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Bearded protea. An erect to sprawling shrub up to 2.5m tall.
This species grows in very harsh conditions, mostly high on mountain slopes where it is colder and more |
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| WEIRD WEATHER WILL LEAD TO GLOBAL WARMING ACTION ... EVENTUALLY. |
| 21-02-2012 18:10 |
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Sorry Europe. Sorry about the terrible winter you've been having. Scientists have said your cold, ice and snow could be a result of the shrinking Arctic ice cap. I'm not surprised if this is true.
As a group of nations you've been real troopers in cutting greenhouse gas emissions. You're doing the best you can with little help elsewhere in the world, like us for example, just across the Atlantic. |
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| Try these hikes in the WESTERN CAPE... |
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CapeTown South africa |
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4 hrs |
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Between Knysna and Plettenberg Bay |
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2 days |
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Kommetjie |
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2hrs |
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Sedgefield |
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3.5 hrs |
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Hike of the week |
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Riviersonderend Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve |
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Province: WESTERN CAPE |
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Duration: 8.5 hrs |
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Distance: 15km |
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Photograph by: klair |
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Mushroom of the week |
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Photo submitted: klair (14 July 2010) |
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| Schizophyllum commune |
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| Size: 10 - 40 mm |
| Habitat: Grows on wood |
Spore bearing:  Gills |
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Delicate, Fluffy bracket. Upper surface Hairy Grey-white with an uncured lobed margin. |
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Some other edible mushrooms... |
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ARTICLES |
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| Shedding Light on the Moser Lamp |
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21-09-2014 16:48
In the midst of yet another electricity blackout in the Brazilian countryside in 2002, Alfredo Moser, a mechanic from Southern Brazil’s Uberaba, and his friends discussed ways to beckon rescuers during an emergency. |
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NEWS |
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| Happy Feet tag not transmitting. |
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12-09-2011 05:49
Happy Feet, the penguin who was given a second lease on life and was given a lift part of the way back to his antarctic home has disappeared from the radar. |
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| Plant to process disposable nappies into roof tiles? |
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12-09-2011 05:41
A new plant is due to open today in in West Bromwich in the UK, designed to recycle disposable nappies and other similar items recovering the components which can then be used to manufacture a range of building products including roof tiles. |
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| Follow Happy Feet's Journey Home |
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05-09-2011 15:49
Happy Feet, the Emperor penguin who lost his way and found himself stuck on a beach in New Zealand back in June and eating sand instead of snow has been released back into the wild. |
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| Welcome to the world's 7 Billionth person. |
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02-09-2011 16:04
Well the experts don't think that they have arrived yet but it is predicted that during October somewhere in the world, probably India or China, the most populous nations on the planet, a birth will bring the total number of humans living on this fragile globe to 7 billion. |
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