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Remembrance Sunday

Denverstrope (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

For The Fallen With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children, England mourns for her dead across the sea. Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit, Fallen in the cause of the free. Solemn the drums thrill; Death august and royal Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres, There is music in the midst of desolation And a glory that shines upon our tears. They went with songs to the battle,...

Bright Star

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

Jane Campion's marvellous ode to Keats is that rare thing – a biopic about a poet that does full justice to its subject Films about poets have a poor reputation, most of them – from Dennis Price as The Bad Lord Byron 60 years ago to Gwyneth Paltrow as Sylvia Plath six years back – being dull and risible, though a couple of performances have been rather good, most notably Rip Torn's...

We will remember them

The anger of a Quiet Man (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

For The Fallen With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children, England mourns for her dead across the sea. Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit, Fallen in the cause of the free. Solemn the drums thrill; Death august and royal Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres, There is music in the midst of desolation And a glory that shines upon our tears. They went with songs to the battle,...

My NEC haul

Caring Stitcher (Free subscription) | yesterday

Friday I went to the NEC for Hobbycraft & Crafts for Christmas had a lovely day but got stuck in traffic on the M6 coming home, combined with 3 or 4 lots of roadworks within 10 juctions of each other it took 2 1/2 hours to get home. The trip normally takes a little over an hour to do. The delica's at the top are one's that I ordered from Spellbound and are off my list of ones I need for various...

Sermon for Trinity 22

watersblogged! (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

490 Strikes, and You're Still Not Out! Matthew 18:21-35 On the way home on Wednesday night, I got bitten by a dog. He and another dog were both on leashes, being led by the women who owned them south on Sixth Avenue as I was heading north. They seemed to have some rottweiler and maybe some bulldog and maybe some boxer in them. They were both big and fierce-looking. “Oh, you’re all right,”...

When I am Old I Will Wear Purple

Christine's Chatter (Free subscription) | yesterday

Well, it's happened! What? I hear you cry. I have grown old without noticing. I know this to be a fact, because I caught sight of my reflection in the supermarket window yesterday. As you know, I'm in the middle of my loft conversion, and life is somewhat chaotic, to put it mildly. Yesterday the weather turned colder, and I slipped on a pair of purpley-pink fleece tracksuit bottoms - I don't wear the...

Soccer Am in the afternoon

impossible songs (Free subscription) | yesterday

What a drag it is getting old. My first long lie in in a month and I couldn't hack it - there was a cat staring down at me from the top of the wardrobe. No sleep till Broxburn and I'm on the couch dozing through Soccer AM, the crossbar challenge and showboating. I feel like I'm staring at goats sometimes, trying to move from room to room, couch to couch and eating sausage sandwiches to the tune of...

Reasons To Like Birding #1

Dusty Bins (Free subscription) | yesterday

I thought I'd take advantage of the sun this morning. Not as happy as I would like with the range of Sabine's Gull images I took last week I decided to head back to North Shields Fish Quay and have another go. The only flaw in my plan was the absence of the Sab's Gull. Not wishing to waste a nice, bright morning I wandered around looking for other targets all a little difficult with the sun low in...

One step forward, two steps........?

All things bright and beautiful... (Free subscription) | yesterday

Well friends it's been a pick 'n' mix kinda few days. I slept for much of Friday morning - exhausted by just 3 half days of supply teaching :( I saw my dr later in the afternoon for a routine check. He said that he can not say this was not a mini stroke :( My optician says it sounds very much like a mini stroke :( But both say that no permanent damage has been done :) My doctor said yesterday that...

A night to remember

maple meanders (Free subscription) | yesterday

I love fireworks- I love the noise, the colours, the excitement and best of all the smell of them. Last night it was a treat to go to Ampthill Park and get soaking wet but to see the fireworks display. DC was less keen given the rain but by the end of the evening and having had a hotdog as well, agreed it was worth getting wet for. I just enjoy the whole evening- the expectancy as they get launched...

Cuban Authorities Harass Blogger

IPE at UNC (Free subscription) | yesterday

Yoani Sanchez , a well-known Cuban blogger who runs Generation Y , a blog that has become a thorn in the side of the Cuban government, was detained and harassed by Cuban authorities yesterday in Havana. She relayed the experience on her blog this morning: Near 23rd Street, just at the Avenida de los Presidentes roundabout, we saw a black car, made in China, pull up with three heavily built strangers....

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Aimless Reading: The E's, Part 3 (Dave Eggers)

Pearlblossom Highway (Free subscription) | yesterday

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius Originally uploaded by Michael_Kelleher Eggers, Dave A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius I bought this at Talking Leaves..Books in, o, probably 2003. We were trying to figure out an author to bring for "If All Of Buffalo Read The Same Book." These kind of civic reading programs happen all over the country and they tend to have a kind of pre-programmed...

5 Things: Tennessee Tech Edition.

DawgSports (Free subscription) | yesterday

1) Brandon Boykin. The Tennessee Tech kick return units have been pretty solid this season, averaging 23 yards per return on kickoffs and 10.7 yards on punt returns. However, they've also given up some return yardage, including 2 kicks returned for touchdowns against Kansas State. I'm guessing Boykin takes advantage of the Golden Eagle special teams for at least one big return. For all the early grumbling...

Llandudno Rally 2009

Sands Amateur Radio Contest Group (Morecambe) (Free subscription) | yesterday

Hello again folks, Mark M0DGK invited me to join him for a road trip to the Llandudno Rally a good two and a half hour journey down the motorway which found us leaving a dull and overcast Morecambe Bay for the sunnier resort of Llandudno. The trip down was interesting with changeable weather conditions. The further south we travelled the sunnier it became until we hit some a few fog banks just beyond...

Clevedon Uphill

Mabinogogiblog (Free subscription) | yesterday

Under a rare bright white September sun the grey path climbs through wind combed trees to a machine gun post, second world war. It rakes a view of Sand Point, Quantock Minehead, Steepholm, Chepstow, Wales. Coleridge loved this broad light place but that was when the Severn gave so many salmon that servants sickened of their taste. The estuary now ’s a brown conveyor belt full of good Gloucester...

Mauritius, a dream destination for your vacations

imrozz | 16/09/2009

Mauritius is one of the best holiday destinations in the world. Whether it is for the couple who want to go on honeymoon or the whole family for a well deserved vacation, Mauritius has everything to take care of your needs. Found, in the Indian Ocean, Mauritius is a tropical island. The sea and the sun are the things that make Mauritius a favourite place for tourists to visit all year round. The beautiful...

Post Baccalaureate Pre Medical Applicants - Personal Statement and CV Editing Services

Michelle Finkel | 16/07/2009

Post baccalaureate premedical programs cater to students who are pursuing a career in medicine and have already received their bachelor’s degree. There are two traditional types of post baccalaureate programs: First, there are those that offer students the opportunity to complete the science courses necessary for a medical school application. Second, there are those that help students improve their...

Photography - Wales - Mark Robert Davey (MRD)

annettestrauch | 07/06/2009

MRD often works in black and white, paying attention to detail and reducing the images to the essential. He tilts his camera a lot and as a result he gets his certain angle as can be seen on the photograph of the mysterious door in Venice. Combining simple structural and textural elements with orchestrated interplay of bright highlights and deep shadows MRD creates a poetic atmosphere both romantic...