Maskingtape

Screening the windowframe of reality from the clumsy brushwork of Dan Eastwell.

Comments? Dan Eastwell (all one word) at gmail dot com

Jul 04
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“ In the exclusive neo-gothic henhouse that is Westminster, is it any wonder they flock together? When the rules - from tradition or otherwise - are idiosyncratic, where they arrive mystified and dependent on the kindness of the party whips to show them the ropes, where the career path depends on doing as others do… what would you do if not conform, and then, being clever, find smart reasons for doing so?
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One or more reasons to reform Westminster - not a revolution, just make it more like a place of work, than a mystical cabal

BBC NEWS | Magazine | If everyone’s at it…

Jun 19
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“ There’s sperm and then there’s super sperm – gigantic reproductive cells many times longer than the minute crustaceans that produce them. Now, scientists have discovered that ostracods, or seed shrimp, have been cranking out these giant sperm for at least 100 million years.
— Giant sperm stretch back millions of years - life - 18 June 2009 - New Scientist
Jun 12
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Exploring the region after the snow melt, Cornelissen’s team discovered that C. conorhiza specimens were surrounded by a thick layer of matted roots growing upwards and out of the soil (see photo, above right). The team realised that the roots, seemingly growing into thin air, would for most of the year be covered in snow – and so they dubbed them “snow roots”. (via Unique roots let plant forage in the snow - life - 12 June 2009 - New Scientist )

Exploring the region after the snow melt, Cornelissen’s team discovered that C. conorhiza specimens were surrounded by a thick layer of matted roots growing upwards and out of the soil (see photo, above right). The team realised that the roots, seemingly growing into thin air, would for most of the year be covered in snow – and so they dubbed them “snow roots”. (via Unique roots let plant forage in the snow - life - 12 June 2009 - New Scientist

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May 26
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May 22
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» The Elephant Bird & Giant Eggs: The Blink of an Eye
May 18
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“ Dreamt about a joyous reunion in a co-ed boarding school-like environment. Odd to feel nostalgic for an experience you can’t remember having
— Twitter / Whitney Hess: Dreamt about a joyous reun …
May 08
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“ It is not the least bit coincidental that adults who commit suicide with firearms almost always shoot themselves in: the head. They shoot the terrible master.
— David Foster Wallace - Commencement Speech at Kenyon College
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. Thousands of dolphins suddenly leaped out of water between pirates and merchants when the pirate ships headed for the China’s. The suspected pirates ships stopped and then turned away. The pirates could only lament their littleness befor the vast number of dolphins. The spectacular scene continued for a while. (via Thousands of dolphins block Somali pirates_English_Xinhua )

. Thousands of dolphins suddenly leaped out of water between pirates and merchants when the pirate ships headed for the China’s. The suspected pirates ships stopped and then turned away. The pirates could only lament their littleness befor the vast number of dolphins. The spectacular scene continued for a while. (via Thousands of dolphins block Somali pirates_English_Xinhua

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