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tags: MyZeil Einkaufszentrum , Frankfurt am Main , Germany , Expat Life , Frankfurt through my eye , photography , image of the day Weihnachten in MyZeil Einkaufszentrum . MyZeil Einkaufszentrum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Image: GrrlScientist, 24 November 2009 [ larger view ...

tags: birds , mystery bird , bird ID quiz [Mystery bird] photographed in San Francisco, California. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours] Image: Pete Myers , 12 November 2009 [ larger view ] Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification.  ...

Image: wemidji ( Jacques Marcoux ). Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est (And thus knowledge itself is power) -- Sir Francis Bacon. Scientia Pro Publica (Science for the People) was just published at Mauka to Makai . This edition is entitled Scientia Pro Publica 17: The EPIC ...

tags: Learning French , entertainment , comedy , funny , fucking hilarious , transvestite , Eddie Izzard , streaming video This video is a clip of the very talented comedian Eddie Izzard. He ran 43 marathons in 7 weeks, has an honorary doctorate from the University of Sheffield, is one of ...

tags: kitchen science , parties , entertainment , fun , science tricks , christmas parties , edutainment , Richard Wiseman , streaming video This video is a fascinating collection of the top ten science tricks that you can do at that upcoming corporate Christmas party you are dreading -- ...

tags: 2010 METROPOLIS Next Generation Design Competition , sustainability , environmentalist engineering Image: METROPOLIS Magazine Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post...

tags: MyZeil Einkaufszentrum , Frankfurt am Main , Germany , Expat Life , Frankfurt through my eye , photography , image of the day Weihnachten in MyZeil Einkaufszentrum . MyZeil Einkaufszentrum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Image: GrrlScientist, 24 November 2009 [ larger view ...

tags: birds , mystery bird , bird ID quiz [Mystery bird] photographed in San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, Irvine, California. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours] Image: Pete Myers , 9 October 2009 [ larger view ] Nikon 300, Nikkor 80-400 ED @ 300mm, ISO 400 1/640 ...

tags: Stephen Colbert , Joseph Cirincione , Ploughshares Fund , comedy , funny , humor , satire , fucking hilarious , social commentary , streaming video I admire Stephen Colbert because he looks like a relatively conservative man, but inside his is trapped a brilliant but twisted ...

tags: speech , Public School , Don't be an Individual , Paideia School , Nick Kocher , comedy , funny , humor , social commentary , streaming video This is an (obviously) amateur streaming video of a speech given at the Paideia School Senior Dinner a few days before graduation. I think ...

tags: MyZeil Einkaufszentrum , Frankfurt am Main , Germany , Expat+Life , Frankfurt through my eye , photography , image of the day Weihnachten in MyZeil Einkaufszentrum . MyZeil Einkaufszentrum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Image: GrrlScientist, 24 November 2009 [ larger view ...

tags: Birdbooker Report , bird books , animal books , natural history books , ecology books "How does one distinguish a truly civilized nation from an aggregation of barbarians? That is easy. A civilized country produces much good bird literature." --Edgar Kincaid The ...

Image: wemidji ( Jacques Marcoux ). Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est (And thus knowledge itself is power) -- Sir Francis Bacon. The blog carnival submission form has been having problems sending submissions to the proper blog carnival email addresses, so Scientia pro Publica ...

tags: birds , mystery bird , bird ID quiz [Mystery bird] photographed at Smith Point, Chambers County (near Galveston), Texas. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours] Image: Joseph Kennedy , 1 November 2009 [ larger view ]. Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ ...

tags: debate , catholics , religion , atheism , Zeinab Badawi , Stephen Fry , Christopher Hitchens , John Onaiyekan , Ann Widdecombe , BBC News , streaming video This debate centers on the question: The Catholic Church is a force for good. Presenting this debate is Zeinab Badawi. Arguing ...

tags: religion , fundamentalism , christianity , Islam , Islam Not A Religion , Pat Robinson , streaming video A Muslim takes on Pat Robertson and his fundamentalist wingnuttery known as "evangelical religion". Pat Robinson demonstrates nicely that even religious people of different ...

tags: shocking news , Expat Life , wireless internet Image: FunToosh . Shocking news, everybody! Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post...

tags: birds , mystery bird , bird ID quiz [Mystery bird] photographed on the Katy Prairie , Katy, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours] Image: Joseph Kennedy , 25 November 2009 [ larger view ]. Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/350s ...

tags: Frankfurt am Main U-Bahn-Kunst , Frankfurt am Main , Germany , Expat+Life , Frankfurt Subway Art , photography Frankfurt am Main U-Bahn-Kunst . NordWestZentrum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Image: GrrlScientist, 24 November 2009 [ larger view ]. Read the rest of this ...

tags: MyZeil Einkaufszentrum , Frankfurt am Main , Germany , Expat+Life , Frankfurt through my eye , photography , image of the day Weihnachten in My Zeil Einkaufszentrum . My Zeil Einkaufszentrum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Image: GrrlScientist, 24 November 2009 [ larger ...