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Life: Academic Salaries
Another proof who the most important or at least the most appreciated people are in many academic institutions.
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Time: Sunday Afternoon Feast
Four short clips for a quiet Sunday afternoon. Some funny ones, one that might make you think plus some music too.
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Quote of the day: Office
The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning, and does not stop until you get to the office.
Robert Frost, American Poet
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Quote of the day: Life
It’s better to die upon your feet than to live upon your knees!
¡Prefiero morir de pie que vivir siempre arrodillado!
Emiliano Zapata Salazar (1879 – 1919) – Mexican Revolutionary
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Quote of the day: Funerals
No matter how rich you become, how famous or powerful, when you die the size of your funeral will still pretty much depend on the weather.
Michael Pritchard aka Mike Dirnt, 1972 – musician
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Summermeter – How much of this summer is left
If you want to find out how much time of this summer is still left have a look at the Summermeter.
It tells you in percent of how much of this summer has already past. With 58% already passed, a pessimist might say soon you’ll leave home when its dark and come back when it’s dark again.
In some countries they make the best of it – in Finland for example – the whole country goes on leave during the month of July and all cities are basically deserted besides a (very) few unlucky people who have to remain to keep some essential functions going. Hospitals for example delay all not immediately essential operations into the the time after July.
The Finnish like their summer breaks so much that even between opposite political parties a sudden agreement / consensus takes place to…
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