Disaster clean up services

I sometimes see in the news houses submerged in the water. It's sad. Floods and other disasters are devastating ... you recover. They are also great in mold and sewage remediation and fire and smoke restoration ... up is a lot of work. It's great that there's disaster cleanup company that act fast and fully equipped [more...]

Date: 2008-06-23 00:35:56

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Flooded Basement?

Not here, not us, but we have friends who have an ongoing battle brewing in their basement ... fire and smoke restoration services, so it's a good site to bookmark. Hopefully you'll never need ... . Seems like every time it rains more than 5 minutes they have a flood! The worst thing isn't even [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 00:02:00

How to spend $825 billion

By Kate Sheppard Enviros are heartened by much of what they see in the newly released summary of the House's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, ... buildings to make them more energy efficient." Another section of the bill aims to "modernize roads ... for activities supported by other economic recovery funds, such as retrofitting of buildings, green [more...]

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

nyco roundup

The people have spoken, and so from henceforth George Steel will be known by his, whatchamacallit, you know, his sobriquet, which (per your decree) ... strings-free. Since (as La Cieca hears) Steel was not Baker’s choice to ascend the throne, she should ... opera house and keeping his bowtie collection neatly arranged.) So these are two of the about [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 15:50:21

Book Review of "La convergence des catastrophes"

by Michael O'Meara, Ph.D...."Faye does not propose a restoration of lost forms, ... , Faye's survey of the impending tempests aims at preparing us for what is to come, when the high flood [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:28:00

Louisiana sees flooding

(CNN) — Louisiana — for once spared a direct hit by a Gulf Coast hurricane — still saw its share of damage Friday as areas still soaked from ... s Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration said. In Plaquemines Parish, hard-hit by Hurricane ... . Floodgates throughout New Orleans were closed and officials reported water levels rising in Lake [more...]

Date: 2008-09-12 19:55:33

A city locked out of its own data network

San Francisco’s bizarre, modern struggle between city officials and a disgruntled computer engineer thrown in jail for withholding computer access codes. A story already reminiscent of “Office Space” and “Die Hard 4″ now involves a secret meeting between the accused programmer and the charismatic mayor in the Hall of Justice jailhouse [more...]

Date: 2008-07-22 19:37:48

Sleadd family year-end newsletter

It is Christmas Day as I (Arden) begin this letter. Our celebration of Christmas started two days ago, when Naomi and Nathan’s families joined us for corn chowder, gift-exchange, playing with the grandson, scrapbooking, entertaining my grandson, munching on snacks, lighting candles, watching The Nativity Story, and did I mention my grandson? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:24:00

A project worthy of a new era’s PWA

First we let Seoul beat us to it when they removed a highway and daylighted the buried Cheongyecheong River.  And now London has gotten into the game ... for stream daylighing at Lafayette Park includes a range of uses and activities.LA, we need the water ... a stream restoration program.  Not a pilot project, not fake creeklike diversion landscape feature [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 19:07:10

Heartwarming Praise for Obama -- From a Monster

In many essays, I have documented the specific ways in which Barack Obama is the perfect embodiment of the corporatist-authoritarian-militarist system that is inevitably destroying the United States, as it lays waste to much of the world. If you're interested in following the argument, you can start here and here, and follow the numerous links [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 22:35:00

Infratructure and You: City v. State

Following up from earlier...Bobby Jindal was early proponent of a possible infrastructure stimulus package ... restoration projects, barrier island recovery efforts and the project to close the Mississippi River ... and the restoration of a Charity Hospital medical complex in New Orleans as priorities."There are literally billions [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 20:43:00

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

First Draft Of Stimulus Package

SUMMARY: AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT Action and Action Now! The economy is in a crisis not seen since the Great Depression. Credit is frozen, consumer purchasing power is in decline, in the last four months the country has lost 2 million jobs and we are expected to lose another 3 to 5 million in the next year [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 23:03:30

Slim-ulus

Kazys Varnelis (via bldgblog) runs the stimulus numbers (his comments are in italics) ... with investments that lead to long term energy cost savings; · $19 billion for clean water, flood control ... . Reading the expanded version of the memo, things start to look positively grim. · Upgrades and Repair [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 23:03:16

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

USGS Science at AGU Climate Change, Floods, Northern Forests, Coral Reefs, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Mercury and More

Wading through thousands of abstracts at the American Geophysical Union Conference can be a daunting task. In this USGS media tip sheet ( ... Flood Flows and Climate Variability in the US, an Exploration of the Literature, Theory, and Long-term Flood Records Bob Hirsch H11I-01/Oral Presentation Recent literature and global climate models [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 23:49:13

Water Damaged Vehicle Facts That You Need To Know About

Topics: water damage , water damage restoration, mold remediation, mold removal If you are looking to buy any kind of vehicle, whether it is a car, truck, or a piece of farm equipment like a tractor, one of the things that a lot of people do not think about checking into is whether or not it has been flooded before. Even if a vehicle [more...]

Date: 2008-07-27 11:39:58

SAN FRANCISCO MAYOR BACKS CALIFORNIA WATER SUPPLY LEGISLATION

San Francisco would receive millions for urgently needed sewer improvement and “green” stormwater projects under proposed legislation [ ... 1 contains $20,000,000 in Proposition 1E Stormwater Flood Management bond funding, approved ... could include daylighting underground creeks that flood under large storms, strategically placing [more...]

Date: 2008-07-14 18:38:14

Water Damage Repair Service Can Put An End To Your Worries

When water gets accumulated in the lower floors or the basement, due to flooding or internal leakage in the drainage system, it can be a nightmare ... . In such a situation don’t waste time in calling for a professional water damage repair service. They help you restore your house to the original form. The floodwaters are very ... [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 12:50:02

DrumBeat: October 13, 2008

Growth Economics on a Finite Planet Over the weekend, I asked Herman Daly, the specialist in “ecological economics” at the University of Maryland, about the recent financial turmoil. He pointed me to a short piece he wrote that was posted on the Oil Drum blog a few days ago and that he gave me permission to post below [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 13:20:00

The Latest Stimulus News from D.C.

Today the House Appropriations Committee released a summary of the House version of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill of 2009, ... billion in pre-approved projects. Upgrades and Repair: $2 billion to modernize existing transit systems ... , and communications. Funds will be distributed through the existing formula. The repair backlog is nearly [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:07:04

Water Restoration 911

Have you ever had an experienced where you have stepped on wet floor in your home or even in the place where you are working? Wasn't it debilitating? ... , If you ever need a company that will help you with water damage, water restoration, Wet Basement, basement ... to act fast! Water damage in your basement is a serious problems and if not treated molds [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 05:49:38

The Drama of Scripture: The king arrives

Here are my notes for a talk I'll be doing on Sunday night. We are in the middle of a series based on Bartholomew and Goheen's book The Drama of Scripture. There are a set of slides to accompany it which I'll upload later.Where are we in the story?Act 1 CreationThere is one God, who is king over allAct 2 Fall, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 12:34:00

Cleaning Up Sewage After A Flood

Cleaning Up Sewage After A Flood When your home is flooded by a natural disaster, there are likely to be all types of things in the waters. How will you clean it up what it leaves behind? ¶ Posted 18 November 2008 † Aydan Corkern § Home ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cleaning, damage, Home, house, mold, restoration, sewage, water [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 20:45:21

Israel's Gaza Atrocities Recall America's Atrocities in Vietnam

By Dave Lindorff As we hear the horrifying and sickening reports of the atrocities in Gaza by the Israeli Defense Force (IDF), and as ardent Israel backers predictably justify each one or contest the facts it’s worth reading a new book, <em>The War Behind Me: Vietnam Veterans Confront the Truth about US War Crimes</em>, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 23:26:29

River Rescue:

project launched to breathe life into waterways buried under London concrete and brick • Environment Agency plan to restore 14 channels • Stretch of 15km could take six years to uncover the article below was written by Juliette Jowit for The Guardian last week [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 05:25:11

"Rock Stars" to Present Geologic Findings at Houston Conference

Top scientists from across the world, including 192 earth science experts from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) ... Restoration" California's largest lake is in jeopardy, but scientists are coming to the rescue ... in restoration planning through science evaluations and oversight and collaboration on a monitoring [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 13:17:25

Fiji Flooding: “The economic costs will be massive”

The sun peeked from behind the mass of clouds in parts of the Fiji island group Thursday morning, ... damage to highways, bridges and businesses. The government estimated the destruction to cost ... separate times in the previous week, told a local radio station economic damage to business and individual [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 20:12:26

Architectural Theology at the New St. Michael's Church

A Series on Architectural Theology at CMR —Thought we were all braindead here? DMac starts a great series on architectural renewal. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 This Guy For President! —Chicken Soup for the conservative soul. NYT: Bishops Are The Big Losers —Peter Steinfels: If at first you don't succeed, go liberal [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 16:51:23

How Culver’s plan works

Gov. Chet Culver’s $700 million infrastructure plan involves 20-year tax-exempt state revenue bonds secured and repayed with approximately $56 ... Improvements, Lake Restoration Improvements, Iowa Public Radio, and Iowa Veterans Home Master Plan ... ; $2 million would go to pay for the Rebuild Iowa Office to coordinate the day-to-day rebuilding plans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 19:50:58

Preliminary Plan: American Recovery and Reinvestment

Here is a href=”http://beacheconomist.com/Appropriations_Stimulus_0115.pdf”the plan (PDF file) ... and focusing investment in renewable technology.br /br /• $16 billion to repair public housing ... with investments that lead to long term energy cost savings;br /br /• $19 billion for clean water, flood control [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 03:11:01

Hurricane Ike Makes Landfall; Millions Without Power

Hurricane Ike roared ashore last night and widespread flooding occurred along low lying areas. It will take some time before reports come in from far flung places along the Gulf Coast since at least 3 million people are without power. It may take weeks before full power is restored [more...]

Date: 2008-09-12 01:43:59

Water ’sloshing’ over levee, but no major problems

NEW ORLEANS (CNN) — Hurricane Gustav sent water sloshing over New Orleans’ protective levees Monday, but the U.S ... , a spokesman for the Louisiana Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration, said the Port of New Orleans ... expected to slosh over the flood walls along the shore of Lake Pontchartrain, but no breaches [more...]

Date: 2008-09-01 15:37:08

Stimulus Spending

The Senate voted this afternoon to pass the second part of the stimulus bill on Obama's version of the stimulus bill called the American Recovery and ... I ($13 billion), IDEA ($13 billion), a new School Modernization and Repair Program ($14 billion ... savings;$19 billion for clean water, flood control, and environmental restoration investments;$16 [more...]

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

All You Need to Know Water Cleanups

Before you zero in on just about any water cleanup service for your instantaneous water damage requirements, be very sure that you are going in for a professional water damage company that has adequate experience. A good company should be aware of quick and timely restoration, as the first requirement [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 18:29:37

This Day January 17 In Jewish History

This Day January 17 In Jewish History1466: King John of Sicily gave formal permission to Benjamin Romano to establish a Jewish University in medicine and law at Syracuse. The idea was not acted upon and 1492 the Jews were expelled by order of the Spanish crown including the 5000 Jews of Syracuse which was approximately 40% of the town [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 20:32:00

Obama's first plan

Obama's first plan The House Appropriations Committee introduced its version of the Obama administration's American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan of 2009 yesterday. The New York Times reports that this is expected to be in the final stimulus bill. See the Committee Chairman, Wisconsin Representative David Obey's memo here [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:16:25

Stimulus Bill: $825 Billion

Wanna bet the final legislation tops $1 trillion, after more tax cuts are added to placate enough Republicans so that Obama can get 80 senators to ... Unprecedented Accountability: A historic level of transparency, oversight and accountability will help [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:20:51

$825 billion economic stimulus package

How is the $825 billion economic stimulus package going to be spent? Here is a breakdown showing where the money will be going ... House late February Some of the projects: $19 billion for clean water, flood control, and environmental restoration investments. $8 billion for loans for renewable energy power generation [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 02:44:12

Republican 2012 Presidential contenders with their hands out

We have heard a lot about the next set of Republican Presidential contenders in 2012. Mostly governors are getting the nod and the support right now.Just out of curiosity, I thought I would check into how these governors were handling their wish lists from Obama stimulus (bailout) program [more...]

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

Violence/War ….. how do we justify it?

http://gulfshoressteven.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/observations-on-violence-in-the-bible/Violence - yes and noThe subject of violence in the bible is ... 16:17)In the future time of restoration violence will be finished, not heard of anymore (Isaiah 60 ... about killing a boy who hurt him (Gen 4) to the story of the flood in which violence is twice cited [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 10:41:32

Janis Joplin - Capitol Theatre, NY 1970-08-08

Janis mentions writing "Mercedez Benz" in the bar on the corner, right before the show. This is track 04, Mercedez Benz* "Acapulco".This is Janis' last performance in New York and third to last performance, ever.Very decent sound after being remastered thanks to The Port Chester Restoration Project.It comes with a beautiful [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:05:00

Cleanup efforts continue after New Year's Day flood in Estacada, Oregon 14Jan09

Library repairs may take eight weeks to complete By Evan JensenThe Estacada News, Jan 14, 2009, ... for at least eight weeks for repairs. Inside the Estacada Public Library, an army of restoration specialists from ServiceMaster and other restoration contractors scurried through the building last week [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 17:28:00

Aaron Broussard, state reach deal on drainage money for area SELA projects

Aaron Broussard, state reach deal on drainage money for area SELA projects by Richard Rainey, The Times-Picayune Thursday October 30, 2008, 9: ... . The deal, not yet signed, would let the state Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority sign off ... that Congress set aside this year for projects under the Southeast Louisiana Flood Control Program [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 02:55:54

The Real Bush Legacy, The Failures : Full Categorized List

From From The Center For Public Integrity Consumers & ... FEMA Trailers Filled With Formaldehyde We Can't Afford Another Flood SBA Emergency Assistance Failed for Katrina Flood "Protection" in New Orleans Energy No Robust, Sustained Alternative [more...]

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

Water damage restoration services

Here is a nice review about the best water damage restoration services provider ... extraction, sewage clean-ups, crawl space drying, structural drying, basement drying, dehumidification ... , wind damage and mold remediation. This company is also offering the cleaning service that will handle [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 02:29:14

The Little Mermaid Part Three

Download the audio to your computer (right click, save as) The final part of the Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen. The Sea Witch helps The Little Mermaid become human so that she can visit her prince - but she extracts a terrible price. The Little Mermaid must give up her lovely voice [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 06:56:58

40 percent of Galveston ride it out, as Ike pounds Texas coast

40 percent of Galveston ride it out, as Ike pounds Texas coast by Chris Kirkham, The Times-Picayune Friday September 12, 2008, 10:19 PM GALVESTON, TEXAS -- As Hurricane Ike bore down on this barrier island city, emergency officials estimated that 40 percent of its residents stayed behind despite strong warnings to flee [more...]

Date: 2008-09-13 03:26:14

All God’s Children and Blue Suede Shoes: Chapter 3

Chapter 3: Would You Take Jesus to See This Planet? Firstly: I do not get the title one bit. Is it a pop culture reference I’m missing? ... is still sinful, the flood did not purge sin from the world. Myers obviously wants to make a transition [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 03:40:34

Flood Damage Cleanup Made Easy

Flood Damage Cleanup Made Easy After the flood there are thousands of things to deal with, but this may make the process a little easier. ¶ Posted 24 June 2008 † Rachel Yoshida § Home ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: fire, mold, renovation, restoration, smoke, water, water damage restoration [more...]

Date: 2008-06-24 19:03:05

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