Hello Every1!

February 4, 2008

 Blog made!!

Tribute to Bob Marley – the reggae genious. Just sit down and relax… :

Hardtek, a new music genre… A combination of techno, house, electronica and pure beat, enjoy!:

Narkotek a nice wing of Hardtek:


Word of the Day

February 4, 2008

Countenance

(noun, transitive verb) [KOUN-tah-nahns]

1. appearance, mood, or character, especially as conveyed by facial expression: “We could use his cheerful countenance right about now.”

2. the human face or its features; visage: “Lucy expected her countenance to glow with radiant beauty after her facial, but her blotchy and far from luminescent skin made her question the seventy dollar investment.”

3. an expression or demeanor suggesting approval or encouragement

transitive verb

4. to tolerate, encourage, or give approval to; to condone

Outré

(adjective) [oo-TRAY]

1. beyond the bounds or limits of what is usual or considered proper; bizarre; grossly unconventional: “With the exception of the more outré tendencies of the red light district, I found Amsterdam to be a very peaceful, almost quaint city of old buildings, gentle canals, and welcoming locals.”

Pestiferous

(adjective) [pes-TIF-uh-ruhs]

1. Bearing or bringing disease.
2. Infected with or contaminated by a pestilential disease.
3. Morally evil or dangerous to society; pernicious.
4. Bothersome; troublesome; annoying.

Detritus

(noun) [di-TRY-tahs]

1. loose fragments or other small particles that are worn or broken away from rock, as by attrition

2. (a) a material product of disintegration: “Erin was struck by how empty and decrepit Alcatraz appeared, full of bare cement and steel, with structural detritus collecting slowly on the floors.”

(b) collected fragments from the body to which they belonged; debris: “I still can’t seem to throw away my boxes of notes and papers from high school, though I haven’t had an inkling of a desire to browse through the detritus of my youth in all of these years.”

Continence

(noun) [KON-tah-nahns]

1. self-restraint: “My continence in the face of temptation was developed in the course of ten years as a bank teller.”

2. voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge

3. the exercise of self-constraint in sexual matters

Bellwether
(noun) [BEL-weth-uhr]
A leader of a movement or activity; also, a leading indicator of future trends.

Omphalos

(noun) [AHM-fuh-lahss] 

a central point : hub, focal point

Blimey

(interjection) [BLY-mee]

An expression of surprise, dismay, etc.


Quote of the Day

February 3, 2008
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.
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Abraham Lincoln (1809 – 1865)

The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 – 1882)

The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.
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David Friedman

Before God we are all equally wise – and equally foolish.
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Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955)

 I don’t like the sound of all those lists he’s making – it’s like taking too many notes at school; you feel you’ve achieved something when you haven’t.

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Dodie Smith, I Capture the Castle, 1948

Power never takes a back step – only in the face of more power.
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Malcolm X (1925 – 1965), Malcolm X Speaks, 1965

I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it.
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Rita Mae Brown

You wake me up early in the morning to tell me I am right? Please wait until I am wrong.
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Johann von Neumann (1903 – 1957)

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
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Seneca (5 BC – 65 AD)

A great many people think they are thinking when they are really rearranging their prejudices.
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William James (1842 – 1910)

The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
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Walter Bagehot (1826 – 1877)

To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best day and night to make you like everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight and never stop fighting.
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E E Cummings (1894 – 1962)

Sometimes the facts in my head get bored and decide to take a walk in my mouth. Frequently this is a bad thing.

Scott Westerfeld, So Yesterday, 2004