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Category Archives: Work/life balance
A Historical Look At The Ideal Body
How did the ideal body image for women go from sexy, voluptuous figures to stick-thin, boyish looking creatures? The last time any women idealized a full figure was during the Renaissance. Compare Leonardo’s famous Mona Lisa to a picture of … Continue reading
Fall Back – On Sunday, November 7, 2010 at 2 a.m
Fall Back – On Sunday, November 7, 2010 at 2 a.m Daylight Saving Time is the plan to keep us productive in our day-to-day lives. This is in the sense that the daylight hours of the day are maximized when … Continue reading
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Can Cyber Communication Weaken our Relationships?
Can Cyber-Communication Weaken Relationships? I always wonder if I am alone in thinking that electronic mail, text messaging, and social networks depreciate our relationship with others. Things we used to say face to face can now be conveyed ‘mechanically.’ This … Continue reading
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I'm Only One Person- And Proud of It
Photo by Dez Pain Eat your vegetables… exercise… don’t smoke… don’t drink… reduce your carbon footprint… give to the less fortunate… meditate… volunteer… don’t pollute… plant a tree… save the planet… buy organic… buy local… help fight injustice… You do … Continue reading
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Tagged Carbon footprint, choices, environment, habits, organic food, perfection
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Google Goes Green
The Associated Press released an article about Google by Bob Keefe this weekend that would make any socially conscious corporation blush. Among their many philanthropic agendas, supporting green research and energy appears to be at their forefront – literally. From … Continue reading
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Tagged Associated press, Bob Keefe, Google, larry page, sergey Brin
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We PayPer Paper, Recycle and Save (The World)
According to paperrecycles.org: “In 2006, a record 53.4 percent of the paper consumed in the U.S. (53.5 million tons) was recovered for recycling. Paper recovery now averages 360 pounds for each man, woman, and child in the United States. … Continue reading
The Little Things
In a previous post, I provided a link for a quiz that revealed your Ecological Footprint. Here’s another way (slightly more complicated) way to calculate part of your footprint (adapted from The Green Book by Elizabeth Rogers and Thomas Kostigen): Home energy carbon … Continue reading
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No Child Left Inside
As Americans’ obesity continues to rise, our concerns are for the adults suffering from heart disease, diabetes, and other weight-related illnesses. In the mean time, children’s obesity is increasing drastically as their parents’ largely sedentary lifestyles become their own. In 1976, 5% … Continue reading
The buzz about fluorescents
Fluorescent lighting is the poster child for efficient technology and electronics. While the long white tubes were traditionally seen in large institutions, like office buildings and product warehouses, CFLs (Compact Fluorescent Lighting) can now be found in household floor lamps, street … Continue reading
Free rice
A fun, do-good activity came through my email box today- helping me send out some free rice (literally!) WARNING: This game may make you smarter. It may improve your speaking, writing, thinking, grades, job performance. Note: No trees were killed … Continue reading