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First Rock’n Roll & Now Green

There seems to be a new angle to the term “British Invasion”. While although the UK is still giving us amazing music such as Coldplay and Aqualung (Who just so happens to be playing at the Bowery Ballroom on May 1^st), The Brits are just cranking out amazing green product lines and on-line eco-stores. The latest…. Well, let me introduce you to By Nature. While they have been around for a little while, these eco-lifestyle guru’s concerns about the startling statistics for the UK’s landfills have been manifested into what appears to be a unique and modern eco-friendly home accessories collection.
The most interesting is a photo album made of 80% elephant dung and 20% recycled paper. Now you may have a startled look on your face but actually elephant dung has been used by several environmentalists. Take for instance The Rosamond Gifford Zoo located in Syracuse, New York. They will be the first in the nation to be powered by its own animal waste.

If you still can’t get pass the elephant dung, how about these really awesome decorative pillows made from recycled seat belts or modern lamp shade called the “Spiro” lampshade made from 100% recycled cardboard. This company even has 100% recycled wine glasses. You could throw your own little swank green party at home with your new Vino Wine glasses and sustainable Sushi board while wearing an “Eco Woman” Tee made with organic cotton and azo-free dyes.

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Knock, Knock – Knockers – and Knocked Up

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by Summer Rayne Oakes · 04/12/06

C’mon, you gotta know me by now…I just had to go searching for this one…

S-t-r-e-t-c-h marks: We either got ‘em, are going to get ‘em, or are OCD enough that we have to prevent them even if we’re not prone to them!

So I went surfing the big cyber waves and came up with Earth.Mama.Angel.Baby….(no relation to Gwen’s - Love.Angel.Music.Baby – (even though she can use this on her big frontal bump right now)…Very interesting copywrite:

“Massage this light, luscious oil onto your growing middle section, hips and breasts… It’s infused with certified organic chamomile and calendula to keep your skin moisturized, soft and pliant. You can also pour it into a warm bath and/or massage it into your perineum…” WOW, that is enough to turn any guy on I’d imagine…
* Guess what? It also has no nut oils? good, cause we never really liked nuts anyway! And they say it smells like heaven!!! Hmmm, how the hell do they know that?!?

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Laurie David, I Presume?

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by Starre Vartan · 04/02/06

Laurie David is everywhere these days. And that’s not hyperbole. She’s omnipresent in the green world, from a huge profile in Vogue’s March “Power” issue, to Women’s Wear Daily, to another profile in Elle (which I’m guessing led to her guest-editing the upcoming May “Green” Elle, printed on 10% recyled stock).

Who is this eco-warrioress? A former talent coordinator for David Letterman, ex-comedy producer, and former vp of comedy devlopment for Fox, and current NRDC trustee, and oh-yeah, she’s married to Larry David of Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm fame.

She’s using her considerable Hollywood clout for the good of the greens. She’s begun the Virtual March on Washington to stop global warming, and got both Oprah and Fox News to do a show on the topic (not together! Though that’s a funny thought)

In March’s Vogue Laurie explains that her children were her impetus to get involved:”I say what the impact would be on my kids’ lives.”

On top of all this work, Laurie has been involved in getting three different enviro specials on the air.

As E/The Environmental Magazine summed up in a recent interview:

Today, if you haven’t seen an information-crammed environmental special produced by Laurie David, it’s because you aren’t paying attention. Her live Earth to America special featured Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Robin Williams, Will Ferrell and many others. Her excellent and sober (no rock music, no celebrity voice overs) HBO documentary Too Hot Not to Handle will air on Earth Day, April 22 (7 p.m. Eastern Time, 8 p.m. Central). And Participant Productions’ An Inconvenient Truth, featuring former Vice President Al Gore talking about global warming, is coming soon to a theater near you.

But don’t let the big name-dropping fool you. From Newsweek’s “quote of the week” section, talking about Too Hot Not to Handle: “This isn’t about box office. None of us are going to make a dime. [What's at stake] is, you know, the planet.” I’m sure I’m not the only one who likes to read those kinds of quotes from someone with real influence.

I’ll leave you with these words from Laurie, from the E Magazine interview:

Scientists are the most cautious humans on the planet, and they are now all saying that they have underestimated everything. They are saying we now have less than 10 years to start slowing [global warming] down. Less than 10 years. If you need a better wakeup call then that, I don’t know what it is. And if they are saying less than 10 years, my feeling is that it’s probably five years.

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Pour some SUGAR on me.

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by Summer Rayne Oakes · 03/16/06

You can taste the salt of the sea in the hot, thick air of Mexico. Combine that with pulsing music, a dash of dance floor, a handfull of a hot-bottomed hunk and you got yourself one sensually sweet time. In Mexico last month, I danced like I never danced before with my lust-worthy albeit unsuspecting lovaaaarrr. ”Where did you get those moves?” he said panting (referring to my dog-in-heat-meets-Beyonce’s-big-bottom moves), “You must go out dancing all the time!”

“On the contrary,” I said. ”I’ve only enjoyed dancing in two situations: 1. with my voluptuosly 6’0″ tall ex-model friend (no guys dare bother us) and 2. alone…at…home…in front of a mirror. C’mon girls, I can’t be the only

Gawd I love that song. Though I can count the “little miss innocent” age on one hand when Def Leppard’s famous song rocked the pop charts, it gives no indication 4 hands later how that song makes me feel behind closed doors.“mirror queen, mannequin, rhythm of love; Sweet dream, saccharine, loosen up…”

What’s my favorite “sweet dream, saccharine” tongue-tingling confectionary delight? S-U-G-A-R. Mom always told me my sweet tooth would get me into trouble….funny, I don’t think this is what she meant. And girls, sometimes moms just don’t know what they are talking about. Trouble, is sometimes, just the best damn place to be.

Summer Rayne’s Sweet Recipe for OOOOOOO-SoMUCHTrouble:

1/2 cup of organic, fair trade sugar (available through Traidcraft). PERFECT CHOICE for those who want to do good while doing the nasty.

Def Leppard’s “Pour Some Sugar On Me” (looped twice).This will stir up some trouble.

Mix with Man, Woman, Dog, all three, or otherwise (depends on what you are into). Treehuggers preferred (they are the most carnal and enjoyable to be around).

Dance seductively until you break a salty sweat and you feel butterflies in your stomach (this should happen simultaneously)

Then recite the phrase:

” You got the peaches, I got the cream
Sweet to taste, saccharine
‘Cos I’m hot, say what, sticky sweet
From my head, my head, to my feet

Do you take sugar? one lump or two? (I take two)

Take a bottle, shake it up
Break the bubble, break it up

Pour some sugar on me
Ooh, in the name of love
Pour some sugar on me”

Guaranteed to make you shake uncontrollably.