Learning how to conserve energy and save money is part and parcel of running a successful small business. Whether you work at home or within an office or shop setting, reducing energy consumption can help you save hard earned cash that can be reinvested to further benefit yo mur enterprise. Becoming energy efficient with your small business is not difficult, but it does require work and a few tips and tricks to accomplish your objectives. You may also need to change long term personal and/or work habits to get the results you desire. The following are some simple yet important energy saving tips that can put you on the road to being more professional and energy conserving on a small business level.
1. Monitor your energy usage to get a better idea of how you consume energy. Repair or replace dysfunctional office equipment that could be consuming energy due to inefficient operation.
2. Invest in energy efficient equipment to meet your small business needs. This includes energy efficient computers, copy machines, printers, scanners, shredders and other office equipment. If you work from home, use only energy efficient household appliances to keep your electricity bills down.
3. Turn off all office equipment or ensure it is automatically programmed for sleep mode when not in use. When possible, unplug unused appliances and equipment during the night or over the weekends to save on electricity.
4. Heating and cooling needs constitutes a substantial expense for small businesses. You can lower this expense by ensuring your heating and cooling systems are operating at top capacity. Take advantage of annual maintenance contracts to get regular system tune-ups for optimum performance.
5. Change or clean HVAC filters monthly so they provide better service. Dirty filters cause the systems to work harder at greater financial expense.
6. Upgrade the thermostat on your HVAC system to an automatic, programmable model for higher energy efficiency. Automatic thermostats give you greater control to set your heating or cooling systems to meet your specific needs.
7. Strive to maintain your AC/heater temperatures at reasonable and consistent levels during both the summer and winter seasons to conserve energy. Constant changes in temperature settings will waste energy and cost you more long term.
8. When using central air or heating systems, close doors and/or vents to rooms that are unoccupied to avoid wasting energy.
9. Maintain a cooler work environment during the summer by blocking the sun from entering your windows through the use of solar films or screens, awnings, window shades, blinds, etc. Drawing curtains or shades will also maintain your environment cooler when using the AC.
10. Maintain a warmer work environment during winter by letting the sun into your home or office during the day. Close blinds or drapes in the evening so that the heat stays inside.
11. The use of ceiling or standup fans during the summer can help cut your energy bills. Fans circulate air which helps to relieve the discomfort of hot temperatures and high humidity levels.
12. Lower heating bills during the winter by caulking or applying weather stripping to windows and doors to eliminate drafts. The less drafty your environment, the less heating you require, enabling you to conserve on energy bills.
13. Change the incandescent light bulbs in your business to energy efficient compact florescent lamps. Compact florescent lamps cost approximately 75% less to use than incandescent bulbs, last much longer and provide ample lighting to meet your needs.
14. Take advantage of bright daylight whenever you can to meet your lighting needs. During peak daylight hours, turn off inside lights or adjust to lower levels to save energy.
15. Turn off all security and safety lights at the beginning of the day to conserve electricity.
16. Switch from overhead lighting to task lighting wherever possible. Also, only utilize light sources when there is a need. Turn off lights as you leave a room and ensure all lights are extinguished before you leave the office at the end of the working day.
17. Consider placing occupancy sensors in corridors, meeting rooms, bathrooms, storage facilities or other appropriate locations for automatic light control when people enter and exit these areas. Occupancy sensors help you to avoid wasting electricity when no one is around. Bathroom fans can also be rewired to function only when the lights come on.
18. Make allowances for dress codes during hot summer months. By allowing your workers to dress more casually in hot weather rather than requiring the use of formal suit and tie, you may be able to lower air conditioning costs.
19. Switch from using desktop model computers to laptops, when possible, as laptops utilize as much as 90% less energy. Ink jet printers are also much more energy efficient than their laser printer counterparts.
20. Conserve on water by ensuring all leaks in kitchen and bathroom areas are promptly repaired. If needed, install water saving fixtures in bathroom or kitchen settings to further conserve on this commodity.
21. Conserve energy and increase safety by setting your hot water temperature no higher than 120 degrees for bathrooms or kitchen areas.
22. If you utilize a vehicle for business purposes, conserve on fuel consumption by investing in a fuel efficiency vehicle to meet your small business needs.
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Blackrock Clinic – Imaging Suites
Blackrock Clinic is a private hospital and clinic located in the south side of Dublin. As part of their ongoing upgrade to the latest imaging technology this project involved the decant and relocation of clinical imaging equipment to facilitate the introduction of a new CT Scanner. The project required upgrades and enhancements to all mechanical and electrical systems within the hospital while keeping services live. Phasing and sequencing were a particular feature of the project which required significant flexibility from all team members to achieve programme.
Ethos provided Client Representative services to Blackrock Clinic including review of contractor design, commissioning attendances and cost management. Delivery of the project on programme was a key aspect of the Brief with no unscheduled downtime being acceptable to the Client. Our in-depth knowledge of the site and our flexibility approach to attendances on site were instrumental in meeting programme.
The increasing use of radiation and lasers within theatres and Catherisation Laboratories requires specific measures to prevent egress of radiation from spaces. The air pressure regimes within these areas however requires passive air paths from one space to another via wall mounted pressure relief dampers. The design team developed a solution which would allow sufficient air flow while blocking radiation which required review and sign off from the imaging department physicist.
Blackrock Clinic – Operating Theatres
Blackrock Clinic is a private hospital and clinic located in the south side of Dublin. This project involves the development of a new Operating Theatre at 5th floor level and refurbishment and upgrade to 2 No. Ultra Clean Ventilation (UCV) theatres at Upper Ground Floor level. Ethos provided full M&E Engineering design services to Blackrock Clinic including witnessing of key systems at handover.
The increasing use of radiation and lasers within theatres requires specific measures to prevent egress of radiation from spaces. The air pressure regimes within these areas however requires passive air paths from one space to another via wall mounted pressure relief dampers. The design team developed a solution which would allow sufficient air flow while blocking radiation which required review and sign off from the imaging department physicist.
Delivery of the project on programme was a key aspect of the Brief with no unscheduled downtime being acceptable to the Client. Our in-depth knowledge of the site and our flexibility approach to attendances on site were instrumental in meeting programme.
Europa (Moorehall Lodge) Nursing Home
This project consisted of a three story purpose built state of the art 100 bed residential care nursing home for older people. The project consisted initially of two floors of complete self contained bedrooms for the elderly (60 bedrooms). The building is divided into 4 No. households with each household having it's own front door, bell and post box. One household is purpose built for dementia patients, how- ever the building design allowed for the adjoining households to be converted easily for dementia patients in the future.
Ethos Engineering were commissioned by the main contractor John Sisk as part of the D&B team to provide all Mechanical and Electrical services and lifts required to ensure the building operated to our client's requirements . The building was designed with sustainability in mind with a BER 'A' rating achieved.
Grangegorman Primary Care Centre, Dublin 7
The Primary Care Centre is the centrepiece for the HSE on the Grangegorman site. This project involved part new build, part refurbishment of the protected laundry building, the facility will accommodate the Grangegorman and Cabra East Primary Care Teams along with a range of other health and social care network services for the North West Inner City.
The new structure, comprising of three stories as per the Grangegorman Planning Scheme, will provide GP suites and Public Nursing, facilities for Ophthalmology and Occupational Therapy as well as a full Audiology suite, including the Bone Anchoring Hearing Aid (BAHA) programme and hearing aid repairs
Ethos were tasked with the development of full M&E Design Consultancy Services for this project which involved the upgraded retrofit of existing services associated with the protected Laundry Room Structure, integration with the services across the link building to the 3 storey new build aspect of the development to ensure a high class finish for this Primary Care Centre.
Naas Hospital Electrical Site Infrastructural Upgrade Works
Naas General hospital provides general medical, surgical and acute psychiatric services and a 24 hour Emergency Department service to its immediate catchment population of Kildare/West Wicklow.
Ethos Engineering where engaged by HSE estates to carry out the upgrade to the existing electrical site infrastructure. The electrical design consisted of the modification to the existing Electrical Site Infrastructural Medium Voltage Switchgear and Generator system. The project comprised of an extension to the existing MV switchgear and the installation of a new Generator serving the hospital. We developed electrical services specification documents and identified any risk to the hospital.
National Rehabilitation Hospital – Phase 1 Expansion
The National Rehabilitation Hospital Phase 1 Expansion is located on the grounds of the NRH campus. The new 18,000m2, 120 bed building over 4 floors, is phase 1 of the planned expansion of the campus. The project also includes a swimming pool, hydrotherapy pool, gym, fitness suite and multi functional sports hall.
The project involves significant upgrades to site infrastructure which will be undertaken in a number of phases.
The NRH project will be a fully serviced hospital designed and built to the latest standards and good practice. The mechanical and electrical services will include ventilation, heating, cooling, water services, drainage, medical gases, power, lighting, nurse call, security, fire protection, and telecommunications. This is a BIM project, and as such all the services are being designed and coordinating in REVIT.
This is an A3 energy rated building, and will make use of all the latest technologies for efficient design, heat recovery and energy reduction. The current design includes a combined heat and power plant to make best use of the constant heat demand required for the pools.
Wexford Residential Healthcare Unit
The development consisted of a 50 bed residential healthcare unit comprising two 25 bed residential households and a mental health day centre. The 50 beds cater for a combination of long stay, respite, rehab, convalescent and palliative care patients. The mental health day centre offers day care facilities for 4-6 community based residents and comprises of a therapy room, consulting offices and WC's. There are also central communal areas which house the entrance areas, reception, prayer room, therapy areas, staff facilities and household kitchens & laundry
The unit is served by a biomass boiler to serve the base heating load, backed up by oil fired boilers. High specification fabric design combined with heat recovery ventilation systems, high efficiency pumping systems and daylight control artificial lighting design have helped to achieve an A3 rated BER for the residential unit. Ventilation plant where used included energy efficient heat recovery.
This project was completed in December 2012 in accordance with schedule and clients expectations.
NPRO – St James Hospital, Dublin 8
As part of government strategy to develop centres of excellence for cancer treatment the National Programme for Radiation Oncology (NPRO) and department within the HSE constructed two new hospital centres, one of which is located at St. James Hospital.
Ethos Engineering were part of BAM's Design/Build team with design responsibility for the mechanical and electrical, ICT and Lift services installations.
NPRO – Beaumont Hospital
As part of government strategy to develop centres of excellence for cancer treatment the National Plan for Radiation Oncology (NPRO) involved the construction of a new facility in Beaumont Hospital.
The new building integrates with the existing Beaumont Hospital campus and the project included the integration of utilities and site infrastructure.
Ethos Engineering worked as part of the Design/Build team, led by BAM Contractors and O'Connell Mahon Architects and had design responsibility for the mechanical, electrical, medical gas and lift services installations.
Crumlin Hospital—Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
A new Paediatric Intensive Care Unit in Our Lady's Childrens Hospital, Crumlin was constructed to provide additional capacity in terms of beds but also replace the existing ICU with a an area capable of providing quality care to critically ill children in a much improved environment.
The new development provided 17 ICU beds, isolation rooms and associated support facilities over gross floor area of 6,000m2. The existing PICU was refurbished to provide ancillary support services and accommodation for parents.
National Rehabilitation Hospital, Co. Dublin
The National Rehabilitation Hospital provides a comprehensive range of specialist rehabilitation services to patients throughout Ireland who, as a result of an accident, illness or injury have acquired a physical or cognitive disability and who require specialist medical rehabilitation. This project included the upgrade to the existing St. Patricks and Our Lady's wards including
an extension to accommodate additional bed space. There was also provision for a full Environmental Room Control system which allows an incapacitated patient to operate all services within the room through either hand movement or puff/blow actions.
Services included Lighting and emergency lighting, Fire alarm and Nurse Call, Staff Attack and Paging, Integrated Medical trunking, Medical Lighting, Ventilation and Air Conditioning, Water Services and an Environmental Control System.
Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital, Dublin
The project was divided into a number of phases to allow the new works and refurbishment works elements to progress in a manner acceptable to the Coombe hospital, allowing availability at all times of all necessary services to the existing hospital. The first phase of the works (Phase 1) involved the construction of a structure to house a new Section Theatre and Delivery Suite at second floor level, which includes
1 No. Emergency Obstetrics operating theatre, 2 No. High Risk Delivery rooms and 4 No. Labour Delivery rooms, complete with ancillary rooms (Stores, Ad- ministration area (midwife), circulation areas etc.) and plantroom areas.
These new areas are connected into the existing delivery suite area, with modifications to existing services to allow for the new fit out.
National Children's Hospital – Tallaght Satellite Centre
The new Tallaght Satellite Centre is located on the grounds of the Tallaght Adelaide and Meath Hospital campus. The Satellite Centre is part of the new National Children's Hospital (NCH) development encompassing the new hospital at St. James' Hospital and another Satellite Centre located at Connolly Memorial Hospital in Blanchardstown.
The Tallaght Satellite Centre is a three storey building measuring approximately 4800m². It will also contain a proportion of refurbishment works on the ground floor of the existing Tallaght Hospital where the current administration areas will be transferred to the National Children's Hospital.
National Children's Hospital – Connolly Satellite Centre
The new Connolly Satellite Centre is located on the grounds of the James Connolly Memorial hospital in Blanchardstown. The Satellite Centre is part of the new National Children's Hospital (NCH) development encompassing the new hospital at St. James' Hospital, and another Satellite Centre located at the Adelaide and Meath Hospital campus in Tallaght.
The Connolly Satellite Centre is a three storey building measuring approximately 4800m².

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Here's a roundup of five medical studies published this week that might give you new insights into your health, mind and body. Remember, correlation is not causation – so if a study finds a connection between two things, it doesn't mean that one causes the other.
Motörhead is one of the most hardcore rock 'n' roll acts on Earth
Journal: The Lancet
That Motörhead has the reputation as one of the most hardcore rock'n'roll acts on earth may not surprise you. But finding evidence to support this claim in one of the major medical journals might.
According to a case study published Thursday in The Lancet, a man "developed a chronic subdural hematoma (bleeding in the brain) after headbanging at a Motörhead concert."
Post by: Miriam Falco - CNN Medical Managing Editor, Saarik Gupta -- Special to CNN
Filed under: Aging • Brain • Children's Health • Mental Health • Nutrition • Public Health
Study: 1/3 of knee replacements are questionable
Whether to replace aging knees can be a tough decision. More than 650,000 Americans underwent total knee replacement surgery last year, but a new paper from researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University suggests that a third of those were not "appropriate," based on standard medical criteria.
The study authors analyzed 175 cases, looking at imaging tests to find the degree of arthritis, as well as each patient's age and reported pain level. Only 44% of the operations were rated "appropriate." Thirty-four percent were "inappropriate," while 22% were inconclusive.
But appropriateness is in the eye of the beholder, says Dr. Jeffery Katz, an orthopedic surgeon at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. When the current criteria were developed in the late 1990s, knee replacement "was considered a treatment of last resort," Katz writes in an editorial published alongside the study in the Journal of Arthritis and Rheumatism. Today, many are being done in relatively healthy people in their 50s and 60s.
Post by: Caleb Hellerman - CNN Medical Supervising Producer
Filed under: Aging • Arthritis • Conditions • Orthopedics
Keep your phone out of your pocket – your sperm will thank you
Journal: Environmental International
Since guys don't usually carry handbags, they tend to keep mobile phones in their pants pockets. A recent study from the University of Exeter suggests this may not be a great idea.
That cell phone could actually have a negative effect on your sperm quality.
Post by: Felix Gussone -- Special to CNN
Filed under: Aging • Brain • Cell Phones • Conditions • Dental health • Diet and Fitness • Fertility • Heart • Living Well • Men's Health • Mental Health
Women waiting longer to have their first child
More women over 35 are giving birth for the first time, according to a government study released Friday. The report, issued by the National Center for Health Statistics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, looked at data compiled over the past four decades.
Among the findings:
In 2012, there were more than nine times as many first births to women over age 35 than in the 1970s
From 2000 to 2012, first birth rates rose 35% for women aged 40 to 44, and 24% for women aged 35 to 39
The first birth rate for women aged 40–44 has more than doubled since 1990
In the past 20 years, first birth rates rose for older women across all races. The largest increases were seen for non-Hispanic white and black women, and Asian or Pacific Islander women
Post by: Jacque Wilson -- CNN.com Health writer/producer, Jennifer Bixler - CNN Medical Executive Producer
Filed under: Aging • Living Well • Pregnancy
Apathy in older folks could signal shrinking brain
Being apathetic is usually defined as showing a lack of enthusiasm or energy. Most people who experience it say they just aren't motivated to do anything.
Although anyone in any age group can become apathetic, it has been well documented that apathy tends to affect those in their golden years. Now scientists believe that an elderly person's lack of emotion and indifference to the world could be a sign his or her brain is shrinking.
A study published Wednesday in the journal Neurology, and funded by the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Aging, found that older folks, who are apathetic - but not depressed - may be suffering from smaller brain volumes than those without apathy. FULL POST
Filed under: Aging • Brain • Conditions • Depression • Mental Health
Middle-aged? Put down the meat
Eating a high-protein diet in middle age could increase your risk of diabetes and cancer, according to a study published this week in the journal Cell Metabolism. But don't stay away from meat for too long - the same study showed those over 65 need more protein to reduce their mortality risk.
Insulin-like growth factor 1, or IGF-1, is a protein in your body related to growth and development. Past studies have linked IGF-1 to age-related diseases, including cancer. Mice and humans with higher levels of IGF-1 often have a higher risk of developing these diseases.
Scientists believe protein intake plays a role in IGF-1 activity. Eating less protein, studies have shown, can lead to lower levels of IGF-1 in your body. So theoretically, protein consumption could be directly linked to disease incidence and death. FULL POST
Post by: Jacque Wilson -- CNN.com Health writer/producer, William Hudson - CNN Medical Producer
Filed under: Aging • Cancer • Diabetes • Diet and Fitness • Healthy Eating • Nutrition
Long-term Pill use may double glaucoma risk
Women who used birth control pills for three years or more have twice the risk of developing glaucoma later in life, according to new research.
Glaucoma is a disease that damages the eye's optic nerve and is a leading cause of blindness in the United States.
It's been well documented that low-estrogen levels following menopause contribute to glaucoma in women. Scientists don't know exactly why this happens. But years of using birth control pills, which can also lower estrogen levels, may add to the problem.
The study, conducted by researchers at University of California, San Francisco, Duke University School of Medicine and Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China, did not differentiate between women who took low-estrogen or regular birth control pills. Investigators theorize that when women are not on the pill, their natural estrogen levels go up and down, which seems to prevent the eye from developing glaucoma. When women go on the pill, their estrogen levels are consistent, and in some cases consistently low, which could cause them to develop the condition.
This research project is the first to suggest an increased risk of glaucoma in women who have used oral contraceptives for three or more years. The researchers looked at data on more than 3,400 women aged 40 and older from across the United States, who answered questionnaires about their reproductive health and eye exams. FULL POST
Filed under: Aging • Conditions • Eyes • Women's Health
Oprah and Einstein photos offer clues about early dementia
You are looking at a woman's face; the contours and features seem so familiar. You see the billowing brown hair, the broad smile, the almond-shaped eyes. You may even be able to describe things about her: Famous talk show host, actress in "The Color Purple," philanthropist.
You feel a familiar pang of frustration because the name seems to be in your grasp, but you cannot come up with it.
The person, of course, is Oprah Winfrey. The inability to conjure the name of such a famous face, for some people, is one of several symptoms of a brain disease called primary progressive aphasia (PPA).
The disease "affects a person's ability to communicate," said Tamar Gefen, a doctoral candidate at the Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, adding that the disease attacks language centers in the brain.
"Slowly, over time a person loses the ability to name, comprehend, write and communicate," Gefen said.
The loss is not fleeting, but persistent, progressive, and socially crippling. Patients do not just have difficulty naming Oprah, but can have problems recognizing their own family members or friends. All of that makes having an accurate test for the disease important.
Post by: Stephanie Smith -CNN Medical Producer
Filed under: Aging • Brain • Conditions • Inside Your Brain
Anemia linked to increased risk of dementia
There is no single test to determine if someone has dementia. The harsh reality is that at this point, it can only be conclusively diagnosed during an autopsy.
So for now doctors rely on physical exams, lab work and cognitive indicators to diagnose dementia with a high degree of certainty while a patient is still alive.
Anemia may be one sign someone has an increased risk of developing dementia, according to a new study published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
"I've been studying Alzheimer's for a long time," says study author Dr. Kristine Yaffe, of the University of California – San Francisco. "In particular, I'm interested in things you can modify: cardiovascular disease, sleep, physical activity. We've done a number of studies looking at how different chronic diseases of the body effect aging. We started looking into the issue of anemia... after seeing rudimentary studies that linked it to dementia."
Post by: Ben Tinker - CNN Medical News Senior Producer
Filed under: Aging • Brain • Conditions • Senior Health
Life expectancy is the highest it has ever been for Americans, but whites still live longer than blacks.
Blacks die earlier from homicide, heart disease
Americans are living longer than ever before. But if you are an African-American in the United States, a new report shows your life, on average, will not be as long as your white neighbors'.
The report comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics. Lead author Ken Kochanek says his agency has always run these kinds of numbers internally. The results, though, get a little lost in the larger report on overall mortality rates that goes out annually to the public. This year the agency wanted to highlight some of the important racial disparities in the data.
This particular report shows a deeply troubling trend, Kochanek said: Too many black men are the victims of homicides, and that is one of the main reasons black men, on average, don't live as long as white men do.
The study looked at life expectancy at birth between 1970 and 2010. The National Center for Health Statistics collects this data directly from death certificates. By law, a death certificate is filed with every person who dies. The certificates note cause of death and race.
This particular analysis compared life expectancy rates by race and gender. It also looked at the causes of death and how these causes influenced the difference in life expectancy between the black and white populations. It then sliced the numbers even further by comparing the causes of death and their influence on life expectancy between black and white males born in 2010, and black and white females born in 2010. The researchers did not look at socioeconomic status.
Research shows that life expectancy at birth increased from 70.8 years in 1970 to 78.7 years in 2010 for the population overall – that's an 11% increase. Life expectancy in the United States has been gradually improving since 1900. The 78.7 average was a new high. In 2010 however, the life expectancy for the African-American population still fell short of the white population's by 3.8 years. Studies have shown that white Americans have always lived longer on average than black Americans - at least for as long as the U.S. government has collected this data.
Black men did fare the worst of all the groups they compared – with their life expectancy at 4.7 years lower than white men, who live on average to the age of 76.5.
The statisticians found that black men don't live as long as white men primarily because of higher incidence rates of death from heart disease, homicide and cancer. It is the homicide issue that stands out most for Kochanek.
"The causes of death that account for these differences between the populations haven't changed all that much," Kochanek said. "Heart disease, diabetes, stroke – these differences always seem to be there. But what's interesting in this particular report is just what a difference homicide plays ... The difference between homicides for black and white men in particular is gigantic."
"From a public health standpoint I'm sure the experts would say it's especially worrying," he said. "You would hope the (racial disparities) would be accounted for by natural causes. You can try and do prevention work to keep heart disease down or diabetes for instance. But when you see homicide as having such a big impact it's like, 'Wow, this is a much more complicated issue to fix.'"
White women still have the longest life expectancy at birth - 81 .3 years - followed by black women at 78 years.
This report is the first in a series that will take a closer look at causes of death. The CDC will continue to study other life expectancy issues with ethnic and racial populations in the United States.
Post by: Jen Christensen -- CNN medical producer
Filed under: Aging • Death and Dying • Living Well


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Influencer, Model and Fashion Designer
In conversation with Mariano Di Vaio at the opening of the Nohow Concept Store
9 October 2017,
Djordje Bukvic
Mariano Di Vaio shooting in Capri for the current advertising campaign of Nohow
With the beginning of the Fashion Week, it also began a marathon (literally) of which the first stop was the IQOS Embassy, where it was on schedule the opening of the amazing Nohow concept store. The host of the event was the fabulous Mariano Di Vaio, the man admired by millions of people for his impeccable style. Well known for his blog, MDV Style, but also a world renown writer, model, actor, fashion designer, full time family guy and guess what?! He just launched this summer his hit single named Wait For Me. In a conversation with Djordje Bukvic he reveals to us few insights on style and his new concept store.
What was the primary idea behind the Nohow Concept Store?
Since the inception of the brand, nobody could see and feel the products. No one could know how the materials and the sizing fitted before purchasing the items. With this concept store the costumers have the opportunity to touch the product in real life and since people believed in me from the beginning, we wanted to create a place where they could feel the quality and tell me if it's really bad or really good.
To which kind of men this concept dedicated to?
I want to say for everyone. But it's probably more for people who really love fashion. My grandpa would rock this collection, as well as my dad.. but there are items for every flavour and taste, a bit for everyone. That the reason why I created a team that gives me their opinion and feedbacks. I'm usually more directed towards a rock n' roll style and slightly harder, while the guys surrounding me have a classier approach.
You travel very often, especially to Los Angeles. How much does it influence your personal style? Do you find it inspiring to mix different styles with the Italian, classic and sophisticated look?
It's not easy, somehow I'm constantly mixing the Italian with the LA style, but also I take a lot of inspiration from Britain, because I was living in London for sometime. The outcome of that melange is something really cool, and the reason why I think guys are loving my style. I try not to focus only on my Italian roots, as being focused on one thing, one look, could easily become boring, you always need to keep changing. Experimenting and trying new things is really important, so yes, I am definitely inspired by my travels.
Recently we had the chance to read about your beginnings and life in London on your Instagram profile. Could you ever dream of what you accomplished thus far?
Honestly, I never had a clear vision. I was always hoping for something better, hoping to get somewhere, but didn't know where. This is much more than I expected, much more than I was dreaming of.
25 years old from Serbia, living a nomadic lifestyle and working as a fashion photographer and creative director for international publications.
Wedding day with Eleonora Brunacci at the Castello di Procopio
The opening of the Concept Store in Milan
Mariano Di Vaio shooting the campaign for Fred Mello
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Say goodbye to a celebrity we once loved and knew.
Looks like we have officially lost Shia LaBeouf...to insanity! I was a little disappointed when I heard about Shia LaBeouf losing it. He went completely crazy on security when they confronted him at a Broadway show Thursday night. According to the criminal complaint, he stoop up in the middle of the show and was yelling loudly at the actors on stage disrupting the performance. When security arrived to remove him from the theater he starting yelling the all time favorite Hollywood phrase, "Do you know who the f*** I am?!". It is also said that when they arrived at the station for processing, he spit at the police office, which luckily landed on the officer's feet. The next day after he was released from jail, he was seen fighting a bum.
Could Shia LaBeouf be on drugs? I don't know what it may be but the dude on something, this is not normal behavior. Check it out!


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Godefroy Wendelin ou Vendelin, né Govaert Wendelen (, Herck-la-Ville – , Gand) était un astronome flamand. Il est également connu sous son nom latin Vendelinus. Son prénom est parfois orthographié Godefroid ou Gottfried.

Biographie

Il s'installa en Provence de 1598 à 1612. En 1605, l'astronome fut témoin d'une éclipse à Forcalquier. Grâce à la protection d'André d'Arnaud, lieutenant général de la sénéchaussée dont il était le précepteur des enfants, il put s'installer au château des Graves, à Châteauneuf-Miravail puis continuer ses observations météorologique et astronomique sur la montagne de Lure. Il les fit au sommet du Contras (mètres) dans son observatoire - sans doute une bergerie en pierre sèche - en 1604 et 1612, date à laquelle il retourna en Belgique.

Aux environs de 1630, il mesura la distance entre la Terre et le Soleil (unité astronomique) avec la méthode d'Aristarque de Samos. La valeur qu'il obtint était égale à 60 % de la valeur exacte (243 fois la distance de la Terre à la Lune alors que la vraie valeur est d'environ 384 fois ; Aristarque avait trouvé environ 20 fois).

À partir des observations des satellites de Jupiter Vendelin et son confrère Peiresc « furent les premiers à montrer que la troisième loi de Kepler s'appliquait aux satellites de Jupiter, apportant ainsi la preuve que ces lois étaient bien lois universelles. »

En 1643 il montra que la troisième loi de Kepler s'appliquait aux satellites de Jupiter.

Wendelin correspondit avec Michel Coignet, Mersenne, Gassendi et Constantijn Huygens.

Le cratère Vendelinus sur la Lune et l'astéroïde (16444) Godefroy portent son nom.

Notes et références

Bibliographie
 Guy Barruol, André de Réparaz et Jean-Yves Royer, La montagne de Lure, encyclopédie d'une montagne en Haute-Provence, collectif sous la direction de Guy Barruol, Éd. Les Alpes de Lumière, .
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 Ph Malburet, Godfried Wendelen, l'ami flamand de Peiresc, Éd Publishroom, .

Voir aussi

Liens externes

  The Galileo Project: Wendelin

Naissance en juin 1580
Décès en octobre 1667
Astronome belge (avant 1830)
Décès à Gand
Naissance à Herck-la-Ville
Décès à 87 ans
Éponyme d'un objet céleste

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Nathan holds a Bachelor of Philosophy (majoring in Economics and Finance, First Class Honours) from the University of Western Australia, completing part of his degree on exchange at Purdue University. Over his time at UWA, Nathan was a recipient of the Bachelor of Philosophy Award, the Victor Raeburn Scholarship, and the Hackett Foundation Alumni Honours Scholarship.
During his undergraduate studies, Nathan interned in the audit division at Nexia, the research team at the Centre for Social Impact, and the corporate advisory team at Argonaut. He also worked as a part-time Economics and Finance Tutor at the UWA Business School.


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Learn about the health benefits of cherries, from a better night's rest to a trimmer tummy to managing certain diseases.
Sweet or sour, cherries are bursting with nutrition. Find out how these petite stone fruits can help improve your health, from a better night's rest to a trimmer tummy to managing gout.
Tart cherries are one of nature's few sources of melatonin, a hormone that lowers body temperature, making us sleepy. When study volunteers drank an ounce of tart cherry juice concentrate in the morning and again at night, they slept more soundly. Even better: sipping the tart concentrate may provide an alternative to a melatonin supplement. "The melatonin in tart cherry juice is very well absorbed and is utilized by the body to provide an effect that could rival melatonin supplements," says study author Glyn Howatson, Ph.D.
Sweet cherries are loaded with potassium, a natural blood-pressure reducer. Potassium balances fluids in our bodies, essentially offsetting the blood-pressure-raising effects of sodium. So it's no wonder studies have found that people who eat more potassium-rich foods, like sweet cherries, tend to have less hypertension. One cup of these ruby gems packs roughly the same amount of potassium as a small banana and also boasts some quercetin, an antioxidant that may help keep blood vessels relaxed and supple.
Tart cherry juice may quell post-workout pain, says a 2010 Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition study. Runners who downed 24 ounces of tart cherry juice daily (about 480 calories) for seven days before a long-distance race, and again on race day, reported fewer aches afterward than runners who drank a placebo. Researchers believe that tart cherries' antioxidants protect against attacks by exercise-induced free radicals, which can lead to painful inflammation.
Sweet cherries are rich in beta carotene, vitamin C, anthocyanins and quercetin, which may work together synergistically to fight cancer. Plus, preliminary studies suggest the anthocyanin cyanidin may prevent genetic mutations that can lead to cancer and keep cancer cells from growing out of control. While tart cherries contain some anthocyanins, sweet cherries pack nearly three times as many (two-thirds are found in the skins). The riper the better: as cherries darken, they produce more antioxidants.
When scientists at the University of Michigan Health System put rats on a high-fat diet supplemented with either a tart-cherry powder (equal to 1% of the weight of their total diet) or the same number of calories from carbohydrate, those that got the cherry powder gained less weight and body fat. Why? The anthocyanins in tart cherries activate a molecule that helps rev up fat burning and decrease fat storage.
This form of arthritis is caused by too much uric acid in the blood, which causes swelling, inflammation and tenderness. A growing body of research reveals that cherries—both sweet and tart—can help. In a USDA study, eating about 2 cups fresh sweet Bing cherries daily lowered uric acid levels by 15% and also reduced C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammation. Another study showed that drinking 8 ounces of tart cherry juice a day reduces uric acid.
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Monster Movie: Supernatural (2008)
"All three monsters – the Dracula, Wolf Man, and the Mummy – all the same critter, which means we need to catch this freak before he "Creature from the Black Lagoon's" somebody."
So I know that I have had quite a few TV episodes this October. I know that I went a little overboard, but I wanted to include this anyway. You see I have been wanting to review this episode for a while, but felt that I couldn't do it until I had reviewed the original The Wolf Man film. As I finally did it this October, it allowed me to finally be able to talk about this episode. This is my all-time favorite episode because it has what I love! Monster Movies!!
Yep it parodies a series of Classic Horror Films: Dracula (1931), The Mummy (1932), Wolf Man (1941). In fact to further the homage to classic horror film, they even filmed the whole thing in black and white!
So Supernatural is a show that like Grimm, every episode could be done for Horrorfest. The show consists of two hunter brothers, Dean and Sam Winchester, who travel all over the U.S. hunting ghosts, demons, vampires, werewolves, etc. As the seasons progress they get more focused on the battle between angels and demons and stopping the end of the world. It's an awesome show.
So this episode takes place in season 4. There have been a lot of angst and sadness
(I won't go into detail in case you haven't watched it and want to) and the two brothers have finally been reunited.
So Dean and San are driving into Pennsylvania on the trail of vampires. Sam is worried about the apocalypse, but Dean convinces him to stop off at an Oktoberfest to relax a bit. They find the Sheriff and introduce themselves as Agent Angus and Agent Young (homage to Angus Young of AC/DC).
There they are told to speak to the witness Ed Brewer, but the Sheriff doesn't put much stock in his testimony. They run into the very beautiful waitress Jaimie, who points them toward Ed. There Ed describes the Vampire as being the one out of the 1931 Dracula film.
Yep, Dean and Sam are shocked, but Ed insists that it is true. The guy looked just like Bela Lugosi's Dracula.
In fact the vampire even uses the Transylvanian accent.
Sam and Dean confer and determine that it is probably a twilight-esque fan and that it isn't really strange enough for them to stick around.
The night however, things change.
A couple is making out in a car when a werewolf comes upon them and attacks.
The next day, Sam and Dean talk to the girl who survived the attack, Anne-Marie, and discover that the killer looked just like Lon Chaney Jr. in the 1941 Wolf Man film.
The sheriff also finds wolf hair on the dead body. Sam and Dean are confused as real werewolves don't have wolf hair.
That night a guard discovered an Egyptian sarcophagus at the docks. As the guard is about to call to figure out what is going on, the mummy rises from its grave.
The Mummy attacks the guard, strangling him.
The Winchesters go down to investigate and try and figure out what is going on. There they discover the sarcophagus is actually a movie prop that has been laced with dry ice. Dean leaves Sam to figure out a theory, while he heads down to meet up with Jamie for their date.
Meanwhile, Jamie has been waiting for a while and decides that Dean is most likely standing her up. She starts to walk home, when she runs into Dracula.
Blood!
He calls her his reincarted love, and tries to kidnap her, but Jamie sprays him with pepper spray and then runs away…right into Dean. Dean gets a punch into Dracula
But then finds himself overpowered by the vampire
The vampire calls him "Harker" (reference to Jonathan Harker the fiancé of Mina [the woman Dracula tries to take]). Dracula tries to bite Dean, but he rips his ear off and a medallion. With his ear gone, Dracula runs away and jumps on his scooter.
Nope you heard my correctly
Back at the bar, Dean shows Sam the ear and medallion.
"Dean Winchester: I, uh, pulled it off during the fight. Look at the label on the ribbon.
Sam Winchester: It's a costume rental.
Dean Winchester: All three monsters – the Dracula, Wolf Man, and the Mummy – all the same critter, which means we need to catch this freak before he "Creature from the Black Lagoon's" somebody."
They determine that they are dealing with a shapeshifter obsessed with classic film. Now if you have been reading my posts posts, such as Phantom of the Megaplex, Scream, and An American Werewolf in London, you know probably realize another reason why I love this episode. Yep, I can relate to the shapeshifter. I love classic film (especially horror) and I can completely understand him.
Anyways, so Sam, being the scholar, recognizes the name Harker and figures that the shapeshifter is trying to recreate the 1931 film, Dean being Jonathan and Jamie being Mina. I guess that makes Sam, Van Helsing.
The two figure that it must be someone who knows Jamie and is obsessed with her. When they question her, Jamie can't think of a person who is strange or crazy. Lucy, her best friend and coworker, mentions that Ed recentlly moved to town and is the projectionist for the old theater. Plus he has a crush on Jamie.
HIghly suspicious
Sam goes to investigate while Dean stays with Jamie. The two are drinking beer and having a deep conversation, when Lucy interrupts. She is on her way out the door, but Jamie invites her to stay and have a drink with them.
Back on the case, Sam has gone into the old theater and discovers Ed playing the pipe organ.
He pulls on Ed's ear, but find it fast in place.
"Sam Winchester: [tries to tear out Ed's ear] It's supposed to come off.
Ed Brewer: No, it's not!"
This means Ed is not the shapeshifter!!! But if he isn't…who is?
Back at the bar, Dean and Jaimie are getting groggy and falling asleep. Dean punches Lucy in the face, and discovers that Lucy is not "Lucy" but the shapeshifter.
And she has drugged the two of them. Dean tries to hold on, but faints.
Dean wakes up and finds himself in lederhosen.
In a Frankenstein-esque dungeon.
Now I really like what Dracula has to say here. It's so poetic. "Life is small, meager, messy. The movies are grand, simple, elegant. I have chosen elegance.", it's very Movie Mason from The Phantom of the Megaplex.
Anyways, Dracula is about to electrocute Dean and have a "movie" where the monster wins, when something interrupts him. The doorbell rings and the pizza delivery guy is there.
Pizza Delivery Guy: Uh, pizza delivery?
Dracula: Ah, you have brought a repast. Excellent. Continue to be of such service, and your life will be spared.
Pizza Delivery Guy: Uh-huh. That'll be $15.50.
Dracula: Tell me…
Pizza Delivery Guy: Yeah?
Dracula: Is there garlic on this pizza?
Pizza Delivery Guy: I don't know. Did you order garlic?
Dracula: No!
Pizza Delivery Guy: Then no. Look, mister, I've got four other deliveries to make. You want to just pay me the money so I can go?
Dracula: Of course. Yes. But I have a coupon.
And why not take a pizza break? Pizza is awesome.
I love Pizza
So now that Dracula has food for later, he prepares to finish Harker/Dean, but is interrupted by Jamie waking up.
Meanwhile back at the bar, Sam has figured out that with Jamie and Dean missing it must be Lucy. He sets out for her house.
Back in the dungeon, Dracula wants Jamie to dress in the gown he bought her and eat pizza with him.
Just like the Mummy, trying to dress his "reincarnated bride" in his old love's clothes.
Jamie is really freaked out as she has been drugged, was betryed by her best friend (as Dracula was pretending to be "Lucy") and is stuck with a killer. Dracula tries to apologize and tells Jamie his backstory. He was called a monster from the beginning of his life and beat by his father. He found solace in monster movies, and achieves strength and confidence when taking their form.
This part actually reminded me a lot of The Phantom of the Opera. Here is a man who is disfigured and mistreated because of it. He knows only how to hate as he has been so mistreated. It makes you wonder how things might have been different if one person had loved him.
While Dracula is reminiscing, unbeknownst to him Sam has slipped into the house and is skulking around the dungeon. Dracula knocks Jamie out and turns his attention to Sam and the freed Dean. They start fighting, with Sam being thrown through a fake door. Dean and Dracula are struggling to get the gun with silver bullets along with trying to knock the other out. Dean tries a groin attack and move for the gun, but Dracula throws him back. Before he can do anything else, Jamie, who has just woken up, grabs the gun and shoots him.
With Dracula conceding, that maybe this is how the "film" should end.
The next day Dean says good-bye to Jamie. The two brothers agree that's it was nice doing some old-fashioned monster hunting, rather than the angels & demons stuff. They discuss what film they would want to live in as the episode ends.
For the previous post, go to Murder is My Favorite Crime
For more on Supernatural, go to Keep Clear of the Moor. Beware the Moon
For more on Dean Winchester, go to I'm Batman!
For more on Sam Winchester, go to You Can't Have Just One!
For more horror parody, go to Who's Afraid of Cory Wolf?
For more on Dracula, go to I Bid You Welcome
For more on The Mummy, go to Part X: The Movie List That Would Not Die
For more on The Wolf Man, go to Unleash the Savage Instincts that Lie Hidden Within
For more monster movies, go to What Is This Thing?
For more on Phantom of the Megaplex, go to Friday Night Fun
For more on recreating a scene, go to Carried Away
For more on pizza, go to Food, Food, Food
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December 14, 2012 by Moreland
On the 12th Day 'til Christmas: The 12 Men of Christmas (2009)
On the 12 Day 'til Christmas my blogger gave to me
The 12 Men of Christmas (2009)
Now this is a film that is very pleasing to any woman out there. E.J. Baxter is a genius New York publicist that after being betrayed by her fiance, leaves that life to move out to Montana. When she gets there she clashes heads with good-looking bad boy, Will Albrecht. She hears the plight of the volunteer search-and-rescue team, as their lack of funds are causing them to use out-of-date equipment. E.J. comes up with the idea of creating a "naked" calendar (nothing is shown but bare chest) to raise the money.
The calendar is a success and both Will and E.J. realize that there is more to each other than meets the eye and they fall in love. After some misunderstandings the two break up, and E.J. returns to the big apple. When she gets there, she realizes how dissatisfied she is and goes back reuniting with Will; the end!
However, when I was watching it I realized that a lot of the storyline was just like Pride and Prejudice
1) Their Names
Their names are
(Main Guy) Will = Fitzwilliam Darcy
(Main Girl) E.J. = Elizabeth Jane
(Main Girl's BFF) Jan: Jane -E = Jan
2) Comment Trama
Will Albrecht says something to E.J. and it causes them to hate each other. Just like how Darcy makes that comment about Elizabeth. In this film Will was the one who was prejudiced while E.J. was the one who was prideful.
3) Water Scene
They also do a water scene [copying Pride & Prejudice (1995)]. E.J. visits a fancy manor house and happens across Will who is swimming in the pool. Of course this scene is taken much further than P&P. In this version Will is in his birthday suit, but because it is on TV, we don't see anything.
4) Wickham Surfaces
E.J. starts dating this guy Mike who hates Will. He tells her that Will is a horrible guy as he dumped his fianceé on their wedding night, leaving her stranded at the altar. He also goes on about there was this perfect modeling job that Will had for his store, but Will kept Mike from getting it because he was jealous of him. This is just like when Wickham goes on and on about Darcy being awful and taking away his inheritance and chance to become a minister.
5) Persuasive Person
E.J.'s friend, Jan, has been in love with Will's best friend Eric forever and has been waiting ever patiently for him to ask her out. He is about to, but Will convinces Eric that Jan doesn't really care for him. Eric listens to his friend and drops all of his attentions to Jan, completely breaking her heart. Just like Bingley was easily swayed by Darcy; Eric is swayed by Will.
6) Terrible Proposal
One random day Will decides to go to E.J's office and tells her that even though he fought it and is disgusted with himself, he is in love with her. He goes on and on about how displeased he is, just like Darcy does to Elizabeth when he asked her to marry him. And just like Elizabeth Bennet, E.J. turns him down cold; claiming that he was the last person in the world she would ever get with.
7) Disgrace Be Gone
So the calendar is going well and they have finished the first 11 months and ready to start on the 12th when the last guy drops out. They can't find anyone to replace him and don't know what to do when Will steps forward and fills in their empty slot. Not only does Will save the day, but E.J. realizes that she loves Will. Just like when Darcy saved Elizabeth's family from disgrace over the Lydia scenario, E.J. too was saved from disgrace.
8) Miss King-ed Out of My Mind
Mike stops paying attention to E.J., eventually breaking up with her. This is fine as she realizes Will is the one she wants to be with. Later we find out that just like Wickham tried to go higher than the Bennets by attempting to get with Miss King, Mike traded up. He gets with a rich, recently divorced woman. Unlike Wickham, he ends up with her.
9) Wickham's Wicked Reveal
At the end we find out that Will wouldn't give Mike the job because he stole his fiancee. His fianceé cheated on him with Mike, and left Will stranded at the altar, not the other way around. Just like in P&P as we find out that the lies spread about by Wickham to the whole town are untrue, we find out the lie spread by Mike about Will dumping his fiancé is also false.
10) Reunited Couples
In the end Jan and Eric have finally gotten together; along with Will and E.J. working through their pride and prejudices. Just like P&P, we have a very happy ending.
It's a great film and you should watch it. You definitely should check out the calendar. Mr. May is my favorite, I'd keep him up all year long.
If you're wondering Mr. December, as I said earlier, is Will and Mr. July is the very uncute Mike (I don't see how anyone would find him attractive).
I think it is a great movie and I highly recommend you watching it! To find out when it will be playing on Lifetime go here.
For more modern works based on Pride and Prejudice, go to Definitely Not Mr. Darcy
For more Pride & Prejudice posts go to Let's Hear it For the Boys
For more of my fav quotes, go to It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Posted in 12 Posts of Christmas, Pride and Prejudice, Quotable Quotes
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Human personality is a set of psychological characteristics that distinguishes it from others. However people can be classified as congenital personality types, interactions that are precisely defined. The aim of this article is to characterize the socionic temperament and psychological profile of the spa and wellness tourists in Bulgaria. The study is based on a survey of 460 tourists who visited Bulgarian spa centers in the summer and autumn of 2015.
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