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Outdoor clothing company Patagonia announced on Monday that it would donate $1 million to multiple voting rights groups in Georgia in direct response to the restrictive voting legislation that recently passed in the state. In a press release, Patagonia celebrated the record amount of voter turnout seen in the 2020 election, reiterating the assessment made by many voting officials that they were "safe, secure elections." "But instead of celebrating democracy in action, a group of lawmakers in Georgia and states across America are doing everything in their power to make it harder for their constituents to vote," Patagonia CEO Ryan...

Snow surrounded a car on Morrissey Boulevard in Dorchester during early morning hours on Feb. 7, 1978. The 1978 blizzard blanketed much of the region with snow on Feb. 6 and 7, with 27.1 inches accumulating at Logan Airport. [snip] Gandolf, an Irish setter, watched Martine Carroll, 14, walk down Trenton Street. [snip]

As far as I can see, any exudations of PFCs come solely from the minds of GP activists and not from outdoor jackets The Greenpeace (GP) Detox Campaign to get rid of a variety of materials in textiles is in its third year. Let’s dig into just one aspect of it, namely per- and poly-fluorinated compounds (PFCs for short) that are used to make water repelling or waterproof high quality outdoor gear such as rain jackets and hiking boots. Let’s look at their claim and findings a bit closer. To begin with, what does “fluorinated” actually mean? What does “Fluorinated”...

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The epitome of cool, the leather jacket is an edgy classic, and a must have of the fall wardrobe for women. Embrace the biker-couture style by donning an ultra-hip and extremely wearable statement bomber.

More men want national costumesWomen traditionally have made up the biggest market for the unique Norwegian national costumes known as bunad. Men have been getting into the act in recent years, and some tailors are now reporting a big jump in sales.It's high season for makers of the costumes that represent different geographical districts in Norway. With the 17th of May approaching, when nearly everyone who has a bunad wears it, needles and thread are flying around the nation to get the bunad ready.It takes months to make a bunad and they sell for anywhere from NOK 12,000 to NOK...

In years past, it was the Air Jordan sneakers, the Starter jackets, the Eddie Bauer parkas. This year, the fashion accessory most likely to get a teenager beaten up at the bus stop is the North Face jacket. Prince George's County Police announced yesterday the arrest of five suspects in connection with 17 North Face jacket robberies and 13 car thefts in the county. The arrests occurred after the Prince George's County Robbery Suppression Team conducted surveillance for seven days in the Capitol Heights area. The suspects, ages 14 to 18, would approach victims in a stolen vehicle and rob...

The U.S. Coast Guard has revoked the license of a charter fishing captain whose boat capsized last year, killing two. In a ruling made public Thursday, Judge Edwin Bladen took Ted D. Howell to task not so much for having violated Coast Guard rules but over whether the charter guide had learned anything from the experience. Specifically, the judge cited the captain's "cavalier attitude" toward life jackets. Howell was piloting a 25-foot boat on May 18, 2002, when a fast-moving 12-foot wave capsized it south of Tillamook Bay. Both of Howell's passengers drowned. Howell, 77, who was able to swim...