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Well after spending two hours yesterday evening shopping for a winter jacket, I thought I had found the right one – a Dockers 100% wool jacket. I happily bought it. Then it occurred to me, what exactly happens to the sheep when the wool is extracted? is it as simple as giving them a haircut? [...]

Why do you need to see this video? so that you can pass it on to your friends, and have them pass it on to their friends…. only when people stop buying, the clothing industry will switch to alternatives. There are great alternative insulating and feel-good fabrics like: Thermolite, Thinsulate, Polartec, Micro-Fibre, Micro-Suede, etc. which are lighter, cheaper, and have higher heat insulation than wool or fur (the later is more of “fashion” than having practical value).

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If you thought chemicals from Teflon being absorbed into your food was the only danger, think again.
When you heat a Teflon coated pan at medium heat, it emits a toxin known as PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid) into the air. How dangerous is it? it is dangerous enough that many pet-bird deaths have been linked to it.
Unlike [...]

The month of Margazhi (Dec. 16 – Jan 14) – is Sri Krishna’s favorite month. Of the entire year, this month is celebrated with bhajans, recitations, and performances in just about all temples and music academies (Carnatic, instrumental, vocal, dance – Bharathanatyam, etc.). Of particular note is the Marghazi Festival in Chennai in which hundreds [...]