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In the face of enormous, apparently intractable social problems, individual action can seem puny and inconsequential. Heres how to get started. Want to see how enlightened your rep is on the issue? Check outthis handy list of all the climate-change deniers in Congress. You know the drill: Call, write, email, protest, and above all,vote. Does your city have a sustainability office or a committee on the environment? Does your local university have a sustainability office you’re free to communicate with about local efforts?...

Sometimes walking through Ikea feels like youre in a maze where the walls are built from eye-catching organizational units. You both cant and dont want to leave. This isnt an accidentIkea is trapping you on purpose. Now that you know what Ikea is up to, how do you fight their wily tricks? Thats something Ikea understands well, and they manipulate it with their layout. ensure you have a list. Understand the Layout There are three main styles of store layouts....

But what about Windows apps, you might wonder? What happened to all the rumors of Windows compatibility on the horizon? All you need is the Crossover app and a little time for experimentation. Crossover is a free app (for now) that runs Windows programs inside a virtual machine. What is Crossover? Crossover is a free virtual machine of sorts available in theGoogle Play Store. Its in beta, though theres a giant Trial Period banner emblazoned on the apps main page....

You could say Dr. Anne Brock drinks for a living. But just dont say it in earshot. Dr. Brock is the master distiller for Bombay Sapphire, overseeing gin production in the English village of Laverstoke. We talked to her about her background in chemistry, her gin club, and her favorite cocktail trick. When I was younger I wanted to be a doctor and secured a place at medical school. I then became a bartender, working in hotels across the UK and traveling in between jobs....

Your future self will meet you shortly. says one sign firmly implanted at the edge of a field. Never press 9 it warns, and you wonder if its real. Exit signs point at unnatural directions. I hope it brings up ideas as well – gets people thinking about their headspace. It’s not something that I want to pursue, Pederson said. Street art, on the other hand, has its presence in the outside world, he told....

They are a fusion of European and indigenous architecture. The Church of Nercon in Chiloe. Photo credit:Srikanth Jandhyala/Flickr The archipelago was first discovered by the Spaniards in the mid-16th century. There once stood as many as 150 wooden churches on the Chiloe archipelago. Photo credit:Babak Fakhamzadeh/Flickr The altar inside the Church of Santa Maria de Loreto de Achao. Photo credit:Max Besser Jirkal/Flickr Photo credit:paz guentelican/Flickr The shingled wall of San Juan church....

Alfred also recognizes when you want to search within a specific site. you’re able to adjust Alfreds web search options too. For more about editing your Alfred search options, weve got an entireAlfred Beginners Guide. Quickly access your iTunes Library iTunes interface is cumbersome, to say the least. Pick a category: Genre, Artists, Albums, or Playlists. If you dont know what you want, go with Alfreds Random Album choice. Find the song or album you want to listen to, and then hit Enter to start playing....

Heres whatKristina Kuzmicknows: Perfection is boring. We might as well embrace the chaos. Kuzmic gives us a look into her daily life. Did life happen mostly as planned or were there surprises? My life didnt go as planned at all! Ive been through many lows I wasnt expectingdivorce, depression, poverty. And many highs I wasnt expecting eithergetting remarried a wonderful man and creating a successful career that I love. Whats your best trick for getting out the door in the morning?...

A toxic red tide has been affecting Florida beaches since last year, and is especially bad right now. What is a red tide, and why is it called that? A red tide is actually a bunch of microscopic creatures floating in the water. The red tide in Florida is the work of a species calledKarenia brevis. brevisis a single cell, with a little tail that it uses to swim. It can make food from sunlight, like plants do, so its considered a throw in of algae....

The Westbury White Horse carved on the hillside near Westbury in Wiltshire, England. Photo credit:tipwarm/Shutterstock.com A large portion of Southern England is made up of chalk. As time progressed, layers of calcium carbonate built up and got compacted into a solid layer of rock. The artworks are usually made on the hillside so that they are visible from the distance. In the past there probably were hundreds, but many became destroyed or overgrown with vegetation....

Close to 30 percent of pregnanciesend in miscarriage, by one estimate. And yet so many moms and dads still suffer in silence. How do you support a friend or family member who has lost a baby? Instead,letsmakeartwrites, just get up and help. Dont ask her if she needs anything, just be there and do it. If they are involved in activities like soccer or piano lessons, show up to drive them....

Like romantic relationships, friendships can end. Lets start giving friendship break ups the respect they deserve. Carly Breitintervieweda clinical therapist named Miriam Kirmayer and a psychotherapist Marni Feuerman on the topic forTime. Sometimes, you just let it die. This can create situations where we can end up feeling hurt, says Kirmayer. You might find it far less confusing and open-ended if you discuss whats happening, even if its awkward. It might be difficult, but then you at least both know where you stand....

Surveyors found that the bridge was slowly sinkingabout one third of a centimeter every year. Another four decades had passed before the City Council could arrive at a decision. The London Bridgein Lake Havasu City. The London Bridge in London, before it was dismantled and brought to Lake Havasu City. From Long Beach, the granite blocks were trucked 300 miles to its destination. It cost McCulloch $7 million just to ship the blocks....