As it happens, my last efforts to put some order in our basement coincided with the 70th anniversary of the uprising of 17 June 1953. Even though I was not yet born at that time, I associate many memories with the anniversary of this historic event in the early days of the German Democratic Republic.
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I actually do not know. I neither remember where I took this photo of obviously flourishing coltsfoot. However, I came across media reports on a recent study by Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran. The study suggests that flowers indeed suffer from noise pollution, particularly in urban areas and along highways, on […]
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As of 3 July, many single-use plastic products are banned in the European Union. This includes, above all, plastic tableware and cutlery. What many people have been using on a daily basis will thus soon be a thing of the past? It should actually be clear to everyone that the […]
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Apple Music’s artificial intelligence suggested the tune “The Night Sky” from the Icelandic pianist and composer Eydís Evensen, probably due to my preferences for the composer Max Richter, and minimal music in general. I had never heard of her before. It was a perfect match. The album called “Bylur”, which means […]
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