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Blood Diamond
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1481759/videos/blood-diamond-1.mkv
People who think they have problems in their lives should watch the 2006 movie "Blood Diamond"
The Astounding Design Of Eixample, Barcelona | All That Is Interesting
Constructed in the early 20th century, Eixample is a district of the Spanish city of Barcelona known for the urban planning that divided the district into octagonal blocks. Influenced by a range of schools of architecture, Eixample was designed in a grid pattern with long streets, wide avenues, and rounded street corners. Despite being in the center of a thriving European metropolis, the district provides improved living conditions for inhabitants including extensive sun light, improved ventilation, and more open green space for public use. And of course, the result from the grid-like structure is astounding from above:
How did we get big so fast?
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The praise of the envious is far less creditable than their censure; they praise only that which they can surpass, but that which surpasses them they censure.--COLTON.
A Story of Creation
A Story of Creation
In the beginning, God created heaven and earth.
Shortly thereafter God was in receipt of a notice to show cause why he shouldn't be cited for failure to file an environmental impact statement. He was granted a temporary planning permit for the project, but was stymied by a Cease and Desist Order for the earthly part.
Officials immediately demanded to know how the light would be made. Would it require strip mining? What about thermal pollution? God explained that the light would come from a huge ball of fire, and provisional approval was granted with the proviso that no smoke would result.
The authorities demanded the issuance of a building permit, and (to conserve energy) required that the light be left off half the time. God agreed, saying he would call the light "Day" and the darkness "Night." Officials replied that they were only interested in protecting the environment, not in semantics.
God said, "Let the earth bring forth green herb and such as many seed."
The EPA agreed, so long as only native seed was used.
Then God said, "Let waters bring forth creeping creatures having life; and the fowl that may fly over the earth."
Officials pointed out this would require approval from the Department of Game coordinated with the Heavenly Wildlife Federation and the Audubongelic Society.
At this point, God created Hell.
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All mental pleasure consists in being able to compare oneself with others to one’s own advantage. Nothing is
of greater moment to a man than the gratification of his vanity, and no wound is more painful than that which is
inflicted on it. Hence such phrases as “Death before dishonour,” and so on.
