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A day for joy I was hoping to be happy by seventeen. School was a sharp check mark in the roll book, An obnoxious tuba playing at noon because our team Was going to win at night. The teachers were Too close to dying to understand. The hallways Stank of...
Plasticphobia Versatile plastics inspire innovations that help make life better, healthier and safer every day. Plastics are used to make bicycle helmets, child safety seats and airbags in automobiles. They’re in the phones, televisions, computers and...
The Celtic Rainforest is a Plantlife Scotland project raising awareness of the international importance of these forests and unlocking the secrets of the unique species that dwell within them. The Celtic Rainforests of Scotland, also known as Atlantic...
'The Goblin' A new discovery that is redefining solar system - a Dwarf Planet This massively elongated orbit that suggests an object which is influenced by the theoretical giant Planet Nine in the Oort Cloud region An extremely distant dwarf planet, named...
Poor people suffer as banks and ATMs are closed in this new cashless world in Britain Nearly 3,000 bank branches have closed across the UK since 2015 and ATMs disappeared at a rate of 500 a month in the first half of this year, a sixfold increase since...
Gardening 0 0 Plant winter bedding such as pansies and sweet peas, this creates lots of much appreciated colour in winter and early spring. I prefer to soak them and then sow a few seeds in deep cellular trays for ease of transplanting. Plant them so...
The knights looked like in one colour some had some feathers on their heads they carried battle-axes lances swords and their King was normally dressed with a shiny crown on his head they had horses and carriages and catapults that could have wheels the...
A pleasure a pleasure to spend an Afternoon in Summer of an Ancient Orchard Old orchards were once a common feature throughout the countryside, but small traditional orchards are increasingly rare. As well as containing some of our rare fruit tree varieties...
What is the Plattdütsch Language? There are three branches of the Germanic language : West Germanic (the largest branch), North Germanic and East Germanic (which is now extinct). Plattdütsch is a West Germanic language that has several dialects. Plattdütsch...
They call it Hallyu, the Korean wave: the idea that South Korean pop culture has grown in prominence to become a major driver of global culture, seen in everything from Korean dramas on Netflix to Korean skincare regimens dominating the cosmetics industry...
What’s not to love about plants? They provide us with oxygen, food, medicine, fuel, fibers, and countless other things. They help filter groundwater and sequester carbon. They beautify our landscapes and communities. They provide habitat for wildlife...
The Black swan The Black Swan Theory often describes an event that comes as a surprise,which has a major effect, and is often inappropriately rationalized after the fact with the benefit of hindsight You could drew from experience as an options trader...
Turkey was home to many now extinct languages, including the Hittite language – the earliest Indo-European language for which written evidence exists. Turkish is the only official language of Turkey, but it is far from the only language spoken there....
. Among students of culture, Finnish reticence and taciturnity are legendary and it isn't a cruel stereotype imposed by others, the Finns recognise it in themselves and it is a source of self-deprecating humour (thus the cartoons). They also recognise...
Belgium is a delight Small quite compact Dynamic in its Art Art in its streets Art in the Museum Art in its HIstory but more than all but it is people. If there was a choice to spend a day in Belgium then there it would be high up in the expectations...
Middle of the week Middle of the Summer Middle of the life middle of a muddle Wednesday is here with a crash So much to do and so little time/ Hustle, bustle here and there doing this and doing that movement of so many things Achieving so much litlle...
Tuesday in Paris was a day for icecream That Tuesday in Berlin brought delight Llublijana had a Tuesday with tanks Architecture of a Tuesday in Budapest It is such a pleasure to have memories. To awake on this Tuesday far away. Far away from my towns...
The move to a cashless economy is happening now without much questioning of whether or not it’s a good thing (it’s certainly good for banks). But there is a subtle psychological benefit to using cash. People in their late 20s have worse credit ratings...
Mary Carleton The German Princess . Two hundred and fifty years ago every Londoner had heard of the audacious adventuress Mary Carleton. To-day she is almost unknown; and the only modern account of her, that in the " Dictionary of National Biography,"...
vegan recipe for Jamaican Easter buns Jamaican Easter buns Prep 40 min Proving 2 hr Cook 25 min Makes 12 buns For the buns 75ml almond milk 30g sunflower spread (I use Pure) 100g sultanas or raisins 50g grated apple (ie, about ⅔ apple) 1 tsp ground cinnamon...
The Middle Ages By the time that the Normans got settled down with the Saxons they became also the English people. The last Roman soldiers left Britain in 410. New people came in ships across the North Sea – the Anglo-Saxons. The Anglo-Saxon age in Britain...
allowing a cannabis oil prescription for epileptic boy must be done . Surely common sense should prevail there is public support for the legalisation of medical cannabis The police in some parts of the country have deprioritised cannabis offences. this...
The defeat of the Ottoman Army outside the gates of Vienna is usually regarded as the beginning of the decline of the Ottoman Empire. It was a turning point in the history of Europe In the summer of 1683, the main army of the Ottoman Empire, a large and...
. “People tend to dwell more on negative things than on good things. So the mind then becomes obsessed with negative things, with judgements, guilt and anxiety produced by thoughts about the future and so on.” ~ Eckhart Tolle negative things Erasing negative...
Niall Ferguson is forced to quit from Stanford over his free speech role The Scottish historian resigns The Scottish historian and political commentator, has resigned from a key position on a US university free speech programme after leaked emails revealed...
