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Business Insider contributor Jackie Lam says she took an unconventional approach to building her emergency fund. Wasting no time, the minute she got her first, tiny, rented apartment, she began saving towards her goal of $5,000. And she got there fast, by 'glamping' in her apartment. For the first few months of residency, she ate and slept on the floor. Later, her mattress and box spring came from IKEA. It took her three years to finally buy a used loveseat off Craigslist. The rest of her furniture was lovingly hand-picked from the curb. Lam kept her grocery bill down to $25 a week by planning menus based on sales. By using Christmas LED lights and candles, spent $15 a month on electricity. She kept her car in great shape by biking, walking, and taking the bus everywhere she could. And guess what? She hit her target in just a year!
Drones have revolutionised many industries already, including photography, military reconnaissance, and even sports video, but the latest drone innovation may save your life. A unique quadcopter drone developed for the beaches of Spanish Catalonia is designed to save drowning bathers by tossing them a lifejacket from the air. The drone is operated by rescue workers from the beach, which use a built-in video camera to navigate the quadcopter and life vest to a drowning swimmer and allows rescuers to monitor an emergency situation real-time. Developers claim the drone can reach a drowning bather in less than a minute, compared to a life guard, who usually takes up to three minutes. The drone is still being tested, but it could be saving lives by the end of the year.
Rio de Janiero mayor, Eduardo Paes, hands over the key to the city to the Rei Momo (carnival king), Djeferson Mendes, to officially open festivities. The world's biggest carnival, which has in reality been under way for weeks with massive street parties, returns in a reembrace of samba spirit after the turmoil of Covid-19 and Brazil's bitterly divisive elections. IMAGES
Lisbon, Apr 1 (EFE), (Camera: EFE).- Water scarcity, sport fishing, reservoirs... These are only some of the factors that threaten 60% of the native fish species in the rivers of Portugal, a recently published guide warns. The first guide for freshwater fish and migrants from mainland Portugal claims the importance of prevention to avoid the extinction of these species. SOUNDBITES OF FELIPE RIBEIRO, CO-AUTHOR OF THE GUIDE, RESEARCHER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LISBON AND MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN PROJECT LIFE INVASAQUA: 1.- "The are several causes that led to the extinction of fish, mainly the loss of habitat due to the construction of reservoirs and river channelling. The second cause is invasive alien species, which are predators, they have led to the extinction of some of these native species, or they are also species that are great competitors for food resources." 2.- "Then there are other threats that are increasingly common in the Iberian context that have to do with the overexploitation of water and water resources. Rivers are transboundary, animals and plants know no borders and any action taken in Spain it must also be accompanied in Portugal. It is important to see here a joint and coordinated action between the two countries because otherwise, we will be spending resources ineffectively." 3.- "What I think is most important as a society is to realize that we have many fishes and much of the fauna and flora that live in the rivers of Portugal and Spain is endemic. And that is our only responsibility, of the Iberian villages, to preserve them for future generations. They are fish or animals, from millions of years ago, which are endemic. It is our responsibility to preserve them for future generations."
Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Woven Planet Holdings, Inc. (Woven Planet), the Toyota Group company responsible for a wide range of mobility development projects, anchored in software, held a groundbreaking ceremony (Jichinsai) for the construction of Woven City at 11:00 a.m. on February 23 at the old vehicle yard adjacent to the former Higashi-Fuji Plant site of Toyota Motor East Japan, Inc. (TMEJ).Along with Governor Heita Kawakatsu of Shizuoka Prefecture, Mayor Kenji Takamura of Susono City, and other guests representing the local community, the ceremony was attended by Toyota President Akio Toyoda, Woven Planet CEO James Kuffner, TMEJ President Kazuhiro Miyauchi, as well as others involved in the project. Together, the leaders expressed their hopes for the safe start to construction.
Puntarenas province, Costa Rica, Jan 13 (EFE).- Artificial coral reefs are proving key to the recovery of marine life in Costa Rica, helping to maintain a diversity of fish communities, prevent erosion and serve as part of a broader protective corridor.One of these reef projects is located at Playa Blanca, a beach in the Pacific province of Puntarenas that has earned a five-starred Blue Flag for its clean water and outstanding environmental management.A total of 14 bell-shaped artificial reef structures weighing between 250 and 600 kilograms have been installed there and currently are serving as habitat for a wide range of marine species. (Camera: MARIA JOSE BRENES). SHOT LIST: ARTIFICIAL CORAL REEFS INSTALLED BY PERSONNEL AT HOTEL PUNTA LEONA AT PLAYA BLANCA, A BEACH IN PACIFIC PROVINCE OF PUNTARENAS, COSTA RICA.
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