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Recycling is taking an object, like a plastic bottle, and after you drink it, turning it into a candleholder
Waste notA husband and wife architect team is on a quest to promote a green lifestyle for themselves and their community.By BARBARA THORNBURG MOST things in the lives of Alejandro D’Acosta and Claudia Turrent are recycled: the trailer in which the architects live, their three-year-old Christmas tree. “The only thing not redclada is my wife,”…
Read MoreSome housewives have resorted to smuggling banned dishwashing soaps as the ‘green’ ones
Detergent outlawSome housewives have resorted to smuggling banned dishwashing soaps as the ‘green’ ones, well, don’t clean as well. By KIM MURPHY By day, Patti Marcotte is a working mum-dealing with the balancing act created by a five-year-old daughter, a demanding job, a split-level house and a willful boxer puppy. Come the post-dinner hour, however,…
Read MoreWaste energy – A chicken waste-to-energy project is gaining attention.
Waste energyA chicken waste-to-energy project is gaining attention. By SANDHYA SOMASHEKHAR DO NOT try to tell Oren Heatwole that chicken poop smells. “Total myth,” he said before a colleague, eager to prove the point, scooped up a mulchy handful and inhaled deeply. Heatwole, a former chicken farmer, might be biased. But he isn’t the only…
Read MoreTime to detox
ABLOATED tummy is not only uncomfortable but also affects your mood, appetite and confidence. It is not to be confused with being fat. Belly fat is fatty ceils around your midsection and you can’t get rid of it without proper diet and exercise. Stomach bloating is when the abdomen feels full and tight, even when…
Read MoreUnderstanding your skin
ATTAINING beautiful skin is not a fantasy, even for those born with poorer genes. In fact, beautiful skin has become skincare’s trend lately, receiving a lot more attention than just having good skin. Good skin is essential in the society we live in, whether at work or play. Beautiful skin simply sums up beauty in…
Read MoreEarth Hour at 28th March 2009
62 countries including Malaysia have committed to participate in WWF’s Earth Hour in 2009. This will be the first time Malaysia officially takes part in Earth Hour and our Prime Minister, Dato’ Seri Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi has indicated his support and endorsement of Malaysia’s participation. The campaign, which hopes to reach out to more…
Read MoreThere are many qua|ities that make a good doctor, but you shouldalso remember to overrate experience.
What makes a good doctor There are many qua|ities that make a good doctor, but you shouldalso remember to overrate experience. By Dr ALBERT LIM KOK HOOI A PROFESSOR of mine back in medical school, not otherwise distinguished for academic excellence or linguistic style, was credited with one wisecrack. That was his only claim to…
Read MoreBuddhist art also flourished during this time.
conversion, however, that gave a huge impetus tO the spreading of the word. Buddhism flourishesDr J.B. Disanayaka, Prof Emeritus at Sri Lanka’s Colombo University and our Gandhara Week guide, explained that “Gandhara was a holy land where the teachings of the Buddha flourished, espedally under the reign ofAsoka the Great.” “Buddhist art also flourished during…
Read MoreUnesco (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) World Heritage Site
From monastery to university AS impressive as some of these constructs were, they couldn’t match the sheer majesty of the Takht-l-Bahi monastery, which is a Unesco (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) World Heritage Site. Built high up on a hill(one hell of a climb at 2pm after a rich Mogul meal, 1 can…
Read MoreColourful past of the South Asian sub-continent
Gananara’s wonders THE rich, colourful past of the South Asian sub-continent with its many intriguing figures is still something of a secret in this Euro-centric world of ours. We may be aware of the odd important monument, like the Taj Mahai and the Golden Palace atAmritsar in India, but how much of the region’s history…
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