Archive for March, 2008

Who got that vocab?!

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igAAnis fatAAuAAus /EEASgnEASs EfA¦tEuE™s/ [ig-nis fach-oo-uhs]

a€"noun, plural igAAnes fatAAuAAi /EEASgniz EfA¦tEuEaEAS/

1. Also called friar’s lantern, will-o’-the-wisp. a flitting phosphorescent light seen at night, chiefly over marshy ground, and believed to be due to spontaneous combustion of gas from decomposed organic matter.
2. something deluding or misleading. [LINK]

The will-o’-the-wisp, sometimes will-o’-wisp or ignis fatuus (modern Latin, from ignis ("fire") + fatuus ("foolish"), plural ignes fatui) refers to the ghostly lights sometimes seen at night or twilight a€" often over bogs. It looks like a flickering lamp, and is sometimes said to recede if approached. Much folklore surrounds the legend, but science has offered several potential explanations. [LINK]

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Posted: March 17th, 2008
at 10:19am by Black Ock


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Truthout

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We made Truthout work for years without talking "About Us." How did we do that? Well, it was never supposed to be about us. It was always about the issues that concern Truthout’s readers. We simply focus on getting the news out there, and putting everything we have on display every single day. A critic once warned, "I intend to monitor Truthout!" So I recommended that he sign up for our newsletters. That way, "You’ll be sure to get everything delivered right to your inbox."

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Posted: March 17th, 2008
at 9:07am by Black Ock


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Nina Simone ’69 - Documentary

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Posted: March 17th, 2008
at 7:05am by Black Ock


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Woon watercolours

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Posted: March 16th, 2008
at 9:17pm by Koookiecrumbles


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"What Jews Want, Part 3"

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Posted: March 16th, 2008
at 8:37pm by Koookiecrumbles


Categories: web,politricks

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"The Medium is the Message"

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Posted: March 16th, 2008
at 8:27pm by Koookiecrumbles


Categories: weaponry,contemporary

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Who is Mstislav Rostropovich?

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Posted: March 16th, 2008
at 8:22pm by Koookiecrumbles


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World Heritage Sites: Schloss Lichtenstein

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Posted: March 15th, 2008
at 2:59pm by Koookiecrumbles


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Foto del dia 3.14

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Posted: March 14th, 2008
at 1:45pm by Koookiecrumbles


Categories: foto del dia

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