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Illegal to Buy an Eco-Friendly Car

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 04:49:42 GMT

clipped by: ellen_001
clipper's remarks: It's illegal to buy a low emissions car. Goes against reason, doesn't it?

Clip Source: autos.msn.com

Dirty Secret: Green Cars
Automakers Won't Sell You

There's only one catch: You can't actually buy this ultra-green Accord, or the four-cylinder version that also produces near-zero pollution. That is, unless you live in California, New York or six other northeast states that follow California's tougher pollution rules. Only there can you buy this Accord, or the roughly two dozen other models that meet so-called Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle standards, PZEV for short.

Not only can't you buy one, but the government says it's currently illegal for automakers to sell these green cars outside of the special states. Under terms of the Clean Air Act—in the kind of delicious irony only our government can pull off—anyone (dealer, consumer, automaker) involved in an out-of-bounds PZEV sale could be subject to civil fines of up to $27,500. Volvo sent its dealers a memo alerting them to this fact, noting that its greenest S40 and V50 models were only for the special states.

Tags: environment, government

The Courage to Live Consciously

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 15:03:58 GMT

clipped by: Kore7
clipper's remarks: I wasn't sure which was better, Steve Pavlina's article on living your live with courage, or the quotes he used to illustrate his ideas. Either way, worth reading.

How would you live if you had no fear at all? You'd still have your intelligence and common sense to safely navigate around any real dangers, but without feeling the emotion of fear, would you be more willing to take risks, especially when the worst case wouldn't actually hurt you at all? Would you speak up more often, talk to more strangers, ask for more sales, dive headlong into those ambitious projects you've been dreaming about? What if you even learned to enjoy the things you currently fear? What kind of difference would that make in your life?

Clip Source: www.stevepavlina.com

The Courage to Live Consciously

Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature,
nor do the children of men as a whole experience it.
Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure.
Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.
To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits
in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable.
- Helen Keller

What Is Courage?

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.
- Ambrose Redmoon

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear.
- Mark Twain

Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.
- John Wayne

Raise Your Consciousness

Courage is the price that Life exacts for granting peace.
- Amelia Earhart

Move From Fear to Action, Even if You Expect to Fail

Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them.
- Orison Swett Marden

Tags: courage, fear, action, life, advice, inspiration, success, satisfaction, meaning, passion

FREEWAY HATE MAIL!

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 00:55:24 GMT

clipped by: righthand
clipper's remarks: This site is dedicated to free speech and guerilla artists everywhere.

Clip Source: www.freewayblogger.com

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Why americans should never be allowed to travel

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 05:39:48 GMT

clipped by: pokkets
clipper's remarks: There are a few more, each with a twist

Clip Source: www.strangeplaces.net

The following are actual stories provided by travel agents:

A client called in inquiring about a package to Hawaii. After going over all the cost info, she asked, "Would it be cheaper to fly to California and then take the train to Hawaii?"

I got a call from a man who asked, "Is it possible to see England from Canada?" I said, "No." He said "But they look so close on the map."

I just got off the phone with a man who asked, "How do I know which plane to get on?" I asked him what exactly he meant, which he replied, "I was told my flight number is 823, but none of these darn planes have numbers on them."

A woman called and said, "I need to fly to Pepsi-cola on one of those computer planes." I asked if she meant to fly to Pensacola on a commuter plane. She said, "Yeah, whatever."

I had someone ask for an aisle seats so that his or her hair wouldn't get messed up by being near the window.

Tags: travel, american, never, agent, allowed, humor

Spicy food protects you from cancer!

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 07:34:16 GMT

clipped by: milktaster

Clip Source: www.ifood.tv

A daily diet rich in spices may offer protection against cancer and other illnesses. This may be the reason, researchers say, why Indians suffer lower cases of many cancers.

Tags: food, health, news