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That's a female stag beetle. There is some info on them here.
They are very impressive.
The single biggest thing for me is having a range of knowledgeable and intelligent friends and spending time with them. It very soon puts things in perspective.
Nicholson Baker's The Mezzanine - basically takes place over the course of a lunch break - with a few footnotes and digressions.
OK, a LOT of footnotes and digressions. But, still, a lunch break.
The "British Warm" was the intermediary as I understand it: a shorter greatcoat favoured by Britsh officers in WW1. The Trenchcoat itself was modeled to fit over, accompany or replace this.
- M (1931)
- Duck Soup (1933)
- Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
- The Third Man (1949)
- Twelve Angry Men (1955)
- The Wages of Fear (1955)
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Gordon Brown calls for overhaul of benefits system as study reveals ‘crisis’
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HMRC has not charged a single company over tax evasion under landmark legislation
(www.theguardian.com)
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Environment Agency told staff to delay inspections to stay on target last year
(www.theguardian.com)
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More than 150,000 expected to join public sector strike in Northern Ireland
(www.theguardian.com)
When I was unemployed I used to walk waaaay more than I do now - both to get to places and just as a hobby - and I'd hope to do the same when retired, as long as I am fit enough. That's walking though. Standing in one place is something that I find extremely wearing and have never done when not necessary. As I understand it this is fundamental to the nature of bipeds. To stand still, we constantly need to adjust balance. However, when walking, it is basically a continuous, controlled fall forwards, and takes less energy. For quadrupeds, it is the other way around: they are stable when standing, but require constant effort to walk or run.
I probably spend most of my reading time horizontal rather than sitting, but if I am reading when vertical then, again, it will be walking - or pacing around - rather than standing. I would seem really weird to simply stand there and read.
Not convinced about the connection. As the author mentions this is totally different to the situation in America - which is not exactly renowned for the deep intellectualism of its politics.
If this involves some kind of adjustment of orientation, then I will be doing an early Father Christmas act and coming down from where I have appeared halfway up the chimney (being generous about how wide that chimney is). If it doesn't, then I am going to be part of the brickwork - except for my guts and arse, which will rot in place in the chimney over the next few weeks.
How local do you mean?
There is an icecream brand based around 20 miles from me that makes some spectacular Gooseberry and Elderflower icecream.
There is also an artisanal bakery about the same distance the other way that does some of the best pizzas that I have ever had, as it happens.
Either of those probably.
Good to see that NE actually has the resources to take action in cases like this - they are massively under-resourced.
However, I wonder how much the cost of this to the developer - £14500 - most of which are court costs - is actually a deterrent. That is not a lot for many developments, and I can see that it would be tempting to simply write it off as an acceptable cost.
There was no mention of whether they developer was required, as a result of this judgement, to add the access tiles and replace the felt as the original licence required either.
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Safety Not Guaranteed (2012) - Aubrey Plaza in an engaging character piece that has hints of Eagle vs Shark among others. It's not outstanding by any means and not among Plaza's best, but still witty and touching.