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Race walking

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Race walking

About Speed and Race Walking

All about the sport of competitive speed walking. 

What is it? 

Speed walking is walking but at a faster pace, it is different from running because one foot must stay in contact with the ground at all times. Speed walking is also known as race walking or power walking in the Olympics. Race walking is a long-distance sport. You usually keep a pace of 4.5 to 5.5 miles per hour. When competing in race walking the races are usually 10km to 20km long, however, they are even longer in some cases. 

The benefits of race walking

Race walking is a fantastic upper body workout. This is because when correctly speed walking you are pumping your arms intensely. Giving you a great workout, you can strengthen your neck muscles, biceps, triceps, deltoids, and back muscles! In speed walking, you use a lot of hip movement.Speed walking is a great and easy way to burn calories fast.If done often, speed walking can also increase your endurance.

The fastest race walker

The fastest race walker is a thirty year old British Olympian by the name of Tom Bosworth. Tom Bosworth holds the world record for the fastest speed walking mile, of five minutes and thirty one seconds. Tom also is currently in the number one spot for the fastest 20km, 5km, 10km, and 3km race. Tom Bosworth currently has no children but is married to his boyfriend Harry Dineley. Tom Bosworth proposed to Harry Dineley at the Rio de Janeiro games in 2016.

History of speed walking 

In 1904 race walking became a sport. In 1904 was when it first showed up in the Olympics. There were 10 events for the women racers and the male racers. Speed walking originated from England in the 19th century.

Fun facts about race walking

  • The rules state that one of your legs must be straight at all times while racing.
  • In the 1904 Olympics, the men competed in 50km races and 20km while the women only competed in the 20km races.
  • Brazil doesn’t have any Olympic medals in competitive speed walking.
  • Race walking is a very hard sport to monitor for judges. Because of this, the judges receive a lot of complaints during the races.
  • Speed walking is most common in Rio which is where the first Olympic speed racing games were held.
  • Race walking is made fun often because of how funny it looks when you are speed walking.

Coral Reef Bleaching

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Coral Reef Bleaching

Coral Reef Bleaching

Have you heard of coral reef bleaching? Coral reef bleaching occurs when high water temperatures kill the tiny organisms that live inside the coral structures. This causes the coral to lose its color and become a ghost white color. The coral can gain its color back however that takes lots of time, and we are running out of time. 

What Coral Reef Bleaching Is Doing To The Great Barrier Reef?

The biggest coral reef in the world/ the Great Barrier Reef now has less color than the Caribbeans. 

The great barrier reef just experienced its third mass bleaching over a course of five years. This one is said to have been its most widespread bleaching that has ever happened.

The Great Barrier Reef has lost half of its coral in the past forty years because of the water temperatures rising.

Why Are The Water Temperatures Rising?

The water temperatures are rising due to humans. Our cars, trains, houses, airplanes, and factories are putting off harmful emissions into our atmosphere. Those emissions are putting off the heat and the heat is getting trapped in our atmosphere, very little of those emissions are able to escape the atmosphere. This is causing other bad things to happen like our glaciers are melting. 

What Will Happen If Things Do Not Change?

Scientists predict that if we do not handle climate change soon all of the coral reefs will be dead by 2100. 

Our coral reefs manage how much co2 there is in our oceans, without them there would be too much co2 in the oceans and that would affect the whole world.

Our coral reefs have thousands of species living in them. These species rely on the reefs, without them they would die, and we would have thousands of marine animals go extinct.

How We Are Helping Restore The Great Barrier Reef & Other Reefs

Researchers have found that if you help restore one small part of the reef it will help other parts of the reef meaning it is all connected. This is good and bad, it’s good because that means we can restore the reef faster, but it’s bad because that means the reef could also die faster if we don’t do something soon. Divers are also going down to the reefs and doing coral transplants giving the reefs another chance to thrive. We are also trying to reduce the number of emissions that are going into the atmosphere by having electric cars and trains.

The coronavirus

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The coronavirus

 

The coronavirus

The coronavirus is spreading to the United States of America, the coronavirus is a worldwide public health emergency.

What can you buy to prepare…

A CNN article states, ¨Now, health officials say, is the time for people in the United States prepare.¨ Stocking up on necessities should be a priority. You and each member of your family should have at least a 2 week supply of food, water, and toilet paper. Water may become infected in some states or countries in that case you should stock up on safe water while you can get it. However, our water in Utah is very unlikely to get infected because we have a closed water system. Having an emergency kit should also be something you should include in your storage. Always prepare for the worst and hope for the best.

Some good foods to include in your food storage include peanut butter, peanut butter can last a long time and is a great source of energy. Any dehydrated food or powder would also be great food in storage because when adding water it can turn back into its original form. Protein bars are also a great food to store, some kinds can last for long periods of time and are also a great source of energy. Any canned food would also be good, some canned foods can last for 6 or more years.

Schools closing…

If your kid is showing sick symptoms, have them stay home! Although the coronavirus symptoms may not show up till 14 days after, as soon as you or someone else shows any symptoms, have them stay home. 

Observe surrounding schools and if they are closing or not. If they are you might want to play it safe and have your kid stay home.

How is the coronavirus spread…

The coronavirus can spread in many ways, say health officials. Coughing and sneezing onto one another is the most common way to spread the virus. Touching an infected person is also a common way to catch the virus. Staying within a 6-foot radius of a sick person or animal will help you not get the virus. Live Science explains how touching a recently infected surface may cause you to catch the coronavirus.

How can you prevent the coronavirus…

Avoid traveling to highly infected areas, such as China, Italy, Iran, Japan, and South Korea. These countries have the most infected population with a total of 110,646 cases.

Also steer clear of touching your mouth, eyes, and face in general. Always wash your hands after going to the bathroom, blowing your nose, going to a public place, and especially wash your hands before you eat. 

Hand sanitizer DOESN’T work. Hand sanitizer only kills germs, the coronavirus is a VIRUS, not a germ; hand sanitizer will not kill the coronavirus. Washing your hands is the most effective way to kill the coronavirus.

You will know you have it when…

You can be infected for up to 14 days before you realize you have caught the virus. Some symptoms are a high fever, a cough, difficulty breathing and shortness of breath. Light cases of the coronavirus may resemble the flu or a bad cold. If you think you have the coronavirus consider calling the emergency room or urgent care before you just show up. That way they have time to prepare for if you have the coronavirus or not.

How the coronavirus is affecting the economy…

The coronavirus has already affected the economy a bit, the airports in the United States of America will no longer fly to China and the airline delta is considering cutting off all flying to Italy. Anyone that works for or at the airport is going to be affected, their paychecks or bonuses are going to go down majorly. Think about all of the people that will have to stay home from work, if they get quarantined. They would lose those paychecks, some families rely on those paychecks to keep their family living. Stocks have also been going down since the coronavirus has entered the United States of America.

 

Giant Schnauzers

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Giant Schnauzers

Giant schnauzers 

All about the breed of giant schnauzers. What type of dog is a giant schnauzer?

Giant schnauzers are a mixed breed with Great Danes and Standard Schnauzers. This mix of dog breeds makes giant schnauzers.

What do they look like

Giant schnauzers are usually black or a salt and pepper color mix, and most commonly have clipped ears with a large beard and long eyebrows.

Their past and what they are used for

Schnauzers were first breed in the 17th century. They were originally bred to help catch runaway people, from the police. They were great at catching criminals running away by biting their ankles. However, now giant schnauzers are mostly used as family dogs or therapy dogs for people with Parkinson’s disease. Giant schnauzers help people with Parkinson’s disease by going to stand next to the person and slightly leaning on them to calm them down and help prevent them from falling and shaking.

Their personality

Giant schnauzers are very loyal, intelligent dogs with a hard working attitude, if a giant schnauzer wants something they will get it. Giant schnauzers are so beautiful and are commonly seen in dog shows and usually win in obedience, confrontation, and tracking. Giant schnauzers have a high energy level and will love going jogging, hiking and running around in your yard.

Overall giant schnauzers are very smart, hard working, beautiful animals.

Twelve best places to travel

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Rainbow mountain

Rainbow mountain is located Av. Circunvalación, Cusco 08003, Peru. The rainbow mountain is also known as the mountain of seven colors. To get to Rainbow Mountain you have to first drive 3 hours from Cusco to the trailhead/ lookout then take a 6-mile hike which is not recommended for beginners. This mountain has so many mixed beautiful colors formed from when the mountain was covered in ice, and the ice started to melt and mix with the minerals in the ground, this left a vibrant colorful mountain that looks like it has been painted on with shades of yellow, purple, pink, orange, blue, red and more!

Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef is located, Queensland, Australia. The Great Barrier Reef is an amazing place to visit with coral reefs of all colors, busy with life and the exotic colors of fish and sea creatures in the crystal clear water. The Great Barrier Reef is a great place to snorkel and explore.

Grand Canyon

The Grand Canyon is quite grand from years of erosion. The canyon formed with layers of sediment and different colors it truly looks like something out of a movie with its wide opening into the canyon and high walls. You can hike to the bottom of the canyon and see the raging Colorado River, or you could go white water rafting down the river.

Lake Banff 

Lake Banff National Park is located in Alberta Canada. Lake Banff has mirrors like water and snow-capped mountains surrounding the water, with beautiful evergreen trees off to the side. Lake Banff is a picture-perfect area.

Havasupai Falls

Havasupai Falls are located in Arizona Grand Canyon National park. Havasupai falls are beautiful falls you can hike to but you first need to get a reservation and permission from the natives. The hike is 4-7 hours and is a hot and long hike. When you get there you can go to the base of the falls or hike to the top of the falls. The water is the perfect blue and is surrounded by red/orange rock.

Santorini, Greece

Santorini Greece is an island in the southern Aegean Sea. This island had one of the largest volcanic eruptions ever recorded. Santorini Greece is a great vacation spot to relax, the island is surrounded by dark blue waters. The island has houses you can stay in alongside the mountain with pretty views of the sea. 

Bali 

Bali is in Indonesia. Bali is a very kid-friendly area to visit and has many beautiful sites. One of the places you can go to Bali is one of the beautiful temples. In Bali, you could also go visit a volcano site, try one of their water sports, explore the jungle or just lay on the beach and relax.

Bora Bora

Bora Bora is one of Tahiti’s most popular islands. In Bora Bora, you can stay in houses over the beautiful transparent blue water. Some activities you can do in Bora Bora include, relaxing on the beach, going on a snorkeling cruise, visit Mount Otemanu, go to the sea turtle center, rent jet skis or ATVs and much more! Bora Bora has some of the most beautiful scenery. 

Glacier Bay 

Glacier Bay is located in Alaska. Glacier bay has towering glaciers with mountains and icy water surrounding you. You can fish in the water, go for a boat ride or you could even hike some of the glaciers. Glacier bay national park is one of the prettiest areas with glaciers.

Perú 

Peru has many amazing areas to sightsee, like Machu Picchu, and Arequipas. Arequipa’s has gleaming structures that are known for its sillar buildings. They are made from a type of volcanic rock. In Arequipa, you can visit a similar structure, see the volcano Misti, hike in the canyons, or visit one of Arequipas many museums. In Machupicchu, you can take a train up the old mountain (as some of the locals call it), or you can hike up the steep mountain to the top, where you can walk through the ancient city of Machu Picchu, seeing the old artifacts and artificial designs in the buildings.

Africa, Egypt 

Cairo Africa. In Cairo Africa you can see the pyramids of Giza, the great sphinx cat, or visit Islamic Cairo with its twisting alleyways and amazing architecture, you could also go on a 7-hour safari tour exploring and observing the wildlife and nature.

Europe 

In Paris, France you can do many things like visiting the grand Eiffel tower. Be amazed by the art collection at the Louvre. Sail past the gothic Notre Dame de Paris. Or relax and eat some of the best pastries at pain de sucre. Paris Europe would be a great place to travel.

All about BMX

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BMX is a sport. BMX racing (bicycle motocross) has been around since the 1970s but wasn’t technically classified as a sport till 1993 when the international cycling union was formed this gave BMX a lot more attention. During this time with all of the recognition they got they were invited to the 2008 Belgium Olympic Games. 

History of BMX

BMX was originally inspired by motocross when motocross first became a sport in the 1960s. Bmx was a big hit and spread nationwide people loved BMX for its low costs.

What is BMX? 

BMX, BMX got this name in the 1960s for being so similar to motocross but with non-motorized bikes. BMX is a track with jumps and berms, you start with 3-8 riders in a gate and race the whole track whoever gets to the finish line first qualifies for the main and doesn’t have to race the next round, there are 3 rounds. Whoever gets to the finish line first wins.

Fun facts about BMX

In BMX you are only allowed one brake and can only have one gear. BMX wheels are typically 26-27 inches that is much smaller than typical bike wheels. While racing and practicing you have to wear a helmet, long sleeves, and pants or you can not race. Races usually don’t last any longer than two minutes.

Plastic Waste and It’s Effects

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Plastic Waste

Are you still using plastic water bottles and plastic utensils like straws, forks, knives and spoons? You should really consider converting to a reusable version. There are so many negative effects of plastic on the earth.  Plastic pollutes our oceans, beaches, and fills our land fills with unnecessary waste. Plastic uses a lot of energy and water to produce. For an example to make a typical one liter plastic water bottle it takes around two liters of water during the process.  So one liter of water represents 3 liters of water consumption. While making that one liter of water it takes 4 million joules of energy to create and for every ton of plastic produced it creates three tons of C02.

Facts about plastic waste

There are five large floating plastic waste islands in the ocean right now. One of them is located halfway between Hawaii and California, this island of waste is double the size of Texas and has anything imaginable that is plastic related on it.  

Plastic can take over 1,000 years to decompose in and our landfills are jammed packed with plastic.

Recycling one ton of plastic saves the equivalent of 1,000 to 2,000 gallons of gasoline. 

10% of the plastic we use yearly ends up in the ocean. That’s equivalent to 700 billion plastic bottles in our oceans every year.  

Since the 1950’s plastic has been produced.  That is about 8.3 billion tons of plastic produced worldwide.  That is equivalent to the weight of more than 800,000 Eiffel Towers.  And only 9% has been recycled.  

There are some parts of the world where using plastic is illegal.  For example, Kenya has the toughest laws against plastic bags. If a Kenyan is caught producing plastic bags they will risk imprisonment for up to four years or fines of over $40,000.  

One million plastic bottles are purchased every minute of the day.  That number is set to increase by 20% by 2021 if we as a world do not change.  And only 7% of those bottles were collected to be recycled in 2016.

Worldwide, around 2 million plastic bags are used every minute.  That would make it anywhere between 500 billion and 1 trillion plastic bags used worldwide every year. For one example New York City uses about 23 billion plastic bags yearly.  

6.90% of plastic polluting is carried to our oceans from just 10 rivers.  Researchers say that just 10 rivers across Asia and Africa carry 90% of plastics that end up in our oceans.

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