User:Cactus.man
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I first discovered this fantastic resource in May 2005. Amazing how one can navigate unexpectedly from Clinical depression to Hairy ball theorem in 2 hours, perhaps one causes the other ... :-) This is the quick way to do it, but it's not the route I used!!
I have now discovered the Symbolist painter Odilon Redon and his fantastic early charcoal works, including the incredibly appropriate Cactus Man. Also, check out the utterly brilliant Spirit of the Forest - this leaves Munch for dead. Not to mention Julio González, cubist sculptor, a contemporary of Picasso, and his enigmatic Monsieur Cactus.
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Some Words of Wisdom
John Buchan
| “ | ... An atheist is a man who has no invisible means of support. ... | ” |
| “ | ... There are two rules for drinking whisky. First, never take whisky without water, and second, never take water without whisky. ... |
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| “ | ... This is our land, this is our Scotland, these are our people, these are our men, our works, our women and children: can you beat it? ... | ” |
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[edit] Contributions and things to do
| My Contributions | ||
| Articles • Featured on DYK • Images |
| Articles to create | ||
| Empire Exhibition (Glasgow) • North Bridge (Edinburgh) • Pitreavie Castle • Ravenscraig Castle • Rainbow Theatre • Jack Coia • Alan Marcuson • Black Duncan Campbell • Cruck frame • Jankel Adler • National Trust for Scotland properties (missing articles) • Castles in Scotland (missing articles) • Historic houses in Scotland (missing articles) • Ian Beesley • Gered Mankowitz • Jim Marshall (photographer) • Henry Diltz • Bob Gruen • Grange Cemetery • Warriston Cemetery • Izzi Metstein • Andy MacMillan • Dana Stone • Sinclair & Girnigoe Castle • Castle Cary • Ardkinglas Estate • Hill of Tarvit • Scottish National War Memorial • Earlshall • Oxcars Lighthouse • Arnold Bronckorst • Tommy Morgan • Johnny Rep • Robert Scott Lauder • Duddingston Tower • Adolphe Smith • James Mackay Bryson • Ken Potter • Keizaburo Shimamoto |
| Articles for re-write / expansion / cleanup | ||
| Floors Castle • John MacLean • Mary Barbour • Mellerstain House • Peter Howson • Ray Winstone • Drummond Castle • Wilhelmina Barns-Graham • Ben Nicholson • Trevor Bell • Sandra Blow • David Bomberg • Beryl Cook • Jessica Dismorr • Alfred East • Stanhope Forbes • Terry Frost • Patrick Heron • Howard Hodgkin • Bill Brandt • Kevin Carter • Alfred Eisenstaedt • Peter Lanyon • Bob Law • Tom Phillips • Annie Leibovitz • Niko Pirosmanashvili • Jane Bown • Robert Capa • Larry Burrows • 1943 Naples post office bombing • Foulis Castle • Balvaird Castle • Drummond Castle • Braemar • Duns Castle • Stirling Castle • Hammerbeam roof • Rannoch Moor • Dunbar Castle • Castle Campbell |
[edit] Useful links
[edit] The Wikipedia Signpost
[edit] Interesting stuff
| Picture of the day | |
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United States Army forces target railway cars south of Wonsan, North Korea, an east coast port city, during the Korean War. Trains in North Korea were targets of attack by U.S. and other U.N. forces, so much so that both military and civilian trains often had to wait out the daylight hours in tunnels. Photo credit: United States Army |
Did you know...
From Wikipedia's newest articles:
- ... that the Church of St. Catherine (pictured) in St. Petersburg was taken over by the Soviets, closed, ransacked and twice burned out, before being returned to the Catholic Church in 1992?
- ... that Sir Archibald Bodkin banned James Joyce's Ulysses for containing "a great deal of unmitigated filth and obscenity" even though he had read only a few pages?
- ... that Platte Mound M, maintained by students from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, is believed to be the largest letter "M" in the world?
- ... that ship-owner and Norwegian Parliament member Hans Eleonardus Møller has been described as the "father of Norwegian marine insurance"?
- ... that the Conscript Fathers were senators drafted for the ancient Roman Senate much like conscription is a military draft?
- ... that in a toll dispute between residents of Bandar Mahkota Cheras and the Cheras-Kajang Highway concessionaire, a barrier blocking a shunpike was repeatedly torn down and rebuilt?
- ... that Philip Cochran was the inspiration for the character "Flip Corkin" in the comic strip Terry and the Pirates by Milton Caniff?
In the news
- Pakistan condemns a United States-led air strike near the border with Afghanistan that allegedly killed 11 Pakistani paramilitary troops, in clashes that also killed eight Taliban militants.
- Amid an outbreak of tornadoes and derechos in central and eastern North America, a tornado hits a Boy Scout camp in Iowa, killing four.
- Japan's House of Councillors passes a censure motion against Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (pictured), the first such motion to be passed since World War II.
- Sudan Airways Flight 109 crashes on landing at Khartoum International Airport in Khartoum, Sudan, killing dozens.
- IBM and Los Alamos National Laboratory break a processing speed record with the world's first petaflop computer, Roadrunner.
- Following a coal mine collapse in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, 24 miners are rescued with 12 still missing and one reported dead.
[edit] Tasks we can all help with
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Here are some tasks you can do:
- Wikify: Don Angell, Sergio Berlioz, Gene Clark, Maravilla, Alhamiri, Backlog...
- Cleanup: Tourism in the United States, List of music prodigies, Harry T. Burn, 1990 in association football, Software quality, Purwokerto, Backlog...
- Stubs: 1928 in radio, Capitalist Roader, Cable box (outside), CEVNI, Ajeeb, Academic institution, 112, More...
- Verify: Language demographics of Quebec, Pirates in popular culture, Angel, Backlog...
- Update: British Columbia Highway 99A, Australian Senate, Ansari X Prize, BBC One, Bright House Networks, More...
- Neutrality: E. Lee Spence, History of Latinos and Hispanics in the United States, Cod, Jack Dann, Liang-Jie Zhang, Backlog...
- Copyedit: Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha, OC Transpo Route 95, Naidu, Sorcerer Hunters, Gienger, More...
- Merge: Mendez Middle School, Elgin tablets, Institute of Scientific Instrumentation, Backlog...
- Style: Evolution of belief, CD-R, Gladiators (British TV show), Mercer County Park, Henry V (play), More...
- Expand: Bone Against Steel, Jed Buchwald, 1593 in music, Dan Balz, 1962 NFL Draft, The Artist at Work, 1975 Minnesota Twins season, 4G, Michael Curry, More...
- Requests: Interim efficient, Internal knowledge spillover, Linear pricing schedule, Market power theory of advertising, Metaproduction function, More...
- Articles to be split: A Separate Peace, AMV (TV station), Abu Suhail an-Nafi, Adam's Bridge, Afro-Mexican, More...
- Mediation Cabal: help mediate an open case!
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Cleanup backlogs - Review recent overhauls - Active fixup projects - Maintenance projects - Maintenance COTW: be merged
[edit] Images of Scotland to make you smile
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[edit] More words of wisdom
| “ | ... It's a small world, but I wouldn't want to have to paint it. ... | ” |
| “ | ... Every line of strength in American history is a line coloured with Scottish blood. ... | ” |
| “ | ... Look to your consciences and remember that the theatre of the world is wider than the realm of England. ... | ” |
| “ | ... We look to Scotland for all our ideas of civilisation. ... | ” |
| “ | ... We all know that Prime Ministers are wedded to the truth, but like other wedded couples, they sometimes live apart. ... | ” |
| “ | ... Minds are like parachutes. They only function when they are open. ... | ” |
| “ | ... I am not young enough to know everything. ... | ” |
| “ | ... Oh, what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive. ... |
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| “ | ... God help England if she had no Scots to think for her. ... | ” |
| “ | ... He who has provoked the lash of wit, cannot complain that he smarts from it. ... | ” |
| “ | ... All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies. ... | ” |
[edit] Vandal humour
A collection of amusing vandalism encountered while on RC Patrol. This is intended to grow over time into my own personal BJAODN
- The secrets behind Thierry Henry's success are finally revealed
- The medical cause which leads people to give The finger
- The importance of the humble doughnut as an economic indicator
- How to become an FA Premier League football player, courtesy of Wikipedia
- Is this feline origin of the Question mark really true?
- Strange goings on at a New Zealand high school
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| I license my text contributions only under the GFDL. | |
