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☆ Thousands of Buildings Collapsed in One Turkish City. Thousands More May Have to Come Down.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( Leanne Abraham | Lauren Leatherand Scott Reinhard | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

Four of the complex’s five buildings collapsed. About 3,100 buildings collapsed in Antakya, trapping residents and killing more than 20,000 people in the city, Lutfu Savas, the metropolitan mayor, said on Feb. 19. Shake intensity Moderate Severe TURKEY 7.8-magnitude earthquake Antakya TURKEY mediterranean SEA SYRIA Area of detail SYRIA TURKEY Area of detail SYRIA TURKEY 7.8-magnitude earthquake Antakya SYRIA Source: USGS Shake intensity shown only for the first Feb. 6 earthquake. Shops’ higher ceilings and wider windows often come at the expense of structural support against earthquake damage. Two of the complex’s five buildings collapsed, trapping residents inside.

☆ ‘Roman Landscapes: Visions of Nature and Myth From Rome and Pompeii’ Review: Idylls of Ancient Italy
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-11 | by ( Judith H. Dobrzynski | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

‘Wall Painting With Sculptures and Birds in a Garden’ (late first century B.C.-early first century A.D.)San AntonioIf, as the medieval saying goes, all roads lead to Rome, might the artistic path to landscape painting trace back to the eternal city as well? That is a theme of “Roman Landscapes: Visions of Nature and Myth From Rome and Pompeii” at the San Antonio Museum of Art, which has gathered about 65 wall paintings, relief sculptures, mosaics, and glass and metal vessels created between 100 B.C. and about A.D. 250 as evidence.

☆ An elite Bronze Age man who underwent brain surgery 3,500 years ago may have suffered from leprosy, archaeologists believe
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-26 | by ( Isobel Van Hagen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Archaeologists discovered the remains of a man from the Bronze Age who had a rare brain surgery. The two brothers discovered were likely elite or even royal members of their society. "It's hard to overstate Megiddo's cultural and economic importance in the late Bronze Age," he said in a statement. Rachel Kalisher, a Ph.D. student, analyzed the bones of two upper-class brothers who were buried beneath the ancient city of Megiddo. Evidence of brain surgery — angular notched trephination — was discovered in the older brother.

☆ Yale expert: This is how you build 1 trait highly successful people share
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( Natasha Piñon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The key lies in a simple trait that highly successful people share: self-awareness. For Gendler, who studies how insights from ancient scholars can solve modern problems, building the trait involves tapping into your inner Socrates. Start doing the same for any belief you're trying to unlearn. People on the unstable bridge reported that they felt more attracted to the person alongside them. "Imagine having an inner Socrates with you on the bridge," Gendler said.

☆ 10 ways to stop self-sabotaging behaviors that cost you time, money, and happiness
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-21 | by ( John Rampton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +20 min

Self-sabotage habits aren't easy to avoid, but they're essential to growing up healthy. However, identifying negative habits needs to be a priority. What causes self-sabotaging behavior? We may even model negative habits.. Self-sabotage can be influenced by growing up in a dysfunctional family. Make a plan — then follow throughYou'll need to come up with a plan for how you'll break negative behavior patterns.

☆ Egypt unveils renovations of venerable Tahrir Square Museum
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Issa talks to the media at the Egyptian Museum during a news conference by Egypt's ministry of tourism and antiquities that unveiled a renovated wing at the museum, in Cairo, Egypt February 20, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah DalshCAIRO, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Egypt has inaugurated the first phase of renovations on the venerable Egyptian Museum in central Cairo, giving the collection a facelift after many of its objects were relocated to other museums around the country. Egypt hopes to grow its tourism industry by 25% to 30% a year, Tourism Minister Ahmed Issa said at the inauguration ceremony on Monday. The renovation, financed by the European Union and assisted by five major European museums including the Louvre and British Museum, was designed to modernise the presentation of the objects. "The Egyptian Museum continues to develop itself, allowing it to compete with the other major modern museums," Issa said.

☆ Raquel Welch, Whose Role in ‘One Million Years B.C.’ Made Her an International Bombshell, Dies at 82
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Suryatapa Bhattacharya | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Actress Raquel Welch , who shot to international fame in the 1960s after her turn as a bikini-clad cavewoman in the 1966 film “One Million Years B.C.,” has died. She was 82 years old. Ms. Welch died Wednesday morning after a brief illness, her publicist Steve Sauer ’s office and her agent Stephen LaManna said.

☆ Raquel Welch, Actress and International Bombshell, Dies at 82
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Suryatapa Bhattacharya | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Raquel Welch, actor and international sex symbol, dies at 82
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Diana Dasrath | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Actor Raquel Welch, whose role in the 1966 film "One Million Years B.C." Welch died Wednesday morning following a brief illness, Media Four said in a statement. Welch won a Golden Globe in 1975 for best actress in a musical/comedy for her role in "The Three Musketeers." She was nominated in 1988 for best actress in a limited series for her role in "Right to Die." Over the course of a career that spanned more than 50 years, Welch had more than 30 film and 50 television credits.

☆ Hollywood actress Raquel Welch dead at age 82
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Steve Gorman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LOS ANGELES, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Actress Raquel Welch, who helped redefine the traditional image of the Hollywood sex symbol with her portrayals of strong women in dozens of movies in the 1960s and '70s, died on Wednesday at age 82. Her death following a brief illness was confirmed in a statement released by Jane McKnight, her Los Angeles-based manager. She won a Golden Globe Award for best actress in a musical or comedy for her performance in the 1973 swashbuckling romp "The Three Musketeers." [1/3] Actress Raquel Welch poses at the 2014 Carousel of Hope Ball at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California October 11, 2014. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo 1 2 3Her portrayal of strong, willful women was credited with reshaping stereotypes.

Around 8.4 million of the 37 million people in the United States with diabetes use insulin, according to the American Diabetes Association (ADA). They tried, and failed, to extend the benefit to everyone with health insurance when they were voting on the IRA. Without Congressional approval, the Biden administration cannot impose the cap on private insurance plans and is unlikely able to create a subsidy for the uninsured, experts said. Some Medicaid plans for low-income individuals and private insurance plans also cap the monthly cost of insulin at $35. It is unclear if his proposal would include those without health insurance, who often have to pay the full price for the life-sustaining drug.

In part due to disruptions in supply stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, street drugs are increasingly laced with toxic or unknown ingredients, resulting in drug users overdosing and dying. Police in British Columbia file thousands of drug possession charges annually. Canada faced the challenge of an adulterated illicit drug supply before the United States did and has been quicker to adopt harm reduction tools to address drug overdose cases, said Lindsey Richardson, a research scientist at the B.C. Some of them still buy street drugs. 's latest plan is of no help to him because he runs the risk of taking something deadly each time he buys street drugs.

☆ Making the Mummies of Egypt Involved a Lot More Than We Knew
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Ariana Perez-Castells | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A re-creation of what the embalming process might have looked like around 664-525 B.C. in Saqqara, Egypt. Inscribed ceramic vessels left behind in an Egyptian subterranean embalming structure from the 26th Dynasty of ancient Egypt offer new clues as to how the dead were preserved, and the role trade played in the mummification process. Researchers for the first time analyzed the organic materials found inside 31 vessels used in the embalming process at the necropolis of Saqqara near Cairo, a burial ground for royals and people of high society. These vessels, which carried inscriptions on them, contained materials including animal fat, oils and resins that played a major role in preservation practices—and were obtained through long-distance exchange and routes from far away lands, according to researchers.

☆ Canadian province tries decriminalizing drugs to fight overdose crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Jennifer Gauthier | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The province declared drug overdose a public health emergency that year. By not prosecuting people carrying small amounts of drugs, the B.C. government hopes to tackle the issue as a health problem rather than through the criminal justice system. Robert Schwartz, a professor at the University of Toronto, said the measure was commendable as a first step, but that more needed to be done to tackle the drug problem. They also face a rise in drug overdose deaths.

CAIRO — Known as Egypt’s “golden boy,” the mummified remains of a teenager buried 2,300 years ago have long remained shrouded in mystery. Now they have been “digitally unwrapped” by scientists, revealing intimate details that went undiscovered for over a century. Radiologists at Cairo University in Egypt used CT scans to non-invasively unwrap the remains, uncovering signs of wealth as well as efforts to ensure his safe passage to the afterlife. Amulets were both placed inside the “golden boy” and between the wrappings used to mummify the remains, the study published Tuesday found. The new study comes as museums in the U.K. reckon with whether the term "mummy" is appropriate to describe mummified remains, because of what some say are its “dehumanizing” connotations.

☆ British Columbia reaches deal with more First Nations on resource management
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

OTTAWA, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The western Canadian province of British Columbia (B.C.) on Friday announced a deal with four Indigenous First Nations to collaborate on land planning and managing the impacts of industrialization. Supreme Court ruled decades of natural resource extraction and industrial development had infringed on indigenous rights. It also contains a new revenue-sharing approach to support First Nations communities, similar to the ones agreed with Blueberry River. However, other aspects of the Blueberry River agreement, such as an annual cap on land that can be disturbed for oil and gas development, were not included.

☆ ‘Demetrius’ Review: Aiming for Empire
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Peter Thonemann | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Nominations, please, for the title of Most Confusing Historical Period Ever. The third-century crisis of the Roman Empire? The Thirty Years’ War? The half-century after the death of Alexander the Great still beats all comers. But the intervening period was, frankly, a nightmare.

[1/4] LNG Canada site construction activities are held, in Kitimat, Canada, September 2022. LNG Canada, in which Japan's Mitsubishi Corp (8058.T) owns a 15% stake, is set to be Canada's first liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal. LNG Canada has previously described this approach as only one of the options it was considering. LNG Canada has full environmental permits from both governments to use natural gas turbines for Phase 2, making it unclear what leverage governments have to force electrification. But buyers may pay more for LNG produced with lower emissions, Klein said, noting that some buyers already purchase carbon offsets for LNG cargoes.

☆ European shares edge up on pharma boost, UK's FTSE 100 nears record-high
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-16 | by ( Bansari Mayur Kamdar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The pan-European STOXX 600 (.STOXX) gained 0.1% in early trading, boosted by a 0.8% rise in healthcare stocks (.SXDP). UK's FTSE 100 (.FTSE) rose 0.1% to 7,852.84, inching closer to a record 7,903.50. "Investors appear to have fallen back in love with UK assets, after a difficult period when FTSE 100 was the wallflower among global indices," said Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown. Weakness in luxury heavyweights such as LVMH (LVMH.PA) and Hermes International (HRMS.PA) weighed on Europe's STOXX 600 on Monday. German arms maker Rheinmetall (RHMG.DE) gained 2.9% on acquiring a stake in Dutch IT hardware specialist Incooling B.V.

☆ Greek PM dashes hopes of swift return of Parthenon marbles
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Renee Maltezou | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

ATHENS, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday dismissed reports of an imminent repatriation of the Parthenon sculptures known in Britain as the Elgin marbles. Greece has accused Lord Elgin of theft and does not recognise the British Museum as owner of the sculptures. [1/3] A man looks at the Parthenon Marbles, a collection of stone objects, inscriptions and sculptures, also known as the Elgin Marbles, on show at the British Museum in London October 16, 2014. The British Museum has always rejected returning the parts in its collection, which include about half of the 160 metre (525 ft) frieze that adorned the Parthenon. Many countries have pressured British institutions to return looted artefacts, especially given that the British Museum only displays about 1% of its collection.

☆ The tunnels and bridges linking Asia to Europe
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-26 | by ( Lisa Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Sometimes called FSM Köprüsü, it’s another gravity-anchored steel suspension bridge similar in length to the First Bridge and costing a similar toll fee to use. Yavuz Sultan Selim BridgeThe Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge opened in 2016. irina lepnyova/Adobe StockIn 2016, a third suspension bridge opened up across the Bosphorus, near the Black Sea. With a 58.8-meter-wide single deck slab, it is the world’s widest suspension bridge, able to carry eight lanes of traffic and a double-track railway line. Çannakale 1915 BridgeThe 1915 Canakkale Bridge has the world's longest suspension bridge span. Measuring just short of 2.3 miles, it now claims the world record for the longest suspension bridge span.

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On the evening of Sunday, Dec. 18, Jews across the globe will mark Hanukkah by lighting candles. triumph of a ragtag group of Judean rebels known as the Maccabees over the Syrian-Greek army of Antiochus IV Epiphanes. To mark the restoration of their nation’s independence, the Maccabees rededicated the Temple in Jerusalem, using a small jug of sacred oil to light the seven-branched candelabrum known as the menorah. Miraculously, the oil kept burning for eight days. For American Jews, the holiday and the candle-lighting ritual also serve to illuminate their role in the nation’s history.

☆ TSX hits 5-week low as Fed's hawkish stance fuels recession worries
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Fergal Smith | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] The Art Deco facade of the original Toronto Stock Exchange building is seen on Bay Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada January 23, 2019. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index (.GSPTSE) ended down 291.02 points, or 1.5%, at 19,600.63, its lowest closing level since Nov. 9. Hopes that the U.S. central bank would soften its stance had helped lift equity markets off their lows from October. Higher interest rates reduce the value to investors of the future cash flows that companies in that sector are expected to produce. Reporting by Fergal Smith; additional reporting by Shashwat Chauhan in Bengaluru; editing by Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Archaeologists have discovered full-color portraits of Egyptian mummies in ancient Philadelphia
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-10 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Archaeologists have uncovered the first full-color portraits of mummies in over a century. Researchers found the two full portraits of Egyptian mummies and fragments of others at the Gerza excavation site in Fayoum, Egypt, making these artworks the first of their kind to be discovered in over 115 years. English archaeologist Flinders Petrie was the last to find similar artwork when he discovered 146 mummy portraits at a Roman cemetery in 1911, Artnet News reports. The collection of paintings, known as the Fayoum portraits, portrays some of the wealthiest people that existed in these ancient communities. A statement from the Egyptian government explains that pharaoh Ptolemy II Philadelphus (309–246 B.C.)

☆ The US Navy spent 4 weeks blasting one of its aircraft carriers to figure out how to keep enemies from sinking them
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Harrison Kass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In May 2005, the US Navy sank the decommissioned aircraft carrier America in the Atlantic Ocean. The USS America (CV-66) was one of three Kitty Hawk-class carriers built in the 1960s. Building the USS America of the Kitty Hawk-classUSS America in the Indian Ocean on April 24, 1983. The career of the USS AmericaA U-2 reconnaissance aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS America. A declassified image of USS America sinking after four weeks of live-fire weapons damage tests in May 2005.

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