tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64563588505765402072024-02-07T02:51:55.003-08:00Luminous Vue - CentreAn arts & culture interactive ezine for interests, enjoyment, fun - a zone culturelleLuminousvuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05131868539877587705noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456358850576540207.post-83629359855612183082011-01-01T15:39:00.000-08:002011-01-08T12:43:18.728-08:00Happy 2011!!.....................................................................<br />
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Original unretouched photo by Luminous Vue: Oregon Coast Sunset. <br />
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Whew! 2010 flew by!! At that rate, we should be getting ready for 2012!!<br />
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But how about some great ways to start off 2011?<br />
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We have year-round organic gardening tips from Maine's "Organic Gardening Guru," Eliot Coleman, quote:<br />
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Coleman segued to the heart of his story: He told us that he turned part of his 40 acres of rocky, woody land, with an initial soil pH of 4.3, in the harsh conditions of Maine, into a 1½ acre farm that yields $120,000 worth of produce a year. "Of course organic farming can feed the world," Coleman said. The audience was dumbstruck; it was almost as if Coleman was responding to that feeling in the room when he said, "The word 'impossible' scares people off of things that if they tried, they'd realize weren't so impossible."<br />
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*Click here for the article:*<br />
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<a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/food/archive/2010/12/a-visit-from-maines-organic-gardening-guru/68586/">http://www.theatlantic.com/food/archive/2010/12/a-visit-from-maines-organic-gardening-guru/68586/</a><br />
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Also, more research is proving that how much we age can be affected by mind over matter, quote:<br />
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Those who think and dress in a youthful way are healthier than those who act their age, according to research.<br />
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Mind over matter, it seems, can improve everything from blood pressure to arthritis and eyesight. <br />
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Even the development of heart disease and cancer may, at least to a degree, be staved off by refusing to grow old gracefully.<br />
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The intriguing claims come from researchers at Harvard University, who reviewed a series of studies into how the mind influences the body.<br />
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To Read More, Click Here: <br />
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Anamaya's Infinity Pool...<br />
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And, a tantalizing resort on the gorgeous cliffs of Costa Rica, that features organic food, surfing & yoga retreats, and more...!!<br />
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The ongoing slideshow at the top of the homepage is really quite amazing and spectacular, like a dreamy virtual vacation...!!<br />
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.........................................................................Luminousvuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05131868539877587705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456358850576540207.post-49609520187384290702010-02-19T18:54:00.000-08:002010-02-19T19:05:52.233-08:00Happy February... 2010 A fast moving year so far...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWVOcRn8wzGS6sBtmX7N8W53M1smH90m-8cFOHFU6BDkIXZM4E1Qg7d0GCXSKReN4zck9eYcOdgtPlI8kxQOr7rTYq6hIAoFsqRJIVFKQPIEdebr_XnR2BbnQOGL9U43snxSycXfE9gN4/s1600-h/heart-nebula_1536179i12309.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWVOcRn8wzGS6sBtmX7N8W53M1smH90m-8cFOHFU6BDkIXZM4E1Qg7d0GCXSKReN4zck9eYcOdgtPlI8kxQOr7rTYq6hIAoFsqRJIVFKQPIEdebr_XnR2BbnQOGL9U43snxSycXfE9gN4/s400/heart-nebula_1536179i12309.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>..................................................................<br />
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The Heart Nebula...<br />
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And an incredibly beautiful video:<br />
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"Your moment of Zen to Teardrop by Massive Attack. These are fractured images from the Hubble Space Telescope."<br />
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..................................................................Luminousvuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05131868539877587705noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456358850576540207.post-60401472255596228422010-01-06T11:42:00.000-08:002010-01-06T12:47:04.301-08:00Happy New Year!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEEYRgUYByPvpmEOD8fz1y8rZ2Bf-zyVh0fLT9cqXhTHlmOU2glV9WWO6nCC0b-Q0B27pPnjyWrs3tJBZA1h-4ljGmGTbj4q3nYTd4sAz53FLTpxN0XEd3C2u-rbFHDU7dwwy28CAvtlU/s1600-h/milky-way_1552608i0104210.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEEYRgUYByPvpmEOD8fz1y8rZ2Bf-zyVh0fLT9cqXhTHlmOU2glV9WWO6nCC0b-Q0B27pPnjyWrs3tJBZA1h-4ljGmGTbj4q3nYTd4sAz53FLTpxN0XEd3C2u-rbFHDU7dwwy28CAvtlU/s400/milky-way_1552608i0104210.jpg" /></a><br />
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*The Milky Way*<br />
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And A New Year's video...<br />
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....................................................................Luminousvuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05131868539877587705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456358850576540207.post-37882828243503548992009-12-23T17:13:00.000-08:002009-12-23T19:56:21.671-08:00Merry Christmas!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGJAmkSSD78XrRnsXl_i01AepffTfAa3vdF34r8_5PHidKz4F56nav_pfvKHFQr_Jb5AZBoE-cX3Gj4dJqhNaT5g1m0DsVgeDsNygrvXXSKYDG3MMhJvzOrB6Ok-y5PNEvekPqeoriwv8/s1600-h/christmas-nebula_1548565i122309.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGJAmkSSD78XrRnsXl_i01AepffTfAa3vdF34r8_5PHidKz4F56nav_pfvKHFQr_Jb5AZBoE-cX3Gj4dJqhNaT5g1m0DsVgeDsNygrvXXSKYDG3MMhJvzOrB6Ok-y5PNEvekPqeoriwv8/s400/christmas-nebula_1548565i122309.jpg" width="280" /></a><br />
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*The Christmas tree nebula*<br />
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*Click here for a pre-Christmas world tour:*<br />
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*More beautiful real snowflake close-ups this year, click here:*<br />
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St. Marks, Venice<br />
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Most all pictures recommended this day!!<br />
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"A team of skydivers complete a 70-person formation wearing wingsuits. The team of daredevils came together at Lake Elsinore in California to attempt the world record-breaking stunt..."<br />
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Most all pictures recommended viewing this day!! <br />
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*See the big, luminous photo, Click here:*<br />
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..................................................................Luminousvuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05131868539877587705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456358850576540207.post-7817184296261552282009-11-13T22:59:00.000-08:002009-11-13T23:26:22.815-08:00Today's New Features<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JEKW3o_4-tY1703bhwgMAXolVhT875Gdv0aCjI1uyaTey3weAsnmnKqDieawybhPUzZ2BJocRRfpBbMRqVRMIWryv_b-tj4-EqPjlH9TTJ_O6Xn3jQvrRnTlg1tAFjDhnDxchhwsfMc/s1600-h/earthrise-rosetta_1522313i111309.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JEKW3o_4-tY1703bhwgMAXolVhT875Gdv0aCjI1uyaTey3weAsnmnKqDieawybhPUzZ2BJocRRfpBbMRqVRMIWryv_b-tj4-EqPjlH9TTJ_O6Xn3jQvrRnTlg1tAFjDhnDxchhwsfMc/s640/earthrise-rosetta_1522313i111309.jpg" /></a><br />
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Earthrise...<br />
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"Earthrise is seen by the camera aboard the ESA's comet chaser Rosetta. The outline of Antarctica is visible under the clouds that form the striking south-polar vortex"<br />
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Penguins take charge of the camera <br />
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See big and beautiful:<br />
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A gorgeous picture of the Isle of Skye which has won the top prize in this year's Landscape Photograph of the Year award<br />
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....................................................................Luminousvuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05131868539877587705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456358850576540207.post-62049450051973495802009-10-18T18:38:00.000-07:002009-10-19T14:25:33.082-07:00Today's New Feature<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgBf1ndKVAcuKK3qpLLj43BhXbAfdOKRYha_PomP2oy56AbUcUZqtY4TEd5Lv6aDHifDeRvlvsd-5vUxvRiV6WK5zhCurBXNo1m1ZUTOHFZOzxHwqUrXZtIbKgI594xd8EI-UHXIb1b4/s1600-h/cambodia-flood_1493937ireflections.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 369px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgBf1ndKVAcuKK3qpLLj43BhXbAfdOKRYha_PomP2oy56AbUcUZqtY4TEd5Lv6aDHifDeRvlvsd-5vUxvRiV6WK5zhCurBXNo1m1ZUTOHFZOzxHwqUrXZtIbKgI594xd8EI-UHXIb1b4/s400/cambodia-flood_1493937ireflections.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394117522801971730" /></a><br />....................................................................<br /><br />*See Quotes of the Days for new Wise Buddha quotes!!*<br /><br /><br />"Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule."<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />....................................................................Luminousvuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05131868539877587705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456358850576540207.post-24666983523530197582009-10-12T21:27:00.000-07:002009-10-12T21:36:05.172-07:00Today's New Feature<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4W9t2M3allJc8mFiXoRfiiKlTmIXAcbQE_l62W5V2FFfAhx0TAfvQL7onDqbRGT2Xl-yAz85n3o5IuLHpGUJ_bqNYHZr92uDciugSCVvkP5iYgaQTiXtSqVjX4lETvuxgl5k5EbtY6bw/s1600-h/article-0-06C868E4000005DC-24_468x537foodgrowtank.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 349px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4W9t2M3allJc8mFiXoRfiiKlTmIXAcbQE_l62W5V2FFfAhx0TAfvQL7onDqbRGT2Xl-yAz85n3o5IuLHpGUJ_bqNYHZr92uDciugSCVvkP5iYgaQTiXtSqVjX4lETvuxgl5k5EbtY6bw/s400/article-0-06C868E4000005DC-24_468x537foodgrowtank.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391936900581679778" /></a><br />....................................................................<br /><br />"The DIY fish supper: Future kitchen grows its own vegetables and seafood"<br /><br />*Click here:*<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1219701/The-DIY-fish-supper-Future-kitchen-grows-vegetables-seafood.html">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1219701/The-DIY-fish-supper-Future-kitchen-grows-vegetables-seafood.html</a><br /><br />....................................................................Luminousvuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05131868539877587705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456358850576540207.post-48006239840009349622009-10-08T14:35:00.000-07:002009-10-08T16:05:28.659-07:00Today's New Features<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-i2Zhbh8i-_zGZuXv_zcMUD-ysbJjJOkntqBZ0Uf29ranr3bPl0aTtfj6sc6tUsmWkm5kz3pd2e4OpnJqSXX8EVFQj4Zd1BBOydzUEWYMnksNV3Y7OAHl8cGviUj7XMxojkV5HJXbZA/s1600-h/temple_1496179i.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-i2Zhbh8i-_zGZuXv_zcMUD-ysbJjJOkntqBZ0Uf29ranr3bPl0aTtfj6sc6tUsmWkm5kz3pd2e4OpnJqSXX8EVFQj4Zd1BBOydzUEWYMnksNV3Y7OAHl8cGviUj7XMxojkV5HJXbZA/s400/temple_1496179i.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390349001641531618" /></a><br />....................................................................<br /><br />*Click here:*<br /><br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/picturesoftheday/6264707/Pictures-of-the-day-6-October-2009.html?image=3">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/picturesoftheday/6264707/Pictures-of-the-day-6-October-2009.html?image=3</a><br /><br />Interesting NYT article: "How Nonsense Sharpens the Intellect"<br /><br />*Click here:*<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/06/health/06mind.html?_r=1&em"><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/06/health/06mind.html?_r=1&em<br /></a><br /><br />....................................................................<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQnDnFUphzPLtL__Tzu86FNaO-fqC8Q_3SckwiOPepqg6lJj6iMsiUJi9ODsaswmFm0zz43aJWdhTu911JxRH7NAiz2Yif1E5yjuii6RQ5-Ocl8aoP1XjjU4Ruy0Q3TLAkwg9i_Z4IRI/s1600-h/milk_1496168isquirtpolice.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQnDnFUphzPLtL__Tzu86FNaO-fqC8Q_3SckwiOPepqg6lJj6iMsiUJi9ODsaswmFm0zz43aJWdhTu911JxRH7NAiz2Yif1E5yjuii6RQ5-Ocl8aoP1XjjU4Ruy0Q3TLAkwg9i_Z4IRI/s400/milk_1496168isquirtpolice.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390348817423038370" /></a><br />....................................................................<br /><br />"A farmer sprays milk on police forces during a protest against falling milk prices outside the European Headquarters in Brussels"<br /><br />....................................................................<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk_1DwqZuPXvtaDLr3fMYOVWVSl1lTA3v0ibFZZB1KPlVwqJC1YjZBOMjNeY2L_pLnWFq4ZFLuxgarPlr0lfWtNHgEq20DdauT_WvO_MdMd1zoSahVDkg5-3LdUbKkn6N0awB1wlotZQs/s1600-h/manure_1496170i.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk_1DwqZuPXvtaDLr3fMYOVWVSl1lTA3v0ibFZZB1KPlVwqJC1YjZBOMjNeY2L_pLnWFq4ZFLuxgarPlr0lfWtNHgEq20DdauT_WvO_MdMd1zoSahVDkg5-3LdUbKkn6N0awB1wlotZQs/s400/manure_1496170i.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390352640654627170" /></a><br />....................................................................<br /><br />"While riot police protect themselves against manure and straw thrown by other protesters"<br /><br />....................................................................Luminousvuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05131868539877587705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456358850576540207.post-9025877297826852692009-10-05T21:22:00.000-07:002009-10-05T21:29:29.981-07:00Today's New Features<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0TiC0GERm2mvrxDyiSyrf0kzduQYVfRlcuFv1Qqk1c68-6gRHCzxjADyPEr3sIJ9DPBQDK20qQ8600IqcODcTF8L51_EWBjuTGRxrY1V_dWYag3NM30xN0B89PGbwdJWGnV60kRjiTw/s1600-h/satelite-sml_1495512ishheep10509.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0TiC0GERm2mvrxDyiSyrf0kzduQYVfRlcuFv1Qqk1c68-6gRHCzxjADyPEr3sIJ9DPBQDK20qQ8600IqcODcTF8L51_EWBjuTGRxrY1V_dWYag3NM30xN0B89PGbwdJWGnV60kRjiTw/s400/satelite-sml_1495512ishheep10509.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389338357045804690" /></a><br />....................................................................<br /><br />*Click here:*<br /><br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/picturesoftheday/6261420/Pictures-of-the-day-5-October-2009.html?image=12">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/picturesoftheday/6261420/Pictures-of-the-day-5-October-2009.html?image=12</a><br /><br />....................................................................Luminousvuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05131868539877587705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456358850576540207.post-2075348424840542542009-10-02T19:26:00.000-07:002009-10-05T22:18:17.246-07:00Happy Gandhi's Birthday!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMg8GG0sJljLq3A-mp2cQU-Vw7OXK4pPIR9Qzpnvz5SUYmIHk528M8tG82p8k6MSTxm8Ly14nJMxTTXS3cXM5mogogI3iXGbeyDgN1TJerZwSh_TXeFHIC0p7umopgbjrvgOM4oVOdWlU/s1600-h/gandhi-kids_1493974i.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMg8GG0sJljLq3A-mp2cQU-Vw7OXK4pPIR9Qzpnvz5SUYmIHk528M8tG82p8k6MSTxm8Ly14nJMxTTXS3cXM5mogogI3iXGbeyDgN1TJerZwSh_TXeFHIC0p7umopgbjrvgOM4oVOdWlU/s400/gandhi-kids_1493974i.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388194762986896850" /></a><br />...................................................................<br /><br />*Click here:*<br /><br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/picturesoftheday/6254090/Pictures-of-the-day-2-October-2009.html?image=10">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/picturesoftheday/6254090/Pictures-of-the-day-2-October-2009.html?image=10</a><br /><br />*Most all photos recommended viewing today!!* <br /><br /><br />*See Quotes of the Days for Gandhi's remarkable quotes!!*<br /><br />"An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind."<br /><br />Mahatma Gandhi, (attributed)<br /><br />...................................................................Luminousvuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05131868539877587705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456358850576540207.post-89258664154821163062009-09-28T16:57:00.000-07:002009-09-28T18:41:52.633-07:00Today's New Features<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0S0V2q3RQnVdbfIZF5LCZs-O2gi9lbTmjVVNdf8NpTbYZlJ-Ibq_YGal3RwKtm2WJtQDPTA1LSf98vr4DbG1kDktU8eNeTVlA3ZVtFu3WNn1FAFfaWOEF-6FGjgdvduzXPIUCVogcqaM/s1600-h/flying-snow-white_1490425i.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 341px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62mVVXS48O5L3Xo9fK3SD5GpnVw0pq7PbHzv_ZAIjhs5ulq6bsq8pPifXVX3QIQYZyC87ScR44-NKPW4sFCmGHJ-jWlnKWDFdwdS8M88oiFytIvcd7EIgKvXpJaQRyXRCnEdV9DTAQ4A/s400/smart-noshery-slobber.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386345651432456978" border="0" /></a><br />....................................................................<br /><br />A funny site for those who enjoy the comedy of English errors, and what is gained in translation...<br /><br />*Click here:*<br /><br /><a href="http://www.engrish.com/">http://www.engrish.com/</a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF7RXn4PihTxkGypun1lDcjCSQS0hdmI-e-97q65zcn9ycehHf8abAL-LoeqZ9BfvhTmmkn0foEC9aKf1JO9jmhyphenhyphenJ7ZuLe4z3k3CiODKF3f1Zygw1uf-QzfN4cDY-cenHdqLAG80j3Oh0/s1600-h/way-of-making-tea.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF7RXn4PihTxkGypun1lDcjCSQS0hdmI-e-97q65zcn9ycehHf8abAL-LoeqZ9BfvhTmmkn0foEC9aKf1JO9jmhyphenhyphenJ7ZuLe4z3k3CiODKF3f1Zygw1uf-QzfN4cDY-cenHdqLAG80j3Oh0/s400/way-of-making-tea.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395972894309837778" /></a><br />....................................................................Luminousvuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05131868539877587705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456358850576540207.post-45930364042757117212009-09-24T16:17:00.001-07:002009-09-24T19:08:15.160-07:00Today's New Features<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioXlwp196QqJgXQ3QjeH3uub-jLx9mAoBh8W9WrYAes5a8zXcLGc7MkDdyVlcVfL47RP6G7Jp-7JXRiEzfNXDstCxTE6Fj9srZNZEfRk3BkxcKqZcdgVNDdcngdgQkpOxzjn_ZlCOTWzg/s1600-h/article-1215723-0690F3FE000005DC-299_306x256swordcuffgarnet.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioXlwp196QqJgXQ3QjeH3uub-jLx9mAoBh8W9WrYAes5a8zXcLGc7MkDdyVlcVfL47RP6G7Jp-7JXRiEzfNXDstCxTE6Fj9srZNZEfRk3BkxcKqZcdgVNDdcngdgQkpOxzjn_ZlCOTWzg/s400/article-1215723-0690F3FE000005DC-299_306x256swordcuffgarnet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385177371606066002" border="0" /></a><br />....................................................................<br /><br />"A gold sword fitting inlaid with garnet"<br /><br />"Unearthed after 1,400 years: Amateur treasure hunter finds 'seven figure' haul of Anglo-Saxon gold"<br /><br />*Click here:*<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1215723/Staffordshire-hoard-Amateur-treasure-hunter-finds-Britains-biggest-haul-Anglo-Saxon-gold.html">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1215723/Staffordshire-hoard-Amateur-treasure-hunter-finds-Britains-biggest-haul-Anglo-Saxon-gold.html</a><br /><br />....................................................................<br /><br />*Quotes of the Days:*<br /><br />"Develop interest in life as you see it; in people, things, literature, music - the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself."<br /><br />Henry Miller<br /><br />*I don't think he meant entirely...*<br /><br />....................................................................Luminousvuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05131868539877587705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456358850576540207.post-24891662410186404652009-09-22T12:02:00.000-07:002009-11-17T15:14:50.540-08:00Today's New Features<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioN9pMY31VQMdec1O2CObBJrHeirHbsP9ido0Kn8YVBeQyOSmn6lvF_yP_rO_kVhhlz3jeQSmQsfUU8ns4k4NBCxTZGgQ754afTFyLfCWdIN_23rQnY0YXil4RKU_1FANHpw5rEd2FoIY/s1600-h/fleur-de-sel_1477637i.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioN9pMY31VQMdec1O2CObBJrHeirHbsP9ido0Kn8YVBeQyOSmn6lvF_yP_rO_kVhhlz3jeQSmQsfUU8ns4k4NBCxTZGgQ754afTFyLfCWdIN_23rQnY0YXil4RKU_1FANHpw5rEd2FoIY/s400/fleur-de-sel_1477637i.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384370112705641378" border="0" /></a><br />
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*Fleur de sel*...<br />
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"Fleur de Sel, an installation made of lace and silk parasols by artists Steve Messam and Hannah Stewart which represented Cumbria at the Venice Biennale, floats at Ullswater to celebrate the National Park's 60th birthday"<br />
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....................................................................Luminousvuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05131868539877587705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456358850576540207.post-4122307537377976792009-09-20T14:34:00.000-07:002009-09-20T17:36:13.060-07:00It's Comic Relief Sunday... Stay Tuned!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgajRWqDau6SiJK61oAF2maDlsgp0amZ9TNUqXJmVokLKaRb15wjlCVE5bit7TiNTOWSxxby8uEPecGFmXpT5u6UOskd0ApI1hyIYUxAKfHBps_4zrRwDOS6KNUEjrSWBgV-XsHjJX1TaU/s1600-h/beer-bath_1477651i.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgajRWqDau6SiJK61oAF2maDlsgp0amZ9TNUqXJmVokLKaRb15wjlCVE5bit7TiNTOWSxxby8uEPecGFmXpT5u6UOskd0ApI1hyIYUxAKfHBps_4zrRwDOS6KNUEjrSWBgV-XsHjJX1TaU/s400/beer-bath_1477651i.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383666991564129634" border="0" /></a><br />..................................................................<br /><br />"Guests enjoy heated pools filled with diluted beer at Starkenberg's brewery's castle headquarters in Austria."<br /><br />*Click here:*<br /><br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/picturesoftheday/6161424/Pictures-of-the-day-9-September-2009.html">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/picturesoftheday/6161424/Pictures-of-the-day-9-September-2009.html</a><br /><br />....................................................................<br /><br />*More Monty Python!!:*<br /><br />"The Funniest Joke In The World..."<br /><br />*Click here:*<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gpjk_MaCGM&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gpjk_MaCGM&feature=related</a><br /><br />....................................................................<br /><br />*And Stephen Colbert Rules!!:*<br /><br />Favorites this week...<br /><br />*Click here:*<br /><br /><a href="http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/249080/september-16-2009/i-s-on-edjukashun---muslim-textbooks---tony-danza">http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/249080/september-16-2009/i-s-on-edjukashun---muslim-textbooks---tony-danza</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/249083/september-16-2009/wayne-coyne">http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/249083/september-16-2009/wayne-coyne<br /></a><br /><br />More of the funniest featured clips at his site...<br /><br />*Click here:*<br /><br /><a href="http://www.colbertnation.com/home">http://www.colbertnation.com/home</a><br /><br />....................................................................<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDctTHV1GLOYh1GRyJELXK-dmNb4y7VMhQxSpOq5_vSmaSklk_qYe4YAd9GPnKUcXOq_wIH-z6iniLCE4eQEHKqpqXe1zbcNEqnVrmq3RFQVUtacdAuR0ENiMXTA49yuXlzkqIcyoo-qM/s1600-h/article-1214346-05703A470000044D-14_233x381tomato-u.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 196px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDctTHV1GLOYh1GRyJELXK-dmNb4y7VMhQxSpOq5_vSmaSklk_qYe4YAd9GPnKUcXOq_wIH-z6iniLCE4eQEHKqpqXe1zbcNEqnVrmq3RFQVUtacdAuR0ENiMXTA49yuXlzkqIcyoo-qM/s320/article-1214346-05703A470000044D-14_233x381tomato-u.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383687180857863234" border="0" /></a><br />....................................................................<br /><br />*Also:*<br /><br />"Urinating on your tomato plants could give you fruit four times larger: Gardeners keen to boost their crop of tomatoes can fertilise them with their own wee, according to a new study."<br /><br />*Click here:*<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1214346/Urinating-tomato-plants-fruit-times-larger.html">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1214346/Urinating-tomato-plants-fruit-times-larger.html<br /></a><br /><br />....................................................................<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI7DujIkMIdZDsLMOp0UcCt1Zwfs15F3VSI0XdaBAM09wDrz_7cUqdJPdJdbDo0f1JsPQyC4lrsYpREWwQpnpCHG39kf-9Oa-B4bB2Db8WyqoCbKV9x2ktoLP6XbRt92SqC_rkB1d2NDo/s1600-h/toilet-restaurant_1477626i.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI7DujIkMIdZDsLMOp0UcCt1Zwfs15F3VSI0XdaBAM09wDrz_7cUqdJPdJdbDo0f1JsPQyC4lrsYpREWwQpnpCHG39kf-9Oa-B4bB2Db8WyqoCbKV9x2ktoLP6XbRt92SqC_rkB1d2NDo/s400/toilet-restaurant_1477626i.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383675275483096770" border="0" /></a><br />....................................................................Luminousvuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05131868539877587705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456358850576540207.post-72802960725108368462009-09-15T19:44:00.000-07:002009-09-16T13:56:07.078-07:00Today's New Features<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpuKQ1qazXdk5gt35ulZzFD4Qmor6eYMTx71SrNH_E4XyOxZhWNV4BQiBiFyEXHUtJ-Xr12nOOPjJx_WHRCoDAT9758oXyxwR2Lrw737A6zPsd7FgWQpVmOgNzhAkxhtGS0i_VZrC_hXo/s1600-h/spitzer-galaxy_1457414i.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpuKQ1qazXdk5gt35ulZzFD4Qmor6eYMTx71SrNH_E4XyOxZhWNV4BQiBiFyEXHUtJ-Xr12nOOPjJx_WHRCoDAT9758oXyxwR2Lrw737A6zPsd7FgWQpVmOgNzhAkxhtGS0i_VZrC_hXo/s400/spitzer-galaxy_1457414i.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381891312636060546" border="0" /></a><br />..................................................................<br /><br />To see this picture big and beautiful...<br /><br />*Click here:*<br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/picturesoftheday/5982423/Pictures-of-the-day-6-August-2009.html?image=1"><br />http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/picturesoftheday/5982423/Pictures-of-the-day-6-August-2009.html?image=1</a><br /><br />"This infrared picture provided by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows a cloud, known as DR22, bursting with new stars in the Cygnus region of the sky. Spitzer's infrared eyes can both see through and see dust, giving it a unique view into star-forming nests. The blue areas are dusty clouds, and the orange is mainly hot gas. The image is one of the first to be taken during Spitzer's warm mission - a new phase that began after the telescope, which operated for more than five-and-a-half years, ran out of liquid coolant. The picture was snapped with the two infrared channels that still work at Spitzer's still-quite-chilly temperature of 30 Kelvin (about minus 406 Fahrenheit)"<br /><br />..................................................................<br /><br />And hear the stunning song, "Galaxies" by Portland, Oregon singer-songwriter, Laura Veirs...<br /><br />*Click here:*<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7vol9PUOj4&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7vol9PUOj4&feature=related</a><br /><br />..................................................................Luminousvuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05131868539877587705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456358850576540207.post-23587451128885272142009-09-11T17:45:00.000-07:002009-09-20T15:01:23.835-07:00Today's New Features<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGJyayO4PhFXugmvQD7AnC65hJmYeLdIC2_h5fvRqX2wXuvbfX2yfYHRsNm7-ZtcD7ChrOmSEV3IdeU8VZCVlXazHCaf11mqZpPORFmMQLOlwZv-v1eZneQGqFy9sFA83-MCoy4WpbZS8/s1600-h/pears_1475080ibabiesch.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGJyayO4PhFXugmvQD7AnC65hJmYeLdIC2_h5fvRqX2wXuvbfX2yfYHRsNm7-ZtcD7ChrOmSEV3IdeU8VZCVlXazHCaf11mqZpPORFmMQLOlwZv-v1eZneQGqFy9sFA83-MCoy4WpbZS8/s400/pears_1475080ibabiesch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383673005004403874" /></a><br />..................................................................<br /><br />Telegraph UK correction:<br /><br />These are Buddha pears:<br /><br />"Buddha shaped pears are displayed in an orchard in Weixian county, Hebei province. Hao Xianzhang, a local famer, spent six years perfecting the process of growing the pears inside moulds"<br /><br />*Click here:*<br /><br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/picturesoftheday/6173678/Pictures-of-the-day-11-September-2009.html?image=3">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/picturesoftheday/6173678/Pictures-of-the-day-11-September-2009.html?image=3</a><br /><br />*Also:*<br /><br />More new Quotes of the Days!<br /><br />..................................................................Luminousvuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05131868539877587705noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456358850576540207.post-86664801724869286062009-09-08T17:50:00.000-07:002009-09-20T14:57:03.549-07:00Today's New Features<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh3G9jtzhg6d0NUXRvWPdzkJPMylbRuKpo4HMXdwrzMy6R2hVOu4fNj_8JKhYISHJPuMkU513Zwz8QuWhjDx2jldpIGtMqOhqn_OHI0A6ZsRJ99wEf05f1jF1TUeiPaEBaflcyuKrPzAI/s1600-h/buddha-pears_1479646i.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh3G9jtzhg6d0NUXRvWPdzkJPMylbRuKpo4HMXdwrzMy6R2hVOu4fNj_8JKhYISHJPuMkU513Zwz8QuWhjDx2jldpIGtMqOhqn_OHI0A6ZsRJ99wEf05f1jF1TUeiPaEBaflcyuKrPzAI/s400/buddha-pears_1479646i.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380376409615417602" border="0" /></a><br /><br />.................................................................<br /><br />What are they?<br /><br />*Click here:*<br /><br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/picturesoftheday/6137628/Pictures-of-the-day-4-September-2009.html?image=2">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/picturesoftheday/6137628/Pictures-of-the-day-4-September-2009.html?image=2</a><br /><br />.................................................................<br /><br />Great comic relief with: "Every Sperm is Sacred"<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47P59ha9k9s">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47P59ha9k9s</a><br /><br />.................................................................Luminousvuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05131868539877587705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456358850576540207.post-70911119987431210692009-09-06T11:52:00.000-07:002009-09-06T13:21:23.135-07:00Today's New Features<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZifkDlWMJBQ6JVtm5yonqdHVvoOdgr1PTWxB10AJT1pjj9eoDwPXkBLW3KdPltGehyu0fR9V1vnrY7LIQuzgYthc6m5F_42T21MHF499SMPWqgElp61tBc2Saj0GU1D-vVaQ5ZEpWGQ/s1600-h/nepal-children_1457478icowfestival.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZifkDlWMJBQ6JVtm5yonqdHVvoOdgr1PTWxB10AJT1pjj9eoDwPXkBLW3KdPltGehyu0fR9V1vnrY7LIQuzgYthc6m5F_42T21MHF499SMPWqgElp61tBc2Saj0GU1D-vVaQ5ZEpWGQ/s400/nepal-children_1457478icowfestival.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378429737601533538" border="0" /></a><br />..................................................................<br /><br />"Nepalese children take part in a procession for Gai Jatra (Cow Festival) in Kathmandu"<br /><br />Click here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/picturesoftheday/5982423/Pictures-of-the-day-6-August-2009.html?image=29">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/picturesoftheday/5982423/Pictures-of-the-day-6-August-2009.html?image=29</a><br /><br />*New Quotes of the Days!*<br /><br />*Also:*<br /><br /><span class="description">"If chased by angry samurais, would the world's fastest speed walker run, or walk? The Japanese solved again an intriguing question that was haunting us since time began.</span>"<br /><br />Click here for the video:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/If%20chased%20by%20angry%20samurais,%20would%20the%20world%27s%20fastest%20speed%20walker%20run,%20or%20walk?%20The%20Japanese%20solved%20again%20an%20intriguing%20question%20that%20was%20haunting%20us%20since%20time%20began.">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP7umBNRxnw</a><br /><br />.................................................................Luminousvuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05131868539877587705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456358850576540207.post-78882657135744069232009-09-04T15:33:00.001-07:002010-01-06T12:19:38.724-08:00Today's New Feature<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUD-ipPVLOQx5-qhubtGagDmdL8HlMKc5sJSi3NeIcV8utP5Uc2vgZjeL0sdJNHZNMSj925h1P5UwUvGRxGxeP65brBamd0C-mYH3G8TIuBNeonxhDZrjFFD03DAB2aVlU9CHjqJjhVc/s1600-h/2northern-lightsforwall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUD-ipPVLOQx5-qhubtGagDmdL8HlMKc5sJSi3NeIcV8utP5Uc2vgZjeL0sdJNHZNMSj925h1P5UwUvGRxGxeP65brBamd0C-mYH3G8TIuBNeonxhDZrjFFD03DAB2aVlU9CHjqJjhVc/s400/2northern-lightsforwall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377744148473699570" border="0" /></a><br />
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.................................................................Luminousvuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05131868539877587705noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456358850576540207.post-60377901297997838472009-06-22T14:09:00.000-07:002009-06-22T18:51:58.784-07:00New Quotes of the Days!...................................................................<br /><br />What else is love but understanding and rejoicing in the fact that another person lives, acts, and experiences otherwise than we do...?<br /><br />Friedrich Nietzsche<br /><br />And more on Quotes of the Days page! --><br /><br />*Also:*<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhVEO84fcSFsK1W_YUgtchRVvjvv6DsWxeHzK8fPxyHC26SI7aZ5nueXsDiGRh7Xsz_QIbjMEziUjcgNTApUQkwmWBLbSZMcAxv70LjnUjbf21CH-Gu1I7SbmLz5-21g_bNDGSWZYwqn8/s1600-h/paninibatons2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 386px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhVEO84fcSFsK1W_YUgtchRVvjvv6DsWxeHzK8fPxyHC26SI7aZ5nueXsDiGRh7Xsz_QIbjMEziUjcgNTApUQkwmWBLbSZMcAxv70LjnUjbf21CH-Gu1I7SbmLz5-21g_bNDGSWZYwqn8/s400/paninibatons2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350320888209964306" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A Cheese and Heirloom Tomato Panini slice sandwich recipe:<br /><br />"One-inch wide slabs of toasted, cheesy, heirloom tomato filled deliciousness slathered with a basil-chive ricotta spread." Click here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/001455.html">http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/001455.html<br /></a><br /><br />...................................................................Luminousvuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05131868539877587705noreply@blogger.com0