John Boehner, who mopped floors as a janitor to put himself through college, was chosen the 53rd speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives two months after the 2010 elections swept his Republican Party into control.

The House in a roll-call vote selected Boehner, 61, of Ohio to succeed California Democrat Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to serve as speaker. Boehner received 241 votes, Pelosi 173.

Democrats, who had controlled the chamber since 2007, lost 63 House seats in the Nov. 2 elections that President Barack Obama described as a “shellacking.”

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The NPMA will ask the federal government for research and development funding, Rosenberg said, and more money to treat homes and apartments where lower-income people live and where paying at least $300 for a single treatment isn't possible.

The industry has been meeting for two months, Rosenberg said, to develop consumer guidelines to ensure customers aren't getting ripped off.

"There's, unfortunately, a lot of people trying to make money on this right now," said Debra Kay, a member of the blue ribbon task force, which will release it's recommendations near the end of the month. "It's a consumer protection thing."

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The town's library and day care will have to foot the bill for their own janitorial services after council approved a plan to charge the two organizations for cleaning work.

Council trimmed $7,000 from this year's janitorial budget for the two facilities, and that number will go up to $21,500 next year, and $36,500 in 2013.

Both buildings are owned by the town, which has provided cleaning services in the past, but this phase-out of the service came from the $79,000 council vowed to cut from the budget before passing it.

Mayor Karen Sorensen said they looked for savings in this area "because of public pressure to look again at items that we are not required to provide."

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Winn Dixie is being sued for allegedly failing to properly clean its floors after a customer slipped and fell while an employee was mopping the floor.

Peggy Jarrell filed suit against Winn Dixie Montgomery Inc., Southern Cleaning Services Inc., Mildred Caldwell d/b/a KAP Cleaning Service and Max Specialty Insurance Co. on Sept. 14 in Tangipahoa Parish District Court. The defendant removed the case to federal court in New Orleans on Dec. 17.

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SERIAN: A woman janitor found the body of a baby girl in a flush tank in a ladies toilet of the Serian Hospital yesterday.

Masitah Laden told police that she discovered the body of the 1kg baby at 5.10pm with the umbilical cord still attached.

Serian police chief DSP Jemali Umi said the body had been sent to Sarawak General Hospital for a post-mortem.

Police, yet to detain a suspect, appeal to members of the public with information on the case to contact them. – Bernama

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London, United Kingdom - Valley Industrial Products (http://www.vipclean.co.uk) is promoting its own range of eco friendly cleaning products in a bid to enable its customers to clean their industrial or commercial premises without impacting on the planet. The new range of eco friendly products supplied by Valley is called "Green Valley" and has been based completely on the already successful cleaning products that the company has been supplying for years.

"We know that our customers put a lot of stock in the efficiency and power of our own brand cleaning products," said a spokes person for Valley Industrial Products. "That's why we have created out Green Valley range. The Green Valley products deliver the exact same cleaning power as before: they've just had harsh, corrosive or otherwise environmentally unsound chemicals replaced by new formulas.
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The environmental friendly cleaning products produced by Valley Industrial Products are enabling all UK industries and commercial enterprises to look after their premises and equipment in line with new initiatives and regulations concerning environmental impact. Even the heaviest industrial environment can be cleaned with products from the Green Valley range, and the earth benefits with every spray.

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It started with $1,000, a tiny office space, a few ads in the Pennysaver and half a dozen housekeepers, but Maureen Gray, president and founder of what would become KBM Facility Solutions, wasn't about to let odds get in her way.

Gray, just 20 years old at the company’s founding in 1981, now has a multimillion-dollar, multi-faceted company with about 500 employees and 450 vendor partners.

Along with janitorial, the firm has a tenant improvement division, a maintenance division and an array of other functions, and Gray continues to grow her company with additions and acquisitions.

The company, originally known as KBM Building Services, posted $28.8 million in sales last year and is projecting more than $30 million in sales in 2010.

"Despite the weak economy and an overall increase in competition, KBM has seen tremendous growth during the past two years, primarily as a result of the focus of our dedicated management team," Gray said. "While our pricing remains highly competitive, we have expanded our list of value-added services to ensure that our clients are receiving the best possible value for their dollar."

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Now, just in time for the holidays, emerges a Boston Terrier who doesn't just wheel around a pushcart, but s/he apparently takes out (and puts back) cleaning supplies piled up inside the four-wheeler.

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