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Turn Off the Bad News (Opinion)

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Posted by John Hayes   
Tuesday, 20 March 2007
soldier in iraqIf you surf the Internet today and go to any of the news sites, you will find story after story promoting bad news. Bird flu, WW III, Iraq, bad government and economic collapse are just a few of the many depressing topics you will find on virtually every site. Rarely do you find any good news. Broadcast media is no better. Various inspirational, spiritual, psychological and motivational teachers like Earl Nightengale, Dr. Wayne Dyer and others say in short words, “We become what we think about.” If we dwell on bad news day in and day out, that’s what we will attract to ourselves...
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A Century Later, the Buffalo Roam in Colorado Again

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Posted by geri   
Tuesday, 20 March 2007
bisons roamingA small wild bison herd was released in Colorado, only 10 miles from Denver, to roam on prairie grasses that haven't felt the storied animal's footprint in more than a century. What's more, the 1,400 acres are adjacent to a toxic Superfund site that has been successfully cleaned up and renamed, the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge...
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Tax Facts For Freelancers (Part 2)

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Posted by JULIAN BLOCK   
Monday, 19 March 2007
tax formHere is the second part in a GNN series designed to help you with your US taxes — especially beneficial to folks like me who haven't done them yet! Today, Julian Block, an expert on tax issues related to freelance artists, writers and photographers, will answer some common questions about how to report income on 1099's (when some include reductions for expenses, and others do not) and if we can take deductions for articles donated to non-profit groups...
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1,423 Afghan Artifacts Return to Kabul

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Posted by geri   
Sunday, 18 March 2007
"More than 1,400 artifacts protected from looters and the Taliban since 1999 at a museum-in-exile in Switzerland were returned to the National Museum of Afghanistan." Items included a foundation stone that was definitely "touched by Alexander the Great" in an Afghan city he founded, featuring an owl on one side to symbolize Athens... (AP)
 

New U.S. Alliance Pushes to Update the Light Bulb

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Posted by geri   
Sunday, 18 March 2007
compact flourescent bulbA coalition of industrialists, environmentalists and energy specialists is announcing next week a campaign to eliminate America's use of incandescent light bulbs within 10 years. It will press for government-enforced efficiency standards to make the old-bulb technology obsolete. (After all, it dates back to the introduction of the telegraph and steam locomotive, which have long since been replaced by better technology.) -NY Times

Here's a short video (:34) graphically describing the huge difference energy-efficient lighting could produce on your energy bill, and even better, on global warming. (Gaiam is a "lifestyle company" that sells energy-efficient, holistic products.)

 
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