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As you know the ForRent.com ‘If Only Your Apartment Furniture Could Talk’ Video Contest is going on now. And while you may be waiting to upload your video once it’s near perfection; don’t forget that the sooner you upload your video the sooner it’ll get viewed. Views, ratings and comments are also taken into consideration for the Ten Finalists and grand prize winner. So upload your original masterpiece soon so it can be launched for all to see. The June 15^th deadline is coming up fast!! And check it out-the first 100 entrants to submit a video in compliance with all of the Official Rules will receive one ForRent.com Can Hugger. So for just submitting a video you get a prize!!

From June 15, 2008 to July 6, 2008, the public may vote on those videos posted on the Website by visiting the www.WinApartmentFurniture.com and following the voting instructions.

On or about July 21, 2008 the internal review panel will choose one Grand Prize Winner and Ten Finalists. The Grand Prize Winner will be that entry with the highest score, and the Finalists will be the ten entrants with the next highest scores, based on the following factors:

The total number of user generated Internet votes received (250)

Overall quality and appearance of video - Voting by Sponsor Panel (250)

Creativity and originality - Voting by Sponsor Panel (500)

Promotion of ForRent.com and/or For Rent Magazine - Voting by Sponsor Panel (250)

***Internet votes shall be calculated at one point per vote, with a maximum of 250 points, regardless of the number of votes received. In the unlikely event of a tie, the video with the earliest upload time will be deemed the winner.

The Ten Finalists will each receive one iPod shuffle 1GB model. One Grand Prize Winner will receive a $10,000 AmEx gift card.

I found this article online and it has changed the way I drink water. Bottles, Bottles, Everywhere by Ramon Cruz has opened my eyes to what damage can be done by simply drinking from the plastic water bottle on my desk. Like every health conscientious American, I make a effort to consume eight glasses of water a day. In doing this, I tend to drink a lot out of water bottles. But the harm that I’m doing to the environment could be comparable to the harm I would be doing to my own body if I didn’t consume that water. A person needs to drink water throughout the day in order for their body to work properly; your blood has to carry oxygen to your cells and needs water to do this. Water also helps you digest food and get ride of waste in your body. But by drinking water out of plastic bottles, I am overflowing our landfills and contributing to global warming. Sure recycling would help, but “less than 20 percent of the 28 billion single-serving water bottles that Americans buy each year are recycled.”[1] Therefore, most of those water bottles are resting in landfills where it takes thousands of years for the plastic to decompose.

And what for? “More than a quarter of all bottled water is just processed tap water, including Pepsi’s Aquafina and Coca-Cola’s Dasani.1” Yet bottled water consumption is continually growing each year. So there needs to be a better plan of action to tackle this wide-spread damage! The article suggests several options. One being if you purchase bottled water make sure you recycle the container. I know this option isn’t the easiest for me because the community I live in does not collect recycling (which I plan on discussing with them in the near future). So the second suggestion is what I’m doing now. I drink tap water. I have a water filter at my home and at the office where I consume my water daily. And since the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s standards for tap water are more stringent than the Food & Drug Administration’s standards for bottled water, I’m drinking water that is just as safe as, if not safer than, bottled. I also drink out of a reusable container so I won’t be throwing away numerous plastic or Styrofoam cups a week–which also harms the environment. Be sure you don’t reuse single-use water bottles; doing so can expose you to bacterial build-up and carcinogens leached from the plastic.

The ‘Green Living’ bandwagon is continually getting new members and I encourage all of you to hop aboard and do your part in helping our environment!

[1] http://green.yahoo.com/blog/climate411/91/bottles-bottles-everywhere.html

Has that couch in your living room-which doubles as a guest bedroom-seen better days? Tired of watching American Idol on a black and white TV? Does your apartment furniture scream FRAT house? Or has your couch seen better days (specifically those from the 70’s)? ForRent.com can change all that. The apartment web site is giving away $10,000 in its “If Only Your Apartment Furniture Could Talk…” video contest which begins May 1st at www.WinApartmentFurniture.com.

If your apartment furniture could tell your story, what would it say? Creatively tell ForRent.com through the eyes and voice of your apartment furniture why you should win $10,000 towards new furniture. Visit the contest site to see the Official Rules and submit your video by June 15^th, 2008. Rather watch videos than create them? Vote for your favorite videos and share them with friends to help select the Top Ten Finalists and the Grand Prize Winner.