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Date a girl who reads. Date a girl who spends her money on books instead of clothes. She has problems with closet space because she has too many books.
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The Arrow of time
On June 17th, every year, the family goes through a private ritual: we photograph ourselves to stop, for a fleeting moment, the arrow of time passing by.The moment of truth has arrived. You had them at the open. The audience was clearly focused, nodding as you delivered your message. Eyes locked as you wove through a carefully crafted medley of stories, anecdotes and analogies, all supporting your message. The majority of your audience agrees with what your remarks.
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• Most advanced and up-to-date Celestial Calculations by Jean Meeus - also used by NASA • Music by Travis Fitzsimmons • Spanish version by Ignacio Díez • Portuguese version by Rodrigo Ottero (special language characters are not supported) • Russian version by Sergey Leonov
Solar System Scope
Three downloadable pamphlets from Berkeley based Copwatch. **The Pocket Guide is great to keep in your wallet. It gives you phone numbers for lawyers, ACLU, and more. It also has your basic rights if being arrested or observing an arrest. **Copwatch 101 is a how-to make your own Copwatch in order to discourage/attempt to stop police brutality and harassment' by arming you with information...
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Paris | How not to be a tourist
Paris is a 2.2 million inhabitant city that welcomes 28 million tourists each year; it is then tough not to be a tourist! Just quickly forget Charles De Gaulle airport to dive fast into a city that looks like a live museum, a busy noisy crowded diverse jungle, a unique experience of lights and shadows. Compared to other capital cities Paris is not too vast; taxis are expensive and somehow difficult to grab, so go for public transport or just walk or bike while staying away from crazy drivers who don’t give way.
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Cinematographs: Living, breathing movie stills - scanners
Each of these astonishing "cinematoGIFs" (animated .GIF files) by Gusaf Mantel distills the essence of a cinematic moment into a living, breathing "movie still" -- an indelible moment preserved in time. Once you start gazing into them, you'll find it hard to stop... Above: The apes and the monolith: "2001: A Space Odyssey" (Stanley Kubrick, 1968). Below: The tension of Travis Bickle, keeping his television perpetually balanced on the edge of smashing to the floor: "Taxi Driver" (Martin Scorsese, 1976).
Illustration: Oscar Ramos Orozco Failure. Fear of it is universal, experiencing it is inevitable, and running from it is dependably routine.
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Courage attracts sucess: go ask Nathan! Entrustet gets aquired by SecureSafe Nathan Lustig, member of the first round of suppers and Entrustet co-founder, recently sold his business to SecureSafe and is back in Chile to join Welcu, also part [...] Like a rockstar: Demo Day, Quarter Finals
Start-Up Chile – Entrepreneurs Welcome! - Boosting High Potential Entrepreneurship in Chile
Centre Pompidou - Un Nouveau Festival - Art culture musée expositions cinémas conférences débats spectacles concerts
À l'automne 2009, le Centre Pompidou inaugurait un Nouveau festival. L'intérêt du public pour des formes inédites, la diversité des projets transgressant les frontières entre les disciplines ont démontré le bien-fondé de cette initiative. De fait, cette manifestation était appelée à se renouveler.TED fans have spoken!