Save your Planet with simple steps

We all ought to adopt long-term life style changes (like using less water, driving fewer miles, etc), but you can do in few minutes to save our planet without leaving your chair.

• Stop junk mail. We know about “Do Not Call” list - but there is no such list for junk mail. However, you can sign up with DMAchoice.org to eliminate up to 80% of junk mail sent to your home. The trees will thank you, and it takes only a minute.
• Asking for the Petition of expanded public transit. Benefits of expanded public transit - including a dramatic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and decreased dependence on foreign oil. Signing this petition takes only few seconds.
• Map public transportation routes online. From home to work place, web can provide step-by-step directions for using subways, street cars and bus routes! All the schedule and station information is built in. Drive less and live more by mapping out your work and travel routes.
• “Greenify” your computer in less than one minute. Go to your “Control Panel” (Mac users should access “System Preferences”) and switch your desktop or laptop to a “power save” setting. Modify your preferences so that your computer automatically goes into a low power or sleep mood when idle.
• Realize that one person can make a difference. The average person will generate 52 tons of garbage by age 75, uses 24 barrels of oil a year and goes through 4,836 gallons of fresh water a month. In zero seconds, you can understand the impact that you have on this planet and your ability to make a difference.

State of Outsourcing in 2009

Phil Fersht, a Research Director at AMR Research, and his team surveyed a number of enterprise level and midmarket companies to make predictions about the state of outsourcing in 2009 and 2010. In the report, the team analyzed the drivers and inhibitors of these companies, such as for which services these businesses would likely begin, increase, decrease, or keep unchanged their outsourcing spends. Take a look at the numbers and the trends. From what we’ve seen, is there anywhere you feel they are particularly on or off base?
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