FYI: Parents who express negative emotions toward their infants, or who handle them roughly results in aggressive, defiant kindergarteners...

"These researchers discovered that children who exhibit aggressive, defiant and explosive behavior by the time they're in kindergarten very often have tumultuous relationships with their parents from early in life. Prior to this study it was felt that the combination of difficult infant temperament and negative parenting placed parent-child pairs at most risk for conflict in the toddler period.

Study researcher Michael Lorber, of New York University, has said in a statement. "However, our findings suggest that it was negative parenting in early infancy that mattered most." This research has found that a cycle often begins wherein negative parenting in the infant's first few months of life results in highly angry toddlers, therefore setting off more hostility from mothers. And so parents should be counseled to work hard on developing warm relations with their kids from early in life."
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Tip: Exchange candy w/ toys or other creative ways not to let Halloween make you forget the healthy eating habits you want your children to have

"Nutritional consultant and educator Kay Curtis is against handing out candy. Curtis opts for giving small toys such as rings, puzzles, bracelets and stamps.

“When I first started this 'no candy on Halloween' thing, my husband said our house would get egged or toilet-papered, but the kids were thrilled!” Curtis said.

Curtis shops for toys at the 99 Cent Store, Target and party stores. Party favors make great finds for trick-or-treaters, she said.

Lisa Keating, known as “Encino Mom” of EncinoMom.Com, kicks off Halloween with a nutritious meal before making the neighborhood rounds for treats. She also gives out small toys or party favors to trick-or-treaters."
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Ways to Mitigate Climate Change: Vast amounts of natural gas have been found deep under Israel’s Mediterranean waters

Israel’s swing of fate is just one of many big energy surprises developing as a new generation of unconventional fossil fuels take hold. From the high Arctic waters north of Norway to a shale field in Argentine Patagonia, from the oil sands of western Canada to deepwater oil prospects off the shores of Angola, giant new oil and gas fields are being mined, steamed and drilled with new technologies. Some of the reserves have been known to exist for decades but were inaccessible either economically or technologically.

Put together, these fuels should bring hundreds of billions of barrels of recoverable reserves to market in coming decades and shift geopolitical and economic calculations around the world. The new drilling boom is expected to diversify global sources away from the Middle East, just as the growth in consumption of fuels shifts from the United States and Europe to China, India and the rest of the developing world."
New Technologies Redraw the World’s Energy Picture - NYTimes.com: "
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Climate change and population growth in the United States will make having enough fresh water more challenging in the coming years

In 1985-1986 there were historical (water level) highs and now in less than 25 years we are at historical lows. Those sorts of swings are very scary," said Robert Glennon, speaking at the State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference in Erie, Pennsylvania.

Glennon, a professor at Arizona State University and the author of "Unquenchable: America's Water Crisis and What To Do About It," said that that according to climate experts, shorter, warmer winters mean less ice and greater exposure to the air, leading eventually to more water evaporation.

"We think about water like the air -- infinite and inexhaustible but it is very finite and very exhaustible," Glennon said.

"When you have a shorter ice season you have great exposure to the air and more evaporation. As temperatures go up it is very troubling," Glennon said. "The cycles are going to become more acute which is very troubling.""
Climate change making country's water problems worse: expert | Reuters: ""
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Tip:"Parent's emotional state affects child's emotional health. It's important to tell your pediatrician how you feel, though you're not the patient"

Tips on taking your child to the doctor: "Your pediatrician is interested in hearing anything relative to your child's development, particularly daily habits that a doctor can't observe. How and what does your child eat? How active is your child? How much sleep does your child need? Does your child seem generally happy? What does your child say or how does he/she communicate? Does the child play or interact well with other children? Have there been unusual stresses at home, such as a move, job loss, illness or death of a family member? It's important that your pediatrician not only assess your child's physical health, but emotional health as well because children's emotions can greatly impact physical health, activity and behavior.

Why did our pediatrician ask me how I feel?
Adults also can be subject to depression, and moms specifically to postpartum depression. An adult's emotional state affects a child's emotional health. If parents are dealing with major stressors, the child also may feel stressed physically and emotionally. So it's important to tell your pediatrician how you feel even though you are not the patient. Your pediatrician will be able to refer you to someone who can help you." (click link above to read full article)

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Ways to Mitigate Climate Change: Alternative Energy: Wind & Solar will coexist & work in tandem... because neither source can be controlled by man"

We can use solar energy when it comes,” Dr. Erk Thorsten Heyen, vice president, marketing, sales and finance of Wacker Polysilicon Division of Wacker Chemie AG Read more: Cleveland Daily Banner - Wacker VP Renewable energy is the future . “Typically, the wind is stronger when there is no sun.” But, he said, to move to a point where 60 percent of all energy is from renewable sources, it will be necessary to generate electricity with wind and solar systems when it is available and store it in batteries or hydroelectric plants. Water can be pumped to a higher level during the day and released at night. “You can use the energy from solar cells to convert water into hydrogen and oxygen and use the oxygen to make power or heat,” he said.

“There are many, many different technologies which could be used to store the excess electricity generated when the sun is shining or when the wind is blowing and use it when those conditions don’t exist. All of those technologies are available, but some of them are still a bit too expensive.” But, bringing those costs down will require government policy or utilities such as the Tennessee Valley Authority to move in that direction. "
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Update: Researchers from University of California, Berkeley confirmed reports that global temperatures have risen by 1 degree Celsius

Massive Study Proves Climate Change is No Hoax - Technorati Green: "The team included a 2011 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, Saul Perlmutter and various climatologists and statisticians. Compiling a huge open database of temperature records, researchers found a striking correlation with earlier American and British studies and the data clearly supports the conclusions that warming is occurring.

This study is the most comprehensive and thorough to date and focused on some nagging questions about the debate.
According to this statement:

" The most important indicator of global warming, by far, is the land and sea surface temperature record. This has been criticized in several ways, including the choice of stations and the methods for correcting systematic errors. The Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature study sets out to to do a new analysis of the surface temperature record in a rigorous manner that addresses this criticism. We are using over 39,000 unique stations, which is more than five times the 7,280 stations found in the Global Historical Climatology Network Monthly data set (GHCN-M) that has served as the focus of many climate studies.""

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Tip: Emotional Well-Being = ability to understand range of feelings at "any" given time & to know how to manage it to live a life in full as possible

"The main component of the "Your Good Self" programme is the bibliotherapy scheme. Bibliotherapy is the use of reading materials for therapeutic purposes. Bibliotherapy or healthy reading schemes are well established in the U.K. and Irish schemes include "Mind Yourself" in Wexford and "The Power of Words" in Dublin."Book in to your emotions at Mallow library - News - Corkman.ie:

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Ways to Mitigate Climate Change: "Imagine you no longer have monthly utility bills, instead you get your electricity from solar shingles on your roof"

...or imagine pulling into a gas station, but it no longer sells gasoline. Instead, you can top off your car with electricity, hydrogen, biofuels, whatever. To those of you who already have solar panels on your roofs or an electric car in the garage, this may not sound so far-fetched. For the rest of us, this is the future. Let's talk about the year 2050 as imagined by my next guest. He says we can quit using oil and coal to power our country by 2050 and not just for the health of the environment but for national security, creating jobs, and saving money, motivations that he says transcend politics. But is this really possible? Is it reasonable to expect politicians, automakers and big oil and coal to innovate and disrupt, quote, business as usual? How is all this stuff going to get done and save or create jobs? Those answers are all in my next guest's book, "Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era." Amory Lovins is author of this book. He is co-founder, chairman and chief scientist at Rocky Mountain Institute in Snowmass, Colorado. Reinventing Fire: Getting Beyond Fossil Fuels : NPR: " (click link to read full transcript)

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Update: World governments and aid agencies should prepare to help the world's poorest to move away from areas most affected by climate change

Environmental change would affect the world's poorest the most, and millions would be forced to abandon sterile farmland and migrate to areas less affected by the problem.

The Migration and Global Environmental Change Foresight Report studied the effect flooding, drought and rising sea levels caused by climate change would have on human migration patterns over the next 50 years, the BBC reported Wednesday. Three-quarters of this migration would be within national borders, it said, predominantly from rural to urban areas. Unless such migration is properly managed it could lead to widespread humanitarian disasters, the report authors said.

"[These people] will be trapped in dangerous conditions and unable to be moved to safety," the British government's chief scientist, Professor Sir John Beddington, said."

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Tip: Avoid being Obese, Eat Ten Best Fat-Burning Foods to have low carbon footprint & be good to environment

Grapefruit. It’s been praised as a diet aid for years. Grapefruit is high in pectin, which breaks down body fat. WARNING: Grapefruit can interfere with many medications, especially blood pressure meds. Check with your doctor, pharmacist, or the Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide updates.

Low-Fat Dairy Products. Calcium is a metabolic trigger. Skim milk and yogurt are rich in complex carbohydrates, which boost your metabolism by keeping insulin levels low after a meal. High insulin levels signal the body to hold onto fat. A study of dieters done at the University of Tennessee found that those who ate 1200 mg of calcium a day lost twice as much weight than those who avoided dairy."

Hot Peppers. Capsaicin, the chemical in jalapenos, habaneros, and cayenne peppers gives them their bite. It speeds up heart rate and boosts metabolism. A study reported by AOL Health found that eating just one spicy meal a day boosts metabolism by up to 25%, and the calorie burn lasts for up to three hours after the meal.

Green Vegetables. They’re a dieter’s salvation because they’re high in fiber and low in calories. In addition to their numerous health benefits, their slimming powers come from the fact that the more you eat at a meal the less room you’ll have to eat other foods that might not be so wonderful. Asparagus is especially good because it’s a natural diuretic that flushes out the system and minimizes water retention. Studies are also showing that it may play a role in fat breakdown.

Good Fats. Olive oil and avocados are great sources of heart-healthy monounsaturated fats. The oleic acid in olive oil stabilizes leptin (also called the satiety hormones). Avocados are also a great source of fiber.

Blueberries contain more antioxidants than any other fruit. Strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, and grapes are also good. Aside from their many other proven health boosting claims, a cup of fresh or frozen berries contains about 6 grams of filling fiber.

Nuts. Almost all nuts qualify: almonds, walnuts, pistachios, etc. contain protein, fiber, and “healthy fat” that helps keep you feeling full. Snacking on 24 almonds will keep you feeling far more satisfied than snacking on the same number of rice cakes. Nut butters count, but buy ones that don’t have added sugar. Peanut butter is particularly good because it’s high in Niacin, which prevents bloat.

Tea. In a Swiss study, tea drinkers burned 266 more calories per day than non-tea drinkers. Green tea is the best; it has a chemical called EGCG that causes the brain and nervous system to run faster, which burns more calories even while the body is at rest. Black and white teas are also good. Avoid heavily processed bottled and canned tea drinks and brew it yourself.

Coffee Caffeine speeds up your heart rate and helps burn more calories. Even though the caffeine in the Mocha Frappuccino counts, it’s full of sugar and fat. It’s best to get your caffeine with low fat milk and go easy on sweeteners. It’s been shown that taking caffeine before a workout helps you last longer and consume more oxygen during the workout. The more oxygen you use, the more calories you burn

Whole Grains. These are a great source of complex carbohydrates and fiber. Look for “whole grain” or “whole wheat” products. If the label says “wheat,” there’s a good chance the processing has stripped of its fiber and nutrients.

Source: Ten Best Fat-Burning Foods | ThirdAge: "Mary Marino is a writer, blogger and editor of www.flashionista.com."

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Tip: The fastest way to change the way you feel is to change the way you eat"- Marino

Our metabolism is like the fat-burning motor. The body tries to convert everything we eat into fuel; some foods just deliver better results than others. High-quality foods actually burn fat and keep the body running at optimal levels. Low quality foods deliver low quality performance.

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Ways to Mitigate Climate Change: Natural Gas Vehicle Storage Systems for Commercial Trucks possible!

"Quantum's ultra light weight high capacity CNG storage systems are enabling Class 7 and 8 heavy duty trucks to support typical fleet applications while reducing operating cost by 30 percent. Quantum offers an all composite tank technology which provides the lightest weight solution in the market which enables heavy duty trucks to carry significantly more fuel on board and operate for long distances without reducing their payload as is required with heavier tanks.

"An increasing number of transportation fleets are realizing the benefits of operating on CNG," said Alan P. Niedzwiecki, Quantum's President and CEO. "These long haul and regional trucking firms are now able to meet their range requirements of over 500 miles with Quantum's newest high capacity tanks.""
Quantum Awarded Contract for Natural Gas Vehicle Storage Systems for Commercial Trucks | Alaska Dispatch:
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Update: Leaders of nearly 200 major companies around the world have called for tougher action on climate change

The 2C Challenge, co-ordinated by the Prince of Wales Corporate Leaders Group, says that climate change puts society's future prosperity at risk. But the window to keep global warming below 2C has "almost closed", it warns.

Companies signing up include UK retailer Tesco, energy provider EDF, electronics company Philips, chemicals giant Unilever, eBay and Rolls-Royce.

The communique is published six weeks before governments of 192 countries convene in Durban, South Africa, for the annual UN climate summit.

Analyses show that at current rates, greenhouse gas emissions are not being curbed quickly enough to keep the global average temperature rise since pre-industrial times below 2C, which is what many governments say they want. A majority prefer the tougher target of 1.5C, which is almost certainly out of reach without investment in climate "technical fixes"."
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Tip: Teens' brain are wired to risk. Parents can help by rewarding good behavior instead of emphasizing punishment of negative behavior

National Institutes of Health has shown, the prefrontal cortex, a region of the brain associated with inhibition of risky behavior, doesn't get fully developed until age 25. The connections between the prefrontal cortex and other areas of the brain are also developing in teenagers. And a number of deep structures in the brain are influenced by changes in hormones, which may lead to heightened emotions.
The way that brain regions talk to one another in teenagers may explain teens' sometimes confounding behavior, scientists say. Even in their mid-teens, adolescents can make quick, efficient, correct decisions; in the heat of the moment, though, the brain's deep emotional centers will win out over reason.
"It's not like these brain parts aren't there. It's how they get wired and become fine-tuned with experiences," said BJ Casey, director of the Sackler Institute at Weill Medical College of Cornell University."
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Ways to Mitigate Climate Change: Germany would shutter all its 17 nuclear power plants bet 2015-2022 in favor of Alternative Energy

Germany's Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau (German Development Bank) is to underwrite renewable energy and energy efficiency investments in Germany with $137.3 billion over the next five years, Germany Trade and Invest reported. Overall, the German government's 6th Energy Research Program has made an extraordinary $274.6 billion available for joint funding initiatives in energy storage research over the next three years.

It is by any yardstick an extraordinary (and expensive) commitment that may well have the collateral benefit of unlocking similar funding worldwide for renewable energy projects.

The new Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau loans and projects are designed to underwrite a broad array of energy areas, including energy efficiency and smart grids, as well as wind and solar energy generation. Last year Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau financed 40 percent of all photovoltaic installations in Germany."
Germany Sets Aside 0 Billion for Renewable Energy at Oil Price: "
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Update: 25 million people a year have been displaced due to weather-related events since 2008, the challenges of human migration due to climate change

"The United Nations estimates there were 210 million international migrants in 2010. A further 740 million were internal migrants in 2009.

The report estimates there will be between 154 and 179 million people living in rural coastal floodplains by 2060 who will be unable to move away due to poverty.

These trapped communities will need to be made more resilient to environmental events.

Up to 192 million people will also move into urban coastal floodplains in Africa and Asia by 2060 in search of work and a better economic situation.

This kind of migration could be beneficial by opening up new sources of income which help people become stronger and more resilient, enabling households to stay in a place for longer, the report said.

Migration should be considered when funds are being allocated at U.N. climate talks in November in Durban, South Africa, the report said."
Climate-driven migration challenge underestimated | Reuters:

The report, by the government-backed Foresight Program, examined the likely movement of people both within and between countries to 2060. It found the greatest risks will be borne by people who are unable or unwilling to relocate.

John Beddington, chief scientific adviser to the British government said an average 25 million people a year have been displaced due to weather-related events since 2008, which will likely rise as such events become more extreme and frequent.
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Tip: To achieve holistic wellness is also to educate the public on how to stay healthy thru clean, natural diet & nature-friendly lifestyle worldwide

Our goal is to educate the public on how to stay as healthy as possible. Correcting mechanisms of pathology requires a receptive public, one that is willing to alter diet and lifestyle for their own benefit. One can easily extrapolate that in order to have a clean, natural, chemical free diet, issues of environmental toxicity can no longer be tolerated. We would now have a society of proactive people whose goal is to protect their health, the health of their children and grandchildren as well as preserve nature"

Focus on optimization of health not only depends on a working knowledge of genetics, but a deeper understanding of cause and effect through a working knowledge of epigenetics. Integrative medicine (the practice of conventional and holistic medicine) seeks to relate cause and effect in the treatment and prevention of illness by addressing the causative factors in the patient's diet, lifestyle and environment. When the medical profession embraces the duality of symptom care and the optimization of health by addressing epigenetic influences on gene expression, we will begin to see a decrease in morbidity and an overall improvement in quality of life.


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"Americans are not prepared for the daily impact that reduced oil supplies will have on their everyday lives..."

The release of Energy Armageddon coincides with the anniversary of the Arab Oil Embargo of 1973, which began on October 18, 1973 when OPEC announced an oil embargo against the United States, and ended in March of 1974. Industry sources estimated that the overall cost of the oil disruption to the US economy was estimated at $8 trillion in today's dollars. The coming oil shortage will be a permanent worldwide shortage, not a temporary one.

Booming economies were built on cheap energy, made possible by cheap, abundant oil. ENERGY ARMAGEDDON is the book that describes the interplay between the world economy, the oil industry, human nature and limited natural resources and poses the most important question of the 21st Century - how will we survive and prosper without cheap, abundant oil?

Access to the message contained in Energy Armageddon is so important, that an electronic version is being made available at no cost until January 31, 2012. To download Energy Armageddon, please go to www.bobhackney.com ."
Energy Armageddon - Oil Starvation in the 21st Century by Robert C. Hackney, Describes the Devastating Effect of the End of the Oil Era - MarketWatch: "
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Alternative Energy Update: 'CLEANTECH NJ 2011 brings "Angel Investors" to mitigate effects of climate change on Oct 25 @ Woodbridge Hilton, Iselin, NJ

"Gaston Kroub, a Locke Lord partner, will participate on a panel, "The National Renewable Energy Roadmap: Planning, Funding, Developing Technologies," which will examine the current state of various cleantech sectors, the promise of each and what investors find attractive. Also confirmed for the panel are Mary Grikas, vice president, communications, PetraSolar; Serpil Guran, director of Rutgers EcoComplex; and Daniel A. Gross, partner, Hudson Clean Energy.

A second panel, "N.J.'s Dynamic Energy Future," will explore the future of New Jersey's renewable energy sector and how it is likely to be affected by changes in market conditions, state and federal policy initiatives and financial incentives. The panel, moderated by Tom Johnson, co-founder, energy and environment writer for NJ Spotlight, will feature Neil Cooper, co-founding and co-managing partner at SORINROYERCOOPER LLC; Jamie Hahn, managing director, Solis Partners; Richard F.X. Johnson, senior vice president, Matrix Development Group; and Guarav Naik, principal, GeoGenix."
'CLEANTECH NJ 2011' Expands Sponsor Lineup With Addition of Locke Lord LLP and PR Newswire - MarketWatch:
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Irish business leaders supports low-carbon economy, environmental sustainability, reducing carbon footprint for competitive edge!

Highlights from the CDP Ireland Report 2011:
> 33 Irish companies responded this year, compared with 29 responses in 2010 (and 16 in 2009).
> 19 of the largest businesses listed on the ISEQ participated in the project.
> Eight Irish businesses scored over 75pc for the quality of their disclosures, including: Bewley's; Bord na Mona; CRH plc; DCC; Diageo plc; Endesa; Smurfit Kappa Group plc; and Tesco plc.
> 90pc of respondents have emissions reduction actions in place; although only 48% have set themselves reduction targets.
> 74pc of ISEQ companies that responded published additional information (such as CSR and Sustainability Reports), indicating that larger Irish organisations are giving increased attention to the management of climate change issues well beyond the completion of the CDP questionnaire, said CDP Ireland today."

Irish firms start to see fiscal benefits of carbon reporting - Green Tech - Green Tech | siliconrepublic.com - Ireland's Technology News Service: "

The 2011 CDP report for Ireland was launched in the Convention Centre Dublin. A key theme from the 'Preparing for the Low Carbon Economy' report is that the 'tone at the top' influences the wider organisation's view and commitment to addressing climate change. In all 72pc of respondents reported that responsibility for climate change issues rested at board level, demonstrating the significant importance of this issue to Irish companies.

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Tip: Sleep Well, Avoid: prolonged stress, eating late, arguing w/spouse, watching intense movie, overdoing mentally challenging work, exercising late

Sleep and low energy: Insomnia is often associated with pineal gland dysfunction because this is where melatonin (often known as the sleep hormone) is secreted. While this is true, sleep problems reflect hormonal imbalances between cortisol, growth hormone and melatonin.

Cortisol is an important hormone secreted by our adrenal glands (also known as the 'stress' glands). Under normal health conditions, cortisol is highest in the morning giving the pick-up and go that is needed and should be lowest in the evening when it is time to relax before bed. In conjunction with our nervous system, it enables our body and mind to shut down for the night. When its 24-hour rhythm is offset, common symptoms can include feeling tired upon waking and feeling 'wired' in the evening before bed.

Different types of stressors have a 'trickle down affect' and can affect our bodies at one of more levels of the hypothalamus (also known as the control center), the pituitary gland, the adrenal gland, and/or the nervous system.

Our state of mind, whether relaxed or stressed, directly affects hormone balance."
timestranscript.com - Optimal health requires understanding of hormones | by DR. MARTIN GLEIXNER - Breaking News, New Brunswick, Canada: "
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Ways to Mitigate Climate Change: Alternative Energy: International Renewable Energy Community

"The world's premier event for the renewable energy technology industry hosted 26 foreign buyer delegations as part of its participation in the U.S. Department of Commerce International Buyer Program, and close to 400 people attended RETECH's new International Reception. RETECH will be returning to Washington, DC next year, and has been scheduled for Oct. 17-19, 2012 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel.

"We are thrilled at the worldwide appeal of RETECH and the continued growth of our foreign visitors," said Mark Glazer, RETECH Renewable Energy Director. "RETECH's ability to draw Government, Finance, Utility and Technology leaders from across the globe is one of the key reasons it is the preeminent meeting place for the renewable energy business. Working in partnership with the event's founder, The American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE), we will continue to build on this success and create more value for all stakeholders with RETECH 2012.""
International Renewable Energy Community Flocks to RETECH 2011; Dates Announced for 2012 - MarketWatch: Among the 26 foreign delegations was a group from Russia organized by the Mid-Atlantic - Russia Business Council which included representatives from the Kirov Region - one of Russia's leading alternative energy regions, and representatives of Russian entrepreneurial companies. The complete list of delegations included: Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Bulgaria, Canada, Cape Verde, China, Costa Rica, Denmark & Faroe Islands, Ecuador, European Union Office, Finland, Honduras, Hungary, Latvia, Malaysia, Mali, Nepal, Philippines, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.
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Climate Change Update: Canadian companies sees cap-and-trade regulations could provide a significant market opportunity

The recent survey of 108 large Canadian companies is part of the annual worldwide study conducted by the non-profit CDP on behalf of more than 500 institutional investors. Over the past decade, the group has cajoled more and more global firms to disclose their policies and initiatives related to climate change and water usage.

More than half of the companies that responded to the survey said they sell at least some products or services that help clients reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. At the same time, more than 85 per cent said they have a program in place to reduce their emissions – usually by cutting energy use in their buildings or plants.

“Large organizations … are seeing climate change as a business imperative that needs to be dealt with,” said Zoe Tcholak-Antitch, North American director of CDP. “Climate change represents the first-ever predictable industrial revolution, and I think a lot of companies are really beginning to see that.”"
Canadian firms warming to climate-change measures - The Globe and Mail: "
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Tip: BODY should develop a good resistance to diseases, build a muscle mass because fitness is dependent on gender, food and age

"Komal Shah, a yoga instructor says, "Everybody is aiming on reducing their certain body part which will enable them to wear dresses like the female actors. But they don't understand that what is important is overall fitness." Says Mumbai based Ashtanga vinyasa yoga expert Dipika Mehta "The west has much more regulated stuff for personal weight reduction regimes. People read in books about Kareena Kapoor's suryanamaskars and start doing the same. What is important is the alignment during the suryanamaskars." Not every workout works great on all people at the same time is what people are now slowly getting a grip of. Anything is achievable but the ultimate aim should always be a healthy body."
Know your fitness style for healthy body - Times Of India:
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Ways to Mitigate Climate Change: Alternative Energy: Low Carbon Aviation Fuel from steel is only half the carbon footprint of the standard fossil fuel

According to Virgin Atlantic, the "breakthrough aviation fuel technology" will see waste gases from industrial steel production being captured, fermented and chemically converted using Swedish Biofuels technology for use as a jet fuel. India, which is among the world's largest steel producers, will be one of the first countries where the fuel will be produced as Lanzatech and partners develop facilities there and with three years and Virgin Atlantic hopes to fly Delhi to London Heathrow on the new fuel sometime in 2014.

The "revolutionary fuel production" will enable airlines to dramatically reduce their carbon footprint by reusing gases that would otherwise have been emitted directly into the atmosphere and promote sustainable industrial growth, as the process enables manufacturing plants to recycle their waste carbon emissions, a Virgin Atlantic spokesperson said.

Virgin President Richard Branson has termed the partnership with LanzaTech a breakthrough in aviation fuel technology and a major step toward radically reducing our carbon footprint. The technology is currently being piloted in New Zealand and following successful implementation, a wider roll-out could include operations in the UK and the rest of the world."
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Climate Change Update: ASIA: Links between Continental-Scale Weather Events and Global Risks to Food Availability"

It is more than a year since the devastating July and August 2010 floods in Pakistan that affected about 20 million people and killed an estimated 2,000. Many believe that the disaster was partially fuelled by global warming, and that there is a real danger that Pakistan, and the Indian subcontinent in general, could become the focus of much more regular catastrophic flooding.

Indeed, right now Pakistan is again experiencing massive flooding. The UN asserts that, already, more than 5.5 million people have been affected and almost 4300 are officially reported dead, 100 of them children.

Last year’s calamity, in particular, highlights the vulnerability of much of Asia to climate change, and has helped elevate this into one of the most important and pressing political and social issues in the region. Indeed, an increasingly prevailing view is that the impact of climate change could be worse in the region than all previous social, health and conflict disasters of the past."
Pakistan floods show Asia’s vulnerability to climate change | The Great Debate UK: "
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Tip: Healthy Mental Health is an Inner State of Psychological Bliss and Well-Being

World Mental Health Day on 10th October 2011. There are global talks and discussions on causes and treatments for various mental, psychological, behavioral and neurological disorders. Policies are being thought over to help end the centuries' old stigma towards mental illnesses. In this huge and much needed effort, we are forgetting something really important. Mental health is not limited to a mere absence of disease"

World mental health day 2011: Top 5 issues - The Times of India: "
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Ways to Mitigate Climate Change: Alternative Energy: Photovoltaic Panels, which convert sunlight into electricity, power homes and businesses

Alternative Energies became Kentucky's only manufacturer of photovoltaic panels, which convert sunlight into electricity to power homes and businesses. The company has rented office and manufacturing space in the old ATR Wire & Cable plant on Danville's bypass, trained 10 employees and set up a side business in security systems to cushion its startup.

"It has been slow starting," said Dan Tolson, one of three partners in the company. Solar power is a novelty in Kentucky, he said, "but we think the potential here is huge. It just makes sense." Photovoltaic-panel prices worldwide have fallen more than 30 percent in the past year, making solar power an increasingly viable supplement to conventional power supplies. "The more we use this technology, the cheaper it gets," AEK partner Troy Lay said."
Tom Eblen: Company says the future of solar panels in Ky. is bright | Business | Kentucky.com:

Alternative Energies of Kentucky installed this solar panel-power system on a customer's home in Frankfort. PHOTO PROVIDED

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Climate Change Update: Climate change not factored into companies' value, warns UN chief | Environment | The Guardian

As long as these companies [that emit large quantities of greenhouse gases] have a high value, we are giving out the wrong signals," said Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the UN framework convention on climate change, told an audience of carbon finance specialists in London. "It has got to be that those companies that are investing in the technologies of the future are recognised."

She called for "an active valuation" of companies with high carbon emissions, saying the world was "far behind" in doing so. "How is it possible that the valuation is not keeping pace?"

Companies should take note, she urged, of the political reality that governments around the world have signed up to a commitment of holding global temperature rises to no more than 2C above pre-industrial levels, which scientists regard as the limit of safety beyond which climate change becomes unstoppable and catastrophic."
Climate change not factored into companies' value, warns UN chief | Environment | The Guardian: ""
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Tip: Clean but not "so clean" because Microbial Ecosystems populating our guts, mouths, nose, etc play crucial roles in keeping us healthy

Moreover, researchers are becoming more convinced that modern trends — diet, antibiotics, obsession with cleanliness, Caesarean delivery of babies — are disrupting this delicate balance, contributing to some of the most perplexing ailments, including asthma, allergies, obesity, diabetes, autoimmune diseases, cancer and perhaps even autism.

“In terms of potential for human health, I would place it with stem cells as one of the two most promising areas of research at the moment,” said Rob Knight of the University of Colorado. “We’re seeing an unprecedented rate of discovery. Everywhere we look, microbes seem to be involved.”

Equipped with super-fast new DNA decoders, scientists are accelerating the exploration of this realm at a molecular level, yielding provocative insights into how these microbial stowaways may wield far greater powers than previously appreciated in, paradoxically, making us human."
Microbes may play crucial role in human health, researchers discovering - The Washington Post: "
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Ways to Mitigate Climate Change: Alternative Energy: Consider 'Portable Balloon Inflation System" to lift gas requirements in remote areas

How does it work? Alternative energy company that generates hydrogen gas and steam/heat through the chemical reaction of aluminum, water, and proprietary additives. This technology is ideally suited for multiple applications requiring on-site, on-demand fuel sources, serving National Security and commercial customers. API's hydrogen feeds fuel cells for portable and back-up power; fills inflatable devices such as weather balloons; can replace costly, hard-to-handle and high pressure K-Cylinders; and provides fuel for flameless heater applications. Its hydrogen/heat output is also being designed and developed to drive fuel cell-based and turbine-based undersea propulsion systems and auxiliary power systems. API has significant differentiators in performance, adaptability, safety and cost-effectiveness in its target market applications, with no external power required and no toxic chemicals or by-products."

Early production stage hydrogen generation company AlumiFuel Power, Inc. ("API"), the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based wholly owned operating subsidiary of AlumiFuel Power Corporation AFPW +140.74% (the "Company"), revealed today why the PBIS-2000 system can become a global standard following the award of the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) contract announced yesterday. Military and meteorological users from the US, NATO, and around the world have been following API's Portable Balloon Inflation System product development with keen interest, and have indicated that the technology embedded in the PBIS-2000 could offer a superior solution to lift gas requirements in remote and inaccessible locations."
AlumiFuel Power, Inc. Provides Rationale for Why the PBIS-2000 Portable Balloon Inflation System Technology Can Become the Worldwide Lift Gas Standard - MarketWatch:
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Climate Change Update: EUROPEANS believe -dangers of climate change represent a more serious problem facing the world, after poverty

Connie Hedegaard, European climate commissioner, said: “This is encouraging news. The survey shows that the citizens of Europe can see that economic challenges are not the only ones we face. A clear majority of Europeans expect their politicians and business leaders to address the serious climate challenge now.” She said it was “striking” that the public were even more concerned about climate change than in the run-up to the landmark Copenhagen summit on climate change in late 2009.

The number of people rating climate change as a very serious problem has risen slightly, from 64 per cent when the poll was last conducted in 2009, to 68 per cent this year. When asked to rank the seriousness of the problem, people put it at 7.4 out of 10, compared with a score of 7.1 out of 10 two years ago. People also said there were economic benefits to tackling climate change, with eight out of 10 people saying that dealing with the problem would provide an economic boost and create jobs. "
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Tip: Heal Family Relationships to help ADHD Kids cope up w/ Climate Change (ADHD as a problem of regulation of emotion, behavior and attention)

This is because children learn self-regulation in context of relationships with primary caregivers, and family conflict is clearly associated with increased risk for ADHD. From 2000 to 2009, ADHD was up by 29% , and evidence that medication use for ADHD increased at an average yearly rate of 3.4% from 1996 to 2008. ADHD: The role of diet and sleep - Child In Mind - Boston.com: "Many children with a range of behavior problems crave sweets. Parents describe constant battles around food choices. It is likely that these problems have complex causes: sweets may be used to reduce stress, and food is a place where children can exert absolute control by simply closing their mouths.

Certainly it is important for growth, development, and learning that children eat a healthy diet. Ideally they should have three meals a day with sufficient fresh fruits, vegetables, and protein and a minimum of processed foods. However, if all attention in management of ADHD is focused on diet, to the exclusion of relationships, then the intervention is off the mark. In addition, evidence for more specific food restrictions, such as dairy, wheat or food dyes, is more anecdotal, and some of these diets can be quite restrictive.

Similarly, getting enough sleep is essential to healthy brain function and regulation of behavior, emotions and attention. But, with the exception of obstructive sleep apnea, most sleep problems develop in the context of relationships. "

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Alternative Energy Update: Tens of thousands of people joined 2000 marches and rallies in over 175 countries to call for a move beyond fossil fuels

"Dr. James Hansen, head of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and one of the speakers at the Moving Planet rally in NYC, has spent his career studying the climatic changes under way on our planet. One of his key points, which unfortunately has not yet entered the popular consciousness, is that we simply cannot afford to extract and burn all the fossil fuels in the earth. Many people worry about when we will run out of oil or coal. But the real worry is what will happen to our climate if emissions from all that oil and coal are released into the atmosphere. Instead of worrying about when we'll run out, we should be talking about how to keep as many fossil fuels in the ground as possible.

Many people profit from selling oil, removing mountaintops to get at coal seams, and extracting crude bitumen from tar sands. Some ignore or belittle scientific research that doesn't conform to business as usual, and use the political system to ensure that no substantive action is taken to alter this unsustainable path. But eventually the obvious will no longer be deniable, even to those who profit from the status quo: we have to move beyond fossil fuels."

Charles Scott: Moving Planet: I believe that when there is more money to be made in alternative energy than fossil fuels, the arguments we hear today against taking action to address climate change will disappear. That's why it is so important for the U.S. to eliminate the massive subsidies to the fossil fuel industry, which stifle innovation and provide an unfair advantage over alternative energy solutions like wind and solar.
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Climate Change Update: Northeast Climate Science Center to study how climate change affects ecosystems, from the Great Lakes to Maine down to Missouri

“The nationwide network of Climate Science Centers will provide the scientific talent and commitment necessary for understanding how climate change and other landscape stressors will change the face of the United States,” said US Interior Department Secretary Ken Salazar in a statement.

Last month, the state’s Climate Change Adaptation Advisory Committee released a report that suggested temperatures in Massachusetts by end of this century could spike to 90 degrees or more for 30 to 60 days every summer, ocean temperatures could be on average 8 degrees warmer, and winters are likely to have more rain and less snow.

And next month, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change will release a major new study on the effects of climate change in recent years and what the latest evidence shows is likely to happen in coming decades.

UMass-Amherst and its partners will study climate impacts on water resources, agriculture and grazing, fish and wildlife, forest resilience, invasive species, protecting migratory fish and waterfowl, sea-level rise, coastal erosion, flood management, and water quality."
New center to study climate change opens - Metro Desk - Local news updates from The Boston Globe: "
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Alternative Energy Update: Companies that help solve the energy problems will be among the future Googles and Apples.

"If there is one sector you can count on, it will be alternative energy: clean energy, energy storage, energy conservation, and the smart grid. The world’s population will surpass 7 billion people this year. More importantly, the number of people considered to be middle class is growing at a rapid rate, mostly due to improving quality of living in China and South Asia. Those new middle class want motorized vehicles and air conditioning. The demand for energy will be ramping quickly.

At the same time it’s becoming more expensive to dig energy out of the ground. Dependence upon foreign supplies of oil is becoming more of concern. Coal is considered to be four letter word, and nuclear has many hurdles. Conventional solar panels and wind turbines are only expected to make a small impact in the next twenty years.

As if this isn’t enough, concern over CO2 production pressures us to limit coal burning, or at least clean up its emissions.

It’s a perfect storm. Energy demand growth + resource constraints + global warming/C02

Mankind has no option but to deal with this."
The Next Google Could Come From The Clean Energy Sector - Seeking Alpha:
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Climate Change Update: Remember, in the new era of climate change, you too may need help someday.

INSIGHTS: Climate Change Lessons From Africa: "Land degradation and poor soils are basic causes of Africa's low food production. Growing trees amid farm fields - so-called "inter-cropping" - counters these problems. Trees retain soil moisture, provide mulch (with fallen leaves), limit erosion, add coolness, and more.

Dubbed "Evergreen Agriculture" by the World Agroforestry Center, this approach is doubling crop yields in parts of Niger, Burkina Faso, Zambia and Malawi. And it's cheap: famers can grow trees by themselves.

It's in our interest to encourage such solutions. Not only because it is morally right, but because lessons learned in Africa - one of the first places climate extremes are being felt - can teach our own farmers how to cope with climate change tomorrow.

That's why it's essential to reject calls on Capitol Hill to end foreign aid. Foreign aid accounts for only one percent of the federal budget (not the 25 percent most Americans think it does).

Cutting aid will not cure our deficit, but it will deprive hungry people of the help they need to help themselves."

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Tip: Communicate Effectively by Emotional Intelligence (The ability to deal w/ other’s emotions & reactions to understand & manage your own reactions)

There’s a new online tool to help employers improve mental health in the workplace. “Managing Emotions” was developed by mental health researchers and commissioned by the Great-West Life Centre for Mental Health in the Workplace; it provides an assessment of emotional intelligence in the workplace.

Emotional intelligence refers to the ability to deal with other people’s emotions and reactions, to understand and manage your own reactions, and to communicate effectively—skills that are crucial for maintaining a psychologically healthy workplace.

The launch is timely for Canadian employers, following the federal government’s announcement in June to fund the creation of the voluntary National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace, expected to be released in summer 2012. Once completed, the voluntary standard will provide organizations with tools to achieve measurable improvement in psychological health and safety for Canadian employees."

Note: According to Statistics Canada (2003), approximately 20% of Canadian workers experience a stress-related illness every year, and it has been estimated that 10% of the Canadian working population have a diagnosable mental illness, resulting in billions of dollars every year in workplace losses.
Web tool assesses emotional intelligence in the workplace | Benefits Canada: "
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Ways to Mitigate Climate Change: Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies will speed investment and growth of renewable energy industries

"Bliss Baker, spokesperson for the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance, said G20 countries have made little real progress in eliminating those types of subsidies since 2009. “As we strive to develop alternatives to oil we must recognize that alternative fuels are not competing on a level playing field,” he said in a statement. “These massive multi-billion dollar crude oil subsidies completely outweigh current biofuel incentives and are a serious obstacle to the development of cleaner, greener alternatives. Oil has a huge competitive advantage financed by global taxpayers. It is time for the G20 to show leadership and reverse this practice of never-ending subsidies to Big Oil. They must put their money where their mouth is and invest in renewable alternatives.”"

Note: The International Energy Agency and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development again came out in favor of eliminating fossil fuel subsidies worldwide on Oct. 4 with the release of the first Inventory of Estimated Budgetary Support and Tax Expenditures for Fossil Fuels. Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies will speed investment and growth of renewable energy industries, but policymakers often do not have clear information on the policies currently enacted, according to the groups. With this in mind, the inventory was created to assist governments’ understanding of fossil fuel policies. The inventory currently covers 24 countries and 250 mechanisms and will be expanded in the future to include more.

Ethanol Producer Magazine | EthanolProducer.com:
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Climate Change Update: China world's biggest CO2 emitter will meet near-term goals to fight Climate Change

"China is set to not only meet its Cancun Agreement emissions intensity pledge, but is likely to go beyond it," the independent research group said, referring to the December 2010 global climate change accord."However, at the same time, largely due to faster than expected economic growth, emissions in 2020 are likely to be higher than previous estimates."

The study underscores the uncertain value of global pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions meant to meet the international goal of no more than 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) temperature rise over pre-industrial levels which most scientists agree is required to avoid potentially catastrophic climate events.

"We're heading toward a warming of well over three degrees at present unless there are major improvements in the pledges," said Bill Hare, the director of Climate Analytics, a research group based in Germany that took part in the study.

China's concrete steps to curb carbon emissions go further than the pledges made by other big polluter nations such as the United States, the world's second-largest CO2 emitter, said Hare."
China climate goals run against growth: report | Reuters:
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Tip: Build the Future by Producing Emotionally Healthy Climate Change Ready Kids - And it Starts with Parent's Stable Relationship

Stable Relationships. Every child needs a stable relationship with a loving adult. Without one, the brain has trouble making necessary connections to grow and develop. Parents need to provide a healthy environment socially and emotionally as well as physically in which a child can explore and learn with guidance. When a child can observe healthy relationships between adults, they also learn how to build healthy relationships of their own.

Human touch from others and their need to touch everything should not be overlooked. Touch is how young infants know they are loved. It sends signals to the brain, causing it to grow (or develop) fully.

Interaction. A relationship between a child and their parent is vital to the child’s development. The earlier you engage, the more impact you will have on the growth and development of a child’s brain. The key to interaction is matching your behavior to your baby/child."

Child's health starts now | emporiagazette.com:
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Ways to Mitigate Climate Change: Supporting Wind Power, e.g. Canada is among the world leaders in the production and use of renewable energy

GE Milestone: 1,000th Wind Turbine Installed in Canada - MarketWatch: "Canada has a long history of supporting wind power. We are committed to working with developers such as Cartier to continue installing and improving technology that will help harness the country's abundant wind resources," said Simon Olivier, general manager of sales for GE's renewable energy business in Canada.

Canada is among the world leaders in the production and use of renewable energy. Currently, about 16 percent of the country's total energy supply comes from renewable resources including small hydro, biomass, wind, solar, geothermal and ocean energy.

Wind farms presently operating in Canada have a total capacity of 4,611 megawatts, enough clean, wind-generated electricity to supply more than 1 million homes, or about 2 percent of Canada's total electricity demand."

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Climate Change Update: Issues on Tests to Mimic Cooling Effect of Volcanoes or Stationing Orbiting Mirrors in Space to Reflect Sunlight, do u agree?

Members said they hoped that such extreme engineering techniques, which include scattering particles in the air to mimic the cooling effect of volcanoes or stationing orbiting mirrors in space to reflect sunlight, would never be needed. But in its report, to be released on Tuesday, the panel said it is time to begin researching and testing such ideas in case “the climate system reaches a ‘tipping point’ and swift remedial action is required.”

The 18-member panel was convened by the Bipartisan Policy Center, a research organization based in Washington founded by four senators — Democrats and Republicans — to offer policy advice to the government. In interviews, some of the panel members said they hoped that the mere discussion of such drastic steps would jolt the public and policy makers into meaningful action in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, which they called the highest priority."

What's your opinion on this?

Ways to Mitigate Climate Change stated below:

The first is carbon dioxide removal, in which the gas is absorbed by plants, trapped and stored underground or otherwise removed from the atmosphere. The methods are “generally uncontroversial and don’t introduce new global risks,” said Ken Caldeira, a climate expert at Stanford University and a panel member. “It’s mostly a question of how much do these things cost.”

The second group of techniques, solar radiation management, involves increasing the amount of solar energy that bounces back into space before it can be absorbed by the Earth. They include seeding the atmosphere with reflective particles, launching giant mirrors above the earth or spewing ocean water into the air to form clouds.

At the influential blog Climate Progress, Joe Romm, a fellow at the Center for American Progress, has made a similar point, likening geo-engineering to a dangerous course of chemotherapy and radiation to treat a condition curable through diet and exercise — or, in this case, emissions reduction.

These techniques are thought to pose a risk of upsetting earth’s natural rhythms. With them, Dr. Caldeira said, “the real question is what are the unknown unknowns: Are you creating more risk than you are alleviating?”

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/04/science/earth/04climate.html?_r=1

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Tip: Women find lack of response unbearable (a negative response is better than no response at all). So, answer her question clearly, either Yes or No

Gender Differences, Female Hormones & Human Brain | PMS,Female Brain Book & Gender Studies | LiveScience: "Women may have evolved extra-sensitivity to interpersonal cues as a way to avoid conflict, a state that can feel intolerable to women, according to Brizendine. The flood of chemicals that takes over the female brain during a conflict -- especially within an intimate relationship — is almost on the same order as a seizure, she explains.

Possibly because of their overachievement in "mind reading," women often find blank expressions, or a lack of response, completely unbearable. For females in particular, a negative response may be better than no response at all."

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Ways to Mitigate Climate Change: Support Alternative Energy Sources to Create Greener Energy & Help Energy Buyers, Energy Consumers & Environment

World Energy Joins Hales Global in Strategic Energy Alliance - Press Release - Digital Journal: "US Department of Defense (DOD) is the largest energy consumer in the federal government. Relying on the expertise of Hales Global in government contracting and procurement, World Energy expects to provide the 680,000 military installations under DOD control worldwide with solutions that lower operational costs and increase energy efficiency, resulting in greener facilities.

World Energy has a long track record of success in the energy arena. Most recently, through a series of competitive online auctions run on the World Energy Exchange®, the company helped the greater Chicago water district net nearly $20 million in rate savings for constituents. As a result, the district was able to post a 30 percent rate reduction. World Energy uses a technology-enabled procurement platform to help energy buyers transact in a transparent and highly-liquid marketplace. World Energy offers unique, cost-saving efficiencies over traditional approaches to energy procurement."

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History: Climate changes resulted in war & famine in preindustrial Europe (1500 & 1800).rebellions, revolutions, & political reforms followed

Climate Change Caused Angry Runts : Discovery News: "“The mild cooling in Europe in the late 18th and 19th centuries brought about an upsurge in prices, social disturbance, war, and migration but not demographic crisis, because of social buffers such as cross-continental migration, trade, and industrialization.”

The researchers conclude that the economic downturns caused by climate change were the direct causes of the human crises. When a country's economy and agricultural output didn't suffer, their populations didn't either.

“This result explains why some countries did not undergo serious human crisis in the Little Ice Age: Wet tropical countries with high land-carrying capacity or countries with trading economies did not suffer a considerable shrinkage in food supply, nor did some countries, such as New World countries with vast arable land and sparse populations, experience substantial supply shortage,” the researchers wrote.

Although technologies and economies may have advanced since the 16th century, humanity's connection to fluctuations in the Earth's climate are not limited to the past."

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