Red Rat Returns after 113 Years | Care2 Healthy & Green Living The red-crested tree rat had not been seen since 1898, when William McKinley was President of the United States, despite several organized searches–yet one appeared just this month in the El Dorado Nature Reserve in northern Columbia. (It is also called the Red Crested Soft-Furred Spiny-Rat.) Lizzie Noble, who was one of the volunteers who spotted and photographed the very rare red rodent said, “He just shuffled up the handrail near where we were sitting and seemed totally unperturbed by all the excitement he was causing. We are absolutely delighted to have rediscovered such a wonderful creature after just a month of volunteering with ProAves. Clearly the El Dorado Reserve has many more exciting discoveries waiting”. El Dorado Nature Reserve was established in 2005 by Fundacion ProAves which is Colombia’s foremost bird conservation organization. “The discovery marks the beginning of a major effort to save the red-crested tree rat. Image Credit: Lizzie Noble/ProAves Related Links
Is Starting A Business Safer Than Your Job? [Infographic] What's Better - Getting a Job or Starting a Business? With a slow economy, many people have turned to entrepreneurship as a means to pay the bills. Which begs the question, what’s better today — getting a job or starting a business? We dug deep to find out the numbers and have compared the risk of starting a business to keeping a job. If you’ve ever thought about starting your own company, take a look at our graphic below to help decide if entrepreneurship is right for you. What do you think? Small Business Loans Made Simple Create a Free Lendio Account Overview “Laid off? “True entrepreneurs reduce risk to the point that action becomes quite logical.” Unemployment Rate: 9.1% 26% of North American workers are self-employedIn 2008 on average 2,356 people went into business for themselves every day.Their ventures accounted for 78% of U.S. businesses SELF-EMPLOYMENT There are only four paths toward business ownership: Among the fastest-growing industries are: Reemployment figures: To reduce risk:
Philippine Herbal Medicine Scelgo l’America, parola di Paolo Privitera | Next: il magazine sul futuro Pubblicato da Federico Guerrini in Interviste Dall’Italia, all’America e ritorno. La storia di Paolo Privitera, partito dalla provincia di Venezia per cercare fortuna prima nella Grande Mela e poi a Los Angeles e San Francisco, è una storia di caparbietà, capacità di adattarsi, gusto per l’avventura. Una storia che potrebbe servire d’esempio per tanti che stanno pensando di mollare gli ormeggi perché non si sentono valorizzati nel proprio contesto socio-lavorativo. Oggi Paolo coordina l’ideazione e lo sviluppo di una serie di start-up che offrono servizi su Internet, l’ultima delle quali si chiama Doochoo, ed è un progetto piuttosto ambizioso di aggregazione delle opinioni degli internauti, che si articola in una serie di spin-off. Perché te ne sei andato dall’Italia, nove anni fa, per andare in America? Avevi qualche contatto in loco? Però non sei rimasto a New York… Dopo tre mesi sarei dovuto tornare in Italia, ma mi son detto: no, ho assaggiato l’antipasto, adesso voglio il resto.
Stop Criticizing Your Body and Start Critiquing Our Culture's Devotion to Thinness In my last blog, I encouraged you to make a different kind of New Year's resolution. Instead of vowing to do whatever it takes to lose weight and "improve" your figure, how about committing to practicing peace with your body? In other words, why not make a conscious effort to accept, appreciate, nurture, and enjoy body you have? I borrowed the phrase, "practicing peace with your body," from my friend Cissy Brady-Rogers, who is a therapist specializing in the treatment of women with body image and eating problems. She coined the phrase to emphasize that making peace with your body is an ongoing process, rather than something you achieve once and for all. This journey begins when we wake up to the false promise our society has sold us, namely, that our happiness resides in the size of our bodies. Cultural criticism of the Religion of Thinness begins with the simple insight that women are not born wishing they were thinner. 1) What messages does this image give me about my body?
The Magic of Doing One Thing at a Time - Tony Schwartz by Tony Schwartz | 8:53 AM March 14, 2012 Why is it that between 25% and 50% of people report feeling overwhelmed or burned out at work? It’s not just the number of hours we’re working, but also the fact that we spend too many continuous hours juggling too many things at the same time. What we’ve lost, above all, are stopping points, finish lines and boundaries. Tell the truth: Do you answer email during conference calls (and sometimes even during calls with one other person)? The biggest cost — assuming you don’t crash — is to your productivity. But most insidiously, it’s because if you’re always doing something, you’re relentlessly burning down your available reservoir of energy over the course of every day, so you have less available with every passing hour. I know this from my own experience. If you’re a manager, here are three policies worth promoting: 1. 2. 3. It’s also up to individuals to set their own boundaries. 1. 2. 3.
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"Makers", gli artigiani che progettano il futuro Dalla cultura digitale sta nascendo una nuova generazione di creativi. Capaci di rivoluzionare oggetti e mercato, Una rivoluzione che, secondo gli esperti, manderà in pensione le aziende dell'era industriale di RICCARDO LUNALA NUOVA rivoluzione industriale che bussa alle porte dell'Italia si è annunciata con un colpo di cannone. Dentro la Casa Bianca, accanto allo Studio Ovale del Presidente. Dicono che questa dei "maker" sarà la nuova rivoluzione industriale. In questi tre anni con le stampanti 3D è stato stampato ogni cosa. Il futuro, secondo Doctorow, è quindi di società come Local Motors: nata a sud di Boston ha progettato e realizzato un auto da corsa con il contributo creativo di migliaia di appassionati. Questo è un aspetto cruciale adesso che decine di venture capital si avvicinano a un settore dove intravedono possibilità di guadagno.
5 powerful foods that help reduce blood pressure 5 Powerful Foods that Lower Your Blood Pressure Are you eating enough of these 5 amazing foods that help reduce high blood pressure? by Frank ManganoConsumer Health AdvocateAuthor of the popular book: Blood Pressure Miracle Did you know that stroke and coronary heart disease still remain to be on the list of the top three main causes of death in the USA? What is High Blood Pressure and how does this come into play? According to the National Institute for Health, blood pressure levels of 140/90 mmHg or more can be classified as hypertension. The worst part about having high blood pressure is that the condition can sometimes be present without any symptoms and before we know it, the damage is already extensive. What are the Risk Factors Associated with High Blood Pressure? What can You Do to Lower Blood Pressure? You don't need potentially dangerous drugs to control and reduce your blood pressure. If you are a smoker, quit. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Thanks for your request. My top 55 flat-belly foods
Intervista con Fabrizio Capobianco di Funambol è fondatore di , società nata in Italia e trasferitasi nella Silicon Valley dove è cresciuta globalmente e ha compiuto con successo diversi round di finanziamento per oltre 30 milioni di dollari. Fabrizio ormai è emigrato in pianta stabile negli Stati Uniti e ha racconto in diverse occasioni la sua avventura e la sua visione imprenditoriale. Per esempio, nel 2009 in un’intervista con Mario Palombi ( video ) e nel 2011 intervenendo alla tappa fiorentina di Telecom Italia ( video ). Nella chiacchierata che abbiamo fatto la settimana scorsa, sono voluto entrare un po’ più nel dettaglio dell’esperienza da imprenditore: Funambol è la mia terza azienda: io sono quello che in America definiscono un imprenditore seriale. Dopo quelle esperienze mi sono ripromesso di fare impresa con persone che conoscevo da almeno 10 anni, per cercare di non avere sorprese. Ho trovato persone che la pensavano come me, che avevano lo stesso obiettivo, e questo è l’elemento essenziale.
Kratom is a new herbal remedy & tonic Silicon Valley is stupid (which is why it works) In the past year, I have met with startup founders and government officials around the world. Everywhere I go, people are hungry to know how they can be clever like Silicon Valley. They assume that since I founded PBworks, a private wiki host and home to over two million groups, I must have insight into the smarts that make the Valley work, and they want to implement those good ideas in their regions. But Silicon Valley works because it is stupid. Let’s start with the startups. Successful startups often begin with no idea at all. Okay, so startups are dumb, but what about governments? But what the U.S. government does do is get the heck out of our way. If government gave special aid to startups, it would need to ensure those startups were performing well, which would require startups to account for their progress or face punishment for wasting taxpayer money. Startups funded by a government cannot, politically, afford to fail. Peter Thiel was the first investor in Facebook.
Does your heart stop when you sneeze? (Everyday Mysteries: Fun Science Facts from the Library of Congress) A sneeze begins with a tickling sensation in the nerve endings that sends a message to your brain that it needs to rid itself of something irritating the lining of your nose. You first take a deep breath and hold it, which tightens your chest muscles. The pressure of air in your lungs increases, you close your eyes, your tongue presses against the roof of your mouth and suddenly your breath comes out fast through your nose. So where did the myth originate that your heart stops when you sneeze? The changing pressure in your chest due to sneezing also changes your blood flow, which may change the rhythm of your heartbeat. Dr. Why do people say, “God bless you,” after someone sneezes? There are varying accounts as to the origin of this response. The expression may have also originated from superstition. Sneeze responses from around the world: Interesting facts: Sneezes are an automatic reflex that can’t be stopped once sneezing starts. For more print resources... Hay fever. Nasal anatomy.
Let's face it: Gen Y has it right