Wednesday’s campaign round-up

Today’s installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn’t generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers: ... he’s been subjected to unfair media treatment. I guess it’s a good-cop/bad-cop routine ... , seeks to elect more Republicans in his mold to office. The event has been in the works for months [more...]

Date: 2008-07-23 16:00:28

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Fogging Helps In Mold Remediation

Several mold remediation companies have come into existence today that offers professional services to wipe out the molds from office space or residential area. Some of the companies offer both inspection as well as remediation while others ... the proceedings and treatment process. Each mold remediation company come up with their own unique [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 18:45:29

What Termites Look Like

I think the title says it all. The above picture is the end result of about 4 hrs of destruction before termite infested supports removed... ... . While doing so, I noted what appeared to be mold in the corner of my office - black in color ... to see the termites, I was very happy it was NOT black mold and that we had done an adequate job [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 04:53:00

When my husband left for exercise class this morning I had strict instructions to start cleaning off the bookshelves in his office. He had found mold on a number of the books, so he's in high gear today. I started ... it killed the Romans and now it's killing me. Will ya won't ya can't cha Don't ya wanta Won't [more...]

Date: 2008-09-12 15:34:08

Australians are funny too!

Because shows like The Office aren't that funny anymore, you have to venture outside of even our continent!Summer Heights High is a great show from Australia in the mold of The Office where they are supposedly doing a documentary at a high school. What's great about Australia and England [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 22:46:00

Excellent Blogs + Spiced Vegan Chai Cocoa

Sorry for the uber long delay here! Thank Cheryl over at Gluten Free Goodness for dragging me out of the blogging closet with her nomination of Cindalou's for an Excellent Blog Award. I begrudgingly (and gratefully, I might add) brushed off our basement office mold and dust to peck yet again at the keyboard. (This time [more...]

Date: 2008-12-07 13:10:49

Use your illusion

During a recent NBA broadcast of an Orlando Magic game, one analyst wondered if Dwight Howard has inherited the title of "Superman" ... throws like the Big Whiner so there's a little to the analogy.If anything, I think he's in the mold ... that last season and the front office didn't offer much help [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 23:55:00

Copenhagen Chooses Low-Rise Over Skyskrapers in City Expansion

Photo chad_k @ flickr It only takes five minutes in the city of Copenhagen (especially when arriving by train) to wonder why all cities aren't developing in this same mold - plenty of open streets with wide ... office buildings, to be sure, but the preponderance of low-rise buildings in different styles [more...]

Date: 2008-08-22 09:29:58

Mold and Homes

Mold and Homes Posted by Cynthia McMahon under For Buyers, For Realty Professionals, For Sellers, ... in mold testing and removal. For more information, here are some helpful websites to visit ... General Information We had a speaker at our office the other day on a great topic — MOLD [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 20:04:47

What is a sick building syndrome?

Sick building syndrome (SBS) is a combination of ailments (a syndrome) associated with an individual's place of work (office building) or residence ... that encourage allergenic, potentially-deadly mold growth.Various fungi including Penicillium and Aspergillus spp. growing in axenic culture. Image source: Wikipedia, Dr. David Midgley Cultures: Dr [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 10:09:00

Buttery Bath Melts

Sue in customer service developed this formula. In testing it got the BIG thumbs up from everyone in the office! ... 8 color - amount as desired. Mix well. Pour into desired mold. Place in freezer until firm. Unmold ... to skin!Here are a few ideas on different mold and package ideas for this same recipe!Working Hard [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:57:00

Tidings of comfort and joy...

I'm working from home today. Not because Seattle is in the frozen grips of snow and ice, although it is. (no pictures, camera battery is dead) But because my agency is remodeling two large offices. The carpet is pulled up and there's dust and mold swirling in the air. Paint and new carpet go in today. I won't be able to go in for at least [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 14:54:29

Panel Hears Testimony on Toxic Mold

Panel Hears Testimony on Toxic Mold By Colin Moynihan The New York State Toxic Mold Task Force, which first met in December, convened in an office building in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday for a daylong meeting on the health and economic impacts associated with mold [more...]

Date: 2008-07-08 21:15:24

my prayer for president obama

A day or so after the election I wrote a post about why I will support President Obama as he comes into office and serves his term or terms ... people.  Break us and mold us. Father it’s in your name I pray. Amen.” [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 05:50:27

Happy New Years

This was another productive and successful year for the Office of the Public Advocate. In the past year, Betsy Gotbaum pushed for the clean-up of environmental hazards at parks ... mold and pest infestations in city apartments (among other accomplishments). The Office [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 16:56:17

The creative genius of disorganized chaos

I have a confession to make. Whilst I tidy up from time to time, my desk - and my office - rapidly become disorganized again, ... I just don't fit the mold. Now, I'm delighted to find a kindred spirit, Clive James, has written [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 04:53:00

The Memorial

Growing up as a Jehovah's Witness, we weren't allowed to celebrate holidays or birthdays ... to you as well, sir! I trust your family has enjoyed their sacrificial gelatine with canned fruit mold ... that somewhere in America on the morning of 9/11 there was an office conference room already decorated [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 04:18:00

Air Traffic Control Towers Go From Bad to Worse

Nearly 60 percent of the air traffic control towers and other key aviation facilities run by the Federal Aviation Administration are more than 30 years old and plagued by leaks, mold and foggy windows that can make it difficult to see ... of Transportation’s Office of the Inspector General found “obvious structural deficiencies and maintenance [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 01:20:03

Crumbling infrastructure watch: air traffic control towers falling apart

Nearly 60 percent of the air traffic control towers and other key aviation facilities run by the Federal Aviation Administration are more than 30 years old and plagued by leaks, mold and foggy windows that can make it difficult to see ... of Transportation’s Office of the Inspector General found “obvious structural deficiencies and maintenance [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 00:30:41

Germ Guardian Ultrasonic Tabletop Humidifier

A space-saving and portable cool mist ultrasonic humidifier perfect for offices and bedrooms that uses nano-silver technology to naturally inhibit bacteria, mold and mildew from growing in the water tank for healthier mist generation and a cleaner breathing environment. Click Here: Read Full Post [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 20:48:41

Signposts for the Week Ending August 29, 2008

Signposts, y’all. Have a wonderful three-day weekend! ... yourself text message reminders. Time lapse video of slime mold In honor of Adaptive Path’s spirit animal (slime mold) and the little yellow mushroom seen growing in a houseplant around our office [more...]

Date: 2008-08-30 00:28:43

Top Horror Films of 2008

Top Horror Films of 2008 Posted by Jordan Hoffman on 01/02 at 02:21 PM Every office has one ... . Luckily, there’s a dude here at UGO who fits this mold. And I swear I’m not lying when I say he sits in the corner and wears black. So in celebration of the creepy guy in the corner [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 19:44:58

Air Traffic Control Towers in the US Go From Bad to Worse

Nearly 60 percent of the air traffic control towers and other key aviation facilities run by the Federal Aviation Administration are more than 30 years old and plagued by leaks, mold and foggy windows that can make it difficult to see ... of Transportation's Office of the Inspector General found "obvious structural deficiencies and maintenance [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 13:12:46

Houston Hurricane IKE meets Bubba and a pick up truck

They come from Arkansas, Florida, and South Carolina and all corners of the United States to help out ... companies and mold remediation companies. It makes a tight market even tighter. Any new project ... of additional office space the major oil & gas firm commit to, all their service companies [more...]

Date: 2008-10-04 14:44:00

Environmental Specialist

Environmental Specialist DESCRIPTION: Perform routine environmental assignments and field office functions requiring application of regulatory and ... on multi-media environmental issues, including asbestos, mold, storm water, underground storage ... [more...]

Date: 2008-09-18 22:00:00

William Kristol Admits Conservatives Don’t Back Small Government

Last week I looked at the significance of size of government, ... , with tax cuts, policy reforms and privatizations of government services to show for his time in office ... -defense-builder-upper, and less as a small-government enthusiast in the mold of the man [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 04:41:54

Last Republican leaving, turn the lights out. Another conservative joins the Obama fan club.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/17/opinion/17brooks.html? ... are motivated to fill that void. Their challenge once in office is self-regulation. How will they control ... the future throws at them. Candidates in this mold, most heroically F.D.R. and Ronald Reagan [more...]

Date: 2008-10-17 20:33:31

Depressing news from Russia: Stalin-whitewashing edition

After watching the post-Soviet, pre-Putin Russian film “Burnt by the Sun” on DVD last night, ... the midday raid at a human-rights group’s office here was murky. Police, some clad in masks ... , demonized leader who did what he had to do to mold the Soviet Union into the superpower it became [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 21:20:18

Kent Williams, and high-grade stupidity..welcome to Tennessee Politics

Bah. This is the reason I despise and ignore (for the most part) Tennessee politics ... in office here in Tennessee, who is worthy of deep respect. The best and brightest moment in Tennessee ... , then they broke the mold. UPDATE Here’s an e-mail from Erick Ericson… MOBILIZE NATIONALLY: Send [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 03:50:13

Five Questions: Talking McHale, Wittman, and Love with T'Wolves Blog

It's not easy being a Minnesota Timberwolves fan. Early-season ineptitude caused team owner Glen Taylor to finally put his foot down, ... is to clean house and bring in an entire new Front Office of fresh blood. Personally, my #1 coaching ... ever hope to possess. I think a young impressionable team for him to mold would be a decent fit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 18:55:18

What are the chances?

I received a pleasant surprise today. Hubby and I had gone to my mom's to put on the first coat of paint in the office and do the sanding that needed ... that I still had moisture and water in it. I now had a bit of mold, but not to much and it cleaned up real ... apartment. It would save me the money and time of buying new carpet. It would be awesome [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 01:45:00

$719000 Open House Sun. 1-4 Gorgeous, Private, Elegant, Spacious 724 Montecito

$719,000 724 Montecito Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90031 * Beds: 4 Baths: 4 (2 1 1 0) (FTHQ) ... out with gorgeous hardwood floors, crown molding plus open floor plan for everyday living and fine ... : Elsa Kim 323 240-8731 mobil 323 254-3966 office www.elsakim.com mediterranean house los angeles [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 00:16:04

Max Payne: Unrated Director's Cut DVD Hits Shelves January 20th

Max Payne came and went without making much of an impact on the box office or public consciousness -- I think I saw more commercials for the ... or excitement anymore, and no wonder, as not one has broke out of the lackluster mold. Ten minutes ... Releases, Noir, Mystery & Suspense, New on DVD, 20th Century Fox, Home Entertainment, Games [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 19:03:00

Old scam, new twist

From the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office comes a press release describing how two slithery creatures scammed their way into an elderly ... say "they are there to test the water or for gas leaks, to provide rodent abatement and pest control, mold abatement, check for termites, roof repair scams, property lines scams, etc." (Image [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 01:00:31

Essay: What About the Democrats’ 'Culture of Corruption?'

With Obama-Blagojevich, and many other Dems in distress, the media has suddenly lost interest in the subject Editor's Note: ... of bribery after $90,000 turned up in his freezer.  Also breaking the mold was West Virginia Democratic ... Senator Chris Dodd got a sweet deal on his Countrywide home mortgage in exchange for helping oppose [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 20:21:31

Urban doubt-fitter

By Ryan Avent Barack Obama, man of the city. Photo: Based on image by Matthias Winkelmann The effort to save the American economy is front and center at the moment, but a term is four long years. Beyond the immediate crisis, President-elect Obama -- who hadn't exactly set a modest agenda before the economic collapse -- hopes to transform much [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 18:40:46

A New U.S. President

Although we don’t discuss politics on Hijabtrendz, we thought we’d share with you a piece we recently wrote as a special for Inauguration Day ... ’t just a victory for African Americans, but for Americans who don’t fit the stereotypical mold: white, middle class, Christian, and male. American Muslims are empowered and motivated by Obama [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 11:39:01

Treat Your School or Office to Valentines Day Goodies

Are you as tired as I am of those little white heart-shaped candies with messages like “I like You” printed on them? ... ccording to cake mix directions. When they are cool, dust them with powdered sugar, or frost them a ... ). Pour the melted chocolate in the mold and add a lollipop stick. Let cool until hardened. Wrap [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 07:25:07

Democracy Promotion and Islam — Part II

Political ‘Maturity’ & Democratic Modalities By Michael Brenner                                        19/01/2009                                     Muslim IndiaOne broadly pertinent factor to be taken into account in the assaying of democratic futures is a society’s ‘political maturity’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 12:55:00

Combined Gay News Headlines (T5T-1)

Is The Internet Much Safer for Kids Than Anyone Thought? Didn't Dateline: To Catch a Predator teach us that sites like MySpace, Facebook, and AOL are essentially the homepages of child predators looking to snag some underage ass? Parents were taught to be scared of the Internet, install blocking and monitoring software, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 01:10:00

Schlozmanism

I know that there are some good Republicans out there. I worked for one. But, with this emerging, how can anyone trust any Republican? ... to an investigation released yesterday by internal watchdogs. The department's inspector general and Office ... that her office was only asked by the Inspector General's office to look into the possible perjury [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 21:25:50

Whatever Caroline wants, Caroline gets?

Whatever Caroline wants, Caroline gets? It came as a surprise to me to hear that Caroline Kennedy is pushing to be appointed as the replacement ... and intermittently, although with her lineage she could easily have run for office long ago. Welcome to the new ... the same office. What Martin fails to mention is that Hillary ran for Senator in an [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 20:00:12

House Hunting

We met up with our realtor on Sunday to check out more properties and basically try again. I had done my research and had a variety of properties that may or may not be available. That’s the one issue I have with the reality website, I can view tons of properties but not all of them are still available. Some are contingent and others are pending [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 15:55:00

Mark Waid Chat Transcript

Mark Waid sat down with me Tuesday night for a very long chat where I tried to ask as many reader-submitted questions as I could, but you folks sent in sooo many that there were still a whole lot of questions that I did not get a chance to ask - I guess we’ll just have to do this again in the future! Anyhow, here is the chat transcript! [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 19:00:14

Delightful Valentine’s Day Treats

Are you as tired as I am of those little white heart-shaped candies with messages like “I like You” printed on them? ... lollipop molds. Melt milk chocolate, dark chocolate or white chocolate (quality chocolate chips work great). Pour the melted chocolate in the mold and add a lollipop stick. Let cool until hardened. Wrap [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 01:33:00

Stephen Views the News 1/19/09

* Intangibles – On Saturday, in between errands and chores, I followed on television the Barack Obama train ride from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C. Reminiscent of the night that Obama was elected I watched the faces of people in large gatherings and listened to some of their comments that celebrated the rise of the next leader of America [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 06:52:00

15 GUITAR SOLOS TO REMEMBER

Today is Inauguration Day, when history is being made with the swearing in of America’s first black president. That’s nice. Now let’s talk guitar solos! We’ll pretend that having a black president is no big deal ... and contains a solo where Jimi seems to turn his guitar inside out with some otherworldly effects, yet [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 16:41:30

Tales: The Heart of Ardmore

Jermaine Gresham The website for Ardmore, Oklahoma says that it was twice named an All-American City by the National Municipal League ... back to his house in Ardmore to live, he slept on the couch, no bed, and without a pillow because ... eventually mold the young boy. Blankenship was a counselor [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 08:51:03

Inaugural tidbit: Obama and the Lincoln Bible

Barack Obama launched his campaign on the steps of the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Ill ... . He has assembled a team of rivals for his cabinet, in the mold of Lincoln. So naturally, for the oath ... , with a gold-washed white metal rim around the three outside edges of both covers. In the back, along [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 16:56:49

A Fortunate Man

Today we should all be revisitng the "I have a dream" speech. Anthony Lewis contributed a wonderful essay yesterday about what sounds to be a thoughtful book, King's Dream, by Eric J. Sundquist, on our "new national scripture." I'm with Lewis; I tear up whenever I hear or read the peroration [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 16:39:10

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