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Amazon and S&S Agree Terms. Who’s The Bad Guy Again?


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Article: Words to Ban for 2013?


The link below is to an article about words people would like to have banned – I think I agree with some of these overused terms and words being banned. I’m sick to death of hearing about the fiscal cliff and I’m not even in the US. 

For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/31/banned-words-list-2012_n_2387613.html

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Changing the World: November 23 – Stickers to Save Water and Power


The suggestion for today was to try and save water and electricity by remembering to turn off the light switch, a power point, a tap, etc. Because we forget these things the book suggests making stickers to place next to a light switch for example.

This is a somewhat simple solution to a possibly costly memory issue, in that forgetting to flick a switch/turn off a tap costs money by way of the bill, as well as costing more in terms of environmental costs.

I have found myself being far more efficient in these areas in the last little while and hardly ever forget to turn off a light when not needed, turn off a tap when brushing teeth, etc. It did however take a lot of self-discipline and I can see how stickers/post-it’s, etc, can be handy for some people.

A response to reading ‘365 Ways to Change the World,’ by Michael Norton