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Keep Away from People Who Try to Belittle Your Ambitions. Small People Always do That, But the Really Great Make You Feel that You, Too, Can Become Great. ~~~ Mark Twain (1835ñ1910) Humorist and writer

If you remember the essence of the story, One day Henny-Penny was in the corn yard when--whack!--something hit her upon the head. "The sky's falling, the sky's falling!" cried Henny-penny; "I must go and tell the King." As she went along she met Cocky-locky, who asked, "Where are you going, Henny-penny?" "Oh! I'm going to tell the King the sky's falling," said Henny-penny. So Henny-penny and Cocky-locky went to tell the King the sky was falling. Soon they met Ducky-daddles. "Where are you going to, Henny-penny and Cocky-locky?" asked Ducky-daddles. "We're going to tell the King the sky's falling," said Henny-penny and Cocky-locky. So Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, and Ducky-daddles went to tell the King the sky was a-falling. Soon they met Goosey-poosey who asked, "Where are you going, Henny-penny, Cocky-locky, and Ducky-daddles?" "We're going to tell the King the sky's falling,"

The ever-increasing attention given to environmental concerns coupled with high energy costs have made the subject of "green buildings" and "green workplaces" one of the hottest topics around. Here is how safety fits in. As a safety professional, you not only can take an active role in the workplace greening process, you also can—and undoubtedly should—take the lead on initiatives that will increase the health of your workforce as well as the health of your organization's bottom line. "Greening"—sometimes called "environmental stewardship"—means taking responsibility for reducing the environmental impacts of the services you provide and the businesses you operate, according to a white paper produced by the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), "Safety Implications of Greening: Hospitality Executive Leadership Opportunities." Some examples of greening, according to the paper's authors, include: Reducing the Use of Hazardou