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Part of this is a true story, I'll tell you which part at the end. Mr. Keller is a successful television executive who is proud of his S...

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Porto Alegre is a city of a million and a half inhabitants that has managed to keep all the charms and customs of a small town. Every weeken...

When you buy a jar of cashews do you know what you are buying? Is it a nut? Ever wonder where cashews come from? From the cashew fruit. The ...

Game: how many OSHA violations can you find? I looked out of the window of my mother's apartment and saw two men in the process of paint...

Brazilians patented a new method of canning food products that does not require a can opener. The can has a removable lid, which is held in...

Why were there no theaters in Egypt of the Pharaohs? My previous post started with the statement that the stage has been part of human civil...

With one major exception, the stage has always been part of human civilizations. We have always had a need to tell stories. Imagine a cavema...

Here's something you don't see every day. It's a chocolate strawberry pizza topped with a scoop of ice cream. It looked like t...

A few months ago we did a large translation for Porsche, I now know more about the new Porsche Panamera than I ever thought I would. It appa...

Egyptology and the Borg On a trip to Egypt last year I was fortunate to visit Dr. Lehner's excavation at the lost city of the pyramid bu...

Every month I receive my pay stub and every month it amuses me. Not for necessarily for the risible amount printed there but rather because...

Brazilian society, more so than the American society, is extremely observant of social differences and it is commonly accepted that within t...

In a recent visit to the Brazilian coast, the Pope took a tour of some of the beaches where he was witness to something amazing. People were...