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11 Facts About Global Poverty | DoSomething.org | America's largest organization for yo... - 0 views

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  • Nearly 1/2 of the world’s population — more than 3 billion people — live on less than $2.50 a day. More than 1.3 billion live in extreme poverty — less than $1.25 a day.
  • 1 billion children worldwide are living in poverty. According to UNICEF, 22,000 children die each day due to poverty.
  • As of 2011, 19 million children worldwide are not vaccinated.
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  • 1/4 of all humans live without electricity — approximately 1.6 billion people.
  • 80% of the world population lives on less than $10 a day.
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The Mariners' Museum | EXPLORATION through the AGES - 0 views

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  • d. He had brothers, Thorvald and Thorstein, and a half-sister, Freydis. In the year 999 BCE, Ericsson sailed to Norway to visit King Olaf Trygvson. On his way the ship was blown off course and he landed on one of the Hebrides islands. Continuing poor weather made it impossible for him to leave so he spent the summer on the island.
  • . She gave birth to his son and as his departure date drew near, she asked that he take her with him. He refused, citing her family connections. Thorgunna had a reputation for being able to predict the future, and vowed that even though Leif was leaving them, one day she and their son would journey to find him and the experience would not be a good one.
  • , while other sources claim that when the boy was old enough to travel, he found Leif.
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  • What is known for certain is that Leif and the boy eventually found each other and the young man was recognized as his son.
  • Nevertheless, Leif left the island and got to Norway by the fall. King Olaf welcomed him to his court and asked if Leif had plans for a voyage to Greenland. The king had recently been converted to Christianity and wanted Leif to proclaim Christianity to the Norse settlers living in Greenland, including his parents. He returned to Greenland, and as the king wished, spread the message of Christianity. Leif’s mother, Thjodhild, quickly adopted the new religion, but his father, Eric, was reluctant to give up his pagan beliefs. Only when Thjodhild refused to live with
  • him as man and wife, did Eric the Red finally convert to Christianity.
  • Leif Eiriksson’s exploration and discovery of America was inspired by the accidental voyage of Bjarni Herjulfson.
  • As a skilled sailor and trader, Herjulfson had devoted himself to going on trading voyages from Iceland every other year
  • In 1002 BCE, Leif Eiriksson decided to explore the unknown lands discovered by Herjulfson while on the quest for his father.
  • Leif bought a ship from Bjarni and gathered a crew of thirty-five men.
  • Eric, his father, was approached about being the expedition leader. A fall from a horse prior to embarking convinced Eric that he would be unlucky on the voyage and that he was too old to set off on another adventure. Leif himself took command and the ship and crew departed.
  • The first country Leif encountered was the last one Herjulfson had seen. It was barren, with glacier-topped mountains and vast stretches of rock-covered ground
  • Initiating the practice of naming the lands he found after their geological and physical traits, he called this area Helluland, or “land of flat rocks.” (Labrador)
  • The second country Leif sailed to was level and wooded, with deep white beaches and a sloping shoreline. He called this place Markland (Newfoundland) or “forest land.” Leaving there, he sailed northeast. He found an island north of the mainland. He and his crew sailed the channel between the island and mainland and steered west. When they found land they went ashore, discovering a small river that flowed to the sea. They returned, took the ship up the river to a lake where they decided to build houses, and stayed through the winter.
  • The area had salmon in the river and lake; the winter was mild and almost frost-free, and the grass did not wither during the cold season.
  • The hours of daylight and nighttime were more equally divided than in either Iceland or Greenland
  • Leif divided his crew in half, determined to explore the area. Half would stay in camp while the other half went as a group to investigate the surroundings. The exploration crew was to go no further than the distance they could travel in order to return to camp by nightfall.
  • to explore the area. Half would stay in camp while the other half went as a group to investigate the surroundings. The exploration crew was to go no further than the distance they could travel in order to return to camp by nightfall.
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Photos & Videos | TIME For Kids - 0 views

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      Eugenio Ferrara on 04 Dec 14
       
      they check all the animals before every body come to see them. They do specil medicatins thet they need. They clean their yards to make shure evry thing goes well.They do the speciol food for the cats and they preper toys. they encaregue the animals to look for their food son they can learn their natoral instincts.they do good things for the animals such as the cubs. one of the specil theings they do is that they change their things so they feel in a complitley new habitat when they are in the same one. They train the animals not for the public for medical things. most of the zoo keepers treat them well.
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Journey North Bald Eagles - 0 views

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shared by Eugenio Ferrara on 11 Nov 14 - No Cached
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      Eugenio Ferrara on 11 Nov 14
       
      Eagles have very big wings they can carry their big body and some fish.
  • It takes a lot of energy to flap such large wings, just like it's a lot of work running with a large kite until it takes off!
    • Eugenio Ferrara
      Eugenio Ferrara on 11 Nov 14
       
      all eagles have trouble flapping that bi giant wings they need a lot of sterngth and energie 
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Why Did Penguins Stop Flying? The Answer Is Evolutionary - 0 views

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      Eugenio Ferrara on 07 Nov 14
       
       the penguins lost their fly oportunity they could do more things as a swimer
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