January 2023
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Useful Facts
The value of silence is felt by everyone at some point in their life. Silence is comforting, nourishing and cosy. It opens us up to inspiration and nurtures the mind, body and soul.
Meanwhile, the madness of the noisy world is drowning out our creativity, our inner connection and hampering our resilience. Science is now showing that silence may be just what we need to regenerate our exhausted brains and bodies.
Studies show that noise has a powerful physical effect on our brains, causing elevated levels of stress hormones. Sound travels to the brain as electrical signals via the ear.
Even when we are sleeping these sound waves cause the body to react and activate the amygdala, the part of the brain associated with memory and emotion, leading to the release of stress hormones.
Interesting Website
The Collections database consists of entries for more than 480,000 works in the Musée du Louvre and Musée National Eugène-Delacroix.
Updated on a daily basis, it is the result of the continuous research and documentation efforts carried out by teams of experts from both museums.
Campaign
Addiction is a common yet misunderstood health condition with damaging stigma that perpetuates the isolation and shame felt by individuals and families.
But change is possible.
Introducing Rethink Addiction.
Rethink Addiction started to educate and call for an improved national response to treatment.
Rethink Addiction is a coalition of organisations advocating for a change to Australia’s attitude and response to addiction.
We are a truly collaborative campaign that is strengthened by the collective knowledge of all our supporters.
Key Event
Did you know that headspace offer Connect with a Work & Study specialist to get tailored 1:1 support and advice on everything from study and education options to job hunting.
Access online resources and talk to other young people in group chats. And, if you want, you can also get one-on-one support from a mental health clinician.
headspace is the National Youth Mental Health Foundation. They began in 2006, and ever since have provided early intervention mental health services to 12-25-year-olds.
Each year, they help thousands of young people, and their family and friends, access vital support through headspace services in over 145 communities across Australia, with online and phone counselling services, vocational services, and their presence in schools.
Who Are?
A cell phone rings at a quiet office. But a search for the phone shows that the sound isn't coming from a phone but from a video titled "iPhone sound effect" by the Korean acapella group Maytree.
Posted on the group's official YouTube channel on Feb. 5, the video as of 2021 has 76 million plus views.
The ringtone sounded just like that of a cell phone but came from human voices.
Formed in 2000, MayTree consists of Sang In Jang on vocals and vocal percussion, soprano Su Yeon Lim, alto Soo Kyung Kang, tenor Young Hoon Kwon, and Won Jong Kim singing bass. Listen to them do phone tones.
Out & About
Pets are cherished members of the family, so the RSPCA believe that safeguarding their future is vitally important and a fundamental requirement for any responsible pet owner.
Having a plan in place provides great peace of mind and secures the future wellbeing of your pet, should something happen to you.
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; New South Wales (RSPCA NSW) is a not-for-profit organisation in Australia that cares for, treats, protects and rehomes animals across the state. As a charity, they strive to maintain an open-door policy, so no abandoned, neglected, injured or surrendered animal is turned away or forgotten.
Resource
Be My Eyes is a free app that connects blind and low-vision people with sighted volunteers and company representatives for visual assistance through a live video call.
Be My Eyes connects people needing sighted support with volunteers and companies through live video around the world.
Be My Eyes’ goal is to make the world more accessible to people who are blind or have a low level of vision. We couldn’t do this without the help and dedication of our community.