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Tsunami are a Japanese term which has been used to describe a large seismically generated ocean wave, produced by a submarine earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption. The pronunciation for tsunami is “soo- nah- mee”, and comes from Japanese : tsu Continue reading Defination Definition : Tsunami
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Via Despicable Horses :Historical information you need to know about shipping Manure: In the 16th and 17th centuries, everything had to be transported by ship. It was also before commercial fertilizer’s invention, so large shipments of manure were common. It Continue reading Ship High In Transit
On Strange Horizons Fiction, Charles Schultz meets H.P. Lovecraft. Nicely done and true to both. del.icio.us Tags: H.P.Lovecraft SciFi Technorati Tags: H.P.Lovecraft sciFi
From Prospect Magazine Via Peking Duck, also The Economist writes about the New Wave of South Korean cinema. Category:Movies
Via Charlie’s Diary comes word that this story Rouge Farm (“Live without a Net” edited by Lou Anders, published by Roc.) has been machinima’ized into Rouge Farm ,the animated short film and nominated for a BAFTA Scotland award in the Continue reading Rouge Farm, machinima