He added: "We now have four-month-old diabetes-free mice, but they were once diabetic."
Dr. Evelyn Urbach (professor of medicine at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and a professor in the department of clinical and scientific affairs for the Canadian Diabetes Association) reminds us that this research is still in its early stages.
As with some other experts, he is skeptical that type 1 diabetes can be cured, noting that these findings are in people with established type 1 diabetes.
On Monday, the Swedish Academy's permanent secretary, Sara Danius, announced in an interview with Swedish Radio that the academy had given up trying to contact Bob Dylan to inform him that he had won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Daniels said, "We're on hold right now. I've called some of the closest people to him and emailed some of the closest people to him, and we've received some very warm responses."
Earlier, Jamie Siminoff, CEO of Ring, said that when he started the company in his garage, he couldn't hear the doorbell ringing.
He said he made a Wi-Fi doorbell.
In 2013, Siminoff said he appeared on "Shark Tank" and saw his company's sales skyrocket after the show aired, but the show's investors passed on the opportunity to invest in the startup.
At the end of 2017, Siminoff appeared on the QVC television shopping channel.
Ring has also settled an out-of-court agreement with rival security company ADT.
Although an experimental vaccine looks promising against Ebola, there is currently no proven treatment for those infected.
An experimental drug called ZMapp - a "polyclonal antibody cocktail" - had initially been hailed as a potential game-changer in the fight against Ebola, but it proved disappointing in clinical trials.
In the PALM trial, ZMapp was used as a benchmark to compare the other three treatments.
USA Gymnastics said in a letter to the U.S. Olympic Committee that it would abide by the strict requirements of the Olympic family to provide a safe environment for all athletes.
We agree with the USOC's statement that it would be more beneficial to continue to pursue meaningful reforms within our organization rather than to revoke our charters.
We may also learn from the independent investigation supported by the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee why Larry Nassar's horrific abuse was able to continue for so long, and what steps the organization will take to ensure that it never happens again.
USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee have a shared goal of ensuring the safety and well-being of athletes while also providing a positive and supportive environment for athletes to pursue their dreams.
In the 1960s, Brezhnev first worked for John F. Kennedy and then for Lyndon B. Johnson's administration.
He advised Carter on foreign policy during the 1976 presidential election and then served as national security adviser from 1977 to 1981 under Henry Kissinger.
As National Security Adviser, he helped Carter deal with a host of international issues, including the signing of the 1978 Camp David Accords, the normalization of relations with China in the late 1970s, the Iranian hostage crisis of 1979, and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979.
The film, starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, is nominated for a number of awards.
Gosling and Stone were both nominated for Best Actor and Best Actress.
Other nominations include Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, Best Art Direction, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing and Best Original Screenplay.
The film's two original songs, "Into the Unknown" and "I See the Light," are nominated for Best Original Song, while Disney has the most nominations of any studio with 26.
Later on Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced via a statement from the White House that U.S. troops were withdrawing from Syria.
Trump issued a statement after speaking with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Turkey will also take over the responsibility of detaining IS fighters who are captured, the statement said, adding that European countries were refusing to take them back.
This not only confirms that at least some dinosaurs had feathers - a theory that has gained widespread acceptance - but also provides details that are often lacking in fossils, such as colour and three-dimensional arrangement.
Scientists say the animal has reddish-brown upperparts and pale or carrot-coloured underparts.
The findings also shed new light on the evolution of bird feathers.
The dinosaur's feathers did not have a well-developed central shaft - called a rachis - but they did have other features of feathers, such as barbs and barbules, suggesting that the evolution of the rachis may have come later than these other features.
The structure of the feathers suggests they were not used for flight but for temperature regulation or display, researchers said, although they believe it is a young dinosaur's tail rather than a juvenile's feathers.
Although it is the tail of a young dinosaur, the sample revealed adult feathers rather than juvenile down.
Yesterday morning, a car bomb exploded in front of the police headquarters in Gaziantep, Turkey, killing two police officers and injuring more than 20 people.
The governor's office said 19 of the victims were police.
Police said they suspected an Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militant was responsible for the attack.
They discovered that the operation of the Sun and other stars is the same: the activity of all the stars in a galaxy is completely determined by their luminosity and their rotation.
The Rossby number of a star is determined by its luminosity and rotation, and is related to the plasma flow.
The fewer Rossby numbers, the less active the star is in its magnetic field reversal.
Throughout his journey, Rocky encountered many troubles.
He has been robbed by pirates, bitten by a mad dog in Tibet, chased by the police in Nepal, and arrested in India.
The 802.11n standard can operate on both 2.4GHz and 5.0GHz frequencies.
It is backward compatible with 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g as long as the base station has two radios.
802.11n is much faster than the previous generation, with a maximum theoretical throughput of 600Mbit/s.
Duvall is married with two grown children and didn't leave much of an impression on the storyteller.
When asked for a comment, Miller said, "Mike had a lot to say at the hearing, which I was preparing for so I didn't catch everything he said."
By 2020, we will work to make the carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP significantly lower than in 2005," Hu said.
He did not set a figure for the cuts, only saying they would be based on China's economic output.
Hu Jintao encouraged developing countries to “not go down the old road of first pollution and then treatment.”
He added, "However, they must not be put under undue pressure to take on more than they can reasonably be expected to do."
The Iraqi group submitted its report today at noon Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
The report warned that no one can be certain that current actions in Iraq will prevent sectarian war, escalating violence or a slide into chaos.
The report began by calling for a public debate and consensus on Middle East policy in the United States.
The report was highly critical of nearly every aspect of the administration's policy on Iraq, and urged an immediate change of course.
Among the 78 recommendations in the report, the first is that new diplomatic actions should be taken before the end of the year to protect Iraq's borders from hostile forces and rebuild relations with neighboring countries.
Former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner announced her plans to run for the presidency last night in La Plata, about 50 km (31 miles) from Buenos Aires.
Ms Kirchner announced in 2005 at the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires that she would seek the presidency in 2007 - a post she held until 2015.
The debate was spurred in part by disagreements over the cost of aid and reconstruction after Hurricane Katrina, with some fiscal conservatives joking that it was "Bush's new Orleans policy."
Criticism of the reconstruction contracts has centred on the perception that they have been awarded to Washington insiders.
More than 4 million people went to Rome for the funeral.
With so many people attending the funeral in St Peter's Square, it would not have been possible to let everyone in.
Several large screens were set up around Rome so that people could watch the ceremony.
Similar structures have been set up in many other Italian cities, as well as in other parts of the world, especially in Poland.
Historians have criticized the FBI's past policy of focusing resources on solving "easy" cases, such as auto theft, in order to boost its record of solving cases.
Congress began funding the initiative in FY 2005, and mandated that the FBI assign 10 agents specifically to combat adult pornography.
Robin Uthappa was the top scorer with 70 off 41 balls with 11 fours and 2 sixes.
Middle-order batsmen Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid put on a 100-run partnership for the 10th wicket.
But India managed only 36 runs in the last five overs after losing three wickets in quick succession.
US President George W. Bush arrived in Singapore on November 16 for a week-long visit to Asia.
He was welcomed by Singapore's deputy prime minister, Heng Swee Keat, and discussed trade and terrorism with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
After a week of midterm election losses, Bush outlined the stakes on trade with Asia.
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper agreed to send the government's Clean Air Act to a multi-party committee for review before it is reintroduced to the House of Commons for a second reading.
Mr Layton asked the PM to "completely re-write" the Tories' green agenda when they met.
The Tasmanian and federal governments have been criticised by the state's opposition and some federal MPs for the funding announcement being made so close to the November federal election.
However, Australian Prime Minister John Howard said the legislation was only to prevent Tasmania's state government from downgrading hospital facilities by paying an extra A$45 million.
The latest report states that tsunami waves have been recorded at gauge stations in Palu and Donggala, an area north of Palu.
There were no major damage or casualties reported in Tonga, but power was knocked out and communications were disrupted, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii.
Although the alert has now been lifted, 14 schools on or near the coastline of Hawaii were closed for the entire day on Wednesday.
U.S. President George W. Bush expressed support for the announcement.
Gordon Johndroe, a spokesman for the Bush administration, said that Pyongyang's pledge was "an important step on the path to achieving the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula."
Tropical Storm Jerry has formed in the Atlantic today, the tenth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season.
The National Hurricane Center says "Jerry" poses no immediate threat to land.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers estimated that 6 inches of rainfall could overtop levees that were already damaged.
Water levels in the Ninth Ward reached up to 20 feet during Hurricane Katrina and are now up to waist deep due to the levees being overtopped by the floodwaters.
Water is about to overtop a levee on a stretch of the river that is 100 feet wide.
Adam Cuerden, a bureaucrat and administrator of the shared resource, expressed dismay at the deletion in an interview with Wikinews last month.
He's been lying to us from the start, first by pretending it was a legal issue, then by pretending to listen to us and then deleting the artwork."
Due to public outcry, a policy on sexual content is currently being drafted for the site, which has millions of publicly licensed media.
Much of the work done so far has been theoretical, but the aim is to simulate observations of the Andromeda Galaxy.
The effect they are looking for may be caused by tidal forces between the dark matter of the universe and the Milky Way.
Just as the moon exerts a gravitational pull on Earth, causing the tides, the Milky Way exerts a gravitational pull on the Andromeda Galaxy.
Scientists have concluded that dark matter interacts with other dark matter in the same way as normal matter.
The theory suggests that most of the dark matter surrounding a galaxy is in a disk around the galaxy, composed of many small particles.
Smoke could be seen billowing from the factory.
The local government has warned residents near the nuclear power plant to stay indoors, turn off their air conditioners, and not drink tap water.
Japan's nuclear watchdog says it has detected radioactive iodine and cesium at the plant.
This suggests that the containers storing the enriched uranium have ruptured and are leaking.
Dr. Toni Miles found the extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
He said in an interview that the new variant "is a cause for great concern and a cause for great anxiety, because it is so transmissible."
Dr. Moll believes that some patients may have become infected at the hospital, and at least two of the patients were hospital staff.
Within a year, one infected person can infect 10 to 15 close contacts.
However, the prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis remains low in the general population of tuberculosis patients; in South Africa, for example, at any given time 330,000 people are infected with only 6,000 of those being infected with drug-resistant tuberculosis.
Both satellites weighed more than 1,000 pounds and were traveling at 17,500 miles per hour when they collided while passing 491 miles above Earth.
Scientists say the explosion was huge.
Scientists are still working to determine the size of the impact and how it affected the Earth.
The U.S. Defense Department's Strategic Command is tracking the debris.
The results of the drawing analysis will be published on the public network.
An Ohio doctor has been charged with aggravated murder in the death of his mother, whose body was found in the trunk of his car on Wednesday, officials said.
Dr. Malar Balasubramanian, 29, was found dead in a wooded area about 15 miles northwest of Cincinnati, Ohio, wearing only a T-shirt and underwear, and appeared to have overdosed on drugs, police said.
She instructed the officers to check her black Osmond "Passion" car, which was parked 500 feet away.
They found the body of 53-year-old Saroj Barasu Brahmani, covered in blood and wrapped in a blood-stained blanket.
Police said the body had been left there for about a day.
The first cases of the current season were reported in the second half of July.
The disease is carried by pigs and transmitted by mosquitoes.
The outbreak has prompted the Indian government to take some measures, such as placing pig traps in severely infected areas, distributing thousands of mosquito nets and spraying pesticides.
The government has also pledged to provide millions of doses of the meningitis vaccine to help health workers prepare for next year.
This year's plan to vaccinate the areas worst-hit by the epidemic has been postponed due to lack of funding and lower priority compared to other diseases.
In 1956, Slaney moved to Sweden. Three years later he started working for the Swedish postal service as a chief engraver of stamps.
He has designed more than 1,000 stamps for Sweden and another 28 countries/regions.
His work is instantly recognisable, of a high quality and full of detail, which has made him one of a select band of artists to become household names. Some collectors specialise in his work.
He made his 1,000th stamp design in 2000 on the bicentenary of the Swedish King's Greatest Achievement, a painting by David Klöckner Ehrenstrahl, which earned him an entry in the Guinness Book of Records.
He has also been involved in the creation of many national banknotes, including the recent portrait of the Prime Minister on the front of the new Canadian $5 and $100 bills.
Gibson was taken to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
The truck driver, 64, was not hurt.
The vehicle was towed away from the scene at about 12:00 BST.
A witness who works in a garage near the crash site said, "The kids were crossing the street when it happened, and they were all screaming and crying hysterically."
They both ran back to the scene of the accident.
Other issues on the agenda for the Bali conference include saving the world's remaining forests and helping developing countries use technology to develop in a cleaner way.
The UN also hopes to set up a fund to help developing countries cope with the effects of global warming.
These funds can be used to build flood shelters, improve water resource management, and promote crop diversity.
Fluke wrote that some people are trying to suppress the voices of women speaking out about women's health issues, but it won't be silenced.
She came to that conclusion, she said, because of the number of men and women who privately emailed her with positive feedback and encouragement, urging her to advocate for contraception as a medical necessity.
After the injured men were taken away, the remaining approximately 40 inmates refused to return to their cells.
Negotiators tried to work out a deal, but the inmate's demands were unclear.
A fire broke out between 10 and 11 p.m. in the courtyard of the prison.
Soon police in riot gear entered the courtyard and used pepper spray to force the prisoners back.
Firefighters eventually put out the blaze at 11:35 p.m.
After the dam was built in 1963, seasonal flooding was controlled and sediment was no longer carried downstream.
These deposits are essential to the formation of dunes and beaches, which provide habitat for wildlife.
As a result, two fish species became extinct and another two are on the verge of extinction, including the Arctic cisco.
Although the water level is only expected to rise a few feet above flood stage, officials are hoping that will be enough to restore some of the erosion that has taken place below the dam.
No tsunami warning has been issued yet, according to the Jakarta Geological Agency, because the quake's magnitude was below 6.5.
While no tsunami threat was reported, residents were advised to stay away from the shoreline and not to return home until told it was safe to do so.
Although Winfrey was tearful while saying goodbye, she made sure to reassure viewers that she would be back.
This is not goodbye, this is the end of a chapter and the beginning of another."
The final results of the presidential and parliamentary elections in Namibia have confirmed that incumbent President Hifikepunye Pohamba has been re-elected with an overwhelming majority.
The ruling SWAPO party also won a majority in parliament.
Troops and Afghan forces were rushed to the area to protect the base, and other coalition aircraft were sent to help.
The crash happened in mountainous terrain at a high altitude and is believed to have been caused by enemy fire.
The task of finding the crash site was hampered by bad weather and rugged terrain.
Mangola, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) said it was the country's worst ever outbreak.
Richard Veerman, a spokesperson for Doctors Without Borders, said, "Angola is currently facing its worst ever epidemic, and the situation remains dire."
Kick-off was at 10am and the weather was perfect, a bit of rain in the morning but it soon cleared off to give us some perfect seven's rugby weather.
South Africa, the tournament's top seed, got off to a strong start, beating Zambia 26-0 in their opening match.
South Africa looked out of touch in the early stages of the match against the Southern Stars, but they did get better as the game went on.
They stand out for their strict defense, ball control, and excellent teamwork. It's obviously an unbeatable team.
Officials from the Amsterdam city government and the Anne Frank Museum said the tree was infested with a fungus that posed a threat to public safety, because it was said to be at risk of toppling over at any time.
It was due to be felled on Tuesday, but a last-minute High Court injunction saved its life.
The entrances to all the caves are at least 100 to 250 metres (328 to 820 feet) in diameter.
Infrared imagery then revealed the dramatic temperature changes between day and night, indicating the likely presence of caves.
They are cooler during the day and warmer at night compared to the surrounding surfaces.
They're not as stable as the large cavities we see on Earth, which tend to maintain a fairly constant temperature, but they're similar to the deep fissures we see on Earth," said Glen Cushing, of the USGS Astrogeology Science Center in Flagstaff, Arizona, and of Northern Arizona University.
Traditionally in France, voting has been a fairly low-tech experience: Voters go into a booth and fill out a pre-printed ballot with the names of the candidates.
Officials verify the identities of voters before they put their ballots in the ballot box and sign the voter rolls.
French election laws are among the most restrictive in the world.
Transparent ballot boxes have been required since 1988, so that voters and observers can see that there are no envelopes in the box when voting begins, and that no one else puts envelopes in the box except those who are entitled to vote and are counted promptly.
Candidates can send representatives to oversee every step of the process, and volunteers work under tight supervision to count ballots according to a specific procedure in the evening.
The Asus Eee PC, which was released globally earlier, became a hot topic at the Taipei IT Information Month in 2007 due to its cost-saving and functional factors.
However, the laptop market would see a fundamental change after Asus won the 2007 Taiwan Sustainable Development Award issued by the Taiwanese Executive Yuan.
The show, according to the station's website, "is a new old-time radio show with a geek twist!"
In the past, the show was only broadcast on TogiNet Radio, an internet radio station that specialized in talk radio.
At the end of 2015, TogiNet established AstroNet as a sub-station.
The show was originally voiced by amateur voice actors, ranging from locals to East Texans.
The mass robbery on Bishek Street reportedly lasted through the night because police did not show up.
One observer described the situation in Bishkek as "anarchy," with groups of people roaming the streets and looting stores.
Several residents of Bishkek blamed the unrest on protesters from the south.
South Africa have beaten the All Blacks in a Tri-Nations match in Rustenburg, South Africa.
The final result was a one-point win, 21-20, ending a 15-match unbeaten run for the All Blacks.
The Gazelles finished the season with five consecutive losses.
The All Blacks had won the Cup two weeks previously, and this was to be their last match.
The series finale is scheduled for next week at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, when the Springboks host Australia.
A major earthquake hit western Montana on Monday at 10:08 p.m.
The U.S. Geological Survey and the National Earthquake Information Center had no immediate reports of major damage.
The epicenter of the quake was about 20 miles (15 miles) northeast of Dillon, which is 65 miles (40 miles) southwest of Butte.
On Monday, a dead wild duck was found in a marshland near Lyon, in the east of France, and was confirmed to have been infected with the H5N1 strain of avian influenza, a type of bird flu that is lethal to humans.
France is the seventh EU country to be hit by the virus, after Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Greece and Italy.
The suspected cases of H5N1 in Croatia and Denmark have not yet been confirmed.
Chambers has previously sued God, claiming he is responsible for "death, destruction, and terror" that is "all over the earth with billions of people."
Chambers is an agnostic who believes his suit is "frivolous," that "anyone can sue anyone for anything."
A French opera by Camille Saint-Saens tells the story of an artist "consumed by drugs and his love for Japan."
As a result, the actors were smoking marijuana on stage, and the theatre itself encouraged the audience to join in.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Rep. Michelle Bachmann of Minnesota rounded out the top six.
After the results were in, Gingrich heaped praise on Santorum but criticized Romney by proxy, airing negative ads in Iowa under the name "Restore Our Future," which is the name of the pro-Gingrich super PAC.
Perry said he would "take a hard look at the results of tonight's caucus meetings and consider whether or not there is any path forward for me" but later said he would continue in the race, including in South Carolina's Jan. 21 primary.
Bachmann, who won the straw poll in Emmetsburg in August, decided to get out of the race.
The photographer was taken to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, where he later died.
He was in his 20s, the statement said, and "although I did not know him personally, I am deeply saddened by the loss of life that has taken place and my thoughts are with the families who have been affected by this."
The photographer, who had parked on the other side of Sepulveda Boulevard to get a better view of the police stop, then crossed the street to get closer to the action, prompting the two California Highway Patrol officers to stop their work twice to order him back to the other side of the street, TMZ reported.
The driver of the car that hit the photographer's car may not face criminal charges, police said.
With only eighteen medals awarded per day, many athletes from many nations were left empty-handed.
Others to miss out included Dutchwoman Anke Jochemsen, who was ninth in the women's super-G standings yesterday, and Finland's Katja Sarin, who was 10th.
Australia's Mitchell Gully finished 11th in the men's super giant slalom and Czech Ondrej Jelinek was 16th in the men's giant slalom.
Mexico's Lalo Vergara finished 15th in the men's super giant slalom and New Zealander Adam Hall was ninth in the men's giant slalom stand-up.
Maciej Krezel and guide Anna Ogarzynska of Poland were 13th in the super-G, and Jong Seork Park of South Korea was 24th in the men's visually impaired super-G.
UN peacekeepers have been in Haiti since 2010, and have been criticised for their handling of the cholera outbreak, which spread from a camp outside Port-au-Prince.
According to the suit, the U.N. camp did not properly dispose of its wastewater, allowing bacteria to flow into one of Haiti's largest rivers, the Artibonite.
Haiti has never had a problem with the disease until now, even though it has been around since the early 19th century.
A study cited by the Haitian Institute for Justice and Democracy, a nongovernmental organization, suggested that Nepal's U.N. peacekeepers may have inadvertently introduced the disease to Haiti.
Danielle Lantagne, a United Nations expert on the disease, said the outbreak was probably caused by the peacekeepers.
Hamilton confirmed that the patient's condition is stable at Howard University Hospital.
The patient had travelled to Nigeria, where a number of Ebola cases have been reported.
The hospital was following protocols for infectious control, including isolating the patient and monitoring others for signs of infection.
Simon had a number of roles before landing his part on The Simpsons.
In the 1980s he worked on shows such as Taxi, Cheers, and The Tracey Ullman Show.
In 1989, he co-created The Simpsons with Matt Groening and was responsible for hiring the show's original writing staff.
Although he left the show in 1993, he continued to be an executive producer and received annual salaries in the tens of millions of dollars.
Earlier, China's state news agency Xinhua reported that a plane had been hijacked.
Subsequent reports said the plane was forced to return to Afghanistan to make an emergency landing in Kandahar.
Earlier reports said the plane had returned to Afghanistan after being denied an emergency landing in Urumqi.
Crashes are common in Iran, where the country's ageing civilian and military aircraft are chronically underpowered and ill-maintained.
With international sanctions in place, Iran cannot buy new planes.
Earlier this week, a police helicopter crashed, killing three people and injuring three others.
Last month, an Iranian airliner crashed shortly after taking off from the capital, Tehran, killing all 168 on board, one of the country's worst aviation disasters.
Also in the same month, another plane crashed while taking off from Mashhad Airport, hitting a wall and killing 17.
Airborne Toxic Event have cancelled the remainder of their tour.
The rock band was on tour across the US and Canada until September 16.
Frontman Steven Tyler fell off the stage during a performance on August 5 and then canceled the rest of the tour.
Both players held serve in each of their service games in the first set, before Murray lost serve in the eighth game of the match.
Del Potro got off to a fast start in the second set but found himself trailing 6-6 before holding his nerve in the tie-break.
Porter received treatment on his shoulder but was able to play on.
The show started at 8:30 p.m. local time (1500 UTC).
Prominent singers from all over the country have sung prayers to Shri Shyam.
The evening began with a performance by singer Sanju Sharma, followed by Jai Shankar Choudhary, who also performed the 'Chhappan Bhog' prayer song, along with singer Raju Khandelwal.
Then Raka Singh led the group in a hymn of praise.
The 108 Chhappan Bhog (56 different foods, including sweets, fruits, nuts, and dishes) were offered to Baba Shyam.
Lakkha Singh also introduced chhappan bhog bhajan and was accompanied by singer Raju Khandelwal.
In a keynote address at the Tokyo Game Show on Thursday, Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima unveiled the design for the company's next-generation game console, the Nintendo Revolution.
The controller is similar to a television remote, using two sensors placed near the user's TV to track its position in three-dimensional space.
It allows players to control movement and actions in a video game with physical movement of the device.
Carlos Sainz Jr. retired early in the race after losing control of his car.
His teammate Fernando Alonso spent most of the race in the lead, but retired early due to a right front tyre problem.
Michael Schumacher retired not long after Alonso did, because of injuries sustained in a number of crashes.
He once said of her, according to a transcript of the news conference, "She's wonderful, she's lovely, she's talented."
Every time we rehearsed that performance, I was in tears, I was so overwhelmed."
About three minutes after launch, a camera on the rocket showed a lot of insulation debris separating from the fuel tank.
However, these bubbles are believed to have caused no damage to the shuttle.
N. Wayne Hale Jr., the space shuttle program manager for NASA, said the foam was "within tolerances for as long as we were concerned about it."
Within five minutes of the start of the show, a gust of wind reached speeds of 70km/h, followed by torrential rain and then hail the size of golf balls as panicked crowds ran for cover.
My sister and her friend were gone, and there were two disabled people in wheelchairs on the road, and someone jumped over to help them," Almog Vansant said.
NHK also reported that the Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant in Ishikawa prefecture was operating normally.
The No. 1 and No. 2 reactors at the Iga Nuclear Power Plant have been shut down, and there were no abnormalities, according to the Hokuriku Electric Power Company.
Around 9,400 homes were without water and about 100 were without power, according to reports.
Some roads were damaged and rail services were disrupted in the affected areas, while Noto airport in Ishikawa prefecture remained closed.
A bomb exploded outside the governor's office.
Three more bombings were reported in the vicinity of government buildings over the next two hours.
Officials said the death toll stood at eight, but more than 30 people were injured; the final toll was not immediately known.
Urine samples from pets that died after eating the tainted food showed high levels of cyanuric acid and melamine.
Researchers at the university said the crystals formed by the interaction of the two compounds could cause kidney dysfunction.
Researchers observed crystals in cats' urine after they were fed tripolyphosphate and tripolyphosphoric acid.
Comparing the crystals using infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) revealed they were composed of the same compounds as those found in the crystals in the affected pet's urine.
I don't know if you're aware that most of the stuff we import from Central America is duty-free.
However, 80% of our items are subject to tariffs in Central American countries... we treat you.
I think that's ridiculous; that's obviously unfair.
I told people: "How you treat me, that's how I'm going to treat you."
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a law banning the sale or rental of violent video games to minors.
The bill requires violent video games sold in California to be labeled with an "18" rating, and retailers could be fined $1,000 for each sale to a minor.
Kier Starmer, the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Crown's chief legal adviser, issued a statement this morning announcing the charges against Huna and Pless.
Mr Huhne has now stood down, to be replaced in the cabinet by Ed Davey, the MP for Kingston and Surbiton, and Norman Lamb, the MP for North Norfolk, is expected to take over as business secretary.
Huna and Price are due to appear before Westminster Magistrates' Court on February 16.
The victims have been identified as Nicholas Alden, 25, and Zachary Cuddeback, 21, who was the driver.
Edgar Veguilla suffered a broken arm and a broken jaw, while Kristoffer Schneider required facial reconstruction.
Uka's weapon malfunctioned when it was pointed at the fifth person's head, leaving Schindler in excruciating pain, blind in one eye, missing a chunk of skull and reconstructed using titanium plates to fix his face.
Schneider testified via video link from a U.S. Air Force base in his home country.
Besides Wednesday's match, Carpanedo also participated in two individual competitions in the tournament.
Her first event was the moguls, in which she was eliminated in the first round and placed 36th out of 116 competitors.
Her other event was the backstroke, where she was tenth in the women's standing with a total time of 4:41.30, which was 2:11.60 behind Austria's Claudia Resch, who was first, and 1:09.02 behind Hungary's Kovacs Dani, who was ninth.
Four skiers in the women's sitting event did not finish, and 45 of the 117 competitors in the giant slalom did not make it past the first run.
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has recovered the stolen laptops and mobile phones.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Elia (D K Arya) said, "We have arrested five people for raping the Swiss woman and recovered her mobile phone and laptop."
The accused have been identified as Baba Kanjar, Bhutha Kanjar, Rampro Kanjar, Gaza Kanjar and Vishnu Kanjar.
Police Commissioner Chandra Shekhar Solanki said the accused appeared in court with their faces covered.
Although three people were inside the house at the time of the crash, no injuries were reported.
However, the driver suffered a serious head injury.
The road was temporarily closed while emergency services worked to free the driver from the red Audi TT.
Initially he was taken to James Paget Hospital in Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, for treatment.
He was later transferred to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge.
She was later charged with his murder and remanded in custody for a hearing at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.
She has been remanded in custody, awaiting trial and sentencing; however, any witness testimony could be tainted by the widespread dissemination of her image.
This is a common practice in other parts of the UK, but Scotland's judicial system is different and the courts considered the potential for harm in releasing the photographs.
Prof Pamela Ferguson, of the University of Dundee, said: "Publication of photographs of suspects is arguably more prejudicial than helpful."
A spokesperson for the Crown Prosecution Service, which is responsible for prosecuting the case, said: "It would be inappropriate to comment further at this stage."
The document will reportedly mention the border dispute, with the Palestinians seeking to use the pre-1967 lines as a basis for their state.
Other issues reportedly discussed included the status of Jerusalem, which is considered sacred by both sides, and the Jordan Valley.
Israel has insisted on a 10-year deployment of the forces in the valley, while the Palestinian National Authority has agreed to a five-year mandate.
Rangers will be keeping a close eye on shooters taking part in the supplementary control trial as it is being monitored and assessed.
The National Rifle Association of Australia (NRAA) and the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) are working together to recruit suitably qualified volunteers for the hunt.
Mick O'Flynn, deputy director of National Parks and Wildlife Service's (NPWS) conservation and heritage management, said the four shooters selected to take part in the first round of culling had all received comprehensive safety and training briefings.
Yesterday, Marthelyi was sworn in as a member of the new nine-member temporary election commission (CEP).
This is the fifth time that Martelly has been named to the CEP since he was elected to a four-year term in 2011.
Last month, the Presidential Commission recommended that the former CEP members resign as part of the push for new elections.
The commission was set up in response to mass anti-government protests that began in October.
These protests have been ongoing since 2011 due to some elections not being held on time and sometimes turning violent.
About 60 iPods were reported to malfunction and overheat, causing six fires and minor burns to four people.
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) said it had received reports of 27 such incidents.
Last week, Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced that Apple had reported another 34 incidents of overheating to the ministry, even though the company said the incidents were "not major."
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said in a statement that it was "extremely regrettable" that Apple had postponed the report.
The earthquake hit the Mariana Islands at 7:19 a.m. local time (9:19 p.m. ET Thursday).
The Northern Mariana Islands Office of Emergency Management said in a release that there were no reports of damage.
And the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there were no tsunami threats.
A former policeman in the Philippines has abducted a tourist bus in the capital Manila, taking hostages including Hong Kong tourists.
Rolando Mendoza fired his M16 rifle at the tourists.
Several hostages have been freed, and at least six hostages have been confirmed dead.
Six hostages, including children and an elderly person, were released earlier.
The two photographers then took the place of an elderly woman who had to go to the toilet, and Mendoza was killed.
Liggins followed in his father's footsteps by pursuing a career in medicine.
He had trained as a midwife and had worked at the National Women's Hospital in Auckland since 1959.
While working at the hospital, Liggins began researching premature births in her spare time.
His research showed that steroids can speed up the development of a baby's lungs.
Investigators on Wednesday found two "black boxes," or flight recorders, according to Xinhua news agency.
Other wrestlers also paid tribute to Luna.
Tommy Fury said: "Luna was the first Queen of the Jungle, my first manager. Luna died on the night of the full moon, a night as special as she was herself, a truly beautiful woman."
Dustin Runnels, also known as "Goldust," commented, "Luna and I are similar in that she's hard to figure out... maybe even harder to figure out than I am... I love her, I miss her, I hope she's in a better place."
A poll of 1,400 people ahead of the 2010 federal election found support for an Australian republic had risen 8 per cent since 2008.
During the 2010 federal election campaign, then Opposition Leader Julia Gillard stated that she believed Australia should become a republic after the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.
Thirty-four per cent of respondents said they wanted Queen Elizabeth II to be Australia's next head of state.
The survey showed a polarised result, with 29 per cent of respondents saying Australia should become a republic at the next election, while 31 per cent said Australia should never become a republic.
The Olympic gold medallist should have been in action in the 100m and 200m freestyle and the 4x100m medley relay at the Commonwealth Games but has been dogged by injury problems.
He was unable to take medication to alleviate the pain as it is banned in the sport.
Mathematician and computer scientist Curtis Cooper of the University of Central Missouri discovered the largest known prime number on January 25.
Early in February, several people used different hardware and software to verify the findings, which were announced on Tuesday.
Comets may be the source of Earth's water and organic molecules, the building blocks of life.
Scientists want to know how the planets formed, in particular how the Earth formed.
Cuomo, 53, has been governor since early this year and signed a law earlier this month that made New York the sixth state to legalize gay marriage.
He called the rumours "political gossip and stupid behaviour."
He is expected to run for president in 2016.
The Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) being developed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is expected to save hundreds of millions of gallons of fuel per year and reduce carbon emissions.
It uses satellite technology rather than older ground-based radar, allowing air traffic controllers to be more accurate in their positioning of planes and providing pilots with more accurate information.
There will be no extra trains or parking/shuttle buses from Wembley, and there will be no car parks or shuttle buses on site.
There are fears the match could be played behind closed doors due to a lack of transport.
A new species of bird has been discovered in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, according to a study published in Science on Thursday.
The researchers, from Princeton University and Uppsala University in Sweden, report that the new species has only been around for two generations, even though the process of speciation is thought to take much longer.
Gold can be worked into a variety of shapes. It can be rolled thin enough to be transparent.
It can be drawn into a fine filament for wrapping and knotting. It can also be hammered or ground into a powder.
It can be made very thin so that it sticks to other metals; because of its thinness, it can sometimes be used as decoration on what are called "illuminated manuscripts", which are hand-painted books.
This is called the pH of a chemical. You can make an indicator with red cabbage juice.
The color of the spinach juice will change depending on the acidity or alkalinity of the chemicals.
The pH is a measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions (H+) in a solution.
A hydrogen ion is a proton (because the hydrogen atom is made up of a proton and an electron).
Mix the two powders together in a bowl and then knead into a ball with clean wet hands.
The water in your hands reacts with the outer layer to form a skin-like substance that feels really cool.
Nearly every home in the cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro had a flush toilet connected to an advanced sewage system.
Remnants of a sewage system have been found in houses on the Greek island of Crete and the Minoan city of Santorini.
Ancient Egypt, Persia, and China also had toilets. In Roman times, toilets were often part of a public bath.
When you call someone far away, you are using a satellite.
Satellites in space are so far away that it takes almost as long for the signal to come back as it did to go out.
Satellites are launched into space by rockets. Scientists use telescopes in space because the atmosphere of the Earth bends some of the light and distorts the view.
To put a satellite or a telescope into orbit, you need a giant rocket that is over 100 feet tall.
Wheels have changed the world in an unimaginable way. Wheels have contributed the most to us by making our transportation more convenient.
Without it, we wouldn't have trains, cars, and many other things.
Below these larger cats are more medium-sized cat species that eat medium-sized prey, such as rabbits, gazelles, and deer.
In the end, many small carnivores (including pet cats) eat far more small prey, including insects, rodents, lizards, and birds.
The secret to their success is a niche concept that each cat is responsible for a specific task to avoid competition with other cats.
Lions are the most social of the cat species and live in large groups called prides.
A pride consists of one to three adult male lions related to each other, and up to thirty females and cubs.
Female siblings and daughters often have a close relationship as part of a larger family.
A pride's behaviour is similar to that of a wolf pack or a dog pack, although their behaviour is more similar to that of lions (although unlike other large cats) and is very deadly to their prey.
Tigers are all-round athletes; they can climb (although they are not very good at it), swim, jump, and they are as strong as five human bodybuilders.
Tigers, lions, leopards and jaguars are members of the same family (Panthera) and are the only true cats to roar.
A tiger's roar is not as deep as a lion's, but more like an angry shout.
A leopard eats small animals. If possible, they will hunt monkeys, snakes, rodents, and birds. Leopards hunt prey that is much smaller than themselves.
Scientists believe jaguars use their sense of smell and tracking to find and hunt their prey on the ground.
They have excellent night vision and can see very well in the dark, and they are also very stealthy. The way the ocelot hunts is by first blending in with its surroundings and then pouncing on its prey.
When a group of organisms (a population) separates from the main group (for example, when they cross a mountain range or a river, or when they reach an island and can't easily return), they often find themselves in a different environment.
The new environment will have different resources and different competitors, so the new species will need different features or adaptations to be a successful competitor rather than what they were before.
The original populations haven't changed at all, they still need to be adapted to the environment.
Over time, new populations become increasingly different from each other as they become adapted to new environments.
After thousands or even millions of years, these two populations would eventually look so different that they would no longer be considered to be the same species.
We call this process "speciation", the formation of new species. Speciation is a necessary consequence of evolution, and a very important part of it.
Plants produce the oxygen we breathe and absorb the carbon dioxide we exhale.
Plants get nutrients from the sun through a process called photosynthesis. They also provide shade.
We use plants to make our houses, we use plants to make our clothes. Most of the food we eat is from plants. Without plants, animals could not live.
Corythosaurus was a top-level predator in that time, and it was not afraid of anything except its own kind.
It had 70 or more razor-sharp teeth in its lower jaw, and another row in its upper jaw, meaning there was nothing it couldn't eat.
It may have a forked tongue, though this is uncertain. Its diet includes sea turtles, large fish, other crocodiles, and even humans.
It would have eaten anything that went into the water, including anything as big as a Tyrannosaurus.
Although most of the food the Romans ate is familiar to us, they did have some strange or exotic dishes including wild boar, peacock, snails and a rodent called a porcupine
Another difference is that while the poor and women ate while sitting on chairs, the rich liked to hold banquets while lying on their sides.
Foods introduced from the Americas or Asia centuries later would not have been part of the Roman diet.
For example, they didn't have corn, tomatoes, potatoes, or chocolate, and no Roman ever ate roast chicken.
The Babylonians built a separate temple for each of their gods, which they considered to be their dwelling places.
People made sacrifices to please the gods, and priests performed rituals and festivals to satisfy the gods.
Each temple had an open courtyard and an inner sanctuary, which only priests were allowed to enter.
Some of these towers are shaped like pyramids and are called pyramidal ziggurats; they were built as part of a temple.
The top of a minaret is a special holy place.
In the warm climate of the Middle East, houses are not as important.
Most Hebrew families lived outdoors.
Women cooked in the courtyard; the shops were really open shelves facing the street; they built their houses out of stone.
There are no large forests in Canaan, so wood is very expensive.
The island was uninhabited for a long time. According to the Scandinavian sagas, Erik the Red was exiled from Iceland for murder and went west to find land, which he named Greenland.
But whether he saw them or not, the Eskimos were already there.
Although they are all Scandinavian, there are many differences between the peoples, kings, customs and history of Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Iceland.
If you've seen the movie National Treasure, you might think the back of the Declaration of Independence would be a treasure map.
However, that is not the case. While the back of the document has some writing on it, it is not a treasure map.
The reverse side of the Declaration of Independence has the words "Original Declaration of Independence dated 4th July 1776" at the bottom, backward.
Although no one knows who made it, the large parchment document (29 3/4 by 24 1/2 inches) is said to have been rolled up at the time of its creation.
Therefore, it was probably just added as a tag.
The Normandy landings and subsequent battles liberated northern France but left southern France under German occupation.
It was under "Vichy" French rule. These French people made a deal with the Germans in 1940 and did not resist the invaders, but instead collaborated with them.
On August 15, 1940, Allied forces invaded southern France in an operation code-named "Dragoon."
It took just two weeks for the American and Free French forces to liberate southern France and turn to face Germany.
Civilization is a single culture shared by a group of people (society) who live and work together.
The word "civilization" comes from the Latin "civilis" (meaning "citizen") and is related to the Latin words "civis" (meaning "citizen") and "civitas" (meaning "city-state"), which also helped to define the size of society.
A city-state is the predecessor of a nation. Civilized culture means that knowledge is passed down from generation to generation, the footprints of culture surround us, and culture can be fairly transmitted.
Minority cultures often disappear without a trace, and are not considered to be civilisations in their own right.
During the War of Independence, the Thirteen Colonies initially formed a weak central government under the Articles of Confederation (with Congress as its sole component).
Congress has no power to levy taxes, and because of the lack of a national executive or judiciary, Congress must rely on the states to enforce all of its laws, and the states often disagree.
It also has no power to overrule state taxes and tariffs.
These amendments must be ratified by the states in order to take effect, and the states are reluctant to cede power to the central government so often that their state representatives are often absent.
Both the Italian national football team and the German national football team are among the most successful in the world, having won the FIFA World Cup in 2006.
Popular sports include football, basketball, volleyball, water polo, fencing, rugby, cycling, ice hockey, roller skating and Formula One car racing.
Winter sports are most popular in the north of the country and Italians compete in international and Olympic competitions there.
Japan has nearly 7,000 islands (the main ones being Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku), making it the seventh-largest island country in the world!
Due to Japan's many islands, it is often geologically referred to as an "archipelago"
The West's knowledge of Taiwan can be traced back to the 15th century, when European explorers called it Ilha Formosa, which means Beautiful Island.
In 1624, the Dutch East India Company established a base in the southwest of Taiwan and began to change the aborigines' method of food production, and hired Chinese workers to work in its rice and sugarcane plantations.
In 1683, the Qing dynasty (1644–1912) gained control of the western and northern coastal areas of Taiwan, and in 1885, the Qing empire established Taiwan as a province.
In 1895, after China's defeat in the First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895), the Qing government signed the Treaty of Shimonoseki, ceding Taiwan to Japan, which governed Taiwan until 1945.
The city of Machu Picchu is composed of three main buildings: the Intihuatana, the Temple of the Sun and the House of the Three Windows.
Most of the buildings on the perimeter of the building group have been reconstructed in order to better acquaint visitors with the original appearance of the building group.
By 1976, thirty percent of Machu Picchu had been restored, and restoration work continues to this day.
For example, the most common static image photographic format is 35 mm, which was the dominant film format at the end of the era of photographic film.
Still in production today, more importantly its aspect ratio was applied to the format of digital camera image sensors.
The actual size of a 35 mm negative is 36 by 24 millimetres, a rather odd size.
Therefore, the aspect ratio of this format (divided by 12 to get the simplest integer ratio) is 3:2.
Many common formats (e.g. APS series) have the same aspect ratio or are very close to it.
While often abused and ridiculed, the three-point rule is a simple guideline to follow when creating a dynamic image, and helps to keep the image in order.
It says the most effective position for the subject is at the intersection of the lines formed by dividing the image vertically and horizontally (see example).
During this period in European history, the Roman Catholic Church, which had become wealthy and powerful, was closely supervised.
Although the languages and customs of Europe are varied, Christianity has united them for over a thousand years.
From the king to the peasant, its power permeates every aspect of society.
One of the main tenets of Christianity is that wealth should be used to relieve the suffering and poverty of others, and church banking was set up to do just that.
Centralized power in the church had existed for over a thousand years in Rome, and the concentration of power and wealth had begun to cause many to question whether it was being lived up to.
Shortly after the start of hostilities Britain began a naval blockade of Germany.
They cut off crucial military and civilian supplies, a strategy that proved effective even though it violated several international agreements that had been in place for decades.
Britain has laid a minefield in international waters to prevent any ship entering the whole area, including neutral ships.
Germany is hoping for a similar response to its unrestricted submarine warfare from its limited response to this strategy.
In the 1920s, the mainstream attitude of most citizens was pacifism and separatism.
After the carnage of World War One, the world's powers were keen to avoid a repeat.
In 1884, Tesla moved to the United States to work for Edison's company in New York City.
He arrived in the United States with four cents, a volume of poetry, and a letter of recommendation from his former employer, Charles Batchelor, to Thomas Edison.
Each period of Chinese history has its own distinctive features; each dynasty in Chinese history is a dynasty with distinctive features.
Similarly, the period of change of dynasties is also an unstable period of small countries splitting up. The most famous one is the Three Kingdoms Period, which lasted for 60 years between the two dynasties of Han and Jin.
During these tumultuous times, various warlords would wage fierce battles for the throne.
The Three Kingdoms is one of the bloodiest periods in Chinese history, with tens of thousands of people dying in the struggle to gain the highest power in the luxurious palaces of Xi'an.
There were also many social and political influences such as the use of metric units, the shift from dictatorship to republicanism, nationalism, and the belief that the nation was not the property of one ruler but of the people.
Also, in the aftermath of the revolution, positions were opened to all men, allowing the most ambitious and successful to rise to the top.
The military is no different, as ranks are no longer based on grade, but on ability.
The French Revolution also inspired many other oppressed workers to start their own revolutions.
Muhammad was very interested in things beyond this world. He used to go to a cave called Hira in Jabal Nur (Mountain of Light) to meditate.
Not only has the cave survived the passage of time, but it has also retained a very vivid image of Muhammad's spiritual inclinations.
The cave is located on a mountain north of Mecca, and is completely isolated from the outside world.
In fact, even if you know it's there, it's hard to find. Once you're in the cave, you're completely cut off from the rest of the world.
Besides the clear, beautiful sky and the surrounding mountains, there was nothing else to be seen. In the cave, it was almost impossible to see or hear anything from the outside world.
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still standing.
The Great Pyramid was built by the ancient Egyptians in the third millennium BC, and is one of a number of large pyramids built as tombs for the country's rulers.
The Giza Plateau (also known as the "Giza Necropolis") is the site of the Great Pyramid of Giza and several other large pyramids, as well as a number of smaller pyramids, tombs, temples, and a large Sphinx.
The Great Pyramid was built as a tomb for King Khufu and was surrounded by smaller pyramids, tombs, and temples built for the king's wife and other relatives.
The "upper bow" sign looks like the letter V, and the "lower bow" sign looks like a staple or a square with no bottom.
Up means to pull the bow from the top, down means to pull the bow from the bottom (i.e. where you hold the bow in your hand).
The upper part of the bow produces a softer sound, while the lower part produces a louder, more assertive sound.
Feel free to mark up your parts with a pencil, but keep in mind that the printed notes are usually meant to be respected.
On October 6, 1789, King Louis XVI, Queen Marie Antoinette, and their two children (11-year-old Marie-Thérèse and 4-year-old Louis-Charles) were forced to flee from Versailles back to Paris, pursued by a mob of market women.
They rode back to Paris in a carriage, surrounded by a mob shouting "Long live the king! Long live the queen!"
The rioters forced the king and queen to open all the carriage windows.
One of the rioters brandished the head of a royal guard who had been beheaded at the Palace of Versailles.
The cost of the war that the United States waged in order to conquer the Philippines was paid for by the Filipino people themselves.
They were forced to pay taxes to the American colonial authorities to fund most of their expenditures, as well as interest on bonds issued by the Philippine government through Wall Street banks.
Of course, long-term exploitation of the Filipino people has been a basic source of profit for US imperialism.
To understand the Knights Templar, one has to understand the background that led to the creation of the Order.
The era in which this happened is often referred to as the High Middle Ages, i.e. the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries (1000-1300).
The Early Middle Ages were followed by the High Middle Ages, and then the Late Middle Ages, which ended around 1500.
Technological Determinism is a term that encompasses many different thoughts in practice, including technological push theory, technological necessity theory, and a strict definition - human destiny is driven by the logic behind scientific laws and its expression in technology.
Most explanations of the technological determinist argument include these two general premises: first, that technology itself develops independently of cultural or political influences, and second, that technology exerts an "influence" on society that is independent of social conditions.
For example, someone might say that cars will inevitably lead to the development of roads.
However, it would be economically unfeasible to set up a national road network for only a few cars, so a new production method was created in order to lower the cost of owning a car.
The high number of Volkswagens on the road will also lead to a higher rate of road traffic accidents, which will drive the invention of new medical technologies to repair injuries.
Romanticism has a very strong cultural determination color. It comes from writers such as Goethe, Fichte and Schlegel.
In the context of Romanticism, geography shaped the individual, and as time went on, customs and cultures associated with geography emerged, and these customs and cultures were much better than any imposed laws.
Constantinople was considered to be the fashion capital of Europe during the Middle Ages, just as Paris is today.
Its reputation as a centre for luxury goods began around 400 and lasted until around 1100.
Its decline in the 12th century was largely due to the return of the Crusaders with goods such as silk and spices, which were more valuable than the Byzantine market could offer.
It was at this time that the title "City of Fashion" moved from Constantinople to Paris.
The Gothic style peaked from the 10th to 11th centuries to the 14th century.
Originally, the skirt was influenced by Byzantine culture in the East.
However, due to the slow pace of cultural exchange, Western fashion may be 25 to 30 years behind.
As the Middle Ages drew to a close, the people of Western Europe gradually developed a style of their own. One of the big changes was when people started to use buttons to fasten their clothes after the Crusades.
Subsistence farming is farming of a plot of land to provide food for the farmer and his or her family.
Subsistence farming is a simple and often organic system of farming which relies on locally stored seeds, crop rotation or other relatively simple techniques to get the most out of a limited area of land.
Historically, most farmers practiced subsistence farming, which still remains the case in many developing countries.
Subcultures bring like-minded individuals together, giving them a sense of belonging in a world they feel is overlooked by society's standards.
Due to the differences in age, race, class, location, and/or gender, subcultures can vary.
The characteristics that make a subculture distinct may be a combination of language, aesthetics, religion, politics, gender, geography, or other factors.
Members of subcultures often use a distinctive style of behaviour to signal their membership, including fashion, body language and slang.
To illustrate the importance of socialization, one common method is to use the case of a few unfortunate children who, because of neglect, ill fortune, or intentional abuse, did not receive socialization assistance from adults while growing up.
These children were called "wild children" because they were wild children. Some wild children were imprisoned by their parents (often their own mothers); in some cases, children were abandoned because of their parents' inability to accept a child with intellectual or physical disabilities.
Youth who run away or are thrown out of their homes may have experienced severe child abuse or trauma.
Others are said to have been raised by wolves, while some live in the wild on their own.
If a wolf is raised completely by non-human animals, its behavior (within the limits of its physical being) will be very similar to that of the animals it was raised by, such as showing fear or indifference to humans.
Although project-based learning should make learning easier and more fun, scaffolded learning takes it one step further.
A bracketed lesson is not a method of learning, but a means of assisting those who have just learned to use a new computer program or to start a new project.
The flipped classroom can be done online or offline, in other words, the teacher is a type of flipped classroom, just like the little assistant in Microsoft Office.
Virtual support is built into the software to question, remind and explain to students about procedures that may be difficult for them to handle on their own.
Children are placed in foster care for many reasons, including neglect, abuse, or extortion.
No child should ever have to grow up in an environment without love, without care, without education, but that's the reality.
We believe the foster care system is a safe place for these children.
Our foster care system should provide safe homes, loving caregivers, stability and reliable medical care.
The foster care system should provide all necessities that a child's biological family is unable to provide.
The Internet combines elements of mass communication and interpersonal communication.
The distinctive nature of the Internet has added additional dimensions in terms of how it is used and how it is accessed.
For example, "learning" and "socializing" have been cited as important motivations for using the Internet (James et al., 1995).
In their 1998 study of reactions to a website, Amy and McDermott added "personal involvement" and "sustained relationships" as new motivational factors.
The use of video recordings has led to major discoveries about micro-expressions (millisecond-long facial movements).
Specifically, it is said that you can tell if someone is lying by reading their micro-expressions.
Oliver Sacks, in his essay "The President's Speech," noted that those who are unable to understand language because of brain damage can still accurately judge whether the speaker is being sincere.
He even suggested that this ability to understand human behavior might be shared by other animals, such as dogs.
Research in the twentieth century showed that there are two types of mutations: dominant and recessive.
Mutations add new variants, while selection removes variants from the pool of variants expressed.
Due to recombination and reassortment, the variants change back and forth between the two pools in each generation.
In the tropical grassland, the digestive system of primates is similar to that of humans, and the existing plant resources are difficult to meet the demand of amino acids of primates.
Moreover, if this is not done, there will be serious consequences: growth suppression, nutritional deficiencies, and ultimately death.
The most easily obtained plant-based resources should be proteins from leaves and legumes, but primates like ourselves have difficulty digesting proteins from raw legumes.
In contrast, animal foods (ants, termites, eggs) are easily digested and provide a lot of protein, which contains all essential amino acids.
Therefore, it should come as no surprise that if our ancestors solved the "protein problem" in a manner similar to that used by present-day black bears in the tropical rainforest, we should not be surprised.
Sleep paralysis is a state between sleep and wakefulness in which a person is aware but unable to move or speak.
This is easily done by using a quiet alarm clock to wake you up gradually, rather than being jolted awake.
If you find yourself resetting your alarm in your sleep, put your alarm across the room so that you have to get out of bed to turn it off.
Other behavioural choices based on circadian rhythms include drinking a large amount of liquid before bedtime (especially water or tea, which are known to be diuretic), and forcing oneself to wake up to urinate.
The degree to which a person is relaxed internally is inversely proportional to the degree of tension in the body and mind.
The lower the pressure, the more positive life becomes. Everyone has the potential to find absolute peace and contentment.
Everyone is capable of achieving enlightenment, and the only impediment is our own tension and negative emotions.
Tibetan Buddhism is based on the teachings of the Buddha, but has been expanded through the universal love of Mahayana Buddhism and many techniques of Indian yoga.
In essence, Vajrayana Buddhism is quite simple. It includes methods of Kundalini yoga, meditation, and universal love.
In Kundalini yoga, Kundalini energy (also known as Shakti) is awakened through yoga postures, breathing techniques, chanting, and visualization.
The core activity of Tibetan meditation is Tantra Yoga. By personifying different deities, purifying energy channels, activating chakras, and reaching a state of enlightenment.
Germany was the common enemy of all countries during World War II, which promoted cooperation between the Soviet Union and the United States; as the war ended, ideological, procedural, and cultural conflicts caused the two countries to go their separate ways.
Two years after the war ended, former allies became enemies and the Cold War began.
The war lasted 40 years, with proxy wars in many parts of the world including Afghanistan and Cuba.
By September 17, 1939, the Polish defences had been breached and the only hope was to withdraw across the Romanian bridgehead.
However, those plans were almost overnight rendered obsolete as more than 800,000 Soviet troops poured across the frontier, into Belarus and Ukraine, after the invasion of Poland's eastern regions, a violation of the Riga Peace Treaty, the Soviet-Polish Non-Aggression Pact, and other bilateral and multilateral treaties.
To date, shipping has been the most effective way to transport large numbers of people and goods across oceans.
Traditionally, the Navy's role has been to ensure that the country maintains a capability to transport troops and supplies while also hampering the enemy's ability to do so.
One of the most notable modern examples is the Battle of the Atlantic in World War II, when the United States tried to get supplies across the Atlantic to help Britain.
Meanwhile, the German Navy, with U-boats as its mainstay, was trying to intercept the convoy.
If the Allies had been defeated, Germany would probably have invaded and conquered the United Kingdom just as they had conquered most of continental Europe.
Domestication of sheep probably started about 10,000 BCE in the Zagros Mountains of Iran.
Ancient civilizations and tribes began to domesticate them for milk, meat, wool, and skin.
Traditionally, flocks of sheep were left to graze on the hillside or in other fields, under the care of a shepherd, who would often be a child or adolescent, similar to the more well known herdsmen. These methods of grazing are still used today.
The UK has been building lorry-only motorways since the 16th century.
Although the Mara railway carriages were just a series of parallel planks bolted together, in the days of the narrow-gauge they would have been much faster and hauled more than the carts they replaced.
Early on, sleepers were introduced to keep the rails in place, but it was found that if plates were put on the rails, the rails would be more secure.
This became a common practice, but the iron plates made the wooden wheels of carriages wear out more quickly.
Eventually, wooden wheels were replaced by iron wheels. In 1767, the first all-iron rail was made.
The first known mode of transportation was walking. About 2 million years ago, as Homo erectus (also called Homo ergaster) appeared, humans began to walk upright.
Their ancestors, the southern apes, were not used to walking upright.
Although bipedalism in the hominid line may have begun as early as 7 million years ago with Sahelanthropus tchadensis, evidence of specialization of the feet for bipedalism has been found in the fossil record between 4.2 and 3.9 million years ago.
We can begin to live in a more eco-friendly way, join the green movement, and even become an eco-activist to some degree to reduce disasters in the future.
In many cases, this is similar to symptom relief. However, if we are looking for a permanent solution rather than just a temporary fix, then we need to find the root of the problem and deal with it completely.
Obviously, because of the progress of science and technology, the world has changed a lot, and overpopulation and the extravagant lifestyle of human beings have made the problem worse.
The handwritten draft, signed by Speaker John Hancock and Secretary Charles Thomson, was approved by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, and then sent to John Dunlap's printing office for reproduction.
Between 150 and 200 broadsides were printed overnight, now known as "Dunlap broadsides".
On July 8, 1776, John Nixon read the Declaration of Independence for the first time in Independence Hall's courtyard.
One was sent to George Washington on July 6, and Washington read it to his army at New York on July 9. A copy reached London on August 10.
The remaining 25 Dunlap broadsides are the earliest known copies of the document. The original manuscript was not preserved.
Many palaeontologists believe that a group of dinosaurs survived, and have been living ever since, which is what we call "birds".
Many people think they are not dinosaurs because they have feathers and can fly.
Birds still have a lot in common with their dinosaur ancestors.
They have claws and scales on their feet, lay eggs, and walk on two legs just like the Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Today, nearly all computers in use are binary-based.
Binary numbers can only take the values 0 or 1, so such numbers are called binary numbers or "bits" in computer jargon.
Internal poisoning may not immediately reveal itself, and vomiting is a very common symptom, so it can't be immediately diagnosed.
The most obvious sign that someone has ingested a poison is an open container at the scene, possibly containing medications or household chemicals.
Read the labels on your medications for specific emergency instructions.
Entomologists formally refer to this group of insects as "bugs".
The term derives from the familiarity with fleas as a pest of humans, which are highly adapted parasites of humans.
Both silverfish and cockroaches are nuisance pests that prefer to live in the host's nest or home.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects approximately 400,000 people in the United States, and is one of the most common neurological diseases of young and middle-aged adults.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease that affects the central nervous system, which includes the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves.
Women are twice as likely to be diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS).
A couple may decide not to have children for their own reasons or for the good of their children.
These couples may have an adoption plan in place.
During the adoption process, the biological parents relinquish their rights as parents so that the other couple can adopt the child.
The main purpose of science is to use the scientific method to find out how the world works. In fact, this method is used to guide most scientific research.
An experiment is a test conducted to support or disprove one or more hypotheses. However, experiments are not the only way to support or disprove a hypothesis; asking questions and observing can also help support or disprove a hypothesis.
Naturalists and philosophers were interested in classical texts, especially Latin Bibles.
All of Aristotle's views on scientific matters (including psychology) were accepted.
As Greek learning declined, the West fell out of touch with its Greek philosophical and scientific roots.
Many of the physiological and behavioral rhythms observed by researchers are dependent on the presence of an endogenous circadian cycle.
The cyclic rhythm is not just a simple response to an external rhythm signal; this rhythm has been recorded in most biological organisms, including bacteria, fungi, plants, and animals.
A biological clock is a self-sustaining oscillator that continues to function for some time even when disconnected from external signals.
The experiments of Hershey and Chase demonstrated that DNA is a major constituent of the hereditary material.
Hershey and Chase used bacteriophages or viruses to inject their own DNA into bacteria.
They performed two experiments, one in which they labeled the DNA of bacteriophages with radioactive phosphorus, and one in which they labeled the proteins of bacteriophages with radioactive sulfur.
The effects of mutations vary depending on the type of mutation, the importance of the mutated gene, and whether the mutated cell is a somatic cell or a germ cell.
Only mutations in reproductive cells can be passed on to children, while mutations in other cells can cause the cells to die or become cancerous.
Nature tourism attracts visitors interested in natural areas, including wildlife.
Activities included hunting, fishing, photography, bird-watching, park tours, and studying the ecosystem.
For example, visiting Borneo to see, photograph and learn about orangutans.
Every morning, people drive out of the small town to go to work, passing the places where they work on their way out of town.
In this dynamic traffic circulation, everyone is somehow connected to the private car-based traffic system and provides support for it.
Science now shows that this large-scale carbon economy is no longer capable of maintaining the stable state of the biosphere that has supported human evolution for the past 200,000 years.
Everyone is a part of society and uses the transportation system. Almost everyone has a complaint about the transportation system.
In developed countries, you rarely hear complaints about water quality or bridges collapsing.
Why does the traffic system cause such complaints? Why do they break down every day? Is it because the traffic engineers are incompetent, or is there a more fundamental reason?
Traffic flow studies consider the movement of drivers and vehicles between two points and the interactions between them.
Unfortunately, it is difficult to study traffic flow because it is impossible to predict the driver's behavior with 100% certainty.
Fortunately, the behavior of the driver is often within a reasonable consistency range; therefore, the traffic flow often has a certain reasonable consistency, which can be roughly expressed by mathematical methods.
To more accurately represent traffic flow, a relationship was established between the following three main features: (1) Traffic, (2) Density, and (3) Speed.
These relationships help in the planning, design, and operation of roadways.
Insects are the first animals to evolve flight, giving them the ability to escape predators, find food and mates more efficiently.
Most insects have the advantage of being able to fold their wings back along their bodies.
This gave them more small areas in which to hide from predators.
Today, the only insects that cannot fold their wings back are dragonflies and damselflies.
Thousands of years ago, a man named Aristarchus said that the solar system revolves around the sun.
Some people thought he was right, but many disagreed; they believed that the solar system orbited the Earth, and the Sun (and even the other stars) orbited the Earth.
This seems reasonable, because the Earth doesn't feel like it's moving, right?
The Amazon is the second-longest river in the world, and has the greatest volume of water of any river on Earth.
The Amazon is also the widest river in the world, up to 6 miles (9.7 km) wide in some parts.
The Amazon River discharges about 20% of the entire volume of water that flows into the oceans from all rivers in the world.
The Amazon has a length of 6,387 km (3,980 mi) and has a drainage area of 7,050,000 km2 (2,720,000 sq mi).
Although stone-built pyramids continued to be constructed until the end of the Old Kingdom, the grandeur of the Giza pyramids and the sophistication of the techniques used in their construction have never been equaled.
Ancient Egyptians during the New Kingdom were amazed by the memorials of their predecessors that were over a thousand years old.
The population of Vatican City is approximately 800. It is the smallest independent state in the world, and also the state with the lowest population.
Italian is the official language of Vatican City and is used in its laws and official communications.
Italian is also the everyday language of most of those who work in the country, while Latin is often used for religious ceremonies.
All citizens of Vatican City are Roman Catholics.
People have known about the basic chemical elements like gold, silver, copper, etc. for a long time because these elements can be found naturally in the natural world and are relatively easy to mine using primitive tools.
The philosopher Aristotle proposed a theory that all things are composed of four elements: earth, water, air, and fire.
This is more like the four states of matter (solid, liquid, gas, plasma) except that he also proposed a theory that they can change into each other to form the stuff we see around us.
Alloys are basically a mixture of two or more metals. Don't forget that there are a lot of elements in the periodic table.
Calcium, potassium and other elements are metals, and silver and gold are also metals.
Some alloys also contain small amounts of non-metals (such as carbon).
Everything in the universe is made of tiny particles called "atoms".
Atoms are so small that a full stop at the end of this sentence could contain billions of atoms.
Therefore, when the lead pencil was invented, it became many people’s favorite.
Unfortunately, with the advent of new ways to write, the pencil's use has declined.
People now write messages on computer screens and never have to touch a pen or pencil.
It remains to be seen what the keyboard's fate will be when the updated products come out.
The working principle of the fission bomb is as follows: it needs energy to gather an atomic nucleus and many protons and neutrons together.
It's a little bit like pushing a heavy rickshaw up a hill and then releasing some energy.
Some atoms have unstable nuclei, which means they are likely to decay with little or no stimulus.
The moon's surface is made up of rock and dust. The outer layer of the moon is called the crust.
The crust is about 70 km thick near the edge and about 100 km thick farther from the edge.
The crust beneath the dark side is thinner than the crust beneath the light side.
Because the crust is thinner, the sides that are closer to the center are more likely to have more dark areas and molten rock can more easily reach the surface.
The core of the motivational content theory is to find factors that people identify with or are interested in.
These theories suggest that as people mature to a certain degree, certain needs and/or desires are internalized.
These theory studies why some people want to do what they do and what things in their environment will make them do or not do certain things.
Two popular theories of content are Maslow's hierarchy of needs and Herzberg's two-factor theory.
Typically, when a manager starts to lead former peers, there are two behaviors that can occur. One is that they will try to maintain "close relationships" with the members of the team.
Managers of this type have a hard time making unpopular decisions, and have difficulty enforcing rules, assessing performance, allocating blame, and holding people accountable.
At the other extreme, this person can become a different person altogether, feeling they have to change everything the team does and take the credit for it.
After all, leaders are ultimately responsible for the success or failure of their teams.
This behavior often leads to disagreements between leaders and other members of the team.
Virtual teams need to maintain the same quality standards as traditional teams, but there are nuances.
Virtual team members often serve as the point of contact for their corresponding on-site teams.
They often have more autonomy than their counterparts on traditional teams, since their teams may span multiple time zones, and local management may not understand this.
The "invisible team" (Larson and LaFasto, 1989, p. 109) is also a unique component of virtual teams.
The "invisible team" is the management team that each member has to report to, and it sets the standards for all members.
Why does it take so long for an organization to become a learning organization? One of the goals of implementing the concept of organizational learning is to innovate.
When all available resources are effectively utilized between the functional areas of an organization, creativity and innovation will occur.
Therefore, in the process of working together to overcome obstacles, an organization often brings about new innovative processes to meet customer demands.
Before an organization can innovate, leaders must create a culture of innovation, share knowledge, and facilitate organized learning.
Angels (2006) explained the concept of continuous improvement as a way to help organizations achieve higher levels of performance.
Neurobiological data provides physical evidence for theoretical methods of cognitive research, thus narrowing the scope of research and making it more precise.
The correlation between brain pathology and behavior can support scientists' research.
We've known for a long time that different types of brain damage, injury, abnormalities and tumors can affect behavior and change certain cognitive functions.
The rise of new technology has allowed us to see and study the structure and workings of the brain in ways that were never possible before.
This has provided us with a wealth of information and materials to help us understand how the brain works.
Artificial intelligence has a very strong science fiction component, but in fact it is a very important branch of computer science, which studies the behavior, learning and intelligence adaptation of machines.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the study of making intelligent machines.
Examples include control, planning and scheduling, the ability to diagnose and resolve customer issues, handwriting recognition, voice and facial functions.
All of these became independent disciplines, focusing on providing solutions to problems in the real world.
AI systems are now commonly used in economic, medical, engineering, and military fields, and some home computers and video games have built-in AI systems.
Field trips are an important part of any teaching activity, and teachers are often willing to take students places that buses can't go.
Virtual field trips are a high-tech solution that allows students to visit a museum, aquarium, or art gallery from the comfort of their classroom.
A virtual sharing of the field trip is also a good way to review the trip and share experiences with future classes.
For example, students at Bennet School in North Carolina create a website each year about their state government. While the website is redesigned each year, an archived version remains online to serve as a scrapbook.
A blog can also help improve a student's writing skills. Although students often make grammatical and spelling errors when they begin blogging, readers often change this situation.
Students are often the most critical readers, so bloggers often try to improve their writing to avoid criticism.
In addition, blogging "forces students to be more perceptive of the world around them," he said, adding that students become smarter and more interesting to read when they write for an audience.
Blogging is a great way to motivate collaboration and extend learning beyond the traditional classroom.
“Proper use of blogs,” can make students better at analyzing and reasoning; through actively responding to online materials, students can find their own position in the context of other people’s articles, and can form their own opinions on specific issues (Oravec, 2002).”
Ottawa is the capital of Canada and is both beautiful and bilingual, with a host of art galleries and museums showcasing the country's past and present.
To the south are the Niagara Falls, to the north are the Muskoka Lakes and the unspoiled natural beauty across from them.
All of this has helped to make Ontario the quintessential image of Canada that foreigners have in their minds.
The further north you go, the more sparsely populated it becomes, and some areas are completely uninhabited wilderness.
Some eye-popping population numbers to compare: There are more African-Americans in the U.S. than there are Canadians.
The East African islands are located in the Indian Ocean, off the eastern coast of Africa.
Madagascar is the biggest island so far, an independent continent for the wildlife.
Most of the smaller islands are independent, though some are under French control, and all are well known for their luxurious beach holidays.
Arabs also brought Islam to the region, which is now ubiquitous in Comoros and Mayotte.
European influence and colonialism began in the 15th century, when Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama discovered a sea route from Europe to India.
It borders the Sahara to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the southwest and west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the northeast.
Women: Regardless of the actual marital status, it is advised that all female travellers claim to be married.
Wearing a ring also helps (but don't wear a ring that looks too expensive.
Women should be aware that cultural differences could lead to behavior that they consider harassment, and that being followed or grabbed on the arm is far from unusual.
When you refuse a man, you must be resolute, and don’t be afraid to insist on your position (regardless of whether there are cultural differences, you must resolutely refuse!).
The modern city of Casablanca was founded by Berber fishermen in the 10th century, and was used as a strategic port by the Phoenicians, Romans, and Moroccans (Merenids). The port was known as Anfa.
The Portuguese destroyed the city and rebuilt it, naming it Casa Branca until it was abandoned after the 1755 earthquake.
The city was rebuilt as Daru l-Badya by the Moroccan sultan, and became a trading post for Spanish merchants, who called it Casablanca.
Casablanca is one of Morocco's most boring shopping destinations.
Throughout the medina of Meknes, there are shops selling Moroccan traditional goods such as tagines, pottery, leatherwork, pipes, and various trinkets, but all of these shops are aimed at tourists.
Goma is a tourist town in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, right on the border with Rwanda.
In 2002, Goma was largely destroyed by lava from the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo.
Although Goma is still relatively safe, going anywhere outside of Goma should be investigated in advance to see if the ongoing fighting in North Kivu has calmed down.
The city is also a base for the cheapest gorilla trekking in Africa, in the jungles of the Nyiragongo volcano.
You can take a boda-boda (motorbike taxi) ride around Goma. The normal (local) price for a short ride is 500 Congolese francs.
Because of its relative isolation, Tembagapura became a metaphor for a distant foreign land.
Today, although the fame of Timbuktu makes it a tourist attraction with an airport, it is a poor town.
In 1990, it was put on the World Heritage List because of the threat of desertification.
It was an important stop on Henry Louis Gates' journey through the "Wonders of the African World" for PBS.
The city's contrast with the rest of the country is due to its more Arabian than African character.
The Kruger National Park is located in the northeast of South Africa, bordering Mozambique and Zimbabwe to the north and east, and the Crocodile River to the south.
The park is 19,500 square kilometres in size and is divided into 14 different ecological zones to support a wide variety of wildlife.
It is one of the main attractions of South Africa and a flagship property of the South African National Parks (SANParks).
Like all national parks in South Africa, the park charges a maintenance fee and an entrance fee per day.
Wild cards also have their advantages. With a wild card, you can enter all or some of the national parks in South Africa.
Hong Kong Island is the symbol of Hong Kong, and it is also the focus of many tourists.
The many skyscrapers that make up the Hong Kong skyline are like a shining bar graph glistening against the backdrop of Victoria Harbour.
To get the best view of the Hong Kong skyline, head across the harbour to Kowloon.
Most of the urban development of Hong Kong Island is on reclaimed land in the north of the island.
This area was occupied by British colonists, so if you want to find evidence of the colony's history, this is a good place to start.
The Sundarbans are the world's largest mangrove forest, covering an area of 9,630 km2 (3,720 sq mi) along the coast of Bangladesh and India.
The Sundarbans have been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, and are known as the Sundarbans National Park within India.
However, these forests are not just mangrove swamps, they are also the remnants of some of the great forests that once covered the plains of the Ganges.
Sundarbans has an area of 3,850 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi), of which about a third is waterlogged.
Sundarbans has been a Tiger Reserve since 1966 and is home to an estimated 400 Royal Bengal tigers and about 30,000 deer.
There are buses throughout the day from the city centre (both sides of the river) but most buses to the east and Jaipur/Bombay start between 6:30 and 7:30.
Due to the popularity of the hop-on hop-off buses, it is advised to book well in advance.
Most areas are served by comfortable, spacious Japanese Coaster buses.
Shared taxis are a convenient and comfortable way to get to nearby towns such as Palo (Nu 150) and Punaka (Nu 200).
The Oyapok Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge that crosses the Oyapok River, connecting Brazil's Oyapok with Saint-Georges, French Guiana.
The two towers of the bridge are 83 meters high, the length of the bridge is 378 meters, and there are two 3.50-meter-wide lanes.
The bridge has a vertical clearance of 15 metres. The project was completed in August 2011, but did not open until March 2017.
The bridge, which is expected to be fully operational by September 2017, will also mark the completion of a new Brazilian customs facility.
The Guarani were the most important indigenous group in what is now eastern Paraguay, leading a semi-nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyle and practicing subsistence farming.
The Chaco region was home to the Guaycuru and Payaguá, among other native tribes who hunted, gathered, and fished for a living.
In the 16th century, the territory of present-day Paraguay was known as the "Great Province of the Indians" after the encounter between Spanish conquerors and the local indigenous groups.
The Spanish began a three-century period of conquest and colonization.
Since its founding in 1537, Paraguay's capital has managed to retain much of its colonial heritage and character.
Argentina is famous for having the best polo players and teams in the world.
The most important tournament of the year takes place in December at the Campo de Polo de Las Cañitas.
Throughout the year, smaller tournaments and competitions can also be seen here.
For more information on the tournament and how to purchase tickets, please visit the website of the Argentine Polo Association.
The official currency of the Falkland Islands is the Falkland pound, which is equal to the pound sterling.
You can exchange money at the only bank on the island, which is located in Stanley, opposite FIC West.
Pounds are generally accepted everywhere, and credit cards and US dollars are often accepted in Stanley.
Credit cards may not be accepted in outlying islands, but you can usually pay with U.S. or British pounds; check with the agent beforehand to see what forms of payment are accepted.
It is almost impossible to exchange currency outside of the Falkland Islands, so it is best to exchange before leaving.
Montevideo is south of the equator, so it has summer when the Northern Hemisphere has winter, and vice versa.
Montevideo has a subtropical climate in the summer, with temperatures often above 30°C in the summer months.
Winter can feel colder than it looks: Temperatures are rarely below freezing, but the combination of wind and moisture can make it feel much colder than the thermometer says.
There are no distinct "wet" and "dry" seasons: annual rainfall is more or less uniform.
While many animals in the park are accustomed to humans, wildlife is still wild and we should not feed or harass them.
Park officials say you should maintain a distance of at least 100 yards (91 m) from bears and wolves and 25 yards (23 m) from all other wildlife!
No matter how docile they appear, all large animals, including bison, moose, elk, and bears are capable of attacking humans.
Each year, dozens of tourists are injured while attempting to approach these animals, which are large and wild and can be dangerous. Please give them their space.
Also, bears and other wildlife are attracted to scents, so avoid bringing or cooking food with strong scents and keep your campsite clean.
Apia is the capital of Samoa. The city has a population of less than 40,000 and is located on the island of Upolu.
Apia was founded in the 1850s and has been the capital of Samoa since 1959.
The bay was the scene of a notable naval standoff in 1889, when seven ships from Germany, the United States, and Britain refused to leave.
All but one of the ships were sunk, and nearly 200 Americans and Germans were killed.
During the struggle for independence waged by the Mau movement, a peaceful demonstration in the town resulted in the death of Paramount Chief Tupua Tamasese Lealofi III.
Auckland is bisected by two harbours and therefore has many beaches. The most popular beaches are in three areas.
North Shore beaches (within North Harbour) stretch from Long Bay in the north to Devonport in the south.
Almost all of these beaches are safe for swimming, and many have New Zealand's native pohutukawa trees providing shade.
Tamaki Drive beach is located on the shores of Waitemata Harbour, between Mission Bay in central Auckland and the affluent suburbs of Meadowbank and St Heliers.
These beaches are sometimes crowded with vacationing families, and there are various shops lining the shore. Swimming is quite safe.
The main local beer is One, which is simple but refreshing. Another local beer is Manta.
There are many French wines available here, but New Zealand and Australian wines may be better suited to long-haul flights.
Tap water is perfectly safe to drink, but if you prefer, bottled water is readily available.
The concept of "flat white" coffee is relatively unfamiliar to Australians. Small cups of black coffee are "concentrated coffee", cappuccino has a lot of whipped cream (not foam), and tea is not drunk with milk.
Hot chocolate reached Belgian standards. Juice was expensive but good quality.
Many people visit the Great Barrier Reef year-round, and there are few incidents of injury resulting from any of these activities.
Nevertheless, you should always follow the advice of the local authorities, heed all signs and pay close attention to safety warnings.
The box jellyfish can be found along the beaches and river mouths of 1770 between October and April, but can be found at other times as well.
Sharks do exist, but they rarely attack humans. Most sharks are afraid of humans and will swim away.
The main habitat of the saltwater crocodile is not the ocean, but the river mouths north of Rockhampton.
Pre-booking can give travellers peace of mind, knowing that they have somewhere to stay when they reach their destination.
Although a travel agent may be able to help you book a camping trip or other form of accommodation, they will usually only work with certain hotels.
Tour agencies usually offer packages that include breakfast, airport transfers, and sometimes even flight and hotel bookings.
If you need time to consider the price or to obtain other documents (such as a visa), they can hold the reservation for you.
If you need to make any changes or have any queries, you should always contact your travel agent in the first instance, rather than the hotel itself.
At some festivals, the vast majority of attendees choose to camp on site, and many consider this to be an essential part of the festival experience.
If you want to see the performance up close, you'd better get there early and stake out a good spot near the stage.
Remember that although the main stage music may have finished for the day, there may still be music playing elsewhere on the site into the night.
Some music festivals have dedicated family camping areas.
If crossing the Baltic Sea in winter, check where your cabin is, as the noise from the icebreaker can be very disturbing for those who are most affected by it.
The St. Petersburg cruise includes city sightseeing. Visa-free entry for cruise passengers (please see Terms and Conditions).
Casinos usually try to get you to spend as much time and money as possible. Casinos usually don't have windows or clocks, and they're designed to make it hard to find the exits.
They often offer special meals, drinks, and entertainment in order to keep guests happy and coming back to the casino.
Some locations offer free alcoholic beverages. While intoxication can impair judgment, all good gamblers know the importance of staying sober.
Anyone travelling in these areas should be prepared for snow, ice or sub-zero temperatures.
On an icy road, there is very little friction between the wheels and the road, so you can't drive as fast as you could on a smooth asphalt road.
Snowstorms can become life-threatening in a very short time.
Snowfall, blowing snow, water droplets on windshields or frozen windshields can also obscure visibility.
On the other hand, winter weather is common in many countries and seldom interrupts traffic for long.
Wildlife viewing may be Africa's most compelling attraction, and many a traveler's reason for visiting in the first place.
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Some animals (such as elephants and giraffes) often like to approach cars, and standard equipment can make this a better experience.
Lions, leopards and cheetahs can sometimes be quite wary of humans, and binoculars will allow you to see more clearly.
Hiking (also known as bushwalking, trekking or walking) is the activity of walking in natural environments, often on hiking trails.
The Paralympics will run from August 24 to September 5, 2021, with some events being held in other parts of Japan.
Tokyo will become the only Asian city to have hosted the Summer Olympics twice, having done so in 1964.
If you've booked flights and hotels for 2020 before the postponement was announced, you may be in for some hassle.
The cancellations varied, but as of the end of March, most of the cancellations stemming from COVID-19 were not extended to July 2020 - the original date of the Olympics.
Most tickets are priced between 2,500 yen and 130,000 yen, with general admission tickets priced at around 7,000 yen.
Ironing damp clothes can help them to dry more quickly. Although many hotel rooms do not have irons and boards, they can often be borrowed.
If you don't have an iron or don't like wearing ironed socks, you can try using a hair dryer (if you have one).
Be careful not to overheat the garment (this may cause shrinkage, and in extreme cases the garment may be ruined).
There are many ways to purify water, and some are more effective against specific contaminants.
In some areas, one minute of boiling is enough, while in other areas it takes a few minutes.
The effectiveness of filters varies, and if you are concerned about this, you should consider buying sealed bottled water from a reputable company.
Travellers may encounter exotic and sometimes dangerous fauna.
Pests can contaminate food, cause irritation, and in more serious cases cause allergic reactions, transmit toxins or transmit diseases.
Viruses and other infectious diseases, as well as dangerous animals capable of killing humans, are usually not considered pests.
Duty-free shopping refers to the opportunity to buy goods tax-free in certain places.
Visitors to countries with high taxes on alcohol and tobacco can often make significant savings by buying these products in their duty-free shops.
The most challenging stretch of the Buffalo-Pittsburgh Expressway is between Point Marion and Fairmont, where the freeway frequently passes through remote rural areas.
If you're not used to driving on country roads, you'll need to keep your wits about you: there are lots of steep hills, narrow roads and sharp bends.
The speed limit on the stretch in question is significantly lower than on roads both before and after it, typically 35 to 40 miles per hour (56 to 64 km/h), and the importance of sticking to that limit is heightened by the presence of pedestrians.
However, cellular service is much better here than it is on many other trails, such as the Appalachian Trail through Pennsylvania's Pine Barrens.
German baked goods are excellent, but Bavarian pastries are even more varied, similar to their southern neighbors Austria.
Fruit desserts are very common, and apples can be used to make desserts all year round, and strawberries and lychees can be eaten in summer.
Many German baked goods are characterized by almonds, hazelnuts, and other nuts. Popular cakes are often paired with strong coffee.
If you want to try some rich, flavorful desserts, try some jam-filled pastries, which are known by different names in different regions, such as Berliner, Pfannkuchen, or Krapfen.
Curry is a dish whose main ingredients are spices and herbs, and which is usually served with meat or vegetables.
Chicken curry can be either "dry" or "wet", depending on how much water is used.
In northern India and inland Pakistan, yogurt is often used in curries; in southern India and some coastal areas of the subcontinent coconut milk is often used.
With more than 17,000 islands, Indonesia's cuisine is as varied as its topography.
However, without more adjectives, this word often refers to food originating from the central and eastern parts of the main island of Java.
Today, Indonesian food is ubiquitous throughout the archipelago, and many dishes are quite simple in their preparation; the main seasonings used by Indonesians include peanuts, chili, sugar (especially coconut sugar), and various herbs and spices.
The saddle hangs down on either side of the horse's back to support the rider's legs.
They provide more stability for the rider but also pose a safety issue as the rider's feet can get caught.
If the rider falls off the horse but has a foot caught in the stirrup, the horse could drag the rider along as it gallops off. To minimise this risk, some precautions can be taken.
First, most equestrians wear boots with heels, and the soles are smooth and fairly narrow.
Secondly, some saddles - particularly English saddles - have a safety strap which, if the rider falls back, releases the girth from the saddle.
Chile's premier mountaineering destination, the Cochamó Valley, is said to be South America's Yosemite for its array of granite walls and cliffs.
It is an awe-inspiring sight, with climbers from all over the world continuing to push the boundaries of what is possible on the never-ending labyrinth of cliffs.
Alpine skiing includes both downhill skiing and snowboarding, and is a very popular sport. In alpine skiing, a skier or snowboarder uses skis or a snowboard to travel down a snow-covered hill.
Skiing is often the main activity of a skier's holiday and some skiers refer to themselves as "ski bums" who plan to spend their entire holiday in one ski area.
The idea of skiing has been around for a long time - cave paintings of skiers date back as far as 5000 B.C.!
The sport of skiing can be traced back at least to the 17th century, when Norwegians established the first ski club in Australia in 1861.
Skiing Holiday: This activity is also known as backcountry skiing, ski touring or ski mountaineering.
This activity is related to alpine skiing or mountaineering, but it is usually not done as part of those activities. Alpine skiing and mountaineering are done on steep terrain, which requires stiffer skis and boots.
Think of the ski runs as similar to hiking trails.
In good conditions, you can go farther with skis than you can with boots - but only in a very few cases do you get the same speed with skis as you do with boots on a flat track.
Europe is a continent which comprises much of the northern hemisphere and is bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Mediterranean Sea, on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north-west by the Indian Ocean.
However, in this regard, the Schengen area is a bit like a nation.
As long as you remain in this area, you can usually pass through the border without further immigration checks.
Similarly, once you have a Schengen visa, you do not need to apply for a separate visa for each Schengen member state, thus saving time, money and bureaucracy.
There is no uniform definition of what constitutes an antique. Some tax authorities consider items to be antiques if they are over 100 years old.
The definition varies from region to region, and the year restrictions in North America may be shorter than in Europe.
Crafts can be considered antiques even though they are much newer than their mass-produced counterparts.
Reindeer husbandry is an important part of the Sami people's livelihood. The culture surrounding the industry is also important for many people who work in other professions.
However, in a more traditional sense, not all Sami people were reindeer herders, as some of them made their living through fishing, hunting, and similar activities, and often used reindeer as draft animals.
Many Samis now work in modern industries. Tourism is an important source of income for many Samis.
Although the word "gypsy" is widely used, even among non-Roma, it is often considered offensive due to its association with negative stereotypes and misconceptions about Romani people.
If the country you are visiting is under a travel warning, your travel health insurance or travel cancellation insurance may be affected.
You can also seek advice from other governments, but their advice will be tailored to their citizens.
For example, an American citizen of Middle Eastern descent may face different circumstances than a European or Arab.
Travel Warnings are only brief summaries of the situation on the ground.
Compared to other places that offer more detailed information, the advice offered here is often vague, general, and simplistic.
Extreme weather is a general term for any dangerous weather phenomenon; this weather can cause destruction, severe social disruption or loss of life.
Bad weather can happen anywhere in the world. There are many different types of bad weather depending on the location, topography, and atmospheric conditions.
High winds, hail, excessive rainfall, wildfires, thunderstorms, tornadoes, and cyclones are all manifestations and effects of extreme weather.
Regional and seasonal extreme weather phenomena include blizzards, snowstorms, ice storms and sandstorms.
Travellers are strongly advised to consider the risks posed by the bad weather in their area, which could disrupt travel plans.
Anyone travelling to a country considered to be part of a combat zone should receive professional training.
A search online for "courses in dealing with a hostile environment" might turn up some local companies that offer training.
This course generally covers all of the issues discussed here, often in greater depth, and often with hands-on experience.
Course training is usually 2-5 days long and involves role-playing, first-aid training, and sometimes weapons training.
There are plenty of books and magazines on survival in the wild, but little on survival in a combat zone.
Travellers who plan to undergo gender reassignment surgery in a foreign country must bring along valid identification when they return home.
The willingness of governments to issue passports without a specified gender, or to change documents to reflect a desired name or gender varies from country to country.
The degree to which foreign governments acknowledge these documents varies widely.
In the aftermath of September 11, 2001, security checkpoints became more of a hassle.
Trans people who haven't had surgery are forced to reveal their private parts to security staff using scanners and are at risk of being humiliated.
Offshore flow is the return flow of water from the beach back to the ocean, often in areas of reefs or similar.
The topography of the bottom of the lake causes the return flow to be concentrated in a few deep areas, where there may be a strong current flowing toward deep water.
Most of the deaths were caused by people swimming against the current and exhaustion.
Once you get out of the fast-flowing water, it's much easier to swim back.
Try to swim to where you won't get stuck again, or wait for rescue (depending on your skills and whether or not you've been spotted).
The impact of returning home can be more intense than the culture shock (honeymoon period shorter) and lasts longer and can be more severe.
For travellers who are easily able to adapt to new cultures, it can sometimes be difficult to readjust to their home cultures.
After living in a foreign country for some time, when you come back to your home country, you will find that you have already adapted to the new culture and got rid of some habits of your hometown culture.
When you first arrive in a new country, people may be patient and understanding because they know that travelers need time to adjust.
People may not realize that travelers also need patience and understanding when they return.
The pyramid's sound and light show is one of the region's most entertaining activities for kids.
You can see the pyramids in the dark, they were already there before the show started.
You can always hear the sounds of tourists and street vendors in this area. It's like listening to a story being told.
A lion-headed man is depicted on the backdrop, which also serves as the narrator of the long story.
The scene is shown on top of a pyramid, with different pyramids lit up.
The South Shetland Islands were discovered in 1819. Several nations claim ownership of the islands, which are home to the largest number of bases in Antarctica, with sixteen in use as of 2020.
The island group is located about 120 km north of the Antarctic Peninsula. The largest island is King George Island, home to the "Star Village" (Villa Las Estrellas).
Other islands include Livingstone Island and Deception Island, where an active volcano has created a magnificent natural harbour.
Ellsworth Land is located at the southern end of the peninsula, facing the Bellingshausen Sea.
The ranges of the peninsula rejoin the highlands here to form the Ellsworth Mountains, an area 360 miles (580 km) long that is split by the Minnesota Glacier.
Vinson Massif, in the northwest, is the highest mountain in Antarctica, at 4,892 m (16,046 ft).
Satellite phones may be your only option in remote areas where cellular networks do not reach.
In general, satellite phones are not a replacement for cell phones because they only work outdoors where there is a clear view of the sky.
The service is often used for shipping, including yachts and exploration with remote data and voice requirements.
Your local phone service provider should be able to provide you with details on how to connect to this service.
With the gap year becoming an increasingly popular option for those looking to make the most of their time out of education, a study abroad has become an increasingly viable option.
This is particularly popular among secondary school leavers, who can take a "gap year" before going to university without affecting their education.
In many cases, doing a gap year in a foreign country can actually enhance your chances of gaining a place at university back home.
These are usually fee-paying courses.
Finland is a paradise for sailing, as it has thousands of lakes and thousands of islands in its lake districts and coastal archipelagos.
In the islands and lakes, a boat is not necessary.
The size of the islands and lakes is such that any yacht can find a suitable anchorage, though smaller boats and even canoes can provide a different experience.
Boating is a national pastime in Finland, with one boat for every seven or eight people.
Norway, Sweden and New Zealand have similar ratios, but in other ways they are quite unique (for example, in the Netherlands, this ratio is 1:40).
Most typical Baltic cruise ships spend some time in St. Petersburg, Russia.
This means you can spend several days exploring this historic city and then return to your ship for the night.
As of 2009, no separate visa is required if you only disembark to go sightseeing.
Some cruise ships do advertise Berlin as a port of call, but as can be seen on the map above, Berlin is not very close to the sea, and cruise ship prices do not include the expense of visiting the city.
Flying can be a terrifying experience for anyone, more so for those who have never flown before or who have had a traumatic experience in the past.
It's not a bad thing: it's no different from the fear and loathing that many people have of other things.
For some, understanding the workings of an aircraft and the procedures of a flight may help to overcome a fear of the unknown or of being out of one's control.
Courier companies often charge a premium for speedy delivery. In many cases, time is of the essence for business documents, goods or parts for emergency repairs.
For some routes, the major airlines operate their own flights, but for others and for smaller airlines it becomes an issue.
If they use air freight, it can take a few days to offload and clear customs on some routes.
The quickest way is to check it in as hold luggage. Airline regulations do not allow them to carry luggage for non-passengers, so you'll have to be there.
The most obvious way to fly in a premium cabin is to spend the money to book one (or, better yet, have your company pay for it).
However, it doesn't come cheap: Business class tickets can be up to four times the price of an economy class ticket, while a first class ticket can be up to eleven times the price!
In general, there is no need to look for discounted business class or first class tickets when you fly directly from A to B.
Airlines know full well that some core customers are willing to pay a premium for the privilege of a faster, more comfortable flight, so they charge accordingly.
The capital of Moldova is Chisinau. The local language is Romanian, but Russian is also widely spoken.
Moldova is a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, and multi-confessional republic.
In 1994, this conflict resulted in the formation of the unrecognised Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, which has its own government and currency but is not recognised by any United Nations member state.
Although the political negotiations failed, economic links between the two Moldovan regions were re-established.
Moldova's main religion is Orthodox Christianity.
Izmir is Turkey's third-largest city, with a population of around 3.7 million, and the country's second-largest port after Istanbul, a busy transport hub.
A modern, developed, and busy commercial center, it was once the ancient city of Smyrna. It is surrounded by a large bay and mountains.
Between the wide tree-lined boulevards, modern shopping malls and glass-fronted buildings, the city is dotted with traditional red-tiled roofs, 18th-century markets, ancient churches and mosques, giving it more of a Mediterranean European feel than a traditional Turkish one.
From Haldarsvik village, you can enjoy views of the neighbouring island of Eysturoy. The village has an unusual octagonal church.
Some of the tombs in the churchyard are topped by amusing stone dovecots.
A half-hour stroll through this charming village is worthwhile.
Head north and you can easily reach the romantic, picturesque town of Sintra, immortalized by Lord Byron and thus familiar to many foreigners.
Scotturb 403 buses regularly depart from Sintra, stopping at Roca viewpoint.
You can also visit the Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, one of the most famous Marian shrines in the world.
Remember, you are actually visiting one of the most significant archaeological sites in the world, with an incalculable impact on the lives of millions of people.
Still, many men and women survived here, and they are still alive today; more of their relatives perished here, some worked to the bone until they died, Jews and non-Jews alike.
Please give this place the respect, solemnity, and reverence it deserves. Do not joke about the Holocaust or the Nazis.
Please refrain from marking or graffiti on the buildings to avoid damaging the ruins.
Catalan and Spanish are the official languages of Catalonia, and Catalan is spoken by about half of the population. Almost all Catalans are able to speak Spanish, and vice versa.
However, most signs are only in Catalan, as it is the legally designated first official language.
However, public transportation and other services are often also in Spanish.
Regular announcements on the metro are only in Catalan, but temporary announcements are made in several languages, including Spanish, English, French, Arabic and Japanese.
Parisians are infamous for their self-centeredness, rudeness, and arrogance.
Although this is often just a stereotype, the best way to live in Paris is still to try to be well-mannered and behave like a "bien élevé" (well-bred) person, which will make social interactions much easier.
A little politeness goes a long way in Paris, where rudeness is quickly rewarded.
The forests of Plitvice Lakes National Park are dense and consist mainly of beech, spruce and fir trees, with a unique combination of highland and Mediterranean vegetation.
Due to the diversity of micro-climate, soil and altitude, the flora of this area is very diverse and is known for its diversity.
The area is also home to a variety of animals and birds.
Here you can see some of Europe's rarest animals including brown bears, wolves, eagles, owls, lynx, wild cats and capercaillies, as well as many more common species.
Women must wear skirts when visiting the abbey, which must be below the knee and cover the shoulders.
Most monasteries will provide a sarong for women, but if you bring your own, especially if it's brightly colored, you'll probably get a wink and a nod from the monks at the door.
Similarly, men must also wear long pants to cover their knees.
They can also be borrowed from the changing room at the entrance, but the dresses are not washed every time someone wears them, so they may be a little uncomfortable to wear; they are all standard sizes!
The cuisine of Mallorca, like that of other Mediterranean regions, is based on bread, vegetables, and meat (especially pork), and completely uses olive oil.
Pa amb Oli is a simple summer meal popular in Catalonia: bread topped with olive oil, tomatoes, and anything else you have on hand, like cheese or tuna.
All nouns except for your pronoun "you" should begin with a capital letter also if they are in the middle of a sentence.
This is an important way to distinguish some verbs and objects.
This also makes reading easier, though it does make writing more complex, as you have to decide whether a verb or an adjective is being used in a nominal form.
Italian pronunciation is relatively easy because most words are pronounced exactly as they are spelled
The main vowels to be aware of are c and g, as they are pronounced differently depending on the following vowels.
Also, make sure you pronounce "r" and "rr" differently: "caro" means "dear", while "carro" means "chariot".
Persian grammar is relatively simple and regular.
Therefore, reading this grammar book can help you master more Persian grammar and better understand collocations.
Undoubtedly, if you can speak a Romance language, learning Portuguese will be much easier.
However, those who know a little bit of Spanish may quickly come to the conclusion that since Portuguese and Spanish are so similar, there is no need to learn it separately.
Most modern observatories have superseded their predecessors, and are now either museums or educational facilities.
Because light pollution was not as bad in its heyday, observatories were often built in or on the grounds of cities or campuses, making them easier to reach than modern observatories.
Most modern research telescopes are large facilities located in remote areas with favourable conditions.
Hanami, the viewing of cherry blossoms, has been a Japanese tradition since the 8th century.
The concept comes from China, where the plum blossom is a popular flower.
In Japan, the earliest cherry blossom parties were hosted by the emperor for himself and other members of the royal family at the royal estates.
Plants are at their best in their natural environment, so resist the temptation to pick them, even if it's just one plant.
If you're visiting a carefully designed garden, collecting 'specimens' will be frowned upon, if not actively discouraged.
In general, Singapore is a very safe place to visit, and navigation is easy. Once you're there, you can pretty much buy anything.
However, due to its location just north of the equator in the "tropical zone", you will have to deal with both heat (year-round) and intense sunshine (more of a problem when the skies are clear, which is much of the time).
A few buses also head north to Hebron, where biblical patriarchs Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, as well as their wives, are buried.
Please confirm that the bus you are planning to take will go through Hebron, and not just to the nearby Jewish settlement of Kiryat Arba.
Inland waterways make a great theme for a holiday.
Examples include castles in the Loire Valley or Rhine Valley, a boat trip along the Danube, or a cruise along the canals of Amsterdam.
They also mark routes for popular hiking and biking trails.
Christmas is one of the most important days on the Christian calendar and celebrates the birth of Christ.
Many of the traditions associated with the holiday have been embraced by non-Christians and non-believers in many parts of the world.
There is a tradition of staying awake until dawn on Easter eve.
Of course, there is a Christian theological explanation for this tradition, but it may have been a celebration of spring and a plea for a bountiful harvest long before Christ was born.
Traditional churches often hold Easter Vigil services on Saturday night of Easter weekend, with the congregation often filling the sanctuary to celebrate the resurrection of Christ at the stroke of midnight.
Initially, animals were able to reach these islands by swimming, flying, or floating.
Due to its isolation from the mainland, the giant tortoise became the island's primary herbivore.
Humans have introduced many mammals to the Galapagos, including goats, horses, cows, rats, cats, and dogs.
If you travel to the Arctic or Antarctic in winter, you will experience polar night, when the sun is below the horizon for some time.
This provides a great opportunity to see the Northern Lights as the sky will be fairly dark most of the day.
These areas are sparsely populated, so light pollution is usually not an issue, and you can often enjoy a truly dark sky.
Compared with the work culture that Western people are accustomed to, the work culture in Japan is more hierarchical and formal.
A suit is a standard business outfit, and colleagues refer to each other by their surnames or titles.
A harmonious atmosphere in the workplace is crucial; emphasize team efforts rather than individual achievements.
Employees must get approval from their superiors before making any decisions and must unquestioningly obey their superiors' orders.