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We now have mice that are 4 months old that used to have diabetes but don't anymore," he added.
Dr. Hugh Usher, a professor of medicine at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and chair of the clinical and scientific committee of the Canadian Diabetes Association, warned that the study is in its early stages.
He is sceptical, like some other experts, about whether type 1 diabetes can be cured and noted the findings did not relate to people already diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.
On Monday, the permanent secretary of the Nobel Committee for Literature at the Swedish Academy, Sara Danius, announced publicly on Swedish Radio's P1 that the committee had decided against awarding the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature to Bob Dylan, because they had been unable to contact him directly to inform him of the award.
Dannis said, "We're not doing anything yet. I've called, I've emailed his closest colleague, I've had lots of friendly responses back. For the moment, that's all I'm going to do."
Earlier, Ring CEO Jamie Siminoff noted that the company started when his garage door opener didn't have a ring.
He said he invented WiFi calling.
Siminoff said sales took off after he appeared on Shark Tank in 2013, where he was rejected by the show's panel of investors.
Siminoff launched on the TV shopping channel QVC at the end of 2017.
Ring also settled a legal dispute with the competing security firm ADT Corporation.
No drugs are currently available to treat people who have become infected, although one experimental vaccine may be able to protect against deaths from the disease.
An antibody cocktail called ZMapp was initially promising in this regard, but official studies have shown it to be ineffective at preventing lethal infections.
ZMapp is being used as a benchmark in PALM, which means scientists are comparing the other three treatments to it.
The United States Gymnastics Association is supporting the letter sent by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee and understands the necessity for the Olympic and Paralympic family to provide a safe environment for all of our athletes.
We agree with the USOC's statement that the interests of our athletes, our clubs and our sport can be better served through a significant change in our structure rather than de-certification.
The U.S. Gymnastics Federation should support an independent investigation that can shed light on how such abuse could have been overlooked for so long and what steps need to be taken to ensure it doesn't happen again.
USA Gymnastics and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee share the same goal of making the sport of gymnastics, and all sports, as safe as possible for athletes to pursue their dreams in a positive and healthy environment.
In the 1960s, Brezhnev worked as an advisor to John F. Kennedy and later for Lyndon B. Johnson.
He advised Carter on foreign policy during the 1976 election and served as National Security Adviser from 1977 to 1981, succeeding Henry Kissinger.
As National Security Adviser, he helped Carter deal with world affairs, including the 1978 Camp David Accords, the normalization of U.S.-China relations in the 1970s, the Iranian Revolution and hostage crisis of 1979, and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979.
The film, starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, received nominations in all of the major categories.
Gosling and Stone received nominations for Best Actor and Best Actress, respectively.
Other nominations include best picture, director, film editing, original screenplay, sound mixing, production design, cinematography, sound editing, costume design and original story.
Two songs from the film, "Audition" (The Fools Who Dream) and "City of Stars," are nominated for best original song, and studio Lionsgate leads all studios with 26 nominations.
U.S. President Donald Trump said late on Sunday that U.S. forces would withdraw from Syria.
The announcement comes after Trump spoke by phone with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Turkey will also take on the care of the captured ISIS fighters who have refused to be repatriated, according to the statement by the European countries.
Not only does this confirm that at least some dinosaurs had feathers, which is already a pretty well-established theory, but it also gives details about the coloration and three-dimensional arrangement of the feathers that the fossils alone don't reveal.
Scientists have discovered that the feathers of this animal were olive-brown on top and pale or carotenoid-pigmented underneath.
The find also allows researchers to trace the evolution of bird feathers.
Because dinosaur feathers do not have a well-developed rachis, or central shaft, but do have vanes and barbs, researchers have concluded that the rachis is probably a later evolutionary development than the vanes and barbs.
The structure of the feathers suggests that they were not used in flight, but rather for temperature regulation or display, according to the researchers, although it is the tail of a juvenile that is preserved, not the adult's.
Although it is probably the tail of a juvenile, the feathers in the sample indicate that it is the adult plumage not the juvenile down.
An explosion rocked a police station in Gaziantep, Turkey, yesterday morning, killing two police officers and wounding more than twenty others.
Nineteen of the injured were officers, the governor's office said.
Police said the suspected extremist from Daesh (ISIS) was believed to have carried out the attack.
They discovered that the Sun's activity is governed by the same basic principles as the rest of the stars: the activity of all stars is determined by their brightness, rotation, and nothing else.
The light and rotation, working together, determine the number of stars in the Rosette Nebula that are associated with the plasma flow.
The fewer the number of Rosbys, the less active the star is in magnetic braking.
Iwasaki's travels were plagued by misfortune.
He has been robbed by pirates, bitten by a rabid dog in Tibet, fled a marriage in Nepal, and been arrested in India.
The 802.11n standard operates on both 2.4GHz and 5.0GHz frequencies.
This will allow it to be backward compatible with 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g provided the base station has dual radios.
The speeds provided by 802.11n are significantly higher than those of the predecessors, which reached a maximum theoretical throughput of 600 Mbit/s.
Miller, the man at the center of the story, was not impressed by Duvall, who was married with two young children.
Asked for comment, Myers said, "Mike spoke a lot during the hearing...I was preparing so I didn't really listen to what he was saying."
Mr. Hu said they would strive to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP by a significant margin by 2020 from the 2005 level.
He did not give a figure for the cuts, saying they would be based on China's economic results.
Ho advised developing countries to "first avoid the old dirty ways and then clean up."
But he added that "we should not ask them to take on responsibilities that go beyond their stage of development, their capacity and their ability."
The Iraq Inquiry is due to publish its findings at 12:00 BST.
He warned "no one can predict now on what course events in Iraq will take, whether sectarian war, growing violence or chaos will ensue."
The report begins with a call for open debate and consensus-building in the United States on policy regarding the Middle East.
The report is highly critical in nearly every aspect of the current policy of the administration on Iraq and calls for an immediate change of direction.
The first of the 78 recommendations is that a new diplomatic push should be made before the end of this year to secure Iraq's borders against hostile interference and to restore diplomatic relations with neighboring countries.
Argentina's current senator and first lady, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, announced her plans to run for president last night in La Plata, a city 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of Buenos Aires.
Ms. Kirchner announced her intention to run for the Argentine presidency at the same theater where, as a member of the Buenos Aires provincial delegation, she launched her campaign for the Senate in 2005.
The fight was over how to pay for the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which some fiscal conservatives jokingly dubbed "Bush's New Orleans Policy."
Liberal criticism of the push to reconstruct has focused on the potential Washington insiders who stand to profit from reconstruction contracts.
Upwards of four million people turned out to attend the funeral in Rome.
It was not possible for everyone to attend the funeral at St Peter's Square because of the number of people present.
Several large outdoor screens have been set up around Rome so that people can watch the ceremony.
Similar installations were made in many other Italian cities, as well as in other parts of the world, especially in Poland, and were seen by many people.
Historians have criticized the FBI's past policies of focusing resources on "easy cases" such as car thefts in order to increase the agency's success rate.
Congress began funding the initiative in fiscal 2005 and has since directed the FBI to hire 10 agents to focus on child pornography.
Robin Uthappa led all scorers with 70 off 41 balls with 11 fours and 2 sixes.
Middle-order batsmen Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid put on an unbeaten 100-run partnership for the hosts.
But after losing the captaincy wicket, India managed only 36 runs to finish the innings, losing 7 wickets.
U.S. President George W. Bush arrived in Singapore on Nov. 16 for a seven-day Asian tour.
Vice President of Singapore, Wong Kan Seng, welcomed him and discussed trade and terrorism issues with the Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong.
Following a week of midterm election losses, Bush pointed to the expansion of trade in Asia as something to be proud of.
Following a 25-minute meeting with NDP leader Jack Layton on Tuesday, Premier Stephen Harper agreed to send his government's "Clean Air Act" to all party caucuses for review before second reading.
During the meeting with the Prime Minister, Layton asked for changes to the Conservative's environmental legislation and called for a "complete and full rewrite" of the Conservative's environmental legislation.
The state government and some federal MPs have criticised the federal government's move to take over the funding of the Mersey Community Hospital in Devonport, Tasmania, as a pre-election stunt, with federal elections due to be held in November.
But Health Minister John Howard said the move was to protect hospitals from being downgraded by the Tasmanian Government, which would have cost an extra 45 million Australian dollars.
A tsunami has been reported following the latest activity at the volcano, according to the latest bulletin from the VAAC. Tsunami waves have been observed in the vicinity of Pago Pago and Nuku'alofa.
No major damage or injuries were reported in Tonga, but the power outage was believed to have prevented authorities in Tonga from receiving a tsunami warning issued by PTWC.
Fourteen schools in Hawaii, located on or near the coast, were closed for the day Wednesday, despite the cancellation of the tsunami threat.
U.S. President George W. Bush welcomed the announcement.
It's "an important step toward achieving the ultimate goal of the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula," Gordon Johndroe, a spokesman for Bush, said.
Jerry, the tenth named storm of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season, has formed in the Atlantic Ocean today.
The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Jerry is not a threat to land.
According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 6 inches of rain could cause further damage to the levees that were already broken.
The Ninth Ward, which was devastated by the 12-foot storm surge of Hurricane Katrina, is once again surrounded by water, after a nearby levee failed.
The water was flowing over the levee at a 100-foot-wide section.
Commons administrator Adam Cuerden expressed his disappointment in the deletions when he spoke to Wikinews last month.
He's lied to us all along. First, he acted like he was on our side, and then he betrayed us by erasing our art.
Efforts to draft a policy on sexual content for the site, which hosts millions of open repositories, have been met with backlash from the community.
The work was largely theoretical but the program was written to simulate observations of the Sagittarius galaxy.
The sought-for effects would have been caused by tides raised by the dark matter in the galaxy on the Milky Way.
Just as the Moon pulls on the Earth, causing tides, so the Milky Way pulls on the Sagittarius galaxy.
Scientists have concluded that dark matter interacts with other dark matter in a way that is similar to the way ordinary matter interacts.
This theory claims that most of the dark matter surrounding a galaxy is distributed in a halo around the galaxy in the form of tiny particles.
Television reports showed a white plume coming from the plant.
Officials warned residents near the plant to stay indoors, turn off their air conditioners and not to drink water from the tap.
Japan's nuclear agency said it had identified radioactive cesium and iodine at the plant.
Authorities suspect a storage tank containing uranium fuel may have ruptured and leaked at the site.
In South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province, Dr. Tony Mol has discovered an exceptionally drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis, XDR-TB.
In an interview, he said the new variant was "pretty worrisome and concerning" because of its high rate of deaths.
Some patients may have contracted the virus at the hospital, Dr. Mole said, and at least two were health care workers at the hospital.
A person infected with the disease can infect 10 to 15 close contacts in a year.
However, the prevalence of XDR-TB still appears to be low, with 6,000 out of an estimated 330,000 people with TB in South Africa at any given time testing positive for XDR-TB.
The satellites, both of which weighed more than 1,000 pounds and were traveling at about 17,500 miles per hour, came together at 491 miles above Earth.
The impact would have been cataclysmic, according to scientists.
Scientists are still trying to figure out the size of the asteroid and how close it will come to Earth.
The fragments were tracked by the U.S. Defense Department's Strategic Command.
The results of the graphical analysis will be published on a public website.
Authorities in Ohio said a pediatrician who worked at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania will be charged with murder in the death of her mother, who was found dead in the trunk of her car Wednesday.
Dr. Malar Balasubramanian, 29, was found dead in Blue Ash, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati that is about 15 miles north of the city, on Saturday, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported, apparently the result of a drug overdose.
She sent officials to her black Oldsmobile Intrigue, which was 150 feet away.
The body of Saroja Balasubramanian, 53, was found covered in blood-stained blankets.
Police said the body had been there for about a day.
The first cases of the disease were reported at the end of July this season.
The disease is transmitted from pigs to humans by mosquitoes.
The invasion has prompted the Indian government to take steps such as deploying pig hunters in seriously affected areas, providing thousands of mosquito nets and spraying pesticides.
The government has also pledged several million doses of vaccine against encephalitis, to help health authorities prepare for the upcoming rainy season.
Due to lack of funding and low prioritization compared to other diseases, vaccines developed to be delivered to the hardest-hit areas this year have been put on hold.
In 1956, Slaney moved to Sweden, where he began working for the Swedish postal service and became their chief engraver three years later.
He has issued more than 1000 stamps for Sweden and 28 other countries.
His work is of such high quality and precision that he is one of the few "household names" in the field of philately. Some specialise in collecting only his work.
In 2000, his 1,000th print of the magnificent "Great Swedish Kings" by David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl was made, which is included in the Guinness Book of World Records.
He has also done banknote engraving for many countries and some of his recent work includes the portraits on the front of Canada's new $5 and $100 banknotes.
Gibson was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
The 64-year-old truck driver was unhurt in the crash.
The vehicle itself was recovered from the scene at about 12:00 BST on the same day.
There were children waiting to cross who were screaming and crying," said a man working in a nearby garage.
Everyone had fled the scene.
Other topics on the agenda for the Bali meeting include saving the world's remaining forests and helping developing countries grow more sustainably.
The UN also hopes to finalise a fund to help developing countries cope with the effects of global warming.
The money can be used to protect homes from flooding, for better water management and to diversify crops.
Fluke wrote that some efforts to silence women speaking on women's health have been unsuccessful.
She came to this conclusion after receiving an overwhelming amount of positive comments and encouragement from women and men alike urging her to consider the morning-after pill as a medical necessity.
After the injured were taken to a hospital, about 40 of the remaining residents stayed outside to protest, refusing to return to their huts.
Negotiators have been trying to work out how to resolve the standoff, but the inmates have been unclear about what they are demanding.
Inmates started a fire in the courtyard between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. MDT.
Police equipped with riot gear then entered the courtyard and fired tear gas at the inmates.
Firefighters had the blaze contained by 11:35 p.m.
Since the reservoir was built in 1963, seasonal flooding that once brought sediment to the river has been halted.
This sediment is essential to create beaches and dunes which are important habitats for wildlife.
As a result, two species have become extinct and another two are endangered, including the basking shark.
Although the water level is only expected to rise a few meters following the rainfall, authorities hope it will be enough to restore eroded banks downstream.
No tsunami warning has been issued and will not be issued as there is no threat to land with a magnitude 6.5 quake, the geophysics agency in Jakarta said.
Despite no tsunami threat, residents began fleeing and some businesses and homes were emptied out.
Despite tears in her farewell speech, Winfrey made it clear to viewers that she wasn't going away.
This is not a farewell. It is the closing of one chapter and the beginning of another."
Namibia's incumbent president Hage Geingob has been re-elected with an overwhelming majority, final results of the country's presidential and parliamentary elections showed.
The ruling South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) has retained a majority in parliamentary elections.
Afghan and coalition forces have been working to secure the area and coalition jets have been sent in to help.
The crash was in mountainous terrain and it is believed to be the result of hostile fire.
Attempts to locate the crash site were hampered by bad weather and rugged terrain.
The medical charity Mangola, the World Health Organization and Doctors Without Borders have all described it as the worst outbreak in the country's history.
Richard Vann, a spokesperson for Doctors Without Borders, said, "Angola is facing its worst cholera outbreak ever and the situation is very serious."
The matches got underway at 10am in glorious sunshine and, apart from a brief shower in the middle of the morning, it was a perfect day for sevens rugby.
Tournament favourites South Africa got off to a flying start with a 26-00 win over fifth-ranked Zambia.
To a man, South Africa's players are improving as this tournament progresses, and they will take a big step in the right direction with a win over the Southern Stars.
Their discipline, their quality on the ball and the way they work as a team has stood them out above the rest and there is no doubt that this is the team to beat.
Officials in Amsterdam and the Anne Frank House said the tree is infested with insects and is a danger to public health, arguing that it was at imminent risk of falling over.
It was due to be executed on Tuesday, but a last-minute court ruling saved him.
All of the entrances to the cave that are collectively known as the "Seven Sisters" are at least 100 metres (328 feet) in diameter, and some are as large as 250 metres (820 feet).
The infrared images showed the temperature variations between day and night made it unlikely that they were caves.
They are cooler than the adjacent land during the day and warmer at night.
Their thermal state is not as stable as that of the large caves on Earth, which often maintain a fairly constant temperature, but it is consistent with the fact that they are deep holes in the ground," said Glynn K. Trowbridge, a research geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey and Northern Arizona University, in Flagstaff, Ariz.
Traditionally in France, voting is low-tech: voters go into a booth, mark their choice on a pre-printed piece of paper, and put it in the ballot box.
After officials verify the voter's identity, the voter casts a ballot into a ballot box and signs the voter rolls.
French election law is fairly prescriptive about the procedures.
Voting booths have been transparent since 1988, so that voters and observers can see that there are no ballots in the booths at the beginning of voting and that no ballots are put in the booths except those that are cast by voters whose names are on the voter list and who are entitled to vote.
Candidates can send representatives to observe any part of the process. On election night, volunteers count the ballots under the watchful eye of officials, following specific procedures.
The ASUS Eee PC, which was launched worldwide earlier this year to much acclaim for its low cost and functionality, has become a hot topic at this year's Information Technology Month in Taipei.
Following the award of the 2007 Taiwan Sustainability Award by the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China, the consumer notebook market will be fundamentally diverse and changed.
The station's website describes the show as "an old fashioned radio theatre with a new and scandalous mania story!"
Initially, the show was only available on the long-running internet radio site TogiNet Radio, which focused on talk radio.
In late 2015, TogiNet established AstroNet Radio as a support station.
The show originally featured a cast of amateur voice actors from East Texas.
Scattered looting was reported to have taken place through the night as security forces were absent from the streets of Bishkek.
One observer described Bishkek as an "anarchic" city where gangs roamed the streets and robbed shops selling consumer goods.
Some residents of Bishkek have accused the protesters from the south of lawlessness.
The Springboks, as they are known, defeated the All Blacks 3-0 in a Rugby Union "Three Nations" match at King's Park in Durban, South Africa.
In the end, it was a one-point win, 21-20, that ended the All Blacks' 15-match winning streak.
The Springboks have ended a five-match losing streak.
It was the last match for All Blacks, who had already won the cup two weeks ago.
The final match of the series will be played at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, where the Springboks take on Australia, next Saturday.
A moderate earthquake struck western Montana at 10:08 p.m. Monday.
The U.S. Geological Survey and the agency's National Earthquake Information Center did not immediately report any damage.
The epicenter of the earthquake was located about 20 km (15 miles) northeast of Dillon and about 65 km (40 miles) south of Butte.
The deadly H5N1 bird flu virus has been confirmed in a wild duck found dead in a marshy area near Lyon in eastern France on Monday, officials said.
Following Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Greece and Italy, France is the seventh European Union country to be hit by the virus.
Suspected H5N1 cases remain unconfirmed in Croatia and Denmark.
Chambers accused God of "mass death, devastation and terrorizing millions of Earth's inhabitants."
The agnostic Chambers says his trial was "a joke" and "anyone could sue anyone."
The story, presented in a French opera by Camille Saint-Saëns, is of an artist "whose life is dictated by his love for drugs and Japan."
As a result, performers are lighting up joints on stage, and the theater is encouraging the audience to participate.
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Rep. Michele Bachmann rounded out the top five.
After the results were in, Gingrich heaped praise on Santorum but had harsh words for Romney, who had run negative ads against Gingrich during the Iowa campaign.
Perry said he would be "headed back to Texas tonight to figure out what I'm going to do about this race," but later said he would stay in the race and would compete in the South Carolina primary on Feb. 21.
Bachmann, who won the Iowa Straw Poll in August, said she would take a "hard look" at running.
The photographer was transported to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead.
Beebe was in his 20s at the time and said in a statement, "While I was not on scene or directly involved in this tragic incident, the thoughts and prayers of me and my family are with the victim's family."
The entertainment news website TMZ understands the photographer stopped his car on the other side of Sepulveda Boulevard to try to take pictures of the police activity, before he walked into the road and tried to continue, which led a California Highway Patrol officer to tell him to stop twice.
It is unlikely that the car's driver will be held responsible, police said.
With 18 medals per day, several countries did not qualify for the podium.
Those include the Netherlands, where Anja Pärson finished ninth in the women's Super-G standings yesterday, and Finland with Katja Saari, who came in tenth in the same race.
Australia's Mitchell Gourley finished eleventh in the men's giant slalom standings. The Czech Republic's Ondrej Jelinek was sixteenth in the men's sitting giant slalom.
Mexico's Arly Velasquez was 15th in the visually impaired men's Super-G. New Zealand's Adam Hall was ninth in the standing men's Super-G.
Poland's visually-impaired skier Maciej Krzeszel and his guide Anna Ogarzinska finished in 13th place in the super-G for the visually-impaired. South Korea's Jong Sok Park finished 24th in the men's super-G for the visually-impaired.
The U.N. peacekeeping force has been accused in the past of contributing to the cholera outbreak that started near a camp in Haiti in 2010.
The court found that the U.N. camp's sewage had not been properly treated, allowing bacteria to flow into the Artibonite River, which is one of Haiti's largest.
Haiti had not suffered a major epidemic since the 19th century until the arrival of the troops.
The UN peacekeeping force in Nepal may have inadvertently introduced cholera to Haiti, the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti (IJDH) said, citing independent studies.
The UN's expert on the disease, Daniel Lantagne, has suggested that peacekeepers may have been responsible for the outbreak.
Hamilton said the patient was in stable condition at Howard University Hospital.
The patient had been in Nigeria, where several Ebola cases have been reported.
The hospital was following infectious control protocols, including isolating the patient, to prevent the possible spread of infection to others.
Before The Simpsons, Simon had worked in a number of shows in a variety of capacities.
He worked in the 1980s on shows including Taxi, Cheers and The Tracey Ullman Show.
In 1989, he co-created The Simpsons with Brooks and Groening, and he hired the show's first writing staff.
Although he left the show in 1993, he still holds the title of executive producer and is said to pocket tens of millions of dollars every year in licensing fees.
China's state news agency Xinhua said earlier that the plane had been hijacked.
According to later reports, the plane had received a bomb threat and was diverted back to Afghanistan where it landed in Kandahar.
Earlier reports suggested the plane had been diverted back to Afghanistan after being denied an emergency landing in Urumqi.
Iran, which has an ageing fleet that is poorly maintained for both civilian and military operations, has a record of frequent air crashes.
International sanctions mean that no new aircraft can be bought.
Three people were killed and three others injured when a police helicopter crashed earlier this week.
Iran suffered its worst air crash in years last month when a plane bound for Armenia crashed, killing all 168 people on board.
This month I saw another large passenger jet crash land at Mashhad, killing seventeen people.
Aerosmith canceled the remainder of their tour.
The band was due to tour the US and Canada until September 16.
The tour was canceled after frontman Steven Tyler was injured after falling off the stage during a show on August 5.
Having come back from a set down in the tie, Murray then lost the first set in the match.
Del Potro had the early advantage in the second set but had to fight off a break point at 6-6.
Potro received treatment for a while on the sideline, but was able to return to the game.
The launch was scheduled for 20:30 p.m. local time (1500 UTC).
Prominent singers from all over the country performed bhajans, which are devotional songs in praise of Shri Sai Baba.
The evening started with a bhajan by Sangeet Sharma, followed by Jay Shankar Chodhary, who presented a chhapan bhajan, accompanied by singer Raju Khandelwal.
Lakha Singh then took over the mantle of leading the bhajans.
108 dishes of Chhapan Bhog (56 different edibles including sweets, fruits, nuts, savouries and so on, offered to the deity) were served at the Bab Shyam Pujan.
Lakhwinder Singh also presented Chhapan Bhog Bhajan, which was accompanied by singer Raju Khandelwal.
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata unveiled the design of the controller for the company's new console, the Nintendo Revolution, at the Tokyo Game Show on Thursday.
Similar to the Wii Remote, the controller uses two gyroscopes placed near the consumer's TV to track the controller's position in three dimensions.
This will allow players to have control over the actions and movements in the video games by moving the device in the air.
Johann Zarco was the first rider to crash out of the race on the opening lap after losing control of his bike.
Team-mate Fernando Alonso was first for much of the race but he faded after his pit stop, possibly because of a bad right front tyre.
Michael Schumacher ended the race soon after Alonso when he had to go in for repairs after a series of battles during the race.
He wrote in his notes of the press conference: "She's very sweet and she sings beautifully."
I got emotional every time we rehearsed.
Within about three minutes of the launch, onboard cameras revealed a large number of insulation foam pieces shed from the fuel tank.
However, it is believed the owl was not harmed.
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Within five minutes a breeze picks up, within another minute it's 70mph winds... then the rain starts, but it's so intense and the drops are so big they sting your skin like needles, then hail starts falling from the sky and people panic and scream and run into each other.
Armani Versace said, "I lost my sister and her best friend in that incident, and there were two guys in wheelchairs who just got rolled over and run over."
The Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata prefecture is operating normally, NHK said.
Hokuriku Electric Power Co. said there were no immediate reports of damage from the quake and that reactors 1 and 2 at the Shika nuclear power plant had been shut down.
Around 9,400 homes in the area were without water and about 100 were without power, officials said.
Some roads were damaged and rail services were disrupted in the affected areas, and Nozato airport in the Ishikawa prefecture remained closed.
An explosion rocked near the governor's office.
Three more bombs exploded near government buildings in the next two hours.
Some reports cite official figures of 8 dead and 30 injured, but the final toll is not yet known.
Cyanoacrylate and melamine were detected in samples of pet urine from animals that died after consuming contaminated pet food.
Researchers at the university have confirmed that the two compounds interact to form crystals that can block the kidney's function.
The researchers observed crystals forming in the cat's urine by adding melamine and cyanuric acid.
The chemical composition of these crystals matches that in the urine of affected pets when compared by infrared spectroscopy (FTIR).
You may not be aware of this, but most goods from Central America arrive in this country duty free.
However, 80% of our exports were subject to tariffs in Central American countries.
That didn't make sense to me; it wasn't fair.
All I have to say to people is to treat me the way I treat them.
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed into law a bill that will ban the sale or rental of violent video games to minors.
The bill would require violent video games sold in California to carry an "18" rating, and would fine retailers $1,000 for selling to under-18s.
Director of Public Prosecutions, Kier Starmer, announced this morning that both Hynes and Price will be prosecuted.
Hoon will resign and be replaced in the cabinet by Ed Davey, who will become the first openly gay cabinet minister. Davey's job as trade minister will be taken by Norman Lamb.
Hughes and Price are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on February 16.
The victims were identified as Nicholas Alden, 25, and Zachary Cuddeback, 21, both of whom were passengers in the car. Cuddeback was driving.
Edgar Vega suffered hand and facial wounds while Christopher Schnieder required facial reconstruction surgery.
Schneider's weapon did not fire while it was pointed at the man's head, but he suffered a constant ache, lost an eye, part of his skull and face, and was rebuilt with a titanium eye, jaw and face.
Schnyder testified via video link from a U.S. Air Force base in his native country.
Carpanedo is competing in two individual events at the championships apart from Wednesday's.
His first event was the slalom, where he made it to the "non-finishers" in his first run of the day. 36 of 116 competitors had the same result in that run.
In the Giant Slalom, she finished tenth in the women's standings with a combined time of 4:41.30, 2:11.60 behind winner Claudia Loens of Austria and 1:09.02 behind Hungary's Gyongy Danyi in ninth.
Four women in the sitting-ski class did not finish their runs and 45 of the 117 skiers in the giant slalom were disqualified.
The police in Madhya Pradesh have recovered a stolen laptop and a mobile phone.
Deputy Commissioner of Police D.K. Arya said the five people who gang-raped the Swiss woman have been arrested and her mobile phone and laptop have been recovered.
Baba Kanjar, Buta Kanjar, Ramprasad Kanjar, Gaja Kanjar and Vishnu Kanjar are the accused in the case.
Chandrashekhar Solanki, the police commissioner, said the accused had appeared in court with their faces covered.
Although there were three people inside the house at the time of the crash, none of them were injured.
However, the rider suffered a serious head injury.
The road was temporarily closed to allow emergency services to recover the red Audi TT.
He was first admitted to the James Paget Hospital in Great Yarmouth.
He was then taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge.
Adekoya is accused of murdering her son at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.
She has been arrested and is awaiting indictment and trial, but any testimony she gives could be tainted by the widespread dissemination of her image.
It is standard practice in other parts of the UK, but Scottish law works in a different way and courts have found publication of photographs to be potentially prejudicial.
Prof Pamela Fergusson, of Dundee University, said, "Journalists are treading a fine line if they are naming and shaming."
A spokesperson for the Crown Prosecution Service, which oversees the charging process, said no further comment would be made at this stage.
The document will reportedly relate to the borders that the Palestinians are seeking, based on the 1967 borders.
Other issues said to have been discussed include the future of Jerusalem, which is holy to both sides, and the Jordan Valley.
While Israel has insisted on a continuous military presence in the valley for ten years, Pennsylvania was only willing to agree to five years.
Range staff had to be on hand to supervise shooters on the pest control cull because it was being observed and evaluated as to its effectiveness.
The Association of Sporting Shooters of Australia (ASSA) has employed qualified volunteers to carry out the program in partnership with the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and the Association of Sporting Shooters (NSW) Inc.
Mick O'Flynn, chief executive of the National Parks and Wildlife Service of NPWS, said the four hunters selected for the first hunt had all been provided with detailed safety instructions and training.
Martel told the nine-member temporary electoral council yesterday.
It is the fifth temporary electoral council in four years for Martelly.
Last month, the presidential commission recommended the dissolution of the previous election commission (CEP) as part of a package of measures to bring the country to new elections.
Marti's response to the widespread protests against the regime, which started in October, was to set up a commission.
Violent protests have sometimes been triggered by the failure to hold elections, some of which were expected to take place since 2011.
About 60 iPod devices have been reported to have malfunctioned, resulting in six fires and minor burn injuries to four people.
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) said it was aware of 27 incidents involving the devices.
Last week, METI announced that it had been informed by Apple of 34 additional cases of overheating, which the company described as "non-serious."
The ministry said in a statement that Apple's delay in releasing the report was "truly regrettable."
The earthquake struck at 7:19 a.m. local time (0919 GMT) on Friday.
No damage was reported in the Northern Mariana Islands, according to the territory's emergency management office.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii said there was no tsunami threat.
A former Philippine police officer held tourists hostage in Hong Kong by seizing their bus in Manila, the Philippine capital.
Rolando Mendoza had fired an M16 rifle at the tourists.
Several hostages were rescued and at least six people were killed in the attack, which is still ongoing.
Six hostages, including children and adults, as well as a Filipino photographer, were freed earlier.
Photos later showed an elderly woman being escorted out of the bathroom, where Mendoza had been trapped.
Following in his father's footsteps, Legins went into the medical field.
She studied midwifery and started work at the National Women's Hospital in Auckland in 1959.
While working at the hospital, Liggins began investigating the issue of preterm labor in her spare time.
His studies have shown that if the hormone is applied, it will speed up the development of the baby's brain.
Government investigators on Wednesday found two flight recorders in the wreckage at the site, the Xinhua news agency said.
He was paid tribute to by Luna and fellow wrestlers.
Tommy Dreamer said, "Luna was the first Queen of Extreme. My first boss. Luna went out in the night of two moons. A very unique woman. A very strong woman."
Dustin "Goldust" Rhodes said, "The moon is a strange place, maybe even more so, I love it and I'll miss it, here's hoping it's for the best."
Opposition to Australia becoming a republic has grown eight per cent since the 2010 federal election, a survey of 1400 people has found.
During the 2010 federal election campaign, Julia Gillard, who was acting prime minister at the time, said she believed Australia should become a republic after the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.
34 per cent of those surveyed said they wanted Queen Elizabeth II to be the last monarch of Australia.
In the end, 29 per cent of those surveyed believed Australia should become a republic as soon as possible, while 31 per cent said Australia should never become a republic.
The Olympic gold medallist was due to compete in the 100m and 200m freestyle at the Commonwealth Games and was also set to be part of the men's 4x100m medley relay team, but his participation is now in doubt over fears about his physical shape.
He was unable to take the drugs needed to alleviate the pain because they are banned by the Games.
On January 25, Curtis Cooper, a mathematician and professor of computer science at the University of Central Missouri, discovered the largest known prime number.
Several people had confirmed the discovery using different software and hardware before it was reported on Tuesday.
Comets may have brought water to Earth, along with organic matter that could have led to the formation of proteins and sustained life.
Scientists hope to understand how planets formed, in particular how the Earth formed, after comets collided with Earth long ago.
The 53-year-old Cuomo took office as governor earlier this year and last month signed legislation legalizing same-sex marriage.
He called the rumors "political mudslinging and nonsense."
There have been rumors that he will run for president in 2016.
The FAA says NextGen will allow aircraft to fly more direct routes, saving millions of gallons of fuel per year and reducing carbon emissions.
It uses a technology housed in satellites rather than the older ground radar to allow flight controllers to provide pilots with more accurate information and to pinpoint the exact whereabouts of an aircraft.
There is no parking or parking facilities on-site, and there is no shuttle bus to/from Wembley. The Underground does not stop at Wembley Stadium and there are no overground trains to/from Wembley Stadium.
Their fears of a transport strike led to the game being played behind closed doors and without the visiting fans.
A new species of bird has been discovered in the Galapagos islands of Ecuador, according to a study published in the journal Science on Thursday.
Researchers from Princeton University in the United States and Uppsala University in Sweden have discovered that the new species evolved in just two generations, despite the belief that this process took much longer due to hybridization between the native Darwin's finch, Geospiza fortis, and the non-native cactus finch, Geospiza conirostris.
Gold can be worked into any shape. It can be hammered into thin sheets.
It can be drawn out thin enough to be woven or braided, and then hammered or twisted into sheets.
It can be made very thin and can be applied to other metals. It was so thin that it was sometimes used to decorate illuminated manuscripts in books called "light books".
This is the pH of a chemical substance. If you use red cabbage juice, you can make an indicator.
Depending on whether the chemical is acidic or alkaline (basic), the juice changes color.
The amount of hydronium ions (H+) in the chemical reaction indicates the pH level.
The hydrogen ions are protons with the electrons stripped off (because the hydrogen atoms are just a proton and an electron).
Mix the two powdered ingredients together, and then shape the dough into a ball using your clean, wet hands.
The moisture in your hands will react with the outer layers, you'll feel a bit weird and it will form something like a skin.
The cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro had bathrooms with running water for almost every house, connected by a sophisticated sewer system.
Remains of sewer systems have been found in the Minoan cities of Crete and Thera in Greece.
There were public toilets in ancient Egypt, Persia, and China. In the Roman civilization, public toilets were sometimes part of public baths, where men and women would often bathe together.
You use a satellite when you call someone who is thousands of miles away.
The satellite in space hears the call and almost instantly replies.
The satellite was launched into space by a rocket. Scientists use telescopes in space because the Earth's atmosphere bends some of the light and makes it look blurry.
To put a satellite or a telescope in space, you need a giant rocket that is taller than 100 feet.
The wheel has changed the world in an amazing way. The most important thing we have thanks to the wheel is a much easier and faster way of transportation.
It gave us the train, the car, and many other means of transportation.
Below them are medium-sized cats that eat medium-sized prey, ranging in size from rabbits to antelopes and deer.
Also, there are many small cats (including feral cats) that eat things much smaller than themselves, including insects, rodents, lizards, and birds.
The secret to their success is the concept of a niche, a specialised job that each cat does to help the colony, that stops them from competing with each other.
Lions are the most social cats, living in large groups called prides.
A group of one to three adult males, along with as many as thirty females and young, make up a bachelor herd.
Females are usually tightly bonded groups of sisters and daughters.
Prides behave much like a wolf pack or a pack of dogs, animals that are surprisingly similar to lions (but not to other big cats) in their behavior and are just as deadly to their prey.
The tiger, a well-rounded athlete, can run (not very fast), swim, make giant leaps and lift loads that would cripple five men.
The tiger is also a member of the Panthera family, which includes lions, leopards and jaguars, and is the only one of the four big cats to roar.
The tiger's roar does not sound exactly like a lion's roar, but is more like the snarling, rumbling words of a leopard.
Ocelots prefer to eat small animals. If they can, they will catch monkeys, snakes, rodents and birds. Nearly all of the animals the ocelot hunts are much smaller than the ocelot itself.
Scientists have discovered that bears use their sense of smell to follow and find animals to eat (prey) by tracking their scents on the ground.
Being nocturnal, owls have excellent night vision and are very silent in their movements. The barn owl hunts by flying low over open ground and swooping down on its prey.
When a small group of living things (a small population) is separated from the rest of the population from which it came (for example, if it goes over a mountain range or a river, or if it moves to a new island so that it can't easily get back), it is often going to find itself in a different environment from before.
This new environment will have different resources and competitors, so the new population will need different functions or adaptations to be a strong competitor.
The native population has not changed at all, it still needs the same adaptation as before.
Over time, as the new population begins to adapt to their new environment, they begin to look less and less like the rest of the population.
In the end, after thousands or even millions of years, the two populations will be so different that they won't be able to be called the same species.
This process is called speciation, which means the formation of new species. Speciation is an inevitable result and a very important part of evolution.
Plants produce oxygen, which people breathe out, and take in carbon dioxide, which people breathe out (i.e. exhale).
Plants produce their own food using photosynthesis. They also provide shade.
We build our houses out of plants, and we make our clothes out of them. Most of the food we eat is from plants. Without plants, animals would not be able to survive.
Mosasaurus was a top predator in its time and was not afraid of anything except other mosasaurs.
His jaws were lined with more than 70 serrated teeth, in addition to a secondary set in the upper jaw, which would have made it impossible for anything in its path to escape.
We don't know for sure, but he may have had a split tongue. His diet consisted of fish, other mosasaurs, and possibly even cannibalism.
It would have attacked and eaten anything that went in the water; it could not have been out-muscled even by a giant dinosaur like the T. rex.
While most of their diet is known, the Romans had some strange or unusual delicacies including grasshoppers, locusts, snails and a rodent called the dormouse.
Another difference was that while the poor people and the woman ate they sat on chairs, but the rich men were used to having banquets together, lying on couches while they ate.
It would be impossible for ancient Roman dishes to have included foods that came from America or Asia in later centuries.
For example, they did not have quinoa or potatoes or tomatoes or chocolate, and no ancient Roman ever ate quinoa.
The Babylonians built a separate temple for each of their gods, which was considered to be the home of the deity.
Humans offered sacrifices to the gods, and priests sought to please them through ritual and festivals.
Each temple had an open courtyard and then an inner sanctuary which was only entered by the priests.
Sometimes special pyramidal structures called ziggurats were built to be part of the temple.
The top of the tower was a special sanctuary for the god.
In hot climates of the Middle East, houses were not built to be cool in the summer.
Much of a Jewish family's life is lived out in the open.
Women cooked outside; shops were just counters facing the street; houses were made of stone.
Since there were no forests in the land of Canaan, wood was a very costly commodity.
The Viking explorer Erik the Red is said to have been banished from Iceland for murder and went west to become the first known European to discover Greenland and give it its name.
However, it was not until after his discovery that Eskimo tribes had already been living there.
Although each of the countries was "Scandinavian," there were great differences between the peoples, kings, customs, and history of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Iceland.
You may have seen the treasure map on the back of the Declaration of Independence in the movie National Treasure.
This, however, is not true. It is not a treasure map, even though something is written on the back of the document.
The words "Original Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776" are written on the back of the Declaration of Independence. The text appears below the header at the bottom of the document.
While no one knows for sure who created it, it is known that the original large parchment (29 3/8" by 24 1/2") was rolled to preserve it.
It is most likely that the notation was added only as an afterthought.
With landings on D-Day and subsequent battles, northern France was liberated but southern France was still occupied.
It was run by the French from Vichy who had made a deal with the Nazis in 1940 to collaborate with the invaders rather than fight them.
Allied forces invaded Southern France on August 15, 1940 and the invasion was code-named Operation Dragoon.
In just two weeks, American and French forces had liberated southern France and were on the way to Germany.
A civilization is one culture shared by a significant and large group of people who live and work together in a society.
The word "civilization" is derived from the Latin "civilis", meaning "citizen", which in turn is derived from the Latin "civis", meaning "city" or "city-state", and "civitas", meaning "city" or "city-state", which more or less describes the size of the society.
City-states were the predecessors of nations. Culture, in the context of civilization, required knowledge passed down over several generations, a distinct cultural imprint, and a natural spread.
Small civilizations often disappear without leaving behind any historical evidence of their existence and thus are not recognized as true civilizations.
During the Revolutionary War, the thirteen states were loosely united in a central government for the first time, with the Articles of Confederation establishing Congress as the sole component.
The Congress was not empowered to levy taxes, and as it had no national judiciary or executive, it had to resort to the state authorities, who were often reluctant to cooperate, to carry out its acts.
It also has no power to reject tax laws and inter-country tariffs.
The clauses required the unanimous consent of all countries to be changed, and the countries treated the central government so unseriously that their representatives often weren't there.
Along with the German national football team, the Italian national football team is the second most successful in the world, having won the FIFA World Cup in 2006.
Popular sports include association football, volleyball, basketball, cycling, water polo, fencing, rugby, ice hockey, roller hockey and Formula 1 racing.
Winter sports are most popular in the northern regions, and Italians have won both international competitions and Olympic medals in several of them.
Japan has nearly 7,000 islands (Honshu is the largest), which makes it the world's seventh-largest island country!
Due to its cluster/group of islands, Japan is often thought of geographically as an archipelago.
The island of Taiwan has been around since the 15th century, when European sailors passing by would call it Ilha Formosa, or "beautiful island."
In 1624, the Dutch East India Company established a base at Fort Zeelandia in southern Taiwan, introducing grain cultivation and employing Chinese laborers to work on its sugar and rice plantations.
In 1683, the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912) took control of northern and western coastal areas of Taiwan and in 1885 declared Taiwan a province of the Qing Empire.
In 1895, following the First Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895), the Qing government was forced to sign the Shimonoseki Treaty, ceding sovereignty over Taiwan to Japan, which governed the island until 1945.
Machu Picchu comprises three main structures, the Temple of the Sun, Intihuatana and the Room of the Three Windows.
Most of the buildings along the perimeter of the park have been restored to give visitors a better idea of how they would have originally looked.
By 1976, 30 percent of Machu Picchu had been restored and work continues today.
The most common format for still photography in the world, for example, is 35 mm. It was the dominant size for film in the era of analog photography.
It is still made today, but what is more important is that its image format was inherited by the image sensors in digital cameras.
The 35 mm format is actually 36 by 24 mm.
The aspect ratio of this format (12 by 2) is therefore 3:2.
Ratios that are very close to or identical with this ratio are often seen (e.g. a group of APS formats).
The much abused and often maligned rule of thirds is simply a guideline that creates tension, while still maintaining a sense of order in the picture.
It says the best place for the main subject is at the intersection of the lines dividing the thirds vertically and horizontally (see example).
During this period of European history, the Catholic Church, which was already wealthy and powerful, was under criticism.
Christianity has been a unifying force for European countries for more than a thousand years, despite lingual differences and divergent customs.
Its pervasive power touched everyone - from kings to commoners.
The main Christian principle is that wealth is to be used to relieve suffering and poverty and for that purpose church funds exist.
Centralized church governance has been held in Rome for over a thousand years, and the concentration of power and money has led many to question whether the principle has been upheld.
The United Kingdom began a naval blockade of Germany soon after the outbreak of hostilities.
While the blockade is illegal under international law, which has been codified in several international agreements over the past two centuries, the strategy has been effective in cutting off vital military and civilian supplies.
The British laid mines to prevent ships from entering certain areas of the ocean, and even neutral ships were at risk.
Because of the limited answer to this tactic, Germany expected a similar response to their unrestricted submarine warfare.
During the 1920s, isolationism and pacifism were widespread among citizens and nations.
The people wanted to avoid a military situation again after seeing the horrors and atrocities of World War I.
In 1884, Tesla moved to the United States to accept a job with the Edison Electric Light Company in New York.
He came to the United States with four cents in his pocket, a poetry collection and a recommendation letter from Thomas Edison to Charles Batchelor (his former boss).
In ancient China, there was a unique way of showing different periods of time; for every stage of history or every ruling family there was a separate dynasty.
There have also been periods of instability between dynasties which saw the country divided into warring kingdoms, the most notable being the Three Kingdoms period which lasted for 60 years between the Han and Jin dynasties.
These periods saw intense warfare between many of the noble families vying for power.
The Three Kingdoms is one of the bloodiest periods of China's history, with thousands dying in battles to take control of the grand Xiang Palace.
There were many social and political influences including the metric system, the shift from absolute to republican government, nationalism and the belief that the state is for the people not just one ruler.
Vocational training was also opened up to all male candidates after the revolution, allowing the most ambitious and successful to prosper.
This is also true for the military, where instead of being based on class, it is now based on caliber.
The French Revolution was also an inspiration for other oppressed people of the working class in other countries to start their own revolutions.
Mohammed was very much interested in the things that were beyond this worldly life. To contemplate them he often went to a cave nearby which was later called "Hira" on the mountain Nur (light).
the cave itself, still intact, gives a vivid picture of Muhammad's spiritual inclinations.
Situated atop a mountain north of Mecca, this cave is completely isolated from the rest of the world.
In fact, it is not easy to find, even though you know it is there. Once inside the cave, isolation is complete.
There is nothing else to see except for the clear, beautiful sky above us and the many surrounding mountains. Inside the cave there is very little to see of the outside world.
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the World to still exist.
Built by the Egyptians in the third century B.C., the Great Pyramid is one of many large pyramidal structures built to honor a departed king.
In Egypt's Valley of the Kings, in the Giza Plateau, or the Giza Necropolis, there are a number of pyramids (of which the Great Pyramid is by far the largest), a number of small tombs, several temples, and the Great Sphinx.
The Great Pyramid is dedicated to King Khufu and many of the smaller pyramids, tombs and temples are dedicated to his wives and other family members.
The "bow up" sign resembles a V, while the "bow down" sign resembles a T-bar or a square with no bottom.
Up means that you should start at the top and bow, and down means that you should start at the bottom (where your hand holds the bow) and draw.
The bow pointed up makes a quieter sound, and the bow pointed down makes a louder and more assured sound.
Feel free to add your own flourishes, but remember that the printed bow is there for musical reasons and is usually best left alone.
On October 6, 1789, King Louis XVI, Queen Marie Antoinette, their two young children (11-year-old Marie-Thérèse and 4-year-old Louis-Charles), and King Louis XVI's sister, Madame Élisabeth, were forced to return to Paris from Versailles by a mob of women.
They returned to Paris in a carriage, surrounded by crowds waving flags and shouting insults at the king and queen.
The crowd had forced the king and queen to open the windows of their carriage wide.
At one point, a member of the mob struck the terrified queen in the face with the body of a dead royal bodyguard who had been beheaded at Versailles.
It was the Filipinos themselves who paid for the American imperialist invasion of the Philippines.
The US colonial regime had forced them to pay taxes to cover for much of the expenses and interest payments on bonds issued by the Philippine government in Wall Street banks.
The super-profits derived from the prolonged exploitation of the Filipino people, of course, constituted the major gains of American imperialism.
To understand the meaning of the Templars, one must understand the context in which they were created.
The period in which these events took place is usually referred to as the Late Middle Ages: the period from the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries (1000–1300 AD).
The true Middle Ages are preceded by the Early Middle Ages and followed by the Late Middle Ages, which ended around 1500.
Technological determinism is a broad umbrella term that covers a range of ideas in practice - from the technological treadmill or technological imperative to the belief that human fate is determined by the logic inherent in the laws of nature and its expression in technology.
Two broad ideas are shared by most of the interpretations of technological determinism: that the development of technology is beyond the influence of culture or politics or that the technology itself influences the society in which it is introduced.
For instance, someone might say that motorized vehicles must inevitably lead to the development of roads.
However, a national road network would not be economically viable for just a handful of cars, so new manufacturing techniques are being developed to bring down the cost of owning a car.
The invention of the automobile also led to more traffic accidents, which in turn led to the invention of new techniques in medical care for traumatic injuries.
Romanticism contained a large element of cultural determinism, of which writers like Goethe, Fichte and Schlegel were the forerunners.
In the context of Romanticism, geography formed the individual and, over time, gave rise to customs and culture associated with a particular geography, and these, being in harmony with the society in which they were found, were better than randomly imposed laws.
In the manner in which Paris is considered to be the fashion capital of the modern world, Constantinople was the fashion capital of the medieval world.
Its fame as a center of luxury lasted from about 400 BCE to about 1100 BCE.
Its decline in the 12th century was partly due to the Crusaders bringing gifts such as spices and silks which were more valuable than those available in the Byzantine markets.
Around this time the title "Fashion Capital" moved from Constantinople to Paris.
The Gothic style reached its peak between the 10th and 11th centuries and the 14th century.
In the beginning, the clothing was heavily influenced by Eastern Byzantine culture.
However, due to the slow communication, western styles may be 25–30 years behind.
As the Middle Ages came to a close, Western Europe began developing its own style. The Crusades led to people wearing belts to hold their clothing in place, which was one of the major developments of the time.
Subsistence farming is farming for the sole purpose of providing enough food for the farmer's family.
Traditional agriculture is a simple, often organic system that often relies on heirloom seeds from the same ecoregion, with crop rotation and other relatively simple techniques to get the most out of the land.
Historically, most farmers were subsistence farmers and this is still the case in many developing countries.
Subcultures bring together like-minded individuals who feel disenfranchised by the mainstream. They allow them to explore their identity.
Subcultures can be distinguished by age, ethnicity, class, location, and/or gender.
The signs that mark a subculture as distinct may be linguistic, aesthetic, religious, political, sexual, geographic, or some combination of factors.
Members of a particular subculture often signal their membership through a distinctive and symbolic use of style, which may include fashion, mannerisms and jargon.
One of the most common ways to illustrate the importance of socialization is with a few unfortunate cases of children who, due to neglect, abuse, or deliberate violence, were not socialized by adults during their formative years.
These children are called "feral" or "wild" children. Some feral children have been raised in captivity by humans (usually their own parents); in some cases abandonment of such children stemmed from the parent's inability to cope with the child's severe intellectual or physical disability.
Wild children may have been abused or traumatized before they were abandoned or ran away.
Others are believed to have been raised by animals; some were even said to have lived alone in the wilderness.
When fully weaned, the feral child demonstrates behavior (within the bounds of physical limitations) much like that of the specific caring animal, as well as any fear or indifference to humans.
While project-based learning is supposed to make learning easier and more fun, scaffolding takes it one step further.
The scaffolding is not a teaching method, but rather a support to help individuals who are going through a new learning experience, such as a new computer program or starting a new project.
Skeletons can be either virtual or real, in other words, the teacher is a kind of skeleton, just like the little man with the bones in Microsoft Office.
The software includes virtual skeletons that are designed to ask questions, remind and explain procedures that may have been too difficult for the student to do alone.
Children are placed in foster care for many reasons, ranging from neglect to abuse to exploitation.
No child should be raised in an environment that is not nurturing, supportive, and educational, but that is the reality.
We believe the foster care system is a safe place for these children.
Our foster care system should provide safe homes, loving families to care for them, stable education, and reliable healthcare.
The foster care system is designed to provide everything that was lacking in the home from which a child was removed.
The Internet combines elements of both mass communication and individual communication.
The special characteristics of the Internet lead to some additional dimensions in the use of the satisfaction approach.
For example, "learning" and "socialization" have been identified as important motivations for Internet use (James et al., 1995).
“Personal participation” and “sustained relationships” were also cited as new aspects of motivation by Meehan and MacCord (1998) in their study of audience reactions to websites.
The use of video recording has led to important discoveries in the interpretation of micro-expressions, or fleeting facial expressions that can last a fraction of a second.
It is further alleged that a person can tell whether someone is lying by interpreting micro-expressions correctly.
In his book "Talking to the President," Oliver Sacks pointed out that even though people who are unable to speak due to brain damage are unable to express their feelings, they are still able to perceive genuine feelings.
He even suggested that such human-like abilities of interpreting human behavior could be shared by animals such as domestic dogs.
Research in the twentieth century showed that there are two groups of genetic variants: those that are hidden and those that are expressed.
Mutation introduces a new genetic variant and selection removes the group of expressed variants.
Segregation and recombination shuffle the variants back and forth between the two populations with each generation.
It is difficult for a herbivore with a digestive system like the human's to get enough amino acids out of available plant resources.
Moreover, the consequences of failure are severe: stunted growth, malnutrition and ultimately death.
The most easily available plant resources would be the proteins in the leaves and seeds of the grasses, but they are difficult for us to digest unless they have been prepared.
In contrast, animal-based foods (termites, ants, eggs) are not only easy to digest but also provide a good amount of protein, which contains all essential amino acids.
Given all of this, it should come as no surprise that our ancestors would have tackled their "protein problem" in much the same way as the chimpanzees in the savanna do today.
Sleep deprivation is the act of willfully waking up during normal sleeping hours and then going back to sleep a short while later (10-60 minutes).
This can be done easily with a relatively quiet alarm clock to wake you without fully rousing you.
If you find that you keep turning off your watch in bed, you can put it on the other side of the room so that you have to get out of bed to turn it off.
Other habits based on circadian rhythms include drinking a lot of fluids (especially water or tea, a diuretic) before bed, which forces the person to wake up to urinate.
The amount of inner peace a person has is relative to the amount of tension in their body and in their soul.
The less the tension, the more positive the life force. Everyone has the capacity to experience absolute serenity and satisfaction.
Enlightenment is available to everyone. Our own bias and negativity is the only thing that stands in our way of achieving this.
Tibetan Buddhism is based on the teachings of the Buddha, but it has been expanded to include many techniques from Indian yoga and the Mahayana path of love.
Tibetan Buddhism is based on a very simple premise. It is composed of Kundalini yoga, meditation, and the path of universal love.
With Kundalini yoga, the energy of kundalini (the energy of enlightenment) is awakened through yoga poses, breathing techniques, visualization, and mantras.
The center of Tibetan meditation is the deity Yoga. Through visualization of various deities, the energy channels are cleansed, the chakras are activated and enlightenment of the mind is achieved.
World War II was the common enemy that led to cooperation between the Soviet Union and the United States, but after the war differences in the system, process, and culture led to the conflict between the two countries.
Two years after the end of the war, former allies had become enemies and the Cold War had begun.
It continued for the next 40 years and was waged in battles from Africa to Asia, in Cuba, Afghanistan, and many other places.
On September 17, 1939, the Polish defense was already broken, and the only hope was to retreat along the Romanian bridgehead and reorganize.
These plans, however, became obsolete overnight when more than 800,000 Red Army troops of the Soviet Union invaded and created the Belarusian and Ukrainian fronts, after taking the eastern regions of Poland, violating the Riga Peace Treaty, the Soviet–Polish Non-Aggression Pact and other international treaties, both bilateral and multilateral.
The use of ships to carry goods is the most efficient way to move large numbers of people and goods across oceans.
Traditionally, the job of the Navy has been to ensure that your country can move its people and goods around while simultaneously interfering with your enemy's ability to do the same.
One of the most notable recent examples of this was the Atlantic Campaign of World War II, in which the United States tried to get men and supplies across the Atlantic to help Britain.
Meanwhile, the German Navy is trying to stop this traffic, mostly with submarines.
If the Allies had failed, it is likely that Germany would have invaded the United Kingdom, just as it had done in the rest of Europe.
Cows were probably first domesticated about 10,000 BCE in the Zagros Mountains of Iran.
Ancient cultures and tribes began to domesticate them for their milk, meat, and hides.
Herds of goats were usually allowed to graze on hillside or other rough pastureland, often accompanied by a herdsman, who was often a child or adolescent, just as with the more familiar shepherd. These methods of herding are still practiced.
Railways were first introduced in England in the 16th century.
Although the railtracks were simply made of parallel wooden planks, they allowed horses to travel at a faster rate of speed and to carry heavier loads than could be hauled by wagons on the rough roads of the time.
The rails were introduced reasonably early on to keep the wheels on the track, but it was gradually realised that the wheels would be more effective with a steel strip on top.
It became a common practice, but the iron wheels caused more wear to the wooden rolling stock.
Wooden wheels were gradually replaced by iron ones and in 1767, the first all-iron rails were introduced.
The first known form of locomotion was walking upright, which became possible with the evolution of Homo erectus about two million years ago.
Their ancestors, the australopithecines, seldom walked upright.
Bipedalism was present in the fossil record of the Australopithecines prior to 4.2–3.9 million years ago, though the Sahelanthropus may have been bipedal as early as seven million years ago.
We can start by caring more for the environment, joining the eco-movement and even becoming activists to lessen the negative impact in the future.
In many cases, this is exactly like symptomatic treatment. Unless, however, we are not looking for a temporary solution, we need to find the root of the problem and get rid of it.
Obviously, the world has changed dramatically due to the scientific and technological progress of the human race, and problems have become more acute due to overpopulation and the extravagant way in which people live.
After being passed by Congress on July 4 and signed by President of Congress John Hancock and Secretary Charles Thomson, a written copy was sent to John Dunlap, who was located a few blocks away, for printing.
Between 150 and 200 broadsides were printed overnight, now known as "Dunlap broadsides".
The document was read publicly for the first time by John Nicks in the courtyard of Independence Hall on July 8.
One was sent to George Washington on July 6, which he read to his troops in New York on July 9; a copy was sent to London on August 10.
The 25 bilingual Dunlap copies that are known to still exist are the oldest surviving copies of the document. The original manuscript is not known to have survived.
Many paleontologists now believe that one group of dinosaurs survived and are still alive today. They are called birds.
Because they have feathers and can fly, many people do not think of them as dinosaurs.
But for birds that still look like dinosaurs, there's a lot to learn.
They have claws and scales, walk on two hind legs like a Tyrannosaurus rex, and lay eggs.
Almost all computers in use today are based on manipulating information encoded in binary form.
A binary number can have only one of two values, i.e. 0 or 1, and these are called binary digits or bits in computer jargon.
Internal poisoning is not always immediately apparent. Symptoms such as vomiting are very non-specific and it can take a while to diagnose.
The presence of an open bottle of medication or a toxic household chemical may be the best indication of an internal poisoning.
Check the label for specific instructions on how to treat this poisoning.
Entomologists formally use the term "butterfly" to refer to this group of insects.
This term is derived from a distant acquaintance with the insects, which are highly adapted to parasitise humans.
Both flying and ground-dwelling trees are colorless and live in the nest or home of their host.
There are an estimated 400,000 people in the United States living with multiple sclerosis (MS), making it the most common neurological disease among young and middle-aged adults.
MS is a disease that affects the central nervous system, which comprises the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves.
Research suggests that women are twice as likely to be diagnosed with MS than men.
A couple may decide that having a child is not in their best interest or in the child's best interest.
These couples may choose to pursue an adoption plan for their baby.
Adoption terminates the parental rights of the biological parents and then the adoptive parents become the legal parents of the child.
The main goal of science is to discover how the world works using the scientific method. In fact, the scientific method guides much of science.
Although experiments are often used to eliminate some possible hypotheses, science is also done by asking questions and providing guidance on how to find things out, as well as by doing experiments.
Naturalists and philosophers worked more with classical texts, and in particular with the Latin Bible.
Aristotle's views on all matters of science, including psychology, were accepted.
With the decline of the knowledge of Greek, the West became disconnected from its Greek scientific and philosophical roots.
In physiology and behavior, many observed rhythms often depend on the presence of endogenous cycles and their production by biological clocks.
Periodic rhythms with frequencies greater than those of external periodic signals are ubiquitous in living things, including bacteria, fungi, plants and animals.
Biological clocks are self-sustaining oscillators that will continue to produce a circadian cycle in the absence of environmental signals.
One of the leading arguments in favor of DNA being the genetic material was the experiment done by Hershey and Chase.
Hersh and Chase used bacteriophages or viruses to introduce their DNA into bacteria.
They conducted two experiments in which they marked either the DNA of the bacteriophage with radioactive phosphorus or its protein with radioactive sulfur.
Depending on the type of mutation, the significance of the affected piece of genetic material, and whether or not the mutated cells are stem cells, mutations can have a wide range of effects.
Only mutations in cells of the germ line can be passed on to children, while mutations elsewhere can cause cell death or cancer.
Nature tourism is appealing to people who are interested in visiting natural areas to enjoy the scenery, including native plants and wildlife.
Things to do include hunting, fishing, photography, bird watching and park visits, as well as learning about the ecosystem.
Visiting, photographing and studying orang-utans in Borneo are examples of this.
Every morning, to go to their jobs, people travel in trucks from the small provincial towns and pass each other going in the opposite direction, on their way to wherever it was they had just come from.
In this dynamic transportation system, everyone is to some extent both a user and a maintainer of the transportation system through their use of private cars.
That this massive carbon economy has pushed the biosphere out of one of its relatively stable states that have seen us through the last two million years of human evolution is now clear from the science.
Everyone is a part of society and uses transportation systems. Almost everyone complains about transportation systems.
It is rare in developed countries for there to be so much complaining about water quality or collapsing bridges.
Why do transportation systems generate so much litigation, and why do they break down so often? Is it because transportation engineers are incompetent? Or is there something more fundamental going on?
Traffic flow is the study of the movement of individuals and vehicles between two locations and the interactions between them.
Since the behavior of leaders can never be predicted with 100 percent certainty, it is difficult to study the traffic flow.
Fortunately for us, drivers tend to behave in a reasonably predictable manner; so the flow of traffic has a certain logic to it and can be approximated mathematically.
The relations between the three main characteristics of the flow - (1) flow, (2) density, and (3) velocity - are such that a better understanding of one will give a better understanding of the others.
These relationships help in the planning, design, and eventual maintenance of road infrastructure.
Insects were the first animals to take to the air, and their ability to fly helped them avoid predators, find food and mate more effectively.
Most insects have the advantage of folding their wings back along the body.
This gives them a wider range of small places to hide from predators.
Dragonflies and damselflies are the only insects today that can't fold their wings.
Before thousands of years, a man named Aristarchus claimed that the Sun was the center of the Solar System.
Some people think he's right, but most people think the Sun and the rest of the solar system go around the Earth, including the Sun (and even the other stars).
That makes sense, because you don't feel the Earth moving, right?
The Amazon River is the largest and second longest river on Earth. It has more than eight times the volume of the world's second largest river.
The Amazon is also the widest river on Earth, in places reaching 6 miles (9.7 km) in width.
The Amazon contributes 20 percent of the water that flows into the oceans from rivers worldwide.
The Amazon River is 6,387 km (3,980 mi) long. Thousands of smaller rivers flow into it.
Although stone pyramids continued to be built until the end of the Old Kingdom, the pyramids at Giza remain the largest and most technically sophisticated.
The ancient Egyptians of the New Kingdom would have been amazed at the monuments left by their predecessors which were then over a thousand years old.
The population of Vatican City is about 800. It is the smallest independent nation in the world by population.
The Vatican uses Italian as the official language for its legislation and official communications.
While Latin is often used in religious ceremonies, Italian is the everyday language spoken by most of those who work in the country.
All of the Vatican's subjects are Catholics.
Humans have known the major chemical elements, such as gold, silver, and copper, since antiquity, since all of these can be found naturally and can be obtained using primitive tools.
The philosopher Aristotle theorized that everything is composed of one or more of the four elements: earth, water, air, and fire.
It was more like the four states of matter (in the same order): solid, liquid, gas, and plasma, though he also theorized that they change into new substances to give rise to what we see.
Alloys are a mixture of two or more metals. Don't forget that there are lots of elements in the periodic table.
Metals include elements like calcium and potassium. Of course, there are metals like silver and gold.
There are also alloys which contain small amounts of non-metal elements like carbon.
The universe is made of stuff, and the stuff is made out of tiny particles called "atoms".
Atoms are so small that a trillion of them can fit in the period at the end of this sentence.
So when it came out, molasses was a good friend to a lot of people.
Unfortunately, as new methods of writing were introduced, the ink was lowered in status and use.
In the present day, people write messages on computer screens rather than having to poke pins at moles.
You wonder what's going to happen to the keyboard when something new comes along.
The nuclear bomb works on the principle that you need energy to bring together the many protons and neutrons in the nucleus.
It's sort of like pushing a heavy cart uphill. Then the splitting of the nucleus releases some of that energy.
Some atoms have unstable nuclei, so they can break down into other atoms with a tiny push or no push at all.
The surface of the Moon is made out of rocks and dust. The outer-layer of the Moon is called the crust.
The crust is about 70 km thick at the near side and 100 km thick at the far side.
It is thinner under the oceans and thicker under the continents.
There may have been more oceans next to the nearby land, because the crust was thinner. It was easier for the lava to come up to the surface.
Happiness theories focus on discovering what makes people feel good or what draws them in.
These theories posit that humans have certain needs and/or desires that are internalized as they become adults.
These theories look at what makes certain people want to do certain things and what things in their environment will make them do or not do certain things.
Maslow's hierarchy of needs and Herzberg's two-factor theory of motivation are two popular theories of content.
In general, as managers get promoted from the ranks, two behaviors can emerge. On the one hand, there are those who try to "stay one of the guys" (or gals).
These managers face challenges in implementing disciplinary measures, making unpopular decisions, assessing performance, holding people accountable, and being held accountable for their actions.
On the other end of the spectrum, a person can become an unrecognizable individual who feels the need to change everything the team has done and do it his own way.
Ultimately, the leader is responsible for the success and failures of the team.
This can often lead to a rift between the leader and the rest of the crew.
Virtual kits meet the same standards as the real thing, but there are some slight differences.
Members of a virtual team often function as a point of contact for the face-to-face group.
They often have more autonomy than regular crew members, since their crews can be scattered across different time zones, which may be incomprehensible to the local management.
The presence of a true "invisible crew" (Larson and Lafaste, 1989, p.109) is also a unique component of the virtual crew.
The Invisible Team is the management team to whom each member reports. The Invisible Team defines the standards by which each member is judged.
Why would an organization want to go through the lengthy process of creating a learning organization, when innovation is one of the reasons for adopting the concepts of organizational learning?
When all available resources of a functional area of a business are effectively utilized, creativity and innovation can take place.
Thus, the process of working through an organization's obstacles can lead to a new innovative process to meet customer needs.
Before an organization can become innovative, its leaders must create an innovation culture, provide innovation training, and share knowledge.
Angel (2006) explains the continuous improvement approach as a method used to help organizations achieve higher levels of performance.
Physical evidence for the theoretical approach to studying knowledge comes from neuroscientific findings. This narrows the scope of the study and makes it much more precise.
Scientists have backed up their findings with evidence of a link between the pathology and the brain's behaviour.
It's been known for a long time that various brain disorders, trauma, lesions and tumors can affect behavior and change some cognitive functions.
The development of new technologies has allowed us to see and study brain structures and processes that were invisible before.
It provides us with a lot of information and materials to build simulation models that help us to understand the processes in our mind.
While artificial intelligence is an important part of science fiction, it is also an important branch of computer science that deals with machine learning, behavior and intelligence.
Artificial intelligence research includes the creation of machines that can automatically perform tasks that require intelligent behavior.
Some examples of things that can be counted include control, planning and scheduling, diagnosing and answering customer questions, also handwriting, voice and face recognition.
These issues have become separate disciplines in their own right, focusing on finding real-world solutions to people's problems.
Artificial intelligence is increasingly being built into home computers and software for video games and is beginning to be used in economics, medicine, engineering and the military.
Tours are often a large part of learning, and many teachers would like to take their classes out to places that are inaccessible by bus.
The technology allows for virtual tours of museums, aquariums, and art, among other things, that students can experience while sitting in their classroom.
Sharing an excursion experience is also a great way to reflect on a journey and share the experience with future classes.
For instance, each year students at Bennett College in North Carolina create a website to document their pilgrimage to the state capital, and each year the website is redesigned but older versions are kept online to provide a record.
Blogs can help students improve their writing. While students often begin their blogging experience with poor grammar and spelling, the presence of an audience generally encourages improvement.
As students can often be the harshest of critics, the blog's author began to take steps to improve his writing.
Also, the act of blogging "forces students to become more aware of the world around them." The need to engage the audience encourages students to be interesting and insightful (Toto, 2004).
Blogging is a tool that can inspire collaboration and encourage students to take their learning beyond the classroom.
By appropriately using blogs, "students can become more analytical and critical; by actively reacting to online materials in the context of other people's writings, students can work out their positions and also outline their own points of view on specific issues (Oravec, 2002).
It is a beautiful and bilingual capital of Canada with numerous art galleries and museums to see the past and present of Canada.
To the south is Niagara Falls and to the north are the pristine wilderness of Muskoka and the surrounding areas.
All these things reinforce Ontario's image as a typical Canadian province for foreigners.
Much of the north is sparsely populated and some areas are virtually deserted.
Here's one comparison that may surprise you: The population of African-Americans in the U.S. is larger than the population of Canada.
The East African islands are in the Indian Ocean, off the eastern coast of Africa.
Madagascar is the largest and is itself an entire continent when it comes to wilderness areas.
Most of the smaller islands are independent nations or are associated with France and are known for their luxury beach resorts.
The Arabs also brought Islam to the islands and it became an important influence in the Comoros and Mayotte.
European influence and colonialism began in the 15th century with the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama finding a sea route from Europe to India with the "Spice Route".
The north of the country borders the Sahel, and in the west and south the country borders the Atlantic Ocean.
Women: It is advisable for every female traveller to declare themselves married, regardless of their actual marital status.
It's nice to have a wedding band (but not one that looks too expensive.
Women need to be aware that cultural differences can create situations that are perceived as hindrances which may often be followed by grabbing, holding hands, etc.
Be firm when you say no to men, and don't be afraid to stand your ground (cultural differences notwithstanding, that doesn't mean it's right!).
The modern city of Casablanca was founded in the 10th century AD by Berber fishermen and was used as a strategic harbor called Anfa by the Phoenicians, Romans, and Marinids.
The Portuguese rebuilt it and called it "Casa Branca", but they left after the 1755 earthquake.
The Moroccan Sultan restores the city, calling it Dar al-Baida, and the name Casablanca derives from the Spanish traders who established their trade routes there.
Compared to the rest of Morocco, Casablanca is one of the least interesting places to shop.
It is easy to find places surrounding the old medina where traditional Moroccan goods are sold, such as tagines, pottery, leatherware, jewellery and a wide range of spices, but all for tourists.
Goma is a tourist city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the country's eastern border with Rwanda.
In 2002, the city of Goma was largely destroyed by lava from the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo, which flowed through the streets of the city and especially through the center.
While Goma is relatively safe, all travel to Goma should be studied to understand the ongoing fighting in the North Kivu province.
The city is also a base for climbing the nearby Mount Nyiragongo, and is one of the cheapest places to see mountain gorillas in Africa.
You can use "boda-boda" (motorcycle taxis) to get around in Goma. Normal (local) rates are around 500 Congolese francs for short rides.
Timbuktu, with its relative inaccessibility, has become a metaphor for exotic and remote places.
Today, Timbuktu is a poor town although it is a tourist attraction for its reputation and it has an airport.
It was added to the World Heritage in Danger list in 1990 due to the threat of encroaching sand dunes.
It was one of the stops on Henry Louis Gates's PBS show "African American Lives."
The city contrasts dramatically with the rest of the country for its more Arab than African appearance.
The Kruger National Park (KNP) is in northeast South Africa, bordering Mozambique in the east, Zimbabwe to the north and the Crocodile River to the south.
The park encompasses 19,500 km² (7,500 sq mi) and contains 14 separate ecoregions, each with its own distinct wildlife.
It is one of the major attractions of Southern Africa and is considered to be the flagship of the South African National Parks (SANParks).
Most of South Africa's national parks charge a daily fee for entrance and park ranger conservation.
It can also be advantageous to purchase a Wild Card, which provides access or to selected parks in Southern Africa or to all South African national parks.
The island of Hong Kong gives its name to the territory of Hong Kong and is the place that many visitors find worth visiting.
The skyscrapers that give Hong Kong its distinctive silhouette rise above the waters of Victoria Harbour in much the same way as the spires of the gothic Houses of Parliament do above the Thames in London.
To get the best view of Hong Kong, leave the island and head for the opposite shore of Kowloon.
Much of the developed part of Hong Kong is densely packed into reclaimed land along the northern coastline.
This is where the British colonists took over, and if you're looking for evidence of the colonial past of the area, you can't do much better than to start here.
The Sundarbans is the world's largest coastal mangrove forest, spreading over 80 kilometres (50 miles) along the coast of Bangladesh and India.
Sunderbans has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. This part of the forest which lies in India is known as the Sunderbans National Park.
But the forests are not just mangroves - they include some of the last vestiges of the great forests that once clothed the Gangetic Plain.
The Sundarbans covers an area of 3,850 km², of which nearly a third is water and marsh.
Since 1966, Sundarbans has been a tiger reserve and is believed to have about 400 Royal Bengal tigers and approximately 30,000 spotted deer.
Buses depart throughout the day from the intercity bus terminal (behind the river), though most of them, especially those going east and to Jaka/Bumang Bumang, depart between 06:30 and 07:30.
It is advisable to purchase a ticket a few days in advance, as intercity buses are often full.
Most areas are serviced by small Japanese Coaster buses, which are comfortable and reliable.
Shared taxis are a quick and convenient way to go short distances, such as from Paro (Nu 150) and Punakha (Nu 200).
The Oyapock Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge spanning the Oyapock River to connect the cities of Oyapock in Brazil and Saint-Georges-de-l'Oyapock in French Guiana.
The two masts rise to 83 metres, it is 378 metres long with 2 decks each 3.5 metres wide.
The vertical drop below the bridge is 15 metres. Construction was completed in August 2011 but it was not opened until March 2017.
The bridge is scheduled to open to traffic in September 2017, when the Brazilian immigration checkpoints are expected to be completed.
The Guarani were the most important indigenous people in the present-day eastern Paraguay, living as semi-nomadic hunters and gatherers who also practiced some farming for subsistence.
Other indigenous peoples inhabited the Chaco region, including the Guaycuru and Payaguá, who subsisted through hunting, gathering, and fishing.
Paraguay, once known as the "Giant's Province of India", was born in the 16th century out of the meeting of Spanish conquerors and indigenous groups.
The Spanish began a three-century period of colonization.
Paraguay has managed to preserve much of its independent character and identity since the founding of Asunción in 1537.
Argentina is known for having one of the best polo teams and players in the world.
The largest annual event is held in December at the Las Canitas Polo Club.
Smaller tournaments and matches can also be found at other times of the year.
Check the Asociación Argentina de Polo website for tournament updates and ticket information.
The official currency of the Falkland Islands is the Falkland pound (FKP), which has the same value as the British pound sterling (GBP).
The money can only be exchanged at a bank in Stanley, across the street from the FIC West shop, which is the only one in the islands.
British pounds are usually accepted everywhere in the islands, and U.S. dollars are also readily accepted, especially in the context of a Stanley credit card.
It is unlikely that remote islands will accept credit cards, but U.S. dollars and British pounds are likely to be accepted; talk to hosts ahead of time to find out what is an acceptable method of payment.
It is almost impossible to exchange currency for the Falkland Islands outside of the Falkland Islands, so you should exchange your money before leaving the Falkland Islands.
Because Montevideo is south of the equator, it is summer there when it is winter in the northern hemisphere and vice versa.
Montevideo is in the subtropics; in summer, average high temperatures are above 30 °C.
Winters can be quite cold, with temperatures rarely dipping below 0°C, but the combination of wind and moisture can make it feel colder than the thermometer reads.
There are no real "rainy" and "dry" seasons: rainfall is more or less equally distributed year-round.
While many of the animals in the park are used to seeing people, wild animals are still wild and should not be fed or bothered.
According to park officials, you should be at least 100 yards/meters away from bears and wolves and 25 yards/meters away from all other wildlife!
Regardless of how docile they may appear, moose, elk, deer, bears, and even most large animals can be dangerous.
Each year, dozens of visitors are injured in encounters with these wild and potentially dangerous animals, so don't approach them.
Also, be aware that scents can attract bears and other wildlife, so avoid cooking or consuming scented foods, and keep your camp site clean.
Apia is the capital of Samoa. The city is located on the island of Upolu and has a population of nearly 40,000.
Established in the 1850s, Apia has been the capital of Samoa since 1959.
There was a controversial maritime confrontation at the port in 1889 when seven ships from Germany, the United States and Britain were prevented from leaving.
All of the ships except one British cruiser were sunk and nearly 200 Americans and Germans were killed.
During the pro-independence movement organized by the Mau, a peaceful demonstration in the city ended with the killing of paramount chief Tupua Tamasese Lealofi III.
Because Oakland has two harbors, there are many beaches. The most popular ones are in three areas.
North Shore beaches (in the North Haven area) front the Pacific Ocean and extend from Long Beach in the north to Devonport in the south.
Almost all of them are protected swimming beaches and most have some shade under trees.
The beaches at Tamaki Drive are at the end of the expensive Mission Bay and St Heliers areas of central Auckland.
These are sometimes crowded family beaches with a good number of shops lining the shore. Swimming is safe.
The local beer is Number One, which is not a heavy beer but a pleasant and refreshing one. Another local beer is Manta.
There are many French wines available to sample, but some New World wines from Australia and New Zealand may be more to your liking.
Tap water is perfectly safe to drink, but bottled water is easily available if you prefer.
The flat white is an alien concept to Australians. A short black is an espresso, a cappuccino is milk with froth (not foam) and tea is not served with milk.
The hot chocolate complies with the Belgian standard. The fresh fruit juices are expensive but delicious.
Many of the expenses to get to the reef are year-round, and the ills of the reef due to any of those causes are rare events.
Nevertheless, heed the advice of authorities, follow all signs, and especially heed any safety warnings.
Jellyfish can be found close to beaches and river mouths from October through to April, but can be seen at any time of year.
There are sharks, but they seldom attack humans. Most sharks are afraid of humans and will swim away.
Saltwater crocodiles do not live actively in the ocean; their main habitat is along river mouths north of Rockhampton.
Pre-booking ensures that a traveler has a place to stay when they arrive at their destination.
Tour agents often have agreements with certain hotels, though you can often find other ways to stay, such as camping, through a tour agent.
Tour agencies often package in breakfast, ground transportation from/to the airport or even air/hotel combos.
They can also hold your reservation for you in case you need time to consider the offer or to get other documents for your destination (e.g. a visa).
However, any changes or requests must be made through the travel agent and cannot be made directly through the hotel.
At some music festivals, a large number of attendees choose to camp on site, and for many it is an essential part of the experience.
If you want to be close to the action, you'll have to arrive early to claim a spot for camping close to the music.
Remember that even though the main stage music may have stopped for the night, there may still be festival stages where music is continuing late into the night.
Some festivals offer special camping areas for families with small children.
If you cross the North Sea in winter, check the location of the lighthouse as it can be quite noisy due to the ice breaking.
Cruises to St. Petersburg include time in the city. Visas are not required for cruise passengers (see details).
In general, casinos go to great lengths to encourage you to spend as much time and money as possible. Often there are no windows or clocks to remind you of the passing of time, and the maze-like layout of the casino can make it difficult to find your way out.
To keep guests happy and on the premises, they often provide specialized food, beverage, and entertainment options.
In some places free alcoholic drinks are served. However, drinking affects your judgment and all good business people know how important it is to stay sober.
Anyone intending to travel at altitude or in mountainous areas should be aware of the potential for snow, ice or sub-zero temperatures.
On icy and snowy roads, the grip is low and you can't drive like you do on clean asphalt.
Several inches of snow can fall in a short time, which can lead to whiteout conditions.
Visibility may be reduced also by snow or rain, and by condensation or frost on car windows.
On the other hand, ice and snow are normal conditions in many countries and year-round travel is possible.
Safaris may represent the greatest tourist interest in Africa and are the ultimate goal for many visitors.
In popular usage, the word "safari" refers to traveling in Africa to observe the continent's wonderful wildlife, including the savannah.
Some animals, such as elephants and giraffes, are more likely to approach cars and can be photographed with a standard zoom lens.
Sometimes lions, leopards and cheetahs can be skittish and are best viewed with binoculars.
A day hike, backpacking, or trekking is an outdoor activity which consists of a journey on foot. A day hike is a hike that takes only one day. It may be a part of a longer hike, in which case it is called a "day hike" to distinguish it from the overall hike. A backpacking trip is an extended hike, usually involving camping outdoors. The trip may be an overnight backpacking trip or a multi-day trek. A trek is an extended hike, usually involving camping outdoors. The trek may be an overnight trek or a multi-day trek.
The Paralympic Games will be held between August 24 and September 5, 2021. Some of the events will be held in other parts of Japan.
Tokyo will become the only Asian city to have hosted the Summer Olympic Games twice, after the 1964 Games.
If you had booked flights and accommodation for 2020 before the cancellation of the season, you may find yourself in a difficult situation.
Cancellation policies vary, but as of March most coronavirus-related cancellation policies were not extended beyond July 2020, which is when the Olympics are scheduled to be held.
Tickets are expected to range between 2,500 yen and 130,000 yen, with regular tickets costing around 7,000 yen.
Getting wet clothing dry can help keep you warm. Many hostels provide blankets and boards to dry clothes on, though you may have to ask for them.
If you don't have a corset or don't want to wear a corset, you can try using a bustle, if you have one.
Do not let the fabric get too hot (which can cause shrinkage or even scorching).
Water can be purified in various ways, some more effective against particular threats.
In some areas, boiling for a minute is enough, while in others several minutes are required.
Filters have varying degrees of effectiveness and if you are concerned, consider purchasing bottled water from a reputable company.
Travelers may encounter exotic pests that are not native to their home countries.
Pests can spoil food, cause discomfort or, in the worst case, trigger allergic reactions, spread toxins or transmit infections.
Infectious diseases or dangerous animals in and of themselves do not necessarily constitute a pest.
Duty-free shopping is the ability to purchase goods without paying duties and taxes at certain locations.
Travellers heading to countries with high taxation can sometimes find significant savings, particularly on products such as alcohol and tobacco.
The stretch of highway between Point Marion and Ferguson represents the most difficult driving on the Buffalo-Pittsburgh Road, often passing through isolated frontier areas.
Unless you are used to driving on country roads, you will be out of your depth: steep hills, narrow roads and hairpin bends are the order of the day.
The posted speed limits are noticeably lower than in the surrounding areas, which are usually 35–40 mph (56–64 km/h), and the strict enforcement of those limits is more important than in other areas.
Interestingly, however, cell phone service is much more prevalent here than in many other portions of the Appalachian Trail, such as the Pennsylvania Wilds.
German sweets are very good, and Bavarian ones are quite pungent and varied, similar to those made in their southern neighbor Austria.
It is common to find sweetmeats including apples year-round, while cherries and plums are in season during the summer.
Many German baked goods include nuts, raisins, and other woodland fruits. Popular cakes often go well with a strong cup of coffee.
For a small, albeit rich, sweet bite, try some of the regional delights known as Berliner, Pfannkuchen or Krapfen.
Curry is a dish that is made from meat or vegetables with spices and herbs.
Depending on the amount of liquid, the crust can be "dry" or "wet."
In the interior regions of northern India and Pakistan, khoya is often used; in southern India and some coastal regions of the subcontinent coconut milk is more common.
With 17,000 islands to choose from, Indonesian cuisine is a veritable smorgasbord of regional dishes that can be found throughout the country.
However, when used without further qualification, the term usually refers to food originating from the central and eastern parts of the island of Java.
Now widespread throughout the archipelago, Javanese cuisine includes many sweet and spicy dishes, and the distinctive flavors the Javanese prefer are ginger, galangal, sugar (especially Javanese coconut sugar), and various aromatic spices.
The stirrups are the hanging supports for the rider's legs on either side of the saddle.
They provide more stability for the rider, but there may be safety concerns as the rider's feet can get caught in them.
If a rider is thrown from a horse and the stirrup levers the rider's foot out of the stirrup, the rider may be dragged if the horse runs away. Several safety precautions can be taken to reduce this risk to a minimum.
First of all, most riders wear boots for riding with electricity and a smooth, tight sole.
After that, some saddles, particularly English saddles, have protective bars to prevent the leather from sliding off the saddle if the rider falls backward.
The Valle de la Luna (Moon Valley) in Chile's Atacama Desert is one of the best destinations for rock climbers, and is sometimes compared to Yosemite in California for its granite cliffs and canyons.
Its cliffs offer endless challenges to mountaineers of all stripes, and alpinists from all over the world continue to push back the frontiers of possible routes.
Snow sports, which include skiing and snowboarding, are popular sports that involve descending on snow with skis or a snowboard attached to your feet.
Skiing is a major tourist activity with many enthusiasts, sometimes called "ski bums", who plan entire vacations around skiing at a particular location.
The idea of skiing is very old - cave paintings dating back 5000 B.C. depict skiing!
Skiing as a sport can be traced back to at least the 17th century and in 1861, Norwegians established Australia's first ski club.
Ski touring, also called backcountry skiing, ski mountaineering or ski trekking, is the activity of skiing in the backcountry.
They are similar but generally do not involve ski tours in alpine style or mountaineering, which become more rugged and require stiffer skis and boots.
Treat a ski route as similar to a hiking trail.
You can cover a bit more ground in good conditions than you can on foot - but very seldom will you be able to match the speed of a skier on a maintained track.
Europe is a continent with a relatively small area, but with many independent countries. In normal circumstances, traveling through multiple countries would involve repeated passport and visa checkpoints.
The Schengen area, however, functions as a single country in this regard.
While you are in this area, you can generally move across frontiers without having to go through passport control again.
Likewise, if you hold a Schengen visa, you do not need to apply for separate visas for each of the Schengen countries, thus saving time, money, and bureaucracy.
There is no universally accepted definition for what constitutes "antique" items. Some tax authorities consider items to be antiques if they are more than 100 years old.
There are geographical variations in what is considered to be "elderly", with age thresholds tending to be lower in places like North America than in Europe.
Crafted items can be accepted as antiques even though they are not as old as mass-produced items of the antique period.
For the Sami people, reindeer herding is an important part of their culture and way of life.
Even traditionally, however, not all Sami have participated in reindeer herding, but have instead relied on fishing, hunting and similar pursuits, as reindeer were mainly a migratory beast of burden.
Many Sami people today work in modern professions. Tourism is an important industry in Sápmi, the region associated with the Sami people.
Although in widespread use, especially among non-Romanians, the word "gypsy" is often considered offensive due to its association with negative stereotypes and inaccurate portrayals of the Romani people.
If the country you are visiting is listed in a travel advisory, your travel health insurance or cancellation insurance may be affected.
You may want to seek advice from other governments, but the advice given by those governments is only intended for their nationals.
American citizens in the Middle East, for example, could find themselves in a different situation than Europeans or Arabs.
These meetings are nothing more than a brief summary of the political situation in a country.
The opinions presented are often superficial, general, and oversimplified in comparison to the detailed information available elsewhere.
A weather warning is the main term for any dangerous weather which is likely to cause disruption, severe social or economic impact or loss of life.
Hard times can be found all over the world and take many different forms, which can be affected by geography, topography, and weather.
High winds, hail, excessive rainfall and forest fires are all forms and effects of extreme weather, just as are thunderstorms, tornadoes, floods and cyclones.
Regional and seasonal extreme weather events include blizzards, snowstorms, ice storms, and sandstorms.
Travellers are advised to monitor any severe weather likely to affect their area, as this could disrupt any travel plans.
Any person intending to visit a country that may be defined as a war zone should seek professional advice.
The address of a local company is likely to be provided when you search the Internet for "hostile environment training."
The course usually covers everything discussed here in much more detail and usually in a combination of theory and practice.
The course is usually 2 to 5 days long and includes role-playing, a lot of first aid training, and sometimes weapons training.
Books and articles on survival in the wilderness abound, but there is little on survival in war zones.
Passengers planning to undergo gender reassignment overseas should make sure they hold valid travel documents to return home.
The willingness of governments to issue passports to people of indeterminate sex (X) or to amend documents to reflect desired names and genders varies.
The willingness of foreign governments to abide by these documents is also a variable.
Security at checkpoints has also been much tighter since 11 September 2001.
Trans people awaiting surgery should not be expected to pass through scanners with their dignity and modesty intact.
Tide pools are the pockets of seawater that remain when the tide goes out, and are often found in the lee side of a reef or headland.
The return flow, because of the undersea topography, is concentrated in a few deeper areas and there may be a fast current flowing out to the deep water.
Most of the deaths were due to drowning while trying to swim against the current, which was likely impossible.
As soon as you are out of the current, going back isn't any harder than usual.
Try to aim for somewhere you won't be ambushed again or you may want to wait for rescue depending on your skills and if you were noticed.
The culture shock is quicker than the reverse culture shock (it has a shorter honeymoon phase) and lasts longer and can be more intense.
For some travellers, it can be easier to adapt to a new culture than it is to come back to their own culture.
When you come back home after living in a foreign country where you had to adapt to a new culture there, you lose some of the habits of your home culture.
At first, when you left, people were probably patient and understanding, knowing that immigrants had to get accustomed to a new country.
People may not expect the returnees to their homes to need patience and understanding as well.
The sound and light show at the pyramid is one of the most interesting things for kids in the area.
You can see the pyramids in the dark and you can see them in silence before the show starts.
You normally always hear the sounds of the tourists and vendors. The story of the light and sound is like a fairy tale book.
The Sphinx serves as a backdrop and narrator for a long story.
The scenes are presented on the pyramids and different pyramids are illuminated.
Several nations claim the South Shetland Islands, discovered in 1819, and they have the most bases, including sixteen active in 2020.
The archipelago is located 120 km (75 miles) north of the peninsula. The largest island is Isla Rey Jorge with the town of Villa Las Estrellas.
Others include the Livingstone Island and Sullivan's Island, which have dramatic natural harbours due to the volcano's still-active caldera.
Elsworth Land is a region in Antarctica south of the Antarctic Peninsula, adjoining the Bellingshausen Sea.
The mountains of the peninsula then give way to a plateau that rises once more to form the 360 km (220 mi) long Ellesmere Island, which is drained by the Minnesota Glacier.
The highest mountain in Antarctica is the 4,892-metre (16,050 ft) high Vinson Massif, whose summit is Vinson Peak.
In remote areas without cell phone coverage, your only option may be a satellite phone.
In general, a satellite phone does not replace a cell phone, because you have to be out in the open with a clear view of the sky to make a call.
The service is often used by the shipping industry, including cruise ships and scientific expeditions, for remote data and voice communications.
More information on how to connect to this service may be obtained from your local phone service provider.
A growing number of those taking a year out are choosing to travel and learn languages.
It is particularly popular with school leavers, who get a year out before going to university, without compromising on their education.
In many cases, studying abroad in the skipped year would improve your chances of gaining undergraduate education in your home country.
There is usually a tuition fee to join these learning programs.
With thousands of lakes and islands spread across inland seas and coastal archipelagos, Finland is a wonderland to explore by boat.
You don't need a boat to visit the archipelago and lakes.
While the coastal archipelagos and largest lakes are big enough for yachts, smaller boats and kayaks offer a more intimate experience.
Boating is a national pastime in Finland, where one in seven or eight people have their own boat.
The number is the same in Norway, Sweden, and New Zealand, but is otherwise quite unique (for example, in the Netherlands it goes from 1 to 40).
Most notable Baltic cruises include an extended stay in St. Petersburg, Russia.
This means you can spend two days exploring the historical town and return to the ship for a night.
If you disembark to go on shore excursions organized by the ship, you will not need a separate visa (since 2009).
Berlin, Germany is listed as a port of call on some cruise itineraries. As you can see above, Berlin is a long way from the sea and it is not included in the cost of the cruise.
Flying can be a traumatic experience for people of all ages and backgrounds, especially if they have experienced a traumatic event or have never flown before.
This is not something to be ashamed of: it is not dissimilar to the irrational fears and prejudices which a large number of people hold about other things.
For some people, understanding how airplanes work, as well as what happens during a flight, can help overcome a fear that is based on the unknown or a lack of control.
Courier companies are paid well to deliver things quickly. This is often because time is of the essence for business documents, goods or spare parts for emergency repairs.
For some routes, the larger companies do have their own jets, but for other routes and for the smaller firms this has been a problem.
If they shipped by air, it can take days to offload and clear customs on some routes.
The only way it can go faster is to send it as checked baggage. Airline rules do not allow baggage to be sent without a passenger, which is your case.
The obvious way to fly first or business class is to pony up the fat wad of cash for the privilege (or get your company to do it for you).
However, this is not cheap: you can expect to pay up to four times more than the normal business class fare, and up to eleven times more for first class!
In general, there is no point in even trying to get concessions for business or first class direct flights from A to B.
Airlines know full well that there is a core group of passengers who are willing to pay a premium for the privilege of getting somewhere fast and comfortably and will therefore be charged accordingly.
Chişinău is the capital of Moldova. The local language is Romanian, but Russian is also widely spoken.
Moldova is a multiethnic republic that has seen ethnic conflict in the past.
In 1994, this conflict led to the secession of the breakaway Pridnestrovska Moldavska Respublika (PMR), which has its own government and currency but is not recognized by any UN member state.
Despite the failure of political talks, economic relations between the two parts of Moldova were restored.
Eastern Orthodox Christianity is the main religion in Moldova.
With around 3.7 million people, İzmir is the third-largest city in Turkey, after Istanbul, and a very good transportation hub.
The once ancient city of Smyrna is now a modern, bustling commercial centre, surrounded by mountains and facing a huge bay.
Wide boulevards, glass-fronted buildings, and modern shopping malls co-exist with traditional red-tiled roofs, 18th-century markets, and old mosques and churches, though the atmosphere of the city is more reminiscent of southern Europe than of traditional Turkey.
The village of Haldarsvik overlooks the nearby island of Austurey, and has an unusual octagonal church.
Interesting marble sculptures of pigeons can be found above some tombs in the churchyard.
It's worth taking half an hour to walk around the charming village.
Short distance to the north is the romantic and enchanting city of Sintra, made famous by Lord Byron's description of its beauty in his "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage".
The regular SCOTTURB 403 bus service stops at Cabo da Roca on its way to Sintra.
In the north, visit the beautiful Shrine of Our Lady of Fátima (Tomb) where the world-famous Fatima apparitions took place.
Please don't forget that you are visiting a site of mass burial and a site of great significance to a large part of the world's population.
There are still many living men and women who survived here, and many others who had family and loved ones killed or died working there, whether Jews or non-Jews.
Please, treat the place with all the dignity, seriousness and respect it deserves. Don't make jokes about the Holocaust and the Nazis.
Do not deface the object by marking or scratching graffiti on buildings.
The official languages of Barcelona are Catalan and Spanish. About half of the population prefers to speak Catalan, which is understood by the majority, while everyone speaks Spanish in practice.
However, most signs are only in Catalan, because it is the first official language.
On the other hand, Spanish is widely spoken in public transportation and other public places.
Regular announcements in the metro are only in Catalan, but the automated announcement system gives unscheduled announcements in a variety of languages including Spanish, English, French, Arabic and Japanese.
Parisians have a reputation for being self-centered, coarse, and boastful.
Although this is often a rather inaccurate stereotype, it is still the best way to get by in Paris is to behave with good manners and to have a "bien élevé" (well-mannered) demeanor. This will go a long way toward getting you by.
The snobby exterior of the Parisians will quickly melt away once you show a little courtesy.
The National Park of Plitvice Lakes contains dense forests mainly of beech, spruce and fir trees with a mixed alpine and Mediterranean vegetation.
Due to the diversity of microclimate, soils and altitude, there is an extraordinary diversity of plant communities.
The area is also home to an incredibly diverse array of animals and birds.
There can be sightings of rare wildlife including the European brown bear, wolf, eagle, otter, wild cat and black grouse, as well as many other common species
Women are required to have their legs covered and their shoulders covered while visiting the monasteries.
Most monasteries will provide bedding for the unprepared, but if you bring your own, especially if it is brightly colored, you are likely to get a smile from the monk or nun at the door.
By the same logic, men should be made to wear trousers that cover the knees.
The clothing can be borrowed from the entrance, but it is not exchanged after every user, so you might not feel comfortable wearing these clothes! One size fits all men!
Like Mediterranean cuisine in general, Majorcan cuisine is based on bread, vegetables and meat (especially pork), and uses olive oil abundantly.
A popular meal, especially in summer, is "pa amb olí": bread rubbed with garlic, tomato and anything else on hand, such as cuttlefish, fish stew and so on.
All nouns and the pronoun "Sie" - "You" are always written with a capital letter, even in the middle of a sentence.
This is an important rule to distinguish some verbs from objects.
It is believed to facilitate reading, though writing is made somewhat more difficult by the need to understand whether the verb or the adjective is in the nominative form.
Italian pronunciation is relatively easy since most words are pronounced exactly as they are spelled.
The main letters to watch out for are "c" and "g" because of their varying pronunciation depending on the following consonant.
Also, make sure you pronounce R and RR differently: caro means expensive while carro means cart.
Persian is an easy language to learn, and its grammar is relatively straightforward.
That is why this grammar guide will help you learn a lot about the Persian grammar and understand sentences better.
Of course, if you already know a Romance language, it will be easier for you to learn Portuguese.
While those who know a little Spanish may easily assume that Portuguese is similar enough to not need to be studied separately, this is not the case.
These observatories, before the invention of modern telescopes, were usually outdated and today are used as museums or educational sites.
Since light pollution was not a problem even at its peak, they are usually found in cities or on campuses and are easier to access than those built today.
Most modern telescopes for observing are large instruments in remote locations with good seeing.
The practice of viewing cherry blossoms, known as hanami, is an integral part of Japanese culture dating back to the 8th century.
The term comes from China, where the plum blossom is the preferred flower.
In Japan, the first cherry blossom viewing parties were held by the emperor only for himself and other members of the nobility at the Imperial Palace.
Plants are at their best in their natural habitat, so resist the temptation to dig up even one.
While visiting a dilapidated garden, you'll be shooed away without a word.
Singapore as a whole is an extremely safe place. It is easy to get around and you can get almost anything once you arrive there.
But once you get into the "deep tropics", just a few degrees north of the equator, you will have to cope with both heat (continuous) and sun (occasionally, when the sky is clear).
There are also buses to Hebron in the north, where the tombs of the Biblical patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and their wives are traditionally believed to be located.
Make sure the bus you are about to take is going all the way to Hebron and not just to the nearby Jewish settlement of Kiryat Arba.
Inland waterways can be a good base for a holiday.
For example, visiting castles in the Loire or Rhine valleys, a cruise to interesting towns on the Danube or a boat trip along the Canal du Midi.
They also mark popular pedestrian and bike routes.
Christmas is one of the most important Christian holidays and is celebrated as the birthday of Jesus.
Many of the traditions associated with the holiday have been adopted by non-Christian countries and non-Christians around the world.
It is traditional to spend the Easter Vigil outdoors to see the sunrise.
Of course, there are Christian theological explanations for this tradition, but it could also be an ancient pagan fertility rite.
Traditional churches often hold an Easter Vigil service on Saturday night of Easter weekend, and the congregation often starts off with a boisterous celebration at midnight, to mark the resurrection of Christ.
All of the animals that came to the islands originally got there by swimming, flying, or floating.
Because of the distance from the mainland, mammals could not make it to the Galapagos, leaving the giant tortoise as the archipelago's first predator.
After the arrival of humans to the Galapagos, many mammals were brought in including goats, cows, horses, pigs, cats and dogs.
If you visit the Arctic or Antarctic in winter, you will experience polar night, which means that the Sun never rises.
This provides a good opportunity to see the Northern Lights as the sky will be dark for nearly 24 hours.
Since the areas are lightly populated and therefore seldom spoiled by light pollution, you can often enjoy the stars.
The Japanese culture of working is more hierarchical and formal than what Westerners may be accustomed to.
The suits are standard business wear, and co-workers address each other with last names or titles.
The harmony of the workplace is extremely important, with a focus on group effort rather than rewarding individual achievement.
Workers often need to get approval from their superiors for every decision they make and are expected to follow instructions without question.