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 he Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has revoked the passport of one of its most beloved paintings, judging the 130-year-old masterpiece “Sunflowers” too fragile to travel, reports van Gogh expert Martin Bailey at The Art Newspaper. www.google.com www.wikipedia.org www.youtube.com www.yahoo.com The canvas is one of seven sunflower paintings Vincent van Gogh created in 1888 and 1889 while living in Arles, France. Those paintings are now scattered throughout the world, held by museums in Philadelphia, Munich, London and Tokyo. One is owned by private collector in the United States and has not been seen publicly since 1948. Another canvas was destroyed during the bombing of Japan during World War II. https://training.joniandfriends.org/eportfolios/3534/Get_Best_Lawyer_Services/Court_Marriage_in_Lahore__Easy_Way_For_Perform_The_Court_Marriage_Procedure_in_Pakistan https://betterlesson.com/community/lesson/754540/get-services-of-court-marriage-in-pakistan-by-complete-procedure?from=owner_vi...

 n Friday, a dam associated with an iron ore mine in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais breached, unleashing a torrent of water and mine waste into the Paraopeba River. So far, 58 people are confirmed dead, with hundreds still missing and large part of the nearby mining town of Brumadinho buried in sludge. The incident is a humanitarian disaster and some worry an environmental crisis as well, reports Diane Jeantet of The Associated Press. www.google.com www.wikipedia.org www.youtube.com www.yahoo.com Marcia Reverdosa and Emanuella Grinberg at CNN report that heavy rains led to the dam collapse which occurred on Friday while most of the roughly 300 employees at the Córrego do Feijão mine were on their lunch break. The deluge of iron ore contaminated water and sludge flooded the mine and administrative area at the base of the dam. Continuing rain slowed down search and rescue efforts, and yesterday the search was halted and 3,000 people were advised to evacuate when authorities fear...

 Yesterday, Lego unveiled a prototype of new “Braille bricks” at the Sustainable Brands Conference in Paris and plans to officially release the product in 2020, reports Emily Dixon at CNN Legos have six raised dots made out of plastic. Likewise, the Braille alphabet is made of different configurations of up to six raised dots in a 3-by-2 formation punched into paper. The two are an obvious educational match made in heaven that didn’t exist—until now. www.google.com www.wikipedia.org www.youtube.com According to a press release, the idea for the bricks was first raised by the Danish Association of the Blind in 2011 and the Dorina Nowill Foundation for the Blind in Brazil, which created its own version of Braille Bricks in 2017. Working with associations for the blind in the U.K., Denmark, Norway and Brazil, Lego refined and began testing the concept earlier this year. The 250-brick set includes all Braille letters and numerals, along with mathematical symbols and punctuation marks. ...