text: Traditional district heating (DH) and district heating and cooling (DHC) systems have to address two principal challenges: phase-out of fossil fuels in favor of renewables; and profit instability related to declines in heating and cooling demands along with electricity price fluctuations. These obstacles can be overcome at once through upgrading these systems to a polygeneration concept by means of a retrofitted air-steam gasifier and gas upgrading equipment, enabling the use of renewable feedstocks such as refuse derived fuel (RDF) and municipal solid waste (MSW). In particular, the polygeneration DHC system will be able to produce simultaneously heating, cooling, electricity and value-added products – char, syngas, synthetic natural gas (SNG) and hydrogen. This work investigates the retrofit of these DHC systems through a case study based on the existing Climaespaco facility, located in Lisboa, Portugal. Thermodynamic, exergy, economic, exergo-economic and environmental models were built in Engineering Equation Software (EES) and Matlab. Overall, both RDF and MSW were found to be technically feasible and economically viable for using as feedstocks in the polygeneration DHC system. SNG production integrated in the polygeneration DHC system through the air-steam gasification and gas upgrading equipment is judged to be practical and also boosts revenues. The highest energy efficiency is achieved for cases where char is the sole by-product. System efficiencies drop as other value-added products are included as system outputs, although the extent of the efficiency decline can be adjusted by regulating syngas and SNG production. The highest discounted net cash flows are found for the scenario where SNG, syngas and char are produced simultaneously. A payback period of 3 years was determined for this and the other cases. From the exergy and exergo-economic perspectives, the scenario of simultaneous char and syngas production is the most promising as the overall exergy efficiency has the highest value and product exergo-economic costs are the lowest. However, from the products diversity viewpoint, the simultaneous production of char, SNG, syngas and H2 is advantageous.


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Growth has long been Detroit's mantra, but now the industry is surviving by thinking small. I'm writing this from Germany, where gasoline costs $7 or $8 a gallon (you thought $4 was high!) and a Jetta is a big car. I did see a Hummer in Leipzig, but believe me it's an anomaly. More typical of what's going on in Berlin these days is the launch of a fleet of 1,000 Car2Go Smart share cars — the largest concentration in the world.
America is finally getting hip to small cars, and the 2013 Chevy Spark, set to go on sale in the U.S. around now, is a good example of that. I saw one of these minis on display at my local Earth Day celebration and admired how well it stacks up against equally diminutive competition. To say that it looks and feels Korean is actually quite a compliment these days, given how impressive both the restyled Kia Optima and Hyundai Elantra are. The Korean connection isn't random; the Spark (like the Sonic) was designed at GM's studio in Seoul. Expect the less-than-2,000-pound car to start at less than $13,000 and achieve about 45 mpg on the highway.
Consider these size facts, immortalized on GM's chart at right:
- The Spark, Chevrolet's littlest car ever sold in North America, is 50 percent smaller than typical full-sized cars from 1973 (think Chevrolet Impala, Ford LTD, Cadillac DeVille), the year American car size hit a peak that it has only gradually gotten away from;
- Like the Honda Fit, the Spark is tall — six inches taller than that 1973 sedan. You could wear a top hat at the wheel. Adding vertical space is a great idea, because it makes small cars much better load haulers than they have any right to be.
- The Spark has the same front and rear-legroom as that '73 landmark. That's a great retort to this over-six-foot friend of mine who told me his '73 Cadillac was the only car he could "fit into." Well, actually he'd fit fine in the back seat of the Spark.
Buoyed by statistics like this, the Spark mini car could sell as well as Chevy's new subcompact, the Sonic, which is moving out the door at rates 38 percent higher than the indifferent compact it replaced, the Aveo. Some 8,251 Sonics were sold in March. The Spark is already a world car, and selling it here brings the domestic industry in line with the rest of the globe. It's doing well in India, which explains this TV ad, which tries to turn the little road warrior into a sex symbol:
Americans are continuing to buy Ford Fiestas and Focuses in great numbers. Focus sales in California (the nation's largest car market) are up 135 percent in the first quarter of 2012. The fuel-efficient Fusion and the Focus are Ford's sales leaders. And the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid has rebounded from the they-catch-on-fire debacle, with sales of 1,462 in April.
I've reported here several times that the Big Three didn't initially see the advantage of selling hybrids to big-car-loving Americans ("it can't tow a boat!") but then got their clock cleaned by Toyota, which introduced the Prius in the U.S. in 2000. Now the car is selling so well that Toyota is talking about building them stateside.
By 2015, Toyota expects to be selling 200,000 Priuses a year in the U.S., and 400,000 of the expanded Prius family (which includes the roomy V and the fast-selling and under $20,000 C). In the first quarter, Toyota sold 60,589 Priuses of all types in the U.S.
It will be interesting to see if Chrysler can also strike gold with the new Dart, set to get 41 mpg on the highway with a 1.9-liter four, a manual transmission and a special aerodynamic-enhancing eco package. The Fiat 500 hasn't been a huge hit, but bringing back the iconic Dart name was a smart move. Chrysler itself is enjoying huge sales, thanks in part to its first credible compact in a long while, the 200.
As the Who said, "Won't get fooled again." American automakers, tempered by the near-death experience that resulted from an over-dependence on trucks and SUVs, are unlikely to make the same mistake again. They have to stay lively, because the imports are likely to get much better, too — consider that Mercedes-Benz is about to bring a whole new class of fuel-efficient subcompacts into the American market. This isn't the '50s, when the imports included some fairly god-awful mini cars, like the English-made Peel (left), which I photographed recently outside the Ripley's Believe It Or Not Museum in New York City, It's cute, though,
The Sonic may be small, but it's big in what it means for the domestic auto industry. Detroit downsized, and consumers are buying in. If gas drops to $3 a gallon after the peak of the summer buying season, will Americans think big again? I don't think so, although there will be some movement in that direction. We're looking at a fairly profound and very welcome change in values.
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Being at home brings up the same set questions from both friends and family members. When am I coming home? What will I do when I come home? Will I work or will I get a Masters degree? Am I dating anyone? Yes, it's true! I bet all temporary ex-pats will feel me on that! Wanna know the answers to those questions? I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. Doesn't seem to work out in my situation. Sound familiar? To tell you the truth, I'm unsure about almost everything regarding my future. Is that really such a bad thing? I'm open-minded and I'm eager to find some direction, but I know that it can't be forced. Today I found a really interesting quote about one's path.
"I see my path, but I don't know where it leads. Not knowing where I'm going is what inspires me to travel it." — Rosalia de Castro
This quote really got me thinking. Sometimes I get frustrated and upset that my peers have "got it together," but what's my rush? I have at least 7 more months in Spain before I set foot on American soil again and that is time to explore my options and see what I can come up with. I am the first one to say that I don't "have it all together" when it comes to future plans, but I should congratulate myself on what I've already accomplished. I moved to a foreign country (alone), I speak a foreign language everyday (and sometimes more than one!), I live by myself, I'm a great worker, and lastly I am managing my money and working hard to support myself and the lifestyle that I want to have in Madrid. I'd say that those are great accomplishments and I should be very proud! The future accomplishments will come later… and boy will they be great!


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Overview – Intro
To download a PDF version of this overview, click the download link below. For an audio version, click here (or use the player at the top of each page and you can read along if you want). For a slideshow presentation, check out The Big Answer Channel on YouTube (this overview will be available soon!)
SO WHERE WERE WE…? Ah yes! The Big Answer!
The Big Answer… Wow. That's a rather audacious title. But aptly so!
What does "The Big Answer"… answer? Well, it beautifully, perfectly, elegantly explains the fundamental basis for "good" and "bad" in every context, for every organism on the planet (or in the universe), in every circumstance at any time. Srsly. It doesn't matter if you're Buddha, Hugh Hefner, a jellyfish or a potted ficus. And to be clear,
It doesn't tell you what you should think is good or bad.
It really does explain everyone's ideas of good and bad (and why some ideas are better than others).
What's more, it forms the foundation for meaning, purpose, happiness and fulfillment. It is the secret to good relationships of every kind. It is what evolution selects for. It explains morality perfectly. It is the basis of "truth" and underpins the scientific method. It is the requirement for all existence. And it is all based on one single, objective, logical, reality-based concept.
I know, right? What you're feeling now is called "incredulity". I mean, it sounds impossible, right? Well, so did a lot of stuff until someone did it! Anyway, it's free and it's fun so you may as well check it out.
This approach is completely unique – reexamining some incredibly basic concepts that we've had wrong for millennia, and tweaking them to make sense in a reality that doesn't have any consciousness or personal agenda. I mean, reality just works the way it works, and it doesn't care how we think it should work. So that's what you'll be learning – how reality really works and how that gives rise to all the concepts above.
Now I know you're excited to get started, but before we do there's a couple things you should know. And that's that it takes a decent amount of time and some degree of effort to learn exactly what this concept is and, particularly, how to apply it, and my only credentials are that I'm Somebody on the Internet (www.somebodyontheinternet.com). The good news is that we start small, and you get to see the whole process in action as we build up the layers of logic. So while you have to read to the end to learn The Big Answer in full, you'll get lots of little answers right from the start! And we have fun doing it. Ready to get started? Click below to get a "big picture" overview of the answer, before exploring each of the concepts that go into it in detail at www.thebiganswer.org.
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Four Questions to
Ask a Potential Manager
Happiness on the job sometimes comes down to one person: Your
Your manager can matter more than money, title or benefits. People
don't always quit jobs, they sometimes quit bosses. Many workers
leave a position because they're unhappy with their bosses.
On the other hand, if you genuinely like and respect your boss, your
job can be rewarding, fulfilling and even fun. But how can you
ensure that you and your potential boss will get along?
While there are no guarantees, you can often recognize a boss who's
right for you -- if you ask the right questions.
The Ideal Employee
Do you want to know what your potential manager will expect from
Ask her, "What's your ideal employee like?"
If her ideal employee works long hours on a regular basis, expect to
do the same.
If her ideal employee is someone who never questions procedure,
don't plan to arrive and immediately implement new ideas.
If her ideal employee works independently, rest assured that you
won't be micro-managed.
You're likely to be happier on the job if you and your potential
manager have similar working styles. After all, everyone deserves a
manager who thinks that they're the ideal employee.
The Skinny on the Staff
You can tell a lot about your potential manager from his staff.
Ask him, "Can you tell me about the people I'd be working with? How
long have you worked with them?"
Pay attention to how well your potential boss seems to know his
staff. Can he list their individual accomplishments? Is he proud of
Note his tone and energy when he talks about his team. Does he sound
upbeat and positive? Or is there a hint of frustration or
disappointment in his voice?
Also note how long his staff has worked with him. High turnover can
be a red flag, and happy employees are more likely to stay put.
Results and Rewards
Do you want to excel on the job? If so, then you need to know how a
potential manager defines excellence.
Ask her, "How do you measure success on the job?"
You may be accountable to complete projects to deadline and under
budget. Or perhaps you'll need to reach a certain benchmark in your
performance, for example a dollar value in revenue or a percentage
of satisfied customers.
You should also ask about the typical career path for an employee
who successfully meets his goals. After all, you want to work for a
manager who recognizes and rewards excellence.
Problem Solved
Sooner or later, a problem will arise. And you need to know how a
potential manager will handle it.
Ask him, "What's your approach to solving problems?"
Knowing how a potential manager solves problems can give you insight
into his management style. Does he prefer to take charge and make a
decision independently? Does he delegate the decision to a staff
member? Or does he favor a more collaborative style of problem
Finally, keep in mind that a potential boss' overall attitude toward
answering questions can be very telling about his management style.
If he's open to questions and answers thoughtfully, he's likely also
open to exploring and improving his working relationships. And
that's one quality that makes for a great manager.


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[Throwback Thursday — Originally published March 2014]
My son is almost three years old. He has been classified as "all boy" by many of my family members and friends when they see him bouncing off the walls, playing in dirt, crashing cars, and shooting fake guns. Other people have literally said the words "he might be gay" because, at the same time, his dressers are pink, he has several baby dolls he nurtures and cuddles as if they were real, he likes Barbies and Dora, and has a pink shopping cart he brings every time we go grocery shopping.
Honestly, his sexual orientation doesn't matter to me, not because he's so young, but because it never will. I will always love him regardless. And, I am more than happy to buy him the pinkest, "girliest" toy on the shelves if he asks for it, because I see absolutely nothing wrong with it.
Things, material things, are not masculine or feminine. We have defined them as so, but they're not.
I want my son to find himself on his own terms, to explore every part of the world he so desires, and to engage in things he truly enjoys. I will never tell him he is wrong, so long as he is not harming himself or someone else. Those last few sentences make me sound like a normal parent, right? Sadly, it seems I am not.
This seems to be an ever-growing issue among our society. I've been adamant about eliminating 'traditional gender roles' since I was young, but once I gave birth to my son it became even more important.
We have definitely made strides in the fight against bullying of people who aren't exactly like us, aren't our version of "normal". But we have not come far enough.
First, gender was scientifically, literally the parts you had. Now, more and more people and companies are respecting that gender doesn't have to be dictated by what's between your legs, but rather with which you identify; the person, male or female, within you; the person you know in your heart is really you, no matter what your anatomy has to say. And while I am thrilled about this, there is still a pretty fine line between males and females.
The problem here is the one or the other mentality. You must be a male or a female, and you must be "all boy" or "all girl". There is no in-between, except for the "metrosexual," but why can't he just be called a man? Or the "tomboy," but why can't she just be called a woman?
No matter if you were born with woman parts, or with a woman brain and heart, if you identify yourself as female you are expected to like pink, to play with baby dolls as a child, to dress up like a princess, to shop. On the other side, if you identify yourself as a male you must never like any of those things (unless you're gay–which is a whole other issue in itself with which I don't agree), but you better enjoy playing in the mud, dinosaurs, cars and trucks, and beer.
Really, all of my feelings about this can be summed up with one question: Says who?
Says you? Haven't we already figured out that all people are different and should live their lives according to their own standards, so long as they are not breaking the law, harming others, or harming themselves?
Says society? Sorry for not putting my entire faith into predetermined norms, seeing as how they've been wrong so many other times. Things change, remember? (or did you forget about slavery, among so many other things?)
Says your parents? No offense, but parents do not always know best. Which is one of the main points of this article.
We need to be allowed and able to find ourselves. Parents are there to care for us, to keep us safe to the best of their ability, and to guide us. They should not force their beliefs on us and turn us into mini versions of themselves–or even worse, what they hoped to become but were never able to.
Recently, one of the highlights of the media has been a story about a boy who wore a "My Little Pony" backpack to school, was bullied, and then banned from bringing the backpack to school again. Thankfully, the boy has now been allowed to return to school with the backpack, but what's mainly frightening are the responses.
I do understand the school wanting to keep order and avoid disruption, because the main purpose of school should be to educate. However, I do not understand people like Matt Walsh, who wrote this article explaining how he forces his children to conform to what he believes boys and girls should do, like, wear, etc. It is baffling how many people agree with him.
Here's some history for you: what is expected of certain genders has indeed changed over time. At one point, boys wore dresses and didn't get their hair cut until they were about 6 years old. Pink and blue became gender colors in recent years.
You don't like it when other people tell your children what to like or dislike, because you want them to be their own person, right? Only, "their own person" really means within the bounds you set. You get in an uproar about television shows impacting your children? You're offended because of the blatant sexuality in our society?
What about the suppression of children's natural curiosity? Oh, you didn't think of that one, did you? We're supposed to assist in molding our children, not carve them out to be exact replicas of ourselves, or who we want to be.
Let's go back to how I understand the school wanted to avoid disruption. Which I do. But really, we have the power to stop that disruption from ever happening.
If a student bullies a child with autism, for example, the school punishes the bullies. They do not, and cannot, tell the student with autism to stop attending. We teach our children (at least we should) to be kind to others. We teach them to be kind to those who cannot help what is "not normal" about them. However, we do not do the same when it comes to what we believe to be choices.
As adults, as a society, we are put off by overweight people. Our children see that. They see it in the way we diet obsessively, in the way we admire toned (photoshopped) celebrities, in the awkward glances we give to overweight people. Even if we tell them to be kind to children who weigh more than they do, they note how we react to them, so they do the same. And they not only do the same because of what they have learned from us, but they do it in fear of us. They tease the "fat kids" because they fear gaining weight and losing your adoration. They want to fit in with you, to be liked by you.
And if you don't like something, well, they better not either. And they most definitely better not become it.
However, often being overweight is not as simple a choice as we make it out to be. So the school punished those bullies, too. They do not send the bullied child home and tell them to come back when they lose a few pounds. So why is it okay to send a child home and tell them not to wear their favorite color, or their favorite backpack? Because it's a choice? But… is it?
We turn our likes and dislikes into choices by being carved into what society wants us to be. If you like the color purple, you just do. You don't choose to like the color purple. However, if you're a boy, your parents tell you "boys don't like purple" so you literally lie to yourself and change your favorite color. But tell me, what harm does liking the color purple cause? Other than being bullied (which we can change), it doesn't harm anyone or anything. On the other hand, telling your son that he is not allowed to like the color purple does in fact harm him.
You are the very first bully your child will come in contact with. By telling a boy who wants to play with Barbies or baby dolls or paint his room pink that it is wrong to do these things, that only girls do them, you are telling him a natural part of him is wrong, too. You are teaching him to hide his true feelings, to lie to himself and others, and to act out towards those who are allowed to express themselves the way they see fit because he is not allowed to.
You don't have to teach a boy how to be a boy, or a girl how to be a girl. You just have to guide them to be good people, and they will figure out the rest.
Now, the same goes for girls, but usually it's not as intense. There are some people who say "girls don't _____," or "that's for boys." Which has the same effect as above. Though, usually we are more lenient with our girls.
If a boy wants to wear a dress, he is shamed. If a girl wants to wear baggy pants or a loose T-shirt, we typically accept it. Which is also indirectly telling them that boys are better than girls. Boys can't play with Barbies, but girls can play with cars. So obviously boys must be better since girls' toys are so shameful. As girls get older, it is even more acceptable to be "one of the guys." But, show me a man who is "one of the girls," and of course he must be gay, right?
Not to mention, there is nothing wrong with being whatever sexual orientation one identifies with, so stop making "gay" out to be a bad thing.
Of course, children can be cruel. Of course, some children will rebel no matter what. But for many, many years, you are the most influential person in your children's lives. They look up to you, they care about you, they mimic you, they learn from you. Even if they deny it, they aspire to be like you; even if they purposely try to be the opposite of you, many of your ways will be imprinted in them without them even realizing.
Parents and guardians have way more power than they realize, and they abuse it all too frequently, often without realizing as well.
I understand that parents want what is best for their children. (other side note: this is mainly directed towards the parents who truly care about their children–as we all know, there are many different "parents".) I understand that you want to instill your values and beliefs and goodness in your children. But, what if what you perceive to be goodness actually isn't?
Either way, teach your children. Do not force them to like what you like, to believe what you believe. Teach them all the wonderful things about yourself, but don't hide the bad. Do not tell them your feelings as if they are facts; let your children find themselves on their own. Simply help them. Of course, teach them right from wrong. But not your version of right and wrong. Killing is bad, helping others is good. That's good and bad. Liking blue or pink does not fall into the same category.
I just can't wrap my head around people who won't let their children make their own decisions. Of course, they must have structure. But they do not need a full blueprint.
What is wrong about a boy playing with baby dolls? When girls do it, we think "oh, she'll be such a great mother someday." Do we not want our boys to be great fathers? When boys explore in the woods and come back all muddy we think "he's so adventurous and brave." Do we not want our girls to be adventurous and brave?
Children are creative, they are curious, and they love to play. Let them create, let them discover, let them play. Don't inhibit their young lives by telling them they are wrong for wanting something harmless. They will carry that with them for the rest of their lives.
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Maria Beautell
Spain's Maria Beautell secured her maiden victory on the LET Access Series with a one shot victory over Finland's Sanna Nuutinen and Scotland's Rachael Taylor. The Spaniard shot a brilliant four-under 68 to end the tournament at -6, and was overjoyed to take the title at the Swiss course:
"I feel like I'm in a dream right now. It was an amazing day for me. I just played great golf, I was so calm and focused all day. When I got to the 18th green I didn't know if I was going to win or not, I hadn't looked at the leaderboard so it was a lovely surprise when I heard them all clapping."
The 38-year-old has been working hard on her mental approach to golf, having missed two cuts in quick succession earlier in the season, and reaped the rewards at the Golf de Lavaux this time around.
"I've been working on keeping as calm as I can on the course, just accepting what comes and breathing a lot just to keep calm and peaceful. And today that's what I tried. I just kept doing one shot at a time and I felt very peaceful out there it was great."
Beautell's victory was all the more impressive after the experienced Spaniard managed to forget her clubs, only realising once she arrived at the course.
"I was in a bit of a rush, packing everything, just to make sure we got everything in the car, rushed to the golf course and I packed the suitcase, the golf cover thing, everything! And when I got to parking, I just realised I left the clubs, just by the door! I had to laugh, I couldn't get stressed or anything about it so I think it actually made me feel more relaxed."
The Tenerife resident was +2 through 11 holes of her second round, seemingly well out of the running. But in what has been a dramatic tournament of twists and turns, Beautell found a hot streak with the putter, making four consecutive birdies from holes 12 to 15 and found herself in the top 10 at -2 at close of play. Beginning day three where she left off, Beautell hit three birdies on the front nine, before bringing it home with a steady one-under-par back nine to secure a stunning comeback win.
"I hit a lot of great shots on the front nine especially and then on the back nine I didn't hit that many that were close to the pin. On the front nine I left them much closer and had lots of birdie chances. I think that last shot on the last hole… it was almost in the bunker but not quite, just on the edge, and it was a tricky lie. But, I hit the amazing shot, right close to the pin, and that made me relax a little bit and I had a nice birdie opportunity."
Beautell has been close on several occasions on LETAS and was extremely emotional at having finally overcome some of the demons that have held her back in the past.
"For me it means a lot, it's been a few years where I've struggled a little bit and you always tell yourself just keep working hard, be patient, and it'll come. But sometimes, you don't lose hope, but you think 'could something good happen?' and today it just did, everything just came together."
The LET Access Series heads to Finland next week for the Viaplay Ladies Finnish Open in Lahti. Finland's own Sanna Nuutinen, runner-up this week, and fourth-placed Niina Liias both look set to mount a challenge at their home event with only an inspired Beautell preventing a victory at the Swiss course this time around. With a busy few weeks ahead for the players, June looks set to be a key month to secure the much-needed points in the season defining Race to LaLargue.


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By Dr. Mercola
Microbeads, those tiny plastic pellets found in body washes, facial scrubs, toothpaste and other toiletries and even pharmaceuticals, go down your drain, through the filters at most wastewater treatment plants and out into the environment.
Once in the water, microbeads easily absorb endocrine-disrupting and cancer-causing chemicals like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The chemical-laden beads, which resemble fish eggs, are then eaten by many forms of marine life, including plankton, fish, seabirds and whales.
Microbeads are so prevalent and damaging to the environment that the Canadian government banned their sale in toiletries by July 2018 and in non-prescription drugs by July 2019.1 Unfortunately, this is only one type of microplastic pollution, which refers to plastic particles less than 5 millimeters (0.19 inches) in size.
A recent study found an unlikely source contributing to microplastic pollution in the Great Lakes — microfiber clothing. These garments release microfibers, or tiny bits of synthetic materials, which are being found in waterways in far more abundance than even microbeads. The National Post reported:2
"U.S. researchers recently examined plastic pollution in 29 tributaries of the Great Lakes and found that 98 per cent of plastics collected were microplastics. Seventy-one per cent of these were microfibers."
Microfibers in Clothing Are Polluting Waterways
In a study commissioned by sustainable apparel maker Patagonia, it was found that a synthetic jacket (such as a fleece) may release up to 2.7 grams (.095 ounces) of microfibers with each washing (that's up to 250,000 microfibers).
On average, such a garment releases 1.7 grams of microfibers, although older jackets released fibers at twice the rate.3 While wastewater treatment plants may filter out some of this debris, some (anywhere from 6,500 to 28,000) inevitably sneak through and end up in waterways.
Ironically, the practice of recycling plastic bottles into clothing items, which is done by Patagonia and other outdoor companies as a way to reduce waste, may ultimately end up being environmentally destructive.
"Breaking a plastic bottle into millions of fibrous bits of plastic might prove to be worse than doing nothing at all," The Guardian noted.4
It's unknown what the environmental effects of microfiber pollution may be, but their irregular shape may make them harder for marine life to excrete than other microplastics (like microbeads). It could be that the longer the particles stay inside the fish, the more chemicals may leach into its body.
So the microfibers may be harming marine life via two mechanisms: physical blockage and chemical poisoning. Plastics may concentrate toxins at levels 100,000 to 1 million times higher than the levels found in seawater.5
This could have significant ramifications for humans who eat the fish, as researchers have found that 25 percent of fish and 33 percent of shellfish purchased at fish markets in California and Indonesia had microfibers in their guts.6
People are likely ingesting plastic with their food as well; one study estimated that Europeans eat up to 11,000 pieces of plastic per year via shellfish consumption; another found that you're likely eating up to 178 pieces of tiny plastic with each farmed mussel.7
In addition, when marine life consumes microfibers, it could make them feel artificially full, causing them to eat less, as one study in crabs revealed.8
Katherine O'Reilly, a Ph.D. student at the University of Notre Dame, told the Smithsonian, "The simple act of ingesting microplastics can make animals feel full without giving them nutrition … They eat, but they starve."9
Washing Machine Type and Other Variables That Affect Microfiber Pollution
At this point, there are more questions than answers regarding microfiber pollution and what to do about it, but some variables were revealed that may affect microfiber shed and more. Patagonia reported:10
"We know a single synthetic garment can shed thousands of synthetic microfibers in a single wash.
We also know synthetic microfibers, as opposed to microplastic beads, have an irregular shape that can pose a threat to smaller organisms — and may enter the food chain and work their way up to humans.
We also know we sell a lot of fleece; what we produce, combined with all the polyester and nylon products made and sold by other outdoor and apparel brands (and other industries), may constitute a significant problem.
… [W]e are just now getting an early sense of how potentially key variables, such as fabric quality or washing technology, may affect the path of microfibers from our homes to our oceans."
The study revealed the following factors that may affect microfiber pollution:
- Jackets washed in top-load washers shed five times more microfibers than those washed in front-loaders
- Wastewater treatment plants filter 65 percent to 92 percent of microfibers, which isn't enough to prevent environmental pollution
- Lower quality generic brand fleece shed 170 percent more over its lifespan than higher quality fleece
Separate research published in Marine Pollution Bulletin similarly found that the type of fabric makes a difference in the rate of microfiber shed.11
In a comparison of acrylic, polyester and a polyester-cotton blend, acrylic was the worst, shedding microfibers up to four times faster than the polyester-cotton blend. One acrylic garment could release 700,000 microfibers in a single washing.
Why a 'Microfiber Catcher' in Your Washing Machine May Not Be Enough
One solution to the microfiber pollution problem would be to install filters in washing machines — similar to lint traps in dryers — that could catch the fibers prior to them being released with the wastewater.
Nonprofit environmental group The Rozalia Project developed one such device, which can be thrown in to any washer and is said to catch 2,000 to 9,000 microfibers per wash per household. The Rozalia Project noted:12
"Right now, an average family inadvertently sends the equivalent plastic of 14.4 water bottles into our public waterways per year via their washing machines.
That is every household all over the world putting out plastic that is already small enough to be ingested by creatures of every size — many of whom will end up as Sunday dinner in those same households."
The problem with this solution is what becomes of the microfibers when they're disposed of in landfills (the same issue that is raised if wastewater treatment plants install filters to keep the tiny fibers out of waterways).
The fibers may simply end up entering the environment via another route. Richard Thompson, a professor at Plymouth University in the U.K. who co-authored the Marine Pollution Bulletin study, told the Smithsonian:13
"You've got to consider, what do you do with the sewage you captured?' Sewage sludge — the leftover 'solids' from a wastewater plant, now full of tiny plastic particles, too — is landfilled, incinerated or treated and used as fertilizer.
That means that in most cases, the microplastics captured in a filter will just escape into the environment again."
Another novel potential solution — a waterless washing machine — was developed by Tersus Solutions in Colorado, with funding from Patagonia. It washes clothing using pressurized carbon dioxide instead of water.14
Polyester Downfalls Beyond Microfiber Pollution
Beyond microfiber pollution, polyester and other man-made materials have considerable additional downfalls, at least environmentally speaking. As written in Environmental Health Perspectives:15
" … [P]olyester, the most widely used manufactured fiber, is made from petroleum. With the rise in production in the fashion industry, demand for man-made fibers, especially polyester, has nearly doubled in the last 15 years, according to figures from the Technical Textile Markets.
The manufacture of polyester and other synthetic fabrics is an energy-intensive process requiring large amounts of crude oil and releasing emissions including volatile organic compounds, particulate matter and acid gases such as hydrogen chloride, all of which can cause or aggravate respiratory disease.
Volatile monomers, solvents and other by-products of polyester production are emitted in the wastewater from polyester manufacturing plants. The EPA [Environmental Protection Agency], under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, considers many textile manufacturing facilities to be hazardous waste generators."
Even seemingly innocuous garments like jeans are often produced using a laundry list of toxic chemicals, including perfluorochemicals, phthalates and azo dyes. It's not only man-made materials that are the problem, however.
Even conventionally grown genetically engineered (GE) cotton is problematic due to the cotton industry's heavy use of hazardous herbicides and insecticides, including some of the most hazardous insecticides on the market.16 This is one reason why I strongly encourage you to choose organic cotton clothing whenever possible — it will not be genetically engineered and subject to this onslaught of toxic exposures.
Tips for Safer Clothing — for You and the Environment
Looking for clothing made from organic cotton is an excellent start to finding safe, non-toxic clothing (for you and the environment). Natural fiber clothing may also minimize the shedding of microfibers common to synthetic fibers. This includes organic cotton, silk, wool, bamboo and hemp.
You can also look for the OEKO-TEX Standard 100 label, which is indicative that it has been tested by an independent laboratory and found to be free of harmful levels of more than 100 substances, including:
- Azo dyes
- Phthalates
- Heavy metals
- Pesticides
- Allergenic dyes
Ultimately, the best choice for the environment is to purchase natural, organic, high-quality clothing and less clothing overall. Even Patagonia recommended, "As always, don't buy what you don't need because everything we make — and everything you consume — has an adverse impact on the planet."17
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Install on new HDD, Can't boot from Win7 disk. Disk was burned from IS
Hi there.
Apologies if this has been covered before but I've looked through the referenced tutorials and searched a lot to no avail.
I have a Samsung laptop which developed Hard drive errors before completely refusing to boot up. I have removed the hard drive and inserted a brand new hard drive purchased today. I have an ISO of the Win7 cd so I burned this to a blank DVD
I have set the CD as the primary booting device in the BIOS and started the laptop with the DVD in. The DVD does not boot and returns a black screen with "Operating System not found".
Please advise on how to proceed. I made a system recovery disk on another win7 machine which then gives me some options but I don't know how to do a clean install from here.
Many thanks in advance for your assistance.
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|27 Sep 2011
Welcome to Windows Seven Forums.
Check this tutorial: Clean Install Windows 7
Samsung manuals here: http://www.user-guides.co.uk/Samsung...DDownloads.asp
The system recovery disc you made is probably a repair disc that gets you into the Windows recovery environment for several repair options, it won't be any good for re-installing your operating system.
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|27 Sep 2011
Hello and thanks muchly for the welcome.
That is the tutorial that I would very much like to follow but my current issue is that the system won't boot from the DVD.
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|27 Sep 2011
I'm not sure you're actually booting from that dvd. Try another way- reboot with the dvd in the tray and tap F12 repeatedly till you see a menu where you can select the boot device, choose the dvd drive, hit Enter.
If its still no joy, you may have a bad burn or a bad iso. Try reburning the iso at the slowest possible speed, also try using a new disk of good quality.
What is the origin of the iso, may be a defective one.
Finally, did this computer come with windows 7 preinstalled? If yes, then other options are available.
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|27 Sep 2011
We always assume you have made your Recovery Disks using the OEM manufacturer's Recovery Media Creator app the first day you had your new PC.
& made the Startup Repair CD.
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Did you make the OEM manufacturer's Recovery Disks?
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|27 Sep 2011
Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit
Are you sure you have burnt the DVD correctly?
You need to make the DVD bootable, not just burn data to it.
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|27 Sep 2011
As stated, you need to burn the ISO image to a blank disc to make it bootable.
ImgBurn is ideal for this and is a free download.
The Official ImgBurn Website
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|27 Sep 2011
Wow - I'm overwhelmed by the assistance provided so quickly. I'll try to address all the points made - apologies if I don't quote you.
1) I've tried the F12 and it says "Booting from AHCI CD-ROM" before saying "Operating system not found". The DVD drive is listed first in the boot priority of the BIOS.
2) The computer did originally have Windows 7 installed but the HDD failed to the point where it would not load (nor would the samsung recovery tool).
3) I did not make a recovery disk on this computer.
4) How would I make a disk bootable? I just burned the Win7 ISO to a blank DVD using a different Win7 computer. There is a bootmgr file on the DVD.
Thanks for your continues and valuable advice.
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|27 Sep 2011
Looks like a bad iso or a bad burn. You don't need to do anything special for a bootable windows disk, just burn the iso to disk. As I said earlier, please reburn at the lowest speed to check. Also check whether the computer actually boots from any bootable disk, try any random one you have lying around.
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|27 Sep 2011
Thanks once more, guys.
I'm burning at 3.5 speed now. The last one was x18.
Hopefully I'll only have to come back to thank you all.
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Leaders. They don't make them like they used to. Politics, business, sports, entertainment - you name it. From New York to New Delhi, the world is undergoing a tectonic shift in the way leaders are forged.
In the case of India's newest political startup, Kanhaiya Kumar, both the proclamations and the spins might be untrue. What should we believe? Is he a hero defending our constitutional rights? Or a seditious enemy of the state?
The last I heard, Kanhaiya is still in college pursuing a PhD in African Studies, speaking his mind and leading from the front, provocatively.
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His kind of startups surely don't need three-year tax breaks from the government. (And I am not sure any loss-making internet startup does either, for that matter.) All they ask for is a confrontation - followed by arrest and bail. Ask Arvind Kejriwal or Raj Thackeray .
It's easy to dismissively label this leadership style as anarchic or sensational. Ultimately, let's leave it to the wisdom of voters to call the shots and plaster those labels. What's, however, certain is that leaders can no longer hide behind their moat of corporate press releases, choreographed interventions and private lives.
Voters, and shareholders alike, are more demanding and will eventually reward the brave few who are out on the battlefield risking everything. From Mohandas Gandhi to Martin Luther King, Dhirubhai Ambani to Steve Jobs, and Elvis Presley to Priyanka Chopra, you can argue that this has always been the case.
Possibly. But in these unconstrained times, leadership, like technology, will become even more critical for disrupting the marketplace and getting ahead of the competition.
In the US, during a Republican Party primary debate, Donald Trump was asked why he's fit to reinvigorate America's economy when four of his companies filed for bankruptcy. His answer was simple: although his companies went bankrupt, his personal net worth grew exponentially .
Most of the political pundits I speak to (including a friend at Fox News) think Trump is an obnoxious real estate developer-turned-casino operator without an economic or foreign policy.
What's most horrifying for them is that they never thought he would become the voice of America's jobless xenophobes. How on Earth did he beat a Bush at that?
To his credit, Trump is a straight shooter who addresses voters in sixth-grade English. I don't say that mockingly or sarcastically.
He's actually an incredibly effective communicator. In what are otherwise drab and predictable presidential races, Trump scores high on transparency, brevity and candour. Given that he's from New York City, it's ironic that he's beginning to sound more and more like a redneck. It's kind of like Kanhaiya becoming a spokesperson for the memsaabs of Malabar Hill.
Indian CEOs, on the other hand, aren't as effective at directly engaging their customers. Internet entrepreneurs seem to be getting there thanks to social media. But India Inc, as a whole, is still light years behind Indian politicians and American business executives, for whom storytelling is a key product differentiator.
Some jobs and institutions incubate better communicators. For instance, though poles apart ideologically, Jawaharlal Nehru University and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh forge better orators than any Indian Institute of Technology .
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Political phenomena like Donald Trump also spotlight growing impatience among voters. This is most not iceable online. However, the most terrifying manifestation of social media is that opinion cycles have shrunk along with our attention spans.
We used to form our opinions from 800-1,000-word op-ed articles and columns like this. But we are speedily defecting to 140 characters on Twitter or to Facebook, often interlaced with emojis and one-minute videos.
Mercifully, I've hedged my attention span across all media! Social media has radically altered consumer behaviour. Consumers of elections, listed shares, movies or sports merchandise don't just want sound bite-sized vision statements from leaders. They're searching for white knights who can slay trolls online and offline.
The social media generation is on the lookout for a fighter. To hell with whether he's challenging the establishment, the market leader or business-as-usual. But you know what they say about the media: it's a bittersweet pill in that it can destroy leaders as quickly as it creates them.
Thankfully, India is several elections away before it permits a shady real-estate developer or a reckless banker to run for PM. (Interestingly, South Mumbai's voters were endowed with both and only one got away.)
Over here, in the world's largest democracy, we take pride in electing former economists and tea vendors to the office of prime minister, who -given whatever shortcomings they may have had or continue to have -pale in comparison to the conundrum facing my friends voting in the world's oldest democracy .
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I put the tripod a few steps down my stairs, set the timer, and would run up the stairs and strike a pose to get the low angle right. I did this about 12 times and it was a good workout.
For this angle, I set the tripod up high on my dining table while I crouched in the corner. My neighbors must think I'm crazy.
Also, our cats LOVE to photobomb our reference.
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Tacoma Public Library (TPL) has expanded its geographical footprint and services with the installation of the Eastside Microlibrary at Metro Parks Tacoma's Eastside Community Center, located at 1720 E. 56th Street. The Microlibrary is the first of its kind in Western Washington, and will act as an additional service point beyond TPL's eight traditional branches.
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Neurotransmitters and Chemical Imbalance
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Neurotransmitters are molecules that carry signals between nerve cells in the brain called neurons. Simply put, they are signaling mechanisms that tell our brains how to respond to certain stimuli, which may include our own internal thought patterns or circumstances in the environment around us. When we respond to situations around us, neurotransmitters are the catalyst for those responses. Essentially, neurotransmitters are responsible for the feelings we experience, such as happiness, sadness, anxiety and fear.
Though researchers are not yet sure exactly how neurotransmitters affect our feelings, clinical studies show that proper balance of neurotransmitters is critical to overall emotional well being. Emotional disorders like anxiety, depression, and ADHD have all been linked to chemical imbalance of specific neurotransmitters. This chemical imbalance can be caused by either an excess of neurotransmitter activity, or more commonly, may occur as a result of a deficiency of neurotransmitter availability.
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Organisations must harness the power of talent analytics to build truly efficient workforces – or risk falling behind competitors which do. That is the advice from global talent acquisition and management specialist, Alexander Mann Solutions.
The call comes in response to a report from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), People analytics: driving business performance with people data, which highlights a strong and demonstrable link between 'people analytics culture' and overall business performance. The paper finds that 65% of HR leaders who report working in an organisation with a 'strong people analytics culture' believe that their business performance is strong when compared with competitors, but just 32% of those in 'weak analytics cultures' say the same.
The report also highlights the areas where respondents believe people analytics can be used to address key business challenges. For example, two thirds (66%) trust that this type of data can be used to attract and retain high performing individuals, while three quarters (75%) see people analytics being useful in understanding workforce performance and productivity.
In response to the findings, Erica Titchener, Global Head of Technology and Operations Consulting at Alexander Mann Solutions, comments:
"We have long promoted the benefits of tapping into talent analytics during the talent acquisition process and beyond to inform both immediate and longer-term workforce planning strategies. As such, reports that HR's visibility of data correlates directly with improved business outcomes is unsurprising.
"Workforce planning is absolutely integral to wider organisational strategy and now every HR team – in theory – has access to huge rafts of valuable data. The benefits of harnessing this information to implement total workforce planning strategies, in order to aid organisational efficiency, should not be underestimated. By digitally tracking the availability of skills, both within the business and externally in the market, leaders can map where permanent workforces can be deployed most effectively, the places where artificial intelligence can pick up process-driven tasks which zap productivity, identify the skills they are lacking, and determine if these can or should be acquired on a full-time, flexible or contingent basis.
"By working in this way, organisations can ensure that teams are performing to maximum efficiency, without skills gaps – or a skills surplus. Ultimately, however a workforce is structured, it should be built to maximise output, reduce costs and increase productivity – and also be adaptable to future needs. HR leaders who ignore the valuable data at their fingertips are side-lining the resource that makes this strategy possible."


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20 Nov That floral vintage dress…
For today's post, I am sharing with you my outfit I wore to a family lunch. This dress I am wearing is just beyond anything I have seen!! I got it from that Hudson thrift shop that I keep talking about. They always have the nicest clothes and everyone working there is a volunteer and all the proceeds go to charity, which is super awesome. That's what I call shopping for a good cause! Price are decent, staff is wonderful and items are special! I mean it's a no-brainer and shopping there just makes sense.
So, whilst shopping I spotted a 90s April Cornell's dress….I mean you know an April dress without even looking at the tag. Her work and style is so distinctive and this is what attracted me to the brand since a young age. There were a lot of April Cornell shops around Montreal a few years ago and I remember going into them with my sister and wanting to buy everything…but alas I was super broke then and didn't have a job…but when I got older…then I found out that loads of stores shut down and it was a big heartbreak for me. Her dresses and accessories are so colorful, detailed and ethnically inspired, which is something right up my alley. I don't really get people that get offended if a designer gets inspired by a certain culture. I mean I am a designer and I get inspired by other people's cultures all the time. I find it to be the perfect way for me to learn about others and also the perfect way to honour them. Anyway….to get on with my blog, this is jus a cute piece and it's super flattering on me!
It's simple, it's feminine, it's delicate, it's just overall the perfect summer/fall dress that you can wear even in the winter…paired with pretty booties and cute coat.
JACKET: Dynamite ♥ DRESS: April Cornell ♥ SHOES: Coach ♥ BAG: Jordan (handmade) ♥ SUNNIES: Aldo
I decided to wear a contrasting bag…just for kicks and I felt like this one made the whole look so much better. I got this bag whilst shopping in Jordan a few months ago for a small shop…where they sell handmade items by underprivileged women and I am so proud to wear it.
Also, ps, I cannot wait to wear this dress a lot more and I have a few more outfit ideas for it. I was looking for a florally dress for a while now…one that wasn't overwhelming to wear, since I am petite, and when I stumbled onto this, I was like..yes!!! Momma's super happy now!


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LaunchPad Huntington opens for startup companies
Another effort to nurture startup companies on Long Island has launched.
LaunchPad Huntington, a co-working space on Main Street, officially opened its doors Wednesday.
The space will offer desks and offices for startups to rent, with the goal of building an entrepreneurial work environment that can nurture creativity and collaboration. The Huntington space is part of the LaunchPad Long Island brand -- the original LaunchPad co-working office opened last year in Mineola.
The Suffolk LaunchPad is being backed by Tyler Roye, who has already moved into the space his own startup company, eGifter, which provides a mobile platform to sell, buy and send electronic gift cards. A majority of LaunchPad Huntington's 8,500-square-foot abode consists of open space with desks, augmented by two conference rooms and three offices.
"It was a bit of a journey and took a couple more months than I hoped it would," Roye said. "Now we're in we'll forget about those extra months and move forward."
Huntington Village, with its walkable downtown and social environment, has been widely talked about as a promising location for Long Island entrepreneurs to congregate. LaunchPad Huntington has been approved to receive up to $140,000 in tax breaks from Suffolk County.
"I think this is the moment when all the folks who've been trying to build the ecosystem have been converging toward," said Mark Lesko, the executive director of Accelerate Long Island, an organization launched in 2012 to bring together entrepreneurs and promising research in order to build new companies locally.
Although three startups were initially confirmed as anchor tenants for the Huntington space, only Roye's eGifter remains after one company was sold and another decided to stay in its current location.
Instead, Roye said the extra space will be filled with five smaller tech startups he has selected.
Roye said he wants the companies to remain for six to 12 months and grow out of the space into their own offices nearby. To facilitate the effort, he has already begun cataloging empty space available for rent in Huntington.
Startups interested in renting space can apply at launchpadhuntington.com. Desks start at $299 per month.
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At St. Michael's Lakeside Early Learning, we encourage the use of the school facility as a center for family activities that strengthen the bond between the Lakeside community and the school's administration, clergy, parish, parents, teachers, students, and community.
To that end, our building hosts many local groups. Some include:
- Yoga North
- The Art Cellar
- North Shore Taekwondo
- Girl Scout Troop #4298
- Kickstarters soccer program
- Just for Kicks dance program
- St. Michael's Church youth programs
Just a few of the uses we encourage include special events and meetings, local clubs and organizations, extracurricular programs, youth and adult sports, community education classes, and school break camps run by independent teachers.
Our facilities include the following areas available for rental:
- Spacious classrooms
- Full-sized gymnasium equipped with basketball hoops
- Cafeteria with attached commercial kitchen
- An outdoor playground with updated equipment, blacktop play area, and play field
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After the Heat defeated the Raptors in Game 6, center Hassan Whiteside sat in front of his locker with a black brace on his injured right knee.
"It's getting better each day," Whiteside said.
Whiteside, who is listed as day-to-day, suffered a sprained right MCL in Game 3 on Saturday and has missed the past three games. He will travel with the Heat to Toronto for Game 7.
But when Whiteside was asked if there's any possibility he could play on Sunday, he gave a one-word answer: "no."
"I'm just kind of rehabbing and getting better each day," he said. "I don't really have a (timeline) for you, just getting better.
"Each day, I do more and more stuff toward basketball."
Whiteside didn't know when he would take a stability test to see how his knee has responded to rest and treatment.
If the Heat beat the Raptors in Game 7, they would begin the Eastern Conference Finals on the road against the Cavaliers on Tuesday.
Golden State star guard Stephen Curry sustained the same injury on April 24 in the first round of the playoffs and returned Monday to record 40 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. Curry was out for two weeks with the injury.
Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals is scheduled for Saturday, May 21 in Miami. That would mark two weeks since Whiteside was injured.
"I can't really put a measurement on it because it just really depends on what the doctors say and how everything is feeling down there," Whiteside said. "I don't really want to make anything worse."
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The ever-subversive Billy Wilder first imagined doing The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes as a stage play because Hollywood wouldn't permit exploration of Holmes' drug abuse or diffidence toward women. But then, the production code was repealed, and Wilder wrote up the seamier side of Sherlock in four adventures for his 1970 anthology film. Unfortunately, Wilder had to leave to shoot his next film before post-production was finished, leaving the three-hour rough-cut with his producers, who cut two of the stories altogether.
Still, in what's left, Wilder gives Robert Stephens enough space to become the first screen Holmes to explore the sleuth's frailties and quirks. In the shorter vignette, Holmes turns down a Russian ballerina's proposition to father a child that would presumably have his intellect and her physique; he demurs by hinting that he and Watson are gay lovers. (Watson, played by Colin Blakely, is not amused.) The longer vignette explores Sherlock's complicated relationship with his brother Mycroft (Christopher Lee), whose work on a secret submarine project for Queen Victoria leads to betrayal and heartbreak for poor Sherlock. No wonder he seeks solace in cocaine and violin-playing.
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India, the world's second-largest producer of cotton, announced Monday a ban on exports of the commodity in order to protect domestic supplies.
On the news, cotton futures rallied to their limit 4.5 percent to $0.9223 cents per pound.
The last time India banned cotton exports was back in April 21, 2010, and the ban lasted until Oct. 31.
Most of India's cotton is shipped to China, which imports more than 70 percent of the commodity.
On Tuesday, India's agriculture ministry, Sharad Pawar, called for the ban on cotton exports to be overturned as the decision will hurt farmers in India.
As the measure is debated, could some of the companies with exposure to the cotton industry be poised to benefit? Here is a look at their performance during India's last ban.
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I never lived through the '50s but that decade somehow seemed simpler and happier perhaps because almost everything was available in comforting colours like turquoise and pink.
During two recent day trips I unearthed two vintage finds. The first is an original aluminum colander in perfect condition for $4 from the Almonte Antiques Market. If you're into vintage, I think the charms of the colander are obvious, particularly at $4. The other find is a great retro kitchen timer from Dulton for $22.50.
I bought the timer from a vendor at the Covent Garden Market in London, Ontario and when I spotted it I bolted straight over to the display. I'm not sure why no one came up with it before, it's so practical. It's actually 2 timers in one, one on each side, so you can time two things at once or set a warning bell on the first timer before the second timer rings. The most difficult part was deciding which colour to buy. It's available in blue, pink, olive, cream, red, and lime green. Decisions decisions!
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No Boys Allowed: The Woman Behind a Ladies-Only Elite Sex Club
Geneviève LeJeune has the kind of unapologetically posh British accent that demands respect and makes even the vaguest description of a piece of fruit sound incredibly hot. The marketing executive grew up as a British colonial in Hong Kong, and speaks French, Spanish, and Italian. Oh, AND she founded Skirt Club -- an exclusive sex club for women.
There's more to Skirt Club than sex, especially since sex isn't technically allowed at these parties. LeJeune has done something different with intimacy by incorporating food and education (along with nudity, of course) into her parties. We chatted with Geneviève via Skype, and she dished out some enticing details about the women-only club she started out of curiosity and spite.
So, why'd you start Skirt Club?
So, two and a half years ago I started the club in London. Really, it was just this lack of understanding of female sexual needs, and also society not recognizing that women like to have sex, too. There's this whole "men dominate the bedroom" scene and I was very much sick and tired of it.
I went to a lot of parties -- not many -- but, again, you could tell they were run by men. They'd always have the waterproof mattress in the corner, or the shitty cocktail with no ice and no garnish and no straw. All the things that women love were not there. It was such a shame that women never get to have their needs catered to properly.
It came from my own heart to develop something for me, which turned out to be something everyone else loved, too.
So, I have to assume your cocktails are better than the competition
Absolutely. One of my business partners is a mixologist, and we actually create our own cocktails for every event and name them according to the theme of that party.
To be clear, men aren't invited?
Men aren't invited. In fact, they're banned entirely. We have created a safe place for women to explore as and how they wish to. We facilitate one night of consensual experimentation – no questions and certainly no pressure. Women are encouraged to think and feel for themselves, which brings a sense of empowerment, and confidence exudes not only in the bedroom but all the way to the boardroom.
What kind of themes are there?
The one coming up next in New York is a chocolate party, because it's Easter weekend. It's not the Playboy bunny, because that's a masculine movement. We're doing chocolate as an aphrodisiac. Cocoa is an aphrodisiac, alongside bananas, oysters, some other things... matcha powder. We have a nutritionist come talk about how that all works. How it affects your brain and makes you feel.
After we have that talk, we have a burlesque performance. We also have a corset couture party in which women learn about corsets in the Victorian age. We'll have someone come in who designs and stitches corsets who'll teach you about the beautiful shape you can get from it. Then Victorian-era cocktails.
There's another theme I'm dying to do, that I'm not sure America would like, called "Dark Days of Decadence." It's about the years between the two World Wars in Berlin. This era was really special. It was a time when Hitler was taking up his movement and there were a lot of injured soldiers and amputees.
People were in a very dark space, so they were taking a lot of drugs and having a lot of random sex. No one gave a shit anymore. It actually grew into the whole gay scene in Berlin. One of my favorite scenes, but I could go on…
So, this is more of a sex and culture club
Well, I'm British, so there's plenty of culture. I understand that Skirt Club is touted as a sex club, but the reality is, you can't have sex at my party. However, that's not the focus... it's about women and having sex in their own way. Let's define sex for a moment: for you, that's probably intercourse... for me, it's conversation and how it stirs me up inside, the way someone looks at me and makes me feel. That can sometimes be more intimate than intercourse.
It's like... brain sex.
We call it "smart sex."
And the women who attend... how do they identify themselves?
We ask women to rate their sexuality according to the Kinsey Scale -- zero to six. Over 60% of our members are a two or three rating.
What does a typical night look like?
You would probably arrive feeling shit-scared, because you're coming as a lady on your own, to a party where you don't know anyone at a stranger's home. That's very intimidating. Women are not used to doing the chatting up, they're used to being chatted up.
It's a very scary thing to do. We have a lot of no-shows, who I suspect leave as soon as they get to the front door. So, when you arrive, you're always greeted by me; I always do the door, because everyone knows my name and they feel instantly relaxed. I've always spoken to them on email first and I'm usually the only person they know.
So, I say hi, I take their coats, I let them know what's going to happen next, and I tell them there's Champagne waiting for them upstairs. They're led up the stairs, given French Champagne, then they're introduced to the new members. All new members have a vintage key tied around their wrists. Then they're taken through, I give a speech, then we do a short talk -- only for 15 minutes, because people get bored -- then we go into the burlesque performance.
It's very sexy, very sultry, and it ends with her being completely naked. The art of undress can be very sexy. Especially those little pasties they wear. Then, after that, it's pretty much a free-for-all.
To encourage the free-for-all, I play a game called "Body Tequila." We take a volunteer, strip her down to her lingerie, she will lie down on a table, and the volunteers line her legs with salt all the way up to her lips. I stick a wedge of lime in her mouth, and shout "one, two, three, go!" The girls lick all the way up, and the winner is whoever takes the shot of tequila first.
What else happens there?
Oh, we play spin the bottle in different rooms, that usually is enough until they all manage to pair off and jump into a bed with five others or a bath with 10 others. Then, three o'clock strikes and they all have to go home. Then, of course, the next day is all the lost property. My God, I have wardrobes full of dresses, shoes, knickers, bras, suspenders, corsets, hats, and I put it all on Instagram.
The majority don't come back to claim them.
For the brave that come, it will liberate you and it'll give you that confidence you can't get anywhere else. It'll shape you and you won't take shit from anyone ever again.
What kind of women come to these events?
They're all career women, officially aged 21 to 49 -- but the majority are between 25 and 35. And the majority have a boyfriend.
Is that the age where women are most curious?
Yeah, I feel like they're either unsettled in their relationship and they want to spice it up or they just feel bored and want to try something completely new.
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Most of us that have been practicing karate for any length of time have seen some real stinkers of warm up routines. Routines that may have made sense to physical education instructors in the 1940's and 50's have for some reason been exempted from reexamination as regards to karate training. The bunny hops, pre-training splits, hurdler's stretches, and reverse butterflies still practiced in many dojo as warm ups can do more harm than good. Most contemporary fitness professionals eschew static stretches, prior to intense activity, in favor of dynamic/active warm up routines. Considering that karate practice can involve rapid changes in direction, rapid loading of the body for lifts, falling at a moments notice, impact, and joint locking and twisting techniques, we should take great care to make sure our warm up routines are actually helping. Here are a few videos of more contemporary dynamic/active warm up routines that may spark some new ideas for you.
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