District Court allows nuisance claim against city for PCE leaking from sewer pipes

One of the means by which PCE releases by dry cleaners are dispersed into the environment is through the local sewer system; sewers are notoriously leaky, and until EPA required closed-loop and highly filtered dry cleaning equipment technology to be utilized, discharges of PCE into sewers was commonplace. In Adobe Lumber [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 22:59:57

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'WARDROBE' - The Ultra Modern Chain of Dry-Cleaning & Laundry Stores Announces its Grand Opening

/India PRwire/ - Diamond Fabcare Pvt. Ltd. in collaboration with Brown Gouge of Australia announces launch of its retail operations under the brand ... of Australia, which is a 93 year old leader in Dry-cleaning and laundry industry, Wardrobe will deploy/setup state of art equipments imported from Europe and USA from the best suppliers in the world [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 10:04:33

Bissell Pet Hair Eraser Handheld Vacuum Cleaner -- Quick Cleanups

When you just need a quick cleanup, nothing says convenience like a handheld vac ... -up. Effectively remove dirt and pet hair from your upholstery, your floors and on the stairs with its flex nozzle. The unit also comes equipped with a hard nozzle for cleaning dry messes or the inside [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 10:49:00

Dream Hotel - Bangkok

Dream Hotel Bangkok4-StarDream Hotel Bangkok$ 145 ... Doorman/doorwoman Dry cleaning service Elevator/lift Fitness equipment Full-service ... Number of suites: 11 Number of floors: 9 Audio-visual equipment Babysitting or child care [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 14:46:00

FEMA Assisting in Repairs for Indiana Hospital

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has released $6 ... and on the first floor. The work was primarily the removal of debris, and to dry, dehumidify and clean ... of the hospital's medical and lab equipment was filled floor to ceiling with contaminated water, mud and silt [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 17:40:00

Marshmallow Fluff vs Solo Creme

Marshmallow Fluff vs Solo Creme Category: Miscellaneous Marshmallow Fuff was created some 75 years ago here in Massachusetts ... , face etc..  I can’t imagine what it must be like at the factory cleaning the equipment. Even ... and such.  It was actually kind of interesting to taste that flavor in this smooth format instead of dry [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 13:59:56

Track Trailer Tvan world's beefiest camper trailer

Filed under: Aftermarket, Etc., Lifestyle, Australia Click above for more images of the Track Tvan If you're one of those take-no-prisoners ... in the rear hatch allowing your bed to be kept clean and dry. Even better, a hard roof over ... with a 70-liter "food grade" water tank as standard equipment. Now, we found you the camper [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 00:27:00

The Difference Between Fame and Importance

The following was a comment left by my Twitter friend Wesley Whittaker in response to You’re Not That Important. Really ... on her show, but they bought her groceries, took care of her dry cleaning and took her car in for service ... -famous rock star. While touring, we had two custom coaches and a semi that hauled all of the equipment [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 18:50:22

Keep These Pointers In Mind

Keep These Pointers In Mind Author: HikerGang January 16, 2009 ... that your tent is ventilated properly. ~ Clean and dry the tent thoroughly right after use. ...  Along with sleeping bags, camping tents are standard equipment for campers. No camper would [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:40:15

Donks' Young Buck

It's McDaniels, not McDonald'sThese rhymes are Darryl's, the burgers are Ronald's.. ... needed coffee, copies, dry cleaning runs, and getting Rodney Harrison his Jay-Z concert tickets.-New ... in a dapper gray hoody like his mentor, Bill Belichick. Pat Bowlen already has the Bronco equipment [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 01:15:00

Paris Tourist Adventure Planning

Paris Tourist Adventure Planning Jan 17th, 2009 by Admin How to plan adventures in Paris: ... services, 24-hour day care on site, dry cleaning on site, a bowling alley, shopping stores ... , and more. The rooms offer you handicap equipment upon request, room service, color television [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 03:19:12

Tips to Effectively Remove Rust from Metal

Let's face it. To remove rust from metal is not really much fun of a work ... that you can take. Clean first the metal item or equipment before you apply the metal rust remover ... elements. After restoring your metal properties, make sure to always keep them dry [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 13:45:08

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

These Boots Made For Working

I started cleaning out my closet yesterday and came across what I call my duck boots ... lifetime when I worked for an oil field equipment company, I had to go out to a site where ... , waterproof boots to keep your tootsies dry. Takeaway Truth Good work boots protect your feet [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 16:14:53

Clean, Paint, Maintain as You Go!

THE GUARDIAN read the IPT article in the Saturday edition about Canyon County Jail problems and noted the photos used as visual aids ... , airplanes, tanks, trucks, and equipment are many years old before they are relegated to the scrap ... of a ship live anywhere but on the ship. Even in dry dock and yard overhaul cycles crews must live [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 19:42:00

Ben’s World of Chocolate

I misspoke last night. I said, "I sure wish there was more time to take photos before the candlelight actually landed in the frosting ... for your convenience. It's simple, requires no special equipment, and promises to please even the most discerning ... Heat oven to 350˚. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans. Combine dry ingredients in large [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 02:36:05

No airing of dirty laundry anymore

Since there are no guidelines Adam does his laundry in the river. Eco friendly detergents of course:-)It could only happen in Malaysia I suppose ... will not be allowed to dry their clothes in the open “where the whole world can see......"Maybe ... ? So now you're telling us to spend more on equipment and electricity issit? What the fuck la? Make [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 14:18:00

How to Travel Light

We all know the “travel light” mantra. But sometimes we tend to forget that it’s way better than traveling light. ... . 4. Bring enough clean underwear so that you can get through at least half of your journey’s time without ... laundry. (Note: just put enough dry detergent in a ziplock bag for as many loads as you plan to do– [more...]

Date: 2008-08-12 13:46:33

Cleaning Up After Your Pets

Cats and dogs are such adorable furry little things that you sometimes overlook it when their personal messes start piling up ... yourself with the necessary equipment to clean up after them. For instance, always have a bundle ... clean up the spots, or they’ll leave a lingering scent. Wet a rag, pour a few drops of diluted bleach [more...]

Date: 2008-07-20 01:08:40

By Allison Hanes, National Post Power has been restored to about 75% of Torontonians left in the dark and cold last night by a blackout in the ... electricity back to the remaining customers could take several hours – depending on how long it takes to dry ... in the vault, Toronto Hydro cut power to avoid damaging its equipment which risked putting [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 11:22:00

Business Freshens Up Sports Gear Effectively

If you’ve ever been near someone who plays a sport after the game is over, then you know that smell of dirt and sweat that is all over them ... it do? Fresh Gear is a powerfully effective dry cleaning machine. It uses natural ozone to destroy bacteria ... immediately we realized that the real revenue opportunity was in offering the cleaning services [more...]

Date: 2008-08-26 03:21:15

From Cubicle Nerd to Cucumber Vendor: Learning Small Scale Farming in Mid-life

This is a guest post from Jim Dunlap (Wyoming) about his experience as a new farmer in Virginia and is part of our Wed pm/Sat pm TOD: Campfire series, where we will post articles more related to personal, local and social responses to our resource and environmental predicaments. Like many posters on The Oil Drum (TOD) [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 16:42:38

“The Last Great Clown Hunt”

THE LAST GREAT CLOWN HUNT by Chris Furst copyright © 2008 / May not be reproduced without permission (from Weird Tales #352, Nov/Dec 2008) [ ... on the dry summer grass. I rose early one morning and marked a pair of trumpeter swans forging south ... sugar. It was time to gather the musty costumes, clean the slide whistles, bag up the guns, and spin [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 15:08:32

My Best Friend's Wedding

Never in my wildest thoughts would I have imagined forming such a strong relationship with somebody met online. Yet, over the past two and a half years, Lisa has become just that: my bestfriend. I would have done (almost) anything, even singing badly at the corner bar to pay for my fare. No way I was going to miss that [more...]

Date: 2008-11-15 14:13:00

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

How to Live With Your Favorite 'Fur-Ball'!

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: 2009-01-18 18:06:00

Us and Them: Living Life Unconventionally

My non-climber supervisor at one of my jobs has also become a friend. Paul lives in a house, has a beautiful and successful wife, two fancy cars, and two amazing daughters. He works full time for a relatively stable employer, in a salaried job. I'd assume he has health insurance, and retirement. He's living The American Dream [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 20:57:11

Stuff: Random and Otherwise (aka Day 5)

You’ll have to excuse me for the truly exceptionally poor quality of posts I’ve been pumping out lately. I’m so tired that I’m lucky I can string together complete sentences. I have a clothes-basket full of clean, unfolded laundry that is piled precariously up to about waist-height. I had to bribe [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 03:15:14

How to Slash your Electricity Bill in 10 Easy Steps

1. Lighting & Light Bulbs Install low energy light bulbs in rooms you use regularly - they last up to 15 times longer than a normal light bulb ... as it lowers the room temperature, making your boiler work harder. Shut off dishwasher for dry cycle. Let your dishes “air dry”. Don’t use dishwasher or laundry equipment until you have a full load [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 19:05:08

The 10 Things I Won’t Give Up Just To Save Money

By Julie Rains Times are tough and they may be getting tougher as inflation and unemployment rates rise. There are 10 things that I could cut out of my expenses to save money right now but these measures will likely cause my earning power to shrink and my cost of living to rise in the long term [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 13:00:38

Some Macro-Thoughts on 2009

Well, 2009 is nearly upon us. I’m not one for predictions, and I won’t play that game. But since I travel a great deal and have a considerable amount of experience (commercial, on-the-ground, and otherwise), it seemed like it might worthwhile to collect some of my earlier scattered thoughts into a single discourse [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 15:54:25

The Basics of Cleaning Your Revolver

Several years ago my dad gave me my first handgun- a Smith & Wesson .357 magnum revolver ... to clean it well and have done so ever since. Any gun owner knows that properly cleaning and maintaining your equipment is not only key in increasing a weapon’s lifespan, but is necessary to ensure [more...]

Date: 2008-08-20 03:03:12

DrumBeat: October 22, 2008

Organic farming 'could feed Africa' Organic farming offers Africa the best chance of breaking the cycle of poverty and malnutrition it has been locked in for decades, according to a major study from the United Nations to be presented today. New evidence suggests that organic practices – derided by some as a Western lifestyle fad – are [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 13:49:58

10 IT health risks — and how to combat them

IT might not appear to be a high-risk field, but a surprising number of ailments can plague IT pros in all job roles. Here are some of the most prevalent health concerns. Everybody seems to understand that movers and construction workers can have serious back and neck problems from their strenuous work [more...]

Date: 2008-06-25 21:26:52

DrumBeat: November 30, 2008

Oil majors eye $5-billion ships to cut costs London — Oil and gas companies are racing to develop a new type of vessel they hope will revolutionize offshore gas production but even if the untested technology works, its deployment could be blocked by resource holders who fear it will undermine development goals [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 14:33:22

It May Market Organic Alternatives, but Is Your Cleaner Really Greener?

Alternatives to Dry Cleaning However strong the smell, though, he wanted the antidote to be gentle on the planet. Mr ... -cleaning stores have increasingly sprouted signs reading “organic” or “green,” as environmentally conscious consumers look for alternatives to traditional dry cleaning and its use of the solvent [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 04:51:40

Stop MRSA Now!

As parents we constantly worry about the safety of our children.   Whether playing on the playground, getting on the bus, or running on the soccer field it seems as though we have an emergency kit handy for everything.   One hidden danger that has become a growing concern for parents is MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 05:54:03

Tastes of Nostalgia

August 5, 2008 at 8:54 am (Baking / Cooking, Food) For most of the Western world, thinking about Japanese delicacies would evoke images of sushi, fugu, and… Bread? No, scratch that last one off the list, you must be thinking. Even I have to pause for a moment and consider that statement, but for me, [more...]

Date: 2008-08-05 19:54:32

DrumBeat: September 17, 2008

Oil spikes $6 on safe-haven buying, weak dollar NEW YORK - Oil prices shot up $6 a barrel Wednesday, rebounding as fears of a spreading crisis in the U.S. financial sector sent skittish investors scrambling out of stocks and into hard assets. The big rally at least temporarily halted crude's steep, [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 13:50:07

Visiting the land of the tiger - Corbett

During the last week of last year (its 2009 now), we had a mini vacation where we planned to visit the Corbett National Park followed by a days rest ... for us were not 5 star, they weren’t too shabby either. We got clean beds, good food, and good hosts ... . Immediately, there was a sense of peace because of the clean [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 14:08:29

Strange and Interesting Manufacturer Instructions

While the disgraced cyclist Piepoli crosses into ridiculousness and says he cheated in his moment of "weakness", ... . And the statement on "dry conditions" also seems a little vague to me. SRAM should have defined what is 'dry' according to their definitions. Most people do ride when its dry, don't they?2. Campy's [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 15:51:00

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

Tennessee Coal Ash Spill Followup

The after-effects of an environmental catastrophe two days before Christmas continue to unfold. The mainstream media has carried a few stories but at this writing the event is still not on the radar for most people.An eight-minute YouTube documentary gives rich meaning to the word "muckraking [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 18:00:00

Faux Finish Mistakes: Avoid These When Painting

by Debra That Painter Lady Conrad If you are embarking on your first faux painting project, ... results and subsequent layers will dry too fast to allow you to attend to mistakes. Low gloss paints ... rather than letting it harden. Another money-saving tip is to use dishwashing liquid for cleaning [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 13:47:41

DrumBeat: September 18, 2008

Refilling fuel tanks after Ike to take weeks HOUSTON (Reuters) - Oil refiners and producers on Thursday rushed to restore Gulf of Mexico production following Hurricane Ike, but energy traders and analysts warned it will take several more weeks to refill U.S. fuel inventories, increasing the risk of shortages [more...]

Date: 2008-09-18 13:19:59

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

Make a New Year’s Resolution to give your HVAC a Tune-Up

Every year, we make New Year’s  Resolutions to lose weight, get more sleep, and eat healthier ... discussion about how to give a little heating and cooling duct TLC, right? Move the couch. Check ... . Dirt will slow air flow and increase energy costs.  I have an electrostatic air filter which [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 02:07:47

iPhone 2.2 Screenshot Gallery!

iPhone 2.2 firmware update, that’s the exact question many people will be asking. Hey, we at TiPb asked it ourselves — and then blindly pushed and shoved our way to the iTunes tethers! So what’s new in iPhone 2.2, is it awesome enough for you to update, and who should stay clear at all costs? Answers after the jump! What’s in the 2 [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 19:45:08

Pamper Your Body in a Sauna - Right in Your Home

There aren’t a lot of people who have enough time to relax in a sauna following a session at the gym ... to any home. It’s always there and unlike exercise equipment you can be sure that it won’t go unused ... types of sauna that you can choose from, which are a steam sauna or a dry sauna. Great Benefits [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 00:58:14

Pet News - Pet Advice - Pet Photos

Advice for Pet Ownersby Arden Moore - Washington PostInexpensive Pet CareWhen money is less available, humans aren't the only species that suffer. Financial setbacks often effect the companions we love most -- pets. But animal expert Arden Moore can give advice on how to provide your pet with sufficient care without going into debt [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 17:45:00

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