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Hi, I am Ashiro, a scientist working on protein evolution and an agnostic post-materialist. I love to photograph and hike around the globe. Enjoy my posts.
December 08, 2008
Weekend of Rioting | Topicality
Two days of rioting has left Athens resembling a war zone with burnt-out cars and wrecked shops after clashes between protestors and police sparked by the killing of a teenager. The violence, driven by anger over economic policies, engulfed other Greek cities too and the country is bracing for more riots.
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December 07, 2008
November 24, 2008
Atlas of True Names | Etymology
Called the Atlas of True Names, this map traces the etymological roots of European and global place names and then translates them into English. It looks like a normal map, but once you start reading, it becomes clear that this not at all conventional. So was old New York once New Amsterdam, but here it's known as "New Wild Boar Village."
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November 11, 2008
Mama Africa Left Us | Topicality
Yesterday, Miriam Makeba had just taken part in a concert near the southern town of Caserta and died of a heart attack. She, known as "Mama Africa", spent more than 30 years in exile after lending her support to the anti-apartheid struggle. In 1966 she became world famous with her hit 'Pata Pata'.
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November 09, 2008
Kristallnacht | History
Today, 70 years ago, on November 9, 1938, Jewish people in Germany and German-controlled territories were beaten, arrested and killed. Synagogues were burned and Jewish businesses were vandalized. In most cases, the police made no effort to control the mobs that carried out these crimes.
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November 07, 2008
UFO Research | Science & Fiction
"What does all this stuff about flying saucers amount to? What can it mean? What is the truth?" asked Sir Winston Churchill at July 1952
The british ministry of defense released a wide range of secret UFO-related documents covering the years 1986–1992. If you want to find out more about close encounters over Gatwick Airport, alien abductions, stray satellites and what the UK Government thought of it all then that is the place to go.
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November 04, 2008
Displaced | Topicality
Troops loyal to Laurent Nkunda have taken several towns in eastern Congo. In the provincinal capital Goma there has been murder, plunder and rapes. Tens of thousands of people are now displaced.
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