Tag: europe
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The Maddening Mess of Airport Codes
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Best Before labels are causing food waste
Do you know the difference between ‘Best Before’ and ‘Sell By’? ‘Display Until’ and ‘Use By’? Many of us don’t, and it’s causing a whopping ten per cent of Europe’s food waste – 9,000,000 tonnes across Europe each year. Source: TooGoodToGo
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Biking in (snowy) winter
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On the Beating of Children
[…] The story illustrates the level of violence we accept amongst children in otherwise non-violent societies, but it gets even worse: differing speeds of development lead to huge differences in size and strength, meaning bullying is often like getting picked on by a Shaq-like giant. […] Yes, in the developed world “corporal punishment” (literally “bodily…
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Is Civilization on the Brink of Collapse?
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Bakfiets
Wish this was an option in Singapore — sadly, driving a bike here is needlessly dangerous. But likely a viable mode of transportation when we move back to Europe.
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Cost of Cars
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Rabies
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Airports
“Moving some of our passenger operations to other UK airports at such short notice is also not realistic,” the airline said. “Ensuring ground readiness to handle and turnaround a widebody long-haul aircraft with 500 passengers onboard is not as simple as finding a parking spot at a mall.” Source: BBC It’s worth asking how come…
