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I first discovered this fantastic resource in May 2005. Amazing how one can navigate unexpectedly from Clinical depression to Hairy ball theorem in 2 hours, perhaps one causes the other ... :-) This is the quick way to do it, but it's not the route I used!!
I have now discovered the Symbolist painter Odilon Redon and his fantastic early charcoal works, including the incredibly appropriate Cactus Man. Also, check out the utterly brilliant Spirit of the Forest - this leaves Munch for dead. Not to mention Julio González, cubist sculptor, a contemporary of Picasso, and his enigmatic Monsieur Cactus.
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Some Words of Wisdom
John Buchan
“ | ... An atheist is a man who has no invisible means of support. ... | ” |
“ | ... There are two rules for drinking whisky. First, never take whisky without water, and second, never take water without whisky. ... |
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“ | ... This is our land, this is our Scotland, these are our people, these are our men, our works, our women and children: can you beat it? ... | ” |
Contents
Contributions and things to do
My Contributions | ||
Articles • Featured on DYK • Images |
Articles for re-write / expansion / cleanup | ||
Floors Castle • John MacLean • Mary Barbour • Mellerstain House • Peter Howson • Ray Winstone • Drummond Castle • Wilhelmina Barns-Graham • Ben Nicholson • Trevor Bell • Sandra Blow • David Bomberg • Beryl Cook • Jessica Dismorr • Alfred East • Stanhope Forbes • Terry Frost • Patrick Heron • Howard Hodgkin • Bill Brandt • Kevin Carter • Alfred Eisenstaedt • Peter Lanyon • Bob Law • Tom Phillips • Annie Leibovitz • Niko Pirosmanashvili • Jane Bown • Robert Capa • Larry Burrows • 1943 Naples post office bombing • Foulis Castle • Balvaird Castle • Drummond Castle • Braemar • Duns Castle • Stirling Castle • Hammerbeam roof • Rannoch Moor • Dunbar Castle • Castle Campbell |
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- Traffic report: A rather ordinary week
- Featured content: It's not over till the fat man sings
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Interesting stuff
Picture of the day | |
Before (left) and after pictures of a French soldier who was fitted with a craniofacial prosthesis by the Red Cross. Such prostheses help rehabilitate those with facial defects caused by disease, trauma, or birth defects. They are designed to be as similar as possible to the natural anatomy of each individual, covering, protecting, and disguising facial disfigurements or underdevelopments. Photograph: Unknown; restoration: Lise Broer |
Did you know...
- ... that Wajxaklajun (pictured) is unusual among Classic-period highland Maya cities in its use of stelae?
- ... that German politician Adele Schreiber-Krieger advocated extensively for the rights of mothers and children, but never had children herself?
- ... that the fungus Penicillium psychrosexualis, described as new to science in 2010, was discovered growing in a crate of moldy apples?
- ... that Walter "Tiger" Mayberry, a running back inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great", died in a Japanese POW camp on the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea?
- ... that Indian Cave Creek flows over a 40-foot (12-meter) waterfall to reach White Oak Run?
- ... that Ímar founded a dynasty which provided multiple kings of Dublin, Northumbria and the Isles?
- ... that the Arabic translation of Borunsi sold one million copies in its first year of publication?
- ... that if it were not for the new points system that was adopted, Kent would have won the 1911 County Championship rather than Warwickshire?
In the news
- In horse racing, American Pharoah (pictured) wins the Belmont Stakes to become the first U.S. Triple Crown winner since 1978.
- At least 150 people are killed in the explosion of a petrol station in Accra, Ghana, that was being used as a shelter from several days of flooding.
- Sepp Blatter announces his resignation as president of FIFA in the wake of corruption indictments of FIFA officials.
- At least 396 people are confirmed dead and more than 40 missing after a Chinese cruise ship is struck by a tornado and sinks in the Yangtze.
- Almost half of the world's saiga antelopes, a critically endangered species, die in May from suspected pasteurellosis.
- Scientists announce the discovery of an early hominin species, Australopithecus deyiremeda.
- Cable telecommunications company Charter agrees to buy Time Warner Cable in a deal worth US$55.1 billion.
Tasks we can all help with
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Images of Scotland to make you smile
More words of wisdom
“ | ... It's a small world, but I wouldn't want to have to paint it. ... | ” |
“ | ... 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
A collection of amusing vandalism encountered while on RC Patrol. This is intended to grow over time into my own personal BJAODN
- The secrets behind Thierry Henry's success are finally revealed
- The medical cause which leads people to give The finger
- The importance of the humble doughnut as an economic indicator
- How to become an FA Premier League football player, courtesy of Wikipedia
- Is this feline origin of the Question mark really true?
- Strange goings on at a New Zealand high school
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