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Take The Picture Already, Sara!

I can only hold this for so long!

 

meanwhile @ work

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Inspectors Leave Syria as U.S. Defends Plan for Attack

United Nations weapons inspectors left Syria for Lebanon on Saturday as the Obama administration made an aggressive and coordinated push to justify a military intervention on the grounds that American credibility was at stake. more

 

Haha.. haa.. ha, heh... back to work.

Finally it's time for my VACATIONS !!

Photo by Borneev

  So no more posts for a while ! Back with you all at some point , in late August.
 I wish to all of you the perfect summer holidays!

 

Elvis Presley: 20 essential songs

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“Before Elvis there was nothing.” — John Lennon

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Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson

Hoarding for Winter

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For the First Time in 35 Years, A New Carnivorous Mammal Species is Discovered in the American Continents

For all of modern history, a small, carnivorous South American mammal in the raccoon family has evaded the scientific community. Untold thousands of these red, furry creatures scampered through the trees of the Andean cloud forests, but they did so at night, hidden by dense fog. Nearly two dozen preserved samples—mostly skulls or furs— were mislabeled in museum collections across the United States. There’s even evidence that one individual lived in several American zoos during the 1960s—its keepers were mystified as to why it refused to breed with its peers. Now, the discovery of the olinguito has solved the mystery. At an announcement today in Washington, D.C., Kristofer Helgen, curator of mammals at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, presented anatomical and DNA evidence that establish the olinguito (pronounced oh-lin-GHEE-toe) as a living species distinct from other known olingos, carnivorous tree-dwelling mammals native to Central and South America. His team’s work, also published today in the journal ZooKeys, represents the first discovery of a new carnivorous mammal species in the American continents in more than three decades.

NSA 'broke snooping privacy rules'

The US National Security Agency (NSA) broke privacy rules and overstepped its legal authority thousands of times in the past two years, according to documents leaked by Edward Snowden.

 

China 'dog-lion'

An animal described as an African lion at a Chinese zoo was exposed as a fraud - when the creature started barking in front of visitors. Chinese media reports said the zoo had replaced its genuine lion with a Tibetan mastiff dog. A zoo official in Henan province said the dog - owned by one of the workers - was put in the cage when the real lion was sent away to a breeding centre. Outraged visitors to the zoo in Louhe city said they had been cheated. A Tibetan mastiff is a particularly hairy breed According to a report in the Beijing Youth Daily, the fraud came to light when a mother visited the zoo, in a park in the city of Louhe, to show her son the sounds different animals made. But when they got to the cage marked "African lion" - which had a sign describing the range and characteristics of the animal - they were shocked to hear the creature bark.

 

Bedouin by Anji Tillemans

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A Book

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Ivan Mestrovic's 130th Birthday

Ivan Meštrović was born in 1883 in the village of Vrpoljie in Croatia. As a child in Dalmatia, Meštrović spent his time herding sheep. He was profoundly affected by hearing Croatian epics, songs, folktales, and parables from the Bible passed down through generations to him by his parents.Ivan Meštrović rose out of poverty through his work as a sculptor, but used his gifts to enrich his native country’s culture through his nationalistic sculpture. Meštrović later realized that his love for the Croatian people must extend to all peoples, and ultimately contemplate God. This lead to a transformation in the subject matter of his artwork from nationalistic to spiritual themes. Ivan Meštrović became well known as a great Croatian sculptor and also a deeply devoted Catholic who expressed his insight into the beauty of the mysteries of Christianity through his art. Meštrović’s father was a stonemason, and at the age of sixteen Ivan Meštrović was apprenticed to a stonecutter in Split named Pavle Bilinic. Benefactors from his village and a mine owner from Vienna later raised funds to send the talented Meštrović to the Vienna Art Academy. This transition was difficult for him because upon arriving in Vienna he knew no German and had had no formal schooling. Meštrović’s father was the only literate person in Otavice, and Meštrović had taught himself to read at the age of twelve. Nevertheless, Meštrović flourished at the Vienna Art Academy. He became good friends with August Rodin and his early sculptures display an Impressionistic style in common with Rodin. Rodin once said that Meštrović was a greater artist than himself. more

 

The Source of Life (1905), fountain in front of Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb

 

Republicanado!!!

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Morrissey and Peanuts, Together at Last

Few figures have suffered as much perpetual disappointment and cruel tragedy as Morrissey and Charlie Brown, so why not pair them together?

 

Robbie Williams - Millennium (Zagreb 2013)

 Yesterday at Maksimir stadium in Zagreb

 

Behold, the Hyperloop!

A futuristic supersonic transportation tube, whisking chipmunks from Fresno to Cucamonga!
 The future is here!
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What to Do if You Really Hate Google Glass

For all its promise of being the Next Big Thing in tech, when it comes to Google Glass, haters gotta hate. Still, if you're gonna object to it, you may as well do it properly. Of course, this might not be strictly ethical. Or even legal for that matter. But, hey, someone is looking at you with a camera strapped to their face. They had it coming. 

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Pro-Morsi camps cleared

At least 15 people are reported to have been killed as Egyptian security forces moved in to clear two protest camps occupied by supporters of deposed president Mohammed Morsi in Cairo. But the Muslim Brotherhood, which backs the protests, put the number of casualties much higher. Bursts of gunfire were heard and armoured bulldozers moved in. Security forces fired tear gas. Authorities say the Nahda Square camp in western Cairo has been cleared.

 

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The Power of Music

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Thinking of You

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REM plan to release rare singles for charity

REM hope to release some of their rarest singles as a charity compilation. According to Peter Buck, the defunct group plan to gather all of their fan-only Christmas songs for a "big box set ... one day".
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