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Chip Spice
Chip Spice, the spiced salt condiment has been part of the culinary landscape of Hull since 1979, when it was introduced by restaurant owner John Science at his innovative burger bar Yankee Burger. John took over the Pioneer Cafe on Jameson Street from...
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Megaphone by Sara Shaarawi
Megaphone, a new crowdfunded residency t Sara Shaarawi came to Scotland to study and it was her first venture abroad and the first time living alone. She found Edinburgh cold, windy and rainy regretting having had left her Egypt However she found the...
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Coronavirus Cruise Ships dumped in Scotland
The Large Cruise Ships are to be dumped in Scotland Alongwith their employees. They are to be put in the area of Scotland that already has the highest incidents of coronavirus with the most deaths at three times the United Kingdom average SECRET plans...
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John Lennon in Scotland
A Beatles song based on Durness in Scotland There are places I'll remember all my life. Inverness bus station is unlikely to be one of them, but the other end of the line certainly will. The finishing point of the wayward bus coincides with the edge of...
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Chumocracy - A word we have learned through this Coronavirus
The so-called “chumocracy” has also seen plum government appointments being handed to figures with links to senior Tories despite apparently lacking experience for the roles. A report from the National Audit Office recently concluded there was a “high-priority...
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The German penchant for saving
Germans' mania for saving The desire to conserve cash is seen not just as a question of personal morality but a way to support the country’s interests The German habit of saving money is so entrenched it has come to define the national character, according...
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Rote learning against meaning learning
“The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.” ― Plutarch (46 – 120 AD) Rote and meaningful learning are both important. Plutarch’s famous quote suggests that the mind is “a fire to be kindled.” What modern learning models tend to neglect...
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The Mountain Goat
The Mountain Goat Hooves and Feet There was once toes of the eohippus which is now extinct that evolved into the hooves of the horse. just as how other mammals have developed special kinds of feet. Cows, sheep, goats, deer, antelopes,giraffes and others...
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The Otter
The Otter Instinct and knowledge An animal behaves to a certain extent by instinct. This is a sense, or knowledge, to act in a certain way because an animal's ancestors have done it for many generations. A dog will bark at a strange sound by instinct....
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Open Air School
Open air schools were purpose-built educational institutions for children, that were designed to prevent and combat the widespread rise of tuberculosis that occurred in the period leading up to the Second World War. The schools were built on the concept...
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Dzien Kobiet
Co mają ze sobą wspólnego starożytne święto Rzymian i protesty sufrażystek XX wieku? Na to i wiele innych pytań znajdziecie odpowiedzi w krótkiej historii jednego z najpopularniejszych międzynarodowych świąt. Zobaczcie, skąd tak naprawdę wziął się Dzień...
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A potato piece
A potato piece. Being poor can result in some good food. Food good enough for a King and a pauper. Started with just six potatoes and a peeler. We stood at the kitchen sink and peel. Peel the Six potatoes. They were not so big and they were not so small...
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Luis von Ahn, an AMA on Duolingo subreddit
The Ceo of Duolingo Luis von Ahn answered questions on the Duolingo subreddit https://www.reddit.com/r/duolingo/comments/5pr3sv/i_am_luis_von_ahn_ceo_and_cofounder_of_duolingo/ highlights from the AMA by DonFiore Full website rewrite and a forum overhaul...
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THE WORLD’S COOLEST NEIGHBOURHOODS
Glasgow's DENNISTOUN IS ONE OF THE WORLD’S COOLEST NEIGHBOURHOODS The Time Out magazine have revealed the top 40 coolest neighbourhoods around the world and Dennistoun is at number eight in the countdown. The list focuses on “places that balance great...
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Education
Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits. Educational methods include storytelling, discussion, teaching, training, and directed research. Education frequently takes place...
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Creative subjects declines Social sciences, modern languages and arts should be encourged. Creativity d isciplines are the price society pays for our culture to be passed on to the next generation. In recent years, there has been a clear shift away from...
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sarcophagus
Archaeologists are preparing to open a large black granite sarcophagus unearthed in an Egyptian port city It is believed to be from the early Ptolemaic period, which began after the death of Alexander the Great in 323BC. Sarcophagus Sarcophagus , stone...
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Home schooling discussed
. With public outrage arising against government policies for education at all levels, evidence suggests that the number of UK parents choosing to educate their children at home may be rising dramatically. Current estimates put the number of home schooled...
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ITISASIS :The Eastern Music for everyone .. 3D
. . . 3-D 3-D are Danny Smith, a mongrel of Spanish, Italian, German and English descent. Main vocals, lead and rhythm guitar. Dave Hurst, classically trained on piano, went on to attempt to wreck Hammond organs on stage with early hard rock bands but...
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John Galt (1779-1839)
John Galt (1779-1839) From the lone shieling of the misty island Mountains divide us, and the waste of seas - Yet still the blood is strong, the heart is Highland, And we in dreams behold the Hebrides Fair those broad meads, these hoary woods are grand;...
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Le dragon de Cracovie
Le dragon de Cracovie Cette legende est sans doute la plus populaire de Pologne. Elle fait partie des mythes fondateurs du pays, et notamment de Cracovie, sa premiere capirale historique. Decouvrez la mesaventure du roi Krak, dont la ville fut sauvee...
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Qatar
Qatar is a small country located between Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf. It has an area of 11,437 sq km, which is roughly the size of the state of Connecticut. Qatar is a relatively flat country with its highest point reaching just over 300 feet. The...
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The charter of the forest
The Charter of the forest. Forest law Before the Conquest the kings of England enjoyed the right to hunt freely on their own lands, but in this they did not differ significantly from any other landowner. It was not a function of kingship, rather the prerogative...
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P.G Wodehouse
P.G Wodehouse When the Germans made their rapid advance through Belgium in the early summer of 1940, they captured, among other things, Mr. P. G. Wodehouse, who had been living throughout the early part of the war in his villa at Le Touquet, and seems...
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Cancer from phones
If the radiation from mobile-cell phones can cause genetic damage, it's by a mechanism completely unknown to physicists and biologists. cell phone radiation isn’t like nuclear radiation; it doesn’t damage DNA directly, like gamma rays from an atomic bomb...