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Having a tree house seems exotic and difficult to achieve. There are technical restrictions and the cost is high. The budget for a suspended construction can be up to three times more expensive compared to the cost of a house built on the ground. Some trees do not meet the technical requirements, such as pine trees, coconut trees and (spongy) palm trees. It must also have a minimum diameter of 80 cm and be free from termites and infiltrations. The use of certified wood is necessary to guarantee nature protection. On the other hand, the idea of feeling the breeze of fresh air, hearing the birds singing, seeing the rising and setting sun, being high up... would be more than enough imagination to convert thought into realization for those who can. In Brazil, most projects meet the demands of people with high purchasing power, owners of farms and country houses predominantly located in the State of São Paulo. Casa na Árvore is a Brazilian company that operates in this segment. It uses reforestation wood with the FSC seal whenever possible and accepted by its customers. The company claims to have "200 years of experience", as the fifth generation of builders works exclusively with wooden constructions. An international reference on the subject, the French company La Cabane Perchee has already built more than 500 cabins in countries such as France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Austria, England, Germany, Denmark, the United States and Russia. For La Cabane Perchee “Each cabin is a unique piece, as it is the tree that welcomes us that decides its place. Protect the tree, never cut a large branch, arm the tree throughout our intervention so as not to damage it, this is our way of respecting the trees. So the cabin seems to have grown with the tree, they become one.” To give you an idea of the cost of a treehouse, the price offered by the companyCabaneo , located in Meyreuil, France, is €3,000/m² for a habitable cabin, not including VAT costs, which is a tax applied to goods and services in construction in Europe. The best thing is that it is possible to be in contact with nature, in a tree house, without having to make a large purchase investment, as there are several opportunities to enjoy as a renter. In Atlanta, Georgia, USA, there is an opportunity to rent a very nice tree house, the Tree House Atlanta - USA . The Tiny House style Tree House! Morretes - P R - Brazil has a privileged view of nature, installed at a height of 4 meters and is surrounded by palm trees and vegetation typical of the Atlantic Forest. The Treehouse in La Palmera, Costa Rica , is situated in the Bio Thermales natural resort organically integrated into a 35-acre tropical forest, equivalent to 141,640 m² . There are 15 natural pools of hot and fresh waters of various temperatures and trails in the tropical forest. According to the announcement, the hot springs are ancient “deep Earth” springs that bubble through the rainforest floor, laden with waters rich in minerals that have been on Earth for at least 10,000 years. The waters are rich in bicarbonates, calcium and magnesium, low in sulfur and slightly acidic – qualities shared by many of the world's best hot springs. Sources: HOUSE IN THE TREE.COM (report by Joyce Pascowitch - Modo de Vida_ N.08) CABANEO. Prix d'une cabane en bois sur mesure. Available at: < https://www.cabaneo.fr/budget/ > Accessed on: 29.Feb.2024. LA CABANE PERCHEE. Available at: < https://www.la-cabane-perchee.com/ > Accessed on: 29.Feb.2024.

To understand the value of a year: ask a student who didn't pass their final exams. To understand the value of a month: ask a mother who had a premature baby. To understand the value of a week: ask the editor of a weekly magazine. To understand the value of an hour: ask the lovers who are waiting for the moment to meet. To understand the value of a minute: ask a person who missed the train, bus or plane. To understand the value of a second: ask a person who won a silver medal at the Olympics. Time waits for no one. Cherish every moment of your life. You will appreciate them even more if you can share them with someone. Source: Unknown origin.

“Corruption worsens social injustice and disproportionately affects the most vulnerable. In many countries, obstacles to justice for victims of corruption persist. It is time to break the barriers and ensure people can access justice effectively. Everyone deserves fair and inclusive legal systems where victims’ voices are heard at every stage. Anything else is an affront to justice.” Daniel Eriksson CEO of Transparency International

After the launch in December/2023 of Google Gemini 1.0 - a family of Artificial Intelligence models, like OpenAI's GPT competitor, now it is the turn of the Gemini Nano application, launched on the 8th, in the United States. GEMINI | ULTRA 1.0 AND THE NEW MOBILE APPLICATION Gemini 1.0 is multimodal in all its versions, as it has the ability to recognize and understand texts, images, audio, codes and much more at the same time, which enables it to answer questions with a greater degree of complexity, compared to others competitors who limit themselves to understanding and generating texts. Gemini will include a suite of three different versions: Gemini Ultra , its largest and most capable category; Gemini Pro , capable of performing a wide range of tasks; and Gemini Nano , which it will use for specific tasks and mobile devices. Gemini Advanced  (the paid service that gives you access to Gemini Ultra) is available in English in over 150 countries, including the UK and EU (but not yet available for France ). However, it is worth noting that Google initially granted access in 2023 to Gemini Ultra  for customers, developers, partners and security experts. This year it has already started broad access permissions for developers and corporate customers. Google hopes that developers and businesses can create their own use cases and will tweak Gemini Pro even more in the coming weeks and months, as it receives comments from authorized users, it intends to make improvements to make it even more attractive and functional for users. Google demonstrates that it has great determination and willingness to innovate with significant investments and developments in Artificial Intelligence. As for the Gemini Nano , it will be accompanied by the Pixel 8 Pro , the first smartphone designed to run the Gemini Nano! Sources: GOOGLE BLOG. It's time for developers and enterprises to build with Gemini Pro. Available at: Accessed on: 15.feb.2024. GOOGLE BLOG. Introducing Gemini: our largest and most capable AI model. Available at: < https://blog.google/technology/ai/google-gemini-ai/#sundar-note > Accessed at: 15 .feb.2024. ELIAS, Jennifer. CNBC. Google launches its largest and 'most capable' AI model, Gemini. Available at: < https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/06/google-launches-its-largest-and-most-capable-ai-model-gemini.html > Accessed on: 11.Feb.2024 . GUINESS, Harry. What is Google Gemini? Available at: < https://zapier.com/blog/google-gemini/ >  Accessed on: 12.Feb.2024 HEAVEN, Will Douglas. MIT Technology Review. Google's Gemini is now in everything. Here's how you can try it out. Available at: < https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/02/08/1087911/googles-gemini-is-now-in-everything-heres-how-you-can-try-it-out/ > Access on: 10.Feb.2024.

Video source: feedzai.com Information provided by Feedzai: "Feedzai is the world’s first RiskOps platform for financial risk management, and market leader in safeguarding global commerce with today’s most advanced cloud-based risk management platform, powered by machine learning and artificial intelligence. Feedzai is securing the transition to a cashless world while enabling digital trust in every transaction and payment type. The world’s largest banks, processors, and retailers trust Feedzai to protect trillions of dollars and manage risk while improving the customer experience for everyday users, without compromising privacy. Feedzai is a Series D company and has raised $282M to date. With a valuation of +$1.5B, our technology protects 900 million people in 190 countries."

Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku, professor at New York University and co-founder of "String Theory", explained in an exercise in future research during the already distant lecture at the Campus Party on February 11, 2012, that in 30 years (until 2042, therefore) both computers and the Internet will be like electricity is today. “Both will be present in ceilings, basements, walls and appliances,” he said. The New York University professor went further and said that the Internet is in people's glasses and contact lenses. “You can see all of a person’s biographical information just by looking at them. “Finding your soulmate will be an easy task,” he joked. Another revolution is underway in the field of medicine. Kaku explained that technology will help people achieve perfect health in the near future. According to him, the cancer will disappear. “Write this down: the word tumor will no longer exist in our language.” According to the physicist, the pills will have chips and micro-cameras that scan the human body from the inside. Once the threat is localized, nanorobots will be used to fight cancer cell by cell, without the need for surgery or direct intervention from doctors. Kaku also added that cancer and other diseases could be diagnosed years in advance thanks to health monitoring toilets. “The bathrooms will be equipped with artificial intelligence capable of analyzing body excretions and detecting the onset of illness at an early stage. “In this future, Steve Jobs would not have died,” he emphasized. Recently, in 2020, Dr. Michio Kako gave a talk in which he highlighted new predictions that we will see in the next post. Source: MSN Technology

The hot water that falls from the shower does not need to reach 100ºC to transform into a gaseous state. If water only turned to vapor at 100ºC, there would never be rain, as water from rivers, lakes and seas would never evaporate. The secret is that, in addition to boiling, which requires reaching 100º Celsius, at sea level, for water to change from a liquid to a gaseous state, there are two other ways. The first is heating, a change from liquid to vapor that can even occur immediately, with the water being at room temperature, depending on specific conditions. It occurs when you throw water on a hot plate, for example. The second is evaporation. To evaporate, water needs to be just a little warmer than the air. This is where the evaporation of water from rivers, seas and lakes comes in, which occurs on the surface, as water molecules gain enough energy to transform into vapor, at room temperature, depending on atmospheric pressure and other factors. The hot water that falls from the shower also undergoes evaporation: The electric shower or heater can generate this difference in temperature to make the water turn into steam. Droplets that fall at a temperature at least 20ºC higher than the ambient temperature have a good chance of evaporating. Just to give you an example, in a very hot bath, with an average temperature of around 45ºC, around 10% of the water is lost in the form of steam. In a common electric shower, this means that around 1.5 liters pass into a gaseous state during a quick shower lasting just five minutes. Steam is formed by water molecules that have managed to transform into a gaseous state. What defines the state of water — solid, liquid or gaseous — is the agitation of its molecules. The more you stir, the higher the temperature of the liquid. In the water that flows from the shower at an average of 40ºC, for example, there are some droplets with molecules in agitation equivalent to 50ºC. For them, it is easier to break away from the water column and become vapor. In that same bath at 40ºC, there are droplets in which the molecules have a temperature of 30ºC. As its molecules are less agitated, they have less energy and cannot pass into the gaseous state. They remain in a liquid state and guarantee our bath. Source: Text adapted from an article in Revista Superinteressante, produced by Fernando Tió Neto and updated on July 4, 2018.

“Humor is the brother of poetry, humor is the denouncer. I don't have the ability to fix anything, but I have the obligation to report everything, because that is the comedian's first obligation. Humor is everything, even funny.” Chico Anysio (1931 - 2012) Below, a "small" exhibition of 25 of the 209 characters that brought to life the refined humor of Brazilian comedian Chico Anysio.

“I know that it is difficult to let go of your own preferences; but it is precisely in this that the nobility of the scientist consists.” Norberto Bobbio (1909 - 2004)

"A statesman thinks about the next generations, a populist thinks about the next elections". James Freeman Clark (1810-1888)