dancing through 15 countries – Vaido’s Photoblog
via vaido.aminus3.com Filed under: Miscellany
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Jack Layton’s last letter to Canadians
“Love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear.” Read it all, please. http://ow.ly/69OKL Filed under: Miscellany
orphan elephants
via photography.nationalgeographic.com Filed under: Miscellany
billionnaire says stop coddling the super rich
OUR leaders have asked for “shared sacrifice.” But when they did the asking, they spared me. I checked with my mega-rich friends to learn what pain they were expecting. They,…
over-rated great novels?
Authors confess to books they’d kick out of the canon Slate Magazine http://ow.ly/64NpJ Filed under: Miscellany
chimp dads as well as moms adopt babies
Here we report 18 cases of adoption, a highly costly behavior, of orphaned youngsters by group members in Taï forest chimpanzees. Half of the adoptions were done by males and…
the true price of publishing
production or content? http://ow.ly/5WRvG Filed under: Miscellany
grammar changes votes
new study shows how voter reactions differ according to which form of past tense is used! http://ow.ly/5WP76 Filed under: Miscellany
coal and the Buddha
via photography.nationalgeographic.com This photo speaks for itself. Filed under: Miscellany
24 hours in pictures
via guardian.co.uk By turns gripping and charming: photos around the world in one day. Click on the link above. Filed under: Miscellany
can you hold hands in the San Fran Jewish Museum?
Levikow was in the gallery with her partner when she noticed a young lesbian couple in heated conversation with a security guard. “They were holding hands,” Levikow said, “and he…
how Boarders blew it
Good summary of the marketing and financial decisions that led to Boarder’s bankruptcy http://ow.ly/5Jds3 Filed under: Miscellany
counting calories? stop! there’s new info on food and exercise
And despite conventional advice to eat less fat, weight loss was greatest among people who ate more yogurt and nuts, including peanut butter, over each four-year period. via nytimes.com An…
not Beiber but beavers
Sightings near Lake Ontario, much more exciting than Justin! http://ow.ly/5Hn3Z Filed under: Miscellany
babies’ taste in famous painters?
Fascinating research, babies prefer Picasso over Monet http://ow.ly/5GrsT Filed under: Miscellany
villagers prevent felling of 800-year-old oak tree
Villagers and environmentalists in the Aegean province of Denizli have successfully prevented the felling of an 800-year-old oak tree standing in the way of road construction by having it declared…
horseback rider, Bangladesh
via photography.nationalgeographic.com Filed under: Miscellany
Vaatega ruumid / Rooms with a view
via vaido.aminus3.com And what a view! Filed under: Miscellany
handwriting is history
One might consider handwriting as a technology — a way to make letters — and conclude that the way of making them is of little moment. But handwriting is bound…
true love acts as a painkiller
Supportive long-term relationships = less susceptibility to pain for women study http://ow.ly/5y32E Filed under: Miscellany