Ayn Rand On Eco-Totalitarian Parenting

I wish I could forget how much I despise Ayn Rand. Things just published this excerpt from a 1971 collection of essays called, The New Left: The Anti-Industrial Revolutionwhere she tried to paint a horrific view of the world if the Indian ... dishwashers or electric irons. There are no vacuum cleaners; she cleans the house by means of a broom [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 02:44:53

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Sheffield journalists vote for action

News & Reports » Striking to fight attacks on pay Workers at a South Shields double-glazing company went on strike last Friday over pay » Industrial action on Arriva trains The Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) said 27 ... with a flurry of ballots for action over pay and conditions » Cleaners leaflet Oval Cleaners working [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 09:50:39

How To Make A Coal-Fired Power Plant In Your Backyard

The Charleston (SC) Daily Paper’s Stratton Lawrence has penned a cover article on coal industry propaganda and reality with the appropriate title, ... requires a handful of mind-erasing psycho-somethings and a magic carpet ride to Fairyland. It’s true — the potential to burn coal far cleaner than in decades past is now here. Scrubbers, injectors [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 20:00:18

What would I refuse to do without?

Robbyn of “The Back Forty” has tagged me for a meme that has been bouncing around ... of the “normal” cleaners and home materials (i.e. carpet, paints, air fresheners, etc.) could very ... with a belief that we do live in a time of change. I/we believe that our typical industrial system [more...]

Date: 2008-06-24 21:25:32

Go green when dry cleaning says CaymanMama.com Press Release Service

A carcinogen called perchloroethylene is used during the dry cleaning process and has been reported to have harmful effects on both dry cleaner ... , that means sending the Calvin Klein and Gucci suits off to the dry cleaners for a heavy starch ... to get that sauce stain out of your favorite party dress is recycled, the captured by-product of various ind [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 21:58:23

Hoover-History

So as I am anxiously awaiting our new.. old fashion.. unusual… vacuum cleaner.. I thought some of these little tid-bits would neat to share. ... for vacuums.. patenting things like the beater bar & the head light for a vacuum! I do find every ... what a chore! For me the unknown of dirt gives me the creeps! Vacuum Cleaner History… (Wikipedia) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 18:10:15

Imagine What Comes After Green

The greatest opportunity of our generation: that's what could be waiting for us, after we leave "green" behind. Saving the biosphere and spreading sustainable prosperity is going to take a lot more than doing things in a more environmentally-conscious manner; it's going to demand we remake much of our material civilization [more...]

Date: 2008-07-14 22:20:38

Governor Mary Poppins

by J.C. Phillips Asserting that almost one quarter of New Yorkers under age 18 are obese, New York Governor David Patterson has proposed an 18 percent tax increase on non diet drinks. The governor’s rationale is that “Significant price increases should discourage individuals, especially children and teenagers, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 16:48:20

Gasification for cleaner environment

Gasification is a process that converts carbonaceous materials, such as coal, petroleum, or biomass, ... of those elements. Biomass Gasification Photo: prellc.net In larger industrial gas cleaning systems ... with a controlled amount of oxygen and/or steam. The resulting gas mixture is called synthesis gas or syngas [more...]

Date: 2008-11-15 04:10:58

Start Green Cleaning Now!

Busby SEO Test Global climate change has become a matter of increased significance among many companies ... cleaning aims to eliminate use of these toxic chemicals entirely. Advancements in chemical technology ... . As a result, products and activities have started to turn “green.” The world of cleaning products [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 14:21:34

Neat Stuff: FADA 970 AM/FM Radio

#fullpost{display:inline;}While I was up at Dad’s this past weekend, he gave me a radio he’d been holding on to for me for awhile ... it home, broke out the cleaners, scrubbers, 409, polish, and about everything else I could find ... to an antique radio collector I found online: History of FADAA classic of Art Deco industrial design, FADA [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 00:52:00

This is Why I Hate Dive Bars

Whenever my dear friend Steff visits from D.C., we usually make an effort to gather together a few people from our undergrad days. A few weeks ago, she came into town for Thanksgiving, and we did just that. The thing you need to know about Steff is that she also came from a very small town, so we have a lot of things in common [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 17:27:00

The Emperor's New Products

As an admitted project-flitter, it's always interesting to look back on my past mania ... . Yes, green cleaners and organic food cost more, but how can you put a price tag on healthy, earth ... . For approximately the same price at Costco you can get three industrial-sized boxes of Bounce. I'm no math [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 01:32:38

The Green Collar Holiday Gift Guide for Book Lovers - Part 5

The final part is here! After almost two exciting weeks, in which we presented forty recommendations on our holiday guide, ... Planet" by David T. Suzuki and Holly Dressel Recommended by:Ryan Anderson, Industrial ... , we read reports of the damage that industrial development is wreaking on our soil, air and water. We seem [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 04:53:00

become infamous for its ballooning costs, which have swollen to four times the original estimate in just three years. The velodrome and main stadium are also bulging beyond the confines of their original budget. That said, CLM can perhaps take credit that they're far from the greediest kitten at the teat [more...]

Date: 2008-07-18 16:12:03

A World Out of Balance: Autoimmune Disease

LIVES DERAILEDExcerpted from The Autoimmune Epidemic: Bodies Gone Haywire in a World Out of Balance -- and the Cutting-Edge Science that Promises Hope~~~~~~~~Most of us, at some juncture in our lives, have played out in our minds how devastating it would be to have our doctor hand down a cancer diagnosis or to warn us that we are at risk for a [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 05:15:00

Where Smog Comes From?

Winter in sprawling Lahore spells horror for thousands of residents. Not because of cold but due to the phenomenon of smog. Let your gaze roam over the cityscape while standing on top of the Yadgar-e-Pakistan and one finds how the skyline of the minarets and domes looks dark and sad against the clouds of thick smog [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 18:21:02

“THE MERCILESS SLAUGHTER OF GAZAN CIVILIANS and the approval by World Jewry has put the nations on notice that an inherent evil is at work within Jewry’s approach to human affairs.” http://www.realjewnews.com/?p=364I agree with this statement by Brother Nathanael, because we have seen this transpire again and again [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 23:29:54

The Fred and Fan Folderol

I haven’t written much on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac yet, because I’ve covered it and basically predicted it previously, and because I knew someone would put out a better column more quickly than I could. First, here are excerpts from that better column, by Arnold Kling at Pajamas Media (bold is mine) [more...]

Date: 2008-07-16 10:26:28

De-Stuffing My Life: Phase I

Well we’re back home in London again, after a lovely 2.5 week break.  I feel rested and ready to tackle the coming semester although I can already feel the stress creeping in.  Monday evening, while still in Niagara, I went to a yoga class with my favourite instructor, Burt Peters [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 16:43:48

LEED V.3 Gives Priorities To Climate Change, Energy Efficiency

Myriad Of Industries Can Benefit From Green Tech In Queens, PepsiCo Bottles With Its Own Steam ... In Queens, PepsiCo Bottles With Its Own Steam WSJ Slams Dell Over Carbon Neutral Claim ... Philips’ Dramatic Move Into LED Lighting Dry Cleaners Use ‘Perc’ Altnernative, Recycled Coat [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 22:30:07

The Smog of Lahore

S.A.J. Shirazi Winter in sprawling Lahore spells horror for thousands of residents. Not because of cold but due to the phenomenon of smog. Let your gaze roam over the cityscape while standing on top of the Yadgar-e-Pakistan and one finds how the skyline of the minarets and domes looks dark and sad against the clouds of thick smog [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 16:35:03

Currency issues, IMF grants loan, Structural reform, New Business, Human ights, Russian Gas, Ukraine, Polish scandal, New, Sport and Culture

From the Top...#377Alexander Lukashenko advises citizens not to change currency of their savingsFrom: BelTA and the Office of the PresidentThere is no need for citizens to change the currency they keep their savings in, because nobody knows how the global financial crisis will unfold, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko told reporters, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 09:39:00

Iraq snapshot

Thursday, January 8, 2008.  Chaos and violence continue, another US service member dies in Iraq, the UN discusses refugees, Barack attacks Social Security, and more. Today Antonio Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, informed the UN Security Council about the refugee crisis in the world and noted that the total number of [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 23:02:00

Business idea 11. House cleaning service

Description of Job • Clean, vacuum, and neaten homes or apartments. • Carry out other services as requested by the client. • Perform turnover cleaning of rental properties. The Need Most of us, unless we live in a hotel (or in a dorm room and don’t care), are responsible for cleaning our house or apartment [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 13:52:51

Jan. 12 - Canada: Two More CCCR Recalls

A new year and more CCCR recalls. As we mentioned in Health Canada Cracking Down on Non Compliant Labels a number of products have been recalled ... . 2009: 3 brake cleaners (flame projection too long) Dec. 2008: 2 hairsprays (flammability) Nov. 2008 ... . 2008: Aerosol engine cleaners (flammability) Jul. 2008: Spray foundation (flammability) Jul. 2008 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 21:56:47

Pez and Flinstone's vitamins

Thursday! One day until the weekend. I'm at Elaine's office while she does her evening group session with the vets and I'm starving. I've eaten two packs of Pez candies and I know those weren't Elaine's. I need to leave a sorry note for Sunny.The Pez was in a Pez dispenser and I saw it and thought, "I'll just have one [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 04:00:00

A Guide to Industrial Vacuum Cleaners

Industrial vacuum cleaners are designed with two basic functions in mind - the removal of debris of all types from the floor and the removal of ... s industrial vacuum cleaners. Vacuum Cleaners Info provides detailed information about industrial, upright ... the workers or to gather and store the valuable materials to keep from losing them. Huge vacuum c [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:46:21

News, Views and Shoes (last time, I promise)

U.S. Costs of Iraq, Afghan Wars Top $900 Billion: Reportby David Morgan - Reuters / Common DreamsWASHINGTON - U.S. military operations, including the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, have cost $904 billion since 2001 and could top $1.7 trillion by 2018, even with big cuts in overseas troop deployments, a report said on Monday [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 13:35:00

u.n. votes for cease-fire

u.n. votes for cease-fire The UN Security Council appears to have overcome its divisions and is poised to vote unanimously for a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Chances of the resolution being agreed appeared to recede earlier when new disagreements emerged in New York between Arab states and Western powers [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 18:55:55

gaza

Permalink Jan 8, 2009 u.n. votes for cease-fire u.n. votes for cease-fire The UN Security Council appears to have overcome its divisions and is poised to vote unanimously for a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Chances of the resolution being agreed appeared to recede earlier when new disagreements emerged in New York between [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 18:57:26

Social Murder and Other Shortcomings of Conservative Economics [Jeff's review]

Yum... soup! I think Jeff says it all with his evaluation of Social Murder and Other Shortcomings of Conservative Economics:It seemed oddly fitting to begin reading this book at a time when most major newspapers were either predicting, or confirming, the onset of global economic recession [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 00:02:19

Buying the Best Gas Grill Out There, Learn How to Protect it Now

Grill protection is essential for the long term usability ... cleaned with specific cleaners dependent upon what type of you have, an example would ... and shear maintenance regularly clean out the burner area this can be done by a industrial wet/dry vacuum [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 19:04:00

Brooklyn/Curtis Bay:Back to Main Street America

Pictures Coming SoonBefore suburbia there were Small Towns, a few thousand people at the most living on streets that stemmed from a single main street that housed all of the Town's services. Everybody knew each other and watched over each other. That was small Town America of yesteryear, the pride and joy being Main St [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 21:21:00

Tom Szaky, TerraCycle CEO Interviewed by Huddler

(originally posted at Hudder.com) Huddler users asked Tom Szaky, founder and CEO of TerraCycle, all your trashy questions (ha ha) over the past few weeks, and Tom answered. In a nutshell, TerraCycle takes what others call trash, upcycles those materials, and turn them into brand-spanking new products [more...]

Date: 2008-08-07 19:26:26

#118 You, Me, and Stormwater

January 8, 2009 The City of Charlottesville, along with Albemarle County, UVA, and PVCC, are all submitted renewal applications for the Virginia Stormwater Management Program (VSMP) General Permit for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4's).nbsp; The permit describes how these entities will manage stormwater in their jurisdictions, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 20:00:17

CleanoSonic W A Brown Industrial Sales Inc - USA

A wide range of ultrasonic cleaning equipment and supplies is offered The site is e-commerce enabled The quot Ask Captain Cleano quot section answers many technical questions about ultrasonic cleaners and their use in jewelry cleaning and microelectronics Visit website [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 20:39:03

China Releases Information on Illegal Toxic Food Additives List

China Releases Information on Illegal Toxic Food Additives List In response to the international outcry resulting from the ongoing China melamine scandal, officials in that country have released a list of illegal food additives. According to the Associated Press (AP), 17 substances used as industrial dyes, insecticides, and drain cleaners [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 20:25:15

NASA Climate Alarmist Attacks NewsBusters' Sheppard

Last Saturday, one of the nation's leading climate alarmists -- a government employee with a history of attacking people that don't agree with his views on anthropogenic global warming -- wrote rather disparagingly about a somewhat satirical NewsBusters piece [more...]

Date: 2008-07-18 16:52:33

What Are Responsible Purchasing Guides?

Founded in 2005 by the Center for a New American Dream, the Responsible Purchasing Network (RPN) ... the effects of the toxic ingredients found in traditional cleaners. Every year the industrial cleaning ... by the chemicals in the cleaners they use. The general perception is that green cleaning products cost [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 10:39:15

Lahore Metblogs: Where Smog Comes From?

Winter in sprawling Lahore spells horror for thousands of residents. Not because of cold but due to the phenomenon of smog ... and nitrogen oxides are much greater than they are in adjoining rural areas. Some industrial concerns [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 18:21:02

THE ENTERPRISE--Incredible Uncertainty

THE ENTERPRISE--Incredible Uncertainty THE ENTERPRISE--Incredible Uncertainty A "LOST WEEK"--BUT PART OF THE "CIRCLE OF LIFE" I had this edition all written a week ago... ready to send out.  Then we got the call on Sunday that if my wife wanted to "say goodbye" to her Mother (age 92), we'd better get to IL FAST [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 20:10:15

Reliable??? Alteration and Dressmaking Shop Basic Start-up Equipment

Includes:Reliable??? MSK-8900M Straight Stitch Industrial Sewing MachineReliable??? ... and K-legs Best used for:. Ladies and men’s and children’s wear. Drapery workrooms. Alteration ... blindstitch machine, suitable for dry cleaners, alteration shops and home sewers. It is easy to use, does [more...]

Date: 2008-07-15 15:36:16

Ask a jeweler: How do I clean my diamond jewelry?

Having worked in the jewelry industry for nearly 10 years now, some of the most common questions I am asked by my customers deal with the proper cleaning ... unattended. When in double, ask your jeweler! If they will not use an ultrasonic cleaner or steamer [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 15:43:23

The World

The World 15-Dec-08 Iraqi police: suicide bomber kills 5 near Baghdad BAGHDAD - Iraqi police say a suicide truck bomber has killed at least five people at a checkpoint west of Baghdad. US: Detainee dies in US custody in Iraq BAGHDAD - The U.S. military says a detainee has died of an apparent heart attack while in custody at a U.S [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 19:13:51

Free

I’m an early riser. You know. Up with the birds. Early enough, to catch what color sweater Sharon Resultan is wearing on the Weather Channel ( ... . What products? Vacuum cleaners so powerful they can raise a hickie on a bowling ball. Pills [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 18:01:46

Tube Cleaners Go On Strike

Tube strike approaching, but not that kind... 700 London Underground cleaners will walk out for a 24 hour strike scheduled to start at 6.50pm ... for cleaners who are sacked, and according to RMT leader Bob Crow, there is no sick pay, travel facilities [more...]

Date: 2008-06-26 11:47:33

Our elite isn't up to the job

Our elite isn't up to the job (Friday 26 December 2008) ANDREW MURRAY If those in power were in any other line of work, they'd have been sacked long ago, argues ANDREW MURRAY. THE ruling class is miserable at the moment. We have this on the authority of Robert Peston of the BBC, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 11:54:43

Green Nest: Sleepy Time Bear *Contest Monday 29th*

Green Nest is one of those sites you may never leave. Natural home products from air, to water and bed, bathroom, and beyond, your entire house hold ... to the conclusion that her house and choice of products were making her sick. According to the EPA [more...]

Date: 2008-09-23 16:39:47

100 Reasons why it's cool being a guy

1. Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat. 2. Movie nudity is virtually all female. 3. You know stuff about tanks. 4 ... cleaners and hair cutters don't rob you blind. 11. When clicking through the channels, you don't [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:06:47

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