The Corporate Junkyard Is Full of Kitchen Sinks

Corporate managers typically use the fourth quarter to clean their books, and prepare a fresh slate and low bar for the coming year ... the kitchen sink" illustrates the depth with which companies will go to clear their books in a bad year. The analogy is drawn to a house cleaning, where you might throw many things out. The last thing [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 10:57:05

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Detoxification and Weight Loss

Detoxification and Weight Loss By P. Valentine | January 19, 2009 by P. Valentine Want to hear about the Best Weight Loss Program ? ... and weaken and debilitate us. Though other “natural” MDs have expanded various parts of the included ... with us. So how do we decide where to start taking back our body, doing major house cleaning [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 18:18:45

Best Blog Posts of 2008 (Chosen by the Bloggers Themselves)

Last year my compilation of what bloggers chose as their own best posts of the year proved so popular, at least with the participating bloggers' mothers, that I have decided to make it an annual affair. But enjoy it while you can. When the Obama Administration institutes its secret plan to extend the Fairness Doctrine to the Internet, this blog, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 21:00:00

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

Lifestyle - The Starre Behind Eco Chick

Starre Vartan, founder and editor of the green lifestyle website Eco Chick, is one of our favorite go-to girls for sustainable practices ... and eggs from a farm about two miles from my house, and using only non-toxic cleaning products ... of cleaning products can I use without breaking the bank? The book answers these questions and isn't [more...]

Date: 2008-10-17 09:00:00

Baby Development - UC Berkeley Studies Find Longer Maternity Leave results in Fewer C-Sections and Increased Breastfeeding

Splash Bottle Drying Rack - Poppy SPLASH is a modern bottle drying rack that is the perfect addition to any kitchen. Its space saving circular design keeps all of baby’s feeding accessories off the counter, and the included brush makes cleaning quick and easy. The unique shelf is perfect for nipples, straw [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 18:42:02

Is Medtronic CEO Abrogating Responsibility Of His Company To Determine Device Safety?

It would appear so. If this is the case, this CEO and his board of directors should be dismissed as a danger to the public. The CEO, William A. Hawkins III, being a biomedical engineer, would take special blame for this distorted attitude.In "Pre-emption' Cited as Major Case Is Tossed", Wall Street Journal, Jan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 14:44:00

36 Easy things that you can do to make the life of your chronically ill friend a bit better.

You do not need to spend a lot of money. You can be thoughtful in so many ways. The point is to do something, and do something today. I have listed below 36 easy ideas that anyone would appreciate. Sometimes it is hard for a patient to ask for help. Just do it! The hardest thing about chronic disease is that is is chronic [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 01:56:12

Hope Cometh astride a Mighty Unicorn of Change

Hope Cometh astride a Mighty Unicorn of Change January 5th, 2009 by Dusty Note to anyone who cares - This entry has been re-posted from November 9 due to the fact that shitass wordpress is haunted by deletergeists. All of the comments were unfortunately deleted, too, but there is nothign I can do about that. Well, the election is over [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 23:49:16

Gates of Vienna News Feed 12/2/2008

Check out the South Asia section for the latest fallout from the Mumbai atrocities. Also, Pakistan is having its own entirely separate problems.Thanks to ACT for America, C. Cantoni, Conservative Swede, DK, Insubria, JD, KGS, Nilk, Steen, TB, VH, and all the other tipsters who sent these in. Headlines and articles are below the fold [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 04:55:00

cleaning up the mess Wall Street made

the conclusion of a good two-part article by Michael Lewis and David Einhorn; ... that the world is worse off for the existence of companies like Moody’s and Standard & Poor’ ... markets are if no one can understand what’s inside them. Until very recently, companies haven’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 15:40:36

The Primal Stance on Exercise Equipment

Equipment or No Equipment, You Can Get the Job Done Primal living in today’s decidedly post-Paleo world requires making at least a few concessions. We simply cannot live in exact accord with the ways of Primal man. For most of us, it’s just not feasible to live completely off the land ( [more...]

Date: 2008-10-16 15:21:59

Uncle Sam must be activist investor

San Francisco Chronicle - January 18, 2009 It's time for Uncle Sam to be the ultimate activist investor ... companies and more may be on the way, little discipline has been required on the part of the nation's ... and it should use it to force companies to fire executives and directors or sell off even profitable [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 17:54:44

Holiday Gift Guide: For Pets

Yes, yes, it's just two days before Christmas, but there's still 6 days left of Hanukkah, and we'd have been remiss (and gotten lots of dirty looks from the dozens of PopG pets) if we'd forgotten to post a guide for the furry members of your family. And we've always subscribed to the "let's be real" [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 20:26:33

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

Businesses vending daily lenses on the Internet at cheap rates

Do you want to purchase contact lenses and care products on the Internet at a auspicious rate? ... retailers in Europe too. This excellent online mail order company gives a very high cost advantage ... adherent lenses, cleaning products and accessories. Besides the high quality brand Lenscare you also [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 17:03:14

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

10 Steps to an Organic Bedroom

10 Steps to an Organic, Non-Toxic Bedroom January 14, 2009Did you know that you are sleeping on a mattress soaked in ROACH POISON? If you have a new mattress then you are!!! Mattresses are required to be flame-proof, and so the BIG MATTRESS companies are loading them up with Formaldehyde, Antimony (Arsenic), Boric Acid (Roach Poison) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 04:05:44

Joe the selfish A-merry-can.

I was talking to one of my clients today, and the more I spoke to the poor woman the madder I got ... ), and she had to scrape out a $9.50 an hour living by cleaning up old people's shit out in the burbs. (I think they call what she does being a CNA, but you and I know that it basically means cleaning [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 01:34:00

Liberty Restoration Project: 2009

Liberty Lovers, I am so excited to write you today. The Liberty Restoration Project has some big plans for 2009 and we want to share them with you! ... 816-868-8806 Liberty Restoration Project: 2009 Liberty Work House The leadership within the LRP takes ... that will serve the following three functions: 1. House 5-6 volunteers – rent, utilities [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 06:19:01

What Should An Eco Entrepreneur Do When The Big Boys Go Green?

What Should An Eco Entrepreneur Do When The Big Boys Go Green?: Recent headlines may give eco entrepreneurs a reason to worry! ... for green brands smaller companies which once only sold their products to natural stores suddenly ... appears to be paying off: A year after the company launched its Green Works line of natural cleaning [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 17:16:17

Al Gore's Green Ball

Al Gore's Green Ball Sphere: Related Content Al Gore's having a "green ball" in honor of Obama's inauguration ... a hell of a job of cleaning them up as have most American companies yet the "green" coalitions ... have been. I know for a fact that Dow-Corning has been at the forefront of cleaning up impacted sites [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 02:34:08

Tips for a More Successful Appraisal

Real estate appraisals are powerful, particularly in today’s nervous market as loan underwriters take a more skeptical approach to approving ... appeal, adding a fresh coat of cosmetic paint, cleaning out clutter from closets, or adding a wreath [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 22:10:38

10 Things you can do for your finances in ‘09

Many of us are concerned about the economy coming into the New Year.  We may not be paying close attention to what is going on at Wall Street or with the auto makers, but I am sure you know of someone (s) who has lost their job or even their home in the last few months [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 13:55:20

The Great Automaker Bailout: A Question of When, Not If

So the folks behind the Big 2.5 Amerian automakers—GM, Ford, ... , the auto industry, the corporate dry cleaning mafia, home mortgage owners, you name it), that sounds pretty ... Financial Services Committee, said the economy would be devastated if an automaker were forced [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 18:44:00

Cables, dispatches and memoranda

A brief world news roundup for 20 January 2009. United States & the Americas Treasury Dept - The U.S. Department of the Treasury designated four al Qaida associates under Executive Order 13224, which targets terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 06:34:14

Sunday wrap

Bam's enormous package to jolt U.S. ... The new Congress will begin work this week on President-elect Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan - once ... further measures aimed at cleaning up state government. "I think there is a mood to tackle [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 11:30:00

Blagojevich Arrest Muddies Illinois Political Waters

Blagojevich Arrest Muddies Illinois Political Waters The arrest of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on corruption charges has far reaching political implications. (Amanda Rivkin/AFP/Getty Images) Update, 5:10 p.m. ET: A special election to fill the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama appears to be growing more and more likely [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 15:59:25

Posts about Home Sales as of January 18, 2009

NUS card strangeness - irrisorie.thetorturegarden.net 01/18/2009 I mentioned on here a couple of weeks ago that I’d tried to do a registration with NUS for this year’s student card, … since it requires you to go through all the process such as home address, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 14:29:44

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

THE WORLD today!

———————————————————————————1. Barack Obama wins Presidential Election and becomes the 44th President of the United States starting January 20 - Hope for a Change - Yes we can -130 Million Americans, more than in any other election since 1960, voted for a change and choose Obama, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 00:32:08

THE WORLD today!

———————————————————————————1. Barack Obama wins Presidential Election and becomes the 44th President of the United States starting January 20 - Hope for a Change - Yes we can -130 Million Americans, more than in any other election since 1960, voted for a change and choose Obama, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 00:55:08

THE WORLD today!

———————————————————————————1. Barack Obama wins Presidential Election and becomes the 44th President of the United States starting January 20 - Hope for a Change - Yes we can -130 Million Americans, more than in any other election since 1960, voted for a change and choose Obama, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 00:33:08

Northern Exposure (Sarah Palin)

by Sheila Kaplan and Marilyn Berlin Snell I wonder if God advises her on environmental issues? ZingPao Sarah Palin's toxic paradise. There's no reason to doubt Sarah Palin's sincerity when she talks about her commitment to family and--more specifically--special-needs kids [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 16:22:44

Conspiracy Confirmed

A distinguished environmental journalist is about to wield the cudgels on the Sellafield cover-up. (* See Post Script below) ... . The facts were set out in an article I wrote g for parliament’s House magazines. In a Westminster Hall [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 15:49:12

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

Nomination of Steven Chu to be Secretary of Energy

Witnesses Steven Chu 10:14 Boxer: It’s an exciting day all over the hill.I believe the US must be a world leader in developing new energy technologies to protect the environment, to protect the health of our people, but more important to be a leader in the world. I think Obama has found that leader in Dr. Chu. Dr [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 16:11:22

Interview with Pen Man #3: Charlie Pabst Goes Naked

1. What prompted you to join Men with Pens? You already have your own business, right? I’d been following James and Harry for quite a while, probably before they knew I existed. From their blog posts, I knew they were a couple classy fellas and knew what they were doing [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 10:00:41

Exchange Ideas

The biggest problem facing horse racing growth today is the fact that they fail to compete to gain new customers while also failing to compete to keep old customers.The racetrack isn't the place to be anymore for the gambler and internet has made the world a lot smaller [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 14:16:00

Doctors and Pharmaceuticals

During my posting, i've realised that a lot of the reference to the psychiatry ward is unnecessary ... to clean the house. It looks dirty. I've been cleaning it the whole night."Case 3"Good morning, why ... you a situation. If you see a house on fire, what would you do?""I'll stand and watch.""Why [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 15:53:00

Insurance Considerations for RV Owners

Insurance Considerations for RV Owners Posted by Dark Spider at January 18, ... their Recreational Vehicle to their car insurance policy. Adding an RV to your regular auto policy ... your car. Also it has a kitchen, a bathroom, heating and cooling systems and an electric panel, in other [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 18:07:27

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

Jon Henley speaks to the people doing the jobs no one else wants

Ship's officer The Pride of Kent is 180 metres long, 28 metres wide, and weighs 30,635 tonnes. Fully loaded, she carries 120 trucks, 2,000 passengers, and up to 130 crew. It is, in fact, a small floating town that crosses the Channel between Dover and Calais 10 times every 24 hours [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 00:05:26

U.S. Stocks Retreat on Concern Banks Need More Government Aid

U.S. Stocks Retreat on Concern Banks Need More Government Aid Jan. 15 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks fell, extending the worst start to a year for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, on concern banks will need more government aid and reports showing declining producer prices and a jump in initial jobless claims. Bank of America, the biggest U.S [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 19:01:00

Year 2, Week 28 Results: 8.8 oz of plastic waste.

Well, we can't say I didn't end the year with a bang. Look at all that plastic, most of which was acquired new ... of the refrigerator while cleaning on Thursday. Do I know how to celebrate Christmas or what? These things expired [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 01:45:49

Top 10 American Icons That Are Not American

We all grow up with famous brands that evoke that special memory of home ... Corporation is a maker of personal care and household cleaning products based in Scottsdale, Arizona ... as a stand-alone leading personal care and household cleaning products company. In 2004, the company [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 03:49:03

Redistribute this: Fabian NYC report *1

I've just got back from stewarding at the Fabian Society Conference, 'Fairness doesn't happen by chance', tickets fairly priced at £30, which is why I was stewarding. As soon as I saw the title of Secretary James Purnell's keynote debate - 'SOLIDARITY LOST? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 19:56:00

The Weekly Pulse: Are We There Yet?

This week in healthcare, the Pulse adopts what doctors call a "watchful waiting stance." So much is happening, yet so little has actually happened ... of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Corr's the executive director of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 05:03:38

Heroes of the Generational Freedom Movement Part 2: General Smedley D. Butler By Brandon Dean

One Who Actually Frightened the New World Order Brandon Dean WizardofOswald.com March 16th, 2008 “I spent 33 years and 4 months in active service as a member of our country’s most agile military force–the Marine Corps [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 20:17:14

DRM = Doesn't Really Matter

If one of the biggest items to be delivered at tomorrow's MacWorld Expo is the elimination of DRM from songs on the iTunes store, as is rumored, ... of new product debuts that I can ever remember. And when it comes down to it, despite all the online [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 07:28:16

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