Energy Efficient Compact Fluorescent Bulbs Require Proper Disposal Procedures
Shining a light on fluorescent bulbs - Energy-efficient coils booming, but disposal of mercury poses problems. By Alex Johnson, MSNBC: "Compact fluorescent light bulbs, long touted by environmentalists as a more efficient and longer-lasting alternative to the incandescent bulbs that have lighted homes for more than a century, are running into resistance from waste industry officials and some environmental scientists, who warn that the bulbs' poisonous innards pose a bigger threat to health and the environment than previously thought."
 EPA: What to Do if a Fluorescent Light Bulb Breaks 12 step procedure
 Maine Compact Fluorescent Lamp Breakage Study Report, February 2008

Interviews of United States Supreme Court Justices
In Series of Videos, Supreme Court Justices Make Their Case - Justices' candid observations and pet peeves spill forth in legal writing guru Bryan Garner's video interviews. Legal Times, Tony Mauro March 11, 2008.
 "...the collection of videos on LawProse.org were shot at the Supreme Court and they star eight of the nine justices speaking passionately, sarcastically, angrily, into the camera as they answer questions about brief writing, oral advocacy and their own love-hate relationships with the written word. Their interviewer, legal writing guru Bryan Garner, quietly posted the eight videos on the Web site in January. Garner has interviewed dozens of judges, lawyers and writers over the years, seeking video clips for use in his profitable legal writing seminars. But he realized the interviews with the justices, conducted a year ago or more, were a unique treasure that he should not profit from, so he put them up without restriction, editing, fee or fanfare."

The phrase it's all greek to me comes from a translation of the Latin Graecum in the medieval phrase Graecum est; non potest legi—literally, "It is Greek; it cannot be read."
M-W Word for the Wise

FTC Issues 2008 Fair Debt Collection Practices Report to CongressSource: Federal Trade Commission
Issuance of Commission report to Congress: The Commission has authorized the staff to release publicly the 30th Annual Report to Congress on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). This report, which is available now on the FTC’s Web site, summarizes the Commission’s administration and enforcement of the FDCPA during 2007. It presents an overview of the types of consumer complaints received by the Commission, descriptions of the Commission’s debt-collection law enforcement actions, and a summary of the Commission’s consumer and industry education initiatives. The FDCPA prohibits deceptive, unfair, and abusive practices by third-party debt collectors. Section 815 of the FDCPA requires the Commission to submit annual reports to Congress. The Commission vote to issue the report was 5-0.
+ Federal Trade Commission Enforcement of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: The Thirtieth Annual Report to Congress: The Types of Consumer Complaints Received, Commission Debt Collection Enforcement Actions, and Commission Consumer and Industry Education Initiatives In 2007 (PDF; 138 KB)
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Optimizing a Personal Wine CellarSource: Cornell University School of Hotel Administration, Center for Hospitality Research
This report takes what we believe to be the first scientific approach to optimizing a personal wine cellar. We identify the key factors related to optimizing a personal cellar: performance metrics, such as drinking the best possible wine; constraints, such as budget and cellar capacity; and decisions, specifically what to buy and when to consume the purchased wines. We describe the Personal Wine Cellar Optimizer, which is a tool designed to identify the optimum cellar management plan. This report is cosponsored by The Vance A. Christian Beverage Management Center, Cornell University School of Hotel Administration.
+ Full Report (PDF; 862 KB)
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Tips for green living
http://www.idealbite.com/
daily e-mails available--example from idealbite:
Except with fish, salt, and water--which can't be organic
· A "100% organic" label means the product is entirely organic.
· An "organic" label means the product ingredients are at least 95% organic.
· A "made with/contains organic ingredients" means the ingredients are at least 70% organic.
· An "all natural" claim means zilch.

March 22 is a big day for birthdays
Two famous musical composers, Stephen Sondheim born in New York City (1930) and Andrew Lloyd Webber born in London (1948).
Poet Billy Collins, (books by this author) born in New York in 1941. Collins is both a critically acclaimed and popular poet, a unique combination in the world of modern poetry
The Writer’s Almanac

If at work while reading this, you may want to forward the article below to your home PC so you can relax and enjoy the puppets and the music in comfort.
2007 YouTube winners announced
Tens of millions voted for their favorite picks in 12 categories, including music, sports, comedy, politics, eyewitness, and adorable. On March 21, the video-sharing site announced their winners.
This year one of the biggest Internet sensations has been the hugely popular amateur video "Chocolate Rain," which won for best music video. "I don't have any formal training as a musician," Tay Zonday, 25, told ABC News. In the past six months, "Chocolate Rain" has been viewed almost 16 million times.
He still won't explain what those convoluted lyrics mean from the song's catchy refrain, "chocolate rain, this is why you feel the pain." "What is chocolate rain? I always say the question is more important than the answer," Zonday said with a straight face.
Click here to watch "Chocolate Rain." Story
Another big win went to The Potter Puppet Pals in "The Mysterious Ticking Noise" for best comedy award. The man behind the puppets, Neil Cicierega, said he can't believe 20 million people have watched his video, or that he is among the YouTube elite.
Click here to watch Cicierega's Harry Potter puppets.
Click here to see the full list of winners and their videos on YouTube.com
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=4500854