" ... surfaces with a rag sprinkled with baking soda.All Purpose Cleaner for spots on woodwork, tile ... but it is not toxic to you or your child. Commercial oven cleaners are severe irritants. Do not use this cleaner [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 22:06:00

Strange Cleaning Tips

Many household products can function well in areas quite different from their initial intended uses. Here are a few examples: Icy Steps? ... . Sticky Price Tags? Another commercial product that’s found in most people’s homes, WD-40, can serve ... of the window and horizontal ones for the other [more...]

Date: 2008-10-25 03:09:32

ATMs Are Signs of Progress in Iraq

The first ATMs have opened in Iraq since the invasion five years ago -- an encouraging factoid contained in a new by-the-numbers Defense Department report about progress in the country. In fact, there are now 20 ATMs in Baghdad, where the banking system was so devastated a few years ago that the United States had to fly in pallets stacked with [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:24:00

Conversations: A defense of amateur science

Friend Forrest Mims, recently targeted as one of Discover Magazine’s “50 best brains in science, ... glass, copper wires, and jars filled with alcohol” (1). I grinned as I read these words ... of methanol for cleaning the ultraviolet filters in my homemade solar ultraviolet and ozone [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 16:39:12

Swindle

Wall Street is a criminal enterprise based on a confidence scam so it should be no surprise that the swindle continues unabated. Bank of America and Citigroup, two of the biggest swindlers on the street reported repugnant fourth-quarter results, but had a lot of clean up help from the New York Times [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 18:25:49

Carpet Undertanding Function and How to Cleaned

Carpet is everywhere! People who understand carpet know that its immense success and consumer acceptance is not due to chance ... for floor covering. Carpet and rugs found on the floors of residences and commercial buildings still ... on carpet. These methods are mostly used by professional cleaners and trained personnel [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 17:26:47

The myth of Registry Cleaners

We have all seen the commercials. Does your computer have error messages? Is your computer running slow? ... I dare you to take the following Registry Cleaner Challenge. Install a fresh copy of Windows XP ... of what they find are bogus “errors”, 90% of which will never be problematic. Registry cleaning is a marketing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 23:47:54

Tiger Shark

Howard Hawks' Tiger Shark is an odd and oddly fun fishing drama (now there's a genre that never quite took off) about two commercial fisherman buddies and the woman who comes between them. Mike [more...]

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

Extend the Life of Your Appliances

One of the easiest ways to extend the life of your appliance is with some preventative maintenance ... and pull. If it easily slides out, it’s time to replace the seal. Air conditioner – Always follow ... it up to high-cool to avoid overworking the compressor. Sustain airflow by cleaning the filter monthly [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 17:18:47

Clean Out Anxieties and Stress!

Research shows that clutter (in your home, office, or vehicle) causes stress and increases anxieties ... you know that studies actually show that people who spend at least 20 minutes a day cleaning suffer from less ... to find more time for cleaning as well as ways to keep clutter from getting out of hand in the [more...]

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

Did I actually get gulled?

Many years ago, I had the fortune to meet an old man at an antique arms show ... this was before the US commercial market was flooded with massive quantities of surplus Mosins ... breed of cat.) But a recent cursory inspection showed that this rifle required a detail-cleaning [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 01:09:00

General Responsibilities Of Property Management

Commercial property maintenance services handle your building and grounds repair and upkeep ... one. Qualified contractors perform service updates to keep the systems well maintained. Another area is the janitorial services. They inspect and clean hallways, restrooms, elevators and entryways to meet [more...]

Date: 2008-06-18 14:04:34

Swindle on Wall Street

Wall Street is a criminal enterprise based on a confidence scam, so it should come as no surprise that the swindle continues unabated. Bank of America and Citigroup, two of the biggest swindlers on the Street reported repugnant fourth-quarter results, but had a lot of clean up help from the New York Times [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 18:25:49

The Honor Roll: 20 People That Made an Impact in 2008

We like to do things differently around here, and with every End of the Year Top Whatever List floating around the internet ( ... , Oscar magnet Doubt, and The Little Film About Suicide Clean Up That Could Sunshine Cleaning. Coming ... of - he took the helm of his second feature film, Star Trek, and has since made a job of building [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 06:22:01

It Started with a Chair, I Mean a Churro Craving...

…and it ended up like this.Actually, it kind of started with a few other things, too ... . I entertained the idea of cleaning my house as I looked around at the filth, but then I remembered that I hate cleaning. Grocery shopping? No. Gym? No. Being sad and wallowing? Yes.This is pretty [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 04:12:00

eat fresh, die young.

today i was cleaning out a folder of short stories i wrote (to categorize chapters of the book i'm writing) ... . Written next to him it said “ win a chance to be an extra in a subway commercial…just text jared ... to be an extra in a subway commercial is by far the bleakest picture in the world. Next to him it said “ [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 21:03:28

Salazar: “Why do we have to move head long to commercial oil shale leasing at this point?”

At the Senate confirmation hearing for Interior Secretary on Thursday, Barack Obama’s nominee, Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar painted a picture of a different kind of Interior Department, should he be confirmed. Salazar said his first order of business would be to clean up an Interior Department troubled [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 09:43:54

Enter the Micro Worker

Enter the Micro Worker When i met George* more than two decades ago, I remember chuckling over the name of his first business ... to move out of our apartment. They said: "Sessum Cleaning and Productions." He was 18 when he officially started his own business, and he decided to name the business after what he did: commercial floor [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 03:16:00

Gates of Vienna News Feed 12/2/2008

Check out the South Asia section for the latest fallout from the Mumbai atrocities. Also, Pakistan is having its own entirely separate problems.Thanks to ACT for America, C. Cantoni, Conservative Swede, DK, Insubria, JD, KGS, Nilk, Steen, TB, VH, and all the other tipsters who sent these in. Headlines and articles are below the fold [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 04:55:00

Burn, Baby Burn!

by Capessa, on Tue Dec 16, 2008 11:44am PST Let’s face it. Now is the time of year that you want to kick that calorie burn into high gear ... 238 vacuuming 119 cleaning house: general, light 87 decorating Christmas tree 85 food ... preparation 136 Unloading car 102 LOW BURN ACTIVITIES CALS BURNED IN 30 MIN. reading: sitting [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 23:43:09

The Bachelorette Pad - First Phase

Those of us in the design field like to joke that "decorating is soooo glamorous!" (Meant to be read with sarcasm!) And installations are the least glamorous but most satisfying part of decorating! I spend the day at The Bachelorette Pad installing the new furnishings and moving other pieces around. Well, I didn't move the heavy stuff [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 00:05:00

American Airlines Announces New Pricing Scheme

At least, thats what the Onion (the go to source for antitrust humor, by the way) ... aboard the commercial carrier. American Airlines has promised never to raise its fees ... to combat its financial woes, will take effect on Monday. According to company officials, these charges [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 16:08:36

Home-Made All-Purpose Cleaner

Commercially made all-purpose cleaners do a good job wiping away dirt and germs from your counters and appliances, but they leave behind chemical cleaning agents like alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEs), which ... and then used in multiple cleaning recipes.So my Thrifty Green Thurday tip of the week is to make [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:53:00

19 Free Hi-Res Burnt Paper Textures

Ive had these burnt paper textures lying around for a few months, had them scanned in to my computer but didnt have chance to upload them, ... to your designs, some of them may need colour adjusments and cleaning up but im sure you know what youll ... these textures for what ever purpose you intend, commercial and personal, show me the work if you want id [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:03:47

Carpet Cleaning Monroe NJ

All Natural Carpet Cleaning Monroe NJ When you have your carpet cleaned, it is important for your home to be left in a healthy condition ... the traditional use of toxic chemical protectors, hazardous cleaning ... , or fumes in their home and office. We are a reputable carpet cleaning company which takes great [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 22:53:58

Bookcamp: Harper Collins, Authonomy & Book Army

Harper Collins - Kate Hyde, Mark Johnson. Authonomy, book with rating new books. Getting agents on board. Going to be using Blurb to move manuscripts into PoD. Big learning curve. Tension about being a large company wanting to find the best books, with the needs of the community. People quesitoning why they’re doing it and why the outcome [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 14:53:11

The extreme benefits of Mold cleaner

The extreme benefits of Mold cleaner After you sign the papers and walk into your new investment the first thing you will notice is that clean ... t been watching the news then you are probably unaware of the new trend of cleaning products. Does Going Green ring a bell? most of these cleaning products are safe to use. Toxic chemicals [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 18:54:44

Prolitec introduces programmable air sanitizer

New Programmable System is First to Continually Sanitize the Air in HVAC Ducts and Commercial, Medical and Residential Spaces Prolitec’s ARIA(TM) ... treat enclosed rooms one at a time, and their effects are temporary. A new chemical formulation ... enclosed spaces, ARIA is of keen interest to HVAC professionals for continuously cleaning the air in [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 00:10:43

The 10 Biggest Cleantech Disappointments of 2008

There was a lot to cheer about in the cleantech sector in 2008: record investment levels, a U.S ... with California utility PG&E on what would have been the first commercial wave energy contract ... Gets Dirty: A report from the think tank the Center for American Progress finds coal companies [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 15:51:39

"Law Firm Layoffs Continue," LEGAL INTELLIGENCE - Time to start thinking outside U.S. law

We knew that law firm powers-that-be would probably wait until after the holidays to do reductions-in-force .  But now that those RIFs are occurring and in relatively large numbers, they're, well, shocking.  Black Rome and Neal Gerber have recently laid off associates [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 19:46:51

Will "ServiceMaster Clean Caution Periods" Change NASCAR On TV?

It is day two of the New World Order for many NASCAR fans who have been emailing and commenting on the new sponsorship of the actual caution periods ... ServiceMaster Clean does not have a large presence.All cleaning and drying vehicles and equipment ... that allow a cleaning company called ServiceMaster to be the official sponsor of the caution periods [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 13:30:00

FREE IObit Advanced SystemCare PRO v3 License Key Codes Exclusive for Raymond.CC Readers

A new Windows does not mean it is error-free and it is fully optimized ... for commercial use. Get it fast because this offer is only available to first 10,000 activations. First come ... , performance tune-ups, and system cleaning capabilities. This powerful and award-winning precision tool [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 08:00:08

Steps to cleaning coal

Clean coal is an umbrella term and public relations term used to promote the use of coal as an energy source by emphasizing methods being developed ... and impurities from the coal, gasification (see also IGCC), treating the flue gases with steam to remove sulfur ... . These methods and the technology used are described as clean coal technology. Major [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 07:59:48

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