Modern Water Fountains And Obesity

Modern Water Fountains And Obesity In February 2014, a charge on sugar-sweetened beverages was passed in Berkley, CA, making it the first city in the United States to bring in such a regulation. The taxation is intended to lessen sugary drink intake and augment the consumption of healthier beverages, including water from fountains. Modern Water Fountains Obesity 9156698692811.jpg

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Efforts were made to find out the condition of community drinking water fountains in both high- and low-income neighborhoods. Important information on the city’s drinking water fountains were assembled using a GPS created specifically for the research. The US Census Community Study database was used to amass information relating to race and economic status in these areas. The two data sets were reviewed to figure out what class distinctions, if any, there were in access to operating water fountains. They were able to confirm the demographics of regions surrounding existing fountains, as well as the cleanliness and upkeep of fountains across various neighborhoods. The tidiness of numerous fountains was found poor, even if most were operating.

Gian Bernini's Public Fountains

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In Rome’s city center, there are countless easily recognized fountains. Almost all of them were planned, conceived and built by one of the greatest sculptors and designers of the 17th century, Gian Lorenzo Bernini. He was also a city designer, in addition to his abilities as a water feature designer, and traces of his life's work are apparent throughout the streets of Rome. Ultimately moving to Rome to fully show their artwork, chiefly in the form of community water fountains, Bernini’s father, a distinguished Florentine sculptor, guided his young son. The young Bernini earned compliments from Popes and influential artists alike, and was an diligent worker. He was originally renowned for his sculpture. Most notably in the Vatican, he utilized a base of knowledge in historical Greek architecture and melded it seamlessly with Roman marble. Though he was influenced by many, Michelangelo had the most profound effect on him, both personally and professionally.

Archaic Greek Artistry: Garden Statuary

Archaic Greek Artistry: Garden Statuary The primitive Greeks developed the very first freestanding statuary, an impressive achievement as most sculptures up until then had been reliefs cut into walls and pillars. Most of the freestanding statues were of young, winsome male or female (kore) Greeks and are called kouros figures. Thought of by Greeks to characterize skin care, the kouroi were formed into stiff, forward facing positions with one foot outstretched, and the male statues were usually nude, well-developed, and fit. The kouroi became life-sized commencing in 650 BC. During the Archaic time, a great time of changes, the Greeks were evolving new types of government, expressions of art, and a greater awareness of people and cultures outside Greece. Throughout this time and other periods of historic tumult, encounters often occurred, among them wars fought amongst city-states such as the Arcadian wars and the Spartan infiltration of Samos.