no strip? no strip.
February 8, 2009
The next moment you’re at the Doctor, be mindful of the seating arrangement.whether you’re just there for a throat check or a chat about lab results, ask you Doctor whether you can sit in the additional chair in the room instead of on the table.Seem weird?Every moment a patient lays a finger on the exam table the paper on top needs to be tossed.We guess the average paper strip is 4 feet enlarged, so whether you multiply that by all the patients seen in one day by all the Doctors around the…
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miss kissable.
February 7, 2009
The world has adequate plastic waste in it.Reduce your impact in tiny ways, like buying gum in packs, instead of in those plastic push-out trays.Sound simple?It is!Stay kissably fresh without using petroleum based plastic and feel good about keeping more junk out of landfills.Feeling additional green?Try buying organic or locally manufactured gum.We love Glee gum in specific.
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Daily Roundup: February 6, 2009
February 6, 2009
Farmaceuticals: The FDA approves a new drug for treating blood clots that will be made from the milk of genetically engineered goats. New York Times
Eco-Governator: California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger wins an environmental award from the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany. Huffington Post
Hot Wheels: Find out which 2009 vehicles are the worst environmental offenders. The Green Motorist
Cool Schools: Students in Mumbai supplement their environmental education with an …
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Broken Food System Sours Bread Bakers
February 6, 2009
There are few foods whose preparation and consumption supply us with as much simple joy and satisfaction as warm, homemade b. The physical, meditative process of kneading dough disrupts what has become an increasingly fast-paced and stressful American lifestyle.
Many bakers buy commercial yeast at the grocery store but today, a broken and often unnavigable food system is making grocery-bound b-bakers go sour. As local wheat becomes more ily available through farmers’ markets and community-sup…
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Oh-So-Sustainable Sushi
February 6, 2009
Fresh and tasty sushi is pretty easy to find these days. Fresh, tasty, and sustainable sushi, however, is not. At least it wasn’t until now. A new pocket-sized book, Sustainable Sushi: A Guide to Saving the Oceans One Bite at a Time, is a guide to dozens of sushi types that you’d find at a restaurant, plus details about where and how the fish are caught, what contaminants they may contain, and whether they’re a sustainable option.
Casson Trenor, the book’s author, would probably hope tha…
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Celebrity Veganizer Rory Freedman Offers Valentine’s Day Contest
February 6, 2009
I’m gonna go out on a limb here and say that Skinny Bitch co-author Rory Freedman has more celebrity vegan convert credits to her name than pretty much anyone else I know. that chick is on fire!
As Valentine’s Day approaches, the famous veganizing author is offering a Skinny Bitch “Love Yourself” Valentine’s Day Contest that is guaranteed to manufacture anybody feel like a real life Hollywood rockstar!
Here’s how it works: simply visit SkinnyBitch.net/LoveYourself and sig…
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California Mulls Crackdown on kW Hogging Flat Panel TVs
January 5, 2009
Flat screen TVs are all the rage these days as the Super Bowl looms on the horizon, a new season of Lost is coming up, and broadcast TV is going digital in February thanks to an act of congress. The problem: all that TV buying is making watt watchers a little nervous. You see, these futuristic new sets are a huge ability drain compared to their cathode ray predecessors. That’s why the California Energy Commission is considering a preemptive crackdown on flat screens.
Not to prepare you fe…
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