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Greetings from the Editor
by Carol Hall full story | top |
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Greetings to all and a Happy October! Fall is upon us and the air is becoming crisp. This month The On Ramp features a theme of GOING GREEN. It is something that we hear more and more about everyday, and everyone has there own opinion on "Global Warming". I am sure you will enjoy the articles, information and links included below, and find them helpful. I hope you enjoy this edition of The On Ramp, and as always, I welcome your comments and additions to the newsletter! Please email me at editor@bmi.net | |
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Why Go Green?
by Rebecca Sheridan full story | top |
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A few months ago I took an environmental science class. While taking this class my eyes were opened. Whenever I heard "going green" I never really thought much about it. Going green did not fit in with my list of priorities.
As the weeks in the class progressed I started to see the reality of the da... - CONTINUED | |
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Meat and Greenhouse Gas
by Michelle Mook full story | top |
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Many people are sensitive about attacks on their favorite foods - and rightfully so, but most of us agree that it is okay to keep our meat intake to a modest level for health reasons. But now it seems skipping that cheeseburger might help reduce greenhouse ... - CONTINUED | |
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WordFind Puzzle
by BMI Staff full story | top |
| Congratulations Kathleen H. of La Granda, OR for winning the drawing for the September 2008 Wordfind! They received a $25.00 credit on their BMI account! Go to October Wordfind. | |
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Kids are Green Too!
by Rochelle Helms full story | top |
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This month is a great topic for me!
My son is now in junior high and is a very environmentally conscious pre-teen. So, we are recycling. We are teaching each other what we can do to reduce, re-use and recycle. Here are some helpful hints to g... - CONTINUED | |
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The City of Greenburg
by Mike Rochelle full story | top |
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Greensburg, Kansas has an interesting and lively history. It also sports the fame of having the Worlds Largest Hand Dug Well.More recently, however, Greensburg's fame came on... - CONTINUED | |
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LightScribe
by Victor Luna full story | top |
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Lightscribe is a new technology that uses a special disk drive and special media that burns a "label" directly onto the CD or DVD. Since it's lasered into the CD or DVD, rather than printed on paper, there is no ink smudging or peeling. It does r... - CONTINUED | |
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Kudos
by Matt Stephens full story | top |
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"Erich, Thank you for your assistance in clearing up this problem. I'm sorry to be such a nuisance. The continued help from the people at BMI is sincerely appreciated. Thank you," | |
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Pandora Free Music
by Ruben Bybee full story | top |
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While surfing this week, I stumbled upon a very nice FREE streaming music site (pandora.com) that lets you create your own music stations. These stations are created automatically when you enter a group or song name. It picks music similar to the song or grou... - CONTINUED | |
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Movie Review
by KJ Newby full story | top |
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Director Davis Guggenheim eloquently weaves the science of global warming with Mr. Gore's personal history and lifelong commitment to reversing the effects of global climate change. A longtime advocate for ... - CONTINUED | |
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Green Means Less Waste
by Gena Bybee
Here are some great recipes for using up leftovers...Less waste makes for More GREEN! | |
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Crossword
by BMI Staff full story | top |
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Congratulations to Gary And Elodie C of Joseph, OR for winning the drawing for the September 2008 Crossword! He received a $25.00 credit on his BMI account! Go to October crossword | |
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Email Scams
by Matt Stephens full story | top |
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Hello to everyone! If you never read any of my articles, this would be the one to read. It's about a problem that nearly everyone has encountered, and will give you useful information on how to save yourself time and money. Over the past few months there have been several emails sent out to our cus... - CONTINUED | |
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Green Thoughts
by Tony Abrego full story | top |
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In today's global market place people are looking to go green for many reasons. Some are worried about global warming. Others are worried about contamination and the effects of it. Yet others are worried about the economy and the price we have to pay for consuming fuel. &nbs... - CONTINUED | |
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PictureFind
by BMI Staff full story | top |
| Congratulations to Joyce S. of Buckley, WA for winning the drawing for the September 2008 Picturefind! Jan received a $25.00 credit on her BMI account! Go to October picturefind. | |
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