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The mighty Ospreys are one of the best known birds of prey in the Cairngorms National Park. Although still relatively uncommon in Scotland, they are not a naturally rare bird and it is thought that as many as 1500 pairs could breed in Britain and Ireland....
Everybody should know how to read and write and how to count, so that everybody can help the society with a better capacity. Primary education is based mainly on reading, writing and arithmetic. This is the minimum education that one should get, Advantages:...
. Trees give us life directly and indirectly as they are source of oxygen production, CO2 consumption and source of rain. They are most precious gift to the humanity on the earth from nature for which we must be grateful, give honour and preserve for...
The Big Bang The big bang had appeared in the time of the dinosaurs it had appeared with all the metorites you can find out about at the pages five and six. Could the Big Bang theory be wrong? A proposed new model of the universe argues yes—the universe...
The Irish army called in to do battle with rhododendrons The invasion of the aggressive plant overgrown rhododendrons in Killarney National Park. Few people can comprehend the damage that has been caused to our native flora and fauna by this exotic Victorian...
They were was a day when it was raining lots of pop corn. So all the dinosaurs got together and said it was quite terrible with all this popcorn We heard that the dinosaurs were not allowed into Noah's Ark even though they were getting soaking wt with...
The Ladybird Book on Climate Change. by Prince Charles In 2015, he did give a talk about Climate Change at a UN Paris Conference. Now he is writing book on the climate change He has argued to stop the state subsidising the oil companies and the gas and...
Antonio Pisanello: The Vision of St. Eustace Whenever I have some time whilst walking through the National Gallery what I would do is that I would look at one picture. So sometimes I would look at just this picture. Spending perhaps about fifteen minutes...
Derek Mahon . Your people await you, their heavy washing flaps for you in the housing estates – a credulous people. God, you could do it, God help you, stand on a corner stiff with rhetoric, promising nothing under the sun. Ecclesiastes explores the unique...
The Common Elm or the Field Elm. The Common Elm or the Field Elm is a tall tree. It has an erect cylindrical trunk bearing a massive circular crown. It may attain a height of one hundred and thirty feet. It could have a girth of about twenty feet. The...
The Norman Soldiers. Some of the Norman soldiers carried swords. Other Norman soldiers carried battle-axes. Some of the Norman knights had lances. The Saxons did not have decent archers. The Normans had a force of archers. The Norman knights charged the...
Somersault An acrobatic exercise in which the body rotates 360° around a horizontal axis with the feet passing over the head. The variety that takes place on the ground is known as roll. The word originates from an obsolete French word sobresaut, which...
Austerity is the transfer of public assets into the hands of private corporations for shareholder profit. ‘We are nowhere near out of austerity' For a more competent economic hierarchy, taxes proportionate to wealth / equity, not disproportionate to income....
A cold wintry day. Boiled a mug of water in a saucepan sprinkled in a few drops of vanilla essence and added a hand full of dry porridge,, stirred in with a wooden spoon and then dropped the heat so it just gently simmered stirred it for time to time...
Saint Clare of Assisi One of the more sugary movies made about Francis of Assisi pictures Clare as a golden-haired beauty floating through sun-drenched fields, a sort of one-woman counterpart to the new Franciscan Order. The beginning of her religious...
When Beeching butchered the railways for the English Conservative government, at the cost of 67,000 jobs and to the massive inconvenience of many, it was in fact but a tiny precursor of what the Tories are about to do to Britain now. But who could possibly...
Pendant la bataille d'Angleterre, en 1940, le ciel au-dessus du sud de l'Angleterre est devenu un champ de bataille. Pendant trois longs mois, la Luftwaffe et la RAF se sont affrontées dans une bataille pour la suprématie aérienne, la survie de la Grande-Bretagne...
Incredible but German and Dutch foresaw the virus last year and have made this excellent program it is in English subtitles so many people can watch it and enjoy the drama. In the drama they are advised to wear face masks and practice social distancing....
"Dark Towers in danger!" This is part 1 of "Dark Towers", a British show made in 1981 but used for many years after to teach children basic reading skills. In this episode: Tracy hates people, but loves her dog Towser. Edward Dark hates people, but enjoys...
Criticism Destroys Your Marriage criticism: It has no place in a healthy, God-honoring marriage. “Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.”...
Ballet dancing outside to the music of Rolling Stones It is wonderful “Life was so beautiful / Then we all got locked down.” dancers performing on empty streets and outside iconic venues that are closed to the public, including the Royal Ballet’s Covent...
What sort of society Money for guns and tanks and rubber bullets No money to protect the doctors and nurses Money for police, militia and law enforcment No money for Youth clubs and schools Money For the elite and corporations No money for the poor, ill...
Our Scottish Gaelic language and culture, has a priceless asset, but why are so many Scots unaware of our language There as been a remarkably consistent hostility to Gaelic throughout time. To much of Scotland, via both church and state, the Gaels were...
Haggis, the national dish of Scotland, is a savoury meat pudding made with sheep organs. Mackie's 19.2 ice cream parlor in Marischal Square, Aberdeen serves up unusual flavors — including one topped with haggis and marmalade. Alongside waffles and sundaes,...
The Third Report from New York State by Katzenperson Today I woke up to find another day of being buried in the snow. The local news channel was full of dire warnings to stay off the highways, stay off the roads, stay home. The children of the neighborhood...
