Category Archives: General

Basler-Fasnacht 2012 : A Swiss Carnival that starts in the dark

Originally posted on lady J's musings:
When S from Scwingen in Switzerland invited me along for  the carnival ‘Basler-Fascnacht‘ (listed as one of the top fifty local festivities in Europe) happening in Basel, I knew I couldn’t give it…

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* Architecture: Chinese Architect Wang Shu Wins the 2012 Pritzker Prize

Originally posted on Designalog:
Architecture: Chinese Architect Wang Shu Wins the 2012 Pritzker Prize: “..Wang Shu, a 48-year-old Chinese architect whose work explores the intersection of modern technologies and traditional sensibilities, has won the 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prize..”  Includes slideshow..…

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To Cultivate Myth that 60% of Brazilians Belong to Middle Class, Brazil Creates 3 Middle Classes

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Travel in Brazil: Belo Horizonte – MARANHÃO (01). Five Thousand Kilometers

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Originally posted on Science-Based Life:
Enter Anatoli Bugorski… As a researcher at the Institute for High Energy Physics in Protvino, Bugorski used to work with the largest Soviet particle accelerator, the U-70 synchrotron.[2] On July 13, 1978, Bugorski was checking…

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Originally posted on WANDERLUST:
Jihyun Ryou is interested in food preservation. According to her: “Observing the food and therefore changing the notion of food preservation, we could find the answer to current situations such as the overuse of energy and…

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Originally posted on Scientific Awakening:
I am currently watching a wonderful lecture series from The Teaching Company called “Understanding the Secrets of Human Perception”.  In lecture 18 “Illusions and Magic” Professor Vishton walks through a number of interesting perceptual illusions. The…

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Partner Profile: BDP

http://youtu.be/5degPcEd9Tc

BDP, an interdisciplinary practice of architects, designers, engineers and urbanists joins Manchester at MIPIM 2012 as a Partner. Here Gavin Elliott, Chairman of BDP Manchester, talks about the transformation of Manchester and the many development opportunities the city holds.

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Mocidade win the São Paulo Carnaval – Despite a riot

Originally posted on the book is on the table:
So Mocidade – the team I posted a video of and who are based one road from I live – won the Carnaval in São Paulo. However, as with most things in…

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