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Today, Lindsey also of A Design So Vast shares a roundup of great books for boys My 10-year-old daughter was an enthusiastic and avid reader from the day she figured out how to sound out words. She reads everything novels, biographies, Ranger Rick, the side of the cereal box. In contrast, my son was much harder to interest in books. He was so disinterested, in fact, that I went into his 1st grade teacher conference convinced he needed outside help with reading. Imagine my surprise, then, when we learned he was one of only two boys in the top reading... read full story on "Boston Mamas" »
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Part of what a big data center company like Google and Microsoft have learned to expect is that neighbors show up after they are the first to build. Facebook going to Lulea was one of the first data center operators in the area. And now that there are others looking at Lulea and Facebook is going through commissioning, there are concerns there is enough infrastructure. NyTeknik reports in Swedish on the local event. Soon it's time for the commissioning of the first of the giant data centers like Facebook is based in Lule . Availability of green electricity from hydropower... read full story on "Green Data Center Blog" »
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The third season of Game of Thrones is finally here, and we’re back to chronicle the TV adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s world of Westeros -- and how it differs from the books -- in a series of letters ... read full story on "Wired Underwire" »
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Parents of newborns and babies are never at a loss when it comes to baby related questions and quandaries, and Ready, Set, Baby is a virtual dream come true for a new generation of moms and dads who are accustomed to having information at their fingertips literally . Ready, Set, Baby is a fully interactive e-book available for the iPad, iPhone, Nook ... read full story on "Inhabitots" »
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Three Chicago teens are charged with a horrible sexual assault. They allegedly posted the video on social media. It’s yet another story of how social media can apparently become a tool for abuse and evidence of it. But the lesson seems all wrong. In Chicago this weekend, prosecutors announced three teenaged boys will tried as adults for aggravated criminal sexual assault after allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl and posting a video of the attack on Facebook. Prosecutors say the girl went to the home of Scandale Fritz last December and, after she declined his demands for sex, he raped and... read full story on "AfterNet" »
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Des Moines Register has a review of the 18 month process the City of Altoona went through. What seems interesting is a tax issue based on a three limit needed to get changed to six. Also in March, a roadblock suddenly emerges VanderZanden emails Durham that state rules prohibit the company from fully benefiting from Altoona’s proposed 20-year tax abatement. The rules specify that all phases must be built within a three-year project completion window. Facebook plans three phases over six years. Iowa should remove as many hurdles as it can to our building the third building in Altoona, VanderZanden... read full story on "Green Data Center Blog" »
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The post Cracking the Code A Guide to Building Codes appeared first on Tiny House Blog. I receive many emails regarding tiny houses and building codes. This is a very difficult subject because every location is different. However, up to this point there has not been a good resource to send people to show them how to go about the process of getting answers in their local area. Ryan Mitchell of ... The post Cracking the Code A Guide to Building Codes appeared first on Tiny House Blog. read full story on "Tiny House Blog" »
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In the latest Geek's Guide to the Galaxy podcast author Rick Yancey talks about his new young adult survival novel The 5th Wave. read full story on "Wired Underwire" »
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It's always a pleasure to have on our weekly green review book series a book of a great environmental thinker, and today we have the honor of reviewing a new book of one of today most thought-provoking leaders of the environmental movement - Frances Moore Lapp . Frances Moore Lapp has written so far 18 books, including the best-seller Diet for a Small Planet. Her latest book which was released last month is The EcoMind Changing the Way We Think, to Create the World We Want by Frances Moore Lappe publisher Nation Books What this book is about In EcoMind,... read full story on "Eco-Libris blog" »
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A few months ago, I attended a simulcast of The Justice Conference in Bellevue. One of the speakers at the conference was Claire Diaz-Ortiz. Claire claire has worked at Twitter since 2009 and manages Twitter’s social good initiatives, including the Twitter for Nonprofits and Twitter Ads for Good programs. She is also known as The Woman Who Got the Pope on ... read full story on "thinkspace" »
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Climate Counts is a collaborative effort to bring consumers and companies together in the fight against global climate change.
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Downsizing your footprint with a smaller home? Kent Griswold shares his discoveries about living in tiny spaces.
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Shawna
Tips for living a green lifestyle
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Jessica Ross
Conversations about living lightly
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Park Howell
Sustainable storyteller
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