Home Owner Insurance - Don’t Make Costly Mistakes

Home owner insurance is supposed to give you a peace of mind that you will be protected in the event that anything damaging or disastrous happens to ... plumbing. Mold and mildew damage are now excluded from coverage in many insurance policies ... your home. However, you cannot just assume that if you have a home owner insurance policy [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 12:18:51

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Playground Equipment, Games for Children

Game time outdoors, usually a favorite moment in the day for children in preschool and kindergarten ... and play sets are built with much pressure treated wood class number 1. Children used to play tough mold resistant vinyl roofs of two standard colors of yellow and green. The red and blue vinyl roofs [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 18:00:02

Swanky Dog Hotel?

Proposed Bill: Humans, Pets Buried in Single GraveBy Chantal Anderson - Seattle Times staff reporterSen. Ken Jacobsen and his cat Sam that died several years ago. The Seattle Democrat has filed a bill that would allow the commingling of human and pet remains. Forget the notion that dogs are man's best friend. To Sen [more...]

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

How to sell your home fast in a buyer’s market

As everyone should know by now, the housing market has tanked. The down market is discussed on the news, in our local and national papers, and is a popular topic for personal finance and investment blogs. A quick search of pfblogs.org returned more than 1,400 results for “housing market” [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 09:00:05

Why Google Employees Quit

In 2008 Google HR set up a private Google Group to ask former employees why they left the company. We’ve been forwarded what appears to be authentic posts to the thread by a number of ex-Googlers, which we reprint below minus identifying information other than their first names [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 10:59:19

1413 Eye

Alas, like so many other fine buildings in this part of town, this pile was razed shortly after the photo was taken ... to the Title Insurance Company, which initially stated they would remodel the building. Soon after, though, Title Insurance announced they would entirely replace the structure. Dave, thanks [more...]

Date: 2008-07-30 16:37:37

What X-Googlers Are Saying After Leaving

In 2008 Google HR set up a private Google Group to ask former employees why they left the company. We’ve been forwarded what appears to be authentic posts to the thread by a number of ex-Googlers, which we reprint below minus identifying information other than their first names [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 22:39:23

What X-Googlers Are Saying After Leaving

In 2008 Google HR set up a private Google Group to ask former employees why they left the company. We’ve been forwarded what appears to be authentic posts to the thread by a number of ex-Googlers, which we reprint below minus identifying information other than their first names [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 22:39:23

Review: God is my Coach by Larry Julian (Excerpt Included)

Title: God is my Coach: A Business Leader's Guide to Finding Clarity in an Uncertain WorldAuthor: Larry JulianPages: 240Publisher: Center Street (January 5, 2009)Genre: Non-Fiction / Christian / BusinessEdition: Advance Reading Copy- many thanks to the publisher for sending me a copy to review for the WildCard Tour! [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 09:00:00

At a recent debate, every single one of the candidates hoping to be the nest chairman of the Republican National Committee named Ronald Reagan as their favourite Republican president. In one sense this is hardly surprising, given the extent to which the Cult of Reagan - or more precisely, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 13:54:44

A Boy & His Mother ~ A Carnival Ride (Part III)

(This is Part III of a series.  If you wish to read them in order click here for Part I or here for Part II.)A few years ago, when this adult child thing was still brand new to me, I burst into tears in the meat aisle of a grocery store at the sight of a mother holding hands with her little boy.  ( [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 20:53:54

Pearly whites

I think it has some correlation to my teeth.Just when I think all is right with the world, when things are going seemingly well--I'm happy with myself, my family is happy, I'm happy with my situation, with life--and I make a decision to have my teeth finally! non-crooked... well, things seem to go to shit [more...]

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

Around Mark's House

Around Mark's House Two days after Thanksgiving of 2007, I was in Columbus, ... a full-on removal of mold and possible contamination. Then all efforts turned to reconstruction ... Ohio for the Mid-Ohio Con when my house sitter phoned to say that water was leaking through [more...]

Date: 2008-10-17 16:29:51

Home Insurance Rate - What to Look for When Shopping

Homeowner insurance premiums are on the rise. There was a time when the home policy was the best and least expensive of all the property and ... before. Toxic mold has caused some real problems in some areas of the country and caused the premiums to rise dramatically. Some states exclude coverage for toxic mold entirely. Natural disasters [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 23:48:34

Cranial Prosthesis

A cranial prosthesis, or a hair prosthesis is often referred to as a cancer wig; it is often understood to mean a wig ... is the term used when applying for medical insurance or tax deduction status. While wigs are most typically ... by making a cranial mold of the person to ensure the perfect fit. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 12:08:20

St. Louis Cardinals Community Top 30: Leapfrogged prospects (Vote for No. 29)

I invite you to revisit the original entry, specifically the part section about the players the Cardinals produced when they were ranked No. 27 or lower. For example, from the 2005 top 30, the one that came with a 30th ranking for the overall system, the Cardinals were able to produce Anthony Reyes, Tyler Johnson, Chris Duncan, Skip Schumaker, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 14:30:53

Scenes From Election Day

Scenes From Election Day By New York Times GREENWICH, Conn.| 4:23 p.m. Representative Christopher Shays, a moderate Republican, is fighting to hold onto his House seat, but heavy voter turnout by Democrats on Tuesday could throw the election to his Democratic challenger, Jim Himes [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 17:53:57

A Great Way to Avoid Remodeling Project Nightmares

“remodeling and construction” “remodeling project” “diy” “remodeling” When doing any sort of remodeling or construction project, if it’s not a diy project and you’re not the contractor or doing it yourself, you’ll most likely end up hiring a contractor or tradesman to work on your remodeling project [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 17:00:10

Flood damage to cars

A week ago, when the remnants of Hurricane Ike passed by, we had a series of flash floods that did a good chunk of damage in the midwest. My sister’s car got filled with muddy water as a result of one of these flash floods. She filed a claim with her insurance company (AAA) [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 16:04:06

What Your Dentist Doesn’t Know Can Keep You in Pain for Years

What Your Dentist Doesn’t Know Can Keep You in Pain for Years by Andrew Trenton Weil Over a million US citizens wake up each morning in significant ... in pain every day mean they don’t have health insurance? No, actually most of these people have health insurance, and they have dentists. Unfortunately, while many dentists are expert at preventing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 09:36:42

Why Google Employees Quit

In 2008 Google HR set up a private Google Group to ask former employees why they left the company. We’ve been forwarded what appears to be authentic posts to the thread by a number of ex-Googlers, which we reprint below minus identifying information other than their first names [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 11:59:19

FSBO Horror and Failure to Disclose Property Defects

I keep getting search result hits for the string "fsbo horror." It's an amalgamation because I haven't done any postings on this specific subject ... you didn't know about. A couple years pass, and now there's mold or settling. Perhaps the foundation [more...]

Date: 2008-09-01 16:42:26

Sallie Ann (LaSalle) Corbell Pickett

Wife of Confederate General George PickettAccording to the Corbell family Bible: "Sallie Ann Corbell, daughter of John David and Elizabeth, his wife, was born the 16th of May, 1843." Above the entry is written "our first born." Whatever the reason, at some future time, she changed her name to Lasalle, but I will use her birth name [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 20:30:00

Now that we're covered in snow and ice, PEMCO insurance and local professionals have a few tips for preventing flooding and water damage at home ... , owner of Precision Home Inspection. "That could lead to mold problems, which are very serious." • [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 21:56:01

Cupcake Evolution

September 18, 2008 at 7:09 am (Baking / Cooking, Food) Although there are still some conflicting stories about how the ever-popular ... . However, it was the shot glass mold that grabbed my attention, and after confirming that it was oven [more...]

Date: 2008-09-18 11:09:37

Episode #108 - Tom Peter, MS, CIH -A CIH Remediation Contractor

Tom Peter, MS, CIH What is a Certified Industrial Hygienist- Remediation Project Manager? Listen in when IAQ Radio returns with our first show of 2009 Friday at noon. Tom Peter has supervised just about every type of hazardous waste, indoor environmental quality, mold remediation, water [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 18:25:34

The Limits of Reaganism

At a recent debate, every single one of the candidates hoping to be the nest chairman of the Republican National Committee named Ronald Reagan as their favourite Republican president. In one sense this is hardly surprising, given the extent to which the Cult of Reagan - or more precisely, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 16:14:23

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

At Frontline of Foreclosure Crisis, Counties Go It Alone

Image by: Matt Mahurin With graffiti-scarred walls, ... properties like the Irongate townhouse — the damage left behind by the subprime mess. Unlike banks ... to buy up and repair foreclosed houses. But since the Hope for Homeowners program launched [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 11:01:40

How To Get Real Estate Flyin’ Off The Shelves Again — This Would Help Big Time

The last couple months or so I’ve been having some interesting, sometimes funny, sometimes very lively conversations with some pretty knowledgeable people. They come from all over the country. Both genders. Over 70, under 30, and everything in between [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 07:33:19

OBAMA IS SO RIGHT…AND SO WRONG

Barack Obama has given us several real doozies in this campaign. Some of his utterances have been notable for their gooey vacuousness – harmless tufts of rhetorical fluff that cause his disciples to swoon but initiates the gag reflex in the rest of us [more...]

Date: 2008-08-08 13:56:16

Emergency Preparedness For Your Freezer

By Linsey Knerl I don’t have a traumatic, gripping, or even interesting story to tell you regarding my recent freezer debacle ... , and has any apparent mold or bacteria growth. It is generally OK to refreeze food that is safe to eat [more...]

Date: 2008-06-24 04:26:07

Food Security, Part IV

Time to get into the nitty-gritty of food security: seed saving. I'm still working on a steep learning curve with this one, but each year I'm able to take another step in the right direction. I've come to believe that seed saving is the very foundation of food security [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 12:28:00

Derrick Rose Already Looks Good At The United Center

Derrick Rose Already Looks Good At The United Center 30 mins ago | by CriticalFanatic Less than five hours before we do the Derrick Rose shuffle in Chicago, which means it's time for one last mock draft, which will serve as my official entry into the FanIQ NBA Mock Draft Fans vs Experts Challenge. Mr [more...]

Date: 2008-06-26 19:37:56

The Top Franchise Trends For 2009

Two words will be dominating the franchise landscape for 2009: cautious optimism.   Here’s why: Marketplace Fear The gyrations of the stock market during the last quarter of 2008 have left many investors skittish. This skittishness trickles down to the financially successful 45-55 year olds, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 07:30:34

God Is My Coach By Larry Julian

Tour date: January 9th, 2008When the tour date arrives, copy and paste the HTML Provided in the box. Don't forget to add your honest review if you wish! PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT ON THIS POST WHEN THE TOUR COMES AROUND!Grab the HTML for the entire post (will look like the post below) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 05:01:00

Ace the interview!

The job interview is the natural culmination of the various tools put into place. The product of effective networking, resume, cover letter, communication, and so on should result in the opportunity for a face-to-face meeting with your prospective employer [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 06:39:00

Is Google an Ethical Employer ? Google Employment the Myth

Lots of people talk about how good it is to work for Google, I have through the interview with google, and due to the NDA I can not write the details,but what I can say that It was not good neither acceptable.I used to work for big names all my life many of them share the same bad things with google , [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 19:58:00

Pro-Choice Republicans Take Close Look at McCain-Palin Ticket

The Republican Party was once a long and proud tradition of pro-choice heavyweights, including former Minnesota Gov. Arnie Carlson, former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman, Sen. Arlen Specter, and former Connecticut Congresswoman Nancy Johnson [more...]

Date: 2008-09-15 18:04:51

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 ... , the perfect home. And you don’t need a bulldozer to do that; you’ll find that quality wins over quantity [more...]

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

4 Free Reports With Your Personal Insurance, Employment, and Tenant History

Most of us know about the free credit reports from AnnualCreditReport.com. This is mandated by the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions (FACT) ... s insurance due to mold concerns. Employment History ... report free every rolling 12-month period. Insurance Claims History If you would [more...]

Date: 2008-06-04 11:08:42

Robert Scheer: Is Clinton the Ticket for Obama?

Why not Hillary? Not my first choice--Al Gore is--but I find all of the pro-and-con debate about Hillary Rodham Clinton to be beside the point ... financial, health and other records held by previously segregated stockbrokers, insurance companies [more...]

Date: 2008-06-18 08:14:58

Musty Bookplates

Last week I received a collection on approval and the paper smelled musty ... , but is now completely pong-free. "" To really get rid of the mold odor on books you have to get rid of the mold ... product on the market that I have used that gets both mold and smoke odors out of books. Its called [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 13:33:00

FIRST: God is My Coach by Larry Julian

It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 11:00:00

Live reporting - Incident summary 1/1/09

(A copy of the incident report will be added later)Mike D'Angelo, Facilities managerprovided a brief overview of the incident over New Year's weekendKennedy SchoolMcGann - questioning the presence of a sensor that could have caught the problem.D'Angelo - yes, the sensor would be valuable, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 00:11:00

FIRST Presents: "God is my Coach" by Larry Julian!

It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 19:14:00

FIRST Wild Card -- God Is My Coach by Larry Julian

It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 19:00:00

God Is My Coach...Wild Card!

It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 13:00:00

The Great Flood of ‘08

Click any photo to enlarge. Water, water everywhere ... . Amazingly enough the tree removal guys will be out in just a few days. Their business ... my house on Sunday I went downstairs to check the basement [more...]

Date: 2008-06-10 13:01:35

Of utility bills, renting and ownership

My electric bill was $150+ this month, which is not outrageous if you are living in south Texas, ... ?Then there is Mexican Catholic Woman's place, with all the mold that has now spread to the wall and carpet [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 18:31:00

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