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May 2013
Developing Sustainable Regional Tourism – Santa Fe and Beyond, How to Develop an Effective Tourism Cluster in Santa Fe, Everyday Green: Effective Tourism Networks, Is Sustainable Tourism Possible When There is Poverty and Unemployment?, Sustainable Tourism Workshop – The Carbon Economy Series, Creative Santa Fe, Santa Fe Creative Tourism, Santa Fe Watershed Association Brings True Green Change to the Hospitality Industry, Hotels Respond to the Green Tourist Market, People Do Care Where They Live!, High Peaks Deep Roots Cooperative Launches Its Second Season, Reflections on the Rio Grande del Norte, Rising to Meet the Dawn, Newsbites, Agritourism in New Mexico, Taos Cultural Farm Visits, The Earth Chronicles Project, What’s Going On?
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April 2013
A Systems Approach to Sustainable Economic Development, High Desert Discovery District/Arrowhead Innovation Network: HD3 Discovery Day, Power Up! Low-Cost Websites for Cultural Entrepreneurs, The Taos Entrepreneurial Network, Community Solar Development in New Mexico, 2013 Solar Fiesta – April 27-28 – Santa Fe Community College, Zero-Waste Economic Development, Connecting Education for Sustainability to a Sustainable Economy, Investing for Social Impact, Complementary Currencies: Creating a Monetary Ecosystem, Can You Trust a Tomato in January?, Managing Manure and Creating Value for NM, The Wisdom of the Mayordomo, Newsbites, Is Adaptation Possible? Climate Change & Food Security in the Evermore Arid Southwest. Homegrown New Mexico: Urban Homesteaders, Bringing Magic into the Garden and Farm by Inviting Pollinators, The Wealth of Health: Oriental Medicine as a New Mexico Resource, Health and Wellness Tips, Earth Week Events, Gross National Happiness Comes to Santa Fe, What’s Going On?
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March 2013
Incubator Spawns Business Diversity, Focus on Entrepreneurship, The Velocity Project, Rules of Engagement, Powering New Mexico’s Economy with Peer Pressure, New Mexico’s Clean Energy Economy Today, The Promise of Bioenergy Development, THE LOCAL VOICE : Be a Localist, Sustain Your Place, The Greenest Home Is a Remodeled Home, Creating New Mexico Jobs in the Recycling Industry, The Flea… More Than a Place to Get a Used Cowboy Hat, From Green to Gold: Breakthrough Branding for Today’s Green Market, Dapwood Furniture: NMGCC ’s Business Recycler of the Year, EVERYDAY GREEN: Culture and Sustainable Economies, Native American-Advised Endowment Fund Provides Nonprofit Support, You Holler—We Haul It!, B Corp Legislation: A New Frontier in American Business, Growth for The Sake of Growth, Newsbites, What’s Going On?
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February 2013
Healthcare in New Mexico – Con Alma Foundation Forums, Health Equity in New Mexico, FairCare: A New Paradigm of Healing in Healthcare, Green Hospice, Towards Authentic Healing, Five Simple Ways to Live Healthy in 2013, Health and Wellness: Snuggle In and Chow Down, Skin Care and Aging in New Mexico, Self-Care Revolution, BODY of Santa Fe, Ayurveda: Health, Wellness Healing and Medicine, Confessions of a Seimei Practitioner, Keeping Animals Healthy with Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, Everyday Green: Native American Integrative Healing, Healing Arts at Golden Acorns Summer Camp, The New Mexico Solar Energy Association’s 40th Anniversary, One Health: A New Vision for New Mexico’s State Trust Lands, Ongoing Research Illustrates Benefits of Acequias, OP-ED : Río Grande Restoration and Recreation Project Appeal, The Local Voice: Investing in Local Food = Celebrating Entrepreneurship, Newsbites, What’s Going On?
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January 2013
Farm to Table: Solving the Food System Puzzle, Healthy Kids – Healthy Economy, Farm to Table Collaborations, Major Policy Accomplishments, Food Choices: Modernity and the Responsibility of Eaters, Cooperating Our Way to a Better Food System, Santa Fe Food Policy Council, Red Willow Farm, Project Feed the Hood, Fresh New Mexico Apples in School Lunches, Farm to School Solutions: The Power of a Local Pear, Statistics: The Bad and the Good, Local Fruits and Vegetables for Lunch in Our Schools — What It Takes, Getting NM Foods into NM Schools, The Farm to School Program, New Mexico FoodCorps, Farm to Restaurant, Farmers Teaching Farmers, Santa Fe Farmers’ Market Institute’s Micro-Loan Program, Newsbites, What’s Going On?
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December 2012
BEYOND 2012: Wisdom from the Origins – The Mayan Calendar and the Future of Humanity, LUCA’s Dream, Saved in Time – Book Review, A Report from Greenbuild 2012, The Big Gorilla, Have Your Money Go Local This Holiday Season, Everyday Green : Gifting Local, The Río Grande Returns, Overcoming Greed, The Tesuque Pueblo Seed Bank, The Local Voice : Urban Farming in the Heart of Santa Fe, Declaration of Commitment to Indigenous Peoples, Nutrition and Wellness Tips, Newsbites, What’s Going On?
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November 2012
Clearing the Air Around Clean Energy, Op-Ed: Concerns About Our Water, Santa Fe’s Water Use, Slow the Flow, Spread the Nutrients, The Land Quilt, Feeding Nine Billion People without Destroying Nature, Southwest Women in Conservation, Fresh AIRE —The Energy of Agriculture: Calories and Community, New Solar Technology in New Mexico Rural Water Pumping, Santa Fe Indian School Programs Promote Native Sustainability, Battling Youth Nature Deficit Disorder, Converting Your Home to Solar, The Local Voice: Social Enterprise Gets Real, Book Profile: Scaling Your Social Venture, Faren Dancer’s Unicopia Green: Future Memory…Revival of the Common Sense, Newsbites, What’s Going On?
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October 2012
Back to the Future: Old Ideas and Modern Technology to Solve the Energy Crisis, Los Alamos Smart Grid Powers-Up, The Extraordinary Technology Conference, Solar Newsbites, Carbon Economy Series Back in Santa Fe, Benchmarking Empowerment, Biomass Energy for a Hydrocarbon Earth, Building a Community Food System: IAIA’s Demonstration Garden, A Visit to China Opens Doors to North Korea through Sustainable Agriculture, Farming for a Sustainable South Valley Community, The Story Behind the Wildfires, Wildland Fire Science at Northern New Mexico College, Responding to Instability, Faren Dancer’s Unicopia Green: The Prodigious Power of Our Beliefs, Start Today Before Tomorrow Is Gone, Newsbites, What’s Going On?
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September 2012
The Northern Río Grande National Heritage Area, The Making of a National Heritage Area, Developing Partnerships for the Northern Río Grande National Heritage Area, Interviews with NRGNHA Board Members, ¡Sostenga! Where Community Defines Tradition as Sustainability, 2012 NRGNHA Grant Recipients, Decentralization and Coherence, Heritage Crops Still Grown After Centuries of Sustaining the People, The Women, Food and Literature Class at Northern New Mexico College, Reflections on Full Stomachs and Happy Hearts, Cultural Heritage Enterprises, Book Profiles, Land Water People Time – Documentary Film, Rivers Run Through Us, Newsbites, What’s Going On?
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August 2012
Seeking Coherence, Native Public Media’s Digital Journalism and Storytelling, Santa Clara Pueblo: Reforestation and Recovery, Institute of American Indian Art’s Declaration of Interdependence, The Sustainable Native Communities Collaborative, Solar Projects Going Up on Tribal Lands, The Southwest Native Green Loan Fund: Building Green Economies in Indian Country, Strengthening Hopi Agricultural Traditions, The Pueblo Cotton and Weaving Project, The Navajo-Hopi Water Rights Settlement Act, Faren Dancer’s Unicopia Green: Uniting as One Voice to Sustain our Native Cultures, Energy Newsbites, Everyday Green: Interdependence, Sustainability and Resilience, Newsbites, What’s Going On?
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July 2012
World Renewable Energy Forum 2012, The Eden Gardens Project: Food and Energy Security,The Urban Store in Albuquerque, The Local Voice: Growing Green, Growing Local, THRIVE: An Interview with Foster and Kimberly Gamble, Faren Dancer’s Unicopia Green: The Evolution of Consciousness, Sustainable Enterprises: Netroots Nation, Sostenga! It’s in the Water: Risk in Perspective, Toxic Chemicals Dumped into New Mexico’s Waterways, Commemoration of Historic Clean Water Act Settlement, Cultural Entrepreneurship: Santa Fe Walkabouts, Everyday Green: The Green Connection in Travel, Retire Your Way: After Working, What?, Newsbites, What’s Going On?
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June 2012
GreenBuilt Tour 2012, Affordable Passive House Construction, The Net-Zero-Energy Home, Calculate Your Home’s Energy Efficiency, The Southwest’s and the Planet’s Energy Future, A Solution at Our Fingertips, Ground Broken for the NM Consortium’s Biologica l Lab oratory at Los Alamos, One Out of Two New Mexicans Live in Areas Hit by Recent Weather Disasters, Firefighters in NM Connect Record Fires with Climate Change, Climate Change Newsbites, Importing Bees: High Demand Creates a Huge Dilemma, Everyday Green: Protecting Yourself from Pesticides, Is Rainwater Harvesting Worth It in a Desert?, Fifth Annual Celebrando las Acequias, A Tipping Point for Sustainable Business?, Green Money Journal Celebrates 20 Years of Sustainable Investing, What’s Going On?
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May 2012
Northern NM’s Solar Energy Future, My Solar Story… What’s Yours Going to Be?, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency for Homes and Businesses, Energy Efficient Buildings’ Benefits, Environmental Audit for Small Businesses and Community Centers, Solar Newsbites, 2012 and Beyond: Sustainable Systems and the Predicament of Water in NM, Fresh AIRE : Growing Season 2012, ¡Sostenga! Where Tradition Meets Sustainability – Eremita Campos, Del Are Llano: The Moorish Influence in New Mexico Agriculture, Goatscaping: Going Green by Going Goats, Homegrown Medicinal Herbs, Everyday Green: Eating Herbs for Health, A Visit to the Farmers’ Market to Learn about the Farm Bill, Ask the Bugman: Control Pests without Toxic Pesticides, The Center for Innovation and Sustainability, Faren Dancer’s Unicopia Green: The Cultural Reemergence of Democracy, What’s Going On?
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April 2012
The Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Tourism Definitions, Everyday Green: Regional Tourism – A Potential Strategy, Zuni Mainstreet, Columbine Hondo: New Mexico’s Forgotten Wilderness, One of New Mexico’s Best-Kept Secrets, Green Living Project Film Documents NM Ecotourism Adventures, Ecotourism al Nuevo Mexicano, Agritourism: A Growing Business for Small Farms, Educational Travel: Without Books and Beyond Classrooms, Local Sustainability Program Explores Ecotourism Opportunities, Earth Week Events, The Local Voice: Imagine all the People…Eating New Mexico Food, Sustainable Enterprises: Española Community Market, Making the Food Connections: Las Vegas, New Mexico, Newsbites, Tours & Tourist Opportunities, New Mexico Centennial Commemorative Events, Historical Society of NM’s 2012 Statehood History Conference, Creative Santa Fe’s New Initiative: Imagined Futures, The Art of Change: Climate Change and Indigenous Solutions Conference, Design by Nature: Tularosa Basin Conference, Voluntourism, What’s Going On?!
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March 2012
In Praise of Restoration Ecology, Water, Air and Land: A Sacred Trust, New Map Documents Water Concerns in NM, Faren Dancer’s Unicopia Green: The Real Cost of Santa Fe’s “Cheap” Energy and Clean Air, The End of Pretend, The Art of Change: Climate Justice and Indigenous Solutions Conference, Sustainable Enterprises: Where Profits and Values Meet, How Green Is Your Landscape?, Sostenga: Culturally Appropriate Food for a Resilient Community, Transition Albuquerque and Transition UNM, Responsibility, Sustainability and the Imagination, Affordable Energy Efficient Homes Have Arrived, Electric Vehicles Can Revolutionize America’s Energy Use, What is Compost?, The Local Voice: Local Economies – Happy, Healthy and Wise, Retire Your Way: Planning for Your Retirement, What’s Going On?
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February 2012
Prescription for Healing Our Bodies and Healing the Earth, Give Yourself the Greatest Gift: A Healthier You in 2012, Del Are Llano: Una Vida Buena y Sana (y Alegre)–A Sound, Healthy (and Cheerful) Life, Sostenga: Tradition of Nutrition and Culturally Appropriate Food, Everyday Green: Greening Your Brain, NEWSBITES, Healing and Transformation in 2012, Curanderismo Festival, Healing with Flowers, Reconnection Therapy, Symptoms: Your Body’s Secret Healing Messages, Healing through Horses, Faren Dancer’s Unicopia Green: Planetary Healing, OP-ED: There is no Invisible Barrier that Separates Air, The Local Voice: Community Heal Theyself, Retire Your Way: The New Retirement, What’s Going On!
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January 2012
If I Had $16 Million, Here’s How I Would Spend It in NM to Help Change the World, Faren Dancer’s Unicopia Green: Welcome to the Mythical Year… 2012, Tres Hermanas: Educating Women to Unite Communities, CODECE : Joining the Global Economy Using Ancient Systems, Congreso de las Acequias, Freedom to Farm: Genetic Engineering of NM’s Chile, New Mexico Traditional Chile Summit, Seed Saving to Ensure Local Food Security, Del Are Llano: La Milpa: A Sustainable Model, Where Trashy Meets Classy at IAIA, Pueblo Youth Leading Sustainability Efforts Visit the White House, Emmy Award-Winning TV Host Partners with Habitat for Humanity, A Response to the PRC’s Decision on PNM’s Renewable Energy Plan, Newsbites, Surfing the Crowd Funding Wave, Everyday Green: Veggie Protein and Sustainability, What’s Going On!
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about 9 months ago
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about 10 months ago
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about 10 months ago
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about 1 year ago
Not a Cure for Alzheimer’s: Offering a Second Wind?
In 1995 I was widowed. My husband had coronary disease and was near death when I was introduced to Pycnogenol®. After taking only two capsules, he was able to stay awake all day, do minor manual task such as a little painting of the walls, picking up in the yard, etc. Before taking Pycnogenol® (http://www.emedicinehealth.com/pycnogenol/vitamins-supplements.htm), he was only getting up to eat and then had to lay down on the couch during the day and go to bed rather early at night. So this experience came to mind when recently I noticed Alzheimer’s was robbing my husband physically and emotionally, unable to even express himself.
My husband’s Alzheimer’s condition is rather advanced as he was diagnosed in 2003. I decided to purchase Pycnogenol® for my husband to boost his vascular system (whatever is left of it after Alzheimer’s). I wanted to see if Pycnogenol® could improve his general quality of life in the nursing center. Once my husband became established in a dementia unit in a nursing center after a year and a half, he exhibited several alarming behavioral changes such as sleeping almost all day and night, having numerous complaints about physical pain, an inability to hold the telephone properly to converse with me or other relatives and friends, and his speech became incomprehensible most of the time.
After only two months of taking Pycnogenol®, he is up at least several hours a day in the morning and in the afternoon. His bedtime has been extended at least an extra hour which allows him to socialize with others in the center. He was able to watch the Super Bowl from beginning to end this year which he had not done for several years. Surprisingly he is able to have a conversation on the telephone and does not hesitate when responding to questions. The numerous physical complaints have disappeared. It is as if he has been given a second wind.
The combination of the behavioral changes and general wellbeing in my husband has been not only surprising, but remarkable. It seems to me that introducing a powerful antioxidant for a person with dementia may in fact be worth investigating further. Now our visits are even more enjoyable than they have ever been for the couple of years.
I take Pycnogenol® daily to boost my energy because as a part-time family caregiver now that my husband is in a nursing center, my energy is still not where it needs to be. The steady demands of providing care for him for 10 years was physically and emotionally depleting. I also sleep better at night and enjoy a much fuller life as a result of having the new found energy. I am highly recommending Pycnogenol® as a supplement for caregivers and individuals with Alzheimer’s. As always, everyone should consult with their physician before adding any supplement to their diet.
About the author:
Ethelle G. Lord has her Doctorate of Management in Organizational Leadership from the University of Phoenix (2010). Dr. Lord is an adjunct Professor of Business and author. She has her own coaching business at Remembering for You (dot) Com and Teamwork Coaching (dot) Com. From 1992-1996 she had a private practice in mental health counseling; in the late 80s she was a paralegal for Legal Services for the Elderly and from 1992-1996 she was a two-term President of the Maine Gerontological Society of Maine. Ethelle is married to Maj. Larry S. Potter, USAF Retired and lives in Maine. Visit us today at http://remembering4you.com and contact the author at Info@remembering4you.com.
about 1 year ago
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about 1 year ago
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about 1 year ago
ECO ARTS AWARDS
is ACCEPTING ENTRIES http://www.EcoArtsAwards.com
in SIX CREATIVE CATEGORIES
OFFERING ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS
CASH TO EACH FIRST PLACE WINNER
July 29th, 2011 – Asheville, N.C., USA … Announcing the launch of a rather ambitious new creative competition. To our knowledge, never before have six major genres of creative expression; songwriting, literature, photography, fine art, functional art and short video been positioned in the same competition. The tie that binds these six genres will be the strength of their inspired, edgy, re-invention of the meaning of ecology. What better way to catalyze more interest on this important topic, than to tap into one of our greatest resources, the creative mind?
The prestigious jury panel can already boast a three time recommended Nobel Peace Prize author, Alan Combs; Author and Publisher, David Vaux; Mountain Xpress and Rotten Tomato movie critics, Ken Hanke and Justin Souther; creative director and graduate of fine arts from Cornell University, Maria Epes; former art director for McGraw Hill, Marsha Cohen; awarding winning environmental artist, John Dahlson, acclaimed functional artist, Charles Bazzell; Jurors for the songwriting category will be announced at a later date. Twenty finalists will be posted on http://www.ecoartsawards.com website in the new year for a People’s Choice Award.
There will be a first place $1,000 cash prize winner for each of the categories. We are even thinking of creating an overall grand prize winner from the first place winners of each category! This would be very interesting because that could mean a piece of jewelry could be up against a painting, song competing with a short video, etc. We are looking for original thematic inspiration, and will go to great lengths to judge all entries from that perspective, as well as the techniques and skills involved in the particular chosen art form. There is an early bird entry deadline of September 30th 2011, with the final entry deadline being November 30th 2011. It is anticipated that finalists and winners will all be announced in first half of the New Year, 2012. We are hoping to garner much attention from the media to promote the winning works.
Entries can be accepted either online at http://www.ecoartsawards.com or by downloading an entry form from the same site and snail mailing your artistic piece. The mailing address is also located on the website and on the entry form. We are very curious which creative genre will attract the most entries!
Kathryn Edwards
Managing Director
224 Aurora Drive
Asheville, N.C 28805
828 575 3979
about 1 year ago
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