No Surrender, Jason Boas Networking Website for Young Adults Suffering from Cancer and Other Life Threatening Illnesses
No Surrender, Jason Boas Networking Website for Young Adults Suffering from Cancer and Other Life Threatening Illnesses
November 12th, 2008. Jason Boas has lost his battle against Pancreatic Cancer.
No Surrender is a charity set up by Jason Boas. Jason was diagnosed at 33 with Pancreatic Cancer, and was told there was no chance of surgery. He found in his treatment that people his age (33 when he was diagnosed) were few and far between, and he was desperate to find someone who if not going through the same cancer as he did, was experiencing the same fears, hopes and fights. Hence the reason why ‘No Surrender’ was born.
Jason’s website is availiable for you to make contact with the same individuals. You can write your blogs, post your videos, make friends and support one another. A positive mind is the vital key !!!
There are three video’s below for you to watch…………
I am sure you know all that already, but just in case follow our Energy saving tips and save money.
>> Reduce your room temperatures by turning your thermostat down. 1°C could cut your heating bills by up to 10% and could save you as much as £40 per year.
>> If your water is to hot, turn your cylinder thermostat down. It should not need to be above 60°C/140°F.
>> By closing your curtains at dusk, you stop heat escaping through the windows.
>> When you leave the room, always turn off the lights.
>> Do not to leave appliances on charge unnecessarily and make sure your appliances are not on standby.
>> Most washing machines, tumble dryers and even dishwashers have a half-load/economy programme, so remember to use it if you are not filling your machine up.
>> When you boil water, make sure you are only boiling as much as you require, but if you are using an electric kettle, remember to cover the elements.
>> If your hot water tap is dripping, it wastes energy. In one week it wastes enough to fill half a hot bath. Fix leaking taps and remember to make sure they’re fully turned off.
>> Are you using energy saving light bulbs? The lifetime of one bulb can save you £60, as they last up to 10 times longer than any ordinary lightbulb.
Leave a comment if you’ve got any advice on how people can save energy.
Are You Sleeping in a Dangerous, Electrically Polluted Bedroom?
Are You Sleeping in a Dangerous, Electrically Polluted Bedroom?
Vicki Warren of Bau-Biologie talks about how to create a sleeping sanctuary.
Bau-biologie is a term from Germany that means “building biology,” and it is at the forefront of intertwining the nurturing feelings of nature with the places in which you live and work. This is the holistic approach to the “built environment.”
5 Things to look out for:
1. ONLY battery operated devices near your bed
2. Turn of the bedroom circuit breaker plugs at night
3 Eliminate or at least shield from all radio frequency or wireless
4. Use beds without metal
5. Make sure there are no elevated magnetic fields
Are You Sleeping in a Dangerous, Electrically Polluted Bedroom?
My personal comment:
If you are like most people, you spend most of your life in your home and in the office (like me) and the materials used in those spaces can have a huge impact on your physical as well as emotional health. Over time the body absorbs ANY number of potentially toxic substances that are existing freely around us on a daily basis.
These also include:
Toxic gases for example from paints, cleansers, air fresheners, vinyl floors, carpets, upholstery fabrics, and … and … and …(to many to mention), can cause cancer, damage your liver, kidney and also the central nervous system. Certain wood products used for decks and playground equipment that are pressure-treated are treated with pesticides that contain arsenic. Formaldehyde is emitted into your home’s air from engineered wood products that are commonly used to make cabinets, furniture and wall panelling. The flame retardant known as PBDEs is contained in foam furniture padding, which is HIGHLY toxic and now shows up even in breast milk!
Have you ever thought about the environment you live and work in?
The chemicals that are floating around you?
How it can have a dramatic impact on your state of mind?
Some of us may not be able to build a new home with all natural materials. But there is no reason why you can’t make ’small’ changes and bring some “healthy” material into your home and your work space.
How about bamboo flooring? Avoiding chemical cleansers? Air-fresheners? Detergents? Have you ever considered full spectrum- lighting to have the benefits of natural sunlight indoors? How about adding some houseplants at home or in your office? And most of all, spend some time in a natural environment as often as possible. Maybe in places like Arundel Wildfowl and Wetland Trust. This is where I go about three times a week. I am sure that wherever you live, that there are some nice places in your area. You can always share them with us and also what changes in your “space” you have made lately.
It is perhaps the greatest secret of them all, but humankind continues to deny its existence. Follow the adventures of Robert Penguin and Sophie Minnow as they race against time to discover the secret of the web of life. Watch the Bio Daversity Code and find out what you can do to protect the biodiversity.
Earth Hour 2008 | Make a Difference, Turn Off Your Lights
Earth Hour 2008 | Make a Difference, Turn Off Your Lights
Global Warming is having devastating effects all over the world.
The Earth Hour event in Sydney, Australia on 31 March 2007 brought together families, Global Companies, Schools, Football Clubs, Restaurants, Musicians, Religious Groups and Hollywood Stars. Social activism took hold… it entered popular culture. Social activism led to corporate action. 2100 corporations joined the movement. 2.2 Million people turned off their lights. 10.2% energy reduction in the city (target 5%). That’s an equivalent to taking 48,000 cars off the road. What began as one city taking a stand caught the attention of the world. Within 72 hours HUNDREDS of articles. In 2008 Earth Hour goes global.
Earth Hour has been created to take a stand against the greatest threat our planet has ever faced. It is our collective stand against the greatest thread our planet has ever faced and it uses the simple action of switching off the lights for one hour to deliver a powerful message about the need for action on global warming. It is that simple, BUT… Powerful!
Millions of people all over the world including some of the major cities such as Copenhagen, Chicago, Toronto, Sidney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Tel Aviv, Singapore and Manila will unite and switch off their lights. Join them in their action at 8pm, on March 29th, 2008.
Sign up here to register, get more information and to receive useful tools and tips to help you get even more involved. www.earthhour.org
Severn Cullis-Suzuki is an environmental activist, speaker, television host and author. In 1992, at the age of 12, she raised money with some schoolmates to attend the Earth Summit in Rio De Janeiro, where Severn received a standing ovation for a speech to the delegates.
Even though the YouTube Video is 16 years old, it is highly relevant for the world state today. Everyone should watch it!
Amazing Journey with Top Explorers Will Steger, Sam Branson and Sigrid Ekran
Amazing Journey with Top Explorers Will Steger, Sam Branson and Sigrid Ekran
I am sure that with the comprehensive media coverage most people are aware of global warming. It would be tough to find anyone who doesn’t have a clue what it is all about. Even though they all know, doesn’t mean they are all jumping up at the chance to take action either. Quite an overwhelming number of Americans agree that global warming is not only real, but caused by humans, a recent poll showed. 58% of those who say they understand the problems said no to a potential gas tax in the hope to stop it.
In an amazing journey Will Steger, the legendary polar explorer and lifelong environmental activist is leading a team of top explorers including Sam Branson, son of Virgin’s Richard Branson, and Sigrid Ekran, the most recent “rookie of the year” on the Iditarod, out across the arctic ice this coming spring . The team wants to capture the arctic trauma while highlighting the need for necessary, immediate action! Their journey will be documented in real-time, blogging and creating pod casts from the ice throughout the trip. Time-lapse video cameras will be left in their wake to capture the ice as it melts away.
It will be a tremendous learning experience and the idea is to provide schools, teachers, students and also the general public with a terrific opportunity to get more involved in educating themselves and what we can do to stop the crisis and hopefully they will be able to raise a sense of urgency in America as well as across the globe to turn awareness and latent knowledge into action.
I will certainly follow them and if you are interested check the link below: www.globalwarming101.com
