[FRKJ]

Florida condo for sale has Budweiser cans covering walls, ceilings


A condo listed for sale in Lake Worth, Fla., is going viral due to the walls and ceilings of the home being covered in Budweiser beer cans.

A listing for a condo in Florida is going viral after pictures were posted online showing off an unusual aspect of the decor -- the walls and ceilings of the home are covered in Budweiser beer cans.

Realtor Kristen Kearney said she initially didn't know what to expect when she received a call about listing the Lake Worth condo. "They warned me that the home was wallpapered in beer cans," Kearney told Realtor.com. "And I thought to myself, 'Well, I wonder where in the world they found beer-can wallpaper.'"

The reality of the home turned out to be far stranger -- the "wallpaper" was actual beer cans. Kearney said the cans cover every wall and ceiling of the home, except for the bathroom. "If you look closely at the photos, you can really see the lengths the owner went to," Kearney said. "He even created a crown molding look with the cans."

Kearney said the condo's former owner, who is now deceased, was a lifelong fan of the Anheuser-Busch beer. "It was his life's mission to wallpaper his home in beer cans," Kearney said, "and he did it."

The listing photos went viral online, and were posted by Budweiser's official Facebook account, which commented: "The perfect home doesn't exi..."

Kearney said the condo was originally listed for $110,000 in August, but the price was reduced to $100,000 in September. She said the price reduction, as well as the viral photos, resulted in a flood of interest in the property.

"We actually received multiple offers. It is currently under contract, and I have a backup offer as well," she said.

[goldie0608]

Caring Conservation Programs Have Prevented At Least 48 Animal Extinctions, Says Study



Since 1993, 48 mammal and bird species, including the scimitar-horned oryx, California condor, and black-footed ferret, have been saved from extinction by conservation actions, a new study finds.

According to the researchers’ models, this coordinated effort by governments, academic institutions, nonprofits, and others prevented the rate of mammalian and avian extinctions from reaching levels 300-400% higher.

This included some wonderful conservation efforts such as those for the Przewalski’s horse, of which 760 now roam the steppes of Mongolia once again after it went extinct in the wild during the 1960s, and the Iberian lynx, 176 of which have been reintroduced to the wilds of Spain between 2002 and 2010.

It’s easy to say things would have been much worse, or that conservation has saved a lot of species, but how exactly does a scientist measure such things?

Saving our species

The researchers from Newcastle University used four different criteria to measure conservation actions, and compared the number of species listed as extinct in the wild or critically endangered, that historically have benefited from these criteria, to the flat number of known extinctions across two periods—1993-2020 and 2010-2020.

What they found was that between 1993-2020, extinction rates would have been 3.1 to 4.2 times higher for birds, representing about 21-32 different birds, and 2.4 to 4.2 times higher for mammals, representing about 7-16 mammal species that might have included the critically endangered Sumatran and Javan rhinoceros.

Dr. Rike Bolam from Newcastle University, co-lead author of the study, told the Guardian, “It is encouraging that some of the species have recovered very well. Our analyses provide a strikingly positive message that conservation has substantially reduced extinction rates for birds and mammals.”

Of all the rescued species, the largest numbers of birds saved was in New Zealand (6) and Brazil (5), and the largest number of mammals was in China (5) and Vietnam/U.S. (3).

The study also found that different families benefited differently from different conservation strategies. Birds benefited more from invasive species control and habitat protection, while mammals were saved more by government legislating and zoo reintroduction programs.

A global effort

The two periods correspond to the signings of major international understandings on the importance of biodiversity. The first is the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), and the second is the Aichi Conservation Targets, adopted by parties to the CBD in 2010.

The CBD treaty, signed during the first convention hosted in Rio in 1993, laid out a structure for modern, internationally collaborative conservation efforts that involved all the countries of the world, not only those in Europe and America.

“[The parties,] conscious of the intrinsic value of biological diversity and of the ecological, genetic, social, economic, scientific, educational, cultural, recreational and aesthetic values of biological diversity and its components,” starts the lofty language of the treaty, “[resolve to pursue] the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources.”

The CBD’s 2010 Aichi Conservation Targets were set for review in 2020, and include such ambitious goals as preventing the extinction of known threatened species, while simultaneously improving their conservation status.

“The loss of entire species can be stopped if there is sufficient will to do so,” said the study’s co-author Phil McGowan. “This is a call to action: showing the scale of the issue and what we can achieve if we act now to support conservation and prevent extinction.”

[Fatima99]

The art of self-kindness – and how it helps us cope with stress

Self-kindness can boost our mental health and help us navigate stressful situations. This is what we can do to nurture more of it

Observing the breeze blow gently through the trees, savouring the delicate taste of a morning cuppa and curling up with a diverting novel in hand: far from being an extravagance, as these acts of self-kindness have sometimes been treated, they are in fact the fundamental building blocks of strong mental health.

In a world that is increasingly time-pressured and an economic model that has an unyielding focus on improving efficiency, it is easier than ever to overlook or de-prioritise your personal feelings and needs.

But according to psychologists, the art of self-kindness, although something that can be honed, is not something that should be optional. Whether it be in the realms of the physical, emotional, spiritual, or indeed professional, being conscious and sensitive towards yourself, they say, is key preparation for everything that life throws at us.

“It can change your life massively,” says Juandri Buitendag, a counselling psychologist who founded JB Wellness Dynamics, a London-based psychology therapy practice. “It’s true that at first humans were just on this world to survive. But the world has changed and there are many things to deal with: we’re on this constant hamster wheel. Therefore, self-care, self-kindness and empathy is so important.”

There's more here
https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/wel ... th-stress/

[PennySerenade]

Teacher starts 'Love Masks' initiative to collect reusable masks for Toronto students in need



TORONTO -- For Toronto high school teacher Rachel Thomas, this year’s back-to-school shopping list included something new.

“Every year I buy supplies for my students,” she said, speaking to CTV News Toronto. “So I was stocking up on paper, that sort of stuff, and then I realized that this year my students are going to need masks.”

Thomas says school boards are providing disposable masks to students, but she felt that was not a good enough long-term solution

Using new, disposable masks every day is awful for the environment, and then the other part of it is the equity issue,” she says. “How are kids who can’t afford to buy either a reusable mask or multiple reusable masks going to operate in school? Are they going to be too embarrassed to ask their teacher for a new disposable mask every day? Are they going to reuse that disposable mask?”

Thomas recognized that the issue extends beyond her own classroom and said she wanted to find a way to help. That’s when she created ‘Love Masks’ – an initiative to collect and distribute reusable masks to various schools across Toronto.

“I figured even if I could get 10 masks out to students in need, that’s 10 more kids who are a little bit safer,” she said. “This provides a little bit of dignity to those students to have their own cloth masks, not to wear the same mask over and over again, and then not to have to ask for a free mask daily.”

Since she started the initiative in August, Thomas said she has seen more than 3,000 masks donated or purchased with donations. She says most have already been distributed and that there is now a waiting list to get masks to other schools.

“It’s been overwhelming,” she said. “I’ve had a lot of small businesses step up, which has been amazing because they have been the ones that have been most affected by COVID.”

One of the businesses assisting ‘Love Masks’ is Boa Boutique—a retail clothing store that started a ‘one for one’ campaign, where they donate a mask for every mask they sell.

“It’s absolutely necessary,” said owner Daphne Nissani of the ‘Love Masks’ initiative. “I mean, with kids going back to school we know how it’s such a vulnerable state right now. So we were just so happy to be a part of it.”

Nissani adds that she was impressed that educators came up with ‘Love Masks,’ in addition to all the other preparations they’ve been doing for back to class.



It was so nice to see a group of teachers, like Rachel, get together and voluntarily put this organization together pretty quickly,” Nissani says. “We’ve been saying from the beginning we’re ‘all in this together’ and I don’t think that stops just because we’re half way through a pandemic or sixmonths into it. We all have to make these contributions.”

In addition to her teaching duties, Thomas says she is working to distribute the masks as quickly as she can, and to hot-spot areas in Toronto first.

“Even though I’ve gotten 3,000 masks, I’ve only been able to serve three per cent of the public schools in Toronto,” she tells CTV News Toronto. “I want to hit those 97 per cent of other schools.”


Thomas says she hopes the donations continue to come in after the kids are all back in school, because like winter mittens and hats, students are sure to lose or misplace their masks over time. She hopes the program brings comfort and a sense of security to families in need, during what is an uncomfortable time for students and teachers alike.

“Honestly, this is the biggest challenge of my career,” she tells CTV News Toronto. “During all of COVID I’ve felt so helpless. We’ve just had so many obstacles, so if I can just alleviate one, I’ll feel like I’m contributing a little bit.”

Love Masks is looking for monetary donations, mask-makers and volunteers. You can find out more about how to help on their website

[Fivetide]

Vintage Miller Lite delivery truck with 6 pack-shaped fridge listed for sale


This vintage Miller Lite delivery truck, which was converted from a Ford
Econoline truck, was listed for sale in St. Joseph, Mo., with an asking price of
$2,500. Photo by Al Jackson/Facebook Marketplace

A non-running vehicle listed for sale in Missouri is drawing attention for an unusual feature -- a large refrigeration shaped like a six-pack of Miller Lite beer.

The 1982 Ford Econoline, which once served as a delivery truck for the beer company, features a refrigeration unit on its back shaped like a giant six pack of Miller Lite cans.

Al Jackson, who listed the truck for sale in St. Joseph, Mo., did not offer much in the way of details about the vehicle in his Facebook Marketplace listing.

"One of a kind! Beer truck!" the listing reads. "Definitely guaranteed to be a fun project! Vehicle does not run."

The truck has an asking price of $2,500.

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2020/09/16 ... 600289792/

[tennisfan]

Inventor, 21, creates low-cost prosthetics to help Argentinian children
Luis Andres Henao
The Associated Press

Published Friday, June 23, 2017 12:22AM EDT



BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Being born without fingers can be tough for any child. Getting new ones -- especially red and blue superhero themed digits -- has made 8-year-old Kaori Misue a vibrant playground star.

Flexing her wrist muscles to bend the plastic fingers, she can work with tape and stickers at an arts and crafts class. She can ride a bike, skip a rope and bake pastries with her mom. Her amazed friends have even begged to borrow the 3D printed hand, which looks a little like a cheerily colored Transformers toy strapped to her wrist.

"It was magical," her mom, Karina Misue, said. "The confidence it gives kids is tremendous. They’re using it with pride."

Hundreds of Argentine kids like Kaori who were born without limbs are now able to write, play sports and make music thanks to low-cost prosthetic hands devised by Gino Tubaro, a 21-year-old inventor whose work was praised by U.S. President Barack Obama during a visit to Argentina.

Tubaro’s "Limbs" project is part of a trend of open-source 3D printing technology initiatives around the world. They include the nonprofit e-NABLE organization that groups volunteers to provide hands and arms to those born with missing limbs or who lost them to war, disease or natural disaster, and the Build It Workspace studio, which teaches people how to use high-tech printers.

Growing up, Tubaro remembers breaking apart home appliances to try to turn them into new inventions. Instead of reprimanding him, his parents signed him up to a weekend workshop where he had free range to experiment. Along the way, he began earning awards for his designs.

When he began using 3D printers, the mother of a child who was missing a limb asked him if he could design a hand for her son. Tubaro delivered it in 2014, when he was still in high school.

Today, more than 500 people, mostly children, have received similar prostheses and 4,500 more remain on a waiting list. Basic designs are custom modified to fit the needs of each user with the help of orthopedists.

The project uses volunteers around the world who own 3D printers to print the pieces and assemble and deliver the hands. They can cost as little as $15 compared to sophisticated designs that are priced up to $15,000. Some of the pieces can be interchanged to fit a specific purpose: from playing pingpong to grabbing a fork or riding a bike.

If children outgrow a model, it can be easily replaced, perhaps with a different theme. A black Batman design can hurl plastic disks. A red and gold Iron Man version can shoot rubber bands.

"It’s a wonderful experience because we’re getting photos of kids using the prostheses in Thailand, Mexico, Egypt ... doing things that they couldn’t do before," Tubaro said about the project, which is partly financed by donations and award money.

"Seeing a kid wearing a hand from Iron Man, Batman or Princess (Elsa from Frozen) gives us so much pride," said Tubaro, who divides his time between the project and his second-year studies in electrical engineering at National Technological University in Buenos Aires.

More here: https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/inventor- ... -1.3472652

It's a bit old, but this kid continues to do great things, so he deserves to be known...

[angellove0810]

Say ‘Hey’ To The New .Gay Domains!



Gay visibility on the internet is getting a new upgrade!

The domain name company Top Level Design is publicly releasing a .gay domain extension to support the LGBTQ community. Starting September 16, anyone who wishes to buy a website domain will have the option of it ending with .gay!

This new top level domain name by Top Level Design has been a long time coming and is the result of a “near decade-long application process.”

“... with .gay as a whole, bringing a new domain to market is a complicated process and took nearly a decade to come out! There have been many folks involved along the way and we’re excited that it’s finally happening. It’s cool to watch all of that strategic planning come to life. We knew that it was essential to get it right and make sure that .gay directly benefits LGBTQ people — both online and in the physical world. The goal is to create an inclusive, welcoming future for all of us, where we are seen, supported and celebrated – I think we’ve accomplished that. ”Logan Lynn, Top Level Design’s Public Relations Director said.

COMMUNITY SUPPORT IS THE .GAY DIFFERENCE

The .gay domain makes an unprecedented, industry-leading commitment by donating 20 percent of all new registration revenue to benefit LGBTQ nonprofit partners and their missions. .gay is honored to support inaugural beneficiaries GLAAD and CenterLink – two organizations that offer vital tools and life-saving services to LGBTQ communities – with $34,400 already donated and an additional $40,000 generated by early registrations. Additionally, through its dedicated Community Resource Program, .gay offers free domains to applicants looking to digitally foster LGBTQ spaces and services.

[hija]

Dublin offers tourists a guide with a difference



Homeless Dubliners have a new opportunity to get off the street under a scheme that trains them as tour guides. The social enterprise My Streets Ireland aims to give some of the Irish capital’s homeless new skills and an income for showing visitors the city.

Trainees choose a theme for their tour and get help with its research and presentation. The guides receive half of the ticket sales and the remainder is ploughed back into running the project.

“I never dreamed this would happen,” says Eddie Dooner, 27, who was living in a tent in Dublin’s Phoenix Park, but now has his own flat. “I want to change people’s views. Just because you’re homeless doesn’t mean you’re a bad person.”

Similar schemes are running in other European capitals, including Berlin, Vienna and Prague.

Video shows huge alligator swimming in floodwaters outside Alabama home



One more reason to stay indoors in 2020!

A massive alligator was spotted swimming in floodwaters outside an Alabama woman’s home as Hurricane Sally tore through the Gulf Coast, hair-raising video shows.

Tina Bennett captured the footage of the gator in her yard Wednesday after the storm made landfall.

“Oh my god, this is outside of our window!” Bennett exclaims in the clip, shared by a meteorologist for local news station WKRG-TV. “It is a 10 or 12-foot alligator!”

“This is why we don’t want to go outside out here on the island,” she declares in another video shared on Facebook, adding that they have been surrounded by “water, alligators, and poisonous snakes.”

“Oh, he is a monster.”

Sally made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane with wild winds of 105 mph but had weakened by Thursday to a tropical depression.

The storm dumped more than two feet of water on some Gulf Coast towns, causing extensive flooding for miles, CNN reported.

“We had 30 inches of rain in Pensacola — 30-plus inches of rain — which is four months of rain in four hours,” Ginny Cranor, who is the fire chief of Pensacola, Fla., according to the report.

https://nypost.com/2020/09/17/video-sho ... bama-home/

[Governor3]

Tugboat And Rail Car Sink Into The Atlantic Ocean To Form Artificial Reef Off Long Island



A tugboat named Jane and a steel rail car were sunk into the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday as a part of an effort to build out an artificial reef off the coast of Long Island.

Eventually, another 15 rail cars will be dumped into the ocean to attract marine life to the reef, a part of an expansion of the artificial reefs in New York to be complete by 2022.

"As quick as we put the materials down in the water, we begin to see life," Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos said at a press conference held on a boat off Long Island, where reporters watched a rail car being dumped into the ocean. "It begins to teem with life."

Tautog and porgy fish first take shelter in the reef, about 50 feet below the surface and three miles south of Jones Beach State Park in the ocean. Anemones, sponges, and mussels then build out the living part of the reef to "create that food chain," Seggos said. Lobsters and crabs move in. Dolphins, sharks, and striped bass arrive to feed on the smaller animals.

"We're beyond the inflection point on the environment," Seggos said. "You look at the skies above upstate New York this morning, and they had a yellowish tint from the fires in the west. Our country is literally burning as a result of climate change."

The artificial reef will attract marine life to aide biodiversity and improve the local fishing and diving industries. The state's environmental conservation department manages a dozen reefs.

The MTA ran a program from 2001 to 2010 in which some 2,500 steel train cars were dropped off the East Coast from Georgia to New Jersey, creating a habitat where fish swim through cars once packed with subway riders.

Subway cars used to be dumped into the sea, but today's cars are made from aluminum, easily destroyed by the ocean currents. For the latest artificial reef expansion, about 75 rail cars provided by the Wells Fargo Rail Corporation were used, which once carried lumber and are made from steel.

Hempstead Reef already has materials from torn-down bridges and other structures that were sunken in the past two years, according to the governor's office.

"These artificial reefs—our children will thank us for them years from now," Governor Andrew Cuomo said from the news conference held on a moving boat. "These reefs start to develop a fishery, literally within months."

https://gothamist.com/news/tugboat-and- ... ong-island

[Governor3]

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It's always about a global pandemic threatening life as we know it, protests around the world,
stupid politicians, natural disasters, or some other really bad story.
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[goldie0608]

Excited Scientists Make Type-2 Diabetes Breakthrough With First-Ever Glimpse At How Protein Behind Disease Works



The protein behind Type 2 diabetes has finally been caught in the act, and could lead to a breakthrough in treatment.

More than 400 million people live with diabetes around the world, and the majority have Type 2—which develops when the body cannot produce enough insulin or when the insulin produced does not work properly.

The architecture of amyloid fibrils, a fibre-like structure that is the hallmark for Type 2 diabetes, has now been observed for the first time by scientists, according to a 2020 study published in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology.

Amyloid fibrils are produced from “clumps” of the peptide protein Amylin, which regulates the body’s glucose levels.

Study author Professor Neil Ranson, of the University of Leeds, said the finding is “really exciting” because it “is crucial in understanding the disease process… with these structures we’re getting the first glimpse at what might be going on.

The latest electron microscope technology, known as cryo-electron microscopy, was used to visualise the structure of the fibres.

Protein samples were frozen and then analyzed to a resolution where individual atoms can be observed.

People with early-onset Type 2 diabetes have a specific genetic variant of amyloid fibrils known as S20G. The researchers compared S20G with amyloid fibrils found in the general population, which they call the wild-type.

How amylin molecules stackup to form fibrils was observed by analyzing thousands of images.

The molecules formed intricate structures like rungs in a ladder, the researchers found.

The wild type fibrils, however, had two copies of amylin per rung, whereas some of the S20G had three, suggesting fibrils can form templates onto which more copies of amylin can lock.

It would also explain why the S20G-variant protein lumps together more quickly and why it is linked to the rapid onset of Type 2 diabetes.

A Breakthrough For More Amyloid Diseases

Co-author Professor Sheena Radford, of the Astbury Centre, added that the breakthrough is important, “Not just for understanding amylin—but for understanding many amyloid diseases in which run-away fibril formation occurs.”

The build up of amyloid fibrils is also linked to other diseases such such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s Disease.

A better understanding of amyloid fibrils structure could, then, pave the way to better diagnosis treatments for the millions of people who will suffer from amyloid diseases. That’s exciting news indeed.

[Fatima99]

A man boarded a bus using a snake as a face covering.



A man boarded a bus using a snake as a face covering.
The commuter and his reptilian mask, which was wrapped around his neck and mouth, were seen on a bus from Swinton to Manchester on Monday.
One passenger, said she thought the passenger was wearing a "funky mask" until she spotted it slithering over hand rails.
Transport bosses in Greater Manchester confirmed a snake was not a valid face covering.
The eyewitness, who asked to remain anonymous, said she found the incident "really funny", adding the animal did not seem to be bothering any of her fellow passengers.
She said: "No-one batted an eyelid."

Using a face covering on public transport is mandatory, except for children under the age of 11 or those who are exempt for health or disability reasons.
A Transport for Greater Manchester spokesperson said: "Government guidance clearly states that this needn't be a surgical mask, and that passengers can make their own or wear something suitable, such as a scarf or bandana.
"While there is a small degree of interpretation that can be applied to this, we do not believe it extends to the use of snakeskin - especially when still attached to the snake."

[Fivetide]

Rare dolphins return to Hong Kong after ferry traffic was halted due to coronavirus


The population of the Indo-Pacific Dolphins – also known as white dolphins or pink dolphins – in the
Pearl River Estuary is estimated to be around 2,500 individuals, the WWF says.

Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins, also know as white dolphins or pink dolphins, have returned to parts of the Pearl River Delta in Hong Kong — and their resurgence is being attributed to the coronavirus pandemic. Researchers say the number of these dolphins off Hong Kong has jumped 30% because of a pause in ferry traffic in recent months.

The dolphins moved back into parts of the river they once avoided due to the ferries that would carry passengers from Hong Kong and Macau, marine scientist Lindsay Porter of the University of St. Andrews said, according to Reuters.

Ferry traffic was suspended in March, which also allowed scientists an opportunity to study how underwater noise affected their behavior, Porter said.

Porter and her team drop microphones from a boat and use drones to watch out for the dolphins. Their research suggests the dolphins adapted quickly to the more quiet environment and now the population in the river is likely to bounce back.

This type of dolphin was first recorded in local waters as early as the 1600s, according to WWF Hong Kong. The population in the Pearl River Estuary is estimated to be around 2,500 individuals, but the organization says that in recent years there has been a "worrisome decrease."

"I sometimes feel that we're studying the slow demise of this population, which can be really sad," Porter said, according to Reuters.

WWF Hong Kong says the threats to these dolphins include overfishing, water pollution and heavy marine traffic, and coastal development. However, the research being done in this area could also help dolphin populations elsewhere, Porter told Reuters.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rare-dolph ... ronavirus/

[PennySerenade]

Canadian TV comedy series 'Schitt's Creek' wins first Emmy Award



LOS ANGELES -- The smash Canadian comedy series "Schitt's Creek" has won its first Emmy Award.

Actor Eugene Levy, one of the stars and co-creator's of the show, congratulated John Comerford and Lisa Parasyn on Twitter for winning the Emmy for Outstanding Casting For a Comedy Series.

The Television Academy announced the award Thursday night to honour outstanding artistic and technical achievement in television.

"Schitt's Creek" began on CBC, Pop TV and later Netflix before becoming a global phenomenon, with countless kudos for the story of the formerly wealthy Rose family adjusting to a humble life in a small town the dad once bought as a joke.

Levy's son Daniel, another star and a co-creator of the show, also gushed about the Emmy win, saying "I AM SCREAMINGGG," as he congratulated Comerford and Parasyn in a tweet.



"Schitt's Creek" was nominated for a total of fifteen Emmy Awards including Outstanding Comedy Series, Catherine O'Hara for Outstanding Lead Actress, Eugene Levy for Outstanding Lead Actor, Daniel Levy for Outstanding Supporting Actor and Annie Murphy for Outstanding Supporting Actress.

"CONGRATULATIONS to John Comerford and Lisa Parasyn for winning Schitt's Creek's FIRST EMMY for Outstanding Casting For a Comedy Series!!," Eugene Levy said in a tweet. "So well deserved!

The show wrapped up in April after six seasons.