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Economics 101

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:38:35 GMT

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ECONOMICS 101

CASE STUDY #1:

If you had purchased $1,000-worth of shares in Delta Airlines one year ago, you would have $49 today…
If you had purchased $1,000-worth of shares in AIG, you would have $33 today…
If you had purchased $1,000-worth of shares in Lehman Bros, you would have $0 today…
But, if you had purchased $1,000-worth of beer one year ago, drank all the beer, then turned in the aluminum cans today for a recycling refund, you would receive $214.
Based on the above information, the best current investment plan is to drink heavily and recycle.
We’ll call it the 401-Keg Plan…

brr5

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:05:57 GMT

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50 ways to help the Planet...

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:56:05 GMT

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Clip Source: www.50waystohelp.com

CHANGE YOUR LIGHT

TURN OFF COMPUTERS AT NIGHT

DON'T RINSE

DO NOT PRE-HEAT THE OVEN

RECYCLE GLASS

DIAPER WITH A CONSCIENCE

HANG DRY

GO VEGETARIAN ONCE A WEEK

WASH IN COLD OR WARM

USE ONE LESS PAPER NAPKIN

USE BOTH SIDES OF PAPER

RECYCLE NEWSPAPER

WRAP CREATIVELY

RETHINK BOTTLED WATER

BAN BATHTIME!

BRUSH WITHOUT RUNNING

SHOWER WITH YOUR PARTNER
Sneak in a shower with your loved one to start the day with some zest that doesn't come in a bar. Not only have you made a wise choice for the environment, but you may notice some other added...um...benefits.

TAKE A SHORTER SHOWER

PLANT A TREE

USE YOUR CRUISE CONTROL

SECOND-HAND DOESN'T MEAN SECOND-BEST

BUY LOCAL

ADJUST YOUR THERMOSTAT

INVEST IN YOUR OWN COFFEE CUP

BATCH ERRANDS

TURN OFF LIGHTS

GREENER LAWN CARE

PICNIC WITH A MARKER

RECYCLE OLD CELL PHONES

MAINTAIN YOUR VEHICLE

RECYCLE UNWANTED WIRE HANGERS

RECYCLE ALUMINUM AND GLASS

TELECOMMUTE

KEEP YOUR FIREPLACE DAMPER CLOSED

CUT DOWN ON JUNK MAIL

CHOOSE MATCHES OVER LIGHTERS

LET YOUR FINGERS DO THE WALKING—ONLINE

GIVE IT AWAY

Breast Cancer Cells Recycle To Escape Death By Hormonal Therapy

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:51:34 GMT

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Clip Source: www.sciencedaily.com

ScienceDaily (Oct. 5, 2008) — Many breast cancer cells facing potentially lethal antiestrogen therapy recycle to survive, researchers say.

About 70 percent of breast cancer cells have receptors for the hormone estrogen, which acts as a nutrient and stimulates their growth. Patients typically get an antiestrogen such as tamoxifen for five years to try to starve them to death, says Dr. Patricia V. Schoenlein, cancer researcher in the Medical College of Georgia Schools of Medicine and Graduate Studies.

"About 50 to 60 percent of these women really benefit from hormonal therapy," says Dr. Schoenlein. Why others don't has been asked for at least two decades.

One reason may be breast cancer cells switch into a survival mode that normal cells also use when faced with starvation, according to research published in the September issue of Molecular Cancer Therapeutics.

It's called macroautophagy – autophagy means "self eating"

– and within a week, breast cancer cells can reorganize component parts,

Tags: medicine

Breast Cancer Cells Recycle To Escape Death By Hormonal Therapy

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:20:27 GMT

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clipper's remarks: "She'll now look for ways to block macroautophagy in an animal model, including using chloroquine, a drug used to treat malaria. "We know patients can take it with few side effects," she says. If it works in animals, the drug, in combination with an antiestrogen, could move relatively quickly into human testing."

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"About 50 to 60 percent of these women really benefit from hormonal therapy," says Dr. Schoenlein. Why others don't has been asked for at least two decades.

One reason may be breast cancer cells switch into a survival mode that normal cells also use when faced with starvation,

It's called macroautophagy – autophagy means "self eating" – and within a week, breast cancer cells can reorganize component parts, degrade non-essentials and live in this state until antiestrogen therapy is stopped or the cells mutate and resume proliferation in the presence of tamoxifen.

Tags: cancer

Precycling

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:13:01 GMT

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Clip Source: www.macmillandictionaries.com

precycling noun [U]

buying particular products based on how recyclable or environmentally-friendly they are

precycle verb [T]

precycler noun [C]

‘Consumers who precycle aren’t just content with throwing cans and bottles in the recycle bin and letting waste management sort it out. With increasing consumer interest in sustainable living, those engaged in precycling aim to avoid products that create more superfluous stuff … It is becoming a more popular viewpoint that recycling cans, bottles, paper and such is an antiquated misuse of energy, so precyclers remove themselves from junk mail lists, read paper-based media online and even carry around “precycling kits” consisting of cloth napkins and silverware — anything to reduce waste and not contribute to the recycling bin …’
Brandweek Magazine 12th August 2008

Netflix Origami

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:36:46 GMT

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The fun way to recycle your NetFlix flaps

NetFlix tear-off flaps are sturdy, colorful, and perfect for origami and paper airplanes, so don't just toss those wrappers into the recycling bin.

Although most origami requires special paper squares, we have adapted these designs so you can use NetFlix flaps without alteration. Just tear them off carefully at the perforated line and follow our step-by-step instructions for making paper-folding magic.

thi could be fun

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:03:41 GMT

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NetFlix tear-off flaps are sturdy, colorful, and perfect for origami and paper airplanes, so don't just toss those wrappers into the recycling bin.

Tags: fun, paper, origami, recycle, green, global warming

The 401-Keg Plan

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 14:59:48 GMT

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clipper's remarks: A dear friend of mine sent me this. Cheers!

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"If you had purchased $1,000 of AIG stock one year ago, you would have $42 left. With Lehman, you would have $6.60 left. With Fannie or Freddie, you would have less than $5 left. But if you had purchased $1,000 worth of beer one year ago, drank all of the beer, then turned in the cans for the aluminum recycling REFUND, you would have had $214. Based on the above, the best current investment advice is to drink heavily and recycle. It's called the 401-Keg....."

Tags: beer

How to have a better day at work

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:47:08 GMT

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Positive Outlook

Posted by LakiTheGreat Labels: Positive Outlook

How to start your day with a positive outlook ?

Open a new file in your PC.

Name it as "Boss.txt".

Send it to the RECYCLE BIN.

Empty the RECYCLE BIN.

Your PC will ask you, "Are you sure you want to delete Boss permanently?"

Answer calmly, "Yes," and press the mouse button firmly....

Feel better? Have A Nice Day

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Rain Forest Ecolodges in the Americas

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:45:40 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I know green is the new black, but I'm not quite ready to totally greenify my vacation time...I do, however, have some clients who might LOVE to be in a place made completely from recycled materials!

Clip Source: www.dailycandy.com

Greener than Thou

Rain Forest Ecolodges in the Americas

You recycle, reuse, and reduce feverishly, and you don’t want to give up your green values just because you’re on vacation. These ecolodges are run the way you’d do it. If you, you know, owned a hotel in the middle of the jungle.

Your beloved ASPCA rescue beagle would approve of Ballum Na in Belize.

Holy Costa Rica, Greenman.

Playa Nicuesa was built with naturally fallen wood and roof tiles made from recycled plastics, including banana bags.

Organic angels will love Brazil’s sixteen-suite Anavilhanas Jungle Lodge

To really escape the rat race, visit Kapawi Ecolodge & Reserve on the edge of the rain forest in Ecuador.

For the ultimate Amazon jungle experience, head to Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica on the Madre de Dios River in Peru.

Cool Recycled Urban Furniture

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:27:44 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Wowow!! I love the bathtub couch!

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20 Eye-Catching Pieces of ‘Recycled’ Urban Furniture: Geeky and Green Adaptive Reuse Design Projects

Do you ever get sick of people telling you to recycle? Well, these furniture designers prove recycling can be a lot more interesting than stuffing cans, bottles and cardboard into the proper containers. A ‘bathtub couch’ and ’shopping cart chair’ may not be your cup of tea but there is something for everyone in this collection. Who knows, you might even be inspired to find new uses for old stuff around the house after seeing some of these bizarre furniture designs.

what to do with old fluorescent light tubes

the adaption of a shopping cart into a chair

Old sports equipment

crushed-can furniture

big and awkward old bathtubs

recycled dishwasher drum table

bend that bike wheel

old CDs

old clothes

recycled newspaper baskets

disposable pen chandelier

use vintage appliances and automobile parts

Amazing House Created Entirely from Plastic Bottles

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:28:10 GMT

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Clip Source: www.environmentalgraffiti.com

It’s no secret that our obsession with plastic bottles is turning into a bit of an environmental crisis, and no wonder, in the US alone 70 million bottles are purchased every day, yet only a measly 10 million are recycled. So, it’s good to see someone doing something useful with the bottles instead of adding to the giant mounds of garbage threatening to suffocate the planet.

Artist Jasmine Zimmerman has created a translucent sun dome from hundreds of empty recycled bottles, and intends to travel through various boroughs of New York with it to spread the word about reusing and recycling.

Tags: art, artist, plastic bottles, recycle, recycle art, recycling

Cool Uses For Old Grounds

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 08:33:22 GMT

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clipper's remarks: It works really well as an exfoliant and the oil in the beans leaves your skin really soft and moisturized. Cheap and eco-friendly!

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Recycle That Coffee: Cool Uses For Old Grounds

Coffee grounds can be put to a multitude of uses after they’ve energized your morning.

The helpful properties of this bean extend beyond your morning mood adjustment.

Coffee can be used as a natural dye, simply boil and dip in anything you want to turn brown

Course grounds can be used as an exfoliating facial scrub

Use them to scrub grimy or stinking hands

Used in moderation coffee is a great additive to compost piles or even potting soil

Besides scrubbing your face and hands coffee grounds work great on greasy cookware

Coffee ground can soak up stinky fridge smells much like a box of Arm and Hammer

They work to soften your hair when used while showering

Can be used as ant repellant around your home

Wet grounds can be used to polish fine scratches from wooden furniture (be gentle!)

Can be used as a flea repellent when used after a pet’s bath

Dry grounds can be used inside pin cushions

Meat tenderizer, soak your dinner in grounds to soften your steak

Outdoor pools more 'breathtaking':study

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:21:05 GMT

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clipper's remarks: They were studying the way exposure to chlorine vapor can cause Asthma. It was believed that out door pools allowed Chlorine to evaporate more quickly. This was more an assumption than a fact. Chlorine Gas and HCl or Hydrogen Chloride, which becomes Hydrochloric Acid, when it dissolves in water as a matter of course, is best in the stomach for digestion, or with or with the Alkali NaOH (Sodium hydroxide) which becomes the neutral Salt
It Does Not Belong in the Lungs.
Why do we use chemical Pan Microbicides, when there is the potential to give water its own version of an immune system?
Creeks, rivers and Oceans Don't need Chlorine to remain clean. Why should we think we have a better defense using Chlorine.
killing all microbes can turn water Sterile and Stagnant. We need Oxygenated Water,(Waterfall) and microbes can be part of a self contained Eco=system
Pools don't need Chlorine, they need things like Fish . this will also help recycle biological 'waste' we produce naturally

Clip Source: www.abc.net.au

Michael Kahn

Swimming in outdoor chlorinated pools appears to increase the odds of developing childhood asthma, say Belgian researchers.

Previous studies have identified the link between chlorine and asthma, but the new findings published in the European Respiratory Journal cast doubt on the idea that outdoor pools are safer than indoor ones because chlorine vapours don't remain trapped inside an enclosed space.

"What is new in this study is that we looked at outdoor pools for the first time," says Professor Alfred Bernard, a toxicologist at Catholic University of Louvain

Asthma, which affects more than 300 million people worldwide, is the most common paediatric chronic illness. Symptoms include wheezing, shortness of breath, coughing and chest tightness

children tend to spend more time in outdoor pools

As a result children are more likely to swallow chlorinated water or ingest vapours, which contain chemicals that attack the cellular barriers protecting the lung from allergens, says Bernard