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Topic Reading-Vol.841-7/31/2014
New scare hits fast food chains
Another food safety problem has just been revealed in China. This time it was exposed by employees of the meat product company which supply beef and chicken products to KFC, McDonald's and other restaurant chains.
According to the report by a TV channel in Shanghai, the meat supplier provided expired meat with fresh product. It also believed to have deliberately misled quality inspectors from McDonald's.
This kind of malpractice seems not so unusual among local food suppliers in China as many consumers don't trust domestic baby milk or daily products and opt to pay multiple times higher prices on foreign branded products. But this time, the meat supplier is a subsidiary of a US food company and has business with those giant restaurant chains throughout the world.
Enjoy reading and learning how effective and dependable global management and local operation could be.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2014-07/22/content_17878040.htm
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Topic Reading-Vol.840 7/30/2014
Forbes Media sold to Chinese group Integrated Whale
The American publisher with 97-year history is famous for its lists of world richest companies and persons. They've been doing well in their own businesses but have decided to bring in external cash and control ship to grow in the global market. The owner family is going to sell a majority of the privately-held shares to Chinese investing company. It seems that numbers of American assets and business opportunities are targeted by cash-rich Chinese companies these days, which may remind you of the buying spree by Japanese companies in the late 1980s.
Within a decade, not only the majority of the stake of the listing company but also the lists might be occupied by Chinese companies.
Enjoy reading and learning about this latest sell off of the American iconic publisher.
Wartime confessions reignite China and Japan's 'war of words'
Why China's media is flooded with Japan's war time crimes lately? Why the Chinese leader blasts Japan at the 77th, not significant year even in Chinese customs, anniversary of the start of the Sino-Japanese war in 1937 at a time when more than enough disputes and blames are exchanged?
China may be trying to inspire patriotism in an easiest way by creating a foreign enemy in an attempt to shift the eyes of the public from domestic problems such as widening income gap, slowing economy or rising racial conflicts and also to undermine the 1989 tragedy in Tienanmen Square. However, bringing a historical war crime card to the table, it could make it difficult to seek potential face-saving solution for both sides, especially when the issue is brought to education stage, which could also deteriorate future bilateral relationship of the neighboring countries.
Enjoy reading and learning how critical the situation and relation of the second and third largest countries in economy are.
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/16/world/asia/china-japan-war-of-words/index.html?hpt=hp_c2
Bolivia law allows 'self-employed children' aged 10 to work
A new law has just been passed and signed to allow child labor in Bolivia. It is one of the poorest countries in South America with a population of a little over 10 million.
This new law clearly breaches the international regulation of minimum working age which is set by The International Labor Organization. But the president of the country wants to have a balance between the reality and the international treaties. The law requires children to attend school and to be self-employed. It is clear now that having such a law, anyone who violates it could be punished harshly, which in turn might reduce the number of illegal child labors.
Enjoy reading and thinking if such a law would protect children or not.
You can't see it, or figure out its shape: Is this the real new black?
How black your pencil, ballpoint pen or tonner ink? While conventional black, such as black paint or fabric is said to absorb light by between 95% and 98%, this newly created material sucks up 99.96% of all light that hits it. It is so dark that looks like a whole.
Vandablack was the darkest material ever tested in the prominent laboratories in the UK and the US. It is basically made out of carbon nanotubes and is designed to help cameras, telescopes and infrared scanning systems work more accurately by reducing straying light.
Enjoy reading about and seeing the darkest thing that you've ever observed.
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/17/business/worlds-darkest-marterial/index.html?hpt=hp_c3
BRICS nations to create $100bn development bank
Is this attempt a complement to or competition against developed countries by developing powers?
There are numbers of world or regional institutions that deal with financial problems and promote economic and social progress such as the World Bank, International Monetary Fund or Asian Development Bank. They are mostly initiated, funded and run by developed western countries.
Now developing giants such as China, Russia, Brazil and South Africa have formed a new institution that aims to function as emergency reserve fund and development bank for developing countries. It seems that these five countries want to have more influence and say to the world through such fund by sifting the dependency on western countries to theirs.
Enjoy reading and learning about this new historical initiative by five most developing countries in the rest of the western world.
Mother in toddler's hot car death wants privacy to grieve
Another heartbreaking story in summer. Parents leave their baby, infant or toddler in a car for hours while the temperature goes over 30 degrees outside and plus 10 or higher degrees in the car.
Why such gloss negligence happens everywhere every year? No one can stand for sitting in a sizzling car windows closed for hours without air conditioning running on a summer day.
In the future, there may be an alert system that could prevent such tragedies. It probably won't require rocket science when auto-drive cars are in already near-practical stage.
Enjoy reading and learning what could have saved the toddler in the car.
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/15/justice/georgia-hot-car-toddler-death-mother/index.html?hpt=hp_c3
25 totally unnecessary but desirable travel gadgets
Are you a big fun of high or low tech gadgets, gizmos or accessories that could make your travel more enjoyable and comfortable? No matter which side you belong to, it's worth checking what sorts of travel gadgets are created by engineers, innovators and entrepreneurs. Some of the items such as SleepPhone, BioLight CampStove or Narrative clip-on camera might draw your attention.
Some of such concepts look so unique that you may think it a brilliant idea or so useless that no one would ever think of using it.
Enjoy reading and learning about the gadgets that haven't become popular yet or will never be.
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/06/travel/summer-travel-gadgets/index.html?hpt=hp_c6
Coming soon? Standing instead of sitting on planes
It just seems to be a matter of how passengers think or expect how they are transported from point A to B. Think of a bus or train ride which often keeps you standing for some time, do you think it's fair to pay the same amount of fare as the other lucky passengers sitting on the seat? Should there be a cheaper fare if you bear standing, which would you choose to pay, a higher or lower fair? It may depend on how long the travel time is, how crowded the train/bus is and how much saving you may get.
Think of a similar choice on a short flight, say an hour or less. Which seat would you prefer if a vertical seat offers you 30% lower fare than an ordinary sitting seat with tight leg room? As more demand for lower fare increases for air traveling, vertical seat may be one of practical solutions for a bus with wings.
Enjoy reading and learning about a new idea for a lower air fare.
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/10/travel/standing-cabin-plane-study/index.html?hpt=hp_c3
Same sex dance ban plan sparks row
One thing needs to be clarified above all. Dancing pairs, either the same or different gender, aren't necessarily "couples". This proposed ban by the British Dance Council (BDC) is to have separate competitions for the same sex pairs in order to keep the traditional mixed couple dancing competed fairly. It sounds reasonable as most physical competitions are competed by either or mixed-only pairs or teams like mixed-doubles tennis matches.
You can hardly imagine a same-sex couple competing in a figure skating competition. So why some people feel excluded from dancing competitions?
Enjoy reading and learning what same-sex dance couples think of competing with mixed couples.
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-28260949
China's incredible high-speed rail system
Just in six years, China has already built the world largest high speed train network. Over 10,000 kilometers dedicated lines connect most of the major cities in the eastern regions. Most notably, it runs between its political capital, Beijing, and business capital, Shanghai only in five hours.
Though they've created massive financial debts and major corruption charges, over 220 million passengers have used the train system. There was an accident that killed 40 passengers once but it didn't seem to worry the increasing demand. Some airliners even had to cut their short routes because passengers chose convenience and punctuality that trains offer.
And more to come within the next few years to connect undeveloped western regions to the east.
Enjoy reading and learning this fastest ever development of fast train network.
http://money.cnn.com/gallery/news/2014/07/08/china-high-speed-rail/index.html
New UN force on climate impacts on health
There will be a new unit to cope with climate impacts on health issues under the UN. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and World Health Organization (WHO) are jointly setting up a pool of scientists to give advice on health issues caused or can be caused by climate change, such as extremely heavy rainfalls, floods or droughts.
That sounds especially helpful for the regions whose land is near sea level, namely around the Indian Ocean and western Africa. Even if people could survive floods or cyclone, their lives might face danger of diseases malaria or diarrhea.
It might sound like a good move but where the actions are to stop or slow the global warming?
Enjoy reading and learning about a new move by the U.N.
http://news.yahoo.com/un-force-climate-impacts-health-184509920.html
Dramatic video shows 'near miss' at Barcelona airport
Have you ever experienced a "go around" in a landing airplane? It's an emergency maneuver taken by the pilot most likely when there's something ahead or on the runway, or something is wrong with the aircraft. No one wants this kind of serious danger. Fortunately, pilots are all trained to judge, respond and act to avoid an accident.
Here is a video happened to be shot the very close encounter of two jetliner in Barcelona, Spain. One was approaching the runway and the other was crossing it.
According to the statistics, there are over 40 such dangerous near miss incidents last year. Think about the aviation world in the coming years, air traffic is going to be more congested while pilots are likely to be less experienced because of the growing demand in developing countries, you may choose alternative transportation if available.
Enjoy seeing the close encounter video.
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/07/travel/spain-aviation-near-miss/index.html?hpt=hp_c2
This paper cup can be recycled -- unlike the 50 billion that end up in landfills
That's an estimated number of disposed coffee cups in the U.S. alone a year. That sounds like a lot of un-recycled coffee cups, don't they? In other words, it's a good target to work on to make some effort for cleaner and greener world. But why paper cups aren't recycled? That's because those conventionally used cardboard cups are attached a layer of plastic to keep the coffee warm and the cup dry, which can't be put into the paper recycling process.
So a British inventor came with a practical idea to make the cups recyclable that could save as many as 350 billion cups. He made the layer of plastic not attached to the cup but make it removable, so that the plastic part can be easily separated when they are recycled.
Sounds simple, doesn't it?
Enjoy reading and learning about a new way to save billions of coffee cups.
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/02/business/uk-recylable-cup/index.html?hpt=hp_c3
With one eye on Washington, China plots its own Asia 'pivot'
While the U.S. is trying to sell and promote its "pivot to Asia" policy, its rival seems to be developing and deploying counter measures in the region.
China had been keeping its prominent leader Deng Xiaoping's "hiding ones' strength and biding ones' time" discipline, or keeping a low profile policy until recently. But they've got GPS satellites that cover not only Asia but also the whole globe, the world fastest computer, stealth fighter jets, and cyber forces as well as now the most influential economy within the region and also to the world. Their deeper-than-any-other pocket allows the country to demonstrate its influence and threats to the region. Some of the economic initiatives they are taking are claimed to be peaceful and indeed look generous but its neighbors can see the glint of steel beneath the robe.
Enjoy reading and learning what the rising dragon is intending.
http://news.yahoo.com/one-eye-washington-china-plots-own-asia-pivot-231247324.html
Truck of the future aims to drive itself
When cars drive themselves, the person sitting next the passenger's seat in front of the vehicle may no longer be called a "driver."
The German luxury automaker, Mercedes, is also one of the largest truck producers. They've test driven its first auto-driving 18 wheeler on autobahn where cars drive without speed limit. The test truck didn't drive crazy though, only at 80 km per hour just to be fuel efficient. The eyes of the "operator" of the truck were completely off the road watching a cooking video. His hands were operating not the steering wheel but his tablet PC, and his feet are both off the pedals and never throttled the accelerator or put on the brake.
Some or most of the technologies applied on this future truck are already available, such as smart cruise control or guidance/mapping system. Even American IT giant Google has been test driving auto-drivable vehicles on the street. Future seems to be getting closer.
Enjoy reading and learning what your next or the next to the next vehicle may be like.
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/04/tech/mercedes-future-truck/index.html?hpt=hp_c5
The World's Richest Countries: Casinos beat the banker-Macau leapfrogs Switzerland in wealth chart.
Macau, the world hub of gambling, ranked number four in 2013 in the world wealthiest territory list after Luxemburg, Norway and Qatar. According to the list released by the World Bank shows the former colony of Portuguese's GDP, Gross Domestic Product, per capita leaped staggering 18% from the previous year, thanks to the booming casino business that created $45 billion in revenues, seven times as much as Las Vegas did in the same year.
Why did their gambling business soar so much for a territory only with just over half million population? It's the same story as its cousin city, Hong Kong. Tourists from mainland China rushed to these two coastal cities the deep pockets. These days, wherever they go, they seem to be the most welcomed visitors for the local businesses and economy.
Enjoy reading and learning about where the wealthiest places in the world are.
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/02/business/macau-casino-world-cup/index.html?hpt=hp_c5
Scientist who discovered Ebola: 'This is unprecedented'
There is an outbreak of a deadly disease in Western Africa, namely Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. Nearly 500 people have died this year mainly in the capitals of these countries. People who are infected by this disease show symptoms that look like the flu or a cold – headache, fever, maybe diarrhea in its early stage, so they may not recognize that they've gotten a serious and almost incurable disease until very fast and uncontrollable bleeding occur. That is one of the biggest problems of this disease. It could spread before an infection is suspected or identified.
Though it was discovered two scores ago, little is known about this lethal virus, Ebola, and there is no vaccine against its infection. The good news is that this virus is infected only with a close contact like touching. So it could be prevented from spreading if the government takes decisive moves like isolation and quarantine of the patients, as well as timely and effective informing of the public.
Enjoy reading and learning about an outbreak of a deadly disease before it becomes an epidemic or pandemic.
http://amanpour.blogs.cnn.com/2014/07/02/scientist-who-discovered-ebola-this-is-unprecedented/?hpt=hp_c1
How pickpockets trick your mind.
Have you ever been talked nicely by someone looked nice in a busy place like London or Tokyo? Didn't the person try to draw your attention to something off your valuables without arousing alert by showing something nice or speaking in a friendly manner? That person might be a pickpocket who was trying to steal your valuable.
According to a neuroscientist, human mind isn't used to multi-tasks to focus on the most immediate or important thing happening around him or her. Therefore, if a pickpocket wants a thing in your right pocket, he or she would attempt to draw your attention from it by showing something somewhere in a natural fashion, or the pickpocket uses his or her college(s) to cause a situation that your mind is occupied or confused.
How to avoid such danger? Don't touch or show your valuable in a busy place. Don't trust anyone speaking nicely to you. But probably the best way is to keep you away from busy places and not to bring your valuable with you.
Enjoy reading and learning about the tricks pickpockets deploy.
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140629-how-pickpockets-trick-your-mind
Why are white, working class children in Britain falling behind?
It's not surprising that students of lower income families do poorly at school compared to the ones of upper income families. This kind of social problem appear more common among the minority group in African Americans in the U.S. or uneducated immigrants in European countries. However, children of the white working class in the U.K. are found to be underperforming compared to the students of other racial backgrounds of the same income level.
There seem to be several factors behind this social phenomenon such as school, income, neighborhood, tradition, social class and parents, and they seem relevant to each other.
Enjoy reading and learning about Britain's deep and historical social problem still lasting since the Industrial Revolution.
http://news.yahoo.com/why-white-working-class-children-britain-falling-behind-120006292.html
Nepal's Organ Trail: How traffickers steal kidneys.
Where there is demand, there always are suppliers to provide goods or services to meet the demand, even for human organs. Some poor and uneducated people in Nepal seem to have been the victims of organ trafficking in the black market.
Those who are in desperate need for a kidney transplant pay to get compatible live kidney within the same blood type group. To meet such desperate demand, traffickers bring someone to suit the patient by cheating someone who is in need for money. Doctors who perform kidney transplants are of course educated and certified but they are also cheated by the traffickers. After such transplant is performed, the recipient gets a healthy kidney and the doctor and trafficker get handsome money while the poor donor is paid less than what the trafficker had promised and loses his or her health or even life.
Read and learn about this awful business practice and victims.
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/06/26/world/asia/freedom-project-nepals-organ-trail/index.html?hpt=ias_t3
Minimum CO2 price of $32 needed to curb warming, study shows.
Price for CO2? This title might make you wonder who is selling or buying Carbon Dioxide, which doesn't seem to have tangible value or benefit to anyone but harm to the environment.
The price of carbon is set as a tax on emissions or a cap-and-trade mechanism that business entities are allowed to sell their unused allotments by reducing the total amount of CO2 created by their business operations and activities. These could include not only direct gas emissions but also any carbon footprints in their entire business processes, such as storing, packaging and transportation.
Therefore, if such market price goes up, companies are more motivated to reduce their emissions. The harder and more efficiently they work, the more benefit they will enjoy economically and environmentally.
Enjoy reading and learning this economic stimulus plan to reduce the impact on global warming.
http://news.yahoo.com/minimum-co2-price-32-needed-curb-warming-study-141644112.html
Topic Reading-Vol.819-7/9/2014
Super-sizing Ramadan: The Middle East's glitziest tent feasts
What is Ramadan? It is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar when Muslims worldwide observe this as a month of fasting from dawn to sunset. Muslims refrain from eating, drinking and smoking during the fast. Food and drinks are only served before sunrise and after sunset.
After enduring fasting during the day, hungry Muslims enjoy feasting after sunset, to an extent that some health offices warn people not to eat too much.
It seems that this break-fasting meal is a great business opportunity for restaurants and hotels to serve extraordinary dishes that make those devout Muslims indulged in. Of course. If one eats only once or twice a day, restaurants can get customers only once or twice a day but their budget is twice or three times richer than a regular meal!
Enjoy reading and learning what Ramadan business is about in oil rich Arabian countries.
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/06/26/travel/ramadan-tents/index.html?hpt=hp_c5
7 terrible countries for Christians.
There are several forces, such as the dictator of North Korea, constitution in Saudi Arabia and Islam extremists in Nigeria that prohibit, discriminate, harass, arrest or even attack people who worship "other religions." People whose faiths are different from the authorized or approved religions in such places seem to have to endure very difficult times and in some cases face life-threatening dangers.
The world is soon going to have more smartphones than the population. People can interact, communicate and share any information, thoughts or images almost instantly across the world. Can anyone or anything stop people believing or practicing their faith?
Spend some moments to read and learn about another world of discrimination.
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/06/25/world/terrible-countries-for-christians/index.html?hpt=hp_c1
Toyota names price for new fuel cell car
What's Fuel Cell Vehicle (FCV) or Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV)? It is a type of automobile that uses a fuel cell to power its electric motor to drive instead of a conventional engine that burns fossil fuel burning to drive.
OK, what's fuel cell then? A fuel cell is a device that generates electricity by a chemical reaction. They generate electricity with very little pollution because much of the hydrogen and oxygen used in generating electricity ultimately combine to form just water.
That sounds exciting but why it hasn't been on the market? There are two main reasons. One is the price. Though the price tag announced by the world biggest auto manufacturer is lower than expected, it is still four times as expensive as the one of most popular hybrid vehicle before government subsidies or incentive. The other is the fuel station that provides hydrogen. Existing gas stations can't simply put hydrogen into their tanks and it requires substantial investment to build a new station or convert an existing one. It's like a chicken or egg kind of dilemma, which came first?
Enjoy reading and learning about what the fuel cell vehicle could mean or affect the future.
http://news.yahoo.com/toyota-names-price-fuel-cell-car-163036878--finance.html
Sexist views dent Japan push for women's rights.
Does a deep bow really offer an apology?
The shamed and blamed Tokyo metropolitan assemblyman finally admitted that he had heckled a fellow assemblywoman with an unprecedentedly harassing comment like, "get married and have a child" during her presentation at the assembly several days ago. During the several days, public claims by men and women, media and political parties called for a hunt for the hecklers and the men-dominated assembly had moved to question several suspects. It took such enormous public and political pressure, including his party leader, the prime minister, and several days for the ill-minded politician to admit the wrong doing, which he initially denied. Furthermore, even though his name was removed from the member list of the party, he declined to surrender his seat at the assembly, while a man admitted that he had threw 20 raw eggs at the politician's office.
Enjoy reading and learning how a politician admits his wrong doing and reacts to the public pressure.
http://news.yahoo.com/sexist-views-dent-japan-push-womens-rights-115607803.html
Sneak peek: Harry Potter's Diagon Alley
Are you a (diehard) fan of Harry Potter movie or book, or both? If you are, you'll be thrilled to see this preview of the newly created wizard world.
There is already a theme park in Orlando Florida, long known for Disney World until 2010 when The Wizarding World of Harry Potter-Hogsmeade opened. Since then, Orland seems to have been known as a world of witches & wizards rather than fantasy world of mice as the number of visitors to the town has increased by 27% for the first four years since the opening.
Now, Universal has added another thrilling attraction adjacent to the already successful theme park. Visitors will explore more variety of the wizards' world in detail, such as the Hogwarts Express, Diagon Alley, the vaults of Gringotts, and Gringotts Bank with goblins.
Enjoy reading and seeing the snapshots of the new destination.
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/06/20/travel/harry-potter-diagon-alley-orlando/index.html?hpt=hp_c5
Harley-Davidson invites public to test electric motorbike.
How does a silent Harley-Davidson on Route 66 sound like to you?
First, Harley-Davidson is a century-old motorcycle manufacturer that makes America's iconic and symbolic Harley-Davidson motorcycles. The exhaust sound of their motorcycles sounds so unstable that some may think it's going to stop anytime but actually it is the heart and soul of the brand. In fact, the sound itself is patented. There are lots of loyal Harley riders and fan clubs in the world.
Second, Rout 66, also known as is Will Rogers Highway, is another America's icon. It was one of the original highways within the U.S. built back in 1926. It runs nearly 4,000 kilometers between Santa Monica, California and Chicago, Illinoi.
Therefore, riding on a Harley-Davidson in a black leather jacket or a vest with dark sunglasses on, seeing rocks, open fields and abandoned signs and remains along the road, feeling the air and hearing its exhaust noise has been one of the most fashionable American lifestyles.
So, when the iconic manufacture revealed the prototype of their first electric motorcycle, the fans had mixed reactions. A quiet Harley?
Enjoy reading and learning what this quite green motorcycle is about on America's birthday.
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27926348
Also, you may want to enjoy the introduction video by the manufacturer's website.
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+harleydavidson/posts
What a wonderful world: 13 fabulous gardens
Another world top 10 something? Well, this time, not 10 but 13, and not "top something" but just fabulous probably because there are many gardens that are no less impressive than these.
These selected gardens aren't just visibly beautiful but historically remarkable. Come to think of how such costly artificial beauty was funded, created and has been maintained, wealth, pride, generosity and support seem to have been the core factors.
How many of them have you seen or are planning to see? Enjoy seeing beautiful photos and reading the captions.
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/06/19/travel/fabulous-gardens/index.html?hpt=hp_c3
Gaokao ghostwriters to face punishment
China is long, and well known for its national entrance exam called Gaokao, that is taken by over nine million students nationwide in June every year. The test is decisive for Chinese high school students because this is almost the only score to be used which university the applicant can be enrolled.
Judging students' present academic qualifications and future potential solely by paper exams doesn't sound so motivating or open minded compared to western admission practices. However, it is actually fair to everyone at least in theory, especially for the country where connections and bribes have been common practices to get opportunities and favors. The problem is where there is a test, there are always cheats. Since the stake is so high that some parents seem to be willing to pay enough money to have a surrogate take the exam, which would require them to buy out not only a few but also at least several officials and administrators for the testing place and the room, not to mention the surrogate test taker. Such ghostwriters are given down payment before the exam and be paid lucrative bonus depending on their test scores.
Enjoy reading and learning about this organized test cheating scandal in China.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2014-06/18/content_17595886.htm
Machu Picchu named 'world's top landmark' by TripAdvisor
There appear to be numbers of "the World top 10 something lists" shown on the web these days. You may wonder who choose and rank such things and places to make a list. In the past, many of such lists were created based of the poll by limited number of experts of the category, often biased or opinionated. But today, many of such lists are compiled from much larger number of both intentional voters and non-intentional data dedicators, meaning web traffic. Instead of counting the tally, computer algorism makes quantitative and qualitative analysis on certain criteria. Such results seem to show quite remarkable differences from the simple voting tally.
Tripadvisor is one of such sites that issues a world's top list. It claims the world's largest travel site with over 150 million candid reviews, opinions, and photos of hotels, restaurants, attractions, and more - all by travelers like you. And they have just released the world top landmarks and parks.
Enjoy reading and finding how many of them you've been to, are going to or attracted to visit.
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/06/17/travel/trip-advisor-top-landmarks/index.html?hpt=hp_c5

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Recently, John Legend joined what might be the most exclusive club in show biz – people who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony award, also called an E.G.O.T.
It made me wonder what the children's book equivalent of an EGOT is, and of course, who is in the club.
The awards would have to be ones that anyone could potentially win, so I settled on Boston Globe-Horn Book, National Book Award, Caldecott, and Newbery. B.N.C.N. Let's call it the Benson.
Woodson has won three Boston Globe-Horn Book Honors (in all three categories, no less) for Locomotion (Fiction), Brown Girl Dreaming (Nonfiction), and Pecan Pie Baby (Picture Book) a National Book Award for Brown Girl Dreaming (and shortlisted for Locomotion and Hush), she has authored a book that won a Caldecott Honor (Coming Home Soon, illustrated by E.B. Lewis – not technically an award, but I'm counting it), and has won multiple Newbery honors (Brown Girl Dreaming, After Tupac & D Foster, Feathers, and Show Way).
Rylant won a two Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards (Missing May and Appalachia) and an Honor (God Went to Beauty School), was shortlisted for a National Book Award (during the period of time when they gave a picture book award, for When I Was Young in the Mountains), authored two books that won a Caldecott Honors (When I Was Young in the Mountains, The Relatives Came), and won a Newbery Medal (Missing May) and Honor (A Fine White Dust).
This of course raises the question of which active creators could potentially reach the BNCN club. Looks like DiCamillo and Henkes are your best bets.
Steig has two boston globe/horn book honors.
How did I miss this!? Thank you – post updated!
Since the Newbery and Caldecott are both ALA/ALSC awards, wouldn't specifying them be like specifying multiple categories (say, Acting and Directing, or Country and Gospel, or Comedy and Drama) within E, G, O, or T? And what about CSK, Printz, Sibert, and other shiny-sticker categories within the ALA/ALSC awards?
The National Book Award seems effectively authors-only, but there are other kidlit-award-giving bodies that honor both authors and illustrators in multiple categories (CBC Children's Choice, SCBWI Golden Kite, and Cybils come immediately to mind). For an EGOT comparison, are there any of those that could join ALA/ALSC and BGHB among the top-tier kidlit awards-awarders?
Steig's novel Dominic was also a National Book Award Finalist. Where is his ALSC Legacy Award????
The almost in club list also needs to include Louis Sachar. Holes got him 3/4 of the way there all by itself.
So true. Added him in. Thanks, Eric!
You forgot the most prestigious award of all….the Undies!
I think this is a great equivalent of the EGOT!
Yes, there are some quibbles that the BNCN doesn't highlight diversity of talent like the EGOT — but keep in mind that many EGOT winners do so with only *one kind of art form* — such as composer Robert Lopez, who won his EGOT entirely via music (an Oscar for "Frozen" a Tony for "The Book of Mormon," Grammys for both "Frozen" and "Book of Mormon," and an Emmy for — wait for it — "The Wonder Pets"). So I hereby lay my quibble aside.


@cwebber The main problem that I see is that ActivityPub doesn't address the problems with federated socnets which were already known about before it arrived. Being able to migrate accounts from one server to another, having a nomadic identity which is resistant to server outages and also being able to have privacy controls over who sees what. All of those things mean having a key based identity rather than a domain based one.
The war reference relates to the early development of Mastodon. At that time it looked like Mastodon was just going to be another identi.ca or Twitter clone - a single server system with many users. There were numerous federation bugs and seemingly not much interest in fixing them. Fortunately those fears turned out to be unfounded. As Mastodon got more popular more instances appeared, and the earlier attitude that other instances were traitors to the One True Instance went away.
I don't know if the author of the "war is coming" blogpost still thinks there's a war or one coming. I hope not, and if not, great... but I still see that article passed around as a "history of federation" blogpost and that bothers me.
@cwebber @bob Actually, to the contrary, Robek refuted the "war is coming" part in the same article, so it was a bit unfair to say he "characterizes it as war". To cite the original article: "Actually, there's not a war coming. Really, things are just business as usual for the OStatus protocol networks which have been around for nearly a decade."
@drequivalent @bob Okay, that's a fair point. I've updated the post.
It really looks bad to say that when he's got recorded source interviews with some of the people involved. I'd suggest you edit again.
> This is a big deal, because OStatus is the technology that W3C maintains and develops and is "basically the standard" operating procedure for cohesive microblogging communities.
The W3C doesn't maintain OStatus at all. There are some other things as well. But anyway, okay. I removed the call for a federation history entirely.


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California girl honored for calling 911 while her kidnapper sped toward US-Mexico border
Posted 3:46 pm, March 11, 2019, by Tribune Media Wire
SAN DIEGO - The terrified but clear words of 8-year-old Malaiha Wheatley's 911 call were played over a speaker Sunday at a ceremony honoring quick-thinking children who called for help when it was needed most.
Wheatley was one of a trio of San Diego kids honored for their bravery and efforts to call 911 during emergencies at the "911 for Kids" event. Officials and local authorities were on hand to present the medals of honor to the children and their dispatchers.
Wheatley and her 3-year-old brother were kidnapped by a woman last April. Their father parked at a strip mall and ran into a business by himself when a woman hopped in the car and took off with Wheatley and her brother in tow.
Related: Video shows good Samaritans stop woman from stealing car with child in backseat
In the terrifying moments that followed, 8-year-old Wheatley called 911 from the backseat. She managed to give her dispatcher enough information for police to track down the woman, 26-year-old Leslie Saenz. Saenz was arrested at the US-Mexico border, and the children were reunited with their family unharmed.
"At first I was panicking and then I had my phone in my pocket and I took it out and called the dispatcher," Wheatley said.
On the other end of the call was 911 dispatcher Hailee Babusiak.
"She was very calm and she answered all my questions. She was a rockstar in my opinion," Babusiak said.
Saenz was convicted of kidnapping and vehicle theft. She is expected to be sentenced Monday and faces up to 13 years in prison.
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Phillip R. Gunsul, 58, of Montgomery passed away Friday, November 11, 2005 at Kindred Hospital in Sycamore, IL. He was born on February 15, 1947 in Aurora to Richard and Helen (Tiffany) Gunsul.\r\nPhillip retired from Lucent Technologies as an Electronic Engineer. He attended Oswego Presbyterian Church, he volunteered for the Kendall County Historical Society, he enjoyed genealogy research, he was a Ham Radio operator and his call sign was WB9AAX. he was a member of the N.C.R.S. and the Fox Valley Corvette Club. Phillip served his country proudly as a member of the United States Army.\r\nHe is survived by his wife of 31 years, Linda M. Gunsul of Montgomery; his son, Paul (Jane) Gunsul of Huntley; his brother, David Gunsul of olive Branch, MS; his sister, Joyce Siversten of Aurora; and nephew, David Gunsul of Plano.\r\nHe was preceded in death by his parents.\r\nFuneral Services will begin at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 at the Dieterle Memorial Home, 1120 S. Broadway in Montgomery. Pastor Leon Alberts of the Oswego Presbyterian Church will officiate. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery in Montgomery.
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Ipso facto reforms – what exceptions apply?
Scott Couper, Partner, Brisbane
From 1 July 2018, new provisions introduced into the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (CA 2001) by the Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Enterprise Incentives No. 2) Act 2017 (Cth), impose a stay on the enforcement of ipso facto clauses against a company that becomes subject to certain prescribed insolvency events.
Importantly, the changes only apply to contracts entered into after 1 July 2018.
What are ipso facto clauses?
Ipso facto clauses are contractual provisions that allow a party to automatically terminate or modify a contract on the occurrence of a specified insolvency event. It does not matter whether a party experiencing the insolvency event is continuing to comply with its obligations under the contract/agreement. A simple example is the automatic termination of a supply agreement upon the appointment by the company of a voluntary administrator.
Underlying rationale
The reasoning behind the implementation of the ipso facto reforms is to promote growth, entrepreneurship and assist in fostering and developing an attitude of innovation in Australia. The reforms are designed to encourage corporations to work through difficult times particularly early on in their formative corporate years with the benefit of knowing that the key contracts can be maintained in an insolvency context.
Exceptions to the reforms
The explanatory memoranda of the Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Enterprise Incentives No. 2) Act 2017 (Cth) notes correctly that ipso facto clauses can be damaging when corporations encounter financial trouble. However, Parliament also recognised that a one size fits all approach would not work for all ipso facto clauses in contracts entered into following 1 July 2018.
There are two types of carve outs applicable to the new ipso facto reforms. These are:
specific types of contracts as set out in the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) – Reg 5.3A.50 (Regulations); and
specific types of rights as set out in the Ministerial Declaration Corporations Amendment (Stay on Enforcing Certain Rights) Declaration 2018 (Declaration) (available here).
The Regulations
The Regulations operate to exempt a wide range of industries from the general stay. By way of example, they cover:
contracts for the supply of essential services to, or for, a government body; and
contracts in respect of complex financial products such as bonds, promissory notes or syndicated loans.
The above is a sample of the various types of contracts which the ipso facto stay does not effect and for which their pre-1 July 2018 treatment and operation remains applicable. It is therefore recommended that prior to entering into a new contract to supply services/products, a careful analysis be undertaken as to whether the type of contact being entered into is in fact caught by the Regulations. This will invariably be a difficult question to answer in respect of some contracts in the marketplace for which expert advice will be necessary.
The Declaration operates to prevent the ipso facto clause stay from affecting certain specific rights provided in contracts entered into after 1 July 2018 where it has been deemed undesirable for the stay to apply.
These rights have particular effect on financiers entering into 'financing arrangements'. 'Financing Arrangements' are defined by section 4 of the Declaration to include 'any form of financial accommodation'.
The rights provided in the Declaration are set out in section 5 and are far fewer in number than the types of contracts set out in the Regulations. Specific rights set out in the Declaration include, but are not limited to, the following:
the right to charge uplift interest upon a default;
a termination right under a standstill/forbearance arrangement;
a right to change the priority, or order, in which amounts are to be paid, distributed or received under a contract or arrangement;
a right of set off;
a right of assignment or novation; and
'step in rights' to complete an obligation under a contract.
The rights provided in the Declaration were drafted following a public consultation process and are designed to prevent the application of the general ipso facto stay in circumstances where there is good reason to do so. The reasons underlying the implementation of each of the rights in the Declaration are helpfully set out here in the Explanatory Statement issued by the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services.
Given the implementation of the ipso facto regime is in its early days, we can expect some teething problems. For example, certain types of contractual rights may have been incorrectly omitted from the list of rights in the Declaration (and therefore subject to the general ipso facto clause stay). The precise nature of these rights (if any) will become apparent moving forward as counterparties begin to encounter insolvency events in respect of contracts entered into after 30 June 2018.
Moving forward, it is recommended that parties consult their advisors to determine whether specific rights in new contracts entered into post 30 June 2018 are caught by the new reforms. Rights which have been readily enforced in previous years may be caught by the general ipso facto clause stay which will have significant strategic implications.
Scott Couper, Partner
Jamie O'Regan, Solicitor
This update does not constitute legal advice and should not be relied upon as such. It is intended only to provide a summary and general overview on matters of interest and it is not intended to be comprehensive. You should seek legal or other professional advice before acting or relying on any of the content.
Scott Couper
scott.couper@gadens.com


The young and small Northampton wrestling team sent six wrestlers to the Western Massachusetts Division 1 Tournament.
The Blue Devils had one goal in mind since finishing last in 2018, and backed by fourth-place finishes from senior Noah Brink and sophomore Maddox McPherson, they accomplished that goal.
Northampton finished ninth among 13 teams with 49 points, Saturday at West Springfield High School.
Central won the title with 289.5 points. West Springfield was second (233) and Putnam third (202).
Brink moved up a weight class to 145 pounds and navigated his way through six matches to place fourth.
The fourth seed opened with a pin over Owen Comeau, of Minnechaug, in 1 minute, 46 seconds, but a 4-2 loss to Westfield's Vitaliy Borodin in the quarterfinals dropped him to the consolation round.
Brink recorded two straight pins to reach the consolation semifinals. He dropped Luis Torres, of Chicopee Comp, in 47 seconds, and Josh Reilly, of East Longmeadow, in 1:07.
Brink was in control of second seed Jason Cruz, of Putnam. Brink had five takedowns throughout the match for an 11-5 win.
Brink had a rematch with Borodin in the third-place match. Despite an early takedown by Brink, Borodin earned the 4-2 win.
McPherson is in his first full season of wrestling after joining late last season. The sophomore had a bye to the quarterfinals where he pinned Eliondres Quinones, of Westfield, in 1:06. McPherson lost 9-0 to Putnam's Davion Bryant, but he recovered to pin Tim Battle, of Central, in 14 seconds to reach the third-place match. There, Ali Adnan, of West Springfield, earned a 4-1 decision.
McPherson's "a strong and athletic kid and he understands where he needs to be at all times," Bialek said.
Brink and McPherson will advance to the two-day state Division 1 tournament, Friday at Methuen High School. Brink will compete for the second time. Last year, he was the first junior in program history to reach the second day of the state meet. McPherson will compete for the first time.
Sophomores Joseph Lellman (113) and William Halt-Witt (106) each placed sixth to help Northampton Saturday. Lellman earned an 11-2 win over Syed Muaz, of East Longmeadow.
Halt-Witt worked his way through a small field and was pinned in 3:13 by Evan Paglia, of West Springfield, in the fifth-place match.
Junior Sebastian Abend (126) and senior Xavier Chartier (220) also competed Saturday. Chartier went 1-2 with a 16-second pin of Isaiah Johnson, of Chicopee Comp. Abend went 1-2 with a pin over Jose Ortiz, of Chicopee, in 5:57.
Belchertown 3, South Hadley 2 — Vaughn Gillen scored twice and Andrew Fijal tallied once as the Orioles (11-1-2) won at Fitzpatrick Ice Arena on Saturday. Cody Lambert had two assists, while Matthew Pacheco and Francis Nigro each had one assist on Gillen's second goal.
Thenis Tsilibocos and Matt Brunell scored for the Tigers (9-5-2). Ben Watkins, Ryan Tucker and Kaydn Laramee each had one assist.
Ethan Rajpold made 21 saves in the win. Anthony Cigal stopped 31 in defeat.
Greenfield 2, Assabet Valley 0 — Sean O'Sullivan scored with 1:11 left and Kyle Barnes added an empty-net goal for the Green Wave (12-2-2), Saturday at Collins-Moylan Arena in Greenfield.
Bryan Baumann and Jacob Bryant each had one assist and Riley Drew made 24 saves in the shutout.
Longmeadow 4, Marblehead 2 — Northampton High School senior Brigitte Goeler-Slough had a goal and an assist on senior night for the Lancers, Saturday at the Olympia Ice Center in West Springfield.
Goeler-Slough leads the Lancers in goals (15) and assists (eight).
Hampshire Regional 79, Gateway Regional 26 — Justin Forest had 19 points on five 3-pointers, while Sean Gaskins added 15 points on three 3s as the Raiders (3-12) ran away in Westhampton on Saturday.
Nick Pellegrini and Dominik Lewinski each chipped in 12 points.
Evan Cortis had 11 points and Jayden Santiago-Lopez nine for the Gators (1-15).


27th Apr 10:29 An online archive providing details of nearly 100,000 slaves owned by British colonists in Barbados during the early 19th Century has been launched. Ancestry.co.uk features the first part of the Former Colonial Dependencies' Slave Register Collection and will eventually detail three million slaves. Simon Harper, a spokesman for the site, said it would "help bridge major historical gaps for many people". This year is the 200th anniversary of Britain's abolition of the slave trade. The Abolition of Slave Trade Act, which was passed in 1807, made it illegal to trade slaves from Africa to British colonies. The legislation required British colonies and territories to keep tri-yearly registers. The British government was able to monitor slave ownership and stamp out illegal slave trading by registering both slaves and their owners. No slave could be bought, sold, conveyed, imported, exported or inherited without first being registered, although the registers - lodged between 1815 and 1834 - relied on the willingness of plantation owners to cooperate. The registers were submitted to the Office for the Registry of Colonial Slaves in London and now reside at The National Archives. The 1834 Barbados Slave Register has the names of 99,349 slaves. It also carries the names of 5,206 slave owners, which marks an average of 19 slaves to every owner. 'One-off collection' Eventually, the entire Former Colonial Dependencies' Slave Register Collection, from 1812 -1834, will be featured on the website. It means the online collection, which is free to access, will grow to a list of more than three million slaves from various former British colonies. Simon Ziviani, from ancestry.co.uk, said: "It is a one-off collection. It is the only record in existence of some slaves even having existed at that time. "More and more dependencies will come online. We estimate that it will take around nine months for the full collection to come online." The register is the only collection of slave registers kept by 23 colonial dependencies and overseas British territories which used slaves.


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The Mummy Museum in Guanajuato is a little on the outside of the city, but not at all that far away. The building is also used by the Rosicrucians for meditation and group discussions. Please contact us, if you have questions at all: All Workshops are currently canceled while the museum is closed. Over the years, the museum has modernized to take advantage of advancements in science. Join the fun at Haggin Museum! A notable activity took place in 1999 when the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum started the traveling exhibition "Women of the Nile" accompanied by many lectures. The Brooklyn Museum's Mummy Chamber explores how and why mummies were made, as part of the strategies employed by ancient Egyptians in their quest to defeat death. The mummies she had planned to restore in Atlanta were acquired from a California exhibit by the Carlos Museum. New Discoveries. The cool, dry air would then naturally mummify the bodies. "I think as a teenager, the animal mummies were the highlight of my first visit," Tran-Le says. The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and Nickelodeon are joining forces to explore all things SLIME! The highlights of the collection were put on display in this exhibit. Learn how different species use slime to survive, from squid ink to bubble-blowing insects. Since 2004, the Museum has been completely renovated, with the following Gallery themes: An upper-class Egyptian male, often referred as "Usermontu". There is also a reproduction of the Ripley Scroll with illustrative commentary. Experience Real Mummies & Artifacts From Europe, South America and Ancient Egypt, Some Dating Back More Than 4,500 Years! In 2003, the conservator Marie Svoboda made it her mission to unravel these mysteries. As always, we are available to answer any questions you may have regarding planning a future visit or utilizing your member benefits. [6] In November 2017, x-ray images of the mummy were released that provide a 3D visualization of the girl's remains.[7]. Learn how different species use slime to survive, from squid ink to bubble-blowing insects. It was founded by the Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis (AMORC). presents unique insights into six mummies spanning 900 BCE to CE 180 including a priest's daughter, a temple singer and a young child. With the focus on the health and safety of our guests and staff members, the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum has made this decision to align with local and federal recommendations for the containment of the coronavirus. Sign Up. Help us make our Exposition Park museum, and our L.A. community, a place where everyone can discover nature, science, and culture. Los Angeles County Museum of Art (0) 5905 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90036 tel 323 857-6000 publicinfo@lacma.org While LACMA has no Egyptian mummies of its own, it does have the mummy of the 22nd Dynasty sistrum player, Tasenetnethor on long-term loan from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The California Science Center in Los Angeles doesn't have any mummies in its own collection, but it is currently partnering with 20 other museums from around the world to exhibit the mummies … In 2000–2002, a stone figure of Cleopatra VII from the collection was displayed in Rome, London, and Chicago in similar exhibitions. presents unique insights into six mummies spanning 900 BCE to CE 180 including a priest's daughter, a temple singer and a young child. and include … The exhibition will give visitors a view into how religion and belief systems have helped people navigate everyday life both in ancient and modern-day Egypt. In 1995, Julie Scott, M.A., S.R.C., who is a practicing Rosicrucian,[1] became director of the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum. The pair spent over a month exploring the caves of Chihuahua, Mexico. The museum holds the largest collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities in the Western United States,[1] and is located next to the Rosicrucian headquarters.[2]. The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum exhibits over 4,000 artifacts, making it the largest collection on display in the Western United States. Sign up for email updates about museum events, exhibit highlights and special offers. The Chamber contains four ancient mummies—one woman and three men—together with the equipment these individuals believed they would need to live forever in the afterlife. Experience Real Mummies & Artifacts From Europe, South America and Ancient Egypt, Some Dating Back More Than 4,500 Years! In return, the Egypt Explorations Society donated several Egyptian antiquities to AMORC. The dark interior of the tomb replica is evident. We look forward to welcoming you back to our Museum Programs as soon as we are able to reopen. ". The Exhibit forms the kernel of what will be the first alchemy museum in the United States, and the largest in the world. Baboon mummy. Experience our museum through one of our guided tours, which can be designed especially for your particular group. They bodies were incredibly well preserved – hair still clung to the head of the 15-year-old and the baby's ears and nose remained perfectly intact. New Discoveries. The mummy's remains were stored out of view in a Nevada museum, and placed off-limits to most research, except for efforts to determine its ancestry. "Women of the Nile" travelled across the United States of America and Canada, and continued until 2001. She'd recently joined the ranks of the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, and while the institution's collection was rich and sprawling, a small group of 16 works caught her attention. The Brooklyn Museum's Mummy Chamber explores how and why mummies were made, as part of the strategies employed by ancient Egyptians in their quest to defeat death. Linen, paint, gesso, organic materials; 64 3 ⁄ 16 x 141 5 ⁄ 16 x 11 1 ⁄ 2 in. [5] One of the scanning images won the Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge 2006 co-sponsored by the National Science Foundation and Science. Discover Museo de las Momias de Guanajuato in Guanajuato, Mexico: Mexico's astounding mummy museum with "the world's smallest mummy. Mummies of The World: The Exhibition. A.D. 364). The Rosicrucian Order continues to support and expand the museum and its educational and scientific activities. (163 × 38 × 29.2 cm). The entrance costs $50.00 pesos and the museum is open from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm daily. Due in large part to the generous support of Anne Shih, the Bowers owns perhaps the finest U.S. collection of textiles and silverwork made by the Miao culture of southeastern China. Within any one period the quality of the mummification varied, depending on the price paid for it. Getting there. Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.1223 College Park Caltrain 15 min. Black clavi (woven stripes) with gilded trim extend vertically from the panel onto the linen of the shroud, expanding the portrait over the linen wrappings. It also has approximately two-thousand works of art in its Egyptian Collection. The contents of the trucks: mummies… Support our mission to provide an exceptional educational experience for over 25,000 students every year. It will be housed in the present "Rose-Croix University International" building at Rosicrucian Park. [1] In 2018, the museum became a zero-energy building.[4]. The Stowaway Mummy The Bowers Museum is reopening its doors to the public this Saturday, September 12 with a brand-new installation in our East West Bank Gallery: Miao Masters of Silver. The Bowers Museum is an art museum located in Orange County, California.The museum's permanent collection includes more than 100,000 objects, and features notable strengths in the areas of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, Native American art, the art of Asia, Africa, and Oceania, and California plein-air painting. Victory Park - Stockton 1201 N. Pershing Ave Stockton, CA 95203 (209) 940-6300 Hours. The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History will open "Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt" April 5, an examination of ancient Egyptian burial practices that will include mummies from Smithsonian collections. A statue of Taweret, the Ancient Egyptian hippopotamus-like goddess of pregnant women and childbirth, once stood at the entrance, but has been moved to the side. The Chamber contains four ancient mummies—one woman and three men—together with the equipment these individuals believed they would need to live forever in the afterlife. If we use the Teatro Juarez as a reference point (since it's pretty central to the city), then travel to the museum is as follows: The Mummy Museum in Guanajuato, Mexico, is an extraordinary attraction that features naturally formed mummies that are over a hundred years old. Mummies of The World: The Exhibition. Copyright 2020 Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum | All Rights Reserved | design by Placemaking Group, Treasures of the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum. Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum: Mummy Museum and Much More - See 912 traveler reviews, 620 candid photos, and great deals for San Jose, CA, at Tripadvisor. There's room after room of more than 4,000 statues and maps and mummies: human and otherwise. San Jose Diridon Caltrain 24 min. Inside the museum, the mummies are displayed in glass cabinets. It was founded by the Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis (AMORC). Make a gift Become a member The city of Guanajuato in central Mexico has a remarkable attraction: a mummy museum featuring over one hundred mummies that were formed naturally in the local cemetery. "San Jose, California, Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum", San Jose's Egyptian Museum Vibes off its Secret Society Roots, Mynt Systems' Cost Effective Net Zero Carbon Retrofit, 2,000-year-old ancient child mummy revealed in incredible detail through 3D scanning technology, Date Night: Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, San Jose, Rosicrucian Alchemy Exhibit Official website, Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies, Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rosicrucian_Egyptian_Museum&oldid=976131510, Egyptian Revival architecture in the United States, Egyptological collections in the United States, Articles needing additional references from July 2018, All articles needing additional references, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Combining CT scans, digital visualizations and the latest research, this exhibition offers a fascinating glimpse into these ancient lives. They wanted to make a find for themselves and had heard that the Indian tribes of northern Mexico had a tradition of burying their dead in caves. The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum is an educational institution that uses trans-disciplinary approaches to increasing knowledge about the past, present, and future, especially related to the diversity and relationships in nature and among cultures. All of them are authentic, with the exception of 20 or so replicas. The Museo de las Momias de Guanajuato is one of the creepiest sights in Mexico, and not recommended for visitors who are faint of heart or squeamish. The RCUI Building also contains a working alchemy lab. and include … Beginning in 2015, for the 100th Anniversary of the incorporation of AMORC in America, which owns and operates the Museum, the museum's Rotating Exhibits Gallery became The Rosicrucian Alchemy Exhibit. 1570–1075 B.C.) The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum will be temporarily closed to the public through at least December 31. The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum is an educational institution that uses trans-disciplinary approaches to increasing knowledge about the past, present, and future, especially related to the diversity and relationships in nature and among cultures. Make a gift Become a member Rotating Exhibits: Since 2015: The Rosicrucian Alchemy Exhibit, This page was last edited on 1 September 2020, at 10:22. The exhibition explores the unique and complex peoples of ancient Egypt, with a focus on everyday life, the importance of animals and the land, life after death, and the reign of Pharaoh Akhenaten. Third Intermediate Period, Dynasties 25 to 26, circa 700–650 B.C.E. The detailed, wide-eyed faces in these paintings, known as mummy portraits, date back to 100–250 C.E. Tickets: Tickets for the mummy exhibit are $11.95 ($9.95 for children 3-17) in addition to the museum general admission fee of $18 ($13 for children). The museum has at least 4,000 visitors every week who flock to view over a hundred mummified bodies from a nearby cemetery. The California Science Center in Los Angeles doesn't have any mummies in its own collection, but it is currently partnering with 20 other museums from around the world to exhibit the mummies … The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum houses the largest collection of Egyptian artifacts on exhibit in western North America and offers school tours and expeditions to explore Egypt's ancient mysteries right here in San Jose, California Isidora wears a traditionally hued lavender mantle. The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum (REM) is devoted to Ancient Egypt, located at Rosicrucian Park in the Rose Garden neighborhood of San Jose, California, United States.. Supposedly, the San Jose location was chosen because of the affordability of the land back then. The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and Nickelodeon are joining forces to explore all things SLIME! Saturday - Sunday 12:00-5:00 p.m. Wednesday - Friday 1:30-5:00 p.m. 1st & 3rd Thursday 1:30-9:00 p.m. Navigation. Sign up for our e-newsletter and stay-up-to-date on all the exciting exhibitions, events & more! In 1966, two California teenagers became fascinated with mummies and archeology. There is in fact no baboon inside, the mummy is formed around a ceramic jar. Join the fun at Haggin Museum! The museum also holds a 1.5 million year old stone hand ax, but it is not exhibited to the public.[8]. In 1966, two California teenagers became fascinated with mummies and archeology. ... 1660 Park Ave, San Jose, CA 95126-2126. The cool, dry air would then naturally mummify the bodies. [1] After Lewis' tour in Egypt in 1929, AMORC received many more artifacts and donations, and as a result the collection grew significantly, with more than 2000 exhibits. Below are photographs of the interior of the replica tomb, largely containing scenes from the Book of the Dead. Egyptologists have visited and reassessed various items. Being the only such museum in the world with buildings constructed in Ancient Egyptian architectural style. His very first artifact was a small Sekhmet statue. Sign up for our e-newsletter and stay-up-to-date on all the exciting exhibitions, events & more! Within any one period the quality of the mummification varied, depending on the price paid for it. Egyptian Mummies: Ancient Lives. Egyptian Mummies: Ancient Lives. Having the largest exhibition of Ancient Egyptian antiquities in the Western US. Inside, visitors pass through three major rooms where the mummies are lined up like works of art and attached to each mummy is a description of the person. The Getty Museum's mummy of Herakleides (see 91.AP.6) also belongs to this rare type, less than twenty of which have survived. Coordinates: 37°20′03″N 121°55′24″W / 37.3342°N 121.9233°W / 37.3342; -121.9233, Learn how and when to remove this template message. The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum's child mummy traveled to Stanford University in nearby Palo Alto on May 6, 2005 to be studied under CT scans and other high-resolution methods of remote sensing, in a collaboration between the museum, Silicon Graphics, and Stanford University Hospital and the NASA Biocomputational Lab. The best prepared and preserved mummies are from the Eighteenth through the Twentieth Dynasties of the New Kingdom (ca. They wanted to make a find for themselves and had heard that the Indian tribes of northern Mexico had a tradition of burying their dead in caves. Inside, visitors pass through three major rooms where the mummies are lined up like works of art and attached to each mummy is a description of the person. Saturday - Sunday 12:00-5:00 p.m. Wednesday - Friday 1:30-5:00 p.m. 1st & 3rd Thursday 1:30-9:00 p.m. Navigation. In 2017, the museum was claiming 110,000 visitors per year, including 26,000 sixth-graders. Here are some of the highlights from our visit to the museum. Due in large part to the generous support of Anne Shih, the Bowers owns perhaps the finest U.S. collection of textiles and silverwork made by the Miao culture of southeastern China. In 1928, he presented to the public a collection named "The Rosicrucian Egyptian Oriental Museum", located at the administration buildings of AMORC at San Jose, California. The founder of AMORC, Harvey Spencer Lewis, was a collector of various artifacts with mystical symbolism, some of them from the East. This exhibit, curated by the alchemist Dennis William Hauck, features a journey through the seven stages of the alchemical process, a meditation chamber featuring the Azoth of the Philosophers and a recorded guided meditation, and a full-size reproduction of an alchemist's workshop. A.D. 364). The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum contains a composite replica of an ancient Egyptian rock-cut tomb, based on photos and sketches taken by Rosicrucian expeditions to tombs at Beni Hasan, in order to give the guests the experience of being in such an excavation. The mummy of Lemon Grove Girl, San Diego Museum of Man ( public domain ) Researchers have determined that the young woman was 15 years old at the time of death and the child was one year old. What Is the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum and Why Is It in San Jose? The Rosicrucian Order continues to support and expand the museum and its educational and scientific activities. The results were released at the 75th Anniversary of the Museum on August 6, 2005, with detailed scans. The pair spent over a month exploring the caves of Chihuahua, Mexico. The Bowers Museum is reopening its doors to the public this Saturday, September 12 with a brand-new installation in our East West Bank Gallery: Miao Masters of Silver. Cartonnage and Mummy of Gautseshenu.Egypt, probably from Thebes. The best prepared and preserved mummies are from the Eighteenth through the Twentieth Dynasties of the New Kingdom (ca. The cultural objects within this exhibition date as far back as the 5000 BCE and range from serving bowls and makeup to funerary steles and protective amulets. Combining CT scans, digital visualizations and the latest research, this exhibition offers a fascinating glimpse into these ancient lives. The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum will be temporarily closed to the public through at least December 31. In 1921 he contributed financially to the archaeological excavations at Tel el Amarna (Akhetaten, the capital city of the 18th dynasty pharaoh Akhenaten) of the Egypt Explorations Society of Boston by receiving donations from AMORC members. The entrance costs $50.00 pesos and the museum is open from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm daily. Bowers Museum: Mummies - See 396 traveler reviews, 210 candid photos, and great deals for Santa Ana, CA, at Tripadvisor. Website +1 408-947-3635. Victory Park - Stockton 1201 N. Pershing Ave Stockton, CA 95203 (209) 940-6300 Hours. The second Imperator of AMORC, Ralph Maxwell Lewis, son of H. Spencer Lewis, built new buildings for the museum, which opened in November 1966.[3]. Sign Up. Help us make our Exposition Park museum, and our L.A. community, a place where everyone can discover nature, science, and culture. There is a guided tomb tour,& the mummy display... Have been coming here since I was a kid, remember the tomb tour (Tutankhamen replica tomb) and how "spooky" it was back then. 1570–1075 B.C.) The Arizona Science Center's latest exhibit, "Mummies of the World," lets visitors come face-to-face with 40 human and animal mummies from around the globe, all without leaving Phoenix. Late last month, a convoy of climate-controlled trucks swept from LAX to the California Science Center escorted by a phalanx of police.
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Bucks, Warriors hope to find winning path again
Jan 10, 2022; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton (22) brings the ball up court against the Charlotte Hornets during the second half at the Spectrum Center. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports
Following a pair of losses on the road, the Milwaukee Bucks will look to get back into the win column on Thursday night when they host the Golden State Warriors.
After putting together a six-game win streak at the tail end of December that carried over into the new year, the Bucks have gone cold, losing four of their past five. They are coming off a 103-99 loss to Charlotte on Monday night in the second game of a back-to-back versus the Hornets.
Khris Middleton paced the Bucks with 27 points and 11 assists on 10-of-19 shooting. Giannis Antetokounmpo added 26 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists, and Jordan Nwora chipped in 18 points.
"Not every shot's going to fall, not every night's going to be an 'on' night," Nwora said. "Unfortunately we didn't pull through today or last game, but it's about having those type of nights and being able to find a way to still win and I'm sure we'll get there."
Nwora has seen more playing time over the past week with Grayson Allen and George Hill in the NBA's health and safety protocol, and the second-year forward has responded to the uptick in action. He is averaging 14.8 points over his past five games while shooting 50 percent from the field.
In addition to Allen and Hill, Jrue Holiday also could miss Thursday's game due to a sore left ankle, and Brook Lopez remains sidelined as he recovers from back surgery.
Head coach Mike Budenholzer might also be back on Thursday after entering the health and safety protocol on Jan 5. Milwaukee has gone 1-3 under acting head coach Darvin Ham.
Golden State is also coming off a loss, falling 116-108 to the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night in the first contest of a four-game road trip.
Stephen Curry poured in 27 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists on 8-of-21 shooting to record his second triple-double of the season. Klay Thompson added 14 points in his second game back from injury, and Andrew Wiggins and reserve Gary Payton II both finished with 13.
"We did a lot of good things to get back in it after a really bad first half," Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said. "It was a great game. Two of the best teams in the league and they're the hottest team in the league, and we gave ourselves a chance but we didn't play well enough to win."
The Warriors were without Draymond Green, who missed the game against Memphis with a calf injury. He is doubtful for Thursday's game, Kerr said.
Thompson is also on a minutes restriction, and although he has wanted to spend more time on the floor, he realizes it is a necessary step in the rehabilitation process after missing more than two seasons with injuries.
"You can't just take that much time off and jump into a 40-minute ballgame," Thompson said. "At times I'll go back to the bench frustrated, but I really trust our team and our performance team to have my back."
In two games, Thompson has averaged 15.5 points and has shot 38.5 percent (5 of 13) from deep.
With their most recent loss, the Warriors have now dropped three of their past four games and are 5-5 in their past 10 meetings away from home.


CHICAGO — With the measles spreading in the largest outbreak in years, are you protected?
Even those who got a vaccine, if you are a certain age, you may need another shot.
And some never got a vaccine at all.
Many adults assume they got the measles vaccine. But it was only introduced in 1963. But surprisingly, people born before then may be safe.
Dr. Allison Bartlett is a pediatric infectious disease specialist at the University of Chicago Medicine.
If they survived the measles outbreaks of the '50s, people developed immunity that lasts a lifetime. But those who got vaccinated after that may still be in jeopardy.
Two versions of the measles vaccine were available between 1963 and 1967, a live and a killed version. The killed virus vaccine turned out to be not as effective. People who have their medical records can check to see which one they got. Without the knowledge, they can get a blood test to check for immunity. But Bartlett says it may be easier to just consider anther vaccine.
"There's no harm in giving it if you've already gotten it," she said.
Recognizing the opportunities to increase protection among the community at large so people who aren't vaccinated people in these particular birth cohorts who may not have gotten the best product that is currently available is important so we can protect the vulnerable infants.
Anyone born before 1957 shouldn't worry.
From 1957 to 1963, people who were born, were not exposed to measles and not vaccinated at the recommended age. They need a vaccine dose.
Anyone born from 1963 to 1967 was likely vaccinated but perhaps with a faulty inoculation. Experts advise to revaccinate.
After 1967 the ineffective vaccine was pulled and the Measles Mumps Rubella vaccine people received is still protecting them.
As for children, most infants are vaccinated at a year old, and then again between the ages of 4 and 6, the vaccine will provide lifetime immunity from the measles.


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by Fran Mullins | Nov 15, 2021 | News Release | 0 comments
We are delighted to announce that we are supporting the delivery of Willmott Dixon's latest Building Lives Academy, in partnership with Merton and Sutton College (South Thames College Group).
This 4-week programme, which began last week, is for unemployed young people living in the London Boroughs of Merton and Sutton who experience disadvantage in the labour market, and will provide training and support to enable successful progression into work.
As the economic impact of Covid-19 has disproportionately affected young people, the need to support this demographic into work is more important than ever. Building Lives Academy trains 18-24 year olds to fill skills shortages in the industry, as investment in construction and infrastructure projects increases and the UK gets back on track.
The academy is based on the Merton College campus and tutors will train Care Leavers, Ex-offenders, and young people not in education, employment or training, who are looking to start a career in construction.
The facilitated training leads to accredited qualifications in Level 1 Health & Safety in a Construction Environment and Level 1 Construction Skills, and the CITB Operatives examination, allowing participants to obtain a CSCS Green Card, which enables holders to work on a building site.
Building on the success of Building Pathways Academy, the programme includes wraparound support from Building Pathways to proactively address individual and specific needs, ensuring the best experience and outcome for participants. By partnering with the college and Willmott Dixon, an employer with projects and employment opportunities in the local area, it aims to reach those most in need in the community and attract a wide and diverse group of candidates.
The first course got off to a successful start on the 8th of November. This new partnership has been made possible by funding from the Department for Work and Pensions.


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Planned future migrations by planned current desertification.
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I was watching the video below, and I noticed that at the 9th minute, it talks about what seems to be predictive programming. Basically, Sahara is expanding due to undergrazing (which is purposefully miscategorized as overgrazing), not using planned cyclical grazing (which imitates groups of wild animals eating while constantly moving to avoid predators), and drying the water table (partly due to the lack of vegetation, partly due to overuse).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zjy_JH1aaqU
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All mass immigration out of Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East into Europe is planned, if it's not war (created by Zionists and their Western lackeys in pursuit of Greater Israel) then the justification is "climate change", the claim usually being that whites are responsible for "climate change", therefore mass immigration of millions of third worlders into Europe and Western countries is deserved and the morally correct thing to happen.
This is going on right now, large numbers of Middle Easterners and Africans are coming across the English Channel from France on a daily basis, escorted by the French navy and British coast guard, despite the ongoing lock down in the UK. This is all absolutely planned by the elites to destroy white countries.
The elites ultimately want to replace the native populations of Europe, especially Western Europe, with a rootless, deracinated mixed population that has no sense of history or any real connection to the land they live on or any coherent identity other than "diversity". It's obvious why they want to destroy all these "old world" cultures and people, Europeans' traditional sense of identity and connection to their culture and identity is a big barrier to forming the NWO and something they want out of the way, obliterated.
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The issue of migration is quite simple, it was created by Obama and Hillary with their blows, which the media called colored revolutions.
The aim was not to change local government officials, but to keep the price of oil pegged to the dollar and cause chaos in the Middle East and North Africa and create a migration route to Europe.
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Some sources suggest that the Sahara is shrinking. I don't of course think the New Scientists word is gold. Of course the source being satellite images. I just wonder whether one can truly ascertain whether the Sahara is growing or shrinking with any reliability.
Africa's deserts are in retreat
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E.Bearclaw said:
Even if it is shrinking, if their plan is to evacuate Africa, they will naturally use lies to get it evacuated with forced migrations.
Shut down water pipes here, spray herbicides and poison onto the people's fields, and so on ad so forth.
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matematik said:
It's obvious why they want to destroy all these "old world" cultures and people, Europeans' traditional sense of identity and connection to their culture and identity is a big barrier to forming the NWO and something they want out of the way, obliterated.
I absolutely agree with your explanation. It is absolutely unsettling to me also, as I am of Scandinavian heritage. I don't believe the average white person in the US understands or realises this is happening-or even wants to "go there" to discuss- out of fear of being categorised as the r-word. Anyways, I suppose we could start a new thread to chit chat about "how cultures are being erased in current times" but it is clear that history is continually being stolen, even today, in one way or another through manipulation and psychological deception. The Sahara desert problems are new to me, and an interesting tie-in to the migration crisis-and the ultimate NWO plan.
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it is clear that history is continually being stolen, even today
And will keep being, until the people make it impossible for it to be stolen again.
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"Vacuum consolidation effects on lateral yield of soft clays as applied" by Buddhima Indraratna, Cholachat Rujikiatkamjorn et al.
This conference paper was originally published as Indraratna, B, Rujikiatkamjorn, C, McIntosh, G and Balasubramaniam, AS, Vacuum consolidation effects on lateral yield of soft clays as applied to road and railway embankment, in Proceedings of the International Symposium on Geotechnical Engineering, Ground Improvement and Geosynthetics for Human Security and Environmental Preservation, Bangkok, Thailand, 6-7 December 2007, 31-62.
The use of vertical drains with vacuum preloading is considered as the most effective and economical method for improving soft clays (normally consolidated to lightly over-consolidated) to eliminate settlements of the permanent infrastructure. Application of vacuum pressure via prefabricated vertical drains promotes radial flow consolidation enhancing the shear strength of the compressed ground. In this paper, the mechanisms of the vacuum preloading system based on current practices are described through the selection of the important design parameters. The equivalent plane strain solution for both Darcian and non-Dracian flow are presented to predict the excess pore pressures, lateral and vertical displacements. The numerical analyses incorporating equivalent plane strain solutions were performed to predict the soil responses based on two selected case histories in Thailand, one with vacuum and the other without vacuum application. The research findings provided insight as to which of the above aspects needed to be simulated accurately in numerical modelling. It is found that the accuracy of modelling depends on the correct selection of the constitutive model applied in the numerical analysis. Finally, a parametric study of the combination of vacuum and surcharge preloading was conducted to demonstrate how any excessive lateral displacements can be avoided.


Any one else having trouble entering the Free ship code?
Last edited by GUB; 11-24-2018 at 03:18 PM.
How come 25% discount is not working? Says expired it's only Nov 24 2018?
Yeah I was trying to grab a stock but only the shipping code is working for me. It's the one thing I've been waiting for. Not sure how I missed this post after scouring for the last couple days.
Ya I tried to order too free ship code works but the 25% off doesn't.............guess I'll wait then on vz stuff.
I had to enter my codes over and over..I was getting 25% O.K. But Freeship wasn't happening.. Then it worked.
I thought that might have been the case but it says clearly on the site in red that both codes are good until the 25th but if that's the case it doesn't make sense that one still works but the other doesn't.


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Curillas es una localidad del municipio leonés de Valderrey, en la Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla y León.

La iglesia está dedicada a san Julián.

Localidades limítrofes

Confina con las siguientes localidades:
 Al noreste con Matanza.
 Al sureste con Tejados.
 Al sur con Destriana y Robledo de la Valduerna.
 Al oeste con Santiago Millas.

Demografía
Evolución de la población
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Historia

Así se describe a Curillas en el tomo VII del Diccionario geográfico-estadístico-histórico de España y sus posesiones de Ultramar, obra impulsada por Pascual Madoz a mediados del :

Referencias

Localidades de Valderrey
Localidades de la Obispalía de Astorga

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Babywearing is nothing new, in fact, it has been around for centuries in most cultures. Since the "baby-boom" age here in the west, it has become more of a "study" versus something natural. Meaning, researchers began to study infant crying and wanting to learn why they cry and how to soothe them. However, despite the research – one thing that has always stayed strong with keeping a baby calmer and more secure is babywearing. While babywearing has died down in western society over the past few decades, it is finally making a comeback!
Very simply – babywearing is the practice of wearing your baby and/or toddler in a sling, wrap or carrier. There are so many products on the market today to support your desire to wear your baby. That said, even though it is an old tradition, it does take some time to get used to. In fact, it isn't exactly easy for every mom – but it packs a lot of benefits.
Let's go through some of the biggest benefits that babywearing has to offer.
Keeps baby feeling safe, secure and settled with you mama – which is where they want to be. When you hold your baby close to you they feel secure, knowing their needs will be quickly met. Newborns don't understand when you put them down as you go about some chores and other household things, that you will be right back and can still get to them when they are hungry or need a diaper change. Some newborns will be easier than others, but all infants eventually learn that you will, in fact, come back. This is why you often hear moms with a newborn saying, "my baby never wants to be put down!" Well – because they don't! Does it mean you cannot ever put them down? Of course, not – we need to eat, shower and get things done but just know that in these early days, you may find yourself wearing your baby a lot more than you anticipated!
Supports breastfeeding – by helping mom to recognize early signs of hunger more easily and can begin to nurse her baby without the baby crying. This awareness of learning your baby's needs and cues will increase bonding and your confidence as a mama!
Supports physical development – physical contact with young babies aids the healthy development of their brain. Infants carried regularly also have more stable heart and breathing rates. They are in a state of quiet alertness – which helps them to grow and learn better.
Helps support spinal, pelvis and hip development – it keeps spine and legs in optimal position for growth. Laying flat too much or in a device keeps them in an unnatural posture, however while carried – the tiny physical adjustments that they have to make to the movements of carrying, help to develop their muscle tone and sense of balance.
Helps their social development – because they are upright with you and can see the world around them! They are close to your face and learning from your expressions and responses as they attempt to communicate back. When you talk to other people, your baby is a part of the conversation and shares the experience with you.
Slings are ideal for newborns, as small babies can easily nestle into the fabric. Older babies and toddlers can also "sit" in the fabric like a hip carried seat.
Wraps are very versatile and inexpensive.
These carriers tend to be more ergonomic, so they're great for outdoor activities and other times when you're carrying the baby for long stretches.
Babywearing has benefits for you too mama! Being close to your baby not only benefits your baby but you as well. It will increase bonding and can help ease the symptoms of postpartum depression and stress. Wearing your baby also keeps you hands-free. Enabling you to get those chores done around the house that you are wanting to do. I have personally mastered washing dishes and doing laundry with a baby on me, but it takes practice. Note: in the beginning, I recommend getting help for these things so you can rest. Physically, you will benefit too. If worn correctly, it will strengthen your core muscles after those nine months of pregnancy which has no doubt, weakened them.
Babywearing is so amazing for many reasons. But, it is going to be different for everyone and every baby is different. Therefore, I encourage parents to at least give it a try to see if it works for you!