USA: young 14 years builds home in 18 months

Sicily Kolbeck, a young girl of 14 years who lives in the State of Georgia, United States, just recently a megalomaniac project for her age: she built with the help of some people, a small house.

Sicily decided to build this small annex 12 years when he was, for a school project. Without any experience in the field of construction, Sicily has accepted the help of father, Dane. Initially, the young lady concerned to arrange financing for the construction.

In just one month, she managed its initial objective, € 1,800 ($ 5,600) and launched the blog of the project, called La Petite Maison. The father, enthusiastic for bricolage, began to put the House up, but Sicily had to help him.

Then, there was a tragedy. Dane died in a car accident, and Sicily has lost all interest in the project. A few months later, however, a friend of Dane convinced her to finish the job, to honor his father.

Taking advantage of the fact that Luke Bair, father's friend, be civil constructor, Sicily learned to wield the tools safely and, a year later, was finally able to build your dream home-La Petite Maison.

According to Bair, the House will be worth about € 12,300 ($ 37,400) and can be moved from one place to another â€" and that's what will happen, in the forthcoming summer vacation.

See some of the pictures of the various phases of the project and read the whole story on CNN (in English).

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Rock in Rio will donate leftover food to two institutions

In big events there's always food for consumption that ends up in the trash. However, the Organization of Rock in Rio wants to counter this trend and like previous editions will donate food leftovers are fit for consumption the institutions which then will distribute by those who need it most.

The food will be donated to Re-Food4Good and Dariacordar. "We tried to get out of here without waste," says Dora Palma, sustainability Coordinator of Rock in Rio.

Foods that are not fit for consumption will be used for composting.

In 2012, the Rock in Rio collected 570 meals, breads, salads, 245 330 430 sandwiches, soups and desserts 270 135 catering Home of the Marquis, who were delivered by Dariacordar to work, the Nazarene distributed for needy families in the village of Malone.

Other 1,050 sandwiches, breads, sandwiches 207 602 leitão, 97 breads with chorizo, 53 40 chicken meals, pizzas, hamburgers, 25 more than 3 pounds of fried dough and nine cakes of "Best Chocolate Cake in the world" were collected by Re-Food4Good and delivered to local charities.

The Food Bank received 1,419 still pounds of assorted sandwiches, 95 pounds of precooked dishes, 36 pounds of fruit and 379 liters of water.

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Portugal in 26th place in the misery index (with LIST)

Portugal is in 26th place in the misery index, an indicator created by economist Arthur Melvin Okun and you want to measure a country's economic deterioration. Compared to the previous year, Portugal about a place--that is, passed to a more negative climate â€" mercy especially in the unemployment rate.

Although little known as an indicator, the misery index helps you figure out what's going on, economically, in every country. To calculate ponder three variables: the level of unemployment among the countries, the level of interest rates and the rate of inflation, along with the rate of growth of GDP per capita of each country.

According to the El Blog Salmon, the result reflects the impoverishment of the citizens of the various countries, so that is how much bigger the index, the greater the poverty.

Created by Okun, the index was modified in 1999, by Robert Barro, an economist at the University of Hardval and the following year by Steve Hanke, Johns Hopkins University economist.

This year's ranking is led by Venezuela, with 79.4 points, followed by Iran, Serbia, Argentina (the photo depicts the suburbs of Buenos Aires), Jamaica, Egypt and, imagine, of Spain. South Africa, Brazil and Greece complete the top 10.



Foto:  Roger Schultz / Creative Commons

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Zoo celebrates 130 years with enchanted forest made of recycled packaging waste

More than 16 tonnes of recycled packaging was used in street furniture that will retrain the enchanted forest of the Zoo. The new space, renovated with the support of the company green dot, was today presented at the Lisbon Zoo, coinciding with the celebration of 130 years.

To support the renewal of this space, the company green dot intends to demonstrate to citizens that several useful objects may result from recycling of used packaging, also contribute to promoting the use of recycled materials. Being a Zoo space of information and awareness about environment and biodiversity dedicated above all to a very young audience, it is very important that may have real examples of application of packaging after their recycling.

"The Zoo plays a fundamental role in the protection and conservation of nature, reason why we support this project. At the same time, the company green dot intends to demonstrate that recycling may give rise to various objects we use every day, giving a new life to used packaging that they put in the recycling bin, "pointed out a moment ago Luis Veiga Malik, CEO of green dot Corporation.

This new area will also provide info on birds that are part of the presentation, as well as some that are, in Portugal, facing extinction. It was also renewed the existing signs and created a play area for children with "bird houses", all made from recycled plastic.

Also in commemoration of his 130 anniversary, the zoo will be certified by FSC Services green dot 3R6. For the first time in its history, the zoo will have ecopoints for the public can separate the used packaging around the enclosure.

The intervention in space of the old parque das merendas will allow green dot society demonstrate that packages placed in the recycling bin and recycled can transform themselves into new materials closing its cycle.

See what products were recycled to create the enchanted forest, and in what quantity.

â€" 150,000 packets of crisps

66,000-shampoo packaging

90,000-yogurt cups

100,000-shopping bags

230,000-plastic bottles

250 â€" recycled tires

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As the small fish escape their predators

Hundreds of thousands of fish moving as one, forming a gigantic swirling around a group of divers in the Devil's Cave in the Cayman Islands, Caribbean.

The magnificent photographs were taken by Ellen Cuylaerts, Belgian of 44 years, during a trip of several divers on this famous cave. The photos speak for themselves: the school creates a sort of silvery light wave, swimming inside of underwater caves the cave.

The little fish believes in strength in numbers, confusing predators while nothing like a great wave.

"Every year, the predators and divers await the arrival of these fish. But, to swim in unison, they manage to escape and make the growing wave, "explains Ellen, which resides in the Cayman Islands.

Every year, millions of small fish arrive ashore the Caymans, between June and August. with a size between 2.5 and 10 centimeters, these fish have to hide in caves until they have sufficient size to survive alone.

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New urbanization opposite the beach of Carcavelos will today vote

The restructuring Urban detail plan of Carcavelos South at Quinta dos Ingleses in Carcavelos, tonight voted at the Centro Cultural de Cascais, where will be held the municipal Assembly.

If approved, the plan provides for an investment of €393 million over 20 years and the creation of 4500 jobs. The works arising from the plan to integrate in the public domain, are calculated at €29 million.

The plan provides for the restructuring of the urban territory, aiming at the implementation of an urban park of relevant dimension, a health centre, a school EB1 (pre-school and first cycle), two playing fields â€" with and without stands-a parish Center with day care center, a training center ever, culture equipment, nest of 930 companies and, above all, Fireworks, a hotel and trade. Will be also built new parking de apoio à praia.

It is recalled that this plan has already been criticized by various associations, having been created, including petitions to keep the project going forward â€" the petition Save Carcavelos already has 3,200 signatures.

The signatories of the petition claim that this "urban play that is being undertaken will destroy the entire coastal zone of the parishes of wall and Carcavelos", not only in terms of quality of life but also environmentally and socially ". Also moves as the forum for Carcavelos or Citizenship Cascais appealed to citizens who do not agree with the adoption of the document to move tonight, the center of Cascais, Culture as a sign of protest.

According to Cash, the two movements should proceed to judicial remedies, if the plan is approved, claiming that the construction will have a negative impact on the environment as well as prevent the practice of surfing in the area.

Also the Assembly of the Union of parishes of Carcavelos-wall is against approval of the plan. And the Assembly of the Republic already has a request for qualification of the historical heritage area, through the left bloc.

Remember what is at stake tonight, in Cascais.



Photo: João Dias-Photographer/Creative Commons

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NASA discloses collective selfie of planet Earth

Remember this invitation made by NASA to the commemoration of Earth Day? More than 50 thousand people posted their selfies in social networks â€" with the hashtag #globalselfie â€" to help the space agency to celebrate earth day, celebrated on April 22, in a different way.

Last Thursday, exactly one month after the commemorative date, NASA disclosed the huge selfie for you built in the form of mosaic â€" composed of more than 36 thousand pictures of people who participated in the game.

The collage was made up of a picture of the planet taken April 22, from NASA's own satellites and NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration).

If the reader put a picture on the net â€" with the hashtag #globalselfie, of course â€" you can see in this image of 3.2 gigapixels, whether it was used. But beware, of course, this is a Herculean task. Still, the picture can be enlarged, to facilitate â€" or hinder, depends on â€" the search.

This global selfie also marked the launch into space of eight NASA missions, which will spend the next year to observe the Earth to help solve some of the greatest environmental challenges of today, such as global warming, rising mean sea level and lack of water.

Foto: MAURO CATEB/Creative Commons

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