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‘The Terror of Blue John Gap’ is a short story written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, first published in 1912. He is best known as the creator of the great fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes. This story is set in the English county of Derbyshire, in the Peak District, near the village of Castleton. The main action takes place in the old, disused Blue John mines in the area. Blue John Stone is a rare, semi-precious mineral.

The story is as a series of diary entries, written by Dr James Hardcastle and found after his disappearance. Armitage, a local man, who introduces the story, describes Hardcastle as a rational and scientific man, “absolutely devoid of imagination, and most unlikely to invent any abnormal series of events”. Dr Hardcastle has been sent to the country to recover from tuberculosis. He is staying on a farm, near the town of Castleton. He spends his time walking in the hills, and he becomes interested in the old disused mines and caves under the hills. Armitage tells Dr Hardcastle the legend of Blue John Gap.

Local people say there is a monster that lives in the underground caves and comes out at night to steal sheep. Armitage says he has heard the monster. Dr Hardcastle is surprised by how superstitious the locals are, until he himself hears the strange noise, too. He decides to explore the cave when he is feeling stronger. Dr Hardcastle starts to explore the entrance of the cave, and wonders if it is possible that some kind of strange creature lives in the underground caves. While in the caves, his candle goes out and he is left in the dark. He hears strange noises and feels the presence of the monster. He immediately runs out of the caves, frightened by his experience, and then he decides to tell someone about what happened. He goes to visit a local doctor. The doctor refers him to a specialist, but Dr Hardcastle chooses not to talk to him. At the same time, sheep go missing on the hills near Blue John Gap. When Armitage also goes missing, Dr Hardcastle decides to tell the police about his experience and yet they laugh at him, so Dr Hardcastle decides to face the monster on his own. He buys a lantern and a rifle, and leaves a note in his bedroom, telling his hosts to look for him in Blue John Gap if he goes missing.

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La ley de estacionamientos para discapacitados garantiza sitios adaptados a sus necesidades que deben cumplir con ciertos requisitos. Estos solo pueden ser utilizados por los vehículos que exhiban la credencial del Registro Nacional de Discapacidad original en el costado inferior izquierdo del parabrisas, no se aceptan fotocopias o la Cruz de Malta.

Los estacionamientos para discapacitados, estén o no dentro de recintos privados pagos o gratuitos o, en la vía pública, deben ser más anchos que los normales, permitiendo así que la persona pueda descender y moverse en silla de ruedas, sin el riesgo de sufrir un accidente. Asimismo, estos espacios siempre deben ubicarse lo más cerca posible de los accesos o salidas. En lugares donde existen varios estacionamientos, al menos un 1% de ellos debe estar reservado exclusivamente para discapacitados.

Por ley, los condominios necesitan tener cierta cantidad de estacionamientos para personas discapacitadas que cumplan con las especificaciones reglamentarias. El poder vender o no ese estacionamiento depende de las reglas de tu condominio.

En algunos se es dueño de un espacio en específico (el propietario paga Contribuciones sobre este y puede venderlo), mientras que en otros hay derecho a uso de un estacionamiento que el condominio te asigna, pero sin ser dueño de este. Consulta en Administración sobre qué reglas se aplican para los estacionamientos para discapacitados, ya que suelen ser distintas que las para estacionamientos regulares.

Existen dos tipos de estacionamientos reservados:

- Los estacionamientos preferentes son aquellos que se reservan a personas que dispongan de una movilidad reducida, pero no únicamente personas discapacitadas, sino también ancianos, personas embarazadas o personas que temporalmente tengan una movilidad reducida (por ejemplo si tienen un yeso en la pierna).

- Los estacionamientos exclusivos, que son aquellos que pueden ser usados únicamente por personas discapacitadas con una acreditación que lo demuestre.

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The changing role of teachers and technologies amidst the COVID 19 pandemic: key findings from a cross-country study

Despite the overwhelming consequences of the pandemic, this global crisis has also been an extraordinary time for learning. We are learning how adaptable and resilient educational systems, policy makers, teachers, students and families can be. In this blog (which is part of a series highlighting key lessons learned from a study to understand the perceived effectiveness of remote learning solutions, forthcoming) we summarize lessons learned in different countries, with special focus on teachers and how they had to quickly reimagine human connections and interactions to facilitate learning. The role of teachers is rapidly evolving becoming in many ways more difficult than when learning took place only in person.

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Bypassed by the rescue

In a pandemic that’s wreaked widespread economic havoc, Cleveland has been among the hardesthit cities in the U.S. And at a time when the U.S. is engaged in another conversation about its foundational racial inequalities, not much of Washington’ $2 trillion has reached Cleveland’s predominantly Black neighborhoods.

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Read the following newspaper headlines about the United Sates’ economy in 2019.

America’s economy grew at a rate of 2.1% in the fourth quarter

U.S. growth at slowest since 2016

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The climate leadership that inspires me: Greta Thunberg

Greta speaks unapologetically and truthfully about the threat of climate change. Too many people moderate what they say, and Greta‘s ability to state the science and its implications without spin regardless of whether she‘s speaking to another 16-year-old or a world leader is exactly what we need.

Being young and having such a simple way of protesting, yet making the difference that she has, makes every young person believe that they have power. She‘s challenged young people to join the frontlines and have a say in the affairs of their future. The new generation needs to know they‘re important right now as inheritors of inaction.

Her impact has been indelible and inspirational for me since she first started her protest. She has inspired many school children to pay attention to climate and environmental issues and the climate strike movement shows the power that lies in each and every one of us when we relentlessly dedicate ourselves to positive change. In a time of competing headlines, being able to draw attention to an issue of such importance is a critical part of creating unstoppable momentum in confronting the climate crisis we all face.

In his text, Rocky Dawuni, a singer and composer from Ghana, makes an apology for Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old girl who has been involved in climate and environmental protests.

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Congresso Internacional do Medo

Provisoriamente não cantaremos o amor,
que se refugiou mais abaixo dos subterrâneos.
Cantaremos o medo, que esteriliza os abraços,
não cantaremos o ódio, porque este não existe,
existe apenas o medo, nosso pai e nosso companheiro,
o medo grande dos sertões, dos mares, dos desertos,
o medo dos soldados, o medo das mães, o medo das igrejas,
cantaremos o medo dos ditadores, o medo dos democratas,
cantaremos o medo da morte e o medo de depois da morte,
depois morreremos de medo
e sobre nossos túmulos nascerão flores amarelas e medrosas.

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Believe it or not, the sequins (small plates of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation, especially on clothing) on this dress are made from 100% bioplastic. Now you might be thinking, what is bioplastic? In this case, bioplastic might be the answer to one of fashion’s most prevalent plastic waste sins: sequins.

In a wider context, instead of relying on petroleum based fossil fuels as its key component (like traditional plastic), bioplastic is created from renewable materials. Like all trees and plants, algae sequesters carbon from the atmosphere. Creating bioplastic from this carbon reservoir results in a product that is carbon neutral. Heat is used to bind the algae together to form the bioplastic. This is then poured into moulds which become sheets. Once cooled, the sheets of bioplastic are finally cut into sequins.

There are many advantages to bioplastic. Perhaps the most obvious is algae, which unlike fossil fuels, is not a scarce resource. Bioplastics also degrade far more quickly, taking 3 to 6 months to decompose fully compared to the hundreds of years regular plastic requires. The carbon released by bioplastic as it decomposes is also equal to the carbon absorbed by the organic material it was made from, so the overall impact on the environment is close to zero.

There are some downsides to bioplastic, however. If not disposed of properly, bioplastic can end up in landfill, where deprived of oxygen, the substance could produce methane as it breaks down – a far more formidable greenhouse gas than CO₂ .

As promising and forward thinking as these fashion initiatives are, it will take an adjustment of infrastructure to make sure the environment feels the full benefit of bioplastic. With the bioplastic market set to be worth $44 billion by 2022, perhaps that change isn’t a pie in the sky.