Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day -- " The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good " ~ Samuel Johnson (1709 – 1784) -- Reminder: Prize Draw Contest! Enter Today! -- Prize draw ( Dec 1-20th ) is for the following: Cathy Nesbitt is offering a copy of her DVD " Squirm " & a stainless steel water bottle (www.cathyscomposters.com) -- Nora Weston has offered a copy of: Paranormal Pleasures Digest (www.noraweston.com) -- Lillian Brummet's poetry e-book: Towards Understanding ( www.brummet.ca ) To enter the draw all you need to do is: Email me at: ldbrummet @ yahoo . com (**remove spaces before sending**) with the word "prize" in the subject line. *We never use email address for anything outside of this contest. Deadline : Dec 20th @ noon (pacific). -- Positive Eco-News -- The Weekender newspaper (serving the Boundary region of BC, Canada) reported that Teck E-cycling a company based in Trail began by recycling televisions...

-- Recycling Numbers -- Recycling By The Numbers , an article written by Michael Gardner & Mike Lee, shared these interesting US recycling stats: 5 cents: The minimum California Refund Value, or CRV, for cans and bottles 74 percent: Bottles and cans recycled in California 21.9 billion: CRV bottles and cans purchased statewide last year $1.2 billion: Annual CRV money collected by the state 1,200: Recycling stations near shopping centers statewide 160: Estimated recycling stations closed statewide since July The last number there is a little scary because it shows that there are some infrastructure & financial issues in the recycling system. Widespread closures of recycling centers would hurt, for example, middle-class families who rely on recycling revenue for small luxuries & homeless people who count on bottles & cans for pocket money. Dave raised the point this morning, when we discussed this issue, that situations that cause these shutdowns could result in a shock to...

-- Quote of the Day -- “… Sometimes the best way to find out about true friendships is when something bad happens. …And I think you just have to realize that if you are always trying to have a positive impact on someone then your energy isn’t wasted. …If you do grow apart – that is OK… Don’t get upset about it; just think about it as something that needed to be there at the time. …One thing I do with my students is to teach them how to give back, such as writing a letter to the veteran’s hospital or care packages for the soldiers. The most important thing I can do right now is to teach the little ones that they can give back and they get so excited and look forward to what they can do next and then the parents get involved. …We can look at our neighbors to see how they are doing and if they need any help. …Don’t just hear a story and say “oh that’s sad”; we need to do something about it… be a mentor, a tutor or fill some need .” ~ Oct 27, ’09 - Michelle Atha Today's quote originate...

-- Vodcast: Limit Climate Impact -- The following announcement was sent to me by Cathy Mitchell, consultant to APEX Public Relations Inc . through the San Diego Zero Waste Group . Please take the time to view this vodcast (a new term to mean a podcast with video - which from what I can see is actually more like a online video). As world leaders gather in Copenhagen for the United Nations Climate Change Conference this December, Tetra Pak launches the first in a series of vodcasts that examine some of the key issues and challenges for both governments and industry if we are to make an impact on climate change. The films contain presentations and comments from participants during a panel discussion at a Tetra Pak media event on climate change, held in Sweden in October. The series tackles various areas of environmental performance and includes comments and analysis from a wide variety of sources including WWF, The Coca Cola Company, Carrefour Group and Tetra Pak. “Only by working tog...

-- Authors Read -- Today's Authors Read episode offers an insider's brief introduction into defining media and free filler material for the new author - Lillian Brummet shares an excerpt from Purple Snowflake Marketing's 9th Chapter, A Word About the Media To access the show click on the hyper-links here or look to the right side of this screen for links to recent Authors Read episodes. -- Reminder: Prize Draw Contest! Enter Today! -- Prize draw ( Dec 1-20th ) is for the following: Cathy Nesbitt is offering a copy of her DVD " Squirm " & a stainless steel water bottle (www.cathyscomposters.com) -- Nora Weston has offered a copy of: Paranormal Pleasures Digest (www.noraweston.com) -- Lillian Brummet's poetry e-book: Towards Understanding ( www.brummet.ca ) To enter the draw all you need to do is: Email me at: ldbrummet @ yahoo . com (**remove spaces before sending**) with the word "prize" in the subject line. Deadline : Dec 20th @ noon (pac...

-- Conscious Discussions -- Sue Scheff joined me today on Conscious Discussions Talk Radio show to talk about the Internet - A Dangerous Asset . In this interesting discussion we explored common terms like: cybyer-sticks and cyber-stones, cyber stalking, hacking, social networking, & email spam . We also learned some tips on how to make sure you know what is happening with your name, business or product online. Just recently I was listening to an interview with an amazing blogger who created a full-time business out of his blogging efforts within a year of starting out… with no prior experience. Tales like this are enticing more and more traffic online with hopes of networking, creating friends or getting the word out about their products and services. Yet there is also a lot of fear. We often hear about Facebook and Myspace horror stories, even a Twitter site from a writer-friend of mine was hacked for a short time… We might also have concerns about shopping online, providing in...

-- Quote of the Day -- "It is our duty to ensure that these rights are a living reality -- that they are known, understood and enjoyed by everyone, everywhere. It is often those who most need their human rights protected, who also need to be informed that the Declaration exists -- and that it exists for them ." ~ Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, regarding the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. -- Conscious Events -- Today is Human Rights Day - which is celebrated annually across the planet since Dec 10 1948 when the date was chosen to honor the first global recognition of human rights by the United Nations General Assembly and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. According to the UN website (www.un.org): " This theme for 2008, “Dignity and justice for all of us,” reinforces the vision of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) as a commitment to universal dignity and justice. It is not a luxury or a wish-list. The UDHR and its core ...