Indoor laundry drying 'poses a health risk'

Drying laundry in the home poses a health risk to those prone to asthma, hay fever and other allergies, according to new research. A study carried out by the Mackintosh School of Architecture found that many...

Washing Machines Recall Due to Overheating Problem

Laundry washing machines bearing the brand names Crosley, Frigidaire, Kenmore and White Westinghouse are part of a recall notice due to an overheating problem with the machines'drain pump.  Following is a listing of the machines subject to recall."Type of Washing Machine...

DID HALLIBURTON SOIL OUR U.S. TROOPS ? MORE FRAUD

Today we received an unconfirmed report, as follows: Halliburton Corporation has a contract to provide laundry services for Our Troops in Iraq and to accomplish that, they have these big trailers with washing...

Burglar in boxers steals purse, leaves jeans in washer

" WICHITA, Kansas (AP) -- A Kansas burglar apparently likes to be clean -- but isn't so good about clean getaways. Police in Wichita said it appears a man broke into a house Friday night to wash his clothes but fled in boxers, with his jeans still...

Where the mould grows - Clayoquot Sound First Nations poor housing conditions

This is what the First Nations of Clayoquot Sound are facing, high unemployment, poor housing conditions and little hope.  With logging and mining about to begin, resource extraction is looked to as the ways...

Toxic compounds in scented products but not on product labels

A scientific study reveals commonly used air fresheners and scented laundry products contain dangerous chemicals, which may lead to adverse health effects. This particular finding is not news in itself. Concerns...

Prices drive Zambo poor to begging

Mindanao, the southernmost of the three main Philippine islands, reels from the highest food costs (especially rice) in the country--driven mostly by greed and speculation--this, despite the island's nutrient rich...

May 8th is No Socks Day!

Kick of your shoes, paint your toes, get the flip-flops out, and take your socks off because today is No Socks Day!" Always on May 8th No Socks Day is a day to free your toes of the confines of...

Dry your Laundry with a 40 Gigabits per second Internet Connection

A new heating device..." Last summer a 75-year-old woman from Karlstad became the envy of internet users worldwide. With her blistering 40 gigabits per second connection, Sigbritt Löthberg had the world's fastest...

Bill Cosby: Stop Blaming Whitey !!

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorBill Cosby always the consumate gentleman who first raised the ire of comics everywhere by challenging them to try comedy without profane language has always been a...

Extremophilia: Antarctic Hunt for Strange Life

"A team of scientists has just left the country to explore a very strange lake in Antarctica; it is filled with, essentially, extra-strength laundry detergent. ...

Man steals 100 pounds of women's underwear

I wonder what the final goal was...maybe a brilliant knicker artist was thwarted before his final masterpiece, or perhaps somewhere there's a lucrative pink market to sell the stuff."COLFAX, Wash. - A man is...

Ontario clothesline ban to be thrown to the wind

Clotheslines are illegal in parts of Ontario, apparently because they're ugly.  I applaud the government for at last letting loose laundered loungewear hanging in the air."It's a law many consider outdated...

Sutherland Gets Out of Jail, Does Not Collect $200

Kiefer Sutherland, the DUI-convicted actor and star of '24', was released from jail after serving the full-term of his assigned 48 day sentence."Kiefer Sutherland was released from jail early Monday after serving...

British couple's 22-year motel stop

"A British couple have shacked up in a budget roadside motel for more than 20 years because they love never having to do the laundry or cooking, they said Tuesday.David Davidson, 79, and his wife, Jean, 70, first tried out a Travelodge hotel while visiting a sick aunt in 1985...

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