My name is Toto. I'm a 3 years old, cutie pie.
11. Replace your old single-glazed windows with double-glazing
This requires a bit of upfront investment, but will halve the energy lost through windows and pay off in the long term. If you go for the best the market has to offer (wooden-framed double-glazed units with low-emission glass and filled with argon gas), you can even save more than 70% of the energy lost.
12. Get a home energy audit
Many utilities offer free home energy audits to find where your home is poorly insulated or energy inefficient. You can save up to 30% off your energy bill and 1,000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year. Energy Star can help you find an energy specialist.
13. Cover your pots while cooking
Doing so can save a lot of the energy needed for preparing the dish. Even better are pressure cookers and steamers: they can save around 70%!
14. Use the washing machine or dishwasher only when they are full
If you need to use it when it is half full, then use the half-load or economy setting. There is also no need to set the temperatures high. Nowadays detergents are so efficient that they get your clothes and dishes clean at low temperatures.
15. Take a shower instead of a bath
A shower takes up to four times less energy than a bath. To maximise the energy saving, avoid power showers and use low-flow showerheads, which are cheap and provide the same comfort.
16. Use less hot water
It takes a lot of energy to heat water. You can use less hot water by installing a low flow showerhead (350 pounds of carbon dioxide saved per year) and washing your clothes in cold or warm water (500 pounds saved per year) instead of hot.
17. Use a clothesline instead of a dryer whenever possible
You can save 700 pounds of carbon dioxide when you air dry your clothes for 6 months out of the year.
18. Insulate and weatherize your home
Properly insulating your walls and ceilings can save 25% of your home heating bill and 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year. Caulking and weather-stripping can save another 1,700 pounds per year. Energy Efficient has more information on how to better insulate your home.
19. Be sure you’re recycling at home
You can save 2,400 pounds of carbon dioxide a year by recycling half of the waste your household generates. Earth 911 can help you find recycling resources in your area.
20.Recycle your organic waste
Around 3% of the greenhouse gas emissions through the methane is released by decomposing bio-degradable waste. By recycling organic waste or composting it if you have a garden, you can help eliminate this problem! Just make sure that you compost it properly, so it decomposes with sufficient oxygen, otherwise your compost will cause methane emissions and smell foul.
1st Year >>> Cotton
2nd Year >>> Paper
3rd Year >>> Leather
4th Year >>> Fruit
5th Year >>> Wood
6th Year >>> Candy
7th Year >>> Wool
8th Year >>> Bronze
9th Year >>> Pottery
10th Year >>> Aluminum
11th Year >>> Steel
12th Year >>> Silk
13th Year >>> Lace
14th Year >>> Ivory
15th Year >>> Porcelain
25th Year >>> Silver
30th Year >>> Pearls
35th Year >>> Coral
40th Year >>> Ruby
45th Year >>> Sapphire
50th Year >>> Golden
55th Year >>> Emerald
60th Year >>> Diamond
70th Year >>> Platinum
75th Year >>> Brilliant
The word Carat should be reserved for gem’s weight like “three carat ruby” and karat reserved as a measure of purity of gold. Long time ago, carob beans were used as a unit of weight, both words karat and carat grew from that root word.
What's most important is that your jewelry matches up with your outfit. Your jewelry is the finishing touch on your total look. Make your fashion statement count!
Steps:
Everyone has heard this phrase before, but try applying it to your daily living/workspace. When you have less, you feel less burdened because there isn't as much to keep track of.
Glass: Food and drink bottles
Paper: Newspaper, office paper, phone books, magazines and glossy prints, cardboard
Metal: Steel and tin cans, aluminum pop cans, aerosol cans, aluminum foil
Condense and Crush – collapse and tie up stacks of cardboard boxes and newspapers. Crush cans by removing the tops and bottoms of tin cans and stepping then crush the cans.
Rinse and Rid – rinse all glass and metal cans and bottles. Dispose of all plastic bottle lids. There is no need to remove labels from the outsides of cans or bottles.
Sorting Stations:
Depending on the size of your household, you can use a cloth bag in your kitchen to collect all the recycling and then have a second location in your garage for sorting to save space in your house.
If you want something that blends in with your furnishings more, use a piece of furniture like a buffet table or even an old wooden box will do. Just create compartments within to separate your recyclables.
You can also buy recycling units. There are many different kinds to choose from, so choose the one that will work for your family.
To make it fun for kids, label your containers by using chalkboard paint and chalk to label each unit accordingly. Create four stations:
Aluminums & tins
Glass
Plastics
Papers
Ship it off:
Check with your community about available curbside pick-up. If that is not available in your community, you will need to take your recyclables to a specific drop-off station.
For large household items or lawn items, you may have to make an appointment for pick up.
Here is a series of 50 simple things, we are going to post them in a list of 10, that everyone can do in order to fight against and reduce the Global Warming phenomenon: some of them are at no cost, some other require a little investment but can help you save a lot of money, in the middle-long term!
1. Replace a regular incandescent light bulb with a compact fluorescent light bulb (cfl)
CFLs use 60% less energy than a regular bulb. This simple switch will save about 300 pounds of carbon dioxide a year.
2. Install a programmable thermostat
Programmable thermostats will automatically lower the heat or air conditioning at night and raise them again in the morning. They can save you $100 a year on your energy bill.
3. Move your thermostat down 2° in winter and up 2° in summer.
Almost half of the energy we use in our homes goes to heating and cooling. You could save about 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year with this simple adjustment. The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy has more tips for saving energy on heating and cooling.
4. Clean or replace filters on your furnace and air conditioner.
Cleaning a dirty air filter can save 350 pounds of carbon dioxide a year.
5. Choose energy efficient appliances when making new purchases.
Look for the Energy Star label on new appliances to choose the most efficient models available.
6. Do not leave appliances on standby.
Use the "on/off" function on the machine itself. A TV set that's switched on for 3 hours a day (the average time Europeans spend watching TV) and in standby mode during the remaining 21 hours uses about 40% of its energy in standby mode.
7. Wrap your water heater in an insulation blanket
You’ll save 1,000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year with this simple action. You can save another 550 pounds per year by setting the thermostat no higher than 50°C.
8. Move your fridge and freezer
Placing them next to the cooker or boiler consumes much more energy than if they were standing on their own. For example, if you put them in a hot cellar room where the room temperature is 30-35ºC, energy use is almost double and causes an extra 160kg of CO2 emissions for fridges per year and 320kg for freezers.
9. Defrost old fridges and freezers regularly
Even better is to replace them with newer models, which all have automatic defrost cycles and are generally up to two times more energy-efficient than their predecessors.
10. Don't let heat escape from your house over a long period
When airing your house, open the windows for only a few minutes. If you leave a small opening all day long, the energy needed to keep it warm inside during six cold months (10ºC or less outside temperature) would result in almost 1 ton of CO2 emissions.
Milk Paint solids (powders)
Container(s) for your milk paint - old ball jars work very well
Paint Brush(es)
Polish - a mix of pure bees wax and natural turpentine
Item to paint that has little or no finish
Tarp
Rag for polishing
Sand Paper
1. Be sure your piece of furniture is clean and does not have any residue from grease or wax, etc. These things will keep the paint from adhering.
2. Place piece on tarp in a well-ventilated area.
3. Sand all areas of item to prep for paint.
4. Wipe down piece to clear off the residue from sanding.
5. Mix ingredients for paint. Mix 1 part powder with 1 part water. *Note: Milk paint in powder form lasts indefinitely until mixed with water.
6. Apply paint with a brush. Apply as many coats as you feel is needed letting the piece dry in between each coat.
7. Let piece dry.
8. It's nice to layer your paints with two or more colors. Then, sand the top layer lightly around edges, at corners and on surfaces where a little natural wear might take place.
9. Now, apply the polish with a small amount on a piece of cloth. You can buy the wax pre-mixed or mix a block of bees wax with an equal amount of turpentine.
*Caution: STAY AWAY FROM ANY HEAT OR FLAME. IT IS VERY FLAMMABLE.
Make sure you're applying the sealant to the whole piece of furniture, in an even fashion.
10. Simply seal up and refrigerate your unused milk paint for your next project. Because of the milk solids, the paint is perishable but will last for a few weeks in a cold environment.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission meets Wednesday and Thursday at Tallahassee's Ramada Conference Center, 2900 N. Monroe St., and will consider several issues.Wednesday's agenda includes final action on the proposed management plan for bald eagles and deletion of the bald eagle from the list of threatened species. The commission also will consider proposed rules prohibiting taking, feeding, disturbance, possession, sale, purchase or barter of any bald eagle and its nest or eggs, except as authorized by permit. The rules also would prohibit any person from entering an area on public lands that has been posted as closed for protection of the bald eagle.
Source: Florida Today
Photograph: Hü
Evaluate your space to decide what its main purpose is. If you have a dining room that needs to double as an office and library, focus on the main purpose of the room first. It is a space for eating FIRST, and then it is an office, and lastly a library.
Divide the space according to what you will use it for the most. Make dining a priority in the dining room and then create tucked-away space to accommodate office supplies and equipment. Use closed storage solutions for your desk area (like a computer armoire with doors) when it needs to be in an unusual place, such as your dining room. This will make your office blend in with your room and not pop out like an eye sore.
They goes from 5mg to 32mg and some of the samples showed caffeine per cup range from 58 mg to 281 mg, providing more of the caffeine than you might expect.
If you are a coffee lover, limit yourself to one cup of decaf a day, especially before bedtime.
