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Ever wanted to watch Cary Grant outrun a Tie Fighter? Of course you have!

Video artist Fabrice Mathieu has taken that famous North by North West set piece in which Cary Grant's Roger O Thornhill is dropped off in the middle of the desert and reimagined how it might play were the movie set on Tatooine. The result, Darth by Darthwest, is ...

Shahuji I, popularly known as Shaji was the Maratha ruler of Thanjavur during the period 1684-1712. During his reign, there were several unrests and threat to his Kingdom from the Sethupathis of Ramnad and Rani Mangammal, who ruled over Madurai with Trichy as her capital. Shahuji, was constantly strategizing to save his empire from his neighbours who were waiting with drawn swords.It reached a point when he felt that only divine intervention can strengthen his arm, as the game plan kept changing... Читать дальше...

This post is on voting about a different kind ~ and people lost ! – wonder what ?
A welfare state is a concept of government in which the state plays a key role in the protection and promotion of the social and economic well-being of its citizens. It is based on the principles of equality of opportunity, equitable distribution of wealth, and public responsibility for those unable to avail themselves of the minimal provisions for a good life.

Just as I posted on Sunrisers Hyderabad clinching IPL 2016 title by beating RCB by 8 runs in the final and on Sunil  Narine's 6 for 27, the best ODI figures by a West Indies spinner, helping bowl South Africa out for 188 and Pollard's unbeaten, run-a-ball 67 sealing a four-wicket win – a good friend of mine, sent a terse message saying, there ...

TITLE & AUTHOR: The Fire Child by S.K. TremayneAUTHOR PROFILE (GOOD READS) I got an ARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. WHAT'S IT'S ABOUT
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins
'You will be dead by Christmas.' OPENING EDITION: KindleWHAT I THOUGHT

First time when I saw her, I was just 4 or 5, don't remember exactly now. Her feet were touching mine. She was not fair in color as me. In fact, she was black. So black that I had to break my head in identifying how she looked like. She was just mimicking me, I don't for fun or if she had something else in her mind. I stopped walking and she also would stop. I started walking and she also would start walking. She was like a magician. She had an art of changing directions while walking. ...

When it comes to accessories, I find it hard to go past my rose gold tassel necklace; I wear it at least three times a week because it goes with everything and it’s the perfect length.

..munching on these mocha crunch donuts tucked under the cushy bedding of this utterly cozy bed.

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@ San Carlos Airport, San Carlos, CA

June 2016

This Surf Air PC-12 departs out of San Carlos airport.  Surf Air is the first airline in the United States to offer “all you can fly” service for a monthly fee. The Pilatus PC-12 is a very popular single-engine turboprop passenger and cargo aircraft manufactured by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland.  The PC-12 holds the distinction of being the best selling pressurized, single-engine, turbine-powered aircraft in the world with over 1300 produced. Читать дальше...

For as long as civilization has existed and into the foreseeable future, there will always be pressure on individuals to “fit in”. Particularly among younger generations, the expectations of “coolness” can be overwhelming. In her captivating debut feature "The Fits", Anna Rose Holmer explores this desire for belonging with a fresh, vibrant and triumphantly female perspective.

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At this rate, the Labor Party will change from being an alternative to the Likud to being an alternative to the Green Leaf Party, both in size in the polls and in the delusion we are living in... Netanyahu established the most extreme government in the history of the State, and instead of [working to] bringing it down we are waiting outside in the rain for himt o let us in in exchange for a few nice words about peace and regional initiatives..

  -- MK Erel Margalit (Labour), responding to... Читать дальше...

Here is a news story that has me wondering why it is a news story.

In Kiryat Yearim a Sefardi went up to lead the services in a specific ashkenazi minyan because nobody else present wanted to. He davened with his sefardi pronunciation, though he led the services according to the asheknazi nusach of the shul.

The gabbai at some point decided this was unacceptable and against the custom of the shul and he went and locked the aron kodesh and said he would only reopen it when they would... Читать дальше...

2 different events, one for men and one for women, to raise money for the local yeshiva high school - Mesivta of Bet Shemesh

and, by the way, the goods auctioned off for the men is not whatever did not sell by the women. It is an entirely different and unique set of goods prepared and designated specifically for the men's auctions

Back again with a round-up of what I've been reading this week about African Literature. It's something new I'm trying out on the blog, and hope to share a lot of what I've been reading and loving across the interweb once a week (It will most likely be every other week). It will be mainly African literature, but sometimes I might share general literary content, as well as non-literary content that I just thoroughly enjoyed reading. Here we go with the  with the second edition of Read it! Loved it! Читать дальше...

From the 10th to the 12th of June I’m going to be at the Mysteryland festival to help out with the Flavor Feast organized by Guerrilla Science. I have been following Guerrilla Science since when I was a PhD back in London and I’m very pleased to see them infiltrate the US with their science events for adults. If you are at the festival come and join me for some flavor experiments!

Toothaches could cause you sleepless nights. In fact, an aching tooth can make your life unbearable. It induces headaches, paralyzing pain in the mouth and makes eating a challenge that you just cannot commence to imagine. This is mainly on account of tooth decay, which leads to the infection of the pulp and can make it so hard that you can live comfortably. Root canal therapy has been advanced over time to ensure that you may easily access fantastic dental care.

This morning I was reading another prayer from my wonderful Valley of Vision book. These are Puritan prayers and devotions, collected into one volume by Editor Arthur Bennett and printed by The Banner of Truth Trust. It is a must-have for your bookshelf.

These prayers often stop me in my tracks with their convicting beauty, depth of spirit, and fervency of faith. Today's prayer was the first prayer in the section "Redemption & Reconciliation", and it's called The Gospel Way. You can read the entire prayer here. Читать дальше...

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You can find nitric oxide supplement on the market males for taking to get better results from their workouts. Some men take natural supplements like creatine, protein, and nitric oxide boosters. But exactly what do Nitric Oxide boosters do really? Were about to have a look into exactly how this super supplement can assist you build muscle, lose weight, and become healthier.

Were you aware that it can be possible to lose weight without dieting? There are several great fat burners available on the market which will help you along your weight loss journey. Of course switching your lifestyle by eating healthy meals and doing some workout is recommended, should you the two your weight loss will likely be even more!

This Best Ever  Eggless Cocoa Brownies is a quick and easy recipe to satisfy those sweet craving. Made with cocoa powder, vegetable oil, condensed milk and water.

Purposely reduce the sugar since am adding half a cup of condensed milk but you could add more if you want.  Have added the coconut oil but other vegetable oil works too.  For a richer taste, opt for melted butter instead of oil.

The process is about as easy as you ...

Some of you may wonder why we started off in Tivoli seeing Villa Adriana, then went to Villa Lante/Franese and then came back to Tivoli to D'Este? Well we didn't, we went to D'Este after Villa Adriana and whilst you may think I got over excited and missed this one for a while, I am going to claim that going in order is just dull.  Confusingly there appears to be at least two Villa D'Estes in Italy, this one near Tivoli and another one near Lake Como.

As a follow-on to yesterday’s piece from this blog’s occasional Canadian correspondent Anna Smith, who lives on a boat near Vancouver… overnight, she sent me this.

the last set of 50x50cm paintings I did, I wasn't very happy with. To say I wasn't pleased with them, would be an understatement. You know how it is. One's investigating one's own syntax and grammar for a set of abstract paintings, darling, and one pushes too f-ing hard. Tries to hard to advance the f-ing form. Makes a f-ing mess. I had intended to make a happy threesome of three-border, two-border, three-border but the colours mushed to greys and it just didn't work as I'd intended.

Ironically... Читать дальше...