Monthly Archives: May 2019

Edward R Murrow (Old Time Radio)

On Netflix’s World War II in Colour ep3 Britain at Bay, there is a snall section on Edward R Murrow’s impact on shifting American public opinions into supporting Great Britain; ❝ … in particular the broadcasts by the CBS London … Continue reading

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Wednesday Win (2019-MAY-29)

❝ Steve House created this free 5-part video series because climbing mountains is incredibly dangerous. He believes that long-term success as an alpinist should be defined as survival to old age. So how do you teach judgement? And to take … Continue reading

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This weeks links (2019-05-27)

In brief: * Snake mistake: CSIRO says it’s a myth that Australia is home to world’s deadliest species (2019-May-26) [Guardian] ❝ To present a more realistic picture, scientists have come up with a more relevant concept of dangerous snakes in … Continue reading

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Desenrascanço

Desenrascanço (Portuguese) /de‧sen‧ras‧can‧ço/ to artfully disentangle oneself from a troublesome situation “To pull a MacGyver.” ❝ Desenrascanço (loosely translatable as “disentanglement”) is a Portuguese word used, in common language, to express an ability to solve a problem without having the … Continue reading

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His Dark Materials : Season 1: Trailer

In November 2015, BBC One announced that it had commissioned a television adaptation of His Dark Materials, to be produced by Bad Wolf and New Line Cinema. In March 2019, it was announced that HBO had purchased the distribution rights … Continue reading

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Wednesday Win (2019-MAY-22)

Danny Macaskill: Danny Daycare Danny MacAskill – Danny Daycare Behind The Scenes

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[run] 2019-May-19 Smokin’ Trails (Plenty Gorge)

Trail: Plenty Gorge (Yellow Gum Park) Distance: c.19km Track: Grade 3 / Urban

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This weeks links (2019-05-20)

In brief: * After discussing Garmin mapping on Saturday; looks like the FR935 has the topo maps at a cheaper buy in than the 5X+ https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/04/garmin-forerunner-945-multisport-watch-in-depth-review.html * Bushwalker who died at Cradle Mountain was just 1.2km from end of Overland … Continue reading

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Tarab

Tarab (طَرَب) (Arabic, n.) /aṭrāb/ a musically induced state of ecstasy or enchantment. ❝ Tarab is a concept of enchantment,It’s usually associated with vocal music, although instrumental music can produce the same effect, in which the listener is completely enveloped … Continue reading

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Wednesday Win (2019-MAY-15)

Masterclass about ‘Path to Everest’ with Kilian Jornet Here you ha some thoughts and considerations on my Summits of my life project and my new film #PathToEverest 🏔 Kílian Jornet is the GOAT | Rich Roll Podcast Named one of … Continue reading

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