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Saddest song in the world?
Björk - Visur Vatnsenda Rosu augun þín augun steina mín við... þín þú... hvað ég meina augun þín og augun mín ó þá fögru steina mitt var þitt og þitt var mitt þú veist hvað ég meina langt er síðan sá ég hann sannlega fríður var hann allt sem prýða má...
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Free Hugs
Watch this video clip till the end (at first it looks just cute and nice but at then end you'll see it is much more than this...) Once again France is a the top of the fight against AIDS and the discrimination against people who are sick. Free HUGS Uploaded...
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Miroirs
Ts'ai-yu se mire dans l'argent poli afin d'ajuster ses bandeaux noirs et les perles sur ses bandeaux. Ou si le rouge est trop pâle aux yeux, ou l'huile blanche trop luisante aux joues, le miroir, avec un sourire, l'avertit. Le Conseiller s'admire dans...
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Vin chaud de Noël
Recette du vin chaud de Noël Ingrédients: 1 litre de vin fruité 180g de sucre candi Zestes de citron ou d'orange 2 clous de girofle 3 pincées de cannelle 1 verre de cognac Dans une casserole versez le vin, le sucre et le cognac. Faites chauffer à feu...
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Our acts have more impact on others than we may think...
A good friend of mine told me this story recently and I thought I would share it with you. This is a true story but I changed the names. 'About 3 years ago I ran into an old friend from LA, Pierre. We had lost contact nearly 20 years earlier when he was...
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Good reads
If you want to dream awaken... ... read Haruki Murakami's The wind up bird chonicles If you want to knwo where we come from and where we're headed up... ... read Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs and Steel If you want to read a real page-turner that also teaches...
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Emmylou Harris - A Love That Will Never Grow Old
Go to sleep, may your sweet dreams come true Just lay back in my arms for one more night I've this crazy old notion that calls me sometimes Saying this one's the love of our lives. Cause I know a love that will never grow old And I know a love that will...
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Sigur Ros
If you are as big a fan as I am of the Icelandic band Sigur Ros' music go and check their web site @ http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/ Then make sure you go to the media section where you can download loads of their music and music video @ http://sigur-ros.co.uk/media/dldvideo.php...
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The Perfect Risotto
Many asked for it... so now it is online: Le Risotto alla Milanese du Stresa Pour 4 personnes : 300 g de riz Aroborio 120g d'oignons blanc 100g de beurre 90g de parmesan rapé 10cl de vin blanc sec 10cl d'huile d'olive 1 litre de bouillon de volaille Pour...
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Brèves de comptoir / Heard on the streets
Entendu aujourd'hui, deux femmes se parlant rue des Tournelles, Paris : 's'occuper des autres c'est facile, ce qui est dur c'est de savoir prendre soin de soi' Cette phrase m'a touché ... Allez savoir pourquoi ???!! Heard today, two women talking on Tournelles...
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SPAM
Si vous aussi vous recevez de la part d'amis des emails proposant de gagner 5 000 dollars de la part de Bill Gates si vous le forwardez à 15 personnes dans les 6 minutes qui suivent ou un ange électronique qui vous guidera tout au long de votre vie alors...
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I forgot to tell you
I forgot to tell you, But isn't it too late? I forgot to tell you, Or was it courage I lacked? At that bar in Gent, Over a cup of cacao, Or When you slept by my side, in That Arizonan mansion... In front of the Cathedral, Offering you a handful of hot...
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Soirée Poétique
Mercredi dernier, une soirée pas comme les autres au Chaland : 40 et quelques convives, Triés sur le volet, Heureux et attablés, Et de poésie ivres. 40 et quelques poèmes, En vers, en prose, en rimes, Sonnets et contines, Noirs ou bien bohèmes. 40 et...
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Bread Recipe
Recipe: No-Knead Bread Published in New York Times: November 8, 2006 Adapted from Jim Lahey, Sullivan Street BakeryTime: About 1½ hours plus 14 to 20 hours’ rising 3 cups all-purpose or bread flour, more for dusting¼ teaspoon instant yeast1¼ teaspoons...
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La Sirène du Mississippi
Sirène du Mississipi, La ( 1969 ) Le meilleur de film de Truffaut et pourtant l'un des moins connus. Catherine Deneuve y est tour à tour, ange, salope, repentie, femme fatale, femme enfant, garce, diabolique, touchante. Jean-Paul Belmondo tout en retenue...
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Shai: Porn advertising
Paris-based clothing catalog Shai is using online video catalogs at SexPacking.com that are pornographic in nature, or, as a company press release phrases it, that "highlight the seductive dimension of the line," writes Media Life (via MediaBuyerPlanner)....
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Good start
This morning, late for work, sitting in the metro, slightly nauseous, a woman and her son sat in front of me. The kid was 6 or 7, maybe a bit handicapped, his face was not harmonious. He was very lively and funny. At least one of his fingers always connected...
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Pasta the Maltese way
Pasta recipe from a Maltese friend (real easy and super tasty!) Ingredients: Pasta Tomatoes Basil Garlic Pine nuts Olive oil Gated Italian cheese Peel tomatoes, remove seeds, cut in half and put on kitchen paper to soak down juice.Cut tomatoes in dice...
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Mamma Mia!! Quelle catastrophe...
Invité hier soir à une des avant-premières de 'Mamma Mia' le musical au théâtre Mogador! Je peux déjà vous assurer que cela va être un immense succés: tout y est pour attirer le beauf de province (du garagiste au coiffeur) un décor flashy limite je dois...
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Alan Turing - Second World War Hero and Victim of Prejudice
If you don't know his life go to this article on Wikipedia, well the worth reading especially these days with the US armed forces still reluctant to lift ban on gays in the military. This man saved thousand of lives during WWII and then was treated utterly...
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Comme la Pluie
"Comme la pluie" d'Alex Beaupain, chantée par Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet (Otto) dans le film "La Belle Personne" de Christophe Honoré (2008). Comme la pluie nous manque parfois Un orage aurait plus d'allure Pour se crier ces choses là Se jeter ces mots...
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Le Tour du Monde en 80 Jours... et en autant de fous-rires
Allez vite voir cette pièce déjantée qui en 1 heure de temps couvre une histoire épique et arrive à rajouter des bons mots, des calembours, des comédiens pleins d'énergie, des changements de costume hyper-rapides, des fous-rires (chez les spectateurs...
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Boycott the Chinese Olympic Games?
In a few months will open the most expensive ever Olympic Games. The list of good reasons is long for boycotting these games: Tibet, Communist regime, Hu Jia in Jail, death penalty, pollution etc… This should be enough reasons to boycott them (as far...
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A Blog, what for ?
Some of you who have a blog, have you ever had this question (most of the time from people without one): A blog, what for ? Well, I have a great story to tell you which will in a second explain the point of it all. When a kid at high school, I felt I...
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2010 XMAS MIX
1. Sophie Koch - Morgen (Strauss) 2. Joanna Newsom - 81 3. Extrait de la Bande originale du film 'Were the world mine' 4. Joanna Newsom - Easy 5. Angus & Julia Stone - Draw your Swords (live) 6. 1973 - Bye bye cellphone 7. Morcheeba - Recipe for Disaster...