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Chlorine is a powerful and dangerous oxidant and chemical gas. It is often used as a disinfectant that can be very irritating to the skin, eyes, and respiratory tract. It is found that children who swim regularly in indoor chlorinated pools have an increased risk of asthma and chlorine can cause problems with lung function, erosion of dental enamel, and increased risks of bladder cancer.

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I haven't checked out any of this for myself - I got it as a fwd. But, I thought, considering some of our conversations, it might be of interest to people here. And, if we can find out who is using imported oil products and avoid using them, it might make a difference!

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Now, just like every other red blooded American, to me filling up at the pump is about as fun as paying taxes or going to the dentist. In my frustration, it would be easy for me to read newspaper headlines such as the title of this blog and blame evil corprate America. But because I am pro-capitalism and believe in questioning what is presented to me by the media, I needed a better explaination. What I found after much research is actually quite contrary to what 99% of Americans believe: corporations don't make as much profits as we might think.

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So I went on a Job hunt a few days ago and not to my surprise the only jobs in my area are minimum wage and at best part time. I have lots of debt and am looking for a way to pay it off. While I was filling out the part of the application where you list how much you want an hour and how many hours you want I realized that minimum wage in my area is $6.85 and with my limited experience I could possibly get $7.00. At 40 hours a week I would only get $280 A week (before taxes) and since all the jobs are about 15-20 miles away from my house and I use a horrible car that guzzles gas I would probably use about $35-$40 a week in gas.(a whole tank lasts about three days) It just seems like I will never get up out of this debt I only be able to pay the minimum on each bill. I feel like i am going to be working to buy gas so I can work.

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by: Jackson Porter

In the past months we have seen the price of gasoline soar higher than ever before, and this can be hard on people who have a budget that is tight. Even though gas prices have come down a slight bit, you still will want to do everything you possibly can to save on the money you have to pay out for gas. There are a variety of ways that you can save gas, and save money.

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2006 is a great year for Oil & Gas companies simply because the oil price shot up to a record 70USD a barrel and it's still maintaining at above 50USD level in the foreseeable future.

What does that mean for jobseekers? It's an employees' market out there if you are in any way qualified to work for an o&g company!

Why o&g industry? While the industry has suffered from its up and down in the past decades but the fact is nothing is yet to be able to replace our dependency on oil.

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Christmas Party Games Are NOT Just for Kids!

Not all Christmas games have to be for children, or have to be serious.

Good gracious, adults like to let their hair down and have a good, silly time too.

Here are several fun Christmas party games to get you started...

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Yesterday was a very long day for my daughter, we went "into town" which is 30 minutes away from our house. We went shopping and took her to the park. She only slept about 20 minutes in the car the whole day. When we got back home I put her down for a nap, but she never went to sleep. Needless to say she was a cranky baby!

At around 7 pm, we were trying anything to make her happy. She was overly tired, but her bedtime isn't until 8:30 and I knew if I put her upstairs she wouldn't go to sleep. What she really wanted was pickles!

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I went to my sister's graduation early this month. Because her class was a small one, they did the graduation a little differently than most I've been to. The school made no attempt to hide its religious affiliations, and the keynote speaker was a minister.

He told a story about how he was on a flight once, going to perform a relative's wedding. But after they landed, they had trouble even pulling up to the gate. See, that's when the whole eastern seaboard did not have electricity. Finally, they figured out how to get them off the plane, but they couldn't even open the doors to leave the airport. There were no lights, no way to retrieve their luggage, and all the other small things that are normally taken for granted were unavailable. He finally was able to leave, and another relative picked him up, but they discovered that they were low on gas. Guess what. Without electricity, there was no way to operate the pumps. They made it home by some miracle, but they were counting on the power being restored by the next morning. It wasn't. At that point, they gathered enough gas from neighbors who had it on hand to mow their lawns, and they were able to get to the wedding rehersal.

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Today was a weird day. I will not bitch to much today. I had to get gas and bought a lottery ticket and won $15, hey it paid for the gas. My boss was in a bad mood all day and was not in his right mind, so that bothered me all day. I got a good source to buy the truck. I have to go show it tomarrow, Amber didn't seem to do much but she tries.I know she is depressed about losing her job, and she didn't have a real good last few weeks. The only thing I don't understand is how that we can be upset at eachother at all, but we were a little. My mom should be back from Ohio,but no calls from her.A friend came over last night for about 5 seconds. I have decided that I wont be going over to his house nearly as much, just because I am finding more enjoyment finding new stuff to do. This friend is very close and I love him and his wife to death, but it is always the same drama cesspool when we hang out there. I am waiting to see if they will ever come over and hang out at my house, or a place that is on my agenda. NO MORE ONE WAY STREETS LIFESTYLE HERE. Keep watching the blog and send your comments. Also come see what my new friends are up to over at blog party.

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Hey guys,

I hate the price of petrol and gas these days. The cost of fuel is only getting higher and higher, so I did some investigating.

I came across this website about a week ago, and bought some of these capsules from a company called Fuel Freedom International (FFI).... I thought what the heck, its worth a try, especially with the money back guarantee!

Has anyone used MPG-CAPS before? How successful were they in your car?

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Money may not be everything, but as I pulled out a gargantuan stack of bills, mixed in with the requisite pile of junk mail, from my mailbox today, I decided that I would like to be rich.

It is damned expensive to live nowadays.....and it seems like these bills just grow exponentially with every breath my family takes, unlike our anemic bank accounts. Moving to Portland has done wonders for my husband's work, but let's just say I left my income somewhere near the California border. And these bills, have mercy!

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With gas prices hovering at $3/gallon, global warming showing no signs of abating and hefty price premiums on hybrid cars, investors as well as consumers are wondering if there is a better way out.

Enter Ethanol. A hitherto unknown alcohol traditionally used for alcoholic beverages, Ethanol is now a hot topic for investors.

The Washington Times, yesterday had an excellent article on the Green Technology Boom . The article describes how some ultra-rich VC's and business leaders -- Bill Gates, Vinod Khosla, John Doerr etc are committing some serious cash to investing in what they describe the next disruptive technology.

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Yesterday I posted a Blog about the high price of gasoline. It seems back in 1998 (only 8 years ago) gas was 96 cents a gallon in Texas....although sometimes it dipped to 91 cents.

Now with record high gas prices are you really prepared for the high cost of electricity? We live in the sun belt. I can ONLY imagine what it is going to cost to keep my modest (2300 sq. ft.) home cool enough to tolerate the summer.

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In 1998 we moved to Texas. Bill Clinton was president and the price of gas was 96 cents a gallon. For $10.00 I could put over 10 gallons of gas in my car which would provide a full day of shopping and some more.

Today, George W. Bush is president. You know the OIL guy? For $10.00 I can put in about 3 gallons which will hardly get me out of my neighborhood.

The 10 gallons of gas I bought in 1998 for $9.60 now costs me $28.00 and some change.

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