Facts
1) 70 percent of the garbage in America is recyclable.
2) Only about 32 percent of our trash is actually recycled.
That means, that another 38 percent of our trash can still be recycled. If 30 percent of our garbage isn't recyclable, and we have 38 percent that is not being recycled. That means, that over half of our garbage going into dumps, is NOT being recycled. This could have a negative impact on the environment.
I'm guilty myself of throwing away plastic and paper. If we didn't throw away so much plastic and paper, our Garbage bags would take forever to fill up. Therefor, reducing plastic use even more.
We as a whole, need to take responsibility for our own actions. Even on a low level such as recycling metals, plastics, and paper can have a huge impact on our lives. This will not only save our resources for future generations, but it'll cut down on our oil use as well.
(This part taken from About Environment
Overall, the two scientists estimate that meeting U.S. demand for bottled-water—assuming the 2007 consumption rate of 33 billion liters—requires energy equivalent to between 32 million and 54 million barrels of oil. The energy required to satisfy the global thirst for bottled water is about three times that amount.
So, as you can see, our part is just as important for the use of plastic. Not as many people recycle that should be. This is something that we can all do to help.
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Monday, August 22, 2011
Friday, July 15, 2011
1981 - The Year I Was Born
I ran across this neat little website. It tells us what happened in the year we were born. What Happened The Year I Was Born.
In 1981, the world was a different place.
There was no Google yet. Or Yahoo. Or Stumbleupon, for that matter.
In 1981, the year of your birth, the top selling movie was Raiders of the Lost Ark. People buying the popcorn in the cinema lobby had glazing eyes when looking at the poster.
Remember, that was before there were DVDs. People were indeed watching movies in the cinema, and not downloading them online. Imagine the packed seats, the laughter, the excitement, the novelty. And mostly all of that without 3D computer effects.
Do you know who won the Oscars that year? The academy award for the best movie went to Chariots of Fire. The Oscar for best foreign movie that year went to Mephisto. The top actor was Henry Fonda for his role as Norman Thayer in On Golden Pond. The top actress was Katharine Hepburn for her role as Ethel Thayer in On Golden Pond. The best director? Warren Beatty for Reds.
In the year 1981, the time when you arrived on this planet, books were still popularly read on paper, not on digital devices. Trees were felled to get the word out. The number one US bestseller of the time was Noble House by James Clavell. Oh, that's many years ago. Have you read that book? Have you heard of it? Look at the cover!
In 1981... The subterranean Sarawak chamber is discovered in Borneo. Margaret Thatcher carries out a Cabinet reshuffle, sacking Norman St. John-Stevas. The first De Lorean DMC-12 automobile, a stainless steel sports car with gull-wing doors, rolls off the production line in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland. Ronald Reagan succeeds Jimmy Carter, as the 40th President of the United States. Minutes later, Iran releases the 52 Americans held for 444 days, ending the Iran hostage crisis. Australia withdraws recognition of the Pol Pot regime in Cambodia. In Italy the Propaganda Due Masonic Lodge is discovered. IRA hunger-striker Bobby Sands wins the Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election. Daylight saving time is introduced in the USSR. The Israeli Air Force destroys Iraq's Osirak nuclear reactor. The 1981 Springbok Tour commences in New Zealand, amid controversy over the support of apartheid. A Minor League Baseball game between the Rochester Red Wings and the Pawtucket Red Sox at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, becomes the longest professional baseball game in history: 8 hours and 25 minutes, 33 innings. Walter Cronkite retires from journalism. France abolishes capital punishment. The Church of England General Synod votes to admit women to holy orders. The thrash metal band Metallica forms in Los Angeles. The video game of the day was Frogger.
That was the world you were born into. Since then, you and others have changed it.
The Nobel prize for Literature that year went to Elias Canetti. The Nobel Peace prize went to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. The Nobel prize for physics went to Nicolaas Bloembergen and Arthur Leonard Schawlow from the United States for their contribution to the development of laser spectroscopy. The sensation this created was big. But it didn't stop the planets from spinning, on and on, year by year. Years in which you would grow bigger, older, smarter, and, if you were lucky, sometimes wiser. Years in which you also lost some things. Possessions got misplaced. Memories faded. Friends parted ways. The best friends, you tried to hold on. This is what counts in life, isn't it?
The 1980s were indeed a special decade. The Soviet-Afghan war goes on. Eastern Europe sees the collapse of communism. Policies like Perestroika and Glasnost in the Soviet Union lead to a wave of reforms. Protests are crushed down on Tiananmen Square in China. Ethiopa witnesses widespread famine. Nicolae Ceausescu is overthrown. The AIDS pandemic begins. The role of women in the workplace increased greatly. MTV is launched in the US. There is opposition against Apartheid in South Africa as well as worldwide. Heavy Metal and Hard Rock bands are extremely popular. The rise of Techno music begins. Originally primarily played on campus radio stations, College Rock enters the scene with bands like the Pixies, REM and Sonic Youth. The Hip Hop scene continues to evolve. Teletext is introduced. Gay rights become more widely accepted in the world. Opposition to nuclear power plants grows. The A-Team and Seinfeld are popular on TV. US basketball player Michael Jordan bursts on the scene. Super Mario Bros, Zelda's Link, and Pac-Man gain fame in video games. People wear leggings, shoulder pads and Ray-Ban sunglasses.
Do you know what was on the cover of Life that year?
Do you remember the movie that was all the rage when you were 15? Mission: Impossible. Do you still remember the songs playing on the radio when you were 15? Maybe it was Tha Crossroads by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. Were you in love? Who were you in love with, do you remember?
In 1981, 15 years earlier, a long time ago, the year when you were born, the song Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes topped the US charts. Do you know the lyrics? Do you know the tune? Sing along.
Her hair is Harlow gold, her lips sweet surprise
Her hands are never cold, she's got Bette Davis eyes
She'll turn the music on you, you won't have to think twice
She's pure as New York snow, she got Bette Davis eyes
...
There's a kid outside, shouting, playing. It doesn't care about time. It doesn't know about time. It shouts and it plays and thinks time is forever. You were once that kid.
When you were 9, the movie Edward Scissorhands was playing. When you were 8, there was Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. When you were 7, there was a Disney movie out called The Little Mermaid. Does this ring a bell?
6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1... it's 1981. There's TV noise coming from the second floor. Someone turned up the volume way too high. The sun is burning from above. These were different times. The show playing on TV is Hill Street Blues. The sun goes down. Someone switches channels. There's The Smurfs on now. That's the world you were born in.
Progress, year after year. Do you wonder where the world is heading towards? The technology available today would have blown your mind in 1981. Do you know what was invented in the year you were born? The WIMP Graphical User Interface. The Handheld Electronic Camera. The Scanning Tunneling Microscope.
Doomsday, doomsday's coming 1981
But until things blow
I'm gonna have some fun
The bubble's going to explode
I probably never live to get old
...
That's from the song All the Way by The Ramones.
In 1981, a new character entered the world of comic books: Elektra. Bang! Boom! But that's just fiction, right? In the real world, in 1981, Alicia Keys was born. And Paris Hilton. Hayden Christensen, too. And you, of course. Everyone an individual. Everyone special. Everyone taking a different path through life.
It's 2011.
The world is a different place.
What path have you taken?
In 1981, the world was a different place.
There was no Google yet. Or Yahoo. Or Stumbleupon, for that matter.
In 1981, the year of your birth, the top selling movie was Raiders of the Lost Ark. People buying the popcorn in the cinema lobby had glazing eyes when looking at the poster.
Remember, that was before there were DVDs. People were indeed watching movies in the cinema, and not downloading them online. Imagine the packed seats, the laughter, the excitement, the novelty. And mostly all of that without 3D computer effects.
Do you know who won the Oscars that year? The academy award for the best movie went to Chariots of Fire. The Oscar for best foreign movie that year went to Mephisto. The top actor was Henry Fonda for his role as Norman Thayer in On Golden Pond. The top actress was Katharine Hepburn for her role as Ethel Thayer in On Golden Pond. The best director? Warren Beatty for Reds.
In the year 1981, the time when you arrived on this planet, books were still popularly read on paper, not on digital devices. Trees were felled to get the word out. The number one US bestseller of the time was Noble House by James Clavell. Oh, that's many years ago. Have you read that book? Have you heard of it? Look at the cover!
In 1981... The subterranean Sarawak chamber is discovered in Borneo. Margaret Thatcher carries out a Cabinet reshuffle, sacking Norman St. John-Stevas. The first De Lorean DMC-12 automobile, a stainless steel sports car with gull-wing doors, rolls off the production line in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland. Ronald Reagan succeeds Jimmy Carter, as the 40th President of the United States. Minutes later, Iran releases the 52 Americans held for 444 days, ending the Iran hostage crisis. Australia withdraws recognition of the Pol Pot regime in Cambodia. In Italy the Propaganda Due Masonic Lodge is discovered. IRA hunger-striker Bobby Sands wins the Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election. Daylight saving time is introduced in the USSR. The Israeli Air Force destroys Iraq's Osirak nuclear reactor. The 1981 Springbok Tour commences in New Zealand, amid controversy over the support of apartheid. A Minor League Baseball game between the Rochester Red Wings and the Pawtucket Red Sox at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, becomes the longest professional baseball game in history: 8 hours and 25 minutes, 33 innings. Walter Cronkite retires from journalism. France abolishes capital punishment. The Church of England General Synod votes to admit women to holy orders. The thrash metal band Metallica forms in Los Angeles. The video game of the day was Frogger.
That was the world you were born into. Since then, you and others have changed it.
The Nobel prize for Literature that year went to Elias Canetti. The Nobel Peace prize went to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. The Nobel prize for physics went to Nicolaas Bloembergen and Arthur Leonard Schawlow from the United States for their contribution to the development of laser spectroscopy. The sensation this created was big. But it didn't stop the planets from spinning, on and on, year by year. Years in which you would grow bigger, older, smarter, and, if you were lucky, sometimes wiser. Years in which you also lost some things. Possessions got misplaced. Memories faded. Friends parted ways. The best friends, you tried to hold on. This is what counts in life, isn't it?
The 1980s were indeed a special decade. The Soviet-Afghan war goes on. Eastern Europe sees the collapse of communism. Policies like Perestroika and Glasnost in the Soviet Union lead to a wave of reforms. Protests are crushed down on Tiananmen Square in China. Ethiopa witnesses widespread famine. Nicolae Ceausescu is overthrown. The AIDS pandemic begins. The role of women in the workplace increased greatly. MTV is launched in the US. There is opposition against Apartheid in South Africa as well as worldwide. Heavy Metal and Hard Rock bands are extremely popular. The rise of Techno music begins. Originally primarily played on campus radio stations, College Rock enters the scene with bands like the Pixies, REM and Sonic Youth. The Hip Hop scene continues to evolve. Teletext is introduced. Gay rights become more widely accepted in the world. Opposition to nuclear power plants grows. The A-Team and Seinfeld are popular on TV. US basketball player Michael Jordan bursts on the scene. Super Mario Bros, Zelda's Link, and Pac-Man gain fame in video games. People wear leggings, shoulder pads and Ray-Ban sunglasses.
Do you know what was on the cover of Life that year?
Do you remember the movie that was all the rage when you were 15? Mission: Impossible. Do you still remember the songs playing on the radio when you were 15? Maybe it was Tha Crossroads by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. Were you in love? Who were you in love with, do you remember?
In 1981, 15 years earlier, a long time ago, the year when you were born, the song Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes topped the US charts. Do you know the lyrics? Do you know the tune? Sing along.
Her hair is Harlow gold, her lips sweet surprise
Her hands are never cold, she's got Bette Davis eyes
She'll turn the music on you, you won't have to think twice
She's pure as New York snow, she got Bette Davis eyes
...
There's a kid outside, shouting, playing. It doesn't care about time. It doesn't know about time. It shouts and it plays and thinks time is forever. You were once that kid.
When you were 9, the movie Edward Scissorhands was playing. When you were 8, there was Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. When you were 7, there was a Disney movie out called The Little Mermaid. Does this ring a bell?
6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1... it's 1981. There's TV noise coming from the second floor. Someone turned up the volume way too high. The sun is burning from above. These were different times. The show playing on TV is Hill Street Blues. The sun goes down. Someone switches channels. There's The Smurfs on now. That's the world you were born in.
Progress, year after year. Do you wonder where the world is heading towards? The technology available today would have blown your mind in 1981. Do you know what was invented in the year you were born? The WIMP Graphical User Interface. The Handheld Electronic Camera. The Scanning Tunneling Microscope.
Doomsday, doomsday's coming 1981
But until things blow
I'm gonna have some fun
The bubble's going to explode
I probably never live to get old
...
That's from the song All the Way by The Ramones.
In 1981, a new character entered the world of comic books: Elektra. Bang! Boom! But that's just fiction, right? In the real world, in 1981, Alicia Keys was born. And Paris Hilton. Hayden Christensen, too. And you, of course. Everyone an individual. Everyone special. Everyone taking a different path through life.
It's 2011.
The world is a different place.
What path have you taken?
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
The PC vs Mac Issue
Some times, we need a little light shed on the whole argument. Some times, people argue about stupid stuff. This is no different. Which one is better? PC vs Mac? Well, to tell you the truth, it's really a matter of preference.
There is nothing you can't do on a PC that you can't do on a Mac. Just some times, it's easier on one than the other. The majority of the games are made for PC, but Macs weren't really built for gaming in mind in the first place. With that in mind, you can still play any PC game on a Mac with a certain program.
I've heard it all before. This reason vs that reason. Well, I've got news for you. News Flash. People will find something to complain about, even if it's a free item or service. What's the worst argument I've heard so far? Well, for starters, someone told me that they hated Microsoft because of the Proprietary Drivers. Yeah, Proprietary Drivers is what's driving them away from Microsoft. Seriously. Nearly every hardware for PC has Proprietary Drivers, yet at the same time, Mac has.....Gasp.....Proprietary Parts.
I'd have to say if one was worse than the other, I"d have to say Proprietary Parts. Why? Because, if a company, like Apple, creates a part and they patent it, they can charge what ever they want for the part. Thus, the reason why Macs are over priced. I can get twice as much ram and better ram for that matter, a faster processor, and a better video card in a PC Laptop vs a Mac Book Pro that's maxed out.
So, all you people that have these silly little arguments about why one is better than the other, are wasting your time. So far, no one has convinced me that a Mac is better than a PC. Now, if you want to send me a Mac Book Pro to test. I'll glad test it and you can convince me otherwise. I'll probably end up buying one, but first things first. Power over Price. I'm getting a Laptop first, then a Mac Book Pro later when I can better afford one.
There is nothing you can't do on a PC that you can't do on a Mac. Just some times, it's easier on one than the other. The majority of the games are made for PC, but Macs weren't really built for gaming in mind in the first place. With that in mind, you can still play any PC game on a Mac with a certain program.
I've heard it all before. This reason vs that reason. Well, I've got news for you. News Flash. People will find something to complain about, even if it's a free item or service. What's the worst argument I've heard so far? Well, for starters, someone told me that they hated Microsoft because of the Proprietary Drivers. Yeah, Proprietary Drivers is what's driving them away from Microsoft. Seriously. Nearly every hardware for PC has Proprietary Drivers, yet at the same time, Mac has.....Gasp.....Proprietary Parts.
I'd have to say if one was worse than the other, I"d have to say Proprietary Parts. Why? Because, if a company, like Apple, creates a part and they patent it, they can charge what ever they want for the part. Thus, the reason why Macs are over priced. I can get twice as much ram and better ram for that matter, a faster processor, and a better video card in a PC Laptop vs a Mac Book Pro that's maxed out.
So, all you people that have these silly little arguments about why one is better than the other, are wasting your time. So far, no one has convinced me that a Mac is better than a PC. Now, if you want to send me a Mac Book Pro to test. I'll glad test it and you can convince me otherwise. I'll probably end up buying one, but first things first. Power over Price. I'm getting a Laptop first, then a Mac Book Pro later when I can better afford one.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
How to write several blog post in one day?
So, I was asked to write a blog post on how to write several blog post in one day. What is my key? I think the key to my success is I just write what ever is on my mind. One thing I'm started to do is read the newspaper occasionally. I can get at least several blog post out of there.
Writing multiple blog post a day doesn't have to be time consuming or difficult. I just wrote two blog post in probably 5-10 minutes. The thing is, if you find something interesting. Write about it. If you have to, make a second blog away from your main blog and write about photos that you find on the internet. If you find some cool wallpapers, or a website that is loaded with them, write about it. Share the link. Are you a news junkie, and love keeping up with current events? Write about your favorite website for gathering information. Or, better yet, keep that website for yourself and write about the article that stick out to you. Write about how stupid the people are in the article. What your thoughts are on the whole issue. Sure you're going to have some criticism, but every great writer has their critics. Look at J. K. Rowling. Being attacked by the Christians. This is why I hate religion. It's the hard core religious nuts that are perverting things around. I consider myself a spiritualist, not a religious type.
If you're passionate about religion though, write about it. I'm sure you'll get a following. While my following is currently only two people on this blog. I have a few readers on my other blog as well. It's the comments I get like "With the bases loaded, you struck us out with that answer." "This post makes mine look feeble." These kind of comments that I get keep me inspired. They keep me going. That says to me that, hey someone is actually reading my stuff. It may take you a while to get a few followers, but hey, keep at it and you'll get them in no time Just stay active on the social networks.
Well, I think that's about all I have to say really. Just write what your passionate about. Pick several things to write about. A lot of blogs nowadays are going that route They don't just focus on one thing anymore. If you enjoyed this post and want to follow me on this blog. I welcome your following I also have another blog that I would like you to follow me on. It's more of my writing challenge, and pretty much anything that doesn't fit in here. It's more of my serious blog. This blog is just for fun really.
This Flat Blog
Writing multiple blog post a day doesn't have to be time consuming or difficult. I just wrote two blog post in probably 5-10 minutes. The thing is, if you find something interesting. Write about it. If you have to, make a second blog away from your main blog and write about photos that you find on the internet. If you find some cool wallpapers, or a website that is loaded with them, write about it. Share the link. Are you a news junkie, and love keeping up with current events? Write about your favorite website for gathering information. Or, better yet, keep that website for yourself and write about the article that stick out to you. Write about how stupid the people are in the article. What your thoughts are on the whole issue. Sure you're going to have some criticism, but every great writer has their critics. Look at J. K. Rowling. Being attacked by the Christians. This is why I hate religion. It's the hard core religious nuts that are perverting things around. I consider myself a spiritualist, not a religious type.
If you're passionate about religion though, write about it. I'm sure you'll get a following. While my following is currently only two people on this blog. I have a few readers on my other blog as well. It's the comments I get like "With the bases loaded, you struck us out with that answer." "This post makes mine look feeble." These kind of comments that I get keep me inspired. They keep me going. That says to me that, hey someone is actually reading my stuff. It may take you a while to get a few followers, but hey, keep at it and you'll get them in no time Just stay active on the social networks.
Well, I think that's about all I have to say really. Just write what your passionate about. Pick several things to write about. A lot of blogs nowadays are going that route They don't just focus on one thing anymore. If you enjoyed this post and want to follow me on this blog. I welcome your following I also have another blog that I would like you to follow me on. It's more of my writing challenge, and pretty much anything that doesn't fit in here. It's more of my serious blog. This blog is just for fun really.
This Flat Blog
What I Like About Gaming
Some of us play video games. Some of us don't. Just because your an adult, doesn't mean you have to stop playing video games. Heck, I grew up around video games They can be great fun Some people even incorporate the Wii into weight loss. I'm a gamer generation. My kids will probably be gamers.
First Person Shooters can be a lot of fun. While I don't play them that often, because I tend to get headaches from playing them a lot, I do enjoy them. Why? You get to shoot people and blow stuff up. I think that's the whole object behind First Person Shooters. The multi-player aspect of these games is just awesome.
Racing Games are a lot of fun too. Perhaps my favorite of the group to play. I've played Burnout Revenge a lot. Why do I like it? Again, the multi-player aspect. I like the fact that you can use your car as a weapon and knock other players off the track.
Role Playing Games. Commonly known as RPG games and MMORPG for the Massive Multi-player Online ones. Why I like them? They tend to be Fantasy based, though you're starting to see more Science Fiction based, which is fine too. Role Playing Games are great, because you can usually pick and sometimes customize your characters. You get to pick their abilities or talents. You can level them up to earn new abilities and skills. Often times, you can find upgraded weapons that are appropriate for your level range. It's a blast really.
Building Games or Sim Games I love Sim Games because they give me an aspect of the game that I can be basically what ever I want I'm in control to build and strive this: city, park, persons life. They are great fun. One Adventure/Building Game that I love a lot and play a bunch recently is Minecraft. It's awesome. I like Minecraft for the building aspect of it really, although I do enjoy going on adventures here and there and carving my path into the world.
Well, I think that about covers it. What's your favorite genre and why?
First Person Shooters can be a lot of fun. While I don't play them that often, because I tend to get headaches from playing them a lot, I do enjoy them. Why? You get to shoot people and blow stuff up. I think that's the whole object behind First Person Shooters. The multi-player aspect of these games is just awesome.
Racing Games are a lot of fun too. Perhaps my favorite of the group to play. I've played Burnout Revenge a lot. Why do I like it? Again, the multi-player aspect. I like the fact that you can use your car as a weapon and knock other players off the track.
Role Playing Games. Commonly known as RPG games and MMORPG for the Massive Multi-player Online ones. Why I like them? They tend to be Fantasy based, though you're starting to see more Science Fiction based, which is fine too. Role Playing Games are great, because you can usually pick and sometimes customize your characters. You get to pick their abilities or talents. You can level them up to earn new abilities and skills. Often times, you can find upgraded weapons that are appropriate for your level range. It's a blast really.
Building Games or Sim Games I love Sim Games because they give me an aspect of the game that I can be basically what ever I want I'm in control to build and strive this: city, park, persons life. They are great fun. One Adventure/Building Game that I love a lot and play a bunch recently is Minecraft. It's awesome. I like Minecraft for the building aspect of it really, although I do enjoy going on adventures here and there and carving my path into the world.
Well, I think that about covers it. What's your favorite genre and why?
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Nicko's Kitchen Chicken Pizza
I have to say, I love Nicko's Kitchen. Just an awesome show on Youtube where Niko showcases some of his awesome recipes in video format. A lot of these recipes are easy to do. He's got Budget Meal Mondays, What you want Wednesdays, and Fast Food Fridays. What else can you want. What else can he share? Don't believe me? Just watch a couple of videos I'm sharing in this post.
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