No.4 in the Scottish Science Hall of fame is….
Robert Watson-Watt (April 13, 1892-December 5, 1973)
Who on this day in 1935 first demonstrated the use of radar.
Scottish Science Hall of Fame
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Xinhua – English
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-11/13/content_5322720.htm
From the page:
“Pan Yuliang, renowned for her own model, self-portraits and bathing women, who was condemned as “depraved” in the 1930-40 by conservative officals and art critics in China, now gains her reputation — a female pioneer painter of western painting.
Pan, originally named Zhang Yuliang, of Jiangsu Province origin, was born in Anhui Province in 1895.
Her parents both died when she was a child. When she was 14, her uncle sold her to a brothel. In 1916, a local customs officer, named Pan Zanhua, bought her out of the brothel.
Thus, she went with Pan to Shanghai to study, renaming herself as Pan Yuliang. In 1918, she passed the exams and entered Shanghai Art School to learn western painting from Wang Jiyuan.
After graduating from Shanghai Art School she went to France to study in Lyons and Paris, sponsored by Pan Zanhua. She was awarded the Roman scholarship due to her excellent achievement in 1925, which enabled her to take further study in the Roman Royal Art Academy in Italy, studying painting and sculpture.”
Pan Yuliang’s life story was dramatised in the film “A Soul Haunted by Painting” starring the delectable Gong Li.
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2007/02/21/3652300-ap.html
“I might have preferred iron but bronze will do,” Thatcher said
Back in 1987 I was in the ‘Strangers Gallery’ of the House of Commons during Prime Ministers Questions and watched in awe as Maggie gave a barnstorming performance and wiped the floor with the hapless leader of the opposition, Neil Kinnock.
Whatever your opinions about Mrs Thatcher, and you either love her or loathe her, she was a great performer and a great parliamentarian.
See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10_Downing_Street
&
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash_for_honours
dirtflake.com
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7X7s reviews – StumbleUpon
Uncle Nolli’s Astro-Tarot-Feng Shui Horoscopes
This week:
AQUARIUS 22 January-19 February
Another Aquarian phase almost over for the year.
And what a spectacular one it was, even allowing for the exploding boiler and that accident involving a pet and a crochet hook.
But time moves on, and so must you.
Lucky Detergent: Shake ‘n’ Vac
Uncle Nolli’s Horoscopes now even more accurate due to extra “Hello Kitty” content, hmmm, nice.
Intellect Technology Association
With their snouts firmly in the trough of “New” Labour’s “Big Brother’ ID Card scheme “intellect” the trade association for the UK hi-tech industry has warned opposition parties that it is they who should decide what happens not the electorate.
See:http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/08/davis_spanks_higgins/
Klassys favorite websites – StumbleUpon
http://klassy.stumbleupon.com/
“Your joy is your sorrow unmasked.
And the selfsame well from which your laughter
rises was oftentimes filled with your tears.” – KHALIL GIBRAN
From the pages of Klassy, beauty tinged with a touch of soulful realism.
/Congratulations to Clogiron http://clogiron.stumbleupon.com/ and the Mason’s Arms Ladies Arm Wrestling Team for lifting the All Yorkshire Theakston’s Old Peculiar Trophy.
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“The development of a child’s emotional health depends upon parental love:
Children should neither be spoilt nor deprived of love.
Those who lack parental love will grow up to be short-tempered.
Corporal punishment and scolding are not the right way to teach children.
Just as flowers and grass need rain and sunlight, children need an appropriate degree of love and care for healthy bodies and minds.”
Brian Aylings Steam in China
Reel around the fountain,
Yet each man kills the thing he loves,
By each let this be heard,
Some do it with a bitter look,
Some with a flattering word,
The coward does it with a kiss,
The brave man with a sword!
Some kill their love when they are young,
And some when they are old;
Some strangle with the hands of Lust,
Some with the hands of Gold:
The kindest use a knife, because
The dead so soon grow cold.
Some love too little, some too long,
Some sell, and others buy;
Some do the deed with many tears,
And some without a sigh:
For each man kills the thing he loves,
Yet each man does not die.
From the Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde
flooteds favorite websites – StumbleUpon
All sizes | Manchester So Much To Answer For – B/W | Flickr – Photo Sharing!
craftyframes.co.uk
Pictures of Cow and Calf Rocks
http://www.picturesofengland.com/England/West_Yorkshire/Ilkley/Cow_and_Calf_Rocks/pictures4/popup
Tha’s bahn t’catch thi deeath o’cowd
On Ilkla Moor baht ‘at
Travel CRIENGLISH
http://english.cri.cn/2245/2005-7-27/153@261299.htm
泰山
See also:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Tai
An old Yorkshire name reveals roots in Africa – Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/01/24/nrace24.xml
From the page:
“White men with an unusual Yorkshire surname have black African roots, according to a study that shows Britain’s multiracial society dates back hundreds of years earlier than most people realise.
It underlines how the concept of race has no scientific meaning by revealing that a white “Caucasian” man in Leicester has a significant African genetic ancestry, along with a lot of other men with the same rare surname.”
巧言令色，鮮矣仁!
“Someone who is a clever speaker and maintains a ‘too-smiley’ face is seldom considered a humane person.” – Confucius
一切反动派都是纸老虎。看起来反动派的样子是可怕的，但是实际上并没有什么了不起的力量。从长远的观点看问题，真正强大的力量不是属于反动派，而是属于人民。
“All reactionaries are paper tigers. In appearance, the reactionaries are terrifying, but in reality they are not so powerful. From a long-term point of view, it is not the reactionaries but the people who are really powerful.” Mao Zedong
http://www.greenflashphotography.com/recent.html
不管白猫、黑猫，逮住老鼠就是好猫。
“No matter if it is a white cat or a black cat; as long as it can catch mice, it is a good cat.”
Deng Xiaoping
Molecular Expressions Cell Biology: The Influenza (Flu) Virus
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/cells/viruses/influenzavirus.html
I am sufering from a little of this at the moment – sniff, cough, wheeze…
Rich Geibs Humble Outpost in Cyberspace
Rich Geib’s Universe – an interesting place.
The travels and writings of Harry Marshall
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Pubs information from the Hook Norton brewery
http://www.hooky-pubs.co.uk/english_civil_war.htm
“The Reindeer Inn has one of the most interesting and unique histories of all of the pubs in the Hook Norton Brewery tied estate.
It’s strong link with Oliver Cromwell and the English Civil war being one. Also being situated on Parsons Street, a location in days gone by that was the rough end of town and extremely well populated with ladies of the night and the activities that surround them. This was reflected in the name given to the Street at this time and, if repeated here (which I have no intention of doing!) would tell you all you need to know.”
P.S. It was called “Grope ***t Street”
Pictures of England – Exploring England with pictures &history
Morrissey invited to pitch for Eurovision – News, Music – The Independent
http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/news/article2140271.ece
Professional miserablist, Morrissey invited to pitch for Eurovision.
You couldn’t make this stuff up.
I laughed until I stopped and then some more.
So expect lyrics such as…
“You have never been in love,
Until you’ve seen sunlight thrown
over smashed human bone”
“And you have never been in love,
Until you’ve seen the dawn rise,
behind the home for the blind”
… Eurovision 2007, I can’t wait!
Ten Alien Encounters Debunked | Space.com
http://www.space.com/top10_alienencounters_debunked.html
Ten Alien Encounters Debunked
The following tales of alien encounters are true and by true, I mean false.
Its all lies.
But they’re entertaining lies, and in the end isn’t that the real truth?
The answer is no.
Need help with that New Year’s Resolution?
“Hi, I’m actor Troy McClure!
You might remember me from other helpful videos such as Dig Your Own Grave and Save and Get Confident, Stupid!, but I am here today to tell you about the wonderful new secret of weight loss, proven effective by skinny mimes, sullen baristas, and beanpole beat poets.
Yes, you too can SMOKE YOURSELF THIN and I will show you how!”
Q: What do you call a cow with no front legs?
A: Lean Beef
Q: What do you call a cow with no legs at all?
A: Ground beef
Events listing from the:
Master Li’s http://master-li.stumbleupon.com/ Extreme Ironing Classes for beginners will start this Saturday at 10:00am on the roof of the town hall.
Ironing boards and Irons included – please bring your own laundry.
http://www.marsgeo.com/Spirit/Top20.htm
Sunset on the Red Planet.
Many thanks to http://captain-da.stumbleupon.com/ for drawing my attention to this site.
Uncle Nolli’s Astro-Tarot-Feng Shui Horoscopes
This week:
PISCES 20 February – 20 March
Think those are wildly original ideas you’ve been having lately?
Saturn the planet of Windows XP, is moving into Pisces, the sign of obsolete operating systems.You may be giving yourself too much credit; your alleged powers of independent thought are being steadily eroded by Microsoft cognitive imperialism.
Next time try pencil and paper.
Lucky Operating Systems: Mac OS 8.6 and Ubuntu
monopoliztens favorite websites – StumbleUpon
http://monopolizten.stumbleupon.com/
Please give a warm Stumbleupon welcome to Monopolizten. A ‘legendary nerd’ who knows his Stenhousemuir from his Elgin City.