I was very lucky to be almost at ground zero for the American Eclipse of 2017. I was only a 1 hour drive from the center path of totality at Stayton, OR. Stayton was where National Geographic and several other shows did streaming broadcasts since it was one of the first places in the country to see the eclipse. I was just 2 miles up the road on a hill at Sublimity to avoid the crowds.
I found this video to be a great capture of exactly what you experience as totality passes overhead (besides the annoying automated buzzer thing he has). The amazing, and almost instant night in the middle of the day. Also add the sensations such as the temperature drop as totality approaches in the last 60 seconds.
It still doesn’t do justice to what happens to the sun and the light it bathes everything around you in. It appears to be perfect black ball lined with the most electric white light – yet can be looked at with the naked eye. I don’t think I have ever seen a photo or video that comes close to capturing what it really looks like. Even more than that is the surreal light it bathes you in. It doesn’t surprise me at all that people travel half way around the world to catch them. I certainly will be going to the one in 2024.
Portland is ill-prepared for the very likely 9.0 magnitude earthquake from the Cascadia subduction zone. In fact, we’re very badly/not at all prepared. It’s predicted all the city’s bridges (save one brand new one) would likely collapse. That on top the fact major regions of the city would be leveled due to being on fill dirt that would liquefy during such a quake.
This, however, is a good animation of what it would look like based on projections and engineering analysis of such earthquakes. Skip along to 1:37 for the animation.
Reporting illegal camping and AirBnB’s around Portland
Tis the summertime again – and the homeless situation appears to be even more out of control than usual.
If you need to report illegal campsites, campers, and public nuisance, turns out there is a handy website for the city. This will help the city track what’s going on in the neighborhoods. If they are on public land, then you report them as a campsite. If they have squeezed themselves onto a business front/private property – then report a ‘Neighborhood Nuisance Complaint’ or ‘Neighborhood Housing Complaint’. If in doubt, file them as multiple and they will sort it out.
Did you know that each year from mid-October to Memorial Day, glass float makers place their hand-made, numbered glass floats on the beaches near Lincoln City? Their army of “Float Fairies” covertly hit the seven miles of public beach hiding handcrafted glass floats along their way, from Roads End on the north to Siletz Bay on the south.
While we put out over 3,000 floats each year, official floats, which are numbered, are placed reflected by the year – so 2,016 numbered floats were placed in 2016, 2,017 in 2017, etc…. You find it, you keep it!
vonHummer is a local public-access-like Youtuber and musician in Portland. I’m not sure how to describe his shows other than a psychedelic trip with a man who wears plastic lobsters attached to his head and speaks in made-up languages, co-stared by a skeleton man that shakes beers and shoots them with a pellet gun, and several strange women. Each one of his shows usually has a song he’s made up for the occasion.
Ingredients: 8 oz. fresh morels, sliced once lengthwise
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp butter
2 cloves garlic, finely minced
3 tbsp good white wine (if you wouldn’t drink it out of a glass, don’t cook with it)
Directions: In a large pan, saute morels, olive oil, butter, and garlic for five minutes. Add white wine. Continue sauteing for 5 more minutes. Mangia! Note: Adding anything else to the morels, coating them in anything, or putting them in any sauce or soup is blasphemy, plain and simple. If you want to coat them in batter and drown them in grease, or otherwise hide the texture or flavor of these wonderful harbingers of Spring, send your morels to me, and I will send you some button mushrooms.
It was fantastic. They were light and delicious. I started scarfing them down as fast as I could cook them. My favorite!
Next up was to find a deep-fried sort of recipe like I remember from my childhood.
This one was much more like I remembered, but I put the batter on too heavy during the first batch. The second batch was better – so the key is to keep it light. While more like I remembered as a kid for sure, I found them overly heavy with the breading – but that didn’t stop me from eating them all. It was great to relive some memories of my younger years.
This is crazy. These guys tour around the US and live re-enact the classic 80’s Keanu Reeves’ movie “Point Break”. But even better, they come with no lead actor. They grab a few willing fans out of the audience who quickly do 3 different audition quotes, the audience votes for the best one, and that person becomes agent Johnny Utah for the next hour and a half.
It’s a pretty hilarious time – totally recommend it.


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Based on the beloved 1946 film, this musical faithfully follows George Bailey’s life from his childhood dreams to his midlife disappointments and beyond, as we all take a journey to discover whether his life has mattered at all. Cinematically scored and theatrically staged, this adaptation breathes musical life into a familiar story, while retaining the warmth, humor, and pathos of the original. A new holiday classic for devotees and newcomers alike.
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In Mushroom Foraging & Feasting, Victoria Romanoff shares tips, recipes, and charming anecdotes from her experiences collecting mushrooms.
Though she found her first mushroom at four, Romanoff’s official foray into mushroom collecting began when her Russian mother took her into the woods just outside of a displaced persons camp following World War II. That environment allowed them to stretch their food budget via foraging. Her mother taught her to recognize the poisonous mushrooms, gather the edible ones, and keep the locations of good crops secret. Romanoff also learned to share the bounty; in exchange, others in the camp shared theirs.
Romanoff drew on these lessons when she moved to the US and began foraging there. The book itself exemplifies such sharing, as with its recipes to feed one’s family and friends: a Raw Caesar Platter “should be outrageously large and the dinner company very special.” She is a lively, good-humored guide through her subject who stops to note a flashy chicken, Hedy Lamarr; to remember gifting innkeepers with the fruits of her hunts in exchange for fresh biscuits; and to record woodland jaunts and the joyous meals and encounters they generated.
The book’s recipes are easy to execute. They include pastas rich with cream; fresh dishes of raw mushrooms seasoned with fresh herbs, olive oil, and Parmesan cheese; and sauteed mushrooms over potato pancakes. Colorful pictures accompany the recipes.
Baked into the narration is a commitment to community. Every extra bag of mushrooms might be traded for freshly picked blueberries or some garden bounty. For Romanoff: mushrooms still bring the community, sustainability, and friendship that they did in the camp.
A memoir with recipes, Mushroom Foraging and Feasting shares bright stories of finding food in the woods and turning it into a lifelong hobby and community builder.
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[dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”]O[/dropcap]n the one hand, shutting down all the ivory markets would piss off the concert pianists who find only the real thing allows for unsullied expression at the keyboard.
But think of the greater good if Macca were no longer able to perform ‘Ebony and Ivory’. Hmm?
The message is simple: to save elephants, all ivory markets must close and all ivory stockpiles must be destroyed, according to a new peer-reviewed paper by the Wildlife Conservation Society. The paper says that corruption, organized crime, and a lack of enforcement make any legal trade of ivory a major factor contributing to the demise of Africa’s elephants.
Appearing in the August 7th online edition of the journal Conservation Biology, the paper says that if we are to conserve significant wild populations of elephants across all regions of Africa, all domestic and international ivory markets need to be closed. In addition, government stockpiles of ivory, currently scattered around the world, need to be destroyed since they are known to be significant sources of ivory leaking into the illegal trade. According to the paper’s author, corruption undermines all aspects of controls as long as a legal market remains. [quote]corruption undermines all
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“If we are to conserve remaining wild populations of elephants, we must close all markets because, under current levels of corruption, they cannot be controlled in a way that does not provide opportunities for illegal ivory being laundered into legal markets,” said the paper’s author, Elizabeth Bennett, WCS Vice President for Species Conservation.
The paper looked at the corruption index of 177 assessed countries, noting that half of the 12 countries in Africa that contain elephants are in the bottom 40 percent. Six of the eight countries identified by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) as most implicated in ivory trafficking globally are in the bottom half of the most corrupt countries in the world.
The paper comes at a time of growing opposition to ivory bans by some groups claiming that carefully regulated ivory sales would help protect elephants and contribute to conservation through sales of ivory stockpiles and other legal sources.
Bennett refutes this saying that saying that financial incentives to break the law and reap profits far outweigh those of abiding by it, as poachers and traffickers can rapidly pay their way out of trouble. Once illegal ivory has entered into the legal trade, it is difficult or impossible for enforcement officers to know what is legal and what is not.
Bennett says that with good enforcement on the ground, the tide of poaching can be slowed. For example, forest elephants in Central Africa occur in densities seven times higher in sites with ecoguards than without them. However, the costs of such site-based protection in terms of funds and human lives will continue to increase and be unsustainable as long as ivory profits continue to escalate giving ever-increasing incentives to kill elephants illegally and traffic in their ivory.
Says Bennett: “In the long term, the only sustainable solution is for the demand for ivory – the ultimate driver of the system – to be reduced. Until that happens, if elephants are to survive, we need to close existing legal markets.”
Source: Wildlife Conservation Society
Photo: Julie Larsen Maher/WCS
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At 6:30 a.m. PST, the doors to the Flint Center in Cupertino, Calif., opened to conference halls and annexes for as many as 3,700 HP shareholders eager to approve or scuttle the $20.7 billion deal.
The meeting kicked off at 8:30 a.m., after a 30-minute delay so that more shareholders could be packed into the hall and an overflow room. HP CEO Carly Fiorina began the meeting with a formal welcome before opening the voting polls.
Shortly before Fiorina's comments, sources close to the vote indicated that Capital Research & Management, HP's largest shareholder, with a 3.45 percent stake, was likely to vote in favor of the deal. If Capital Research & Management votes for the merger, HP will have four of its top five shareholders voting for the deal.
A spokesman for Capital Research & Management said the firm will not make "any sort of announcement now or later about our voting intentions."
Most shareholders have already submitted proxy cards by mail to HP's independent proxy solicitation firms, rendering the actual shareholder meeting little more than a symbolic finale to the computer industry's largest proposed corporate merger.
But hundreds of individual investors--including HP workers and small investors who live in the San Francisco Bay Area--are expected to attend the event, which will likely last several hours. Individual investors represent only about one-quarter of HP's outstanding shares, but the vote will be close, requiring each side to find support anywhere it can.
Results of the vote will have dramatic consequences for executives and workers at HP and Compaq, and the tally will have ripple effects throughout the computer industry. Walter Hewlett, son of co-founder William Hewlett, calls the merger proposal "a $25 billion mistake" that would ruin both companies and provide rivals such as Dell Computer and IBM key footholds among burned customers of HP and Compaq.
HP executives, led by Fiorina, say the recession and bitter competition from IBM and Dell have left the companies few choices but to consolidate to cut costs and streamline product categories.
Many of HP's largest and most high-profile investors have already announced plans to vote against the merger.
Those institutions voted by mailing their responses to proxy solicitors--not unlike absentee voting in a political election. HP has asked shareholders to send back white cards indicating support, while Hewlett and other enemies of the merger have asked shareholders to return green cards indicating opposition to the deal. Some shareholders plan to wear white or green, depending on whether they want to support or scuttle the deal.
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During the polling period, Fiorina will answer questions from shareholders in the audience, and Hewlett--the most adamant among the opposition--will be able to address the audience and spar against Fiorina. In general, journalists and other independent observers will not be able to attend the event, which is technically open only to those people who purchased HP stock before Jan. 28. (HP is telling attendees to bring an account statement and photo identification to guarantee entry.)
After the question-and-answer session, Fiorina will announce that polling hours have ended. Fiorina and other HP executives will host a news conference a half-hour after the shareholder meeting ends at the Flint Center. Roughly an hour after that news conference ends, Hewlett and others opposing the deal will host a news conference at the Hilton Garden Inn Cupertino across town.
Proxy solicitors for both sides will add up the votes. A representative from Newark, Del.-based IVS Associates will then take the paper ballots back to IVS's headquarters for counting.
Michael Barbera of IVS Associates would not say whether the IVS representative would fly back in a commercial or private jet--or whether the agent would fly at all. The IVS worker's transportation plans will remain top secret to protect the worker from getting robbed of proxy statements by an unscrupulous shareholder or interested party.
"You laugh, but it happened once before," a harried Barbera said Monday.
Once the statements arrive in Newark, IVS will begin the equally top-secret process of counting votes. It's unclear how long the counting will take, but Barbera said it could continue for several weeks, depending on how close the vote is.
"I won't know how long it's going to take us until I get all the material here," Barbera said. "This is not a one- or two-week job, but it's not a two-month job. It's somewhere in between."
It's not over until Compaq votes
Compaq shareholders are more likely to approve the deal--in part because HP is paying a premium to acquire the Houston-based computer maker, and in part because few Compaq shareholders have vocally opposed the plan.
But even Compaq's approval is not a slam dunk. Compaq shareholders will host a shareholder meeting at 2 p.m. CST Wednesday at the Wyndham Greenspoint Hotel in Houston to approve or reject the merger.
Compaq spokeswoman Stacey Paull wouldn't estimate the number of likely attendants, but the conference rooms at the hotel fit a maximum of 1,000 people. The Compaq meeting, which will include a speech by CEO Michael Capellas, is scheduled to last roughly an hour. The majority of Compaq shareholders have already voted by mailing proxy statements or voting by e-mail.
With no outspoken family members trying to scuttle the deal, the Compaq vote is expected to proceed quickly. But 100 percent approval is unlikely. Some of HP's large institutional investors opposing the merger own shares in both companies, and many workers who own shares oppose the deal because it could result in as many as 15,000 layoffs.
Approval from Compaq shareholders must also pass a higher hurdle than approval from HP shareholders.
At least 50 percent of all Compaq shareholders must approve the deal for it to go through; those who don't vote at all are essentially voting against the deal. By contrast, only 50 percent of HP voters who cast ballots must approve the deal for it to go through on the HP side. Those who don't vote don't have any concrete impact on whether the merger goes through.


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“Boundary Born” shares all those attributes and manages to crank everything up a notch.
It carries straight on from “Boundary Lines” and expects the reader to know what happened in the first two books (which is no great burden as they’re both fun reads).
This allows Melissa Olson quickly to take us on to new material that builds on and reshapes what we know about Lex: an ex-soldier, who has recently learned that she is a Boundary Witch (a rare and despised type of witch that have an affinity with death), and that her dead twin sister’s daughter is a Null. Lex (a nick-name given to her in the Army because her surname is Luther) is working for the local Cardinal Vampire, Mavin and keeping secrets from her (large and close-knit) family about her true nature.
See what I mean? You have to have read the first two books.
“Boundary Born” starts with an attack that puts Lex’s world under threat and is followed up by surprising news about her biological parents. Then things take a turn for the worse and it’s clear there’s a new Big Bad in town.
The plot is clever and skillfully revealed. Everything fits in neatly with the previous books and the promise for future books is enormous. The action scenes are graphic and the rules of magic are intricate and plausible.
What makes the book fly though is the quality of the characters and the relationships between them. Melissa Olson makes them into people, not just pieces on a chess board, and gives them some great lines. For example, at one point, Lex has been badly beaten and is covered in blood (this happens to her a lot) so she needs help cleaning up. Vampire boyfriend helps her stay on her feet and quips that this wasn’t how he’s imagined them showering together. Lex says that she never imagined them showering together because:
“Sex in the shower is like buying a convertible or getting a perm, it seems all fun and sexy in theory but what actually happens is discomfort and weird hair.”
“Boundary Born is narrated by Kate Rudd, who does a superb job. Click on the SoundCloud link below to listen to a sample.

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Lindsey Vonn's hard work (of which rehabilitation training was a big part) to get back on track paid off. She has proven herself a winner once again last weekend with a double victory in the World Cup, disciplines super-G and downhill in Zauchensee, Austria. Lindsey won her 36th world cup downhill race and thereby tied with the legendary Austrian Annemarie Moser-Proell’s World Cup downhill victory record. "I'm extremely excited," Vonn told the official FIS website. "You know, two wins in a weekend is amazing, and it's the perfect start to the new year." Lindsey Vonn is the winningest female world cup ski racer in history with 73 wins (the next...
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American rapper Kanye West has been doing everything in his power to make his estranged wife Kim Kardashian and her new boyfriend Pete Davidson feel uncomfortable. The rapper recently headed to Instagram to share screenshots of their recent texts – and judging by Kim’s response, she is not happy.
The reality TV star questioned why he was posting their private conversations while adding that he is creating a scary and dangerous environment for her new love, Pete.
Kim K wants Kanye to stop
Kim Kardashian is seemingly at her wits end with her estranged husband, Kanye “Ye” West.
The Jesus Walks artist has been going out of his way to declare his love for the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star and even sent her a truck full of roses for Valentine’s Day this year.
44-year-old Kanye has also taken to sharing screenshots of their private conversations on his Instagram -and judging by Kim’s response, she is far from impressed.
In one screenshot, Kim asks Kanye why he keeps sharing their private messages online and he responds:
“Cause I got a text from my favorite person in the world. I’m your number one fan … Why wouldn’t I tell everyone!!!!”
The 41-year-old also asked her husband to stop “creating a scary and dangerous environment” for her boyfriend Pete with his erratic social media behaviour.
Kim responds angrily to Kanye. Image via Instagram: @kanyewest
According to Kim, “there are dangerous people out there and this is scary and it doesn’t have to be”. Kanye responded by asking his fans not to do anything to Pete because he will handle it himself.
“UPON MY WIFE’S REQUEST PLEASE NOBODY DO ANYTHING PHYSICAL TO SKETE IM GOING TO HANDLE THE SITUATION MYSELF.”


Professor Ramesh Thakur: The Interview
Australia is in chaos from one end to the other, borders closed and the economy tanking, with millions of people in Melbourne under some of the world’s most draconian lockdowns and those who dare to express their democratic right to protest being brutally quelled.
The true madness of Australia’s Covid response is only now becoming clear.
In the midst of the government fueled panic there have been few sane voices swimming against the tide of Covid hysteria.
One of those has been the distinguished Professor Ramesh Thakur.
Academic and former UN Assistant Secretary General Ramesh Thakur had suffered under the pressure, propaganda and manipulation that preceded the Iraq war of 2003. Seventeen years later, he sees history repeating itself with the coronavirus pandemic—especially with the imposition of quarantines.
With arguments and data, albeit controversially, the Indian-born, Canadian-educated political scientist and international security expert—who worked around the globe, settled in Australia and reached the frontline of the UN—fears that “coronaphobia” is preventing us from seeing the whole picture.
In an interview with Argentina’s largest newspaper La Nacion, now available in English, Professor Thakur says:
I’ve had two big worries during the pandemic, starting from the very beginning and still ongoing. Both relate to my sense that “coronaphobia” has taken over as the basis of government policy in so many countries, with a complete loss of perspective that life is a balance of risks pretty much on a daily basis.
First, the extent to which dominant majorities of peoples in countries with universal literacy can be successfully terrified into surrendering their civil liberties and individual freedoms has come as a frightening shock.
On the one hand, the evidence base for the scale and gravity of the Covid-19 pandemic is surprisingly thin in comparison to the myriad other threats to our health that we face every year.
We don’t ban cars on the reasoning that every life counts and even one traffic death is one too many lives lost. Instead, we trade a level of convenience for a level of risk to life and limb.
The restrictions imposed on everyday life as we know it have been far more draconian than anything previously done. Yet, the evidence for the effectiveness of draconian lockdowns is less than convincing.
As one Lancet study concluded, ‘Rapid border closures, full lockdowns, and wide-spread testing were not associated with COVID-19 mortality per million people.’
The virus infection has not risen exponentially in any country; rather, it seems to climb steeply, stop, turn around and retreat almost everywhere in tune with some internal time frame independently of government intervention strategies; and, differences in numbers of dead notwithstanding, the shape of the curve seems remarkably similar for many countries.
The coronavirus threatens to overwhelm the health and economies of many developing countries where a billion people subsist in a Hobbesian state of nature and life is “nasty, brutish and short.” The rich carry the virus, the poor bear the burden since staying at home means foregoing daily income.
I remain very puzzled at how so many people I considered to be liberals have been so utterly indifferent to the plight of the poor and the casual labourers who do not have the luxury of working from home, nor savings to fall back on to tide their family over until they can earn an income again.
Celebrities posting videos and selfies of working from home in opulent mansions is positively obscene and revolting. Not surprisingly, given my Indian background, I was powerfully influenced by the visual images of the millions of migrant workers literally on the march by foot over thousands of kilometres trying desperately to make their way back to home villages as all work dried up.
Many died en route and the heartbreaking case of Jamlo Madkam in particular, a 12-year old girl who trekked a 100 km but died of exhaustion just 11 km from home, has never stopped haunting me.
This is not to say that high-income Western countries are immune from the deadly effects of lockdown.
A report in The Financial Times referenced an internal British government estimate that ultimately, without mitigation, up to 150,000 people in the UK could die prematurely of other conditions because of the Covid-induced lockdown that put on hold huge numbers of screenings and operations. A report in Lancet Psychiatry said measures taken in response to Covid-19 could have a profound and pervasive impact on mental health.
In the UK, the Royal College of Psychiatrists has reported a sixfold increase in suicide attempts by the elderly because of depression and anxiety caused by social isolation during the lockdown. There’s also been a surge in 18-25 year old men “badly affected by first-time mental health issues.”
Australian experts warn that lockdown-induced 50% jump in suicides could kill ten times as many as the virus. US authorities and experts too are warning of an approaching “historic wave” of mental health problems caused by the months-long Covid-related “daily doses of death, isolation and fear.”
I wonder, too, if we have set ourselves up to repeat the folly every year with annual outbreaks of flu, especially if it is a bad flu season. If not, why not? Perhaps someone will come up with the slogan “Flu Lives Matter.” Or governments could just pass laws making it illegal for anyone to fall sick and die.
I hope that after the crisis is over, the balance between individual liberties and state power will be re-set instead of an even more powerful surveillance state being consolidated.
I’ve been worried from the start by the long-term impact of lockdowns over the coming decade on the lives and livelihoods of poor people in poor countries.
Professors Jay Bhattacharya and Mikko Packalen estimate the lockdown’s long-term global impact could “end up taking nearly six million young lives in the coming decade” in developing countries. So why have people and NGOs who most stridently demand increased foreign aid been silent on this terrible toll?
Globalization has underpinned unprecedented prosperity and the rise of educational and health outcomes for billions of people around the world, along with a dark underbelly of uncivil society. Will its discontents now throw away substantial benefits as the world retreats behind national moats once again?
At the time of the Iraq war, I was a senior UN official. The resort to emotional blackmail by the warmongers, where critics of the impending war were tarred for standing shoulder to shoulder with the Butcher of Baghdad, was instructive. Of course very soon “We, the critics” were amply vindicated.
The whole episode left me with two conclusions. Firstly, the resort to emotional arguments and moral blackmail generally implies they have little reasoned argument and evidence to support their case and are deflecting to bluster instead. And second, whenever we are presented with excitable exclamation marks, it is a very good idea to substitute sceptical question marks instead.
Where is your evidence? Do you have an end goal and are the proposed means proportionate to that goal? What will be the human and economic cost?


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Snoring is the sound that happens when air is trying to pass through narrowed air passages. Everybody knows someone who snores and it affects more than just the snorer.
When air can’t get to your body, it goes into distress. Your body and brain need oxygen! Gasping for air often follows episodes of loud snoring. Your bed partner may hear these sounds and may find them quite scary!
We’ve all had tired days after going to bed later than usual. People who have sleep apnea never get a good night sleep. When the body wakes itself up gasping for air multiple times an hour, it’s as if it didn’t sleep at all. What a torture!
It’s not unusual to get a bit grumpy before your morning coffee but sufferers of sleep apnea are often grumpy throughout the day and they get easily angered or impatient.
At the end of a tired, irritated and unproductive day, people who suffer from sleep apnea go to bed to restart the cycle all over again. Unable to breathe they wake up frequently through the night and often go through life like a zombie.
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It's been a couple of months since I picked up my iPhone with the intention to film. But recently that came to an end, when I had one of the strangest experiences of my life. I saw things in the emerald night, near the woods. Apparitions that I could not explain, or even hazard a guess as to what they were. I don't think I have ever felt so excited at the prospect of the unknown. I have absolutely no rational explanation for what I saw. And I want to keep it that way. It's been forever on my mind since.
Perhaps this new film will be my way of sharing this feeling with you.
Then, at 4:40am this morning, I woke to the intensity of a dark light in the sunrise, sensing the light through my eyelids. The birds were singing.
Like the old phrase goes, "red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning."
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In a newly introduced partnership with Texas biotech firm Colossal Biosciences, Australian researchers are hoping their dream to convey again the extinct thylacine is a “large leap” nearer to fruition.
Scientists at College of Melbourne’s TIGRR Lab (Thylacine Built-in Genetic Restoration Analysis) consider the brand new partnership, which brings Colossal’s experience in CRISPR gene enhancing on board, might end result within the first child thylacine inside a decade.
The genetic engineering agency made headlines in 2021 with the announcement of an formidable plan to convey again one thing akin to the woolly mammoth, by producing elephant-mammoth hybrids or “mammophants”.
However de-extinction, as such a analysis is thought, is a extremely controversial discipline. It’s usually criticised for makes an attempt at “taking part in God” or drawing consideration away from the conservation of residing species. So, ought to we convey again the thylacine? We requested 5 consultants.
Axel Newton. Evolutionary biologist at TIGGR Lab.
YES, with a “however” (extra on that shortly). The thylacine is likely one of the most tragic tales of the trendy period, being actively hunted to extinction via a authorities bounty scheme. In contrast to different extinct species, the thylacine was eradicated lower than 100 years in the past. Its habitat and ecological setting that it as soon as thrived in remains to be intact.
I feel we have now an obligation to do all the things in our energy to convey again this exceptional animal, notably as our forebearers have been the direct reason for its disappearance. Nonetheless, we even have an moral and ethical accountability to make sure that the animal we resurrect is a 99%+ thylacine and never an almost-thylacine hybrid.
The biggest problem of this endeavour is reconstructing the genome of an extinct species with out entry to any residing tissue (the distinction between de-extinction and cloning). This equates to assembling a 3-billion-piece puzzle, with our fingers tied behind our again.
Inevitably some argue that cash used on this challenge may very well be put to higher use via actively preserving habitats of animals on the brink. However this challenge could have monumental conservation advantages to already threatened species, and has the potential to generate vital developments to human well being.
The crux of that is via producing the genetic instruments and strategies to edit the DNA of stem cells, after which flip these stem cells again into an animal. This know-how is not going to solely meet our finish objective of turning a surrogate marsupial cell right into a thylacine, however within the course of permit us to reintroduce genetic variety into endangered populations. We might take bio-banked tissues of uncommon, endangered species, and produce animals to be reintroduced into the setting to extend helpful genetic variety. Not solely this, however the work may very well be utilized for focused gene remedy to right mutations underlying human well being and most cancers.
So, ought to we convey the thylacine again, sure. Not just for the destiny of this unimaginable, misplaced species, but additionally the numerous advantages this challenge will produce for humanity as an entire. So long as we preserve the ethical and moral concerns on the forefront, we have now a chance to right the wrongs of the previous.
Parwinder Kaur. Geneticist and Biotechnologist
MAYBE. It is determined by the complicated dangers re-introductions of extinct species would have on our present ecosystems. Will such dangers outweigh the potential advantages and concern unsuccessful environmental administration actions?
Earlier this yr, our DNA Zoo Australia group accomplished a chromosome-length 3D genome mapof thylacine’s closest residing relative: the numbat. This raised the tantalising prospect of piecing collectively the thylacine’s genetic sequence, which in flip would provide the potential of reintroducing certainly one of Australia’s most iconic misplaced species.
However the huge query our group confronted was: lets go after resurrecting the lifeless, or assist numbats first? Numbats at the moment are struggling and on the verge of extinction, with fewer than 1,000 numbats left within the wild and the species formally listed as endangered. The reply was easy: deal with what we have now first.
We dwell in thrilling instances when biotechnology provides numerous promising alternate options for attaining this goal, and possibly a greater use of those strategies will likely be in direction of preserving critically endangered species on the verge of extinction.
For my part, specializing in de-extinction might compromise biodiversity conservation by diverting sources from preserving ecosystems and stopping newer extinctions. It’s no trivial work by way of sources and abilities required to revive an extinct animal; given the low stage of investments into conservation analysis, we have to be very cautious as a scientific group to not prioritise preservation over resurrection.
Euan Ritchie. Wildlife ecologist
MAYBE. There’s a lot to contemplate with such an formidable challenge. Most significantly, we should enormously enhance efforts to save lots of and recuperate residing species, and it’s merely far cheaper and simpler to preserve what we have now than to aim to resurrect species and their ecological roles.
At present charges of species decline and extinction, de-extinction won’t be able to come back even near resurrecting what we have now destroyed. So which species will we attempt to convey again, and why? And, whether it is even attainable, will resurrected species behave the identical manner, will they carry out the identical ecological roles and have an effect on ecosystems in the identical manner? I’m very uncertain.
Nonetheless, we should cease perpetuating the concept that conservation is a zero-sum sport, feeding a flawed narrative that we should select which tasks, species and ecosystems we help. A scarcity of cash isn’t the difficulty, worth and priorities are. For perspective, it’s estimated Australia spent A$11.6 billion on fossil gasoline subsidies in 2021–22, however just lately solely allotted A$10 million to 100 precedence threatened species, fewer than 6% of the nation’s listed threatened species.
It’s very important we keep sturdy scrutiny and scepticism of formidable tasks, however we should additionally help scientists to push boundaries and take educated dangers. And typically we be taught, even after we ‘fail’.
Personally, I might like to see thylacines again within the wild, however I’m not optimistic we’ll see a self-sustaining and genetically numerous inhabitants of thylacines any time quickly, if in any respect. If such tasks are to proceed, I additionally hope that Indigenous individuals, and communities extra broadly, are correctly consulted and concerned.
Julian Koplin. Bioethicist
YES. Most of us assume we should always shield ecosystems from injury and stop animals from going extinct. This is perhaps as a result of we worth nature for its personal sake, or it is perhaps as a result of we predict biodiversity is nice for people ourselves.
Importantly, each of those causes additionally help de-extinction. One purpose to convey again (approximations of) animals just like the Tasmanian tiger and woolly mammoth is to assist restore the ecosystems they used to dwell in; one other is to convey people a way of surprise and awe, and even perhaps larger respect for the pure world. So, why not push forward?
Maybe probably the most critical moral fear is that de-extinction is a poor use of sources; we might most likely make a much bigger distinction to biodiversity by funding conservation efforts as a substitute. However this objection isn’t decisive. The prices of de-extinction could come down over time.
Additionally, it’s unclear whether or not many individuals funding de-extinction efforts would in any other case have funded conventional conservation tasks as a substitute. We must always regulate the prices, however we shouldn’t reject de-extinction outright.
Corey Bradshaw. Ecologist
NO. Whereas the scientific endeavour to reveal capability to re-animate long-extinct species does have some advantage, claiming that the strategy will counter present-day extinction charges or may very well be used as a conservation instrument is naïve.
Viable populations require 1000’s of genetically numerous people to have the ability to persist within the wild. There’s merely no prospect for recreating a ample pattern of genetically numerous particular person thylacines that would survive and persist as soon as launched.
Additionally, giant predators like thylacines require giant house ranges to assemble meals, set up territories, and lift younger. The explanation they have been pushed to extinction within the first occasion was as a consequence of perceived battle with landholders, so even when the issue of genetic variety may very well be solved, the social licence to re-establish a big inhabitants of predators is unlikely to be granted (contemplate the case of dingo persecution all through most of Australia right now).
Moreover, the out there habitats in Australia that would help a big inhabitants of thylacines have dwindled or been degraded radically for the reason that early nineteenth Century. Mixed with no-analogue climates of the speedy future as a consequence of world warming, it’s unlikely that there could be ample out there habitat to help a viable inhabitants.

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Every day, people in refineries, hospitals and airlines perform critical tasks. But there’s a spectrum to how well tasks are performed. Error rates can be 10, 100 or even 1,000 times lower than others. A hospital can administer 3,000 doses of medication in a day without error. Commercial airlines in the U.S. operate about 25,000 flights a day. Yet, a manufacturing company may fill 250 product tanks a week. One overfilled tank is an error rate of just 0.4%. That may seem low, but that same rate at the hospital is 12 medication errors and 100 catastrophic incidents in one day at an airline.
To avoid problems, organizations want error rates to be low. In some cases, extremely low. When someone makes a mistake like leaving a valve open, it’s naturally attributed to that person. It’s true, that person made an error. But that error occurred at a specific step within a task. To avoid making the same mistake again, that step needs to be performed differently. Most efforts to reduce human error are focused on fixing the individual, but the bigger opportunity is to fix the work process. The work process affects everyone.
Work Process Basics
Typically, organizations conclude their procedures are fine; just not followed. But a procedure can’t be fine if it’s not followed. Highly reliable organizations have highly reliable work processes. The procedure is only one element of a system consisting of people, task, tools and environment – the human factors. With a reliable work process, even an absent-minded person can perform a task repeatedly without issue. For you, which works better: taking a grocery list to the store or tying to remember everything? A list is a change in work process, not the person.
Human error and human performance are areas where organizations struggle. These topics are sometimes perceived as complex. As with any task, the more confusing it is, the less reliable it is. Don’t drift from the basics. Your company’s approach for reducing error better be easy to understand. Ideally, it should look exactly like the work that’s done. Strive for clarity. All the information you need to make your work processes more reliable is already within your organization. You just need to access it.
What people do are the company’s work processes. Shifting focus away from people and toward tasks raises concerns about accountability. But it’s the frontline people who know what’s unclear within the current procedures. They help set expectations by spelling out exactly what’s needed to do the job effectively. Even the dynamic of how these details are collected changes because people would rather talk about the deficiencies in a task than what they messed up.
Accountability requires people to justify their actions. Reviewing a work process makes this an easier discussion and ensures information is captured at the appropriate step. Lessons should be documented within the work process, not in a bulleted list, so the details become part of the organizational know-how going forward. Learning organizations integrate solutions into their work processes and training.
Insight from the Frontline
Organizations need to identify the differences between what’s stated in their procedure and what’s practiced in the field. The frontline is a resource for flushing out everything that’s confusing or unclear. Important details may be unknown to management because the frontline is concerned about incriminating themselves. Keep the focus on the task to foster these discussions and minimize blame.
I encourage you to experiment with this approach. It’s extremely low risk. You don’t have to change your company’s management philosophy to test this. Start with one task that has recurring issues and dissect it. When you get results, test it on another one. This program can grow organically within your company. People will do what works.
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French terrorism suspect arrested in Italy
Italian police have arrested a Frenchman suspected of links to a network recruiting fighters for Afghanistan, a French official said Sunday.
The man was arrested in Naples in southern Italy in early September, based on a French probe under way for several months into alleged involvement in a terrorist enterprise, the official said. The official was not authorized to be publicly named because terrorism cases are classified.
Two Italian newspapers say the man is 28 years old, of Algerian origin and suspected to be a member of al Qaeda.
Il Mattino, a newspaper based in Naples, and the Naples editions of La Repubblica said Sunday that the suspect had notes and a kit for making bombs when he was arrested. The French official, however, said the material seized was "insignificant."
The arrest comes at a time of heightened concerns about a terrorist attack in Europe.
Italian Interior Minister Roberto Maroni was quoted in a newspaper interview Sunday as saying Italy is prepared for a terrorist attack. "But - as shown by what happened last year in Milan when a foreigner blew himself up in front of a military barracks - the situation is complicated."
Last year, a Libyan man set off a small bomb while trying to enter an army barracks in Milan, seriously injuring himself and slightly wounding the guard who stopped him. Maroni said at the time that the man appeared to be opposed to Italy's military missions overseas. Two other North Africans were also arrested in the case.


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 lost at Chancellorsville 1,860 men out of about 6,000, including 8 brigade commanders, 3 of whom were killed. General Colston rendered especially valuable services in rallying the men under the terrific fire of the enemy's artillery, after Jackson fell, and again on Sunday morning after the Federal forces had reoccupied their intrenchments. In the latter part of May, on account of the objection of the colonels of North Carolina regiments to service under a Virginia brigade commander, General Lee put a Marylander, George H. Steuart, in command, and General Colston was ordered to report to General Cooper at Richmond. In October he was assigned to command at Savannah, Ga. In April, 1864, he returned to Virginia, and was assigned by General Wise to provisional command at Petersburg. On the night of June 8th-9th the lines were threatened by the Federal cavalry, and the alarm bells called out the home guards, old men and boys, the regular troops having been transferred to Lee's army. Immediately offering his services to General Wise he was ordered to take command on the line of lunettes, which then constituted the major part of the defenses, with the injunction to hold out until Wise could bring up his reserves. Colston joined Major Archer, who had less than 200 at the point attacked, and skillfully directed the desperate defense, holding his position until almost surrounded, when he made an orderly retreat, in which he seized a musket and fought with his men. The time gained by this gallant resistance enabled Graham's battery and Dearing's cavalry to come up in time to rout the Federal column, which was about to occupy the city. In July, General Colston was assigned to command of the post at Lynchburg, where he remained until the surrender. Subsequently he was engaged in lecturing and in the conduct of a military academy at Wilmington, N. C., until 1873, when he entered the military service of the Khedive of Egypt, in which he remained until 1879, meanwhile conducting two important exploring expeditions to the Soudan. During his last expedition he was paralyzed, and was carried hundreds of miles across the desert on a litter. Returning to Virginia he engaged in literary work and lecturing, and from 1882 to 1894 held a position in the war department at Washington. He passed the remainder of his days in the Soldiers' home at Richmond, and died July 29, 1896.
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The relationship between patients and doctors, the ill and the well, involves a constant exchange of stories. In this course we will look more closely at the relationship between medicine and narrative through a selection of fiction, essays and poems that investigate the interplay between doubt and diagnosis, the idea of the case study, the problem of medical responsibility, and the language of pain and illness. Authors covered may include Sontag, Mantel, Conan Doyle, Freud, Woolf, Dickinson, Ishiguro and Shelley.
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/24-7PressRelease/ - BEVERLY HILLS, CA, April 01, 2007 - On April 22nd, 2007, Drs. Brian and Susan Evans will be hosting a Baby Shower luncheon at the Beverly Hilton Hotel at 1:00 pm in the Stardust Room. The shower is to welcome their son Zachary into the world and also to kick off the first fundraiser for their foundation, "The Skin Deformities and Research Foundation".
This is the mission of the foundation in the doctors' own words: "Every day thousands of people both children and adults are faced with scars that can affect their well-being. Many of these injuries occur as a result of a trauma, burn, motor vehicle accident or cancer. These external changes may not be life threatening, but their emotional damage can be extremely devastating. These external changes can impact our daily lives, personal interactions, and sometimes or own personal identity. We still live in a society where we are judged by our appearance. The goal of the Skin Deformities and Research Foundation is to work toward repairing at every level, brightening smiles and helping others become complete. "
There will be a celebrity red carpet and extensive press coverage. The doctors are nationally known from their TV show "Dr.90210". The event will be broadcast on the show. In lieu of gifts, the doctors have requested donations be made to the foundation.
Entertainment for the event includes Judy Bencivengo, Child Care Resource Coordinator for UCLA Early Care & Education Center; Sunda Croonquist, popular comic at the Laugh Factory; Leslie Sykes, weekend co-anchor for ABC7 news in Los Angeles; Jovana Lara, co-anchor for ABC 7 midday news in Los Angeles; and Jim Hill, sports director for CBS2 in Los Angeles. Musical accompaniment will be by the famed harp and flute duo "Arpa & Aulos. The featured performer for the afternoon will be the internationally famous mezzo soprano Denyce Graves.
Recognized worldwide as one of today's most exciting vocal stars, Denyce Graves continues to gather unparalleled popular and critical acclaim in performances on four continents. Though her repertoire is extensive, her signature parts are the title roles in Carmen and Samson et Dalila. Ms. Graves also performed the opera Werther with Andrea Bocelli for the Michigan Opera Theatre, the first opera broadcast on the Internet in its entirety in 1999.
Ms.Graves sang "America the Beautiful" and "Lord's Prayer" at the Washington National Cathedral during a memorial service honoring the victims of 9/11 on September 14, 2001. On January 20, 2005, she sang during the 55th Presidential Inauguration of President George W. Bush. In 2007, she performed "The Lord's Prayer" at the state funeral for Gerald Ford at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.
In 2003, Graves performed in front of a live audience at the Metropolitan Opera for a television special, Denyce Graves: Breaking the Rules. Since 2005, she has hosted a radio show, Voce di Donna (Voice of a Lady), on XM Satellite Radio. She is currently an industry panelist on "American Idol Underground".
One of the music world's most sought after recitalists, Ms. Graves combines her expressive vocalism and exceptional gifts for communication with her dynamic stage presence, enriching audiences around the world.
For additional information and/or reservations, call Darlene Osterman at 310-550-7003 or 310-550-7099.
Skin Deformities and Research Foundation is a non-profit organization. It's goal to help disadvantaged children and adults with facial injuries and/or disfigurations with restorative plastic surgery. It was established in 2006 by Drs.Brian and Susan Evans.
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LATEST: Rapper Busta Rhymes bears no animosity towards his former record label boss Dr. Dre, insisting they will "always be good".
The Touch It hitmaker - real name Trevor Smith - announced he was walking away from his Aftermath/Interscope Records contract last week (ends19Sep08), in favour of Universal Motown records.
Rhymes signed to Dre's Aftermath label in 2004, but four years on, his album Blessed had still yet to be released.
The label split is rumoured to have been the result of a dispute between the star and Interscope boss Jimmy Iovine over the constant album delays.
But during a New York radio interview this week (22Sep08), Rhymes claimed he and Dre will remain close, despite the label mess.
He told Hot 97's DJ Envy, "Me and Dre are still good. So even though I'm not in business with Aftermath or Interscope, I'm still with Aftermath. Me and Dre are always gonna be good."
And Rhymes took the opportunity to poke fun at his old label executives for providing him with the singles We Made It and Don't Touch Me (Throw Da Water On 'Em).
He added: "Big up to Interscope for, you know, giving me the leaked joints and the set-ups. Now we gonna consider those the leaked joints."
Rhymes will now release his highly-anticipated new album on Universal, and has changed the title to B.O.M.B. (Back On My Bulls**t).

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Located just south of Sicily, deep into the Mediterranean Sea, Malta is a tiny country (5th smallest in Europe) and an astonishingly magical place that belonged to Great Britain not so long ago. Who knew, right? In fact, this small nation has been invaded by the Romans, Brits, French and Arabs, and you’ll see hints of that in the language, architecture and complexity of the culture. Needless to say, the country is gorgeous and you’ll quickly understand why so many empires have wanted to claim Malta for themselves.
There are amazing beaches, stunning lagoons, endless historical sites to visit, a delicious, and unique cuisine and popping nightlife - all without the price tag of the Mediterranean’s most popular destinations. And here, I’m referring to Ibizabiza, Mallorca and the Canaries as well as the Dalmatian Islands in Croatia and the Greek Islands of Mykonos and Santorini. These are all fun and beautiful but they’ll cost you a pretty penny. Malta is way more affordable and has just as much to offer at a fraction of the cost.
So let’s take a look at all the must-see spots in Malta, shall we?
Day or night, you’ll never run out of things to do in Valletta, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Upper Barrakka Gardens are impressive, with leafy trees, massive archways, panoramic views and ancient ruins. You can spend a whole morning strolling around and taking in marvelous vistas of the Grand Harbour. Then head on down to the Lower Gardens for views of the Three Cities. There’s also the Grand Master’s Palace
which functions as a type of museum that showcases artifacts and artworks from bygone eras as well as St. John’s Cathedral, which is astounding and might just be one of the finest Baroque architectural structures you’ll ever see. There are numerous museums, with the National Museum boasting the famous Venus of Malta statue, and endless restaurants and cafes along the way so that you’ll never run out of steam.
As night falls, head over to Strait Street, once known as the red-light district, which has been transformed into a bustling area full of pubs, wine bars and live music venues. A popular spot is a cellar bar called Beer Cave, where you can find every and any local and international beers you can imagine. For a more upscale experience, head to the rooftop bar at the Phoenicia Hotel, which offers stunning views of the city at golden hour.
St Julian is considered the party capital of Malta but first, we’ll look at what you can do there by day. Boat tours are especially popular, however, if you’re not up for being on the water, there’s an endless promenade along the coastline. There’s also a gorgeous sandy beach called Balluta Bay so you can hang out on land and still enjoy a refreshing swim. It’s turquoise-coloured and calm, with many cafes dotted all around so you can dine with a view (grab some halloumi, you won’t regret it). There’s great shipping at the Shopping Complex and you have to see the Spinola Palace, a baroque mansion that has gorgeous gardens. Oh and don’t forget to try your luck at the Dragonara Casino, which happens to be situated within a beautiful palace!
Paceville in St Julian’s is the nightlife capital of Malta and where the fun is at. There are bars, clubs, restaurants with live music, top 40 music, R & B, old euro hits and everything in between. The streets are crawling with people looking for a good time and the atmosphere is positively jovial. There are pubs like Ryan’s Pub where you could party until dawn or the famous Club Havana, with its outdoor terrace and varied music selection. The only thing I suggest is getting a nap in before you head out because the Maltese are known to stay out until the sun comes up and then some.
Sliema, on the other hand, which is just a hop and skip away from St Julian’s, also offers great choices for nightlife but it’s an upscale scene where you’ll find a whole lot more cocktail lounges and wine bars than pubs or clubs. Head over to Tower Road and the Strand, where you’ll come across gems like the Exiles Bar, a nifty spot by the sea. They generally have live music playing every evening and a lovely, sophisticated atmosphere with gorgeous views of the Mediterranean.
By day, Sliema is a great place to shop for designer brands at the Point Shopping Mall, bike ride or walk on the stunning and seemingly endless promenade, see the traditional wooden, colorful balconies decorating the homes of Malta’s elite, visit the oldest polygonal fort in the world, hang out in the Indepence Gardens or spend a day at the beach (Fond Ghadir is one of our faves).
Speaking of favorite beaches, the Blue Lagoon in Comino (a tiny island situated between Gozo and Malta), has, unequivocally, the world’s prettiest natural pool. The depth of the turquoise colors is spectacular, the sand is so unbelievably white that you might get blinded and you can travel far and wide but you still won’t find sea water that’s clearer in any part of the world. The waves are gentle and inviting - you're going to want to spend the day here. By the way, the water in the Blue Lagoon is heated (naturally, of course) to around 37-40 degrees Celsius (98-104 F) so it’s hawt.
While you’re here, make sure to visit the Santa Marija Tower, a historic tower that dates back to the 17th century and offers breathtaking views of the island. This is also a popular spot to dive in the mysterious Santa Maria Caves, which is full of tunnels, and you guessed it, caves!
Malta’s Sister Island: Gozo
Gozo is Go-rgeous, famous for its Neolithic Ġgantija Temple ruins, rural hiking paths through verdant valleys and rolling hills, endless sandy beaches and incredible scuba-diving sites.
From the Grand Harbour in Valletta, you can travel to Gozo in less than 45 minutes. From the bustling big city to suddenly being immersed in nature and rural life, ancient traditions and incredible cultural experiences - it’s wonderfully convenient! I would recommend heading to the 400-plus year-old vast and sprawling Citadel in the capital city of Victoria. Wander inside its imposing walls, check out the huge, baroque Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven, visit the Archaeological Museum, (storing treasures that are thousands of years old), and enjoy tasty treats in an outdoor cafe, situated in the winding alleyways of the Citadel.
There isn’t a more Instagram-worthy photo that you can take than in Wied-il Mielah Sea Arch and that’ll give you the perfect excuse to hop on a boat and explore. Totally worthwhile, and you can couple it up with a snorkeling or scuba-diving expedition as the clear, turquoise waters surrounding the Island create perfect conditions for either. Speaking of which, there are a number of gorgeous beaches you can spend the day on if you want to frolic in the sun. One of the best is Ramla Bay, with its expansive coastline, but there are others, such as the Mgarr Ix-Xini where the movie By the Sea was filmed.
Mdina and the Three Cities
In Mdina, also known as the "Silent City," (once the capital, but when it was relocated, people moved out and the city became akin to ghosttown, especially in comparison to how bustling it was), you’ll step back in time as you make your way through the winding medieval streets. A must-see attraction is the Mdina Cathedral, a masterpiece of Baroque architecture with a rich history dating back to the 12th century. Another must-see here are St Paul’s Catacombs, a cemetery with an extensive system of underground galleries and tombs dating from the third to the eighth centuries CE. It’s an immersive, bone-chilling experience that will give you the chance to see how Christians, Jews and nonbelievers were buried during different eras. A lovely activity to do, especially after spending a couple of hours in the sinister underground world, is to catch panoramic views of the surrounding countryside from the city walls. We recommend you try the Fontanella Tea Garden, which is a cafe that serves delicious baked goods and other treats by day. By night, the Fontanella Wine Bar offers stunning views of the island and a range of cocktails and wines (plus amazing charcuterie boards).
The Three Cities are a trio of fortified cities located across the Grand Harbour from Valletta. n Explore the winding streets and historic landmarks of Vittoriosa, Senglea, and Cospicua, including the imposing Fort St. Angelo and the magnificent St. Lawrence Church. The Three Cities also offer a range of dining and nightlife options, with a variety of bars and restaurants offering stunning views of the harbor.
Must must must visit. The deep blue waters of the Mediterranean are beckoning to you from the depths of cavernous rock and imposing stone arches. Just go and thank us later!
In short, choose Malta and feel the awe. Every corner you’ll turn reveals monuments and sites that have been preserved with care and love over the centuries. There are so many sites to visit in this amazing country, so much nature to enjoy and yes, the nightlife is just as great as in the other Mediterranean hotspots.

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A higher fibre food plan additionally increases your need for fluid as fibre absorbs more water out of your gut than other foods, so keep in mind to drink plenty of water. A 2013 research from Loma Linda University discovered, on average, vegans have a four.7% lower BMI than omnivores, even when they consumed the same quantity of energy.
If everybody was vegan, all the land used for the animals and a lot of the land used to produce the food for the animals could be reworded, appearing as a carbon sink, and greatly benefiting the environment. Farmers more than anyone work crop rotation and a number of other strategies to preserve topsoil. I do agree that meat is more healthy for the animal and anybody who eats merchandise from the animal when they eat a pure versus a grain based mostly diet and have normal exercise. South African Tim Noakes is the face of the low carb, high fats (LCHF) food plan, also called the Banting diet, and he makes no secret of the fact that he does not approve of vegan and vegetarian diets. Well, when the burger hits the fan and the kebab girl sings, there’ll still be no clear reply.
However, many potato recipes on Love Potatoes highlights that there is a lot of room for potatoes in healthy meals – try our wholesome recipes for some prime examples (a few of these recipes aren’t vegetarian). If you’re pondering of fixing your diet or have been encouraged to by your well being professional, learn ourGoing Veggie part for help with your first steps and what to anticipate. Changing to a vegetarian food plan with more fibre can produce changes in your digestive system which may trigger bloating and gasoline as the friendly bacteria adjust.
Humans have eaten meat for a very very long time, however a diet with minimal meat is much more healthful. Today, however, protein is far easier to return by — in nuts and beans, for example. Vitamin B-12 can be discovered adequately in cheese, eggs, milk, and artificially fortified products, and iron can be picked up from legumes, grains, nuts, and a variety of vegetables. From a medical viewpoint, we must always only eat meat whether it is healthful to do so. Over current years, there was a growing mountain of proof in help of the well being advantages of a vegetarian food plan and the well being dangers of pounding too many burgers into our our bodies.
The few research directly evaluating vegetarian to vegan diets report that vegans may have a somewhat lower risk of growing kind 2 diabetes, heart illness and various types of most cancers than vegetarians . Nonetheless, each vegetarians and vegans should pay special consideration to vitamin strategies meant to extend the absorption of vitamins from plant foods . Both vegetarians and vegans might have decrease intakes of those vitamins. However, research show that vegetarians are inclined to eat barely extra calcium and vitamin B12 than vegans . In phrases of ethics, vegetarians are opposed to killing animals for meals, but contemplate it acceptable to eat animal by-products such as milk and eggs, as long as the animals are stored in enough conditions.
- Although vegetarian diets are healthful and are related to lower threat of several persistent ailments, various kinds of vegetarians might not expertise the same effects on well being.
- It is possible that utilizing the label “vegetarian” as a dietary class is simply too broad and that our understanding might be served well by dividing vegetarians into extra descriptive subtypes.
- There is evidence that risk of colorectal most cancers is decrease in vegetarians and in those who eat much less meat; nevertheless, results from British vegetarians presently disagree, and this needs explanation.
Considering all the pros of following a vegan diet—better digestion, more fiber, much less saturated fat, more nutritious yet decrease-calorie foods—it makes sense why vegans would weigh less. You’ve doubtless heard of raw vegan diets, gluten-free vegan diets, and a host of other plant-based diet offshoots. Eliminating meat and dairy can already be restrictive, and even more so should you resolve to remove grains or another meals group. They assigned constructive scores to plant-primarily based foods and unfavorable ones to animal foods.
They scored healthy plant-based meals corresponding to whole grains larger than unhealthy plant meals, corresponding to french fries. People who ate healthier plant-based mostly meals had a 25% decrease likelihood of heart illness, while those that ate unhealthy plant foods had a 32% higher probability. “Vegetarian diets are undoubtedly lower in choline,” Weinandy says. “Eating a couple of eggs every week can actually assist boost consumption for many who embody eggs in what they eat.” Vegans should consider a complement, especially girls of childbearing age. The complement ought to be USP certified, she says, as meaning an impartial company verified the components and quantities on the label.
Some people select a plant-based mostly food plan for well being reasons, whereas others achieve this with more ethical considerations in mind. On the opposite facet of the dinner plate, some meat lovers put little thought into whether or not they need to or shouldn’t eat meat, while others will defend their proper to chow down on animal muscle tissue until the tip of time.
Vegetarians and vegans usually avoid consuming animal merchandise for similar causes. The largest difference is the degree to which they think about animal merchandise acceptable. Therefore, a vegan food plan not solely excludes animal flesh, but in addition dairy, eggs and animal-derived elements. These include gelatin, honey, carmine, pepsin, shellac, albumin, whey, casein and some types of vitamin D3.


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