While there are a lot of household uses for white vinegar, it’s not always the absolute best bargain out there.

We’ll use the fabric softener example that Calista points out. As she mentions, it’s often recommended that you use one cup of white vinegar instead of fabric softener in a load of laundry. I often use half a cup myself, except on extremely heavy loads, and it seems to do all right in terms of making the clothes soft.

So, what does that cost? If you can purchase a gallon of vinegar for $2.39, and there are 16 cups in a gallon, you can do 16 loads of laundry with vinegar as the fabric softener for $2.39. That gives you a cost of 14.9 cents per load for white vinegar as a fabric softener.

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In this economy, the decision to add even one person to the payroll is a huge leap of faith for a small company. One marketing firm in Tacoma, Wash., has done the math undefined down to the additional cups of coffee they'd need to make for a new employee undefined and is ready to hire.

At the beginning of every week, Rusty George holds a staff meeting at the image and marketing firm he founded, Rusty George Creative. He pulls down a sleek transparent garage door to close off the conference room, a throwback to the time when this loft office was a garage. It now houses eight employees, and that number will soon grow to nine

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Most of the Tennessee Titans likely wanted to forget every second of their visit to Pittsburgh. The team got beat up by the Steelers on Sunday, 38-17, and surely hurried through the airport without a look back. But for one rookie, a defensive back named Tommie Campbell, there was a good reason to sneak a glance around. Campbell spent a good deal of time at that airport during his college days, and not just because he played for a while at the University of Pittsburgh.

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OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- In recognition of mothers and their role in their children's academic success, the makers of Clorox® bleach, in partnership with the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF), have launched the Gracias Mama scholarship. Beginning Oct. 8, 2011 through Jan. 17, 2012, high school seniors planning to attend an accredited U.S. university in the 2012-2013 school year are encouraged to apply for one of five $12,000 scholarships.

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Hand, foot, and mouth disease is most often spread by unwashed hands and contact with virus-contaminated surfaces, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Symptoms include fever, blister-like eruptions in the mouth and a rash, a CDC fact sheets states. The illness is often confused with foot-and-mouth disease, which afflicts cattle and other animals. The two diseases are not related.

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“We know this may sound silly and get a bit yucky, but we’ve got a very good reason for starting the “Dirty Mop Contest,” says Matt Morrison, communications manager for Kaivac.

“We want cleaning professionals as well as the public to become more aware of just how contaminated a mop can become. In fact, many times you’re better off not cleaning at all than to clean with a dirty mop.”

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Flu season is at hand, and in past years that meant parents of Ledyard students would send Clorox wipes and other cleansing products to school to sanitize desktops, table tops, lockers and so on. In fact, one school board member said, teachers sometimes would request these items in a “wish list.”

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“Darryl brings a proven track record within the industrial cleaning industry that demonstrates his ability to achieve targets and grow a business. And he has done this without losing sight of the ingredients that are essential for success in this highly dangerous field – the safety of employees and customers alike,” noted Richard Burke, president and CEO of VESNA. “Darryl’s leadership style and abilities are a welcome addition to our executive team.

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WAVERLY, Fla., Oct. 5, 2011 -- /PRNewswire/ -- HESCO, the just-in-time operating supplies procurement and provisioning cooperative, announced today that the Company will be the exclusive Florida distributor of ProMaka's entire line of earth-friendly cleaning products.

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Things could get messy for Washington-area office building owners as the union representing janitorial workers is threatening to put down their mops and wash buckets unless a new contract is struck by midnight, Oct. 15.

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