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a hundred letters to berlin, week one

Originally posted on denizen tactics:
It’s been a busy little season, but within that have been the makings of a little online writing project, 100 Love Letters to Berlin. With this, I have been trying to write a brief piece…

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The average rooster crow is about 130 dB, about the same volume as standing 15m from a jet taking off. To prevent deafness from their own calls, roosters have evolved soft tissue that covers half of the eardrum while crowing.

Originally posted on Like For Real Dough:
The average rooster crow is about 130 dB, about the same volume as standing 15m from a jet taking off. To prevent deafness from their own calls, roosters have evolved soft tissue that…

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street art

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Bears vs Birds: the dispersal debate

Originally posted on Big ideas, little words:
Hello everyone! Today I wanted to write about a paper that came out recently in Ecosphere. The study looked at salmon-bear ecosystems and the effect that bears had on seed dispersal. It’s long…

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On the Buses

Originally posted on ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US:
I’ve started a little project to look at availability of public transport across Manchester. To keep things easy to follow I’m going to split up the different elements of the…

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It’s Carnival in Sweet T&T

Originally posted on LiveStylelife :
It’s Carnival time in Trinidad & Tobago (T&T), “the land of steelband oil and music” according to Calyposonian David Rudder the country is buzzing with excitement and our creative expression is at its peak.  During Carnival, the…

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New England Clam Chowder

Originally posted on An Extra Scoop:
My mum made this for us while we were celebrating…what I wasn’t sure but I never forgot that clam chowder! I’ve been trying to recreate my mothers recipe and this is the closest I’ve…

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Marshall McLuhan on the Cool Medium of Comics

Originally posted on McLuhan Galaxy:
Superman, Supergirl & Krypto (Art by Curt Swan, 1962) McLuhan’s Cool Comics by Guy Leshinski   –   Sept. 28, 2005 In his first book, 1951’s The Mechanical Bride, McLuhan reproached the Man of Steel, calling Superman’s crime-fighting tactics “the…

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https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20180119-israeli-extradited-from-brazil-over-killing-of-palestinian-taxi-driver/

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http://timbercheck.blog/2018/01/18/wood-seized-manaus-brazil/

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