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2026-10-14T09:09:28Z

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Diving In The Philippines & S.E. Asia./World
Post #500- More satisfied customers at Wicked Squid 🦑 ......

This is kind of a long one, but it’s such a heartfelt review, we had to share.
This one is from one of our fantastic guests from Korea who booked on Klook:

“Please do this! Everyone should use this company. My mom and I did it the day before we returned to Korea, and we were extremely satisfied. We gave a generous tip. I have aquaphobia and wanted to challenge myself, so I compared all the reviews and chose this company. The two instructors were incredibly kind and taught us so well. They explained how to communicate underwater before we explored, and it's possible even if you can't swim at all (or can't float). My English isn't great, but they explained everything kindly and slowly enough for me to understand. They even invited us to come back tomorrow, and I'm sad I couldn't because it was our day to return to Korea. I once saw a review from someone who, like me, did this on their last day and wrote that if they had known how fun it was, they would have done it every day from the start. I completely understand that feeling now. And the woman who explained things at the office is also so beautiful (and incredibly kind; it felt like genuine, heartfelt customer service, not fake at all—she's an angel!). She was truly kind, and... it was just so good. It made me realize once again how important the people you're with are. Thanks to them, I made wonderful memories in Boracay and returned to Korea. I'm considering visiting Boracay again early next year, and I hope to see them then. Stay healthy. I'll visit next year! ❤️

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It is the most amazing feeling in the world to get this kind of feedback from our guests. We do it because we love it. I guess it shows 😊

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2026-10-14T09:06:14Z

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Diving In The Philippines & S.E. Asia./World
Post #499- More satisfied customers at Wicked Squid 🦑 ......
🌊🐠 First dive, first underwater adventure! 🤿💙

A big thank you to Miss Sassy Strands for choosing Wicked Squid Divers for your first-ever scuba diving experience! 🥰

We’re so happy to have been part of your first glimpse into the underwater world. From the first breath underwater to discovering what’s beneath the surface — we hope this is just the beginning of many more dives to come! 🌊✨

Thank you for trusting Wicked Squid with your first dive! See you underwater again soon! 🤿💙

#scubadiving
#highlighteveryone
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#boracay

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2026-10-14T09:02:34Z

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Diving In The Philippines & S.E. Asia./World
Post #498- More satisfied customers at Wicked Squid 🦑 ......
🌊🤿 Congratulations, Marcel, on completing your Open Water course! 🎉🐠

Another new diver ready to explore the wonders beneath the waves! Thank you for choosing Wicked Squid Divers to be part of your scuba diving journey. 💙

Here’s to more bubbles, amazing underwater discoveries, and unforgettable dives ahead! 🫧🐢

Welcome to the underwater world, Marcel! See you on your next dive! 🤙🌊

#WickedSquidDivers #OpenWaterDiver #DiveBoracay #naui

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2026-10-14T09:01:24Z

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Post #497- More satisfied customers at Wicked Squid 🦑 ......
🌊🤿 Congratulations, Alex! 🎉🐙

One step closer to a lifetime of underwater adventures! 🐠 Congratulations on completing your Open Water course and officially beginning your journey into the amazing world beneath the waves.

Thank you for choosing Wicked Squid Divers to be part of your scuba journey! 💙 The ocean is calling, and this is only the beginning. 🌊

See you on your next dive, Alex! 🤙🐙

#naui #nauidiver #openwater #scubadiving #boracay

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2026-10-14T08:58:08Z

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A quiet morning can solve more problems
than a busy day.

Sometimes clarity arrives when we stop
moving long enough to think.

Be still.
Breathe.
Reflect.
Pray.
Listen.

The modern samurai understands
that stillness is preparation.

A calm mind sees what the monkey mind overlooks.

Before you face the demands of the day,
take the time to center yourself.

Peace first. Purpose follows.
Move forward with calm confidence.

This is Spirit & Steel

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2026-10-14T08:57:23Z

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The giant two-handed sword that belonged to the Bavarian Prince-Elector Maximilian II, made from a sawfish snout, 1689

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2026-10-14T08:55:33Z

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Own it.

In a world where blame is shifted and excuses are the commonplace, stand apart.
Choose accountability.

Own your decisions.
Own your actions.

Take responsibility for where you fall short.
Don't make excuses.
Don't look for someone else to blame.

The modern samurai understands that honor begins with personal responsibility.

Your successes.
Your failures.
Your strengths.
Your shortcomings.

All of it. Good and bad.

Own it.

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2026-10-14T08:54:05Z

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Marilyn Monroe posing in a 1962 Chrysler 300H Convertible by photographer George Barris in the Hollywood Hills, Santa Monica, and Los Angeles in June and July 1962.

The photo sessions took place just weeks before Monroe's death in August 1962, during the filming of her unfinished movie Something's Got to Give.

Contrary to popular belief, the 1962 Chrysler 300H Convertible did not belong to Monroe; it was owned by MGM

(Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) and arranged for the publicity shoot

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2026-10-14T08:14:16Z

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2026-10-14T08:13:59Z

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2026-10-14T08:13:43Z

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2026-10-14T08:12:04Z

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Zena Holloway......

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......best known for her distinctive images of people and animals in underwater environments.

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2026-10-14T07:49:20Z

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Zena Holloway is a British photographer best known for her distinctive images of people and animals in underwater environments.

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2026-10-14T07:44:39Z

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Zena Holloway is a British photographer best known for her distinctive images of people and animals in underwater environments.

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2026-10-14T06:20:54Z

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Jayne Mansfield with daughter Mariska Hargitay and sons Zoltan and Tony in her 1965 Ferrari 275 GTS

1965 Ferrari 275 GTS formerly owned by actress Jayne Mansfield and Eric Clapton.

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2026-10-14T04:14:28Z

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On this day in 1984, the Daryl Hall & John Oates single “Out of Touch” debuted on the UK Singles Chart at #82 (October 13)

The song from their twelfth studio album “Big Bam Boom” became their last US Billboard Hot 100 #1 single, topping the chart for two weeks, and became the duo's fourteenth consecutive Top 40 hit since 1980.

“Out of Touch” also went to #5 in Canada, #11 in Australia, #15 in Germany, #18 in Belgium, #20 in Sweden, #27 in New Zealand, #33 in the Netherlands, and #48 in the UK.

In a 1985 interview with the New York City Tribune, John Oates, who came up with the original idea for the song and wrote the chorus, explained the importance of the line in the song, "We're soul alone and soul really matters to me":

"'Don't lose your soul' is one of our central themes. Soul matters. Roots matter. They're the source of your power, your core, the energy that sets you apart from the molecules in the wallpaper."

Click on the link below to watch:

https://youtu.be/D00M2KZH1J0?si=9ShNICahwwSexekP

#hallandoates, #outoftouch, #80smusic, #bigbamboom, #darylhall, #johnoates,

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2026-10-14T04:12:57Z

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"Sexy Brew"
[Bathing Witch]
1964

Ren Wicks (American, 1911–1998)

Gouache on board
11 x 17 in

Private collection

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2026-10-14T04:11:45Z

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Frank Thorne, renowned for drawing Red Sonja during the 1970s,....

.... brought the character to life through convention performances featuring women who portrayed her, including Linda Behrle.

Later, Thorne created Ghita of Alizarr, an erotic fantasy heroine that allowed him to develop his own creative universe.

Behrle also posed as Ghita, connecting the two characters.

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Linda Behrle as Ghita of Alizarr:
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Linda Behrle as Red Sonja: 3, 8

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2026-10-14T04:08:41Z

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Sanctuary, a nature-inspired rooftop bar on the 34th floor in the heart of Bangkok, ...

....was conceived as a peaceful refuge amid the city’s intensity.

The design brings nature into the space by reinterpreting natural elements through organic lines, tactile materials, and the interplay of light and shadow.

Continue reading: https://hubs.la/Q04z-vxY0

📍 Bangkok, Thailand
Project by: PPPStudio

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2026-10-14T04:04:21Z

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Chikubu Island (Chikubushima) is a sacred, tree-covered island in the northern basin of Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.

Key Details:

• Landmarks on the Island: Features Hōgon-ji Temple (founded in 724) and Tsukubusuma Shrine, which houses a National Treasure main hall from the Momoyama period.

• Scenic & Spiritual Significance: Often called the "Island of the Gods," it is the 30th stop on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage.

• Access: Reached via a roughly 30-minute ferry ride from ports such as Nagahama, Hikone, or Omi-Imazu.

• Tradition: Visitors frequently participate in kawarake-nage, throwing small earthenware plates toward a cliffside torii gate to make a wish.

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2026-10-14T04:02:44Z

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CELEBRATING HIS 86TH BIRTHDAY TODAY……..

Sir Cliff Richard OBE (Harry Rodger Webb), born on 14th October 1940 is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor and philanthropist.

Richard has sold more than 250 million records worldwide. He has total sales of over 21 million singles in the UK and is the third top selling artist in UK Singles Chart history, behind the Beatles and Elvis Presley.

Harry Rodger Webb was born in India at King George's Hospital, (now King George's Medical University), Victoria Street, in Lucknow, which was then part of British India. The Webb family lived in a modest home in Maqbara, near the main shopping centre of Hazratganj. Richard has three sisters, Joan, Jacqui and Donna (dec).

In 1948, following Indian independence, the family embarked on a three-week sea voyage to Tilbury, Essex, England aboard the SS Ranchi. The Webbs moved from comparative wealth in India, where they lived in a company-supplied flat at Howrah near Calcutta, to a semi-detached house in Carshalton, Surrey. Harry Webb attended a local primary school, Stanley Park Juniors, in Carshalton.

Harry Webb became interested in skiffle. His father bought him a guitar at 16 and he formed the Quintones vocal group in 1957, before singing in the Dick Teague Skiffle Group.

Richard was originally marketed as a rebellious rock and roll singer in the style of Little Richard and Elvis Presley. With his backing group, The Drifters (later to become The Shadows), Richard dominated the British popular music scene in the pre-Beatles period of the late 1950s to early 1960s. His 1958 hit single, "Move It", is often described as Britain's first authentic rock and roll song. John Lennon once claimed that "before Cliff and the Shadows, there had been nothing worth listening to in British music”. Increased focus on his Christianity and subsequent softening of his music led to a more middle of the road pop image and he sometimes ventured into contemporary Christian music.

Over a career spanning almost 60 years, Richard has amassed many gold and platinum discs and awards, including three Brit Awards. He won Best British Male twice and the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music, and two Ivor Novello Awards. He has had more than 130 singles, albums and EPs make the UK Top 20, more than any other artist. Richard has had 67 UK top ten singles, the second highest total for an artist behind Elvis Presley. Richard holds the record (with Elvis Presley) as the only act to make the UK singles charts in all of its first six decades (1950s–2000s). He has achieved 14 UK No. 1 singles, and is the only singer to have had a No.1 single in the UK in five consecutive decades: the 1950s through to the 1990s.

Richard has never achieved the same impact in the United States despite eight US Top 40 singles, including the million-selling "Devil Woman" and "We Don't Talk Anymore". In Canada, Richard achieved comparatively more success, with a successful period in the early 1960s, and again in the late 1970s and early 1980s with some singles and albums reaching gold and platinum status. He has remained a popular music, film, and television personality in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Northern Europe and Asia, and he retains a following in other countries.

Richard has been a resident in the UK for most of his life, but in 2010, he confirmed that he had become a citizen of Barbados. When not touring, he divides his time between living in Barbados and Portugal.

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2026-10-13T22:46:36Z

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William Morris called Bibury the most beautiful village in England.

That compliment now comes with a price the 700 people who live here are still paying.

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2026-10-13T22:43:08Z

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Carlos Ochagavia (1913–2006) was a painter and illustrator born in Spain who settled in Argentina as a child.

He developed an extensive career in painting, advertising, animation, and editorial illustration, with work published in international media outlets such as Time and Newsweek.

His work encompassed science fiction, fantasy, and surrealism, standing out for his imaginative paintings and book covers during the 1970s.

He has also been linked to the pseudonym Carlos Victor, associated with the original covers of The Illuminatus! Trilogy (1975), although this attribution requires more conclusive documentation.

In 2005, he exhibited at the Centro Cultural Borges in Buenos Aires, and in 2006, he received the Riojan Fine Arts Award.

Today, he remains an interesting figure to discover within the history of fantasy and pulp illustration.

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2026-10-13T22:38:08Z

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2026-10-13T13:12:31Z

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“I think the universe is pure geometry - basically, a beautiful shape twisting around and dancing over space-time.” Antony Garrett Lisi

“A spiral staircase turns a simple climb into a study in geometry.”

The St. Augustine Light Station is a privately maintained aid to navigation and an active, working lighthouse in St. Augustine, Florida.

The current lighthouse stands at the north end of Anastasia Island and was built between 1871 and 1874. The tower is the second lighthouse tower in St. Augustine, the first being lit officially by the American territorial government in May 1824 as Florida's first lighthouse.

However, both the Spanish and the British governments operated a major aid to navigation here including a series of wooden watch towers and beacons dating from 1565.

The current lighthouse tower, original first-order Fresnel Lens and the Light Station grounds are owned by the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum, Inc., a not-for-profit maritime museum.

The museum is open to the public 360 days a year. Admission fees support continued preservation of the lighthouse and five other historic structures. Admissions and museum memberships also fund programs in maritime archaeology, traditional wooden boatbuilding, and maritime education.

The non profit mission is to "discover, preserve, present and keep alive the stories of the nation's oldest port as symbolized by our working St. Augustine Lighthouse."

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2026-10-13T13:10:46Z

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FRANK MILLER’S SIN CITY:
THE BIG FAT KILL

Collage created from Frank Miller’s Sin City The Big Fat Kill #2. Published December 1994.

Art by Frank Miller.

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This is 1968 and this gentleman has come here to film "Where Eagles Dare" with Richard Burton.

Being an American he was bored out of his mind in London.

The next best thing was to buy a 500 cc motorcycle and drive around Britain...

Clint Eastwood posing for a publicity shot with Big Ben in the background!

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2026-10-13T13:06:45Z

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2026-10-13T09:01:04Z

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The fountain ballerina, whose skirt is made of water, is a magic that is worth seeing with your own eyes.

Sculptor Malgoshata
Khodakowska (Poland)

This is not just a sculpture.....
This is ballet frozen in bronze and brought to life by water.

When the fountain is turned on, the water streams form a lush, light skirt, as if the ballerina is twirling in the air.

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2026-10-13T08:59:27Z

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Diving In The Philippines & S.E. Asia/World Dive Gear Post #083- Akuana - SCUBA 🤿
Akuana Otter computer delivers top tier dive computer performance at an unbeatable price.

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2026-10-13T08:56:34Z

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Taxi drivers delivered the death telegrams for the Army in 1965, and one wife changed it

In 1965, taxi drivers delivered the death telegrams for the Army. 🚕

After the Battle of Ia Drang, the Army had not set up an adequate system to notify families when a soldier was killed.

THE PROBLEM
The telegrams were handed to taxi cab drivers for delivery.

THE WIFE
Julie Moore, wife of Lt. Col. Hal Moore, rode along with the drivers. She helped with the notifications, comforted widows and families, and attended the funerals of the men under her husband's command.

THE CHANGE
Her complaints reached the Pentagon. The Army set up notification teams made up of a uniformed officer and a chaplain. Those teams are still in use today.

THE FILM
The movie We Were Soldiers shows her delivering the telegrams herself. She didn't. She rode along to comfort the families.

THE LEGACY
In 2005, the Army created the Julia Compton Moore Award for civilian spouses.

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#VietnamWar #IaDrang #WeWereSoldiers #Army #MilitaryFamilies #Veterans #RedactedHistory

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2026-10-13T08:55:10Z

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Discipline is not punishment.
It is freedom from future regret.

The modern samurai understands that discipline is a choice made today for the person you want to become tomorrow.

Train when you don't feel like it.
Do what needs to be done.
Keep the promises you make to yourself.
Choose what matters over what feels good in the moment.

Discipline demands sacrifice today.
Regret can last a lifetime.

Every disciplined choice is a step toward freedom.

Master yourself and you master the world.

This is Spirit & Steel

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2026-10-13T08:53:52Z

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Portofino, Italy 🇮🇹

The harbour is barely bigger than a village square, which is why the yachts moored in it look like they wandered into the wrong postcard 🛥️.

The pastel fronts are a Ligurian habit, and the best view is the free one from the path up towards the castle above the bay 🥾.

Go early, before the day boats from Santa Margherita arrive.

📷: @adrianbaias

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2026-10-13T08:48:19Z

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An upper and lower body workout this afternoon.......

.....consistency is key.

Pura vida.

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2026-10-13T08:40:20Z

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GM

Proof of walk this afternoon with Amigo & Cypher to the mountain....

Pura Vida 🏝️

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House with a blue roof....very smart.
IYKYK.

Pura vida

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One of my all-time favourite live albums for sure. 🎶

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Proof of ride......

.....along the coastline this afternoon.

Pura vida.

Last stop.....

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Today in Metal:
Strangers in the night -UFO
Chicago, October 13th 1978.

The first of 6 concerts that were recorded for 'Strangers in the Night'.

Phil Mogg: "I didn't even want to make a live album. At that point the band was so up and down, depending on who'd been doing what. Wine, women and song was our priority, in that order. Suppose they recorded a dodgy night? Strangers in the Night has a lot of vigour and strut. As a doubting Thomas that didn't want to do it, I was very, very wrong."

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H Saket House, designed by Sahel AlHiyari Architects and completed in 2015, harmonizes with the sloping terrain of Amman’s Dabouq suburb.

The house’s rectangular plan wraps around a central courtyard, using bush-hammered concrete to blend modern design with Jordanian architectural traditions.

Elevated sections create outdoor spaces that embrace natural ventilation, offering stunning views of the native oak trees surrounding the site.

© Pino Musi, Roland Halbe, Sami Haven

#SahelAlHiyari #JordanianArchitecture #SaketHouse #ModernDesign #AmmanArchitecture

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by Piotr Binkowski

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2026-10-13T05:26:42Z

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“It is a narrow mind which cannot look at a subject from various points of view.”

This insight from George Eliot’s Middlemarch captures one of the novel’s deepest moral principles: wisdom begins when we become capable of seeing beyond our own perspective.

It is easy to understand the world from the position we occupy. The greater challenge is to imagine how the same situation might appear through another person’s fears, experiences, desires, disappointments, and limitations.

That idea lies at the heart of Middlemarch. George Eliot rarely allows us to judge her characters from a comfortable distance. Just when someone appears selfish, foolish, proud, or disappointing, she brings us closer to that person’s inner life. We begin to see the hopes beneath the mistakes, the insecurities beneath the pride, and the private struggles hidden behind outward behavior.

Eliot understood that human beings naturally place themselves at the center of their own stories. We know the reasons behind our choices because we have access to our own thoughts. We remember the circumstances that influenced us. We know when we were frightened, confused, exhausted, or misunderstood. But when judging another person, we often see only the final action.

That imbalance can make judgment dangerously easy.

To look at something from “various points of view” does not mean believing that every opinion is equally correct or that harmful actions should never be criticized. Rather, it means refusing to mistake our limited knowledge for complete understanding. We can disagree with someone while still trying to understand how they arrived at their position. We can recognize wrongdoing without reducing an entire human being to a single mistake.

This is one reason Middlemarch feels remarkably modern. We live in an age where opinions are formed quickly and expressed publicly. A sentence, photograph, headline, or brief moment can become enough for thousands of people to decide exactly who someone is. Social media often rewards certainty more than curiosity and outrage more than reflection. Yet reality is usually more complicated than the version that fits neatly into a post or argument.

Eliot asks for something harder: intellectual humility and imaginative sympathy.

Perhaps the mature mind is not the one that possesses an immediate answer to everything. Perhaps it is the mind capable of saying, “There may be something here that I have not yet understood.”

That small admission can transform relationships. Many conflicts become more complicated when we genuinely attempt to see them from the other side. The person we considered cold may have been protecting themselves. The person we thought arrogant may have been insecure. The decision that seemed incomprehensible may have emerged from circumstances we never knew existed.

We may still disagree.

But understanding changes the quality of disagreement.

And perhaps that is Eliot’s enduring lesson: a wider perspective does not weaken our judgment; it makes our judgment more humane.

Before deciding that another person is entirely wrong, foolish, or impossible to understand, perhaps the better question is:

#GeorgeEliot #Middlemarch #LiteraryQuotes #ClassicLiterature #WordsOfWisdom

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Another lot of film poster part 4.

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"Moon River" by ©Koh Murao

Born in Tokyo, Japan, on 1977. "𝗞𝗼𝗵 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗼" discovered his love for sketching comic book characters at a very young age, and at nine he began painting lessons.

He later continued his studies in Illustration and Design at Tama Art University in Tokyo. His work draws inspiration from early childhood memories of rural landscapes, picture books, and so on.

He enjoys playing with allegory and often places characters in fantasy worlds reminiscent of the fables he loved as a boy.

Other inspiration come from modern art, especially Surrealism. His greatest satisfaction comes from observing his influence on viewers who are moved to invent stories inspired by the work.

Murao has previously exhibited in Tokyo, New York and has recieved several awards, including: Nika Design Award Special Prize ; Mainichi Advertising Design Competition Encouragement Prize ; Chiba Design Award Special Prize ; NY Coo Gallery Open Art Contest Choice Award. Currently he lives in Japan.

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"People will come to love their oppression, to adore the technologies that undo their capacities to think." - Aldous Huxley

"Aldous Leonard Huxley was an English writer and philosopher. He wrote nearly 50 books—both novels and non-fiction works—as well as wide-ranging essays, narratives, and poems.

Born into the prominent Huxley family, he graduated from Balliol College, Oxford, with an undergraduate degree in English literature.

Early in his career, he published short stories and poetry and edited the literary magazine Oxford Poetry, before going on to publish travel writing, satire, and screenplays.

He spent the latter part of his life in the United States, living in Los Angeles from 1937 until his death.

By the end of his life, Huxley was widely acknowledged as one of the foremost intellectuals of his time.

He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature nine times and was elected Companion of Literature by the Royal Society of Literature in 1962. Huxley was a pacifist."

Born: Aldous Leonard Huxley, Godalming, Surrey, England
Died: (aged), Los Angeles County, California, United States
Resting place: Compton, Surrey, England
Occupation: Writer, philosopher
Education: Eton College
Alma mater: Balliol College, Oxford
Notable works: Brave New World, Island, Point Counter Point, The Doors of Perception, The Perennial Philosophy, The Devils of Loudun

The Ultimate Revolution, 1962 speech at the Berkeley Language Center. In that speech, Huxley warned about the dangers of technological and psychological manipulation leading people to embrace their own subjugation.

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Wingless Concorde during transport
on the Thames.

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Marine Life in The Philippines & S.E. Asia. and the World. Post #311 :

Orcas and whales are often spoken about as two different groups, but there is an interesting connection between them. Orcas, also known as killer whales, are actually the largest members of the dolphin family. Other whales belong to several different groups and can vary greatly in size, appearance, diet and behaviour. This means an orca is technically a dolphin, even though its common name includes the word “whale.”

One major difference is their teeth and feeding methods. Orcas have strong, sharp teeth that they use to catch and eat fish, seals, seabirds and other marine animals. They are skilled hunters and often work together as a group to catch prey. Many large whales, particularly baleen whales, do not have teeth. Instead, they have baleen plates that act like filters, allowing them to collect huge amounts of small organisms such as krill and tiny fish from seawater.

Their hunting behaviour is another clear difference. Orcas are highly social animals and are famous for cooperative hunting. Different members of a pod can work together using coordinated movements and communication. Many other whale species have different feeding habits and may search for food alone, although some whale species also form groups depending on the situation.

Orcas are also known for their speed and powerful swimming abilities. Their streamlined bodies allow them to move quickly while chasing prey. Other whales vary considerably in swimming speed, with some species capable of impressive bursts of speed even though they generally move more slowly during normal travel and feeding.

Breathing is another easy way to notice a difference. Orcas have a single blowhole on top of their heads because they are dolphins. Baleen whales such as humpback whales, blue whales and right whales have two blowholes. Finally, their rol
es in the ocean differ. Orcas are apex predators that can hunt a wide variety of marine animals, while many baleen whales are filter feeders. Despite these differences, both play important roles in marine ecosystems.

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2026-10-13T03:49:53Z

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Cyberpunk...

NEON SHADOWS:

Tales from a Dystopian Future.

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"You trade in your reality for a role. You trade in your sense for an act. You give up your ability to feel, and in exchange, put on a mask."

-Jim Morrison

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Founded in 1863, the illustrated magazine La Vie Parisienne chronicled the daily life of a Parisian in the throes of life.

Blending social chronicles, drawings, literature, and satire, the weekly magazine captured the spirit of the capital, paying close attention to its fashions, pleasures, and deaths.

The formula remained unchanged for decades, with its popularity soaring during the Belle Époque and the 1920s.

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THE BOXER AT REST — AN EXTRAORDINARY SURVIVOR

There is an extraordinary tenderness in this formidable bronze.

The Boxer at Rest sits battered and exhausted, his powerful body momentarily at ease. He turns his head, lips parted, as though something has drawn his attention. His heavily gloved hands rest. Across his injured face, the sculptor has captured the human cost of strength—and the quiet dignity of endurance.

This magnificent Greek bronze is now at Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, part of the Museo Nazionale Romano in Rome. Standing before him is an essential experience for anyone who loves figurative sculpture.

His precise age remains debated. The museum places him in the first half of the first century BC—approximately 2,100 years old—while other scholars favor an earlier Hellenistic date. His sculptor is unknown, although the composition has long been associated with the influence of Lysippos, particularly his representations of Herakles at rest.

The Boxer was discovered in 1885 on Rome’s Quirinal Hill, near the ancient Baths of Constantine. He had been carefully deposited within an ancient building’s foundations, suggesting that someone took deliberate care to preserve him. Imagine this extraordinary figure waiting beneath Rome while centuries passed overhead.

His survival is astonishing. Art historian Peter Stewart puts the number of substantially intact, large-scale bronze statues surviving from Classical and Hellenistic Greece at fewer than thirty. So many others were melted down for their metal. The Boxer belongs to that exceptionally small company of survivors.

And the details are remarkable.

Copper inlays describe wounds and drops of blood. A different alloy suggests the discoloration of a bruised cheek. The intricate curls of his beard, the construction of his boxing gloves, and the weight of his resting limbs reward the closest attention. At 128 centimeters—approximately 50⅜ inches—high in his seated position, he has a commanding physical presence.

His original inset eyes are missing, the crown was repaired in antiquity, and the stone seat is modern. Nevertheless, the completeness of the surviving figure is extraordinary.

Then there is that glorious ancient patina: deep brown, green, and luminous passages where the light catches the bronze. Shadows gather beneath his brow and within the curls. The surface makes every change of viewpoint a revelation.

For our Grand Tour Sculpture group, his discovery date matters. Unearthed in 1885, he came too late for the eighteenth-century Grand Tour traveler to admire. His late rediscovery helps explain why he is less familiar among souvenir bronzes than the Apollo Belvedere, Spinario, or Farnese Hercules.

Yet for those following the spirit of the Grand Tour today—traveling to look closely, learn, and encounter beauty—he is a masterpiece to seek out.

We do not know his name. But standing before him, we recognize something deeply human: the exhaustion after effort, the dignity of endurance, and the strength to continue.

To learn more: www.maisonpalmbeach.com

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THE EARLY STONES.....

The rolling Stones Keith Richards, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, Brain Jones and Mick Jagger walk down James Street in Covent Garden, London on the 17th January 1964.

Credit Terry O'Neill

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This month in 1982, Donald Fagen released the LP (The Nightfly” (October 1)

Fagen moved away from his longtime Steely Dan collaborator Walter Becker to record his debut solo work, which was essentially an autobiographical piece.

As he says in the liner notes:
“The songs on this album represent certain fantasies that might have been entertained by a young man growing up in the remote suburbs of a northeastern city during the late fifties and early sixties, i.e., one of my general height, weight and build.”

He later revealed “I wanted to do an autobiographical album, and I really put everything I knew into the Nightfly album.”

In doing so, he also took Steely Dan’s reputation for excellent production to the next level, with “The Nightfly” becoming one of the very first examples of a fully digital recording in popular music.

The new technology, and Fagen’s neverending quest for perfection, made the project extremely challenging. In the end, the album took eight months to record, used 31 session musicians, and was mixed in 10 days.

As a result, the album remains a favorite among audiophiles.

Paul White, editor-in-chief of Sound on Sound magazine, said The Nightfly “is always a good reference for checking out monitoring systems and shows what good results could be obtained from those early digital recording systems in the right hands."

In addition to its use in recording studio tests, Clive Young of Pro Sound News called Fagen's "I.G.Y." the "Free Bird" of pro audio, claiming that almost every live sound engineer uses the song to test the front-of-house system's sound response.

EQ Magazine rated “The Nightfly” as among the Top 10 Best Recorded Albums of All Time, alongside the Beatles's “Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band” and the Beach Boys' “Pet Sounds”.

Click on the link below to hear “I.G.Y.”:

https://youtu.be/Ueivjr3f8xg

#donaldfagen, #nightfly, #IGY, #80smusic, #debutalbum, #steelydan, #dailyrockhistory,

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Happy Birthday Paul Simon
(born October 13, 1941) ...

......is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, known for his solo work and his collaborations with Art Garfunkel.

He and Garfunkel, whom he met in elementary school in 1953, came to prominence in the 1960s as Simon & Garfunkel.

In 1986, Simon released his most successful and acclaimed album, Graceland, incorporating South African influences.

Simon has twice been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and has won 16 Grammy Awards, including three for Album of the Year.

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2026-10-13T02:09:07Z

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The Apocalypse is right on schedule....

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Happy Birthday Sammy Hagar
(born October 13, 1947),

.....also known as the Red Rocker, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and entrepreneur.

He rose to prominence in the early 1970s with the hard rock band Montrose before launching a successful solo career, scoring a hit in 1984 with "I Can't Drive 55".

He enjoyed further commercial success as the second lead vocalist of Van Halen from 1985 through 1996, and from 2003 to 2005.

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The construction of the World Trade Center in New York City, which began in the late 1960s, remains a defining moment in architectural and engineering history.

By 1970, the twin towers, designed by architect Minoru Yamasaki and structural engineer Leslie Robertson, were rising steadily against Lower Manhattan’s skyline. Intended as a bold symbol of modernity and economic strength, the towers embodied cutting-edge engineering innovation.

Their design introduced a "tube-in-tube" structural system, where closely spaced steel perimeter columns combined with a central core, maximizing floor space while providing immense structural stability.

This groundbreaking approach eliminated the need for traditional internal columns and gave the towers their sleek, minimalist façades.

The 16-acre site buzzed with intense activity as workers assembled over 200,000 tons of structural steel, poured concrete, and erected the infrastructure that would support the towers’ vertical ascent.

The sheer logistics of the project were staggering—requiring precise coordination between thousands of workers, cranes, and heavy machinery in a dense urban environment.

To address the soft soil of Lower Manhattan, engineers implemented innovative excavation and foundation techniques, such as the "slurry wall" method, which kept the site dry and stable against the pressures of the Hudson River.

By the early 1970s, the steel frames were taking shape, marking a decade-long effort to complete the project, which was officially finished in 1973. The towers’ completion not only altered the New York City skyline but also set a new precedent for skyscraper design worldwide.

The construction images from 1970—cranes silhouetted against the rising steel, scaffolding clinging to the emerging structure—encapsulate the ambition, scale, and vision of the era.

These photographs remind us of the immense human effort and ingenuity required to create such an iconic global symbol, one that embodied both the promise and challenges of modern architecture and urban development.

#WorldTradeCenter #MinoruYamasaki #EngineeringMarvel

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Here's the Viberti Golden Dolphin, a futuristic bus prototype built by Viberti of Turin, Italy in 1956.

It was notable for its unique, dolphin-like shape, golden yellow paint, and gas turbine engine.

Despite its innovative design and high-speed capabilities, it never entered mass production.

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"Our life is a constant journey, from birth to death.
The landscape changes, the people change,
our needs change, but the train keeps moving.
Life is the train, not the station."

-Paulo Coelho

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2026-10-13T00:01:38Z

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The heart of Alfa Romeo beats in Paris.

Alfa Romeo takes centre stage at the 2026 Paris Motor Show with an immersive display bringing together the brand’s defining values: Italia, Sportività and Rosso.

At the core of our stand, Cuorerosso, along with the entire current range, presented in the exclusive Edizione Luna Rossa.

Everything Alfa Romeo is, in one place.

#AlfaRomeo #AlfaRomeoCuorerosso #mondialdelauto2026

Luna Rossa Team Museo Alfa Romeo

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2026-10-12T23:58:19Z

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You think you need life to cooperate before you can feel strong.

You don’t.

Strength is not proven when everything goes your way.

It is proven when the plan breaks.

When people disappoint you.

When the outcome changes.

When the thing you were counting on disappears.

Most people confuse control with strength.

They feel powerful when life obeys them.

Then one unexpected turn exposes how dependent that confidence really was.

Real strength works differently.

It does not require certainty.

It does not require perfect timing.

It does not require life to ask permission before changing.

It requires you to stay capable when reality refuses to match your expectations.

That means adjusting without collapsing.

Thinking without panicking.

Moving without needing reassurance first.

You will not control everything that enters your path.

But you can control whether it becomes the reason you stop walking.

The test is not whether life bends for you.

The test is who you become when it doesn’t.

Keep moving.

Especially then.

Save this for the day your plans fall apart.

Share it with someone who needs to remember that adaptability is strength.

Follow The Way Walked Alone. The Way waits for no one. It remains open only to those who choose to walk it.

#stoicism #selfmastery #discipline #samuraiphilosophy #mentalstrength

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🇧🇷🌎 BRAZIL: The Giant of South America!

🤯 Look at the map! Brazil is so vast that it occupies nearly half of South America, borders 10 countries, and contains the largest portion of the Amazon rainforest!

🗺️ What Makes Brazil Geographically Unique?

🌳 The Amazon Rainforest: Home to extraordinary biodiversity and one of the world's most important tropical ecosystems.

🌊 The Atlantic Coast: Brazil has a coastline stretching approximately 7,500 km along the Atlantic Ocean.

🏞️ A Land of Natural Wonders: From the Amazon Basin and the Pantanal wetlands to tropical beaches, plateaus, and spectacular waterfalls.

🌎 A Continental Giant: Brazil is the largest country in South America and the fifth-largest country in the world by area.

📍 Basic Facts About Brazil

- Capital: Brasília
- Largest city: São Paulo
- Official language: Portuguese
- Area: Approximately 8.51 million km²
- Population: Around 213 million people
- Currency: Brazilian real (BRL)
- Continent: South America
- Borders: Every South American country except Chile and Ecuador.

🤯 Amazing Geography Fact: Brazil borders almost every country in South America, making it a central geographical link across the continent.

💬 Question: Which Brazilian landscape would you most like to explore: the Amazon rainforest, the Pantanal wetlands, or the Atlantic coast?

#Brazil #SouthAmerica #Geography #WorldFacts #AmazingGeography

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Jonesy (or Jones) is the orange cat aboard the USCSS Nostromo in Ridley Scott’s Alien (1979).

The crew’s beloved pet becomes one of the film’s most memorable characters thanks to his role in building suspense and his bond with Ellen Ripley, who risks her life to save him from the Xenomorph. 🐈

Four orange cats were used during filming, and one of the most memorable scenes was achieved by triggering a cat’s reaction to a German Shepherd hidden behind a screen.

Jonesy also appears in Aliens (1986), where we learn that he survived the events of the first film alongside Ripley.

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Jonesy represents vulnerability and familiarity in a story dominated by horror.

His survival highlights Ripley’s humanity and proves that even in one of science fiction’s most terrifying films, a little cat can become an unforgettable character.

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A headdress decorated with macaw feathers adorns this 600-year-old skull of a sacrificed child exhumed at the Peruvian archaeological site of Pampa la Cruz, Huanchaco, Peru.

The sacrificed victim belonged to the Chimú culture (900–1470 CE). The skeletal remains of an infant feature shoulder-length hair and a striking headdress made of macaw feathers from the Amazon rainforest, secured at the front with cotton textile bands.

Specialists note that the use of such costly ornamental materials from distant regions confirms the child belonged to an elite noble lineage, while also demonstrating the trade dynamics of the Peruvian north coast.

The meticulous craftsmanship of the attire and the remarkable state of preservation of the ensemble illustrate the individual's importance in the consecration ceremonies and rituals of the Chimú state.

Thanks to proteomics, archaeologists have discovered that the main humans sacrificed by the Chimús, of which this individual is a part, were male children.

Radiocarbon analysis found that the 269 sacrificed children had met their deaths more than 500 years ago, when they had been killed in carefully orchestrated acts of ritual sacrifice.

The victims were buried alongside 466 baby llamas - animals which were considered extremely valuable as sources of food and transport, and further evidence of a mass sacrifice to the gods.

Many of the children and animals had visible cut marks across their sternum and ribs, while many of the children were daubed with a bright red pigment made from cinnabar.

PHOTOGRAPH OF Becky Hale, National Geographic

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Rainwater Drainage Designs -Every Detail Matters 🌧️🏗️

Good drainage protects buildings, prevents water buildup, and complements the architecture.

Options include trench and slot drains, roof scuppers, concealed gutters, and surface channels—each suited to different sites, roofs, and paving.

Proper slopes, sized outlets, waterproofing, and accessible maintenance points keep water flowing safely and efficiently.

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Rudolph Sieber-Lonati....

....was a prolific illustrator whose dramatic, eye-catching cover art became a distinctive feature of crime, horror, and adventure paperbacks throughout the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s.

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A Rolling Stone......

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GE. Wonderful 😊. Two of lifes best pleasures....

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Arranging some flowers from the homestead garden....

Pura Vida.

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GA

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Norway 🇳🇴

A lake up on the high fjell simply runs out of ground and drops off the edge 💧, straight into a valley you cannot see from the top.

The rock up here was scoured bare by old ice, so it is moss, snow patches and stone with very little in between 🥾.

Reaching an edge like this takes a long walk in, which is exactly why nobody is standing on it.

📷: @graatjeweber

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“My work is commercial work. But it is fine art in that it is well-composed, intellectually designed... and it has a finality about it... I apply fine art techniques to a very commercial look.”

— Frank Frazetta

#frazettagirls

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The fastest animal on Earth raises its chicks on one of Gaudí's towers.

A peregrine falcon dives at more than 200 mph (320 km/h). That is about as fast as a Formula One car.

A pair moved into a tower of the Sagrada Família in 2003. Falcons have kept coming back each spring for over 20 years, and more than 50 chicks have hatched there since 2005.

Barcelona had lost its falcons. The last breeding pair vanished in 1973, from the church of Santa Maria del Mar. In 1999 the city launched a project with a nature group called Galanthus Natura to bring them back. The Sagrada Família was picked because it was one of the last places the birds had nested.

It worked. More than ten pairs now nest around Barcelona. Some chose the cable car tower on Montjuïc hill, others the Torre de Collserola (the big communications tower above the city) or the Tres Xemeneies (Three Chimneys) in Sant Adrià de Besòs.

The dad of this year's chicks was born on Montjuïc and is 17 years old.

Every spring, usually in March and April, the basilica streams the nest live online.

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Try your hand at cooking by making your tomato paste from scratch.

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Every time you open an app, run a software program, or type on a keyboard, you are using technology built on a framework designed by Alan Turing.

In 1936, at 24 years old, Turing published a paper titled "On Computable Numbers." In it, he introduced a theoretical model called the Universal Machine. At the time, "computers" were human beings doing calculations by hand. Turing envisioned a single machine that could perform any task if given the right instructions, essentially inventing the concept of software and programmable memory.

When World War II broke out in 1939, British intelligence recruited Turing to Bletchley Park. The German military used the Enigma machine to encrypt its communications. Enigma operated using rotating wheels and internal wiring that generated over 158 quintillion daily combinations. Manual deciphering was virtually impossible.

Turing recognized that human operators could not work fast enough to break the cipher daily. Polish cryptanalyst Marian Rejewski and his colleagues had previously cracked early military Enigma ciphers in late 1932 using permutation theory, and Rejewski later designed an electro-mechanical engine called the Bomba in 1938. When the German military added extra complexity on the eve of war, Turing expanded on the Polish groundwork to design a far more versatile British engine called the Bombe.

To make the machine operational at scale, cryptanalyst Gordon Welchman made a vital contribution. Welchman designed an addition called the "diagonal board," an electrical circuit that interconnected the Bombe's components and allowed it to exploit logical links between letters instantly. By running electrical current through simulated rotor positions, the Bombe used short stretches of guessed plain text (called "cribs") to eliminate millions of false combinations in minutes.

Official Bletchley Park historian Sir Harry Hinsley estimated that the intelligence generated at Bletchley Park shortened World War II by two to four years and saved millions of lives.

After the war, Turing returned to academia and pioneered early work in artificial intelligence, creating the "Turing Test" in 1950 to evaluate machine intelligence.

Yet, despite his contributions, the state turned against him. In January 1952, Turing reported a burglary at his home. During the investigation, police discovered he was in a relationship with another man. Under Section 11 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885, same-sex relationships were illegal in the United Kingdom.

Turing was arrested and charged with gross indecency. Because the entire Bletchley Park operation was classified under the Official Secrets Act, Turing was legally barred from telling the court or the public about his wartime service. He could not explain that he had helped save the nation.

To avoid prison and continue his mathematical research, Turing chose chemical probation through synthetic hormone injections. The conviction resulted in the revocation of his security clearance, barring him from government research and placing him under police surveillance.

On June 7, 1954, Alan Turing died of cyanide poisoning in his home. He was 41 years old.

The work that saved millions remained secret for another two decades. It was not until 1974 that the British government finally declassified the Ultra project, revealing Turing's central role in World War II to the public for the first time.

In 2009, the British Prime Minister issued an official apology for the treatment Turing received. In 2013, Queen Elizabeth II granted him a posthumous Royal Pardon. In 2017, the UK Parliament passed "Alan Turing's Law," retroactively pardoning thousands of men convicted under historical statutes. In 2021, the Bank of England placed Turing's portrait on the £50 banknote.

Alan Turing built the theoretical framework for the digital world, shortened the deadliest conflict in human history, and paid for it with his career and dignity.

We are committed to sharing the stories of the individuals who built, defended, and shaped our world against all odds. Your support helps us keep history alive.

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Plants spill from the shelves and green balconies curve overhead at Cafebrería El Péndulo, the café-bookstore concept that began in Mexico City's Condesa neighborhood in 1993.

The Polanco branch spreads across two bright levels filled with books in Spanish and English, music, gifts, and a café where breakfast can easily stretch into lunch.

Readers around the world clearly share the love, voting it fifth in the 1000 Libraries 2025 Top 10 Most Beautiful Book Cafés.

📍@cafebreriaelpendulo, Alejandro Dumas 81, Polanco, Polanco IV Secc, Miguel Hidalgo, 11560 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico

Opening hours:
- Monday to Saturday: 8AM - 11PM
- Sunday: 9AM - 10PM

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Remembering John Denver
(December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997),

.... was an American country and folk singer, songwriter, and actor.

He was one of the most popular acoustic artists of the 1970s and one of the best-selling artists overall in that decade.

AllMusic has called Denver "among the most beloved entertainers of his era".

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A six-day creation by @odeith at @straatmuseum in Amsterdam, with nearly half the piece improvised along the way.

#Odeith #StreetArt #STRAATMuseum #Amsterdam

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51 years ago tonight, October 11, 1975, NBC aired the very first episode of a new late-night show called "NBC's Saturday Night."

George Carlin was the host, and he did his monologues in a three-piece suit with a T-shirt underneath.

The cast was a group of unknowns calling themselves the Not Ready for Prime Time Players: Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Laraine Newman and Gilda Radner. Within a year, everybody knew their names.

"Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!"

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Olavinlinna Castle.

Olavinlinna Castle (also known as St. Olaf's Castle),....

....a 15th-century medieval three-tower stone fortress located on a small island in the Kyrönsalmi strait in Savonlinna, Finland.

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1941, UK - by Harold Forster, for the Ministry of Information.

It was part of a publicity campaign to alert people to the threat of enemy spies and the danger of gossiping and unintentionally passing information to the enemy.

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Diving In The Philippines & S.E. Asia./World
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Moalboal, Cebu - Sardines Run 🐟

Celebrating another year of life with a breathtaking underwater adventure!

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🤿 "Something wicked this way comes"

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2026-10-11T23:59:39Z

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Wasps and bees may look similar at first, but they are quite different insects. One of the easiest ways to tell them apart is by their body shape.

Wasps generally have slender, smooth-looking bodies with a narrow waist, while bees usually have rounder, fuzzier bodies covered with tiny hairs. These physical differences are useful clues when trying to identify them outdoors.

Their diets are also different. Many wasps are carnivorous and feed on other insects, spiders, or animal-based foods. Some wasps also eat sugary substances such as nectar and fruit.

Bees mainly depend on plant-based food, especially nectar and pollen. Nectar provides bees with energy, while pollen supplies important nutrients that help support the colony.

Another major difference is their stingers. Wasps generally have smooth stingers, which means they can sting more than once. Bees, particularly honeybees, have barbed stingers that can become lodged in the skin after a sting.

Because of this, a honeybee usually cannot sting repeatedly in the same way a wasp can. However, not every bee species has exactly the same type of stinger.

Wasps and bees also play different roles in nature, although both are important. Wasps are well known as predators and help control populations of insects and other small creatures.

Some wasps also contribute to pollination. Bees are especially important pollinators because they move between flowers while collecting nectar and pollen. This helps many plants reproduce and supports ecosystems and agriculture.

Their behaviour can vary depending on the species and situation. Wasps are often considered more defensive and may become aggressive when their nests are disturbed. Bees are generally focused on collecting food and protecting their colonies rather than seeking conflict.

However, bees can also sting when they feel threatened. So, while “aggressive wasp” and “docile bee” are common descriptions, neither applies perfectly to every species. Both insects have important jobs in nature, and understanding their differences can help us identify and appreciate them.

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Born on this date, October 11, 1946 in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, American singer/songwriter Daryl Hall (born Daryl Franklin Hohl) best known as half of mega successful pop duo Hall & Oates with John Oates.

Hall & Oates are one of the most successful duos in pop music selling in excess of 40 million records along with 34 chart hit singles, seven platinum albums, and six gold albums. They were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in April 2014. Hall is the duo's principal writer and lead singer.

Hall came from a musical family. Both his parents were voice teachers who worked with choirs. He first met Oates at the Adelphi Ballroom in Philadelphia in 1967 when the tow were in competing groups. Both were attending Philadelphia's Temple University. Hall was by then a senior, while Oates was a freshman. Hall was already working sporadically at Gamble & Huff's recording studio and would soon join the short-lived band Gulliver. After that, Hall and Oates decided to pursue a career as a duo, signing with Atlantic Records in 1972.

Their debut album Whole Oats failed to garner much attention however their second album, Abandoned Luncheonette, produced by Arif Mardin and released in 1973, yielded the single, "She's Gone". The follow up, War Babies, bombed but in 1975 the scored a top 10 hit single with "Sara Smile" from their 1975 self-titled album. The next album, Bigger Than Both Of Us, gave them their first of six $1 singles with "Rich Girl". The group continued scoring an impressive list of albums and hit singles, along the way switching to RCA Records and crafting a distinctive "blue-eyed soul" style.
In the late 70s, the duo experienced a lean period before roaring back to the charts.

During that time, Hall recorded his first solo album. In 1977, RCA attempted to push Hall to the fore with his first solo effort Sacred Songs. However, after being presented with the highly experimental recording (produced by Robert Fripp of King Crimson), RCA became unwilling to release what was, in their view, a non-commercial album. "Sacred Songs" was eventually released in 1980. What the album revealed was an experimental side to Hall's career and a willingness to challenge his pop image.

Hall made an album with Eurythmics' Dave Stewart, Three Hearts In The Happy Ending Machine, which yielded his #5 solo single "Dreamtime". He has recorded such solo works as Soul Alone in 1993 and Can't Stop Dreaming in 1996, both of which were received well internationally. In 1994 composed "Gloryland" that was the official song of the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He continued to pursue collaborations and recordings while still maintaining his role in Hall & Oates. In addition, he created a company to restore old historic homes in the US and UK. Hall hosted the 2014 television show Daryl's Restoration Over-Hall on the DIY Network which showed him and a crew working on restoring one of his homes in Connecticut.

Since 2007, Hall has hosted the online show/webcast Live From Daryl's House which features live music acts in a podcast/videocast first from his home in Millertown, New York and more recently from his club Daryl's House in Pawling, New York. Live From Daryl's House has played host to a who's who of musical guests from a variety of genres and yielded some memorable collaborations.

Hall said of the webcast, "For me it was sort of an obvious thing. I've been touring my whole adult life really, and, you know, you can't be EVERYWHERE! Nor do I WANT to be everywhere at this point! I only like to spend so much time per year on the road. So I thought 'Why don't I just do something where anyone who wants to see me anywhere in the world CAN?! And, instead of doing the artist/audience performance-type thing, I wanted to deconstruct it and make the audience more of a fly-on-the-wall kind of observer... I mean, what I've always done onstage is very natural. I talk to the audience and it's a very sitting-roomy kind of thing. So I just thought I'd basically bring that to the web."

In November 2023, Hall filed a lawsuit against Oates and his trust due to contractual and financial disputes; the details of the case were initially confidential. Hall additionally issued a restraining order against Oates in the wake of the charges.

The following week, Hall filed a declaration accusing Oates of "the ultimate partnership betrayal" for planning to sell Oates' share of the duo's publishing to Primary Wave Music. Oates responded that Hall's statements were "inflammatory, outlandish, and inaccurate".

In April 2024, Oates said in an interview with Rolling Stone that he had "moved on" from Hall and Oates and that the duo would never perform together again, with Hall confirming the same a month later in an interview with Variety. The case was ultimately settled through mediation.

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Art by Chris Moore for Clifford D. Simak’s 'Time Is the Simplest Thing:

(1977 Methuen edition)

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(Frontman of the soul/disco band Hot Chocolate) Singer Errol Brown his wife ginette Brown, With a Cadillac Singer of Hot Chocolate, the British soul band best known for the 1975 disco anthem You Sexy Thing; the group's funky and harmonious sound was defined by Brown's seductive voice and charismatic stage presence.

Lead singer Errol Brown wrote this about his wife Ginette. It was the first happy song he wrote - he had always written sad songs before.

Errol Brown, who came to England from Jamaica with his mother when he was young, formed Hot Chocolate in London with Tony Wilson in 1969. They recorded a reggae version of "Give Peace A Chance" that got the attention of John Lennon, who released the single on The Beatles' Apple Records.

This led to a deal with Mickie Most, who signed them to his RAK label. The pair wrote "Bet Yer Life I Do," which was recorded by Herman's Hermits and hit UK #22. They had their first UK hit of their own with "Love Is Life," then went on to a string of UK hits, including a #1 in 1977 with "So You Win Again."

Hot Chocolate were produced by Mickie Most, who released this track on his RAK Records label. Most, however, didn't see the hit potential in this song and put it out as the B-side of a ballad called "Blue Night." That same week, Most produced a song for his band The Arrows called "I Love Rock And Roll," and released that as the B-side of their song "Broken Down Heart."

In our interview with Alan Merrill of The Arrows, he explained that Most was in his "blue period" (an allusion to Pablo Picasso), and was really into ballads. "You Sexy Thing" turned out to be a huge hit, but "I Love Rock And Roll" would have to wait 7 years to realize its potential when Joan Jett took the song to #1.

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Exploring the Breathtaking Architecture of Budapest.

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Art by British graphic artist..

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This isn't a forest, it's one tree—the world's largest cashew tree in Brazil.

In Pirangi do Norte, Brazil, the Cajueiro de Pirangi looks like a forest but is one giant cashew tree.

Its branches grow sideways, bend to the ground, and form new roots that act like trunks.

The tree covers about 8,500 square meters and has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the largest cashew tree.

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Guinness World Records: Largest cashew nut tree in Pirangi do Norte, Brazil covers approximately 8,500 square metres.

Câmara Municipal de Parnamirim: Cajueiro de Pirangi discussed for preservation, pruning, and protection measures.

Rio Grande do Norte State Law: Cajueiro de Pirangi recognized as natural, historical, environmental, and tourist heritage.

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British man Karl Bushby began his 50,000-kilometre walk around the globe in Chile back in 1998.

When he set off, he had two rules: first, no forward transport could be used to advance; second, no going home until he arrived there on foot.

In doing so, Bushby became the first known person in modern history to walk across the Bering Strait sea ice — and the first person to swim the Caspian Sea.

Before he returns home to Hull, East Yorkshire, Bushby spoke with Global’s Europe Correspondent Redmond Shannon on the English Coast.

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✨ Look Up! The Moon, Venus & Mercury Are Meeting in the Evening Sky! 🌙🪐

Get ready for a beautiful celestial display! On October 12, 2026, a delicate crescent Moon will appear near brilliant Venus and Mercury, creating a stunning trio in the evening sky. 🌌✨

Shortly after sunset, look toward the western horizon for a chance to spot these three celestial objects shining together. Venus will stand out with its brilliant glow, while the thin crescent Moon adds a touch of elegance to this beautiful cosmic gathering.

Whether you're a passionate stargazer, an astrophotographer, or simply someone who enjoys the wonders of the universe, this is a great opportunity to step outside and look up!

🗓️ **EVENT DETAILS**

🌙 **Date:** October 12, 2026
🪐 **Celestial Guests:** The Moon, Venus & Mercury
🌅 **Best Viewing Time:** Shortly after sunset
🧭 **Direction:** Low above the western horizon

🌍 **WHERE WILL THE VIEW BE BEST?**

Viewing conditions will vary depending on your location. In many Southern Hemisphere locations, the Moon and Venus may appear higher above the horizon after sunset, while observers at northern latitudes may have a shorter viewing window. Find a location with a clear, unobstructed western horizon for your best chance to see the trio before they disappear below the horizon.

🔭 **Stargazing tip:** Start looking as soon as the sky begins to darken, but never look directly at the Sun. Binoculars may help you locate the fainter objects, although Mercury can be challenging to spot in the bright twilight.

✨ Three worlds, one evening sky, and a beautiful reminder of the wonders happening above us!

🎥 Watch the full October 2026 Sky Events video here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inUDOtgntrY

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