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To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (81793)	10/20/2011 1:51:08 PM
From: Cogito Ergo Sum	Respond to of 218068

Honk Kong example is only using it for toilet flushing.. kind of like a salt water swimming pool which needs no chemicals added to keep clean ... salt makes chlorine.. but no it is not potable (drinkable) water .. it saves fresh water for consumption.. I guess it could be used in cleaning operations which use high pressure water but then you have the special waste water considerations again.. Saudis are doing desalination greenprophet.com

To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (81793)	10/20/2011 1:57:21 PM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 218068

Scientists are doing their thing: dfid.gov.uk ncbi.nlm.nih.gov waterworld.com saltinstitute.org

To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (81793)	10/21/2011 3:50:50 AM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 218068

Social Security checks tied to CPI: The annual increase in consumer prices means that 55 million Social Security beneficiaries will receive higher benefits next year. They will get a 3.6% cost-of-living increase, the first since 2009. That's because Social Security checks are tied to the consumer price index. latimesblogs.latimes.com There was some good news in the September report. Apparel prices declined after a series of sharp increases, and prices for used cars and recreation fell. New-vehicle prices stayed flat.