Archive for August, 2007
Someone call The Antiques Roadshow! From Reuters:
An 800-year-old, gold-plated crucifix that went missing after being seized by the Nazis has been found in a rubbish skip in Austria, police said.
The crucifix, made of copper and enamel, was crafted in Limoges, France, and was part of a Polish art collection
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According to the article, “the changes may violate Wikipedia’s conflict-of-interest guidelines”
Who says one person can’t change the world? When that person happens to befriend and inspire someone who will go on to be rich and famous, it can happen. You never know who you might inspire.
Ah, the wonders of processed meat and people with too much time on their hands.
The chances of giving birth to identical quadruplets is about one in 13 million, Key said.
Since I’ll be traveling to Heathrow later this year, these two articles caught my eye:
Braving Heathrow more stressful than sky-diving
Behind the scenes at Heathrow
Every flight delayed today
British Airways’ own internal figures show that fewer than a third of its flights - 29 per cent - currently leave
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