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BC Ferries has no plans to go electric with its ships anytime soon despite the worldwide movement toward greener battery-powered ferries using technology made right here in B.C.From Norway to Washington state — ferry fleets are cutting fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions by launching vessels that run largely — and some entirely — on battery power.B.C. company develops battery for Swedish 'hybrid' ferryBut not so in B. C. , where a continued reliance on fossil fuels such as diesel and liquefied natural gas (LNG) on coastal ferries is frustrating critics."We should be absolute leaders here," saidGuy Dauncey, an author and sustainability advocate, who thinks BC Ferries should be doing more to adopt the green technology.Dauncey says the technology has already proven to be economically feasible on shorter routes and he's identified at least nine BC Ferries routes suitable to make the switch. But BC Ferries vice president Mark Wilson says right now, the marine ba...

Created by Arthur Conan Doyle, the detective Sherlock Holmes belongs to us all. As noted by the historian Michael Saler in "As If," his account of literary imaginary worlds, the great detective was modern fiction's "first virtual reality character" — given that part of his readership chose to believe that he was an actual person. The 1916 movie "Sherlock Holmes" (newly restored and released by Flicker Alley in a dual Blu-ray/DVD edition) grounds that character's virtual reality in a corporeal presence, namely that of the tall, craggy American actor William Gillette (1853-1937). Mr. Gillette, the son of a United States senator from Connecticut, was Holmes's contemporary. It was during the hiatus between the fictional character's apparent demise in a struggle with Professor Moriarty and his return to life by popular demand cure that Mr. Gillette got the opportunity to take the title role in a revision of Conan Doyle's unproduced Holmes ...

Testimony in Amanda Knox's murder trial today challenged prosecution arguments that bloody footprints at the crime scene belonged to Knox's co-defendant and ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito.Knox and Sollecito claim they are innocent of the crime and that they were together in Sollecito's apartment on the night that Knox's English roommate, Meredith Kercher, was killed. The prosecution's argument that the bloody footprints belongs to Sollecito threatens their defense by placing him at the murder scene. Knox, 22, a storage Seattle student who was studying in Perugia, is accused, along with Sollecito, 25, of murdering Kercher, with whom she shared a cottage in this picturesque Italian hilltown. Kercher, 21, was found semi-naked with her throat slashed on Nov. 2, 2007.A third person, Rudy Guede, 22, was convicted in October 2008 and sentenced to 30 years in prison for his role in the murder. He admits to being at the scene of the crime, but says he did not kill Kercher...

Now that you have your new kitchen cabinets, you are ready to move on to the next big step.....Installing your kitchen cabinets. While the actual installation of the Kitchen Cabinets isn'tall that hard, the critical first step is measuring and marking out where the cabinets will go. By placing layout markings on the walls and floors, it will not only help you with kitchen cabinet placement and stud locations, but it will also help you locate where adjustments and shims will be required. Before we get started there are a couple of items that you will need for the project: Pencil Level or Laser Level Drill Tape Measure Stud Finder Clamps 1" x 3" Piece of lumber (6'-8' in length) or an Inverted U-shaped frame (see notes below) Shims Screws (long enough to go 1 1/2 into the studs) Utility knife or chisel Marking Compass An extra set of hands (you may have to bribe one of your friends) As I mentioned above, you have the option of using a piece of 1' x 3' lumb...

I have been drooling after some nice led panels for a while now, but just can't justify spending a fortune to buy them.These LED panel give a nice soft light source for photography, saves electricity, robust and won't heat much.I am not a professional photographer, just enthusiast that sometimes has professional justify to build silly stuff like this. I decide to do two big ones and one smaller that i would add battery later for outside shooting.My coal was to keep budget under 100 pounds for 3 led panels. Some how a 12v strip light felt like the best way to start. Also 12v meant that its easy to find power for. car batteries, power supplies and so on. How much light I would want? Well let see 5 amp feels like maximum amount of power I want to earbuds draw and 5M 300-SMD 5730 LED strip rope light white looked like a good model. (although later found it to be too cool near 9900k) there is a warmer version also. 5730 LED where 0. 5 watt each and strip light was split in group ...

Ass a ssination of American citizens by presidential dictate, blanket suspension of habeas corpus -- indefinitely, massive wiretapping and surveillance with and without warrant, torture as the official policy of the United States government -- these are trademarks of the "war on terror" pursued since 9/11. This despite the absence of a single serious attack over the past twelve years and the scattering of a defanged al-Qaida -- the only group that once had the potential capability to do us major harm. The extraordinary trashing of our cherished civil liberties and ethical standards is matched by the stunning acceptance of these actions by our political class, by our professional elites, by the populace. Approval, not just passive acceptance, is the most common attitude. No prominent politician denounces these insults to American principles -- except the few who very late in the day ponder the desirability of introducing a tame court review of demands to execute the "kil...

Ass a ssination of American citizens by presidential dictate, blanket suspension of habeas corpus -- indefinitely, massive wiretapping and surveillance with and without warrant, torture as the official policy of the United States government -- these are trademarks of the "war on terror" pursued since 9/11. This despite the absence of a single serious attack over the past twelve years and the scattering of a defanged al-Qaida -- the only group that once had the potential capability to do us major harm. The extraordinary trashing of our cherished civil liberties and ethical standards is matched by the stunning acceptance of these actions by our political class, by our professional elites, by the populace. Approval, not just passive acceptance, is the most common attitude. No prominent politician denounces these insults to American principles -- except the few who very late in the day ponder the desirability of introducing a tame court review of demands to execute the "kil...

The workers of Dongguan are used to Christmas coming early. Summer and autumn are normally the busiest months for those who toil seven days a week in the toy factories in this city in Guangdong Province, the heartland of China's manufacturing industry. China is the world's largest producer and exporter of toys, so long hours of overtime are needed to ensure that Christmas presents for children in Britain and elsewhere reach shops by November. This festive season, though, many of Santa's real-life Elves have no jobs at all.Since the beginning of 2008, great over half of the toy exporters in Guangdong - some 3,900 firms - have gone out of business, according to customs officials.The economic boom that has drawn millions of workers from all over China to this southern province near Hong Kong is over, as companies suffer the effects of the recession gripping the West. Now, anger amongst the unemployed is on the rise, raising the spectre of social order breaking down in what w...

Branding on social media platforms helps in getting conversions for business of all sizes. A small business can get a wider reachability when they use proper SEO techniques for branding. You can create these customized SEO techniques and implement these strategies to convert users into customers. Using the your business can be more visible to users in the online space. You can also implement an online campaign for your targeted audience metal using these techniques. Posting relevant content regularly can keep the users interested and engaged in your brand. You can also post across various timelines to gain a maximum reach. This is one of the easiest strategies to build an audience. You can create contests, polls, ask questions, and create interactive content on various social media platforms. You can also join communities and share your content. You can also post offers and freebies on your blog and social media platform for users. Get the locals talking about your brands by allowi...

You don't need stereoscopic goggles to see the piles of cash virtual realityis bringing to the Pacific Northwest. VRtechnology is making Vancouver and B.C. companies some very real money.VRdevelopers have sprouted all over the place, organizing regular meetup and "jam" events among themselves. Theyeven organized Vancouver's first Consumer VR expo, held in May at Canada Place. After a short bust period in the early 2010s that saw companies like Radical, Ubisoft and Microsoft close shop in Vancouver, business is once again booming.Microsoft officially opened its new development office — the Microsoft Canada Excellence Centre — earlier this month in the heart of downtown Vancouver, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was on hand to try out the company's new , a highly anticipated mixedreality headset."I think (virtual reality)isa key component in driving B. C. 's economy forward," CEO Prem Gill says. "It's been noted in B. C. 's tech strate...

googletag.display("div-ad-articleLeader");Credit: cabinetselectionBamboo cabinets, made from the eco-friendly and highly versatile bamboo wood plant, seems to attract a lot of positive attention and response amongst the 21st century 'green' savvy homeowners. The current trend of adopting the use of bamboo product s and cabinets for kitchens and bathrooms stems from the fact that bamboo, a sustainable and renewable resource, has lately become not only an aesthetically pleasing option to traditional hardwood cabinets, but the perfect material for the production of furniture, décor items and cabinets that are beautifully crafted. Bamboo Wood Kitchen CabinetsWorking with bamboo is easy, and whatever can be built with any hard wood can be built with bamboo wood. That's probably the reason why it is being used for many home décor and furniture products, including bamboo wood floor applications, bathroom furniture, and kitchen cabinet units and kitchen counter tops. The...

googletag.display("div-ad-articleLeader");Credit: cabinetselectionBamboo cabinets, made from the eco-friendly and highly versatile bamboo wood plant, seems to attract a lot of positive attention and response amongst the 21st century 'green' savvy homeowners. The current trend of adopting the use of bamboo product s and cabinets for kitchens and bathrooms stems from the fact that bamboo, a sustainable and renewable resource, has lately become not only an aesthetically pleasing option to traditional hardwood cabinets, but the perfect material for the production of furniture, décor items and cabinets that are beautifully crafted. Bamboo Wood Kitchen CabinetsWorking with bamboo is easy, and whatever can be built with any hard wood can be built with bamboo wood. That's probably the reason why it is being used for many home décor and furniture products, including bamboo wood floor applications, bathroom furniture, and kitchen cabinet units and kitchen counter tops. The...

doweshowbellyad=0; Saawariya's fantasy town was created with 10 sets It may not exactly have set the box-office afire, but there's one thing even the critics have unanimously acknowledged: Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya is a visual delight — in no small measure due to the opulent, blue-green 'peacock' sets. "Since the story was short (based on Dostoevsky's White Nights, it stretches over just four nights), the sets had to speak a lot by being larger than life," says the film's art director Omung Kumar. From an English castle, Gothic church, historical forts to Seventies retro, Bollywood creates it all on home turf. That's because a demanding audience and more overseas releases have forced the film brochure industry to reinvent itself and focus on the 'look' of the film. Be it unusual stories, costumes, props or film sets, all are thrown together to give visual splendour. And for this, the premium attached to...

This bathroom storage hamper and litter box is made almost entirely from reclaimed materials. The main frame is made from salvaged pine which used to live as wall paneling in a church on Cape Cod. The weaved panels are created from PVC sheet packing material that was pulled from the trash at a lumber yard and is formed to the weaved pattern. Legs are from mahogany deck balusters that were salved from the trash.The side sections are narrow for storage (cat litter, laundry detergent) and the center is a litter box. All compartments are accessible both through the top and through the front. I start by cutting the pine paneling down to length for all of the pieces of the face frames and the doors.These piece are then all cut down to the final width - all of the pieces are 2" wide except for the top and bottom of the cabinet panels are 3" wide.For the front face frame, I use pocket holes to fasten it together. I drill them out using a pocket hole jig.The stiles and rails for th...