Tag: europe
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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…
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Deutsche Bahn joins Star Alliance
DB joins Star Alliance. Wonderful news. Just like Air France-KLM is already offering Thalys tickets for some of its flights from Brussels: instead of departing from BRU airport to AMS or CDG; just take a train from Brussels South. It looks like Lufthansa, and soon all of Star Alliance, will offer more comprehensive (long-haul) tickets…
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Changing from a car-centric Paris to a cycling city
I’ve not been in Paris since 2015, I believe. Feel like I should probably pop-by again and see if it really changed that much. I remember it to be mostly one big traffic jam with all the 2 and 3 wheeled motorcyclists racing in between. It would be interesting to see if other major cities…
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3M PFOS
Several layers of corruption. Bring forth the criminal charges and put these people in prison. […] Last year she found out her 65-year-old mother had 1,100 micrograms of PFOS per liter of blood—a concentration more typically found in industrial wastewater. Her 68-year-old father had about 800. Her 19-year-old daughter tested at 300. D’Hollander’s own level…
