And was gonna get me the ladies pajama set.

Two things -

they do not take Paypal

they ship UPS

Ironic, isn't it?

you know what I like about you?

you can discuss and disagree without making a scene - debating is fun with you, no name calling or insults.

as a Libra, I tend to weigh things all the time - 2 sides to everything and I do love hearing others input as long as it is logical & thought-out.

I have been known to change my mind because I try & learn everyday from those around me. I try and see everything from other peoples perspectives.

 

 

and disturbing everyday...and QM isn't even involved in this one (at least I don't think she is)

80 percent of Vietnam factories breach pollution rules: study

 

07/17/08

 

Eight out of ten factories and industrial parks in Vietnam breach environmental regulations, state media reported Thursday, citing a government study in the rapidly-industrializing country.

 

The survey of more than 400 enterprises found many "lacked even the most basic awareness of environmental issues," said the deputy head of the Environmental Protection Department, Nguyen Hoa Binh, according to the state-run Vietnam News daily.

 

Vietnam has seen more than seven percent economic growth for over a decade, but the boom has taken a heavy environmental toll, turning many waterways into open sewers and leaving landscapes littered with toxic waste.

 

Binh said more than half the 418 enterprises in 41 cities and provinces inspected last year were fined for breaching pollution control rules. They included ship wreckyards and craft villages.

 

Less than one fifth of the enterprises visited by the inspectors had waste-water facilities of an acceptable standard, the report said.

 

Ministry inspectors are also investigating ship-builder Hyundai Vinashin for allegedly trying to dump 60 tons of toxic waste near a residential area in Khanh Hoa province last week, reported the Sai Gon Giai Phong newspaper.

 

Natural Resources and Environment Minister Pham Khoi Nguyen said the ministry was investigating the contract between the shipyard and the man hired to transport and dump the waste on July 8, the report said.

 

A World Bank study this month said "the cost to the economy of pollution, which is increasing in volume and toxicity, are becoming evident to the government and the public at large."

 

1941 - Dow Chemical researcher Ray McIntire accidentally creates Styrofoam, only a few years before the fast food revolution.

If you used a styrofoam cup or container today, on July 17th, 2508 it will still be sitting in a landfill.

McDonald's has smartly re-introduced Styrofoam for their Sweet Tea drink.

WTG McDonald's on being green.

*this message was brought to you ladened heavily with sarcasm*

My office building, 2 Penn, is right of Madison Square Garden (the round building - where do they get square from? I understand it was square once, actually more rectangular...) On the left is the post office and the blackish shiny building behind it is 1 Penn.