DrumBeat: January 6, 2009

The Costly Compromises of Oil From Sand OTTAWA — A major source of oil for the United States must now confront another problem: its carbon footprint. Canada, in large part because of the production capacity of its oil sands, is now the largest oil supplier to the United States [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 13:47:30

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Hair and your Health

Hair and your Health Hair is a complex and delicate part of your body. Keeping it healthy and beautiful is a challenge. Here's a guide that will help you do just that Hair is cylinder of dead tissue. Damaged hair can never be fully restored to its original condition [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 18:36:00

Easy Upholstery Cleaning Tips To Live By

Easy Upholstery Cleaning Tips To Live By by Chris Channing Without the proper care, ... the upholstery, since there are specific things an owner should and shouldn’t do in trying to clean upholstery ... or mold if it is left too long on upholstery. Be careful not to administer too much cleaning [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 08:06:26

Extreme Makeover Home Edition: Drumm Family Dream!

On tonight’s edition of ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, ... enough money, and live on land that was once used to dump trash. Their house has water damage ... and the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition design team to build the new house. During the daylight hours [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 02:16:32

links for 2009-01-20

The Beauty Of Urban DecayThe city is a fantastic source of beauty and inspiration, with all the glitz and glamour glistening beneath the city lights ... of all on board, must have been a miracle. I’d be curious to see O’Reilly’s mailbag on that. Somewhere [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 18:32:38

Power for the planet?

Prototype, VIVACE underwater energy collector T ... of water. The device is nicknamed VIVACE, short for Vortex Induced Vibrations for Aquatic Clean Energy ... he knows about water power, the solution to the world’s energy needs doesn’t have much [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 16:30:13

A bit under the weather :(

Poor Sammie!  Today she was at the vet and had two x-rays, 3 injections (Baytril, Famotidine, and fluid), and blood work drawn ... is hard to thoroughly clean as it doesn’t really come apart enough, and even though it is cleaned [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 06:05:36

Computational Tool To Untangle Complex Data Developed

Computational Tool To Untangle Complex Data Developed December 18, 2008 — Researchers have developed a mathematical tool that can be used to unscramble the underlying structure of time-dependent, interrelated data, like the votes of legislators over their careers, .. [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 07:30:14

Day 9 of the War, Sunday, January 4, 2009

Day 9 of the Gaza war, Sunday, January 4, 2009 -- Daily sticky post, constantly updated.DAY 10 CAN BE FOUND HERE (AT DAY 10)More liveblogging at IsraellyCool and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/muqata Keyword #GazaWar (photo from Reuters)Additional New posts from today can be found below this post [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 22:04:00

Coal ash dumps a ‘time bomb’ for Michigan water, environmentalists say

Martin County, Ky ... percent of the world’s fresh water. The North Lansing Landfill, operated by the Lansing Board of Water and Light (BWL), is among 24 coal ash dumps identified in a 2007 U.S. Environmental Protection [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 18:33:08

Must Have Colocation Facility Features

Servers are the heart of any internet-based business.  Aside from the hardware, the facilities they are stored in is equally important.  If you are considering making the transition to a colocation environment, there are a few elements you must have in the facility [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 20:13:15

Operation Cast Lead Continues Updates 169-232

January 3, 10:20 PM US ET Men of the IDF Now, before you all go jamming the comments with "WTF" on the pic, you need to catch up with the comments already posted. Explains the pic. End of story. See previous updates here and subsequent updates here. UPDATE 232. Good analysis [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 13:43:00

Snowboarding Defined & Taking Good Care Of Equipments

Snowboarding Defined & Taking Good Care Of Equipments Jeffrey Fang asked: Snowboarding is basically surfing but on snow rather than on water. Snowboarding started around the 1960’s but really made itself known with its debut at the 1998 Winter [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 02:32:12

5 Vastly Overrated Historical Events

Many events live on in history for their greatness and significance. And some of those events, quite frankly, don’t deserve all the fuss ... of damage – but as far as “great” disasters [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 13:15:21

Tennessee Coal Ash Spill Spurs Worries Around the Country

If anything could open the eyes of the entire nation to the dangers of coal, the Tennessee TVA spill should be it ... , as residents worry about the safety of their water and air. Those who saw the sludge come barreling [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 12:00:20

DrumBeat: December 23, 2008

Steve LeVine - Blunder: A New Age for Russia In August, Putin’s Russia seemed unstoppable, ... , Venezuela (AP) — President Hugo Chavez said Tuesday that he plans to strengthen his socialist revolution [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 14:14:56

The top Bush executive orders that Obama should scrap immediately: Emliy Bazelon and Chris Wilson on Slate.com

The top Bush executive orders that Obama should scrap immediately. By Emily Bazelon and Chris Wilson Slate.come, Jan. 20, 2009 Newly minted presidents have often used executive orders to set the tone for their administration right out of the gate, as Barack Obama is expected to do this week [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 03:46:12

DrumBeat: January 11, 2009

UAE and Qatar will lead demand for oil in Gulf this year The UAE and Qatar will lead the 18 million barrels a day growth in oil demand in the Gulf in 2009, energy analysis firm PFC energy said in its latest report. The Washington-based company said diesel and jet fuel will lead the overall growth in demand for fuel oil in the GCC in 2009 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 13:56:01

HOW SAFE ARE SAN FRANCISCO BAY BEACHES AND WATER

Lessons from the Cosco Busan Oil spill BY AARON CROWE A “dirty bathtub ring” and a some oil under a few rocks are about all that remain from the Cosco Busan oil spill more than a year ago in the San Francisco Bay. The spill of nearly 54, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 07:13:54

Get Waterproof Car Covers: Protect Your Car From Storms

Waterproof car covers are one of the best car covers available in the market ... in preventing ultraviolet rays. It also blocks rain water from entering the car cover and the car ... covers strong enough to block storm and water. Whether it is snowstorm or rainstorm, acid rain [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 18:39:42

Yes we Ken

By Kate Sheppard Ken Salazar. At his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday, ... like the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. He also said he would prioritize the construction of the Alaska [more...]

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

It’s News To M_A - 1/20/09

cross-posted at WWL, M_A’s & OWL Stories of note from the WakeTheFuckUp news desk… ... had been building a new house for himself; it had been pulverised and lay in ruins. Earlier [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 12:38:07

Garden maintenance and good bugs

Hanno and I thank you all for the good wishes sent for Shane and Sarndra yesterday ... it to the trellis.These are two important elements of garden maintenance - clean up disease and damage [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 18:24:00

Seven simple steps to save Appalachia

“Clean” Coal’s Dirtiest Secret: Part IV - final in a series Coal River Mountain from Kayford Mountain Coal River Mountain from Kayford Mountain Coal River Mountain is one of the highest [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 16:14:27

A Round-Up of Bush’s Midnight Regulations on the Environment

In a January 6th, 2009 press conference on conservation and the environment, Bush declared, ... would damage the stream’s water quality.  The new rule [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 11:30:49

The collapse of Gaza’s water and waste water sector: Grave breaches of international humanitarian law and serious violations of international human rights law

The collapse of Gaza’s water and waste water sector: ... and repair of water and sanitation facilities as well as the fuel and electricity necessary to operate [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 12:05:28

Cleaning Up Water Damage

Cleaning Up Water Damage When I lived in Atlanta, I had a good friend of mine call me late one night with a huge issue ... that was familiar with black mold removal. If this had been done right the first time, he probably would ... that this had happened. In the meantime, his wife had be looking on line for people that deal in cleaning up after [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 21:03:56

Water Damage

water damage is a serious problem for home owners. If you have a water leak or even worse a flood you need to contact a professional company ... buildup after water damage occurs. Many homeowners don’t, either. They think a quick steam cleaning or drying fans will do the trick. That’s not always the case. If a carpet, baseboard [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 06:29:02

How to prolong the life of your leather shoes

by MJ Erwin Quality leather shoes cost money, so you want them to last as long as possible ... are covered properly. Reapply the proofing regularly to guarantee protection from weather and water damage ... basis. To effectively clean your shoes without damaging them, use soapy water and a soft cloth [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 17:05:53

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