Category Archives: General

Scientists find clues to the mystery of what causes lightning

It’s well-known that lightning is an electric current—a quick, powerful burst of charge that flows within a cloud or between a cloud and the ground. But surprisingly, scientists still don’t fully understand how the initial spark forms that generates such … Continue reading

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Lula and Dilma Supporters Respond to Anti-Government Protests

Supporters of Brazil’s left-wing Workers’ Party leaders responded to anti-government protests by organizing cultural activities. Supporters of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took to the streets of Rio de Janeiro Sunday to protest … Continue reading

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#20 Take to the streets in protest

About three million Brazilians reportedly took to the streets today to protest against the government and corruption. Today I was looking after my daughter so I didn’t go in person but last year the protest I attended not only provided … Continue reading

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It’s probably best to start with the question, “What is Klezmer”?

Historically, Klezmer is the musical tradition that arose from the wedding music of the Ashkenazi Jews in Eastern Europe. To listen to, think folk music with the mysterious sounds of Eastern European modal melodies that make you want to get up … Continue reading

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Short Post: Biology and Life

Originally posted on IamLliw:
I have been looking for a steady job now for almost a year now and one of the questions I get asked the most is why? Why am I pursuing or want to pursue a career…

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通过孩子的手 – By Children’s Hands

Originally posted on The Chengdu Chapter:
I have no words today. Click the picture to learn more about human rights violations that are still being practiced to this day.

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Apocalyptic Cinema: Better Living Through Science

Originally posted on Susan X Jane:
Since the beginning of the century, American films have explored stories of the apocalypse as commentary on our own modern challenges.   Stories of the horrors science can create when man tries to play…

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Swallowed By the Waves: Remembering Tohoku 2011

Five years ago, I woke to a text from my sister that there had been an earthquake in Japan. I thought little of it, lying in my bed in Ohio. Only a few weeks beforehand, an earthquake there had appeared … Continue reading

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The Curse at Three Minute Theatre- a review

I’d never been to the Three Minute Theatre nestled into the downstairs of Affleck’s in Manchester’s Northern Quarter before. The quirky and intimate venue offers alt theatre and you should pay it a visit for an evening out with a … Continue reading

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Ancoats

Since my Lumix GX1 suffered a heat stroke in Gran Canaria and I replaced with a GX7 back in Sept/Oct I barely seem to have used it.  When I’m out running I see so many things I’d love to photograph, … Continue reading

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