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The Advantages Of A ‘green’ Business
Over the last few years, there has been much publicity on ‘going green’, and making our homes or businesses more environmentally friendly. Many people are changing to “green” business technologies for different reasons. There are several different studies, such as the study published by the Retail Systems Research, sponsored by Intel, which cited different advantages of green businessES. The study said that those companies or retailers who have outperformed their competition are building or practicing environment-friendly strategies. Aside from that, operation costs were also reduced. Although, it may appear that going ‘green’ could actually increase expenditure, since ‘green’ products tend to be more expensive, businesses and homeowners would eventually feel that they are saving more money in the long run. Let us take the example of a delivery company. They have started using digital record keeping and communication through e-mail.

Eventually, such practices paid off. Their 30,000 strong-company was able to save about 2 million pounds a year just by reducing paper transactions to two pages a day. Simple practices like these may not be appealing initially or may appear insufficient, but surprisingly, they eventually deliver results. The conclusion is, going ‘green’ can help your business save more. Even Microsoft are saying that owners, businesses and residences could save 90 every year on electricity just by switching their computers into hibernate mode when not in use. The government is also recognizing the efforts of the private sector in building a safer environment. There is a federal stimulus bill in 2009 which offers incentives and tax reductions to business who are practicing ‘green’ methods on reducing their energy consumption by as much as 50%. This stimulus bill is said to have about 50 billion in funds to promote cleaner energy. Apart from that, there are consumers who stick to brands and companies that they know are taking the environment into consideration. Customers are starting to pay attention to the choices they are making. Which is why it would pay to advertise the company’s environmental stance. There are different organizations and PR companies that could help businesses let the world know how they are taking eco-friendly steps. They could help in sensitively promoting your business and instil social awareness and responsibility among audiences and consumers.

Consumers are starting to take an interest in ‘green’ products and companies since they show that they are safer to use and they are making a contribution to the environment. ‘Green’ businesses are not only getting more attention from possible customers but from possible investors, also, according to Dow Jones Sustainability Index. What caused this shift? According to Forest Reinhardt, disasters from the past have contributed to social awareness, such as oil spills and gas leaks which killedmany people and at the same time created a geological hazard. Emerging global problems caused by a series of human activities and effects which are possibly irreversible are also contributing factors. Following green business practices and strategies would benefit not only businesses, but the entire population. Business owners and managers are part of a community which would benefit by making ‘green’ and smart choices.

Today’s crime and violence rate in the Philippines is said to have distressingly increased over the past few years. And part of what made it disturbing is the act itself which involves rape and murder of minors. Because of this, the Congress will now decide if death penalty by lethal injection should be returned to address today’s increasingly disturbing crime and violence rate in the Philippines.UPLB VictimsAcording to Philippines Current Events The first victim of a heinous crime of both rape and murder was Given Grace Cebanico, a 19yrs old student of UPLB taking a Computer Science Course. Her body was found on Apec Road at the outskirts of UPLB with stab wounds, her hands cuffed and her mouth gagged with a handkerchief.Though crime has been partially served, in which the first suspect, a tricycle driver, is already serving his sentence, while the other suspect, a security guard, is still at-large, friends and families felt that justice has not yet been truly served while the other suspect of the rape-slay case is still at large, while the other one is serving years in jail.

According to Philippines News Today another victim of rape and murder was a 14yr old Sampaguita vendor, Rochel Geronda, which was found in Los Banos, Laguna on Wednesday morning, Fenruary 29. The victim’s body was seen in a banana plantation in Barangay Batong Malaki.Other than Given Grace and Rochel Geronda, another victim was Rey Bernard Penaranda, an agriculture student in UPLB who was murdered by holdup men.Ray Bernard Penaranda, an agriculture student, was killed at about 1:30 a.m. along F.O. Santos Street in Barangay (village) Batong Malake in Los Banos, Laguna. Although all three suspects have already been nabbed by the Police, friends and families still feels that justice has not yet been truly served while these three still lives.Sta. Mesa Rape-Slay CaseRecently, a 7 year old girl was found dead in a house in Sta.

Mesa which was also been allegedly raped. Though the suspects, a minor and an adult, were caught for the crime, their expressions tell that they are not afraid of their jail time, that the crime they looked proud of the crime they committed.Death Penalty as a SolutionThese crimes and other more were the reason why death penalty by lethal injection is to be discussed in the Congress if it is applicable to take this measure again. However, many have suggested that lethal injection is not enough to frighten these criminals. Many suggest using a more heinous form of death penalty to stop this increasing crime-rate in the Philippines. For more information visit to our site at

I want to invite us all a moment give time to condition self in Contemplation and Meditation. Here i want to share story and Phenomenon about world crisis in this time towards somebody figure that can be made Leader / Caliph towards human culture social order, Either through form scale little also big (country).Turn change it human at this world that considers capable self to configurings and Lead a country or Whatever that, Sea only dream for partly mankind at this transitory hemisphere. Why such! Because only live program and fantasy. See just how many also failure and destruction a only at result the dreamer. Again extinct a hope somebody figure appearance that be made leader in will lead.

What is causes leader fail? or does obstacle that cause not walk it a system? Of course cause or factor that can frustrate aim, one of them. Not detail a hope that be made program. Not clear standards existence towards walk it a system. Not capable somebody that out for at close over. Character and also very determine can somebody breed and doesn’t materialized him Leadership. Just honest till now i still to ask to what and How does leadership standards in all the world this. Why do i say such, because is it possible that in one profession or Area can to at lead by many people? or Can one person run all his programs alone? Example not walk it when one household there two leaders let that father and Child, even less there two fathers insides one household, possible in a mess household.Example as light as a feather, at moment we are running a vehicle (car) how the way car when driving there two drivers in one rudders? So like that also existing bations throughout this earth. One when does his programs still to walk in one principality and Standards like that also within reason bew leader must capable in harmony with old ones leader, because when not so again program live program and The human that be made only will live obsession semata. Whoever leader not ever can be released from ideas and Brainchild that he will make program by will materialized him aim. Prolific idea sure leaves from cognizance and Will cared change towards positive something that. Will like also a brainchild within reason only can be run when not reckless and Outdoor self rein.Also necessary aroused just origin doesn’t exceed self ability.

Still many again customs and manners in run a program so that consistent his existence is somebody in leads. Then how also if (there are) any a leader that walk with will and Its own way? Can just, origin stills in line with at lead it. Sure this manner very unusual, when run in human culture social order. By right whoever has seed, and Leadership heavy in self. So not strange matter or Difficult to looked for when just human stills aware self. I shall mean aware self here sensitivity every conscience and Substantial essence a being.

Under the current winner-take-all electoral scheme, millions of votes across the nation are not being counted in the official national tally. In the 2008 Presidential election, Republican nominee John McCain received more than five million votes in the state of California. Despite this achievement, all 55 electors in California cast their vote for Democrat Barack Obama. This inequity occurred solely because California uses the winner-take-all system of awarding electoral votes, meaning that despite how close the popular vote may be, the winning candidate takes home “all” the electoral votes of that particular state. Similarly, more than 3.5 million Texans marked ballots for Barack Obama, yet because John McCain won the state, those 3.5 million votes were disregarded. Again, because Texas also uses the winner-take-all system of electoral voting, the winning candidate, John McCain, was able to take home “all” of Texas’ 33 electoral votes.

This all-to-common outcome disenfranchises voters from “safe states” (non-battlefield states) and discourages them from going to the polls. They know that their votes are not likely to even be figured in the final national tally. In addition, non-major party candidates who appeal mainly to just one region of the country can take full advantage of the winner-take-all system. Their vote totals are magnified in the Electoral College. In 1948, Strom Thurmond, the nominee of the States Rights Democratic Party, captured just 2.4% of the national vote, yet he received 39 electoral votes from four southern states. This scenario repeated itself in 1968 when American Independence Party nominee George Wallace, who won just 13.5% of the national vote, won 46 electoral votes because he managed to win five southern states. Alternatively, those who vote for centrist Independent candidates who appeal to a more widespread cross-section of constituencies and garner votes from all regions of the nation, have seen their votes completely nullified by the Electoral College.

In 1980, Independent Presidential candidate John B. Anderson garnered 6.6% of the national vote, yet the over 5.7 million people who voted for him were not counted in the final tally because he failed to win a single state. This scenario was experienced on a larger scale in 1992, when Independent Presidential candidate H. Ross Perot mustered a very respectable 18.9% of the vote. Despite the fact that nearly one in five American voters cast their vote for Perot, Perot received “0” votes in the Electoral College. In this situation, the votes of nearly twenty million Americans were totally disregarded at the conclusion of the electoral process. Under the National Popular Vote Initiative, the vote of the diary farmer from Cambridge, Wisconsin would be equal to the vote of the College Professor from Cambridge, Massachusetts. The vote of the steel worker from East Chicago, Indiana would be no more important than the vote of the locomotive engineer from Chicago, Illinois. The vote of the Fire Fighter from Columbus, Mississippi would be commensurate with the vote of the Systems Analyst from Columbus, Ohio. Strom Thurmond in 1948, 2.4%