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10 Spring Cleaning and Organizing Tips
by Marcia Garcia

Along with Spring comes thoughts of crisp, fresh air, newly budding flowers, singing birds and a sense of renewal. Getting organized and doing a bit of spring cleaning, helps to bring that wonderful fresh feeling into your home and office. Here are 10 tips to help you start the season off right.

1. ASSIGN YOURSELF A DIFFERENT TASK FOR EACH DAY.
Make yourself a schedule that is comprised of one hour and one task each day. Your schedule may look something like this:
Monday: Decluttering
Tuesday: Dusting
Wednesday: Vacuuming
Thursday: Scrubbing
Friday: Organizing and Rearranging
Saturday: Laundering
Sunday: Decorating
Then, spend one hour each day doing your assigned task for each room, throughout your house. You'll be amazed at the difference you can make in your home by following this simple system.

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Dirty Good Times
by A Dude's Guide on Oct 5th

I know my 3 1/2-year-old had a great time yesterday. By the end of the day she was two shades darker with dirt, had stained pants, a brown shirt (which started out white) and B.O that could knock you out from a standing distance of 17 feet.

Her breakfast consisted of waffles and syrup. Somehow we forgot to wash her hands or face after she ate so she wound up covered with syrup, dog hair and dust. Then she went horseback riding. Thus, more dirt, hay and manure. Then she played at the park. Add mulch, sand and even more dirt. To top it off, the afternoon car ride and nap added some nice drool. All said and done, she stunk, she was dirty and she was exhausted.

It took three shampoos and 10 minutes of scrubbing to get her clean. Not sure if her clothes are going to recover but, she had a great day.

Dude!, I wonder if I could get away with a day like that at the office…

– Barry

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Top News Headlines from CNN

Obama video: McCain didn't learn from Keating 5
Barack Obama's campaign is trying to draw a parallel between John McCain's involvement in the nearly 2-decade-old "Keating Five" scandal and the current economic crisis. The Obama campaign released a 13-minute documentary called "Keating Economics: John McCain and the Making of a Financial Crisis." McCain was investigated as being one of five senators, dubbed the Keating Five, who met with regulators on behalf of Charles Keating, the owner of an Arizona savings and loan.
Monday Oct 6th, 10:39 AM

Rollins: McCain, turn up the heat!
With four weeks to go till Election Day, the road ahead for John McCain is straight up the side of an ice-covered mountain.
Monday Oct 6th, 7:02 AM

Sources: Taliban split with al Qaeda, seek peace
Taliban leaders are holding Saudi-brokered talks with the Afghan government to end the country's bloody conflict -- and are severing their ties with al Qaeda, sources close to the historic discussions have told CNN.
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Global warming -- seeing may cause believing
For a long time -- the first 15 years that we knew about global warming and did nothing -- there were no pictures. That was one of the reasons for inaction.
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News from Ars Technica

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Out of options, DISH finally pays TiVo $104 million judgment
DISH Network and EchoStar will finally pay TiVo $104 million over a patent infringement case that was decided in 2006. DISH says that the decision won't affect the company's current DVRs, though, and customers can continue using their devices as usual.
Monday Oct 6th, 10:56 AM

Movie licensing group to Irish preschools: pay up!
The movie business doesn't want Irish playschools showing SpongeBob DVDs without a ?3-a-year payment per toddler.
Monday Oct 6th, 10:16 AM

Bands pressing major labels for control over copyright, more
Radiohead and The Verve are among the bands in a new UK music group with a few demands to make of the music industry in the wake of digital distribution's impact: control of copyrights, parity with songwriters, and a seat at the negotiating table.
Monday Oct 6th, 8:56 AM

Warner Bros. to release movies online before DVD in Korea
Warner Bros. says South Korea was once a flourishing video market but was taken down by piracy. Now, the company will try releasing movies online there before they become available on DVD, taking advantage of the country's high broadband penetration.
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A.J. Allmendinger will drive the No. 00 Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing at Lowe's Motor Speedway this weekend.
Monday Oct 6th, 11:13 AM

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Monday Oct 6th, 9:25 AM

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John Danks pitched another big game to save Chicago's season and well-traveled DeWayne Wise delivered a two-run double as the ...
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Working Parents from BusinessWeek

Our Kids Are What WE Eat
Savita Iyer is a freelance financial journalist now living in The Netherlands who frequently guest blogs for Working Parents. As its website rightly states, you either love Marmite, or you hate it. Fortunately for Solomon Teague, a magazine editor in...
Friday Oct 3rd, 10:45 AM

Will Veep Candidates Address Family-Friendly Issues?
Will Governor Sarah Palin and Senator Joe Biden discuss issues relating to working parents in tonight?s vice presidential debate? Several women?s groups have banded together to get topics important to working families on the debate agenda. They?ve submitted thousands of...
Thursday Oct 2nd, 9:21 AM

What Would Paul Newman Do?
As the economy goes to hell in a handbasket, I find myself searching the news for stories about...Paul Newman. Escapist? Maybe. But it's also a way of reminding myself that one can reach the top without selling one's soul. After...
Wednesday Oct 1st, 5:25 AM

Talking to Your Teen About the Financial Crisis
This discussion, like that talk about sex, isn't one a parent of a teen can avoid. On the Monday the market plummeted after Lehman Brothers went into bankruptcy, my 14-year-old came home and asked: "Is my college savings fund safe?"...
Tuesday Sep 30th, 1:16 PM

Time Management for Parents
Here I am. Sunday. The kids are going to bed, and I have to accomplish my last task of the week before I collapse into bed. Write this blog. It was a busy weekend. Soccer practices, soccer games, fixed a...
Sunday Sep 28th, 5:40 PM


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