This Cell Phone Needs No Battery – Scientific American

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Faceţi cum fac copacii: schimbă frunzele, dar păstrează rădăcinile. Deci, schimbaţi-vă ideile, dar păstraţi-vă principiile.~~Victor Hugo~~

View of the Sala dei Giganti ( West and North Wall ) 1532-1534 Fresco By Giulio RomanoSala dei Giganti , Palazzo de Tè , Mantova , Italia

View of the Sala dei Giganti ( West and North Wall ) 1532-1534 Fresco 

By Giulio Romano

Sala dei Giganti , Palazzo de Tè , Mantova , Italia

Alune la Breaza Făgăraşului

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Alune la

Breaza Făgăraşului

Vase of colors

Vase of colors

Fountains of youth

Fountains of youth

Today’s Holiday:Tribute of the Three Cows

Today’s Holiday:
Tribute of the Three Cows

This event takes place on the Pierre St. Martin, in the Pyrenées Mountains between Spain and France, on July 13 every year. Representatives of the French valley of Barétous and those of the Spanish valley of Roncal meet at the summit at 10 o’clock in the morning and pile their hands on top of each other’s in a show of friendship. Then the French hand over three cows, which must be healthy two-year-olds. This tribute was imposed by treaty in 1375, when the two valleys were at war with each other, and the Roncal cowmen emerged as the victors. More…: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

Today’s Birthday: Harrison Ford (1942)

Today’s Birthday: 
Harrison Ford (1942)

Ford is an American actor who had minor roles on screen and TV before achieving stardom in George Lucas’s 1977 hit movie Star Wars. He then took on the role of Indiana Jones and graduated to dramatic films like Blade Runner, Witness, and The Fugitive. His rugged good looks and wry charm made him one of the most popular actors of his day. A noted conservationist, Ford has had a species of spider and a species of ant named for him. How did he get the scar on his chin? More…: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

This Day in History:Live Aid (1985)

This Day in History:
Live Aid (1985)

Live Aid was a multi-venue rock concert held simultaneously in London and Philadelphia that raised about $280 million for famine relief in Africa. The event was organized by musician Bob Geldof, who founded the supergroup Band Aid in 1984 to raise money for the same cause. About 170,000 attended the Live Aid shows, and more than 1.5 billion viewers around the world watched them on TV. Performers included David Bowie, Paul McCartney, and Queen, as well as what groups that reunited for the event? More…: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

Quote of the Day:Ralph Waldo Emerson

Quote of the Day:
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience. More…: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

Article of the Day:The Ark of the Covenant

Article of the Day:
The Ark of the Covenant

According to the biblical account, the Ark of the Covenant was an ornate, gold-plated wooden chest that was built at the command of God to house the stone tablets containing the Ten Commandments. The Ark was carried by the Hebrews in the wilderness and later placed in the Temple of Jerusalem. It is believed to have been captured when Jerusalem fell to the Babylonians in 586 BCE, and its subsequent fate is unknown. What are some theories about its current location? More…: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

Idiom of the Day:jack it in

Idiom of the Day:
jack it in

To quit or abandon something, especially an endeavor or enterprise. Can also be worded as “jack in something.” Primarily heard in UK. Watch the video…: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

Word of the Day:centromere

Word of the Day:
centromere

Definition: (noun) The most condensed and constricted region of a chromosome, to which the spindle fiber is attached during mitosis.
Synonyms: kinetochore
Usage: Down syndrome, a congenital disorder caused by the presence of an extra twenty-first chromosome, can result from aberrant functioning of the centromere.: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch

France 24 : Chinese Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo dies at 61

Chinese Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo dies at 61

China’s Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo died Thursday while still in custody following a battle with cancer, authorities said, after officials ignored international pleas to let him spend his final days free and abroad.

http://www.france24.com/en/20170713-chinese-nobel-laureate-liu-xiaobo-dies-61

BBC News: Bialowieza Forest: Poland sued over ancient woods logging

I saw this on the BBC and thought you should see it:

Bialowieza Forest: Poland sued over ancient woods logging – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40594977