With Sunday’s canonization of Mother Teresa, Pope Francis honored the tiny nun who cared for the “poorest of the poor” as the epitome of his call for mercy. Here are some significant dates in the life of the Catholic Church’s newest saint: 1910: Agnes Gonxe Bojaxhiu is born on Au...
This wall poster shows a timeline of notable events in the history of virology from the discovery of different viruses and the development of critical vaccines, to recent outbreaks of emerging viruses and novel findings that have propelled the field forward. The poster provides details about each ...
created in 1965 through groundbreaking legislation signed by the late Mayor Robert F. Wagner in response to the losses of historically significant buildings in New York City, most notably, Pennsylvania Station. The LPC’s mission to protect the buildings and places that represent New York City's ...
One engine operated in the east end of the City, stationed on a siding at the Virginia Avenue (Nick Kaneb Drive)/10th Street intersection while a second engine operated in the west end of the City, stationed on a stub siding between the two spurs that entered Domtar’s east end, north ...
Further, whereas the events with a positive increase of the stress are characterized by a much larger proportion of strike-slip events in comparison with the seismicity previous to the mainshock, the events happening despite a decrease in Coulomb stress show no relevant differences in focal-...
having a priest bless a new home before moving into a new building.Footnote61Members of different Christian denominations in Jerusalem also met socially during “open house”, which were regular meetings organised by Ekblad at the school. By the 1930s these events also included Jewish guests....
Most indigenous groups also believe in witchcraft and spirit matter. Witch doctors are commonly called upon during times of distress from illness, drought or other natural disasters, and other disruptive events. The last part of the twentieth century saw a decline in the practice of older customs...
The quantity (V脳 W), defined as the Destructive Potential of a Tornado (DPT), suggests increasing extreme events through time, with the three largest values in the 60-year record being 2007, 2008, and 2011.Samuel J. Childs
Observational studies on large populations have linked the acute mental stress caused by earthquakes or the World Cup with increased heart attacks and other adverse cardiac events. In contrast in patients with known coronary heart disease (CHD) and stable angina exercise is generally safe and likely...
1952: Opens Nirmal Hriday (“Pure Heart”), a home for the dying, followed next year by her first orphanage. 1962: Wins her first prize for her humanitarian work: the Padma Shri award for “distinguished service.” Over the years she uses the money from such prizes to found dozens of ...