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    Use care with Broom Factory site  Apr 14, 2008
    Cedar Falls Community Main Street supports development, and began working with the private property owners of The Old Broom Factory on August 29th, 2007. Initial discussions revolved around leveraging resources at local, state and national levels to assist in a renovation or restoration project of The Old Broom Factory ... The design of any development and specifically the proposed development on the former Broom Factory site is essential to maintaining the character of the downtown business... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    Is Spurrier pulling a Mark Richt?  Apr 9, 2008
    Judging by your inability to spell and compose a simple sentence, I assume that you the closest you have come to attending the University of South Carolina was pushing a broom after hours. Please go back to your world of mediocrity. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)

    One man's plan to use dog hair to solve the energy crisis  Apr 4, 2008
    I know this because of the physical evidence that accumulates throughout the house, day after day, regardless of how often I fight back with my broom and vacuum cleaner. Some dog owners may dismiss me as a wimp. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)

    Ithala's new broom to sweep arrears  Apr 3, 2008
    Online Edition Powered By IOL. By SLINDILE KHANYILE. (Business Report, South Africa)

    After a long, hard winter, don't forget to look up on the roof  Mar 30, 2008
    You could use a nice light broom depending on what you might be doing. Most roof damage occurs before anyone at ground level notices it. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)

    Council graces brush edict  Mar 27, 2008
    Juniper and spanish broom are the two ornamental shrubs targeted by the ordinance. Various restrictions dealing with bird nesting seasons and removal of more than 20 plants focus on environmental protection. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)

    Critics say leaf blowers foul the air  Mar 24, 2008
    Milrodian urged the city to "stop the use of blowers.""I take a broom, and sweep up all the lawn clippings and dirt from the garden that makes its way to the gutter," Milrodian wrote in a letter to The Bee. She added, "I don't make my neighbor be the recipient" of her gardening. (Fresno Bee -- Local)

    Snow at EasterYour pictures of the snow hitting parts of the UK  Mar 23, 2008
    This was the stunning view this morning from Loch Broom in Scotland. Photo: Katherine Bennett. (BBC News -- UK)

    Brush ordinance on city agenda  Mar 22, 2008
    Also included are juniper and spanish broom, which are ornamental shrubs. Staff recommendation is approve the ordinance by waiving the first reading and moving to a second reading. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)

    Donation will aid plant control in Acadia  Mar 19, 2008
    Enter your search terms. (Created: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 1:16 PM EDT). (Courier Publications, ME)

    Curbs on water lifted Stafford lifts water ban, just in time for spring  Mar 19, 2008
    Sweep outside with a broom, not a hose. Five minutes of hosing uses up to 25 gallons of water. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)

    More Neat Gizmos And Gadgets For The Home  Mar 18, 2008
    Faster and more powerful than a broom, Electrolux' 12-volt Ergorapido cleans bare floors and low-pile carpets. It also offers a detachable hand vacuum that snaps out to reach crumbs on tables and countertops, while its unique 180-degree swivel head allows for comfortable, easy cleaning. (CBS News -- Early Show)

    Home invaders: Pretty plants turn ugly fast  Mar 16, 2008
    Plants like Scotch broom and some of its cousins, along with some ice plants, pampas grass and others, muscle out native plants, which attract a variety of insects and animals ... Brooms, for example, are hardy shrubs with fragrant yellow blossoms in the spring, but they block light and take up water ... Brooms: Scotch broom, striated broom, French broom, bridal veil broom, Spanish broom (Cytisus scorparius, C. striatus, Genista monspessulana, Retama monosperma, Spartium junceum). (San Francisco Chronicle)

    A Wing and a Baer  Mar 15, 2008
    Enter your search terms. MaineCoastNOW WebWorks. (Courier Publications, ME)

    Wobbly future (55)  Mar 1, 2008
    With an old, worn broom, Dennis Georg swept off nearly a foot of February snow that had accumulated on the grave of Frank Little. It was just a small favor from one Wobbly to another Wobbly: Solidarity to the end. (Montana Standard, MT)

    ISU's International Fair celebrated with array of customs  Feb 24, 2008
    They also performed a Colombian cumbia song called La Escoba about a broom, and they brought one on stage for the performance, she said. Cumbia music originated in Colombia among American Indians and African slaves as a courtship dance and is derived from Guinean cumbe music. (The Pantagraph newspaper)

    Composting Promoted for Earth Day  Feb 23, 2008
    How have the accusations made in the New York Times story about Sen. John McCain affected your opinion of him. (Courier Publications, ME)

    Foundation, Clarke family join to write new chapter of Black Hawk history  Feb 23, 2008
    Olof had saved money from working in the broom factory in Bishop Hill and a good crop of wheat he had raised on land he had rented nearby. He came to Wethersfield Township from Sweden in 1864 when the U.S. government was recruiting labor overseas to fill the gap created by most of the working-age men fighting in the Civil War. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)

    MARTY RUSSELL:The real truth about cats and dogs ... in winter  Feb 20, 2008
    But somewhere about Thanksgiving the dogs and cats decide its time to come inside, and no amount of threatening, pleading or cajoling with a broom can get them to leave. And they dont just come in, they invade, they take over the place. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)

    Delta State to hold hip-hop conference  Feb 17, 2008
    The conference will begin at noon in room 115 of Broom Hall with a panel discussion, "The Roots of Hip Hop: From Dozens and Snaps to Beats and Raps." The event is being hosted by the Delta Music Institute, a recording arts and music industry studies program at Delta State. The afternoon panel, "Delta Hip-Hop: Cultivating the Regional Scene," will focus on regional hip-hop musicians and their efforts to create new music that is an expression of life in the Delta region. (The Clarion-Ledger)

    Editorial: A muddle over climate jobs  Feb 13, 2008
    Bill wrote on Feb 12, 2008 8:53 PM:" When I was in college, I took two years of ROTC (I could lie and say it was more and try to make an asinine bet with someone on here, but it really was only two years). So I served my country as I had to dress up in uniform and go to ROTC class. So, I'm thinking, Barefoot, how does that compare with being in a submarine? Well, first of all, neither one of us was in combat. Second, we both had classes to attend. Third, I came closer to being run over by a car... (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)

    Try 'choreplay'  Feb 13, 2008
    Want to get your woman in the mood. Want to get your woman in the mood. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Giving nature a hand  Feb 12, 2008
    Monday, February 11, 2008. Volunteers clean up Pony Slough. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)

    No comments posted.  Feb 12, 2008
    The World Link: Giving nature a hand. Giving nature a hand. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)

     Living • Couples share their stories of love  Feb 10, 2008
    The couple "jumped the broom" during the reception, and a band played. "It was like a party," Angela said. (The Augusta Chronicle)

    10 romantic B&B's around the U.S.  Feb 8, 2008
    Twin Farms owns all the equipment needed to snowshoe or cross-country ski, but theres also an oversized outdoor skating rink with skates, hockey sticks, nets, broom balland the ever-important hot rum toddies. If theres enough snow, guests can go on a sleigh ride. (MSNBC -- Travel)

    Historic Society News  Feb 7, 2008
    The plan is to create a museum of Agriculture, Business and Industry of Madison County utilizing many of John Paul Skaggs's extensive collections including farm implements, mining history, mills and feed stores, logging, blacksmithing, carpentry, broom making, law enforcement, architecture, etc. along with a library of thousands of books. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)

    Dirt, sand, ice -- no problem  Feb 3, 2008
    Once the dirt was gone, the center's in-house crew, Executive Cleaning Services, scrubbed the floor using a sweeper with a rotating broom that picked up any lingering residue; thus, no need for a giant vacuum, McClaine said. On Tuesday morning, 250 tons of sand arrived in 12 dump trucks, Spraggins said. (Albany Times Union)

    New Town Hill subdivision proposed  Feb 2, 2008
    What will be the outcome of Super Bowl XLII. Patriots by less than a touchdown. (Courier Publications, ME)

    Time to cut back the plants  Feb 2, 2008
    30-day news archives. "A freeze could not only damage the new growth, but weaken the plant and make it vulnerable to disease, he says.He suggests making sure your pruners are sharp, and be prepared to sterilize the blades between plants to prevent the spread of diseases.Rose experts suggest wearing gloves, to avoid the thorny consequences.Here are some tips for pruning different plants.Prune now Crape myrtles: "The general rule is don't cut anything thicker than a pencil," Krzyston says. Or the... (Florida Today)

    1m Standard Life bonus for Matthews  Feb 2, 2008
    "Crombie, who in just over a year's time turns 60, this week continued to refuse to specify a retirement date. It was widely seen as the reason, together with no public anointment of him as successor, that led Matthews to quit the insurer and join Friends Provident.FTSE 100 PAYOUTS TOP 1 BILLIONSALARIES, bonuses and benefits paid to FTSE 100 company executives topped 1 billion last year for the first time.Research by pay consultancy Reward Technology Forum showed that the pay of directors of... (Scotsman)

    Keller Rohrback L.L.P. Announces Investigation of Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. Regarding Lead Paint Recalls  Feb 2, 2008
    --------------------------------------------------------------------- Date Recalled Toy Recalled --------------------------------------------------------------------- August 8, 2007 Robbie Ducky(tm) Kids Watering Can --------------------------------------------------------------------- September 26, 2007 Robbie Ducky(tm) Garden Collection Rake --------------------------------------------------------------------- October 25, 2007 Robbie Ducky(tm) children's leaf rake, hoe, broom and spade... (Primezone Releases)

    Green thumbs up: Beauty in the winter landscape, Part II  Jan 29, 2008
    I spent hours gently brushing the crusty snow cover from buried evergreens and tapping heavily laden tree branches with a long-handled broom to relieve some of the weight to prevent further damage. A quick survey later in the week revealed many branches that required major pruning to repair nature s damage. (Kingston Mariner, MA)

    Lab Gives Early Warnings Of Biological Invaders  Jan 27, 2008
    (May 9, 2005) Sandia National Laboratories researchers have developed a software-based tool called BROOM -- short for Building Restoration Operations Optimization Model -- to assist in the gathering of samples. (Jul. (Science Daily)

    Tales of Ubud  Jan 20, 2008
    You can imagine the sound of a simple bamboo broom sweeping the ground while a yawn of a sun crept slowly through the tall trees. I love the early hours of dawn in Bali. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)

    Monstanto plan hits roadblock  Jan 17, 2008
    No power plant no Monsanto no broom factory condos. Wow no wonder our city has no money for anything. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    Political Perspectives: New Hampshire Surprise  Jan 10, 2008
    There was, he concluded, what he labeled a "built-in, 5 to 10 percent 'racist' vote.' People, he said, hesitated to tell pollsters that they were voting against a black man -- that was socially unacceptable, but in the privacy of the voting booth pretense could be dropped.(That held true for gender, too, until being a woman in politics became more of a plus than a minus; this changed in the wake of the feminist movement and in response to political and governmental scandals, largely involving... (NBC4.tv, CA)

    remote South America  Jan 6, 2008
    Once the rest of the group set off on the next leg of the journey I trotted off with a guide, Michelange, for a horseback ride through yellow broom in bloom, crossing rivers and watching condors spin in the thermals of the mountains. We rode past a small lagoon where the hotel keeps red wooden boats for fly fishermen in search of rainbow and brown trout. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)

    Pebble plains plants lose some protection  Jan 3, 2008
    Protected areas within the San Bernardino National Forest include Arrastre and Union flats, Broom Flat, Fawnskin, Juniper Point, Gold Mountain, South Baldwin Meadow and North Baldwin Lake. Public and private land in Holcomb Valley and Sawmill, Snow Valley, South Baldwin Ridge/Erwin Lake and Sugarloaf Ridge is also on the list. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)

    GGNRA asks for public's help to halt decline of wildlife species  Jan 3, 2008
    Ecologists plan to remove nonnative French and Scotch broom and pampas grass on Milagra Ridge above Pacifica to improve habitat for the Mission blue and elfin butterflies. Officials are also encouraging people to do things such as reducing the amount of greenhouse gases they produce by using less energy. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    2007 was a year of birth and rebirth in business  Dec 30, 2007
    Also on this day, the owners of the Broom Factory Restaurant appeal to the public for help in repairing the restaurant's roof and keeping it open ... Sept. 10 -- The Cedar Falls City Council decided not to offer any financial help to the Broom Factory restaurant, to help repair its roof ... Dec. 25 -- Broom Factory owners Youri and Lynn Dimitrov announce their proposal to raze the Broom Factor restaurant and replace it with two four-story condos. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    Tiered water rates go into effect  Dec 27, 2007
    Use a broom or blower to sweep debris - this can save up to 100 gallons per 5 minutes of work. Q. When should I mow. (Woodlands Villager, TX)

    Conservation urged by water management district  Dec 21, 2007
    -Use a broom, not a hose, to clean debris from sidewalks and driveways. -Landscape with drought-tolerant plants. (Bradford County Telegraph, FL)

    Let experts handle tree cleanup  Dec 18, 2007
    It's a sure way to produce a witch's broom canopy that's as weak as it is ugly -- leading to more damage in the future, he said. After the ice melts off is the best time to assess the full extent of trees ice storm damage. (McPherson Sentinel, KS)

    District, Paly vow changes after hazing article  Dec 14, 2007
    In the Southern California district of Poway, where Skelly previously worked, people were still disturbed by a years-old incident in which a teammate had a broom handle inserted into his rectum, he said. Peter Johnson is the son of Weekly Publisher Bill Johnson. (Palo Alto Online, CA)

    Christmas time is coming soon  Dec 14, 2007
    Dawn Dollins laughs as she and her husband, Bob Dollins, work their way through native grass broom making at Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center Wednesday ... After securing the native grass with rafia, Burr Oak Woods volunteer Frances Mathews arranges pine needles and other plants to adorn the broom ... So get out your Yuletide brooms. (The Examiner)

    Fish & Wildlife sets public hearings  Dec 13, 2007
    Federally or state-owned property includes sections of North Baldwin, Belleville, Hitchcock, North Shay, Horse, Fish Creek, Broom Flat and Wildhorse meadows. Under the proposal, more than 3,500 acres in portions of the San Bernardino, Laguna and Palomar mountains could be designated as critical habitat for the two federally endangered plants. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)

    Modern Day Kitchen Tea  Dec 12, 2007
    Laundry - cleaning products, mops, brooms, buckets, washing baskets, pegs ... Outdoors Rake, broom, garden shears, gardening gloves. (Suite101.com)

    Salt-tolerant plants  Dec 8, 2007
    Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius). Rose-of-Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus). (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Barrier-free trails in Phoenix and county parks  Dec 7, 2007
    BARRIER-FREE ACCESS NATURE TRAIL, REACH 11 RECREATION AREA As the trail meanders through upland and riparian desert habitats, you'll spot mesquite, paloverde, acacia, hackberry, desert broom and ironwood. The plant life in this habitat supports a variety of wildlife, including dove, quail, jackrabbits and coyotes. (AZCentral -- Travel)

    Wrapping it up: Present pros share tips  Dec 5, 2007
    At that store, she once had to wrap a broom. "You start at the broom part," she says, "and go from there.". (The Clarion-Ledger)

    Door dcor makes home more inviting for the holidays  Dec 1, 2007
    " door mat. The interior consultant with Clay Stephens Interiors in Cocoa Beach demonstrates how to decorate the front entrance to your home. Tim Shortt, FLORIDA TODAY Up for bid Clay Stephens Interiors will auction off two designer Christmas trees. The auction ends 6:30 p.m. Thursday at its Cocoa Beach location, 245 W. Cocoa Beach Causeway. Proceeds will go to the Haven. You can stop by at any time to put in a bid. Call 868-2529. Getting started Walk from the sidewalk up to your front door. Do... (Florida Today)

    Beware The Water Cops  Nov 28, 2007
    The pamphlets include water-saving tips, from fixing leaky faucets ("saves 20 gallons a day") to using a broom instead of a hose to sweep driveways (150 gallons) ... This year, the city is offering similar incentives, including $150 rebates on water brooms that restaurants and other businesses can use to clean parking lots and sidewalks. (CBS News)

    Time for the Christmas Bird Count  Nov 28, 2007
    Old fields covered with golden-brown broom sedge remind me of ripening fields of wheat. Great horned and barred owls are courting; I can hear their loud hooting in the woods. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)

    Next generation of home fragrance doesn't come cheap  Nov 26, 2007
    - AirWick FreshSweep Broom. Billed as a two-in-one cleaning product, the Quickie brand angle broom boasts "a fresh, clean scent every time." An AirWick Stick Up air freshener is placed prominently above the broom's fibers, and the user twists open the Stick Up to unlock the scent, which is then spread as he sweeps ... The broom is available at mass retailers for a suggested price of 10. (North County Times)

    Christmas tree tips to help you have a safe and happy holiday  Nov 25, 2007
    Apply to evergreens with a garden hand sprayer or with a broom and bucket. Treatment should last through the holiday season. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)

    County's top water users also big conservers  Nov 18, 2007
    " Other Athens companies are considering similar steps, said Smith, who chairs a committee on industrial water conservation. "Most companies here are going to be progressive," he said. Local fiberglass insulation-maker CertainTeed is exploring similar measures, such as reusing cooling-tower condensation and drilling on-site wells, company spokeswoman Karen Cawkwell said. CertainTeed already has installed sub-meters throughout the Athena Drive factory to monitor water use, and managers are... (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Georgians owed $4.3 million in refunds  Nov 17, 2007
    BROOMS, ERICA CARROLLTON GA 30117 ... BROOM, JORDAN DUNWOODY GA 30338. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Clearing a path  Nov 14, 2007
    Certainly, there are bigger things to be concerned with at this time, but the little things add up too (and we have to start somewhere), and what's wrong with a rake/broom and pan ... I use a rake on my grass, an electric blower on my rock garden (the rake won't work there), a broom on my roof, and the leaves get scooped into my yard waste bin as my compost pile is already quite large. (Palo Alto Online, CA)

    Household hazardous waste collection center is approved  Nov 14, 2007
    Council approved the 33,508 purchase price for the loader, which includes a Nortec broom with integrated brine tanks utilized for snow removal. Prior to formal actions taken by the city council, Dave Neuendorf, CEO of Audrain Medical Center, provided a presentation regarding status of the hospital's ambulance district "to educate, and to answer questions, and to listen to any concerns you may have about this issue.". (Mexico Ledger, MO)

    HARDWARE CITY HISTORY: Tiny monument marks giant contribution to country  Nov 4, 2007
    After that he moved from Lenox to Lisle, N.Y., served several years as chief justice of the Broom County courts, spent four more years as a member of the New York state legislature and two as a member of Congress, from 1803-05. That small, almost invisible monument on East Street marks the birthplace of one of New Britain's most important historical figures. (New Britain Herald, CT)

    Behind the California wildfires  Oct 31, 2007
    Think of fire like this: Fire is Mother Nature's cleansing broom along the forest floor and in her forests. When we stop that agent of change, the first thing that she has done is carpeted the forest floor with hundreds of millions of white fir and incense-cedar seedlings and saplings. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)

    Central School celebrates fourth annual Halloween party  Oct 31, 2007
    One of her first visitors was James Bryant, 6, a Central School first grader who came ready for a quidditch match, complete with a broom that purportedly could fly. I ll carry the broom for most of the night, quipped Bryant s dad. (Stoneham Sun, MA)

    Behind the California Wildfires with Dr. Reese  Oct 30, 2007
    Think of fire like this: Fire is Mother Natures cleansing broom along the forest floor and in her forests ... Think of fire like this: Fire is Mother Natures cleansing broom along the forest floor and in her forests. (Townhall.com)

    Let’s all do our part to conserve water  Oct 29, 2007
    It s not the end of the world if our cars are a little bit dirty, we don t have a sea of green grass and vibrant nonnative plants or we have to use a leaf blower, a broom or other garden tools to keep paved areas clear. What. (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)

    Nancy Graves: The Pilchuck Series  Oct 24, 2007
    The complete list of plant material utilized in the series is as follows: alder, baby's breath, baneberry, blackberry, black-cap raspberry, black-eyed Susan, cedar, cosmos, dahlia, daisy, deer fern, Douglas fir, elderberry, forget-me-not, goldenrod, huckleberry, horsetail, larkspur, lemon lily, lupine, pansy, Scotch broom, sword fern, thistle, tiger lily, yarrow. While an artist-in-residence at the Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, Washington, Graves completed this series of monotypes in which... (AbsoluteArts.com)

    Easley: Cut water use by half  Oct 23, 2007
    Instead of hosing off your driveway and patio, use a broom to sweep away debris. Take advantage of free water. (News & Observer)

    Turning up the heat  Oct 21, 2007
    It often appears on a sapu lidi -- a broom made of a bundle of hard coconut leaf cores used to sweep the garden -- when rain clouds are frightening the host. In the hopes of prevent rain from spoiling a party, the host will adorn a sapu lidi with chilies and place it conspicuously somewhere in the house. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)

    Gopher gulch: An exotic invasion  Oct 17, 2007
    Don't forget scotch broom, tansy, Himalaya berries, pampas and other decorative grasses. Criminal mischief. (Daily Triplicate)

    Virginia Beach  Oct 10, 2007
    On Oct. 28, dress up for a Halloween parade of ghosts, goblins and ghouls, followed by a "Spooky Village" with a costume contest, games, broom toss and pumpkin rolling. At Busch Gardens Europe in Williamsburg, an hour's drive away, spend a day at the Howl-O-Scream festivities, which run Fridays through Sundays in October (but could frighten young children). (Newsday -- Health)

    Lincoln Log Harvest Frolic will spotlight 1840s agricultural fair  Oct 4, 2007
    These will include blacksmithing, pottery, woodcarving, paper cutting (Scherenschnitte), weaving, broom making, and wood turning on the Great Wheel. Many of the trades and crafts people will be selling their wares. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    2007 Great Gardens  Sep 29, 2007
    The edible plants clustered there include tomatoes, oregano, lemon balm, parsley, chives, tarragon, rosemary, broom, basil and golden sage. During the summer, the Morgans revel in two dozen varieties of day lilies and more than 100 calla lilies, one of Mrs. Morgan's favorites. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Biodiversity on CSD land parks its plans  Sep 28, 2007
    Federally or state-owned property in Big Bear Valley being considered include North Baldwin, Belleville, Hitchcock, North Shay, Horse, Fish Creek, Broom Flat and Wildhorse meadows. Local meadows that were historically home to the endangered plants include East Baldwin, Erwin, China Gardens, Eagle Point and Metcalf-Coldbrook meadows. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)

    Roof leaks can happen to anyone  Sep 21, 2007
    Sweep away the water with a broom. Look for a seam that can be lifted. (North County Times)

    Seeds of happiness  Sep 16, 2007
    When I started my garden here 10 years ago, and planted the tree brooms to provide a gauze of shelter from the pavement, it was multi-headed sunflowers I planted between them to provide interest in the first couple of seasons before they got away ... Though they did perform in the second year, there was already competition from the broom and they were half as good. (Guardian Unlimited)

    Police to patrol farm virus zone  Sep 15, 2007
    Vice chair of the Surrey branch of the National Farmers' Union, Hugh Broom, said it was an anxious time. WHAT CONTROL ZONE MEANS. (BBC News -- UK)

    Spiders are scary to some, but beneficial  Sep 15, 2007
    Use a vacuum or a broom to move or crush the spider (or a tissue, if you re so inclined). Don t try to spray them with insecticides, they rarely work on spiders. (Montana Standard, MT)

    Colorize your concrete patio  Sep 14, 2007
    A smoothly troweled surface will accept less stain and color depth than a broom finished surface. The third type of stain is water-based. (The Clarion-Ledger)

    Long Beach to ration water  Sep 14, 2007
    Bar residents from using garden hoses to wash driveways, sidewalks, parking areas, patios or other outdoor paved or cemented areas unless the hose is attached to a pressurized water broom. Bar residents from using potable water for landscape irrigation from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Residents also may not irrigate landscaping more than three times per week. (Los Angeles Times)

    Va. wants acorns, in the millions  Sep 13, 2007
    "You can almost use a broom and sweep them up," Reuse said. The nursery system started operating in 1916 at the University of Virginia, and today sells 50 million seedlings a year. (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)

    Blue Chaffinch Fringilla teydea  Sep 13, 2007
    The species nesting habitat is even more restricted and is limited to 1000 2000m above sea level in pine forests where there is abundant Canary Island false-broom, , growing on the forest floor ... Blue Chaffinches build nests in pine tress, using pine needles and pieces of broom, and lining them with soft materials such as moss and feathers ... The same plants used to build the nest provide both adults and nestlings with food: adults eat primarily seeds taken from pine cones, but they also feed... (Suite101.com)

    Take your color chart outdoors  Sep 13, 2007
    Orange: Pyracantha berries, tiger lilies, California poppy, "Lena" broom, tithonia (Mexican sunflower), zinnias, marigolds, tulips, celosia. Pale yellow: Louisiana iris "Dixie Deb," English rose "The Pilgrim," tulips, daffodils, Banksiae rose, snapdragons, daylilies. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Rooted in Racine: On the heels on his debut CD, local jazz guitarist will perform in Racine Wednesday  Sep 13, 2007
    He has also studied with guitar teachers ranging from Milwaukee s Paul Silbergleit and Don Linke to Chicago s Bobby Broom, and has played gigs with a number of musicians at the Jazz Estate on Milwaukee s East Side, as well as places in and around Chicago. Back home. (Racine Journal Times, WI)

    Cemeteries come alive in lead-up to Ramadhan  Sep 12, 2007
    "Visitors usually give me between Rp 5,000 or Rp 10,000, or sometimes, only Rp 2,000. I don't charge families who ask me to tidy the graves of their loved ones. I accept any amount of money given to me," said the friendly old woman, as she continued sweeping a grave site with a long broom. She said on days when there were many visitors, like this week in particular, more people came to the cemetery looking to earn money by doing similar work. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)

    Squirrels' stashes sparked small fires  Sep 11, 2007
    lapse in squirrel-oversight intelligence had allowed the PCLO to engage in recon, planning and sabotage without fear of consequence or retribution, in the form of being chased by a broom, according to the report. Calling the attack one hich will live in infamy, Meyer blamed the incident on a well-known local dissident, lippy the Squirrel. (Missoulian, MT)

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