Now WE are the stinky ones…

Dharma came home from the groomers Tuesday a much silkier and sweet-smelling kitty. However. She thinks we stink and should be taken to the groomers ... . AND SHAVED. dharma is not pleased It’s a funny thing, cat-stink. Cats are self-cleaning, by and large. Sure, the longer-haired cats need our opposable thumbs and a brush to prevent ugly [more...]

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

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The coffee cup (Το φλυτζάνι)

If you're reading this on New Year's Eve, don't worry - the best place on a busy night on the streets like this one is one's own home. If there's nothing of value on TV, take a shower, pour yourself a glass of wine, open a pack of crisps and read at your leisure (if the kids let you)... HAPPY NEW YEAR! [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 06:00:00

Featuring....Hotel Las Palmas

There's a new kid on the block. On the northern most block of Avenue Guerrero to be exact. Directly across from the Market and the Loncherias ... it is a hotel and ease of cleaning must be taken into account. Notice the ventilation window ... have a large window facing the interior courtyard. Great natural light and fresh air. The rooms [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 14:56:00

FEELING GOOD AT HOME

“With the cut in interest rates, the savings on your mortgage may be better invested in the home than the bank.”“Buying curtains, putting up shelves and choosing colours really make your house a home.”RENOVATINGAND EXTENDINGWith the housing market so slow, many people are considering renovating or extending rather than moving [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 16:12:00

JANUARY 2009 NEWSLETTER

Becket Athenaeum NewsletterJanuary 2009 I apologize for the lack of a December newsletter. What with the saga of savage ice, and the holidays appearing without warning…well, I'm sure you know this story well. It was a dramatic end to 2008, and I feel certain we are now in what will prove to be a spectacular new year! [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 00:12:00

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

Cover of the Week 11

Tomorrow is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Or as this guy I used to work with would call it, “Martin Luther, the King Day ... t get out of it. He was happy to have someone competent to run the place while he, the laziest business owner ... (with the business card to prove it), could spend the day. I would have gone into law from there if it weren [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 16:44:00

The Broken Window Effect

As an adult I've returned to various locations from my childhood and found the white picket fences, station wagons, ... not happen overnight. What happened in these places is the same thing that can happen in a business or your personal life. I call it the "Broken Window Effect"Imagine the perfect "Lake Wobegone [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 11:00:00

Doughboys Coda: The Corner Coming to Highland

When Doughboys shuttered on Highland, it triggered a huge response not only from fans (and detractors) ... and look to be cleaning and doing some other stuff inside. The butcher paper that was on the windows ... thing though, is the “pending alcoholic beverage permit” sign on the window. Now, I’m a glass [more...]

Date: 2008-09-04 17:06:48

UK Window Cleaners: Sex, Jail-time, Politics & Religion

Performance in the bedroom: Women now have another reason to kick their partners out of the house and into the garden ... men could also get a benefit to their love lives from regular vigorous housework, window cleaning ... this!Window cleaner jailed over tax: A WINDOW cleaner from Melksham has been jailed for 30 days for failing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:37:00

Chapter One

This is the first chapter of my novel "Georgia." You guys are the first people in the entire world to read this - I'm not kidding.  I have to read it aloud at my first writer's group meeting on Tuesday so I thought I'd try it out on you guys first. I posted this the other day - thank you so much to Amy who read it and sent along a sweet comment - [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 13:02:54

monday-monday (daycare/work week three).

***monday*** grandma candee and grandpa tom g. stopped by in the morning to say goodbye before heading back to the mn. then it was back to daycare for maddy, back to work for me. that evening we found ourselves in a vegan restaurant for the first time in either of our lives. it was laura’s suggestion, but i actually liked it [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 21:50:08

How the Quotes On Design JavaScript API Works

I keep hesitating to call it an “API”, because I’m pretty sure this isn’t quite what “API” has come to mean. But, it is programming that interfaces with an application, so whatever. Last week I introduced the bit of JavaScript you can include on your page to add a random design quote to your page from Quotes on Design [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 01:26:37

FRIDAY JANUARY 16, 2009

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Date: 2009-01-16 14:29:00

Window Cleaning Videos to Help & Inspire

Mr, Sanchez (aka Matt) shows us how to tackle those screens for those that live in a country that has them ... washing add-on & puts it down to experience.Sean Dolan of Window Cleaning Resources & sales director of "All County Window Cleaning" gives us a few hints & tips in the latest editions of "the saleman [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 17:14:00

6 Secrets To Help Find Dependable, Professional Window Cleaning Services

By Steven Magill Choosing a professional window cleaning service does not need to be difficult. It only requires that you do a little research ... . If you are searching for a professional window cleaning service, you can run into the same problems ... looking for just the right professional window cleaning service: 1. Ask around. If you know someone [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 09:04:47

The Brave Bull and SteakCamp

http://www.miss604.com/2008/06/the-brave-bull-and-steakcamp.html. Last summer when we first connected the one thing I noticed about my friend Raul’s blog was boy did he ever do a lot of restaurant reviews. Recently he was challenged to eat at a place that is off his beaten path because the issuer of the challenge was, “too damn scared, [more...]

Date: 2008-06-23 17:15:14

Decluttering…my brain

With my apologies to all of you who are struggling through arctic weather at the moment, ... . Music on high, doors and windows open, I’ve been decluttering and cleaning up the last flotsam ... , the Starbucks Journal. But to continue with my theme of decluttering and cleaning up, I’ll dump [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 19:33:51

Learn How To Create Two-Tone and Graphic Radials

There are many types of radial patterns, and I find it helpful to have some of the more common kind on hand. I’ll show you how to make two types of radials: two-tone radials, and the sort that has a repeating element, or what I think of as graphic radials. This tutorial is for the beginner Adobe Illustrator artist [more...]

Date: 2008-07-24 16:17:38

Knowledge is power for business owners

by Jay NaPier While many business owners are focusing on news and recession, profitable business owners are focused on how to improve their business. having the right focus for your business will make a difference between failure and success ... you should be asking yourself to increase the profits in your business? Having the right relationship [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 19:52:13

Window Cleaning Service South Wales

Window Cleaning Service South Wales January 19th, 2009 Window cleaning is often one of the most dreadful tasks you can undertake in your home ... in the back may be somewhat inevitable, there are some window cleaning secrets you can follow to help ... too much work! If that’s the case, you might want to consider using a professional window cleaning [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 20:12:09

From the Front: 01/06/2009

News and Personal dispatches from the front and the home front.In their own words:Zen Traveller: The Fixer - "Fixer" is apparently an Arabic word that means, "I don't wait in lines". Like almost all western companies in Iraq, we employ locals to act as "fixers; to get us through the snags and complications of operating in a foreign land [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 18:39:00

Call center conversations

Samsung ElectronicsCaller: "Can you give me the telephone number for Jack?"Operator: "I'm sorry, sir, I don't understand who you are talking about ... machine from the AC wall socket and telephone Jack before cleaning. Now, can you give me the number ... : "It's on the door of your business."Operator: "Sir, those are the hours that we are open [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 10:04:00

China in 2009

China in 2009: a year for surpriseKerry BrownThe problems of China's economy and the discontent of its people are worrying the Beijing leadership. Its response over the next months could be bolder than many expect, says Kerry Brown. The first weeks of 2009 find China consumed by the same anxiety as the rest of the world [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 22:15:00

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/12/2009

The most entertaining story of the evening is the Turkish Carnival Association media hoax.The most sobering news alleges that the leaders of Hamas have holed up in a bunker in the basement of an Israeli-built hospital in Gaza.Thanks to Barry Rubin, C. Cantoni, Diana West, Fjordman, Henrik, Insubria, JD, RRW, ScottSA, Steen, VH, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 04:51:00

Cleaning Up A Mess Called ‘Hurricane Greed’

Some housing bubble news from Wall Street and Washington. Bloomberg, “Builders in the U.S. broke ground in May on the fewest houses in 17 years ... if they are not trying to hold onto cash. It is a perfectly sensible business practice, but obviously [more...]

Date: 2008-06-17 18:31:21

Save Gas, Save Money: 66 Ways To Spend Less On Gasoline

While the rising cost of oil has the price of gasoline skyrocketing faster than global warming is melting glaciers, people everywhere are preparing for cross-country road trips to Grand Canyon National Park and summer camps in Maine [more...]

Date: 2008-06-24 07:07:22

Artificial Photosynthesis - Titanium Dioxide Coatings Needed For Electronic Pens at Retail Stores by Lance Winslow

Artificial Photosynthesis - Titanium Dioxide Coatings Needed For Electronic Pens at Retail Stores by Lance Winslow 19 Jan 2009 Author: admin In: ... the restroom because you want to make sure you do not contract some disease. But you may have heard ... that we ought to borrow some of the technology used in the self-cleaning window industry [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 10:26:25

Business success strategies revealed

By Jay NaPier While many business owners are focusing on news and recession, profitable business owners are focused on how to improve their business. having the right focus for your business will make a difference between failure and success ... with your customer is important to the success of your business. It's important to show your customers [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 18:54:36

ESET NOD32 v3.0.672 Business Edition

Info:ESET NOD32 Antivirus System - Integrated, Real-Time Protection against viruses, worms, trojans, spyware, adware, phishing, and hackers ... and ESET NOD32 Antivirus V3.0:• Hands-on service – All ESET customers receive the same level of excellent technical support service, whether an individual computer user or an SMB. • Ease of installation [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 06:53:00

Social Security Card - Devotees Experiences

I got this long and well written experience from Kumar about his experiences to be posted on this blog ... Administration office with all the documents and filled and submitted my application. There were several ... . I then started calling the office and the post office but it didn’t help. I then went over to the SSA office [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 12:11:00

Breed Spotlight:

Breed Spotlight: January 19th, 2009 Toy Manchester Terrier Height: 10 to 12 inches. Weight: up to 12 pounds. History: The Manchester Terrier was developed as a rat hunter in nineteenth century Manchester, England by a man named John Hulme. The Manchester was considered to be the best vermin hunting breed of the day [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 17:04:39

Now They’re Scrambling In Florida

The Palm Beach Post reports from Florida. “In the past four decades, the Altman Cos. has profitably built thousands of apartments throughout the eastern half of the country. The developer’s foray into South Florida condos didn’t work out so well, however, and Boca Raton-based Altman Cos [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 14:50:03

DrumBeat: November 9, 2008

Russia producers cut Nov oil exports, cite high duty MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian oil firms are shipping only three quarters of their planned November exports as a government order to cut oil export duties failed to make exports profitable again, Russia's pipeline monopoly said on Sunday [more...]

Date: 2008-11-09 13:33:57

Recommended Software Downloads

Below we have included a list of applications that we have tested extensively and found to be of the highest quality ... capabilities (draw on images), desktop/window capturing, thumbnail viewer/creator, multimedia player [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 03:36:03

What’s happening in Amsterdam? An overview of changing law

In the current trafficking debates in Europe, complex laws tend to be reduced to simplistic tags like legalisation or regulation ... but decreased and concentrated. The Red Light District consists of shop window prostitution, coffee [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 23:05:09

Many Realtors Miss The Days Of The Housing Bubble

The Warwick Beacon reports from Rhode Island. “With statewide home sales down by 5 percent from last year and the median single-family home price ... a recent pickup in business. More people are seeking loans than a year ago, but the amount of money they’ [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 14:28:17

Confessions of a cleaner

By Michelle Guest In 1876, the Old Government Building in Wellington became the first building in the world to have a smoke-free policy ... surrounding cleaners. Inwardly I giggle that I’m sharing frothy coffee and Tim-Tams with this rugged, big [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 01:43:25

Project: MR FATS

My buddy Keith has a shop wherein a lot of truly brilliant things have happened to a number of vehicles ... of business would be to make room for all these parts.  This requires cleaning up and organizing the shop [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 07:51:33

Obama: Laid-Off Workers Occupying Factory in Chicago Are 'Absolutely Right'

Obama speaks out on behalf of 250 union workers who say they won't leave the factory without what they're owed. Note: About 250 union workers occupied the Republic Windows and Doors plant in shifts Saturday, saying they won't go home without assurances they'll get severance and vacation pay, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 23:08:00

A Magnificent Obsession

"I dare you, while there is still time, to have a magnificent obsession." - William Danforth Passion and obsession are curious words ... of heroines I related to in stories and films and music were all maidens. Hell I built a business marketing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 18:15:33

77 Surefire Ways to Increase Your Home’s Value

It’s more than just a roof over your head, or a place you go when work’s over – your home is probably the most valuable asset you own. So it makes perfect sense that you maintain, nurture and enhance its appeal, and make it, well, the perfect home [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 14:49:56

Wlodimir Ledochowski's WW2 Holocaust Pentagram

It is very well understood, however, that Monaco is entirely under the control of Ledochowski, that proud, imperious, and able Pole who made Bismarck such worlds of trouble in the old Kulterkampf day and who has been able to impose his will very often upon even the present Pope [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 04:30:00

Book Excerpt: Heavenly Places by Kimberly Cash Tate

It is time to play a Wild Card! Every now and then, a book that I have chosen to read is going to pop up as a FIRST Wild Card Tour ... their own business. I didn’t know this for a fact, of course—that they minded their own business— [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 07:00:03

Prevent Your PC from Crashing - Protect Your Registry

When I decided to launch the first ever Giveaway on Technically Personal, I was sure what I am offering is something really worth for the winners ... in the registry. The registry also provides a window into the operation of the kernel, exposing runtime [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 22:09:58

Norton Internet Security 2009 v16.1.0.33 with crack

.fullpost{display:inline;}Key Benefits:-.Proven fastest and lightest security suite available—Spend more time using your computer and less time waiting for your security software to perform..NEW Pulse updates for up-to-the-minute protection—Delivered every 5 to 15 minutes to detect and eliminate new threats. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 06:23:00

Washington Consignment Closes, Still Owes People Money

Arlene Reba, 74, stood outside Nest, a new consignment shop on Wisconsin Avenue NW in Tenleytown, and peered in ... all of his endeavors, making it one-stop shopping for cleaning services, painting, interior design [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 19:26:06

Franchising: Business to Business vs. Business to Consumer

Franchising: Business to Business vs. Business to Consumer By S Reddy | January 15, ... sectors in franchising. Products and services range from temporary personnel placement to commercial window cleaning. They include sign companies, computer support, business coaching, printing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 00:10:33

Don't Sniff This Page!

I can smell Roxanne from across the room. She doesn’t smell like Rose.  Barbara exudes an aroma, different from Celia, who has a “spicy” smell. Rhonda smells better when she has had a good workout, and Cindy smells fantastic in bed [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 12:56:51

PONDERING THE PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION PORTAPOTTY PROBLEM

PONDERING THE PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION PORTAPOTTY PROBLEMWill Washington, D. C.’s 5000 Portapotties Be Enough?      Will there be a major problem in Washington, D. C. on January 20, 2009, when an estimated 1.5 to three million persons are expected to descend on the city for Barack Obama’s inauguration? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 04:17:56

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