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    COLDEST TEMPERATURE ON EARTH SURFACE
    August 9, 2010 - Antartica

    the record low surface temperature in Antartica was -135.8ºF (-93.2ºC), colder than the freezing point of dry ice. It was determined from analysis of remote-sensing satellite data later announced on 9 Dec 2013 at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union. The location was in pockets scattered near a high ice ridge between Dome Argus and Dome Fuji, two summits on the East Antarctic Plateau. August is winter in the Southern Hemisphere, and the temperature resulted from the geographical nature and weather conditions in the pockets. The World Meteorological Organization official records are for air temperatures made a couple of meters above the surface. That recorded lowest temperature, made in Jul 1983 at the Vostok Research Station, Antarctica, remains at -128.6ºF (89.2ºC).

    PROTECTOGRAPH
    August 9, 1904 - New York, U.S.A.

    The Protectograph check-writing machine was patented under the title Printing-Stamp by Libanus McLouth Todd of Rochester, New York (U.S. Patent No. 766,853). It was designed to protect against check forgers by marking and embossing the amount on a check, thereby preventing the amount thus shown to be later dishonestly changed to a higher value. The apparatus had co-axial printing wheels with lines of raised type forming a series of numbers and suitable words. A check would be placed between the wheels and a platen. An inked felt-covered roller applied ink to the type as the wheels were turned to select the chosen imprint. The platen surface had a yielding material, such as rubber. When actuated by a hand-lever, it was raised from beneath the check and embossed the paper against the type.

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The article is devoted to general health. It raises the problem of healthy lifestyle which includes a nutritious healthy diet, regular physical exercise and abstinence from bad habits.

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Hardly anybody now can find sufficient time to take of their well-being properly, as we get caught up in day-to-day routine. Yet, taking care of ourselves does not need much time and effort. It starts with a healthy well-balanced diet and regular physical exercise and you will not only feel better, but look better, as well. It is never too late to begin a healthier life-style, regardless of age and gender. Now and again we suffer from different diseases, thus there is no excuse for being health unconscious.

Your well-being is immensely influenced by the life-style you lead. Also, lifestyle determines medical conditions you suffer from and your life expectancy. Smoking, alcoholism, bad eating habits, lack of exercise bring on life-style related health problems. Cardiac diseases, corpulence, tumours are the main life-style related medical conditions. The preponderance of these health determinants is thought to lead to a generation of children and young people who will suffer from coronary diseases and other health problems at an earlier age.

Proper dietary changes improve health and considerably reduce the risk of chronic health problems. A nutritious well-balanced low-fat diet high in fruits and vegetables will help you feel and look healthy. Conscious changes in food habits should be made by people. Dietary changes in lifestyle have durable benefits for your well-being and one of the primary steps to begin with.

Corpulence is the main cause of health problems, such as cardiac diseases, type 2 diabetes and hypertension. Watching one's weight is very important and overweight people should make a conscious effort to lose weight. Introducing exercise into your lifestyle is of importance in maintaining healthy weight, improving heart health and lowering other risks.

Lack of physical activity is an inactive lifestyle and a speedily growing medical concern. Physical inactivity is a major risk to both physical and mental health. Recent studies have shown that physical inactivity is worse than being corpulent. It brings on an increasing rate of chronic diseases, not just in the elderly but in youngsters and adults. Being physical inactive, in the long run, minimizes your self-esteem and adversely affects your outlook on life. Leading a healthy life-style can improve your health and life. If you already know, then it is high time you made some serious changes in lifestyle.

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