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Freshwater sharks?

They exist, and a 16-year-old Georgian caught one in a stream north of Darien in McIntosh County, NBC's Today Show reports.

Noel Todd told the Today Show he was at a boat slip in Valona, an unincorporated area, when he saw two sharks in the fresh water.

He and a friend, Leon Howard, did what any Georgia fisherman would do ... they tried to catch them.

The boys got a shark hook and threw some bait in the water to encourage the sharks to get closer.

One did and the lads quickly landed a 368-pound, 8-foot, 5-inch Bull shark, among the deadliest fish in the sea ... or river.

Seeing sharks that close to a recreational area took Todd by surprise.

“There’s little kids that they learn how to swim with a lifejacket right in here,” he said on NBC. “Right where I caught the shark.”

As for why the sharks were there in the first place, Todd speculated to Channel 2 Action News that it could have been that the sharks were following shrimp boats as they were dumping "trash" fish into the water, and had just made themselves at home in Shell Creek.

Carolyn Belcher, a shark expert with the Coastal Resources Division of the Department of Natural Resources in Brunswick said she agreed with Todd’s assessment.

"We're aware that there are sharks out there. This is more common that most people would think," Belcher told Channel 2 Action News. "Usually, the sharks follow the fish in. And since smaller sharks have been displaced lately because of changing salinity in creeks, the larger sharks are moving in."

The bad news? The second shark got away and was much bigger, Todd said.

Bull sharks usually live in saltwater but have been known to spend time in rivers and streams. They are considered among the most dangerous sharks because they frequent shallow, freshwater where humans gather.

The species is believed to be responsible for four deaths along the New Jersey shore in 1916, which inspired the Peter Benchley novel "Jaws."

Najve?i brod-knjižara na svijetu, “Logos Hope”, uskoro dolazi u Crnu Goru, gdje ?e provesti mjesec dana. To su potvrdili na internet stranici i vlasnici ovog nesvakidašnjeg broda, me?unarodne organizacije Good Books for All (GBA).

”Logos Hope”, na kome se nalazi nekoliko stotina hiljada knjiga, odnosno preko 5.000 naslova iz raznih oblasti, trenutno se nalazi u albanskoj luci Valona, a poslije Dra?a ?e 20. oktobra uploviti u barsku luku. Brod ?e se zatim 8. novembra premjestiti u marinu Portonovi kod Herceg Novog, gdje ?e se zadržati do 21. novembra. Nakon Crne Gore, “Logos Hope” nastavlja za Gr?ku, Liban, Egipat, Jordan...

U literarnom fondu najve?eg broda-knjižare na svijetu su mahom knjige na engleskom jeziku, a pored beletristike i stru?nih naslova iz više oblasti, poput raznih grana nauke, istorije, umjetnosti, gastronomije, sporta, hobija i religije, na njemu se nalazi i zavidna kolekcija udžbenika za koledže za u?enje stranih jezika, matematike, geografije i istorije.

Na ovom 132,5 metara dugom i 21 metar širokom brodu od 12.519 brutro-tona je posada koju ?ini oko 300 ljudi koji dolaze iz 60 država svijeta. Svi oni – od zapovjednika do posljednjeg mornara i kuvara - volonteri su i nisu pla?eni za svoj rad. Ve?ina njih i živi na brodu koji krstari svijetom promovišu?i snagu knjige, obrazovanja i znanja.

Posada “Logos Hopea” tokom njegovog boravka u raznim lukama organizuje razne kurseve za lokalno stanovništvo, ili mu pomaže kroz razne volonterske i akcije saradnje sa lokalnim NVO. Cilj posade ovog neobi?nog, kosmopolitskog broda je da u praksi pokaže kako ljudi koji dolaze iz razli?iih zajednica, kultura i religija, mogu veoma dobro i lijepo da zajedno žive i funkcionišu. Brod se finansira najve?im dijelom od dobrovoljnih priloga donatora, odnosno same prodaje knjiga koje GBA nabavlja od donatora-izdava?a po djeli?u njihove prave, tržišne cijene. Tako?e, napla?uje se i ulaz na brod za posjetioce koji žele da ga obi?u i kupe neku od knjiga iz ponude ove jedinstvene plove?e knjižare.

Do danas “Logos Hope” je preplovio skoro 110 hiljada nauti?kih milja svjetskim morima i okeanima, posjetio 118 luka u 70 zemalja svijeta, te ugostio skoro 7,9 miliona posjetilaca koji su prošli preko njegovih paluba i salona sa knjigama. Ukupno je do sada na tom brodu prodato preko 8,1 milion knjiga.

La ola de calor en Europa está ocasionando la muerte de cientos de vacunos y el descarte de otros tantos antes de que mueran por falta de agua y comida. La escena se repite en países como Italia, Bélgica, Francia, España y otros de los miembros de la Unión Europea.

En la región valona o Valonia en Bélgica, el color rojo de las praderas da un agradable color al paisaje pero esta vista no es agradable para las vacas, pues para ellas no hay forraje para alimentarse, como describió este artículo del portal en francés Le Sillon Belge.

“Este verano muy seco, caluroso y soleado tuvo un impacto en la agricultura”, señala el artículo, añadiendo que los productores están guardando animales para prepararse para el invierno. (Lea: La sequía agrícola aumenta en Europa en los últimos 30 años)

La producción de leche y carne ha disminuido debido a la pobreza nutricional del pasto ingerido y la situación es tal que los precios de los alimentos están subiendo, por lo que algunos ganaderos se plantean muy seriamente vender sus animales.

Otro caso grave se presentó en Italia, específicamente en el noroeste donde alrededor de 50 vacas de raza piamontesa sufrieron una intoxicación aguda por durrina tras consumir brotes jóvenes de sorgo, en donde está presente esta sustancia.

“Sospechamos que la sequía es responsable de la gran cantidad de durrina que se encuentra en las plantas de sorgo”, aseguró a la AFP Stefano Giantin, veterinario del Instituto Zooprofiláctico Experimental de Piamonte, Liguria y Val d'Aosta.

El sorgo es una de las plantas cianogénicas, que son causa de intoxicaciones muy graves y de evolución muy rápida (menos de una hora). (Lea: Un “hotel” en Uruguay ayuda a vacas a recuperarse de incendios y sequía)

Los síntomas aparecen 10 a 15 minutos después de la ingestión y la muerte se produce en 15 a 30 minutos después de trastornos respiratorios, nerviosos y musculares, acompañados de temblores y convulsiones, fue la reseña de La Libre.

En España la sectorial láctea de la Asociación Agraria de Jóvenes Agricultores (Asaja) alertó por la subida de los costos de producción de leche debido al verano así como a la falta de insumos por cuenta de la guerra entre Ucrania y Rusia.

A los costos de electricidad para enfriar la leche, que se duplicaron en los últimos meses, se suman las subidas en el pienso, la duplicación de los precios de herbicidas y fertilizantes. (Lea: 8 errores de los ganaderos durante la sequía)

Por ello, el artículo de El Independiente sostiene que es “la tormenta perfecta a la que se une ahora la sequía ha hecho que muchos ganaderos no hayan visto otra opción que sacrificar animales en busca de liquidez”.

En los últimos ocho meses, según los cálculos de Asaja, se han sacrificado cerca de 80 000 cabezas. «Y para los próximos meses sólo podemos esperar que se sigan sacrificando», añadió Ramón Artime, presidente de la organización.

Odmah nakon Dra?a, druga po veli?ini luka na podru?ju Albanije je Valona ili Vlora. Može se re?i da se peti po veli?ini albanski grad nalazi na idealnom mestu, budu?i da ima izlaz i na Jadransko i na Jonsko more.

Ta?nije, smešten je baš tamo gde se ta dva mora spajaju.

Ipak, treba imati u vidu da je u pitanju luka, pa turisti koji žele da se kupaju u plavetnilu Jonskog ili Jadranskog mora, treba da prona?u jednu od fenomenalnih plaža, koje se u blizini Valone nalaze.

Bogato istorijsko nasle?e

Iako se u poslednje vreme sve više razvija u turisti?kom smislu, Vlora je mnogo zna?ajnija za nacionalnu istoriju, ali je je poznata i kao grad bogatog kulturnog i istorijskog nasle?a.

Osnovana tokom 6. veka pre Hrista od strane gr?kih kolonista, zbog odli?ne pozicioniranosti, Valona je ?esto bila na meti osvaja?a. Posle Rima i Vizantije, grad ulazi u sastav Srskog carstva po?etkom 14 veka. U novijoj istoriji, Valona je poznata kao grad u kome je Republika Albanija proglasila svoju nezavisnost.

Tragovi brojnih osvaja?a, ali i novije istorije zemlje, naro?ito su vidljivi u Vlori. Zato se i navodi da je u pitanju mesto, koje sve ve?em broju turista, koji baš ovde odlu?uju da letujuju, nudi i mogu?nost upoznavanja bogatog istorijskog i kulturnog nasle?a.

Letovanje u Valoni

Iako je u pitanju luka na prvom mestu, a zatim i zna?ajan trgovinski centar, Valona poslednjih godina postaje i vrlo atraktivna za turiste. Možda razlog treba tražiti u podatku da je re? o gradu, koji se može pohvaliti sa ?ak 300 sun?anih dana godišnje.

Kako se nalazi na oko 70 kilometara udaljenosti od obala Italije, a istorijski gledano, grad je bio i pod uticajem Mle?ana, ugostiteljski objekti u Vlori danas služe specijalitete, koji umnogome podse?aju na italijanske.

"Narti beach" je jedna od najbližih plaža, na kojoj mnogi turisti rado provode vreme.

Ne treba zaboraviti da je u pitanju luka, tako da su plaže uglavnom udaljene po nekoliko kilometara od centra. Brojne skrivene uvale i zalivi nalaze se u okolini. Upravo zato je Valona odli?an izbor za ljubitelje aktivnijeg odmora. Gradska plaža je kombinacija peskovitog i stenovitog dna. Prekrivena je finim peskom žu?kaste boje.

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On April 26, 1915, after receiving the promise of significant territorial gains, Italy signs the Treaty of London, committing itself to enter World War I on the side of the Allies.

With the threat of imminent war looming in July 1914, the Italian army under Chief of Staff Luigi Cadorna had begun preparing for war against France, according to Italy’s membership in the Triple Alliance with Germany and Austria-Hungary. Under the terms of that agreement, however, Italy was only bound to defend its allies if one of them was attacked first. Italian Prime Minister Antonio Salandra deemed the Austro-Hungarian ultimatum to Serbia late that month an act of aggression, declaring that Italy was free of its alliance obligations, and was officially neutral. In the first year of war, both sides—the Central Powers and the Entente, as the British-French-Russian axis was known—attempted to recruit neutral countries including Italy, Bulgaria, Romania and Greece, to join the war on their side. Italy, more than any other country, was clear about its aims for joining the war effort: to gain the most possible territory for itself and raise its status from a minor to a great power.

In reality, Italy’s geographical position—bounded on all sides by the sea, and thus subject to pressure from Britain’s great navy—inclined it to favor the Entente. Moreover, past interactions between Italy and Austria-Hungary had been driven more by mutual animosity than alliance, as the Italians had been forced to push the Austrians out of their peninsula in order to achieve unification in 1860. In making a bid for Italy’s allegiance in World War I, the Central Powers clashed over Germany’s desire to promise the Italians the Trentino region (now occupied by Austria) in return for their entrance into the war. Though Austria-Hungary agreed to cede the Trentino in March 1915, their army’s sorry performance against Russia gave the Italians more bargaining power and led them to demand even more territory.

The Entente, for its part, offered much more substantial gains of territory—most of which currently fell within the Austro-Hungarian Empire—and it was under these terms that Italy signed the Treaty of London on April 26, 1915. Italy was promised the fulfillment of its national dream: control over territory on its border with Austria-Hungary stretching from Trentino through the South Tyrol to Trieste. In the treaty, the Allies gave them that and more, including parts of Dalmatia and numerous islands along Austria-Hungary’s Adriatic coast; the Albanian port city of Vlore (Italian: Valona) and a central protectorate in Albania; and territory from the Ottoman Empire.

Carrying out its part of the bargain, Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary (but not on Germany) on May 23. The Allies seemingly faced a more difficult task in the fulfillment of their own obligations: another secret treaty, signed March 20, had promised Russia control of Constantinople and the Dardanelles. Both treaties depended on an Allied victory at the Gallipoli Peninsula for their promised gains, which at this point seemed in no way secure. A naval attack against the Dardanelles on March 18 had failed miserably; a massive Anglo-French land invasion, begun the day before the Treaty of London was signed, would soon be stymied by a stiff Turkish resistance.