Amsterdam - Head Matters (HM-OK!) presenteert het eerste CO2-neutrale relatiegeschenk en kerstpakket. De geschenken zijn Fair Trade-producten met een stijlvolle, luxe uitstraling die voldoen aan het MVO-principe. Ze zijn ecologisch verantwoord en bovendien CO2-neutraal te maken door middel van de Gold Standard Projecten, erkend door het Wereld Natuur Fonds. Bij Head Matters (HM-OK!) heeft de werkgever een gevarieerde keuze uit verrassende geschenken uit Afrika, Azië en Latijns-Amerika. Door de aankoop van deze producten kunnen producenten en toeleveranciers investeren in het verbeteren van hun leef - en werkomstandigheden.

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Op zaterdag 13 december organiseren StoereVrouwen een 'duurzame middag' in Utrecht. Wil je verzekerd zijn van een plaats, meld je dan vast aan. Stuur een e-mail naar generaal@stoerevrouwen.nl o.v.v. 'duurzame middag' en het aantal personen.

Dubbel genieten! Genieten van het leven en tegelijkertijd bijdragen aan een betere en leukere wereld? Dat kan! Duurzaam genieten is hot. StoereVrouwen besteden op stijlvolle wijze aandacht aan mens, dier en natuur en laten zien dat maatschappelijke betrokkenheid leuk en sexy is!   Read more...

In 1996, after some fifty-three years of consciously and subconsciously seeking the purpose of life and answers to connected questions, I wrote the first part of the book "The Milk Is White", a philosophical treatise, and said to myself, ‘Why am I writing this book when all that is needed by seekers of the Truth is already available from many sources? Why do I embark on this with no experience in such an endeavour and with the knowledge that 'little me' will be attempting to convey some rather awesome spiritual truths?’

I had no idea how this would turn out and was responding to an inner prompting, a recent meditation period during which a computer keyboard floated down accompanied by the message, "The answer lies in the keyboard!" and advice to us in the Edgar Cayce Readings that we should start where we are, with what we have in hand, and leave the result to God - the Creative Force.   Read more...

Ode organiseert in samenwerking met The Project Network en HearthMath Benelux de allereerste Hart Verbindings Dag.

Dit is dé dag om je nieuwsgierigheid te voeden met moderne technieken die de weg tonen naar verandering. Maar dit is ook het moment om contacten te leggen met gelijkgestemden, allen aangetrokken door dezelfde vraag: 'Hoe leggen we verbinding met ons hart om meer waarde in het leven te vinden?'   Read more...

‘It was interesting to look at the same situation as always, but in a different way. Working with SharePeople has given us new ideas on how to analyse our business'... These are the words of Alak Kumar Jana, manager horticulture co-operation in India.   Read more...

The boy and girl stand close together, sweaty palms touching, eyes averted and waiting for their cue, and then the music starts. Is it another episode of the OC? No, it’s ballroom dancing. A new phenomenon is touching the nation’s youth, and I could not be more thrilled. Through ballroom dancing, young people are touching each other, in a positive way. Self-expression and self-esteem are being reinforced in a new way through one of the oldest forms of movement - dance. The fact that someone is attempting to make ladies and gentlemen out of kids on the brink of awkward adolescence, is nothing short of a miracle. Letting young people know that some adults view them in a positive light, genius!   Read more...

A soon-to-be-published study by The Archives of Internal Medicine shows that some forms of cancer may under some circumstances go away without treatment. Doctors say if their findings turn out to be credible, it could change the way we approach the disease. Women diagnosed with breast cancer, for example, might be advised to opt for “watchful waiting,” whereby a tumor is monitored, rather than immediately removed, to see if it might shrink without treatment. The New York Times reported on this story and said, "At the moment, the finding has no practical applications because no one knows whether a detected cancer will disappear or continue to spread and kill."

Doctors say that if the theory turns out to be credible, this could turn into a huge point of interest within the medical community. Women diagnosed with breast cancer could be allowed to opt for a watchful waiting process, monitoring a tumor within the breast to see if it grows before deciding how to treat it.   Read more...

The Green MicroGym in Portland, Ore. is stocked with more than just hand weights and power bars. The workout rooms are filled with generators, which are linked to various machines and equipment like stationary bikes and treadmills. When gym members come to work out, they are not only keeping their bodies in shape, they are keeping the gym running.

The gym currently relies on the solar panels to cover about 40 percent of the operational energy. They are attempting to increase that number. They have a calculated need of 240 hours a day on the equipment to reach the goal of the gym being 100 percent self sustainable.   Read more...

Australian based outdoor outfitters, Northland Professional recently began a marketing campaign using billboards that give away free merchandise. Northland attaches samples of caps, gloves and scarfs on 50 billboards throughout the city of Ganz. They call the campaign, "Free love". It will run through the end of November.   Read more...

Recent press coverage of the dairy industry has been less than positive: lack of access to pasture, use of antibiotics and genetically modified feed have all made headlines.   Read more...