 Ireland's Green Party leader dumps plan for carbon tax
Astonishingly, some people aren't as perceptive as Liberal Party leader Stephane Dion, and think that a carbon tax is a complex plan that will negatively affect a lot of people.
In Ireland, the leader of the Green Party and the Minister for the Environment in the coalition government, John Gormley, has dropped plans for a carbon tax for exactly such reasons.
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Whatever you get dirty, this site can probably tell you how to clean it.
Items include: dryers, white wall tires, LCD screens, paintings, golf balls, fake plants, cookies (the browser kind), furniture, venetian blinds, every kind of floor, and clothing (and specific kinds of spills, like Kool-Aid and gum), and pets and people. For example, there is a step-by-step on de-skunking both humans and dogs, neither of which involve that old wives' tale of tomato juice.
Cows seem to know which way is north
Talk about animal magnetism, cows seem to have a built-in compass.
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Seven online-security blunders to avoid
1. Assuming your security software is protecting you
People often believe that installing anti-virus software once will keep their computers safe forever. But new viruses come out all the time, so software must be activated properly and updated regularly to be effective against new threats.
Fox suggests you make sure your security software is active when you're online. He also recommends enabling your computer's automatic updating feature, which will keep it loaded with new security software.
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"You need to do something on a regular basis if you want to be protected," he said. "You'd be surprised how many people don't realize that."
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Opting out
...Less well known, however, is that the CRTC also recently affirmed that Canadians can use third-party websites to opt out of telemarketing calls from organizations that are exempt under the law iOptOut.ca, a website that enables Canadians to opt out of many exempted organizations CRT's call list at no cost with a few easy clicks of the mouse. Visitors to the site are asked to enter their phone number (and email address if they wish) and to indicate their calling preferences for nearly 150 organizations.
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