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As Earth Day on April 22nd approaches, the

following six green tips are easy things you

can do in the house to save the Mother Earth

and be a little more green and healthy!

Tip #1 – Turn off the lights (and AC!) when

not needed, even as you go from room to

room in the course of your day (or evening)

and especially when you leave the house.

As much as 20% of a home’s energy use

comes from light bulbs. Also unplugging

electronics and appliances when not is use helps reduce energy.

Tip #2 – Wash clothes in cold

water (the new cold-water deter-

gents do the job just fine).

According to the US Department

of Energy, a washing machine

uses up to 90 percent of its ener-

gy to simply heat the water in a

laundry load, and the higher the

temperature, the greater the cost

to the environment; it will also

make your clothes last longer.

Also clean the lint filter in your

gas or electric clothes dryer;

tests have shown that keeping

the lint trap clean may provide savings of up to $34 in energy

costs each year. Better yet, use a clothes ‘tree’ or indoor drying

rack and keep the dryer shut off.

Tip #3 - Switch to green, natural household cleaners to reduce air

pollution both indoors and out, minimizing exposure to both asth-

ma and allergy triggers as well as chemicals that can be harmful

to your health. Forego cleaning products for plain old hot water

and white vinegar – the ultimate green living product or google

how to make your own natural all purpose cleaner, bleach,

softscrub, windex, toilet cleaner, etc. Most department stores also

carry lines of easily identifiable environmentally friendly clean-

ing products that are less toxic and come in recyclable packaging.

Tips #4 - Take control of your mailbox and subscribe to Catalog

Choice (www.catalogchoice.org), a free service that lets you

communicate your mail preferences to companies and reduces

the number of unwanted catalogues in your mailbox. Utilize the

online bill pay options provided by most credit card, gas and

electric, and cable companies.

Tip #5 - Choose responsible vacations Sustainable tourism dol-

lars directly benefit the environment and the communities you

visit. View a list of vacation options and get more information

about the positive impacts of responsible tourism

(www.sustainabletrip.org). Also visit www.terrapass.com to

offset your carbon footprint from flying and driving.

Tip #6 - Don’t Dump, Donate. Pounds of carbon emissions are

reduced when people get/buy second hand items while keeping

the landfills smaller. Take items to a school or orphanage, a char-

ity that accepts donations, or list them on Freecycle.org.

March 27, 2014 VOL. 3 Issue 4

Dr. Bird

Newsletter

Published by

Community Liaison Office

U.S. Embassy, Kingston, Jamaica

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Green Tips

For the Home

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Beef Fillet available at $1100/lb from Camille. Tel: 990-

0908

She will deliver :)

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FOR SALE:

Black Table-Formica Top 25x25x22H - 8" round metal legs - $40.00USD

2 White Metal Chairs -Back22Hx19w $40.00USD

Paper Cutter - GBC Classic Cut CL110 $20.00USD

HP Printer J4680 All-In-One with extra Ink $50.00USD

Office Furniture For Sale:

Desk 72Lx42Wx29H with 3/4” thick glass

Credenza: 108Lx25Wx29H with 3/4” thick

glass

4 Filing Cabinets: each 22Lx16Wx23H

$800 USD or best offer

Call 905-3185

FOR RENT: MARYFIELD APARTMENT. 60 HOPE ROAD, KINGSTON 6

2 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom - Garden Apt.

FURNISHED OR UNFUR-NISHED

AIR CONDITIONED, GRILLED,

SWIMMING POOL, 24 hr. SECURITY

Call: 383-0836

For rent: Briarwood, Shortwood Road, Kingston 8. Spacious townhouse in gated complex with nice green areas.

3 bedrooms, with extra room on ground floor

Master bedroom has walk-in dressing/clothes area and en-suite bathroom

3 ½ bathrooms

Major appliances: fridge, stove, washer and dryer, solar water heat-er, and water tank (with pump)

Rooms have a/c units, ceiling fans, and insect screens

Double car port (covered)

Private back yard

Gated complex with swimming pool, entertainment/club house area and barbecue, and very good security

US$2,100 per month Tel: 832 – 4908.

Set of 4 Rattan Chairs $20,000.00 Set of 6 Mahogany Dining Chairs

$50,000.00 Recliner

$10,000.00 Rocking

Chair

$15,000.00

Contact Chris 503-1599

For Sale

Lexmark XS 654de All in one printer

Print, scan, copy , fax email, net-work, duplex, up to 55 PPM

3 years old in excellent condition

Asking $70,000 OBO

Chris Marley 298 3286

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Second hand Items for Sale

Email: fonbels@gmail.com with the item you are interested, your name and phone number. Transport is not provided.

Thank you.

BRAND-NEW IKEA

WARDROBE STILL IN ITS

ORIGINAL PACKAGING

AVAILABLE FOR SALE

If interested please contact

marellita@libero.it or tel.

4560923 / 4560659

PAX Wardrobe (clothes rail

and n. 2 shelves included)

Assembled size: Width: 99.8

cm, Depth: 59.7 cm, Height:

236.4 cm. Price Euro 112.5,

USD 155.0. (n. 2 Pax ward-

robe with all accessories

are available)

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My name is Sharon Clarke. I can be contacted at 846

5563 at any time that is convenient. I reside in the

Stony Hill area. I have over 30 years experience taking

care of the elderly and young children. I have been

in this career field for the majority of my life and have

made connections with everyone I have worked with

as I am not afraid of hard and putting in the extra time

and effort needed to my work. I am also punctual,

determined, responsible and an organized worker. I

rather a live in position with a small family. Expected

weekly salary- $15000 JMD

My name is Lateasha Lewis. I can be contacted at

8985633. I am available to contact at any time during

the week. I have over three years experience with

working with children. You should employ because I

have both the training (studied Early Childhood Edu-

cation at a prestigious college) and the experience

needed to mold and develop your child into whole-

some (motor skills, social skills, psychological and phys-

ical skills) individuals' of society. Recommendation:

Carmel Clarke - 3595200 Expected weekly salary-

14000 negotiable

Mature female, registered nurse/caregiver, with 18

years experience in the USA seeking a private duty

position. I am able to work long shifts (not live in). Spe-

cialize in: geriatric nursing, trach, vent, dementia, Alz-

heimer’s, g-tube, Colostomy and urostomy care. Ex-

cellent references, very professional, loving and will

take care of your loved ones. Call Miss Wellington on

586-1753.

Zanzie Ellis is available for household work and has ex-

perience caring for children: 281-7840 or 320-5318.

Carol Anne Sergeant- Carol Anne has an Ambassador

& CEO quality resume. Extremely professional, respon-

sible, hardworking and most of all trustwor-

thy. Previous employers include: US Embas-

sy, families from Portugal, Ireland, Dominican Repub-

lic, Sandals Resort Group, and Mega Marketing Group

CEO. Skills include: Immaculate cleaner, meticulous

organizer and planner, excellent cook, irons well, and

manages children of all ages very well. Employment

Hours: Prefers live-out duties. Available Days: Tues-

day, Thursday & Friday

**Contact Immediately before she’s snatched up by

another quality household. Contact Carol Anne at

354-6560

FOR ALL YOUR PHOTOGRAPHIC SERVICES – BIRTHDAYS,

WEDDINGS AND EVENTS

Meleta Gordon – Quiet, respectful and very punctu-

al. She cleans, irons, washes & folds laundry, prepares

some basic meals and is good with children. She per-

forms overall household duties. She prefers daily and

weekly daytime hours. Currently working with US Em-

bassy family until April 7th. For more information, call

Meleta at 354-0856.

For hire and removal of small furniture and equip-ment – call George at 343-6488

Odel Moulton – Gardner, handyman, painter. Very handy with his hands, can do a bit of plumbing and basically anything around the house. Very honest. Contact 3960540.

Michelle Nelson has worked over one year for me. I

work full time and she works independent and thor-

oughly. She cleans amazing, can shop and prep, is

very honest and only takes salary at 2700 a full day.

You do not have to provide anything else she handles

her own transport and food. She comes around 9 am

and leaves at 4 . She is always on time and has never

missed a day or broken anything. I highly recommend

if you want great help whom you do not have to

manage. She works for several people and some

have left. She is free Tuesday, Thursday and Friday,

you can contact her at 4516204 or contact me at

7026444 if you want more info, Denise Herbol.

Many have probably heard that there are only few countries in the world that have bioluminescent bays, as they are quite rare and fragile. But you are in luck as Jamaica is one of those with a phos-phorescent lagoon just near Montego Bay in Fa-mouth. These incredible waters are made even more spectacular in that you can swim in them and watch the aggitated bacteria light up blue all around you in the water. The best thing to do, since the bacteria can only be seen at night, is to stay on or near the lagoon and then take out a boat to swim. The Glistening waters restaurant does allow people to eat at their restaurant and then the tour is only $12.50, but the food is not great, and the boat overcrowded (the normal tour is around $25). So it is better to stay at Fisherman’s Inn (www.fishermansinnjamaica.com) right on the bay and then go out with their captain, Desmond James. When we went the other weekend, we had a private boat tour, and he gave us a great history of the area. Call 310-6891/855-7880 to book a tour, no need to stay at the Inn, you can drive to the Bay, and Desmond can still take you out. The experience is magical and not one to be missed!

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Cars for Sale 2008 Mitsubishi Pajero Under 45,000km Fully loaded Leather, sunroof 3.1mil ONO Call: 479-2009

2011 Toyota Prado Fully loaded, black Under 30,000km 5.5mil ONO Call: 479-2009

2008 Honda

Ridgeline-white

exterior, tan

leather interior.

70,000 miles,

sunroof, fully loaded, new tires. Appraisal

of $3.3 M furnished on request . Priced to

sell $21,000 USD. Call 905-3185.

2004 Suzuki Grand Vitara 2 door. One owner, well main-tained. 76,000 km. J$880,000. Call 881-5218.

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