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☆ In Mexico, a House That Returns to the Well
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Lauren Gallow | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

This article is part of our Design special section about water as a source of creativity. Years of abnormally low rainfall, higher-than-normal temperatures and aging infrastructure have led to a dangerously low water supply for Mexico City. The issue isn’t a new one for the Mexican capital — in 2014, it was ranked as the third most water-stressed of more than 150 of the planet’s largest cities. Now, the metropolis faces a water crisis so severe that local authorities recently began imposing rations. For Javier Sánchez, a low-slung earthen house just west of Mexico City, designed by his architectural firm JSa, reflects an obvious way out of the predicament.

Persons: Javier Sánchez Organizations: Mexico City, — Locations: Mexico, Mexico City

☆ 'Mad' tree cull raises hackles in Canary Island town
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( John Stonestreet | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Opponents of the scheme on the Canary Island of La Gomera call it an atrocity and will demonstrate against it on Saturday. Their petition to halt the cull of flame trees, whose bright red flowers make them a magnet for tourists, has drawn more than 1,200 signatures. "We are all battling climate change, and trying to create a green San Sebastian. Laura Concepcion, biologist at the World Biosphere Reserve on neighbouring La Palma, said flame trees could not be deemed an aggressive species. Rodriguez admitted the San Sebastian flame trees' roots were interfering with pipes and distorting stones in some places.

Persons: Aguilar, Elizabeth Scullion, Angelica Padilla, del Carmen Rodriguez, Gomera, Javier Sanchez, Laura Concepcion, Rodriguez, John Stonestreet, Corina Rodriguez, William Maclean Organizations: Avenida, REUTERS, Canarian, Socialist Party, PSOE, Reuters, UNESCO, La, Thomson Locations: Spanish, La Gomera, Spain, Handout, SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, San Sebastian, La Palma

☆ Cubans, waylaid by weather and fuel shortage, march for May Day five days late
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] People gather at the seafront Malecon to watch the International Worker's Day celebration in Havana, Cuba May 5, 2023. REUTERS/Alexandre MeneghiniHAVANA, May 5 (Reuters) - Cubans rallied on Havana's Malecon waterfront boulevard to celebrate International Worker's Day on Friday, five days after the planned May 1 event was called off due to foul weather and a fuel crisis that has crippled public transport on the island. "This year it was not possible, due to the fuel situation," said university professor Javier Sanchez, 24, as he cheered during the morning celebration. Though May 1 dawned clear in Havana, a wind and rain storm the previous day hindered preparations, leading Cuban officials to postpone the event until Friday. Cuban state-run media estimated that 100,000 Cubans had gathered on the Malecon by early Friday morning.

☆ American and British Airways just opened brand new joint luxury lounges at New York's biggest airport as they grow their partnership — see inside
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

But, to better streamline their operation, British Airways has moved into Terminal 8, and the pair are now officially "roommates," as American CEO Robert Isom put it at a press conference in November. (L-R): Iberia CEO Javier Sánchez-Prieto, British Airways CEO Sean Doyle, American Airlines CEO Robert Isom, Port Authority Executive Director Richard Cotton, Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-NY), and Queen Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. cut the ribbon to the new Terminal 8 at JFK on Tuesday, November 29. Taylor Rains/Insider

☆ Aplicația care traduce mieunatul pisicilor; Cum funcționează și câte expresii cunoaște
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-21 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Tehnologia va traduce instantaneu mieunatul pisicii și o voce umană ar vorbi prin zgardă. Aplicația este disponibilă gratuit atât pe Google Play Store, cât și pe Apple App Store, notează digi24.ro. Tocmai am descărcat-o și nici măcar nu am reușit să o folosesc, deoarece îmi spune tot timpul că există o eroare de conexiune WiFi”, a scris un utilizator. Și cine știe, poate în timp va învăța cu adevărat mieunatul pisicii mele în toate cazurile. Cu siguranță pare promițător”, a scris un utilizator.

Persons: Javier Sanchez, Sanchez Organizations: Google, Apple

☆ Aplicația care traduce mieunatul pisicilor și le permite oamenilor să comunice cu felina lor
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-19 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

Aplicația care traduce mieunatul pisicilor și le permite oamenilor să comunice cu felina lorO aplicație care își propune să traducă mieunatul pisicilor a fost dezvoltată de un fost inginer din cadrul Amazon Alexa. Scopul final este de a dezvolta o zgardă inteligentă, a declarat Javier Sanchez, manager de programe tehnice la dezvoltatorul de aplicații Akvelon. Tehnologia va traduce instantaneu mieunatul pisicii și o voce umană ar vorbi prin zgardă. „Acest lucru le va permite oamenilor să comunice cu pisica lor sau cel puțin să înțeleagă intențiiile pisicii și să construiască o legătură foarte importantă,” mai spune el. Și cine știe, poate în timp va învăța cu adevărat mieunatul pisicii mele în toate cazurile.

Persons: MeowTalk, Javier Sanchez, Sanchez Organizations: Amazon Alexa, BBC, Google, Apple App Locations: Amazon

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