Leahy: "Nobody Questions" Congress' Authority on Health Insurance Requirement
Leahy, whose committee is responsible for vetting Supreme Court candidates, was asked by CNSNews.com to Congress where the Constitution is expressly granted the power to require all Americans to purchase health insurance....
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The Washing Machine That Swaps Water For Dirt-Busting Plastic Pellets
Clean clothes without putting them or the bill-through wringer. Xerosis prototype washing machine uses water to 90 percent lower than the normal model, which also eliminates energy intensive cycles of spin-dryer and explosions.
The machine replaces all but a tenth of the normal water and about one third of the detergent as usual with 0.1-inch beads, plastic, reusable for hundreds of washings.The beads are made of nylon carpets like many, because the properties that make it easy to spot nylon also make a great wash: Its polarized molecules attract soil, moisture and create a bit 'of water, the chains polymer separated for a while 'absorb dirt and lock it into nuclei beads'....
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