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OGN Monday

What better way to start the week than with a global round up of positive news stories?


Gold pocket watch given to Capt. Rostron
Gold pocket watch given to Captain Rostron
Titanic Price

A gold pocket watch presented to the captain of a steamship which rescued more than 700 passengers from the Titanic in 1912 has sold for a record-breaking £1.56m (US$1.98m). The 18-carat gold pocket watch was given to Captain Rostron by three widows of high-profile and wealthy businessmen who were lost when the Titanic sank. The sum - the highest amount ever paid for Titanic memorabilia - was paid by a private collector in the US, said the British auctioneers Henry Aldridge & Son of Devizes. The previous record was set in April, when another gold pocket watch, recovered from the body of the richest man on the ship, John Jacob Astor, sold for £1.175m.


Lights Out in Texas

In a key migratory pathway, a Texas metro area reduced light pollution to save birds from colliding with buildings. The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex is the third most dangerous area for avian migration nationwide, so the Lights Out team convinced downtown businesses to turn down their brightly-lit buildings, reducing light pollution that that they believed was disorienting to birds. The initiative has already proven to successfully reduce bird casualties.


Daniel Craig as James Bond
Daniel Craig as 007
Who's Next?

James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli has said the next actor who takes on the iconic role will be in his 30s and not necessarily white. “It’s a big decision,” she told AP while talking about who could take the mantle from Daniel Craig, who retired from the role after 2021’s No Time To Die. The next actor to play James Bond will be “a man”. “He’ll likely be in his 30s. Whiteness is not a given,” the news agency reported.


Power of Optimism

Attitudes toward aging can significantly influence cognitive experiences in later life, according to a new study. Researchers from Pennsylvania State University found that older adults with positive expectations about aging report fewer cognitive issues, such as trouble focusing or memory lapses. In contrast, those with negative expectations perceive greater cognitive decline. The scientists now plan to conduct research into the impact that can be made by encouraging health care providers to engage patients in conversations about cognitive health and getting older.


 
 

Contrails behind an aircraft set against a blue sky
Aircraft contrails
Quick Climate Win

Tweaking flight routes could significantly reduce the warming effect of plane contrails, research from the European Federation for Transport and Environment (T&E) shows. The organisation estimates that contrails – the white lines in the sky created by planes – have a warming effect on the planet almost as significant as aviation’s CO2 emissions. However, according to T&E, only 3 percent of flights are responsible for 80 percent of contrail warming. Rerouting them could reduce global contrail warming by more than half by 2040, without adding significantly to fuel burn. This research further confirms the study OGN published last year: AI Helps Airlines Mitigate Climate Impact


Subsea Cables

​A proposed network of subsea power cables that will power millions of homes in Europe just received final approval. The cable projects will link Great Britain to power grids in Germany, Ireland, and Northern Ireland to help share renewable electricity across borders and help Britain meet its green energy goals.


 

“Build pockets of stillness into your life. Meditate. Go for walks. Ride your bike going nowhere in particular.” Maria Popova

 

On This Day

Touch tone telephone from early 1960s

18 November 1963: The first push-button (Touch-Tone) telephones debuted in the United States, eventually replacing most rotary-dial models.

 
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