Welcome to the Sticky Notes Project! Where you and I are the key people. Together we can make this Social-Online-Networking experiment work by spreading the world globally. Let’s show everyone the power of networking!

What I need from you: To send me just ONE sticky note (any color is fine, any size is fine), with your: Name, Last Name, city and country where you live, phone number so that I can keep in touch with you, Occupation and your email address.

All is required from you to take part in meeting our deadline, is to send me one simple Sticky Note, spend the time to put it in an envelope, and address it to:

YOSIE CRESPO AT The Sticky Notes Experiment P.O. BOX 261165 Miami, Fl 33126 U.S.A.

Here is our CAUSE:

1- To prove to have the most successful Recycling online project through networking globally on Facebook, Myspace and other sites.

2-To collect 150,000 sticky notes by October 31, 2008 from each one of you…so I need you to start NOW. You can send the ones you used today in your office, school or anywhere, and just put your names in the reverse side, that will work too, remember the final result is to RECYCLE!

3-To RECYCLE the entire end results, so your contribution COUNTS.

4-To be listed in the Guinness Wold Record book by achieving this experiment.

Please pass the word along, I will be updating a daily Blog and will post how any stickies were received, the names, and the place they were sent from. Help me make this project possible, it can be the beginning of something great, WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

“There is a chance to change our World”"
© March 2008

THE PROJECT WAS BORN ON MARCH 20, 2008, AND YOU CAN SEE HOW THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE INVOLVED IS GROWING BY THE MINUTE!! YOU CAN SEND AS MANY AS YOU WANT IN ONE ENVELOPE FROM OTHER FRIENDS OR EVEN YOUR ORGANIZATION…DON’T WORRY MY MAIL BOX IS BIG ENOUGH…

If you have stickies that are used, or that you used today in your office, you can send those too, just write your information in the back of the sticky, and that way we can also move forward with the project, as I said before, the project idea is not to generate waste but to REUSE, RECYCLE, the stickies you will be using them anyways so might as well, use them for a good cause!

Thanks again. You can send your use ones, and add your info on them in the back. THANK YOU FOR CARING, WHEN YOU USE IT, REUSE IT, AND SEND IT TO ME!SUPPORT THE STICKY NOTES EXPERIMENT BY YOSIE CRESPO IN FACEBOOK

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=607361561

Posted: March 27th, 2008 under Green Life.
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Hybrid Roots is currently seeking a Graffiti artist for a project in development. All interested parties can email renew@hybridroots.com.

Posted: March 20th, 2008 under Rooted Creatives.
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Ed Begley, Jr. Joins the ‘Going Green Challenge’ for Teens as a Celebrity Judge

With a $10,000 Grand Prize, BKFK’s Going Green Challenge Seeks New Eco Ideas from America’s Teens to Save our Planet!

STAMFORD, CT – March 3, 2008 – By Kids for Kids Co. (BKFK) today announced that actor, author and environmental activist Ed Begley, Jr. has signed on as a celebrity judge in the Going Green Challenge for teens. The ‘Going Green Challenge’ seeks to stimulate ideas from America’s most creative teenagers to help solve our environmental problems. With an unprecedented $10,000 grand prize, the “Going Green Challenges” tackles some of our most pressing environmental issues, including global warming, drought, famine and flooding.

The Going Green Challenge, sponsored by The Weather Channel, officially runs until March 31, 2008. All youth under the age of 19 are eligible to participate. Participants may invent new methods to improve air quality, alternative energy, forest reclamation, irrigation, land preservation, recycling systems, water purity and more. It is free to enter. All entries must be received via the BKFK website, www.bkfk.com.

In addition to the $10,000 Grand Prize, the winning teen will also receive a meaningful “connection to reality,” in connection with Leonardo DiCaprio‘s eco movie, “11^th Hour.” The winning teen will have an opportunity to spend a day “shadowing” one of the environmental experts from the 11^th Hour Action website. The movie’s website,http://www.11thhouraction.com/, is also providing a powerful platform for the winner of this competition to be heard; they will be announced on and have the ability to blog on the movie’s website.

“I am thrilled to be a judge in BKFK’s Going Green Challenge for Teens!” commented Ed Begley, Jr. “I encourage all of America’s teens to consider deeply what could improve our environment and submit your ideas now.”

“We are very proud that Ed Begley, Jr. has joined the Going Green Challenge for teens as a celebrity judge,” commented BKFK Founder and CEO Norman Goldstein. “Ed is a wonderful example of what it means to walk the talk about going green. We look forward to his participation in this contest and to seeing what America’s green teens dream up.”

In addition to the Going Green Challenge, BKFK has three other creativity challenges in progress. The Digital Arts Challenge seeks new expressions in digital storytelling, The Sports Evolution Challenge seeks new ideas for fitness and sporting goods, and the Signature Style Challenge seeks hot new fashion design ideas. Each of the four BKFK competitions now in play offers a $10,000 Grand Prize and all officially close on March 31, 2008.

About By Kids For Kids Co.

By Kids For Kids Co. (BKFK) is the leading global marketing, branding and licensing representative of teen-created product ideas. The closely held Stamford, CT-based corporation has been dedicated to making teens’ ideas a reality since 2003. Their mission is to inspire, motivate and stimulate the innovative spirit within young people. In addition to providing free support and educational resources to the world’s youth, BKFK provides entrepreneurial experiences for young inventors and supports the entire ideation process – from conception through commercialization. Having produced numerous successful invention competitions, BKFK is finely attuned to what teens want. More information about the company and its successes helping teen inventors is available online at http://www.bkfk.com.

Contact:

John Forrester (323) 702-3684 media@bkfk.com

Posted: March 19th, 2008 under Green Life.
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Calling All Reggae Fans!

Check out and reach out to Dreadlock Rock. An upcoming documentary about the history of reggae music. The soundtrack is amazing.

http://www.myspace.com/dreadlockrock

http://hoperoad.com/

A must for all reggae fans

Posted: March 9th, 2008 under Rooted Creatives.
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Wednesday, February 20^th 2008 at the Avalon Hollywood

Hybrid Roots was treated to a night of all things green at the The 5^th Annual Global Green USA Pre-Oscar Party. It was an amazing event celebrating conscious vibes for the Earth. Live performances by Michael Franti (Spearhead), Michelle Branch, Damien Rice and Oscar nominated artists Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova from the movie “Once”. Michael Franti got the crowd feeling uplifted with positive tunes about the environment and social change. He unified the crowd to bring his message home; that peace and action are choices within your soul. The night was filled with flowing organic beverages including Mothership Wit beer from New Belgium Brewery & Krol Vodka. Video montages surrounded the eye complimenting the beauty of the Avalon’s green transformation for the night. Global Green presented their film “The 11^th hour” (Co Directed by Leonardo Decaprio) reminding people that awareness and support is still needed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and Global tragedies are imminent if we don’t unify to make a change immediately. Every small change that we can make is a step in the right direction. The event was successful in raising $420,000 to support further Global Green efforts that will benefit us all for years to come.

http://www.globalgreen.org/press/releases/2008_02_21_preoscars.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3WbIdR1ttM 

Posted: March 7th, 2008 under Green Life.
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Alpen Windows

To achieve an impressive R10 insulation value, Alpen Energy Group’s SCF-TC88 windows (shown top of page) utilize xenon-gas-filled, double-paned glass and fiberglass frames made with aerogel—the same substance NASA used to capture comet dust. Engineers chose the windows for the subzero climate at Australia’s Davis Antarctic research station; keeping a U.S. home toasty should be a cinch.

American Clay

Determined to eliminate the toxic compounds found in paints and traditional plasters, Croft Elsaesser invented American Clay—a wall finish made from natural clays and other minerals. We like the adobelike warmth and richness the clay’s 43 hues and several possible textures create in a room. We really love that the application (simply mix it up, trowel it on and rework to your liking) is headache-free.

Remington Power Mower

Gas-powered lawnmowers are a potent source of air and noise pollution, but electric lawnmowers just haven’t had the same yard-gnawing power—until now. The Remington PowerMower out-guns current models with a 60-volt rechargeable battery that provides an hour of maneuverable mowing. Or you can use the detachable power cord. Either way, it’s much cleaner and quieter than gas machines, scores points with us.

FuelMeister II

We realize that not everyone itching to use biofuels wants to build a processor from scratch. Renewal Biodiesel knows that, too, and has developed its second-generation system to be faster, easier and safer to operate. The FuelMeister II takes used cooking oil, methanol, lye, electricity and tap water and churns out up to 80 gal. Of clean-burning fuel a day. You can use it to power a car or even to heat a house—for as little as 70 cents a gallon.

AQUS System

Up to half the water used in an average home is flushed down the toilet. With that in mind, the AQUS gray-water system seems like a no-brainer. It captures water from the sink and diverts it to the commode, saving up to 7 gal. per person per day. Here’s how it works: The P-trap beneath the vanity is modified to direct water to the system’s 5.5-gal. tank (1). Sink water runs through a dispenser (2) containing bromine and chlorine tablets to kill bacteria. A fill-control piece (3) clipped inside the back of the toilet keeps the float valve from refilling the tank with freshwater. Instead, gray water enters the tank through two tubes (4) that fit inside the system’s hollow stainless-steel bolts, which replace the bolts at the base of any standard two-piece toilet.

LED Down light

The steady march toward more efficient lighting can finally reach the recesses of your house. The LR6 LED downlight from LED Lighting Fixtures provides 60 lumens per watt, 50 percent more than the best compact fluorescent, and fits in a standard 6-in.-radius can. Though more expensive (about $125), it burns 50,000 hours—five times as long. A proprietary combo of red and yellow LEDs, hidden behind a diffuser, pro-duces light in a warm, white color spectrum. That’s an achievement.

TED Electricity Monitor

Why bother to heat or air condition an entire 3000-sq.-ft. house when you spend hours a day confined to a home office? Herman Miller’s C2 climate control uses thermal electric technology (proven in the automotive industry) to blow a jet of warm or cool air into your workspace. It also filters particles such as pet dander, pollen and dust from the air. And it does it using just a tenth of the energy of the average space heater. That seems like a bargain to us.

Everex Desktop Computer

At $298, the Everex Impact GC3502 brings energy-efficient computing to the tight-fisted masses. While its modest 80 GB hard drive, 1.5 GHz Via C7-D processor, 1 GB RAM and open-source applications won’t wow gaming enthusiasts, the model is more than powerful enough for typical users. The entire system is designed to sip energy: It uses only about 50 watts when idling, half as much as the average PC.

Izzydesigns Storage

Izzydesign’s new Audrey collection of storage cabinets—made from post-consumer recycled materials—has countless possible configurations. First the modular pieces may fit together as a file cabinet, then a shelving system, then a dining room buffet. Paint finishes are free of volatile organic compounds to protect indoor air quality; the edge bands are PVC-free. Even the shipping materials are made from 45 percent post-industrial recycled content.

Loll Designs Adirondack Chair

Finally, outdoor furniture that can weather a winter unscathed. Each medium-size Loll Designs Adirondack chair is made of 380 post-consumer recycled milk jugs, and it won’t warp, rot or fade, even when left outside for months in the snow. The only maintenance required is a quick spray with a hose. By our calculations, that leaves a lot more time to sit back and enjoy the view.

Greenbelt Tandem Love Seat

Seatbelts are strong enough to save your life in a 60-mph crash, so why not use them as sturdy construction material for furniture? Makes sense to us–and to Peter Danko, who weaves 36 yards of seatbelts discarded by the automotive industry into each of his Greenbelt Tandem love seats. The beech legs are from n environmentally sensible source, too: lumber traced to sustainably managed forests.

Link: http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/earth/4250080.html

Posted: March 6th, 2008 under Green Life.
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The Beginning:

Reggae is a genre that grew out of several other musical styles, including both traditional Jamaican (Afro-Caribbean) music, including ska and mento, and American R&B. In the early days of radio, stations were super-high-powered, and several stations from Florida and New Orleans were powerful enough to reach Jamaica. Reggae only came about as a distinct genre in the 1960s.

Characteristics of the “Riddim”:

Reggae is characterized by a heavy backbeated rhythm, meaning the emphasis of the beat is on, for example, beats 2 and 4, when in 4/4 time. This backbeat is characteristic of all African-based musics and is not found in traditional European or Asian music. Reggae drummers also emphasize the third beat when in 4/4 time with a kick to the bass drum.

Rastafarianism:

Rastafarianism is a religion that is very common among Jamaicans of African descent. Many of the world’s most famous reggae musicians practice this religion, and therefore many reggae lyrics reflect the beliefs and traditions of Rastafarianism.

Popularity of Reggae in the United States:

Bob Marley was reggae’s best-known international ambassador. From his early days in a Rocksteady band to his later years as a Rastafari convert and political activist, Bob Marley planted himself deeply into the hearts of reggae fans throughout the world. Some people consider Marley to be exclusively responsible for the popularity of reggae worldwide, but other artists, such as Jimmy Cliff and Peter Tosh, did help the movement.

Marijuana and Reggae:

In Rastafarian practices, marijuana is used as a sacrament; the belief is that it pulls a person closer to God. Therefore, cannabis (referred to as “Ganja” in Jamaican slang) often features prominently in reggae lyrics. Unfortunately, a few decades of American teenagers have misinterpreted this sacred ritual and use it as an excuse to partake. Not all reggae lyrics contain references to Ganja, just as not all reggae musicians are Rastafarians.

Reggae Language:

Reggae lyrics are often somewhat incomprehensible to Americans, as they are in an English-based but distinctly Jamaican patois. Many exclusively Jamaican slang terms and alternate verb forms are used, as are frequent references to Rastafarian terms, such as “Jah” (God).

Reggae’s Influence:

Reggae was a precursor not just to the modern Jamaican style of Dub, but to American Ska (think No Doubt, Sublime, Reel Big Fish), Jambands (Donna the Buffalo, The String Cheese Incident) and British reggae-based bands (UB40). Also often ignored is that reggae is the predecessor to Hip-Hop and Rap music, and a very clear line can be drawn between the two?

Link: http://worldmusic.about.com/od/genres/p/Reggae.htm

Posted: March 6th, 2008 under Green Life.
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R. E. Zartman and R. T. Woyewodzic²

Senescence is sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is manifested as pre-mature shedding of the lower plant leaves. This process occurs during grain filling and is much more pronounced in senescent than in nonsenescent cultivars. Since roots are the plant organs responsible for water and nutrient accumulation, it is important to understand their relationship to total plant development. The root development of senescent and nonsenescent hybrid grain sorghum was investigated in the field. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the influence of senescence on root distribution of two grain sorghum hybrids.

Root samples were collected on approximately biweekly bases to measure their rate of growth and extent of distribution. Samples were collected on both sides of and perpendicular to the row at 5-, 5-, 22.5-, and 30-cm intervals to a depth of 105 cm. Root distribution and density sere similar for each hybrid 3 weeks after planting (3 June). The nonsescent hybrid, represented by ‘Pioneer 42004’, established its adventitious root system earlier than did the senescent hybrid, represented by ‘Pioneer 22516’. Differences were based on visual inspection of the roots and root diameter measurements. Root density of both hybrids increased until grain filling with the senescent cultivars generally exhibiting greater root density. From week 11 (5 August) to week 13 (19 August), both hybrids decreased in root density with a greater decrease noted for the senescent hybrid. The more dramatic decrease in density for the senescent hybrid was also reflected in a lesser grain yield.

Source: http://agron.scijournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/71/2/325

Posted: March 6th, 2008 under Green Life.
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Sep 4, 2006

 It has two seats, has a top speed of 130 mph and George Clooney has already ordered one, despite this it’s for different reasons that the Tesla Roadster is receiving so much publicity, namely that it’s fuelled 100percent by electricity.

Taking its name from the pioneering scientist and electrical engineer Nikola Tesla, the Tesla Roadster is designed to be a mass produced high performance all electric vehicle that gives a realistic option to driving enthusiasts that want an environmentally sound alternative. The Roadster is also one of the first cars to take full advantage of electricity as a means of power and is able to maintain maximum Torque regardless of the engines speed allowing for a simple two speed gearbox. “Most electric vehicles operate under the assumption that driving is merely a necessary evil if you need to get someplace you can’t reach on foot or bike.” Says Tesla “The result has been cars that are designed, built, and marketed in ways that refuse to glorify driving.”

Although the Roadster will not be available until early next year the first 100 to be produced have already been paid for, many by celebrities including previously mentioned George Clooney and Google founder and Tesla investor Sergey Brin. The Roadster represents a landmark in the development of clean-fuelled transport, unlike its predecessors the Tesla Roadster is not a compromise but a new way of looking at both the problems of peak oil and global warming.

Tesla Motors
1050 Bing Street,
San Carlos,
California
USA
www.teslamotors.com
Source: http://www.positivenews.org.uk/artman/publish/article_923.shtml

Posted: March 6th, 2008 under Green Life.
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6.12.2006 – 01:19pm ET

Press release from: Itronics Inc.

Itronics, Named an International Green Hero by Major Environmental Group, Proposes That Photographic Industry Become a World Leader in Environmental Improvements

(CSRwire) RENO, Nevada, June 12, 2006 — Itronics Inc. (OTC BB: ITRO; Frankfurt and Berlin Stock Exchanges: ITG) reported today that it has been named one of the world’s first International Green Heroes by The Green Organization, an independent international environmental group, in a ceremony at Kensington Roof Gardens, London. The Green Heroes shield is a new annual award presented exclusively to councils and companies that have not only won a Green Apple Award for environmental best practice, but have also demonstrated their commitment by helping others to follow their environmental lead.

The Green Organization is noted for recognizing, rewarding and promoting environmental achievements around the world. It is publishing The Green Book, the only global work of reference on environmental best practices, which will detail Itronics’ achievements in extracting the silver and other heavy metals from spent photo liquids and converting the resulting demetallized liquid into award winning fertilizers marketed under the name GOLD’n GRO. Roger Wolens, National Organizer of The Green Organization, said “Itronics is one of our first Green Heroes and it fully deserves our recognition.” Dr. John Whitney, President, Itronics, who attended ceremonies at The House of Commons to receive the Green Apple Award, said the new award “is further proof of the environmental contributions our Company is bringing to the marketplace.”

“Itronics has gained significant international recognition for the environmental improvement program it has developed for the worldwide Photographic Industry. Itronics created the technology and is now offering the service of removing all non-nutrient metals, including silver, from used photo liquids and completely utilizing the remaining demetallized liquids in manufacturing environmentally beneficial liquid fertilizers,” said Dr. Whitney. “This ‘zero waste’ technology is a major positive breakthrough for the 140-year old photographic industry and represents an excellent example of how technologies can be developed to enable industry to eliminate waste streams by converting them into usable goods.” The GOLD’n GRO fertilizers utilize new advanced crop nutrient technology that provides both economic and environmental benefits. Certain of the fertilizers are 2 to 3 times more effective than the fertilizers they are replacing. Because of this, up to two-thirds less fertilizer is required to obtain acceptable or improved plant nutrition. This reduces fertilization cost to the grower, important at a time when costs are increasing rapidly, and provides several environmental benefits including: (1) reduced risk of surface water contamination, (2) reduced risk of ground water contamination, (3) virtually eliminating application of non-nutrient metals to the land, (4) up to a 90 percent reduction in the amount of nutrient metal applied to the land. These economic and environmental benefits are obtained while maintaining or improving crop nutrition. A number of field trials have shown significant crop yield increases are obtained, a further economic and environmental benefit, because the land is not only cleaner, it becomes more productive.

“With Itronics’ commercialization of this breakthrough ‘zero waste’ technology, and the GOLD’n GRO fertilizer technology, the Photographic Industry now has the opportunity to lead the way and become a truly ‘Green Industry’ and a world leader in improving the global environment and global agriculture,’” Dr. Whitney said.
Source: http://www.csrwire.com/PressReleasePrint.php?id=5751

Posted: March 6th, 2008 under Green Life.
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