tldr; Surprise, Dyson loves maps! One of my fave products from the early days of running my D&D campaigns was …
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A Language We Share — A new exhibition featuring the work of Beverly Price and Gordon Parks preserves historically Black neighbourhoods in the USA, before development and economic forces made them disappear.
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Seinen ersten Profi-Einsatz bei Mainz 05 hatte Kacper Potulski bereits mit 17. Nun schaffte er den Sprung in die polnische Nationalmannschaft.
Could the days of slurping noodles and sipping drip coffee on tiny roadside stools soon be numbered ? The price for progress is being felt by Hanoi’s streetside traders as the city’s authorities continue their crackdown on pavement clutter. Many of the capital’s streets are used illegally as impromptu food stalls and for other business activities, clogging sidewalks and forcing pedestrians into…
There is always good gossip to be found in any halfling community – stories are told around meals and often …
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In 2019, the Chinese megalopolis of Shanghai began a full-steam-ahead approach to reducing solid waste generation in the city. In that year, some 26,000 metric tons of waste was produced every day, but after 6 years of intensive investment, messaging, and habit-forming, the household recycling rate is up 10%, with 35 to 45% of all […]
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Metivier Manor sits among the other grand estates along the city walls on the South Hill. The structure is almost …
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Local but lovely, a historic street in a Florida town is getting a new-old makeover, that will restore the oldie charm and reduce traffic risk for pedestrians. The key to clearing both these hurdles in one leap is the recently-commenced re-bricking of 7th Avenue in Ybor City, near Tampa Bay, where contractors have sourced some […]
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In this post I will be citing a few sources regarding the status of St. Hippolytus, whether he was a bishop of Rome or of some other See, and if at Rome then whether he indeed was in actuality an antipope who set himself in opposition to the Roman bishop. All emphasis will be mine.
I begin with what Eusebius and Jerome wrote about him:
- Among these Beryllus has left us, besides letters and…
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Coalition Pushed for Cycling Lanes and Better Buses and Got Them, Transforming Manila in the Process
For decades, 98% of transportation-related funding and infrastructure went to the 6% of people in the Philippines who own cars. Now after years of research, advocacy, and lobbying, a national coalition has led a transformation in public transit and civic planning on behalf of cyclists, pedestrians, and non-car commuters, and has attracted international attention and […]
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Der polnische Fußball trauert um Jacek Magiera. Der Co-Trainer von Polens Nationalelf ist im Alter von nur 49 Jahren verstorben.
Long before the kingdoms rose, caravans crossed this land along the Ember Road with fear in their throats. The ash …
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Manche Städte besitzen eine magische Anziehungskraft, die Reisende immer wieder in ihren Bann zieht. Berlin ist zweifellos ein solches Ziel: eine pulsierende Metropole, die mit ihrer Geschichte, Kultur und urbanen Vielfalt begeistert. Ob Brandenburger Tor oder Clubszene, Berlin ist immer eine Reise wert. Gleiches gilt für Paris, die Stadt der Liebe und der Lichter. Vom […]
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In cloudy old England, an architect has created his own phone app that displays which pubs are currently in the sunshine. Mo Dawod was out in London in April last year when he decided that he wanted an iced coffee in the sunshine, but there was no way to know which cafes would be blanketed […]
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Aquifers are like bank accounts for groundwater, and they’re replenished with each deposit of rain, snowmelt, or surface infiltration. Currently, many aquifers around the world have low balances, but there have been some success stories. “Groundwater depletion is not inevitable,” said Environmental Science Professor Scott Jasechko at the University of California-Santa Barbara. “Humans have solved…
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In a report that examined the air quality of 100 global cities, 19 were found to have substantially improved since 2010. 9 of the 19 were in China and Hong Kong, while the rest were located in Europe, and include both large and small cities. In the US, San Francisco managed to reduce both health-harming […]
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The Darkling River works its way through the underdark beneath the grey hills to depths unknown. Darklingtown is a trading …
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Have you seen the price of gold recently? In the Japanese city of Osaka, one man obviously did, and decided to cash in for the sake of his community. The mayor and his staff were staggered when they discovered an anonymous resident had presented 21 kilograms of gold bars to the city as a contribution […]
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The Flying Swine provides both a drinking hole for locals as well as one of the only sit-down restaurants in …
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