Jeans used will isolate architectural icon of San Francisco, USA

More than 7,800 pairs of jeans used were used as part of an insulation applied to an iconic building of San Francisco, in the United States. The pants, which otherwise would end up in a landfill, will provide "thermal benefits Maxima" and reduce the amount of energy required to heat and cools r building.

The building in question is the 110 The Embarcadero, an icon in the city, which will be refurbished by the Commonwealth Club of California to become at its headquarters. The refurbishment will be green, and made with the insulation pairs of pants used, will be applied to LED lamps, devices with a high energy rating and an innovative ventilation system that will use air from the Bay Area to freshen up the space.

Will be also incorporated wood paneling on the walls, regenerated reused the original structure, and will be built a public garden at the top of the building, where they will be planted native flora.

"The use of recycled denim represents our mutual commitment to environmental sustainability and is a proud to have our walls full of fabrics which belongs to the history of San Francisco," says Gloria c. Duffy, President of the Commonwealth Club of California, cited by BusinessGreen.

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As the Delta airline discovered that no giraffes in Ghana

In Ghana, only giraffes in zoos. This is the harsh reality that the American airline Delta discovered--the hard way. During the game Ghana vs United States, counting towards the World Cup, the company posted a message on social networking site Twitter that identified the United States with the statue of liberty, and Ghana with a giraffe.

However, the tweet made a huge gaffe: no giraffes in Ghana. Except, possibly, in zoos. View tweet.



























Despite the success of the tweet â€" which gave the congratulations to Clint Dempsey, scorer of the opening goal â€" someone has warned the Delta of the gaffe, at which the company withdrew the tweet and, in another statement, apologized for the mistake. See a map of habitats of giraffes in Africa.

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The sad end of the elephant Satao

The elephant Satao, known for its long tusks, which almost reached the ground, was killed on May 30 by poachers, according to the NGO Tsavo Trust. Satao was one of the largest elephants in the African territory and was easily identified from the sky, for example, due to its exceptional size.

The body of the elephant, which had 45 years, was found in the Tsavo National Park in southern Kenya, on 2 June. The hunters used poisoned arrows to kill him and then withdraw the ivory.

"It is with great sadness that we confirm without any doubt that Sato is dead, assassinated by an ivory Hunter with poisoned arrows, to feed the insatiable demand for ivory in distant countries," said the Organization in a statement.

"A great life lost to somebody, there in the distance, can be an ornament on the mantelpiece," continued the Tsavo Trust.

Satao would be one of the older elephants in the world â€" and certainly one of the most celebrated. Also in may, another iconic Mountain, Kenya elephant Bull, had already been found dead. According to the Kenya Wildlife Service in 2014 were already dead elephants and rhinos 20 97. However, the NGOs say that the number of elephants killed in Kenya is about 10 times the official number.

Here are some pictures of the elephant Satao â€" including several of photographer Mark Muller. The last picture may shock readers eventually therefore sensitive we suggest its not screening these. These are Satao already without tusks.

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Porto receives environment and sustainability festival

The Câmara Municipal do Porto is organising a festival of citizenship, environment and sustainability, an event which runs from 7 to 13 July, in the northern city, and that includes conferences, workshops, working sessions or networking.

Named City +, the event is free and is divided into two parts: the first aims to revive and disseminate some of the iconic spaces of the city, helping to promote sustainable initiatives that are already in the port. This phase will pass between 7 and 9 July.

The second part takes place at Crystal Palace in that city, and focuses various activities of 10 to 13 July. See the program on the official website or on Facebook.

Sponsored by Short and Recolte, the event has dozens of associate partners, such as the University of Porto, Catholic University, Pier Recycles, Unicer, Earth Condominium, Future Cities, Quercus or draft Rivers.

Among the confirmed presences include Rui Moreira â€" President of Câmara Municipal do Porto, Alexandre Quintanilha, Nuno Lacasta, director-general of the Portuguese Agency for environment or Nuno Sequeira, President of Quercus.

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USA: new species of Neanderthal fish is already in danger of extinction

For the first time in more than 40 years, American researchers have discovered a new species of fish caveman. Called hoosieri, the new Amblyopsis species has two particularities: the first is that, according to Sci-News, she has the anus near the head; the second is that is already in danger of extinction.

The discovery was made in the Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky, United States, by two different research teams: one from Louisiana State Baton Rouge, another from the University of Kentucky.

The new fish is close relative of Amblyopsis spelaea, a Neanderthal fish discovered several years ago in the same location. The National Park of Mammoth, incidentally, has the largest system of caves and caverns in the world.

The two species are separated by the Ohio River, which also separates the States of Indiana and Kentucky.

The Amblyopsis spelaea has a mutation in the rhodopsin gene sequence, a gene important in vision. His cousin hoosieri, for its part, does not have this mutation, maintaining a rhodopsin gene functional despite the lack of eyes and vision.

The Amblyopsis hoosieri is blind, robust and reaches between six to eight inches. Has a large head, a broad flat dorsal.

The body is evenly despigmentado, including inside the mouth, and rosy-white, coming to be reddish near the gills. The fins are transparent. And, of course, has an anus in the back of your head.

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The 50 best destinations hidden from Europe

Vila do Bispo, Algarve, is the only Portuguese entry on list of 50 best secret destinations of Europe, a ranking prepared by the prestigious Lonely Planet Guide and that considers Olomouc, the Czech Republic, as the best place top secret documents of the old continent.

The Portuguese village â€" which you can see in Photo Gallery â€" is considered the thirteenth best hidden treasure of Europe, a list dominated by Central Europe â€" Czech Republic or Germany â€" and by the United Kingdom.

About Olomouc, the Lonely Planet says that the historic city is "almost unknown", despite having some of the most charming places of the Czech Republic. Now Cabo de Gata, in Spain, is considered the beach less frequented of the neighboring Country, while Krakow is praised by the nightlife â€" their bars and narrow streets.

Vila do Bispo is praised for its seafood, especially the notice, an "alien creature", in the words of Lonely Planet. See the Guide (opens pdf).

See the photo gallery of the top 20 secrets of Europe and, below, the list of 50 sites chosen.

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1.Olomouc, Czech Republic

2. Cabo de Gata, Spain

3. Kazimierz, Kraków, Poland

4. Bozcaada, Turkey

5. Cromane Peninsula, Ireland

6. Il Frantoio, Ostuni, Italy

7. Dihovo, Macedonia

8. Lazio, Italy

9. Sammlung Boros, Berlin, Germany

10.Burg satzvey in Mechernich, Mechernich, Alemanha

11. Losinj, Croatia

12. Milia, Crete

13. Vila do Bispo, Portugal

14. the gardens of the Palais Royal, Paris, France

15. Kvartira, Kalinigrad, Russia

16. Amiens, France

17. Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

18. Mediterranean Steps, Gibraltar

19. Belgrade, Serbia

20.Haarlem, Netherlands

21. Nocelle, Italy

22. Reykjvik, Iceland

23. Tartu, Estonia

24. Rural Andalucia, Spain

25.Kjerringoy, Norway

26.the Kinmel Arms, Conwy, Wales

Tavern Catovica Mlini 27 Morinj, Montenegro

28. Ithaca, Greece

29. Marubi, Shkodra, Albania

30. Music Hall, London, England

31. Pripyatsky, Belarus

32.secret Café, Prague, Czech Republic

33. South Cotswolds, England

34.Potetkjelleren, Bergen, Norway

35. Lavaux, Switzerland

36. Hidden Hot Springs, Norourfjorour, Iceland

37. Sybillini Mountains, Italy

38. The Hidden Hotel, Paris, France

39.Upper Danube Valley, Beuron, Alemanha

40. Kakheti, Georgia

41. Street Art Museum of Zagreb, Croatia

42.Romagne - sous-Montfaucon, Franca

43. Sala del Consiglio dei Dieci, Veneza, Itália

44. Clunie, Scotland

45. Bharma, Barcelona, Spain

46.Dublin, Ireland

47. The Lakeland, Finland

48.hot Birch sauna, Sigulda, Letónia

49. Schreierstoren, Amsterdam, Netherlands

50.battle, England

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The El Niño, in itself, is an event that concerns a large fringe of the community affected by him, from South America to Asia. Now, at a time he is back, there is another community which provides devastating effects to the area which studies, marine biology.

According to scientists who are analyzing the phenomenon, a major El Niño event can negatively impact coral reefs around the world. The last major phenomenon, which lasted between 1997 and 1998, caused the worst coral bleaching in history. In total, 16% of these were destroyed â€" in the case of Maldives, the percentage reached some unthinkable 90%.

According to the Australian Bureau of meteorology, there is a chance of occurrence of the phenomenon this year, and the signs are not positive. It can be worse than 1998, which means a problem for industry and global agriculture, but also for the so-called Coral triangle, a region in Southeast Asia which houses more marine species than any other place on the planet.

"In 1998, the Coral triangle began to whiten in may, and this happened until September," explained this Friday Ove Hoeg Guldberg, a marine biologist at the Institute for Global change at the University of Queensland. "The region has extended periods of temperature anomalies during El Nino because the Equator passes through the middle of it, and therefore the area experiences both the Summer in the northern hemisphere and the South."

Guldberg, who heads the chapter on oceans of the report of the Intergovernmental Panel of climate science (IPCC) says that it only required half a degree more than temperature at sea for bleaching of corals.

Corals are animals that behave like plants, maintaining a symbiotic relationship with the dinoflagellates, a type of microbe that live within their tissues, where do photosynthesis and sugar to its host.

But as temperatures rise, the dinoflagellates stop producing sugar and instead produce dangerous free radicals. The corals expel us, stop producing its coverage of calcium carbonate and turn white, explains the Climate Central.

See a gallery of algae and corals recently discovered in northwest of Hawaii.

Foto:  Derek Keats / Creative Commons

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5 forest outputs of a fairy tale

We've all read a book or watched a movie where the characters are in a haunted forest or enchanted, which seems to have come out of something like a fairy tale. The fog, the tallest trees than skyscrapers and the colors are the ingredients that make up these magical fictional scenarios. However, there are very real forests that easily could have left one of these fairy tales.

1. Forest pie, Poland

Located in the immediate vicinity of the village of Nowe Czarnowo, West Poland, there is a forest with 400 pine trees. The forest would be nothing extraordinary was the fact that not all pine trees grow with a sharp bend.  Apart from this detail the forest got nothing out of the ordinary. The trees that grow around the site are perfectly normal and grow straight. It is believed that the forest Pie was planted in the 1930 by the Germans, at which point this area of Poland was part of the German province of Pomerania. Studies indicate that and the way that the trees have been caused by humans, but not yet proved how the Germans created this forest curve.

2. forest of North Sentinel Island, Bay of Bengal 

The forest of North Sentinel Island, in the Bay of Bengal, is one of the few forests still remain intact. The forest covers the entire island, with 72 km2, being surrounded by coral barriers, not possessing natural harbours, which hinders the arrival of man. The island also boasts the last existing tribe pré-neolítica. This tribe does not contact with the outside world and when the first modern humans tried to explore the island were parted with darts and arrows.

3. Bialowieza National Park, Poland and Belarus

The Bialowieza National Park is a forest that runs through the territory of Poland and Belarus and seems to have been transported directly from ancient times. Is the last surviving primitive forest in Europe and experts consider it as a time capsule with 7,000 years. Within the borders of the Park wolves roam freely, grow some of the oldest oak trees and tall in the world and live small creatures like the Pygmy owls.

4.-B, in nearby Floresta Roménia

Of course, not all fairy tales have happy endings. And the Hoia-Baciu forest could be a good place for a less happy ending. Concerned as more haunted forest in the world and located in the region of Transylvania, in Romania, the site is searched by reports of paranormal activities that happen there. The forest name was given by the inhabitants of nearby villages after a pastor have entered the forest with its 200 sheep and disappear without a trace.

5. bamboo forest in Sagano, Japan

Located at a small distance of Kyoto, the bamboo forest in Sagano is, as the name indicates, entirely composed of bamboo trees. Despite not being the typical forest of Western fairy tales, is part of the imaginary Japanese rider.

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Portugal vs Germany played a Green stadium and recyclable

The construction of four stadiums 2014 FIFA World Cup, including the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, where Portugal will face Germany, obeyed the sustainable certifications of great rigour and innovative technological solutions, which guarantee the rational use of natural resources and full recycling of all materials. The remains of the old stadium were recycled for their re-use.

From the lawn to the energy or comfort of the seats to the public, everything was planned and evaluated in accordance with sustainability requirements. According to TÃœV Rheinland release explained, responsible for the work, the materials used are completely recyclable and solutions were used for the reduction of water consumption and use of rainwater.

On the other hand, gave priority to the reduction and recycling of generated waste, energy efficiency, natural ventilation and lighting. The stadium is still the LEED (leadership in energy and Environmental Design), an international system of sustainability assessment of buildings and which ensures and represents advantages as reduction of environmental impact, the optimization of the performance of buildings and the reduction of operating costs.

"This significant breakthrough in the construction of new stadiums was determined by FIFA," explains the company. "[The entity] intends to avoid negative impacts on the environment of the countries where it conducts competitions".

"FIFA wishes to draw attention to social and environmental issues through sport and reduce the CO2 footprint in Brazil and in all countries where they carry out major football events," said the company. The construction of four stadiums ran for three years.

In the Arena Fonte Nova Stadium in Salvador, which will host the match between Portugal and Germany, in addition to the recycling and reuse of the wreckage of the old stadium for paving and building access, were also installed solar panels on the roof and a rainwater utilization system that allows you to satisfy even the needs of 80% water (sanitary hot water, for example).

 The new arenas of São Paulo and Natal and the remodeling of the stadium of Porto Alegre were the subject of identical intervention.

Photos: copagov / photos GOVBA / Creative Commons

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The unusual friendship between a tiger, a lion and a bear

In the wildlife reserve of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States, friendship has unusual contours. The lion Bam Bam, the Tiger and the bear Nahma Maximus coexist peacefully. In fact, they were raised together, who consider themselves brothers.

The three usually do aquatic exercises with their handlers, as you can see in the photo gallery below. "They spend all the time together, so have forgotten their differences", explained Doc Antle, responsible for wildlife reserve.

Antle coordinates all projects of conservation of Myrtle, worldwide, via rarespeciesfund.org. According to him, the animals get more healthy, strong and agile when they swim together. "It's an excellent exercise and keep them cool in Summer".

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InsectCity: fifth of insects can make Stockholm self-sufficient

The atelier Swedish Belatchew Arkitekter has one purpose: to make the city of Stockholm self-sufficient in proteins. To this end, his lab of experimental projects created the InsectCity, which includes the BuzzBuilding â€" a farm for the production of edible insects.

It is estimated that in 2050 the Earth is inhabited by nine billion people and the issue of sustainable food production for these people remains. One of the solutions is to find an alternative to meat production and an available source of protein are the insects.

There are about 1,900 species of edible insects and about two billion people around the world eat insects. The production of proteins from insects is more efficient than meat production â€" are accurate, for example, ten pounds of feed to produce a pound of meat but the same quantity of food allows you to produce nine pounds of insects.

In 2018, Stockholm should have 940,700 inhabitants. According to the Belatchew Arkitekter to produce proteins from insects that match the meat consumption of the inhabitants have a farm with 500,000 square feet. And, by building insect farms in nine roundabouts of the city the goal of self-sufficiency in proteins can be reached.

In order to allow citizens to view how can be urban insect production atelier designed the BuzzBuilding, which would be located in Vanadisplan, offering 10,350 square meters of surface for the creation of crickets. The structure consists of a building which integrates the production flow of insects, from eggs to ready-to-eat insects.

Additionally, the BuzzBuilding aims to be a sanctuary for the endangered species of wild bees, which in addition to allow continuity of species allows Stockholm is a city with plenty of fruit and florida.

The main structure of the prototype is a steel exoskeleton, coated with an external skeleton, inspired by the structure of insects. On the fifth floor there is a restaurant, where the insects are prepared and sold. The ultimate goal is to make the public production.

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Ecological cooperative inaugurates tourist complex in Arrábida (with video)

For two days, a group of young people of Lisbon discovered some of the secrets of the Arrábida National Park. They were the first guests of the newly opened tourist complex of sustainable cooperative Biovilla.

Intended for nature tourism, the building takes advantage of renewable energies and was built with environmental criteria. "We chose a local supplier, with certified timbers. [We use] the least concrete as possible, and as much natural materials, "explained to the green economy Barbara Lion, of Biovilla.

The complex has the capacity to accommodate groups wishing to enjoy the Arrábida National Park, one of the most beautiful in the Country and, certainly, one of the closest of Lisbon.

Created four years ago by a group of entrepreneurs of Palmela, the cooperative Biovilla has on his team engineers, managers, architects and biologists, for a total of 12 elements with a common ideal.

"We created a multidisciplinary team and focused on a common vision. Each of us has a different background and function, [so] can contribute complementary to this common vision: bring the sustainability of the daily life of people, "explained Barbara lion.

The Biovilla grows and distributes biological products based on Permaculture and focus on training in various areas and follow-up of projects, in a vision of consultancy. Learn more about this cooperative in episode 267 of the green economy.

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Young 15 years the Philippines creates insole that helps load iPod with your feet

The young Angelo Casimiro, of only 15 years, invented a shoe insole capable of producing enough electricity to charge small USB devices, such as an iPod. To this end, the user of the appliance. Just walk.

The unit is composed of piezoelectric materials, which can generate electricity Casimiro, when pressed. During testing of the sock, the young of the Philippines descobriru to run for eight hours straight can charge a Li-ion battery of 400 mAh. After inventing the insole, young even made a tutorial on how to create this charger.

Angelo Casimiro signed up your project in the Google Science Fair, the fair of innovation and online technology to young people between 13 and 18 years old â€" and that's why the news came to us. The winner will meet the basis of releases of Virgin Galactic, in the United States, and will be among the first to greet the astronauts when they return to Earth, among other prizes.

"This can provide energy for personal devices, especially if you live in remote areas without electricity. Can carry flashlights, radios, cell phones or any other USB device, "explained Angelo in this video.

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An ecological paradise in the abandoned village of Espingueira, Cape Verde (with videos)

The locality of Espingueira, in the North of the island of Boa Vista, Cape Verde, ever been completely in ruins. Today, however, she is a pit of sustainability, as a result of the investment of an Italian family who fell in love with the place.

"The Spinguera ecolodge came out of my father's dream, who fell in love with the island and saw something special in this abandoned village," explained the Italian Larissa Lazzari to green economy. "I was in love, hence the suggestion of reconstruct the ancient ruins instead of creating a new venture", explained the responsible.

At the age of 36 years, Larissa is proud to say that spent almost a third of his life, 11 years in Cape Verde. And that's where it intends to build family and see their children grow, continuing his father's dream of reconciling the hospitality industry to sustainability.

Today, tourists from various countries give a new life to abandoned village, several years ago, by Cape Verdeans, due to drought. "From 1967 to 1978 it didn't rain in Espingueira", explained the master builder Antonio Santos, project manager.

The construction of Spinguera lasted four years and manpower came from the nearest village. "I was alone among 16 to 18 men," joked. "Little by little we did everything."

The houses are made of stone and lime and has 12 rooms. Complete the ecolodge a reception, a restaurant, a bar and other facilities of the hotel. "Respect for the environment and for the people, culture and local architecture is our vocation."

The hotel is powered by electricity generated locally, with the help of the wind and the Sun. The water comes from a hole but, as scarce resource, guests are invited to save her.

See the episode 266 of the green economy, dedicated to morabeza Cape Verde.

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Thawing polar ice cap could unleash billions of pieces of plastic to the sea

The Arctic polar caps that are now melting will liberate more than a billion pieces of plastic to the sea over the next 10 years. According to a new study, there are billions of servings of plastic fangs icy regions. As the ice caps are melting, the plastic will be released into the food chain, threatening marine life, clogging waterways and harming the ecosystem of the oceans.

The study, published in the journal Earth's Future, indicates that there is a considerable amount of junk trapped in the ice, which was identified by the research teams. Most of this garbage is comprised of microplastic, the remains of plastic objects decomposed or from cosmetics containing microspheres, referred to Inhabitat. As the ice forms, this microplastic gets stuck in ice until the ice melts.

Scientists hope that at least two billion cubic metres of Arctic ice melt in the next decade, releasing microplásticos were simultaneously. During the investigation, scientists found among the 38 234 pieces of plastic per cubic meter of ice. This means that, in the worst-case scenario, the estimated one billion pieces of plastic released can be low. Additionally, the plastics act as magnets, attracting other pollutants become more toxic and dangerous to marine life.

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10 de evidence that traffic is killing us slowly

Miss de mobility is one of the oldest issues of urban sustainability, a real challenge and that every city, large or small, have de face. Many of the major cities on the planet lived years after years of ignoring the problem, leaving for future generations and future rulers da Discovery solution.

Now, all has little time to develop strategies de traffic mitigation, either through da public transport expansion â€" a solution man, especially at a time when Europe is in a financial crossroads, encouraging de sharing cars, use da bike or telecommuting.

The Brazilian site sustainable planet left that that would have been one of the worst scenarios always de transit de world â€" last Friday, Are placed one million automobiles de Paulo on the streets, due to the strike of public transport â€" to prove that traffic is running out not only with our patience and our life.

On that day, in São Paulo, the rain made an appearance in the city, which worsened the congestion and 251 km queue de originated â€" was the slowest morning da da city history. See the 10 ways in which traffic is killing us.

1. Pollution

Pollution caused by vehicles causes 4,600 deaths for years just in the State Are de Paulo, Brazil. The pollution generated is responsible for reducing 1.5 years de de da population lives in the metropolitan area Are de Paulo, which concentrates more de 20 millions de people. The cost of medical care for people who suffer cardiorespiratory diseases linked to cars de reaches almost to € 325 million ($ 1 billion) per year.

2. Obesity

A study da de University Sydney, Australia, shows that people who lead daily to work have a tendency to 13% de stay overweight or become obese. And that remains when they do exercise and take time for leisure or after the trips.

3. Hyperglycemia

A study da de da de University Medicine School Saint Louis and the Cooper Institute in Dallas, USA, reveals that drive more de 16 miles a day is associated with larger indices de glucose (sugar) in the blood.

4. high cholesterol

Published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, the earlier study also relates to drive to work every day with high cholesterol, which is linked to cardiovascular diseases.

5. Depression

Among the 4,297 interviewed for the research University da de Saint Louis, it was proven that those who spent more time in traffic had larger trends to depression, anxiety and anti-social behavior.

6. Anxiety

A search of the Office of National Statistics in Britain, shows that people who take more de half an hour to move up to the work showed the highest rates de stress and anxiety, as well as greater dissatisfaction with life in General.

 7. high blood pressure

Get to work on time de tip can temporarily raise your blood pressure even if there's no congestion. This was proven in a survey made by the University de Utah, USA. Thus they separated two groups on a simulator test de de direction.

For both groups was given a scenario in which the respondent was late for a meeting in which to gain money, but one of the groups conducted a simulation with more cars on the road, while the other is not. Although coming at the same time and with the same average speed, the group that left in de simulation via with more cars showed faster heartbeat and picos de da blood pressure elevation, increasing the potential risk de stroke.

8. Sleep impaired

De 2012 Edition da Regus Work-life Balance, a survey is made annually in 80 countries with about de 16 thousand workers, shows that whoever spends more 45 minutes in de ida or back from work declares having a sleep worse and shows signs more evident de exhaustion.

9. Relationships destroyed

De still accordance with Regus, who makes time-consuming travel between work and home puts more pressure on family and friends. These workers have 40% more chance de separated conjugal partners de.

10. body aches

Backaches, necks, arms and legs are common when the matter more de two hours in traffic. But don't worry, at least this can be relieved with a few exercises de stretching.

Foto:  Oran Viriyincy / Creative Commons

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As the forests if recovered from the fires in the time of dinosaurs?

There are 66 million years ago, the forests recovered of the fires the same way today, according to a team of researchers at McGill University and the Royal Saskatchewan Museum in Canada.

The research â€" which began with the excavation of fossil plants preserved in rocks deposited in the last days of the age of the dinosaurs â€" found that, in some of them, there was an abundant record of fossilized coal.

The excavations may reveal more information about the climate of our planet in prehistory. Studies are still being developed, but there is already one conclusion: the annual average temperature in southern Saskatchewan, Canada, was 10 to 12 C warmer than today, being six times greater than rainfall. These features did not prevent, however, that the recovery of forests was equal to that of our days.

"In the excavation of fossil plants preserved in rocks deposited in the last days of the age of the dinosaurs, some of them [were] preserved with abundant fossilized carbon, and others without him," said Hans Larsson, one of the researchers. "From this, we can reconstruct the Cretaceous forests were like with and without the disturbance of fires."

The diversity of plants and animals can be affected by forest fires, and the discovery will help scientists understand it immediately before the dinosaurs being extinct. The study was published in the Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeocology, according to the Red Orbit.

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Beijing: the chaos of the world's busiest metro

Citizens of Beijing are already accustomed to public transport overcrowded, to the immense traffic jams and the intense smog and the option of cycling is not feasible for the most part. This week, public transport users are faced with yet another obstacle: a system of airport-style security in some metro stations. The result was massive queues and long waits to take the subway.

The Beijing subway network is the busiest in the world, with about 10 million trips per day between about 200 stations. This means that a temporary malfunction can form numerous groups on platforms.

Now, in addition to the usual safety inspection where users spend the trunk for similar machines at airports, people also have to be inspected, such as at airports. About nine metro stations in Beijing have already installed the system and, according to Beijing police, verification "should take no more than 30 minutes".

The authorities have installed a security system tighter after terrorists shooting explosives for a market full of people in Urumqi, in Western China, causing the death of more than 30 people earlier this month, the City Lab.

Besides more stringent control in subway stations, Beijing also introduced a fleet of helicopters that watch and photograph various real-time transport centres. Additionally, police officers patrolling subway stations began to be fitted with guns.

However, Beijing citizens say they don't feel safe, despite the strengthening of security. As Avid users of social networks that are users of the Beijing metro rushed to post photos of the queues in social networks, questioning purpose of such measures.

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House with energy balance that transcends the barriers of the interior and the exterior

The architect Buzz Yudell and his wife Tina Beebe built a House that is a lab green housing. This House, called Georgina Residence, was designed to have an energy balance, use the least amount of energy and water and have a great connection to the outside.

The glazed housing merges with the outside but provides at the same time, the privacy required, since it is located in an urban area of Santa Monica, California.

The couple had previously a home on Malibu Beach area, but got tired of housing and decided to move to Santa Monica. In order to be close to work, friends and services, Buzz and Tina have acquired a plot of land in the city and built a sustainable housing, referred to the Inhabitat. The House consumes as much energy as one that generates annually and allows the exploration of new sustainable strategies.

In the old housing, the couple had a great connection with the surrounding environment, this connection who wanted to keep in the new housing. Thus, the barriers between the inside and the outside of the new House have become flexible with the help of transparent materials, operational Windows and sliding doors. Sunlight and passive design strategies play a key role in the overall design of the dwelling. The House is equipped with air conditioning once the ventilation system and shadow let you regulate the temperature in a natural way.

The materials used in the construction of the House include recycled products and reusable bamboo. As for energy systems, the couple opted for the incorporation of LED bulbs and a high-efficiency gas boiler. Additionally, the housing features a green roof, with grass and a permeable insulation and a run-off system and exploitation of waters. The room is also equipped with a solar collector and photovoltaic panels that provide the 100% of the energy necessary for its operation.

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Global warming can change the color of the butterflies

A study recently published-and it took 18 years to develop â€" concluded that the butterflies and dragonflies of light colors thrive in warmer environmental conditions â€" and that the butterflies and dragonflies darker prefer the colder climates. The investigation examined the natural habitats of these insects in Europe during the many years in which it took place.

According to the investigation, the body of these insects plays an important role in the absorption of energy by the Sun, which serves as fuel for the flights and to regulate body temperature.  The insects of darker colors absorb more solar energy than lighter colors and therefore can survive in colder climates. By contrast, the lightest insects survive better in warmer climates, since they can reflect sunlight and not sobreaquecem.

According to these new findings, climate change means changes in habits of various insects. "We know that the butterflies and dragonflies clearer better adapt to warmer climates and also we have shown that the effects of climate change in the places inhabited by species are not future consequences but rather gifts, with nature and ecosystems to change in real time," says Carsten Rahbek, of Imperial College London and author of the study.

"We demonstrated for two major groups of insects a direct connection between the climate and its color, which has impact on geographical distribution," explains the researcher. This means that in the future, with the rising temperatures of the planet, butterflies and dragonflies darker can evolve and become gradually lighter to support better the warmer temperatures.

The team of researchers analysed data on the location of Pan-366 species of butterflies and dragonflies species 107 between 1988 and 2006. The colors were analyzed from the wings and bodies and created maps with the locations where the insects can be found.

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Fukushima factory turned into radiation-free lettuce greenhouse

The technology giant Fujitsu has expanded to a new area of business and opened an organic lettuce greenhouse in Fukushima, Japan. In a project that mixes the agriculture, industry and medicine, Aizu-Wakamatsu Akisai Vegetable Plant grows lettuce, biological radiation free, with low levels of potassium and nitrates.

The greenhouse vegetable was mounted on a semiconductor plant that has been renewed and is completely free of chemicals. Located in Fukushima, in greenhouse lettuce is the first of several biological tests that Fujitsu wants to implement in this area. Once the space where the stove is set up has been renovated and disinfected, the production is free of chemicals and fully controlled through the company's technologies to create the optimal conditions for growth, as well as weather conditions.

The variety of lettuces grown by Fujitsu kiln is indicated for people with chronic kidney disease once the vegetables have low levels of potassium. The vegetable is also more appealing to children because the low nitrate levels make less bitter lettuces, referred to Inhabitat.

Despite these greenhouses in Fukushima being more expensive than the conventional, the spaces have medical value, can produce all year cultivate organic products and, most importantly, free of radiation.

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The photo story of a life

Nowadays, most people take a lot of photographs. But there's always one that stands out from the others.

In his personal blog, Richard Branson, owner of Virgin, tells the story of the photo taken by a friend and its second meaning. Lincoln Gasking, a friend of Branson, was on an expedition in Antarctica when he spotted a group of penguins in Group at the top of a piece of floating ice, protecting each other from Leopard seals that could strike at any moment, when another predator appeared.

It was a giant petrel. This seabird, with a wingspan that can reach two metres, usually feed on small fish, seafood and animal carcasses. When none of these dishes is available in the menu, the bird used to attack other birds, chicks in particular penguin chicks.

"Having reached a rocky colony one morning, we spotted a giant petrel that was watching the penguins. Our guide not photographed a bird like this for over 12 years. As a lover of photography this seemed like a good challenge, "said Gasking.

"Almost two hours after we arrived, I couldn't believe what I was seeing the petrel through my lens, which in the meantime had perched on a rock. It was only then that I noticed in their cruel intentions. Opening the big wings, the bird was preparing to attack a colony of penguin chicks ".

"There are many stories of mothers who play heroic acts to save their young. This was one of those moments. When all seemed lost appeared one of the Moms in charge of day care to protect their young. Emitting cries, the mother Penguin faced petrel and saved all the Cubs ".

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The sawfish rare that seems to have gone out of the prehistoric times

After two hours of struggle, a fisherman in South Florida and their fishing companions captured an unusual fish: a rare species of sawfish. Known for his shaped snout serra, this species of fish is rarely sighted in the wild.

The seven known subspecies of this kind of fish are threatened or severely threatened, so your sighting is even rarer. However, a copy was caught by Dustin Richter and their friends during one of the last three nights. For whatever reason, the Group made a point of removing the animal out of the water to document capture, but the fish was once again thrown into the waters of Boynton Beach.

"Catch a fish like this happens only once in a lifetime," said Richter to ABC News, cites the Huffington Post. "Being able to see a fish so you're lucky, but to get one is to have even more lucky," considers the fisherman.

Richter estimates that the fish, about 3.4 meters, weighed more than 220 pounds. According to the description of the fisherman still fish will not have reached the adult State, since both types of sawfish found in the United States can grow more than 20 feet.

It is believed that the fish-serra will have evolved in a way, now extinct, primitive sharks. This species of fish uses the saw-shaped snout to defend himself and to dig up small fish and crustaceans from the bottom of the ocean.

For explaining was, however, why so many struggle with the fish â€" especially after the fishermen have the notion that it was a rare species. Here are some pictures of the sawfish.

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And if an anaconda crosses us ahead?

Jeremy Wade, host of River Monsters (Photo 4), faced recently one of their greatest fears, when he came face to face with a dangerous anaconda nearly 100 pounds, on the set of his last show.

The meeting took place in Brazil, when the British Explorer was looking for an anaconda in particular that had caused the death of at least one person in the region of Porto de Moz, inside the Amazon jungle. Wade met the "Monster" when plunged into the Amazon River and gave literally stumbled upon a large anaconda, which later came to the conclusion being responsible for the death and disappearance of several people.

Anacondas, which are not poisonous, are the largest native species of snake native to the Americas, reaching the 6.7 meters long. However, there are reports of copies that exceed this length and there are rewards for those who manage to catch anacondas with unusual sizes. Although rare, the encounters between anacondas and humans can be fatal since this snake squashes his victims, which end up suffocating, with his upper body strength.

River Monsters is a program of the channel Animal Planet, where Jeremy Wade travels the world looking for dangerous creatures and sometimes legendary who dwell in rivers, swamps and other watercourses.

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Deforestation of the rain forest has increased 9% in 2013

The rate of deforestation of the Rainforest, a tropical forest biome that every Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina, returned to rise in 2013, standing now at 9%. As well, and between 201 and 2013, were lost 23,948 hectares, i.e. 239 square kilometres in 17 Brazilian States of the Atlantic forest. The previous year, this figure stood at 21,977 hectares.

According to the new edition of Atlas of Atlantic forest remnants, there are now 12.5 percent of the 1.3 million square kilometres of the original Woods, which began to be deforested from Portuguese colonization and, above all, in the 20th century. Everything that has already been lost, explains the atlas, is equivalent to 12 area cities of São Paulo, Brazil.

Since the early 2000 that the rate of deforestation had been going down. On the one hand, and the States of Sao Paulo and Rio already have little to withdraw; on the other hand, increased supervision and entered into force the law of Mata Atlântica, which increased the protection on the biome.

In the last three years, however, the indexes began to rise. In the period from 2011 to 2012 had already been an increase of 29% over the period to 2010 and 2011. "After the drastic reduction, we thought there would be no more increases. It's not what's happening and we are worried, "said Marcia Hirota, Executive Director of SOS Mata Atlântica.

Photo: Glauco Umbelino/Creative Commons

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Wi-fi comes to European planes by the end of 2016

If we know for some time knows that we believe that technology and innovation are important in the dissemination of sustainable practices, functioning as a strong ally of change of behavior.

So this news is positive for all Europeans, especially those who spend a lot of time traveling: two satellite operators â€" Inmarsat and the British Greek Hellas-Sat-are working to make access and wireless networking-wi-fi â€" on European planes. The two will work with the French-Italian firm Thales Alenia Space to provide wireless services on European flights by the end of 2016.

The project is expected to cost between € 150 and the €184 and follows the path of partnership between the Gogo and AT&T, who have installed successfully, wireless connections at American Airlines. Half of this amount will be used to launch a new satellite, called Europasat, which will help to convey the wi-fi for the planes.

Several airlines already have shown interest in the service, being that the negotiating process will be earlier with British Airways (BA). Thus, the BA may soon make wireless connections in domestic flights.

In the United States, a wireless connection on the plane costs €3,6 (£ 11.4) per hour. A 12:0 am card, on the other hand, cost €12,3 ($ 38).

Finally, the Inmarsat will build a network of 300 land stations in 28 European countries, over the next six years, using 4 g technology. In this way, the internet used on each flight will be as fast and reliable as the one we currently have in place.

Foto:  epSos.de / Creative Commons

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Brand glasses Donates 100% of the profits to animal causes

The Fetch Eyewear, glasses, mark Donates 100% of the profits to causes involving the rescue of animals, being the first brand to channel all the profits to promote animal welfare.

The brand was founded in 2004 by designer Anne Sacks, calling themselves so Amy Sacks Eyewear, with the purpose of offering an alternative to glasses of big brands, who practiced high prices. However, this quickly gave designer for you to mix their products with the passion for animal rescue.

In 2012, the brand was declared with Fetch Eyeware and works now as a source of funding for the Pixie Project, a local animal rescue Association who works with American kennels to find permanent homes for dogs and cats.

The Fetch describes itself as "a small company with a big vision," with 100% of the profits obtained the reverse for the Pixie Project. Glasses frames created by Anne Sacks follow the same spirit: most are manufactured from high-quality cellulose acetate, a plastic produced from organic material, which is an alternative to plastic produced from oil.

The brand offers a range of finished products by hand to lower prices when compared with the average practiced by the market. "We believe that when buying a pair of glasses the buyer must feel good, look good and do good, and part of it is not to pay too much for frames," says Kristen Flemington, Creative Director of Fetch, cites the Ecouterre.

"Once the Fetch does not work in traditional optical market, which is mostly controlled by major brands which charge obscene amounts, we allow consumers to save," says Creative Director. Additionally, the brand still allows customers to experience up to six different frames at home for a week, and offers a lifetime warranty which covers replacement of parts of the frame or repairs.

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Trees of public interest are unprotected from 2012

Two years ago the law on monumental trees of Portugal was abrogated and therefore is waiting to be regulated, reports yesterday the newspaper Público. The law, originally passed in 1938 was revoked in 2012, but are yet to define what criteria of classification or sanctions to be applied.

So, the trees of public interest are unprotected: an intervention without monitoring may affect the health and longevity of a sorted tree, as well as its stability.

"There are at least a few dozen trees per sort right now," says Miguel Rodrigues. "In recent years, although there are more and more people attentive to these trees, we saw that there is less interest of central services and forestry services for this subject," explained the charge to the public.

To draw public attention to the problem, the Trees of Portugal, with other associations, launched an online petition.Take care this rich natural heritage is, in our opinion, more than a legislative imperative a moral obligation, in order to preserve the memory of the past and ensure their future, "reads the petition.

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