Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day -- Talk happiness – The world is sad enough without your woes. No path is Always rough. Look for some smooth places and speak of those. ~ Unknown For me, this quote is a reminder not to be a garbage dump truck and heave waste on other people :) Rarely do we realize the impact our emotions has on society, our families and co-workers. Just simply by offering a smile where ever we go we can brighten the city and lighten heavy hearts. -- Recommended Resources -- ftpf.org – fruit tree planting foundation for international local food sourcing program for impoverished regions, improves the environment http://algalita.org/AlgalitaFAQs.htm - plastic bags & debri in ocean www.takebackthelight.ca - the first comprehensive fluorescent lamp recycling program in Ontario - Canada. Working with sellers and consumers they hope to recycle the 30 million fluorescent lights disposed of annually from the industrial, commercial and institutional sector. Ontario resident consumpti...

-- Quote of the Day -- Competition may build and preserve large fortunes, but only cooperation can save this planet for future generations . ~ Unknown -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- Today on Conscious Discussions talk radio we feature the author of Falling Into the Sun and professor of writing – Charrie Hazard. Charrie is an award-winning journalist, formally working as an investigative journalist which she left to pursue teaching and fiction writing. Today she is a Professor of Writing at the University of Tampa, Florida. She is also deeply involved with the National League of American Pen Women . We will be dipping into all of this experience in today's broadcast: World of Writing with Charrie Hazard . -- Household Recycling Systems -- Home recycling bins can help in collection of household waste till they are sent to a recycling center. Collection of waste for recycling is beneficial for both home owners and the environment as it eliminates the problem of waste dispos...

--Last Week's Winners -- Congratulations to Mike, Liz, and Deanna - last week's prize draw winners who won 2 - sets of 5 science fiction posters, a young adult novel and a rock music CD -- an estimated value of $70 (US) --- This week's prize draw --- Between Aug 10th - Ending on Aug 16th, we are accepting entries for the following prizes: A package of 3 writing related how-to e-books by Carolyn Howard-Johnson: (www.HowToDoItFrugally.com) * The Frugal Book Promoter - How to Do What Your Publisher Won’t: Full of nitty-gritty how-tos for getting nearly-free publicity - * The Frugal Editor - Put Your Best Book Forward to Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success: Present whistle-clean copy (whether it's a one-page cover letter or your entire manuscript) to those who have the power to say "Yea" or "Nay." - * The Great First Impression Book Proposal: An Amazon short, selling at 49 cents and taking no more than 20 minutes to read. According to Carolyn, an autho...

-- Thought of the Day -- Sign on a farm gate: The only true love money can buy – newborn puppies for sale. ~ Unknown My two dogs are my fur-kids. They love me unconditionally and depend on me - as I do them. They are family and our time together is always cherished. Onyx and Skyla brighten nearly every moment of every day and we are honored to have the opportunity to rehabilitate and adopt these amazing rescued friends. A special hug goes out to all the wonderful people on the planet working to better the life of forgotten, abandoned or purposely harmed animals. -- Note of Appreciation -- - A big thank you goes out to all of these wonderful people and organizations below who have recently been recommending our books, blogs or radio shows through their channels: Donna Maria from Indie Business (http://www.IndieBusinessBlog.com), Sue Oliver of Passions & Possibilities (http://tinyurl.com/al2m74), the staff at SheBlogs (www.sheblogs.org), Graeme Eastman of Wisdom E-books (http://wisdo...

-- Quote of the Day -- A lot of folks are forever in a hurry even if they don’t know where they are headed. When we lose something, but gain wisdom from the event, we have really won by our loss. ~ Unknown -- Factories Going Underground? -- Yamazaki Mazak Optonics Corp., a group company of Yamazaki Mazak Corp., a major Japanese manufacturer of machine tools, has received the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and Tourism Award--the highest award in the 2008 Effective Land Utilization Grand Prix--for its efforts to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, utilize land effectively, and minimize landscape impact by building an underground factory. The factory, called the Phoenix Laboratory, began operations in February 2008 to assemble laser processing machines. Located in Minokamo City, Gifu Prefecture, the Laboratory is built 17 meters (36 feet) below the surface. It maintains temperatures within a range of 4 degrees Celsius year-round by utilizing a geothermal air conditionin...

-- Authors Read -- Don E. Peavy, Sr. teaches religious studies at Victor Valley College as well as philosophy, ethics, and religion at the University of Phoenix & Internet courses for Canyon College. Prior to perusing a career in writing, Peavy practiced law in Fort Worth, Texas, his hometown. Disaster Among the Heavens is Peavy's first novel, although he has published two nonfiction book as well, titled: What Must I Do? & Play It Where It Lies . Drop by to hear Don read an excerpt from his novel – Disaster Among the Heavens - on Authors Read radio show. Click on the hyper-link here or look to the right for a link to the Authors Read radio --How to Start a Recycling Program At Work -- Most of us recycle at home in one form or another but recycling in the office is another story. Many small businesses are not set up to recycle. It takes time and effort to arrange a recycling program but there are numerous benefits. Recycling helps companies save money by reducing garbag...

-- Eco-Event -- California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE) Sustainability Fair When: Thursday, August 6, 2009; 9 AM to 4 PM (commercial) Sunday, August 9, 2009; 10 AM to 5 PM (residential) Where: California Center for Sustainable Energy, San Diego - California, USA -- Just a Reminder -- Email me at: ldbrummet @ yahoo . com * Remove Spaces Before Sending! * ...with the word "prize" in the subject line for a chance to win one (or more) of these prizes: * estimated value $60 (US) The Squeaky Wheel by Robert Kimmel (www.robertkimmelsmith.com) --&-- 2 sets of Five Science Fiction Posters based on the novel Beyond Mars - Crimson Fleet by Richard Risch (www.beyondmars.org) --&-- A copy of Grooveyard's CD, Place in Time -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- Today's positive eco-news segment was increased due to listener feedback - which asked us to increase the Sunday Gardening and Positive Eco-news to one hour. Today I share new information o...