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asylum seeker
Joined: 22 Jul 2007
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 Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 7:06 pm Post subject: Good news thread |
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With all the negative news stories around these days due to the financial crisis it's easy to end up feeling pretty despondent about humanity's prospects. That's why, for the sake of balance, I want to start a thread where people only post and discuss positive news stories.
I understand 'positive' can be subjective however if you let common sense guide your way and avoid partisan issues like the Israel-Palestine conflict you should be able to find stories which most people could agree on.
Anyway here is my fist example:
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National Guard goes green to conserve energy, cost
GOING GREEN: The Guard is making energy conservation the focus of a mission for all its units statewide.
The rapid whop, whop, whop of a wind turbine outside the New Mexico National Guard headquarters hints at a new mission for the homefront military: Going green.
Efforts nationally since 2001 to conserve energy and fuel also include a solar array that provides some power for the New Jersey Army National Guard's training center in Wrightstown, and the Ohio Air National Guard's 180th Fighter Wing opening of an alternative energy site in Toledo last September.
"Energy's become one of our top priorities here in the National Guard," said Thomas Gurule, a retired Guard lieutenant colonel who is now its energy manager.
Every building under the military construction program must meet the U.S. Green Building Council's silver rating, said Elvin L. Shields, chief of the design-criteria branch for the Army National Guard's installations division in Washington, D.C.
Two percent of a building's cost will be spent to make sure it meets standards, Shields said. That pays for upgrades on a building's systems � more energy-efficient systems, better windows and doors, and more insulation, he said.
"Now we're saying if we're going to do this, this is what we're going to need, and we're going to pay for it," he said. "Instead of going with lowest cost possible, we're going with the best with our economic situation."
The initiative � sustainable design and development � began in 2001. The Department of Defense also follows the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and the Energy Efficiency and Security Act of 2007.
One of the first sites greeting visitors to the New Mexico Guard's compound near Santa Fe sees is a slender, 43-foot white wind turbine near headquarters. It generates 300 to 400 kilowatts a month, which the state's largest utility, Public Service Company of New Mexico, said is enough for about half the needs of an average home. |
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/energy/stories/national-guard-goes-green-to-conserve-energy-cost |
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Rteacher
Joined: 23 May 2005
Location: Western MA, USA
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sharkey
Joined: 12 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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| i was eating lunch today and a very nice lady gave me three pieces of her kimbap while I waited for my food.. very nice lady |
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No_hite_pls
Joined: 05 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 10:35 pm Post subject: |
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| I discovered that I could play Axis and Allies online for free. |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:05 pm Post subject: |
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| No_hite_pls wrote: |
| I discovered that I could play Axis and Allies online for free. |
Where?? |
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No_hite_pls
Joined: 05 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:25 pm Post subject: |
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| pkang0202 wrote: |
| No_hite_pls wrote: |
| I discovered that I could play Axis and Allies online for free. |
Where?? |
http://www.gametableonline.com/
Gametableonline is great site but watch out there is some really good players online. I am not doing that well; 5-12!
Gametableonline has the newer version of the game where fighters cost ten and battleships get two hits.
It takes about 15 minutes to set up, you have to install (free) or update Java (free) to play. |
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asylum seeker
Joined: 22 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 8:15 am Post subject: |
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Is this all there is? Things are worse than I thought!  |
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newteacher
Joined: 31 May 2007
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 5:07 pm Post subject: |
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| I just saved a lot of money on my car insurance. |
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mises
Joined: 05 Nov 2007
Location: retired
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:18 pm Post subject: |
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| newteacher wrote: |
| I just saved a lot of money on my car insurance. |
I bet you can thank Warren Buffett for that! |
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