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11-21-2016, 06:51 AM
Smells of Success
November 17, 2016 • 9,105 Likes • 507 Comments
I recently traveled to Switzerland to take a giant whiff of pit latrine odor. What I inhaled was a strong kick to the nostrils, a potent combination of sewage stink, barnyard sweat, and bitter ammonia topped off with vomit (or was it Parmesan cheese?). The stench was foul and made me wince.
Fortunately, I also got to smell something much fresher and more pleasing during my trip. I took the first sniffs of a future of odor-free toilets and better sanitation for all.
These olfactory revelations occurred during my tour of Firmenich, a family-owned fragrance and flavor company based in Geneva. The 120-year-old firm is known for crafting some of the world’s best-known fragrances and enhancing the flavors of beverages and foods. But it is also one of our foundation’s newest partners in the effort to improve sanitation in the world’s poorest countries.
I’ve written before about the world’s sanitation challenge. The numbers are staggering. One billion people have no access to toilets so they defecate in the open...
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/smells-success-bill-gates
Когда я писал, чем на меня пахнула Индия -обзывали чуть ли не расистом.
В целом, идея Гейтса благородная, но результат в Индии описан в бородатом украинском анекдоте про освежитель воздуха "запах як хтось насрав пид ёлкой".
November 17, 2016 • 9,105 Likes • 507 Comments
I recently traveled to Switzerland to take a giant whiff of pit latrine odor. What I inhaled was a strong kick to the nostrils, a potent combination of sewage stink, barnyard sweat, and bitter ammonia topped off with vomit (or was it Parmesan cheese?). The stench was foul and made me wince.
Fortunately, I also got to smell something much fresher and more pleasing during my trip. I took the first sniffs of a future of odor-free toilets and better sanitation for all.
These olfactory revelations occurred during my tour of Firmenich, a family-owned fragrance and flavor company based in Geneva. The 120-year-old firm is known for crafting some of the world’s best-known fragrances and enhancing the flavors of beverages and foods. But it is also one of our foundation’s newest partners in the effort to improve sanitation in the world’s poorest countries.
I’ve written before about the world’s sanitation challenge. The numbers are staggering. One billion people have no access to toilets so they defecate in the open...
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/smells-success-bill-gates
Когда я писал, чем на меня пахнула Индия -обзывали чуть ли не расистом.
В целом, идея Гейтса благородная, но результат в Индии описан в бородатом украинском анекдоте про освежитель воздуха "запах як хтось насрав пид ёлкой".