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Did Ancient Greeks Sail to Canada?

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Did Ancient Greeks Sail to Canada?

Article of the day for February 2, 2018

The Article of the day for February 2, 2018 is Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, BWV 125 . Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin (With peace and joy I depart), BWV 125, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed in Leipzig in 1725 for the Candlemas feast on 2 February. The cantata is based on Martin Luther's 1524 hymn of the same name. The gospel for the feast day, the presentation of Jesus at the Temple, includes Simeon's canticle (painting pictured), which Luther paraphrased in his hymn. For Bach's chorale cantata cycle, an unknown librettist retained the first and the last of Luther's four stanzas, paraphrasing the second stanza for an aria, and including its original text line by line in a recitative. Bach framed four solo movements with choral music, a chorale fantasia and a closing chorale. He scored the work for three vocal soloists, a four-part choir, horn, flauto traverso, oboes, strings and basso continuo. In the third movement, Bach uses recitativ...

Article of the day for February 2, 2018

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Article of the day is Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, BWV 125. Check it out: http://ift.tt/1oWeX6W

coo: Word of the day for February 2, 2018

coo , v : (transitive, intransitive) To make a soft murmuring sound, as a pigeon. (intransitive) To speak in an admiring fashion, to be enthusiastic about.

A Little Girl Set Her Toy In Front Of A Tiger And The Rest Is History

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A Little Girl Set Her Toy In Front Of A Tiger And The Rest Is History The big kitty cat really, really wants to play with the toy. February 1, 2018 at 05:35PM

Did Ancient Greeks Sail to Canada?

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Did Ancient Greeks Sail to Canada? Researchers think Plutarch's "De Facie" tells the tale of Greek sailors making the treacherous transatlantic crossing. They dug into the science to show how it could have happened.

Picture of the day for February 2, 2018

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A marmot seen on top of Mount Dana, Yosemite, CA, USA. The road in the background is Tioga Pass Road.