Friday, July 11, 2014

Smile delivery mission 60 thousand toys to social institutions

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The campaign to collect toys from Smile Mission led to the donation of 60 thousand toys to needy children, 30 thousand of these delivered by customers and other 30 thousand across the continent.

In recent times, the Portuguese were invited to donate used toys, since they were in perfect conditions of use, and for every toy delivered, the Mainland would donate a new toy to a Bank of donated goods.

The toys were handed out in stores a continent, online shop and Zippy around the country and are to be distributed to children of needy families.

"Once again, the Portuguese joined with enthusiasm to a campaign of social solidarity, this time designed to encourage sharing of children who donated their toys to disadvantaged children, supported by social institutions in your area. Foster the participation of solidarity was the proposal that the mission Smile and the Bank of donated goods have launched and the result shows the generosity of children when they are asked to contribute. "said Isabel Jonet, Bank of donated goods.

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New platform for research and help promote cycling in Portugal

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Aveiro is the headquarters of a body that is intended to help the economic actors and the public administration to develop innovative projects around the bike and sustainable mobility. The bike technologic platform and Smooth mobility has the seal of the University of Aveiro (UA).

The new platform involves 30 researchers at the UA-related to diverse areas of study â€" and intends to be much more than "a new body to do applied research", underlines José Carlos Mota, one of the researchers who coordinates the platform.

According to the public, the new platform has a number of partners outside the Academy, such as the National Association of industries of two wheels, hardware, furniture and the like (ABIMOTA) and Federação Portuguesa de Ciclismo.

"The objective [of this platform] also help the economic actors and the public administration to develop innovative projects in this area, and to create conditions so that the bike is used increasingly in the movements of citizens," adds the Aveiro University faculty member. And, equally or more important than all of this, "it is intended to help economic operators to create new products and services, which also create jobs", underlines José Carlos Mota.

At birth in a region which also gives conspicuous by the fact that host a large number of national sector industries of two wheels, this body also wants to solve the "difficulty of dialogue that often exists between the actors in the public sector and the private agents". "It is necessary to coordinate efforts among the various actors", highlights the investigator of the AU.

More than 3.9 percent of the city's inhabitants are regularly bike, when the national average is 0.5 percent. The data compiled by the National Institute of statistics (INE) indicate that more than half of the population of this region has a bike at home (bycicles 535 per thousand inhabitants).

It is recalled that the topic of bicycle and bicycle mobility is taking a growing interest in the national policy agenda â€" the Government published the Bicycle promotion plan and Other Soft Modes 2013-2020-, beside that there are encouraging data that arise.

"In 2012, sold in Portugal more bicycles than cars", José Carlos Mota, reveals the purpose of numbers that leave no room for doubt: that year, 350,000 were marketed bicycles, against the 113,408 automobiles sold. More still: "the Portuguese industry is in the ' top ' of the European production of bicycles and accessories", vinca the investigator.

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Students transform electrical Tower in colorful stained glass window

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German art students converted a nearby electrical Tower Hattigen in a colorful stained-glass Windows. The work, Letchtturm (lighthouse, in German), is a species of Lighthouse, whose glasses reflect sunlight and make the Tower sparkle, spreading a variety of colors for the green landscape.

In this way, the project of Ail Hwang, Hae-Jeong and Ryan Ching-Ki Park became an austere structure into a work of art with usefulness, referred to Inhabitat.

The towers of electricity are the family structures around the globe, dotting the landscape with endless rows connected by wires that bring electricity to villages and cities. These metal structures are neglected or ignored, merging with the background landscape.

However, this Hattigen electric Tower is located in a idyllic portion of land in a forest Glade with a meadow on the edge of a small lake, where a cycling trail.

Equipped with colorful glass triangles now that make up the stained glass, the Tower attracts the attention of who passes through the site.

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Thursday, July 10, 2014

Paperboy: wine in cartons saves 67% in energy

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The glass has many advantages, not the least of which is how it can recycle without losing quality, but an American company, the Paperboy, is trying to enter the market of packaging of wine with an innovation: wine stored per card.

According to Business Week, these bottles are 80% lighter than glass bottles and thus save fuel in transportation and avoid unnecessary CO2 emissions.

The Paperboy asserts that the wine is placed in a package of bottle-shaped card and that is compostable. Innovation is here: this is a real bottle and a box, which should leave happy every wine merchants who cherish the aesthetics â€" and the value of your product.

The Business Week claims that the packaging is primarily made from waste paper, which in addition to being lighter than glass, as already admitted, it does have other positive impacts. This package, for example, it is difficult to leave-Unlike so many other of glass that, day after day, spread the nectar on the floor of the supermarkets, by stores or distribution trucks.

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According to the manufacturer of wine Truett Hurst, cited by Business Week, a single truck of wine with the innovation of the Paperboy can save 230 liters of diesel and avoid sending 619 pounds of CO2 into the atmosphere.

Paper bottles need less energy to be made â€" 67% less energy, to be accurate. And this is an excellent news for everyone â€" the wine industry, environment and consumers.

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Astronaut photograph super Typhoon that devastates Japanese coast to 250 km/h

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"This super typhoon is huge. Careful, Japan ". That's how the German astronaut Alexander Gerst react to photographs he took himself of Neoguri, the Typhoon that is ravaging the Japanese Coast with winds of 250 km/h.

In this range the Japanese region, near the islands of Okinawa and Kyushu, airports remained closed, as well as citizens forced to leave lower and coastal areas.

The storm is so large that it could not even be captured in a single image. "The super Typhoon Neoguri no longer fits in our lens. I've never seen anything like this, "said Gerst, quoted by the press.

The Neoguri left 63 thousand homes without electricity in Kyushu, leaving 28 people injured. The next destination, on Thursday, already is Honshu.

The storm began with winds of 25 mph, but quickly came to 126 kph, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

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Scientists discover largest bird ever flew

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The fossilized remains of the biggest bird ever flew were discovered in 1983 in Charleston, South Carolina, but now scientists came to a conclusion: the pelagomis sandersi, who walked the planet Earth for 25 million years ago, was the largest bird ever flew.

With a magnitude of 6.4 metres, this bird's wings had twice the size of the wings of the largest flying birds today, including the albatross, with 3.5 meters long. In theory, this bird's wings were big enough to defend a football goal, from a pole to the other.

The pelagornis sandersi was extremely fast and flying at a speed of 17 meters per second. Had sharp pseudo-dentes, used to cut their prey, and could fly to distant destinations without losing altitude, according to Mashable.

"This raises the limit of what we believe the birds can be," said the author of the study, published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Daniel Ksepka.

Ksepka, science curator and palaeontologist of the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, United States, also said that this is a very important step to realize the evolution of birds. The study of this species, however, is still at the beginning â€" among many other issues, it is still necessary to figure out how this bird could move with such grace.

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10 foods that speed up metabolism

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Who does not know people who eat a lot and are lean and others that, despite all the care, diet cannot stop the hands of scale? Metabolism can be the hero or the villain of diet, according to work faster or slower. And if yours is slow, do not despair, because it can give you a push with the help of some foods. Learn about the foods that, according to my Well-being, increase metabolism.

1. extra virgin olive oil

Despite being a type of fat, we know that this type of olive oil is rich in monounsaturated fats and in terms of oleic acid, an omega-9 from the olives.

Is considered a metabolic activator, mainly due to its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and help control blood lipid values.

2. Water

A good hydration keeps the assets necessary physiological mechanisms so that the metabolism is running at 100%. Water is required to maintain the functioning of enzymes in ideal conditions and the appropriate temperatures. Drinking water is a natural form of hydration and to maintain active metabolism.

3. it started with a

Algae such as kelp, fucus, wakame, nori, and Spirulina are rich in iodine, a mineral necessary for the proper functioning of the thyroid, a gland that plays a key role in metabolism.

At the same time contain a good amount of mucilage, a soluble fiber, which helps in the control of appetite. Have a good supply of iron, calcium, phosphorus, vitamins A and B and are quite rich in chlorophyll, a Green pigment in plants natural activation of enzymes involved in the production of energy, which will help you to train harder and better.

4. Garlic

Its flavor and intense odor provide a clue that is a metabolic Activator. The nutrient-rich content in sue sulfur helps produce some amino acids such as methionine and cysteine, which are important to gain muscle mass. Additionally, in addition to all its medicinal properties, derived largely from the allicin content, promotes the increase in body temperature, which is an indicator of metabolic activation.

5. Broccoli

Broccoli are holders of numerous beneficial properties for the metabolism. Are rich in minerals such as potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron and calcium, the latter with a good capacity of absorption by the body. And are rich in a substance that also favors the hormonal control, important in the synthesis of muscle mass as in fat burning.

6. Cocoa

The raw material for chocolate, namely cocoa, is also a potent activator and metabolic stimulant. Your seed is rich in fiber, magnesium and substances that activate the energy, similar to caffeine, and theobromine.

7 cinnamon

Replace the use of cinnamon sugar and you will see that you will get a sweet flavour, but also promotes a better control of blood sugar levels, avoiding the peaks of hunger. Cinnamon contains properties that increase insulin sensitivity, particularly in diabetes type 2, and energy metabolism.

8. Ginger

This Asian root with spicy aroma allows you to increase the speed of your metabolism up to 5%, generating body heat. Is holder of numerous medicinal properties, assisting in preventing colds, flus and infections.

 9. Mirtilos

Are one of the wild fruits with higher amount of antioxidants. Its bluish-purple color is due to the high content in anthocyanins, a substance with numerous preventive effects of diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, urinary infections, cancer, among others. Helps the metabolic system to be active and promotes the effect you want.

10. fish and shellfish

Your content in protein and Omega-3 fatty acids causes are great foods to maintain active metabolism. Also provide good intake of iodine, important for the proper functioning of the thyroid. The fatty fish contain optimal levels of anti-inflammatory fats still Omega-3, which help care for muscle and joint tissues, to avoid certain injuries.

The clams hold large amount of iron, a mineral essential for red blood cells to transport oxygen to the tissues. When more muscles are oxygenated, better work and more fat burning.

On the other hand, the white fish are a lean protein easily digestible, great when you want to make a light meal for dinner.

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