Vancouver Family Therapist Shelley Behr: Volunteering Is Way Forward to Solving Homelessness The homeless are accustomed to being invisible. They are off the radar and at the bottom of the agenda for many people and political institutions. So addressing this vital issue requires a simple first step: counting their number. In Vancouver, Canada, the task…
Former Vancouver Lawyer Katrina Sriranpong Discusses Child Labour Katrina Sriranpong is a former Vancouver lawyer specializing in immigration and refugee law. She resides with her family in Vancouver, B.C., where she devotes her time between activism and caring for her two young children. For more than 15 years, she has been an advocate for issues…
Paris : A hotel without single-use plastic. The Ubiquity of Plastic in Hotels Plastic is everywhere in hotels, at the reception, in the restaurant, and also in the rooms. Indeed, people coming to stay at the hotel most often stay on site for a short time, therefore at each change of customers the toiletries are…
Uninterruptible Power Supply: How Does it Work? When the input power source or mains power fails, a UPS or uninterruptible power supply can deliver emergency power to a load. By delivering energy from batteries, supercapacitors, or flywheels, a UPS differs from an auxiliary or emergency power system or standby generator in that it will offer…
Why LED UFO lights are a worthy choice? LED lights have gone mainstream over time as a result of their cost-effectiveness and environmental friendliness. Vast rooms with vaulted ceilings, such as industrial units, warehouses, gyms, and huge recreation centres, are a few challenging configurations where high-powered lights, such as LED High Bays, could be needed…
Metal Roofing Ideas For A Durable And Modern Look The idea of using metal roofing in a residential or commercial building is very appealing. Metal roofing is now becoming increasingly popular as an attractive alternative to traditional roofing systems, such as asphalt shingles. These roofs offer several advantages over shingles, including being more durable, weather-resistant,…
How a giant processing plant eliminated food waste After the radical realization that food waste is still food, Baldor’s Bronx facility started diverting scraps away from landfills and into restaurants and juice shops, where they become perfectly edible ingredients. Inside a massive warehouse in the Bronx, the food distributor Baldor processes a million pounds of produce a week, chopping…
Students carry the legacy of generous man In memory of Philando Castile, Supervisor of School Nutrition, students at Metro State University in St. Paul have created a $ 5000 common fund to repay the debt incurred by children at JJ Hill Montessori. A solidarity project Ms. Fergus created the charity last fall as a class…
First waste-to-energy plant in Ethiopia Reppie waste-to-energy project In 2017, more than a hundred people died in a trash dump in Koshe, in Ethiopia, therefore the government decided to act against those trash dump, so those places wouldn’t be house to hundred of Ethiopians anymore. They created the Reppie waste-to-energy project in 2018. Their goal…
How to Mindfully Connect with Others One day in the grocery store, I noticed long lines at the automated checkout stations, while three cashier lanes nearby were empty. I took my groceries to a cashier. I asked him why are those three lanes are empty? Looking over at the lanes, where several people were checking…