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Cinema Industry worst habit is still going strong : Whitewashing

Guess to whom it benefits ?

Is it really surprising to see that even the most-influential indian stars have been associated with fairness products ?

Many of indian actresses skin color has changed over the years, no need to name them… So if even a successful and beautiful actress doesn’t have confidence about her skin color what do you expect? Of course we are in an industry where some talentless people are given the best work just because they “look white”…

We’re in the 21st century. Light skin is not the only way to look beautiful.

rjzimmerman

Good article about the growing interest in the use of desalination in California. The article also looks at the alternatives to desalination, from a cost perspective, including the use of direct or indirect potable water recycling.

Excerpt:

How does desal work?

Removing salt from seawater is a simple if energy-intensive process. Here’s a step-by-step description of one of the most common desalination methods.

Seawater is pumped in from the ocean through large intake pipes. There are two types of intake systems: “open ocean intakes,” which critics say endangers marine life, and “subsurface intakes,” in which pipes are laid beneath the ocean floor.

The pumped seawater is run through basic filters, which remove sediment and other large solids. Chemicals are sometimes added for more purification.

High-pressure pumps push the filtered seawater through special membranes, removing the salt in an energy-intensive process called reverse osmosis. For every gallon of clean water that a desal plant produces, there’s as much as a gallon of extremely salty brine.

The leftover brine is pumped back into the ocean, which critics say can kill aquatic species if not done carefully. Methods considered relatively safe include diluting the brine with treated wastewater before returning it to the ocean, and spreading it out rather than dumping it all in one place.

Here’s an example:

climateadaptation-deactivated20

Excellent explainer. These plants are not new, despite the tone of this article. There about 20,000 desal plants in operation servicing 300 million people. The largest plant is located in Israel.

emergentfutures

This Guy Invented Shoes That Grow Five Sizes In Five Years For Kids In Developing Countries

The shoes are predicted to last a minimum of five years, and expand five sizes in that time. The small size will fit preschoolers through fifth graders, while the large will fit fifth through ninth graders.

Full Story: Buzzfeed

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Diahann Carroll in 1954. Just a few years later, in 1959, Ms. Carroll would be the first Black performer to sit on the coveted Tonight Show couch when original host Jack Paar was hosting the show. Notice that I said “sit on the couch” - not merely be a guest. Believe it or not, there was a time when it was considered normal for Black guests not to sit on the couch at The Tonight Show. Sure, they could perform and stand as they talked to Mr. Paar, but sit? For years, many believed that the comedian and activist Dick Gregory was first, but he did not appear until 1961. Mr. Paar wrote in his 1983 memoir, “I suddenly realized that in our year or more on The Tonight Show, while there were black performers on, I had not actually sat down with one and talked. This may seem a strange thing to say now, bt I do it only in the historical context. It just had not been done on any program or panel show that I knew of.” Ms. Carroll would go on to appear more than a dozen times during Mr. Paar’s tenture, and it was where Richard Rodgers spottedherfor the first time and felt compelled to call her immediately with an unforgettable opportunity: a chance to star in a Broadway musical. That musical would be “No Strings,” the 1962 show that earned Ms. Carroll a Tony Award. Photo by Ipol Archive/ipol/Globe Photos, Inc.