Month: August 2023

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Netherlands versus Spain 5-1 World Cup 2014

Throwback: Netherlands vs. Spain (5-1) • World Cup 2014

After the World Cup 2010, dutch fans were devastated after losing their third World Cup final. Spain and Iniesta broke dutch hearts after scoring 0-1 in the 117th minute of the World Cup 2010 final. Two years later, the dutch thought they had a decent chance in the Euro 2012, but the truth was zero…
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Seven cleverly designed emergency homes around the world

Seven cleverly designed emergency homes around the world

When workers at a vending machine factory in Ukraine had their homes bombed, the owner Alex Stepura repurposed the facility to build them new ones. From that, Terra Monada was born, a company set up to produce good-quality, relatively affordable modular homes to replace the bomb damage. “The ambition was to create something that was…
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What we get wrong about time

“Time” is the most frequently used noun in the English language. We all know what it feels like as time passes. Our present becomes the past as soon as it’s happened; today soon turns into yesterday. If you live in a temperate climate, each year you see the seasons come and go. And as we…
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Adiós Nonino de Astor Piazzolla - Nestor Marconi Quinteto

Adiós Nonino de Astor Piazzolla – Nestor Marconi Quinteto

Título: Adiós Nonino – Autor: Ástor Piazzolla – Bandoneón: Néstor Marconi – Guitarra: Esteban Falabella – Violín: Pablo Agri – Contrabajo: Juan Pablo Navarro – Piano: Leonardo Marconi – Grabado en: Café Vinilo – Fecha: 23/3/2016 – Realización Tangotrazo® Muy agradecido x este material que me fue cedido x la gente de tango trazo e…
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The Boys Pick Up A Couple Of Girls

Stan and Ollie Pick Up A Couple Of Girls

They are sailor’s out looking for a good time with two young lovelies. Stan and Ollie are out to impress, they intend to buy drinks (in a soda fountain) for everyone, but Stan only has 15 cents, enough for 3 sodas. Sodas were 5 cents in 1929! Here is Jimmy Finlayson doing several of his…
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Michael Schratter interview with the BBC