Cheap tricks to get you through

25 TRICKS TO SMOOTH(ER) PARENTAL SAILING. YOU SHOULD PROBABLY KNOW THESE.    SHARED BY MOSSES

Ah, parenting! One of life’s continuing adventures. It’s something most people get the hang of–eventually–but for new parents, the thought of having little tiny people who depend of you for everything can be terrifying, especially when you consider they’ll keep depending on you when they’re considerably less tiny. We’ve compiled a collection of quick, easy and cheap tricks to get you through the rough spots. Some of them, anyway.

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1.) This shower cap keeps little eyes safe from shampoo.

2.) Coughing baby remedy. Does this work on adults, too?

3.) A perfect solution for twins! Just make sure you remember who’s A and who’s B.

4.) Soften up your fellow passengers. Come prepared. Yes, the other passengers deserve this courtesy.

5.) Have your kids start helping with the chores early.

6.) Use zip ties to attach baby gates to stairs and doors. No damage when you remove them!

7.) For the in-between stage of potty training, maxi-pads can catch minor accidents.

8.) Convert a crib into a desk when they outgrow it by removing just one railing.

9.) The noodle provides a little barrier for kids who are prone to rolling out of bed.

10.) Laundry baskets in the tub keep toys close at hand.

11.) Temporary tattoos can help in crowded situations.

12.) Baking soda is good for pretty much everything! You can also apply a baking soda-and-water mixture to clean up vomit.

13.) Apply a paste of baking soda and water to a splinter. After a few minutes, the splinter will be easy to remove.

14.) Cupcake papers catch popsicle drips.

15.) Old plastic bottles can be converted into spouts to make it easier for kids to reach the sink.

16.) A cut pool noodle can prevent doors from slamming–and catching little hands.

17.) A sturdy table and a table cloth can also make a kid hammock.

18.) A little glitter on money is a nice “tooth fairy” touch.

19.) A shoe rack can store activities for road trips.

20.) A tissue helps kids to hold a pencil properly.

21.) A DVD case can be packed with pencils and paper for a traveling art kit

22.) Rubber bands keep apple slices together, and prevent them from getting rusty.

23.) Eating around strawberry stems can be tricky.

24.) A little motivation goes a long way.

25.) Never too much motivation.

Parenting is an adventure! But like all adventures, it’s best to be prepared. We hope these can help you out!​

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Largest climate change demonstration in history

TUESDAY, 23 SEPTEMBER 2014 Building on the Climate Change March Michael T. Hertz: Coordinated, geographically broad demonstrations can work, and the bigger they are, the more attention they get. And these large actions make a statement and show that someone is mad as hell and won't take it anymore.    READ MORE HERE

Building on the Climate Change March

BY MICHAEL T. HERTZ

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The Climate Change March on September 21, 2014 could be a game-changer. Why? Because not only did it draw nearly 400,000 people to the largest climate change demonstration in history, but because it inspired similar marches and demonstrations around the globe to coordinate with it. 2646 events in 156 countries.

Reverend William Barber and his Moral Monday Movement inspired a similar geographically broad demonstration in late August 2014, with a Moral Week taking place in 12 states. The Climate Change marches were much larger in number, but both movements demonstrated the possibilities of coordinated demonstrations in many places at the same time.

There was a third coordinated set of demonstrations this year as well: on September 4, 2014, fast food workers, joined by home care workers, in 150 cities across the United States joined in a national strike for higher pay. Similar coordinated strikes took places several times in 2013, but the one in 2014 was the largest.

So coordinated, geographically broad demonstrations can work, and the bigger they are, the more attention they get. And these large actions make a statement and show that someone is mad as hell and won’t take it anymore.

There is an advantage in having a large demonstration in one venue, because it brings together a large number of people. But there is a disadvantage, too: it costs large sums of money collectively for people to travel from all over the country (or the world) to one place. Having demonstrations take place all over is more efficient financially and brings the world to a far greater number of people, so long as each demonstration is at least significant in size.

For instance, supposed that instead of have 400,000 people in New York City, there were on average 20,000 demonstrators in 50 places throughout the U.S. — all marching together. That would be 1,000,000 people. And that would be enormous. Could it be done? Of course it could. There is a question whether the “Million Man March” really reached that number, but it was large by any standard, and a 20,000 person march (on average) in each of the 50 largest metropolitan areas of the US would be doable. (The 50th largest city, Arlington, Texas, has 375,000 people – so you could have 5,000 there and 35,000 in New York to balance it).

Coordinated, geographically broad demonstrations can work, and the bigger they are, the more attention they get. And these large actions make a statement and show that someone is mad as hell and won’t take it anymore.

So how would we have a giant demonstration. First, we would want to have leaders who could speak to the important issues of the day: climate change, yes, but income inequality, world peace, justice for all peoples. Reverend Barber would be a perfect choice for justice, Al Gore for climate change, Robert Reich on income inequality, Gloria Steinem on women’s rights, and so on.

Then we could pick a day: how about April 4, 2015? A good spring day across the country, possibly. The date is a good one: it was the day that Martin Luther King died and it’s Holy Saturday, just before Easter. So the day would have instant appeal because it honors a great American leader, and it would certainly be possible to make references to the holy resurrection the next day and the fact that Christ would probably have favored such things as income equality, ending government corruption, and saving the planet. How about gun control, too? The idea is to choose broad topics – getting people out of their narrow silos and into a broader movement.

What title could be used? How about “Take Back Our Country!” or “Bring Back Democracy” or . . . ? The title is open, and suggestions are welcome.

What sort of issues? Select five burning issues that really affect the lives of Americans everywhere. Climate change, for one. Ending electoral corruption from Citizens United and its ilk. Boosting income equality. Healthcare. Immigration. Justice regardless of race, sex, religion, or sexual orientation. And on and on. Pick subjects that have popular appeal and where change would be meaningful.

[But here’s the key: Don’t try to get a big demonstration in one city. Try to get demonstrations all over the United States. Big cities and small, villages and towns. The demonstrations would all start at the same time: 1 pm on the East Coast, noon and 11 am in the Heartland, and 10 am on the West Coast. All the demonstrators would carry the same major signs. (The signs would be designed by a central group and the demonstrators would print their own).

This sort of coordination would make it obvious that all the demonstrations were part of a national movement. And it would be very, very difficult for the media to ignore what was happening, because even the local media could cover it.

Now is the time to start organizing. April 4, 2015 is only six months away.

Michael T. Hertz

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JOHN DONOVAN SEPTEMBER 23, 2014 ARTICLES

Royal Dutch Shell News 23 Sept 2014

Sep 23rd, 2014 

by John Donovan. 

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By John Donovan

Nigeria

FROM THE DAILY MAIL

Shell has overhauled its security procedures in Nigeria to prevent oil theft that is costing it hundreds of millions of pounds. The Anglo-Dutch oil giant said it had stopped paying private security contractors to monitor its pipelines and oil facilities. 

Carbon Pricing

Forbes.com has published an article purportedly authored by Ben van Beurden, CEO of Royal Dutch Shell Plc.

Why This ‘Big Oil’ CEO Believes In Applying A Price To Carbon

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There’s much to do if we are to build a lower-carbon, higher-energy future. For Shell’s part, we wholeheartedly support the World Bank’s recent call for a carbon price to be applied throughout the global economy. Carbon pricing is one vital step, but there’s a long road ahead. To build the energy future we need, government, business and civil society must work together. With the right approach, one characterized by pragmatism, it can be within our reach. And, as CEO, I am determined that through our production of natural gas and our efforts to advance CCS, for example, Shell will continue to play our part.

Brazil

According to a Reuters report: Thailand’s top oil and gas explorer, PTT Exploration and Production Pcl, has agreed to acquire a 20 percent stake in Brazilian offshore oil and gas concession BM-ES-23 from Royal Dutch Shell for an undisclosed sum. Earlier this year, the company agreed to sell a 23 percent interest in the Parque das Conchas field offshore Brazil for about $1 billion, as part of the $15 billion Shell fire sale of assets.

United States

BBC News says that President Obama has announced a crackdown on tax avoidance deals known as inversions. The practice involves a US firm merging with a firm in a country with a lower tax rate and has become popular over recent years. The President said: “We’ve recently seen a few large corporations announce plans to exploit this loophole, undercutting businesses that act responsibly and leaving the middle class to pay the bill, and I’m glad that [Treasury Secretary Jack Lew] is exploring additional actions to help reverse this trend.”

One of our regular contributors says ” This will affect Shell” and has drawn my attention to a related WSJ article.

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Europe firms fear fallout from U.S. anti-inversion crackdown. Multinational companies based in Europe have launched an effort to avoid suffering collateral damage from Obama administration efforts to curb tax-inversion deals, the Financial Times reports. Big European companies typically avoid U.S. politics, but now firms including Nestlé SA, Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Airbus Group NV and BASF SE are alarmed at the risk to their own U.S. divisions.

Australia

A number of articles, including this one, point out that Shell is now free to sell a 9.5% stake in Woodside Petroleum. Shell’s plans to sell the stake are part of its planned fire sale of $15 billion worth of assets by next May, including its Australian filling station network and an Australian refinery.

Greenpeace puts more pressure on LEGO 

LONDON, Sept. 22 (UPI) — Environmental advocacy group Greenpeace said toy company LEGO runs the risk of spoiling its reputation with its tacit ties to Shell’s arctic drilling campaign. With a new line of LEGO brand toys at Shell retail centers, Greenpeace now says it’s up to company’s like LEGO to break away from Shell or risk damaging their reputation should an accident in the arctic occur.

Russia – Shell shrugs off Russian sanctions 

Interfax reports that Shell intends to stay in Russia and is not yet concerned by sanctions against the country.

Much of the above text is taken verbatim from current news reports.

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