Tangled: Movie Review
Saturday 26th of May 2012 12:15:47 PM
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| Tangled, Disney's take on the folk tale classic Rapunzel, hearkens back to the hayday of Disney pictures. A princess, in dire straights. A handsome lead. And an evil witch/stepmother/etc. There is nothing new here. This movie could have been written 50 years ago by Walt Disney himself. But that doesn't mean that it doesn't do a fantastic job at what it is trying to do. This is the classic Disney fare for the young princesses in your family. It has been a long time since Disney has had a successful movie geared specifically for girls (Up, Toy Story series, and... |
The Root Bridges of Cherrapungee: Centuries-old bridges, grown from tangled roots
Saturday 26th of May 2012 12:15:47 PM
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| n the depths of northeastern India, in one of the wettest places on earth, bridges aren't built - they're grown. The southern Khasi and Jaintia hills are humid and warm, crisscrossed by swift-flowing rivers and mountain streams. On the slopes of these hills, a species of Indian rubber tree with an incredibly strong root system thrives and flourishes. The Ficus elastica produces a series of secondary roots from higher up its trunk and can comfortably perch atop huge boulders along the riverbanks, or even in the middle of the rivers themselves. The War-Khasis, a tribe in Meghalaya, long ago noticed... |
Unknotting A Tangled Tale Of Towels (Mandylion)
Saturday 26th of May 2012 12:15:47 PM
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| Unknotting a tangled tale of towels Scientific tests have established that an icon, revered as an imprint of Christs face, is 13th century By Martin Bailey Tests on a painting, called the Mandylion, revered as a miraculous imprinted image of Christ, have revealed it to have been made in the 13th century. There are several early versions of the image, but the one in Genoa is the first to have been subjected to a thorough scientific examination. The results are being presented at an exhibition (until 18 July) in the citys Museo Diocesano as part of the European Capital of... |




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