Solar Power Expert
Did you know who is the most competent solar power expert, according to a research team from Tel Aviv University? It is the humble common Oriental hornet found in our gardens! Much to the astonishment of the scientists and researchers, the hornet utilizes solar power much like a plant and it produces electricity. Think how much easier it would be if only we could unravel how the hornet manages it. This discovery could revolutionize future solar … [Read more...]
Quote of the Day: 11/5/13 – Thich Nhat Hanh
"Enlightenment, for a wave in the ocean, is the moment the wave realizes that it is water." - Thich Nhat Hanh … [Read more...]
Homeopathic Treatments Cures Stammer
Psychotherapists, medication and speech therapy all failed to cure a patient of a difficult stammer in Beirut. That was until he opted for homeopathic treatment with Yvonne Siblini, during which it uncovered a traumatic incident from his childhood. He was actually affected by the war. “When he was 8 he had seen dead bodies and things like that. This is what I do – I go through the whole history of his life." “He didn’t know when it started, so I … [Read more...]
Friday’s Food For Thought…
Make a Difference This Halloween
Every year when Halloween rolls around do you find yourself torn in two. On the one hand there are many aspects of Halloween that are really fun. Who wouldn’t enjoy a celebration where you get to dress up and get candy? On the other hand do you feel increasingly uncomfortable about how greed driven the event seems to be. So is there a way to keep the fun and turn Halloween around? As a family why not have fun making Halloween treats to … [Read more...]
Hormone-Altering Chemicals Inducing To Obesity
Everyone knows that obesity is a rampant problem in North America, but new research is showing that it is not just a simple matter of eating too much and moving too little. Certain hormone-altering chemicals found in water, air, and soil can induce obesity, too. By disrupting or altering hormones, which are the body’s chemical messengers released by certain glands to affect cells all throughout the body, these invasive chemicals can disrupt … [Read more...]
Living Building Challenge Has Developed The Net Zero Energy Building Certification
Net Zero Energy is quickly becoming a sought after goal for many buildings around the globe - each relies on exceptional energy conservation and then on-site renewables to meet all of its heating, cooling and electricity needs. Yet the true performance of many developments is overstated – and actual Net Zero Energy buildings are still rare. But now, the Living Building Challenge has developed the Net Zero Energy Building Certification and it is … [Read more...]
Monsanto’s Poison…
Michael Warren and Natacha Pisarenko from The Associated Press have reported on the dozens of ways Monsanto's chemical fertilizers and pesticides are poisoning the people of Argentina: BASAVILBASO, Argentina (AP) — Argentine farmworker Fabian Tomasi was never trained to handle pesticides. His job was to keep the crop-dusters flying by filling their tanks as quickly as possible, although it often meant getting drenched in poison. Now, at 47, … [Read more...]
Wise Words For Friday…
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