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Two things I read about and learned this a.m.

qualitygal — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 11:31:35 GMT

Starbucks coffee most widely enjoyed coffee, comes from 3 different regions.

Latin America, Africa and Asia/Pacific (Google source).

Five most numbered ski areas:

NY with 52 ski lifts

MI with 40

WI & Colorado 33

Calif has 29.

What have you read and learned about?

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Group 5 minus 1 — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 11:29:54 GMT

Love Starbucks. Asked for a gift card for the holidays.

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millieshops — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 12:07:42 GMT

@qualitygal Yesterday from a long essay about carbon's role in climate change, I learned one of the very worst causes of that pollution is fashion. I knew I'd been making closet and dresser space by buying less clothing, but I had no idea I was doing something for climate control at the same time! Win/win.

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frenchie — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 12:37:04 GMT

@millieshops wrote:
@qualitygal Yesterday from a long essay about carbon's role in climate change, I learned one of the very worst causes of that pollution is fashion. I knew I'd been making closet and dresser space by buying less clothing, but I had no idea I was doing something for climate control at the same time! Win/win.

Textiles are banned from trash pickup. Our town has recycle bins for unuseable textiles and various bins around town for reuseable clothing. I had no idea there was so much of it. I just got rid of two bags yesterday.

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Zwervend — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 12:52:53 GMT

I learned that getting up at 2:45 AM to catch a 6:00 AM flight to head back north for hockey is an experience I’ll think more than twice about doing again! Thankfully we were about 20 minutes into ATL so it left me enough time to grab a quick bite and a coffee from the SkyClub.

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millieshops — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 13:21:13 GMT

@frenchie According to the essay I was reading, every second of the day the equivalent of the contents of a large truck of textiles ends up somewhere in the world's landfill.

Assuming that number is at all accurate, there'd be about 10,000 trucks of just textile trash in a year. I've lived in or near water-endangered areas my entire life and never before had the slightest understanding of the extent of textile pollution.

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songbird — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 13:28:15 GMT

Worldwide fast fashion is huge polluter. Most women have tons of cheap clothing. You can see how they designs housing now with enormous closets.

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drizzellla — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 14:09:55 GMT

@frenchie wrote:
@millieshops wrote:
@qualitygal Yesterday from a long essay about carbon's role in climate change, I learned one of the very worst causes of that pollution is fashion. I knew I'd been making closet and dresser space by buying less clothing, but I had no idea I was doing something for climate control at the same time! Win/win.
Textiles are banned from trash pickup. Our town has recycle bins for unuseable textiles and various bins around town for reuseable clothing. I had no idea there was so much of it. I just got rid of two bags yesterday.

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SilleeMee — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 14:15:57 GMT

There's a new wireless technology on the horizon...6G. It's suppose to be starting in 2025 with most commercial networks up by 2030.

6G is even more capable of using AI technology across all platforms and it will be using AI itself to increase speed and efficiency of 6G networking. In other words, AI will be the heart and brains of 6G technology.

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Mindy D — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 16:57:50 GMT

It's not just fast fashion. People keep changing their wardrobes so much. Why not try and rethink what you have? Try coordinating things in a new way. Why not swap some clothes with a friend if you're tired of some things?The older clothing was made so much better anyway.

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JaneMarple — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 05:25:09 GMT

I've just learned within the last week or so that I've been pronouncing Qatar incorrectly.

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beach-mom — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 05:51:17 GMT

@JaneMarple wrote:
I've just learned within the last week or so that I've been pronouncing Qatar incorrectly.

@JaneMarple - My friend's daughter taught there for two years a few years ago. She is a brilliant girl, who went to a well-respected college. Although she had no interest in teaching, Qatar recruited the best of the best to teach there.

She lived in an apartment that was more like a luxury hotel with others from around the world who also were there to teach. She had maid service and dinners provided if she wanted them. They treated her like royalty, and paid her very well.

Anyway, my friend told me the correct pronunciation is "Kotter," as in "Welcome back . . ."

I hear it pronounced different ways by different newscasters. I say it the way she taught me!

I'm always learning new things. Life would be boring if I didn't!

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Sooner — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 06:03:50 GMT

@millieshops wrote:
@frenchie According to the essay I was reading, every second of the day the equivalent of the contents of a large truck of textiles ends up somewhere in the world's landfill.
Assuming that number is at all accurate, there'd be about 10,000 trucks of just textile trash in a year. I've lived in or near water-endangered areas my entire life and never before had the slightest understanding of the extent of textile pollution.

@millieshops What we do is a drop in the bucket to India and China.

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LuvSoCal — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 06:49:30 GMT

@JaneMarple wrote:
I've just learned within the last week or so that I've been pronouncing Qatar incorrectly.

@JaneMarple lol...so which is it? I've heard it pronounced CUTTER and Ka TAR.

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millieshops — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 13:00:37 GMT

@Sooner In quantity that's most likely correct, but because huge quantities of the discarded textiles come from manufacturing waste more than completed garment waste, until we figure out a way to manufacture affordable clothing here in the US, I have no idea how we contribute to the solution beyond my small personal decision not to buy excess clothing.

Any ideas how we return to massive clothing manufacture across the US? I have none - even from the years when we did manufacture more of our clothing needs and wants, it wasn't an easy industry. Today's worldwide economic and political issues I think make it an even harder go now.

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Sooner — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 15:18:26 GMT

@millieshops No I am talking about the things that are attributed to causing climate change don't matter what WE do unless India and China change their ways. Which they have no real intention of doing.

Should be thinking more about what to do to deal with it than stopping it, which USA has no say over.

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JaneMarple — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 16:12:52 GMT

@LuvSoCal wrote:
@JaneMarple wrote:
I've just learned within the last week or so that I've been pronouncing Qatar incorrectly.
@JaneMarple lol...so which is it? I've heard it pronounced CUTTER and Ka TAR.

@LuvSoCal As I've seen on televisionlately, it's "cutter".

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shoesnbags — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 17:47:36 GMT

@JaneMarple wrote:
@LuvSoCal wrote:
@JaneMarple wrote:
I've just learned within the last week or so that I've been pronouncing Qatar incorrectly.
@JaneMarple lol...so which is it? I've heard it pronounced CUTTER and Ka TAR.
@LuvSoCal As I've seen on televisionlately, it's "cutter".

Look at post #12 where @beach-mom says it's "Kotter" as in "Welcome Back Kotter." This was from her friend's daughter who lived there for 2 years. (I've been saying "Cutter".)

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JaneMarple — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 19:34:22 GMT

@shoesnbags wrote:
@JaneMarple wrote:
@LuvSoCal wrote:
@JaneMarple wrote:
I've just learned within the last week or so that I've been pronouncing Qatar incorrectly.
@JaneMarple lol...so which is it? I've heard it pronounced CUTTER and Ka TAR.
@LuvSoCal As I've seen on televisionlately, it's "cutter".
Look at post #12 where @beach-mom says it's "Kotter" as in "Welcome Back Kotter." This was from her friend's daughter who lived there for 2 years. (I've been saying "Cutter".)

I read the post but I'm referring to the news reporters pronouncing it "cutter"! @shoesnbags

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Zhills — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 19:49:20 GMT

How to maintain my EZ GO Club Car golfcart. New to me!