vi Louisiana: Latest updates on Coronavirus By feeds.livescience.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 20:06:45 +0000 Here's a look at the number of coronavirus cases in Louisiana and the latest news about the COVID-19 outbreak. Full Article
vi Alabama: Latest updates on coronavirus By feeds.livescience.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 20:16:12 +0000 The case count in Alabama jumped to 36 on Tuesday (March 17). Full Article
vi Alaska: Latest updates on coronavirus By feeds.livescience.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 20:28:53 +0000 Alaska has three confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of Monday (March 16). Full Article
vi Massachusetts: Latest updates on coronavirus By feeds.livescience.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 20:54:52 +0000 Here is the COVID-19 situation in Massachusetts. Full Article
vi Georgia: Latest updates on Coronavirus By feeds.livescience.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 20:57:51 +0000 Georgia has 146 confirmed cases of COVID-19 Full Article
vi Colorado: Latest updates on coronavirus By feeds.livescience.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 20:57:52 +0000 More than 130 people in the state have been diagnosed with COVID-19, and one has died. Full Article
vi Utah: Latest updates on coronavirus By feeds.livescience.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 20:59:27 +0000 Here's a look at the number of coronavirus cases in Utah and the latest news about the COVID-19 outbreak. Full Article
vi Indiana: Latest updates on Coronavirus By feeds.livescience.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 21:03:43 +0000 Here's a look at the number of coronavirus cases in Indiana and the latest news about the COVID-19 outbreak. Full Article
vi Arkansas: Latest updates on coronavirus By feeds.livescience.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 21:05:00 +0000 Arkansas has reported 22 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of Tuesday (March 17). Full Article
vi Mississippi: Latest updates on Coronavirus By feeds.livescience.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 21:05:01 +0000 Here is the COVID-19 situation in Mississippi. Full Article
vi Ohio: Latest updates on coronavirus By feeds.livescience.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 21:09:38 +0000 Here's a look at the number of coronavirus cases in Ohio and the latest news about the COVID-19 outbreak. Full Article
vi Coronavirus outbreak: Live updates By feeds.livescience.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 21:26:55 +0000 Live Science will keep you up to date on all coronavirus news, including how far it has spread, city and local closings and the science behind the virus and the disease it causes, COVID-19. Full Article
vi Tennessee: Latest updates on coronavirus By feeds.livescience.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 21:29:51 +0000 Here's a look at the number of coronavirus cases in Tennessee and the latest news on the COVID-19 outbreak. Full Article
vi Arizona: Latest updates on coronavirus By feeds.livescience.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 21:53:18 +0000 Arizona has reported 20 positive cases of COVID-19 as of Tuesday (March 17). Full Article
vi New York: Latest updates on Coronavirus By feeds.livescience.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 22:36:18 +0000 Here's a look at the number of coronavirus cases in New York and the latest news about the COVID-19 outbreak. Full Article
vi West Virginia: Latest updates on Coronavirus By feeds.livescience.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 23:21:41 +0000 West Virginia has its first confirmed case of coronavirus. Full Article
vi High Vibe Honey: Week Of 23rd February 2020 + What To Do If You Feel Lonely! By galadarling.com Published On :: Sun, 23 Feb 2020 17:24:57 +0000 Do you struggle with feeling lonely or alone? Hilariously, you’re not alone! Loneliness is an epidemic, and in fact, it’s the number one public health crisis. We are increasingly disconnected from one another, while at the same time we have more opportunities to connect than ever. So if you find it hard to make friends, […] The post High Vibe Honey: Week Of 23rd February 2020 + What To Do If You Feel Lonely! appeared first on Gala Darling. Full Article High Vibe Honey
vi Tapping For Coronavirus Fears! By galadarling.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 18:10:49 +0000 By popular request, a video about ALLEVIATING YOUR CORONAVIRUS FEARS! I promise, this will make you feel better. Let’s be real, let’s be rational, and let’s release any panic we’re feeling. The post Tapping For Coronavirus Fears! appeared first on Gala Darling. Full Article video
vi High Vibe Honey: Week Of 29th March 2020 + I Am My Own Hero! By galadarling.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 23:26:46 +0000 In this wild time, you might be looking around and noticing that people are losing their collective shit! In this climate, it is more important than ever to truly use your tools, cut off negativity, and feed your mind with material that makes you feel STRONG, rather than fearful. This is your moment to become […] The post High Vibe Honey: Week Of 29th March 2020 + I Am My Own Hero! appeared first on Gala Darling. Full Article High Vibe Honey
vi NFPA and HFSC Take Home Fire Sprinkler Week 2020 Virtual; Help Us Fill the Digital World with Life Safety Messages May 17-23 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-04-20T17:40:00Z As the world continues to deal with the ongoing demands of COVID-19, NFPA and the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) have cancelled live events that week in favor of a North America wide virtual effort to show the value of home fire sprinklers from May Full Article fire sprinkler initiative home fire sprinklers hfsc fire sprinkler advocacy home fire sprinkler week covid-19 coronavirus
vi Your COVID19 Turning Points #9 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 15:52:32 +0000 From TPM Reader MM … My story is like many others — not dramatic in itself but important to me.... Full Article Editors' Blog
vi Your COVID19 Turning Points #10 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 15:36:55 +0000 After walking us through a series of COVID19 turning points over the course of the spring (out of work in... Full Article Editors' Blog
vi ASRock Z490 PG Velocita Motherboard Technical Preview By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:24:58 +0000 Today we will be taking a look at the ASRock Z490 PG Velocita Motherboard. While we are not allowed to tell you about performance of these parts, we are able to give you a technical preview. The post ASRock Z490 PG Velocita Motherboard Technical Preview appeared first on ThinkComputers.org. Full Article Articles Editorials Overview Videos Videos ASRock Intel Z490 Motherboard Technical Preview Video Z490 Motherboard Z490 PG Velocita
vi Solving for wildfire disasters: a lecture to MIT students By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-05T22:25:20Z How do you solve a wicked problem? That was the question I posed to a classroom of MIT undergrads during an early-April virtual class taught by my friend Cherie Miot Abbanat, a lecturer at the university’s Department of Urban Studies & Full Article students college students wildfire disasters fire & life safety policy institute wildfire land use planning mit massachusetts institute of technology undergraduate cherie abbanat urban planning wildfire policy
vi Where do baby magnetars come from? Mysterious 'fast radio bursts' may provide clues. By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sun, 03 May 2020 13:37:50 +0000 Magnetars — highly magnetized, rapidly rotating super-dense stars — are among the most enigmatic creatures to inhabit the cosmos and their origins are shrouded in mystery. Full Article
vi The moon isn't 'dead': Ridges on lunar surface show signs of recent tectonic activity By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 11:53:13 +0000 The moon isn't "dead" after all: Newly discovered ridges on the moon's surface are leading scientists to think that the moon might have an active tectonic system. Full Article
vi Chaos reigns in detailed new views of Jupiter's icy moon Europa By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 19:43:22 +0000 Scientists have gotten their best look to date at three chaotic patches on the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa thanks to decade-old images from a long-defunct spacecraft. Full Article
vi Please Support Civil Liberties and Public Policy During the Covid-19 Crisis: An Appeal from Judy Norsigian By www.ourbodiesourselves.org Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 18:08:16 +0000 These challenging times require fierce, broad, and intersectional activism – which is just what Civil Liberties and Public Policy (CLPP) has been doing for the past four decades. This now-independent nonprofit, which used to be affiliated with Hampshire College, continues its unique movement-building work preparing younger activists to work on the front lines of today’s struggle for reproductive justice. Please consider supporting CLPP today with a generous donation. As we know, the Covid-19 pandemic is disproportionately harming those in our communities who were already facing ... More The post Please Support Civil Liberties and Public Policy During the Covid-19 Crisis: An Appeal from Judy Norsigian appeared first on Our Bodies Ourselves. Full Article Abortion & Reproductive Rights Activism & Resources
vi Review: Linguistics: why it matters by Geoffrey Pullum By separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogspot.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 22:43:00 +0000 It's National Writing Day (for another 48 minutes) and I've reali{s/z}ed that I haven't written anything but emails and tweets today. So a blog post is needed. But a short one. Luckily, I have a very short book to review. The book is the linguistic installation of Polity Press's 'why it matters' series, and it's by the exceptionally clear Geoff Pullum. Here come the full disclosures: I know Geoff and I got this book for free. But I wouldn't say nice things about the book if I didn't mean them. (I'd just save myself the trouble of writing a blog post about it.)So, since it's by the exceptionally clear Geoff Pullum, this is an exceptionally clear book. It's just 120-something pages, divided into five themed chapters on why linguistics matters: for what it tells us about what makes us human, about how sentences work, how meaning, thought and language intertwine, how it uncovers social relations, and how it might help machines understand humans. I particularly admire Geoff's ability to write short sentences about complex topics. (That's lesson 1 in making things exceptionally clear—complex topics aren't helped by grammatically complex sentences!) The real value of the book is in the examples that show how linguistics does matter—for expanding human understanding, for uncovering and undoing prejudices, and in applications that can help people. Here's the bit that I most enthusiastically underlined:[T]o a large extent the importance of linguistics has turned out to lie not so much in the results it has achieved (those evolve over time and are often overturned or contradicted) but in the change in the general view of what's important enough to study. It lies in our moral evolution of our perception of what we should be looking at and what we should value. That leads into a discussion of the shift from thinking of signed languages as gesticulations to their recognition as complex languages that are as languagey as any other human languages. But I think it could have introduced many of the sections. I do believe that linguistics has done a lot of good in the world in the past 50 or so years, and a lot of that is about valuing people and their languages. Though the book is only long enough for a few examples of that, they're great examples. The ideal audience for this book? I think it would make an excellent present from any students studying (or planning to study) linguistics to their parents. When your parents' friends ask them "What's your kid up to?" and they say "Studying Linguistics", the conversation usually DIES. Give them the gift of knowing how to talk up your fascinating studies! It'd also be great for anyone considering studying linguistics, or who just thinks: "That sounds like an interesting subject, but I don't quite know what it's for." (It's mostly not about translation or language teaching, by the way.) Geoff blogged about writing the book, which you can read here.Here's a link to the publisher's site. It's only giving me the UK buying links, but I hope that if you approach it from another country you'll get the appropriate page! Full Article books
vi Book week 2019: David Adger's Language Unlimited By separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogspot.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 18:18:00 +0000 Welcome to the second review post of Book Week 2019. See the intro to Book Week 2019 to understand more about what I'm doing this week. Next up we have:Language unlimitedthe science behind our most creative powerby David AdgerOxford University Press, 2019This is a book for people who like to think about HOW THINGS WORK. It's a serious work of popular science writing, which carefully spells out the mysteries of syntax. And by mysteries, I mean things you've probably never even noticed about language. But once they're pointed out, you have to sit back and say "Whoa." Because even though you hadn't noticed these things, you know them. Remember a few years ago, when the internet was hopping with posts about how we subconsciously know which order to put adjectives in? That's kid's play compared with the stuff that Adger'll teach you about the things you know but don't know about. Adger (who is Professor of Linguistics at Queen Mary University, London) describes the situation carefully, clearly, and engagingly, using copious examples and analogies to communicate some really subtle points. (I particularly liked the explanation of form versus function in language, which drew on the form versus the function of alcohol. Chin-chin!) He draws in evidence from neurology, psychology, and computer science to both corroborate his points and to introduce further questions about how language works.As I said in the intro to Book week, I have not read all the books I'm reviewing absolutely cover-to-cover. In this case, of the ten chapters, I read 1–3, 7, and 10—and skimmed through the other chapters. The early chapters make the case that there's more to linguistic structure than meets the eye and that human linguistic abilities must consist of something special—they must be qualitatively different from the types of cognition that other animals use and that humans use in non-linguistic communication. Later ones cover issues like how children experience and acquire their first language and what happens when computers try to learn human language. Throughout, the examples feature Adger's partner Anson and his cat Lilly. I almost feel like I know them now. Hi Anson and Lilly! Adger makes clear from the start that his book makes a particular argument in favo(u)r of a particular way of explaining language's mysteries—and that particular way is a Chomskyan way. This means that he makes the case for a Universal Grammar that underlies all human language. I was struck by his willingness and ability to take this all the way for a lay audience. By chapter 9, he is explaining Merge, the key tool of Chomsky's Minimalist Program. Now, here I have to say: this is not the kind of linguistics I do. It's not just that I'm not a syntactician—though I have, from time to time, dipped my toe into theories grammatical. It's also that I lost faith in theoretical monotheism when I moved from a very Chomskyan undergraduate degree to a more ecumenical linguistics department for my (post)graduate studies. When I arrived for my PhD studies, the department wanted to know which syntactic theories I'd studied, so they could determine which courses I needed to take. I could not tell them. After four years of studying Chomskyan linguistics, I thought I had spent four undergraduate years studying "Syntax". No one had told me that I was studying a theory of syntax, just one among several theories.Ever since, I have tended to agnosticism and s{c/k}epticism when it comes to syntactic theory. (This is probably how I ended up as not-a-syntactician; I don't know that it's possible to have a career in grammatical studies without adhering to one theoretical church or another.) Being a lexicologist has meant that I don't have to take sides on these things. And so I play around with different theories and see how they deal with the phenomena I study. When I listen to the evangelists, I listen warily. I tend to find that they oversimplify the approaches of competitor theories, and don't learn as much from them as they could (or, at least, sometimes don't give them credit for their contributions). This is all a very long explanation of why I skipped to chapter 7—the chapter where Adger responds to some non-Chomskyan ideas (mostly personified in the chapter by Joan Bybee).So (mostly BrE*) all credit to Adger for spending a chapter on this, and for citing recent work in it. I generally thought his points were fair, but I did what I usually do in response to such theoretical take-downs: I thought "ok, but what about..." I do think he's right that some facts point to the existence of a Universal Grammar, but I also think it's not the only interesting part of the story, and that it's premature to discount arguments that explore the possibility that much of what happens in language learning is based in experience of language and general cognitive abilities. But then, I would think that.I definitely recommend the book for people who are interested in the scientific approach to language, but I'd skip the final chapter (10). It is an oddly tacked-on bit about sociolinguistic phenomena, precisely the kinds of things that are not even approached in the theory the rest of the book has been arguing for.I congratulate Adger on this strong work that makes extraordinarily abstract concepts clear.P.S. Since I'm not doing Differences of the Day on Twitter this week, here's little chart of use of all credit to (frequency per million words) in the Corpus of Global Web-Based English, for good measure. Full Article books grammar
vi Book Week 2019: David Shariatmadari's Don't Believe a Word By separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogspot.com Published On :: Fri, 29 Nov 2019 00:05:00 +0000 Welcome to the third review post of Book Week 2019. In the intro to Book Week 2019, I explain what I'm doing this week. In the end, there will be four posts. I thought there would be five, but one of the books has (orig. BrE) gone missing. Having had a day off yesterday, I will also have a day off tomorrow, so the final review will appear during the weekend. Probably.Anyhow, today's book is: Don't believe a wordthe surprising truth about languageby David ShariatmadariNorton, 2019 (N America)W&N, 2019 (UK/RoW)David Shariatmadari writes for the Guardian, often about language, and is one of the sensible journalists on the topic. The number of sensible journalists writing about language has really shot up in the past decade, and judging from reading their books, this is in part because of increasingly clear, public-facing work by academic linguists. (Yay, academic linguists!) But in Shariatmadari's case, the journalist is a linguist: he has a BA and MA in the subject. And it shows—in the best possible way. The book is a familiar genre: busting widely held language myths. If you've read books in this genre before, you probably don't need these myths busted. You probably know that linguistic change is natural, that the border between language and dialect is unfindable, that apes haven't really learned sign languages, and that no form of language is inherently superior to another. Nevertheless, you may learn something new, since Shariatmadari's tastes for linguistic research and theories is not always on the same wavelength as some other books directed at such a general audience. Once again, I'm reviewing with a partial view of the book (this is the practical law of Book Week 2019). In this case, I've read chapters 1, 5, and 9 and skimmed through other bits. The introductory chapter gives us a bit of insight into Shariatmadari's conversion to full-blown linguist, as a reluctant student of Arabic who was quickly converted to admiration for the language and to the study of language as an insight into humanity. "It's not hyperbole to say that linguistics is the universal social science", he writes. "It intrudes into almost every area of knowledge."UK coverI chose to read chapter 5 because I'd had the pleasure of hearing him talk about its topic at a student conference recently: the popularity of "untranslatable word" lists. Goodness knows, I've contributed to them. What I liked about the talk was his detective work on the words themselves—some of the words and definitions presented in lists of 'untranslatables' are practically fictional. And yet, those of us who don't speak the language in question often eat up these lists because of our ethnocentric need to exotici{s/z}e others. This leads inevitably to discussion of linguistic relativism—the notion that the language you speak affects the way you think—and the bad, old (so-called) evidence for it and the newer evidence for something much subtler. The chapter then goes in a direction I wasn't expecting: introducing Natural Semantic Metalanguage (NSM), an interesting (but far from universally taught) approach to meaning that uses about 65 semantic building blocks to represent and compare meanings across languages. NSM adherents make the case that few, if any, words are truly equivalent across languages. But while any word in one language may have no single-word equivalent in another language, that doesn't mean those words are untranslatable. It just means that translating them can be a delicate and complicated thing. US coverThe final chapter (9) takes the opposite view to David Adger's Language Unlimited (in my last review), and argues that the hierarchical (and human-specific) nature of linguistic structure need not be the product of an innate Universal Grammar, but instead could arise from the complexity of the system involved and humans' advanced social cognition. While Adger had a whole book for his argument, Shariatmadari has 30-odd pages, and so it's not really fair to compare them in terms of the depth of their argumentation, but still worth reading the latter to get a sense of how linguists and psychologists are arguing about these things.Shariatmadari is a clear and engaging writer, and includes a good range of references and a glossary of linguistic terminology. If you know someone who still believes some language myths, this might be a good present for them. (Though in my experience, people don't actually like getting presents that threaten their worldview. I still do it, because I care more about myth-busting writers earning royalties than I care about linguistic chauvinists getting presents they want.) It would also make an excellent gift for A-level English and language students (and teachers) and others who might be future linguists. After they read it, send them my way. I love having myth-busted students. Full Article books grammar linguistic relativity
vi coronavirus and COVID-19 By separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogspot.com Published On :: Sun, 03 May 2020 22:41:00 +0000 A retired colleague contacted me with this query:Has a dialect difference emerged between US novel coronavirus/new coronavirus and UK COVID-19, do you think? Novel coronavirus/new coronavirus is favoured by Reuters, but I don't know whether that counts in the dialect balance.I hear plenty of COVID-19 from US sources, so that didn't strike me as quite right, but I had a look (on 29 April) at the News on the Web (NOW) corpus, which (so far this year) had 226 covi* (i.e. words starting with covi-) per million words in US and 49 per million in UK. For coronav* it's 362 US v 92 UK. (I searched that way so that I'd get all variations, including COVID without the -19, without the hyphen, coronaviruses, etc.). Now, I don't trust the geographical coding on the NOW corpus very much, because you have things like the Guardian showing up in the US data because it has a US portal that has US-particular content, but also all the UK content—and that doesn't do us much good in sorting out AmE from BrE. I really don't know why the per-million numbers are so much higher in the US sources, since the news in both places is completely taken over by the virus and stories related to it. But anyway, about 38% of the (named) mentions of the disease are COVID in the US and 35% in the UK, so there is no notable difference in preference for COVID. I found it interesting that the two newspaper apps on my phone (Guardian [UK] and New York Times) prefer coronavirus in headlines, even though COVID-19 is shorter. But my colleague is right that there is a lot more new/novel coronavirus in US than UK. About 12% of AmE usages are prefaced by an adjective that starts with N, while only about 3% of BrE coronaviruses are. Distribution is fairly even between novel (from medical usage) and new. It's worth noting that since I'm only searching news media, new/novel is probably far more common in this dataset than it would be in everyday interactions.Including the definite article (the coronavirus) seems to be more common in AmE. If I just look for how many coronavirus occurrences are preceded by the, the proportion is 45% for AmE and 37% for BrE. this search hits examples like the one in the 'middle school' story on the left: the coronavirus lockdown where the the really relates to the lockdown. So, to try to avoid this problem, I searched for (the) coronavirus [VERB] and (the) coronavirus [full stop/period]. In those cases, then AmE news media have the the about 50% of the time, while BrE ones have it less than 30% of the time. That misses the new/novel coronavirus (because of the adjective between the and coronavirus), so the real difference in the before coronavirus is probably more stark. The media's style guides are supposed to guide the choices journalists and editors make in phrasing such things, but how strictly they follow their own guides is another matter. I had a look at a couple:The Guardian Style Guide (UK) says:coronavirus outbreak 2019-20The virus is officially called Sars-CoV-2 and this causes the disease Covid-19. However, for ease of communication we are following the same practice as the WHO and using Covid-19 to refer to both the virus and the disease in our general reporting. It can also continue to be referred to as the coronavirus. [I've added the bold on the latter]The Associated Press (US) gives similar advice, though it goes into more particular rules for science stories.As of March 2020, referring to simply the coronavirus is acceptable on first reference in stories about COVID-19. While the phrasing incorrectly implies there is only one coronavirus, it is clear in this context. Also acceptable on first reference: the new coronavirus; the new virus; COVID-19. In stories, do not refer simply to coronavirus without the article the. Not: She is concerned about coronavirus. Omitting the is acceptable in headlines and in uses such as: He said coronavirus concerns are increasing. Passages and stories focusing on the science of the disease require sharper distinctions. COVID-19, which stands for coronavirus disease 2019, is caused by a virus named SARS-CoV-2. When referring specifically to the virus, the COVID-19 virus and the virus that causes COVID-19 are acceptable. But, because COVID-19 is the name of the disease, not the virus, it is not accurate to write a new virus called COVID-19. [bold added]In comparing the two passages you can see one predictable difference between them. AP writes COVID in all caps, Guardian has Covid with the initial capital only. There is a widespread preference in BrE (and generally not in AmE) to differentiate between initalisms and true acronyms. (There's been a bit in the Guardian about it, here.)In an initialism, you pronounce the names of the letters: the WHO stands for World Health Organization and it is pronounced W-H-O and not "who". It's spel{led/t} with all caps (or small caps), no matter where you live. (AmE styles are more likely than BrE styles to insist on (BrE) full stops/(AmE) periods in these: W.H.O.—but styles do vary.)Acronyms use the initial letters of words to make a new word, pronounced as a word. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's short name is pronounced "nasa", making it a true acronym. All AmE styles that I know of spell it with caps: NASA. Many BrE styles spell it like any other proper name, with just an initial capital: Nasa. This disease name provides a slightly different case because it's doesn't just use initial letters: COronaVIrusDisease. That's probably why I'm seeing some initial-only Covid in AmE, for instance in the Chronicle of Higher Education, where they spell other acronyms (like NASA) in all caps. Other variants, like CoViD and covid are out there—but they are in the minority. COVID and Covid rule.While some other UK sources, like the Guardian, follow the initial-cap style (Covid), many UK sources use the all-cap style, including the National Health Service and the UK government.And on that note, I hope you and yours are safe.P.S. Since I'm talking about newspaper uses, I haven't considered pronunciation—but that discussion is happening in the comments. Full Article acronyms determiners medicine/disease spelling
vi Research Foundation to Host FREE Webinar: “Review of Audible Alarm Signal Waking Effectiveness” - Wednesday, February 5, 12:30-2pm EST By community.nfpa.org Published On :: 2020-01-16T18:26:00Z At-risk populations such as the elderly, school-age children, those who are hard of hearing or alcohol-impaired do not fully benefit from conventional smoke alarm alerts, particularly during sleeping hours. Research has been conducted to develop Full Article research fire protection research foundation; smoke alarms smoke alarm audibility
vi Despite relatively small numbers, more women are assuming leadership roles in the US fire service By community.nfpa.org Published On :: 2020-02-25T17:00:56Z It will come as no surprise to women in the fire service but the number of female firefighters in the U.S. remains relatively low, according to the most recent U.S. Fire Department Profile from NFPA. The newest data was released today on the heels of a Full Article fire service data research emergency responder firefighters first responder careers women in fire us labor market workforce fire service data
vi How to celebrate Earth Day virtually in 2020 By inhabitat.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 15:30:00 +0000 With social distancing in full force this Earth Day, the 50th anniversary of this environmental movement is certainly one for the history books. Just because you can’t go outside in large groups this year doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of inventive ways to celebrate Earth, though. The Earth Day 2020 theme is “climate action,” and while we aren’t able to come together physically this year, technology is presenting some unique opportunities to show your love for the Earth virtually.[...] Full Article plants Animals Climate Change Health environmental awareness earth day Earth Day habitat reservation
vi Archivist releases shirts made from recycled hotel sheets By inhabitat.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 16:30:00 +0000 Sometimes, being disruptive is fashionable. As for Archivist, a sustainable clothing company, its business plan counts on being disruptive in the name of fashion and corporate responsibility. With this mission, Archivist has found a unique yet luxurious inspiration for a new line of tailored shirts — hotel sheets.[...] Full Article recycling upcycling Clothing
vi Giant wooden pavilion in Taiwan is a birdhouse for humans By inhabitat.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 18:30:00 +0000 Designed by the creative minds behind Taipei-based[...] Full Article pavilion design timber buildings wooden pavilions timber pavilions Public Spaces Phoebe Says Wow Architects Boolean Birdhouse birdhouse for humans Yangmingshan National Park
vi COVID-19 and its effects on the environment By inhabitat.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 18:30:00 +0000 As SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus pathogen that causes the illness COVID-19, sweeps across the globe, social distancing measures are noticeably impacting the environment. Consequently, both the preservation and restoration of environmental quality are experiencing a new normal as the pandemic continues.[...] Full Article Energy Air environmental renewables climate policy Climate Change pandemic Health Environment Politics Fitness Renewable Energy covid-19 novel coronavirus
vi Sea turtles thrive on empty beaches during COVID-19 lockdowns By inhabitat.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 18:30:00 +0000 As more people around the world stay inside, more animals are able to thrive in places that are typically crowded by humans. In the southeastern U.S., sea turtles are enjoying a peaceful nesting season without pesky sunbathers, fishermen or boats.[...] Full Article oceans marine life endangered sea turtles coronavirus Endangered & Extinct
vi ReGen Villages plans smart, circular communities in Sweden By inhabitat.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 15:30:00 +0000 Silicon Valley-based ReGen Villages has teamed up with Swedish architecture firm White Arkitekter to develop ReGen Villages Sweden, a vision for smart, self-sufficient communities throughout the Scandinavian country. Developed to meet the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals, the proposal combines a wide variety of high- and low-tech environmentally friendly systems from organic gardens for local food production to the integration of artificial intelligence on a community-wide scale. The two firms hope to break ground on a ReGen Villages Sweden pilot project in 2020. [...] Full Article Architecture Sweden White Arkitekter circular design ReGen Villages
vi Take a virtual dive with NOAA By inhabitat.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 16:30:00 +0000 NOAA has released a series of virtual dives to keep stay-at-homers entertained, educated and interested in the undersea world even when everybody's stuck on the couch. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration takes viewers deep into national marine sanctuaries, revealing sights non-divers have likely never seen.[...] Full Article underwater NOAA News diving sea creatures Nature
vi Grade II listed Victorian home undergoes a green renovation By inhabitat.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 16:30:00 +0000 London-based firm Will Gamble Architects has breathed new life into a dilapidated building in the small village of Gretton, U.K. The complex consisted of a Grade II listed Victorian house, a disused cattle shed and a set of ruins of a former parchment factory. Although the project presented several challenges, the architects managed to strategically incorporate the existing structures, as well as several reclaimed materials found onsite, into the new design in lieu of complete demolition.[...] Full Article Homes green renovation brick reclaimed building materials exposed beams reclaimed brick Upcycling
vi Natural materials make up this energy-saving Jakarta home By inhabitat.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 18:30:00 +0000 Architecture firm Atelier Riri has reaped the energy-saving benefits of Indonesia’s tropical climate in their design of the House at Serpong, a climate-responsive suburban house in Jakarta. After conducting solar studies and site analyses, the architects crafted the four-story home with strategically placed voids, windows, elevated gardens and solar shading devices to reduce unwanted solar gain and take advantage of natural cooling. The home was built primarily of natural materials that give the building a warm and tactile feel.[...] Full Article Architecture solar panels energy efficient passive cooling "natural materials" roof garden rainwater harvesting indonesia jakarta courtyard energy saving architecture climate responsive architecture Atelier Riri House at Serpong Serpong
vi A contemporary German home celebrates energy-saving, seasonal living By inhabitat.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 14:30:00 +0000 Architecture firms Jurek Brüggen and KOSA architekten teamed up to design Haus am See — German for “House by the Lake” — a minimalist home crafted for seasonal living. Located on the highest point of Werder Island near the border of Germany and Poland, the contemporary residence has been deliberately stripped down to a restrained palette of exposed concrete and wood in striking contrast to its more ornate neighbors.[...] Full Article Homes germany Wood concrete pavilion contemporary architecture terrace thermal mass minimalist Haus am See seasonal architecture seasonal living Jurek Brüggen KOSA architekten
vi Florida Aquarium captures baby coral breakthrough on video By inhabitat.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 16:30:00 +0000 The Florida Aquarium announced a breakthrough that may help save America's Great Barrier Reef. Scientists at the Tampa-based aquarium have successfully reproduced ridged cactus coral for the first time. A video captures the tiny baby corals looking like undersea fairy lights as they take their first and only swim beyond the reef.[...] Full Article coral reef News coral coral reefs Environment Positive News
vi New net-zero LivingHomes capture the future of sustainable living By inhabitat.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 16:30:01 +0000 Koto Design has teamed up with Plant Prefab to create two new incredible net-zero energy homes. Koto LivingHome 1 and Koto LivingHome 2 are modular homes that incorporate sustainable living systems of the future. Under the ethos of creating great architecture that is more sustainable, the dwellings are powerhouses of energy-efficiency, with passive elements to reduce energy demand and active systems that allow homeowners to reduce electricity consumption through an app.[...] Full Article Homes Prefab LED lighting net zero energy-efficient homes livinghomes green living modular design homes of the future Koto Design Plant Prefab Koto LivingHome 1 and 2
vi Modern prefab retreat in Italy takes in panoramic alpine views By inhabitat.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 18:30:00 +0000 Perched atop a hill in Aosta Valley’s highest municipality in northwest Italy is the newly completed House in Chamois, a modern, prefabricated home by Torino-based design and build firm Leap Factory. As with all “Leap Houses,” the home’s entire design and construction process was managed by the Leap Factory team and was constructed with a modular system built of natural, recyclable materials to allow for maximum flexibility. All of the components provided by Leap Factory for the House in Chamois were also designed and produced in Italy. [...] Full Article Homes Prefab modular modular architecture italy prefabricated architecture earthquake resistant minimalist alpine architecture Aosta Valley minimal site impact low waste House in Chamois Leap Factory
vi A light-filled home in India embraces indoor-outdoor living By inhabitat.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 16:30:00 +0000 A constant connection to nature pervades the Home by the Park, a newly completed single-family residence that faces a park in the South Indian city of Hubballi. Bangalore-based practice 4site architects designed the house to engage views of the adjacent park from multiple floors and vantage points, while bringing the lush greenery indoors with the creation of a rain courtyard and landscaped terraces. The abundant plantings not only give the house a sense of tranquility but also create a cooling microclimate to counteract the region’s tropical climate.[...] Full Article Homes India plants bird habitat courtyard terrace indoor garden microclimate Vastu Shastra indoor outdoor living water feature 4site architects A Home by the Park Vastu compliant
vi Your guide to preserving, storing and canning food By inhabitat.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 18:30:00 +0000 If you’ve stepped foot in a grocery store or filled an Instacart recently, you know there are a variety of items that are in low supply. In fact, butter and sweet pepper shortages appear to be a sign of these very uncertain coronavirus times. So whether you’re looking for ways to preserve what you already have in the house or are setting goals to be better about reducing food waste in the future, we’ve got some pointers regarding the proper way to save everything from milk to peaches so you can enjoy them down the road. [...] Full Article food preservation Food
vi Peaceful floating villa in Australia runs on solar energy By inhabitat.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 15:30:42 +0000 Australian architect Chuck Anderson has created a beautiful, solar-powered floating villa that has us dreaming of brighter days. Anchored just north of Sydney’s Palm Beach, the Lilypad is meant for those travelers who are looking to spend a little down time on serene waters while staying true to their sustainable lifestyles.[...] Full Article House Boats Solar Power hotel Floating Home villa