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POPSIceland in HDR (20 photographs) “From an early age I enjoyed paging through books about art and admired the paintings of many painters, ranging from the renaissance masters to contemporaries as well as the few painters working in my home town of Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland. Nowadays I find inspiration for my photography in the works of painters like Edvard Munch, Odd Nerdrum, Lucian Freud and J.M.V. Turner, as well as in many of the classic and contemporary photographers.“ Ásmundur E. Þorkelsson
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POPSBigots are buggers
Prof. Adams says his research shows that most homophobes "demonstrate significant sexual arousal to homosexual erotic stimuli", suggesting that homophobia is a form of "latent homosexuality where persons are either unaware of or deny their homosexual urges". These findings have prompted the gay rights group OutRage! to write to a cross-section of 20 homophobic MPs challenging them to take Prof. Adams's test to counter suggestions that their anti-gay voting record might be evidence of repressed homosexuality. "We're inviting the MPs to get their honourable members tested", says Marina Cronin of OutRage! "Some doctors are getting us a plethysmograph and they're willing to help us administer the test". The MPs OutRage! has written to include many of the usual suspects: Matthew Banks, Henry Bellingham, Rhodes Boyson, Sebastian Coe, Terry Dicks, Nigel Evans, Michael Forsyth, Harry Greenway, Edward Heath, Michael Heseltine, Peter Lilley, Tony Marlow, James Molyneaux, Fergus Montgome
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POPSHer entire family violently MURDERED and she hears about it on.... continued: ‘‘Of course, there will be times when she sees photos of her family on TV and in the paper and she’ll be sad,’’ Ms Lin said. ‘‘But we say to Brenda, ‘Look at all the support and care we get from the general public. We need to be strong, and also your grandparents are of old age and we need to be strong for them.’ ’’ The year 10 student has spent the past week making almost daily pilgrimages to the offices of her lawyer and temporary legal guardian, Daniel Sheen. Despite having their DNA samples taken, Mr Xie said that none of the surviving relatives were made to feel like criminals by police. ‘‘I think this is standard procedure from police,’’ he said. ‘‘We want to help the police, so it’s all right for us. ‘‘We believe the police that we are not in danger.’’
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POPSPortion size, Then vs Now We are a nation of excess. Everyone knows it. Here are some visual reminders of how far we have come. A few extra calories in everything we eat adds up, really fast. Portions in restaurants have gotten so large that my wife and I quite often order one meal and split it between us.
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