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"Al sasc du diáol"
Il sasso del diavolo
Valle Lavizzara - Ticino
Svizzera
Questo enorme masso, staccatosi al ritiro dei ghiacciai dai monti di Rima e fermatosi sul fondovalle, accanto al greto del fiume, tra Broglio e Prato ha dato vita ad una leggenda che ricorda l'epico scontro tra bene e male.
La leggenda, raccontata in diverse versioni, ci riporta molto lontano nei secoli, quando un villaggio della Lavizzara (Prato o Broglio), particolarmente devoto e religioso, suscitò le ire di Satana che inviò Barbariccia, uno dei diavoli più terribili e infidi, a cancellare il paese. Questo salì in montagna, strappò con furia diabolica uno spuntone di cresta, se lo mise in spalla a scese furioso a grandi passi per distruggere le case. Giunto in basso, sudato e sfinito, si imbatté in una bella e soave donna, ferma sotto a un ciliegio in fiore, che lo invitò a posare il masso e a riposare un momento. Quando poi volle riprendere il cammino, la donna - che era nient'altro che la Madonna - era scomparsa e al diavolo non fu più possibile riprendere l'enorme sasso sulle spalle per portare a compimento il suo disegno.
Con rabbia e disperazione, con fuoco e fiamme che uscivano dalla bocca, e delle quali restano tuttora le tracce nere sulla roccia, si affannò furiosamente per strappare il masso dal terreno. Ogni fatica fu inutile. Alla fine, sfinito e sconsolato, non gli rimase che precipitare bestemmiando nell'inferno e rintanarsi nell'antro più profondo dell'abisso.
On Friday, November 18th, 2016, eight #SASCS Middle school girls with Ms. Knapp, who is 6th & 7th grade science teacher, attended "Girls in the STEM Workplace" conference at SRC, Inc. which opened its doors to student and teachers so they can meet STEM professionals and witness STEM in action. These events included a tour of SRC's state-of-the-art facilities, games and activities to introduce new concepts, one-on-one time with engineers and scientists, lunch, and more. Students also learned what work feels like in a professional environment.
This was a special opportunity to learn about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) careers in CNY through those practicing those disciplines.
#SASAtoms #SRCInc #STEM
SASCS Wins First Place at Steamboat Challenge Hosted by The MOST
On Saturday, October 15th, 2016, Syracuse Academy of Science Charter School took first place in the senior division of the second annual CNY Steamboat Challenge, which was held at the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology.
A total of 54 students comprising 35 teams participated in the design, build, and compete STEM event. Students built a boat out of recycled materials, including a metal engine that produces stem to propel the boat when heated by a tea light candle. Teams of between one and four students in grades four through 12 raced their boats on 3 inches of water inside 10-foot-long inflatable tracks.
The student STEM competition was divided into two levels: junior for students in grades four through eight and senior for students in grades nine through 12.
Winners received a medal and the winners' schools received a plaque.
After the final heats, the top teams in each level raced against each other to see who would take home the Admiral's Trophy. The winner was the senior team of Yovanis Garcia and Lalita Dahal, from the Syracuse Academy of Science.
CNY Steamboat Challenge is organized by the Central New York Chapter of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and sponsored by the MOST and OBG. Support is provided by Lockheed Martin, NASA, Syracuse University's College of Engineering and Computer Science, the Technology Alliance of Central New York (TACNY), and Carrier.
#SASCSatoms #SASCS #MOSTSyracuse