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Does anyone know what the the Age of Sail celebrations at the Jubilee Thames pageant will be?



1 day ago with 357 notes, via shiteulance, from rockanory
  • damon albarn: these are the last days of blur
  • damon albarn: we're getting back together
  • damon albarn: i don't want to make another blur album
  • damon albarn: we've started recording again
  • damon albarn: here take these new songs
  • damon albarn: i think it's time blur was laid to rest
  • damon albarn: blur might be touring soon
  • damon albarn: blur will never tour again
  • damon albarn: here take this box set
  • me: damon plz


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the-more-i-arty:

Some Avengers themed cocktail recipes I played around with.

Also drink responsibly…



1 day ago with 74 notes, via coopranderson, from peasantings
coopranderson: bubblegumbea: coopranderson: I’m really glad people are speaking for ACD, who wasn’t even a fan of the Sherlock Holmes tales to begin with. We don’t know if he would or wouldn’t have approved of Elementary. However, fans of Sherlock have every right to have beef with a series that is claiming to be such an original, modern adaptation. And yes, if Elementary is shit, it will tarnish the name of Sherlock Holmes and weaken the “brand.” Moffat and Gatiss have every right to worry. They’ve taken great care in re-adapting Sherlock and Watson into a modern world, only to have CBS step in, swipe many of the same core elements, and take all the credit. “Swipe many of the same core elements”You mean the fact that it’s Sherlock Holmes in a contemporary setting? No one has ever tried to do that before. Oh, or are you talking about the fact that they’re wearing peacoats and scarves? Did you watch the preview? The basic characters of Sherlock and Watson are rather different from the BBC adaptation, even ignoring the rather brilliant gender and race swap for Watson. There are literally dozens of adaptations of Sherlock that have been done since ACD wrote the stories, some of which have been good and some of which have been bad. The name and brand of Sherlock Holmes doesn’t need to be protected. It’s going to be okay. Yes, I watched the preview. Different or not (in ways that I find cheesy and uninviting, but this isn’t a debate about that), Lucy Liu indicated that a modern adaptation is a really original and groundbreaking thing (not quoting verbatim). They’re all acting like they’re re-inventing the wheel, which is what I and others have beef with. Sherlock series two aired only five months ago. I could see if it was five, ten years ago, but Sherlock is still very much hot off the heels of a new series. And of course I know there are dozens of series and adaptations floating around, but morally, is it ethical for the CBS to cash in on the popularity of Sherlock Holmes so soon after a BBC series of the same premise has been turned out? No, I don’t believe so. Copyright wise, there isn’t much they can do about it. But ethically, I still believe it’s wrong. You’re seriously going to bring ethicality into an argument for a show about two middle class, white men? Truly, if this tweet is saying anything it’s a two finger salute to Gattiss, Moffat and anyone else who thinks they’ve got a claim on litrature in the public domain. Although I loved Sherlock, there were so many things wrong with their adaptation it deserves to be acknowledged, and fans really need to get this straight; there nothing remotely visionary about ‘re-writing’ a story that stars cis-gender, Caucasian, heterosexual, wealthy men in a modern day setting. Making Watson a woman? Brilliant. Making Watson an Asian woman? That is a step forward.

coopranderson:

bubblegumbea:

coopranderson:

I’m really glad people are speaking for ACD, who wasn’t even a fan of the Sherlock Holmes tales to begin with. We don’t know if he would or wouldn’t have approved of Elementary. However, fans of Sherlock have every right to have beef with a series that is claiming to be such an original, modern adaptation. And yes, if Elementary is shit, it will tarnish the name of Sherlock Holmes and weaken the “brand.” Moffat and Gatiss have every right to worry. They’ve taken great care in re-adapting Sherlock and Watson into a modern world, only to have CBS step in, swipe many of the same core elements, and take all the credit.

“Swipe many of the same core elements”
You mean the fact that it’s Sherlock Holmes in a contemporary setting? No one has ever tried to do that before. Oh, or are you talking about the fact that they’re wearing peacoats and scarves?

Did you watch the preview? The basic characters of Sherlock and Watson are rather different from the BBC adaptation, even ignoring the rather brilliant gender and race swap for Watson.

There are literally dozens of adaptations of Sherlock that have been done since ACD wrote the stories, some of which have been good and some of which have been bad.

The name and brand of Sherlock Holmes doesn’t need to be protected. It’s going to be okay.

Yes, I watched the preview. Different or not (in ways that I find cheesy and uninviting, but this isn’t a debate about that), Lucy Liu indicated that a modern adaptation is a really original and groundbreaking thing (not quoting verbatim). They’re all acting like they’re re-inventing the wheel, which is what I and others have beef with. Sherlock series two aired only five months ago. I could see if it was five, ten years ago, but Sherlock is still very much hot off the heels of a new series. And of course I know there are dozens of series and adaptations floating around, but morally, is it ethical for the CBS to cash in on the popularity of Sherlock Holmes so soon after a BBC series of the same premise has been turned out? No, I don’t believe so. Copyright wise, there isn’t much they can do about it. But ethically, I still believe it’s wrong.

You’re seriously going to bring ethicality into an argument for a show about two middle class, white men? Truly, if this tweet is saying anything it’s a two finger salute to Gattiss, Moffat and anyone else who thinks they’ve got a claim on litrature in the public domain. Although I loved Sherlock, there were so many things wrong with their adaptation it deserves to be acknowledged, and fans really need to get this straight; there nothing remotely visionary about ‘re-writing’ a story that stars cis-gender, Caucasian, heterosexual, wealthy men in a modern day setting. Making Watson a woman? Brilliant. Making Watson an Asian woman? That is a step forward.

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scienceyoucanlove: Your Appendix isn’t useless. Biologists in the early 20th century surmised that the human body had over 100 useless partsleft over from our more ape-like lifestyle a few million years ago.  The parathyroid was one such organ, now known to regulate calcium-phosphorous metabolism.  The appendix was another. The appendix is a slimy, dead-end sac that hangs between the small and large intestines.  It’s about a half inch in diameter and three inches long.  As quickly as 11 weeks after conception, the appendix starts making endocrine cells for the developing fetus.  Endocrine cells secrete useful chemicals, such as hormones, and the appendix endocrine cells secrete amines and peptide hormones that help with biological checks and balances as the fetus grows. After birth, the appendix mainly helps the body stave off disease by serving as a lymphoid organ.  Lymphoid organs, with their lymphoid tissue, make white blood cells and antibodies. The appendix, by virtue of its lymphoid tissue, is part of a complicated chain that makes B lymphocytes (one variety of white blood cell) and a class of antibodies known as immunoglobulin A antibodies.  The appendix also produces certain chemicals that help direct the white blood cells to the parts of the body where they are needed the most.

scienceyoucanlove:

Your Appendix isn’t useless.

Biologists in the early 20th century surmised that the human body had over 100 useless partsleft over from our more ape-like lifestyle a few million years ago.  The parathyroid was one such organ, now known to regulate calcium-phosphorous metabolism.  The appendix was another.

The appendix is a slimy, dead-end sac that hangs between the small and large intestines.  It’s about a half inch in diameter and three inches long.  As quickly as 11 weeks after conception, the appendix starts making endocrine cells for the developing fetus.  Endocrine cells secrete useful chemicals, such as hormones, and the appendix endocrine cells secrete amines and peptide hormones that help with biological checks and balances as the fetus grows.

After birth, the appendix mainly helps the body stave off disease by serving as a lymphoid organ.  Lymphoid organs, with their lymphoid tissue, make white blood cells and antibodies.

The appendix, by virtue of its lymphoid tissue, is part of a complicated chain that makes B lymphocytes (one variety of white blood cell) and a class of antibodies known as immunoglobulin A antibodies.  The appendix also produces certain chemicals that help direct the white blood cells to the parts of the body where they are needed the most.