Philosophy in another tongue (Chinese and Greek)

Plato said, 'The best guardian for a person's character is a thoughtful and cultivated mind.' translated by classical scholar and poet Francis MacDonald Cornford, according to Prof. Rick Benitez, below.And, 'Chinese...

Kid Gets Tongue Stuck To Pole In Scene Out Of A Christmas Story

Like in the scene right out of the move, "A Christmas Story," a ten year old Indiana boy got his tongue stuck to a metal light pole.  Police say the fouth-grader did it on a dare.  Have all boys in the...

Horse Whisperer author poisoned by mushrooms

The author of the best-selling book "The Horse Whisperer" is in the hospital in Scotland after eating some poisonous mushrooms. He had cooked the mushrooms himself after finding them in the woods."Bestselling...

The Tongue of the Rolling Stones returns to London

We all know the Rolling Stones' Tongue (the logo, I'm meaning), it is for sure one of the most known and emblematic rock 'n' roll images all around the world, if not the most; it's been reproduced and copied in...

Device puts steering at the tip of the tongue

This is a great development for disabled people and shows that when technological thought along with a little investment is put into non-warfare issues we really move forward as humans. I won't countenance the...

A SUCESS STORY FROM THE BIRTHDAY GIRL, KRISHANTHI

"Krishanthi Priyadarshani krishanthi@horizonlanka.org Updated: December 31, 2007 11.20 AM. Hi, I am Krishanthi Priyadarshani a former student of the Horizon Lanka. Today (December 31) is my birthday. I...

'SLIP OF THE TONGUE' Slam poetry delux

Schema Magazine put up this post on an amazing slam poem by Adriel Luis "Slip of the Tongue" and a video adaptation of it by Karen Lum.The video is okay but the Luis' words are just dy-naaa-mite."Wow. Standing...

Santa brings Christmas cheer in six languages

"It could be a scene straight out of the Christmas classic 'Miracle on 34th Street': Ireland's first multi-lingual Santa Claus is bringing smiles to the faces of children from countries like Poland, Hungary and Romania in Dublin this Christmas season. All this month, hundreds...

New Miss Belgium doesn't speak Dutch good

Belgium's in a tizzy over the lack of Dutch language skills demonstrated by their country's most beautiful woman.  I guess the Canadian equivalent would be if our Miss Canada couldn't discuss back bacon...

Australian man hangs himself in Balikpapan

"He said there were no bruises or injuries on the Australian`s body."The only injury on the victim`s body was the mark around his neck from the rope that he had used to hang himself. When he was found, his tongue stuck out and there was sperm that had come out from his...

Living and dying under the emergency

"The Constitution is the life of a nation. Aristotle writing over 2,300 years ago knew that ‘Living for the Constitution is salvation’. Anyone trampling the Constitution tramples on our rights and wants his point of view to prevail by force. When the government cuts off...

Romney's faux pas

" "Just look at what Osam - Barack Obama - said just yesterday. Barack Obama, calling on radicals, jihadists of all the different types, to come together in Iraq," Romney said. A simple slip of the tongue, his campaign insists. And who knows? In normal circumstances, one...

Colombian Creole: Not Dead Yet

At risk of stepping on denseatoms' toes (sorry, 'atoms!), I thought I'd  share this story I found, about the only known Spanish-based creole language in existence: Palanquero."On the surface, it resembles any...

Man gave dog kiss-of-life

"A prison officer saved his dying sniffer dog by giving him the kiss of life. Handler Steve Tugwell, 42, leapt into action when he saw Welsh springer spaniel Frodo lying unconscious, reports The Sun. Frodo had been play-fighting with fellow sniffer dog Patch when Patch's jaws...

Natalie Portman doing exercise with her tongue

Natalie Portman was spotted playing with her tongue. Many believe she is cuter when her tongue is to the left. Others claim right is better for her. What do you think? 

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