Chia seeds, which come from a flowering plant in the mint family in Mexico and Guatemala, have a long list of health benefits including a good source of healthy omega-3 fats, calcium and fibre. These tasteless seeds can be eaten whole or milled, but can also be turned into gels by adding water.
Electric Zoo Festival Canceled Due to Severe Weather. More News. The Electric Zoo Festival at Randall's Island, New York was cut short August 31 after organizers canceled the EDM fest because of dangerous weather. Electric Zoo NY has shut down for the remainder of the festival due to extreme weather conditions.
By 1980, the zoo, like Central Park itself, was dilapidated; in that year, responsibility for its management was assumed by the New York Zoological Society (renamed the Wildlife Conservation Society in 1993). The zoo was closed in the winter of 1983, and demolition began.