January 2009 Archives

Jan 28

Toxic Retainers?

2009 4:15 PM Posted by Jen

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I was shocked today to learn that the retainer that my child wears is made from acrylic plastic like the kind thats smells so bad at the nail salons (no joke). I was actually at the dentist myself getting a...

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Jan 24

LA4 Green?

2009 10:29 PM Posted by Jen

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I don't know why I didn't see this one coming. Sex sells and why not have someone use it to sell green products? Brian Hayes who started LA4 Green has done just that by assembling this team of "models" to...

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Jan 23

Madeline McCann News

2009 12:03 AM Posted by Jen

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It is things like this that really make me worried for the world. Who in their right mind would attend and exhibition of this kind? I can't even write about it. Read for yourself below an excerpt from the...

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Jan 19

Poisoning the Poor

2009 5:54 PM Posted by Jen

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PROBLEM: "The latest place where we have discovered high tech toxic trash causing horrendous pollution is in Ghana. Our analysis of samples taken from two electronic waste (e-waste) scrap yards in Ghana has revealed severe contamination with hazardous chemicals.The ever-growing...

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Jan 17

Monster Madness

2009 10:56 PM Posted by Jen

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Did you read about the 6 year old boy getting killed by a piece of flying debris at a monster truck rally today? I am so not a monster truck fan so this infuriates me even more so. I understand that...

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Jan 17

A Purse Hook?

2009 4:29 PM Posted by Jen

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I am thinking, not so much on this one. Let me know if I am way off. You use this little device to hook your purse onto things to make it more accessible for grab and go thief? I understand...

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Jan 15

No New Stuff, No Good

2009 11:37 PM Posted by Jen

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As you may or may not know, I made a New Year's Resolution not to buy any new stuff for the entire year for myself and my family, except for of course food and toiletries. I am two weeks into...

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Jan 10

Bad Water Who Knew?

2009 5:57 PM Posted by Jen

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Wow, the theme of this decade seems to be "what we thought was good is bad". First it was tap water. We thought it was bad, and we drank bottled water. Then we learned that bottled water is bad, so...

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Jan 8

Palin is Bitter

2009 2:25 PM Posted by Jen

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I read today on Yahoo News that Sarah Palin is complaining that Katie Couric and Tena Fey have been "capitalizing on" and "exploiting" her. I feel it is the complete opposite. I think that those women have helped make Palin more...

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Jan 7

Russia Making Europe Powerless

2009 2:53 PM Posted by Jen

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I can't believe the nerve of the Russian government to cut off the gas supply to countries in Europe in the middle of winter. According to Yahoo News:""It is unacceptable that the EU gas supply security is taken hostage to...

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