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We now have four-month-old mice that have been cured of diabetes," he added.
Dr. Ehud Ur, professor of medicine at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and head of the clinical and scientific division of the Canadian Diabetes Association, warned that there is still too little research being done.
He, like other experts, is skeptical that diabetes can be cured and points out that these findings are not relevant to people who already have type 1 diabetes.
Monday, Sara Danius, permanent secretary of the Nobel Committee for Literature at the Swedish Academy, could not publicly announce the winner of the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature, Bob Dylan, as she had given up trying to contact him.
Danius said: "At the moment we're not doing anything. I've called and emailed his closest colleague and received polite replies. That's more than enough for now."
Ring's CEO, Jamie Siminoff, has previously said the company began when his garage door opener couldn't be heard from his workshop.
He made a wristwatch that is connected to a wireless network, he said.
According to Siminoff, sales increased after he appeared on an episode of Shark Tank in 2013 where the show turned down funding for the startup.
At the end of 2017, Siminoff appeared on QVC, a TV shopping channel.
Ring also settled with a competing security company, ADT Corp.
Even though an experimental vaccine appears to be able to reduce the mortality rate of Ebola, no drugs have yet been cleared to treat existing infections.
ZMapp is a cocktail of antibodies that initially looked promising in this field, but formal studies indicated that it provided less benefit than what had been hoped for in its work to prevent death.
In the PALM trial, ZMapp was used as a control, meaning that researchers used it as the main line and compared the three other treatments to it.
USA Gymnastics supports the letter from the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and agrees that it is critical for the Olympic family to be able to provide a safe environment for all athletes.
We agree with USH's statement that the interests of our athletes and clubs and the sport they play can be better served by moving forward with a meaningful change within our organization, rather than a new certification.
USA Gymnastics supports an independent investigation that could shed light on how the abuse described so vaguely by the survivors of Larry Nassar could have gone undetected for so long and supports any necessary and timely changes.
USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Olympic Committee have the same goals - to make sports and other activities as safe as possible for athletes so they can pursue their dreams in an environment that is safe, strong and positive.
Brzezinski worked for John F. Kennedy in the 1960s as an advisor and then for the administration of Lyndon B. Johnson.
He advised Carter on foreign policy during the 1976 election, then worked as National Security Advisor (NSA) from 1977 to 1981, after Henry Kissinger.
As NSA, he assisted Carter with diplomatic handling of global issues such as the Camp David Accords in 1978; normalization of relations between the U.S. and China through the end of the 1970s; the Iranian Revolution that caused the Iran hostage crisis in 1979; and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979.
The film, starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, was nominated in all major categories.
Gosling and Stone were nominated in the categories of Best Actor and Best Actress.
Other nominees include best picture, director, film production, costume design, editing, film music, production design, sound editing, sound mixing and original screenplay.
The two songs, "The Fools Who Dream" and "City of Stars," from the film "La La Land," were nominated for best original song. Lionsgate received 26 nominations -- more than any other studio.
Late on Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump, in a statement delivered by his press secretary, announced that U.S. troops would be withdrawing from Syria.
The statement came after Trump had a phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Turkey would also take over the guarding of captured Islamic State fighters who, according to the statement, European nations have refused to take back.
This not only confirms that some dinosaurs had feathers, a theory that is already popular, but shows details that fossils usually can't show, such as colors and three-dimensional arrangement.
Researchers say the animal's fur was chestnut brown on top with a pale or carotenoid color on the underside.
The discovery also provides insight into the evolution of flight in birds.
Because dinosaur feathers do not have a well-developed rachis, but have other features such as moths and sheaths, researchers assumed that the rachis was probably a later evolutionary development like the other relevant features.
The structure of the feathers suggests that they were not used for flight, but for temperature regulation or appearance. Researchers suggested that, even if this is the tail of a juvenile dinosaur, the example shows adult feathers and not juvenile down.
Researchers suspected that, even though this was the tail of a dinosaur, the sample showed the feathers of an adult, not a juvenile.
A car bomb exploded near the police headquarters in Gaziantep, Turkey, on Thursday morning, killing two police officers and wounding more than 20 other people.
Nine of the injured police officers were injured, according to the sheriff's office.
Police told the suspects that an alleged Daesh (ISIL) fighter was responsible for the attack.
They found that the sun worked on the same principles as other stars: The activity of all the stars in the system was driven only by their luminosity and rotation.
Luminosity and rotation are used together to determine a star's Rossby number, which is related to its wind speed.
The lower the Rossby number, the less active the star is when it comes to magnetic reversals.
During his journey, Iwasaki found himself in trouble at several events.
He was robbed by pirates, attacked by a rabid dog in Tibet, ran away from a marriage in Nepal and arrested in India.
The 802.11n standard operates on the 2.4GHz and 5.0GHz frequencies.
This will allow backwards compatibility with 802.11a, 802.11b and 802.11g if the base station has dual radios.
The speed of 802.11n is significantly faster than its predecessors which have a theoretical throughput of up to 600Mbit/s.
Duvall, who is married and has two adult children, had little impact on Miller, who the story was related to.
Asked to comment, Miller said: "Mike talks a lot during the hearing ... I was preparing so I didn't really listen to what he said."
We will strive to cut carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP by a Nobel margin by 2020 from 2005 levels," Hu said.
He did not put a number on the cuts and said they would be made based on China's economic production.
She urged the country to develop "to avoid being on the old path of pollution first and cleanup later."
He added that "they should not be asked to take on responsibilities beyond their stage of development, capability and capacity."
The Iraqi study group presented its report at 12:00 GMT today.
It serves as a warning that no one can guarantee that any action taken in Iraq at this point will stop sectarian violence, rising violence or chaos.
The report opens with an open debate on punishment and consensus-building in the United States on Middle East policy.
The report is highly skeptical of most aspects of the current policy of the executive branch toward Iraq, and recommends an immediate change of course.
First among its 78 recommendations is that a new diplomatic initiative be taken before the end of the year to secure Iraq's borders against hostile intervention and to re-establish diplomatic relations with its neighbors.
The current senator and Argentine first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner announced her presidential candidacy last night in the city of La Plata, 50 km (31 miles) from Buenos Aires.
Mrs. Kirchner announced that she wanted to run for president on the same stage where she launched her 2005 Senate campaign as a member of the Buenos Aires province delegation.
The debate was sparked by disagreement over funding for relief and rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina, which some tax-cutting conservatives have humorously dubbed "Bush's New Orleans deal."
In order to preserve Washington insiders, liberal criticism of the reconstruction effort has focused on the drafting of reconstruction contracts.
More than four million people traveled to Rome to attend the funeral.
So many people were there that it was impossible for everyone to fit at the funeral at St Peter's Square.
Several large television screens were installed in different areas of Rome so people could watch the ceremony.
Similar displays were made and shown to a large number of people in many other cities in Italy and around the world, particularly in Poland.
Historians have criticized previous FBI policy for trying to increase the bureau's success rate by using more resources on cases that are easy to solve, especially stolen cars.
Congress began funding the obscenity initiative in fiscal year 2005, specifying that the FBI must dedicate 10 agents to adult pornography.
Robin Uthappa was the highest scorer of the match, scoring 70 runs off just 41 balls. He hit 11 fours and 2 sixes.
Middle-order batsmen Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid put up a good partnership of 100 runs.
After losing the captain's wicket, India could only manage 36 runs and lost seven wickets in the final overs.
U.S. President George W. Bush arrived in Singapore on the morning of Nov. 16 as part of a week-long tour of Asia.
He was welcomed by Singapore's deputy prime minister, Wong Kan Seng, and has discussed trade and terror issues with Singapore's prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong.
After a week of losses in the midterm election, Bush spoke to a crowd about the expansion of trade in Asia.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has agreed to send his government's "Clean Air Plan" for review in an all-party committee before his second reading vote on Tuesday's 25-minute meeting with NDP Leader Jack Layton at the Prime Minister's Office.
Layton had asked for changes to the Conservatives' proposals on the environment during his meeting with the Prime Minister, and asked for a "comprehensive and complete rewrite" of the Conservative Party's proposals on the environment.
Since the federal government took over funding of the Mersey Hospital in Devonport, Tasmania, state authorities and some federal MPs have criticised the move as a stunt ahead of the federal election to be held in November.
But Prime Minister John Howard has said the law was only to protect hospitals from being downgraded by Tasmanian authorities, by providing an extra AUD$45 million.
According to the latest report, tide gauge data indicated a tsunami was generated. Some tsunami activity was observed near Pago Pago and Niue.
No major damage or destruction has been reported in Tonga, but power was briefly knocked out, which reportedly prevented Tongan authorities from receiving the tsunami warning issued by PTWC.
Fourteen schools in Hawaii located on or near coastlines were closed Wednesday despite the alerts no longer being in effect.
U.S. President George W. Bush welcomed the announcement.
Bush's spokesman, Gordon Johndroe, called North Korea's move "a significant step on the road to achieving the goal of a verifiable denuclearization of the Korean peninsula."
Subtropical Storm Jerry formed in the Atlantic Ocean today and is the 10th named storm of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season.
According to the NHC (National Hurricane Center), Jerry is no longer a threat to land.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has estimated that a 6-foot breach could break the already damaged levees.
The ninth ward, which saw floodwaters as high as 20 feet during Hurricane Katrina, is currently under water up to the rooftops as the nearby valley has been flooded.
Water is flowing over the dam in a section that is 100 feet (30 meters) wide.
Commons administrator Adam Cuerden was irritated by the deletions when he spoke to Wikinews a month ago.
He [Wales] was initially dishonest with us from the outset. Firstly, in his behaviour, as if this was for legal reasons. Secondly, by giving the impression that he was listening to us, right up until the end of his art."
Public outrage led to the current effort to develop a policy on sexually explicit content on the site, which hosts millions of open-licensed media.
The job was mostly theoretical, but the program was written to simulate observations from the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
The effect the team was looking for would be caused by tidal forces between the galaxy and the Milky Way's dark matter.
Just as the moon affects the Earth's gravity, causing tides, the Milky Way affects the Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy with its forces.
Researchers came to the conclusion that the dark matter acts on other dark matter in exactly the same way as normal matter does.
This theory suggests that most of the dark matter surrounding a galaxy is located around the galaxy in a halo of many small particles.
Television footage showed white smoke coming from the facility.
Residents near the plant are advised by local authorities to stay indoors, not use air conditioning and not drink water from the tap.
According to Japan's nuclear agency, radioactive cesium and iodine have been identified at the facility.
Authorities are speculating that the presence of uranium fuel at the site may have exploded and leaked.
Dr. Tony Moll contracted XDR-TB, a highly drug-resistant form of tuberculosis, in the South African region of KwaZulu-Natal.
He said in an interview that the new variant was "very worrying and alarming because of the very high mortality rate."
Dr. Moll believes some of the patients may have been infected at the hospital and at least two of them were health care workers.
Over the course of a year, an infected person can infect 10 to 15 of their close contacts.
However, the percentage of XDR-TB in the entire population of tuberculosis patients appears to be low; 6,000 out of a total of 330,000 people infected in South Africa.
The two satellites, each weighing more than 1,000 kilograms (2,200 pounds) and traveling at about 28,000 kilometers (17,500 miles) per hour, collided 491 miles (791 kilometers) above Earth.
Scientists say the explosion was caused by the collision being very large.
They are still trying to figure out exactly how big the impact was and how the planet is being affected.
The U.S. Strategic Command is tracking the debris.
The results of the plot analysis will be posted on a public website.
A doctor who worked at Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, will be charged with aggravated murder after the mother was found dead in the trunk of a car on Wednesday, officials in Ohio said.
Dr. Malar Balasubramanian, 29, was found in Blue Ash, Ohio, a suburb about 15 miles (24 km) north of Cincinnati. He was wearing a T-shirt and underwear and appeared to be heavily medicated.
She showed the officers the way to her black Oldsmobile Intrigue, which was 500 feet away.
They found the body of Saroja Balasubramanian (53) covered in blood-soaked sheets.
Police said the body appeared to have been there for about a day.
The first cases of the season were reported in late July.
The disease is spread by pigs and on to humans via mosquitoes.
The outbreak has prompted the Indian government to take steps such as releasing pigs in affected areas, distributing thousands of mosquito nets and spraying pesticides.
The government has also pledged millions of doses of vaccine against meningitis, which will help prepare the health sector for next year.
This year's plans for vaccines to be shipped to the hardest-hit areas were delayed, due to lack of funding and low prioritization in relation to other diseases.
Słania moved to Sweden in 1956, where he began working for the Swedish postal service and became their chief engraver.
He designed more than 1,000 stamps for Sweden, as well as 28 other countries.
His work is of such high quality that he is one of the very few "known names" among philatelists. Some specialize in collecting his work alone.
His 1,000th stamp was the "Great Deeds by Swedish Kings" by David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl in 2000, registered in the Guinness Book of World Records.
He also engraved currency for many countries, including the new Canadian $5 and $100 bills.
After the accident, Gibson was taken to a hospital, but he died shortly after.
The 64-year-old lorry driver was not injured in the crash.
The vehicle itself was removed from the scene around 12:00 GMT on the same day.
A person who works in a garage near where the accident happened: "The child was waiting to cross the road and everyone was hugging and crying."
Everyone ran away from the scene of the accident.
Other topics on the agenda in Bali were saving the world's remaining forests and using technology to help developing countries farm more sustainably.
The U.N. also wants to finalize a fund to help countries affected by global warming adapt to the impacts.
The money can be used to build houses that can withstand floods, better water management and diversification of crops.
Fluke wrote that the effort to exclude women from talking about women's health was futile.
She came to this conclusion after receiving positive comments and encouragement from both male and female people who want contraception to be seen as a medical necessity.
When the fights ended after the injured were taken to hospitals, about 40 of the remaining inmates remained on the grounds, refusing to return to their cells.
Negotiators tried to sort out the situation, but the inmates presented unclear demands.
Between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. (MDT), inmates started a fire in the prison yard.
Officers equipped with riot gear soon entered the garden and surrounded the inmates with the use of tear gas.
Firefighters extinguished the blaze by 11:35 p.m.
When the dam was built in 1963, it stopped the seasonal flooding that spread sediment down the river.
This sediment was necessary to create sandbanks and beaches, which served as habitats for marine life.
Thus, two fish species have become extinct, while two others have been listed as endangered, including the Gila cypha fish.
The level of water is only expected to rise a few meters after the flood, but officials are hoping that will be enough to rebuild eroded sand banks downstream.
No tsunami warning has been issued, and according to Jakarta's Geophysics Agency, no tsunami warning will be issued because the quake did not meet the threshold of 6.5 in magnitude.
Residents began to panic and leave their businesses and homes, despite no tsunami threat.
Even though Winfrey was tearful as she said goodbye, she made it clear to her fans that she will be back.
This is not a farewell. This is the closing of one chapter and the opening of another."
The final results of the presidential and parliamentary elections in Namibia show that the incumbent president, Hifikepunye Pohamba, was re-elected with a comfortable margin.
The ruling party, SWAPO, (which stands for South West Africa People's Organization), has also retained a majority in the parliamentary election.
The coalition moved into the area alongside Afghan troops to secure the site. Other coalition aircraft have been sent to assist.
The crash occurred at a high altitude in mountainous terrain and is believed to have been caused by hostile fire.
The search for the crash site is being hampered by bad weather and difficult terrain.
The medical charity Mangola, Medecins Sans Frontieres and the World Health Organization say this is the worst outbreak recorded in the country.
Médecins Sans Frontières spokesman Richard Veerman said: "Angola is heading for its worst outbreak ever and the situation remains very bad in Angola."
The games kicked off at 10am with fine weather and apart from a little early morning mist which quickly cleared, it was a perfect day for 7s rugby.
Tournament top seeds South Africa got off to a good start with a comfortable 26-0 win over fifth-placed Zambia.
Even though they looked a little rusty in their game against their southern sisters, South Africa have been getting better as the tournament goes on.
Their disciplined defense, ball-handling skills and teamwork made them stand out and it was clear that this was the team that could win.
Officials with the city of Amsterdam and the Anne Frank Museum say the tree is infested with fungus and poses a public health hazard that they believe could cause it to topple.
It was planned to be cut on Tuesday, but was saved after a last-minute reprieve.
All the cave entrances, named "The Seven Sisters", are at least 100 to 250 metres (328 to 820 feet) in diameter.
Infrared images show temperature variations between day and night, indicating the presence of caves.
They are cooler than the surface that surrounds them during the day and warmer at night.
Their thermal behavior is not as stable as large caverns on Earth that are often maintained at a fairly constant temperature, but are similar to those in that they are deep holes in the ground," said Glen Cushing of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Astrogeology Team and Northern Arizona University located in Flagstaff, Arizona.
In France, voting has traditionally been a low-tech experience: Voters enter a booth alone, place a pre-printed ballot in an envelope, and deposit it in a ballot box.
After election officials confirm the voter's identity, the voter drops the envelope into the ballot box and signs the voter affidavit.
The French electoral code is very strict on the conduct of elections.
Since 1988, ballot boxes must be transparent so that voters and observers can see that no ballot boxes are present at the beginning of voting and that no ballot boxes are added except those that are carefully counted and from authorized voters.
Candidates can send representatives to witness all parts of the process. During the evening, the votes are counted by volunteers according to strict procedures and under close supervision.
The ASUS Eee-PC, which has been launched worldwide for its cost-effective and functional features, was a hot topic at the IT Month in Taipei 2007.
However, the consumer market for portable PCs would be radically varied and changed after ASUS was awarded the Taiwan Sustainable Award by the Executive Yuan in China in 2007.
The station's website describes the series as "old school radio theater with a new and nerdy twist!"
In its early days, the program was only available on the long-running internet radio station TogiNet Radio, a website focused on radio programming.
At the end of 2015, AstroNet Radio was established by TogiNet as a subsidiary station.
The show originally featured local amateur actors from East Texas.
Widespread looting was reported to have continued overnight as police were not present on the streets of Bishkek.
Bishkek was described by an observer as entering a state of "anarchy" as large crowds roamed the streets and looted shops selling consumer goods.
Several Bishkek residents accused the southern protesters of lawlessness.
South Africa have beaten the All Blacks (New Zealand) in a rugby union Tri-Nations match at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg, South Africa.
The final result was 21-20, with the Springboks winning by one point and ending the All Blacks' winning streak of 15 matches in a row.
For the Springboks, it ended with a string of defeats in the five-match series.
The All Blacks had already won the trophy two weeks ago, and this was their last game.
The final game of the series will be played at Ellis Park in Johannesburg next week, with Springboks taking on Australia.
A moderate earthquake shook western Montana at 10:08 p.m. Monday.
The U.S. Geological Survey and the National Earthquake Information Center have not received any immediate reports of damage.
The quake was centered about 20 miles (15 miles) northeast of Dillon and about 65 miles (40 miles) south of Butte.
The H5N1 strain of bird flu, which is deadly to humans, has been confirmed to have infected a dead wild duck found on Monday in a marsh near Lyon in eastern France.
The seventh EU country to get the virus is France, after Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Greece and Italy.
The suspected cases of H5N1 in Croatia and Denmark remain unconfirmed.
Chambers went to trial against God for "widespread death, destruction and terrorizing of millions of the planet's inhabitants."
Agnostic Chambers claims his lawsuit is frivolous and "that everyone can now sue everyone."
The story, performed in the French opera by Camille Saint-Saens, is of an artist "who had his life dictated by his love of narcotics and for Japan."
As a result, the artists smoke cannabis on stage, and the theater itself encourages the audience to participate.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, and Congresswoman Michele Bachmann rounded out the top six.
Gingrich dismissed Santorum after seeing the results, but had harsh words for Romney, blaming negative ads run in Iowa against Gingrich.
Perry said he would "go back to Texas to evaluate the results of tonight's nominating convention to see if I have a path forward," but later said he would continue and compete in the South Carolina primary on Jan. 21.
Bachmann decided to end her campaign, even though she won the Ames straw poll in August.
The photographer was taken to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, where he later died.
He was most likely in his 20s. In a statement, Bieber said, "Despite not being present or directly involved in this tragedy, my thoughts and prayers are with the victim's family."
Entertainment news outlet TMZ has understood that the photographer stopped his car on the other side of Sepulveda Boulevard and tried to take pictures of a car that had been pulled over by police before crossing the road and continuing, the California Highway Patrol officer who had pulled over the car ordered him back twice to the other side.
Police have confirmed that the driver of the vehicle that ran over the photographer will not be prosecuted.
With only eight medals available each day, a number of countries have failed to make the podium.
They include the Netherlands, with Anna Jokjemien finishing ninth in the women's Super-G yesterday, and Finland, with Katja Saarinen finishing 10th in the same event.
Australia's Mitchell Gourley finished 11th in the men's standing Super-G. Czech Republic's Oldrich Jelinek finished 17th in the race.
Arly Velasquez of Mexico was 15th in the men's standing Super-G. New Zealand's Adam Hall was ninth in the men's standing Super-G.
Poland's visually impaired skier Maciej Krezel and his guide Anna Ogarzynska finished 13th in the men's Super-G. South Korea's Jong Seork Park finished 24th in the men's sitting Super-G.
U.N. peacekeepers, who arrived in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake, are blamed for spreading the disease that started near their base.
According to the lawsuit, waste from the U.N. base was not properly sanitized and caused bacteria to enter the tributary of the Artibonite River, one of Haiti's largest.
Before the arrival of troops, Haiti had not faced disease problems since the 1800s.
The Haitian Institute for Justice and Democracy referred to independent studies suggesting that the UN's Nepalese peacekeeping force unwittingly brought the disease to Haiti.
Danielle Lantagne, a U.N. expert on the disease, said the peacekeepers probably caused the outbreak.
Hamilton confirmed the patient was taken to Howard University Hospital and is in stable condition.
The patient had been in Nigeria where there have been cases of the Ebola virus.
The hospital followed protocols for infection control, including isolating the patient from the others to prevent them from being infected.
Before working on The Simpsons, Simon had worked on several shows and held various positions.
He worked on series such as Taxi, Cheers and The Tracy Ullman Show in the 1980s.
In 1989, he created The Simpsons with Brooks and Groening, and hired the show's first writing staff.
He continued to hold the title of executive producer even after he left the show in 1993, and continued to receive tens of millions of dollars per season in royalties for use.
The Chinese news agency Xinhua earlier reported that a plane had been hijacked.
It was later reported that the plane received a bomb threat and was diverted back to Afghanistan, landing in Kandahar.
According to initial reports, the plane was diverted back to Afghanistan after being denied permission to land in Ürümqi.
Accidents are common in Iran, which has an aging fleet of both civilian and military aircraft that is poorly maintained.
It is not possible to buy new aircraft due to the international sanctions.
Earlier this week, three people were killed and three injured in a police helicopter crash.
Last month, Iran suffered its worst air disaster in years when a plane en route to Armenia crashed, killing all 168 on board.
The same month, another passenger plane veered off the runway at Mashhad and crashed into a wall, killing 17 people.
Aerosmith has cancelled the remainder of their tour.
The band is scheduled to be on tour in the U.S. and Canada until Sept. 16.
After lead singer Steven Tyler fell off the stage and was injured during their Aug. 5 performance, the band has canceled the tour.
Murray lost the first set in a tiebreak after both men held their serves in the set.
Del Potro had the early advantage in the second set, but again it was level at 6-6.
Potro received treatment on his shoulder at that time, but was able to return to play.
The program started in the evening, at 20:30 local time (15:00 UTC).
Famous singers from all over the country performed bhajans, or devotional songs, for the feet of Shri Shyam.
Singer Sanju Sharma started the evening, followed by Jai Shankar Choudhary. Chhappan bhog bhajan was also presented. Singer Raju Kvegwal accompanied him.
Then Lakka Singh took the lead in the singing of the national anthem.
108 bowls of Chhappan Bhog (56 different things that can be eaten, such as sweets, fruits, nuts, dishes and so on that are offered to the deity) were served to Baba Shyam.
Lakka Singh also sang chouen bhog bhajan, accompanied by singer Raju Kvegwal.
On Thursday's keynote presentation at the Tokyo Game Show, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata unveiled the controller for the company's new Nintendo Revolution console.
The control unit, which resembles a remote control for a TV, uses two sensors placed near the user's TV to triangulate its position in a three-dimensional space.
This allows players to control actions and movements by moving the device through the air.
Shortly after the start Giancarlo Fisichella lost control of his car and was forced to retire.
His teammate Fernando Alonso was leading for most of the race, but ended it just after his pit stop, probably due to a loose right front wheel.
Michael Schumacher ended his race not long after Alonso, due to the suspension problems his car suffered during the race's many battles.
She's very pretty and sings very well," he said, according to a transcript of the news conference.
Every time we practiced it, I was moved to the core of my heart.
Approximately three minutes into the flight, a forward-facing camera showed several pieces of insulation foam breaking away from the fuel tank.
However, they should not cause damage to the spacecraft.
NASA's shuttle program manager, N. Wayne Hale Jr., said the debris had fallen "at a time that didn't concern them."
Five minutes into the show, the wind picks up to 70 miles per hour, then the rain comes, but so hard and heavy that it feels like needles hitting your skin, then hail comes from above, people panic, screaming and running all over the place.
Armand Versace said: "I couldn't find my sister and her friend, and on the way there were two disabled people in wheelchairs being pushed and shoved over."
NHK also reported that the Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture was operating normally.
Hokuriku Electric Power Co. reported that reactors No. 1 and 2 at the Shika nuclear power plant were shut, but it did not report damage caused by the quake.
It is reported that 9,400 homes in the region are without water and about 100 are without electricity.
Some roads have been damaged, rail services have been disrupted in the affected areas and Noto airport in Ishikawa prefecture remains closed.
One bomb exploded outside the office of the governor general.
Three bombs exploded near government buildings in a two-hour period.
Some reports put the official death toll at eight, and official reports confirm that up to 30 were injured; but the full extent of the casualties is not yet known.
In urine samples from dead pets that had eaten tainted pet food, both cyanuric acid and melamine were found.
The two compounds react with each other to form crystals that can block kidney function, researchers at the university said.
With the addition of melamine and cyanuric acid, researchers found crystals formed in the cat's urine.
The way these crystals are assembled is similar to those found in the urine of contacted animals when compared by infrared spectroscopy (FTIR).
I'm not sure if you realize this or not, but most goods from Central America entered this country duty-free.
Eighty percent of our goods were taxed through tariffs in Central American countries. We're taking from you.
It was incomprehensible to me, it was totally unfair.
All I can say to people is that you treat us the same way we treat you.
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a law making the sale or rental of violent video games to minors illegal.
The bill would require violent video games sold in California to be labeled with an "18" rating and selling to a minor would be punishable by a fine of $1,000 per violation.
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Kier Starmer QC, made a statement this morning in which he announced charges against both Huhne and Pryce.
Huhne has pulled out and he will be replaced in the cabinet by MP Ed Davey. MP Norman Lamb is expected to take over the business secretary role from Davey.
Huhne and Pryce are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on February 16.
The deceased were Nicholas Alden (25) and Zachary Cuddeback (21). Cuddeback was the driver.
Edgar Veguilla sustained arm and jaw injuries, while Kristoffer Schneider needed reconstructive facial surgery.
Uka's weapon failed when it pointed at a fifth man's head. Schneider has ongoing pain, blindness in one eye, a missing skull and a face rebuilt from titan.
Schneider testified from his country via a video link from a U.S. Air Force base.
Carpanedo competed in two individual races in addition to Wednesday's event.
Her first event was slalom, but she did not finish. Of the 116 competitors, 36 did not finish the slalom event.
In her second race, she finished 10th in the women's group with a combined time of 4:41.30, 2:11.60 minutes slower than Austria's Claudia Loesch in first and 1:09.02 minutes behind Hungary's Gongyi Dani in ninth.
In the women's sitting group, four skiers did not finish the race, and 45 of the total 117 competitors in the giant slalom did not advance.
Madhya Pradesh police recovered the stolen laptop and mobile phone.
Deputy Inspector General of Police D K Arya said: "We have arrested five persons who kidnapped the Swiss woman and recovered her mobile phone and laptop."
The accused are named as Baba Kanjar, Bhutha Kanjar, Rampro Kanjar, Gaza Kanjar and Vishnu Kanjar.
The accused appeared in the court with covered faces, said police officer Chandra Shekhar Solanki.
Although three people were inside the house when the car crashed into it, none of them were injured.
However, the driver suffered serious head injuries.
Emergency services helped the driver out of the red Audi TT, while the road where the accident had taken place was temporarily closed.
He was initially taken to James Paget Hospital in Great Yarmouth.
He was then transferred to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge.
Adekoya has been in Edinburgh's High Court charged with murdering his son.
She is in protective custody and awaiting trial and sentencing, but potential eyewitnesses may have been influenced since her image has been widely circulated.
This is commonplace in other parts of the UK, but Scottish law operates differently, so courts will consider the publication of images as potentially harmful to the victim.
Professor Pamela Ferguson at the University of Dundee notes "journalists appear to be hanging by a thread if they publish pictures of suspects."
Journalists have been told by the Crown Office, which has overall responsibility for the prosecution, that no further comment will be made before trial.
The document, according to the leak, is to refer to the land border disputes, which Palestinians want to be based on pre-1967 borders.
The future of Jerusalem, which is holy to both nations and the Jordan Valley, was among the topics discussed.
Israel is demanding a permanent military presence in the valley for 10 years after the deal is signed, while the Palestinian state is willing to let the force stay for only five years.
Shooters in the supplementary pest control program were closely monitored by foresters, which meant the trial was closely monitored and its effectiveness evaluated.
In partnership with the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service and the Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (NSW) Inc, volunteers were recruited for the Sporting Shooters Association's hunting program.
According to Mick O'Flynn, acting director of conservation and heritage at NPWS, the four shooters involved in the first cull received extensive safety and training instructions.
President Martelly swore in a new nine-member CEP yesterday.
It's actually Martelly's fifth CEP in four years.
A presidential commission recommended last month the ousted CEP (Haiti's election commission) as part of a package of measures to drive the country to new elections.
The commission was a response to widespread protests against the regime, which began in October.
The sometimes violent protests erupted due to the lack of held elections, some since 2011.
Around 60 incidents of overheated iPods have been reported, causing six fires and giving four people minor burns.
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) said it had been aware of 27 accidents related to the devices.
Last week, METI announced that Apple had informed them of 34 additional overheating incidents, which the company called "non-serious."
The ministry responded by calling Apple's delay of the report "very regrettable."
The earthquake struck Mariana at 7:19 a.m. local time (19:19 GMT Friday).
The Northern Marianas' Office of Emergency Management said there were no reports of damage in the territory.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center also said there was no indication of a tsunami.
A former Filipino policeman has held tourists in Hong Kong hostage by hijacking their bus in the capital of the Philippines, Manila.
Rolando Mendoza fired his M16 rifle at the tourists.
Several hostages have been rescued and at least six have been confirmed dead so far.
Six hostages, including children and the elderly, as well as the Filipino photographers, were released early.
Each time a photographer took a seat for an elderly woman who needed to use the restroom, Mendoza was shot.
Liggins followed in his father's footsteps and chose a medical career.
He trained as an obstetrician and in 1959 began working at Auckland National Women's Hospital.
Liggins began investigating early births while working at the hospital.
His research showed that if a hormone was administered it would speed up the development of the baby's lungs.
Xinhua reported that state investigators seized two "black boxes" on Wednesday.
Others also paid tribute to Luna.
Tommy Dreamer said, "Luna was the first Queen of Extreme. My first boss. Luna died on the night of two moons. Very unique, just like her. Strong woman."
Dustin "Goldust" Runnels said, "Luna was as rare as me...maybe even more...love her and want to find her...hopefully she's in a better place."
Of the 1,400 people who voted before the 2010 federal election, the number opposed to Australia becoming a republic increased by eight per cent since 2008.
Temporary Prime Minister Julia Gillard vowed during the 2010 federal election campaign that Australia would become a republic by the end of Queen Elizabeth II's reign.
Thirty-four per cent of voters in the poll shared this view, and want Queen Elizabeth II as Australia's last monarch.
At the extremes of the opinion poll, 29 per cent said 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 swim both the 100m and 200m freestyle and three stages of the Commonwealth Games, but now doubts are being cast over his form.
He has not been able to take the necessary medication to overcome the pain because they are banned from the Games.
Curtis Cooper, a mathematician and computer science professor at the University of Central Missouri, discovered the largest known prime number on Jan. 25.
Several people verified the discovery using different hardware and software in the beginning of February, it was reported Tuesday.
Comets may have been the cause of water on Earth, in addition to ecological material that can form proteins and support life.
Since comets collided with Earth long ago, scientists hope to understand how planets are formed, especially in the case of Earth.
Cuomo, 53, took office earlier this year and signed a bill last month legalizing same-sex marriage.
He dismissed the rumors as "political gossip and nonsense."
He is rumored to be running for president in 2016.
NextGen is a system that, according to the FAA, will allow pilots to fly shorter routes and annually save a lot of fuel and reduce carbon emissions.
It uses satellite-based technology in contrast to older ground-based technology that allows air traffic control to locate aircraft with greater precision and give pilots more accurate information.
No extra transport will be put on, trains will not stop at Wembley, and car parking and short-stay facilities are not available on site.
The possibility of being forced to play behind closed doors without the support of the club's supporters was raised as a result of fears of a lack of transport.
A study published Thursday in the journal Science reported the discovery of a new bird species on the Galápagos Islands in Ecuador.
Researchers from Princeton University in the U.S. and Uppsala University in Sweden reported that new species had evolved in just two generations, despite many having thought the process would take much longer due to interbreeding between the endemic Darwin's finch, the Mourning Dove, and the invasive cactus finch, the Stork-billed Finch.
Gold comes in all sorts of forms. It can be rolled into tiny balls.
It can be drawn into a thin wire, which can also be twisted and braided. It can be hammered or rolled into a tube.
It can be made very thin and adhere to other metals. It can be made so thin that it was sometimes used as decoration in the hand-painted illustrations in illuminated manuscripts.
This is called a chemical pH. You can create an indicator using cabbage juice.
Kale juice will change color completely depending on how acidic or alkaline (alkaline) the chemical is.
The pH level is determined by the number of hydrogen ions (H+) present in the substance being tested.
Hydrogen ions are protons without electrons (as hydrogen atoms are a proton and an electron).
Mix the two dry powders together and then, with clean, wet hands, press them together into a ball.
The moisture on your hands will have a reaction with the outer layers, and this feels weird and creates a sort of shell.
Most houses in the cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro had flush toilets connected to a sophisticated sewage system.
Remnants of sewage systems have been found in the houses of the Minoan cities of Crete and Santorini in Greece.
In ancient times, there were toilets in Egypt, Persia, and China. In Roman civilization, the toilets were sometimes part of public baths where men and women were together.
When you call someone who is thousands of miles away, you are using a satellite.
The satellite in space receives the signals and then reflects them back, almost instantaneously.
The satellite was launched into space by a rocket. Scientists use telescopes in space because the Earth's atmosphere distorts some of the light and images we see.
It takes a giant rocket of over 100 feet to launch a satellite or telescope into space.
The wheel has changed the world in wonderful ways. The best thing the wheel has given us is a mode of transport that is much simpler and faster.
It has given us many modes of transport such as the train, the car and many more.
Under them, there are several medium-sized carnivores that eat medium-sized prey such as hares to antelopes and deer.
Finally, there are many small cat species (including free-ranging house cats) that eat the much more numerous small prey, such as insects, rodents, lizards, and birds.
The secret behind the success is the niche concept. Each cat has a specific job that prevents it from competing with others.
Lions are the most social cats and live in larger groups called prides.
Alliances are composed of one to three adult males that are related, along with up to thirty females and pups.
Males are usually related to each other, as they are part of a large family of sisters and daughters.
A lion pride behaves much like a wolf or dog pack, animals that have surprisingly much in common with lion behavior (but not with other large cats). They are also deadly to their prey.
As a well-rounded athlete, the tiger can climb (not very well), swim, jump great distances and pull with five times the strength of a strong human.
Tigers are in the same genus (Panthera) as lions, leopards and jaguars. These four big cats are the only ones that roar.
The tiger cub is not like the adult lion's mane, but more like a burned-out sentence.
Ocelots like to eat small animals. They hunt monkeys, snakes, rodents, and even birds if they can. Nearly all of the animals that ocelots hunt are much smaller than they are.
Researchers believe that ocelots follow and find prey (scavengers) by smelling, sniffing the ground to find where they have been.
They can see very well in the dark with night vision and also move silently. Ocelots hunt their prey by blending in with their surroundings and then attacking the prey.
When a small group of living organisms (a small population) is separated from the main population from which they came, for example if they move over a mountain range or a river, or if they move to a new island so that they cannot easily move back, they will often find themselves in a different environment than they were in before.
The new population will need different functions or adaptations than they did before to be a strong competitor, since this new environment has different resources and different competitors.
The original population has not changed, they still need the same adaptation as before.
As the new population begins to adapt to their new surroundings, they begin to look less and less like the other population.
After a few thousand years or a few million years, the two populations will look so different that they cannot be called the same species.
We have named this process speciation, which simply means the formation of new species. Speciation is a consequence that cannot be avoided and is a very important part of evolution.
Plants produce oxygen that people breathe in and take in carbon dioxide that people breathe out (so just breathe out).
Plants make their food from the sun using photosynthesis. They also provide shade.
We make our houses from plants and our clothes from plants. Most of the food we eat is from plants. Animals would not survive without plants.
Mosasaurus was the apex predator of its time, with the exception of other mosasaurs.
The long jaws had more than 70 serrated teeth, as well as an extra set in the upper jaw, none of which crossed its path alive.
We don't know for sure, but she may have had a deformed tongue. Her diet consisted of turtles, large fish, other mosasaurs, and she may also have been a cannibal.
In addition, it also attacked anything that fell into the water, even a giant dinosaur such as Tyrannosaurus rex would be no match for it.
Even though most of their food would be familiar to us, the Romans had their share of strange or exotic delicacies, including pigs, pheasants, snails and a type of rodent known as dormice.
Another difference was that the poor people and women ate their meals while sitting down, while the rich men liked to have banquets where they lay on their sides while eating their meals.
Ancient Roman meals could not have included foods that came to Europe from the United States or Asia in later centuries.
For example, they did not have corn or tomatoes, or potatoes, or chocolate, and no ancient Roman ever tasted turkey.
The Babylonians built a primary temple for each god and these were considered to be the home of God.
People brought offerings to the gods and priests tried to fulfill the gods' needs with rituals and festivals.
Each temple had an open courtyard and an inner sanctuary that only the priests could enter.
Sometimes they built special pyramid-shaped towers, called ziggurats, as part of the temples.
The top of the tower was a special sanctuary for the god.
Houses were not so essential in the high-temperature climate of the Middle East.
The Hebrew family lived mostly outdoors.
The women did the cooking in the garden; shops were just open shelves pointing out onto the street. The houses were built of stone.
There were no large forests in the land of Canaan, which made timber extremely expensive.
Greenland was sparsely populated. In Norse sagas, Erik the Red is said to have been exiled from Iceland for murder, and while traveling westward they discovered Greenland and named it Greenland.
But there were already Eskimos living there at the time, independent of his discovery.
There were many differences between the peoples, kings, customs and history of Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Iceland, even though all the countries were "Scandinavian".
If you've seen the movie National Treasure, you can probably picture a treasure map on the back of the Declaration of Independence.
However, that is not true. Despite what is written on the back of the document, it is not a tax return.
On the back of the Declaration of Independence, it was written: "Original Declaration of Independence dated July 4, 1776." The text can be seen on the bottom of the document, upside down.
While no one knows for sure who wrote it, it is known that early in its existence the large parchment document (measuring 29¾ inches by 24½ inches) was rolled up for safekeeping.
Therefore, the marking was probably added as a label.
The invasion and subsequent battles on D-Day liberated Northern France, but Southern France remained unliberated.
It was controlled by French "Vichy" collaborators. These were French people who had negotiated peace with the Germans in 1940 and actually worked with the invaders instead of fighting them.
The invasion of 15 August 1940, when the Allies invaded southern France, was called "Operation Dragoon."
In just two weeks, American and Free French forces had liberated the south of France and turned to face Germany.
A civilization is a culture that is shared by a large population of people who live and work together as a society.
The word "civilization" comes from the Latin civilis, which means civil, related to the Latin civis, meaning citizen, and civitas, meaning city or city-state, thus defining in some way the size of the society.
States are the forerunners of nations. A civilization culture requires knowledge to be passed on through multiple generations, a linguistic imprint, and just governance that endures.
Smaller cultures usually disappear without leaving any significant historical evidence and are not considered civilizations.
During the American Revolutionary War, the thirteen states formed a weak central government with Congress as its sole component - under the Articles of Confederation.
Congress had no power to levy taxes, and since there was no national leader or judiciary, it was dependent on state governments, which were usually unwilling to cooperate to enforce their actions.
It had no power to enforce the tax laws and tariffs between the states.
Articles required the unanimous consent of all the states before they could be amended, and the states took so lightly on the central government that their representatives were often absent.
The Italian and German national teams are the second-best teams in the world and were FIFA World Cup winners in 2006.
Football, basketball, volleyball, water polo, fencing, rugby, cycling, ice hockey, roller hockey and Formula 1 motor racing are popular sports.
Winter sports are most popular in northern areas, where Italians compete in international competitions and Olympic events.
Japan has almost 7,000 islands (the largest being Honshu), making it the world's seventh largest island!
Because of the archipelago of islands that Japan has, Japan is often referred to, geographically, as an "archipelago".
Taiwan's beginnings date back to the 1400s when European sailors passing by gave the island the name Ilha Formosa, or Beautiful Island.
In 1624, the Dutch East India Company established a base in the southwestern part of Taiwan and began to adopt the indigenous farming practices and employed Chinese laborers to work on their rice fields and sugar plantations.
Forces of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) took Taiwan's coastal areas in the west and north under control in 1683, and declared Taiwan a province of the Qing Empire in 1885.
After losing the First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) in 1895, the Qing Dynasty signed the Shimonoseki Treaty, ceding the rights to Taiwan to Japan, which continued to rule the island until 1945.
Machu Picchu has three important structures, namely the Intihuatana, the Sun Temple and the Room of the Three Windows.
Most of the buildings on the edges of the complex have been rebuilt to give visitors a better idea of how they were originally built.
Thirty percent of Machu Picchu was completed in 1976 and the restoration continues to this day.
For example, 35 mm is still the most common format for still photography in the world, which was the dominant film size at the end of the analog era.
It is still being produced today, but more importantly, the digital camera's image sensor format has inherited the aspect ratio of the camera.
It may be a little confusing, but the 35mm format is actually 36mm wide and 24mm high.
The aspect of this format (division into twelve to obtain the simplest whole number ratio) is therefore said to be 3:2.
Many common formats (e.g. APS family formats) are very close to this aspect ratio.
The Rule of Thirds is much misused and often ridiculed, but it is a simple guideline that creates dynamism while providing a focal point in an image.
It asserts that the most effective placement of the main motif is at the intersection of lines that divide the image into thirds horizontally and vertically (see example).
The Catholic Church, which had become rich and powerful, was investigated during this period in European history.
For centuries, Christianity had united European nations despite differences in language and customs.
Its omnipresent bureaucracy touched everyone, from the king to the common people.
One of the essential principles of Christianity is that wealth is to be used to alleviate suffering and poverty and therefore the funds of the church are there.
The central authority of the Church had been in Rome for over a thousand years, and this concentration of power and wealth made many question whether the principle was being followed.
Shortly after the outbreak of hostilities, Britain imposed a naval blockade on Germany.
The strategy demonstrated that the effect of cutting vital military and civilian supplies, even if the blockade violated generally accepted international law codified through several international agreements over the past two centuries.
Britain bombed international waters to prevent any ships from entering parts of the sea, creating danger for neutral ships.
Germany was prepared for a similar response to its unrestricted submarine warfare as there was a limited response to that tactic.
During the 1920s, the prevailing attitudes of most people and nations were pacifism and isolationism.
After witnessing all the horrors of war during the First World War, the nations wanted to avoid such a situation in the future.
In 1884, Tesla moved to the United States to work for Edison's company in New York City.
He came to the United States with four cents in his pocket, a book of poetry and a letter of recommendation from Charles Batchelor (his previous employer) to Thomas Edison.
Ancient China had a unique way of showing different time periods; each phase of China or each family that had the power was a distinct dynasty.
Between each dynasty was an unstable age of divided provinces. The best known of these periods were the Three Kingdoms which lasted for 60 years between the Han and Jin Dynasties.
During these periods there was fierce warfare between many kings fighting for the throne.
The Three Kingdoms was one of the bloodiest periods in ancient China's history, with thousands of people dying as they fought to sit on the throne in the great palace at Xiadel.
There are some social and political effects of the metric system, a change from absolutism to republicanism, nationalism and a belief that the nation is governed by its citizens rather than just one ruler.
Even after the revolution, it remained open to all male applicants, allowing the most ambitious and successful to succeed.
The same applied to the defence, because instead of military ranks based on class, they were now based on calibre.
The French Revolution was an inspiration for other oppressed people in the working class of other nations to also start their own revolutions.
Muhammad was very interested in things beyond the mortal life. He often went to a cave known as "Hira" on the mountain of "Noor" (light) to think.
the very cave itself, which has been preserved over the years, gives a very vivid portrayal of the Prophet's spiritual disposition.
On a mountaintop north of Mecca, the cave is completely isolated from the rest of the planet.
It's actually not easy to find at all, even though you know it's there. Once you're in the cave, you're completely isolated.
There is nothing to see but the clear, beautiful sky above and the many surrounding mountains. Very little of this world can be seen or heard from inside the cave.
The only of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still standing today is the Great Pyramid of Giza.
The Great Pyramid is one of many large pyramid structures built to honor deceased Pharaohs.
The Giza Plateau, or the "Giza Necropolis" in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt, includes many pyramids (the Great Pyramid being the largest), many small tombs, temples, and the Great Sphinx.
The Great Pyramid was built to house Pharaoh Khufu, while many of the smaller pyramids, tombs and temples were built to house the wives and family members of Khufu.
The "upstream" symbol resembles a V and the "downstream" symbol resembles a stylus or a square without a bottom.
Up means to start at the tip and sweep the bow, and down means to start at the frog (where your hand holds the bow) and sweep the bow.
An upstroke usually produces a softer sound, while a downstroke is stronger and more defined.
You can certainly use a pencil and make your own marks, but don't forget that the printed bowing marks are there for a musical purpose, so they should generally be respected.
The royal family, King Louis XVI, Queen Marie Antoinette with their two young children (Marie Therese aged 11 and Louis-Charles aged 4) and the king's sister, Madame Elizabeth, were forced to return to Paris from Versailles by a mob of market women on 6 October 1789.
The King and Queen returned to Paris in a carriage surrounded by a crowd who shouted and hurled abuse at them.
The crowd forced the king and queen to have their carriage windows fully open.
At one point, a band member swung at the head of a royal guard at Versailles before the terrified queen.
The Filipino people had to pay for the cost of American imperialism in the conquest of the Philippines.
They had to tax the American colony to pay for much of the cost, and the interest on the bonds was paid in the name of the Philippine government through Wall Street banks.
Superprofits from the exploitation of the Filipino people were a fundamental gain of U.S. imperialism.
To understand the Knights Templar, one must understand the circumstances that led to the order's creation.
The age of the events is usually referred to as the High Middle Ages in the period of European history that is the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries (AD 1000-1300).
The High Middle Ages followed the Early Middle Ages and preceded the Late Middle Ages, which generally ended around 1500.
The Mughal Empire did not interfere in the social culture and traditions for most of its existence, but rather balanced and pacified them through new administrative practices and diverse and inclusive ruling elites, which led to more systematic, centralized, and uniform rules.
Most interpretations of technological determinism share two general assumptions: that the development of technology follows a path independent of cultural or political influence, and that technology also has "effects" on society that are inherent, rather than socially determined.
For example, one could say that the road development is due to the car.
However, a nationwide rail network is not economically viable if it is only used by a handful of cars, so new methods of production are being developed to reduce the cost of car ownership.
Mass casualty incidents have led to the development of new methods in the health sector to repair damaged bodies.
Romanticism had a greater element of cultural determinism drawn from writers such as Goethe, Fichte and Schlegel.
What characterized romanticism was that the landscape shaped the individual and that over time geographical habits and cultures developed, and when they harmonized with their position in society, they were better than arbitrarily imposed laws.
In the same way that Paris is known as the capital of fashion today, Constantinople was known as the capital of fashion in medieval Europe.
It was known as a center of luxury from about 400 A.D. to around 1100 A.D.
The status was not the same in the 12th century mainly due to the Crusaders returning with gifts such as silk and spices which were more valued than the Byzantine markets offered.
It was at this time that the title of fashion capital was transferred from Constantinople to Paris.
Gothic style was at its peak in the period between the 10th and 11th centuries and the 14th century.
In the beginning, clothing was strongly influenced by Byzantine culture in the east.
However, due to slow communication channels, styles in the West could lag behind by 25 to 30 years.
At the end of the Middle Ages, Western Europe began to develop its own style. One of the biggest changes that occurred at that time, and as a result of the Crusades, was that people began to use buttons to fasten their clothes.
Sustainable agriculture is agriculture that produces just enough food to meet the needs of the farmer and his family.
Selvbergingsjordbruk is a simple, often organic, system that uses stored seeds that belong to the area combined with crop rotation or other techniques to maximize yields, which are relatively simple.
Historically, most peasants were engaged in subsistence farming, which is still the case in many developing countries.
Subcultures bring together like-minded people who feel excluded from the social norms and allow them to develop an identity.
Subcultures can be unique because of their members' age, ethnicity, class, region, and/or gender.
The characteristics that define a subculture include linguistic, aesthetic, religious, political, sexual, geographic, or a combination of factors.
Members of a subculture often mark their membership with a distinctive and symbolic use of style, which includes fashion, mannerisms and slang.
One of the most common methods used to illustrate the importance of socialization is to start with the few unfortunate cases of children who, through neglect, accident, or deliberate abuse, were not sufficiently socialized by adults during their upbringing.
Such children are known as "feral" children. Some feral children have been kept in captivity by humans (usually their own parents), in some cases due to the parents' rejection of a child's serious intellectual or physical disabilities.
Children who are runaways may have experienced serious child abuse or trauma before they ran away or were able to escape.
Others are said to have been raised by animals; some are said to have lived in the wild on their own.
When a wild child is completely raised by animals, it develops behavior (within physical limitations) that is almost identical to the nurturing animal, such as fear of or indifference toward humans.
Even though project-based learning makes learning easier and more interesting, it takes it to a whole new level.
Scaffolding is not a teaching method, but rather a tool that supports individuals who are undergoing a new learning experience, such as learning a new computer program or starting a new project.
Stillas can be either virtual or physical. A teacher can also, in other words, be a form of stillas, but it is also the little paper clip in Microsoft Office.
Virtual support features are built into the software and are designed to ask questions, suggest, and explain procedures that may have been difficult for the student to handle on their own.
Children are placed in foster homes for a variety of reasons, from neglect to abuse and even exploitation.
No child should have to grow up in an environment that is not nurturing and educational, but it happens.
We see the foster care system as a safety net for these children.
Our foster care system should provide safe homes, loving caregivers, stable education and reliable health care.
Foster care should be able to provide all the necessities that they did not have in the home they came from.
It is a combination of elements of both mass and interpersonal communication on the Internet.
The special characteristics of the Internet lead to additional dimensions in terms of the use and satisfaction approach.
For example, "learning" and "socialization" are considered important motivational factors for Internet use (James et al., 1995).
Eighmey and McCord also identified "personal engagement" and "sustained relationships" as new motivation aspects as they investigated audience reactions to websites (1998).
By using video recordings, significant discoveries have been made in the interpretation of micro-expressions, movements in the face that last only a few milliseconds.
In particular, it has been asserted that one can tell if a person is lying by reading micro-expressions correctly.
Oliver Sacks suggests in his newspaper, The President's Tale, how people who cannot understand speech because of brain damage are still able to judge sincerity correctly.
He also claims that such abilities to explain human behavior can be shared by animals such as pet dogs.
According to modern research, there are two types of genetic variation: hidden and expressed.
Mutation adds a new genetic variant and selection removes it from the selection of expressed variation.
Segregation and recombination alternate between the two pools with each generation.
It is difficult for a primate with a digestive system similar to that of humans to get enough amino acids from the available plant resources in the savannah.
Furthermore, not doing so has huge consequences: stunted growth, malnutrition and, ultimately, death.
The proteins in leaves and berries would have been the most available plant resources, but these are difficult for primates like us to digest without cooking them first.
Animal foods (insects, termites, eggs) are in contrast not only easily digestible, but they also provide proteins in high quantities that contain all the essential amino acids.
We should not be surprised if our own ancestors solved their "protein problem" in much the same way as the chimpanzees of the savannah do today.
Sleep inertia is the process of waking up during the normal sleep period and falling asleep again within a short period of time (10-60 minutes).
This can be easily achieved by using a very quiet alarm clock that wakes you up without fully waking you.
If you find that you are hitting the snooze button in your sleep, you can place it on the other side of the room so that you are forced to get out of bed to turn it off.
Alternatives based on circadian rhythms include drinking large amounts of fluid (especially water or tea, a well-known diuretic) before bedtime, which means you have to get up to urinate.
How much inner peace a person has is inversely correlated with how much tension there is in the body and mind.
The less stress, the more positive vitality is present. Every human being has the potential to find absolute peace and happiness.
Everyone can be enlightened. The only thing in the way of such enlightenment is our own effort and negativity.
Tibetan Buddhism is based on the teachings of the Buddha, but was expanded to include the Mahayana's loving-kindness direction and many methods from Indian yoga.
In essence, Tibetan Buddhism is very simple. It consists of Kundalini Yoga, meditation and full love.
Kundalini energy (awareness energy) can be awakened through kundalini yoga through yoga poses, breathing exercises, mantra and visualization.
Tibetan meditation focuses on god yoga. The energy channels are cleansed by visualizing various deities. In this way, the chakras are activated and consciousness is illuminated.
Germany was a common enemy in World War II, which caused cooperation between the USSR and the United States. The clashes between systems, processes, and cultures led to the countries falling out toward the end of the war.
Two years after the end of the war, the former allies had become enemies, and the Cold War began.
It would be the next 40 years and would really be fought, by proxy fighters on battlefields in Afghanistan, Cuba and many other places in Africa and Asia.
By September 17, 1939, the Polish defense was already broken, and the last chance was to return and reorganize along the Romanian border.
These plans were, however, aborted overnight when over 800,000 soldiers of the Soviet Union's Red Army entered and formed the Belarusian and Ukrainian fronts after invading the eastern regions of Poland in violation of the Riga Peace Treaty, the Soviet-Polish Peace Treaty, and other international agreements, both bilateral and multilateral.
Using ships to transport goods is undoubtedly the most efficient way to move large amounts of people and goods across oceans.
The job of the navy has traditionally been to ensure that the country is able to move its people and goods, while interfering with the enemy's ability to move their people and goods.
The campaign in the North Atlantic during World War II is one of the freshest examples of this. The Americans tried to move men and material across the Atlantic to help Britain.
Meanwhile, the German navy attempted to stop this traffic, mostly using submarines.
Had the Allies failed, Germany would probably have been able to conquer Britain in the same way as the rest of Europe.
Goats were probably first domesticated about 10,000 years ago in the Zagros Mountains of Iran.
It started with old cultures and tribes keeping them for easy access to milk, hair, meat and skin.
Domesticated goats were generally kept in flocks that grazed on slopes or other areas of pasture, usually tended by shepherds who were often children or adolescents, like the more well-known shepherd boy. These herding methods are still used today.
Railways in England were built as early as the 1500s.
Even though the roads were only made up of parallel wooden planks, they allowed horses to pull heavier loads at higher speeds than the rougher roads of the time.
To keep the tracks in place, the keystone was introduced fairly early on. However, it was soon realised that the tracks were more effective if there was a strip of iron on top.
This was a common practice, but the use of grease caused more wear on the wheels of the wagons.
Over time, the wheels were replaced with iron wheels. In 1767, the first full iron skins were introduced.
Walking upright was the first known mode of transportation. Humans began walking upright about 2 million years ago when Homo Erectus (meaning upright man) evolved.
Their predecessors, the Australopithecines, usually did not walk upright.
Sahelanthropus may have walked on two legs as early as 7 million years ago, and there is bipedal specialization in fossils of Australopithecus from 4.2 to 3.9 million years ago.
We can start with a lifestyle that is more environmentally friendly, we can join the environmental movement, and we can also become activists to a certain extent to mitigate future pain.
This is often symptomatic treatment. But if we don't just want a temporary solution, we need to find the root of the problem and remove it.
The world has changed immensely from man's scientific and technological advancements, and problems have become more complex due to overpopulation and the extravagant lifestyle of the human race.
A handwritten draft signed by Congress President John Hancock and Secretary Charles Thomson and sent to printer John Dunlap a few months later after its adoption by Congress on July 4.
Between 150 and 200 copies were made overnight and these are now known as the "Dunlap broadsides."
The first public reading of the document was by John Nixon in the garden of Independence Hall on July 8.
One arrived at George Washington on July 6, which was read to his troops in New York on July 9. A copy arrived in London on August 10.
The 25 Dunlap broadsides that are still known to exist are the oldest surviving copies of the document. The first copy written by hand has not survived.
Many paleontologists believe today that one group of dinosaurs survived, and live today - they are called birds.
Some people don't see them as true dinosaurs because they have feathers and the ability to fly.
But there are many things about birds that still remind us of dinosaurs.
They have feet with claws, lay eggs, and walk on two hind legs like a T-Rex.
In essence, virtually all PCs in use today are based on the manipulation of information that is coded in binary numbers.
A binary number can only have one of two values, i.e. 0 or 1. These numbers are called binary digits, or bits, in computer jargon.
Internal poisoning may not be immediately apparent. Symptoms, such as vomiting, are generally not sufficient to make an immediate diagnosis.
The best indication of internal poisoning is finding open medicine containers or poisonous household items at the scene.
For first aid advice on the current poison, see the warning label.
Entomologists use the word "insect" in a formal sense for this group.
This term is derived from an ancient association with mites, insects that are highly adapted to attacking humans.
Both assassin bugs and bed bugs are nidicolous, adapted to live in the nests or houses of their hosts.
According to what we know, there are about 400,000 cases of multiple sclerosis (MS) across the United States, making it the most common neurological disease among younger and middle-aged adults.
MS is a disease that affects the central nervous system, which includes the brain, spinal cord and optic nerve.
Research shows that women are twice as likely to develop MS than men.
A couple may come to the conclusion that it is not in their best interests, or the child's, to raise a child.
These couples can choose an adoption plan for their child.
In an adoption, the biological parents relinquish their parental rights so that another couple can raise the child.
The goal of science is to find out how the world works through a scientific method. Most scientific research is actually driven by this method.
Experimentation, however, is not alone, and an experiment is a test that is used to eliminate one or more of the potential hypotheses by asking questions. Observations also contribute to leading scientific research in the right direction.
Naturalists and philosophers focused on classical texts, especially the Bible in Latin.
Aristotle's view of everything as science, including psychology, was accepted.
As Greek scholarship declined, the West became more distant from its Greek philosophical and scientific roots.
Many rhythms that can be seen in physiology and behavior are usually entirely dependent on the presence of endogenous cycles and their production through biological clocks.
Periodic rhythms have been observed in all living organisms, including bacteria, fungi, plants, and animals, and not just as responses to external periodic signals.
Biological clocks are self-sustaining oscillators that maintain a period of independent cycles without external influence.
Hershey and Chase's experiment was one of the leading proposals that supported the idea that DNA was a genetic material.
Hershey and Chase used phages, or viruses, to insert their own DNA into a bacterium.
They made two attempts to mark either the DNA in the cells with radioactive phosphorus or the protein in the cells with radioactive sulfur.
Mutations can have a variety of effects depending on the type of mutation, the significance of the genetic material affected, and whether the affected cells are bacterial cells.
Only mutations in bacterial cells can be transmitted to children, while other mutations can lead to cell death or cancer.
Nature-based tourism attracts people who want to visit natural areas to enjoy the landscape, including plants and wildlife.
Examples of place-based activities include hunting, fishing, photography, bird watching, visiting parks and learning about the ecosystem.
An example is a visit, photography and learning about orangutans in Borneo.
Every morning, people drive in cars to get to work outside the town, while others drive in the opposite direction because their jobs are in the town they are driving out of.
In this dynamic transport cost, all are in some way connected, and supporters of, a transport system based on private cars.
Science shows that the great carbon economy has destabilized the biosphere from a stable state that has supported human evolution for the past two million years.
Everyone is part of the community and uses the transport system. Most are dissatisfied with the transport system.
In developed countries, it is rare to hear complaints about the quality of water or bridges falling down.
Why do transportation systems fail so often? Are transportation engineers incompetent? Or is there something more fundamental going on?
Traffic flow is the study of individual drivers and vehicles movements between two points and the interactions between them.
Unfortunately, it is difficult to study traffic flow, because it is impossible to predict the behavior of drivers with 100 percent certainty.
Fortunately, drivers tend to behave in a fairly consistent manner so that traffic flow remains fairly constant and can be mathematically modeled with a reasonable degree of accuracy.
To show the flow in traffic better, three important properties have been established: (1) flow, (2) density, and (3) speed.
These relationships help in the planning, design, and operation of roadway facilities.
Insects were the first animals to be able to fly. Their ability to fly made it easier and more effective for them to escape predators, find food and make friends.
Most insects benefit from being able to fold their wings back along their bodies.
Because of this, they have many small places where they can hide from predators.
Today, the only insects that cannot fold back their wings are wasps and soldier flies.
Thousands of years ago, a man named Aristarchus believed that the solar system revolved around the sun.
Some thought he was right, but many thought the opposite, that the solar system moved around the earth, including the sun (and the other stars).
This seems counterintuitive, doesn't it? Doesn't the Earth feel like it's moving?
The Amazon River is the world's largest and second-longest river. It carries more than eight times as much water as the world's second-largest river.
The Amazon River is also the widest river in the world, being up to ten kilometers wide in some places.
As much as 20 percent of the water that flows out of the Earth's rivers and into the ocean comes from the Amazon.
The Amazon River is 6,387 km (3,980 mi) long. It collects water from thousands of tributaries.
Even though pyramids continued to be built in stone until the end of the Old Kingdom, they never reached the size or technical sophistication of the pyramids at Giza.
Egyptians of the New Kingdom in ancient times marveled at the monuments of their ancestors, which were more than a thousand years old.
The population of Vatican City is about 800. It is the smallest independent country in the world and the country with the lowest population.
Italian is the official language of Vatican City in legislation and official communications.
Italian is also the language used in everyday life by state employees, while Latin is often used in religious ceremonies.
Any resident of the Vatican is Roman Catholic.
People have been aware of the basic chemical elements of gold, silver and copper since ancient times, as they are found in their natural form in nature and are relatively easy to extract, even with primitive tools.
Philosopher Aristotle had theories that everything is a mixture of one or more of the four elements: earth, water, air and fire.
This was more like the four states of matter (in order): solid, liquid, gas and plasma, though he also believed that they change into new substances to form what we see.
Alloys are basically a mixture of two or more metals. Remember that there are many elements on the periodic table.
Elements such as calcium and potassium are considered metals. Of course, there are also metals such as silver and gold.
There are also alloys that contain small amounts of non-metallic elements such as carbon.
Everything in the universe is made of matter. Matter is made up of tiny particles called atoms.
Atoms are so small that billions of them fit into the period at the end of this sentence.
Therefore, the pencil was a great help to many people when it was launched.
Unfortunately, as newer methods of writing have emerged, the pencil has been relegated to lower status and use.
People are now writing messages on computer screens and never have to get close to a sniper.
You can only wait and see what happens with the keyboard when something new comes out.
Fission bombs work on the principle that in order to assemble a core with more protons and neutrons, energy is required.
Like pushing a heavy wagon up a hill. Splitting the core and releasing some of the energy.
Some atoms have unstable nuclei, meaning they have a tendency to fall apart more or less spontaneously.
The surface of the moon is made of rock and dust. The outer layer of the moon is called the crust.
The crust is about 70 km (43 mi) thick on the front and 100 km (62 mi) thick on the sides.
Thinner under the mountains and thicker under the plains.
It is possible that there is more magma on the side facing us because the crust is thinner. It was easier for the lava to rise to the surface.
Content theories focus on finding what motivates or appeals to people.
These theories suggest that people have certain needs and desires that are internalized as they become more mature and approach adulthood.
These theories look at what it is about some people that makes them want what they want and what in their environment makes them do or not do certain things.
Two popular content theories are Maslow's hierarchy of needs and Herzberg's two-factor theory.
Typically, two behavioral patterns emerge when leaders begin to lead their former peers. One is to try to remain "one of the gang."
For this type of leader, it can be difficult to make unpopular decisions, implement disciplinary actions, performance appraisals, hold people accountable, and assign responsibility.
At the other end of the spectrum, one is transformed into an unrecognizable person who feels he or she must change everything that has been done and do it his or her way.
Finally, it is the leader who is responsible for whether the team wins or loses.
This behavior often leads to conflicts between the leaders and the rest of the team.
Virtual layers are held to the same standards of excellence as conventional layers, but there are subtle differences.
Virtual members often serve as a point of contact for their immediate physical group.
They usually have more autonomy than regular committee members, as the committees they serve on may meet at different times of the day, which the local leadership may not always understand.
An "invisible team" that is present (Larson and LaFasto, 1989, p 109) is also a unique element of a virtual team.
The "invisible group" is the leadership group that each member reports to. The invisible group sets the standard for each individual member.
Why would an organization go through the time-consuming process of establishing a learning organization? One reason is to put organizational learning concepts into practice is innovation.
If all available resources are used effectively by all functional departments in an organization, creativity and innovation can occur.
The process of an organization working together to overcome an obstacle can lead to a new innovative process that can contribute to meeting customer needs.
For an organization to be innovative, leadership must create an innovation culture, share knowledge and organizational learning.
Angel (2006) explains the Continuum approach as a way to help organizations improve performance levels.
Neurobiological data provide physical documentation for a theoretical approach to the investigation of cognition. It narrows the area of research and makes it more precise.
The interplay between brain pathology and behavior is a confirmation for researchers in their research.
It has long been known that different types of brain damage, trauma and tumors affect behavior and cause changes in certain mental functions.
Brain structures and processes never before seen are now possible to study thanks to the advancement of new technologies.
This gives us a lot of information and material to build simulation models that help us understand the processes going on in our brain.
Although artificial intelligence (AI) gives a strong sense of science fiction, AI is a very important branch of computer science, handling behavior, learning and intelligent adaptation in a machine.
Artificial intelligence research focuses on creating machines that can automate tasks that require intelligent behavior.
Examples include control and planning of the ability to respond to customer diagnoses and questions, as well as handwriting analysis, voice and facial recognition.
These have become separate disciplines that focus on coming up with solutions to real-world problems.
The AI system is now often used in the fields of economics, medicine, engineering and defense, which are built into many home PCs and video games.
Field trips are an important part of every classroom. Teachers love to take students to places where a bus trip is not possible.
Technology provides the opportunity for virtual field trips. Students can observe museum artifacts, visit an aquarium, or admire fine art while sitting with their class.
A great way to think about a trip and share experiences with future classes is to share the excursion virtually.
For example, students at Bennet School in North Carolina design a Web site each year about their trip to Washington, D.C., and each year the site is redesigned, but old versions are kept online to be used as a scrapbook.
Bloggers can also contribute to improving student writing. Even though students often begin their blogging experience with poor grammar and spelling, the presence of an audience generally changes that.
The blogger began to improve his writing to avoid criticism, as students are often the most critical audience.
Blogging also "forces students to be more aware of the world around them." The need to give the audience what they want inspires students to be smart and interesting (Toto, 2004).
Blogging is a tool that motivates students to work together, and encourages students to extend their learning beyond the typical school day they are accustomed to.
The appropriate use of blogs "can help students to think more analytically and critically; by responding actively to online materials, students can define their positions in relation to others, as well as sketch out their own perspectives on particular issues" (Oravec, 2002).
Ottawa is the charming, bilingual capital of Canada with many art galleries and museums that showcase Canada's history and present.
Further south lies Niagara Falls and to the north, in Muskoka and beyond, you'll find pristine nature in all its glory.
All of this and more makes Ontario the outsider's idea of what is truly Canadian.
Large areas to the north are very sparsely populated and some areas are almost uninhabited wilderness.
A comparison of the in-country population that surprises many: There are more African-Americans living in the U.S. than Canadians.
The East African islands are located in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa.
Madagascar is the largest of them, and is a continent in itself when it comes to wildlife.
Most of the smaller islands are independent nations, or associated with France, and known as luxury resorts.
The Arabs also brought Islam to the nations, which became popular in Comoros and Mayotte.
European immigration and colonialism began in the 15th century, after the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama found the Cape Route from Europe to India.
In the north, it is bounded by the Sahel, in the south and west by the Atlantic Ocean.
Female travelers are advised to tell others that they are married, regardless of their civil status.
It's also useful to wear a ring (but not one that looks too flashy.
Women need to understand that cultural differences can lead to things being seen as harassment and it is not uncommon to be followed, grabbed by the arm, etc.
Be determined to say no to men, and don't be afraid to stand up for yourself (cultural differences or not, it's still not acceptable!).
The city we know as Casablanca today was founded in the 10th century B.C., and was used as a strategic port under the name Anfa by Berber fishermen, Phoenicians, Romans and Merinids.
The Portuguese demolished it, and rebuilt it again with the name Casa Branca, only to leave it abandoned after an earthquake in 1755.
The Moroccan sultan built the city as Daru l-Badya, and it was called Casablanca because of the Spanish traders who had established their trading bases there.
Casablanca is one of the most boring shopping destinations in all of Morocco.
Traditional Moroccan goods, such as tagines, ceramics, leather goods, hats and a wide range of jewellery, are easily found around the old medina, but are mainly sold to tourists.
Goma is a tourist city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is located in the east near Rwanda.
In 2002, Goma was devastated by lava from the eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano, which caused most of the city's streets, especially the city center, to be buried.
Even though Goma is relatively safe, all visitors outside of Goma should read up on the situation in the North Kivu province.
The city is also a base for climbing up the Nyiragongo volcano along with some of the cheapest gorilla treks in Africa.
To get around Goma, you can use bodabodas (motorcycle taxis). Local (local) prices are about 500 Congolese francs for a short trip.
Timbuktu has been used as a metaphor for exotic, distant lands, combined with relative inaccessibility.
Even though Timbuktu has its own airport and its reputation has made it a tourist attraction, it is a very poor city.
Due to the threat of desertification, it was added to the list of World Heritage Sites in Danger in 1990.
It was one of the major stops on Henry Louis Gates' PBS special Wonders of the African World.
The city stands in stark contrast to the rest of the country, as it has a more Arab than African feel.
Kruger National Park (KNP) is located in northeastern South Africa, bordering Mozambique to the east, Zimbabwe to the north, and the Crocodile River to the south.
The park covers an area of 19,500 km² and can be divided into 14 different ecosystems that support different wildlife.
This is one of the most popular attractions in South Africa and is considered the most beautiful national park in South Africa (SANParks).
As with all national parks in South Africa, there are daily conservation and entrance fees for the park.
It can also be advantageous to buy a Wild Card (a ticket), which gives access to either a selection of parks, or all the national parks in South Africa.
The name Hong Kong comes from Hong Kong Island, which is where many tourists see as the main focus.
The parade of skyscrapers that make up the skyline of Hong Kong has been likened to a glittering pyramid, thanks to the harbor that makes up Victoria Harbor.
If you want the best view of Hong Kong, you can leave the island and travel to Kowloon's waterfront, which is across from it.
Most of Hong Kong Island's urban development is concentrated on reclaimed land along the northern coast.
This is where the British colonists took over, and it's a good place to start if you're looking for evidence of the territory's colonial past.
The world's largest mangrove forest is the Sundarbans, which is 80 kilometers (50 mi) inland from the coast of Bangladesh and India.
The Sundarbans has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The part of the forest within Indian territory is called the Sundarbans National Park.
The forests are not just mangrove swamps - they are some of the last remaining areas of jungle that once covered the vast plains.
The Sundarbans consists of an area of 3,850 km² (1,500 sq mi) with about a third of the area covered by water and mud.
Sundarbans has been a nature reserve since 1966, and it is estimated that there are now 400 Bengal tigers and around 30,000 spotted deer in the area.
Buses depart from the bus terminal (across the river) throughout the day, although most, particularly those heading east and to Jakar/Bumthang, leave between 06:30 and 07:30.
Since the district buses are often overcrowded, it is advisable to buy a ticket in advance.
Small Japanese coastal buses, both comfortable and reliable, serve most districts.
Shared taxis are a quick and comfortable way to travel to nearby places such as Paro (Nu 150) and Punakha (Nu 200).
The bridge over the Oyapok River is a suspension bridge. It spans the Oyapok River and connects Oyapock and Saint-Georges-de-l'Oyapock in French Guiana.
The two towers rise 83 metres, the building is 378 metres high and has two balconies 3.5 metres wide.
The vertical clearance under the bridge is 15 metres (49 ft). Construction was completed in August 2011, but it was not opened to traffic until March 2017.
The bridge is expected to be fully operational by September 2017, when the Brazilian customs checkpoints are expected to be completed.
The most important indigenous group in what is now eastern Paraguay was the Guaraní people, who were semi-nomadic hunters but also farmers.
The Chaco region was home to other indigenous groups such as the Guaycurú and Payaguá, who survived by hunting, gathering, and fishing.
In the 1500s, Paraguay, then known as "The Giant Province of the Indies," became a country as a result of the meeting of Spanish conquerors with the natives.
The colonization period that lasted for three centuries was started by the Spanish.
Since the founding of Asunción in 1537, Paraguay has managed to preserve much of its own character and identity.
Argentina is well known for having one of the best polo teams in the world with some of the best players in the world.
The year's biggest tournament is held in December, on the polo field in Las Cañitas.
At other times of the year, smaller tournaments and matches can also be seen here.
Visit the Asociación Argentina de Polo website for news on tournaments and where to buy tickets for polo matches.
The Falkland pound (FKP) is the official currency of the Falklands, with the exchange rate set at parity with the British pound (GBP).
Money can be exchanged at the island's only bank, which is located in Stanley above the FIC West store.
British pounds will generally be accepted anywhere on the islands and within Stanley, and American dollars are also often accepted.
Credit cards are unlikely to be accepted on the outer islands, but British and American currencies may be accepted; check with the owners in advance to find out what is an acceptable payment method.
It is difficult to exchange Falkland Islands currency outside of the islands, so make sure you exchange your money before leaving the islands.
As Montevideo is south of the equator, it is summer there while it is winter in the northern part of the planet and vice versa.
Montevideo is located in the subtropics; in the summer months, temperatures are usually above 30°C.
The cold can be misleading as temperatures rarely go below freezing, but a combination of wind and humidity can make it feel colder than the thermometer shows.
There is no such thing as a "rainy" and "dry" seasons:-the rainfall is the same throughout the year.
Most of the animals in the park are used to seeing people, but still, the animals are wild and should not be fed or disturbed.
You should stay at least 100 meters away from bears and wolves, and 25 meters away from all other wild animals, according to park officials.
Bison, elk, deer, bears and almost all large animals can attack regardless of how docile they may appear.
Each year, dozens of visitors are injured when they get too close. These animals are large, wild, and can be dangerous, so give them their space.
Also be aware that smells attract bears and other wildlife, so avoid carrying or cooking strong-smelling foods and keep a clean camp.
The capital of Samoa is Apia. The city is located on the island of Upolu and has a population of just under 40,000.
Apia was founded in the 1850s and became the official capital of Samoa in 1959.
When seven ships from Germany, the United States and Britain refused to leave port in 1889, it became the infamous site of the sea protest.
With the exception of one British cruiser, all the ships were sunk and nearly 200 American and German lives were lost.
During the Mau uprising for independence, a peaceful town meeting led to the killing of leader Tupua Tamasese Lealofi III.
Due to Auckland's two harbours, there are several beaches. The most popular are at three locations.
The North Shore beaches of the North Harbour district lie on the Pacific Ocean. They stretch from Long Bay in the north to Devonsport in the south.
Almost all beaches are safe for swimming, and most have shade from pohutukawa trees.
Tamaki Drive beaches are on the Waitemata Harbour, in the upmarket suburbs of Mission Bay and St. Heliers in central Auckland.
Sometimes you will find overcrowded family beaches with a good selection of shops along the coast. It is safe to swim.
The most important local beer is "Number One," which is a simple and refreshing beer. The other local beer is "Manta."
There are many French friends to test, but wines from New Zealand and Australia may travel better.
The local water from the falls is completely safe to drink, but if you are concerned, bottled water is easily available.
For Australians, the idea of "flat white" coffee is foreign. A short black is "espresso", cappuccino comes with milk (not foam), and tea is served without milk.
The chocolate lives up to Belgian standards. The fruit juice is expensive but fantastic.
Throughout the year, there are many trips to the reef and it is rare that any damage is caused by any of these things.
Nonetheless, heed the advice of authorities, follow all signs, and closely monitor safety advisories.
Box turtles nest in the vicinity of beaches and rivers from October to April north of 1770. They can occasionally be observed outside of this period.
There are sharks, but it is rare for them to attack humans. Most sharks are afraid of humans and will swim away.
Saltwater crocodiles do not live primarily in the ocean. Their primary habitat is in the river mouths north of Rockhampton.
Booking in advance gives the traveller peace of mind as they now have somewhere to sleep when they arrive at their destination.
Travel agencies often have agreements with specific hotels, though there may be opportunities to book lodging in other areas, such as a campground, through a travel agency.
Travel agencies typically sell package deals that include meals, transportation to and from the airport or even package combinations of flights and hotels.
They can also reserve a seat for you if you need time to think about an offer or get other documents for your agreement (for example, a visa).
Various changes or requests should be made through the travel agent first and not directly with the hotel.
At some festivals, the majority of security staff choose to camp on site, and most security staff see it as an integral part of the experience.
If you want to be close to where it's happening, come early to get a camping spot close to the music.
Remember that there may be parts of the festival that continue to play music late into the night even after the main stage music has finished.
At some festivals, there are special camping areas for families with small children.
If you are travelling across the North Sea in winter, check the location of your accommodation as driving through ice can be extremely noisy for those who are most affected.
Cruises to St. Petersburg include time in the city. Cruise passengers are exempt from visa requirements (check the requirements).
Casinos tend to make many attempts to maximize the amount of time and money spent by guests. Windows and clocks are often absent and exits can be difficult to find.
They usually have special food, drink and entertainment to offer their guests in order to keep them in good spirits and to encourage them to stay longer.
Some arenas offer free alcoholic beverages. But alcohol impairment diminishes judgment, all good gamblers know how important it is to stay sober.
Drivers heading into the mountains or over mountain passes should be aware of the possibility of snow, ice or cold.
The friction is low on icy and snowy roads, so you can't drive as fast as you would on dry asphalt.
During snowstorms, it can snow enough to bury you in a very short period of time.
Visibility can also be limited by falling or blowing snow or by condensation or frost on vehicle windshields.
On the other hand, icy and snowy conditions are normal in many countries, and traffic runs year-round.
Safari is perhaps the largest form of tourism that draws tourists to Africa and is the focal point for many visitors.
The term safari in popular parlance refers to travel to Africa to see its beautiful wildlife, especially on the savannah.
Some animals, such as elephants and giraffes, like to approach cars and standard equipment, which will allow for good angles.
Lions, leopards and cheetahs can be quite shy and you will see them better with binoculars.
A backpacking trip (also known as a "balance hike" or "backcountry hike") involves hiking for either a few hours or several days.
The Paralympics will be held from August 24 to September 5, 2021. Some events will be held in other parts of Japan.
Tokyo will be the only Asian city to have hosted two summer Olympics, having hosted the games in 1964.
If you had booked flights and accommodation for 2020 before the postponement was announced, you can cancel.
Cancellation policies vary, but since the end of March they will not be extended to July 2020, when the Olympics were scheduled.
It is expected that most activity tickets will cost between ¥2,500 and ¥130,000, with typical tickets priced around ¥7,000.
It can help to brush wet feathers to get them dry. Many hotels have an iron and ironing board available to borrow, even if they are not in the room.
If a hair dryer is not available or you want to avoid wearing stockings, you can try using a hair dryer, if available.
Be careful not to overheat the fabric (which can cause shrinkage, or in extreme cases, burn marks).
There are different ways to purify water and some are more effective against specific threats.
In some areas it is sufficient to boil the water for one minute, while in others it is necessary to boil it for several minutes.
Filters are different when it comes to effectiveness, and if you are in doubt, you can buy bottled water from a reputable company.
Travelers may be exposed to zoonotic diseases they are not familiar with in their home areas.
Pests can contaminate food, cause irritations, or even cause allergic reactions, spread toxins, or spread infections.
Even infectious diseases, or dangerous animals that are capable of harming or killing humans with their power, are usually not classified as pest.
Tax-free shopping is the opportunity to buy products that are exempt from tax and can only be purchased in certain places.
Travelers heading to countries with high taxes can sometimes save a lot of money, especially on products such as alcoholic beverages and tobacco.
The most challenging driving conditions on the Buffalo-Pittsburgh highway are the stretch between Point Marion and Fairmont, which often goes through isolated backwoods terrain.
If you're not used to driving on country roads, keep your head cool: there are many steep inclines, narrow roads and sharp bends.
Speed limits that are laid out are significantly lower than in previous and subsequent sections - usually 35-40 mph (56-64 km/h) - and it is even more important to respect them.
Strangely enough, the cell phone coverage is much better here than in many other places along the route, such as the Pennsylvania Wilds.
German baked goods are very tasty. In Bavaria, they are hearty and varied, and can be compared to the baked goods of their southern neighbor, Austria.
Fruit baking is common, with baked apples year-round and cherries and plums in the summer.
Many German desserts also contain nuts such as almonds, hazelnuts and other nuts that grow on trees. Many of the popular cakes taste even better with a cup of strong coffee.
If you want some small, but filling buns, try Berliner, Pfannkuchen or Krapfen.
A curry is a dish based on spices and herbs mixed with either meat or vegetables.
Depending on the amount of fluid you have in, a career can either be dry or wet.
In inland regions of North India and Pakistan, yoghurt is commonly used in curries, while coconut milk is used in South India and some coastal regions of the subcontinent.
With 17,000 islands to choose from, Indonesian cuisine is an umbrella term that covers a wide range of regional kitchens across the country.
If used without further qualification, however, the term generally means food that originated in the central and eastern parts of the main island of Java.
Now much is available throughout the archipelago, the Javanese cuisine is characterized by lightly spiced dishes, with a dominant flavor of peanuts, chili, sugar (especially Javanese coconut sugar), and various aromatic spices.
The stirrups hang down on either side of the arena and are supports for the rider.
They provide more stability for the rider, but may be less safe due to the possibility of a rider getting stuck.
If a rider is thrown from a horse with a foot caught in the stirrup and the horse runs away, the rider can be dragged after the horse. To minimize this danger, many safety precautions can be taken.
Most riders use the first pair of riding boots with a heel and a smooth, fairly narrow sole.
Then, some arenas, especially English arenas, have safety rails that prevent the horse from falling out of the arena if the rider is pulled back by a falling rider.
The largest climbing destination in Chile, Cochamó Valley, is known as South America's Yosemite, with many big walls and towers in granite.
Top rope climbing starts with stunning views from the mountain tops. Climbers from all over the world are constantly creating new routes in the endless maze of rock walls.
Snow sports, which includes both skiing and snowboarding, are popular sports that involve riding down snow-covered slopes with skis or snowboards attached to the feet.
Skiing is a popular activity with many enthusiasts, sometimes known as "ski bums," who plan entire vacations around skiing at a particular place.
The idea of standing on skis is very old - cave paintings show skiers dating back as far as 5000 BC!
Alpine skiing as a sport dates back to the 1600s. In 1861, the first recreational ski club was opened by Australians in Australia.
Backcountry skiing: This activity is also known as backpacking on skis, ski touring or ski hiking.
It is related to, but usually does not include alpine skiing or alpine climbing, which is done in steep terrain and requires much stiffer skis and boots.
Think of a ski trail as something similar to a hiking trail.
Under good conditions, you will be able to cover greater distances than if you were walking, but it is very rare that you will be able to achieve high speeds without a heavy pack on your back.
Europe is a relatively small continent, but has many independent countries. In normal circumstances, a journey through several nations would require multiple visa applications and passport checks.
The Schengen area, however, functions much like a single country when it comes to this.
As long as you stay within this zone, you can generally cross borders without having to go through pass control points again.
At the same time, you do not need to apply for a visa for each Schengen member state if you have a Schengen visa, and you save time, money and paperwork.
There is no universally accepted definition of what constitutes an antique. Some tax authorities consider items to be antiques if they are more than 100 years old.
The definition varies geographically, with the age limit being lower in places such as North America than in Europe.
Handicrafts can be considered antiques even though they are newer than comparable mass-produced products.
Reindeer herding is an important livelihood for the Sami and also important to the trade culture of many other peoples.
Although traditionally not all Sami have been involved in reindeer herding in a large scale, they lived off of fishing and hunting, while reindeer were mainly used as draft animals.
In our time, many of the Sami work in modern professions. Tourism is an important source of income in Sápmi, the Sami area.
Although the word "Gypsy" is often used, especially by non-Romanians, it is often seen as offensive due to its associations with negative stereotypes and inaccurate impressions of the Romanian people.
If a travel advisory is issued for the country you are planning to travel to, it may affect your travel insurance or cancellation insurance.
You may also wish to seek advice from other authorities, but their advice is aimed at their own residents.
For example, American citizens in the Middle East may experience different situations than Europeans or Arabs.
These are brief summaries of the political situation in a country.
The information presented is often superficial, general, and simple compared to the more detailed information available elsewhere.
Extreme is the general term for all very severe weather phenomena that have the potential to cause damage, serious social consequences or loss of life.
Dangerous weather can occur anywhere in the world, there are different types. Types of weather can depend on geography, topography and atmospheric conditions.
Strong winds, hail, heavy rain and forest fires are forms and effects of extreme weather, such as thunderstorms, tornadoes, heavy rain and cyclones.
Regional and seasonal weather phenomena include snowstorms, ice storms, and dust storms.
Travellers are strongly advised to be aware of any risk of severe weather affecting their area, which could impact on any travel plans.
Those planning to visit a country that is considered a war zone should receive professional training.
A search on the Internet for "hostile environment training" is likely to come up with the address of a local company.
A course will normally cover all of the issues mentioned here in much more detail, usually with practical experience.
A course usually lasts two to five days and includes acting, some first aid and occasional weapons training.
Books and magazines about wilderness survival are common, but publications about war zones are rare.
Travellers planning gender reassignment surgery abroad should ensure they have valid documents for their return journey.
The government's willingness to issue passports that do not mark gender (X) or update documents to match a desired name or gender varies.
The willingness of foreign governments to honor these documents is just as variable.
In the aftermath of September 11, 2001, security checks at security checkpoints have also become much more intrusive.
Pre-operative transgender people should not expect to pass through scanners with their privacy and dignity intact.
Rip currents are the returning currents of waves breaking on a beach, a reef or similar.
Because of the underwater topography, the return flow is concentrated into some deeper sections, and a fast current so that deep water can be formed there.
Most deaths occur due to exhaustion while attempting to swim back against the current, which can be very dangerous.
As soon as you get out of the current, it's not any more difficult than just swimming back.
Try aiming at a place where you won't be dragged back or, depending on your skill and whether you've been noticed, you may be able to wait to be rescued.
A re-entry shock occurs earlier than a culture shock (the stress phase is not present in the same way as with expatriation), it lasts longer, and can be more serious.
Travelers who have easily adapted to the new culture sometimes have difficulty adjusting back to their own culture.
When you return home after living in another country, you have adapted to the new culture and lost some of the old habits from your home culture.
The first time you traveled abroad, people were probably patient and understanding because they know that the traveler has to adapt to a whole new country.
People may not realize that patience and understanding are also needed for travelers returning home.
One of the most exciting things for kids in the area is the Pyramid's sound and light show.
The pyramids are visible at night and you can see them in peace and quiet before the show starts.
Usually, you always hear the sound of tourists and sellers here. The story of the sound and the light is exactly like a fairy tale.
The Sphinx is used both as a background and as a narrator of a long story.
Scenes are shown on the pyramids and the different pyramids are lit up.
The South Shetland Islands, discovered in 1819, are claimed by several countries and have the most bases, with 16 active in 2020.
The archipelago lies 120 km (75 mi) north of the peninsula. The largest of them is King George Island with the settlement of Villa Las Estrellas.
Others include Livingston Island, and Deception, where the flooded caldera of an active volcano provides a spectacular natural harbor.
The area south of the peninsula is Ellsworth Land, bounded by the Bellingshausen Sea.
The mountains on the peninsula merge into the plateau, then reappear to form the 360 km (220 mi) long Ellsworth Range, visited by the Minnesota Glacier.
The summit of Mount Vinson has an elevation of 4,892 meters and is located on Antarctica's highest mountain, Vinson Massif, in the northern part or Sentinel Range.
In remote areas with limited cell phone coverage, satellite phones may be your only option.
A satellite phone cannot usually replace a mobile phone, as you need to be out of range of a mobile signal to be able to make a call.
The service is often used by ships, recreational boats, and on expeditions that require remote data and communications.
You can get more information about connecting to this service from your local telephone service provider.
Getting an education while traveling is an increasingly popular option for those planning a gap year.
This is particularly popular among Russians, allowing them to take a gap year before university, without compromising their education.
In many cases, taking a gap year abroad can actually improve your chances of getting into higher education when you return to your home country.
Usually, there will be a school levy that needs to be registered in this type of education program.
Finland is a great destination for the boating enthusiast. "The Land of a Thousand Lakes" has thousands of islands in its lakes and in its coastal archipelago.
You don't need a yacht in the fjords and lakes.
Even though the coastal garrisons and the largest lakes are large enough for any yacht, smaller boats or even a kayak provide a different experience.
Boating is a national pastime in Finland with a boat for every seventh or eighth person.
Even though this is similar for both Norway, Sweden and New Zealand, it is otherwise quite unique (as in the Netherlands, the number is one to forty).
Most of the distinctive Baltic cruises included an extended stay in St. Petersburg, Russia.
This means you can spend a couple of days in the historic town and return to the boat to sleep at night.
If you only go ashore using ship's tenders, you will not need your own visa (from 2009).
Some of the cruises have included Berlin in their itineraries. As you can see on the map above, Berlin is not near the sea, so your trip is not included in the price of the cruise.
Flying can be a daunting experience for people of all ages and backgrounds, especially if they have never flown before or have experienced a traumatic event.
There's nothing to be ashamed of, it's not any different than other things that a lot of people fear or dislike.
Understanding how the plane works and what happens during flight can help some overcome a fear based on the unknown or a lack of control.
Freight carriers get paid a lot of money to deliver things quickly. Often, time is of the essence when it comes to business documents, products or spare parts for a repair shop.
For some routes, the larger companies used their own planes, but for smaller companies it was problematic.
If they sent things by air freight, it could have taken days on some routes to get through customs and excise.
The only way to get it through faster was to send it as checked baggage. Airline regulations don't allow them to send baggage without a passenger, and that's where you come in.
The obvious way to fly first class or business class is to hand over a thick wad of cash for the privilege (or even better, get your company to do it for you).
However, this will not be cheap: As a rule of thumb, you can expect to pay up to four times the normal economy fare for business class, and up to 11 times for first class!
In general, there is no point in looking for discounts for business or first class on direct flights from A to B.
Airlines know that there is a certain group of flyers who are willing to pay well to get somewhere quickly and comfortably, and then pay again.
Chişinău is the capital of Moldova. Romanian is the official language, but Russian is also widely spoken.
The multi-ethnic Republic of Moldova has suffered from ethnic conflicts.
In 1994, this conflict led to the establishment of the self-proclaimed Republic of Transnistria in eastern Moldova, which has its own government and currency, but has not been recognized by any of the UN member states.
Economic ties have been restored between the two parts of Moldova, despite the failure of the political talks.
The main religion in Moldova is Orthodox Christianity.
Izmir is the third-largest city in Turkey with a population of about 3.7 million. Izmir is the second-largest port after Istanbul and is a very good center for transport.
Smyrna was once just an old town, but is now a modern, developed and bustling commercial centre set around a large bay and surrounded by hills.
The wide avenues, the buildings with glass facades and modern shopping malls are designed with traditional red tiled roofs, squares from the 18th century, old mosques and churches, although the city has an atmosphere more reminiscent of the Mediterranean than traditional Turkey.
The island of Eysturoy can be seen from the village of Haldarsvík, which also has an unusual octagonal church.
There are marble sculptures of doves on some of the graves in the cemetery.
It's worth spending half an hour exploring the fascinating market town.
North and not too far away lies the romantic and fascinating town of Sintra. It became known to foreigners after Lord Byron gave it a glowing reference.
Scotturb bus 403 regularly travels to Sintra and has a stop at Cabo da Roca.
In the north, you must also visit the heavy crypt of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima, a place of Marian art that is popular all over the world.
Remember that you are actually visiting a mass grave, in addition to a place that has an almost incomprehensible significance for a large part of the world's population.
There are still many men and women alive today who survived their time here, and many more who loved those who were killed or worked to death here, both Jews and non-Jews.
Be so smart to treat the place with the dignity, solemnity and respect it deserves. Don't joke about the Holocaust or Nazis.
Please do not damage the area by marking or scratching graffiti into structures.
Barcelona's official languages are Catalan and Spanish. Around half prefer Catalan, and most understand it, but practically everyone can speak Spanish.
However, most signs are only written in Catalan because it is legally established as the first official language.
Spanish is also used in public transport and other facilities.
Normal announcements at the metro station are made only in Catalan, but unplanned disruptions are announced by an automated system with a wide range of languages including Spanish, English, French, Arabic and Japanese.
The reputation of Parisians is that they are egotistical, rude and arrogant.
Even though it is often just a stereotype, the best way to get far in Paris is still to behave as if you are "bien élevé" (well brought up). This will make it much easier to get around.
Parisians' thin veneer of politeness disappears quickly if you show a little basic courtesy.
Plitvice Lakes National Park is covered with a lot of forest, mainly beech, oak and fir trees, and is characterized by a mixture of highland and Mediterranean vegetation.
It has a particularly large diversity of plant communities due to its wide range of microclimates, different soils and varying altitudes.
The area is also home to many animals and bird species.
It is rare to find fauna such as the Eurasian brown bear, wolf, eagle, owl, fox, wild cat and turkey, as well as many common animal species.
When visiting monasteries, women are required to wear skirts that cover their knees and shoulders.
Most monasteries offer scarves to women who come unprepared, but if you bring your own and especially if it's brightly colored, you'll get a smile from the monk or nun at the entrance.
Along the same line, men are required to wear trousers that cover their knees.
These can also be borrowed from the changing room at the entrance, but the towels may not be washed after every user, so they may not be as comfortable to wear. One size fits all!
Mallorcan cuisine, like other Mediterranean cuisines, is based on bread, vegetables and meat (especially pork), and uses olive oil for everything.
A light and tasty lunch, especially in the summer, is Pa amb Oli: Bread with olive oil, tomato and optional toppings such as cheese, tuna and so on.
All nouns that go with the word Sie for you start with a capital letter, even if they are in the middle of a sentence.
This is an important method for distinguishing between some verbs and objects.
It also makes reading easier, even if the writing is a little difficult, as you then have to work out whether a verb or adjective is being used in the substantive form.
The pronunciation is relatively easy in Italian, as most words are pronounced exactly as they are written.
The main letters to watch out for are c and g, as their pronunciation varies depending on the following vowel.
In addition, be aware that the pronunciation of r and rr is different: caro means "dear," while carro means "cart."
Persian has a relatively easy and straightforward grammar.
Therefore, reading this grammar book will help you learn a lot about Persian grammar and understand the sentences better.
If you already know a Romance language, it will be easier for you to learn Portuguese.
People who can speak a little Spanish will quickly realize that Portuguese is close enough that they don't need to study it separately.
Pre-modern observatories are usually a little dated in our time and are often used as museums or educational centers.
As light pollution was not the type of problem in their heyday that it is today, they are usually found in towns or study centres that are more accessible than those built in modern times.
Most modern research telescopes are enormous installations in remote areas with favorable atmospheric conditions.
The cherry blossoms depicted have been a part of Japanese culture since the 8th century and are also known as hanami.
The concept came from China, where the plum blossom was the most popular flower.
The first cherry blossom festivals were held by the Emperor of Japan only for himself and other members of the aristocracy around the Imperial Court.
Plants look best in a natural environment, so resist the temptation to remove even one.
If you visit a formal garden and pick some "samples," you will also be thrown out without discussion.
Singapore is generally a safe place, it's very easy to find your way around, and you can get most of what you need once you get there.
But if you're placed in the "high tropics" just a few degrees north of the equator, you'll have to contend with both heat (always) and strong sun (when the sky is clear, which doesn't happen very often).
There are also a couple of buses that go north to Hebron, the traditional burial site of the biblical patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as well as their wives.
Make sure the bus you want to take goes into Hebron and not just to the Jewish settlement of Kiryat Arba, which is nearby.
Inland waterways can be a great theme to base a trip on.
Visit, for example, the castles of the Loire Valley, the Rhine Valley or take a cruise to interesting cities on the Danube or a boat trip along the Erie Canal.
They also list routes for popular hiking and cycling.
Christmas is one of Christianity's most important holidays and is celebrated as Jesus's birthday.
Many of the traditions we have during the holiday have also been adopted by non-Christians in Christian countries and non-Christians around the world.
It is a tradition to stay awake through the Easter Vigil to see the sunrise.
It could have been a pagan spring and fertility ritual, but there are also Christian theological interpretations of this tradition.
Many traditional churches hold an Easter Vigil service on the Saturday night of the Easter weekend, with the congregations often starting the celebration of Christ's Resurrection at midnight.
All animals that originally arrived on the islands did so by swimming, flying or floating.
The giant tortoises were unable to make the journey due to the long distance to the continent and so the large land iguana became the first predator on the Galapagos.
Many mammals have been introduced to the Galapagos by humans, such as goats, horses, cows, rats, cats and dogs.
If you visit the Arctic or Antarctic in winter, you will experience the polar night, when the sun never rises above the horizon.
This is a good opportunity to see the Aurora Borealis, as the sky remains dark most of the day.
Because the places are sparsely populated and light pollution is rarely a problem, you will also have the opportunity to see the stars.
Japanese work culture is more hierarchical and formal than Westerners are accustomed to.
Dress is standard business attire, and employees address each other by last name or job title.
Teamwork is important in the workplace, with emphasis on group performance rather than individual achievement.
Employees are often required to get their superiors' approval on any decisions they make, and are expected to follow their superiors' instructions without question.