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A Summer Retrospective

Reblogged from Making a Difference: The other day, a friend of mine expressed some good-natured  job-related frustration, posting to his Facebook status that he would like to find a job that somehow would include “making (his) own hours, lots of … Continue reading

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Making Friends with Mammoths from the Ice Age

Reblogged from Earthwatch Unlocked: Ruth Clemmer never dreamed that a mammoth from the Ice Age would be named after her. After all, she was a retiree from the world of finance. But today, Ruth has formed a bond with Clem … Continue reading

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Like Mother, Like Daughter: A Story of Dolphins & Handbags

Reblogged from Earthwatch Unlocked: For this week’s blog, my intention was to share the adventures of Carol Sellers who recently returned from Egypt on her 6th Earthwatch Expedition, Red Sea Dolphin Project. While gathering details from that adventure, I discovered … Continue reading

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30 Londoners by John Kortland

Reblogged from Little London Observationist: It’s been a while since we checked in with John Kortland, so shall we see what he’s been up to? Here’s 30 pictures of Londoners he recently added to the Flickr pool, along with his … Continue reading

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What Earthwatchers Do with Their Summer Vacation

Reblogged from Earthwatch Unlocked: We Know What You Did This Summer–Because You Told Us! One of the great annual traditions at Earthwatch is the flood of enthusiastic, inspirational, first-person reports that come in from so many volunteers, fellows, and researchers … Continue reading

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Pop Ups

Pop Up I love the idea of pop up businesses.  There is something a little Harry Potterish about them.  One day they are there, another day not.  You could walk down the same street every single day, and never know … Continue reading

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Listen to a Londoner: Emma John

Reblogged from Little London Observationist: I came across Emma through an article she wrote on London’s East End in my favourite travel magazine, Afar.  Now her priority is the Olympics. She has been a journalist for 12 years, and lived in … Continue reading

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Red Light, Green Light

Reblogged from Making a Difference: Do you remember that movie Corrina, Corrina? Maybe not. Well, in the movie, Whoopi Goldberg’s character has this magical ability to turn red lights green by blowing on them. Just a little puff of air … Continue reading

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A Pacific Island whose shape reminds us a Dolphin

Reblogged from art-profiles.com: There are so many stunning landscapes on Earth, yet nature never ceases to amaze. Islands are often beautiful enough in their own right when seen from ground level: we don’t need to discern any particular pattern in … Continue reading

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Is It Mandatory, Mandaturi?

Reblogged from Making a Difference: There is a show called “Mind Your Langauge” that aired in the UK in the late 70s. It was about a guy named Jeremy Brown teaching an English course to foreigners. It was a comedy, … Continue reading

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