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  • Chip Spice

    29 July 2017

    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...

  • Megaphone by Sara Shaarawi

    08 March 2017

    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...

  • Coronavirus Cruise Ships dumped in Scotland

    07 May 2020

    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...

  • Chumocracy - A word we have learned through this Coronavirus

    07 December 2020

    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...

  • John Lennon in Scotland

    10 August 2019

    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...

  • The German penchant for saving

    27 March 2018

    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...

  • Luis von Ahn, an AMA on Duolingo subreddit

    23 January 2017

    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...

  • Dzien Kobiet

    08 March 2019

    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...

  • Open Air School

    11 June 2018

    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...

  • The Otter

    14 May 2018

    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....

  • The Mountain Goat

    12 May 2018

    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...

  • A potato piece

    14 May 2019

    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...

  • Home schooling discussed

    05 June 2018

    . 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...

  • sarcophagus

    14 July 2018

    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...

  • - - - Creative subjects declines

    10 August 2017

    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...

  • Rote learning against meaning learning

    15 April 2018

    “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...

  • Education

    18 May 2019

    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...

  • THE WORLD’S COOLEST NEIGHBOURHOODS

    07 October 2020

    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...

  • The Oxford Comma Controversy

    16 March 2017

    Using or Not Using the Serial or Oxford Comma A serial or Oxford comma is the comma that appears immediately after the penultimate item in a series or list when a conjunction separates that item from the last item. In ‘she wrote reviews, essays, and articles,’...

  • Spring is beautiful

    14 March 2017

    NOTHING is so beautiful as spring —When weeds, in wheels, shoot long and lovely and lush;Thrush’s eggs look little low heavens, and thrushThrough the echoing timber does so rinse and wringThe ear, it strikes like lightnings to hear him sing;The glassy...

  • Flowers have a marvellous effect on our lives

    06 November 2019

    When you send a bouquet, you truly are sending happiness. This is really not new information; people have been giving flowers as gifts to each other since ancient times. As a florist, I witness this phenomenon every day. However, now, numerous scientific...

  • Autumn time for Foraging Mushrooms

    22 October 2019

    Autumn is a time of change in the woodlands. The vivid green hues of summer fade into the auburn shades of fall as plant life in the great outdoors prepares for a long winter's sleep. During this period of transition, many who enjoy harvesting Mother...

  • Countryside

    04 May 2019

    The supposed 'culture war' There are many country folk who take a more ecologically sensitive view than they feel comfortable to admit in their home territory and as such, rural folk are not all of similar mindset though it may seem that way. There are...

  • Walking in Rural Scotland

    09 April 2019

    Walking in Rural Scotland It’s quite common for people, especially visitors, to see that Scotland has a ‘right to roam’ access code but not be entirely sure clear what this means exactly. When it first came to light I was the same, not entirely sure what...

  • Our air is so polluted

    19 July 2019

    You can’t escape from it. Everybody has to breath, and when air isn’t clean you health is affected. Air pollution is problem of all of us. You might think that you are healthy because you eat, and do only healthy things, so you cannot be sick, or get...

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