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John Paul Jones lived from 6 July 1747 to 18 July 1792. A successful seaman, John Paul Jones went on to become the first US naval hero of the American Revolution, and in many eyes the father of the US Navy. Later in his career he briefly became an Admiral...

I try not to eat too much of the bad stuff but love chocolate spread on plain rice cakes in the morning, the rice cakes are a nod towards being healthy but am not really fooling anyone, least of all myself. Still. Am running every day, within my BMI levels,...

Isn't capitalism wonderful? The very people who need the cheapest deals, can't get them, while those with wonderful credit scores who could afford to pay more, have lenders tripping over themselves to practically give them money. Whenever Credit Reference...

Some people say winter blues stem from a lack of Vitamin D*. In any case, experts (eg NHS) recommend we ALL take Vit D supplements in from around Sept to March, at least. According to the NHS, Vit D supplements are safe, the toxic dose is MUCH higher...

Proper preparation is always the key. The government's majority now means that Brexit is inevitable but, just as surely we need to prepare now for what might easily happen. This year's going to be a kind of phoney-Brexit where we'll formally leave but...

Cats are great because they acknowledge you even when you're in your own funk and bring you back to reality. Human people'll happily be oblivious to you whilst you're in your own little Don Quixote fantasy, but a cat will see through that bullshit and...

The easiest way to help hedgehogs is to replace fences with hedges It'll also create local habitats for 100s of other species, from fungi, insects and arachnids, to other small mammals and birds, an all-round great way to do your bit for the environm...

The problem with English nationalism is that it depends on an exceptionalist mythology that is steeped in racism, an unwarranted sense of superiority, and, since the end of the British Empire, a set of self-pitying grievances directed against imaginary...

I used to work with a boss who always cut everything very fine. He’s always end up sprinting to trains at the last moment, turning up to meetings a few minutes late, jumping into taxis across time to just make it to a meeting on time, etc. He seemed to...

a successful economy should no longer be measured by growth which is ultimately unsustainable and dreadful for the planet. It should be measured by its ability to provide a basic living wage and some sense of parity of reward for hard work. Not unbridled...

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