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Dark Sun. The making of the hydrogen bomb, Richard Rhodes (ISBN 9780684824147, Simon & Schuster)
After having read ‘The making of the atomic bomb’ by Richard Rhodes I also had to read this book. It didn’t win the Pulitzer prize although it did make the short list for it. Compared to the award winning ‘The making of the atomic bomb’ I have to agree this book is not as excellent although it is still a very good book. Compared to ‘The making of the atomic bomb’ this book lacks a bit of the dramatic story arc and suspense that came with the race against the nazi’s to build the atomic bomb. Also, this book has…
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Breakpoint Foodstation Antwerp
A while ago we were at hockey club Olympia and went for lunch at Brasserie Woods. I wrote another post about that. This was an excellent choice but we also had to grab something to bring along for one of the hockey players and decided to stop on the walk back from Brasserie Woods to the club at Breakpoint Foodstation. We expect the typical tank station shop with some basic food but it turned out to be quite a bit better. You can also charge your electric car at the station and for those people the food station is actually…
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Growing Cherry Tomatoes in Your Auk Mini
Some time ago I mentioned I had switched from basil and parsley in my Auk mini to cherry tomatoes, chilli peppers and some mini peppers. After 2 weeks I saw the first sprouts and by now the tomato plant is a giant dwarfing the other 2. Luckily I could decide on what would go into the 4th spot so that is still empty. This is good because any plant in it would have been overgrown by the tomato plant. Although the plant is big, it has only flowers that still need to turn into tomatoes so far. The peppers and…
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A Perfect Lunch Stop: Brasserie Woods in Nachtegalenpark near hockey club Olympia
Some time ago we had a bit 2 hours over lunch between 2 hockey games at hockey club Olympia in Antwerp and the cafetaria didn’t fit our needs. We found Brasserie Woods within walking distance in the Nachtegalenpark park. The brasserie is located right at the park entrance and benefits from the green surroundings to add a bit of cachet. It was chilly but we were lucky that it was a sunny afternoon so although we sat inside we could still enjoy the sun due to the interior of the brasserie which resembles a bit a greenhouse style with lots…
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Charles Lauritsen on Oppenheimer
‘This man was unbelievable. He always gave you the answer before you had time to formulate the question.‘― Charles Lauritsen
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Understanding the Futility of Nuclear Conflicts
‘A nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought.‘― Ronald Reagan
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Return of the Stone Age
‘The Stone Age may return on the gleaming wings of science.‘― Winston Churchill
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Taste Authentic Belgian Cuisine at Le Zinneke
A while ago I went for dinner in Le Zinneke in Schaarbeek again. This is an old style traditional Belgian restaurant with a one of a kind interior. Nothing fancy but authentic and definitely unique. Very friendly staff and prices are good, eating here will not break your bank account. They serve traditional dishes, Brussels classics they call them and during the mussels season they have an enormous choice of mussels preparation styles, like for example with garlic, white wine, curry and so on. I read somewhere they have 65 different options on their menu. I had mussels and they…
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