Economy Class: 1960 Vs Today.
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Beautifully captured by @doitwithwilly - LIVRARIA LELLO - An enchanting bookstore in the heart of Portugal, Livraria Lello is one of the world’s oldest bookshops and is often regarded as one of its most beautiful. Its striking Neo Gothic interior showcases a sweeping grand staircase, stained glass windows, and richly detailed ceilings. A notable feature is the stained glass skylight bearing the phrase Decus in labore, meaning “honor in work,” which adds to the bookstore’s distinctive character.
📍@livraria.lello, R. das Carmelitas 144, 4050-161 Porto, Portugal
Opening hours:
- Monday to Sunday: 9AM - 7:30PM
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This week in 1985, the Iron Maiden single “Run to the Hills (live)” debuted on the UK Singles Chart at #33 (December 14)
The original studio version song was released as a single on 8 February 1982; 7 weeks prior to the release of Iron Maiden’s third studio album “The Number of the Beast”.
It was also their first single with Bruce Dickinson as lead singer.
Dickinson actually contributed to the writing of “Run to the Hills” with bass player Steve Harris, but could not be credited due to a contractual agreement with his former band Samson.
In 1985, a live version of "Run to the Hills", taken from the album “Live After Death” was released as the band's thirteenth single.
Once again, the cover art is by the band’s regular artist Derek Riggs.
On the charts, the original peaked at #7 in the UK, #16 in Ireland, #27 in Australia, #55 in Germany, and #64 in France.
The 1985 live version peaked at #18 in Ireland, and #26 in the UK.
Despite the relatively modest chart success, the song has gone down as an absolute classic with fans….
VH1 ranked “Run to the Hills” #27 on their list of the 40 Greatest Metal Songs, and #14 on their list of the Greatest Hard Rock Songs, and Rolling Stone ranking the song #10 on their list of the 100 greatest heavy metal songs
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“Martial arts are not about being the strongest in the room. They’re about training your body to move with purpose, your mind to stay calm, and your spirit to never quit.” -Alain Burrese
Martial arts teach us far more than punches and kicks—they teach us how to move with intention, think with clarity, and stand strong when life pushes back.
Keep training your body, steadying your mind, and strengthening your spirit.
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Check out the World's Best Beaches 2025.
From the stunning Cala Goloritzé in Italy to the pristine Entalula Beach in the Philippines, these top 20 beaches are calling your name.
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“.....In a similar way, the schools' techniques were adapted to the region where they were developed (geography and nature of the ground). It is a fact that you don't fight in the same way when in a muddy rice field, on the steep slope of a rocky mountain, on a sandy beach, in a bamboo forest, or the inside of a house. The KUKISHINDEN school has kamae (fighting stances) that are very low and stable, this comes from the fact that one of the origins of this ryu's techniques comes from the navy (kuki suigun) and when you are fighting on a boat, stability is of the essence.”
Hatsumi 宗家
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George Orwell
"However much you deny the truth, the truth goes on existing."
"George Orwell, orig. Eric Arthur Blair, (born 1903 , Motihari, Bengal, India —died Jan. 21, 1950 , London, Eng.), British novelist, essayist, and critic. Instead of accepting a scholarship to a university, Orwell went to Burma to serve in the Indian Imperial Police (1922–27), an experience that changed him into a literary and political rebel.
On returning to Europe, he lived in self-imposed poverty, gaining material for Down and Out in Paris and London (1933), and became a socialist. He went to Spain to report on the Spanish Civil War and stayed to join the Republican militia.
His war experiences, which gave him a lifelong dread of communism (he would later provide British intelligence services with lists of his fellow British communists), are recounted in Homage to Catalonia (1938).
His novels typically portray a sensitive, conscientious, emotionally isolated individual at odds with an oppressive or dishonest social environment.
His most famous works are the anti-Soviet satirical fable Animal Farm (1945) and Nineteen Eighty-four (1949), a dystopic vision of totalitarianism whose influence was widely felt in the postwar decades. His literary essays are also admired." (Britannica)
George Orwell (1987). “The complete works of George Orwell: Animal farm”
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On this day in 1974, the Bachman-Turner Overdrive single “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet” peaked on the UK Singles Chart at #2 (December 15)
Randy Bachman originally wrote the song when recording the LP “Not Fragile” as a bit of a muck-around instrumental, and then put some words to it with a stutter to poke a bit of fun at his brother Gary, who stuttered.
When the record company heard it, they asked them to include it on the album. When Bachman re-did the vocals without the stutter, it didn’t sound as good, so they left it in.
With no singles yet released from the “Not Fragile” album, the record company would regularly call Bachman with airplay reports, asking for permission to release "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet".
Bachman said, "And I refused for three weeks. I was producer, so I had final say on what went out.
I woke up one day and asked myself, 'Why am I stopping this?'
Some of my favorite records are really dumb things like 'Louie, Louie'...so I said to Charlie, 'O.K., release it. I bet it does nothing.'"
"You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" debuted at #65 in the US on September 21, 1974 and shot to the top of the US Billboard Hot 100 seven weeks later.
It was the only US #1 single in BTO's history.
"You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" also holds the record for falling farthest on the chart before returning to the Top 10. After falling to #34 two weeks after being in the #1 spot, it then jumped back up to #8 for two weeks.
It also topped the charts in Canada, Denmark, Germany and South Africa, went to #3 in the Netherlands and Austria, #4 in Australia and Ireland, #5 in Switzerland, #6 in Belgium, and #7 in Norway.
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