Who's really saving water? Jul 20, 2008
Use a broom instead of a hose to clean driveways and sidewalks to save 8 to 18 gallons per minute. Fill the bathtub half full while bathing to save 15 to 25 gallons per bath. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Putting the rain to use Jul 13, 2008
No water: Agave, Apache plume, desert broom, desert spoon, ocotillo, silk tassel. Low water: Bear grass, coral bean, creosote bush, crucillo, dalea, feather acacia, kidneywood, lycium, mountain mahogany, rabbitbrush, snakewood, sumac. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Congresswoman calls for inquiry into Texas county Jul 7, 2008
"With the enormous fractures in the system, until we take a broom and sweep it out, there won't be evenhanded justice," she said. Jackson Lee said she is seeking congressional hearings to investigate possible systemic bias in the Harris County justice system. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Historic Society News (2) Jul 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)
A nose for rare plants Jul 7, 2008
If you can catch these weeds, such as false broom and shiny-leaf geranium, at an early stage, you can save literally millions of dollars, Fitzpatrick said. Nancy Raskauskas can be reached at 758-9542 or. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Baseball: Rays are in first place without spending like Yanks or Red Sox Jul 7, 2008
Three days later, the surprise owners of baseball's best record awakened to "Lowering The Broom," "How Sweep It Is.". "It's a really good feeling," manager Joe Maddon said after Wednesday night's 7-6 victory over Boston gave the Rays (52-32) their second home sweep of the Red Sox and a 3 1/2-game lead in the division. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Mountain retreat in Highlands, N.C. Jul 4, 2008
Park your car and let it hit you fresh mountain air, the kind that takes a broom to your lungs and mind, sweeping away city smog and stress. This quaint spot has for years drawn Georgians and Floridians to take their ease in the town's mountain views, waterfalls and myriad golf courses. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Air-quality expert offers tips on easing Valley pollution Jun 30, 2008
Use a rake or broom instead of a leaf blower. Avoid using gas-powered lawn and garden equipment. (AZCentral)
Voluntary water rationing begins July 1 Jun 28, 2008
Use a broom rather than the hose to clean leaves and other debris from sidewalks and driveways. Use a bucket to wash vehicles. (Pearland Journal, TX)
Sequencing The Cacao Genome To Safeguard Chocolate Jun 27, 2008
are developing productive cacao (Theobroma cacao) trees resistant to these diseases: witches' broom, frosty pod and black pod. See also. (Science Daily)
Aquifer Levels Drop As Water Use Rises Jun 26, 2008
Another way to help is not to use water as a broom by spraying off sidewalks and driveways with a garden hose, he added. On-line publication, Copyright. (Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post, TX)
10 Tips:Conservewater use Jun 20, 2008
Brooms are your friends. Instead of cleaning sidewalks, driveways and outdoor steps with a hose, sweep them with a broom. (MSNBC -- Business)
Calling Bluegill Jun 17, 2008
Brian Albert Broom/The Clarion-Ledger Nathan Tobias of Crystal Springs was all smiles when fishing at Lake Calling Panther in Copiah County, showing off the fruits of fishing labor. CRYSTAL SPRINGS Biting bream will always put a smile on a fisherman's face, and Nathan Tobias was grinning ear to ear. (The Clarion-Ledger)
COA graduates epitomize schools diversity Jun 12, 2008
Sign up for our FREE E-mail Newsletter: news updates, contest alerts, discounts and more. Enter your search terms. (Courier Publications, ME)
Fishing Lake: It's on 'impaired' list because of pollution and sediment Jun 11, 2008
- Use a broom, not a hose, to clean sidewalks and put the soil that you sweep up back onto the lawn or into a flower bed. - NET FYI: Campbell County Conservation District has a lot of information on conserving soil and preventing erosion at: www. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Berliners annoyed with roving boars Jun 2, 2008
In that case, the boar entered the living room and the man tried to shoo it out with a broom, Kilz said. "No wonder the animal attacked the man," he added. (MSNBC -- International)
'I've gardened all my life': Shobe finds job tending the grounds at EIU not much like work May 25, 2008
There are dogwood trees, holly, azaleas, climbing hydrangea, rhododendron, hostas, a weeping copper beech tree, wisteria, and a couple of Scotch broom trees, to name only a few. There is also a tall, thin tree called a curly lamppost maple with branches only inches long. The tree is a cultivar of a Norway maple, which looks similar to one on campus that can be seen from Lincoln Avenue. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Fuel prices go sky high May 21, 2008
RV sales nationwide are down almost 12 percent from last year, said RVIA spokesman Kevin Broom. Yet RV rental companies report that their bookings are up 20 percent, and Broom said campground bookings are up 5 percent to 15 percent ... What we're seeing, according to the campgrounds, is that they're getting more in-state bookings, Broom said. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Save Money in the Kitchen May 20, 2008
Use holey socks over the end of a broom handle to reach and sweep up cobwebs. Another excellent source for top quality rags is the cloth diapers that your child has now outgrown. (Suite101.com)
More of this story May 15, 2008
Do not use a vacuum or broom to clean up the broken bulb on hard surfaces. Cleanup steps for. (Cut Bank Pioneer Press - Golden Triangle, MT)
Fitness with Fido: Dog lovers can get (or stay) healthy and help keep their pooches fit, too May 15, 2008
Now it s abandoned to graffiti and broom plants that thrust up through cracks in the concrete. Gilbert has brought dog treats and doles them out to all humans who ve come empty-handed. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Poor facilities dont slow Powers junior May 10, 2008
The World Link: Poor facilities dont slow Powers junior. Poor facilities dont slow Powers junior. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Fall in violence lures Iraqis home May 5, 2008
Om Zakariya, an elderly woman, shuffled on arthritic legs into the Shukrys' kitchen, wielding a broom and dustpan. Six months ago, Zakariya's was the only family here. (USA Today)
• High tech inspires rural boom -- and fear it could go poof May 5, 2008
Once the dust settles, someone invariably walks into Dan Gates' hardware store on E Street looking for a push broom and a box of a cleaning compound called Kleen Sweep. Gates used to sell about a box a week. (Q13.com, WA)
Extension Connection - Eastern Tent Caterpillar May 4, 2008
The tent can be rolled up onto a stick or end of a broom handle and disposed. Tents can also be cut out of trees. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
REGION: Water conservation blitz hits street May 3, 2008
Use a broom instead of a hose to clean patios, sidewalks, driveways. 3. (North County Times)
Need to deal with water needs crucial May 3, 2008
Driveways: Use a broom, not a hose, to clean them. Pools: Cover pools and hot tubs when not in use. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Residents Get Look At Tornado-Damaged Homes May 2, 2008
One man who has seen his home for the first time since the tornado, says it "looked like somebody took a broom and swept the pad clean.". John Catania says he understands that the state has to keep people from getting hurt "but it's still frustrating" to have only a short length of time to see what was once his home. (KWTX.com, TX)
Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center a bird-watcher's paradise May 2, 2008
Our last stop is at an old field covered by broom sedge prime sparrow habitat. Charlie Elliott preserve, in fact, is famous for its "sparrow fields." Not surprisingly, we spy field sparrows, white-crowned sparrows, grasshopper sparrows and Savannah sparrows. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
New law is victory for MDI schools Apr 23, 2008
Have you started gardening yet. I bought my plants but haven't planted anything yet. (Courier Publications, ME)
Sex in Sin CityLas Vegas debates law change to make prostitution legal Apr 17, 2008
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Latinos greet Pope's words Apr 17, 2008
Page last updated at 05:23 GMT, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 06:23 UK. Latinos welcome Pope's warm words. (BBC News -- Americas)
Flaws 'could sink diploma scheme' Apr 17, 2008
Page last updated at 06:22 GMT, Thursday, 17 April 2008 07:22 UK. Flaws 'could sink diploma scheme. (BBC News -- UK)
Sister sued for 50,000 bingo win Apr 17, 2008
Page last updated at 16:01 GMT, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 17:01 UK. Sister sued for 50,000 bingo win. (BBC News -- UK)
Old lady of the airSymbol of mass destruction takes flight once again Apr 17, 2008
Page last updated at 23:40 GMT, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 00:40 UK. Symbol of destruction takes to the air. (BBC News -- UK)
Job fears over out-of-town growth Apr 17, 2008
" He said the association would be seeking meetings with the ministers for environment, social development and enterprise and would be seeking to lobby the Assembly to establish an all party group on small shops, which is already in place in Westminster. Bookmark with: E-MAILED Building firms 'rigged contracts' Vitamins 'may shorten your life' Symbol of destruction takes to the air Torch reaches locked-down Delhi 'Youngest inventor' patents broom READ Elderly US pair murdered homeless Torch... (BBC News -- UK)
Pure dead brilliantA zombie thriller filmed in Govan takes a bite out of Hollywood Apr 17, 2008
Page last updated at 23:03 GMT, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 00:03 UK. Govan zombies taste film success. (BBC News -- UK)
Buying first home 'hardest ever' Apr 17, 2008
Page last updated at 23:08 GMT, Wednesday, 16 April 2008 00:08 UK. Buying first home 'hardest ever. (BBC News -- UK)
Building firms 'rigged contracts' Apr 17, 2008
Page last updated at 06:54 GMT, Thursday, 17 April 2008 07:54 UK. Building firms 'rigged contracts. (BBC News -- UK)
Sam, 5, is youngest patent holder Apr 17, 2008
Inspired by his heroes Wallace and Gromit, Sam has become Britain's youngster inventor by patenting an idea for a new type of broom ... The result was the Improved Broom which can be flipped around for different jobs ... He said: "It was such a simple solution only a child could have come up with it. He asked why I kept swapping brooms and I said it was to pick up the different leaves and twigs. "He got a large elastic band and put it over the two brooms, holding them just the right way to use... (Mirror.co.uk)
Illegal workersFrench government wants them out, firms and unions do not Apr 17, 2008
" Required workers Earlier this month, another young Malian drowned accidentally after jumping into a river to escape a police identity check. The French government remains committed to its policy of "selective immigration", while threatening to deport those in France illegally. But its critics argue that were it not for the work many of them do, large parts of the French economy would grind to a halt. Bookmark with: SARKOZY IN THE UK LATEST NEWS IN PICTURES ANALYSIS AND BACKGROUND HAVE YOUR SAY... (BBC News -- Business)
One-stop shop for business help Apr 17, 2008
Page last updated at 05:57 GMT, Thursday, 17 April 2008 06:57 UK. Everwhite factory received support to bring it out of administration. (BBC News)
Roundup: Jordan breaks record in loss Apr 15, 2008
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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)
