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I’ve added an RSS feed in the right sidebar with (easy!) daily actions for reducing one’s carbon footprint during Lent. And here are four little 30-second (silent) films, all form the Carbon Fast’s originators, England’s Tearfund.

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VP Joe Biden to chair new Middle Class Task Force

2009-01-30T13:02:00.007-06:00

The Obamarama love fest continues! Today, Pres. Obama announced that Vice President Joe Biden will chair a new Middle Class Task Force, dedicated to “get[ting] the middle class — the backbone of America — up and running again.”

There’s more on the new dedicated web site, including a form for your suggestions, here.

And now, heeeere’s Joe!

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Obamarama - First 100 Days

2009-01-29T19:47:00.007-06:00

It’s an Obama–Biden love fest here on Jengaworld. What a relief to finally have Democratic administration back in office.

I’m going to post periodically with cool things happening in the new President’s first 100 days. Let’s start today with the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. Named after an Arkansas woman whose blatant pay discrimination case was rejected by the Supreme Court, the new act re-sets the 180-day filing limit each time a discriminatory paycheck is received. This is especially important since many women aren’t aware they’re being paid less than their male coworkers — a fact employers of course try to hide.

This was a wonderful first piece of legislation. Yea, Ms. Ledbetter for fighting the good fight! And, yea to our new President for signing!

Your First Good Deed of the New Year!

2008-12-31T12:27:00.003-06:00

Play this fun (and addictive!) word game, and sponsors make small contributions to the UN World Food Programme for every word you get right. Everybody wins!

Happy New Year 2009!

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Dec. 10: World Day for Human Rights

2008-12-10T09:04:00.002-06:00

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Happy Thanksgiving!

2008-11-26T09:00:00.004-06:00

Remember those who don’t have enough to eat this year. The Hunger Site offers an easy way to help, at no cost to you (sponsors make a small donation for every click).

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Erie Canal

2008-10-10T00:29:00.002-05:00

Tracking Gustav

2008-08-31T12:30:00.015-05:00

Here’s a live radar loop, and below that, the National Hurricane Center widget. I’ve also added a hurricane newsfeed in the right sidebar.

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How creative are you?

2008-08-03T00:08:00.001-05:00

I saw this on Unique Charm’s blog and I thought the abstract oil painting on her results was so cool, I ran right over to try the quiz! Me, I get colored pencils, which has an internal logic all its own even though I’m actually not a colored pencil fan and was sort of hoping for something more painterly, sigh.

You Are 66% Creative

You are beyond creative. You are a true artist - even if it's not in the conventional sense of the word.

You love creating for its own sake, and you find yourself quite inspired at times.

How Creative Are You?

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What Flower Are you?

2008-07-27T23:42:00.002-05:00

It’s a bit long, but with intriguing results! Apparently I am an Iris: “You are a very sensual person. You like to experience all the sights, smells, tastes and textures the world has to offer. Ordinary be damned, because you want to do it all.” What about you?

I am an
Iris

What Flower
Are You?

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1-2-3-4 . . . with Monsters! (Nice Ones)

2008-07-19T11:42:00.011-05:00

BoingBoing Gadgets posted recently about the Feist song that people either love, or love to hate, due to its repetition on the iPod Nano commercials. (I actually like it, but that’s me.) Sesame Street has revived — or “rescued” according to BoingBoing — it in a version celebrating counting to 4, with monsters, penguins, and chickens on vacation. Enjoy!

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July is Here: Time for the Flip Flops Quiz!

2008-07-06T11:08:00.003-05:00

What Your Flip Flops Say About You

You are hopeful and romantic. You love many people and many things.

You aren't unrealistic, but you do imagine things in the most ideal way possible.

You are a dreamer. If something exists, you've probably thought about it.

You don't think about what is, you think about what could be.

Your ideal warm weather place: Fiji

The Flip Flop Test

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Easy! Help A Person Having a Heart Attack. Katie Couric Demonstrates Public Defibrillator.

2008-06-28T11:39:00.009-05:00

You may have seen these public defibrillators hanging on the wall in airports, businesses, other public places. It turns out they are SUPER easy to use: push a button and an audio voice walks you through the whole process (pictures too). It could not be simpler — I was impressed. When someone collapses, the first few minutes are so so critical. Check out this video (be patient with the ad that runs first) and you will be prepared to save the day should you encounter this emergency:

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Fab Fun Flickr Meme from Frances

2008-06-01T14:06:00.024-05:00

With a hat-tip to blogjem for the idea for the photo meme — careful, you’ll spend all afternoon on one, too!

Here’s the meme:
a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.

b. Using only the first page, pick an image.

c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into fd’s mosaic maker.

1. What is your first name?
2. What is your favorite food?
3. What high school did you go to?
4. What is your favorite color?
5. Who is your celebrity crush?
6. Favorite drink?
7. Dream vacation?
8. Favorite dessert?
9. What you want to be when you grow up?
10. What do you love most in life?
11. One Word to describe you.
12. Your flickr name.

With thanks to Flickr Folks: 1. Jennifer, 2. Meant to be dinner 3. garden at Armour House, 4. Aquamarine Leaf Ballet Collage, 5. Colin Firth revisited, 6. Chinotto - Mummums, 7. Nice, France, 8. Key Lime Pie, 9. journal pages2, 10. Life!, 11. inquisitive, 12. day 303: deconstructing jenga ( or learning to make stuff fall over )!.

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Even More Dance Party Friday

2008-05-30T16:07:00.004-05:00

I can’t get enough of these. If it’s a slow day for the 5:30 a.m. traffic report, Cincinnati's Channel 12 anchors bring you . . . Dance Party Friday! In this episode, even vacation can’t keep Dancin’ Bob out of the studio. Enjoy!

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2008-05-27T17:02:00.008-05:00

It takes 90 years to grow one box of Kleenex, which Kimberly-Clark manufactures by clear-cutting ancient Boreal Canadian forests. Greenpeace’s “Kleercut” campaign offers a variety of actions you can take to stop this practice of wiping away ancient forests. Click logo for more info:

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Yogurt: The Official Food of Women!

2008-05-16T02:43:00.007-05:00

In the midst of cyclones and earthquakes, we definitely need a study break and some humor.

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Bloggers Unite: Happy Video

2008-05-12T12:53:00.005-05:00

You may have noticed the Bloggers Unite badge at right. I hope you’ll post on the 15th. Why? Here’s some inspiration. (Yep, it actually starts with a voice over from Ronald Reagan — not what one would expect from me, but in this context it works.)

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Help Burma

2008-05-06T01:13:00.014-05:00

More than 28,000 people were killed in the weekend cyclone that swept Burma (also known as Myanmar by its military dictatorship). I’m supporting Mercy Corps, which has local partners on the ground and is skilled in working in difficult political situations. Click here to learn more:

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May 3: World Press Freedom Day

2008-05-03T00:22:00.004-05:00

From the World Association of Newspapers, to support World Press Freedom Day:

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