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  My wife told me one evening that her friend Sarah was to visit India and would be spending a day with her. There was nothing in it that alarmed me as my wife, who is a painter, has friends all over the World and somebody or the other is always visiting her. But when she told me that Sarah was an astrophysicist, my ears perked up. She had missed me during her visit last year as I was out of town.      Sarah arrived wearing a gorgeous sari looking like a senior accomplished stately woman. Indians like me are now used to a white woman in a sari with years of watching Sonia Gandhi on the TV. With Sarah was her friend Needra, a young tall dark beautiful Sri Lankan woman who too was an...

The only constant thing in life is change. But what do you think, change is good or change is bad. The answer of this question would be certain changes are good while certain are not. The changes that bring positive results are definitely for good sake and the changes that result in some negative consequences are not good. Global warming is also a change that brings lots of negative consequences. It is said that main reason of global warming is the emission of greenhouse gases. Ranging from decades to hundreds and thousands of years, the green house gases can stay in the atmosphere for a number of years. No matter what we do for stopping the effects of global warming, some effects of climate warming...

The Earth is being heated by the Sun every day. Almost 174,000 Terawatts of energy hits the Earth. One Terawatt is equal to one million megawatts! So the Sun is heating the Earth with 174 billion megawatts of energy! Of this, about 30% is reflected back due to the white reflectivity of the Earth which is known in science as the albedo effect. So the net energy absorbed by the Earth is 122 Terawatts. If so much energy is being absorbed by the Earth, it should continue to heat up and its temperature must continue to rise constantly. Within days the temp should surpass the maximum that any life could bear. All life would die and the trees whither and char. But this does not happen. The Earth has its...

Nature and its resources are just a blessing to all the living things in the world. Nature is beautiful, pure and powerful. Using natural resources in its pure form to live a healthy life is the wisest decision one can take. It will benefit both the user and the nature at the same time. Natural gas is an extremely important source of energy that reduces pollution and provides a clean and healthy environment. Moreover, being a domestically rich and secure source of energy, it offers a lot of environmental benefits over other sources of energy, specially other fossil fuels. A number of environmental problems occur due to the use of fossil fuels for energy. Natural gas is considered to be the cleanest...

Human is the most powerful and intelligent creature of God on this earth. What humans have, no other creatures in the world have. Therefore, humans are superior. But these superior creatures are affecting the environmental by their actions, such as: cutting of trees in large numbers to build buildings for various purposes. Trees are very essential that absorb the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and help to keep the planet cool. Due to the increase of temperature, the whole planet is suffering like anything. In order to reduce climate warming, planting tree is the best thing humans can do. According to a study, only planting trees won't actually help to reduce the effects of global...

Reasons are many but effect is one. Yes, we are talking about global warming, the burning truth of the world. We all are familiar with the term called "Global Warming" and also aware of the reasons for it. But whether only knowing the reasons will help us to get rid of it? Of course not. Taking the necessary steps to reduce its effects will only help us in this regard. Population, pollution, cutting of lots of trees has contributed a lot towards global warming. It is said that the major cause of climate warming is the emission of green house gases such as: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide etc. into the atmosphere. However, there are a lot of people who don't believe in the concept of climate...

It seems that every other day there is a new "Green initiative to help us 'Save the Planet'". We are forever being urged to join in and do what we can to help, but What can we do? Will it really make a difference? It may surprise many of you to know that there are small changes we can make to our everyday lives, which will have a major impact on the environment. If you are really looking to help the environment, you may wish to consider the following simple ideas: Switch Off Electrical Appliances when not in use Switching off, rather than leaving on stand-by, such everyday appliances as your TV and Computer will save enormous amounts of energy. By saving the energy, we can all help to reduce...

All business efforts and top-notch CRM solutions go to waste when sales clerks get their "I can't see you" act up. If you're wondering why customers are going somewhere else to dump their money despite management and CRM efforts, try snooping on your sales clerks. The problem might be right there. Setting Priorities Right When a customer drops in, courtesy and prompt service is expected. There is nothing more galling than a sales clerk who instantly has a stiff neck or is suddenly busy. A transaction that could have been completed goes down the drain. Not only is the sale lost, but word also gets around fast, ruining all efforts meant make customer satisfaction top priority. Solving this problem...

There has been much said by green foes that if oil and gas prices go down, the green movement moving into mainstream financial circles will lose impetus and remain in the province of environmental friendly companies. But, the carbon trading attack into mainstream violators of carbon dioxide caps, initiated by Richard Sandor in 2003 has become more successful than foes ever contemplated. What Richard Sandor did in 2003 was to sell greenhouse gases into marketable shares. He started his own stock exchange in Chicago by trading natural energy producing methods or offsets for metric tons of greenhouse gases including carbon dioxide. Mainstream industrialists quickly bought into his project and are...

campaign of deception or ignorance? In the first part of our look at the controversial theory of man-made global warming the issues presented by both those who believe in this theory - the Scaremongers - and those who don't - the Idealists - were analyzed and compared. Looking at the Scaremonger's position the question needs to be asked: are they scientifically ignorant, or are they engaged in deception? Better quality data needed before a trend can determined The whole position and argument put forward by the 'Yes' case to support their position comes from data collected over the past 50 years. This data is then compared with data collected since the 1890s - when climatic data first became of...

Many people try not to remove their gallstone bladder as what their doctor’s said, in fact they just want .treatment of ailments of gallstone bladder by doing home remedies in terms of the past doctors techniques not suitable for modern health practices. The organ is still intact and doctors want to surgery and remove it, will cause other symptoms, doctors only remove the symptoms not the roots of the problems. In modern doctor practices, those cases can not be factor, doctors who want to understand modern ailments must equipped themselves with knowledge such as home remedies, natural remedies even holistic. Doctors never revealed their secrets, perhaps they are taught in code as medical academic...

The Northeastern Canadians love to complain and one of the things they love to complain about is the United States of America, the single greatest nation ever created in the history of mankind. Perhaps these complaints are a knee jerk reaction to an inferiority complex? It is interesting however that with only 8000 people in their total military that Canada relies on the United States of America to protect it and we do. Then they complain that we do not offer health care for our citizens free from the government. Interesting because they do not offer a military to protect their own people. In fact we could invade and take over Canada without a single bullet being fired because they have no...

Is Gas4Free eBook worth it? Well, with the recent volatility in the price of oil and the financial credit disaster, the tightening of our pockets have never been more apparent. And when you mix in the 'Global Warming' issues, we have one big kahuna of a problem. So with today's issues, Gas4Free and many other similar products do offer an alternative solution to cutting down gas costs and reducing carbon emissions. Although there are many scams around on these kinds of water-gas products, from the research done online, Gas4Free eBook looks very positive. In general, positive customer feed-backs have far outweighed the negatives. And from the general impression, the negatives were due to the...

Some people who have studied global issues would say there was no such thing as global warming and it is all a big hoax. However, others disagree and believe that since the industrial revolution, we are having a negative affect on our environment. The best place to start is to look at what we have already been led to believe. The Greenhouse effect is the relationship between the earth and the sun. The sun provides the earth with the heat and energy it needs and the earth releases back that energy into space. The greenhouse effect comes into play as the gases in the earth trap that energy so that it cannot be released back into space therefore, warming the earths environment. The greenhouse effect is...

Our carbon footprint is the direct effect our actions and lifestyle have on the environment in terms of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. CO2 increases greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming. We all contribute to global warming every day. Carbon Footprints are made up of two parts, the direct or primary footprint and the indirect or secondary footprint. The primary footprint is a measure of our direct emissions of CO2 from the burning of fossil fuels. These are probably the biggest contributors to your Carbon Footprint; they include electricity consumption and transportation. The secondary footprint is a measure of indirect CO2 emissions from the entire lifecycle of products we use - from...

Carbon Footprint for Dummies Carbon Neutrality and What it means for Your Business There is a lot of talk about Carbon Footprint and being Carbon Neutral, but do you actually know what it means, what impact it has to your business and whether or not you should bother? Every household and every business, in fact every individual is causing Co2 emission, whether we like it or not and whether we are aware of it or not. If you drive a car, heat a room or consume anything that has been produced consuming energy, you are – directly or indirectly - causing Co2 emission. The amount of Co2 emission you are causing is called your carbon footprint. It’s as individual as a fingerprint (or footprint), as...

Due to the present oil crisis and the ever spiraling cost of gas, you have probably heard a lot of talk about Hydrogen Car Kits and how to run a car on water. When I first heard about these so called fuel saving devices, and the seemingly fantastic ways to make gas mileage improvements I must admit I was very skeptical, after all "cars that run on water"? Sounds a bit fishy. But after doing a lot of research and some surfing on the internet I began to realize that this whole "hydrogen generator for car" thing was not as fantastic as it first seemed. Now the first question that comes to your mind when thinking about how to run a car on water is just how could it be done, and where do these hydrogen...

CHRIS CAHNOVSKY is an enforcement manager for the Illinois Environmental Proection Agency. The protection of the land - nine counties of it in the state of Illinois – has kept Chris Cahnovsky busy for 15 years. In that time he’s been shot at with a nail gun. He’s been driven at. He’s dealt with the ‘garbage’ left behind after illegal drugs labs have been shut down – ‘bazooka’, a form of methamphetamine, is the latest craze in poverty-stricken rural areas of Illinois. He’s even known people who’d rather litigate than pay a $100 fine. He once managed a toxic chemical spill from a derailed freight train in Tamaroa. And there’s a hideous problem on Cahnovsky’s patch: petroleum...

If you are one of the many people who are looking to make some savings on gasoline, or are trying to find ways to increase gas mileage, then you have probably heard talk of hydrogen for cars and ways to build your own hydrogen generator car. And if you are anything like me, you probably thought that it all sounded ridiculous and a bit Sci Fi. I first heard about hydrogen for cars a few months ago, and even though I was very skeptical about the whole thing I was so desperate to find ways to increase gas mileage for my car that I decided to do some research. Not only did I find out that building a hydrogen generator car is quite simple, I also found that you can actually buy "hydrogen car kits" with...

Under the former Greenpeace co-founder's scenario, Bambrough extrapolated the World Nuclear Association (WNA) projections for 2030. Nuclear power demand is then expected to soar from the current 368 Gw, produced by the world's 441 nuclear reactors. He computed, using Moore's premise of a 60-percent nuclear-reliance, that nuclear reactors would produce 18,900 Twh of the total power demand in 2030, which the WNA estimates might reach 31,500 Twh. To produce that much electricity, Bambrough calculated that by 2030, nearly 2700 nuclear reactors will be required across the planet. Envisioning the "potential" of a 600-percent increase in nuclear reactors online, about 25 years from now, Bambrough also...

Advantages of advertising and marketing an Ecological product Sustainability is an issue that many environmentalists are focusing on nowadays. It is what makes non-government organizations (NGOs) and several consumer groups target several companies that have manufactured most of the well loved products and brands worldwide.According to Wikipedia, sustainability means having something maintained at a certain level on an indefinite period of time. In terms of our environment, sustainability then is applied when we are able to keep our ecological support system productive indefinitely so that the next generation and so on and so forth can enjoy our earth when it is their...

   UAE, October 28, 2009 – THE One claimed the prestigious Corporate Social Responsibility Leader of the Year Award for the second year running at the Middle East Business Achievement Awards 2009 ceremony held at the Dubai International Convention Centre on Monday, October 26.   While MEBAA recognises leadership and outstanding achievement in a challenging new era for business, the highly regarded CSR Leader of the Year award honours a far-sighted organisation that shows continued support for corporate social responsibility, rising to the challenge of committing to CSR within reduced budgets and positively impacting the community in terms of the environment, employment, education and charitable...

We all know the key to good health begins with a dose of prevention--eat right, exercise regularly, and get a good night's sleep. Your financial health is no different. By taking a few steps of prevention today, tomorrow your finances will have a clean bill of health freeing you to live a life of opportunity rather than of difficulty. Keep the Right Perspective Much of the problem with credit card debt problems comes from changes in credit card availability, advertising, and values over the past 75 years. According to Linda Tucker, Director of Education for Consumer Credit Counseling Service in North Little Rock, Arkansas, it wasn't until the 1960s that credit cards started becoming available to the...

Running up credit card debt, it's so easy to do, especially since we are all trying to achieve the American Dream-- a new chair for the living room, braces for the kids, a new outfit for Saturday night dates, eating out with friends, and driving our new SUV that guzzles the gas and increases the insurance bill. It all seems to have become a part of normal daily living. We pay the minimum due, watch the balance go up, and put on a happy face because we've got it all. Gerri Detweiler, author of Slash Your Debt, Save Money & Secure Your Future and founder of DebtConsolidationRx.com, notes, "Americans are pretty optimistic so it often takes a long time for a consumer to realize credit card debt...

Many people understand the concept of setting goals in life to empower themselves. What most people don't know is that goals require a constant stream of force behind them to keep them alive. In other words, you need to push them all the time to make them come true.What do I mean by force and push? To force something is to compel through pressure or necessity. To push a goal is to apply enough force to the goal to keep it fresh and empowered. This constant pushing of your goal, while necessary, is also a detriment to effective manifestation of the goal itself. Goals are artificially created by the mind and backed up by concepts and beliefs in order for them to work. Take away the concepts and...

I had been diagnosed with Arthritis about 5 years ago. I was only 52 at the time and I was thinking how debilitating this decease can be. I was wondering how I could get around in about 10 more years? Would I have to be a burden for my family? The doctor prescribed the usual medication for persons who are suffering from Arthritis. Some of the medication I have heard caused a few people to die. When I talked to my doctor about this he told me that he never had a patient who had died from certain medications. Well I was hurting and so I started to take medication for Arthritis for about 2 weeks when I came down with a severe bronchitis. I stopped taking the medication immediately. Then I heard about...

It is easy to become addicted. We are all creatures of habit. Habits provide a sense of certainty, security and stability in our lives. When they are disrupted our sense of well being becomes easily threatened. However, when we depend upon a habit for our sense of well being, it is easy for it to develop into an addiction. Addiction to anger is one of the most common and lethal addictions, and one most seldom recognized. The anger addict becomes hooked by the false sense of power anger brings. As the addiction grows, it consumes more and more of their lives, producing painful consequences. The best way to undo an addiction is to look it squarely in the face, see what triggers it, how it functions...

If you are considering having some form of therapy it can sometimes be difficult to decide which therapy is best suited to meet your needs. Most people are aware of what counseling is, but nowadays there are other options such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Neuro Linguistic programming (NLP).  I am a cognitive therapist providing NLP and CBT therapy, in Hertfordshire. Often people contact me to discuss how CBT and NLP, Hertfordshire differs from counseling therapy. This article will introduce you to how these therapies differ from traditional counseling approaches. Counseling involves meeting with a counselor and having the opportunity to explore via talking, difficulties you may be...

The whole idea of eye fixation has some merit. It's true that concentration and focus are key ingredients in achieving hypnosis. And eye fixation was in fact used commonly, decades ago, in inducing hypnosis. The desired state of a hypnotic subject is to have them completely relaxed, eyes closed, so that their focus is internal, rather than external. To really shut out the external channels, you need to eliminate your visual sense temporarily, your external visual sense that is.  Eliminate what you see on the outside, so that you can focus on what you see inside your own psyche. So that means having your eyes closed. Eye fixation achieves this. It helps someone's eyes to become tired, and eventually...