Monthly Archives: June 2015

Hydraulic Power

Here in Japan the rainy season has started, and if you live in a rural area – like yours truly – its effects are fairly obvious. What might be less obvious are the ways in which those effects have shaped … Continue reading

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Liebster Award Nomination

I was recently surprised to learn that I had been nominated for a Liebster Award. Frankly I hadn’t even realised that the competition was open (or for that matter existed), so this is completely unexpected. The rules apparently are to … Continue reading

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