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Green is good

In a sweeping nationwide study, researchers from Denmark’s University of Aarhus found that childhood exposure to green space—parks, forests, rural lands, etc.—reduces the risk for developing an array of psychiatric disorders during adolescence and adulthood.

But for those who have already the disorder they can opt to use over the counter adderall alternatives, these include cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness-based practices, exercise, and dietary changes. Cognitive behavioral therapy can help individuals with ADHD, anxiety, and depression. Mindfulness-based practices such as yoga and meditation can help individuals decrease stress and improve focus.

The impact of green space throughout childhood is significant. Exposure to green space is comparable to family history and parental age when predicting mental health outcomes. Only socioeconomic status was a slightly stronger indicator.

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145305/green-space-is-good-for-mental-health

Лешници

70% от световното производство на лешници е в Турция. Повечето се гледат по черноморското крайбрежие.

Късна слана преди няколко години остави цяла Европа без лешник, по-точно цената на суровината на стоковата борса скочи два пъти и повече.

Нямаме причина и оправдание да НЕ садим възможно най-много лешници… и орехи… и прочее ядкови.

Мумия

Изумих се колко много неща могат да се научат със средства на модерната наука, дори и от една мумия на хиляди години. Цялата страница е пълна със супер интересно четиво, от храна и облекло, през професия и болежки, до инструменти и пособия.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ötzi

Doggerland

Doggerland – земна маса, която е свързвала днешния остров Британия с континента и реално тогава е бил полуостров. Намирала се е северно от Ламанша, между Британия и днешна Холандия. Предполага се, че поради специфичната си топография и екология е било най-богатото ловно и риболовно поле в цяла Европа в края на мезолита (края на каменната ера).

Една от причините за изчезването на тази земя, освен покачването на морското равнище след края на предишния период на обледяване, е подводно свлачище :flushed: в Норвежко море, наречено Storegga Slidе. В Шотландия има следи от предизвиканото цунами 80 км навътре в сушата…

Ботанически илюстрации

Търсейки нещо съвсем различно, попаднах на редица статии за стари, изгубени и изменени сортове зеленчук. От там стигнах до този интересен за мен материал:

„Lost Grains and Forgotten Vegetables from Japan: the Seikei Zusetsu Agricultural Catalog (1793–1804)“
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12231-019-09466-z

От там до колекцията с красиви илюстрации от 18-19 век от японския каталог Seikei Zusetsu:
https://digitalcollections.universiteitleiden.nl/search?type=dismax&islandora_solr_search_navigation=0&f[0]=RELS_EXT_isMemberOfCollection_uri_ms%3A“info\%3Afedora\/collection\%3ASer1042″&display=grid

Беше ми интересно да разгледам какви култури са били важни за хората по онова време, в ония земи. А и вниманието към детайла в тези илюстрации е типично японско.

Салгадо

От години зная за Instituto Terra – организацията на Себастиао Салгадо и съпругата му Лелия. През 2004 година гледах и документалния филм за него – „Солта на земята“ от Вим Вендерс и ми хареса, препоръчвам ви го (макар трудно да понасям монотонния му наратив и мазната му усмивчица). Информация за тяхната дейност има и в друг любим филм, Dirt! – също препоръчителен.

Днес попаднах на сателитни данни за дейността на Иституто Тера – снимки, които показват преди/след залесяването, което правя в продължение на 20 години:

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145324/a-new-patch-of-green-in-brazil

Най-интересното в текста ми стана това:

Twenty years later, the organization has planted more than 4 million seedlings across the 1,754-acre property (~7000 декара).

The modest size of the reforested area underscores just how many trees are required to replant forests on a large scale. Planting 4 million trees sounds like a lot, but it is only enough to transform a few hillsides and stream valleys.

Meeting Brazil’s ambitious goals to restore 12 million hectares of forest by 2020 means planting or regenerating billions of new trees.

Колкото и дървета да засадим през живота си, никога няма да е достатъчно.

Агоризъм (Agorism)

Agorism. Agorists typically oppose electoral voting and political reform and instead they stress the importance of alternative strategies outside political systems to achieve a free society. Agorists claim that such a society could be freed more readily by employing methods such as education, direct action, alternative currencies, entrepreneurship, self sufficiency, civil disobedience and counter-economics.

От там към counter-economics. Тo create local or neighborhood networks for self-reliance, where people in the vicinity get together to find ways to produce whatever is necessary for survival and a good life. It means creating local production facilities and markets with no effective State regulations and without the State’s knowledge. Тo trade with people you know and people who are recommended to you.

A first step could be to hire the children next-door to mow the lawn or baby-sit. It does not have to be very sophisticated at first.

Most people are willing to exchange goods and services without registering the sales tax, which is a good start. Some of them will also find it in their interest to do this on a larger scale, producing and distributing goods and services without ever paying taxes or following unnecessary government regulations and controls. And most people don’t really care about government standards if they trust their supplier.

Rich / poor

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/why-rich-kids-are-so-good-at-the-marshmallow-test

По допирателната на чата от вчера:

The Harvard economist Sendhil Mullainathan and the Princeton behavioral scientist Eldar Shafir wrote a book in 2013, Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much, that detailed how poverty can lead people to opt for short-term rather than long-term rewards; the state of not having enough can change the way people think about what’s available now. Let me tell you that it does not matter if you are rich or poor, at the end of the day what matters is what is inside you, if you are in good health, many people forget about ourselves by focusing on what money is, but money It is not everything, you must take care of your health, but how can you enjoy what you have? Many people asked me what is the ice hack for weight loss but it will depend on your needs so you need to evaluated yourself to find the right one.

Cover crops

Alternatives to fallow, such as crop rotation and green manures, developed in a number of areas. The earliest record of their use is in Chinese writings from ca. 500 B.C. Discussion of these practices is found in European agricultural publications dating from the 16th century.

Днес четох един документ с исторически сведения за зелено торене (сидерация). 7 стр PDF е. Както винаги, китаецът е векове напред с матряла.

Camp Bondsteel

Докато търсих информация за Косово, се зачетох за Camp Bondsteel:

The camp is built mainly of wooden, semi permanent SEA (South East Asia) huts and is surrounded by a 2.5 m (8.2 ft) high earthen wall. The camp occupies 955 acres (3.86 km2) of land.[2] To construct the base, two hills were flattened and the valley between them was filled. In August 1999, 52 helipads were constructed on the facility’s west perimeter to handle helicopter aviation.

Wikipedia

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От там стигнах и до https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Development_Index Далеч не е толкова зле положението според този индекс 😀

Тристан да Куня

Докато четях за розите, отпраших към Жозефина Наполеонова, та към Света Елена и от там до Тристан да Куня: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan_da_Cunha

It is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world.

Tristan da Cunha’s residents managed their own affairs without any written laws. The inhabitants have been described as moral, religious, hospitable to strangers, well-mannered and industrious, healthy and long-lived. They lack intoxicating liquors and were said to commit no crimes. As of 2003, there have been no divorces. They were daring sailors, and in small canvas boats of their own building voyage to Nightingale and Inaccessible islands. They knit garments from the wool of their sheep, are good carpenters, and make serviceable carts.

Wikipedia

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