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Monthly Archives: February 2021
Walks: ‘Kandersteg’ In Switzerland (4K Video)
Kandersteg is a high-altitude resort village in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. Trails, like the challenging Allmenalp, and a cable car head east to Lake Oeschinen. Set at the foot of the Blüemlisalp massif, the lake is also a popular ski area, as is Sunnbüel to the southwest. In the forested Blausee Nature Park to the north, Blausee is a small, trout-filled lake fed by subterranean springs.
Morning News Podcast: Texas Drinking Water Probelms, Biden Speech
In Texas the power is back after several days for most of the population, but now they have to worry about whether the water is safe after treatment plants were temporarily offline.
Also, President Biden gives his first speech to world leaders. He wants to move beyond his predecessor’s “America First” policies. And, Native American tribes have been hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic. But tribes are quickly and efficiently vaccinating their communities.
Winter Walk: Montmartre In Paris, France (4K Video)
Filmed February 10, 2021
Montmartre is a large hill in Paris’s 18th arrondissement. It is 130 m high and gives its name to the surrounding district, part of the Right Bank in the northern section of the city.
WALKING ROUTE TIMESTAMPS◄ 00:00 Intro, Map/ Place d’Anvers 01:20 Boulevard Marguerite-de-Rochechouart 02:43 Rue de Steinkerque 05:17 Place Saint-Pierre 07:10 Funiculaire de Montmartre 07:47 Rue Foyatier 13:38 Rue du Cardinal-Dubois 15:00 Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre 18:33 Rue Azaïs 20:40 Rue Saint-Éleuthère 22:00 Église Saint-Pierre de Montmartre 23:36 Place du Tertre 25:28 Place du Calvaire 26:28 Rue Poulbot 20:20 Rue Norvins 29:47 Rue Saint-Rustique 31:44 Rue de Mont-Cenis 32:30 Rue du Chevalier-de-La-Barre 36:39 Square Marcel-Bleustein-Blanchet 39:20 Rue Saint-Vincent 41:00 Rue Mont-Cenis 42:54 Rue Cortot 45:08 Rue de l’Abreuvoir 48:05 Rue Girardon 51:40 Le Moulin de La Galette 52:44 Rue l’Epic 54:30 Rue Tholozé 57:00 Rue Durantin 1:01:16 Place des Abbesses 1:02:23 Mur des je t’aime 1:03:41 Église Saint-Jean de Montmartre 1:04:21 Rue des Abbesses 1:09:03 Rue l’Epic 1:12:43 Moulin-Rouge
Travel Guides: ‘Nihonbashi In Tokyo, Japan’ (Video)
Nihonbashi has deep roots in finance. In the Edo period this was the commercial centre of the city, with bustling canals, streets and markets. Recently, the neighbourhood has been attracting attention once again as exciting new businesses set up shop. Look behind the modern face to discover centuries of history.
Nihonbashi is a buzzing commercial quarter named for its landmark 17th-century canal bridge. The imposing Mitsukoshi Nihonbashi department store has been serving shoppers since 1904, while Coredo Muromachi mall has modern, stylish restaurants as well as shops for kimonos and lacquerware. The Tokyo Stock Exchange has a small museum and is surrounded by izakaya bars that fill up with off-duty traders at happy hour.
Space Flight: NASA Rover ‘Perseverance’ Lands on Mars To Search for Life
NASA’s science rover Perseverance, the most advanced astrobiology laboratory ever sent to another world, streaked through the Martian atmosphere and landed safely on the floor of a vast crater.
Medicine: Scientists Grow ‘Mini-Organs’ To Repair Damaged Human Livers
Scientists have used a technique to grow bile duct organoids – often referred to as ‘mini-organs’ – in the lab and shown that these can be used to repair damaged human livers. This is the first time that the technique has been used on human organs. Funding provided by European Research Council, the National Institute for Health Research and the Academy of Medical Sciences
Science Podcast: Covid Questions Answered, Rocky Planet Formation
Science Staff Writer Jon Cohen joins host Sarah Crespi to take on some of big questions about the COVID-19 vaccines, such as: Do they stop transmission? Will we need boosters? When will life get back to “normal.”
Sarah also talks with Anders Johansen, professor of planetary sciences and planet formation at the University of Copenhagen, about his Science Advances paper on a new theory for the formation of rocky planets in our Solar System. Instead of emerging out of ever-larger collisions of protoplanets, the new idea is that terrestrial planets like Earth and Mars formed from the buildup of many small pebbles.
TOP JOURNALS: RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS FROM SCIENCE MAGAZINE (FEB 19, 2021)
City Views: The Streets & Sights Of Istanbul, Turkey
Istanbul is a major city in Turkey that straddles Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus Strait. Its Old City reflects cultural influences of the many empires that once ruled here. In the Sultanahmet district, the open-air, Roman-era Hippodrome was for centuries the site of chariot races, and Egyptian obelisks also remain. The iconic Byzantine Hagia Sophia features a soaring 6th-century dome and rare Christian mosaics.
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