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Garbage in its Place
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There is nothing worse than seeing garbage blowing down the street of your neighborhood, or finding broken shards of glass at the local swimming hole where children play. Wildlife is just as vulnerable to garbage and many have lost their lives after becoming tangled in waste or mistaking garbage for food. It is up to each of us to make an effort to minimize this unsightly, and sometimes hazardous, problem.
Animals, wind and traffic breezes put legs to loose garbage and are able to distribute it great distances from the original source. The first thing that we can do to prevent this is to ensure trashcan and dumpster lids are secure. Metal and plastic trashcans are more preventative than bags - leaving a bag out over night or even for several hours, is an enticing invitation for stray animals to wreak havoc. When taking a load to the dump, be sure that it is securely covered by tightly tying a tarp over the load with some rope or bungee cords.
Carry plastic shopping bags on your walks to clean up litter that you find along the way. Often, people are rewarded for their efforts by the deposits returned from bottles and cans. Those who have noticed your efforts will begin taking up the same habit once they realize the impact it has.
Report any dumping you witness, whether it was done illegally or accidentally - just get the license number and leave the rest to the officials. Also, report any site where garbage has been left by others. These problems can be reported to the local city, highway, public works or conservation office. Ask them to arrange for it to be cleaned up.
By doing these relatively small actions, we prevent contamination and injuries to people or wildlife in the area. When separating recyclable items, we keep a valuable resource out of the landfill. In addition, we maintain a pristine environment for citizens, tourists and wildlife to enjoy. We can all take pride knowing that by keeping garbage in its place, we are making the world just a little better for everyone.

About the Author

– Written by Dave and Lillian Brummet based on the concept of their book, Trash Talk. The book offers useful solutions for the individual to reduce waste and better manage resources. A guide for anyone concerned about their impact on the environment. (http://www.sunshinecable.com/~drumit)

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The number 911 has been in the news quite frequently in the last
couple of years.

911 is the emergency number dialed by people when they need
fire, police or ambulance assistance in a hurry. In the year 911
the Lower Seine area was ceded to the Norse invaders under Hrolf
Ranger as the Duchy of Normandy (treaty of St Claire sur Epte).

Anastasius III became Pope from 911-913. The Danes started the
towv of Drogheda in Ireland. 9 11 also stands for the horrendous
attack by terrorists on New York City and the Pentagon in which
thousands of people were murdered.

Here are some pertinent questions that to this day still have
not been answered: Why did the FBI stop their investigation in
Mid 1996 of two of Osama bin Laden’s relatives in Washington and
a Muslim organisation, the World Assembly of Muslim Youth? Was
it because they had orders from higher up to stop any
investigations related to the Bin Laden Family?

Why did George W.Bush give the order to stop inquiries into the
terrorist connections of the Bin Laden family based in the US
and abroad in early 2001?

Why did the US Government allow all the Bin Laden Family
members to fly out of the US while all other air-Traffic was
grounded? Was it because the Bin Laden family has been funding
the Bush family politically for a long time?

Why did none of the 19 hijackers appear on the passenger lists
involved in the 4 hijjacked planes? Can you explain, why none of
the indestructible Black Boxes have been found at any of the
crash centers?

When was the last time George H.W. Bush traveled to the Middle
East on behalf of the privately owned Carlyle Group, one of the
largest defense contractors in the U.S. and what was the purpose
of that meeting?

If we knew that there was a terrorist attack going on, which we
did, and we suddenly have two trade towers in New York being
obviously hit by terrorist activity, and we also knew of
commercial airliners changing course from Boston to Los Angeles,
then where was the response of the defense establishment once we
saw the diversion of the aircraft headed west from Dulles
turning around 180 degrees and, likewise, in the aircraft taking
off from Newark and, in flight, turning 180 degrees?

Answer: Commenting from CNN on the timeline, 9:03 is the correct
time that the United Airlines flight crashed into the south
tower of the World Trade Center; 9:43 is the time that American
Airlines flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon. And 10:10 a.m. is
the time that United Airlines flight 93 crashed in Somerset
County, Pennsylvania.

Discrepancies between Joint Chiefs of Staff investigations and
findings of the 9/11 commission: There was a highly classified
United States Special Operations Command program under the
command of the U.S. Special Operations Command.

It was created as a result of a directive from the Joint
Chiefs’ of Staff in early October 1999 by the chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff, Hugh Shelton ,to develop an Information
Operations Campaign Plan against transnational terrorism,
“specifically al-Qaida.”

According to statements by Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer and
confirmed by four others, Able Danger had identified the
September 11, 2001 attack leader Mohamed Atta , and three of the
9/11 plot’s 19 hijackers, as possible members of an al Qaeda
cell linked to the ‘93 World Trade Center Attacks. The group
used all information legally collected under the rule of law.
Primarily consisting of classified information, all publicly
obtained information was approved after a legal review of SOCOM
lawyers.

The early identification of the four hijackers by Able Danger
appears to contradict the official conclusion of the 9/11
Commission,that American intelligence agencies had not
identified Atta as a terrorist prior to the attack. This has
resulted in a political controversy that has begun to damage the
credibility of the bipartisan 9/11 Commission.

Silicon Shortage Drives Global Solar M&A

By Catherine Lacoursiere February 16, 2006

Acquisitions in the global solar industry are off to a strong
start in 2006 following a major realignment in the solar
industry. The recent sale of Shell Solar’s crystalline solar
business to SolarWorld was a clear indication that the economics
of the photovoltaic manufacturing business has changed. Global
merger and acquisition activity in the renewable energy sector
has been growing at just under 50 percent per annum for five
years, reaching $14USD billion in 2005, according to London,
UK-based New Energy Finance. Activity in the photovoltaics
sector, which has been one of the most acquisitive, is expected
to increase.

The worldwide silicon shortage is a major driver of the pickup
in M&A activity says Walter Nasdeo of Ardour Capital Partners.
Over 90 percent of global solar cell production is silicon
based. Despite very high demand for photovoltaic equipment, the
raw material shortage is squeezing margins. Solar World cited
two major benefits of the Shell deal: one, it secures more
access to silicon supply and, two, monocrystalline solar
technology provides the highest yields and, thus, requires less
silicon. The deal makes the German photovoltaic supplier the
largest solar power company in the US.

Amidst a major industry realignment, it is becoming hard to keep
track of all the new solar entities. In addition to solar IPOs,
which led new issues last year, many companies are acquiring a
presence in the solar business to capitalize on global demand
growth in excess of 30 percent. Carmanah Technologies
Corporation (TSX: CMH), which has established itself as a world
leader in lighting technology through its LED business, acquired
Soltek Powersource last year–a photovoltaic manufacturer and
distributor–to become the largest solar manufacturer in Canada.
On the strength of its new solar business, Carmanah reported
record profits last quarter. Soltek, itself, is the product of a
number of global acquisitions.

Yet while solid opportunities to invest in the solar boom exist,
the high stock valuations and investor demand also raise concern
of a solar bubble, and not the ones used as a cover on swimming
pools. At the other end of the spectrum are solar companies that
are emerging overnight through acquisitive shell
companies–stocks that are listed on a stock exchange but are
not actively traded.

While the number of potentially accretive deals is indeed
finite, there are discernable trends. Many companies are
building core competencies in promising technologies–nanosolar,
thin films and building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV). This
month, Barnabus Energy (OTC BB: BBSE) completed its transition
to a solar energy pure play, divesting its natural gas assets
and adding two more solar companies to its portfolio–Connect
Renewable Energy and Solar Roofing Systems–buying a presence in
the fastest growing sector of photovoltaics, building integrated
photovoltaics. Barnabus’ core solar business has been the
development of a patented solar concentrator.

The raw materials shortage will also continue to drive deals
across the supply chain. In the charge to reduce costs, solar
gear producers are buying solar industry equipment suppliers
with a view to improving efficiencies. Ardour Capital’s Nasdeo
expects to see more suppliers being bought up. In Europe, Theo
Kitz of Munich-based Merck Finck says that there are many small
solar companies that are too small to survive on their own,
particularly during the silicon shortage, offering opportunities
to be bought out at attractive prices.

Of course, the high solar stock valuations are providing
currency to do these deals while also raising concern that some
solar stocks are overvalued. This week, a few analysts cited
high-growth Q-Cells, the world’s leading independent maker of
solar cells, as overvalued as it was dragged down by Cypress
Semiconductor’s spin-off, SunPower, which reported lower than
expected earnings due to the high cost of raw materials. Both
Q-Cells and SunPower issued initial public offerings in
December. “Q-cells has quite an aggressive plan to build new
production lines but they all have trouble securing the silicon
supplies for existing production,” says Kitz. In addition to
ramping up production lines, last year, Q-Cells entered into a
joint venture agreement with Evergreen Solar to manufacture
Evergreen’s higher yielding String Ribbon solar cells.

In fact, many of these solar plays may be trading at a discount
due to the silicon deficit. Analysts note that capacity
constrained solar gear makers can sell anything they can
produce. Fortunately, the silicon industry is moving quickly to
increase production. With the anticipated easing of the silicon
shortage in 2008, SolarWorld expects its Shell buy to help bring
the company from 50 percent capacity utilization today to 100
percent by 2007/2008. Kitz sees 20 percent upside in
SolarWorld’s stock price based on a blended analysis of
discounted cashflow and economic value added (EVA), a measure of
shareholder wealth over time based on a firm’s profitability
relative to its cost of capital.

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Drive slower, save the planet!

The environment is a hot issue that we just can’t afford to
ignore any longer. To some, being environmentally aware is a way
of life, a necessary and fundamental aspect of existence. To
others being ‘green’ is something to aspire to, a lifestyle that
with a bit of guidance could be achievable.

Young people have been brought up in a culture of ecological
revelations, such as the depletion of the ozone layer and
melting polar ice caps. We all know that these things are still
happening yet we’ve still got a long way to go before the
impacts of modern society on our planet are decelerated. Our
parents weren’t particularly clued up about the effect that
peoples’ actions have on their environment and recycling was
certainly never an option in many houses in the 80s and 90s.
However, these days we do have the resources and the knowledge
to make little changes that can improve the planet for the
better. If we can slow down on the road then we might be able to
slow down climate change.

High levels of Co2 emissions are one of the biggest influencers
of climate change and environmental damage. Exhaust emissions
contain a myriad of chemicals which clog up the atmosphere and
cause long term damage to our surroundings. Aviation contributes
to a large proportion of the damage. Each jet requires hundreds
of thousands of gallons of fuel to get to its destination. Short
of getting to your holiday resort by rail, a bit tricky if
you’re off to the Maldives, there is little that you or I can do
about aviation emissions. However, drivers can make a massive
difference to the environment by taking a few steps to reduce
their emissions and help reduce harmful pollution.

You can reduce the amount of fuel you use by up to 25% by
changing some of your habits. Driving is expensive, with the
cost of car insurance, road tax and fuel to consider. It’s not
difficult to alter your lifestyle; we owe it to our future
offspring and more importantly right now, we owe it to our
pockets! Whilst we may not live long enough to see the benefit
to the environment we can feel the immediate benefit to our
pockets.

By being slightly more conscientious drivers we can all make a
huge difference. Follow these tips from
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planet and feel the immediate payback in your pocket.

* Keep a steady speed when driving; by reducing the use of your
pedals you reduce the use of fuel.

* Anticipate conditions, and accelerate and decelerate
efficiently. This is safer and uses less fuel. It is also proven
that you won’t get to your destination faster by speeding.
According to Earteasy.com the most fuel-efficient speed for your
car is roughly 55 mph, or 90 km/h. Increasing your speed from 55
mph to 75 mph boosts your fuel consumption a stunning 20 percent!

* If you are in traffic or caught behind railway gates, then
turn off your engine. Idling uses up a great deal of fuel
especially when some train gates stay down for as long as ten
minutes.

* Keep your tyres pumped up to the correct level. This will save
you up to 4% fuel.

* Maintain your car and change the air filter as recommended by
the manufacturers’ guidelines.

* If at all possible, car share to work, this will save you
money and give you a clear conscience! Some companies arrange
car share schemes as do some local councils. See
www.nationalcarshare.co.uk and www.liftshare.co.uk for more
information.

* Walk to work if you live nearby. Not only will this keep you
fit but you’ll also save fuel and money.

* Buy a car with a small engine. This will not only cut
emissions but also means really cheap car insurance, cheaper tax
and manoeuvrability in busy towns. Driving a 4×4 means 50% less
fuel efficiency, so unless you are a farmer and regularly go off
road, there really is no need to drive a gas guzzling vehicle in
urban areas. By the way spray on mud is a dead giveaway!

So, we can all cut our costs and save the planet at the same
time by making a few changes to the way we drive, but what about
the future of fuel? Surely driving more slowly can’t be the only
solution?

The future of travel

There are some innovative new energy solutions, new engine
designs and hybrid car concepts which are set to take off in the
years to come.

Hybrid cars are vehicles that have an ordinary combustion engine
combined with another energy source such as batteries or
electricity. The alternative energy source takes over from the
engine when it is inefficient, such as during long slow drives.
These hybrids are extremely efficient and half as polluting as
normal cars with petrol engines. The good news is you don’t even
have to change your beloved car because it can be converted as
long as it’s less than six years old. This can be costly but
long term it could save you money. There are also several
government schemes running that can help you to convert your
car. Some manufacturers have already caught onto the benefits of
hybrid vehicles. For examples of hybrids look at the Toyota
Prius, the Ford Escape and the Honda Accord to name but a few.

Electric cars may be the way ahead for city dwellers. With no
emissions and using a quarter of the energy consumption of a
similar sized petrol car they may revolutionise driving in the
longer term. Although the cars currently on the market only
drive at a maximum of 40 mph, they are exempt from tax, some
congestion charges and great news for young people… they are
in the lowest car insurance group. After the initial outlay of
around £8,000 the car is cheap to run and extremely
eco-friendly.

The future of fuel

Sulphur free fuel: We can expect to be able to buy this by 2008,
in fact this will become compulsory by that date.

Biodiesel: This is a blend of 95% low sulphur diesel and 5%
rapeseed oil. This reduces CO2 emissions by as much as 5% and
can be used in an engine that hasn’t been converted to this type
of fuel.

Bioethanol: Although this could take years to become widely
available it produces less air pollutants and is renewable. It
is made through the distillation of wheat, sugar or biomass. It
can be used blended in unmodified engines or straight in
modified engines.

The future of our environment is in our hands. If you can’t
afford to buy a hybrid car or convert your engine, you can
certainly make a start on your eco friendly lifestyle by
following the driving tips above. It’s not too late to
decelerate the impact of our polluting behaviour by decelerating
our driving. It really is worth it for the future of the planet
and for the health of our bank balances.

-ENDS-

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Every night found me nagging my kids for the same thing: “You guys, look at your room. Get your toys picked up right now!”

I didn’t understand it. They would have their room picked up, but a few hours later, it would be messy again. Toys all over the floor, blankets on the floor. Toys in the hallway; toys downstairs.

I definitely was getting tired of looking at the mess, tired of stepping on Legos, but it was more than that. I was aggravated that they didn’t appreciate what they had!

When I was growing up, we had only a few toys. I took good care of those toys - I still have my Tinker Toys in the original metal can with the included instruction book - and I’m 37!

My parents didn’t have to nag me all the time - I don’t think - to pick up my toys. I know that I appreciated them because they were so few and far between.

My kids have been less fortunate in that respect - tons of toys from Grandparents and relatives for Christmas.

Toys that move, make noises, and you name it.

They definitely don’t appreciate the abundance of toys that they have. So, I figured that I’d teach them what it’s like to appreciate them or they wouldn’t get to have any!

One day I told them that every time I stepped on a toy, or had to pick up pieces of a set, or had to pick up something that was left out, it was going in the trash.

And that’s what I did. But it didn’t work.

You see, they ended up having ALL their toys in the trash. It was annoying because there wasn’t anything left to play with when other kids came over.

And it still didn’t solve the problem of not appreciating what they had.

They didn’t even have time to miss the toys - they didn’t have to. It was only a short while before the next birthday or holiday brought in a new batch of them.

So, with my thinking cap on, I came up with my next plan of attack - a sticker and reward chart system.

They were excited, thrilled, and motivated. When they got up in the morning, they’d do all the things on their chart, anxious to have the boxes filled up with stickers.

But, stickers and reward charts only work once a day! When the “my toys are picked up” box has a sticker, the rest of the day went down the tube.

And, it didn’t work to just give stickers at bedtime. They had no motivation to pick up during the day, and it became a nightmare divvying out all the stickers when bedtime already dragged on longer than it should!

So, I gave up for awhile. The lecture method didn’t work, the “tossing toys” method didn’t work, and the reward chart didn’t work the way I wanted it too.

My kids were messy and unappreciative, and I needed to do something about it - fast.

My friend Judi didn’t have that problem. Her kids got out one toy at a time - even when company was over - and put up that toy before getting out the next. When it was time to leave their house, it was a snap to clean up with just one toy per child.

She had all these little boxes and containers for their toys with little pieces, so I thought that maybe that was the secret.

On my next trip to Walmart, I bought some containers to hold the toys; and a big box that held some community toys.

Unfortunately all that changed was that I now had empty containers in the kids room with toys on the floor.

So, one day, I finally asked Judi, “How do you get your kids to keep their toys picked up?”

“Well, you know,” she said, “I used to go crazy with all the toys everywhere that never got put up - hurting my feet from stepping on them…until we started to use the ‘Saturday box’.”

“What’s a Saturday box?” I asked.

“It’s just a container that we have, and every time a toy is left out, it goes into the Saturday box. Then they have to wait until Saturday to get their toys back.”

“Ohhhh…” I said. A new concept that hadn’t occurred to me before!

“And, the great thing about it,” Judi continued, “is that they can still see the toys all week. That way they know what they’re missing - that solved our ‘out-of-sight-out-of-mind’ problem.”

I just nodded with agreement and understanding - I was totally following her.

So, back to Walmart.

I got each kid a container with three drawers to keep their small toys. I explained to each of them that they could only play with one toy or set at a time. I made it very clear that if anything was left out, it would go into the Saturday box.

Their eyes were wide with amazement.

They knew Mommy was serious.

So, the first day went without incident. Then, on the 2nd, there was the first infraction.

“Maegan,” I told her, “you left out a Polly Pockets. It needs to go into the Saturday box.”

Now, she is only three years old; but she understood. We put the toy in the Saturday box - a clear plastic container on the kitchen counter.

EVERY day she was asking me if it was “Saturday”. Fortunately for her, we had started mid-week so she only had 2 days to wait.

The boys ended up with a few toys in there too.

It’s amazing how a simple box called a “Saturday box” can solve a lot of problems and teach “appreciation” at the same time!

If you still have problems with toys being scattered everyone and nothing has worked for you, give the “Saturday Box” a try today!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Laura Bankston is author of homeschool curriculum: Homeschool Cooking in a Box and the Homeschool Cookbook. She currently home schools her three children, maintains home school support websites, and manages their family-owned service business. For information on her curriculum and free home school support services, please visit http://www.homeschoolcookbook.com