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I hope my title adequately conveys the absurdity of our current energy plans. Even though every president since Richard Nixon has called for energy independence, we are farther from it today than we were then--and we remain doomed to continue failing as long as our energy future is shaped by energy corporations or by politicians. We citizens must be the leaders on this issue. Oil corporations and politicians are the butterfly nets in my little analogy-the wrong tools for the wrong job. Oil companies can't do the job because they are multinational corporations. By law, their only loyalty can be to their multinational investors. If they are swayed by patriotism, by environmental concerns, or even by...

Stamping is one of the most versatile crafts around because there are so many different options that you can use to enhance even the most basic stamp. When you look at some colored stamped images, you may be overwhelmed by how beautiful they are. Some look like works of art that have been meticulously painted by tiny little brushes. For a beginner, or even intermediate stamper, they make look overwhelming. The truth is however, that coloring stamped images does not have to be difficult, and it does not require any special artistic skill. Chances are if you are already involved with stamping, you have enough creativity to color in your stamped images beautifully. There are a number of different tools...

One of the first things that a new geocacher has to learn is that 'all caches were not created equal'! There are in fact many different types of caches that will challenge those who set out to find them on a variety of levels. The most common types of caches are the following: Traditional/Basic Cache: The traditional Geocache is simply a container (usually made of plastic but sometimes also from metal e.g. an ammunition box). The cache will usually contain a logbook, a pen and some small items that can be exchanged. These items are sometimes called SWAG ('Stuff we all get'). The role of swag and swag etiquette will be discussed more fully later on. Micro-cache: Micro-caches are, as the name...

Cards the most creative effort to make the dear ones smile and feel the immense love that you shower on them. And the cards that are hand made or hand printed are remaining unforgotten forever. The most surprising factor in the stamps for card making is the usage of the tiny and big things that you gather from daily life. There maybe hundreds of things that we usually see but yes, forget to notice that where do they exactly fit in our life. But such things always find a big space in our cards. Be it strings, alphabets, pictures, photographs, stamps, ribbons, buttons, dried leaves, paints, pen caps, paper cuttings, embossed sheets, glitters, jewels etc; there are many more that helps you create a...

A super twist on "Raised Plaster Stenciling" that's easy to do and leaves a great "impression"; Rubber stamps pressed in to the wet plaster. Where Raised Plaster Stenciling creates a design that stands out from the wall, using rubber stamps pressed in to wet plaster creates indentations that give a really different look that creates awesome shadows. There are literally millions of rubber stamp designs in your local craft store, rubber stamp specialty shop or on the Internet that you can choose to create your own designer walls. Choose a large design so that it shows up well on your wall. Consider plant elements such as ferns, leaves, flower heads and so on. Or get crazy and combine a number of...

A rubber stamp is something that you can use every single day depending on where you use it. For example, a stamp with your signature is very handy around the office. You'll even use it multiple times throughout the day. This is the reason why they are very good investments. First of all, they're very inexpensive that you can easily order one without worrying about the price. Second of all, you'll get to use it a lot of times. So you're investing in something that's inexpensive and very useful. That's a very good deal. But what about stamps that you can only use for a few times each year? These are the seasonal rubber stamps. These stamps are only used when they are "in season". So compared to the...

Never underestimate the power of simple things, like the surprise of your infant the first taste of real food or the first time the feel grass on their feet. These moments are the ones that you want to last a lifetime! The same emotions hold true for scrapbook pages. When you design using a few images and select a few decorative embellishments, your eye is drawn to the photograph and the story. Discover the technique of focusing on a single accent can add life to your favorite photos and ensure that the ordinary becomes extraordinary. Keep your eyes open for clean, simple and easy accent ideas. Limiting yourself to only one accent my make you feel a little limited in your layouts at first, but you...

Scrapbooking is a very popular hobby throughout the world, especially in North America. It is a wonderful way to preserve memories as well as other interesting embellishments, and the best part is that it's a lot of fun too. But scrapbooking nowadays is merely not just pasting photos on to the pages, but preserving them in an interesting and entertaining manner. The best thing about scrapbooking is that there are a lot of supplies available in the market but you just need a few basic things for a good start. Album: for most scrapbooks the first thing you need is an album. They are available in various sizes such as 12" x 12", 8" x 8", 6" x 6" and even 8.5" x 11". There are also many choices...

If you operate any type of business that relies on custom rubber molding parts, you already know how important it is to find the right suppliers to suit your particular situation. You need to find a manufacturer who can meet the quality specifications of your particular job, while adhering to a set budget and a reasonable turnaround time. Given the broad range of materials, color options, usage requirements and rubber molding production methods available, there are a number of factors you should consider before working with a rubber molding manufacturer. Here Are a Few Things to Consider Before Selecting a Rubber Molding Parts Supplier: 1. Customer Service. Before selecting a custom rubber molding...

Ever see a t-shirt, quilt or even a baby's bid with a cute design cross stitched on it and wonder how it was done? Sometimes the design is pre-printed or stamped on the material. If not, there is a wonderful product called "waste canvas". Waste canvas is a grid of thread held together with a starch glue agent. It is used as a guide material for stitching on non evenweave type fabrics (like a t-shirt), so that you can stitch neatly and maintain the correct size of the design and then remove the waste canvas to leave only your cross stitched design on the fabric. To use the waste canvas, first find the centre of the canvas by folding it in half and then half again. Mark the centre lightly with a...

Stamping sounds so easy, doesn't it? You buy a stamp, put some ink on it, and rap it on the paper, right? Wrong! You may find your images smudge, twist or look a bit blobby with this method of stamping. That's not usually what a stamper wants. Well, I am going to tell you about the little secrets for creating stamped images that you may not have seen before. But let's start a couple of steps before you start stamping. Let's look at the quality of the stamp and the type of ink you are going to buy. Before you buy your stamp, it is important to examine the rubber or acrylic and decide if the image is carefully chiselled out. A good stamp will be made of a firmer, high quality rubber or acrylic and the...

Adding powerful visual images to your blog or website can have a strong impact on your overall communication and connect with your audience on a deeper level. Graphics and photos can make your website more memorable and the reading experience more exciting. Images can also be informative teaching tools by using visual graphs, diagrams, or charts. As with all communication, it is important to be clear about what you are trying to say. The graphics should be supportive and help to keep the readers attention. What are visual images? Visual images can include photographs, illustrations, clip art, line drawings, diagrams, video clips, or any other form of artwork. When searching for descriptive imagery...

es are always looking for ways to make more money from consumers. These businesses though are finding it exceedingly difficult find this source of revenue as consumers look towards the opportunities associated with spending in reaction to the fluctuations in the economy. Most companies are looking towards ways to provide consumers with the savings they demand will achieving increased revenue however any creation of deals and coupons most commonly only bring in the lone shoppers. Businesses saw this lone shopper and decided that they needed to find a method to increase the shopping power of the lone shopper. This goal has been achieved through the implementation of referral rewards programs. Referral...

Emotional Intelligence. This term keeps popping up everywhere at the moment, it was even mentioned on the Ryan Tubridy breakfast show this morning in relation to Big Brother! What is so important about Emotional Intelligence or E.I., and what relevance has it to you as a person, in your life, work and in your training and development? What determines Success? Alfred Binet carried out the first cognitive intelligence test in France in 1905. This later became known as the Stanford-Binet test, after it was standardised at Stanford University for the American population. Since that time, many have argued that this test only measured one of our intelligences (others include emotional, spatial, musical...

Bill presentment belongs to a business term. It is about the process of sending and processing bills or invoices to clients. This type of bill transaction often uses the internet, particularly via-third party business firms. Such firms present the invoice of big firms that have big client's bases like the electricity suppliers. The electronic bill presentment is supposed to be used as the killer application on the internet for business companies finding ways to reduce or minimize the cost of distributing bills and doing the processing transactions. Unluckily, the reality has so far to live up to the advertising hype environment of the consumer suitability of these products. Through this modern...

pendent Sales Organization (ISO) is a company that is authorized by Visa to provide merchants with card payment processing services. Its MasterCard equivalent is the Member Service Provider (MSP). The ISOs and MSPs are not banks but they have to be sponsored by a processing bank, member of Visa and/or MasterCard, in order to be licensed by the Credit Card Associations. Processing banks can also perform the job of an ISO or MSP but they rarely do so and prefer to concentrate on issuing credit cards and acquiring of electronic payment transactions from the merchants that their ISOs and MSPs sign up. The ISO registration process is very stringent and can take a while. Besides having a bank as a sponsor...

comes to designing your canteen, break room, or cafeteria, we often think of simple, utilitarian furniture and not famous design. However, several famous designers have contributed to designs specifically for the requirements of the canteen. Great furniture design for this space is important not only for aesthetic reasons. In the canteen, it is important to create spaces with greater flexibility. The canteen calls for particularly flexible choices in furniture to achieve the effect of lots of space in the room despite the fact that there is a lot of furniture. These great designers have contributed designs in canteen furniture that are both pleasing and functional: Luca Trazzi Perhaps most famous...

fact that over time a pond can change. The sides can begin to cave in and landscape features such as islands and small outcroppings can begin to be diminished. Of course the only real solution to these and other problems that can arise in a pond is pond dredging but can there be negative effects of pond dredging as well? Increase Habitat and Contour Shoreline The truth is that there are both pros and cons to pond dredging, so all should be considered prior to having it done. One of the greatest benefits of pond dredging is when it is done to create islands or contour a shoreline to increase breeding habitat for fish and ducks. Increase Pond Volume With Pond Dredging Also, pond dredging is one of the...

gent Engagement is not the title of the latest suspense thriller playing at your local IMAX, it is the method you should use when interacting with any potential client. Practicing this method will aid you in every interaction you will ever have, but you will see great results in the business world. There are a number of points involved with Intelligent Engagement, but the most important is this- “Cultivate an attitude of genuine interest in the other.” The focus of Intelligent Engagement is to listen to the customer or prospect, not focus on the sales process. Win the deal by talking with them about their business, not about your products/services or how you do business. Show a genuine interest...

ext">Crude oil dealers can be found in oil producing countries like Russia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, Iraq, Angola etc. They are three types of crude oil dealers. They are namely: 1. State dealers 2. Private dealers 3. Independent dealers 1. State dealers: They are government companies. This set of sellers can easily be found in Russia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia etc. An example of a crude oil state seller is referred to as NNPC. This type of state sellers can be found only in Nigeria. It also has office in London. Petroleum bought from this type of seller is usually sold in market price. Buying petroleum from state sellers is not easy. This is because you will need to show a certified...

s activity is focused around the achievement of appropriate business goals. A business aim is the goal a business wants to achieve. It may have several aims. In the private sector businesses aim to make a profit. Others aim to survive as a primary aim, as survival is necessary for the business to continue. Other aims include: expanding, maximizing sales, to be more competitive and to be environmentally friendly. As a sales/ business objective is a detailed picture of a step you plan to take in order to achieve a stated aim. These need to be smart in order for the business to know what progress it has made towards achieving the objective. As a sales/business head these are some of your objectives for...

ing New York City Great White Way tickets are really an unaffordable job, particularly once you're anticipating for superior seating area for favorite shows. You could purchase your Great White Way tickets through some agencies who trade tickets in purpose, such that like Ticket Master and Telecharge, which trade just about ninety-eight percentage of complete Great White Way tickets. These authorities, how, trade tickets at nominal value, and you've to pay off an added reservation bill, which now touches on eight dollars for all ticket bought. You could, naturally, head off paying up this reservation fee by purchasing your tickets straightaway from the ticket booth, merely you even purchase at the...

If you are charged with training members of your organization - whether you hold a one-time training session on a new program or you hold a full-time job as a corporate trainer - there are several critical elements that can impact the effectiveness of your training session. One of these elements is so simple it is often overlooked: the setting. Considering the setting of a training session is critical to ensuring that you meet your learning objectives. In truth, there are myriad things a trainer must consider to maximize the value of the training experience-the organizational culture and policies, e.g. But it is imperative to consider the physical environment in which the training will be conducted...

have decided to go into sales, first you need to make yourself a very important question: do I really want to do this for a living? On the answer to this question depends your future as a salesman. Know the eight key factors that will help you discover if sales really is for you. 1. Determine why you want to be a salesman. If you were in a conversation with someone and you were asked: 'Why do you want to go into sales?' what would you answer? A lot of people answer that money is their motivation, and quite frankly that's not the best answer. If this is your case, be careful! If all you want is money and you're not doing something you really like, it'll be twice as difficult for you to get the...

ng a house on installment terms or through home finance loan usually poses a trouble of coming up with a right down check. To ease the burden of along transaction some sellers offer what can be termed as split-down money or staggered-down check over brief period of time. They offer this scheme especially when the shopper has expected source of funds that should certainly cover the comfortably payment within a quick period. The situation of right down transaction arises when a customer can afford the monthly mortgage loan but has no option to raise the buyer's equity mandatory by the home finance loan corporation. There are actually some methods to go around the equity important and here are three of...

Ikea Canton is located in Detroit Michigan and the store opened its doors in 2006. It was received well by eager consumers. It occupies 311,000 square feet and it has the parking capacity of 1,300. This means that it is a huge store where you can get to have fun with your family. You will find all the maps you need on their site and therefore, you do not have an excuse to get lost. Like all the Ikea stores in the world, Ikea Canton offers home furnishing products and they include furniture for all rooms including the children's room, accessories for all parts of the house, floors, lighting and so many other products. The Ikea style of doing things is using models and you will find home models and...

Now that photographs are digital it's all to easy to loose them. Memory cards are larger and larger so it takes longer and longer to download the pictures, it's easy to forget or put it off, and just as easy to loose the tiny memory cards, or folders full of pictures if the disk on your computer should crash. It happened to me when I lost a whole summers worth of pictures, along with some of a pictures of a much loved dog, which though I didn't know at the time, were the last I would take of him. Here are some ideas to avoid the problem. 1. Use a digital camera and a portable printer. Take the printer with you on vacation and start your scrapbook on a rainy day, you can always add to or alter your...

Paper products are everywhere.  In fact, they are highly commercially available that it's never difficult to buy one for your needs.  Paper comes in different types, sizes, colors, weights, and finishes.  In this article, we will walk you through a couple of paper products that you could use for making cards and other artworks. If you are using paper primarily for making greeting cards, the two most common sizes for the purpose are A4 (210mm x 297mm) and A5 (148mm x 210mm).   Although most paper products are sized at 216mm x 279mm, you can now actually purchase pre-cut paper for cardmaking. The most common types of paper products are bond, text, tag, cover and index.  But the ones widely used...