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Thursday, July 05, 2012
 
Tango "Por una cabeza" (1935), meaning "by a head [of a horse]" in Spanish, is one of the most famous and popular...
Tango "Por una cabeza" (1935), meaning "by a head [of a horse]" in Spanish, is one of the most famous and popular Argentine tangos with music by Carlos Gardel (1890–1935) and lyrics by Alfredo Le Pera (1900?–1935) [1]. The lyrics of the song talk about a compulsive horse-track gambler who compares his addiction for horses with his attraction to women.

The tango has since been performed by numerous tango orchestras and tango scenes with "Por una cabeza" appear in

Delicatessen (1991)
Scent of a Woman [HD] ((1992))
Schindler's List (1993)
True Lies - Tango (1994)

Williams and Perlman play Gardel's "Por Una Cabeza" tango

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Por_una_Cabeza

[1] Both died in a plane crash on a promotional tour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNJfp4hu2Vc

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Prometheus 3D with Marianna Dizik

Prometheus 3D with Marianna Dizik

Nobody expects that after meeting your Maker, you'd engage in hand-to-hand combat with Him. Although it could be predicted, if one looks at your own creations.

First half of the movie was pretty good. Second half not so much. Charlize Theron is beautiful. Unlike online reports, I had no problems making sense out of it. On balance, not recommended.

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Yesterday, July 4, 2012 – at about 9:00pm PDT [1], the Earth reached aphelion, when it's farthest from the Sun,...
Yesterday, July 4, 2012 – at about 9:00pm PDT [1], the Earth reached aphelion, when it's farthest from the Sun, 152,092,424 km away, for ~4.5 Billionth time.

Appropriate cocktails are here:
https://plus.google.com/112065430692128821190/posts/5hrLQSepLB3

[1] exactly when US Independence Day fireworks were going on, and 2-day-after-full-moon was rising.

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/07/05/happy-aphelion/
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/07/05/happy-aphelion/

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Yuri Milner bough a mansion in SFBA town Los Altos Hills in 2011 for $100M.
Yuri Milner bough a mansion in SFBA town Los Altos Hills in 2011 for $100M.  In 2012 the Tax Assessor assessed its market value as $50M, cutting the property tax from $1.2M/year to $0.6M/year.

Local offcials are rightfully pissed. It was their money! Tax assessor Stone scheduled a conference call Tuesday with the two local school districts and town officials for explanations.

http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_20998327/russian-mogul-yuri-milner-silicon-valley-mansion-worth-half-its-price-100-million  
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_20998327/russian-mogul-yuri-milner-silicon-valley-mansion-worth-half-its-price-100-million

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4th of July fireworks with Marianna Dizik
4th of July fireworks with Marianna Dizik 
July 4, 2012 Fireworks Finale in Foster City, CA

Long standing tradition (since July 4, 2011) of walking to/from the fireworks 5 miles total, 1.5 hours, 3.3 mph, slow due to huge crowds:
http://runkeeper.com/user/OlegZabluda/activity/99727823
http://runkeeper.com/user/OlegZabluda/activity/99726704

Photos:
https://plus.google.com/112065430692128821190/posts/EYvSsy3mouz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsI4581chZ0

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