Deceased Chongqing sci-fi editor has brain frozen, hoping to be resurrected in 50 years time

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According to her wishes, after dying of pancreatic cancer in May, a 61-year-old Chonqing author’s brain was frozen with the hope that with more advanced technology in the future she will one day be brought back to life.

25 Interesting Black-and-White Photographs of Barcelona from between the 1960s and 1970s

Colita, born Isabel Steva in Barcelona in 1940, is one of the most renowned names in contemporary Catalan photography. While she learned the trade of photography studying under Oriol Maspons, Julio Ubiña and Xavier Miserachs, she soon branched out into her own individualistic style.

From 1963 to 1975 she focused on creating a series of portraits of Flamenco dancers and singers. Since she is linked with the Catalan cultural movements of the era, she is considered the official photographer of Barcelona’s Gauche Divine, a movement of writers, photographers, models, architects, film directors, and many other professionals who began to stand out in that area in their respective fields. Her photographs display an inspiring frankness and humor.

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Barcelona, 1964

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Barcelona, 1965

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Barcelona, 1969

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Barcelona, 1978

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Maria del Mar Bonet, 1976

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Tourists Thwart Turtles from Nesting in Costa Rica – The New York Times

{IDIOTS} “I almost had a panic attack because it was so crowded,” said Ms. Bézy, a doctoral candidate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who has been studying nesting behavior at Ostional Beach for five years. “It was basically a free-for-all.”

Source: Tourists Thwart Turtles from Nesting in Costa Rica – The New York Times

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Just Pinned to Viva: This phenomenon only happens once every 2373 years and the last event was the December 3, 2012 one hour before sunrise. According to some thinkers the Giza Pyramids have been built according to the constellation of Orion, formed by the bright stars Alnitak, and Mintaka Alnilam. The largest of these pyramids was ordered built by the pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt Khufu and completed around 2570. C. http://bitly.com/1QqjZAi