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This is one of many spiders that share their home with us. We never hurt spiders as they help in controlling bug populations.

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http://www.oxfam.org.uk/goodideas: Barbara Warmsley, Oxfam’s Green Granny starts a new series of tips and ideas for saving money and living better. Here she shows us how to make the most of stale bread, mend clothes and get outdoors. For more information and to tell us your ideas for living better go to http://www.oxfam.org.uk/goodideas.

GET INVOLVED
Worried about climate change? Confused about how your weekly supermarket shop impacts upon the environment? You need a personal shopper. No we’re not talking about Gok Wan. We’ve launched our 4-a-week personal shopper guide. Stick it in your handbag, your manbag, we don’t mind. Just make sure it’s to hand next time you go shopping. Believe it or not, the small changes you make at the till, can have a real impact on climate change. So here’s our 4-a-week, shelf-aware shopping list…

BUY ONE MORE FAIRTRADE PRODUCT
Flowers, Hot Chocolate, Cotton, Teas, Honey, Biscuits, Beer, Wine, that’s a list as long as your arm. Fairtrade isnt just about coffee and bananas these days. By buying a Fairtrade product you’re guaranteeing producers a good price and working conditions. Don’t forget Fairtrade Fortnight, it launches this Sunday and runs until the 8th March. To see how you can get involved with this years campaign go to www.fairtrade.org.uk
THROW ONE LESS THING AWAY
Don’t B.O.G.O.F, yes you heard us right. Did you know that as a nation we throw away over 20million tonnes of good food a year. Next time you go shopping, think before you buy. Are you really going to eat all that? Leftovers from last nights dinner? Try some of these recipes from lovefoodhatewaste.com

BUY ONE MORE THING FROM A DEVELOPING COUNTRY
We know what you’re thinking, what about all those air miles? But, buying something with the lowest environmental impact doesn’t necessarily mean buying local – emissions from transporting food make only around 12 percent of the total.. The people who are being hit hardest by climate change are also the people who depend on us most. Over 1.5 million poor farmers in Africa depend on the UK market to earn a living. So check the label next time you’re buying things like rice or beans.

BUY ONE LESS MEAT OR DIARY PRODUCT
Here’s a trivia question for you, What generates more harmful emissions? Is it A) Cows or B) All the transport on the entire planet? Shock, horror. The answer is actually A. Those cows are gassy beings, emitting large amounts of methane, which is 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide. We’re not asking you to give up steaks completely, just try switching to something else once a week. You could start by ditching the beef lasagne and opting for a veggie one.

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Michelle shows us how to make a simple but lovely plastic bag dryer and offers some good ideas for how to reuse them.

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http://www.ted.com Worldchanging.com founder Alex Steffen argues that reducing humanitys ecological footprint is incredibly vital now, as the western consumer lifestyle spreads to developing countries.

TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers are invited to give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes — including speakers such as Jill Bolte Taylor, Sir Ken Robinson, Hans Rosling, Al Gore and Arthur Benjamin. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, and Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, politics and the arts. Watch the Top 10 TEDTalks on TED.com, at
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/top10

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Using a handkerchief, a takeout container, and some leftover tissue paper, Shiho fashions an exquisite Furoshiki gift basket. Perfect for Easter! Song is “Viva La Vida” by Coldplay

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Hi, today I’m going to talk about decks in magic the gathering that have not seen much tournament play. I am going to unravel the key concepts of the decks and find out if they have any potential for competitive magic. I don’t know about u guys, but I’m kinda sick a faerie decks destroying the competition. By looking at these fresh and unused decks I am hoping to discover something that might shake up the meta game and change tournament play.
The decks I will be talking about in this episode will be a Mono- Black rogue deck, a scarecrow deck, and a green white sliver deck.
Let’s go!

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Adam Gardner of Guster and wife Lauren Sullivan green Dave Matthew Band’s tour bus.

BIG IDEAS FOR A SMALL PLANET airs Tuesdays at 9PM on SUNDANCE CHANNEL

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