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Back to Basics: Homemade Liquid Laundry Detergent for Only Pennies a Load

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Question from Lynda A Moran, “So is there a recipe that you are wiling to share?”

Answer from Alison D. Gilbert,
“Of course, that is the whole idea of Back to Basics, to share, to educate, to inspire others.
These are the basic ingredients:
• bar of soap – Fels Naptha or Zote soap
• 20 Mule Team Borax
• Arm & Hammer Washing soda
• the fourth is essential oil for scent and optional because is smells great just with the three above ingredients

homemade laundry detergent
Basic ingredients for homemade laundry detergent

Lynda A Moran asked, “What do you do with the bar soap? Cut it up? Alison D. Gilbert answered, “Grate it and then melt it by adding to hot water on a medium light on the stove. The easiest way to learn is to read a recipe or watch one of the many videos like the samples below. Some use slightly different recipes and ingredients but all are basically the same.”

The above images from the facebook conversation. Below is the recipe from Mrs. Happy Homemaker for Homemade Liquid Laundry Detergent. She said, “Buying laundry detergent can put a dent in any budget. Let me walk you through and show you how . . .” Here is her recipe in writing.

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Mrs. Happy Homemaker’s homemade liquid laundry detergent

Below are several instructional videos. There are many, many more on YouTube. These are just a few of the one’s I have found helpful. Each one is slightly different. As you can see, making the detergent does have some science to it. But it is not rocket science. So you can improvise her and there without any problem. Good luck and enjoy your abundance of affordable homemade liquid laundry detergent.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIfefGm-cxs
HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE LIQUID LAUNDRY DETERGENT PT. 1
In this video, I show you how to make homemade laundry detergent. This detergent…See More

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tzeJfOAi6g
HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE LIQUID LAUNDRY DETERGENT PART 2
This is part two of how to make homemade liquid laundry detergent. The detergent…See More

How to Make Liquid Laundry Detergent
This laundry detergent brightens colors, whitens whites. Nice Lemon Scent. Give …See More

How to make the BEST DIY Zote Laundry Detergent Soap Ever

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The Space Race is Over

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Paul Kingsnorth examines the collective fear of the future and the progressive concept of space colonization. He urges us to deflect the delusions created by our techno-industrial society.

Alison D. Gilbert‘s insight:

We have deluded ourselves into believing that there is a real possibility that we can escape the devastation of this planet by going to inhabit another.

See on www.globalonenessproject.org

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Mid-Century Modern Freak | Harry Seidler | Australian Modernist Architect

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Harry Seidler | Australian Modernism
A brief piece on Harry Seidler’s 1950s houses in Wahroonga. Originally aired on ABC TV’s “Collectors” program.

Alison D. Gilbert‘s insight:

Although I was not familiar with the architect, Harry Seidler, I was delighted to see familiar furnishings by Eero Saarinen, Charles and Ray Eames, and other mid 1950’s gems. Since watching the video and going through the 38 page pdf I found, I am awed by his history, his education, his colleagues, his work and his entire life.

HarrySeidler4DecadesVisualBiography (click to view pdf)
I was also struck by how many of the people and places in his career were familiar to me. I felt as if I were seeing a ghost or reading about a long, lost relative.

See on midcenturymodernfreak.tumblr.com

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How climate change makes Everest an even deadlier game

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After 16 Sherpas died in a horrific avalanche on Everest, a writer who climbed the peak wonders what’s next for the world’s tallest mountain.

Alison D. Gilbert‘s insight:

It is fairly well known news at this point that towards the middle of April 2014, an avalanche on Mt. Everest killed 16 guides and injured 9 others. Primarily Sherpas, these ‘ice doctors’ are other nationalities as well.

Although all the guides are highly esteemed and well-paid compared to others in their poverty stricken region, the loss of life does not have an acceptable price tag. This tragedy takes many issues into consideration. One of them happens to be ‘climate change’ and the possibility that those who have climbed parts of Everest may be the last to have been in time to do it.

See on grist.org

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The secret life of Rust Belt beekeepers

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In Buffalo and Pittsburgh, urban beekeepers are taking sustainable food production into their own hands — sometimes in secret.

Alison D. Gilbert‘s insight:

Urban beekeeping is on the rise. This is good news. It makes fresh local honey available and helps with crop pollination. As colonies collapse around the rural US, this urban increase is especially important.

See on grist.org

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Walmart’s latest organic scheme is just part of its plot to take over our food system

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The retail giant already controls more than 25 percent of the U.S. grocery market, and with its new organic label, it’s aiming to control even more.

Alison D. Gilbert‘s insight:

Is Walmart ‘going organic’ good for the economy? What are they really trying to accomplish by offering organic foods?

See on grist.org

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Codecademy Grows Up With New Pentagram-Designed Brand ID

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“The Internet’s premier platform for free education in computer programming had an outdated wordmark. Pentagram’s Eddie Opara came to the rescue with a new visual identity.”
The new branding program would started with Codecademy Reimagined. This was based upon the conclusion that, “if we wanted to grow and mature as a brand, we required a thorough redesign of our entire product.”
WHY A REDESIGN?
REASON #1 – START FRESH
REASON #2 – BRAND MATURENESS

codecademy brand
Old ‘Lobster’ brand and new ‘CoDIN’ brand

OUR NEW LOOK
PHASE 1
“The first thing we tackled was the logo, as the key centerpiece of our new look.”

Codecademy Identity from Pentagram on Vimeo

PHASE 2
“After defining the main brand pieces with Pentagram (logo, typography, iconography, color), we started applying it internally to our entire web ecosystem by building a comprehensive number of reusable design patterns.”

codecademy brand
Evolution of a new Pentagram-designed brand

PHASE 3
“This was the longest, and perhaps most exhausting, of all phases, where we redesigned 70+ webpages in tandem with other collateral material (email templates, slides, apparel, etc).”

Alison D. Gilbert‘s insight:

A brand needs to look like what a company does, is or represents. It should not be literal. That is for amateurs. But when a company teaches code, its brand needs to ‘speak’ code fluently.

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Studies Outside the U.S. Show Unvaccinated Children Healthier than Vaccinated Children | Health Impact News

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While the Centers for Disease Control in the United States refuses to conduct a study comparing vaccinated children with unvaccinated children, other countries have conducted such studies, and they show that unvaccinated children are much healthier.

Alison D. Gilbert‘s insight:

Controversy over vaccination vs. unvaccinated children. What do you think?

See on healthimpactnews.com

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