Tens of thousands of survivors of central Italy's devastating earthquake marked a mournful Easter today as the bells of the region's many destroyed churches lay silent. Survivors spoke of their fears for the future after a disaster that claimed 293 lives and wiped out some 10,000 homes as well as entire livelihoods. The earthquake last Monday was the worst the mainly Roman Catholic country had seen in a generation.
"It's going to be a sad Easter," said Mariano Adriani, a 77-year-old shepherd sheltering in one of more than 30 tent villages dotted around the epicentre town of L'Aquila. "My home is completely destroyed. Where can I go?" After spending a sixth night at the camp, Giovanni Diletti, 47, said: "It's a really different Easter after what happened. Usually I'm with my friends, but here I'm surrounded by tents."
Only a few dozen attended an Easter mass celebrated by local Archbishop Giuseppe Molinari at a camp set up at an athletics track north of L'Aquila. "My words are weak," he said in his homily. "I was afraid, I suffered like you. We're here to conquer that fear," he said. Egidio Colaiuda, a middle-aged survivor, said: "Basically, it's Easter, but there's complete destruction. It's not a real holiday. Our faith is the only thing we've got left."
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1 The kind of water athletes drink is important. Gwilym Hooson, a 28-year-old British performer who is currently recovering from knee surgery, found that out when the company was still in Studio City, training for 12 hours a day. “The physio team was like: ‘Why is everyone getting cramps?’ And then they realised we had to add salt and sugar to the water,” he says.
2 A little chocolate is a good thing. “It’s emergency energy,” says Craig Paul Smith, La Perle’s head coach and former Cirque du Soleil performer, gesturing to an almost-empty open box of mini chocolate bars on his desk backstage.
3 Take chances, says Young, who has worked all over the world, including most recently at Dragone’s show in China. “Every time we go out of our comfort zone, we learn a lot about ourselves,” she says.
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- Start with a simple recipe such as yogurt or sauerkraut
- Keep your hands and kitchen tools clean. Sanitize knives, cutting boards, tongs and storage jars with boiling water before you start.
- Mold is bad: the colour pink is a sign of mold. If yogurt turns pink as it ferments, you need to discard it and start again. For kraut, if you remove the top leaves and see any sign of mold, you should discard the batch.
- Always use clean, closed, airtight lids and containers such as mason jars when fermenting yogurt and kraut. Keep the lid closed to prevent insects and contaminants from getting in.
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How to protect yourself when air quality drops
Install an air filter in your home.
Close your windows and turn on the AC.
Shower or bath after being outside.
Wear a face mask.
Stay indoors when conditions are particularly poor.
If driving, turn your engine off when stationary.
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