Octopuses are not only very intelligent animals, but also have the ability to repair their tentacles. They can do it in about 100 days.
Alligator
Although these large reptiles cannot repair their bones or skeletal muscles, they can repair cartilage, connective tissue and skin. Scientists have even found that young alligators are able to restore their tails up to 23 cm.
Cockroach
Cockroaches can also rebuild their limbs. In fact, they can even survive without a head for days! Although they will not be able to restore it.
Sea stars
Some starfish are able to build a whole body from severed limbs. This is due to the fact that all vital organs are in their hands. In addition, they lack blood, which probably helps.
Salamander
These amphibians have the ability to regenerate a lost limb. Once traumatized, their cells are reprogrammed from their genomes to replace the missing limb.
Jellyfish
Jellyfish have amazing regenerative properties. This is especially true of Turritopsis dohrnii, also known as the “immortal jellyfish”. When injured or starving, these jellyfish can regenerate themselves.
Chameleon
These cool animals can not only change their colors, but also restore their limbs and tails. All this thanks to special stem cells.
Green iguana
These amazing animals can amputate their tails when they feel threatened. Then their tails can grow back.
Deer
Deer are a very unique phenomenon on this list because they are mammals. And although their leg will not grow, they have the ability to restore their horns.
In a time where peace has become more than the lack of war, war has hit what is considered the “civilized” world, there are few who willingly misinterpret the time, context, and text to justify the killing of other human beings, forgetting all lessons learned from history.
What is religion?
Religion is a social and cultural system that includes predetermined behaviours and rituals, morals, world-views, books, holy locations, prophecies, ethics, and organizations. It connects humans to mystical or spiritual components of the supernatural world. Religion is a combination of religious attitudes, beliefs, and behaviours that can be personal or institutionalized.
There are many religions in the world, but we will only discuss the six major religions in this text. Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Buddhism, Scientology and Hinduism are the 7 of the most known religions. We’ll look at each religion’s scriptural views about peace and the importance thereof.
Buddhism
Buddhism, unlike the first four religions, does not believe in an external God. Buddhists, on the other hand, seek personal enlightenment and adhere to the teachings of Buddha, a former prince who attained enlightenment after renouncing his life of luxury. According to Buddhists, the Four Noble Truths were discovered by Buddha.
Peace, according to Buddhism, is an inner condition of mental tranquillity that flows outward. Attaining a level of inner calm could serve as an example for everyone. Meditation helped Buddha achieve inner serenity, which encouraged him to work for world peace.
Christianity
Photo by Daniele Franchi
Christians adhere to the Christian faith. Christianity is one of the six major faiths. Christians, like Jews and Muslims, believe in one God: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. They study the Bible and attempt to follow Jesus Christ’s teachings. Churches are where the vast majority of Christians worship.
The Old Testament‘s definition of “peace” largely alludes to completeness, total health, and total welfare. It refers to the totality of God’s benefits bestowed on a member of the covenant community.
This is what the Bible says about peace in its verses. “I leave my peace with you; I give you my peace.” I do not give to you as the world does. Don’t let your hearts be worried, and don’t be terrified. “As a result, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, because we have been justified by faith.”
Hinduism
Hinduism, like Buddhism, is an Indian religion that is not monotheistic. Rather, it is based on a set of traditions and beliefs that were not established by a single person.
Hinduism emphasizes the importance of peace. Because of the eschatological implications, peace is not only necessary within oneself in Hinduism, but it is also extremely important to act peacefully toward others.
Islam
Muslims are people who adhere to the Islamic religion. They believe in the power of Allah, the Arabic word for God, which is another monotheistic faith. Muslims adhere to Islam’s five pillars, read the Qur’an, and pray in mosques.
Peace in Islam is defined as submission to Allah’s will through sharia, Allah’s holy and eternal rule, and the expansion of the Dar al-Islam, or ‘House of Islam,’ to encompass the entire globe. In the absence of sharia, there is no peace. Muslims believe that the only way to acquire inner peace is to completely surrender to Allah.
Judaism
The earliest religious group, Judaism, is the first of these world faiths. Jews believe in a single, all-powerful God who has made a specific deal with people, known as a covenant. To thank God for His protection and direction, Jews devote their lives to following God’s laws.
The Hebrew Bible mentions the well-known commandment to “love thy neighbour as thyself,” which is echoed throughout Judaism’s sacred literature. As a matter of fact, one of the primary concepts of Jewish law is the love of peace and the pursuit of peace.
In Judaism, peace is a very important belief. Jews will greet one another with the Hebrew phrase “Shalom,” which means “peace and happiness.” It evokes feelings of happiness and well-being. Within Judaism, peace between man and God, as well as between organizations and individuals, is highly valued and must be practised.
Scientology
The one that is considered probably the newest world religion due to its fast growth is Scientology, founded by American author L. Ron Hubbard, who is very well known also for his secular work in drug rehabilitation, values and education. It is in one of his fiction books (Battlefield Earth) that we find a very interesting call for Peace.
HEAR ME!!Out of a hell of shot and shell,// Out of this chaos of contention,// Let us bring peace to pointless fight.// Why do we court the whore called war?// Why make of Earth a shattered night?// There is no ecstasy in killing.// Love alone can make man willing.// So hear me warriors, hear me mothers.// There is no pay in slaughtered brothers. Attention, if your sense is fair,// heed that which we now declare.// PEACE! You races far and wide. PEACE!// Abandon your blood-soaked suicide// and now abide in peace!// Echo me!// As in your hearts you yearn for love, not death!// PEACE, we have declared it.// Snarls and strife must be at end!// In peace alone can this Earth mend.// And now find ecstasy in love, love for Earth, for all.// The gods of peace have now spoken.// OBEY!
Sikhism
Sikhism, founded by Guru Nanak, is another religion that believes in a single God. Sikhs believe that there is only one God, who is present everywhere and in all things.
They don’t really believe that war is always sinful, but that it should only be used as a last resort. As Guru Nanak, Guru Arjan, and Guru Tegh Bahadur demonstrated, peaceful techniques include discussion and non-violence.
Conclusion
Religious tolerance is an important component of every peaceful community, and religious freedom is a global human right that all countries must protect. It is critical to respect one’s religion. No one should be judged because it is everyone’s right to worship whatever they believe in.
St. Francis Catholic Church: Attack on one of the most important Christian feasts: the state is unable to protect Christians in Nigeria
A gunman attacked worshippers at the St. Francis Catholic Church in the Nigerian town of Owo during a mass on Pentecost Sunday. In the attack, around fifty people were killed, including children. The presence of armed religious extremists in Nigeria is a growing threat to Christians.
MEP Gyorgy Holvényi
“This latest attack cannot be explained solely by the conflict between the farmers and the nomadic herders; it must be declared that this attack on one of the most important Christian feasts was directed against Christian believers“, said MEP György Hölvényi.
The Christian Democrat MEP said in a release sent to The European Times, that the identity of the perpetrator is not yet known, but that similar attacks have been carried out against Christian communities for years now. Between 2015 and 2020, around 12,000 Christians were killed for their faith.
“Although the Nigerian central government has pledged to curb the terror, we are not seeing any real results yet,” said Hölvényi. The MEP underlined, “The current attack has taken place in South West Nigeria which was so far not affected by the violence. This is a cause for concern and a sign of the deteriorating security situation”.
The politician added, “The lack of presence of the government in Nigeria has led to a series of brutal attacks causing that Nigeria is ranked ad 7th place on the Open Door’s Word Watch List on Christian persecution“.
MEP György Hölvényi stressed that the European Parliament and the EU cannot remain idle in this situation and cannot decide on ideological grounds to turn its face away from the victims. “Every MEP must work within his or her own political group to ensure that the EP, which so often invokes human rights, is able to recognise and condemn the obvious and violent persecution of Christians,” said Hölvényi while emphasizing that “The EU must send a clear signal! This is our moral duty as European politicians“.
Qatar bosses will no longer be able to force their employees to work outdoors during the summer months. The purpose of this restriction is to protect the numerous foreigners working in the emirate from the terrible heat.
On the eve of the World Cup, which he is hosting, Qatar is trying to improve its image in terms of respect for human rights, notes DPA. The emirate has been criticized by the international community for the alleged exploitation of economic migrants, who make up the bulk of the workforce in the energy-rich country. These criticisms intensified on the eve of the World Cup, to which Qatar attaches great importance.
The country’s Ministry of Labor and Social Policy announced that work outside is prohibited from 10 a.m. local time to 3:30 p.m., June 1 to September 15 annually.
A law passed last year also bans work in certain jobs in Qatar, no matter what time of day, if the temperature in direct sunlight rises above 32.1 degrees Celsius.
Army all-wheel drive trucks Tatra T815, already known in Ukraine as carriers of the RK-360MTs Neptune anti-ship missile system, can perform a variety of functions. For example, to work as part of powerful aviation tankers.
Recently, the military airport in the Czech town of Kbela was replenished with two brand new ATZ – Tatra T815 (6×6) truck tractors with tank semi-trailers.
Each “barrel” holds 36,000 liters of fuel. The tractor is equipped with powerful pumping equipment of the well-known German manufacturer Alfons Haar, capable of refueling two transport aircraft at once – with a fuel supply rate of up to 750 l / min.
This aircraft tanker meets IATA and STANAG standards and can be used for various types of NATO aircraft and helicopters located on both military and civilian airfields throughout Europe. The road train can be freely operated on public roads at speeds up to 80 km/h.
Israeli billionaire Idan Ofer has purchased four LNG carriers. The tankers were previously put up for sale by Russia’s largest shipping company, Sovcomflot.
Vessels will sail under new names. Melampus is now Kool Baltic, Mitre is Kool Boreas, SKF Barents is Kool Firn, and SKF Timmerman is Kool Orca. Three of them are anchored off the coast of Singapore, Kool Baltic has departed for Australia.
The tankers were purchased by Ofer’s Eastern Pacific Shipping for just over $700 million, according to Lloyd’s List.
The Russian shipping company Sovcomflot intends to sell part of its fleet in order to repay bank loans before the entry into force of European and British sanctions imposed in connection with the Russian aggression in Ukraine.
Back in early May, the company intends to sell 40 vessels, almost a third of its fleet, Lloyd’s List reports, citing a senior industry official.
In this regard, Sovcomflot is negotiating with clients from the United Arab Emirates and China.
The sanctions mean that EU and UK banks must stop all operations with Sovcomflot after May 15. In this regard, the company must also repay outstanding loans by May 15. That is why Sovcomflot is selling ships. The shipping giant must send all outstanding loans to the relevant banks and financiers by May 15. This prompted Sovcomflot to put about a third of its vessels on the market.
“All banks and charterers have until May 15 to actually terminate the contracts, which means that Sovcomflot has a very short window to repay loans, and there is really only one way to do this – to sell the vessels,” the source said. . He said that eight Sovcomflot ships had already been sold – four of them were bought by ship management company Koban Shipping.
Earlier it was reported that most of the Sovcomflot tankers were left without insurance.
Sovcomflot specializes in the transportation of liquefied gas, oil and oil products, and is one of the world’s largest tanker fleet operators. Own and chartered fleet, including vessels of joint ventures, has 135 vessels with a total deadweight of 11.67 million tons. Sovcomflot’s free float is 15.6%, the quasi-treasury stake is about 1.6%. Russia owns 82.8%.
The last May order of Rostourism set a sad record – for the first time 58 tour operator companies of outbound tourism left the market at once. Moreover, only four of them left the market voluntarily – mostly they were deleted from the register of tour operators due to the inability to find an insurer – 54 companies suffered from this.
So, the following tour operators were among the companies deleted from the register due to failure to provide information about the availability of financial security for a new period:
1. LLC (Limited Liability Company) “Taiga x-tour”
2. LLC “ATLAS TOUR”
3. LLC “Golden Horse”
4. LLC “Travel agency “My Passport”
5. LLC “Movement of Light”
6. LLC “Sport Invest Group”
7. LLC “Icebreaker”
8. LLC “Anabar Tour”
9. LLC “Planet Yakutia”
10. LLC “TatianaToursCompany”
11. Trade and industrial company “Exhibitions, conferences and business events” LLC
12. LLC “Dream Tour”
13. LLC “Dalintourist”
14. LLC “Vivat”
15. LLC “Le.To-Rise”
16. LLC “Svena-Tour”
17. LLC “Vismant”
18. CJSC “UTES”
19. Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution “All-Russian Research Institute of Hunting and Fur Breeding named after Professor B.M. Zhitkov”
20. LLC “Business Travel”
21. LLC “Fly tour”
22. LLC “Mintur”
23. Intersputnik LLC
24. LLC “Discovery-South”
25. LLC “Ekaterinburg-Center”
26. LLC “Intour-plus”
27. OOO “Hotel Management Company”
28. OOO International Consulting Group Megaland
29. LLC “Inco-Travel”
30. LLC “Excursion and tourist agency “Eksta LTD”
31. LLC “Intel-T”
32. LLC “Vitors”
33. LLC “Edelweiss”
34. LLC “Nevsky Paradise”
35. OOO “Insider Tour”
36. LLC “East Express”
37. LLC “Alliance Travel Company”
38. LLC Training center “Fregat”
39. LLC “Travel Ural”
40. LLC “Hunting Club of the Urals”
41. LLC “Tour agency Aguna”
42. LLC “Conference Bureau”
43. Turbaza Polyana LLC
44. LLC “Express Tour”
45. LLC “SKO Health and Rest”
46. Ekka-Sochi-Travel LLC
47. LLC “Spartak-Tour”
48. LLC “TOR”
49. LLC “Atlas”
50. Malibu Travel Agency LLC
51. LLC “Golden Orchid”
52. LLC “Children’s creative center “Pioneer”
53. LLC “Splim Group”
54. LLC “Baska Tut”
As for tour operators, information about which was excluded from the Register in connection with the submission of an application for the termination of tour operator activities, i.e. those who voluntarily left the market, there are four such companies:
Instead of being thrown away, the many other trolleys are good enough to be renovated – with Bulgarian expertise, said Prof. Daria Vladikova
The prototype of a trolleybus, which scientists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) are transforming to run on hydrogen, was shown on June 3, 2022 at the Levski trolleybus depot, where the development of Bulgaria’s first demonstration project for hydrogen implementation in transport was presented. .
Scientists are developing a mileage extension that will provide 100 kilometers of autonomous electric drive of the trolley outside the power grid.
The European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth Maria Gabriel thanked the scientists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences for what they have done and revealed that this project is given as an example in Brussels.
The development is part of the implementation of the National Scientific Program “Low Carbon Energy for Transport and Life – EPLUS”, implemented under the auspices of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and funded by the Ministry of Education and Science.
Maria Gabriel, the executive director of the public-private enterprise “Partnership for Pure Hydrogen” Bart Beebeek, the President of BAS Acad. Julian Rewalski, scientists and representatives of the Sofia Municipality examined the prototype of the trolleybus in the landfill.
This is the first demonstration project in Bulgaria with hydrogen, which is subsidized by the Ministry of Education and Science under the “EPLUS” program, said to journalists Prof. Daria Vladikova, who is a professor of electrochemistry at the Institute of Electrochemistry and Energy Systems at BAS. and is chairman of the Bulgarian Association for Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Energy Storage.
“The approach is unique, we take an old trolley from the Sofia Municipality (SO), we have a contract with the Sofia Municipality, and we will turn it into a modern hydrogen-powered trolley. The trolley can work offline, for example we have a new neighborhood and don’t have to a pound is being lifted. The pound is being taken down and the trolley is moving like an electric vehicle, because hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are also electric vehicles as well as battery vehicles. kilometers per day, which we want to provide by introducing a hydrogen propulsion system for this trolley “, explained Prof. Vladikova.
She stressed that this is a prospect because there are many trolleys in Bulgaria that can be discarded, but are good enough to be upgraded to work as hydrogen vehicles. “We are trying to create a Bulgarian expertise, this is not a project in which we have partners with expertise in individual components of hydrogen technology. This is an expertise that we create here, buy these components and do the integration for the first time such a system. in Europe, retrofit is a very interesting topic because there are many vehicles that are not produced often and have a very long lifespan, such as locomotives and large vehicles used in mines, ships. And there the official policy is already retrofit, “he said. Prof. Daria Vladikova.
We continue with the creation of a small company that will process these trolleys, and in Bulgaria there are ten cities with trolleys and we have the opportunity to introduce hydrogen transport in them. “We will also switch to locomotives and ships, and in this way we believe that we will be unique and will arouse the interest of European manufacturers,” said Prof. Vladikova.
She announced that there are plans to build a hydrogen charging station with solar panels located on the territory of this landfill.
“This trolley will be ready in a few months for demonstration, but we have to certify that it can transport people. The purpose of this stage is a demonstration project and for that we need maybe a year and a half, and a new project, We expect the trolley to be ready for demonstration in a few months, and in a year and a half it will be able to move in Sofia. At the moment, the investment amounts to about BGN 1 million, “said Prof. Daria Vladikova.
EU Commissioner Maria Gabriel noted that it is no coincidence that Sofia was chosen as one of the top 100 climate-neutral cities. She thanked the scientists from BAS for what they have done on the project, because it is appreciated. This project is also given in Brussels as an example of how, at the local level, things from the time that we think are past are combined with innovation and technology. It will be of great benefit to people to be convinced of the usefulness of hydrogen technology, said Maria Gabriel. “You can also count on our support, because in this project, what I like the most is that it does not rest on old laurels, but wants to reach the next phases, which are important for citizens, small and medium. enterprises, both for the positioning of Sofia and Bulgaria in this sector “, with these words the European Commissioner Maria Gabriel addressed the scientists.
The President of BAS, Acad. Julian Rewalski, said that business support for such innovative projects is also important.
EU Commissioner Gabriel and the executive director of the public-private partnership “Partnership for Pure Hydrogen” Bart Beebeek are in the country to get acquainted with the achievements of projects for the development of innovative hydrogen technologies in Bulgaria. During their visit, they will discuss the future development of the country’s hydrogen economy as a key moment in achieving the goals of the European Green Deal.
Photo: Maria Gabriel and Bart Beebuke have now visited the Institute of Electrochemistry and Energy Systems at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
In my country, Portugal, inflation has hit us quickly and wildly. According to DECO, the Portuguese consumer protection agency, an essential basket of food costs 12,2% more today than it did before the war (February 23). But by now, everyone knows that inflation has been around for a long time…
Around November 2021, I was doing a story about local businesses with a colleague of mine. For the piece, we needed to interview some merchants, and so we interviewed Miss Margarida, the manager of the restaurant “O Bitoque” (bitoque is the name of a popular Portuguese dish). In the interview, she said something interesting and surprising (at the time).
Eurozone inflation
So, in the interview that we did, my colleague and I wanted to answer the question, “What has been affecting local businesses in recent years?”. We were already expecting some answers. Like “pandemic”, “big chain restaurants”, etc. And we already had some notes about all those issues to then write them in the story. But when we asked that question, Ms. Margarida, talked a little about the pandemic, of course, but then, said this:
“ (After describing how the pandemic had affected local businesses) But of course we cannot forget inflation, the prices… Money is not enough for everything, as they say… And we, nowadays, notice the difference between the prices at the beginning of the year, and the prices today… There was a notable increase in the prices. Logically, if we buy things more expensively, we also need to sell them more expensively. And so we have to raise the prices of the dishes… (…) We sometimes say: ‘oh, it’s only twenty, fifty cents’. But people noticed it right away. They say: ‘this is getting more expensive by the day’. But what can we do about it? (…) This is affecting us a lot.”
Miss Margarida, current manager of the restaurant “O Bitoque”
My colleague and I were a bit startled by this statement. Of course, by November, we had already heard about some inflation in Germany and the Netherlands; however, all the Portuguese economists were saying that: one, inflation had not arrived in Portugal yet; and two, that Portugal would most likely not be affected.
And no, the 0,9% increase in the salaries of public servants was not always about inflation. Yes, the 0,9% figure was calculated from the inflation figure at the time of the 2022 State Budget (the first draft of this document, the one that wasn’t approved by the Assembly of the Republic). But a raise in the salaries of public servants was already a long time promise of the Socialist government and their left-wing supporters.
Economists say that inflation in Portugal only started with the war (or that it, at least, was minimal before the war), but I disagree. It had already been affecting local businesses for some time, I would say, for at least September/October.
Soon after the interview, I started noticing stories about inflation in Portuguese newspapers. I remember one about inflation in grain and bread only one week after the interview, in the Portuguese newspaper “Diário de Notícias”.Of course, I rushed to my colleague to show him how the manager was right. The story said that the price of grain could potentially increase 50%(!). This was months before the war.
At the same time as the election (in January), the economic specialized newspapers couldn’t stop talking about inflation and how it was getting worse in other countries. But had not yet reached Portugal. The generalist newspapers continued to mostly ignore the issue.
And then the invasion… Only a week after the stories about frontlines, sanctions, and whatnot… It was here, inflation had finally arrived in Portugal.
Many Portuguese have never experienced this level of inflation, because they are already accustomed to the euro. But many others, not only remember but fear inflation, as they experienced it in full force during the post revolutionary years.
My colleague and I have never experienced inflation. We would normally get some kebabs or other street foods for about €1 or €2, now, that’s basically impossible. We now have to search for the restaurants least affected by inflation, or the rare ones that still haven’t been affected by it.
In late May, Norway’s foreign minister announced that Belarus’ official name in Norwegian would be changed. Instead of the traditional Hviterussland (literally Belaya Rus or Belaya Russa), the form Belarus will be used.
The decision was made shortly after Norwegian government officials met with Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, a former Belarusian presidential candidate in the 2020 elections. unnecessary, (and, of course, negative) ie. of course negative associations with Russia.
Similar decisions have already been made by two other Scandinavian countries – Denmark in 2021 and Sweden in 2019, and the decision of the Swedish government was officially welcomed by the Ambassador of Belarus to this country Dmitry Mironchik.
Finland intends to follow the same path, whose president also supported the replacement of the historic Finnish name Valko-Venäjä with Belarus.
This epidemic of name changes that has engulfed Scandinavia is remarkable in its own way. After all, before the question of how to properly call Belarus was only about Russian and how the country is called in other languages, it did not matter to anyone.
The Belarus or Belarus dispute dates back to 1991, when the Byelorussian SSR became officially known as the Republic of Belarus. Until 1991, the “Belarus” format was considered normative for the Russian language, while “Belarus” was considered an exclusively Belarusian-language version.
With the acquisition of independence, the systematic replacement of the old name Belarus, used in the Soviet and pre-revolutionary periods, began on a daily basis.
Belarusian society has gradually become accustomed to the idea that the name Belarus is incorrect and insulting, and that only Belarus should be spoken and written.
And if the state confines itself to quiet bureaucratic procedures, removing the “wrong” name from signs, placards and official forms, the nationalist opposition organizes regular noisy actions against “Belarus”.
Moreover, these actions are addressed not so much by the Belarusians themselves, but by Russia, where the name “Belarus” is still used both officially and on a daily basis.
On the eve of the political crisis of 2020, when a “soft Belarusization” campaign was launched in Belarus, businesses also joined the fight against the country’s “wrong” name.
For example, the Korean carmaker Hyundai, often called Hyundai in informal communication in both Belarus and Russia, ran an advertising campaign under the slogan “Belarus, not Belarus! Hyundai, not Hyundai!” “.
Where did this discrepancy come from and why did it become so painful?
First of all, we note that both Belarus and Belarus are derivatives of the toponym Belaya Rus.
As a result of the division of ancient Russia between different political entities, its individual parts began to acquire specific definitions related to color or size over time.
