Monthly Archives: May 2016

Genealogy of Dogs / Généalogie de chiens

Posted on May 30, 2016 by beaugrand

    Man’s Best Friends: Afghan to Abyssinian Domestic Dogs, 12,000 B.C. A companion to humans for more than 14,000 years, the dog eclipses all rivals in its place of prominence in the pet world. The domesticated dog has survived … Continue reading →

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The Automobile

Posted on May 30, 2016 by beaugrand

  Denis Papin was a French physicist, mathematician and inventor, best known for his pioneering invention of the steam digester, the forerunner of the pressure cooker, and of the steam engine Était un physicien français, mathématicien et inventeur, mieux connu … Continue reading →

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Transhumanism and Nootropics / Transhumanisme et nootropes

Posted on May 26, 2016 by beaugrand

  William Ford Gibson is an American and Canadian speculative fiction writer and essayist widely credited with pioneering the science fiction subgenre known as cyberpunk. William Ford Gibson est un américain et canadien de la fiction spéculative écrivain et essayiste … Continue reading →

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Yiddish, 10th Century; Germany PART 3 / Le yiddish, 10e siècle; l’Allemagne PARTIE 3

Posted on May 24, 2016 by beaugrand

Yiddish, 10th Century; Germany  PART 3 Modern Kohanim claim descent from a biblical person, Aaron, brother ofMoses, in the direct lineage from Levi, the patriarch of the Tribe of Levi, great grandson of Abraham, according to the tradition codified in … Continue reading →

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Yiddish, 10th Century; Germany PART 2

Posted on May 24, 2016 by beaugrand

Yiddish, 10th Century; Germany  PART 2 In retrospect looking back at history, humans was  horribly mean spirited to each other. Today,  Bashar Hafez al-Assad former eye doctor who became Syrian president in 2000, commander-in-chief of the Syrian Armed Forces, General … Continue reading →

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Le yiddish, 10e siècle; l’Allemagne Partie 1

Posted on May 24, 2016 by beaugrand

Le yiddish, 10e siècle; l’Allemagne Partie 1 Viennent médiévale allemande qui rend le Yiddish une véritable langue germanique comportant des éléments de l’allemand, l’hébreu, araméen, et Slave et la romance de langues. C’est le langage courant principal de la majorité … Continue reading →

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Yiddish, 10th Century; Germany PART 1

Posted on May 24, 2016 by beaugrand

      Roman Province the Land of Israel Yiddish, 10th Century; Germany PART 1 Originated in Medieval German which makes Yiddish a true Germanic language featuring elements of German, Hebrew, Aramaic, and the Slavic and Romance tongues. It is … Continue reading →

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The origin of the Internet. /L’origine de l’Internet.

Posted on May 17, 2016 by beaugrand

  The origin of the Internet. Was created by the Department of Defense in 1969 as a decentralized communications system in the event of nuclear attack. Also designed to coordinate military research projects; .ARPAnet (Advanced Research Projects Agency network) quickly … Continue reading →

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Théâtre musical, 10,000 B.C.E, France / Musical Theater, 10,000 B.C.E, France

Posted on May 15, 2016 by beaugrand

    Musical Theater, 10,000 B.C.E, France Before Greek tragedy, before Roman comedy, before satire and mime, there was musical theater. Early man, using instruments fashioned from the environment, celebrated with music harvests, births, deaths, victories over his enemies, and … Continue reading →

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coffee / café

Posted on May 12, 2016 by beaugrand

  The two most common coffee tree species are arabica and robusta. They make up nearly all of the world’s coffee production. The high-quality flavor of arabica beans is grounded in elevation. Arabica trees thrive at higher altitudes than robusta, … Continue reading →

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