by Robert Middleton

(Editor’s note: The following comes from Robert Middleton’s always helpful, always useful weekly More Clients newsletter, and is shared with his encouragement.)

Have you been listening recently to the media, opinion makers,
politicians and your friends lately?

What is currently the hottest issue on the planet?

Global Warming / Climate change.

Just last week Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California, backed
major legislation to cut back greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by
2020. But if you’ve been tuning in, this is just the tip of the iceberg.

Every time you turn on the news, open a paper, magazine or blog
there’s another story about the planet heating up, and what it means
to you. I made up a quick list of things that have caught my
attention recently:

– Al Gore’s must-see movie: An Inconvenient Truth
– The rise in popularity of hybrid vehicles
– Biodeisel and ethanol as alternate fuels
– Vacation spots affected by global warming (Via Magazine)
– A major segment on CBS about global warming
– Record high temperatures across the globe
– Increasing frequency and intensity of hurricanes
– More homes being converted to solar energy

The verdict is in: Climate change is real and humans are the cause.
we’re pumping way too much C02 and other greenhouse gases into
the atmosphere. No credible scientist disagrees.

So why the heck am I talking about this in More Clients? Good
question!

Here’s what I’ve been thinking: Since global warming is real and will
potentially have horrific consequences (think Katrina) shouldn’t we be
doing something about it?

And I’m not talking here about daily conservation efforts — buying
that hybrid car, cutting back on your heating bills and recycling.
Sure, you need to do all of those things, but what if you could make
a bigger impact as an Independent Professional?

I’ve always liked to think of Independent Professionals as catalysts for
change. Change in the lives of (more…)

by Ken Winston Caine

Soy milk, applied daily to patches of unwanted body hair, stunts its growth, strips its pigment and reduces the diameter of the follicle and hair shaft, according to this fascinating patent application.

The effect is substantial and noticeable within five weeks, according to the mouse and human studies (with photos) presented in the application.

Interestingly, soy milk fortified with (more…)