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YouTube - SuprEgo ®
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Feb 7, 8:31am
3 reviews
nanotech, video, super-eye-lens
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBKnVMNcPfw
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Upgrade Your Brain with SuperEgo Compact Lens
On sale soon at stores near you. Click link to order now.....
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNR20-53A94
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Oct 2, 2007 11:46am
1 review
music, video, brucia-la-terra, anthony-s-song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNR20-53A94
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Anthony Corleone's Song for his father - Brucia La Luna, Brucia La Terra
Actor Franc D'Ambrosio
Brucia la luna n'cielu
E ju bruciu d'amuri
Focu ca si consuma
Comu lu me cori
L'anima chianci
Addulurata
Non si da paci
Ma cchi mala nuttata
Lu tempu passa
Ma non agghiorna
Non c'e mai suli
S'idda non torna
Brucia la terra mia
E abbrucia lu me cori
Cchi siti d'acqua idda
E ju siti d'amuri
Acu la cantu
La me canzuni
Si no c'e nuddu
Ca s'a affacia
A lu barcuni
Brucia la luna n'cielu
E ju bruciu d'amuri
Focu ca si consuma
Comu lu me cori
Nino Rota
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWpS0OcaJPA
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Jul 26, 2007 8:09am
2 reviews
music, video, oldies, melody
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWpS0OcaJPA
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Unchained Melody
A 50 year old world-wide classic. Why not listen to it again?
click link above
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Google Image Result for http://www.utexas.edu/features/2006/dragonflies/graphic…
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Jul 25, 2007 6:03am
1 review
http://images.google.com.hk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.utexas.edu/features/2006...
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Respect Dragonflies
Can fly Backwards... Can Mate in Mid-air... Can You?
O.K. So they can't write blogs on SU. But which would you rather do? Write blogs on SU, or be able to fly backwards and be able to mate in mid-air? Besides, they can also travel at 40 mph. That's above the city speed limit.
As larva, a dragonfly may live underwater for as long as eight years. But once they mature, they only live one season. A short adult life, perhaps, but it is filled throughout with frenzied movement, boundless beauty, and fun with their mates.
More info can be found at the link above, from the University of Texas, at Austin.
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History of Jihad against the Berbers of North Africa – Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco…
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Jul 24, 2007 11:58am
1 review
africa, jihad, berbers
http://www.historyofjihad.org/africa.html
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A Berber Woman
Long ago the Berbers, of African descent, living in Morocco, many near the Atlas mountains, and in Tunisia and Algeria, were one of the targets of the Islamic Jihad.
Berbers are not Arabs. They have been influenced by several religions, including Christian and Judaic. Fourteen hundred years ago they were ruled by a Jewish Queen, Kahina, who mobilized resistance to Islamic invaders.
Berbers I have met near the Atlas mountains in Morocco, were strong, assertive, proud of their centuries-long fight to maintain their customs, female independence, and beliefs within a sea of Arab neighbors. No veil for these women. Face painting is more likely, and daggars in the belts of the young men. The objects of art they produced from the soil, were unique, simple, dazzling.
The link above connects to additional information about the Berbers resistance to the Jihad.
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BBC - Nottingham - In Pictures - Radio in pictures
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Jul 24, 2007 10:57am
1 review
africa, art, nigeria
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/content/image_galleries/bbc_radio_nottingham_...
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Art of Gbenga Ojo
Work by Nigerian artist Gbenga Ojo from St. Anns, Nottingham. Gbenga has painted for 10 years and has displayed his work throughout Nottinghamshire, U.K. This BBC link displays many other works.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de7I-JcmYrw
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Jul 15, 2007 8:30am
1 review
music, video, love, rag-doll
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de7I-JcmYrw
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Rag Doll location video (click link above).
This was some years ago, in Asia. She was only seventeen. Had left school three years earlier. Her mother couldn't afford to pay any more. I met her in a village outdoor vegetable market, where she was babysitting her mother's little stall. She was reading a book. The only person in the huge market reading a book. And she was so graceful, intelligent, beautiful and poor, wearing hand-me-downs.
Others treated her as a rag doll.
I introduced myself, in her language, but she was too shy to respond. Over a few weeks I saw her there again, and always dropped by to say hello. She had no phone, so I could never call her. Gradually she started to respond to me. Our conversations were very simple, in her language, aided with a bilingual dictionary. Over the next three months our simple conversations lengthened, grew into walks together around the village, and onto the pathways stretching through the adjoining rice fields.
We both started to look forward to these meetings.
One day we were together for eight hours. I went on the bus with her to a larger, neighboring village, and in a big store I bought her a first knapsack, and some books to read, all of which she chose herself, from all the other things I could have bought her in that store.
Seeing her around was always hit and miss. But just one smile from her made up for the loss felt of not seeing her for two weeks. Every time I saw her, and even other times when thinking about her, my heart just went out to her.
Was able to take a couple of pictures of her. Knew she was looking for work, in a factory, in an even bigger village.
Then, three months after I met her, she just disappeared, as did her mother's stall. I looked for her in different places, kept my eye out for her. Never saw her. I had to leave the area myself, four months later.
Have never been able to go back there since.
She was modest, humble, without guile, her spirit was so fresh, genuine. Her eyes, her gazes, connecting laughters, her virtuousness and smiles, her patience struggling, but always striving, to communicate with me through multiple barriers, itself spoke so much to me.
A butterfly that fluttered into view, partly by its own will, partly by the will of the wind, saw me, came closer, briefly hovered close to me, unafraid, and then left, forever... I was never able to see her again... I just hope she's fine...still miss her...wonder about her...and know I always will....
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http://mfile.akamai.com/9192/wmv/cstv.download.akamai.com/9192/cstv_videos/ultim…
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Jul 13, 2007 10:59am
1 review
sports, usa, men, ultimate-collegiate-championship
http://mfile.akamai.com/9192/wmv/cstv.download.akamai.com/9192/cstv_videos/ul...
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Click link above for Men's 2007 Ultimate Championship game - full video coverage.
Click link in the blog below for the Women's national title game - full video coverage.
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http://mfile.akamai.com/9192/wmv/cstv.download.akamai.com/9192/cstv_videos/ultim…
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Jul 13, 2007 9:51am
1 review
sports, women, ultimate
http://mfile.akamai.com/9192/wmv/cstv.download.akamai.com/9192/cstv_videos/ul...
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Ultimate
A newly Influential Sports Culture - 21st Century Style
What is Ultimate? First, it is fair to say that Ultimate is a social game, a 21st Century game, a 21st Century subculture.
In this game, honesty is important. There are no referees. Spirit and fellowship between teams, is highly valued, but the competition nevertheless, is fierce.
This game started small, really small, 40 years ago in the U.S.
In the late `80's, and throughout the 90's, it really grew in North America, especially at American and Canadian Colleges and Universities. It also spread to Europe, Australia, Hong Kong. In fact it is played in organized leagues on all six continents.
This game was technically started by BabyBoomers, but it is the offspring of BabyBoomers, who really took it over, developed it, and made it an important part of the sport and social culture of the tertiary education scene. Now the sport, and the culture that accompanies it, has spread into the secondary school level.
Ultimate is a non-contact team sport. It mixes the best features of sports such as Soccer, Basketball, American Football and Netball into an elegantly simple yet fascinating and demanding game.
To compete at the top level, Ultimate players require a high rate of thought-processing and lots of physical speed, stamina, agility and situational awareness. It is an easy game to learn, because its rules are simple.
Ultimate is played between two teams of seven players on a large rectangular grassed field. A goal is scored when a team completes a pass to a player standing (or more likely running) in the endzone they are attacking. See the two videos referred to below.
The instrument of play is a disc (Frisbee).
The best way to find out the rules is to watch the two videos referred to below.
No physical contact is allowed between players. Picks and screens are also prohibited. A foul occurs when contact is made.
When a foul disrupts possession, the play resumes as if the possession was retained. If the player committing the foul disagrees with the foul call, the play is redone.
Uniquely, players are responsible for their own foul and line calls. Players are expected to resolve their own disputes. This timely modification of sports culture, reflects the importance of self-restraint. The athletes must arbitrate their own calls in the heat of competition using a refined system of rules. "Spirit of the Game" is an important part of this game's culture.
A world championship is held every two years. The next Championship series takes place in Vancouver, Canada, in August, 2008. There will be more than 100 teams, from more than 30 countries. They will compete in Women's, Men's, Co-ed, and other categories.
To see the College Sports TV coverage of the United States 2007 Women's College Ultimate Championship game, played in Ohio, click link at top of this blog (running time: 1 hour and 35 minutes).
To see the College Sports TV coverage of the United States 2007 Men's College Ultimate Championship game, played in Ohio, click here. (running time: 1 hour and 20 minutes).
This sport, as it continues to develop and mature, will strongly influence social values adopted by future generations. It is a sport that will eventually rival football (soccer) in its internationalization, and could very well surpass football in its rate of social participation, gender balance and age balance of participation.
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