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Staying Real: Community Banking Expands to Meet Demand

May 01, 2009 03:00AM

Customers tired of robotic answering machines, low CD rates, overdraft fees and megabanks’ lack of personal relationships are turning to local banks, where they are offered a comforting antidote to the “too big to fail” promises of surprisingly vulnerable supersize institutions.

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Women As Leaders: Pulling Together to Secure Harmony on Earth

May 01, 2009 03:00AM ● By Linda Sechrist

Since 2005, the power of media images has been stretching our collective imagination and changing the perception of what is possible for young girls and women who dream of using their leadership skills to make our world a better place to live.

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Eco-Friendly Baby Showers: Celebrate with a Green Theme

May 01, 2009 03:00AM ● By Helen Coronato

These entertaining ideas will make it possible to host a baby shower in a green theme that honors the mother-to-be, while cherishing the Earth as a welcoming destination.

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Friendship Among Women Benefits Health: Turn to Your Girlfriends to Reduce Stress

May 01, 2009 03:00AM

A study suggests that when women are faced with stress, they respond by engaging with their friends, which causes the release of a hormone that produces a calming effect.

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Discover Top 10 Green Jobs: Make a Living off Helping the Environment

Apr 01, 2009 03:00AM ● By Brita Belli, Kathryn Gutlebar, Julia Hirsch, Jessica Knoblauch and Shawn Query

Across every industry, new job possibilities are emerging for those with the skills to bridge the divide between the old, fossil-fuel-based economy and the new, energy-efficient one. Many corporations are partnering with nonprofits and hiring corporate social responsibility managers.

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Welcome to Green Collar America: A Workable Way To New Jobs and Sustained Recovery

Apr 01, 2009 03:00AM ● By Brita Belli

The previously nascent green economy is taking shape, bringing with it the promise of new jobs. Among these will be well-paying manufacturing jobs; management and sales opportunities with huge growth potential; and abundant niche positions for enterprising students and others seeking alternative careers.

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Lama Surya Das, on Acceptance: Its Transformative Magic Brings Inner Peace

Apr 01, 2009 03:00AM ● By Lama Surya Das

Author Lama Surya Das talks about the transformative magic of acceptance and how it can lead to contentment and change.

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Natural Burial: Honoring Life in Death

Mar 01, 2009 03:00AM ● By Sandy Rogovin

The green burial movement is taking shape through the efforts of its advocates, with slow, but steady growth worldwide, preventing the burial of toxins and non-degradable materials into an already endangered ecosystem.

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Emotional Freedom: A Conversation with Dr. Judith Orloff

Mar 01, 2009 03:00AM ● By Barbara Stahura

Synthesizing the pearls of traditional medicine with cutting-edge knowledge of intuition, energy and spirituality to create a new blend of healing wisdom, Dr. Judith Orloff believes that the future of medicine depends upon integrating all these elements to achieve emotional freedom and total wellness.

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Sea Reef Burial: Choosing Green Forever

Mar 01, 2009 03:00AM ● By Gail Condrick

In life and in death, we can quite literally go green, whether by land or sea. One way to have a green burial is to put in place a memorial reef ball.

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