Category Archives: General

Chocolate Experiment #9

One day, I heard a wild ring in Arcelia’s apartment. I had forgotten that landline phones still exist, and sometimes the landline phones will ring. It was the doorman. There was a delivery. Five minutes later a guy comes up … Continue reading

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Len’s lens.

Originally posted on Chapel Street Community Arts:
Len Grant has added some images and info to his website about his recent work with St Phil’s Camera Club. More here.

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Occupy Brasília | «Armed to the Teeth»

Source: Occupy Brasília | «Armed to the Teeth»

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A List of English Words/Slang For the Uninitiated…

Originally posted on Canuck on the Loose:
As you can imagine, in my many conversations with people here in Manchester, I have come across some familiar, and at other times unfamiliar, words, slang and mannerisms. Trying to sort out what…

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Dark matter might cause fundamental constants to change over time

Originally posted on physics4me:
The fundamental constants of nature—such as the speed of light, Planck’s constant, and Newton’s gravitational constant—are thought to be constant in time, as their name suggests. But scientists have questioned this assumption as far back…

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Brazil’s wind energy sector whirring into action

Originally posted on Eye On Latin America:
Brazil achieves new record for electricity generated by wind power, as the country looks to a mix of renewables in order to make its energy mix cleaner and more reliable. Follow Eye On…

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Rival movements duel over the future of Brazil

Originally posted on samba.:
The story with images of the events mentioned can be viewed at Waging Non Violence both in english and spanish. ? In recent weeks, the mainstream media has forwarded a narrative that the political crisis in Brazil is a…

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Unsullied by Pomp and Status

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Humanity and homelessness

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Pomona: The Sleeping Beauty

Originally posted on Musechester:
Pomona is sleeping. But she won’t be sleeping for long now because her prince charming Giant Peel is coming to wake her up. I’m talking about the same Pomona which has gained the public attention after…

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