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Rose Uniacke at home in London
Inside interior designer Rose Uniacke’s impeccably decorated Neo-Georgian London home.Read the full feature on NOWNESS: http://bit.ly/1QNBsao
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Making Art
What’s Art got to do with it? In these posts and articles we want to explore what affect art can have in our lives when we can appreciate, enjoy and see the extra value in life, with the promise that there is so much more to living and being than we can understand, ‘I feel…
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Captured Sounds
Sparky collects ambient sounds and moods from different environments. Good for meditation or creating atmosphere – or just for the fun of it. AmbientSounds, also known as field recording or backgrounds and atmospheres noun – the relaxed ambience of the cocktail lounge: atmosphere, air, aura, climate, mood, feel, feeling, vibrations, echo, character, quality, complexion, impression, flavour, look, tone, tenor, spirit; setting, milieu, background, backdrop, frame, element; environment, conditions, circumstances, situation, context; vicinity, locality, habitat; informal vibes. Ambience and ambience are different spellings of the same word, referring to the special atmosphere or mood of a particular environment.…
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Whole Earth Catalog
The Whole Earth Catalog (WEC) was an American counterculture magazine and product catalog published by Stewart Brand several times a year between 1968 and 1972, and occasionally thereafter, until 1998. The magazine featured essays and articles, but was primarily focused on product reviews. The editorial focus was on self-sufficiency, ecology, alternative education, “do it yourself”…
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Unlock your brain’s ancient pleasures
5 ways to unlock your brain’s ancient pleasure tools Jamie Wheal for Big Think Check out Jamie Wheal’s latest book “Recapture the Rapture: Rethinking God, Sex and Death in a World That’s Lost Its Mind” ►► https://www.recapturetherapture.com/ For our own mental health, we must occasionally disconnect from the world and reconnect to ourselves and to…
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Ibrahim Maalouf – Beirut
Ibrahim Maalouf – Beirut Ibrahim Maalouf’s 15th studio album “CAPACITY TO LOVE” 6,742,911 views Published on YouTube Dec 9, 2013
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The Silent Child
The Silent Child | Oscar® Winning Short Film Please turn on captions, as they are essential for the sign-language used throughout this film. A deaf 6-year-old girl named Libby lives in a world of silence until a caring social worker gives her the gift of communication. Ddeaflinks Staffordshire have been providing a vital service for…
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Creative Living Beyond Fear
Learn to reach beyond fear and tap into your creative potential, as Elizabeth Gilbert, the beloved bestselling author of Eat Pray Love, shares the exact strategy she uses to overcome fear, as well as the profound secrets behind her creative success.
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Walkabout 1971
Walkabout is a 1971 survival film directed by Nicolas Roeg starring Jenny Agutter, Luc Roeg, and David Gulpilil • Two city-bred siblings are stranded in the Australian Outback, where they learn to survive with the aid of an Aboriginal boy on his “walkabout”: a ritual separation from his tribe. Walkabout is a 1971 survival film directed…
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A Tell about Consciousness
About Consciousness and Gender Sadhguru speaks at an event organized by Visionary Women, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the status of women. Sadhguru’s talk was part of the Visionary Women Salon Series. The Salon series focuses on women’s causes and initiatives. #Sadhguru Yogi, mystic and visionary, Sadhguru is a spiritual master with a…
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The language of being human | Poet Ali
The language of being humanA short talk by Poet Ali Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. You speak far more languages than you realize, says Poet Ali. In a profound talk, he reveals how the idea of “language” goes far beyond a lexicon of…
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Fantastic Fungi
Fantastic Fungi – The Mushroom Movie Trailer Sub español *visita: http://www.facebook.com/esporaschile When so many are struggling for connection, inspiration and hope, Fantastic Fungi brings us together as interconnected creators of our world. Fantastic Fungi, directed by Louie Schwartzberg, is a consciousness-shifting film that takes us on an immersive journey through time and scale into…
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Richard Rogers: Wimbledon house
Richard Rogers interview: Wimbledon house | Architecture | Dezeen In this exclusive video interview, British architect Richard Rogers reflects on the influence of the seminal house he designed for his parents at 22 Parkside in Wimbledon, London. Designed in the late 1960s by Rogers and his then wife Su, the Wimbledon house – also known…
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‘Pop’ Cultures
A look back at past perceptions of society, culture, community, and social ethics?
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Climate Ireland
Ireland’s Climate Status Tool provides interactive access to the Climate Status Report Ireland (CSRI) 2020.
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The Barcelona Pavilion
BARCELONA PAVILION I MIES VAN DER ROHE By Fourth Wall – Subscribe and don’t miss wonderful videos about great and stimulating architectural works.This video and my channel is an ode to my irrational love: Architecture, and with it, I try to bring some background imagery and information about, and why and how, all of these…
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Sean Scully at Sant Cecília
Please see the earlier video below which was made at and by the Museu de Montserrat and is more direct by way of a depiction and sense of place and intervention by the artist. In July 2016, during a visit by Sean Scully to the Romanesque church of St. Cecilia, a video was recorded in which…
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An Island West
The Island of Ireland • Ireland (/ˈaɪərlənd/ listen); Irish: Éire [ˈeːɾʲə] ( listen); Ulster-Scots: Airlann [ˈɑːrlən]) is an island in the North Atlantic. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George’s Channel. Ireland is the third-largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest on Earth.[6] Politically, Ireland is divided between…
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Barcelona
Barcelona Barcelona (/ˌbɑːrsəˈloʊnə/ BAR-sə-LOH-nə, Catalan: [bəɾsəˈlonə], Spanish: [baɾθeˈlona]) is a city in Spain. It is the capital and largest city of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within city limits,[5] its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municipalities within the Province of Barcelona and is home…
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Sant Pol Seascapes
Sant Pol Seascapes There are many images so they make take a moment to load – sorry for the slight delay • The Mediterranean at play – these images were captured over 2 days (21-22) in January 2017 – they show the subdued strength and nature of the Mediterranean sea, the strange wave currents and…
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Sant Pol Winter 2020
Sant Pol Winter 2020 There are many images so they make take a moment to load – sorry for the slight delay
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A la platja ’16-’20
At the beach – two fifteen/sixteen Sunny or not, life’s a beach. A selection of beach scenes to remind us of recent times when it was most important to shed our shackles and take to the waves, or get sand in all our private parts, just for the fun of it. We will be back,…
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Ethiopia
An Ethiopian Journey We are 9 days into our trip to Ethiopia, situated high up on a hill in Gonder. It’s a cool 10ºC with mist and cloud at an altitude of about 3500 ft. After the initial culture shock and exposure to extreme poverty in some parts of Addis we are by…
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The Beauty
What if plastic could be integrated into sea life? The Beauty directed by Pascal Schelbli is a poetic journey through the oceans, which are simultaneously stunning and filthy. Discover a world where concerns and fears dissolve into the mysterious depth of the polluted blue sea.CrewDirector: Pascal SchelbliVFX Supervisor: Marc AngeleProducers: Aleksandra Todorovic, Tina VestUnderwater Cinematography:…
