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Jaguar Parade NYC 2022, an open-air art exhibition of forty jaguar sculptures designed by global artists, will take over the streets of New York for the first time on September 7 at the same time as the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 77) convenes to spread a pressing message; it’s time to act for Jaguars. Organized by Artery, the Jaguar Parade’s first edition took place in São Paulo from October to November 2019, and at that time, was known as the largest open-air urban art exhibition in the history of the city.

 

“At Panthera, we are very proud to be a partner and sponsor of the Jaguar Parade NYC. Having been an integral part of the project since its inception, we are very happy to see it come to life in the shapeof jaguars taking over the parks and streets and the global stage of NYC to spread an important message: that jaguars are powerful symbols of our biodiversity, our culture and our values and that conserving jaguars can open the path to a more sustainable future where both nature and people can thrive side by side.

—Dr. Howard Quigley, Panthera Jaguar Program Senior Director.

(Disponível em: https://panthera.org/jaguar-parade- -nyc-2022. Acesso em: 30 out. 2022)

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Why libraries may never stop being people places?

 

As the first winter of the pandemic drew to a close, someone in my Twitter feed enthused about an app called Libby that made it especially easy to borrow and read library books. I downloaded (1) it, input my New York Public Library card number and proceeded to binge. I devoured everything by and about Isaac Babel, who wrote stories based on (2) his life in early-20th-century Odessa, and all of Mick Herron’s Slough House books, about a group of sad, incompetent British spies.

Libby was created by OverDrive, a Cleveland-based company that digitizes books and other publications and distributes (3) them to 90 percent of North American libraries. The app debuted in 2017 but, no surprise, had (4) its biggest bump in growth in 2020, a 33 percent increase in circulation compared with 2019. What distinguishes Libby from other library apps, like the New York Public Library’s SimplyE, is that it allows you to read on a Kindle (instead of, say, your phone). And it has a definite style, minimalist and sweet. Libby suggests, intentionally or not, that public libraries, the actual buildings, are no longer necessary, that libraries have become — like everything and everyone else — place-less purveyors of content. But if during the past couple of years you replaced in-person library visits with an app, you may be missing out.

What many public libraries have done, despite Covid and because of it, is consciously enhance their physical presence on the street and in the neighborhood. Or, as Mrs. Houben, who argues that every library needs a garden, suggested, “A library should be so nice that you bring your own book, right?”

(Fonte: texto adaptado. By Karrie Jacobs. Published on April 21st, 2022. Disponível em: https://www.nytimes. com/2022/04/21/style/libraries-outdoor-public-space.html Acesso em: 1 nov. 2022)

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Bolivian skateboarders use Indigenous attire to battle discrimination

    Colorful polleras are symbols of cultural identity in Bolivia’s countryside. The history of the voluminous, traditional skirts worn by Indigenous Aymara and Quechua women is complex: dating to the Spanish conquest in the 16th century, polleras were imposed by colonial rulers to reflect a style worn in Spain.

    The skirts eventually were adopted as part of Andean attire, most commonly associated with cholitas—Indigenous women from the highlands. Polleras inspire cultural pride, but they’re also a reminder of rural oppression.

    Now a group of women athletes in Bolivia has brought pollera fashion to the city, donning the skirts during skateboarding exhibitions to celebrate the heritage of cholitas and put a modern face on the ancestral garments.

    “The pollera is associated with the countryside, with ignorant people without resources,” says Daniela Santiváñez, a co-founder of ImillaSkate, a skateboarding troupe that has made the skirts a centerpiece of its performances. “We want people to understand that there is nothing wrong with wearing a pollera—we have them in our roots. If anything, we need to feel proud.”

    Just as their ancestors gave the skirts their own identity by mixing them with patterned blouses, local jewelry, and hats, the skateboarders modify their polleras.

    “The polleras are very valuable to me,” says Deysi Tacuri López, 28, another member of the skating group, which was founded in 2019 in the city of Cochabamba. “I wear them with pride.”

    Tacuri sees the polleras as not only a cultural expression but also a form of empowerment. In the Americas, according to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Bolivia has one of the highest proportions of Indigenous people. Nearly half of Bolivia’s population is of Indigenous descent.

    Tacuri and fellow members of ImillaSkate are among those with Indigenous ancestors. Some of their relatives still wear polleras.

Disponível em: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/ historry/article/thesebolivian-skateboarders-use-indigenous-attire-to-battlediscrimination?cmpid=org=n gp::mc=social::src=instagram::cmp=editorial::add=ig20230223ngmbolivianskatebo arders&linkId=202473090 (Adaptado).

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I. ImillaSkate é um grupo de skatistas mulheres fundado em Cochabamba, Bolívia.

II. As saias conhecidas como polleras são um símbolo cultural da Bolívia e também uma herança colonial e memória da opressão rural.

III. Mulheres bolivianas devem usar polleras para praticar skate.

IV. Atualmente, quase toda a população boliviana é descendente de indígenas.

 

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    As organ transplant science advances, its biggest hurdles are increasingly logistical ones—such as securing a flight and navigating through traffic fast enough to deliver an organ before it deteriorates. Enter the drone, for which researchers recently documented a milestone test in Science Robotics. After hundreds of practice flights, their drone carried a human donor lung on a five-minute journey from the roof of Toronto Western Hospital to Toronto General Hospital for a successful transplant. The trip can take 25 minutes by road. This study suggests that drone delivery “may have a unique opportunity for organs like hearts and lungs that can tolerate less time on ice,” says Joseph Scalea, a transplant surgeon now at Medical University of South Carolina, who was not involved in the study. In 2019 his team at the University of Maryland made a groundbreaking drone delivery of a kidney—an organ that can survive 24 hours if packed in ice. Lungs and hearts last for less than half that long.

    The team enhanced the drone's connectivity so radio frequencies wouldn't interfere with its GPS and installed a parachute set to open automatically in case of midair malfunction.

Disponível em: https://www.nationalgeographic.com. Acesso em: 2 abr. 2023.

 

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05.10.2022
Chris Martin’s lung infection forces Coldplay to postpone shows

 

A serious illness has caused Coldplay to pause their tour.
The band announced on their verified Instagram account
Tuesday that they would be postponing planned concerts in
Brazil after frontman Chris Martin fell ill.
[5] “With deep regret, we’ve been forced to postpone our
upcoming shows in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo until early
2023,” the statement read. “Due to a serious lung infection,
Chris has been put under strict doctor’s orders to rest for the
next three weeks.”
[10] According to the statement, the group is “working as fast
as possible to lock in the new dates and will follow up with
more information in the next few days.”
“To everyone in Brazil who was looking forward to these
concerts, we’re extremely sorry for any disappointment and
[15] inconvenience, and we’re so grateful for your understanding at
this challenging time where we need to prioritize Chris’
health,” the statement read.
 Original tickets will be honored at the rescheduled shows.

(https://edition.cnn.com/2022/10/05/entertainment/coldplay-chris-martin-lung-infection/index.html)

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