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Imagine a lake that's six miles across flanked by dramatic mountain peaks reaching heights greater than 10,000 feet. We're in California, so it's got to be Lake Tahoe, right? But it's not. It is the lowest and driest place in North America, and the hottest place in the world. It's Death Valley. And big lakes are not a normal part of the scenery here. Badwater Basin is normally a dry …

By Yolanda Wessels Situated near Stanford in the Western Cape lies Panthera Africa, a non-profit company and haven for exploited animals. This 40-hectare environmentally friendly sanctuary is home to animals that have all been rescued from exploitation in one form or another – circuses, zoos, breeding facilities, canned hunting, cub petting facilities, the tiger and lion bone trade, and even private homes where they were kept as pets. Panthera Africa …

The Architects’ Journal Is specialisation the way to succeed in architecture? Does focusing on one sector impose an unwelcome straitjacket or is it the key to architects being treated more like other professions, asks Toko Andrews The post Is specialisation the way to succeed in architecture? appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Simon Aldous

Through the Storms by Rita Potter Released: Feb 23, 2024 Genre: Action / Adventure Why this book and why now? I LOVE disasters! A disaster heightens the intensity of everything, including emotions. Plus I’m one of those odd writers that love to do research, so I was itching to write another book that required heavy research. I could go on for days about all the fascinating things I learned, but …

Konami’s Tokimeki Memorial may have pioneered the concept of all-ages dating sims back in 1994, but it was Koei’s in-house developer Ruby Party who dared to ask if a romantic game with a similar tone might find critical and commercial success if it was not just marketed to but explicitly created for women. Harukanaru Toki no Naka de (I’ll refer to it as HaruToki from this point on, for convenience’s …

It's comforting to wake up on a Friday morning to find two immediately wonderful freshly released albums waiting for me. Like birthday gifts on the doormat. Laetitia Sadler's Rooting For Love which I've already reviewed. And this, the latest from Hurray For The Riff Raff.Alynda Segarra HFTRR's alter ego, has maintained an excellent hitting record in recent seasons which immediately led to my antennae rising in anticipation of the arrival …

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Genre: Death/ThrashCountry: GreeceYear: 20241. Cataclysmic2. Fading Faith3. To Misery...4. Annihilating The Truth5. Prodigal Son6. Oppression7. Ultimatum8. TranscedenceDebut album by Sarcastic Obedience. The group successfully managed to craft an oldschool death/thrash gem. Everything is here, the riffing (in times melodic, in times brutal), the vocal delivery, the production. Εverything here will satisfy even the most demanding listener.Download(mediafire) or Download(mega)

Born 1942 in Hollywood as Stefania Zofya Paul, American actress Stefanie Powers is best known for her role as Jennifer Hart on the mystery television series Hart to Hart (1979–1984), for which she received nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards and five Golden Globe Awards.In 1992, Powers was a recipient of a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6776 Hollywood Boulevard, category ‘Television’, presented by the Hollywood Chamber …

On the 23rd of January 2024, the Russian Federation launched a “massive” airstrike on the cities of Kyiv and Kharkiv, firing 41 missiles. The air defences shot down 21 of these missiles. These strikes exemplify a pattern. On the 1st of January 2024, the Russian Federation launched one of the biggest air attacks on a number of Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv. Prior to this, on the 28th of May 2023 …

This busy slate grey dinosaur trackway from the Iberian Peninsula looks more like a dance floor than the thoroughfare it is. The numerous theropod dinosaur tracks — with a few enormous sauropod tracks thrown in for good measure — cover the entire surface. The local soil has a bit of rusty iron ore in it that highlights each print nicely when the soil is blown into the depressions the

Have you ever wondered how some politicians get away with everything while others have their careers blighted by seemingly small actions that upset the wrong people? When the tape of Trump bragging about grabbing women by their pussies first leaked, many of us thought he was finished, but he won that election, and even now, he is more popular than Biden. This is despite being found liable for sexual abuse …

February 2024. Uttoxeter. Thursday night in Uttoxeter. Got the tick, done the pre-emptive Marston diner, one question remained; Should I go in ? pic.twitter.com/aqfv9rCNzJ— retiredmartin (@NHS_Martin) February 15, 2024 What a silly question. Incredibly, only my third visit to The Vaults, perhaps the most famous Bass pub, alongside the bankers of Stockton and the flat nectar of Bath. But then, I haven’t been to the Coopers for far, far, too …

I've surprised myself by not actually getting Blobercised about the shameful gaslighting and ruination of local Post Office managers across the water. Not until January-too-late did I find a hook in the coincidence of ICL on the periphery of my own life. I guess the itch of my indignation was eased by posts across on Metafilter 2023 - 2020. Sometimes Metafilter comments are from people who actually know what they …

Cory Doctorow’s newest book, The Bezzle, is a second installment in his Martin Hench, tech-nerd, forensic accountant series. It was released Tuesday and I got my Kickstarter-backed audiobook onto my phone the same day. Yesterday, I started a 12-hour road trip to California and listened to the ~8hr long book in a single stretch of the interstate 5 freeway.I absolutely loved the first book in the series, Red Team Blues, …