“Right here in 7 bungalows.”
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The two met in 2001 and became fast friends. Robin Williams touched not just the lives of people, but also some of our closest relatives in the animal kingdom.
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O Captain! my Captain!
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The first time I saw The Dead Poets Society was the day after Robin Williams died. It was at the urging of someone who said carpe diem, which I later realized was a reference to the film.
There is a scene in the movie where John Keating, the beloved English teacher played by Robin Williams, takes his class outside to walk around in a courtyard to "illustrate the point of conformity," as he says. He directs three boys to start walking around, and as their steps all fall into the same rhythm, he says, "Ah, there it is." He tells them to stop. "If you'll notice, everyone started off with their own stride, their own pace," he tells the young men. We all crave acceptance, he goes on, but despite "the difficulty of maintaining your own beliefs in the face of others," we must resist conformity. He quotes Robert Frost: "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— / I took the one less traveled by, / And that has made all the difference."
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From the context, it's clear that Mr. Keating means to emphasize the non-conforming choice of the speaker in the poem, that choosing the fork in the road "less traveled by" changed everything. But Mr. Keating forgets, perhaps, the penultimate stanza.
"And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back."
The road "less traveled by" is, in fact, not so different at all from the other road, and his choice, almost arbitrary, was final. No do-over, no second chance: The speaker will likely never return to find what was on that other road, though he wishes he could. This lesson might be even more appropriate in a film whose main act of defiance ends in a suicide. Neil Perry (Robert Sean Leonard), emboldened by Mr. Keating's lessons in non-conformity, performs in a play against his domineering father's will; after his father berates him, he shoots himself, the most binding example of how "way leads on to way," precluding doubling back.
Mr. Keating is blamed for the suicide and fired, and in the final scene, as the boys remaining at the school stand on their desks in his honor when he leaves the classroom for good, we see an insignificant act of defiance. "I want you to find your own walk right now," Mr. Keating told them in that courtyard as he challenged them not to fall into step, without urging any serious defiance. "O Captain! my Captain!" they say as they stand on the desks, citing a poem addressed to a captain dead on the deck of his ship. "Rise up — for you the flag is flung — for you the bugle trills," the speaker continues, begging the dead captain to join the celebration.
Sometimes we lie to ourselves that an arbitrary choice has made all the difference, and sometimes the bells ring and the people exult even though the captain "lies, / Fallen cold and dead." Sometimes all we can do is honor the fallen. This is the message of Dead Poets Society, and it seems sadly true today.
The pop star is out there somewhere, roaming the desert.
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They also included this helpful picture.
I'm on a cross country cycling trip with a group called bike and build. we had a cardboard cutout of Justin bieber that was donated to us in Hannibal, MO to mark our lunch spots. typically we would hide him somewhere where he would watch us hungrily. last known whereabouts of the biebs was off route 50 near a solar powered device at the top of a hill. he will be leaning on a rock looking at you with a sly grin on his face. if found, send pictures please! also if possible we can arrange a delivery for the biebs.
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“I’m adorable? What do you mean?”
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Seriously, they've never looked that cute before.
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OH MY GOODNESS.
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Torpedo tits!
"Break Free" is the second single of the album, she released a duet with Big Sean called "Best Mistake" earlier on Tuesday. She previously recorded "Right There" with Big Sean, who is rumored to be Grande's boyfriend.
Wake me up when it’s the weekend.
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We’ve all been there.
The election was open to everyone, but Duke the dog won the most votes from the town’s citizens.
"Pretty much everyone knows him," she said.
Luckily for Duke, he'll be rewarded with a handsome salary of a year's supply of kibble, donated by a local pet store.
Robin Williams’ daughter has left social media after being sent abusive and extremely graphic photoshopped images on Twitter.
Williams tweeted: "Please report @PimpStory @MrGoosebuster. I'm shaking. I can't. Please. Twitter requires a link and I won't open it. Don't either. Please," Her tweet was later deleted.
Brighten up your home base.
Recycling aluminum baseball bats by making them into modern pendant lamps is a totally easy project that yields an impressive result.
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Metal Baseball Bat
Available at a Thrift Store or eBay
I bought a bunch of aluminum baseball bats on eBay for about $4 a bat – this is a great price for a high-grade material like aluminum.
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Pendant Light Cord with Porcelain Socket
Available at The Color Cord Company
The Color Cord Company is my favorite place for getting light fixtures. They have an awesome selection of colors and features.
Wine Cork
Recycle
I had some left over silk cord from a past project that just happened to match the turquoise electrical set I purchased from The Color Cord Company.
Paint Stripping Wheel
Available online at Amazon.com
A paint-stripping wheel attaches to a drill and makes removing the paint from the bats really easy.
Wire Brush Attachment for Drill
Available online at Amazon.com
Wire brush wheels will also work to remove paint on the bats. The cone shaped ones are good for reaching the inner surface of the bat.
Drum Sander
Available online at Amazon.com
I used a drum sander for shaping and smoothing the cut edges of the bat.
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“Make your lives extraordinary.” Williams died at the age of 63 on Monday .
From Good Will Hunting (submitted by Arielle Calderon).
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“The hospital gave me life so I intend to use that life to give back to them as long as possible.”
He suffered 37 per cent burns on his body after the Warrior tank he was travelling in through Basra was attacked.
Hinett was put into a medially-induced coma and after he was woken up spent the next five years undergoing over 50 operations and skin grafts at Selly Oak Hospital, now the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.
After he was discharged he set himself the extraordinary target of running 200 marathons by the time he was 30 years old.
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“The hospital gave me life so I intend to use that life to give back to them as long as possible,” he told the SWNS news agency.
“It helped my recovery socially. They always made me feel like there was nothing to feel afraid of.
“Burns injuries scar you for life and some people are scared of going out, but the hospital helped me prepare mentally.”
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“Sometimes I would be in for weeks. Operations might last an hour or 12 hours – they really put the hours in on me. If it wasn’t for them, I would not have had the confidence and motivation to live my life and to push myself on these challenges.”
Hinett will run his 127th marathon in Kent next month.
The 27-year-old has been nominated for a bravery award at the Pride of Birmingham ceremony on 26 September, the day after the race.
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A new school year is upon us. Thankfully, these stores are ready with everything you (apparently) need.
Never-before-seen hand-painted posters by John Alvin .
Welcome to Jurassic Park!
“Jurassic Park” ©1993 Universal City Studios, Inc. and Amblin Entertainment, In
“Jurassic Park” ©1993 Universal City Studios, Inc. and Amblin Entertainment, In
“Jurassic Park” ©1993 Universal City Studios, Inc. and Amblin Entertainment, In
I mean, aside from the fact that it’s delicious.
Nobody is safe in Glasgow any more. (via BBC News )
A live video of the River Clyde in Glasgow, invaded by a spider.
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By the way he said "something somewhere somehow has resigned."
The BBC News report on this concluded: "The spider then retreated with its prey."
