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Mini Bell Peppers and Cherry Tomatoes in the Auk Mini
End of last year I planted some mini bell peppers together with chilli peppers and cherry tomatoes. The cherry tomatoes appeared first with 2 bell peppers appearing next. While I have been harvesting cherry tomatoes now for a while I am still waiting to taste the bell peppers. They appeared relatively fast but grew slowly…
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Gladiator 2
After watching the first Gladiator again we watched Gladiator 2 at home. Obviously we lacked the immersive large screen and dolby surround sound experience that would have enhanced the spectacle. Luckily the movie was also quite enjoyable on the couch at home. Still, in direct comparison with the original Gladiator it lacks emotion and tension.…
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The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy, Pietra Rivoli (ISBN 978-0471648499, Wiley)
I picked up this tip in a newspaper article long ago (the book is from 2005). The book is written by a professional economist and it makes the case for the global economy by examining the history of t-shirt production. It is a fascinating read of economic and industrial history. It more or less starts…
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Gladiator
In 2024 Gladiator 2 came out, the sequel to the first Gladiator from 2000. We saw Gladiator in the cinema and the stunning special effects were especially impressive on the big screen. Whole parts of ancient Rome were digitally recreated and crowds augmented with additional virtual people. It was very well done and the story…
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The Little Book of the Big Bang: A Cosmic Primer, Craig J. Hogan (ISBN 9780387983851; Springer)
The title of the book describes the content quite well. In roughly 170 pages the author covers the history of our universe from the Big Bang until today. One reviewer on the back cover goes so far as to claim that Hogan has condensed the story into a pleasurable evening. Although the pages are not…
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Live Free or Die Hard
Live Free or Die Hard, aka Die Hard 4.0. By now also almost 20 years old, it came out in 2007, 12 years after the third Die Hard movie. In the first 2 movies John McClane’s wife plays an important role, here it is his estranged daughter; played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Timothy Oliphant and…
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The Dangers of Unlimited Power: A John Adams Perspective
‘It is weakness rather than wickedness which renders men unfit to be trusted with unlimited power.‘― John Adams
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Joseph Campbell’s View on Myths and Dreams
‘Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths.‘― Joseph Campbell
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Lone Wolf McQuade
Last week the world had to say goodbye to Chuck Norris. Chuck Norris became famous after his role in The Way of the Dragon and the fight scene between Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee in the colosseum in Rome must be among the most famous and widely known movie fight scenes. In my mind this…
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Wat als ?
In Flanders the bicycle racing season has started again and on Saturday 21st of March we had the first classic race of the year, Milan-San Remo. Wout van Aert participated and was considered an outsider after favorites Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel. All three were involved in a crash some 30 kilometers from the…
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