Archive for the 'Time' Category

Stop Motion: London

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Great stop motion video made of more than 3,300 pictures (2minutes). If you feel homesick or you want to take a piece of London with you when traveling well here’s another option…

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Life: Academic Salaries

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Another proof who the most important or at least the most appreciated people are in many academic institutions.

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Time Waster: Whiteboard PONG

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If you have too much time in the office on your way to redundancy here’s one potential possibility to pay yourself the bonus you definitely earned in time.

Australian 3D design studio Eness has found a way to play the classic game of Pong on a regular whiteboard.

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History: Kristallnacht – German pogrom of 1938

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Tonight it is 70 years ago, that in the night of November 9th synagogues, Jewish shops and houses were destroyed throughout Germany and Austria. Almost a thousand Jews were murdered that night and 20-30,000 deported to concentration camps.

Sadly these days it looks like the extreme right wing thugs are creeping into society across Europe again. Where do you think that substantial amounts from all those Billions disappearing from military and so-called humanitarian aid programs are ending up?

This time it might not be the Jews, but will the majority of people again look to the other side and profit from…

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Time: Sunday Afternoon Feast

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Four short clips for a quiet Sunday afternoon. Some funny ones, one that might make you think plus some music too.

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Russia’s answer on the U.S. Elections: Obama Matryoshkas

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In Moscow, matryoshka – little wooden dolls – of Barack Obama have become one of the best selling souvenirs among tourists and Russians.

While before the election both Obama and McCain dolls were offered by shopkeepers, the interest in McCain dolls that even before November 4th had sold in much smaller numbers, has now more or less completely diminished. Or as one of the sellers put it “my stock in McCain dolls is now worth about as much as shares in Lehman Brothers

Obama dolls are a new addition to …

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