Category Archives: News and Information

In the news: The Large Hadron Collider

September 11, 2008 – 4:05 pm

It is hard to miss the fact that the Large Hadron Collider started now. Daily Bits writes about The Day of the Large Hadron Collider. There are links to Wikipedia as well as an interesting TED-presentation at YouTube, Brian Cox: What really goes on at the Large Hadron Collider.
The Large Hadron Rap is facts presented [...]

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Foodluvin – Spreading the love one bite at a time

June 30, 2008 – 12:06 am

I recently found Foodluvin which has this presentation:
Foodluvin reports on all things food. We dig up and review the newest and best gourmet food, gadgets,appliances, events, food related travel, recipes and anything else that may come across our paths and palates!
Foodluvin has great photos and interesting recipees.
   

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GoEnglish.com Pocket English Idioms

June 25, 2008 – 9:26 am

GoEnglish.com Pocket English Idioms is a nice site and the site has an Idioms index. I like the way the site looks, take a look at Birds of a feather flock together or You Can’t Judge A Book By Its Cover.
   

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How to Get Smarter, One Breath at a Time

June 18, 2008 – 7:07 am

I am testing Zemanta which shows related articles while you are blogging. When blogging about meditation it showed an article at Time titled How to Get Smarter, One Breath at a Time. In the article Walter Zimmermann attributes his brain’s enduring sharpness to 40 minutes of meditation each morning and evening. The practice helps him [...]

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Scientists probe meditation secrets

June 17, 2008 – 4:45 pm

When browsing the net about meditation I came across an article at BBC: Scientists probe meditation secrets. The article says that scientists are beginning to uncover evidence that meditation has a tangible effect on the brain.
Research into the health claims made for meditation has limitations and few conclusions can be reached, partly because meditation is [...]

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Convert HTML to PDF or JPG

June 4, 2008 – 1:01 pm

Sometimes you might want to get a site in PDF-format or as a JPG-image. If that is the case then you can use Convert HTM to PDF or Screenshot tool..
Note: This text is published at btwendel.com. If you see it elsewhere they are using my content.
   

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Science and nature at BBC

May 30, 2008 – 7:11 am

BBC has an interesting section called Science & Nature with sub-sections for Animals, Prehistoric Life, Human Body & Mind, Space and HOT TOPICS – The science behind the news.
   

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BBC Languages offers many online courses

May 25, 2008 – 7:30 am

The BBC website has a really interesting section titled BBC Languages. You find courses in Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Greek, Chinese as well as some other languages.
There is an online course titled Mi Vida Loca which is Spanish for beginners, I think I will try that one.
   

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White lines make your text standout

May 8, 2008 – 9:50 am

I subscribe to a newsletter from Springwise and found White lines make paper stand out.
Whitelines® is amazingly simple, when you see the finished product, and judging from the image it makes a lot of difference.
I intend to have a look at the real thing, I found a reseller in the city I live.
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Science cafés

March 30, 2008 – 10:41 am

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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