An easy and fun Christmas tradition is to plant a living Christmas tree in your yard and create a legacy for your family, as you watch the tree grow. For families with plenty of land available, you can plant a tree each year, and even name them for special people, like “Nona’s tree.” Enjoy your decorated tree as the focal point of your living room for a week before planting it, but before you purchase a living tree, consider the full height that this tiny tree will reach.

Noble Fir, Grand Fir and White Pine are classic Christmas trees that can live for a hundred years and reach 60 to 90 feet tall, and thirty feet in width. Is a tree this size appropriate for your yard? If you have a farm with acreage, you are very blessed, and every tree you plant will provide a home and food for wild birds and other critters.

For typical size yards, dwarf Blue Spruce cultivars are excellent choices, with perfect conical shapes and thick foliage. Fat Albert reaches fifteen feet and Blaukissen or Blue Kiss reaches eight feet tall. Zones 2 or 3 to 7. The conifer Chamaecyparis obtusa Compacta reaches ten feet tall, and Aurea 20 feet tall, in Zones 5-8.

Pines do well in warmer areas, and Calabrian Pine, Pinus brutia, has a classic pine tree shape, grows 30 to 80 feet tall, and thrives in heat, drought and wind. Calabrian Pine cannot take temperatures much below zero F. Zones 6-10. This pine and the closely related Eldarica Pine make perfect windbreaks and bird sanctuaries.

All evergreen trees thrive full sun and well-drained soil away from buildings. If soil freezes in your area, to prepare for your living tree, dig a planting hole earlier in the year and fill it with leaves. In cold climates where snow falls and temperatures reach freezing, keep your tree in an unheated garage or on a porch for a few days, to let it acclimate to the warmer temperature of your house.

These trees need cool temperatures, so keep them indoors for only a week, with plenty of light, and away from heaters or fireplaces. Keep the roots moist but not standing in water. In cold climates before planting outdoors, put the tree back on the porch or in the garage for a few days to reaclimate.

I am celebrating the publication of my new book, co-authored with five other writers, “Scrapbook of Christmas Firsts: Stories to Warm Your Heart and Tips to Simplify Your Holiday.”

In our book I wrote many green thumb Christmas tips, including the story of mistletoe, how to grow myrrh, how to keep your poinsettia perky and how to make a wreath of pine cones. I love the gorgeous and electricity saving LED Christmas lights for our trees, and found a neat online store, All American Christmas Company, at www.aachristmas.com that sells these lights, and www.homedepot.com also sells them. Consumer Reports issued a report lauding LED lights.

Each thing we do, every day, and especially at Christmas, can help the environment. I suggest that folks use gift bags instead of wrap, and re-use the bags many times. I found foil gift bags in gold and in green at a dollar store, and use them for birthdays, Christmas and any gift occasion. So for a fully green Christmas, you could purchase the ideal living tree, light it with LED lights and fill re-usable gift bags with presents under the tree.

Terra Hangen writes numerous devotionals and articles on prayer, gardening, faith, nature and wildlife. Her publishing history includes national print and online publications such as Vibrant Life, Dog Fancy, Lutheran Digest, Flower and Garden, and Hobby Farms and an essay in the Rainy Day Book. Terra and her family enjoy living on the Monterey Bay in California.

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Making the change to Go Green is not very simple to many consumers. Going Green is being advertised and talked about all the time, but some people just don’t care to change.

It is very difficult to make a change unless you understand that “going green” is not a change after all, it’s just going back to basics.

My family and I have been eco-friendly all our lives. Funny enough though, we didn’t do it for the environment, we did it for our pockets. We couldn’t afford to be wasteful and abuse on our resources.

Realizing how my parents and grandparents lived, makes me feel that going green is extremely simple. There’s nothing new about it. We just need to understand that it is simply learning how things were done in past generations. This can make a big difference in our planet and in our finances.

After so many years, I can clearly recall my dad yelling accross the house “turn off the lights!”,” shut the doors!”, “why is the TV on?” He was the electricity police. It was so annoying. He was so cheap. We will make fun of him by telling him he only breathed because air was free. Who would’ve known, now he is the cool man. Mr. Eco-Friendly.

My mom was just as bad. She refused to buy paper towels, and if she did, a roll will last almost a year. She will actually rince the paper towel and lay it to dry. I’m not lying. I learned how to turn on a dishwasher after getting married. My mother will use the dishwasher to store dishes. She’ll reuse glass containers to store left-overs. The cloth dryer was non existant. She will line dry instead. I don’t remember ever having disposable cups or plates in our house, not even for party’s. Times were tough, and going green was the way to live.

I definitely, didn’t continue all their practices. Times have changed, and I just can’t see myself not using the dryer, or discontinue the use of disposable diapers. There are some modern things that are just too convenient to let pass by. We can, though, re-condition ourselves to going back to basic practices. “Going Green” is easy. It’s just committing to make a couple of small changes in our own household. Just imagine the difference it will make in our environment, if each household in the United States (population of over 300 million) made a commitment to go green in just one way.

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The various amenities of medical research, telecommunications and transportation in the modern world have significantly contributed to the quality of experiences and anticipation of our life expectancy. Unfortunately, the Western civilization, suffers from its own affects of progression. The inclusion of petrochemical byproducts in nearly every consumer item we use is the reason that worldwide pharmaceuticals prosper. Consequently we ourselves detour our own general happiness and well being.

Where can we find our own sense of happiness and well being in the modern world? We find the answer in simplicity and minimalism as we incorporate consumer products that are least influenced by the various harmful counterparts of the world of industrial practice and processing, in order to find our sense of happiness and well being. By the practice of feng shui and purchasing only certified organic materials, we minimize the amount of toxins that are incorporated into our environment. We can successfully permit the flow of positive energy into our lives by the things we do.

The practice of feng shui is an astronomical science and is pronounced as fung shway, meaning wind and water. It is the various combinations which have developed down through the centuries from the observations in China involving the interactions of the higher powers of heaven with the base nature of humans, while making use of the art of divination while using the I Ching. Over the centuries, the practice of feng shui has developed into a formula for the arranging of items within the personal environment for the enhancement of happiness, well being and prosperity. The channels of natural flowing energy is enhanced with the use of feng shui.

We can reduce the influence of man, while passing on a wholesome planet to our children by the use of natural crops, such as produce from certified organic processing. Organic products encourage the positive flow of energy within our bodies, rather than hampering our good health and well being with toxic chemicals.

Feng Shui – Feng shui astronomical science, means wind and water and is pronounced fung shway. It is originated as Chinese interpretations, using the divination of I Ching, to consider the findings of the interrelationships between the heavens and mankind. As the practice evolved down through the years, it was influential to particular formulas of placing object throughout ones personal and environmental space in order to influence naturally flowing energy related to vigor, worldly goods and happiness. The channels of naturally flowing energy of the entire body and environment is enhanced by the practice of feng shui.

The simplicity and emphasis on natural materials of practicing feng shui and organic living are similar. Organic living tends to avoid chemical products in lieu of naturals, whereas feng shui pivots on base elements such as wind, water, wood, earth, metal and fire. While shopping choose natural, certified organic materials. They do not transmit toxins and they encourage the flow of chi in your environment.

The feng shui scheme of preferred colors blends in perfectly with materials which are organic in nature, since there are natural sources of dyes used in organic materials. Various lovely earth tones and hues of greens, browns, orange and beige are featured in organic materials, while various applications of feng shui make good use of such natural colors of pastel yellows, greens, beige and browns. When considering natural colors into your personal space the blending of organics and feng shui fit well with one another.

De-cluttering is focused when dealing with feng shui, while minimizing the environmental impact is the focus of organic living. Therefore, the reusing or recycling of unneeded or unwanted items in personal and global environments, as well as making only high quality environmentally friendly products enhances the blending of both these types of methods and techniques. Using new or recycled natural consumer products aids in blending the influences of both personal and environmental chi energy flows.

You can enhance your life when considering these few ideas, since you can only live one day at a time, however once you have overcome the weariness of traditional living, you will notice a difference in your motivation for saving yourself and the environment with the flowing of positive chi energy. Of course, it is up to you to begin, however, keep in mind that we are here to support you on your new journey

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By negligently discarding plastic items, especially plastic water bottles, fishing gear and plastic bags, people are unknowingly causing the deaths of millions of mammals, fish, birds and reptiles each and every year. We defile the face of the earth with plastic refuse creating waterway contamination.

Since the invention of plastic earlier this century, it has become a popular material used in a wide variety of unique and innovative applications. Plastic is used to make, or wrap around, many of the items we buy or use. The problem comes when we no longer want these items and how we dispose of them, particularly the throwaway plastic material used in wrapping or packaging. Plastic is accessible, lightweight and quickly discarded. Too quickly discarded.

Plastics are utilized because they are easy and inexpensive to manufacture, tough and long lasting. Unfortunately these same useful qualities make plastic a pollution problem. Inferior quality and low cost means plastic is readily discarded. Plastics take around 300 years to photo degrade. Its long life assures it survives in the environment for extended periods where it can do great harm. Because plastic does not easily decompose and requires high energy ultra-violet light to break down, the volume of plastic waste in the world’s oceans is rapidly increasing. Plastic is now found in virtually all the oceans and rivers of the world, even the most remote and once pristine.

American oceanographer Charles Moore says the amount of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans is so extensive it’s beyond cleaning up. A floating toxic plastic refuse dump double the size of Texas swirls in the waters of the Pacific ocean between San Francisco and Hawaii. There his crew found that the water contained six parts of plastic for every part plankton, with a fivefold increase in the amount of plastic between 1997 and 2007.

Over 500 billion plastic bags are used worldwide every year and the total is growing. That is an unconscionable amount of waste, so much that more than one million bags are used every minute and their impact on the planet is devastating. Plastic bags are only part of the crisis. America alone, yearly produces more than of 800,000 tons of plastic bottle pollution. Around the globe, our precious planet is defaced and poisoned with more than 100 million tons of plastic pollution annually.

According to the California Costal Commission, over 80 per cent of refuse within our rivers and coastal waterways, most of it being plastic, originates on land rather than coming from boats.

Plastic pollution impacts marine wildlife in deadly ways: entangling creatures and by being ingested. Turtles are particularly vulnerable to plastic pollution. All seven of the world’s turtle species are already endangered or threatened for a multitude of reasons. Turtles become entangled in fishing nets, and many sea turtles have been found dead with plastic garbage bags in their stomachs. Studies indicate turtles mistake these floating semi-transparent bags for jellyfish and eat them. The turtles die an inhumane death from choking or from being unable to eat. A turtle carcass found off the coast Hawaii had more than 1000 pieces of plastic in its stomach including part a toy truck wheel, a broken comb and lank of nylon rope.

There is great environmental concern about the effect of plastic trash on all marine mammals. These elegant creatures are already under threat for a variety of other reasons. Seal and whale populations have been decimated by unregulated hunting. A recent study concluded that in excess of 100,000 marine mammals expire needlessly each year from the lethal effects of plastic pollution alone.

World-wide over 100 bird species are known to consume plastic particles. This includes 35 or more species found in coastal South Africa. A recent study of blue petrel hatchlings at South Africa’s remote Marion Island reported that 90% of the chicks examined had plastic in their digestive systems, apparently fed to them accidentally by their parents. South African seabirds are among the worst affected in the world. Plastics remain in the birds’ stomachs, halting digestion and leading to starvation.

Scientific reports are not complete about how much plastic birds and fish are ingesting, however scientist agree that plastic toxins in seafood are likely to be harmful when eaten by humans. Plastic is compared with toxic materials such as mercury. Plastic acts like an absorbent sponge when in contact with poisons such as PCBs, concentrating them at levels that are millions of time more toxic than those found in uncontaminated in seawater.

The ingredients in plastic have been linked to cancer and reproductive deformaties. Bisphenol A, found in plastic water bottles, has been shown to produce cancer in lab rats, to interrupt hormone levels and is associated with diabetes and obesity.

Scientific studies also cause concerns that the massive swirls of floating plastic could contribute to global warming by creating a thick shady canopy that makes it difficult for plankton and plant life to sustain growth.

Let’s examine a few constuctive ways where together we can help heal the world. The crisis of plastic pollution demands urgent study and action. Business should be encouraged to reduce the amount of plastic used in packaging and to recycle. Plastic wrapping and bags should be required to carry a warning label advising of the dangers of plastic pollution and shoppers should be encouraged to use eco-friendly shopping bags of organic, natural materials or recycled plastic fibers. Write your law makers. Vote. The situation continues to worsen. We must take act.

Support re-cycling programs and promote environmental awareness in your local community. Take a pro-active stance in asking governments to make changes and consumers to adjust their attitudes. Purchase items requiring less plastic wrapping and advise store management why we are doing so. We can speak with a loud voice when we speak with our dollars.

Hydrate by drinking tap or carbon filtered water from a glass-lined reusable container. If you do purchase plastic bottled, dispose to the container properly. Recycle.

With growing environmental awareness, it has become obvious that there is much more that we can do to create a sustainable planet for our children If only every one of us would take a few tiny steps, make a few different choices and consciously consider about our impact on the planet, there might be a way to restore the world to its original beauty and resources.

Many people are electing to avoid the risk of chemical contamination of their bodies, families and homes. Fortunately, solutions for addressing change exist and are readily available. Choosing eco-friendly products allows us to live a natural, green lifestyle.

The benefits of sleeping on organic bedding, selecting organic foods and wearing organic clothing are numerous.

Organic Foods

The Organic Food Association advises: It’s common sense; organic food is good food. Good to eat, good for the environment, good for the small-scale farmers and farm workers who produce it.

Organic farming is all about health and wellness. In order to assure optimum health and resistance against diseases, the natural balance in our own bodies and in the environment must be maintained. The use of artificial fungicides, chemical pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers and genetic engineering interfere with this delicate balance; with unknown and often harmful consequences! Organic farming affects more than what can be tasted or seen.

Over the previous fifty years, commercial farmers have, of necessity, continued to increase the amount of these hazardous applications. Cereal crops are sprayed as many as 8 times during the growing season. Many fruit and vegetable harvests have been sprayed 10 to 15 times. Following the harvest the spraying process is repeated to prevent grow of bacteria during storage and transport. Excessive spraying of fruit and vegetable crops destroys natural bacteria, leaving the plants increasingly vulnerable to attack from unwelcome pests or disease. More insecticides and fungicides are then required to fight off infestation and decay. However, these pests rather quickly become immune to the chemicals applied and their population rapidly grows. More powerful and increasingly toxic chemicals are then required to contain the infestation.

Organic certification is the consumers assurance that products have met stringent standards and have been grown and processed according to strict procedures without contamination from carcinogenic pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, human waste or sewage sludge and that they were processed without ionizing radiation or artificial food additives. Organic or non organic, which would you rather put in your body? We are what we eat. When our diet is built upon natural organic choices we are providing our bodies optimum food, produced in optimum conditions. Organically raised vegetables and fruit provide more minerals and nutrients than commercially grown produce and are more intensely endowed with flavor, color and aroma; they just taste better!

Organic meats are produced from animals that have been treated humanely and reared on certified organic pastures and feeds. Certified organic meat guarantees that genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have not been used at any stage of growth production.

Organics And The Environment

The USDA estimates that within the next ten years half of all Americas food products will come from only 1% of the farms. The EPA states that commercial agriculture is accountable for 70% of the pollution in our countrys rivers and streams. Small scale organic farmers finance innovative and far reaching research designed to minimize agricultures impact on the environment. They maintain and preserve bio-diversity by planting heirloom varieties of plants and gathering seeds for future crops. The loss of a large quanity of species is one of the worlds pressing environmental concerns. The happy news is that many organic farmers and gardeners have been gathering, preserving seeds and growing unusual and unique varieties for decades.

Organic farming methods naturally enrich the soil with chemical free manure and compost. Well balanced soils produce healthy, strong plants, nourishing for people and for animals. Organic agriculture can be a lifeline for small farms as it offers an alternative market where sellers can command fair and equatable prices for crops. Organic farming may be one of the last ways to assure the survival of both our ecosystems and our rural farming communities .

Conventional farming practices endanger workers and their families. Scientific research confirms pesticide related health problems which include cancer, birth defects, memory loss, paralysis and death. Unsecured storage, improper application methods and unsafe handling and transportation procedures are not at all uncommon and often lead to tragic mishaps. As pests develop resistance, farmers desperate to maintain or increase crop yields often resort to repeated applications of expensive and stronger chemical products. Faced with increasing costs, depleted fields and contaminated ground water, several small farmers have been forced to abandon their livelihood.

Organic farming, as an alternative, is safer and healthier for farmers and promotes fair compensation in the food supply chain. Organic farming provides afinancially viable and socially acceptable alternative to large scale farming and the accompanying dependence on government crop subsidies. Support of the small farmer supports our economy.

Organic production substantially reduces health risks. Many EPA-approved pesticides were registered and approved prior to extensive research that linked these hazarous chemicals to cancer and other significant medical problems. Crop dusting has often resulted in drifts of toxic pesticides and herbicides from fields to residential areas.

Organic agriculture is one of the best ways to prevent more of these chemicals from contaminating the ecosystem. An increasing body of research indicates that chemical contaminants are considerably more prevalent in the foods we eat, in our bodies and in the environment than we previously believed.

By choosing organic products we lessen this toxic burden. Organic farmers regularly rotate crops and plant cover crops to combat weeds, nutrient leaching and erosion. “Soil is the foundation of the food chain”. The focus of organic farming is to use methods that build and maintain healthy, sustainable soils.

Organic Skin Care And Personal Products

Skin care and cosmetics are the least regulated products under the US Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Whether it is soap, moisturizers or deodorants, skin care products are an essential part of daily life. Do we really understand what these products actually contain and what we are forcing our skin to absorb?

Have you ever suffered from itchy,stinging or burning skin? Chances are that your skin absorbed irritants and chemicals from your skin care products. The skin absorbs ingredients in all the products that come in contact with our skin. Consider nicotine or HRT patches. They rely completely on skin absorption.

As parents we are concerned for the well being of our children. We tenderly comfort and bathe them with a wide range of products. These include soaps, shampoos, creams and lotions, many of which are applied to babys delicate skin several times a day. The skin is the largest organ of the body and the skin of an infant can be up to 100 times more sensitive and receptive to toxic chemicals and irritating ingredients that the skin of an adult.

Without even realizing, parents put their babies at risk daily. Did you know that applying powder to your new babys sensitive skin may pose a cancer risk later in life? The principle ingredient in most baby powders is talc, which several medical studies have confirmed as a known carcinogenic.

Lanolin is a featured ingredient in many skin care products. When processed from organically raised sheep, lanolin is a wonderful healing balm. The danger lies in non organic lanolin that has been acquired from sheep that were dipped or sprayed for lice with chemical pesticides that are contaminated with carcinogenic ingredients such as DDT, dieldrin or lindane. The residue of these toxic chemicals remains in the processed lanolin and can cause severe reactions and long lasting health concerns.

Chemical free and all natural, organic products offer eco-friendly options that eliminate these dangers. You can avoid these and similar safely risks by using only certified organic products formulated from natural sources such as plants, fruits, vegetables and flowers. These products to do not contain synthetic chemicals such as lauryl sulphate, phthales, parabens, artificial fragrances or dyes.

Organic Textiles

By the end of 2008, the sale of organic textiles worldwide is expected to exceed $3 billion. Global demand for organic textiles is increasing in response to consumer demand. Organic production takes additional time, requires more skills and knowledge and costs somewhat more. But it is worth it. Organic materials do not bear hidden costs to the environment.

Choose Earth Friendly Products! Choose Organic!

The consumption and use of green technologies is all about the challenges and choices we face if we are to continue to enjoy a high quality of life within the finite resources of our planet. If we become passionate about sustainability, together we can help make the planet a cleaner and healthier place for all of us to live.

Do you wish to live a lifestyle that protects future generations? Do you want to to live in the greenest, healthiest environment possible with a conscience,respect and appreciation for the earth that sustains us? The quality of life for future generations is dependent on the choices we make today!

Studies show that about a fourth of the US adult population has a profound sense of environmental enlightenment and social responsibility. Half of us will buy organic and make earth friendly choices in many aspects of our daily living. Consumer education and awareness is a powerful force for change.

The consumption of organically raised products has grown by 20 per cent in the last year alone. Organic alternatives are readily available and the trend is escalating. Sustainability should be within everyones reach. Our choices matter and have a long term global impact. Let us decide to choose wisely!

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Paul Feeney didn’t commute with the Segway his parents gave him for Christmas in 2005 until he moved close to work this spring. The battery-powered, energy-efficient scooter makes the 1.4-mile commute fun, the 35-year-old Sun Microsystems sales representative said.

It also made his commute a lot less expensive.

When the Segway Personal Transporter came out in 2001, inventor Dean Kamen said the self-balancing vehicles would revolutionize short-distance travel. At first, however, they appealed mostly to police, mall security crews and airport personnel.

With gas prices escalating, sales are growing. One Segway dealer identified as one of its top five in the U.S. _ Riva Motorsports of Pompano Beach, Fla. _ sold almost 200 in 2006, 250 in 2007 and 175 in the first five months of 2008, said Riva spokesman Matt Sermarini.

“Anything that seems to be economical on fuel or doesn’t use fuel at all, people are definitely researching and buying,” Sermarini said.

Jared Cavalier, the Columbus Segway dealer who sold Feeney his scooter, said the increased interest has allowed him to open stores in Toledo and Cincinnati this year.

“These last few months have been fantastic,” Cavalier said. “We unbox them and they go out the door the same week.”

The self-balancing, standup scooters are getting more attention all around. Two “catcalls” are the most popular, Feeney said.

“People yelling, ‘Dork!’ and people yelling, ‘How much does that cost?’”

The Segway’s $5,000 price tag and its geekiness _ they were among many targets of Weird Al Yankovic’s parody “White & Nerdy” in 2006 _ are probably the biggest limits on its popularity, Feeney said.

James Houchard, an early customer in Ohio who now owns three Segways with his wife, said he tells people who stop him that he sees no difference in his electric bill.

“People always (wanted) to know how they work and what they do, but now I’ve had people ask about gas and say, ‘Is that a lot cheaper?’” said Houchard.

Houchard, 56, said they like the energy savings, but when he mentions what the scooters cost, it’s usually a surprise.

“Five-thousand dollars is an issue,” Bedford, N.H.-based Segway Inc. president and CEO Jim Norrod acknowledged _ though he predicted recent years’ sales growth rate of 40 percent to 50 percent to continue in 2008.

Dealers have seen a further uptick of 30 percent to 40 percent in walk-in traffic in the past month as people look for antidotes to expensive gasoline, according to Carol Valianti, a spokeswoman for Segway Inc.

The privately held company does not release sales data.

For now, the energy savings seem to be Segway’s strongest selling point.

Since buying a Segway in April, Kalispell, Mont., resident John O’Connor estimates, he has saved at least $100 on gas for commuting.

Enough charge to make the four-mile round trip to his job with telecommunications provider CenturyTel costs 4 cents, he said.

“Gas prices are going up, and it just turns my stomach. So I thought, ‘I’m done _ I’m not going to do it anymore,’” said O’Connor, 53. He and his wife are selling one of their automobiles.

Segways don’t completely cure the pain at pump. They need a charge after about 25 miles, can’t protect riders from the elements or carry much cargo and have a top speed of 12.5 mph.

“I could probably ride 10 minutes in 10-below-zero weather and not get so cold that I couldn’t stand it. If the trip was a lot longer, I probably wouldn’t want to do it,” said O’Connor.

Richard Doherty, an analyst with the Envisioneering Group research firm who has followed the Segway market for several years, said interest started rising in California when gas hit $4 a gallon there early this year.

“When SUV owners start driving slowly to save precious drops of gas, using a Segway looks more and more appealing _ especially for middle of the day and weekend trips near home,” said Doherty.

The vehicle’s price is coming into range, said Doherty.

“They’re saying that a Segway now costs about what you’d pay for the annual maintenance on many car models,” he said. “It just makes sense, if it’s fair weather and you can make your trips by Segway.”

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Josep Mora, designer from Barcelona, adapts this vehicle for people with reduced mobility. Watch out the hand break to keep the vehicle standing on its own when stopped, the folding handle bar and the folding ramp to put the vehicle in the trunck.

3 1/2 Years to Live

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Watch Charlies Full Video: www.youtube.com Follow Me: phillyd.tv http twitter.com Stories: Video Games Kill: tinyurl.com OHHHH Segway: tinyurl.com 2012 like a mother effer: tinyurl.com Dairy Milk: tinyurl.com Outro done by: www.youtube.com

Dean Kamen's Robotic "Luke" Arm

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Segway inventor Dean Kamen is looking to re-invent the prosthetic arm. IEEE Spectrum caught up with Kamen and one of his "test pilots," to see the robotic arm (named after Luke Skywalker's articficial limb) in action.

Riding a Segway up the World's Steepest Street, Baldwin St

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goto;www.segwayonq.com Kevin Hey from Segway on Queenstown makes a trip to Dunedin to try out his Segway on Baldwin St - the World's Steepest Street. You can here one of the locals saying "We know what gets up and what doesn't!" For more info visit www.segwayonq.com

Michelin Tweel Demo

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German demonstration video of the Michelin Tweel technology on Audi A4, Segway HT i167, and a Bobcat.

Animusic 2 - Pogo Sticks

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Visit www.animusic.com if you're interested in watching this amazing Animusic video, along with seven, fourteen, or more other Animusic videos, with much better picture and sound quality on DVD. Animusic is a computer animation company specializing in the visualization of MIDI-based music. This is a computer generated video showing several robots playing music while traveling on wooden roads on their small segway wheels and bouncing up and down to the beat. There is a hammered guitar, a hammered bass, a set of cymbals (with a cowbell), a set of drums, another hammered guitar, a xylophone, and a vibraphone.

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As I predicted in an article several years ago, retailers, including the big guys, have gone eco-friendly. I saw it coming. I wrote about it. And, of course, it is a welcome change. The Ralph’s, Targets and Sams Clubs of the world, most likely, will never go fully earth-friendly, and merely offer sections in their stores rather than become another Trader Joe’s but that’s alright. It’s a very good sign.

Why? The obvious part is that anything one person or a group of people do, in even a small way, to leave shorter “carbon footprints”, the better. The signs of a “planet in trouble” have been with us for awhile. It is nothing new. Today, one does not need to be what was commonly referred to as a “tree-hugger” to do their part in pitching in to help in their own small way to help the earth, hence us, live longer and healthier.

I am an Internet retailer that deals in humor gifts and collectibles. I sell licensed images of my cartoon images on a myriad of products such as Tshirts, mouse pads, coffee mugs, and others. When I told my friends I was planning to open a 100% organic cotton (using nontoxic dyes) T-shirt shop as my latest online venture, a good many of them laughed. And not at my cartoons. Some felt I was “losing it”. The truth is, I am finding it. Though I don’t know if I will ever become fully green in my entrepreneurial pursuits, that is my goal. I still have a number of existing customers at other eshops who have supported us all these years, and they are a completely different market. My strategy is not to abandon them, but to cater to them, and slowly add more green products that I know many will try, and as time goes by, hopefully, go fully eco-friendly in all the stores.

I would consider myself “bad” if this opportunity to get into the “green sector” of business, not to have taken it. I had been attempting it for many years. I could not make a deal with a manufacturer that suited me. I wanted to find one in which I could provide an extremely high quality fabric, and have my cartoon images imprinted with natural dyes that would not harm the skin. There were a few our but there was always an issue or minimal purchases, quality control, and other obstacles always surfaced. Though I am a small businessman, I will not post products at prices that are not competitive. So I waited and I am glad I did.

Finally, thanks to a print-on-demand company called Zazzle.com, and contracts they have with American Apparel and Edun Organics (two of the best), I can offer the quality green tee and have it printed and drop-shipped anywhere in the world within 24 hours. Not bad, and at very competitive prices.

Americans, and citizens of other countries, love their T-shirts. According to a study, the average American has at least thirty designed tees, and almost one hundred percent have a “favorite one”. I know I do. We also are health-conscious people these days. We try to eat healthier foods, take organic vitamins, eat less red meat, consume less trans-fat. The skin is the largest and most absorbent organ the body has. Wearing non-toxic dye tees is smart. And wearing premium ones, paying about $5-6 more than one would for a regular cotton or cotton blend tee is even smarter. It looks sexier. It feels better. And one is doing their part to help the planet a little. To me, that kind of peace of mind is worth a lot more than a McDonald’s Happy Meal.

Rick London is the first cartoonist to go eco-friendly. CLICK HERE to visit his organic cartoon tshirt shop

I do not consider myself to be a huge environmentalist but, I am proud to say that I saved my allowance to join Greenpeace in the 80s. As an adult, I now realize the importance of having an awareness about our impact on the earth and sharing this with our children.

We may not be able to save our planet from every black cloud, but it is important to be responsible and respectful to the earth on a daily basis.

There are simple steps that we can all take to help live in a more green, earth friendly way. We do not have to change our lives drastically and with a few adjustments, nothing will seem to be different (for the exception of the land fills not being as full, our energy and water bills not being quite as high, and our knowing that we are doing our part in living a conscious and environmentally friendly way).

The following is a list of simple steps that families can take to living green. It is not a complete list, but a starting point. The important thing here is that parents and caregivers discuss these steps and ENFORCE them. If parents teach children to live green at an early age, children will naturally respect the earth.

I know there are many more things we can do, so I encourage you to please send us your great tips too! The earth thanks you and so do we!

Steps to Living Green:

1. Turn off the lights and the TV when you are not in the room. Better yet, turn the TV off all together and grab a book!

2. Get energy efficient appliances. This will help save on your electric bills as well as helping the environment!

3. Change out all of your old incandescent light bulbs with the new energy efficient florescent bulbs. They not only save you money, but time- you do not need to replace them as often and there is less waste from needing fewer bulbs!

4. There is one thing that is better than these new energy saving light bulbs and that is natural light. If it is light out, open the shades and catch some rays! Natural sun light helps with seasonal depression and vitamin D!

5. Recycle all of your plastic and glass bottles and aluminum cans. We have been hearing this for years, so do it! Every little bit counts.

6. Get a water purifying filtration system, or just a container with a filter like a Britta and STOP using those plastic water bottles!

7. Buy a kitchen timer and put it next to each shower in your home. Take the 4 minute shower. One minute for shampoo, one for soap, one for conditioner and one to rinse. Shave with the water off in between soaping and rinsing. This is HUGE in helping with water consumption, especially if you have more than one child taking showers. Better yet, take showers with more than one person at a time and still keep it to minutes! Make it a game!

8. Turn the water off while brushing teeth and while washing hands. After a quick initial rinse, turn the water off during lather and turn on again for a thorough rinse to finish up. For extra dirty hands, use a washcloth to remove dirt, not running water!

9. Recycle toilet paper and towel rolls. Better yet, if your kids are in preschool or grade school, save up the rolls and give them to the school. Kids can always make great art or science projects using paper towel and toilet paper rolls!

10. Fix leaky faucets as soon as the start to leak. Do not procrastinate on this kind of stuff. It not only costs you money, but wastes way more water than you realize.

11. Switch your household cleaners, dish soaps and hand soaps to environmentally friendly ones. The chemicals in bleaches and harsh chemicals are not only bad for earth, they are bad for you! Think cancer and fertility issues, not that much fun.

12. Every time that you go to the store to stock up on supplies for the house or office, look for recycled or green products. This way, you will know you are at least trying to be green!

13. Organic is the way to go. Buy from local farmers if you can and buy most, if not all of your produce from the organic section. Again, this not only benefits the earth, but your body does not need all of those pesticides and chemicals- more cancer and infertility, yuck!

14. Even shampoos and cosmetics companies are starting to go green. And these products are actually good! Give them a try!

15. Be open to trying new things that are green. The more open you are, the sooner you will find out that this whole green movement is kind of fun and definitely makes you feel like you are being responsible! What could feel better than that?

Britt Michaelian, MA is the founder and CEO of Responsible Family Company. Her DVD, Care for Kids: The Essential Guide to Preparing Caregivers educates caregivers about medical emergencies. Sign up for her newsletter to receive a free Child Safety Report at http://www.responsiblefamily.com

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