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Does taking risk build confidence?

By David365 123 days ago from http://confident1.com

Much has been said and written about how todays children are over protected. We don't let them out of our sight, we drive them to school. Councils cut branches off trees to prevent them being climbed and schools ban risky games. But do we need to take risks to gain confidence and build "character"? The post looks at experien

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Which cartoon character would you sleep with?

By base 363 days ago from http://www.apigeoncalledfrank.com

So based on an intriguing (and completely unexpected!) comment by ‘R.ElGayar’ on the last post, I decided to gather up some of your cartoon fantasies in one place because let’s face it, at one point or another we’ve all thought about rogering someone in 2D.

I’ve already stated that my choice would be BETTY from Archie Comics. Why? Well, sh

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Lesson from President Suharto — Reason-4-Smile Weblog

By rrobert.ah 312 days ago from http://www.reason4smile.com

On the news: The former president of Indonesia, Suharto, has just passed away today. He ruled over Indonesia for 32 years. In the most of the part of his office period, he has developed Indonesia a lot, but sadly he didn’t end it very well. He tempted to misuse his power and influence to be consumed by greed, corrupted

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Tags: character integrity


The Amazing Jack Balance in pictures

By spiritofboz 377 days ago from http://www.spiritofboz.org

This page collects artworks and links about Jack Balance, the hero of Julien Friedler's Book of Boz, the epic metaphysical tale of 3 clowns. A rebel, a clown, a metaphysical double, he's all this at the same time. He appears in paintings, installations ("The Innocents"), sculptures, performances, comics, books and even a podcast. He shoul

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Have A Watchful Eye With These Women!

By ameliavega27 368 days ago from http://youstyleit.blogspot.com

They say, we should "learn from our mistakes". If we made wrong decisions "charge it to our experience", because "experience is the best teacher." Just like with romantic relationships. Most men, (even women) have been conned, duped and dazed by physical attraction. Worse? Some men have made themselves fools by kissing the feet of femal

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A Christmas Carol

By David365 347 days ago from http://confident1.com

On 19th December 1843 A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens was first published. Over the years the story has been retold many times on stage, television and film. The main character Scrooge has entered our language to depict meanness. Scrooge is depicted as a financially wealthy character - a successful businessman - but someone who is a tota

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Is Katakana English Unnecessary?

By j2fi 266 days ago from http://www.j2fi.net

There has been talk about the necessity of the katakana character set, and the obtusely irregular usage of Katakana English, a variation of English that often leaves native speakers of the language scratching their head in confusion.

One particular Japanese English language specialist thinks that the problem exists in the sc

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A really big sized (and surprising) doll

By spiritofboz 227 days ago from http://www.spiritofboz.org

A giant doll which smokes and drinks whisky...
The well-known Brazilian artist Suzy Gheler created this giant sized Jack Balance doll, based on Julien Friedler's clown character. Jack Balance appears in Julien Friedler's "Book of Boz" and in different art works, including paintings, sculptures, installations and performanc

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Tags: doll figure character jack balance suzy gheler julien friedler