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I first discovered this fantastic resource in May 2005. Amazing how one can navigate unexpectedly fromClinical depressiontoHairy ball theoremin 2 hours, perhaps one causes the other...:-)Thisis the quick way to do it, but it's not the route I used!!
I have now discovered theSymbolist painterOdilon Redonand his fantastic early charcoal works, including the incredibly appropriateCactus Man.Also, check out the utterly brilliantSpirit of the Forest- this leavesMunchfor dead. Not to mentionJulio González,cubistsculptor,a contemporary ofPicasso,and his enigmaticMonsieur Cactus.
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Some Words of Wisdom
John Buchan
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| “ | ...There are two rules for drinking whisky. First, never take whisky without water, and second, never take water without whisky.... |
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Interesting stuff
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Thered-lored whistler(Pachycephala rufogularis) is one of nine species of whistler occurring in Australia and a member of the familyPachycephalidae.It resides in the low mallee,spinifex,cypress pine and broombush woodland in the desert of central New South Wales, north-western Victoria and adjacent south-eastern South Australia, preferring low mallee woodlands or shrublands with open canopy, above a moderately dense but patchy scrub layer. The male bird has an orange or buff face and throat, a grey breastband extending around the neck and over the head, and rufous underparts with pale yellow or olive edging to primaries. The female is similar but with a paler throat and underparts. While it is often seen perched in trees and shrubs, the red-lored whistler feeds, for the most part, on the ground. Little is known about the movement of this species, although it is thought to be sedentary, with some movement possibly after breeding. It builds a substantial, cup-shaped nest made mostly of coarse bark and mallee leaves, neatly woven around the rim in low shrubs and lays two or three eggs. The species's limited range has seen it listed nationally as avulnerable species.This red-lored whistler was photographed in theNombinnie Nature Reservein New South Wales.Photograph credit:John Harrison
Did you know...
Song Zhenzhong
- ... thatSong Zhenzhong(pictured),the son ofSong QiyunandXu Linxia,was detained by theKuomintangbefore his first birthday and executed at the age of eight?
- ... thatNapoleon IIIwas buried inSt Mary's Church, Chislehurst,before his remains were moved toFarnborough Abbey15 years later?
- ... thatSankar Montoutebecame the first NFL player from Trinidad and Tobago in 1987?
- ... thata San Francisco–area radio stationsometimes had to be quiet to avoid disturbing patients at a nearby dentist's office?
- ... thatBethwel Henrywas the first Micronesian to receive a degree in his field, and served as a United Nations delegate at the age of 25?
- ... that the novelBloody Bread,about the struggles of Polish immigrants in the US, was briefly criticized by communist censors for "glorifying the United States"?
- ... thatLeonardo DiCapriowas set to star in the film adaptation ofLeonardo da Vinci?
- ... that thefishing catmainly inhabitswetlandsand preys predominantly on fish?
- ... thatEwa Ligockacooked another mathematician's goose?
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- TheInternational Criminal Courtissues arrest warrants for Israeli prime ministerBenjamin Netanyahu(pictured), former Israeli defense ministerYoav Gallant,and Hamas leaderMohammed Deifin itsinvestigation of war crimes in Palestine.
- Forty-five pro-democracy activistsare sentenced under theHong Kong national security lawfor their participation in the2020 pro-democracy primaries.
- InCanadian football,theToronto Argonautsdefeat theWinnipeg Blue Bombersto winthe Grey Cup.
- TheNational People's Power,led byAnura Kumara Dissanayake,winsthe Sri Lankan parliamentary election.
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More words of wisdom
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| “ | ...Every line of strength in American history is a line coloured with Scottish blood.... | ” |
| “ | ...Look to your consciences and remember that the theatre of the world is wider than the realm of England.... | ” |
| “ | ...We look to Scotland for all our ideas of civilisation.... | ” |
| “ | ...We all know that Prime Ministers are wedded to the truth, but like other wedded couples, they sometimes live apart.... | ” |
| “ | ...Minds are like parachutes. They only function when they are open.... | ” |
| “ | ...I am not young enough to know everything.... | ” |
| “ | ...Oh, what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive.... |
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| “ | ...God help England if she had no Scots to think for her.... | ” |
| “ | ...He who has provoked the lash of wit, cannot complain that he smarts from it.... | ” |
| “ | ...All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies.... | ” |
Vandal humour
editA collection of amusing vandalism encountered while onRC Patrol.This is intended to grow over time into my own personalBJAODN
- The secrets behindThierry Henry's success arefinally revealed
- Themedical causewhich leads people to giveThe finger
- The importance of the humbledoughnutas aneconomic indicator
- How to become anFA Premier Leaguefootball player, courtesy ofWikipedia
- Is thisfelineorigin of theQuestion markreally true?
- Strange goings onat aNew Zealand high school
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