Natural vs. Synthetic?
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to get this typed in glass verses plastic into the yahoo question search i hope it helps.\nQ  Is it true that the EU obliges us to change from glass to plastic bottles?\n\nA  No, it is not true. No one is obliging us to change from glass to plastic bottles. And certainly no such agreement was reached during negotiations.\n\nStatements made to the effect that we will be obliged to change to plastic bottles and that consequently we will have a mountain of plastic to deal with, are not correct. In fact, they are also misleading.\n\nFirst, a background to what exactly we are talking about.\n\nOne of the sources of waste comes from beverage bottles. We discard mineral water plastic bottles, beer cans and glass bottles from imported beer and wine.\n\nOn the other hand, with regards to soft drinks, for a number of years now, Malta has only allowed soft drinks to be bottled in re-useable glass bottles, metal containers or kegs.\n\nThis ban on plastic has the effect of limiting waste because we use less plastic bottles. Instead, we use glass bottles that can be re-used thanks to an efficient deposit-and-return system that encourages us to return glass bottles for re-use.\n\nWhen we return our bottles, we get our deposit back. And it is estimated that this system also keeps some eighty million plastic bottles out of the waste stream. From an environmental point of view, therefore, this system works well. If anything, it needs to be extended to all types of drinks, not just soft drinks and to all types of bottles, not just glass.\n\nHowever, the ban also has the effect of protecting our local soft drinks industry against competition because in practice it blocks imports of soft drinks.\n\nAs a result, it also has the effect of limiting consumer choice. Maltese consumers are limited to soft drinks that are made in Malta. At a price. Statistics show that Malta is one of the most expensive places for soft drinks. The price of the category of drinks that comprises soft drinks is thirty percent (30%) higher in Malta than it is in the EU. Prices in Malta are even higher when compared to wealthier countries such as Luxembourg, Austria, Italy, Spain and France. And, of course, higher than all candidate countries. Soft drinks are only more expensive in Scandinavian countries.\n\nOf course, competition is likely to push prices down.\n\nThis is where the EU comes in. If you are part of the EU, or if you are part of a free trade arrangement with the EU for that matter, then you must allow free trade. There can be no restrictions to free trade. This applies both in the context of membership and even in the context of a free trade arrangement with the EU. You either have free trade or you do not. In free trade you cannot keep out competition by banning plastic bottles.\n\nWhich is fine if we want free trade with the EU. But free trade can here conflict with environmental protection if all types of bottles are freely allowed to be sold without any consideration for what happens to their packaging.\n\nUnless something is done to prevent the potential damaging impact. And something can indeed be done. For instance, under EU law you cannot just dump plastic bottles into the waste stream. Plastic should be recovered, separated from other waste and recycled. On this point, Malta negotiated a transitional period until the end of 2009 to reach a minimum 15% recycling target for plastic.\n\nSpecifically on the use of plastic bottles, during negotiations Malta first requested to maintain its beverage container packaging regime and therefore effectively retain its ban on imported soft drinks. This request was not accepted because the EU argued that Malta could still address waste problems using other means. It was possible to ensure that lifting the ban would not lead to an increase in waste.\n\nIt was therefore agreed that Malta would keep the ban on plastic bottles until the end of 2007. This would give the Maltese authorities enough time to adapt the beverage
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"Natural" is a trend that seems to go in and out of style ever 20 years or so--right now herbal sales are falling (or at least not growing, depending on whom you ask).  But among the natural therapies, naturopathy is the fastest growing field.  \n\nIf I were you, I'd first check out which therapies were legal in my state and go from there.  (In some states naturopathy and homeopathy are actually illegal.)  Then I'd check out the most legitimate training programs I could afford.  I'd stay away from diploma mills and those "schools" with questionable accreditations.
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Just cause it's "natural" doesn't mean it's safe.\n\nIn nature, there are drugs that cna cause just as much, or more damage as the "chemically-made" drugs.\n\nWhere do you think they get most of the ideas in the first place?\n\nSo, NO.
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Polycarbon is lighter, easier to form in curves, and usually cleaper.\n\nGlass is more durable (difficult to scratch) and can be tempered so that it's won't form dangerous shards if broken.
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Natural is always better, synthetic multi-vitamins can, at best, replenish the required quantity, it can't be used as a supplement to your normal intake of vitamins through natural sources.
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I'd rather have real. But if u want to be remembered, give the fake. they last longer. :)
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One vote for staying bald. Natural is better.
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Ok... I was thinking of plastics...my bad..hehe\n\nHere`s some info I found\n\nToday Asia is the main source of natural rubber. Over half of the rubber used today is synthetic, but several million tonnes of natural rubber are still produced annually, and is still essential for some industries, including automotive and military.
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Yes, there is a difference. One gives you natural cancer and the other one gives you just plain old cancer.
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rounded.  would make it seem more worth living in, more real... i wanna say more natural, but that's too cliché
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no latex is made of man made substances and costs a lot more than natural rubber. natural rubber is from trees and latex is made in factories (plants)
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There is no best. It's an individual thing. You need to see what appeals to you, and then READ THE LABEL! \n    I worked in one of the country's biggest ski clothing retailers for many years and spent many years skiing Europe's Alps, I guess I know hats as well as anyone, lol.\n    Basically, not itchy for "natural," means you need "Merino" wool products. This wool is the finest because the fibers are long, absolutely not itchy, and wool is a natural insulator and keeps you warm even if it gets wet. "Smart Wool" is the leading brand name, but others will do too, as long as it specifically says "Merino" wool, or at least a large percentage of it.\n    The second option is "polar fleece" which is basically polyester. Synthetic. very lightweight and warm, won't shrink. And, if you want real warmth, get something that covers your ears too....Have fun!
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Natural D's and above.
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Sure--why would it be unnatural? It's fun and feels good. You're probably young so the feeling is new and exciting. Nature wants us to perpetuate the species.
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Generally because there is a greater spacing between the cotton fibers. Synthetic fibers naturally fall closer together. Cotton PJ's are also better for little kids to wear, they will burn off. Synthetic clothes will simply melt from heat.
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Natural.  It's sad that so many people are getting fake boobs who don't really need them.  My mom had a double mastectomy, so she has implants, but that should be the only time it's reasonable.  Not just for looks.
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15w-40 has a cold cranking wieght of 15... (w for winter) and is a 40 weight at operating temp, so it'll flow a little better then the 20w-40. Synthetic oils usually come in a wider range of viscositys like 0w-30, 5w-40 and such. Takes alot... too much volume index improvers and such for conventional, that the oil would go out of grade in no time... different manufacturers have a small difference in wieghts... one may be a high 40 wieght, the other a low 40 weight at operating temp. Just sticking with name brands insure quality.