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De Quincey
“In an essay, Thomas de Quincey (1785¬1859). sketched out a fascinating theory of what constitutes a good lover. He began by reflecting on William Wordsworth (whom he knew well) – the greatest poet of the age, the author of much heartfelt love poetry, a confident, vigorous man who had had much success with women in…
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40 Things You Don’t Expect To Find In Vending Machines
including – bike parts, eggs, T-shirts, live crabs… http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/bizarre-vending-machines/
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Handel's Messiah
When Handel was commissioned to write Messiah, his previously popular Italian opera had become rather passe, even parodied. English language oratorii were the new thing, he had had some success with them already, but perhaps he was feeling down on his luck [as suggested in the Alpha presentation I watched on Saturday]. He wrote the…
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Planetary genesis
http://shar.es/10UwSd The ALMA telescope’s image of a planetary system forming around a surprisingly young star may revolutionize theories on how planets grow.
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Mondrian uncredited
Ford have styled their latest advert on Mondrian:
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How to Gird Up Your Loins: An Illustrated Guide [feedly]
How to Gird Up Your Loins: An Illustrated Guide // The Art of Manliness If you’ve read the Bible, then you’ve probably come across the phrase “gird up your loins.” I’ve always thought it was a funny turn of phrase. Loins….heh. Back in the days of the ancient Near East, both men and women wore…
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Blair-Brown New Labour achievements
We always seem to forget the achievements of a long standing government, and see only the weaknesses. The New Labour government inherited large deficit and high public sector debt. Until 2007 national debt remained lower than when took office. They introduced a minimum wage. They lifted ban on gays in military, legalized civil partnerships, revoked…
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Love is all you need – if you're old and male
Grant study of Harvard medical school entrants in 1940s. “Flourishing” – defined as career success, physical and mental health, good relationships with spouse and children, subjective happiness – associated with warm, supportive childhood; mature coping style, good adult relationships between ages of 37 and 47 (!), and not IQ, income/status of parents. Good relationships with…
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Polar lands
Winter animals Warning – before you begin reading. In this book you will find animals who live around the South pole and the North pole of our Earth. They do like sun, but they only ever get a luke warm one.The kind that makes the hairs on your skin stand on end. So: if…
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Gedicht
Het is belangrijk om in een saaie omgeving te leven ik ben een oneetbare nachtvlinderonderscheid mij van de eetbare exemplarendoor mij op het juiste moment als een debiel te gedragenhet is belangrijk om in een saaie omgeving te levenen ik hecht aan de gedachte slechts een voorbeeldje te zijner lopen mensen rond die het recht op…