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Next month there will be a 1974 Bowie complete Live Show and also another Bowie classic album with alternate versions that were never released before. The 1974 Live album has three parts is called the Cracked Actor and is from the Philly Dogs Tour. The...
This is from a Missionary from Manchester that shows the thinkings of an Englishman towards the natives of the New Zealand in the late nineteenth century. "Civilisation in New Zealand be implied habits of cleanliness, decency of demeanour, the acquirement...
Van Cliburn in 1958 went to Russia and won a classical music competition playing the piano. Van Cliburn was from a wee small place in Shreveport, Louisiana , United States of America. Incredibly then he become a diplomat during the Cold War between those...
An interesting aspect of the population and ecosystem balance is an unbalanced population will degrade the environment. A degraded environment is bad for welfare. Where (deer) populations are balanced to allow their environment to become richer they have...
I just can't understand why the government is doing next to nothing ab out the theatres.. I obviously don't expect them to help for cultural reasons - despite Johnson's hero Churchill's words about culture being what we were fighting for - but surely...
I had a great lovely experience in Turkey I had flown into Istanbul by Turkish Airlines. I stayed overnight in Istanbul. I travelled by taxi from the airport to the hotel However I did not travel by the Dolmus. I observed them as I wandered about at night. These...
Library as a social and educational space for refugees, disabled and dis-enfranchised Local and national politicians view Libraries to cut during an austerity period Yet closing libraries cost more money to the state rather than saving money Removing...
Waking up in the night is NORMAL! Sleeping for 8 straight is NOT. If you listen to sleep scientists, they will tell you that humans are wired to sleep in 3-4 hour chunks. People used to literally go to bed "with the chickens" and wake up around 11 pm...
A lovely start to the day All is good as a breeze Time to wake up, to smile walking out, alive with birds in song ................................................................................................................ J'espère que le soleil brille...
Stories told by people are lovely This is a lovely story. For it is the story of life A life living with happiness. Here is the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv2u9tJtcjI I do hope that you enjoy it For it is the only video that I watched this week...
How do you ask a ninja to leave? You should say Ninjago! What do ninjas order at restaurants? Swordfish Why was the ninja kicked out of Hollywood? Because she was throwing stars! Why did the bad guy cross the road? To get away from a ninja! How did the...
What do you call a cold dog sitting on a bunny? A chili dog on a bun. ———- Why do fish live in salt water? Because pepper makes them sneeze! ———- Where do mice park their boats? At the hickory dickory dock. ———- Where did the sheep go on vacation? The...
People don't hate wealth, they hate inequality. They hate the fact we have increasing child poverty when people a mile down the road want for nothing. Unfortunately, when people become very wealthy many go to extensive lengths to avoid tax and opt out...
Our days in Scotland come from the Norse. Monday the first day of the week. The most important day. A day for working and looking for food. A day for flying and enjoying the air English under the French rule forgot our Lundi The Norse Lundi (Puffin) started...
Inner city, latte sipping, greenie types apparently care more about climate change than outter city, beer guzzling, red neck types (or whatever the opposite is). They vote green. They attend protests. They do a lot of "caring" and "worrying" about the...
Hot water bottles are brilliant. Not only did it warm the sheets It also cooked my jam sandwich For when i was young. I would put my jam sandwich into small pieces onto the hot water bottle And there with my head under the sheets I would imagine that...
When the Doctor wants to prescribe you medicine............. .... ask the Doctor if there are alternatives. Further ask the Doctor what is specifically beneficial about that medicine and whether there are any drawbacks that could possibly hurt you. Then...
A life with no regrets No recriminations, mate. Some people always wish they had done things differently or had better luck, or keep chasing more of everything, even when things have turned out well for them. If you aren't like that, and appreciate what...
All languages have borrowed words in, often from the dominant culture at the time, large amounts of English is descended from Latin, French, Saxon-German, and scanidinavian languages from the vikings. Lots of languages are adapting english words into...
A few years ago a Professor of Linguistics discovered that there were just two speakers left of an Aztec dialect, so he raced off to this tiny & remote village in Mexico to record their conversations before the language died. The problem was that they...
A few years ago a Professor of Linguistics discovered that there were just two speakers left of an Aztec dialect, so he raced off to this tiny & remote village in Mexico to record their conversations before the language died. The problem was that they...
5 February is Runeberg Day celebrating the birth of the great Finnish poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg. He is best known for writing a poem that eventually was used as lyrics for the Finnish National Anthem, Our Land (Maamme in Finnish, Vårt land in the original...
Plastic waste has been infuriating me ever since I found out, many decades ago, that it's not biodegradable. The current consequences were immediately predicable, and at the moment we don't even know how bad they will be. Plastic is now everywhere, and...
................................................................................................................................................ Medical aid Palestine and the Lajee Centre receive £175,000 from Scottish Football Fans Medical Aid Palestine...
The Finns generally appreciate their own personal space The Finns like to be able to wave their arms around themselves without being able to touch anybody. To Invade a Finn's personal space is considered quite extremely rude. However there is one lovely...
