Humor is perhaps a sense of intellectual perspective: an awareness that some things are really important, others not; and that the two kinds are most oddly jumbled in everyday affairs.
-- Christopher Morley

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We seem to be becoming an increasingly religious country, and because religion supplants evidence and logic with faith -- and faith can mean anything you want it to -- politicians can get away with appealing to faith without having to justify themselves.
-- David Baltimore (American Scientist (Jan 2007))

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Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.
-- Elbert Hubbard

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#beach #shell #seashells #seashell #strand #zand #sand

We all love to instruct, though we can teach only what is not worth knowing.
-- Jane Austen (Pride and Prejudice)

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Als ik mijn hoofd wil leeg maken ga ik wandelen op het wad, de geluiden van de wadvogels om me heen. Met de vingers in de modder een kokkel uit de bodem graven. En kijken hoe het diertje zich weer in graaft. Magisch ✨ https://dewittehaas.nl/zeebodem-wandelingen/

#zeebodemwandeling #schiermonnikoog #wadlopen #marinelife #mudflats #sea #seashells #animals #seafood #nature #natuurgids #waddenzee #uitwaaien #natuur

Scientist makes groundbreaking discovery while studying ancient Roman technique for concrete: 'We have a huge potential'

by Calvin Coffee
Sun, August 31, 2025

"Concrete has a massive carbon footprint. One researcher from the University of Auckland is working to reduce it by studying ancient #Roman techniques. Using natural volcanic materials and industrial byproducts, he's incorporating #pumice and #seashells to create an #EcoFriendly, traditional alternative.

"At the Structures Testing Laboratory in Newmarket, New Zealand, Enrique Del Rey Castillo blends volcanic ash and kaimoana shells as replacements in the cement-making process, leveraging their #SelfHealing properties, which can repair cracks over time through natural chemical reactions.

"This initiative is crucial, as concrete is one of the world's most polluting materials, with global cement production accounting for 8% of total carbon emissions, contributing to rising global temperatures and increasing health risks.

"Del Rey Castillo has spent years testing how local materials can serve as sustainable alternatives. After focusing on conventional substitutes such as fly ash, he shifted to natural materials available nearby.

" 'I realised we have a huge potential in New Zealand with the use of natural #volcanic materials and #byproducts of primary industries,' Del Rey Castillo said.

"Concrete is essential for constructing bridges, roads, dams, and buildings, but its production releases over 4 billion tons of carbon dioxide annually. Calcining cement-primary materials at 1,500 degrees Celsius in a kiln emits large amounts of carbon dioxide and produces chemical reactions. Each pound of concrete releases 0.93 pounds of carbon dioxide.

"Pumice, however, doesn't require the energy-intensive calcining process; it just needs to be dried at 100 degrees Celsius to remove moisture before being ground into a fine powder. 'The carbon footprint is about 8-10% of the carbon footprint of cement,' Del Rey Castillo explained."

Read more:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/scientist-makes-groundbreaking-discovery-while-184500351.html

#SelfHealingConcrete #RomanConcrete #ReusingByproducts #Concrete #CarbonFootprint #Infrastructure #SolarPunkSunday #AncientTechnology

Four new original #paintings for your delight...
Nuthatch & siskin: 15x15cm - £60
Can you hear the sea?: 15x15cm - £60
Wren & blue tit: 15x15cm - £60
17 seashells: 23x23cm - £75

Want one? Msg me here or go to: https://janetomlinson.com/pages/contact
(price inc P&P to UK)
Thx🙏

#birds #ArtLovers #seashells #watercolour #shells
#gouache #art #artwork

The paradox is that as we advance into the future the need for change gets greater and greater (to cope with changes in population, pollution, etc. and to make full use of our new technologies) but the possibility of change gets less and less because everything is already committed.
-- Edward deBono

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Greek City Times: Greece Introduces €1,000 Fine for Collecting Shells or Pebbles from Beaches. “Tourists caught collecting shells or pebbles from protected beaches now face fines of up to €1,000. This rule aims to preserve delicate coastal ecosystems, where even small actions like taking natural souvenirs can harm wildlife and accelerate erosion. Authorities are stepping up vigilance to […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/02/greek-city-times-greece-introduces-e1000-fine-for-collecting-shells-or-pebbles-from-beaches/

Photo a Day 49: Lost Periwinkles

Shop: https://mike-smale.pixels.com/featured/lost-periwinkles-mike-smale.html

#Photography #Shells #Seashells #Snails #Periwinkles #Beach #Ocean #Seaside #Sea #Art #Artwork #GiftShop #BuyIntoArt

A colour drawing of a sea shell, showing both sides of the shell with a blue background. Available now on Folksy...
https://folksy.com/items/8530300

#FediGiftShop #ScottishArtist #MastoArt #CreativeToots
#Shells #Seashells #OriginalArt #Drawing #PenAndInk #ColourPencil #MixedMedia #Artwork #TraditionalArtist #ArtFromScotland #GiftIdeas #ArtShop

Looking at all the tiny biotopes in tidepools in the rocks on a long stretch of beach to ourselves...

#scotland #Highlands #beach #seashells #MarineLife #Pentax #PentaxK70 #PentaxK70_RN #photography

Life is half spent before we know what it is.
-- George Herbert

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There's a world of difference between a strong ego, which is essential, and a large ego -- which can be destructive. The guy with a strong ego knows his own strengths. He's confident. He has a realistic idea of what he can accomplish, and he moves purposefully toward his goal. But the guy with a large ego is always looking for recognition. He constantly needs to be patted on the back. He thinks he's a cut above everybody else. And he talks down to the people who work for him.
-- Lee Iacocca

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⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Panopainting #Seashells #Everglades #Florida

We all have our treasures, special items that bring a smile to our hearts because they are associated with good times and good memories.

Tea with a daughter. A walk along the beach. Quiet moments in the garden.

It's not the things that matter so much as what we did with them, how we incorporated them within our lives.

And they're not cell phones.

Tea by the Sea canvas print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/tea-by-the-sea-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print

#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #tea #seashells #romance

The supreme excellence is not to win a hundred victories in a hundred battles. The supreme excellence is to subdue the armies of your enemies without even having to fight them.
-- Sun Tzu

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⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Panopainting #Seashells #Everglades #Florida