Algae as Jet Fuel

A Japanese firm finds many uses for Algae. one of those uses being jet fuel. The company is aiming to produce 33,000 gallons of algae jet fuel a year. they also are preparing to partner up with Japanese airline ANA. Oil that is chemically similar to kerosene can be extracted from the dried algaes powder. The algae at the moment will still need to be mixed with the original fuel and will only make a certain number of flights.
 I think that this is really cool. being able to use such a natural substance that will most likely never run out is such a brilliant idea. Maybe after more research they can find a way to cut the original fuel all together. Even though they are only using half of the algaes fuel they still are cutting cost down a lot. Algae is providing us with a hopeful future and a newer fuel.

Street Lawyer blog 3

In the street lawyer Micheal is getting himself in some big trouble. He stole a file from his old office firm Drake and Sweeney,with intent to return it, and then goes through a series of events trying to keep it. Drake and Sweeney then takes big measures just to get it back. One of which is to harass Micheal and his friends. They send police to search his ex wives house, unknowing that he moved out, and stay there until he has to threaten to sue them. They sent his friends after him with wires, trying to get Micheal to admit he has the file. Then they send police to his new firm and have them search that place for the file. After all of this they then finally arrest him and stick him in a jail cell. Where Micheal gets mugged by his new cell mates. Now Micheal can not walk down the street without anyone whispering "Look! There is the lawyer that got thrown into jail". Finally they take him to court where they say he has two weeks to give back the file or they will take him all the way and most likely make him loose his law license and give him ten years in prison. During all of this he is meeting with a Homeless woman named Ruby. She goes to him trying to get her son back ,who refuses to see her until she is clean from drugs. Ruby comes in everyday and Micheal gets into a routine with her. First they walk in and she heads to their table. Then he hands her a coffee and a donut and they read the news together. Everyday Micheal ask if she got high and she would look down in shame and reply yes. While Micheal is trying to find her help he found out that she is not the only one. He learns that homeless people often turn to drugs in their time of need ,because it turns off their emotions and takes them away from their reality. He stays hopeful for Ruby though and tries everything he can to try and make her clean from drugs and get her off the streets.

Ikea India gives employees 6 months of paid Parental leave.

Ikea is bringing Swedish-style working conditions to India, the furniture giant has announced that all its employees in India,women and men, will be entitled to 26 weeks of paid parental leave. This policy will also apply to employees who have children through surrogacy or adoption.mothers will also be able to work half days for 16 weeks after there return.Although workers in Ikea's home country of Sweden still have it better than other companies. The companies there are required to offer up to 16 MONTHS of paid parental leave, of which three months are reserved for fathers.
I think this is great because now the parents no longer have to be less productive because they are tired and have a child. Also Ikea has less parents leaving the company because of children. It is great that they are becoming more family friendly and adjusting to their workers life styles.

Mid life crisist or Nah

Recently Michael and Claire finalized there divorce. At the end of Chapter six is was done and over with. they split everything they had between each other and went on their way. Michael then states on his way to his new home that they both lost in this situation. I disagree ,because they both can get a lot of good out of this. One of the main things that they can get out of this is Physiological help. They will no longer have to keep there guard up on hopes of winning the ice cold war. Michael now can possibly feel loved and cared about when something happens. unlike when he almost got killed by Mister in the beginning of the book. Claire might find someone who doesn't neglect her for work. Unlike Michael she might find someone who cares about her more than making partner. They won't only benefit physiologically, but also career wise. This gives Michael the chance to find himself and fix the emotional damage that happened to him in the office with Mister. Claire can continue to rise to the top until she finds out what she really wants. In the recent chapters Michaels actions become and little dramatic and illegal. He starts stealing files from his old firm and lying and treating to sue the police. I do not believe that these actions are justified at all. I understand that finding what actually happened in this case may help Michael find closer ,but he does not need to go to the point of stealing and sneaking around the law. Which is kind of ironic considering he is fighting for the law. I believe that Michael could have gotten his closers without be coming a criminal to get there. Since Michael is not being careful with his moves he will get caught. leaving finger prints everywhere and not thinking about what he is telling people is not helping. He is almost just yelling to the world that he committed the crime and it will come and bite him in the butt.

The Street Lawyer~everything going wrong for Micheal Brock

I am reading the book "The Street Lawyer". It is so far full of suspense,drama, and change in heart. One of the first things that happened is that Micheal ,the main character, was held hostage by a homeless man that went by the name Mister. After a while Micheal was convinced that Mister was not going to kill anyone. I believe he thought this because Mister was always falling asleep and only asked questions. He would ask his questions with no real point to ending then. It was almost as if  Mister was looking for a better understanding of something. Mister was fully prepared to die, kind of like he predicted his demise ahead of time. After Micheal's big event with Mister, he was changed emotionally. We find that he does not have a great relationship with is wife Claire because he mentions it a lot and we witness it in little things. When Micheal was finally rescued from Mister all of the other hostages where greeted by loved ones. Except Micheal, his wife was to busy at the hospital to come down and see if he was okay. Later, after Claire's shift was over we see the tension between them in their own home. They even have gotten to the point of leaving without any exchange of love or friendliness. Micheal asked Claire to just pick up everything and leave to vacation as almost a plea to rekindle their relationship. Unfortunately Claire coldly denies him and says she needs to work. Micheal then goes to see his parents, where she also denies to go to, and he again states that his relationship is working towards divorce. When he gets back no one is there to great him and Claire is gone. She somehow ''randomly'' decided to see her parents right as he was coming home. Micheal then decides to leave the firm which i believe might be for one of two reasons. One, This may be the last plea to Claire to try and fix their relationship. He might be trying to show her he has changed and that he wants to fix the issues and emotional strain they put on each other when all they do is work. Almost as if he is trying to put her before his career. Two, their failing marriage may be showing him he wants more. He was just through and emotional disaster, he wants someone to hold him and tell him everything is okay and get him back on his feet again, but without Claire to do that he is being pushed in a firm that was the first downfall on the marriage. Maybe he doesn't want to be in a place that is causing him so much stress and pain. Not only at work ,but also at home.

My views on the similarity of 'Looking For Alaska' and 'Paper Towns' by John Green

It might come as a surprise to everyone, but I like to read. Over the last couple of weeks I have been reading Looking For Alaska by John Green. This book was so captivating and grabbed my attention right away, and I know I'm not the only one who feels that way. After reading this book, my class and I watched Paper Towns which is another book written by John Green and produced into a film. Paper Towns has great similarity to the book Looking For Alaska. They share a common theme of "don't forget what you love" and "time heals when your with your friends". These themes work so well to connect them because they both have lovesick boys who want a girl they can't have. Both of the boys go searching for these free spirited ladies thinking that they left clues to come find them. After time while both the boys where searching for these girls the boys heart are being healed without noticing. Time with their friends helped them when they didn't even know. This was cool because we got to see them transform.
We were also able to feel and see what they feel as we are going along with them and witnessing this transformation. The book and movie made the boys so relatable as well. It felt like how it feels to have a crush on your best friend. It is that so close but yet so far feeling. The feeling of butterflies they get when ever their crush is near and they don't want that feeling to go away.  It is how they feel like a different person when they are near. The girls were also interesting characters. They wanted to be free and not tied down. They both felt broken and unknowing of who they really are.  I think almost everyone has gone through that feeling. These ladies did not feel worthy of the love felt by the boys.
 John Green really hit on an universal point with the teenage emotions felt with these characters. He also really got how hard it was to get over their problems. One of the main ones that stuck out to me was when they both flip because all their friends were done looking for something that was gone and didn't want to help anymore. In Paper Towns and Looking For Alaska they both find peace a little after that moment in knowing that it can't be helped. Also they both got closure towards the end of the book. Even though they got it in completely different ways they still got it. Which I guess can help us all. Sometimes people just need to scream and let things go. Then when you're done with the well needed tantrum all your answers can flow to you and you can find peace.
 The film really helps on that aspect, because you can really visualize the pain and joy in the actual faces where some people hard to picture that. It really effects the feeling of it though, because now you're seeing your favorite characters in pain and you're seeing the hardships they are actually going through. When you're watching a film you can also go through the placebo affect, where you are feeling what they are feeling and start crying when they cry. It can be a mess.
  Although in the book it really lets your imagination run free. The reader can really get their own views on it and picture what they want to see. When you are able to picture what you want to be happening then it really adds to the emotion and the feeling of the book. It can really get you chained into the book with no escape. My problem with that is I am always upset when it ends. It's really great though seeing how they transform your pictures into real life.