A study demonstrates cows' memory: they recognize familiar faces and associate voices with faces

A study demonstrates cows’ memory: they recognize familiar faces and associate voices with faces

The demonstration of intelligence that Verónica, a Swiss Brown cow specimen, showed in January made the scientific community reflect. Verónica became the first cow recorded using a tool: a stick that allowed her to reach parts of her body she could not scratch. Researchers from the National Institute for Agricultural Research, Food, and Environment of France observed the phenomenon and considered studying the memory of cows. Specifically, whether they could “discriminate between familiar and unfamiliar faces.”

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Ábalos focuses his defense on the fact that the money does not appear: "If I had it, it would have already surfaced"

Ábalos focuses his defense on the fact that the money does not appear: “If I had it, it would have already surfaced”

José Luis Ábalos has presented his defense as if he were facing a murder charge: no body, no crime. Where is all the money they accuse him of hiding? It has not appeared and as he has defended before the prosecutor, they can “pawn” but they will not find it for a very simple reason. According to the former minister, it will not surface because it does not exist.

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Hungarian Rhapsody in Barcelona

Hungarian Rhapsody in Barcelona

Rhapsody is a ‘stitched song’: epic poems assembled in ancient Greece, popular airs and intertwined melodies, free music that united seemingly unrelated themes in Romanticism. The Hungarian musician Franz Liszt composed some famous rhapsodies. A Hungarian patriot of German origin -in Central Europe, identities formed a very complex mosaic- Liszt wanted to pay homage to Hungarian popular music with about twenty rhapsodies. Hungarian has been the music this week.

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Long live Flick, a charmer in love with his work, the club, and Barcelona

Long live Flick, a charmer in love with his work, the club, and Barcelona

If Hansi Flick’s office door greeted visitors with a motto, it could well be: “Delighted to be here.” What for other coaches could be a torture that changes their mood or even adds years to their appearance is a joy for the German. True, he is not always radiant. True, he gets angry when his players do not deliver what he expects from them. True, on the sidelines he gets upset over refereeing decisions he considers unfair. But, in general terms, he more often shows a smile, a hug, words of encouragement, and optimism. These are values recognized in him that make him a true idol for the fans and almost a father figure for his young protégés. The fans and players have comforted him in these difficult days, as his father passed away on Sunday. Even so, he remained at the helm.

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