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Boomers Accept Assisted Living Communities? Not Likely
April 3rd, 2010 | 
Author: It seems that lately there’s another assisted living community being built on just about every empty lot in town. What does this mean to the future? For the immediate future, it’s great. We Boomers who have no time, no desire, no call to welcome our elder parents into our own homes have someplace to put Mom and/or Dad as they need more and more assistance. But in Read the rest of this entry »
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Green Living in Adobe House – The Benefits of Living in a Green Adobe House
On a visit to Tucson in 2003, an old high school friend of mine, Daniel Snyder of Westwind Solar Electric, introduced me to the designer and builder Tom Wuelpern. As the award winning owner of Rammed Earth Development, Wuelpern has built many an adobe house in the Tucson area.
Wuelpern lives and works in the Barrio Santa Rosa district of central Tucson and the Read the rest of this entry »
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Eco Friendly Furniture With a Flair
Everybody wants to be environment – friendly these days even furniture makers are creating pieces to go with the trend. Now, eco-friendly products are widely available and have never been easier to get. It used to be difficult finding these products but now, furniture manufacturers have grown more responsive to what consumers are looking for. Stores dedicated to selling Read the rest of this entry »
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Living Within Our Environmental Means
So how can we make best use of our resources without going all “alternative” and being uncomfortable in our lives or harming our business? This is going to vary for all of us because we all have different circumstances. I like to be warm, well fed and comfortable. I am quite happy to watch my 17 year old TV until I really need to replace it. Many others in the building Read the rest of this entry »
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What Do you know About Sri Lanka(Cylon)?
What Do you know About Sri Lanka(Cylon)?
ri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhalese: , Tamil: இலங்கை; known as Ceylon before 1972) is an island nation in South Asia, located about 31 kilometers (18½ mi) off the southern coast of India. Originally known as Heladiva, it is home to more than twenty Read the rest of this entry »
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Tuscan Style Window Treatments – 5 Options Explored
When a Tuscan styled home needs a no frills attached facelift, you can only depend on Tuscan style window treatments. They are simple in their application, but the results obliterate all traces of quotidian drabness. With their intrinsic style and matchless sophistication, the myriad treatments blind all other decorative accents rather easily. And the best part is Read the rest of this entry »
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What is your input on grant money going into GW research?
What is your input on grant money going into GW research?
Do you feel it may be taking away from other areas?
Is enough being done on Imperiled Ecosystems or the Antarctic food chain?
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Where can I find eco-friendly office/school supplies?
Where can I find eco-friendly office/school supplies?
I'm looking for environmentally friendly products, or “green” products in other words..Being green is so in right now, but making it happen is a different story. This is all for Mother Earth! I prefer the large-chain office supply companies (e.g. Staples, Office Depot, Office Max, Target maybe, etc.) since their Read the rest of this entry »
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Dogs with heart murmer?
Dogs with heart murmer?
I am thinking of adopting a rott who has a heart murmer. The vet (mine) has already diagnosed this and has told the present owner that it's possible the dog will outgrow the condition. {?}
This dog has been abused his entire life. He has been stuck in a crate too small for him to lay comfortably in the entire day while the owner was away and Read the rest of this entry »
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