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at work in a falling skyscraper
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Dreams
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I'm at work (??) in a skyscraper downtown. I know I'm at work because of all the people from work I recognize there. But there's a problem, the roof has sprung a leak, huge sprays of water rain from the ceiling, intermittent, sometimes dripping, sometimes pouring, but it's clear we all have to get out, the building is in danger of collapse.
The owner, he's brought in a couple of people to repair things but they're cowboys, they're going to try and replace just a few jousts, meanwhile staff has all disappeared in their several directions, I'm back inside, looking up through a glass ceiling off to the side of the main building, wondering if it crashes down, when it crashes down, if I'll be trapped, squashed under the main bulk, ...
Casanova in London and Other Essays - Peter Quennell
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Books
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A series of thoughtful essays on a variety of subjects from Falstaff to The Secret Commonwealth, and his firsthand meetings with Evelyn Waugh and Robert Graves.
Interesting, perhaps it chief redeeming feature is that it recommends and refers one on to read other authors one hasn't heard of. Good.
Salvator Mundi - Newly discovered Da Vinci?
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Found
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And this, if you trust the Daily Mail - a painting that once sold for a mere forty five pounds at auction has been authenticated as a work by Leonardo Da Vinci.
Read More Here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2010309/Leonardo-Da-Vinci-Is-long-lost-120m-Salvator-Mundi-painting-authentic.html#ixzz1RI7sp05Z
Treasure unearthed in Kerala Temple
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From the BBC:
"Precious stones, gold and silver are among valuables found at Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple.
The riches are thought to have been languishing in the temple vaults for more than a century, interred by the Maharajahs of Travancore over time.
They have not been officially valued and inspectors are taking an inventory.
Inspectors say they will continue cataloguing the treasure for at least one more week.
Unofficial estimates say that the treasure discovered so far over four days of inspections may be valued at more than 25 billion rupees ($500m). But historians say that assessing the true value of these objects is likely to be extremely difficult. "
Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13994351
Update: Value of treasure now estimated at 22 billion dollars
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