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Category Archives: Geography

MOUNT ETNA: VOLCANO IS SLIDING TOWARDS THE SEA AND NOW WE KNOW WHY

Mount Etna slide is caused by gravity, which makes a collapse more likely but we can’t give an indication of when or even if this will actually happen.

HISTORIC TRIP THROUGH CANADIAN SPACE EXPLORATION

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GIETHOORN, THE OTHER VENICE

Geography, Sidebar

The village of Giethoorn, in the Netherlands, has no roads and no cars. The residents either walk or take boats through canals. Situated in the northeastern province of Overijssel, it is famous for its waterways and bicycle trails.

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The Mastery of You, by Dr. Renu Persaud
The Mastery of You is an elegant book that takes you and yourself on a ramble. It bends down with you to look at the reflection of your soul on the river. Renu Persaud whistles prose and verse, walking behind you and the mastery of you, watching you working on questions, thinking, dreaming and glaring at each other.
Number of the day: 2 Trillion Galaxies in the universe

There are about 2 trillion galaxies in the observable universe. Each galaxy has an average of 100 Billion stars.
Profile: Deng Xiao Ping, the father of modern China
From 1978 to 1989, Deng Xiao Ping led China into a massive socioeconomic reform based on gradual openness to the world and to capitalism. Describing his political philosophy, he's known to have said: "It doesn't matter if a cat is black or white so long as it catches mice".
August 1939: Einstein Recommends Nuclear Bomb to Roosevelt
In August 1939, one month before the start of World War II, Einstein sent a letter to the U.S President Roosevelt recommending the utilization of nuclear chain reactions to create an atomic bomb.
One Hundred Years of Solitude, Again and Again

This book takes you in a magic journey of absurdity, chaos and nonsense. History repeats itself. Characters almost incarnate themselves. Garcia illustrates life as a series of events that go from absurdity to unreasonable coherence.
The Americans, the cold war espionage series
After three years and five seasons, The Americans has finally been nominated for the Emmy's Best Drama Series. The show depicts the life and operations of two covert Soviet agents in the U.S in the 1980s. Members of the K.G.B 'Directorate S', the agents live as a married American couple, with a perfect accent and two children.

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Category Archives: Geography

MOUNT ETNA: VOLCANO IS SLIDING TOWARDS THE SEA AND NOW WE KNOW WHY

HISTORIC TRIP THROUGH CANADIAN SPACE EXPLORATION

GIETHOORN, THE OTHER VENICE

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A large far planet is very probably orbiting the sun

New study: unanimity is often wrong

Obama grants ownership of outer space

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The Mastery of You, by Dr. Renu Persaud

Number of the day: 2 Trillion Galaxies in the universe

Profile: Deng Xiao Ping, the father of modern China

August 1939: Einstein Recommends Nuclear Bomb to Roosevelt

One Hundred Years of Solitude, Again and Again

The Americans, the cold war espionage series