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Where does the word “aloof” come from? There’s a clue in the picture. (via Panning for etymological gold: “aloof” | OUPblog)
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Astonishing news from Walvis Bay, Namibia, where scientists from the Namibian Dolphin project on Tuesday confirmed the sighting of a grey whale. Not only has this north Pacific species been extinct in the Atlantic since the 18th century, it has never been seen south of the equator.
Philip Hoare has the full story.
Photograph: Turner Forte/NGS/Corbis
Woohoo!
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So this happened today…
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Halfway down the beach and already counted 400 of these little jellies. What’s that all about? #amateurscientist (at Good Harbor Beach)
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New summer, new skimmers #urbanoutfitters #herecomesthesun
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Lately my Friday nights consist of a cup of tea, a double chocolate Milano or two, Spotify radio, This Old House (Essex project), Open Studio with Jared Bowen, Fashion Police, and catching up on posts from the 140+ blogs I have bookmarked.
A little quiet, but all in all a lovely way to end the week.
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After two and a half years of planning, the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), the U.S.’s first public online-only library, opened its doors today — or at least was made publicly available on the Internet. The DPLA is a free, open-source resource that makes a number of digital collections and archives across the country available in one place.
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bee’s knees
betwixt
caddywompus
cat’s pajamas
druthers
fiddlesticks
flibbertigibbet
fop
gadzooks
guttersnipe
hither
hootenanny
hot diggity
huzzah
noddycock
persnickety
poppycock
pulchritude
tomfoolery
untoward
vittles
You’re darn tootin’
whippersnappers
zounds!
