Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Odds and ends




Recalled to life


Shizophrenia and Vitamin B

Images of China - 1870s

Einleitung oder Sonnenaufgang - Richard Strauss (1864–1949)

Entitled 'Sunrise' the opening fanfare to Strauss's 1896 Also Sprach Zarathustra tone poem is based on a philosophical novel by Nietzsche. Perhaps best known for its use in the 1968 movie, 2001: A Space Odyssey, the theme was also consistently used by Elvis Presley at the start of his performances in the six years before his death.



Monday, February 20, 2017

Odds and ends





How does your handshake measure up to Trump’s ‘clasp and grab’?  http://www.euronews.com/2017/02/18/how-does-your-handshake-measure-up-to-trump-s-clasp-and-grab/

Predicting a fall -
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4235282/Sensors-predict-person-fall.html

Pubic hair transplants

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4222628/Surge-women-s-hair-transplants-BIKINI-LINES.html



The surrender of Singapore

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

This 1787 work actually means 'a little serenade' in English. No one knows why and for whom it was written, as Mozart usually composed for commission. Amazingly, the piece was not performed until 1827, long after Mozart had died. The sheet music was found amidst a bundle of papers collected and sold by his widow Constanze. Everyone in the world now knows this exquisite tune.