A Frack’in Flash in the Pan
Hydraulic fracturing is the spreading of fractures in a rock layer caused by the use of a pressurised fluid. Hydraulic fractures may form naturally or may be man-made in order to release petroleum, natural gas, coal seam gas, or other substances for extraction. The technique used is commonly called ‘fracking’.
Adam Garone: Redefining Charity
To date, over a million moustaches have been grown for Movember, raising more than $178 million to change the face of Men’s Health. In 2004, Adam and the other Founders established Movember as a Not for Profit entity and chose Prostate Cancer as the cause, so that men were given an opportunity to support a […]
Pancake Rocks, Punakaiki
November 16, 2011 by Gail
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“The Pancake Rocks are a very popular tourist goal at Dolomite Point south of the main village of Punakaiki, a small community on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand, between Westport and Greymouth. The community lies on the edge of the Paparoa National Park.
Dr Izzeldin Abuelaish: I Shall Not Hate
Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish is a well-known Palestinian gynecologist who has spent years working in one of Israeli’s main hospitals. He crossed into Israel daily through the Erez checkpoint from his home in Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza. On January 16, 2009, a day and a half before the official end of the war, Dr. Abuelaish’s […]
Aparna Rao: High-tech art (with a sense of humour)
Aparna Rao re-imagines the familiar in surprising, often humorous ways. With her collaborator Soren Pors, she creates high-tech art installations: a typewriter that sends emails, a camera that tracks you through the room only to make you invisible on screen. They put a playful spin on ordinary objects and interactions.
