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Hmm, wondering where the Greek history is in this long post. ???
from early October 1822 to his fateful departure for Greece in July 1823.
I think I've found it here while reading and struggling against this new form of trypanosomiasis! ;D
“I don't give a damn about the monastery. I have Catholic gunners in this battery and they've asked me for permission to fire on it, but I haven't been able to give it to them. They don't like it.”http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,796392,00.html Needless or not is the kind of debate suitable for "salons". (no offence intended)The cultural and religious value of the monastry is undoubtly inestimable however in this battle, the context is primordial : what was this war about ? It was a matter of civilization and survival.
It seems that the world is effectively full, at least in Central park, New-York, USA New York's Central Park gives musicians the boot http://ca.news.yahoo.com/yorks-central-park-gives-musicians-boot-051347904.html Let's get rid of that musical annoyance ! (harpist Meta Epstein is a public disturbance as well) Who's next ? smokers about to be annihilated, French would-be-president forbidden to fornicate maids, ... (I guess the list is a long one) 😀
Few years after, how people in 1947 saw the futureBTW the first link refers to INA, "Since its creation in 1974 Ina has been carrying out the conservation, research and training which has made it a precursor and world leader in archiving, digitisation, and safeguarding of audiovisual assets, as well as the technological innovation relating to these two domains." You might find some interesting documents if you're familiar with French language.http://www.ina-entreprise.com/to-know-ina/index.html http://www.ina.fr/media/television/dossier/1421/ina-images-that-speak-to-you.20090331.fr.html
What about 2050 ? If you can afford 69,000 ? for that, it's worth the investmenthttp://martinjetpack.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHPedpE70Es&feature=player_embedded
My favorites were Papa and Grouchy. Don't ask me why but they were so differentOtherwise I'm so old that there was no smurf on TV when I was a kid: just cartoons (and later figurines in Kellog's boxes) ;D
Christianity was the unstoppable juggernaut that couldn't be stopped. 🙂
Right but what would had happened without Pontius Pilate and Rome ?
Analysis of early human-like populations in southern Africa suggests females left their childhood homes, while males stayed at home. http://www.americanscientist.org/science/pub/ancient-cave-women-left-childhood-homes Forever female would have said Irving RapperAll quiet on the gender front ? ;D
“He clung on to the nose and the tide took the boat in. Someone threw a rope and tied it up to the side.” History strikes back !!!http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/8559138/Titanic-II-sinks-on-maiden-voyage.html
“Better to die than be a coward” With such a motto very few would be eager to challenge them! (especially with their kukri)However some have tried ...http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-10782099
Another politically correct zealot … This reminds me of another famous belgian cartoon hero, Tintin (by Herg?), especially about his cartoon series: Tintin in the Congo (1930-31, colour edition in 1946) that came under criticism for its racist attitude. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/18/arts/18arts-ATINTINCONTR_BRF.html In August 2007 a complaint was even filed in Belgium by a Congolese student named Bienvenu Mbutu Mondondo, who was studying political science and claimed that the book was an insult to the Congolese people.The Ministry of Truth in action(it has also been criticised for its treatment of Congolese wildlife, with Tintin taking part in "the wholesale and gratuitous slaughter" of animals by shooting several antelope, killing an ape to wear its skin, injuring an elephant, stoning a buffalo, and (in earlier editions) exploding a rhinoceros from within using dynamite... ;D )
Outer space archaeologists ? 17 Egyptian pyramids found !http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-13522957
