Onward and Upward!
Bob Kalk Simplify your life. Balance needs with wants and harmonize inner and outer well-being. — Steps Toward Inner Peace, Peace Pilgrim “No man is an island,” so says John Donne. We all have many opportunities to deal with other persons. Often the Symmetry of Diplomacy is required. Especially in those contentious interactions. And often in our … Read more
“The way solar is progressing it will just be a matter of time before it becomes competitive with fossil fuels and eventually replace them.” So says Dr Jon Major who led a team at Liverpool University that has found a way of replacing one toxic element, used in the process of manufacturing solar cells, with … Read more
Ethanol is but one of the products the bacterium can be taught to produce. Others include butanol and isobutanol (transportation fuels comparable to ethanol), as well as other fuels and chemicals-using biomass as an alternative to petroleum. Janet Westpheling, a professor in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences department of genetics, and her team … Read more
Great occasions do not make heroes or cowards; they simply unveil them to the eyes. Silently and imperceptibly, as we wake or sleep, we grow strong or weak; and at last some crisis shows what we have become. — Brooke Foss Westcott (1825-1901) Theologian One of the most satisfying sensations is to be productive – … Read more
Whatever you think about, give your attention to, or are interested in, begins to reveal its secrets to you. — The Dynamic Laws of Prosperity, Catherine Ponder (1927-) Minister Many qualities need to be experienced but also modified, for if they are not kept in check they will get exaggerated out of proportion. All things … Read more
This is the Ecooking unit that Italian manufacturer Clei showed in Milan at the 2014 Salone del Mobile furniture fair. The Ecooking kitchen’s moving parts rotate around a central pivot that also serves as the exhaust pipe for the sink and dishwasher — and as the conduit for the plumbing and electricity. The tower can … Read more
Where attention goes, energy flows. — James Redfield (1950-) Author I know the quality of Changeable is long, but life is full of change. Take it a little at a time and think about the ways you Contribute to your changes. Peace, Jim CONTRIBUTIVE Definitions: (1) giving to the common good; (2) having a … Read more
All the great things are simple, and can be expressed in single words: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope…. — Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (1874-1965) Statesman A Positive attitude may not have the gusto of Zest all of the time, but it is a goal to keep in mind no matter the circumstances. There is a … Read more
At the end of 2012, Germany had approximately 400 MW of solar power capacity per million people. The United States produces about 25 MW of solar power per million people. Germany set a new world record in July of 2013, producing 5.1 terawatt-hours from direct solar. Germany’s world wind power record of 5 TWh was … Read more
This is probably the biggest acquisquishin’ candidate we’ve ever seen. Just think about the number of J.P Morgan wannabe’s that would like to see this initiative die a premature and speedy death. The inquest report would likely mention the usual suspects such as public utilities, the energy monopolies, even the pollution remediation industry. Talk about making … Read more