Petition | The UN General Assembly: INSTITUTE A GLOBAL BAN ON GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOOD AND CROPS | Change.org

Petition | The UN General Assembly: INSTITUTE A GLOBAL BAN ON GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOOD AND CROPS | Change.org.

Turnbull Cyn. Trail – Pencil Sketch (My Art Collection)

Turnbull Cyn. Trail – Pencil Sketch (My Art Collection)

Turnbull Cyn. Trail – Aquarelle (my Art Collection)

Turnbull Cyn. Trail – Aquarelle (my Art Collection)

Senators unite in criticizing Putin’s op-ed on Syria

Senators unite in criticizing Putin’s op-ed on Syria.

Dehumidifiers recalled after dozens of fires – The Globe and Mail

Dehumidifiers recalled after dozens of fires – The Globe and Mail.

▶ Online reactions to Barack Obama’s Syria speech – YouTube

▶ Online reactions to Barack Obama’s Syria speech – YouTube.

BBC News – Syria crisis: Assad confirms chemical weapons plan

BBC News – Syria crisis: Assad confirms chemical weapons plan.

Landmark peace vigil outside White House removed – The Washington Post

Landmark peace vigil outside White House removed – The Washington Post.

ANTONIN DVORÁK – SINFONIE NO. 8 IN G-DUR OP. 88 – WIENER PHILHARMONIKER – HERBERT VON KARAJAN

I. Allegro con brio – [0:06]
II. Adagio – [9:57]
III. Allegretto grazioso, molto vivace – [21:28]
IV. Allegro ma non troppo – [27:05]
Wiener Philharmoniker – 
Herbert von Karajan, Leitung –
Großer Musikvereinssaal Wien –
Januar/Februar 1985

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Symphony No. 8
by Antonín Dvořák
Title page of the autograph score
Key	G major
Catalogue	Op. 88 B. 163
Style	Romantic
Composed	26 August 1889 – 8 November 1889 –Vysoká u Příbramě
Dedication	Bohemian Academy of Science, Literature and Arts
Published	1890
Movements	4
Premiere
Date	2 February 1890
Location	Prague
Conductor	Antonín Dvořák
Performers	Orchestra of the National Theatre

The Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163, is a symphony by Antonín Dvořák, composed in 1889 at Vysoká u Příbramě, Bohemia, on the occasion of his election to the Bohemian Academy of Science, Literature and Arts.

Quotation: Nathaniel Hawthorne

In our nature, however, there is a provision, alike marvelous and merciful, that the sufferer should never know the intensity of what he endures by its present torture, but chiefly by the pang that rankles after it.

Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) Discuss

 

Today’s Birthday: MAURICE CHEVALIER (1888)

Maurice Chevalier (1888)

Chevalier was a French actor, singer, and vaudeville entertainer known for his trademark tuxedo and straw hat. While a prisoner of war during World War I, Chevalier studied English. After the war, he began acting in the US, where he appeared in movies that helped establish the musical as a film genre. Though he put on a heavy French accent while performing in English, he actually spoke the language quite fluently with only a subtle accent. Why did his popularity dwindle during World War II? More…Discuss

 

This day in the Yesteryear: SOUTH AFRICAN ANTI-APARTHEID ACTIVIST STEVE BIKO DIES IN POLICE CUSTODY (1977)

South African Anti-Apartheid Activist Steve Biko Dies in Police Custody (1977)

A former medical student, Biko founded the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa in 1968 to combat racism and apartheid. He was officially “banned” by the South African government in 1973 and was arrested several times in the years that followed. Arrested for the last time in 1977, he was tortured and beaten to death in police custody, prompting international protests and a UN arms embargo. Twenty years later, five former policemen admitted killing him. Why were they never prosecuted? More… Discuss

 

MAGNET DANGER HAS GROWN IN US

There has been a dramatic uptick in the number of US kids ending up in the emergency room after swallowingmagnets. In 2002, just one child in 200,000 went to the hospital for ingesting magnets, but by 2010, the incident rate had risen to six in 200,000. Ingesting multiple magnets or one magnet along with other metal objects can be deadly, as they can be drawn to one another within the body, even when separated by internal tissue. This can lead to pinching or evenperforation of the tissue. More… Discuss

 

Word: CAPRICIOUS

capricious 

Definition:	(adjective) Characterized by or liable to sudden unpredictable changes in attitude or behavior.
Synonyms:	whimsical, impulsive
Usage:	My wife’s capricious mood swings are beginning to worry me, and I fear she may need professional help. Discuss.