it is dochs oars, sûnt 2001

Advice to a married woman [1795]

' Timid brides, you have, probably, hitherto been addressed as angels. Prepare for the time when you shall again become mortal. Take the alarm at the first approach of blame; at the first hint of a discovery that you are ...

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A visit to hell [Tao]

Then they went through space to that strangest of lands. The Taoist explained everything they saw there. All kinds of torture were being applied to those immoral writers, who, while in the world, stirred up man's beastly nature and allured ...

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Proving Vaccination to be Both Useless and Dangerous

(1.)--It is shown that the death-rate of Small-pox patients is greatest in the first year of life, then diminishes gradually to between the 15th and 20th year, and then rises again to old age; thus following exactly the same law ...

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Dvorak tells us what weblogging is

Societal need to share. As a cynic who gets paid to write, I have a hard time with this explanation. But it seems some people genuinely like to "share," and this is one way.Dvorak's column

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Leonardo da Vinci, Codex Leicester

Is the Earth a Living Body?

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Games for Adults

Provide the players with pencil and paper. Ali sit in a circle. The leader announces that pictures are to be drawn in this manner. First, draw a head (either animal or human), fold the paper, pass it to the right. Second--Draw ...

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Miniatuur van Wanhoop

Zo schreef ik vandaag deze zin, die je ooit in 'De Zondvloed' zult terugvinden: Je kent dat gezicht niet en toch is het je vertrouwd. Correctie: Je kent dat gezicht niet, al is het je toch vertrouwd. Correctie: Je kent ...

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Our Little Dutch Cousin

All clich�'s about the Netherlands were already settled in 1906Our Little Dutch Cousin

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Let’s hear it for the US of A

Awards ceremonies As of right now we're still planning to change the positions of the winners at awards ceremonies so that American medallists always stand on the higher, central podium, regardless of whether they got the gold, silver or bronze. The ...

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Technosphere ii

Mijn monstertje is overleden, na een heftig leven te hebben geleid.

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Thinking with our Stomach

A Brain in our Gut?.

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Oude fietserswaarheid

Wie niets van de wind merkt, heeft 'm in de rug.

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The Pursuit of Knowledge

[...] ' Indeed, for many centuries elementary education was largely based on the idea that sparing the rod spoiled the child and that the quickest way to reach the youthful intellect was from below up. But one recalls on the ...

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