Easter 2007 vs. Easter 2013

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The Joys of Childhood.

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Wooden Lamps Show The Light Within

There's something really meditative about these slotted lamps. They're made out of wood from California cypress trees and the light inside is a constant current LED, but the sculptural elements come through more than the utility as a lamp. more

 

Middle Age Texting Codes

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Sidewall Skiing

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Never-ending chocolate

What? HOW CAN THIS BE? Is this never-ending chocolate? But…it doesn’t make sense? more 

Whatcha reading?

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Venus instead of the Moon

Other planets in the place of the Moon.

 

Nervous about competing in an Easter Egg Hunt this Sunday?

Remember: hold your friends close and your enemies closer.

 Except on the Easter Egg hunt, all friends are enemies.

Don't worry!                            Rambo's got you covered.

 

Calvin and Hobbes

By Bill Watterson

 

Geriaction heroes

Having assumed the identity of the US president, compulsive evildoer Zartan threatens to decimate the population of Earth. A crack covert mission team must call on the only man who can save the day: General Joseph Colton, the original GI Joe. Why a 58-year-old Bruce Willis might be better equipped to bring down a terrorist ringleader than walking WMD Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is never made clear during the 110 minutes of GI Joe: Retaliation, but right now it seems that action heroes – like the cheeses with which many of them share an acting style – get better with age. Ever since The Expendables grossed $274m worldwide - a figure almost as high as its cast's combined ages - the geriaction subgenre has exploded, making born-again stars out of 1980s icons such as Sylvester Stallone and Mickey Rourke, long thought to have hung up their assault rifles. In times gone by, the Hollywood action hero was perhaps the definitive example of shelf-life celebrity, rarely managing to map out a career beyond the point of their inevitable physical decline. But now, thanks to an absence of a new generation of gun-toting, explosion-happy brutes, old timers are getting more work than ever.
 So where are the Jean Claude Van-Dammes of tomorrow?

 

The speeches written but never given

History is not just a litany of all the things that happen, it is about what did not happen, about the road not taken. And sadly that history, the history of things that did not happen, is unknowable. Which is what makes it tantalising and fascinating. But there is a way to catch a glimpse of that history, to see, or maybe just to feel what it might have been like. And it lies in the archives.
 In the notes for speeches written but never given. 

 

North Korea in 'state of war' with South

North Korea has said it is entering a "state of war" with South Korea in the latest escalation of rhetoric against its neighbour and the US. A statement promised "stern physical actions" against "any provocative act". North Korea has threatened attacks almost daily since it was sanctioned for a third nuclear test in February. However, few think the North would risk full-blown conflict.
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The International Space Station

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"Happiness is the only good. The time to be happy is now. The place to be happy is here. The way to be happy is to make others so." Robert Green Ingersoll

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Stockholm museum thanks Abba for the music

The first permanent exhibition to celebrate Sweden's most successful band will open to the public in May. The BBC's Maddy Savage was given an exclusive preview of Abba The Museum.

 

Croatian Easter egg

Pisanica (pl. pisanice) is a decorated Croatian Easter egg that comes from an old Slavic custom dating back to pagan times. During Easter, eggs would be painted with bright colors, and would be given as gifts, especially to young children or a significant other. Before paint became common, villagers would have to use whatever resources they had available around them to make the dyes and paints themselves. The most common color for eggs was red, due to the abundance of red beets and other vegetables. In the Međimurje area, soot would often be mixed with oak to make a dark brown color. Green plants would be used for green dye. The word pisanica is derived from the Croatian word that means "writing." The most common phrase put on pisanicas is Happy Easter, or "Sretan Uskrs." Other common decorations are doves, crosses, flowers, traditional designs, and other slogans wishing health and happiness.

 

Divers caught cutting Internet cable in Egypt

Egyptian authorities say they have arrested three divers trying to cut through an undersea internet cable. The men were caught on a fishing boat just off the port city of Alexandria, said military spokesman Col Ahmed Mohammed Ali. The damaged cable caused a drop in the speed of online services in Egypt and some other countries, said Egyptian news agency Mena. It was unclear whether the incident was linked to cables damaged last Friday. At the time, cable operator Seacom said several lines connecting Europe with Africa, the Middle East and Asia were hit, also slowing down internet services, reported Reuters news agency.
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31 Kids Who Just Had Their Lives Ruined By The Easter Bunny

Scream bloody murder.

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Croatian Casanova sued by group of cheated girls

A Croatian ladies’ man is being sued by a group of women after they found he was sleeping with them all. The women from Sibenik told the national daily Jutarnji List they had discovered his mass infidelity after comparing stories. The 24-year-old identified only as I.M. and described as "good-looking" had span the girls a string of lies about who he was and what he did, including being a sportsman and a company director from Split. "I got disappointed when realised he had a girlfriend, but it turns out I wasn't the only one he lied to. "The first suspicious thing for was he didn’t have a Facebook profile. "I started to think he was hiding something," one of the girls named Barbara told the paper. Her suspicions turned into fact when she began investigating the man’s personal life and met up with other women he was seducing. Now they are suing him for false representation.

 

Homework Ate The Dog

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Stormtrooper Easter Bunny

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So Why Do We Get Goosebumps When We’re Cold or Scared?

Have you ever wondered why your skin gets covered in tiny bumps when you step out of the shower, or when your body's fight or flight instincts kick in? The goosebumps phenomenon, named after the way a large bird looks after being plucked, is actually your body's attempt to protect itself. Tiny muscles connected to each hair follicle contract, causing the skin to bulge and our hairs to stand on end. Back when we were covered in more hair this allowed us to trap as much air as possible which worked as an insulator to battle the cold. And like a terrified cat, puffing up our hair can make us appear larger and more intimidating—had we not lost most of it once we discovered how to craft razors and perform waxing rituals. via Gizmodo

 

I'm all ears

This Easter bunny with ears longer than its body was photographed by 59-year-old John Daniels.

Come Down from There and Play with Me!

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35 Astounding And Uplifting Facts About The Universe

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