"since 1971, the postal service has barely taken a dime from taxpayers. . . all of its operations--including the remarkable convenience of 32,000 local post offices--are pd for by peddling stamps and other products"
from hobby farms magazine -- ad about niteguard.com
solar lights for blinking to keep animals away. also tape, halographic, like the twirly things i have in garden
august 15 2012 michigan farm news p.2 :
blake hurst, pres missouri farm bureau -- anti gmo groups are fighting the use of modern seed technology . some counties in OR are moving to outlaw the technology, and CA has a ballot initiative that would demand labeling for any food item produced using genetically modified crops. the goal of these groups is to turn back the clock on science. if they are successful, crop yields will shrink"
howstuffworks.com and openculture.com for free lit lessons (smartphone podcasts)
daily entries = www.bhg.com/winstyle
POWER SURGE pbs 2011 and SWITCH (switchenergyproject.com 2012) and FUEL (cinema lkibre studio, 2010)
Sierra Club solar homes program sierraclub.org/gosolar.com with sungevity has expanded to a few other states. get $750 when installed and sierra gets the same
112th congress stats:
247 anti environmental measures passed as of mid june
77 number of votes to undermine clean air act protections
37 number of votes to block action on climate change
94 % of republican members casting anti-environmental votes
87% of democratic members casting pro-environmental votes
19% of total votes in the house that tried to undermine environmental protections
(source--compiled by the minority staff of the house committee on energy and commerce, SIERRA magazine sept/oct 2012 issue)
www.gethuman.com--short cut to a person p35 in Attention all passengers
flyersrights.org
Attention all passengers--the airlines' dangerous descent--and how to reclaim our skies by William J .McGee c 2012
i heard this author on a NPR program i think and decided to get the book. very interesting and a good basic summary of the decline of the core of airline companies and the buying out of small lines, recombining of lines, poor maintenance, cost cutting, etc
p.130: An individual who lives in america but makes a fortune by hiring cheap labor in china and then in turn invests all his profits elsewhere would be considered unpatriotic, a tax dodger, a weasel. but an american corporation that engages in identical behavior is considered smartly run."
codesharing--when you buy tickets from company A but when you board you are in a plane from co Cmost maintenance is done overseas except american airlines (now having problems it appears)
interesting---FDA deputy commissioner for food, who oversees the agency's food and nutrition programs was once VP for public policy at Monsanto. monsanto's position "there is no need for or value in testing the safety of GM foods in humans" ok--we're in good hands if this is true (prevention magazine april 2012)
GM food crops: corn, soybeans, canola, cottenseed, sugar beets, hawaiian papaya and some zucchini and yellow squash
on line guide and free phone app: nongmoshoppingguide.com
gm free stores = whole foods market and trader joe's (problem there recently w/peanut butter)
organic cotton clothes = stewart + brown
amy's kitchen = organic foods
goodguide.com = how products measure up your values
site to check if an ad for employment is legit = ftc.gov and search for money matters, also check w/better business bureau and the state attorney general
job online teaching = connectionsacademy.com also slyvan (tutoring.sylvanlearning.com) tutor.com, tutorvista.com, tutorzilla.com
corporate english trainer = a job i might like at goFluent.com
or for english as a 2nd language ISUS ispeakuspeak.com
need to check out the site again=niteguard.com for solar security against night animals
the josiesworkwear.com site, clothing, has good bibs but prices a little high on some items
the chicken houses, plastic, at brinsea.com/cliftoncoops are neat but WAY TOO expensive
to buy chicks = meyerhatchery.com (min of 3 chicks to order)3.
