SPEA launches new portal about birdwatching

Portuguese society for the study of birds (SPEA) launched this week a new portal dedicated to the observation of birds in Portugal. The site provides detailed information on some of the most suitable locations for bird-watching in the Portuguese mainland, Azores and Madeira, the main target species of observers and suggested itineraries.

The site, which is in Portuguese and English, also has some other information and useful features for those who want to observe birds in Portugal, such as maps and links to important bird areas (IBAs) associated with the observation sites.

The project was developed within the framework of the Mediteraves (IPOT-International Project of Ornithology Tourism), advances the SPEA in a statement, and funding for the Leonardo da Vinci programme.

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Portuguese engineer will manage central competences of the Ikaros Solar

The Portuguese José Pascoal just assumed the post of engineer of Business process management of Engineering skills centre of the Ikaros Solar. It is recalled that the giant photovoltaic Belgian decided to host this engineering centre in Portugal, at the beginning of 2013.

Previously, José Pascoal was coordinator of automation and control area on Martifer Solar (2011-2014), where he worked with solar PV projects developed in Portugal, France, India, England, Mexico, Chile, Brazil, Cape Verde, among others. José Pascoal joined the Portuguese multinational in 2010 to take over the functions of automation and control Engineer.

In the Centre of competences of the Ikaros Solar, the engineer will be responsible for analysis, design, optimization and monitoring of business processes and procedures for all departments of the group, which has as a subsidiary Portugal Ikaros-Hemera. José Pascoal is also responsible for managing the process of knowledge and know-how in all the subsidiaries of the Group Ikaros Solar.

"I've always followed my career by demand constant new challenges and this post is an example of this ambition. Have the responsibility to manage and standardize business processes of the central powers of the Ikaros Solar from Portugal makes me believe that the future brings good news for many Portuguese engineers in the photovoltaic area. The Group's investment in Solar Engineer Service Center Ikaros is revealing this trend ", explained in a statement José Pascoal. the new international Competence Center Engineer of Ikaros Solar has a degree in electrical and Computer Engineering-Automation and control Branch at the University of Coimbra. He was also a researcher at Institute for systems and Robotics at the University of Coimbra and coordinator of master's theses, in the context of renewable energy, in the Faculty of engineering of Porto and at the Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão de Viseu, and author and co-author of several scientific papers.

In full operation from 2013, the Center has created a core of engineers solar PV experts to meet the technical requirements of the various subsidiaries of the Group worldwide. The major foci of this team's work will be the development of projects of greater complexity and size, along with the research and development of the solution.

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CGD recognized by transparency and address climate change actions

Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD) was distinguished by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) for his course in reducing carbon dioxide emissions and mitigating the risks of climate change, achieving a position of prominence in the Climate Disclosure Leadership Index of the CDP.

The award was announced at the launch of the CDP Iberia 125 Climate Change Report 2014, accompanying the activities of the 125 largest Iberian companies quoted on the stock exchange with regard to response to climate change.

CDP Iberia 125 Climate Change Report is drawn from a survey done to companies of the Iberian Peninsula. CGD responding to inquiry voluntarily since 2009, because it is not listed on the stock exchange. For the fourth consecutive year, CGD has achieved a prominent position in the area of leadership, being the only company in the financial sector with a rating of 100 points on the scale of CDP report.

"We are fully aware of the importance of climate to our business and as such the box continues to work on environmental issues," said Paula Viegas, Director of sustainability of CGD, during the launch of the CDP Iberia 125 Climate Change Report 2014.

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Underwater discovery in the Aegean Pompeii

Researchers at the National Hellenic Research Foundation and the Ephorate of Underse Archeology, in Greece, discovered a species of "underwater Pompeii" in the Aegean Sea. According to the international press, were found remains of an ancient village â€" including your workshop â€" on the seabed near the island of Delos (photos 5 to 9).

Archaeologists have discovered 16 terracotta pots and remnants of an ancient furnace, according to Discovery News, describing the find as "a little Pompeii".

"In the past, these ruins had been identified as port infrastructure," explained the Minister of culture of Greece. However, the survey revealed that, instead of a port, they are part of an ancient village. "Workshops were found equal in Pompeii and Herculaneum".

Other structural elements of the village, as columns or walls, were also collected along the coast. The village, probably linked to maritime activities or crafts, disappeared in mysterious ways. Later, the sea took it upon himself to hide from people.

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New giant crater appears in Russia

2014 seems not to be the best year for land in Russia. After three giant craters that appeared in the region of Siberia, appeared another in Perm region.

However, unlike the other craters, whose origin is still unknown, this giant hole is the result of the collapse of a potash mine, which opened a massive crater in the middle of an abandoned mining town.

Although the village is uninhabited, the same mine is also located in another village, a few miles away, which is inhabited. Experts and officials now fear that the mine may collapse also in the locality inhabited, writes the Inhabitat.

Uralkali, a company that produces potash fertilizer and responsible for extraction at the mine, announced recently that the works were abandoned in Solikamsk-2 mine, after the site has been flooded by salt water. Shortly after, appeared the giant crater.

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The Lisbon that doesn't come on tour rankings

The last two years have been excellent for sightseeing in Lisbon. The city receives more and more people, the local economy gets a new breath and the municipality raises funding which allows you and will rehabilitate some of the most degraded areas of the city.

In parallel, and fruit of major investment in marketing and communications, the city has gained great notoriety abroad, mainly due to reports and articles that they realize that Lisbon is fashionable and has some of the most pleasant places to visit across Europe, a mixture of eagerness, cosmopolitan Beach, culture and history â€" and is therefore assiduous presence in the rankings of travel and tourism.

However, not everything is perfect â€" starting in one of the ex-libris of interest, precisely, of the city, the Elevador da Bica. The calamitous state of this national monument was in the genesis of a third citizen â€" Bernardo Ferreira de Carvalho, Fernando Jorge and Moimoi â€" the municipality.

"We protest the fact that the vehicles are vandalized, the lower station keep up with tile gaps, persists the bad state of conservation, the waste and lack of" composure "(for lack of a better word!) in general presentation (dustbin, Chair) to customers ", explains the three citizens, in a note published in the LX Citizenship, one of the best-known blogs about Lisbon.

According to the three citizens, each trip by now costs €3,60 â€" all the more reason for it to be properly preserved. "We take this opportunity to ask why the schedule was reduced lift, ending now at 8:0 pm when in an area such as that concerned the tram can and should have a much broader role in mobility between the waterfront and the Hill of Santa Catarina/Bairro Alto/Chiado?", conclude the citizens. This Lisbon, definitely not enters the international lists.

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Covilhã: Portuguese artist Bordalo II transforms trash into Owl serrana

The street performer Arthur Bordalo, Portuguese of 26 years, transformed a bunch of junk sculpture of an OWL, which installed on the wall of a building in Covilhã. According to the Bored Panda, the sculpture is called "OWL Eyes" and was built with tractor tires, chunks of corrugated metal and other debris from urban waste.

The creation of Bordalo was built to the annual WOOL festival, promoted in Covilhã to celebrate the urban arts.

The author, known as Ruel II, has created several works from trash or recycling, smart and resourceful.

According to the magazine Saturday, Bordalo II had the first contact with the world of the arts in the workshop of his grandfather, the painter Real Bordalo. Currently, attends the painting course at the Faculty of fine arts of Lisbon. Remember the story of Saturday and see the work "OWL Eyes".

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What are the participatory budgets? (with video)

There are more and more municipalities with participatory budgets, and this is a great news for the connection of the constituents to the activity local Executive, but also to promote areas of society which are not priority of local power, such as culture and environment.

Is this the example of participatory budget Lisbon, the first to be implemented by a European capital in 2008. "The OP de Lisboa distinguishes itself from other experience (...) because it is a truly deliberative process, giving effective decision-making to citizens to submit proposals for their city and vote for the projects they consider priorities ", can be read on the website of the initiative. Unfortunately, often the money delay himself.

This year, the participatory budget Lisbon will distribute €2,4 million for 13 projects â€" seven of them are directly linked with sustainable development. One of those who sat out for the third consecutive year, was the project "Give wings to the Heritage", conceived by SPEA (Portuguese society for the study of birds) to rehabilitate the Palacete da Quinta das Conchas. With 2,357 votes, the project was the third most votes among those who cost € 150,000 and € 500,000, becoming once more to be accomplished.

According to Luis Costa, executive director of the SPEA, the aim is to rehabilitate the historic mansion and makes it an environmental centre devoted to birds. "As association dedicated to bird conservation, we hope to contribute and help make educational programs and an environmental education center to show the birds and nature [that surround the Villa]," explained the charge to green economy.

In 2008, only a thousand people voted in the projects. Last year, that number grew to 37,000 â€" insufficient, however, to reach the number of participatory budgeting of Cascais, which this year led the vote of 41,005 citizens.

Currently there are 57 Portuguese authorities (municipalities and Parish Councils) with participatory budgets, involving about €14 million. Since the country began to take the first steps in this model of participatory democracy, in 2002, the citizens decided the fate of €54 million, through a hundred OP, according to the public.

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U.s. will help countries threatened by climate change with €2,4 billion

Barack Obama recently announced that the United States intends to provide up to €2,4 billion to help countries that are being affected by climate change. The funds will enable these Nations to adapt to the new conditions of life, as well as to invest in clean energy.

However, the White House won't provide the money at zero cost. So that the amount is released, Barack Obama indicated that other G20 countries must have a similar attitude and provide amounts, even if in smaller values, referred to Inhabitat.

Although the action may seem generous and well-meaning, the approach chosen is to throw money to the problem, instead of taking effective action against climate change. Still, the money will allow the poor countries to invest in clean energy and adapt to more extreme conditions.

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Dubai offers Prize in gold who swap car for public transport

The road to sustainable mobility is coming to countries where, until recently, it was impossible to be: the transport authority of Dubai's chance to win generous prizes inhabitants if they leave the car in the garage and use public transport.

Second minus one Car, the authority will give away 4 kg of gold to celebrate the Day of public transport, which marks the day on November 1. The idea is to convince people to leave their cars at home. The prizes will be distributed via lottery.

The aim is to "avoid dependence on private vehicles and use public transportation," says Al Yousuf Ali, responsible for Roads and transport authority of Dubai.

This is another measure to reduce the traffic and car use in the city, once in Dubai there are an average of 2.3 cars per household and only 13% of citizens use public transport.

Besides the gold, there are prizes worth € 214,000 ($ 680,000) and a basketball tournament, with first prize valued at approximately € 2,100 ($ 6,600) and the presence of basketball player Kareem Abdul Jabbar, who will dispute a match in a bus terminal, according to the BBC.

To enable itself to win the prizes, all stakeholders must have a ticket to Dubai transport.

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6 tips to start running and avoid injury

The race is fashionable and attracts an increasing number of fans every day. Much of the success of the race due to the fact that it can be practiced at any time, without being subject to the timetables imposed by the gym, and practicality, since it simply slip into sneakers and run. However, we must take into account a series of advice for that training is not harmful to the body.

To practice this sport in the best possible way, the Spanish site ABC shares a series of tips and tricks to get the most during your workout, avoiding injuries.

Read all about races and runners in our aggregator brother, my well-being.

1. Paciência

Running is a very aggressive mode due to contact with the ground. The first few times it's normal that I don't feel comfortable running. There needs to be a period of adjustment that could last about a month.

2. Advance progressively

A Council that is intended to people who are sedentary. Ideally start by racing with interim walk, I mean, take a minute and walking three.

3. control weight

Combine the practice of physical exercise with a balanced diet will help you lose weight in a short time. In the case of a person who has never raced and overweight, it is recommended to do elliptical or static bike before you start running.

4. choose the material

Running is one of the cheapest sports there is. The equipment should include breathable t-shirt and shorts and, above all, some good sneakers. Ideally, ask for advice in a specialty store, once the footwear must adapt to the weight and trodden on every person. There are three types of stomp:

-Pronadora (When you are with the inside)

-Neutral (When with the central part).

-Supinators (When you are with the outside of the foot).

5. strengthen the muscles

The ideal is to combine the race with gym exercise to strengthen muscles and consult the physiotherapist to relax the muscles if you have trained a lot.

6. Adapt the technique

Each person has a different way of running. It is necessary to adapt the technique to the characteristics of each race.

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The danger of the storm drains for men and animals

There's a lot to know about the danger of the storm drains, or sewer holes, for the safety of the people, especially the young and children. However, they represent quite a bit more than that: also the animals, big or small, can quietly falling in these urban traps.

In the case of donkey Nile, who found himself stuck in a sewer hole of Pratteln, Switzerland, the just saved by firefighters. The donkey-nicknamed Shrek by firefighters due to similarities â€" left the zoo where she was for years but, distracted, not avoided falling into the hole.

Bruno Scheinder, a citizen of Pratteln, saw the ass trying to get out of the hole-it was impossible to do it alone â€" and called the authorities.

According to police, Nile wasn't hurt and was always conscience-the donkey of 13 years he's recovering from shock in the local zoo.

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Excess salt in the soil destroy terrains the size of Manhattan every week

A new study of the United Nations (UN) reveals that the excess salt in the soil, destroyed over the past 20 years, about 20% of all global irrigated land â€" an area equivalent to the size of France. This corresponds to the average daily destruction of 2,000 acres of irrigated plantations in arid or semi-arid areas spread across 75 countries over the last two decades.

In 2050, the world population is expected to reach 10 billion people and, as such, human civilization cannot afford to lose agricultural land fertile and arable. The amount of land destroyed by excess salt increased from 45 million hectares in 1990 to 62 million at present.

The destruction of land by salt happens in areas where rainfall is too low to generate a regular flow of rainwater through the soil and where irrigation is practised without a natural or artificial drainage system. The salt then begins to accumulate in the soil, even if irrigation is done with the cooler water as possible, and as the water evaporates, the salt particles are piling up in the grounds. Additionally, the crops selectively filter the salt water through its root system, further concentrating the load of salt in the soil, referred to Inhabitat.

The study, "Economics of salt-induced land degradation and restoration" was published in Natural Resources Forum. Additionally, the document reveals the extensive costs of salinisation, including €21,9 billion in agricultural losses per year.

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The most beautiful train stations in the world

There's something particularly beautiful, enigmatic and even nostalgic train stations. They resemble the departure and arrival, and that connects us, invariably, to our most intimate emotions.

Maybe that's why we all like lists of the most beautiful stations in the world. And they appear to an incredible pace, sponsored by newspapers and media from around the world.

This time the list was developed by the Daily Mail and puts the Eastern Station, in Lisbon, in the ranking of the most beautiful in the world.

The British newspaper says we love train stations because, for the most part, they are made and practices. That's why the station of Santiago Calatrava and other few, around the globe, are viewed with awe and admiration.

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1. Gare do Oriente, Lisboa (Portugal)

2. Chhatrapati Shivaji, Bombay (India)

3. Kings Cross, London (England)

4. St. Pancras, London (England)

5. Liege-Guillemins, Liège (Belgium)

6. Antwerpen-Centraal Station, Antwerp (Belgium)

7. Royal Botanic Gardens, Madrid (Spain)

8. Gare de Strasbourg, Strasbourg (France)

9. KL Sentral, Kuala Lumpur (Malásia)

10. Grand Central Terminal, New York (USA)

11. CFM Station, Maputo (Mozambique)

12. Kanazawa Station, Kanazawa (Japan)

13. Southern Cross, Melbourne (Australia)

14.Hundertwasser-Bahnhof, Huelzen (Alemanha)

15. World Trade Centre Transport Hub, New York (USA)



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Reforestation program will restore one-sixth of the territory of Ethiopia

For 15 years, the villages near Abrha Weatsbha, in northern Ethiopia were close to being abandoned. The slopes of the mountains were naked and communities, devastated by drought and floods, needed constant food aid.

Currently, Weatsbha, Western Abrha Tigray, is unrecognizable and an environmental disaster was avoided by planting millions of trees and shrubs. The wells were dry have water again, the soil is more nutritious and the valleys and slopes of the mountains are green again.

The reforestation of the area, achieved in a few years and with low cost, resulting from the joint work of the communities, they spared water, have created unique and pastures were replanted trees, will be now replicated in about one-sixth of the territory of Ethiopia, an area equivalent to the size of England and Wales. The more ambitious targets of this plan of afforestation is to reduce soil erosion and increase food security.

"Large areas of Ethiopia and the Sahel have been devastated by successive droughts and excessive grazing of animals during the years 1960 and 1970", indicates Chris Reij, investigator of the World Resources Institute in Washington, cites the Guardian. "There was a significant decrease of rainfall and the people had to increase the cultivated areas, which caused destruction of land and an environmental crisis throughout the region of the Sahel. But the experience in Tigray, where more than 224,000 hectares of land have been restored reveals that the recovery of the vegetation of dry zones can be a quick process, "adds the researcher.

Rather than plant only trees, which is impractical and expensive in dry areas, farmers have adopted ecological forms of agriculture, too, which combine crops and trees in the same parts of Earth.

In the region of Tigray, the recovery of the land involved the construction of miles of walls and levees for retain water from heavy rains on the slopes of the mountains, the closure of bare land to allow natural regeneration of trees and vegetation and planting millions of seeds.

Now, until 2030, Ethiopia wants to restore 15 million hectares of land.

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Malaysia: rare outbreak of malaria may be linked to deforestation

In Malaysia, a rare form of malaria caused by Plasmodium knowlesi parasite is causing more patients the remaining parasites Plasmodium family, accounting for 68% of malaria cases identified in 2013 in the country.

Although the theory is not yet proven, Balbir Singh, director of the malaria research centre at the University Malaysia Sarawak, believes that deforestation is putting the primates of the genus Macaca-common hosts of parasite-in greater contact with humans, resulting in increased parasite transmission between species.

According to a study published in 2013 on Science, the Malaysia lost about 14 percent of its forests between 2000 and 2012. Deforestation occurred mainly due to logging and conversion of forests into plantations of palm oil.

"This is a form of malaria that in the past was rarely seen in people, but today, in some of the remotest areas of the country, all cases of malaria in contact with indigenous are caused by the parasite Plasmodium knowlesi. If the number of cases continue to increase, the transmission between humans through mosquitoes will be a possibility, "indicates Singh, cites the Inhabitat.

Although it is not considered the deadliest parasite Plasmodium family, the Plasmodium knowlesi has a great speed of replication, only 12:0 am â€" while other parasites from the same family takes 48 or 72 hours to make more of themselves. The rapid replication of the parasite makes enough testing and diagnosis of patients before the disease if install in the body. The great speed of multiplication allow the disease to spread more quickly.

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New system promises to purify water with sunlight

DeShawn Henry, a Civil Engineering student at the University of Buffalo, in the United States, created a solar lens capable of filtering water. The system is cheap and, according to the young, has the potential to help communities with less access to drinking water.

According to the sustainable planet, Henry will have used cheap materials from a hardware store to get your invention: the result was a device capable of filtering 99.9% of the impurities of a liter of water in about an hour.

The lens increases the sunlight and heats one litre of water at a temperature enough to filter it. As the Sun moves in the sky, the water container needs to be adjusted in order to be at the focal point of the lens. The heating process eliminates the pathogens present in the water, leaving it clean and drinkable.

The idea of Henry may have the potential to help the population of the least developed countries, especially in Africa and Asia, since the water treatments are expensive. More than one billion people worldwide do not have access to clean water, which leads to the death of a child under the age of 5 years by the minute.

The next step of the young American is to create a larger lens, you can clean a greater amount of water, and make the equipment more efficient: is to filter one litre of water per hour is not enough to give vent looking for a family of five.

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Portugal GPA promotes debate on agricultural, marine and forestry resources

"Portugal, Natural Capital â€" agriculture, sea and forests" is the theme of the Fifth Conference of Green Project Awards (GPA) which will be chaired by the Minister of agriculture and the sea, Assumption Crests. The event is scheduled for the next day December 1, by 09:00, in the large auditorium of the ISCTE-UNL, in Lisbon.

The Conference will address topics such as the natural capital of Portugal, the natural capital as a competitive advantage, innovation and economic growth, aiming to promote the debate on the sustainable management of natural capital in Portugal, disseminate good practices and their contribution to the competitiveness of the national economy.

During the event will be presented the prize EDIA/Green Project Awards. The initiative is carried out in partnership with the Development company and the Alqueva infrastructure and the Business Council for sustainable development.

Entries are free and can be made here.

The Conference "Portugal, Natural Capital â€" agriculture, sea and forests" will have the following software:

09:30-opening session

10h00 â€" Keynote Speaker

10h30 â€" Coffee Break

10:45-Natural Capital, innovation and economic growth â€" the value of water in Alqueva "

2:30 pm â€" presentation Prize EDIA

03:00 pm â€" "Natural Capital in Portugal"

3:30 pm â€" "the Natural Capital as a competitive advantage for Portugal-SEA"

17h00-Coffee Break

5:30 pm-the Natural Capital as a competitive advantage for Portugal â€" valuation of forest resources and economic growth

07:00 pm-closing

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Continent and Solinca combine with to promote a healthier life for the Portuguese

The Continent the Solinca Gymnasiums joined to launch the card Gives Fitness, wellness and health solution, with the possibility to enjoy a pack of ten access to spaces of 25% with Solinca discount on Mainland Card.

The card Gives Fitness is a product directed to all people who seek to have access to training without compulsory loyalty plans, allowing you to acquire or offer training from €49,90 and receive discount on Mainland Card, which can be converted to shopping.

After the first use the remaining access to the clubs have a validity of Solinca three months, "which represents the ideal solution for anyone who wants to attend a Club and have exercise habits with less regularity and with minimal impact, familial", indicates the director-general of Health Fitness & Solinca, Bernardo Again, in a statement.

"This partnership seeks to meet the expectations of our customers, by broadening the base of loyalty program offer Mainland card, being the perfect savings ally in various situations of life of Portuguese families, like a trip to the gym," says marketing manager from mainland, Paulo Veiga.

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South Africa: recycled containers transformed into educational space for children

The South African Architects atelier of Justice was hired to design a library. However, the project ran out of funding and the architects had to find an economic solution that allowed the construction of the library. The solution was to create the building from export containers, ensuring a quality and interaction space for children.

SEED Library, as it was named the library is intended to be a prototype that can be reproduced in other places and under similar financial conditions. The containers were positioned perpendicularly. The top container, painted green and gray, serves as a reading room and has small rooms to study. The space below is for collective activities. The entire building is equipped with LED lighting.

Last year, the SEED Library was awarded a prize in the Loeries, a Gauteng Institute for Architects Merit Award and was nominated for other awards, referred to Inhabitat. The library was conceived as a semi-permanent solution that can serve as a model for other spaces.

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What hides the giant stone circles of Jordan?

Twelve great stone circles were discovered in recent years in Jordan: eight between Wadi el-Hasa and Shara, West of the country, and four North of the oasis of Azraq. Even if they appear to be highly accurate, researchers and archaeologists have not yet realized Wed its purpose.

Although the first circles were discovered in 20 years, the truth is that the use of satellite imagery has come to discover several others â€" the last in 2002 â€" and scientists believe that more will be discovered in the near future.

The technology just triggered the curiosity of archaeologists, which still failed to detail what the purpose of these monstrous constructions made of stones and boulders â€" the diameters vary between 220 meters and 455 yards.

"The landscape of the Middle East have circular structures or dense scattered sub-circulares. Most are circles, but there are many that are geometrically precise, though sometimes distorted, "explained David Kennedy, of the University of Western Australia.

Thus, they would have to have been built by 12 or more workers and designed by an "architect". Quotation marks, of course, because these buildings are said to have been made in a period between 2,000 and 4,500 BC.

According to investigators, some answers will be given in the coming years, as they explore the satellite images and made excavations in the terrain. Until then, it is expected that the circles are not destroyed by the expansion of the neighbouring cities â€" in fact, two of them were destroyed, in recent years, due to this fact.

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EcoBook: the Whiteboard in school notebook format

The concept is the same as a whiteboard of those who find themselves in schools: write as many times as you want and delete as many times as you want. However, this is not a picture, but rather of the EcoBook, a notebook and reusable eco-made from the same material of the school boards, which allows the re-use of leaves without the stain or damage.

Behind the EcoBook are, two young men of Viseu, who created the concept this year when they were still in the last year of secondary education. The idea arose from the frustration of having damaged leaves by use of rubber or the impossibility of erasing ink stains. And thus arose the EcoBook, which embodies the advantages of the pencil, the possibility to erase and re-write, but without leaving marks, together with the pen, allowing for greater smoothness in the writing process.

The project started in June this year, through a campaign of crowdfunding, during just over a month, has raised about € 2,300, 85% more than young people needed to start the project. With this money the company could create and produce stock.

"The acceptance of the product has surpassed very positively our expectations. In less than two months we can sell to Brazilian companies, a multinational, hearing health for public institutions and others, "says Peter Lee. "It's hard and we get many sleepless nights, but we see what we have achieved already so new it makes you wake up every morning with a smile on her face and a huge willingness to at least try to change the habits of the Portuguese and, who knows, in the world," he adds.

The EcoBook is available in formats A4 and A5 costing €8,99 and €6,99, respectively, and are accompanied by a black marker. The ecological notebook can be purchased in online shop of the EcoBook.

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Demand for rhinoceros horn in Vietnam decreased by 38% in one year

Efforts to stem the illegal trade of animals appear to be bearing fruit in some African and Asian countries. Vietnam is one of them. The demand for rhino horn in this country decreased about 38% in the last year.

After a long public awareness campaign in Vietnam, only 2.6% of the inhabitants continue to buy and use the rhino horn, which has enough medicinal value according to the local customs.  And also the number of people who still believe in the medicinal value of the Horn, which is of the same biological material that the nails and hair, decreased by about 25%.

However, around 38% of Vietnamese continue to believe that the animal Horn achieves treating diseases such as rheumatism or cancer.

The findings are from a survey carried out by Nielsen for the Humane Society International and the Cites Vietnamese, referred to in the Guardian.

Vietnam is one of the key markets for trade in rhino horn, a factor that triggered the awareness campaign to deter people from buying and consuming the product. The campaign has focused on debunking the myth that the rhino horn has medicinal value. The action took place mainly in commercial spaces, schools, universities and women's organizations in the country's capital, Hanoi.

Demand for rhinoceros horns in the markets of China and other countries of Southeast Asia are putting the African rhinos in danger. In the last year about 1,004 animals were slaughtered by poachers in South Africa, which has more rhinos than any other African country. This year have already been slaughtered 821 animals.

The increase in poaching the rhinoceros is relatively recent â€" in 2007, only 13 rhinos were slaughtered in South Africa. One of the main reasons for the slaughter are the high prices that the rhinoceros horns can reach on the black market, about € 78,700/kg, which puts this product at the same level in the price of gold or cocaine.

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Tibetan monks build artificial glaciers to provide water to local villages

In Ladakh, a desert region in the Tibetan plateau, the consequences of climate change are already felt severely by its inhabitants. Farmers in Ladakh are facing a water crisis due to the rapid melting of the glaciers and as such decided to act and build artificial glaciers in cone shape.

As the natural glaciers around Ladakh are decreasing in size from year to year, due to global warming, the amount of water available every spring is smaller and smaller. But during the hot summer months, the water released is enough, which decreases the size of glaciers. This situation is extremely worrying for the inhabitants of the region, who depend on the water for centuries provided by glaciers.

In January this year, SECMOL School students Campus began working on a solution to the water shortage by creating artificial glaciers. The structures were called Stupas of ice, due to similarities shared with the traditional Tibetan stupas.

In late February, the students had already created a prototype structure of two years floors which stored about 150,000 gallons of water from excess water from glaciers during the winter.

After the first prototype has proved a success, the structure was blessed by a Tibetan monk who requested a full-scale version of the artificial glacier to the land involving the Phyang monastery, referred to Inhabitat.

To raise funds for the Stupas of Ice of Phyang, monks and villagers launched a fundraising campaign. So that there is funding, the objective is to use the stupas to create enough water to irrigate the desert region of Ladakh.

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Abandoned by his mother Leopard is created on the bathroom attendant

The baby Leopard Nimbus was abandoned by his mother shortly after birth, in the Natural Park Cotswold, in Oxfordshire, England. The animal Wrangler, Jamie Craig, discovered her along to a brother who, unlike Nimbus, didn't make it, and didn't think twice before taking to his own House, where the fed by hand for six weeks â€" the perfect time for the animal return to healthy Natural Park.

According to the Daily Mail, Craig rode the whole support structure the Nimbus in the bathroom. It can be tricky getting out of the shower with a Leopard on the side, but that fact not worried JHA of 13 years, and Niemi, of 10, Jamie and sons who helped create the animal.

"The first time I warmed up and gave her food be surprised by the strength that she had. Put him in the bathroom for her to walk from one side to the other, without restrictions, "explained the dog Walker.

Jamie monitored the animal's health every day, and this was one of the reasons why led Nimbus home. Is that Nimbus belongs to the species of leopards-nebulous, who live mostly the Himalayas, Southeast Asia and China and which are considered vulnerable by the IUCN-International Union for conservation of nature.

Nimbus spent six weeks in Jamie's House, until it was returned to its habitat (artificial). A success story.

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USA: how the FBI will handle cases of animal cruelty

Last month, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United States changed its policy in relation to abuse animals, and include them in the list of separate offenses in the National System of reporting of Incidents, following the recommendations of the Office of animal welfare and the National Association of Sheriffes.

So far, the FBI classified the animal abuse as "other" in the categories of your databases, this category where the offenses were less relevant. Such categorization made the work of organizations of animal rights and defense agencies that oversee law enforcement to monitor and combat the mistreatment of animals across the country.

However, with the new crime classification will be included in the group are other crimes like murders, rapes and robberies. "It will be a group A offence and a Crime Bill to society," reads a statement from the FBI that the Dodo had access. "Criminal activity and group information will be expanded to include four types of abuse," reads the statement. The four categories of abuse will be simple negligence, intentional abuse and torture, abuse and sexual abuse.

The FBI clarifies the concept of cruelty as "intentional execution, knowingly or recklessly actions that hurt or kill any animal without just cause, such as torture, mutilation, harass, poisoning or neglect".

Still in the examples of abuse include the denial of food, water, shelter or veterinary care when needed, or the imprisonment of an animal in a manner that causes injury, death, excessive or repeated pain and suffering.

The new classification given by the FBI abuses against animals has two immediate effects, as indicates the political director of abuse against animals the humane society of America. "First, the fact that the FBI classify animal cruelty crimes so serious enough to be monitored broadcasts a message to all law enforcement agencies that the problem is serious and should be taken very seriously," says John Goodwin. The second result is real-time monitoring of animal abuse in all 50 u.s. States, which will be compiled in monthly reports by the local authorities. The reports will start to be made in 2016.

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Scottish island on sale for € 315,000 can become a haven of ecotourism

Located in the Shetland Islands, North of Scotland, the Isle of Linga has an unusual beauty, keeping almost all the natural characteristics anti-civilização: no water supply or electricity, just some holiday homes in ruins.

According to the British press, the island has just been put up for sale by Bob Thomson, who asks € 315,000 ($ 1 million) for her and hopes that its new owner can make Lanyard a haven of ecotourism.

"Owning an island in Shetland is the best feeling ever and it's always sad to have to sell, especially because my development plan received strong support of local communities," explained Thomson to the Daily Mail.

The island has 26 hectares and permission to build wind turbines, a pontoon for a maritime access and restore two houses in ruins as holiday homes. If it goes through, will be the first time in 80 years that someone lives in Linga â€" the last known person to do so was Captain James Fraser, who died in 1931.

Overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, the island is surrounded by azure waters and is small enough to be covered in half an hour â€" in fact, it's closest to the Norway that of Scotland, according to the Daily Mail.

Although remain untouched a generation ago, the island has a rich past, having been found evidence of prehistoric communities that inhabited for several thousands of years.

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400 people bury my head in the sand by climate change

A group of 400 people gathered in the famous Bondi Beach Beach in Sydney, Australia, and buried their heads in the sand to draw the attention of the country's Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, who refuses to include the topic of climate change on the agenda of the next G20 agenda.

"Obama wants to talk about it, Xi Jingping want to talk about it, all want to talk about it except one man," said Reuters activist Pat Norman, of 28 years. World leaders gather tomorrow and Sunday in Brisbane, capital of Queensland, Australia, for the annual meeting of the G20.

In 2009, Abbott called climate change a "bullshit" of science and also said in October that "coal is good for humanity". In recent months, the Australian Prime Minister said repeatedly that his priority is economic growth and climate change.

According to the Deputy, the Australian leader also proposed the reduction of investment in renewables, in a country that already has one of the highest levels of fossil fuel emissions per capita. Abbott's scepticism is all the more incomprehensible when we know that Australia is hit annually by fires extremes, heat waves and floods increasingly severe.

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Tiger on the loose in the outskirts of Paris

A tiger will be on the loose in the vicinity of Disneyland, near Paris, after having been seen in the parking lot of a supermarket in Seine-et-Marne, East of the French capital.

Before, he would have been near the town of Montevrain, where the photo of this article was taken. "The alleged Tiger is being monitored, but we're still trying to intercept him," explained a spokesman for the local police, quoted by French media.

All residents who live five miles away from Disneyland should remain at home until the animal was captured, according to the French police, which, as the reader must imagine, is causing a severe disruption in the lives of thousands of people.

The police sent special agents out in the field, who will use tranquilizers to capture him alive.

"My wife saw it this morning. She got out of the car and called me to say: ' I think I saw a tiger ', "explained Jean-Baptiste Berdeaux, Manager of the supermarket where the Tiger passed.

According to a spokesman for the city, a circus passed through the area earlier this month, but all animals were counted. Thus, the Tiger will have fled the Parc des Félins, a feline Park located in Lumigny Nesle-Ormeaux, the 29 kilometres from the site.

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New technique generates electricity from mechanical vibration

Electrical power is usually generated through heat, movement, nuclear processing or chemical reactions, but scientists at VTT Technical Research Center of Finland, have developed a new method that involves mechanical vibrations.

According to Gizmag, they realized how to store the energy of vibration that occurs naturally when two surfaces with different job functions are linked by electrodes, being that this energy can be used to electrify low power electronic devices.

A work function is a property of the surface of a material that is defined as the difference between the energy of an electron at rest and the least thermodynamic work that is needed to remove the electron from the material.

Scientists at VTT created a parallel plate condenser with copper and aluminum wire, connected to an external circuit. The work functions of the boards allowed the initial load of a volt, as electrons have fled from one surface to the other.

Different electrode materials could, theoretically, produce higher voltages from 3V or 5V â€" above. The copper plate was fixed in place, while a motor vibrated the aluminum plate perpendicular to both plates, solid form or through impulses.

The energy work buffer function have a big advantage over the piezoelectric and electrostatic devices that generate electricity to mechanical vibrations to feed many sensors and medical implants.

According to Finnish researchers, who published this work in the Scientific Reports, the new technology should be implemented industrial scale between three to six years. Still, she will still have to be worked out and new versions emerge in the near future.

Foto: Nicholas Petrone/Creative Commons

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U.s. and China reach historic agreement to reduce CO2 emissions

United States and China, the two biggest polluters in the world, today announced an agreement negotiated in secret with a view to reducing their emissions of greenhouse gases. Thus, China will impose, for the first time, limit the emission of pollutant gases, and the United States undertake to reduce them drastically until 2025.

The agreement between Presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jingping, writes The Guardian, open good prospects for a global agreement on reducing emissions after 2020, at the United Nations Conference, in Paris, in 2015.

China, by far the largest emitter of polluting gases, agreed to limit the pollution until 2030 â€" or sooner, if possible. Previously, the country only agreed to reduce the growth of their pollutant levels. In addition, Prometheus also increase their use of clean energy in 20% until 2030.

The United States pledged to cut their emissions in 26 to 28% below 2005 levels by 2025. It is recalled that the European Union had already agreed to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by 40% until 2030.

"[The USA and China] have the largest economies in the world and are the biggest emitters of greenhouse gases, so it is our responsibility to lead the global effort against climate change. I am proud to announce this historic agreement, "said Barack Obama.

According to Xi Jinping, this agreement "ensures that the international negotiations on climate change reach [completed] at the Conference of Paris, in 2015". "Let's make a deal when it comes to deeper cooperation in clean energy, environmental protection and other areas," he concluded.

Photos: Agustín Ruiz / Creative Commons

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The most beautiful landscapes of the United Kingdom

The photo contests are beautiful by nature, but when they have as their theme the landscape, become even more surreal. The Landscape Photographer of the Year, a British Prize and that aggregates the best landscapes of "island".

This year, the winner was Mark Littlejohn, who photographed a small Brook on the vast mountains of Glencoe, Scotland â€" first photo from our gallery.

According to the judges of the contest, the photograph captures a fleeting moment of beauty "in the Highlands. The second place went to a sunset over the marshes of Yorkshire (Photo 2). Other pictures, also awarded, captured the most by the British countryside and the hidden secrets of the region.

According to the Daily Mail, one of the objectives of the competition is to encourage people to visit the country-or the British tourists. It would be interesting, who knows, a similar contest in Portugal â€" soon we, that we have the most diverse and beautiful landscapes in Europe.

All these pictures are displayed in London's busiest station, Waterloo, from 1 December. Will be also released a book with all the winning photos.

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Bahamas: road construction altered genitals of mosquitofish

The construction of roads in the Bahamas took to changing the appearance and behavior of small native fish species, having created, including a new species of mosquito fish.

According to a survey by North Carolina State University, the mosquitofish was always abundant in small branches that only have water for the tide. Until recently, these fish acted exactly the same way there are several centuries ago. But from the moment I began to be built roads and crossings for vehicles in these aquatic areas, some of the population of mosquito fish lost access to ocean and continued to evolve in isolation.

Over the decades, the fish-mating mosquitoes began to change, as well as their genitals, found researchers. With fewer and fewer predators around, the fish began to have more energy for other activities â€" including reproduce.

"When there are several predators around, the reproductive behaviors are very charged, so the selection prefers male genitals that increase the speed and efficiency of fertilization, with without the consent of the woman," explained to The Dodo the principal investigator, Brian Langerhans.

"[So], there is a greater female preference in mating and more seductive behaviors. There's a very big pressure to have genitals that promote efficiency. We believe that the female is having male genitals slightly different preferences, "continued Langerhans.

For those who are not used to seeing fish genitalia, sexual organs don't appear big differences. But they are so significant that they should lead to the formation of a new species â€" all due to the construction of roads.

"Populations are increasingly differ in their morphology genitalia. Its ability to reproduce for decrease, which will lead to speciation, evolutionary process by which the living species are formed.

It was known that human activity was responsible for the loss of biodiversity across the globe, but the discoveries of Langherans and his team suggests that, in some cases, she can have implications that science is still far from finding out.

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