Wednesday, 21 August, 2019

Day: August 6, 2016

9 Things You Should Know About the Olympic Games

9 Things You Should Know About the Olympic Games

Posted on Saturday, 6 August, 2016Sunday, 20 August, 2017 by Zheluo Cai

9 Things You Should Know About the Olympic Games. The 2016 Olympic Games officially start on 6 August in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Here are nine things you should know about the world’s leading international sporting event: The original ancient Olympic Games were dedicated to the Olympian gods (especially Zeus

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What the Genes of People with Depression Have in Common

What the Genes of People with Depression Have in Common

Posted on Saturday, 6 August, 2016Sunday, 20 August, 2017 by Zheluo Cai

What the Genes of People with Depression Have in Common. It’s the leading disability worldwide and it can kill. Yet for decades, scientists have known surprisingly little about what genes are linked with the development of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). A new study aims to change that. In their paper, published Monday in the

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Stung By One of the Deadliest Creatures on Earth

Stung By One of the Deadliest Creatures on Earth

Posted on Saturday, 6 August, 2016Sunday, 20 August, 2017 by Zheluo Cai

Stung By One of the Deadliest Creatures on Earth. I moved to Sydney, Australia, after finishing my master’s degree at Nottingham University. I got a couple of jobs and met an Australian woman, Chloe. About a year after I arrived, I was off work on a beautiful summer’s day and fancied some

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Alert - Ebola in Democratic Republic of the Congo Thursday, 8 August, 2019
There is an outbreak of Ebola in the North Kivu (Kivu Nord) and Ituri provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Warning - Health Infrastructure Breakdown in Venezuela Wednesday, 7 August, 2019
CDC recommends that travelers avoid all nonessential travel to Venezuela. The country is experiencing outbreaks of infectious diseases, and adequate health care is currently not available in most of the country.

Ethiopia - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution Tuesday, 20 August, 2019
Exercise increased caution when traveling in Ethiopia due to sporadic civil unrest and communications disruptions. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Do Not Travel To: Border area with Somalia due to potential for terrorism, kidnapping, and landmines. Border areas with Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan, and Eritrea due to crime, armed conflict, and civil unrest. […]
Cote d Ivoire - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution Tuesday, 20 August, 2019
Exercise increased caution in Cote d’Ivoire due to crime and terrorism. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Reconsider Travel To: Northern border region due to terrorism. Violent crime, such as carjacking, robbery, and home invasion, is common. Terrorists may attack with little or no warning, targeting areas frequented by foreigners, such as […]

THE FLAG OF SOLOMON ISLANDS: Adopted on 18 November 1977, it consists of a thin, yellow stripe dividing diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner. The upper triangle is blue and the canton charged with five white stars; the lower triangle is green. The blue represents the importance of both fresh and salt water, in the form of rivers, rain and the Pacific Ocean; the green represents the land with the trees and crops that grow on it; the yellow represents the sun and its rays separating the land and the ocean; the five stars represent the five provinces in existence at the time of independence.

NASA Television to Broadcast Sixth Meeting of the National Space Council Monday, 19 August, 2019
NASA Television and the agency’s website will provide live coverage of the sixth meeting of the National Space Council at 9:30 a.m. EDT Tuesday, Aug. 20, from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia.
NASA Administrator, Members of Congress to Discuss Ohio’s Role in Artemis Program Monday, 19 August, 2019
Media are invited to accompany NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, U.S. Senator Rob Portman and U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur of Ohio Wednesday, Aug. 21, as they visit the agency’s Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field in Cleveland and Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio, to view progress on the agency’s Artemis program.