Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
The Straw That Can Save Lives
Danish water purification company Vestergaard Frandsen’s latest development could very possibly save millions of lives of those who struggle to find and produce clean water.
Their invention is the LifeStraw, a low-tech, low-hassle personal water filter that enables the user to simply stick one end into a water source of questionable cleanliness, such as a river, and suck. Several layers within the straw manage to filter out 99% of bacteria and viruses. Previously, people of areas with little clean water would be forced to boil water to ensure its safety, using up other resources in the process. With this invention, little maintenance would be required, and it could last for a year or two.
In addition to the personal filter, the company has developed a LifeStraw Family, which uses gravity rather than suction to filter water. By hanging this up in their homes and filling it with water, families would be able to open the bottom for clean, safe water.
These products do, however, have their limitations. While 99% of pathogens are removed, the filter is unable to prevent Giardia Lamblia from entering the filtered water, as this particular parasite is too small for the filters. The company is diligently working on a solution to this problem. Another potential problem is availability, since Vestergaard Frandsen is a small, struggling company that cannot quite afford to give out too many handouts.
Hopefully these problems can be overcome, as this product, in its current state, and especially once perfected, has the potential for aiding many who need it most.
Most of the ‘brown people’ discriminated against by anti-immigration xenophobes in the United States most likely get the color of their skin from their Native American ancestry. Think about it.
So many good gifs/posts tonight
PLEASE HELP MY FRIEND FIND HIS MOM!
“This is my mother, Lea Angeles Ng. The last time I saw, 1/20/12, approximately 10AM her I gave her a kiss on the cheek and out of nowhere she told me she loved me. She left the house a few minutes after I did in our silver Toyota Prado, plate number JUS-77 and I can’t stop blaming myself for not telling her I love her too.”
5”2, medium build, 40 years old (but looks 35)
She said she was going to the bank but she never got there (Bank of The Philippine Islands (BPI) in front of Eastwood, Quezon City)
She lives in St. Ignatius, Quezon City, Philippines (if it helps)
Please contact this number if ever you find her :( 09178045878
THANK YOU! :(
An Indian couple have had their children taken away by Norwegian social workers because they were feeding them with their hands and sleeping in the same bed as them.
Anurup and Sagarika Bhattacharya lost custody of their three-year-old son and one-year-old daughter eight months ago after authorities branded their behaviour inappropriate.
This is an absolute injustice and complete cultural ignorance.
Please sign this petition and spread this post around. Return these children to their parents.
Reblogging so people have access to the change.org petition.
(CNN) — If you don’t have the time, inclination and, more importantly, the money to go to university in Manila, you can still get a degree. It will cost you between $US10 and $US60, it will take about two hours to complete and it will be fake.
Welcome to “Recto University,” the name Manila mockingly gives to the strip of document counterfeiters that openly ply their trade between Claro M. Recto and Rizal Avenues in the Philippines capital.
Tom (Fri Jan13) is another donation pick up day.
Rock Ed still collects clothes, bedsheets, towels, school supplies, diapers, underwear, toys, etc for Sendong survivors.
Our truck route: Pque-Mkti-Manda-Pasig-QC up to Fairview. 10-5pm
SMS 092773771249 or tweet: @rockedradio to give your location. We will pick up!
Cargo ship leaves on Saturday. SALAMAT!
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Them’s Fightin’ Tweets of the Day: And the gloves come on.
(To dispel any doubt: Mayweather tweeted the challenge himself, and a close adviser confirmed its legitimacy. All eyes now on Pacman’s Twitter feed.)
[@floyd.]
It would be the best thing in the world if Manny replied with: Bitch, please. Only in my dreams!](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxlqvuNgFm1qzpwi0o1_500.jpg)
Them’s Fightin’ Tweets of the Day: And the gloves come on.
(To dispel any doubt: Mayweather tweeted the challenge himself, and a close adviser confirmed its legitimacy. All eyes now on Pacman’s Twitter feed.)
[@floyd.]
It would be the best thing in the world if Manny replied with: Bitch, please. Only in my dreams!
Hi guys please help us find our friend Noemi Lagman (21, 4’10, mid-heavy build, morena) who’s been missing since yesterday.. she’s a student of Asia Pacific College, Magallanes she left her house at Multinational Village, Paranaque yesterday (January 6) around 9am-10am to enroll carrying P33K. She was last seen at the entrance of Multinational Village near Duty Free, Paranaque. Her usual route going to school is from Multinational Village (Paranaque) to Heritage Hotel EDSA (Pasay) and to Asia Pacific College, Magallanes (Makati). Her classmates told us that she never reached school. Her mobile phone couldn’t be reached.
Please pass, please help. Thank you.
Person to notify:
Noel Lagman (Father) 0921-500-1468
