Music & Business, Organics & Recycling

-- Quote of the Day --

“Statistics reveal that 85% of the people out there who have never played an instrument would have loved the opportunity to play one …There is a great resource out there called Support Music (www.supportmusic.com) – teaches people how to go about promoting music in the community. …National Association of Music Merchants (www.namm.org) also has a foundation that supports musicians and teachers… And Little Kids Rock (www.littlekidsrock.org) is another foundation that provides resources, instruments and support to teachers. …I would say that there are a number of books that show that playing music affects a child’s mind as far as learning ability. …(Music therapy is being) used for Autism, Down Syndrome and also Alzheimer’s. …I remember playing in a band at New Year’s Eve, and we finished a song and a friend of the family walks up and says ‘I can’t believe this, This kid doesn’t say anything for 15 years and now he’s singing a song up on stage!’ …Music helped me in coming out of my shell and becoming more comfortable, in working with a team …leadership, salesmanship and branding, giving the fans what they want, creativity and innovation, individuality and passion.”

~ Nov 24, ’09 – Craig Cortello

Today's quote was derived from a Conscious Discussions talk radio episode that aired back in November, 2009. Our featured guest was Craig Cortello and our topic of the day was: The Role of Music in Business. To access this interesting interview simply click on the hyper-linked show title here.

-- Did You Know ? --

stats from: globalstewards.org:

100 million trees and 28 billion gallons of water were used to produce U.S. mail for just one year

In 2005 over 114 billion pieces of bulk advertising mail were sent out in the U.S. (a 15% increase from 2000)

The average adult spends 70 hours a year dealing with junk mail.

-- Positive Eco-News --

*Source: Recyclingbizz.com via recycling product news magazine.

The largest police force of the UK is recycling guns and knives into materials for the construction industry which could eventually be used in London's Olympic site. Scotland Yard collected more than 52 tonnes of scrap metal from old keys, knives and guns during the last financial year. Recovered steel, iron and other more valuable metals were melted down and used in the structures of bridges and buildings, as well as in car and train production.

-- Tip of the Day --

Place recycling bins in every room!

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