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Posted on: 04 January, 2005

Author: Adi Gaskell

Web Conferencing is a friend of the environment

Video conferencing is a friend of the environment. It helps reduce the volume of CO2 emissions from cars and reduces traffic congestion on our roads (as well as improving company productivity and reducing costs!). As governments throughout the world look to cut their CO2 emissions to meet global treaties, such as Kyoto, companies can use video conferencing as an easy means of achieving just that. Many leading companies now use video conferencing both as a key component of their business strategy and a vital cog in their environmental plans as well. Lex Vehicle Leasing, part of the RAC group, has...

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Posted on: 02 January, 2005

Author: Chris Western

Use Natural Cleaners to remove the Toxic Risk from your home

Maybe you live in a nice house smelling of alpine meadows with a ... ... lovely clean and polished ... if someone were to come into your lovely shining home and mix up a cocktail Maybe you live in a nice house smelling of alpine meadows with a sparkling bathroom, lovely clean and polished surfaces.What if someone were to come into your lovely shining home and mix up a cocktail of unknown chemicals for you and your family to distribute around the house. Would you allow it? Of course not. You wouldn’t want potentially poisonous chemicals around your house to...

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Posted on: 31 December, 2004

Author: Sam Vaknin

Earthquakes and Tsunamis

TsunamisTsunami - a seismic sea wave - means in Japanese "harbor-wave". It is also misleadingly called "tidal wave". It is an ocean wave caused by an earthquake of magnitude 6.5 on the Richter scale (... TsunamisTsunami - a seismic sea wave - means in Japanese "harbor-wave". It is also misleadingly called "tidal wave". It is an ocean wave caused by an earthquake of magnitude 6.5 on the Richter scale (or greater) that occurs less than 50 kilometers beneath the seafloor. Tsunamis can also be caused by volcanic eruptions and by landslides. Tsunami waves are followed by three to five oscillations...

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Posted on: 20 December, 2004

Author: Holmes Charnley

Nagging Doubts

There's always that nagging doubt isn't there? The nagging doubt that they just won't get it. I went to the Post Office ... the small local one round the corner, to draw a ... large amo There's always that nagging doubt isn't there? The nagging doubt that they just won't get it. I went to the Post Office yesterday, the small local one round the corner, to draw a relatively large amount of money out of my account. Whilst in the queue, I saw a packet of refill cartridges going cheap. Half-price. Which in consequence meant it was around 50p...

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Posted on: 17 December, 2004

Author: Cameron Lindblom, RealEstateGates.com

Straw as real estate building material

In the famous kid’s fairy tale ‘The Three Little Pigs’ one of the pigs built a house of straw that made him almost pay with his life. The pig was blamed in the tale for choosing the wrong building ma In the famous kid’s fairy tale ‘The Three Little Pigs’ one of the pigs built a house of straw that made him almost pay with his life. The pig was blamed in the tale for choosing the wrong building material. But his material was definitely the right one. He was just not aware of one important secret of construction. However,...

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Posted on: 17 December, 2004

Author: Cameron Lindblom, RealEstateGates.com

Mega firmament in real estate

Most of the cities in the world prefer ... ... ... Almost all the big cities consist of various ... ... This very feature of ... areas is believed to be r Most of the cities in the world prefer developing high-rise construction. Almost all the big cities consist of various multi-storied edifices. This very feature of employing areas is believed to be reasonable as it saves a lot of space for parks and recreation areas. But the principle has slightly changed with time, because of the necessity to provide relevant infrastructure to guarantee real estate functioning (dual-purpose stations, parking...

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Posted on: 17 December, 2004

Author: Cameron Lindblom

Real estate construction revolution – Epilogue

Despite numerous ... of ... along with vast research ... and positive attitude of ... and ... they can hardly take their firm place in our life. The reason for it Despite numerous advantages of eco-houses along with vast research experience and positive attitude of physicians and ecologists, they can hardly take their firm place in our life. The reason for it may be in the fact that the value of the natural materials (like straw) is too low. A building constructed of straw assembly units can be about five times cheaper than that of conventional brick. It’s easy to...

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Posted on: 29 November, 2004

Author: Alan Jolliffe

Pruning and Training Trees and Shrubs

PRUNING AND TRAINING GARDEN ... Art and Science of ... Alan ... is the art of training plants. Pruning is not an end in itself. Pruning is a stimulus for ... plant gro PRUNING AND TRAINING GARDEN SHRUBS"The Art and Science of Pruning"By Alan JolliffePruning is the art of training plants. Pruning is not an end in itself. Pruning is a stimulus for desirable plant growth.Introduction. Very few publications on pruning mention the relationship between pruning and training when explaining how to prune all types of plants, particularly of garden shrubs. This relationship is vital and must be well understood...

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Posted on: 26 November, 2004

Author: Ingela Berger

A healthy home

Your home is your castle. You decide, possibly together with family members, what to make of ... our home we have limited ... to improve the ... but in our home we can do a Your home is your castle. You decide, possibly together with family members, what to make of it.Outside our home we have limited opportunities to improve the environment, but in our home we can do a lot. At home we want to feel free, relax and do things that we like. We want to eat, sleep, exercise, maybe work, and socialize with friends and family. We...

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Posted on: 23 November, 2004

Author: S.A. Smith

Can bamboo flooring really help save the worlds’ environment?

Probably not on its own, but its an ... example of how ... can vote with their buying dollars to sway market demand to bring more ... friendly products into the ... Probably not on its own, but its an excellent example of how consumers can vote with their buying dollars to sway market demand to bring more environmentally friendly products into the marketplace.Bamboo flooring is a rising trend in home flooring and a great alternative to traditional hardwood floors. It is the most environmentally friendly natural hardwood flooring alternative you can select for your home, it is a renewable...

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