A link to Science cafés turned up in one of the mailinglists I am on. It is an interesting concept:
Science cafés involve a lively conversation with a scientist about current science topics. They are open to everyone, and take place in casual settings like pubs and coffeehouses.
There are more sites like Cafe Scientifique (UK), Science [...]
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BBC writes about Cities dim lights for environment.
Residents in towns and cities around the world are preparing to turn out the lights for an hour, to highlight the threat of climate change.
“Earth Hour” begins in Sydney, Australia, at 2000 (0900GMT), when lights on landmarks such as the Opera House and Harbour Bridge will go out. [...]
DailyOM yesterday was about The Color Green, spring and energy.
Green is one of the reasons that spring instigates so much excitement and activity. As a visual harbinger of the end of winter, green stems and leaves shoot up and out from the dark branches of trees and the muddy ground, letting us know that it’s [...]
I came across Learn More, Study Less where you can buy a 200+ pages eBook but there is also a short free preview. I got curious and have read the short version.
Scott Young describes a concept called Holistic Learning which means putting knowledge in context. Instead of stuffing your brain with information you create a [...]
I have finished a book written by Eric Harrison and titled The 5-minute Meditator, I like it a lot. It is the perfect book for people who ‘have no time to meditate’. The book has about a dozen ’spot meditations’ lasting from half a minute to five minutes. Short meditations are just as effective as [...]
Last night I watched Alfie on DVD. Great music but the movie is so so, Alfie is shallow and does not learn from his mistakes. In one part of the movie Alfie has regrets and walks along the beach talking with an older man. Alfie is asked “What’s gonna happen to the rest of your [...]
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The site Eyes over Africa has terrific photos of Africa, taken from above by Michael Poliza. There are over 200 photos to browse through.
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Over at Yoga Journal is a collection of Meditation Poses.
At present there are ten poses for different purposes. It is a nice collection and covers most areas.
At Yoga Journal is Poses: Browse Categories where you can find yoga poses. Click on a category and you get apage with small pictures and a short text, enough to find a pose and go one step further. For each pose there is a step by step guide.
Yoga Journal also has a Sequence Builder. You [...]
Daily Writing Tips has created Spelling Test 1. I tried it and got 95%, I am pleased with that since English is my second language.
