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HIC SUNT LEONES: Expected the Unexpected

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Monday, May 09, 2011. The gods appear in many forms,. Carrying with them unwelcome things. What people thought would happen never did. What they did not expect, the gods made happen. That's what this story has revealed. Euripides, The Bacchae. Πολλαὶ μορφαὶ τῶν δαιμονίων,. Πολλὰ δ᾽ ἀέλπτως κραίνουσι θεοί·. Καὶ τὰ δοκηθέντ᾽ οὐκ ἐτελέσθη,. Τῶν δ᾽ ἀδοκήτων πόρον ηὗρε θεός. Τοιόνδ᾽ ἀπέβη τόδε πρᾶγμα. Front Pages or Covers.

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HIC SUNT LEONES: The Most Dangerous Place on Earth

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Tuesday, May 17, 2011. The Most Dangerous Place on Earth. Berlin. In June 1961, Nikita Khrushchev called it "the most dangerous place on earth." He knew what he was talking about. Much has been written about the Cuban Missile Crisis a year later, but the Berlin Crisis of 1961 was more decisive in shaping the Cold War-and more perilous, according to the book "Berlin 1961" by Frederick Kempe. ReutersVideo Jim Ledbetter and Fred Kempe discuss the Berlin Crisis of 1961:. Front Pages or Covers.

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HIC SUNT LEONES: A Clot of Dreams

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Friday, May 20, 2011. A Clot of Dreams. I am a poet. Sono un grumo di sogni. I am a clot of dreams. I am a fruit. Of countless counter grafts. Maturato in una serra. Matured in a greenhouse. Giuseppe Ungaretti, Italia. Italy), 1916 - excerpt. Interlinear translation by Léon Bertoletti. Front Pages or Covers.

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HIC SUNT LEONES: HSL

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In ancient maps from the Roman era, African regions about which there was no information were identified by the Latin inscription HIC SUNT LEONES (here there are lions), according to Cesare Marchi's book "Siamo tutti latinisti" (1986). The reason for the inscription was to warn the potential traveller of dangers that he may encounter in the unmapped areas. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Front Pages or Covers.

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HIC SUNT LEONES: Walking Away

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Thursday, May 19, 2011. I'm walking away, like dear Abby told me. I'm walking away, my shrink gave his OK.". Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers, Jubilation Day. Front Pages or Covers.

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HIC SUNT LEONES: Final Post

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Friday, May 20, 2011. To all my readers and commenters since October 2004, many thanks. Broken people get recycled and I hope that I will. Sometimes we're thrown off our pathways. What I thought was my way home. Wasn't the place I know. I'm not afraid of changing, I'm certain nothing's certain. What we own becomes our prison. My possessions will be gone. Back to where they came from . . . Katie Melua, The Flood. Produced by William Orbit). Front Pages or Covers.

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HIC SUNT LEONES: Stream of Consciousness

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Tuesday, May 10, 2011. The question and the cry "Oh, where? Melt into tears of a thousand streams and deluge the world with the flood of the assurance "I am! Rabindranath Tagore, Gitanjali. Born May 7, 1861, Calcutta, India — died August 7, 1941, Calcutta. Front Pages or Covers.

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HIC SUNT LEONES: Adept in Love

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Sunday, May 15, 2011. Sich üben im Lieben. To become adept in love),. In Scherzen sich herzen. To jest and caress). Ist besser als Florens vergängliche Lust. Is better than Flora's passing pleasure). Hier quellen die Wellen. Here the waves flow),. Hier lachen und wachen. Here laugh and watch). Die siegenden Palmen auf Lippen und Brust. The palms of victory on lips and breast). Bach's Sich üben im Lieben. To become adept in love"). From the Cantata Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten. Soprano Danielle de Niese:.

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HIC SUNT LEONES: Hosanna!

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Wednesday, May 11, 2011. Front Pages or Covers.

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HIC SUNT LEONES: LB

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A Switzerland-born Italian journalist, author, lyricist and composer, Leon Bertoletti studied theological philosophy, law and music. He has lived and worked as a reporter, editorial writer, copy editor and foreign correspondent in London, Brussels, Milan and Venice. Click here. To see a selection of his Italian articles. Email: Leon.Bertoletti[at]gmail.com. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Front Pages or Covers.