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Numbering Systems & Place Values
If you love numbers you’ll love this site
created by John Knoderer [webmaster(at)Mazes.com]
Millions, billions, trillions, gazillions?
A million was quite a number not so long ago but now it seems so tame!
Zimbabwe has a 7,000% inflation rate!
China’s daily consumption of plastic bags = 3 billion +
Their population is 6 billion + [6,000,000,000,000,]
China’s supermarkets consume 1 billion + plastic bags a DAY!
“….Supermarkets give out 1bn [billion]plastic bags every day, while shops and restaurants use double that amount. Plastic packaging accounts for an estimated 5m [million] tonnes of crude oil each year…..” Jonathan Watts The guardian
South Africa banned plastic bags being given out for free 5 years ago this month – Not many if any countries have done so to date – I stand to be corrected
How much does our individual consumption of plastic bags effect the environment?
South Africa also banned smoking in public places with virtually no fuss at all in 1999! And recently in restaurants and pubs
I do feel sorry for those lonely souls standing on the streets outside their office buildings puffing away in all weathers
It’s really hard to give up
[I gave up over 20? yrs ago and i was smoking at least 30 a day]
non smokers were so tolerant in those days
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Tags: BBC, BILLIONS, CHINA POPULATION, INFLATION, MILLIONS, NUMBERS, PLASTIC BAGS, TRILLIONS, ZIMBABWE
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Watch them talk – download thier talk
Continue reading ‘●INSPIRED TALKS BY THE WORLD’S GREATEST THINKERS AND DOERS’
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image – fotosearch
“…Bisphenol A has been known to leach from the plastic lining of canned foods and to a lesser degree, polycarbonate plastics that are cleaned with harsh detergents or used to contain acidic or high-temperature liquids.[49] Studies by the CDC found bisphenol A in the urine of 95% of adults sampled in 1988-1994[50] and in 93% of children and adults tested in 2003-04.[51] Almost all exposure is through diet, and infants fed with liquid formula are among the most exposed. Infants fed canned formula with polycarbonate bottles can consume quantities of bisphenol A up to 13 µg/kg/day (see table below),[52] while the most sensitive animal studies show effects at much lower concentrations. Debate continues on what is the safe limit of this compound….”
Thanks Wikipedia!
“Identification in plastics
……There are seven classes of plastics……. When such plastics are exposed to hot liquids, bisphenol A leaches out 55 times faster than it does under normal conditions,………….
……..Type 1 (PET) and Type 6 (polystyrene) have unreacted phthalates and styrene, respectively, which could leach under certain conditions [68], but these resins do not use bisphenol A during polymerization and package forming.…..”
Thanks Wikipedia!
BPA FREE BOTTLES
No info on what BPA is so i looked it up on wikipedia
Careful of moulds growing in them if they aren’t cleaned properly
I was told years ago that the safest plastic is the one that is white opaque
And that does not smell of plastic!
Be weary of anything blue – dyzo dyes! TOXIC!
Look for 1 in the centre of the recycle icon usually found under the plastic container/bottle
Give me glass any day!
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Tags: BABY, BOTTLES, BPA, CHILDREN, DIET, PLASTIC, TOXIC, URINE
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China’s Foreign Ministry – contact: webmaster@mfa.gov.cn
update: 11.30 GMT BBC WORLD NEWS
The weapons carrying Chinese ship is the top story on BBC TV news
Reporter from JHB and Beijing have just said that there is confusion on the where abouts of the ship – it has not been sited or contacted in th e past 36 hrs.
the Chinese spokes person for the ministry of foreign affairs has not made the announcement that the ship has been recalled to China.
Yesterday a spokes person at the ministry and the owners of the ship say they do not know where it is.
Yeah right! oh please………..!
i’m logging off now!
so much for news reporting!
how can they announce this with out being sure
the rotten sods
at least it’s made top news!
10AM GMT 24.4.08 BBC WORLD NEWS WEB SITE
Zimbabwe arms returning to China – Announced by China’s Foreign Ministry
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A ship carrying weapons to Zimbabwe is returning to China after neighbouring countries refused to unload it, China’s foreign ministry has said.
“The [shipping] company took this decision,” said spokeswoman Jiang Yu.
The US had urged China to recall the shipment, while the UK has said it will propose an international arms embargo on Zimbabwe.
The results of the 29 March presidential election have not been released amid growing violence……
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Finally
Well done China!
A pat on the back to you…..
[They will like that given the torch negative PR]
China’s Foreign Ministry
contact: webmaster@mfa.gov.cn
Well done bloggernistas for leaning on them!
FOR THE PEOPLE BY THE PEOPLE! VIVA!
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Ever wondered what your cat is up to when out of the house? Well, now you can see exactly what the little darling is doing. There’s a genius, Juergen Perthold, who some years ago built a gizmo that he attached to his cats collar. The Cat Trip 1
It looks like he’s also developing a catcam live gizmo too – And has adopted the collar to have GPS tracking as well!
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[CLICK on image to get to catcam links page]
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CatCam Projects
LINKS to Photos &Technology
ORDERS & DO IT YOURSELF
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Adolf Hitler came up with them for the 1936 Olympics in Germany.
He used the Olympics as a propaganda tool for the 3rd Reich.
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“….I don’t quite understand how we have forgotten that the “Olympic Torch” ceremony was invented by Hitler and his chums.
If ever there was an “invented tradition” well worth stamping out, it is this ridiculous, Fascist-inspired waste of money – which sends a Bunsen Burner around the world at tremendous cost for several months before the Games, manned (and womanned) by people dressed up in pseudo-ancient Greek costume, no doubt feeling very silly…….” Mary Beard
Seeing day by day news on the torches progress from the west to the east, is quite entertaining – wondering if anyone will mange to put the flame out – jolly exciting. Which country will do it? Who are those bully boys in blue? There is no explanation to what the protestors are protesting about. There is no historical context given. This is the problem with the news – sound bites seems to be all we are capable of handling or want.
The Chinese will be taking the touch to Tibet as it’s last stop before going to the opening ceremony. I wonder if they will change their plans given all the negative publicity in the west.
●Hitler’s propaganda olympics 1936: Show the world aryans are the super race – thank goodness for black, Jesse Owens
[posted 12th Aug ust 08]
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●Ikeda: On How To Be STRONG
“When we draw strength from within, our outlook undergoes a dramatic transformation; everything around us looks completely different.
To be strong–that is the key to happiness.”
Daisaku Ikeda
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A WARNING – KEY CARDS @ HOTELS
Latitude 34. 1946409580577 degrees South – Longitude 18. 22 degrees East
Image – know where it is taken from? [CLUE: Spheniscus Demersus pied-à-terre]
Continue reading ‘A WARNING – KEY CARDS @ HOTELS’
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Are you ready for a paradigm shift? It’s a BIG one!
“…Conventional money is created as debt by private financial institutions for their own profit-making purposes, not as a social service. This is the root cause of the economic, social and environmental problems that beset us. The amount of debt determines the quantity of money, which has nothing to do with the amount of money we need to live decent lives…” [SANE extract]
Have you heard of such a thing as another economic system?
Continue reading ‘●An Alternative Financial System – The Talent Exchange’
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●Ikeda: on ATTITUDE CHECK
“One of my favorite Argentine poets, the great educator Almafuerte (1854-1917) wrote: “To the weak, difficulty is a closed door. To the strong, however, it is a door waiting to be opened.”
Difficulties impede the progress of those who are weak. For the strong, however, they are an opportunity to open wide the doors to a bright future. Everything is determined by our attitude, by our resolve. Our heart is what matters most.”
Daisaku Ikeda
LINK – to daily quote
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