Suicide Tourism Is Booming In Switzerland
While Henry Rollins bluntly exclaims, "Fuck suicide," an increasing amount of people with a variety of illnesses are now heading to Switzerland to end their lives on their own terms. According to a new study, that number has actually doubled since 2009.
Middle Earth Lingo Camp
Dear friends, hobbitses, cheesemakers (who are very blessed, them and the Greek…), and all you other assorted monkeys, It’s been over two weeks since LingoCamp ended and this tome has taken its time to write… First impression – Belarussian Organisation? I didn’t have the slightest clue what to expec ...
Warm Up for Alpenfestung VIII and Impressions
Alpenfestung VIII took place in Graubunden, Switzerland in a little village named Alvaneu. Andrea and I managed to make it down there from Heidelberg in roughly 4 hours. The village was perched on the edge of a mountain overlooking a narrow canyon. Daniel arrived soon after we did. Marc, Dave, and N ...
USCF President Ruth Haring’s “Numbers Game”
Ruth Haring is the President of the USCF board. She begins her President’s Report with, “I report to you today as I complete three years as President and five years as an executive board member.” For the five years Ruth has been on the executive board members have been leaving the USCF ship like rat ...
Review: "City of Heavenly Fire" by Cassandra Clare
City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare In this dazzling and long-awaited conclusion to the acclaimed Mortal Instruments series, Clary and her friends fight the greatest evil they have ever faced: Clary's own brother. Sebastian Morgenstern is on the move, systematically turning Shadowhunter against ...
This one seems like the most interesting one I've seen.
America: What is your favourite place to eat? Australia: Do you have any quirks when speaking? Austria: What kind of person do you wish to be? Belarus: Is there anyone you love? Family, friends, romantic interest? Belgium: What do you think of your siblings? Botswana: Do you like to sing? Why or why ...
A Challenging Dinner, Layer by Layer by MARISSA ROTHKOPF BATES
By MARISSA ROTHKOPF BATES Jean Paul Lourdes, who trained as a biochemist in France and then worked as a perfumer in Switzerland before he became a chef, is close to creating a world-class eating experience at Restaurant Latour in Sussex County, N.J. Published: August 24, 2014 at 4:00AM from NYT N.Y. ...
On Friday when the engineers were leaving for the day and said...
> On Friday when the engineers were leaving for the day and said “Have a nice weekend” I replied “Have a nice week” and we ended up suddenly information dumping the fact that I was going to an international conference and it was a weird moment of realizing that my life is not quite like their l ...
