Rowland Croucher
The English Plural
We’ll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes, But the plural of ox becomes oxen, not oxes. One fowl is a goose, but two are called geese, Yet the plural of moose should never be meese. You may find a lone mouse or a nest full of mice, Yet the plural of house […]
The Charter for Compassion (Karen Armstrong & others…)
The principle of compassion lies at the heart of all religious, ethical and spiritual traditions, calling us always to treat all others as we wish to be treated ourselves. Compassion impels us to work tirelessly to alleviate the suffering of our fellow creatures, to dethrone ourselves from the centre of our world and put another […]
More good quotes (from a Facebooker)
Of study took he utmost care and heed. Not one word spoke he more than was his need; And that was said in fullest reverence And short and quick and full of high good sense. Pregnant of moral virtue was his speech; And gladly would he learn and gladly teach. (Description of the Oxford clerk, […]
A fascinating journey thru the Sistine Chapel
Here is an amazing bit of technology that you’ll probably never see in person. It is always very crowded and of course you can’t see Michelangelo’s artwork close up as you can here. This is especially spectacular if you have a large high-definition screen! The Sistine Chapel: Virtually view every part of Michaelangelo’s masterpiece. Just […]
Builders in the sky!!!
Workers build a footpath around the vertiginous slopes of Shifou Mountain in China Note: these amazing pictures were copied/pasted from an email, and some can’t see them. Try here: http://www.anhourago.co.uk/show.aspx?l=8544515&d=501 Thousands of metres up the vertiginous slopes of Shifou Mountain in Hunan Province, China, a team of workers, operating with hardly any safety measures, are […]
Jesus’ disciples
Jesus liberated us from the conventional social order. Jesus chose blue-collar workers for leaders. Do you think that ¢â‚¬â„¢s just accidental? Why didn ¢â‚¬â„¢t He go to Jerusalem and pick doctors of the law? Why didn ¢â‚¬â„¢t He pick scholars? Why didn ¢â‚¬â„¢t He pick lawyers? Those would have been the ones who would have fought for Him. Rather, […]
Quotes
A good collection from a Facebook friend: I am trying here to prevent anyone saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him: ‘I ¢â‚¬â„¢m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don ¢â‚¬â„¢t accept his claim to be God.’ That is the one thing we must not say. A man […]
50 years of history in 3 minutes: ‘We didn’t start the fire!’
Whether you’re a Billy Joel fan or not, you probably recognize his great song, “We Didn’t Start the Fire.” Here it is, set to pictures. I never did know all the words. A review of 50 years of history in less than 3 minutes! Thanks to Billy Joel and some guy from the University […]
Space shuttle flight
This is a bit more complicated than driving your car! The left/right buttons and zoom buttons are there ¢â‚¬“ look toward the bottom Just click on picture and move the mouse in any direction to scan. http://360vr.com/2011/06/22-di ¢â‚¬â€¹scovery-flight-deck-opf_6236/i ¢â‚¬â€¹ndex.html
Anti-gay laws and the right to privacy
JUSTIN GLYN AUGUST 07, 2011 What is the Government’s role in your love life? As privacy law reform is in the news these days, I was interested to see reference to a famous decision in the ’90s which raised just this question. Late last month, Navi Pillay, the UN Human Rights Commissioner, went on YouTube to […]
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