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Birds use cigarette butts to ward off insects

Birds have worked out that by using cigarette butts in their nests they can keep away unwanted insects. A good example of how animals adapt to their environment.

Joe Strummer of the Clash Now Has a Spanish Plaza Named After Him Read more: http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/01/18/joe-strummer-of-the-clash-now-has-a-spanish-plaza-named-after-him

Fans of the Clash who are bored with the U.S.A. should maybe head to Spain, where they can hang out in a plaza dedicated to the band’s front man, Joe Strummer. That’s right, “Plaza de Joe Strummer” is now a thing. Basically, some residents of the southern city of Granada really wanted a local square […]

Joe Strummer to be honoured with square in Spanish city Granada

He is an unlikely local hero, but the British punk legend Joe Strummer, lead singer with the Clash, is set to have a square named after him in one of Spain‘s most beautiful cities, Granada. Officials confirmed on Tuesday they had chosen a square to be renamed Plaza Joe Strummer, after receiving a petition to […]

ANGIE BOWIE FAN PAGE shared Catalyzing Change’s photo.

Catalyzing Change Cleopatra’s Kingdom, Alexandria, Egypt* (Found in 1998′) “Lost for 1,600 years, the royal quarters of Cleopatra were discovered off the shores of Alexandria. A team of marine archaeologists, led by Frenchman, Franck Goddi o, began excavating the ancient city in 1998. Mainstream historians believe the site was submerged by earthquakes and tidal waves, […]

Miss Sierra Leone Holland

The Sierra Leone Action Group (SLAG), a humanitarian Non-Governmental Organization which seeks to contribute to the development of Sierra Leone with a specific focus to improve the lives of underprivileged children in Sierra Leone, on the 13th October 2012, for the first time in the history of Sierra Leoneans in the Netherlands, organised a beauty […]

Smashed Hits: Is London Calling the best anthem for a city?

NEWS SOURCE :   http://www.bbc.co.uk A version of The Clash song London Calling was used as part of the countdown coverage to the 2012 Olympics. But is it the best advert for the city? Food shortages, floods and “zombies of death” – welcome to London. The Clash’s breakthrough single is enough to start a housing crash […]

In Haitian Town, Artists Honor Dead With Rubble Art

2011-03-17 – The Irish Festival 2011 – Old Billingsgate – London