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Armasta odottaessa,Edition Fazer
Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen
, Edition Fazer
Gute Ruhe
Ich wollte meine Lieder
Edition Fazer
Varpunen, (Sparven) R.E.Westrelund
Leivo,(Lärkan) Edition Fazer
Die drei
Ständchen, W.Hansen
Viel ois virttä tieossani, Edition Fazer
Sunnuntaina,(Söndag) Edition Fazer
Toivoni, (Önskan)Edition Fazer
Hiljaa, hiljaa ilta on, A.E.Lindgren
Den vakande modern, Edition Fazer
I solnedgången, Edition Fazer
En drömmarens sång till livet, (Uneksijan laulu elämälle) Edition Fazer
Paista päivä paimenelle
Puhjetessa kukka puhtahin
, R.E.Westerlund
Anni, K.F.Wasenius
Fågeln, Edition Fazer
Titania, Edition Fazer
Aallon kehtolaulu,(Vågens vaggsång) R.E.Westerlund
Skymning, (Hämärä) Edition Fazer (Nino Runeberg)
Vårdroppen, Edition Fazer
När alla klockor klämtat tolf, Edition Fazer
En spel- och dansvisa, Edition Fazer
Am stillen Dorfe erhebt sich, Edition Fazer
Milloin muistelet minua.., (Säg är mines du mig..) Edition Fazer
Einsam schreitend wandl´ ich, Paul Neldner
Unelma, (Dröm) Edition Fazer
Du är sol, du är vår, Abr.Lundqvist
Serenad, Abr.Lundqvist

Den flygande holländaren, Abr. Lundqvist
En visa, Abr. Lundqvist
Farväl, Abr. Lundqvist
Ödets stjärna, Abr. Lundqvist
Skymning, Abr. Lundqvist (Oskar Stjerne)
Carmen, Abr. Lundqvist
Nocturne, Edition Fazer
Lina, (Liina) Edition Fazer
Vågsång, Edition Fazer
Till en brud, Nordiska musikförlaget
Tretton år, Abr. Lundqvist
Isänmaan kasvot, Edition Fazer
Du, (Sinä)Edition Fazer
Suvirannalla, (Sommarnatt på stranden) Edition Fazer
Liekku liiku, kätkyt kiiku,( Gunga sakta, vagga akta) Edition Fazer
Andre beten zur Madonna,
Das Leben,
Paul Neldner
Du hast Diamanten und Perlen
Die Du bist so schön und rein
En dockvisa
Hör ich das Liedchen klingen
Im Vaters Garten heimlich steht
Karhun laulu
Manch Bild Vergessener Zeiten
Mein Liebchen wir sassen beisammen
Mä lemmenkukan istutin
Nu har han kommit, den gyllne vår
Omenan kukat
O, lüge nicht
Suuri salaisuus
Så brådtom har nu mammor små
Und weil mich das Leben belogen,
Paul Neldner

"Miranda", music music for the fairy tale play with same name.

"The promised land", music for Immi Helléns play with same name.

"Titus", music for Arvid Järnefelt´s play with same name.

"The Sång of the Scarlet Flower, music for Mauritz Stiller´s silent movie based on Johannes Linnankoski´s novel with same name.

"The birds", music for Aristofanes´s play with same name

sajari8 webEdward Armas Järnefelt was born in Viborg on 14 August 1869 to August Alexander Järnefelt (1833-1896) and Elisabeth Järnefelt, née Clodt von Jürgensburg (1839-1929).

His elder siblings were Kasper (1859-1941), a lecturer, translator and art critic; Arvid (1861-1932), an author; Erik (Eero), (1863-1937), a painter; Ellida (Liida, 1865-1885) and Ellen (Elli, 1867-1901). After Armas, the couple had three more children: Aino (1871-1969), who would marry Jean Sibelius; Hilja (1873-1879) and Sigrid (Siiri) (1875-1876).

In 1870, the family relocated to Helsinki, and young Armas began formal schooling at a Finnish grammar school. In 1884 the father Järnefelt was appointed Governor of Kuopio Province, leading to a move to Kuopio where Armas Järnefelt finished high school at the Kuopio Lyceum. After his graduation, he undertook studies at the Helsinki Institute of Music (Helsingin musiikkiopisto) under the direction of Martin Wegelius. It is here that Järnefelt made the acquaintance of two significant fellow students, the composer Jean Sibelius (1865-1957), four years his senior, and his wife-to-be, the soprano Maikki Pakarinen (1871-1929). After completing his studies in the fall of 1890, Järnefelt headed to Berlin for further study with Albert Becker. Two years later he went to Paris to study with Jules Massenet. On 25 August 1893, Armas Järnefelt and Maikki Pakarinen were married in Joensuu. From 1895 to 1898, the couple toured the opera houses of Germany (Breslau, Magdeburg, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Bremen, Hamburg, and Dresden) with Maikki as a featured soloist, while Armas worked as a répétiteur or assistant orchestral conductor. They also returned frequently to Finland in these years to give concerts.

From 1898 to 1903 Järnefelt was conductor of the Wiborg Musikvänners Orchestra (the Viborg Friends of Music Orchestra). In the following years he arranged opera weeks in Helsinki (1904-06) at the newly built National Theatre, with Maikki singing the leading roles. These weeks focused on the works of Richard Wagner, and under Järnefelt’s conductorship Die Walküre received its first full performance in Finland.

During the 1905-06 season, Armas Järnefelt took a position as music director of the Royal Theatre (Kungliga Teatern) in Stockholm (later known as the Royal Opera - Kungliga Operan). After the sudden death of Martin Wegelius in March of 1906, Järnefelt accepted the post of director at the Helsinki Music Institute. However, the following spring there was such demand for Järnefelt in Stockholm that he agreed to return as music director of the Royal Theatre for a period that would eventually span the next quarter of a century.

In 1907, as Järnefelt was starting his position at the Royal Opera, his wife was striving to make a name for herself in Italian opera under the stage name Maria Campoferro. The tensions of two careers eventually led to the couple’s divorce in 1908.

Curiously, both Eero and Armas used the name Campoferro when in Italy. Eero Järnefelt used the signature Erico Campoferro in some of his paintings, while on some of Armas Järnefelt’s programmes, his name is printed as Amato Campoferro

Järnefelt met his second wife at the Royal Opera in Stockholm. Liva (Olivia) Edström (1876-1971) and Armas were married in Hanko, Finland, in 1910. Liva Järnefelt, who had made her debut in 1896, left the Opera in 1926.

A few years later, at the end of the 1931-32 season, Armas Järnefelt, then 63 years of age, left his position at the Royal Opera after twenty-five years of service. His final performances were of Hans Pfitzner’s Das Herz. In the autumn of 1932 Järnefelt was employed by the Finnish Opera, where he remained until 1936. The total number of performances Järnefelt conducted at the Finnish Opera, both as music director and as a guest conductor, amounted to 270.

In 1936, after his period with the Finnish Opera was over, Järnefelt moved back to Stockholm. From there he made concert tours to various parts of Sweden as well as Finland, conducting opera performances as well as orchestral concerts.

On 30 November 1939, the Soviet Union declared war on Finland with a surprise bombing attack on Helsinki. The conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra at the time, Georg Schnéevoigt, fled the country, and his chosen successor, Tauno Hannikainen, refused to return from America.   Armas Järnefelt, then 70 years old, was invited to lead the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, first as guest conductor and later as music director. From his base in Stockholm, he came to Helsinki to lead forty concerts. The last among these was a special event arranged to celebrate the ceasefire. On this occasion Järnefelt conducted Sibelius’s Fifth Symphony, concluding the program with a work of his own, the cantata Isänmaan kasvot (The Face of the Fatherland).

The last time Järnefelt lifted his baton was to lead the massive symphony orchestra comprised of musicians from both the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra and the Radio Symphony Orchestra in honour of Jean Sibelius’s 85th birthday. He himself had then reached the age of 81.

Järnefelt’s career lasted 60 years and brought him a number of honorary titles and awards.

Hovikapellimestarin uniformu webIn Sweden:

  • The title of First Court Conductor
  • Member of the Royal Music Academy
  • Litteris et Artibus
  • The Swedish Order of Vasa
  • The Swedish Order of the North Star

In Finland:

  • The title of professor
  • An honorary doctorate from the University of Helsinki
  • Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland
  • Commander, First Class, of the Order of the White Rose of Finland

  • In Denmark, the Order of the Dannebrog
  • The Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav I
  • In Prussia, the Order of the Crown III
  • The Order of the Crown of Italy
  • In Belgium, the Order of Leopold II

Järnefelt made his debut at the Finnish Opera in the 1920s with Wagner’s Tannhäuser. His final performance there was in 1949 in connection with his 80th birthday festivities, once more performing Tannhäuser. Wagner was not far from Järnefelt even in death; during his funeral in Stockholm a quintet from the Royal Stockholm Opera Orchestra (Kungliga Hovkapellet) played the Pilgrims’ Chorus from Tannhäuser. At the memorial held at the Old Church (Vanhakirkko) in Helsinki, the overture to Parsifal was heard.

Armas Järnefelt lived to be 89. He died in Stockholm on 23 June 1958. He is buried in the Hietaniemi Churchyard in Helsinki, where his wife Liva was also buried in 1971.

Laulu tulipunaisesta kukasta webLaulu tulipunaisesta kukasta sivu2 FinJärnefelt made his living primarily as an opera conductor. Around the turn of the century, however, he also had serious plans to compose an opera which was to be based on a Finnish version of a medieval English ballad, and was to be called Velisurmaaja Later, at the beginning of the 1910s, it was suggested that he write an opera based on Juhani Aho´s novel Juha, but he refrained.

Järnefelt never came to write an opera, but incidental music on the other hand was a familiar genre for him. All in all, he wrote the music to four plays. In Finland, he wrote the supplemental music to the performance of Miranda based on Topelius’s saga (1901), to Immi Hellén’s biblical drama Luvattu maa (1907), and to his brother Arvid’s play Titus (1910); in Sweden he composed the music to a production of Aristophanes’ Fåglarna in 1928.

For these plays, Järnefelt wrote musical interludes, songs, and melodramas (spoken text with background music). Stylistically, the individual pieces embody an extensive scale with regards to the demands of changing events on stage. Concert audiences are, above all, familiar with the three-movement suite from Luvattu maa which ranks among his grandest conceptions, and can even parallel the suites from Sibelius´s incidental music.

Similar to the incidental music is the music to the epic 1911 film Sången om den eldröda blomman, a film by the distinguished Finnish-Swedish director Mauritz Stiller, based on the bestselling novel by Johannes Linnankoski. The film would become the sprouting Swedish silent film industry’s biggest success to date. It is considered ground-breaking within the Nordic Film Industry; the first Nordic feature film to which an original sound track was composed. The Finnish subject matter lead Järnefelt toward the National-Romantic style, however the breadth of expression ranges from tender lyricism to breathtaking drama. From this film music, the best known is from the roaring-rapids daredevil scene, from which Järnefelt made an orchestral version called Koskenlasku.

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The talents of people such as the Norwegian artist and researcher Sissel Tolaas are in high demand. Sissel is world-famous for her work with smells and has developed a "smell archive" with more than 7,000 airtight jars. Hygiene is important, but it seems nowadays, we've taken this concept a bit too far, expelling all characteristic local smells, and replacing them with bland synthetics.

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Jack Higgins – The Savage Day

‘What they used to call Lags’ Luck when I was in prison,’ he said as he switched off the engine.

‘Never mind that,’ I said. ‘Let’s have that wheel off and the spare on and out of here double quick. I’ve somehow got a feeling that it’s healthier to stay on the move.’

Binnie handled the jack while I got the spare out of the boot. As I wheeled it round to him, a Land-Rover passed

us going towards Plumbridge. It vanished into the mist, but a moment kter reappeared, reversing towards us.

The driver got out and came round to join us. He was no more than eighteen or nineteen. A lance-corporal in the Royal Corps of Transport.

He saluted smartly. ‘Anything I can do, sir?’

His attitude was natural enough at the sight of a Major getting his hands dirty. I made the first mistake by trying to get rid of him. ‘No, everything’s under control, Corporal, off you go.’

There was a flicker of surprise in his eyes. He hesitated, then leaned down to Binnie who reacted violently. ‘You heard what he said, didn’t you ? Clear off.’

It was an understandable reaction to stress, but delivered as it was in that fine Kerry accent of his, it compounded my original error.

The corporal hesitated, seemed about to speak, then thought better of it. He saluted punctiliously, then moved back to the Land-Rover. He started to get inside, or so it seemed, then turned and I saw that he was holding a Sterling.

‘I’d like to see your identity card if you don’t mind, sir,’ he said firmly.

‘Now look here/ I said.

Binnie straightened slowly and the lad, who knew his business, I’ll say that for him, said, ‘Hands on top of the car.’

Cork walked straight towards him, a puzzled smile on his face. Tor heaven’s sake, young man/ he said, ‘control yourself. You’re making a terrible mistake.’

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But he had hesitated for that one fatal second that seemed to give Cork his opportunity. He flung himself forward, clutching at the Sterling. There was the briefest of struggles. I had already taken a couple of strides to join

him when there was a single shot. Cork staggered back with a terrible cry and fell on his back.

I put a fist into the corporal’s stomach and a knee in his face as he doubled over that laid him unconscious at the side of the Land-Rover and was better than a bullet in the head from Binnie.

He was already on his knees beside Cork, who was obviously in great pain and barely conscious, blood on his lips. I ripped open the front of his cassock and looked inside. It was enough.

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One thing was certain. Another vehicle might appear from the mist at any moment so whatever we were going to do had to be done fast ‘Right, get him into the Land-Rover,’ I said.

We lifted him in between us, putting him out of sight behind the rear seat, then I got out again, knelt beside the unconscious corporal and tied his hands behind his back with his belt.

Binnie joined me as I finished. ‘What are we going to do with him?’

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Most People Consume Plastic on a Daily Basis

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  • The world produces about 299 million tons of plastics annually, and up to 20 million tons of it ends up in our oceans each year
  • Estimates suggest that by 2050, our oceans will contain more plastic than fish by weight. Already, in some ocean waters plastic exceeds plankton by a factor of 6-to-1
  • Research suggests the average person swallows up to 68,415 plastic fibers each year just from the plastic dust particles landing on their plates during meals
  • The average person also ingests about 100 plastic particles each year from shell fish — remnants of microplastic water pollution
  • Tests have revealed bottled water contains on average 325 pieces of microplastic particles per liter — contamination thought to originate from the manufacturing process of the bottles and caps

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Discarded plastic — both large and microscopic — circles the globe, choking our oceans and harming wildlife, ultimately finding its way onto your plate and into your body, where it can accumulate over time. A number of studies have now revealed we are both eating and drinking microplastic particles. For example, one-third of the fish caught in the English Channel contain microbeads, as do 83 percent of scampi sold in the U.K.1 Most sea salt also contains plastic fragments.

What the consequences might be are still largely unknown, but it’s unlikely to be entirely harmless, considering plastic may not be thoroughly eliminated from your body and cannot degrade inside your system. Many of the chemicals used in the manufacture of plastics are also known to disrupt embryonic development, dysregulate hormones and gene expression, cause organ damage, and have been linked to obesity, heart disease and cancer.

Plastic — A Most Harmful Convenience

The world produces about 299 million tons of plastics annually, and up to 20 million tons of it ends up in our oceans each year.2 Polycarbonate, polystyrene and polyethylene terephthalate damage the ocean floor, and plastic that floats, such as low-density polyethelene, high-density polyethelene, polypropylene and foamed plastics accumulate into massive floating islands of trash, known as “garbage patches.”3

Microfibers4 from clothing pose a serious threat to marine life and migrate into fields and onto our plates. These plastic fibers are released most readily during washing, to the tune of 1 million tons a year, and the irregular shape of these plastic particles renders them more difficult for marine life to excrete than other microplastics.

Microbeads, the tiny plastic pellets found in body washes, facial scrubs and toothpaste, also wreak havoc, traveling right through wastewater treatment plants, clogging waterways and filling the bellies of sea animals with plastic that acts as a sponge for other toxins. According to a 2016 National Geographic report,5 an estimated 4,360 tons of microbeads were used in personal care products sold in the European Union in 2012, all of which get flushed down the drain.

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A report by the U.K. Government Office for Science warns plastic debris littering the world’s oceans — 70 percent of which does not biodegrade — is likely to triple by 2025 unless radical steps are taken to curb pollution.7 At the rate we’re going, estimates suggest that by 2050, our oceans will contain more plastic than fish by weight.8 Already, in some ocean waters plastic exceeds plankton by a factor of 6-to-1.9

The most recent research10,11 suggests the Great Pacific Garbage Patch — a 1.6 million square kilometers (nearly 618,000 square miles) area of ocean between Hawaii and California — may actually contain anywhere from four to 16 times more plastic than estimated by earlier studies. In all, this single garbage patch alone is thought to contain over 78,082 tons (79,000 metric tons) of plastic trash, and possibly as much as 142,198 tons (129,000 metric tons) — about 8 percent of which is thought to be microplastics.

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It’s easy to get discouraged, thinking that as a singular person, there’s not much you can do. If this mindset has you in its grasp, listen to this podcast, in which Joe Rogan interviews Boyan Slat, a young Dutch entrepreneur who invented an ingenious way to clean plastic debris from our oceans. Slat founded The Ocean Cleanup project12 and deployed a prototype of the trash-collecting barge in 2016 (see video below).

The barge works like an artificial coastline — long floating arms that catch plastic waste swept into its folds by currents. According to Slat, full-scale deployment of his systems may be able to get rid of half of the plastic currently in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in as little as five years, and by removing larger debris, it will prevent the plastic from breaking down into far more dangerous microparticles.

The collection barge relies entirely on ocean currents for energy, and does not need an external energy source. Electronics on board are powered by solar panels. We’re in dire need of solutions, big and small, and we need everyone to be more mindful of the trash they generate and discard.

Using reusable shopping totes is one simple way to eliminate half a dozen shopping bags or more for each trip to the store. Properly recycling plastics, and better yet, opting for items that are not sold in plastic containers, refusing straws and bottled water, and using refillable bottles and coffee mugs are other simple ways to reduce plastic litter.

Research Suggests You’re Eating Plastic Daily

With this much plastic debris polluting our ecosystem — and our homes — is it any wonder researchers are now finding humans are ingesting plastic particles on a regular basis? By placing Petri dishes with sticky dust traps next to the plates at dinner time, a team of researchers from Heriot-Watt University were able to capture up to 14 pieces of plastic at the end of each meal. The source? Household dust.

According to this study, the average person swallows an estimated 68,415 plastic fibers each year just from the dust landing on their plates during meals. The same team also concluded the average person ingests about 100 plastic particles each year from shell fish — remnants of microplastic water pollution.

Senior author Ted Henry, professor of environmental toxicology at Heriot-Watt University, commented on the findings, saying,13 “These results may be surprising to some people who may expect the plastic fibers in seafood to be higher than those in household dust. We do not know where these fibers come from, but it is likely to be inside the home and the wider environment.” According to Julian Kirby, lead campaigner against plastics at Friends of the Earth in England, Wales and Northern Ireland:14

“Plastic microfibers found in the dust in our homes and the air we breathe can come from car tires, carpets and soft furnishings, as well as clothes such as fleece jackets. These are regularly shedding tiny bits of plastic into the environment as they are worn away. We urgently need the Government to adopt an action plan to end plastic pollution and research the possible impacts of environmental plastic on human health.”

Bottled Water Contaminated With Microscopic Plastic

Recent tests have also revealed most bottled water contains microplastic pollution15 — contamination thought to originate from the manufacturing process of the bottles and caps. Researchers at the State University of New York tested 259 bottles of 11 popular bottled water brands — including Aquafina, Nestle Pure Life, Evian, Dasani and San Pelligerino — finding, on average, 325 pieces of microplastic per liter.

Only 17 of the bottles tested were free of microplastic particles. None of the brands tested consistently free of plastic contaminants. The worst offender was Nestlé Pure Life, the most contaminated sample of which contained 10,390 particles per liter, while the least contaminated brand, San Pellegrino, contained a high-end density of 74 particles per liter.

In response to these findings, the World Health Organization has vowed to launch a safety review to assess the potential short- and long-term health risks of consuming microplastic in water.16 As noted “Plus Plastic,” a report by Orb Media, the nonprofit journalism organization that instigated the water testing:17

“[A] person who drinks a liter of bottled water a day might be consuming tens of thousands of microplastic particles each year … According to existing scientific research, the plastic particles you consume in food or drinks might interact with your body in a number of different ways … Some particles might lodge in the intestinal wall. Others might be taken up by intestinal tissue to travel through the body’s lymphatic system.

Particles around 110 microns in size (0.11 millimeters) can be taken into the body’s hepatic portal vein, which carries blood from the intestines, gallbladder, pancreas and spleen to the liver. Smaller debris, in the range of 20 microns (0.02 mm) has been shown to enter the bloodstream before it lodges in the kidneys and liver … Ninety percent of the plastic particles we found … were between 100 and 6.5 microns — small enough … for some to cross the gut into your body.”

Plastic Also Pollutes Farmland

Plastic pollution is also accumulating on farmland. According to research18 published in Science of the Total Environment, the annual release of plastics to land is estimated to be four to 23 times greater than that released to oceans. The use of sewage sludge (biosolids) as fertilizer may be particularly problematic. Data suggests between 125 and 850 tons of microplastics per million inhabitants may be added to European agricultural soils each year.

When factoring in the range of sludge application rates, and assuming data from certain other countries with similar plastics usage are comparable, the total annual input of microplastics to European and North American farmlands is thought to be 63,000 to 430,000, and 44,000 to 300,000 tons respectively. According to the researchers, this is “an alarmingly high input,” exceeding the total accumulated burden of 93,000 to 236,000 tons microplastics present in ocean surface water around the globe.19

Only a Small Portion of Plastic Gets Recycled

Plastic can, and should, be recycled, but a 2017 analysis20 reveals a staggering 91 percent aren’t. As reported by National Geographic:21

“Mass production of plastics, which began just six decades ago, has accelerated so rapidly that it has created 8.3 billion metric tons — most of it in disposable products that end up as trash. If that seems like an incomprehensible quantity, it is. Even the scientists who set out to conduct the world’s first tally of how much plastic has been produced, discarded, burned or put in landfills, were horrified by the sheer size of the numbers …

Of the 8.3 billion metric tons that has been produced, 6.3 billion metric tons has become plastic waste. Of that, only 9 percent has been recycled. The vast majority — 79 percent — is accumulating in landfills or sloughing off in the natural environment as litter. Meaning: at some point, much of it ends up in the oceans, the final sink.”

Common Recycling Mistakes Will Land Your Plastic Recycling in a Landfill

Even when you purposely recycle, many of those items may still end up as trash. According to a recent report by The Denver Post, about 9 percent of the plastic waste Denver residents place in municipal recycling bins end up in landfills.22 Why is that? Many consistently recycle plastic, paper and glass at home. However, if you’ve ever placed your recyclables in a plastic bag, know none of those items actually made it into recycling.

The reason for this is because municipal recycling facilities typically cannot recycle plastic bags. They simply get caught in the machines and cause damage. And, if you put your recyclables into closed trash bags, the recycling facility will NOT open them.23 They simply do not have the time.

They also cannot tell whether the bag might contain hazardous materials that might contaminate other recyclables, such as soiled diapers or food scraps. Instead, the bag, with all of its recyclable content, will simply get transferred to a landfill.

So, to ensure your recyclables actually get recycled, make sure you place the items loose in your recycle bin. If you have to carry the items in a bag to your bin, dump them in and use the bag for your regular trash can. A simple strategy to avoid this is to keep a separate bin in your kitchen just for recyclables. When full, carry it to your recycle bin and dump the contents.

Another problem that limits recycling is contamination. Grease, liquids — even water — and food are considered contaminants. If a soiled item makes it down the sorting line, it can contaminate an entire load of recyclables, causing it to be thrown out. Additionally, not all plastic items can be recycled. This includes:

Anything smaller than a Post-it note, as it's too small to be sorted properly. This includes plastic bottle caps, unless you screw them onto the bottle. Just be sure to empty all liquid out first, or the bottle will be discarded

Plastic bags of all kinds (although many grocery stores have bins for plastic bags that will be taken for special processing)

Bubble-padded envelopes

Wax paper and wax paper liners (such as those in pizza boxes)

Electronic gadgets

Paper cups with shiny coatings, such as hot-serve coffee cups

Paper food bowls with plastic lining

While some cities can handle rigid plastics, others cannot, so check with your local recycling authority. For more do’s and don’ts of recycling, see “Surprising Recycling Mistakes Most People Make.” You can also check out this Lifehacker article for more information about what you can and cannot recycle in general, over and beyond plastic.24

Most Paper Cups Are Never Recycled Due to Plastic Lining

Plastic is also causing an incredible amount of paper to not be recycled. This includes the tens of millions of hot-serve coffee cups tossed each and every day. In most cities, these cups cannot be recycled due to the fact that the plastic lining is tightly bound to, and cannot be separated from, the outer paper.

There are exceptions. Some cities, including Seattle, San Francisco and New York have the necessary recycling infrastructure to recycle coffee cups. Many other cities do not, including Denver. In 2008, Starbucks vowed to use only fully recyclable cups, yet recent tracking tests reveal most of the cups aren’t being recycled after all, even when customers place the cups in Starbucks’ recycle bins. Denver Post reports:25

Forest activists campaigning to cut consumer waste dramatized the problem … after launching a trash-tracking project in Denver. Using golf ball-sized beacons stuck into cups, they confirmed that paper containers tossed in recycling bins at Starbucks landed in the dump …’s team sprayed foam insulation into cups to hold their beacons — which cost about $100 each — in place.

They tracked cups thrown into bins marked 'recycle' at several Starbucks around the city … The trackers then used smartphones to monitor data received from six of their beacons, including one placed on a cup at a Starbucks on East 18th Avenue. It moved to a recycling center first, then to a landfill.

‘Millions and millions of people every day try do the right thing by putting their cups in a bin to be recycled,’ campaign coordinator Jim Ace said. ‘These cups are made of high-quality fiber and they could be recycled’ — if they didn’t have the plastic lining.

‘We are asking for innovation. Look, Starbucks, you have the most control over how your cups are made … Demand that cupmakers come up with a material to line cups that is 100 percent recyclable. The more we recycle, the more fiber we are able to recover, and the fewer raw materials we need to cut down and harvest.’”

Food Waste — Another ‘Recyclable’ That Isn’t

Speaking of items that could be recycled but aren’t, here’s another major one: food waste. Each day, Americans throw away 150,000 tons of food.26 This number equates to nearly 1 pound per person, and about one-quarter of the food available for consumption. Interestingly, research suggests the worst offenders are people with healthy diets, meaning those eating lots of fresh fruit and vegetables. These are the most frequently discarded foods, followed by dairy products and meats. As noted in The Guardian:27

This waste has an environmental toll, with the volume of discarded food equivalent to the yearly use of 30 [million] acres of land, 780 [million] pounds of pesticide and 4.2 [trillion] gallons of irrigated water. Rotting food also clogs up landfills and releases methane, a powerful greenhouse gas.”

To tackle mounting food waste, the study recommends consumer education on how to properly store fruits and vegetables. Another recent report28 highlights the failure of grocery stores to address food waste. This report, issued by the Center for Biological Diversity, found 60 percent of the largest grocery chains in the U.S. — 6 out of 10 — have not made any specific commitment to cut down on food waste. Four of the 10 also have no measures in place to prevent food waste associated with cosmetic imperfections.

Jordan Figueiredo with the “Ugly Fruit & Veg” campaign,29 who collaborated on the report, is now calling for increased funding for food recovery and more widespread use of composting.30 Indeed, composting kitchen waste is a great way to save money and contribute to environmental improvement.

An Envirocycle Composter,31 or any tumbling compost bin, is an easy way to turn food scraps into wonderful soil for your garden. Even city dwellers can compost and use the resulting soil in a potted garden. For more information and instructions, see “Composting Made Easy.” I personally use these and have two at my home and two in our office.

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Impressionism, as created by Jennifer Beaudet, is one of many styles of art that has its origins in France. It began after the advent of the camera, when artists themselves asked, “Why should we try to recreate life perfectly on canvas when the camera can do so with greater perfection on paper?” So, in a …
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arXiv:1406.3201 (gr-qc)

Title:Testing the no-hair theorem with black hole ringdowns using TIGER

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Abstract: The Einstein Telescope (ET), a proposed third-generation gravitational wave observatory, would enable tests of the no-hair theorem by looking at the characteristic frequencies and damping times of black hole ringdown signals. In previous work it was shown that with a single $500 - 1000\,M_\odot$ black hole at distance $\lesssim 6$ Gpc (or redshift $z \lesssim 1$), deviations of a few percent in the frequencies and damping times of dominant and sub-dominant modes would be within the range of detectability. Given that such sources may be relatively rare, it is of interest to see how well the no-hair theorem can be tested with events at much larger distances and with smaller signal-to-noise ratios, thus accessing a far bigger volume of space and a larger number of sources. We employ a model selection scheme called TIGER (Test Infrastructure for GEneral Relativity), which was originally developed to test general relativity with weak binary coalescence signals that will be seen in second-generation detectors such as Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo. TIGER is well-suited for the regime of low signal-to-noise ratio, and information from a population of sources can be combined so as to arrive at a stronger test. By performing a range of simulations using the expected noise power spectral density of Einstein Telescope, we show that with TIGER, similar deviations from the no-hair theorem as considered in previous work will be detectable with great confidence using $\mathcal{O}(10)$ sources distributed uniformly in co-moving volume out to 50 Gpc ($z \lesssim 5$).
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Subjects: General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
Journal reference: Phys. Rev. D 90, 064009 (2014)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.90.064009
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Asheville City Council voted 5-2 on Tuesday in favor of a major new River Arts District apartment complex that does not include any units defined as “affordable,” but will have a restaurant, artist studios and public parking.

Vice Mayor Gwen Wisler and Councilman Gordon Smith voted against the Stoneyard Apartments proposal, with Mayor Esther Manheimer and council members Brian Haynes, Keith YoungCecil Bothwell and Julie Mayfield voting in favor.

The sticking point for the 175 Lyman St. development (across the street from the old 12 Bones restaurant location) had been whether or not it would include units defined as affordable. (For an explanation of what’s defined as affordable, see this story.) Back in June, the Asheville Planning and Zoning Commission brought up the affordability issue as it considered the Stoneyard Apartment plans. The city is in the midst of an affordable housing crisis, some members noted, an issue the city is struggling with. The commission eventually voted 3-2 in favor of the project, with developer David LaFave declining to agree to set aside any lower priced units. He cited the high cost of building in a flood plain.

Tuesday night, several residents spoke to the affordability issue in urging City Council to vote down Stoneyard Apartments, which calls for the construction of four new buildings ranging from 32,000 to 44,700 square feet and 70 feet in height, as well as the reuse of one existing brick structure. The nearly 3-acre site is the former JR Stone Sales stone yard. A number of building owners and artists in the River Arts District spoke strongly in favor of the project.

Pro and con

A handful of residents expressed opposition to the project during the public comment period.

Casey Campfield reminded council members that Asheville was experiencing both “a period of unprecedented growth” and a housing crisis, and he said it was “disappointing to see zero units” designated for affordable housing. All the leverage rests on the side of city government, Campfield said, as he exhorted City Council to negotiate low rents “in perpetuity” for a set number of apartments.

Peter Landis said the developer’s concession to contribute $50,000 to the city’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund “seems fairly minuscule,” and he encouraged City Council to hold the developer more accountable on the affordability issue.

Kim Roney, a candidate for City Council who lost in last week’s elections, said artist studios included in the project were not affordable for her husband, an artist, and others in the community that she knew.

Several River Arts District artists and business owners, on the other hand, argued that Stoneyard Apartments would be good, on the whole, for the district and the city.

Pattiy Torno, the owner of CURVE Studios and an artist in the RAD for decades, told City Council that judging a project solely on the number of affordable apartment units it provided was too narrow a view of its public benefit. She praised developers their “tremendous outreach” to the community

Hedy Fischer, co-founder of Pink Dog Creative art studios, agreed with Torno that having residents in the RAD would boost artists and their businesses. She noted that there almost 1,000 affordable housing units nearby in the Glen Rock Apartments.

“Of course Asheville needs more affordable housing. We also need more housing in general and we also need more affordable artist studios,” Fischer said, something the Stoneyard Apartments project would provide.

Kari Rinn of the North Carolina Glass Center said she was a “firm believer that a high tide floats all boats” in urging City Council approval.

And Dave Campbell, president of the River Arts District Business Association, said his organization stood firmly in favor of the complex, calling it “one of the most exciting projects I’ve seen in the district” in the 18 years he’s been there. “It’s a neighborhood fit.”

Developer, City Council weigh in

LaFave, the developer, told City Council the project would meet city guidelines, fit the industrial character of the area and preserve the 110-year-old building known as the Carolina Coal and Ice building, a structure he said he’d fallen in love with. He said his team, which included Miles Alexander of Form & Function Architecture, and Michael Goforth of High County Engineering, had worked closely with the property owner, city staff and neighbors for five years. With that, he asked for approval.

In answer to a question about the cost of apartments and studio space, LaFave answered that he didn’t have final prices, but that in general, a studio apartment would cost in the $750 to $800 per month range, with a one-bedroom apartment going for the $1,100-a-month range. Two bedroom apartments would start in the $1,300 to $1,400-a-month range, he said.

The Carolina Coal and Ice Building would house 10 second-floor artist studios of 350 square feet each, LaFave said. They would not be “live-work” studios, but rather “work” only. Each would rent for between $300 to $400, he said, with larger studios renting for more. Each studio would have its own heating and cooling and rinse sink. The studios would be accessed via a lobby, and there would be public restrooms on the floor.

A restaurant is planned for the ground floor of the building LaFave added. The project received a variance to locate the restaurant in the flood plain, he said.

Council weighs in

Wisler, the vice mayor, said she approved of the adaptive reuse of the building, the public parking aspect (85 spaces for the public) and supported the major infrastructure project that’s transforming the River Arts District, “but not at the expense of our other values,” namely that of affordable housing. The issue has been identified as one of the city’s highest priorities, she said, and approving Stoneyard Apartments “flies in the face of our values.”

Wisler proposed that the developer agree to donate $175,000 to the city’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund instead of just $50,000. LaFave didn’t respond. Wisler also asked the developer to agree not to allow any apartments to be used as short term rentals. To that, LaFave expressly agreed.

Councilman Smith, one of City Council’s strongest advocates for affordable housing, said he appreciated his talks with the developers but agreed with Wisler. He noted that the city recently approved a boutique hotel in the River Arts District and was headed toward approving a big apartment complex with market rates.

“I wonder where we’re going with all this,” he said. He added that the project would earn his support if the developer agreed to Wisler’s proposed $175,000 contribution to the city trust fund.

Councilwoman Mayfield said she agreed with pretty much everything that everyone said. In the end, the 85 spaces of public parking moved her to support the development, she said. “We need this parking,” she said, noting that it costs $17,000 to build just one parking space.

“Do not think that I am stepping back from the need for private developers to commit to solving problems with the city,” Mayfield added, but with the project before her, “the parking is not a bad deal.” She said she was going to vote for Stoneyard Apartments.

Councilman Young echoed Young’s comments and reiterated his statement at previous meetings that development in the RAD would continue to be “a delicate balancing act.”

“One vote isn’t a blanket act of acquiescence,” Young said, and City Council will continue to consider projects as they come forward.

Councilman Bothwell cited his experience in the construction industry and said he was “acutely attune” to the high cost of building in a flood plain. With that high cost, he suggested that affordable housing units were better suited for other areas of the city, adding that the whole intent of the RAD infrastructure project was to attract the very type of development projects that Stoneyard Apartments represented.

While recognizing the need for affordable housing, Bothwell made the motion to approve the project. Councilman Haynes seconded the motion. The final vote tally was 5-2 in favor.

  1. This looks like project buildings in Brooklyn from a different era. So ugly!!

  2. You need to correct your list of Yes votes in the second paragraph to include Keith Young.

  3. hauntedheadnc says:

    Could be worse… The rents suck but at least they’ve forbidden STR’s in this project. If they were to ever ban those downtown, I wonder how many dozens of residential units would open up overnight for actual residents to live in.

  4. Just one mention that this project in a flood plain. When that river puts on it’s big boy pants, they’re gonna learn a wet, soggy lesson. Next time you’re at that corner by the stone yard, where the original 12 Bones used to be, take a look east over at the building RiverLink is in. See that white paint mark on the corner of the building about 11 feet up? That was the high water mark, I believe in September 2004. This river goes out of it’s banks every year, sometimes several times a year. It’s supposed to. That whole valley is a flood plain.

  5. i would love to see proper punctuation and writing in so-called “Professional” journalism. apparently this doesn’t qualify as professional. Jason, you should know better.

  6. luther blissett says:

    “She noted that there almost 1,000 affordable housing units nearby”

    That’s a typo, surely: there are precisely 60 units in the Glen Rock Depot.

    Interesting to see long-standing artists like Torno, along with ones who set up shop in the RAD during the 2010 growth spurt like Fischer and Rinn, behaving not unlike Lou Bissette and Byron Greiner for downtown.

    • “Interesting to see long-standing artists like Torno, along with ones who set up shop in the RAD during the 2010 growth spurt like Fischer and Rinn, behaving not unlike Lou Bissette and Byron Greiner for downtown”

      A long transition, I suppose. I can remember when Torno hosted a hardcore punk show on Monday nights on WCQS.

    • “Interesting to see long-standing artists like Torno, along with ones who set up shop in the RAD during the 2010 growth spurt like Fischer and Rinn, behaving not unlike Lou Bissette and Byron Greiner for downtown”

      A long steady transition I guess. I can remember when Torno hosted a hard core punk show on Monday nights on WCQS.

      • luther blissett says:

        And CURVE Studios was originally a straight-edge punk club back in the day.

        I don’t begrudge artists being legacy stakeholders in the RAD, especially one like Torno who led the pack, got flooded out in ’04 and stuck around. On the other hand, if you treat them primarily as property owners, then you have to consider Chris Peterson’s complaints about eminent domain on the old 12 Bones site. And I don’t say that with any relish.

        Let’s see what happens when studio owners receive offers from developers to sell up.

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The Eyes Have It advertisement – 1958

This Australian Road Safety Council advertisement is built around the wide appeal of all-round cricketer Keith Miller, and draws analogies between cricket and driving.

Bellbird television program – 1970

Australia’s first successful national weekly serial, dealing with the lives and loves of ordinary people in a small country town.

Torque – Series 1, Episode 8 television program – 1974

Peter Wherrett, a former racing car driver and motoring journalist, praises or blames car manufacturers without fear or favour.

Number 96 – Episode 910 television program – 1975

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Young Ramsay – Natural Selection television program – 1979

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Torque – Series 4, Episode 10 television program – 1980

Peter Wherrett is great talent. He knows cars and can warn of the dangers of the road without sounding preachy.

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Twelve-year-old Morton ‘Ort’ Flack lives in the outback. When Ort’s father is paralysed in an accident, a stranger named Henry arrives, offering to help.

Road to Nhill feature film – 1997

Four lady bowlers roll their car outside a country town. Amid chaos and panicking menfolk, they save themselves.

Wildside – Series 1 Episode 1 television program – 1997

The raw style of Wildside is characterised by intense, semi-improvised performances, observational camerawork and sometimes frenetic editing.

SeaChange – One of the Gang television program – 1998

A high-powered city lawyer moves to a sleepy coastal town after her life implodes.

The Long Yard short film – 2000

In this animated short film, an ex-soldier has an encounter with death.

Effie: Just Quietly – Make-Ups and Makeovers television program – 2001

Effie was a sitcom character before wandering out of fiction into documentary. Her comic persona allows a bluntness that 'serious’ interviewers might not get away with.

La Spagnola feature film – 2001

The men here are little better than beasts, and into sex without responsibility; the women are crafty, creative and capable of malice.

Dynasties – The Rose Family television program – 2003

Leading Collingwood AFL player Bob Rose combined the will to win with a great humility, qualities rarely found today in our top sportspeople.

Ward 13 short film – 2003

This animated short is about the nightmare thrills and spills of a hospital patient.

Men’s Group feature film – 2008

A group of men meet regularly to discuss their feelings and their lives, but it takes a tragedy to help them reach a new understanding.

Burning Man feature film – 2011

A chef finds his life in crisis after a personal tragedy.


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Arsenal and Man United to battle to sign Spanish wonderkid’s £8.5M signature

Arsenal and Manchester United are set to go head-to-head as they attempt to bring Sergi Samper in from Barcelona, the Star reports.

The 20 year-old is rated highly across Europe, and is even claimed to be the best youngster to emerge from the Barcelona academy over the past years.

Despite such heavy praise, his club are yet to give him his debut in La Liga, although he has picked up four Copa Del Rey outings and a Champions League appearance.

The Spanish wonderkid is believed to have a low £8.5 Million release clause in his current deal, which Arsenal have been said to be looking to trigger, but the Red Devils sent a scout to watch him feature against Villanovense in the Spanish cup, which ended up finishing 0-0.

United are also claimed to have been looking at 19 year-old Wilfried Kaptoum, who played alongside Samper in the heart of midfield.

Louis Van Gaal is said to be keen on leaving a strong legacy of young stars when he leaves the club, and could be tempted to sign the pair in the coming window.

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Multiple-Entry Japan Visa!!!

My interest in Japan began when I was an elementary school student as watching anime was something my siblings and I enjoyed. Our favorite back then was Yū Yū Hakusho a.k.a. Ghost Fighter!

After anime, my love shifted to Japanese food, especially sashimi and ramen. However, after going to Japan for the first time in September 2018, I realized that TAKOYAKI IS THE BEST! You’ll see how much I enjoyed it in this video from RareJob Inc. (7:47).

It’s no secret that I love my job as an English teacher to Japanese students, and interacting with them every day has made my love for Japan grow. In addition, I now have a cousin-in-law from Yokohama, the mother of my very cute half-Japanese nephew, and [edited] niece! (Also, I was able to visit them just last November 2019)

Thanks to RareJob Inc., my dream to visit Japan happened earlier than expected! We were easily granted single-entry visas because the company was our guarantor. We explored Tokyo and DisneySea in 5 days, and man, after that experience, I wanted more!!! Hence, I decided to apply for a multiple-entry visa!

You’ll find a lot of blogs on applying for Japan visas, so I’ll keep this brief! First, here are the documents I submitted:

1. Philippine passport
2. Visa application form and multiple-entry request form
3. Original birth certificate
4. Original bank certificates (you can submit only one as long as the amount is acceptable enough; there is no set amount but make sure it will at least cover your stay in Japan without leaving you broke hehe)
5. Income Tax Return (Form 1701A)
6. Copy of Certificate of Registration
7. Documents from RareJob Inc.: Tutor Agreement, Certificate of Engagement, and Engagement Verification
8. Copies of hotel booking confirmation
9. Copy of flight confirmation
10. Itinerary in Japan
11. Cover letter

Items 5-7 are specifically for self-employed professionals. The cover letter is not required, but I added it for good measure, and I would like to share it with you:

I’d like to think that this is one of the reasons why I was granted a visa, but of course, completing the mandatory requirements is actually a lot more important. It wouldn’t hurt to include a cover letter, though, hehe!

Also, here is what I wrote on the multiple-entry request form:

I submitted all of these to the SM North branch of Attic Tours. There are other accredited agencies, but this one’s the nearest to where I live, plus RareJob also chose them for our trip. On both occasions, I got my visa within 2 days! Their handling fee is higher than others, though – P1680 for a single-entry visa, P2180 for a multiple-entry one. However, the fee didn’t matter anymore once I saw my visa!!!

I whooped and jumped when the agent showed me my visa! I also had goosebumps for a few minutes hahaha! I am now even more determined to work harder so I can visit Japan as many times as I can!!! ❤

To all those who are planning to apply, make sure to follow all the instructions and submit the necessary documents, all of which you can find on the Japan Embassy’s website. Ganbatte ne!

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  1. Congrats on the visa! I’m also in the process of applying for one myself so I’m doing research. According to other blog posts I read, no need na daw to submit 8-10 because the agency they used didn’t require them to. Is it different for attic tours? Do they really need flight and hotel confirmation first? Thanks for this post. Very informative and inspiring:)

    • Hello! I didn’t ask Attic about my docs, I just brought them based on my research as well! 😀 It’s true that you don’t need to have them yet, but I believe they help in ensuring the JP embassy that you will come back and are also capable of financing your trip hehe 😀 Actually, you can book hotels without having to pay for them yet, which is what my friend did, just so we could have “proof” 🙂 Good luck!!!

  2. Thanks for writing about your experiencing.
    I’m also currently applying for a tourist visa and came across your post.
    As a freelancer, I’m really worried that they might think I’ll go TNT kasi.
    This post is giving me some sort of assurance.
    (Of course, I don’t really know if they’ll grant me one.)
    I hope I also get a visa. 🙂

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‘Black Panther’ Smashes Box Office Record With $218 Million Debut, Along With Other Top Stories You Missed Over The Weekend

‘Black Panther’ Made $218 Million in Ticket Sales Opening Weekend: ‘Black Panther’ was expected to be a big hit, but no one expected it to shatter box office records. The Marvel movie is expected to earn $218 Million over the holiday weekend.

President Trump Blames FBI Focus on Russian Collusion for Florida Shooting: Trump tweeted Saturday that if the FBI was not so focused on Russia’s involvement with the presidential election, they would’ve been able to stop the shooter. Trump tweets “Very sad that the FBI missed all of the many signals sent out by the Florida school shooter. This is not acceptable. They are spending too much time trying to prove Russian collusion with the Trump campaign – there is no collusion.”

Team Lebron wins All-Star Game: Team Lebron defeated Team Stephen 148-145. James was also named All-Star MVP for the third time, tying Michael Jordan.

En Vogue set to release first album in 15 years: En Vogue is making a comeback. The legendary group released their album cover, Electric Café. It’s now available for pre-order on iTunes.

Waka Flocka Saves Fans Life: A fan was attempting to take a selfie with Waka Flocka during Mardi Gras weekend. As soon as she turned around to take the selfie a cab speeds past and the rapper pulls her forward saving her life.

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Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park graphic: what's built/what's coming + FAQ (pinned post)

LEEDing the way? Some perspective on FCR's sustainability efforts

"Atlantic Yards is committed to achieving LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification of all 16 buildings and the arena, with a goal of LEED Silver, when possible," Jim Stuckey, president of the Atlantic Yards Development Group, told three community boards on August 3.

It sounds good--and efforts to achieve LEED certification certainly represent progress, since most developers don't try.

Still, as the New York Times reported on August 13, LEED Silver--FCR's goal rather than promise--is not the highest rung, since LEED Gold and LEED Platinum demand greater commitment.

The article, headlined Getting Easier to be Green, notes:
The green designation is conferred on buildings that incorporate recycled or renewable materials and that slash energy use and water consumption with features like photovoltaic cells, internal sewage treatment systems and roofs covered in soil and vegetation

Green construction can make buildings more marketable; there are only six LEED-certified apartment buildings in the city as of now, while more are under construction, and some office towers have LEED certification. The designation is conferred by the United States Green Building Council. [Update: originally I wrote that there were only six green apartment buildings, but there are more; not all green buildings are LEED-certified.]

A new city requirement

New York City is becoming a LEED pioneer. The city's new "green buildings law" requires new buildings and major alterations to be designed according to LEED standards. In fact, it requires LEED Silver for certain buildings, mostly office space:
(1) Each capital project with an estimated construction cost of two million dollars ($2,000,000) or more involving (i) the construction of a new building, (ii) an addition to an existing building, or (iii) the substantial reconstruction of an existing building shall be designed and constructed to comply with green building standards not less stringent than the standards prescribed for buildings designed in accordance with the LEED green building rating system to achieve a LEED silver or higher rating, or, with respect to buildings classified in occupancy groups G or H-2, to achieve a LEED certified or higher rating.

Occupancy groups G and H-2 include schools, libraries, and hospitals. Buildings that are solely residential are exempted.

The law also applies to all capital projects that receive $10 million or more from the city and, as we know, the city has pledged $100 million in direct subsidies for the Atlantic Yards project: The law states:
This section shall not apply to capital projects of entities that are not city agencies unless fifty percent (50%) or more of the estimated cost of such project is to be paid for out of the city treasury. This exemption shall not apply to any capital project that receives ten million dollars ($10,000,000) or more out of the city treasury.

It's unclear whether the law would apply to the Atlantic Yards project, since it won't apply to projects that receive money from the city treasury before 2007. (The money has been pledged, but has it been delivered?) The Atlantic Yards buildings would be mostly residential, but with retail and some office/hotel components.

Strategy and cost

The Times reports:
To receive a LEED rating, completed buildings must be evaluated, and points are awarded for their green features.

And does it cost more? For the higher levels, yes:
Developers say that features necessary for a gold LEED rating generally add 6 to 8 percent to the cost of a building.

It's not clear how much LEED Silver, or some notch below that, would add to the cost of the Atlantic Yards project. Perhaps that's a question for Pamela Lippe, the developer's sustainability consultant--who worked on the Condé Nast Building at 4 Times Square, the country's first 'green' skyscraper.

Regarding Atlantic Yards, the e4 web site states:
e4, inc. is supporting the project team in all aspects of sustainable design including site planning, stormwater management, high performance building strategies, alternative waste treatment systems and distributed generation possibilities. e4, inc. will also be working to maximize the incentives available for the project.
(Emphasis added)

So there's some green in going green. Indeed, as the Department of Buildings web site states:
New York State is unique in the financial incentives it provides for green building. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) offers financial assistance for energy-related projects, and the Green Building Tax Credit provides tax incentives to owners.

And so far there's no evidence that the value of those tax incentives has been calcuated into the fiscal impact of this project.


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When considering whether to install laminate flooring in Pawtucket RI, you must choose from a variety of colors, textures and styles. If the area where you’ll install laminate flooring receives heavy traffic, you may want to choose a thicker style that can withstand lots of wear. As you can tell, there’s a lot to learn – so, let the professionals at Floor Coverings International in Pawtucket RI help you install laminate flooring in your home.

After installing laminate flooring in Pawtucket RI, you’ll find that your new floors need little maintenance other than an occasional sweeping and mopping. Clean soiled areas by wiping them with a damp cloth, being careful not to let excess water remain on the surface. Follow these simple instructions, and your laminate flooring will look great for many years to come.

Before you decide to take on the task of installing laminate floors in Pawtucket RI, please consult with the experts at Floor Coverings International. Our installers are factory trained and skilled at installing all types of flooring and, the manufacturer’s warranty won’t be jeopardized either. You may find that’s it’s quicker, pain-free, and quite affordable to have true professionals install laminate flooring for you.

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USB Type-C is a specification for a reversible-plug connector for USB devices and USB cabling. The Type-C plug connects to both hosts and devices, replacing various Type-B and Type-A connectors and cables with a standard meant to be future-proof.

This USB 3.1 Type-C to HDMI adapter is the excellent choice for designers, graphic designers, gamers, and other users working with more than one screen simultaneously, by using “Extend” and “Mirror” modes to work on two monitors.
You can connect your Mac, PC, tablet, or android devices equipped with Type-C to HDMI equipped HDTV, LCD monitors, projectors, and more for HD video streaming. Enjoying your photos, your videos, your presentations, your games on the big screen.

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 8 things worth getting rid of - Useful ideas - 2020
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8 things worth getting rid of

Modern man uses many things invented for optimal and simple solution to everyday tasks.

Unfortunately, some of the handy little things are not as harmless as they seem. They either have initially or acquire with time properties that are hazardous to health.

Let's talk about household items that are important to remove and replace with new ones in time.

Old food containers

Plastic ware is present in any home. It is easy to clean, weighs little, does not beat, usually has a convenient and securely cover. We use containers for heating food and its storage in the refrigerator, as packaging for food, which we take on the road and for work, and also we use bottles and other containers from drinks, sauces and other products of industrial production in everyday life. However, many of us make mistakes that can lead to poor health.

First, not everyone, buying plastic dishes, pay attention to its labeling. Meanwhile, each type of plastic has a narrow scope. For example, you can freeze food only in containers labeled with snowflakes, and reheat in containers with two Latin letters P (PP). The service life of dishes subjected to thermal effects should not exceed two to three months, because over time it begins to release toxic substances.

Secondly, the majority of containers from under purchased products are unsuitable for reuse. Despite the apparent smoothness of the walls, they are almost impossible to clean up from residues of primary contents. Traces of mayonnaise, ketchup, sweet syrups and water, sour cream, etc. - an excellent environment for the life of pathogenic microorganisms, so you should not re-place food in such dishes.

Thirdly, other food liquids should not be poured into drinking water bottles. The plastic from which they are made does not withstand contact with acids contained in juices, compotes, fruit drinks, etc. It collapses, releasing toxic substances.

Air fresheners

Only at first glance, aerosol air fresheners seem to be a useful invention. Their only plus is the convenience of use, but in fact they are rather harmful. Despite the manufacturers' assurances of safety, each bottle contains many chemicals that negatively affect the respiratory organs, the immune system, and even the human reproductive function.

The following fact is also important: an unpleasant smell in a living room, as a rule, indicates a violation of hygiene rules. It makes sense to find and eliminate the source of "amber" - instead of "freshening up" the air with the help of household chemicals. In addition, lovers of pleasant aromas may well make an inexpensive and harmless replacement of aerosol flavors using natural essential oils, herbs, pine needles, citrus peel and other components of natural origin.

Old shoes

It is mainly about daily used sports and home shoes. Favorite sneakers or slippers quickly lose properties: trampled, bent, no longer properly absorb weight. Wearing trampled, out of shape shoes has a detrimental effect on the condition of the joints of the legs.

Shoes made of synthetic materials, is fraught with another danger. Pathogenic microflora settles in its insoles and soles, which, by the way, causes an unpleasant smell. Continuing to wear such shoes, a person risks getting a fungus. The maximum lifespan of sports and home shoes is six months.

"Stale" Personal Care Products

Everyone knows that a toothbrush, a comb, and a scourer are objects of individual use. However, not everyone replaces personal hygiene products, not waiting for them to lose their qualities.

Toothbrush needs to be changed at least once every three months. During this time, her bristles wear out and almost cease to clean her teeth from plaque and food debris. In addition, the working surface of the brush sooner or later becomes home to bacteria. That is why dentists are advised to acquire a new brush not only on a regular basis, but also out of schedule - after suffering infectious diseases.

Once every six months, you need to change a washcloth. It is constantly in a humid environment and is rapidly colonized by microflora. After each use, wash the washcloth with hot water and dry thoroughly.

The service life of a hair brush or a plastic comb (if they are regularly washed) does not exceed 12 months. Wooden combs retain half the shelf life: their surface is more difficult to keep clean.

Antibacterial soap

All types of so-called antibacterial soap contain triclosan. This substance not only protects a person from pathogenic microorganisms, but contributes to the creation of antibiotic resistance in bacteria and fungi. Some researchers believe that triclosan has a negative effect on the human endocrine system, and its regular entry into the body leads to hormonal disruptions.

Long-stored spices

Pepper, cloves, cinnamon, turmeric, cumin, coriander and other spicy additives have a long shelf life. However, this does not mean that you can eat spices, bought more than two years ago. It will not cause noticeable harm to health, but the expected effect from such spices will not be either. From long storage they lose not only useful properties, but also aroma. It may seem that the problem is solved by the use of tight-fitting containers, but this is not true. Spices should be purchased in small packaging and time to get rid of stale.

Old sponge for dishes

In this case, the word "old" is not entirely correct, it would be more correct to call them used. The fact is that after two days of use, the dish sponge is completely colonized by microorganisms, many of which are unsafe for human health. It is as impossible to drive them out of a porous “house” as it is to prevent them from relocating to just washed dishes. There is only one way out: to replace the sponges with new ones more often or to refuse from using them altogether, giving preference to rags that can be boiled.

Plastic Kitchen Boards

Our grandmothers used wooden chopping boards. With the advent of plastic kitchen appliances, they were abandoned, declaring unhygienic. Over time, it turned out that everything is not so simple: boards made of high-quality wood contain resins that prevent the growth of microbes, and boards made of plastic quickly become covered with scratches that cannot be completely washed out.

The most hygienic are glass boards - they are difficult to scratch and easy to clean. Unfortunately, these kitchen utensils have some drawbacks: they fight, slide on the surface of the table and are quite heavy. Those who continue to use plastic boards may be advised to purchase separate boards for meat, fish, bread, vegetables and ready-made products and not to keep them scratched.

A cultural person is obliged to take his health responsibly. This concept includes not only the organization of proper nutrition and reasonable physical exertion, preventive visits to doctors and refusal of self-treatment, but also concern for the safety of residential premises. That is why you should pay attention to the state of everyday things that can be a source of danger.


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Waking Up in a Tent with this View

Last night I arrived in Banff and camped on my own for the first time. It was a little bit scary, to be honest. (I’m such a wimp.) I was awaken in the middle of the night by the rustling of the bag in which I keep my shoes, right outside my tent. I opened my eyes wide, convinced someone was trying to rob me, only to see a squirrel staring at me.

He took off running as soon as I moved, much more scared than I was, but he came back a few times during the night to nibble the plastic bag again, waking me up every time.

I didn’t mind.

I was doing it. I was muting the voice of my fear and camping on my own, plus I had this crazy beautiful view every time I looked out.

And that’s it.

That’s all this post is about.

How fear could’ve stopped me from waking up in a tent with this view.

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  1. Hi Audrey !

    Oh my goodness, you’re so brave ! I would have been terrified too. I would gladly lose my shoes to a squirrel so I could wake up to such a splendid view. It seems peaceful.

    Enjoy your stay !

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  2. I just recently went camping alone with my little dog, and was terrified he mighty get eaten by something if I let my guard down for a second. But he and I survived, and we had a great time doing it. Nice to read about another, similar experience.

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  3. That’s some amazing view to wake up to! 😀

    I’ve never gone camping (never had any sort of family vacation, and none of my few friends are into camping) so maybe someday I will give it a try, whether it’s by myself or with another person!

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