Firewood Storage The Easy Way - Pallet Wood Sheds
Lifting and stacking firewood sucks! These mini wood sheds are a very simple efficient way of storing and moving firewood with minimal cost. Stop re-stacking...
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Here are the main features of SHEDs Plus: 1. Powerful reminders via daily habit message 2. Simple habits to create a great foundation for mastering our life 3. Gratitudes that remind us of...
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Oahu judge #39;s questioning sheds light in gambling case
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TIME Entertainment Food Food Chains Doc Sheds Light on Americas Farmworkers Forest Whitaker narrates documentary produced by Fast Food Nation author Eric Schlosser and actress Eva Longoria
A new documentary about the farmworkers who pick Americas harvest was released Friday in selected markets.
Food Chains, produced by actress Eva Longoria and Fast Food Nation author Eric Schlosser, primarily tells the story of a labor dispute between tomato pickers in Immokalle, Florida, and the Publix supermarket chain. That dispute is the origin of the Fair Food Program, a voluntary initiative to raise wages and working conditions for farmworkers.
What we bring with the Fair Food Program is not another model of corporate social responsibility, because the goal is not to make any corporation legit, says farmworker and organizer Gerardo Chavez in the film. The goal is to address human rights and labor rights that exist in the fields. The creation of the program comes directly from the participation of the workers in the program and the ideas of our community. Thats what we call worker-led social responsibility.
Mozilla on Wednesday announced that Yahoo would replace Google as its global default search option, in a move that has set the tech media abuzz.
Pointing out that Google has been the Firefox global search default since 2004, Mozilla painted the move as seizing the opportunity to review its competitive strategy and explore its options when the agreement came up for renewal this year.
"In evaluating our search partnerships, our primary consideration was to ensure our strategy aligned with our values of choice and independence, and positions us to innovate and advance our mission in ways that best serve our users and the Web," said Mozilla CEO Chris Beard.
Although the various partnership options available "had strong, improved economic terms reflecting the significant value that Firefox brings to the ecosystem," he noted, one strategy was head and shoulders above the others -- the move from a single global default provider to having a more local and flexible approach.
Yahoo will be the Firefox browser's global default for search in the United States for the next five years.
In Russia, Yandex Search will be Firefox's default search engine; in China, it will be Baidu.
However, the relationship with Google isn't completely over: Google will be built into the Firefox browser as an alternative search option for the U.S., Russia and China.
Further, Firefox will retain Google's Safe Browsing and geolocation features.
In all, Firefox will offer 61 search engines preinstalled across 88 different language versions. These engines will be local by country. They will include Bing, DuckDuckGo, Wikipedia and Twitter in the U.S.; DuckDuckGo, Wikipedia and OZON.ru in Russia; and Bing, Youdao, Taobao and other options in China.
"Our new search strategy doubles down on our commitment to make Firefox a browser for everyone," Beard said. "This is why our independence matters. Being non-profit makes us make different choices. Choices that keep the Web open, everywhere and independent."
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HomeThangs.com the Online Home Improvement Store has made their goal to deliver the right product to the consumer. With that in mind, shopping and home design tips, as well as special product selections are being introduced.
Working from home can be more than a little difficult. Finding a quiet, distraction-free corner is easier said than done, and in many homes having a whole room designate solely as a home office just isnt feasible. Home office sheds offer a simple, surprisingly affordable solution, making it possible to have a dedicated home office space without sacrificing a bedroom. HomeThangs.com has introduced a new guide to building a freestanding home office, as well as a few of the practical advantages of having an office space that isnt directly connected to the house.
Home office sheds are about the same size and shape as a generous garden shed, but thats where the similarities end. These small structures are fully finished on the inside and outside, and come equipped with electricity, heating and cooling, and internet connections all the comforts and conveniences of home, but without any of the distractions. Since home office sheds can be located anywhere on the property (and dont need an underlying foundation), theyre safely away from the noise and bustle of the household, and far enough away that it takes some effort for someone to stick their head in and ask a question.
Having a freestanding office can also benefit people who work from home in less direct ways. They make it easier to see clients or take calls in private, and help emulate the feeling of getting up, getting ready, and going to work at a traditional office, even if work is only on the other side of the back yard.
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HomeThangs.com is not only a home improvement superstore, it also provides expert design tips and a comprehensive shopping guide, taking the ideas from professional interior designers, and offering tips to the consumers on how to pick the products to best suit their needs.
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"The next computing platform will move closer to our bodies. And our belief is that means that it will be something that sits directly on our face that we interact with through our eyes." - Dan Rose, VP of content at Facebook, give insight into why Facebook bought VR company Oculus.
The social media behemoth acquired Oculus for $2 billion at the start of the year, stating that VR had the potential "to create the most social platform ever."
Now Facebook's Rose has further explained the move at the Paley International Council Summit this week, as reported by Business Insider, stating that virtual reality is the obvious next step for computers.
"If you think about the trends in computing technology over the last 50 years, we went from mainframe computers, which were very impersonal and distant," he said, "to desktop computers that became directly interactive you can touch and feel and interact with and interface yourself and set on your desk to laptops, which you can now suddenly take with you, [to] now today, everybody has a computer in their pocket."
As such, VR is simply the next piece of the puzzle in this "natural progression."
"There are a lot of different approaches to how this might take place," he added. "Our bet is that virtual reality will be the on-ramp to optical computing."
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"The next computing platform will move closer to our bodies. And our belief is that means that it will be something that sits directly on our face that we interact with through our eyes." - Dan Rose, VP of content at Facebook, give insight into why Facebook bought VR company Oculus.
The social media behemoth acquired Oculus for $2 billion at the start of the year, stating that VR had the potential "to create the most social platform ever."
Now Facebook's Rose has further explained the move at the Paley International Council Summit this week, as reported by Business Insider, stating that virtual reality is the obvious next step for computers.
"If you think about the trends in computing technology over the last 50 years, we went from mainframe computers, which were very impersonal and distant," he said, "to desktop computers that became directly interactive you can touch and feel and interact with and interface yourself and set on your desk to laptops, which you can now suddenly take with you, [to] now today, everybody has a computer in their pocket."
As such, VR is simply the next piece of the puzzle in this "natural progression."
"There are a lot of different approaches to how this might take place," he added. "Our bet is that virtual reality will be the on-ramp to optical computing."
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Conservation issues are one area where the governor and state legislators could bring Michiganders back together.
Michiganders are in love with their state. We love our Great Lakes, dunes, forests, rivers, fields and inland lakes. Our sense of identity is tied to our favorite natural places. With that spirit in mind, here are few issues that together would constitute a strong conservation agenda, grow the economy, and unite Michiganders behind a shared sense of place and love for Michigans outdoors.
(1) Increase recycling, reduce littering and waste. Michiganders pay to bury and burn an estimated $435 million of recyclable materials every year, and then we pay to manage landfills after theyre closed. We recycle only about 14.5 percent of our solid waste stream, and only 25 of Michigans 83 counties have convenient access to recycling. The governor wants all Michiganders to gain access to recycling by 2018 and for Michigan to double its recycling rate to about 30 percent. That would represent a significant achievement and would represent a great start. Michigan should shoot to match or surpass high-performing states like Missouri, California, Washington and Oregon, which recycle 50 percent of their solid waste.
(2) Improve local infrastructure and water quality. Leaky septic tanks, municipal and agricultural stormwater runoff, and combined, overflowing and degraded sewer systems are just a few of the major infrastructure issues plaguing Michigans water quality. These problems reached a very visible climax last summer as algal blooms in Lake Erie grew so bad that citizens in Canada and Ohio, including the City of Toledo, were instructed not to drink or recreate in the water. Agricultural phosphorous is the likely culprit in that case, but nutrient sources and stormwater pollution precipitate from cities and suburbs as well.
(3) Learn more about micro-plastics and marine debris in the Great Lakes. An emerging water quality issue that would draw broad, statewide support is reducing marine debris and micro-plastics in the Great Lakes. A recent study published in Marine Pollution Bulletin revealed tiny plastic particles floating throughout the surface water of the Great Lakes, and early evidence points to its consumption by fish. Right now, there are more questions than answers. How does plastic enter the Great Lakes? What types of plastic products are of greatest concern? How does it move around? To what extent does it naturally degrade and what ecological harms does it pose? Michigan has an opportunity to take regional leadership on this issue. Working with local and regional stakeholders, NOAA has outlined a Marine Debris Action Plan for the Great Lakes. With minimal investment, the state could help fund scientific research outlined in this plan to fill critical knowledge gaps. The governor can also support and collaborate with planning efforts coordinating policy and programming responses to prevent and reduce marine debris.
(4) Increase utilization of clean, renewable and efficient energy. Energy efficiency is the cleanest, cheapest and most quickly deployed source of energy available to Michiganders. Everyone from the Christian Coalition to the Sierra Club to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce agrees. In fact, the chamber wrote a letter to President Obama and Congress saying, The best source of new energy is the energy we can save every day. We must expand the suite of voluntary programs, mandates and fiscal incentives for greater benefits of energy efficiency. The governor agrees, calling energy efficiency the best example of a no-regrets policy Michigan can have. It makes (energy) more reliable, more affordable and protects our environment. According to the Michigan Public Service Commission, the cost of energy efficiency is about $11 per megawatt-hour. For context, the price of new coal is estimated at $107 per megawatt-hour, and renewables average about $78 per megawatt-hour in Michigan. Unfortunately, Michigans renewable energy and energy-efficiency laws are set to lose their punch as they plateau in 2015. The laws were enacted with bipartisan support in 2008, and there is bipartisan support to extend and strengthen them. Accomplishing this will bring leaders and citizens together in forging a clean, affordable and reliable energy future for Michigan.
(5) Protect and restore public lands and natural spaces. The DNR recently awarded Deer Habitat Improvement Grants for projects designed to produce tangible deer habitat improvement. The DNR knows that deer and herd health improve with more and higher quality habitat. Hunters complain of increasingly limited quality habitat for game species a stunning development given Michigans once mighty forests and natural spaces. Of course, its not just game species that are suffering. Michigans natural areas and public lands are under pressure from climate change, exotic species, sprawling development, mineral, oil and gas, and timber extraction.
Extractive interests represent a real economic good for many Michiganders, but these uses must be balanced with hunting, fishing, recreational and ecosystem services. The DNRs Public Land Management Strategy recognizes that public lands play a critical role in providing ecosystem goods and services such as air pollution removal, water quality protection and storm water management.
And the strategy cites an analysis from the State of New York that, for every $1 invested in securing public ownership of lands, $7 was returned in goods and services. Unfortunately, the strategy does not offer a concrete strategy for incorporating these values into decision-making.
Its easy to understand how much revenue a barrel of oil generates; its much more difficult to value the damages avoided by flood water retention of the local wetland but that value isnt any less real. Elected officials and citizens alike need to better understand these economic values, and the state needs tools to evaluate and include them. The governor should work to establish administrative processes that quantify the value that ecosystem services in order to more fairly weigh and balance them with other uses.
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