Small House Society News 200809 | 30 September 2008 | Tuesday Dear Friend of Smaller and Simpler Living, I know that time is precious for everyone these days, so I’ll try to keep this update short. The approximate reading time for this message is about 3 minutes. Feel free to reduce your reading time even… Continue reading Small House Society News 200809
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Resources for Life News 200809
Resources for Life News 200809 | 30 September 2008 | Tuesday Dear Friend, I know that time is precious for everyone these days, so I’ll try to keep this update short. The approximate reading time for this message is about 3 minutes. Feel free to reduce your reading time even more by skipping over topics… Continue reading Resources for Life News 200809
Heart Songs 200809
Effective Living > Music > Heart Songs Summary. This month’s Heart Songs selections were chosen as a memorial for Kimela Nelson, who passed away in August 2008. The complete list of songs for this month are shown below (requires the free Adobe Flash Player to view). The listing below provides links to songs, artists, and albums available… Continue reading Heart Songs 200809
Personal Update 200809
Gregory Paul Johnson – Personal Update 200809 | 30 September 2008 | Tuesday Summary. There’s not much new to report this month, other than some minor tweaks to the regular update. So, I’ll provide the general summary of where things are at for those who are new to these personal updates. Categories with new news are: health, finance,… Continue reading Personal Update 200809
In Good Company – Teddy K. Presentation on Synergy and Globalization
Activism Summary. In the film In Good Company, a CEO asks his employees, “What are we building here? Is it a company, or are we building a new country with no national boundaries?” The utopian presentation on globalization is refuted by on of the employees, Dan Foreman (Harrison Ford). The problem with corporate globalization is… Continue reading In Good Company – Teddy K. Presentation on Synergy and Globalization
Head of Skate – Movie Coming to a Country Near You
Activism > Politics Summary. This preview for the movie Head of Skate is fortunately a satire about Sarah Palin as president.
Linux Blinkenlights Project Video by Kirian Scheuplein in Hamburg, Germany
Technology Summary. The Blinkenlights Project is, among other things, an implementation of the Linux operating system applied to artistic innovation. The Blinkenlights Project was developed and implemented by the Chaos Computer Club.
Internet Website or Blog Advertising, Stores, and Affiliate Programs
Technology > Resources Summary. This document offers an introduction to Internet advertising. In summary, the best kind of advertising practice is to occasionally link to relevant products or services in your own store, and offer some clearly identified context sensitive text link ads at the bottom of selected pages on your site. The reasoning behind this approach… Continue reading Internet Website or Blog Advertising, Stores, and Affiliate Programs
Turn off Ken Burns Effect in iMovie ’08
Apple Summary. The Ken Burns Effect is an annoying feature that is enabled by default. It is essentially an opt-out feature rather than opt-in. Follow the steps below to disable it. Import a Photo. Import a photo into the Project area of iMovie. This is the area to the right of Project Library listing. Project… Continue reading Turn off Ken Burns Effect in iMovie ’08
Small House Society – Websites and Forums
Small House Society > Resources Summary. Below are selected websites about simple and small living. Let us know of any sites we should consider adding here. In addition to these there are other sites sharing personal stories of small housing as well as the websites of small house designers and builders. Small House Style – “Small… Continue reading Small House Society – Websites and Forums
Employee Free Choice Act
Activism Summary. The Employee Free Choice Act is an initiative to help workers earn a more livable wage. The satirical video below, Your New Job, shows the limited rights and poor conditions that many workers face.
Think positive and it will be positive.
Lifeways > Judaism Summary. The following is an excerpt from a weekly mailing sent out by the family of Avremel and Chaya Blesofsky of Chabad in Iowa City. For regular inspiration, visit their website to signup for weekly mailings. One of the aphorisms quoted many times by the Baal Shem tov was, “Every single thing… Continue reading Think positive and it will be positive.