Category Archives: General

A German Advent Calendar – Day 17, A Christmas Goose

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Dream Catchers

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This is a photo of some Dream Catchers which were being exhibited for sale in the Manchester Christmas Markets. I loved the myriad colours of these hanging beauties flying slowly with the breeze. So, I choose…

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Bilateral: Power

India and Brazil sat together and stared at a dragon struggling to pull a sword from its stomach. Above it was an elegant white bird perched atop the shell of its former life. Brazil’s eyes were drawn away from the mural and to … Continue reading

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Social Networking

The beloved British author Douglas Adams suggested that a towel was a massively useful thing. Now a Brazilian collective has created a towel that can bring strangers together and help them build a real life social network. The Toalha Social … Continue reading

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A colourful firework display marks the launch of Rio de Janeiro’s floating Christmas tree.

Rio de Janeiro’s Bradesco Seguros Christmas Tree, which floats on the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon, was unveiled with a light and fireworks show this weekend. The tree has been attracting attention since it’s inauguration in 1996, due partly to it’s … Continue reading

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People of Nowhere

https://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks/144857118 International Migrants Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Migrants_Day

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Can you Read My Lips?

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Greedy Germ

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What Is Spacetime, Really?

Originally posted on physics4me:
A hundred years ago today Albert Einstein published his General Theory of Relativity—a brilliant, elegant theory that has survived a century, and provides the only successful way we have of describing spacetime. There are plenty…

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NASA’s Fermi Satellite Kicks Off a Blazar-detecting Bonanza

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A long time ago in a galaxy half the universe away, a flood of high-energy gamma rays began its journey to Earth. When they arrived in April, NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope caught the outburst,…

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