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 Nightingale Songs ~ It has been cold here for the past few days, but there was a nightingale singing every evening beforehand, keeping me company each night I was working late. This site helped me to talk with him and although I was trying out some bizarre phrases, I’d swear he was singing the louder as a consequence of what I said… |
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Pole Live Webcam ~ We have had webcam pictures from the North
Pole for a while, but nothing to match the live pictures coming from
the South Pole. If you have ever wondered what is going on at the
ends of earth, this situation has now been (almost) rectified, although
you may need to search for a while for any day with good weather… |
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| North Pole Swim ~ The Earth’s two poles are important to astrologers, because weird things start to happen there that question our understanding of how we usually look at a horoscope and how the dynamics of astrology actually work. So far as I know, nobody’s been born at either yet, but this guy just took a swim at one of them. |
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| Nostradamus ~
Another excellent site for all you Nostradamus freaks out there, particularly
those who have been confused by some more recent hysteria regarding the
great man’s prophecies. Here you’ll learn of everything that he actually
wasn’t right about and that certainly is a great deal. A refreshing change from the usual Nostradamus fare… |
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| Pale Blue Dot ~ The Pale Blue Dot is a picture of the Earth taken by the Voyager 1 spacecraft from a record distance of six billion kilometres. Both the idea and the title for this image came from scientist and astronomer Carl Sagan, who also wrote the book of the same name. All credits for this video to Ice Core Scientist, it’s a stunning journey… |
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| Planting By The Moon ~ Nick Kollerstrom makes a speciality out of gardening according to the Moon. He produces a printed guide every year, that will help you do this for yourself. He also offers this great website, which is a mine of information on everything linked with lunar planting and how best you can work in harmony with these natural cycles… |
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| Probert
Encyclopaedia : Mythology ~ “The Probert Encyclopaedia … provides
a comprehensive Who’s Who of the world’s mythologies, arranged by tradition
for easy reference.” That’s what they say anyway and I’m inclined
to agree. It’s another useful site for those who can’t tell their Artemis
from their Electra… |
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| Pug PROS ~ This recommendation is really nothing to do with astrology, but when I stumbled across this site somehow it completely touched my heart. Some of the stories are so sad and these people are doing such good work that they deserve your support in whatever way you can. Put your hand in your pocket and do something, then! |
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| Quasi Universal Intergalactic Denomination ~ With the rise of space tourism, foreign exchange specialists Travelex believe they are ahead of the game with their proposed space currency the QUID, a backronym standing for the Quasi Universal Intergalactic Denomination and also slang for the British Pound. All in the name of publicity, but some clever touches anyhow… |
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| Quotations Page ~
Need something new for your MySpace headline and tired
of quoting Eminem? Writing regularly and short on things to say,
never mind, say what somebody else said instead. Impress the boys and
wow the girls, while sounding so erudite they’ll think you’ve
swallowed your dictionary. Funk me, all you cunning linguists! |
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| Random.org ~
The UK lottery is based on six random numbers between 1-49, but choosing
truly random numbers isn’t so easy. Personal bias is inevitable, but the
more random your choices the better your chances are. Here then is the
perfect way to generate your own random numbers, although do still ask an astrologer
about the best time to play… |
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| Repete After Moi ~ For those bemused by last week's recommendation of horoscopes in Dutch, French and German, here's a chance for monoglot English speakers to improve their knowledge of at least one of these. Okay, so Jean-Paul Sartre it isn't, but I didn't know how to say those things, and everybody loves Lily Allen don't they? |
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| Royal Mail ~ In the UK, these people are our postal services. Recently I sent a letter that took four days to travel ten miles. That’s 0.10 mph, with 0.03 mph given widely for a garden snail. By contrast a letter sent FedEx from Columbus, Ohio arrived within 48 hours, giving 85 mph plus. If I were the Queen I’d want my name taken off it… |
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| Shambo - the Temple Bull ~ Shambo, of the Hindu Skanda Vale Temple, was destroyed by representatives of the Welsh Assembly Government on July 26, 2007 after testing positive for bovine tuberculosis. This despite offers to isolate him, treat him or even to ship him to a cow sanctuary in India. Many here are left feeling, that was an awful thing to do. |
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| Skydiving from the Edge of the World ~ I recommended this video before, when I used to help out on a site elsewhere, but was reminded recently to post it here. The year is 1960 and Joe Kittinger, a career officer in the US Air Force, takes a specially adapted helium balloon beyond the edge of space, then does something nobody has tried before or since. He jumps… |
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