Go Green with Environmentally-Friendly Plumbing Practices

by Brian LeMaire American homes consume about 100 gallons of water a day -that’s almost 70% more than homes of other industrialized countries. Residential water use makes up 47 percent of the water supplied by U.S. water utilities ... of a household’s water use is attributed to faucet, toilet, and pipe leaks. A dripping faucet can waste [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 03:48:06

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Let's Talk About L&I

Or rather, let's let Brendan and Susie tell you about L&I.I had my own problems with them years ago ... and mold growth in our apartment due to our slumlord first causing the problems and then later ... out there to do the inspection. However, it took weeks, if not months, via many phone calls and even trips downtown to various [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 21:28:00

Economist: Large immigrant population responsible for infrastructure repair and expansion

Well known economist, Edwin Rubenstein, in a report just released blames the crumbling infrastructure that Obama will spend billions to repair on a ... and levees, electricity (the power grids), hazardous waste removal, hospitals, mass transit, parks ... , solid waste and trash, and water and sewer systems.Rubenstein, a financial analyst and former [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 19:22:56

417 reasons to wake up NOW

Today was a bit of a wash. Literally, for many people: we had thundamous rain here in L.A ... with minimal water damage, but it was impossible: by the time we got home, I was soaked in gritty ... steadily until November, I am a-okay with the water. Today, however, was one of those days where [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 06:32:41

Clinton places focus on women during confirmation

Most of the news out of Iowa this morning has spotlighted Gov. Chet Culver's State of the State address. While Culver's thoughts are important to Iowans, there was other news of importance to women today as Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton sat before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to discuss her nomination for Secretary of State. [ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 19:20:08

Homeowners Insurance You Can’t Live Without

A relative of mine failed to purchase homeowners insurance for a vacation home because she argued that there hasn’t been any damage to her home since hurricane Gloria back in 80s.  Big mistake on her part because a huge ... t have) to repair her home. Many people feel that insurance is just a way to make big wigs at insurance [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 23:34:28

Stem Cells Undo Birth Defects

Repairing damage: Neural stem cells, tagged green with a fluorescent dye, have been transplanted among the brain cells (red) of a mouse born with brain damage after its mother was given heroin during pregnancy. Transplants ... have previously shown promise in reversing brain damage caused by strokes, as well as by neurological diseases [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 16:23:00

Say, isn’t Bristol about due to pop?

I am by nature an hourly worker. I like when others are in charge and I’m free to just do what needs to be done. Understanding what needs to be done was at the heart of my resume business. I learned from top workers what was important about their craft, then I would emphasize those skills in the resumes of others who came to me for assistance [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 14:59:41

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

I just received this message from my apartment complex:Dear Resident,The winter season is now upon us ... . The two main inconveniences associated with a freeze are frozen water pipes that leak once thawed ... weather radio or TV· Sanitary drinking water and containers· Flashlight/batteries· Non-perishable [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 18:10:00

CERN releases preliminary failure analysis

The mammoth Large Hadron Collider is offline after a pretty big malfunction during testing ... the electricity flows with almost no resistance (think of it like water flowing in a pipe that has no friction ... in the circuit. If left alone, something like this can cause massive damage; for example electricity flow [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 04:15:13

The Weekly Carboholic: carbon dioxide lifetime 50-100x longer than generally reported

Carbon dioxide lifetime 50-100x longer than generally reported Improvements in CO2 monitoring British plan for “floodable” towns New technology enables electricity from slower water currents First “solar rooftop” completed, others in jeopardy Distributed book publication and printing, anyone? There is a great deal of confusion [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 05:35:47

When good landlords go bad

Since we have a broken lamp and a water leak in our bathroom, yesterday came with visits from our landlord (a local man and woman in their 40ies) and two repair guys. I thought things were gonna go smooth seeing they were 4 people in a small ... in the repair process. While our landlord man stayed in the bathroom our landlord woman found it too boring [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 23:44:13

Today in Palestine! ~ Headlines January 07, 2009 ~

Kucinich: Israel may be using American weapons illegallyResponding to media reports that Israel had bombed a UN school serving as a refuge for Palestinian civilians, Congressman Dennis Kucinich is calling for a Congressional report on Israel's possibly illegal misuse of US weapons. His letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice follows [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 18:45:00

Dealing with Common Motoring Problems

Cars are a lot more reliable than they used to be, but they can and do still break down. Of course, Murphy’s Law being what it is, your car will mostly likely break down at the worst possible moment or in the worst possible location. Calling a mechanic out to fix your car isn’t cheap and the costs of roadside recovery can also quickly [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 15:29:00

Buyer gets frosty welcome

Bob Aaron in Legal A recent decision of the Small Claims Court in Winnipeg illustrates whether the buyer or seller is responsible for damage to a ... the furnace and repair damage caused by frozen pipes. At trial, the seller argued that the presence ... , the buyer entered the house to find pieces of ice hanging from the faucets and the water in the [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 13:12:03

Debt Rattle, December 4 2008: The throws of a drunken darts player

National Photo Co Cabbage 1918 Washington, D.C., Food Administration: Making sauerkraut Ilargi: Recent observations by readers about empty malls and parking lots in the US point to a bleakening ... by more than 50%, or all rescue plans are useless. That cut, in turn, will result in about 2.5 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 23:54:24

Avoiding Bathroom Damage Due to Water

by Pat Johnson Because of all the water flowing through your bathroom, it is a prime target for expensive trouble ... water from leak can not only do physical damage to the surroundings, but can also prevent a very ... and flaking grout. If water gets behind these tiles it can really do serious damage. Check the caulking [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 14:38:19

DrumBeat: September 17, 2008

Oil spikes $6 on safe-haven buying, weak dollar NEW YORK - Oil prices shot up $6 a barrel Wednesday, rebounding as fears of a spreading crisis in the U.S. financial sector sent skittish investors scrambling out of stocks and into hard assets. The big rally at least temporarily halted crude's steep, [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 13:50:07

10 Things Sony Screwed Up

We sure loved the Walkman, but since that revolutionary device Sony has dropped the ball quite a few times. Below you will find 10 particularly messy ones. 1. PSP UMD Movies Such a bad idea that even pointing out the mistake (expecting people to watch cinema movies on a 4.3 inch screen) has become a cliche [more...]

Date: 2008-07-08 19:12:21

There Is An Alternative To Capitalism

While the defenders of capitalism attempt to pose the solution to the crisis of their beloved capitalist system in terms of increasing Free Trade, opposing government regulations, transparency, social responsibility, but still promote the public bail out of private captial with no strings attached, [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 09:04:00

GINNY BATES: BLUEBERRY MUFFINS

Here's another installment of my Great American Lesbian Novel (in progress), Ginny Bates. If you are new to reading GB, go to the section in the right-hand column labeled Ginny Bates to read background and find out how to catch up.Sunday, 6 May 2018Sunday morning, Ginny heard Myra go into the kitchen and mix something in a bowl [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 01:59:00

Keep Your Garment Steamer Happy

by Martha Serensford This article will describe the best maintenance procedures for your garment steamer–these tips will maintain your steamers ... months depending on your water supply. In most instances, a steamer that is severely clogged ... repair center or a steamer service technician best performs this disassembling process. 1. Remove [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 02:53:58

What Could be High Impact Radical World Changing Technology? It takes a lot to rock your world.

Many futurists and marketers have predicted that new technology ABC or some new process XYZ will radically change the world. There are several reasons why change does not get created, change is incremental instead of radical, change is developed but turns out not to be low impact and people can often be poor judges of what really matters [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 17:59:27

Nutritional Supplements Best For Your Health…

HTML clipboard Sunscreen Spf 30 ( 2.6 Oz ) SE Formula: made using ONLY natural and organic ingredients, according to Naturopathic principles for holistic health and well-being. L-Arginine ( 250 Caps, 500 mg ) L-Arginine is a conditionally essential basic amino acid involved primarily in urea metabolism and excretion as well as DNA [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 05:18:57

Mea Culpa

When my folks moved to Georgia over the Christmas/New Year’s holidays of 1987 and 1988, we’d only been living in Chattanooga, Tennessee for the previous 9 months. I felt like a complete fish out of water for the first 6 to 8 weeks. It was middle school, I was this lanky kid who’d just lived through a strange move [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 16:33:16

Hurricane Ike Makes Direct Hit On Galveston

Ike has made a direct hit on Galveston. Here is the map as of 3:00 AM EST. click on map for sharper image Map courtesy of StormPulse ... of the water level rise may be locally catastrophic. It has been well documented but it can't be said enough. Because of Ike's very large size, the water level rise produced by Ike will be larger than [more...]

Date: 2008-09-13 07:22:38

Tips to Find a Suitable Rented Property

Before you set out to find a suitable rented property its always good to know your rights as a tenant of rented property ... to retain their deposit blaming damage to the property. To prevent disputes, make a thorough inventory ... , by law, cannot neglect the property. He must keep the structure and exterior in proper repair [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 13:40:06

The Weekly Carboholic: Distributed nuclear a cheaper nuclear solution?

Distributed nuclear “batteries” a solution for expensive nuclear? A brief TVA sludge spill update New definition of seawater to improve ocean modeling UK MET expects warmer 2009, likely record 2010 Food pests expected to thrive in warmer climate Climate to impact port of New Orleans It’s been just over a year [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 13:30:37

South Dakota Supreme Court: City Not Liable for Dangerous Street

The South Dakota Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that cities could not be held liable for failing to address known safety ... . As Hitchcock's Honda reached the curve, it slid off the road and landed upside down in the icy water ... for several minutes. Hohm suffered permanent brain damage as a result of oxygen deprivation. [more...]

Date: 2008-07-22 15:02:00

Is Your Skin Care Harming You?

by Jemma Rivera We all like to think of our personal care products as safe. However, your skin cleanser may not actually be as safe as you think - if you can feel those little bubbles popping; it may not really be doing what you think. If your facial cleanser advertises some type of foaming action then chances are high that it contains Sodium [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 08:06:49

Repairing The Street

After Tropical Storm Julio went through here on about August 24th this summer our road was in a bit of a mess. I had posted some pictures of it here ... at by the city for immediate repair. Two of the landlords sons had filled in the ditch left on our street by the water and traffic resumed. The street to the north of us had a very deep ditch dug [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 15:14:00

Investor Gains in This Century Have Been Corrected

We walked along the Seine last night, on the left bank, making our way to a romantic restaurant rendezvous. It was a lovely night ... , we watched the lights on the water...and the outlines of the buildings on the Isle de la Cite ... like it. We've never seen him so angry...and never seen him so determined to do damage. It looks [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 03:33:30

Nissan GT-R Supercar Has Strict Warranty

A story has spread on the Internet over the past week about a 2009 Nissan GT-R owner who couldn’t get his warranty to cover a blown ... are being abused and lead to damage than the warranty is void. We list the excerpted warranty below ... -R Review Bad GT-R Transmission Thread (NAGTROC Forums) What is not covered: Damage, failures [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 15:55:43

Hannah Grace

My Review:Hannah Grace is the first book in the Daughters of Jacob Kane series. Hanna, the eldest of the three sisters is a strong and fiesty woman who finds herself practically engaged to the town phsycian Ralston Van Huff. Some people in the family feel that Ralston is not going to be the love of her life but it seems like Hannah is feeling [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 08:01:00

The Story of Recycling Fires

Fire is a destructive, natural force. It rages across all types of environments, from neighborhoods to forests, ... as an “umbrella,” increasing the challenge of reaching the flames with water. According to Hobel ... well with water. “Depending on the molecular structure of the plastic, some types can simply flare [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 07:04:18

Handling a Leak in a Co-op Apartment

Handling a Leak in a Co-op Apartment By Jay Romano Q Who is responsible for water damage caused by a leaky P-trap on a bathtub? ... for this repair. The board also says it has consistently taken the stance that the vertical water ... like sinks or tubs. The repair or replacement of any water or plumbing line within the walls [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 16:23:00

Carl Drega, Part II

I wrote this some years ago, 11 September 2002, on the first anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, and e-mailed it to myself. It has to do with another terrorist attack. Not the one on New York and Washington; an attack on another town. The events I'm talking about took place on 19 August 1997. Later I posted the letter in our newsgroup over at sff [more...]

Date: 2008-08-19 20:24:51

Humanitarian Crisis? What Humanitarian Crisis?

"In rhetoric reminiscent of the Israeli campaign in Lebanon in 2006, Israeli officials, including Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, ... or to service infrastructure maintenance and repair needs. The health system is overwhelmed having ... electricity at all due to the damage to fifteen electricity transformers during the air strikes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 21:01:00

XP Vehicles Submits Congressional Briefing for Auto Industry Funding Hearings

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 17 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- XP Vehicles, Inc.(TM) is an electric powered automotive manufacturer with disruptive, proprietary technologies enabling safe, durable and energy efficient vehicles that markedly exceed the performance of existing commercial vehicles. [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 14:27:11

Peanut butter for two, a date and a award

Before we read about where Wade is taking Vivi, I have someone to thank.My dear buddy Marie gave me this lovely Friends award yesterday. Now, this is how good of a friend Marie is. Her post yesterday was about her lovely illustrations being rejected by card companies, and she spent a great deal talking about her lovely friends she was awarding [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 11:00:00

Mercury Retrograde: Change Reverts To The Status Quo (January 11 – February 1, 2009)

This post is all about Mercury retrograde: what it is, how to make the most of it, ... prefix before everything you do: reconfirm, rethink, renegotiate, repair, revise, redo, reconnect ... devices and keep them fully charged in case the power goes out. Keep extra cash, water, and food [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 22:53:02

“Hannah Hole” Needs $3 Million to Repair

Last September, Tropical Storm Hannah blew out a breach about 125 feet long and about 50 feet deep in the wall of the C&O Canal in Maryland ... grand raised there and from other donors who’ve come forward helped repair the towpath. The cave ... the wall by bicycle the day before the storm noted the weak spot. In response, the park lowered the water [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 20:06:07

The Road to Kosovo, Part I

A gigantic poster of genocidal Bosnian Serb war criminal "Radovan Karadzic":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radovan_Karad%C5%BEi%C4%87 hung on the outside wall of a hideous communist-style apartment block. “Get a picture of that,” I said to my friend and traveling companion "Sean LaFreniere":http: [more...]

Date: 2008-06-23 09:56:14

Green Christmas clean boating

Green Christmas clean boating Will you celebrate the Christmas holidays in a tropical setting? ... the engine”. “Check fuel lines for damage; replace with alcohol resistant hoses”. “Secure fuel hoses to prevent chafing and leaks”. “Never discharge bilge water with a sheen; it is illegal”. Cleaning [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 16:40:06

UN DAILY NEWS DIGEST - 19 January

UN DAILY NEWS from the UNITED NATIONS NEWS SERVICE19 January, 2009 =========================================================================SECRETARY-GENERAL RELIEVED AT CEASEFIRES CALLED BY ISRAEL, HAMASVoicing relief at Israel’s unilateral decision to halt its 22-day military offensive in Gaza and Hamas’ announcement of a temporary ceasefire, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 23:14:00

Skills you Need to Rehab a Home

by Erin Cureton Drywall/ Plaster Repair When rehabbing old houses, cracks and holes in the plaster are common ... of more serious foundation issues. Once the root cause is fixed (see basic water repair section) cut ... screws, mud the gaps, tape, re-mud then sand to a smooth finish. Basic Water Pipe Repair [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 10:12:54

Medical Surgical Nursing: Nursing Online Readiness Test (NLE November 2008 Review)

MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSINGNOTE: THIS QUESTIONAIRES WAS JUST GRAB FROM THE WEB, NurseReview.Org IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY TYPOS, WRONG ANSWERS, WRONG RATIONALE, INCONSISTENCIES, ETC.. USE THIS AT YOUR DESGRESSION1. Following surgery, Mario complains of mild incisional pain while performing deep- breathing and coughing exercises [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 17:46:00

Freezing Pipes

There is nothing worse than the cost of the damage of frozen pipes, when you could have done a more inexpensive ways of preventing it ... ://www.remodelingmyspace.com/plumbing/plumbing-how-to-repairs/how-to-prevent-avoid-thaw-and-repair-fix-frozen-water-pipes.htm ... pipes Leaving the cupboard doors open below the sinks at night Leave the cold water fa [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 15:14:37

Eggs, relaxation and no stress: Beaut.ie Discovers Dr. Howard Murad’s rules for a great looking complexion

LA-based Dr Howard Murad is no ordinary skin specialist ... , but they won’t hold that water if they’re weak. Repair is crucial, and it’s all about diet.  “Eat foods ... in his crystal ball for the future of our skin. HYDRATE EFFECTIVELY Getting water into the cells is the key [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 17:58:23

Mae Gets A Panniculectomy

I’m posting daily updates at the end of this post. I thought it would be interesting to blog about my Panniculectomy ... fat and tissue. My surgeon suspected there was severe tissue damage from the previous surgeries ... The surgeon began by marking my lower stomach. First with the cut he would make to repair the hernia [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 18:09:19

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