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"Rage, rage against the dying of the light” wrote Dylan Thomas about passing years, and so should we as we face the might of Father Time and the many fears that life can bring, though we may not write a wondrous tale that’s bereft of tears, we should,...
Unless you are planning on running/cycling/walking for OVER two or three hours - you don't need food/energy supplements. Mostly because by the time they are in your system you will have finished. Generally you need eat a good hour or two BEFORE you exercise....
Sensor detector Making sensor in Barcelona Making sense all around To be more invovled The noise areas Sesnsors where put by the citizens The citizens that were empowered Sesnsor installed Data on the noise Noise in the city changed through period Government...
Zuckerberg infamously once stated of Facebook users that they were "idiots" for freely giving his company vast amounts of their personal details/data. He became a billionaire selling said information on to other businesses. The platform he created bears...
Planting trees to save the planet If you buy in trees, do so from a reputable nursery. It is best to plant trees with UK provenance. If you are planting more than one of the same species, buy from separate suppliers, genetic diversity is key to surviving...
These are wonderful times for black female writers, mostly because of the internet. It has reconfigured how we present ourselves to the world at large, as well as bringing previously marginalised social groups and writing to the fore in ways hitherto...
We now know the names of the 20 fossil fuel companies whose relentless exploitation of the world’s oil, gas and coal reserves can be directly linked to more than one-third of all greenhouse gas emissions in the modern era. They are the usual dreary roll...
Literary festivals give readers the opportunity to see their favourite authors – but they're also a chance for authors to meet their heroes too. There are a few writers whose gifts make you curious about their public persona, So it will be intriguing...
Scots Gaelic has had a colourful history. It has declined from a position of strength in the the early tenth or eleventh century where the bulk of the population spoke Gaelic, to a situation now, where about 1.6% of the population speak it. It would be...
Scottish Gaelic has been erased from history to the extent that most people with Gaelic ancestry are unaware of their own linguistic and cultural heritage. Gaelic revitalisation is about overcoming the damage done through miseducation, discrimination,...
When asked about not being given the Nobel Prize, Graham Greene said that he looked forward to a greater Prize - which was Death. And indeed it is the years ahead that determine an author's standing, which can fluctuate beyond the grave, what with the...
Scottish Gaelic is spoken in Scotland (Alba), mainly in the Highlands (a' Ghaidhealtachd) and in the Western Isles (Na h-Eileanan an Iar), but also in Glasgow (Glaschu), Edinburgh (Dùn Eideann) and Inverness (Inbhir Nis). There are also small Gaelic-speaking...
Edinburgh events as Krakow have an International Book Festival At the same time that the Krakow International Book Festival will soon start we hear from Edinburgh that they will also have another new winter event with Tom Fletcher, songwriter and lead...
Yes, independence for Scotland now regardless of the fact or form of Brexit, and I think we should use the Referendum Act to get on with scheduling a referendum for this spring and summer with a vote in September 2020 and demand the transfer of the necessary...
After all what is a book festival? Book fairs and festivals are community-centered events that bring books and authors and the publishing world to the reading public. Whether local, regional or niche-based, these literary events celebrate and showcase...
Potash (potassium, K) is an essential nutrient for all plants and has a major effect upon yield and quality of potatoes as well as the general health and vigour of the crop. It is involved in regulating the amount of water in the plant; in the absence...
Governments always hate things they cannot control. They will always say they need the power to stop this or that although they are the biggest abusers of power. Encryption, the internet, social media challenges the power of the State and the State will...
Led by donkeys Few political issues of our time have polarised opinion quite like Brexit, with talking points such as democracy, free speech and hypocrisy exacerbating the divide between leave and remain voters nationwide. Notions of free speech and hypocrisy...
The Crucial Words in order to learn English Children need to learn just 100 words and 61 phonic skills to read the English language The English language looks highly irregular, but a significant part is regular, so can be learnt through core skills -...
Visiting A Disney World is like visiting a US hospital, you will be mercilessly fleeced. Methodically, deliberately, outrageously. Take it is not a joke anyone. It starts when you exit Orlando International Airport onto one of two toll freeways leading...
Scotland set for independence The Scottish National party leader, has said she will request another independence referendum from the prime minister in “a matter of weeks”. The SNP’s autumn conference in Aberdeen today, The SNP have set out imminent plans...
Strange. I was thinking about Lloyd yesterday, and playing this and Easy Pieces - a quick shot back to being 14, 15, confused and falling in love every other school lesson. I loved this record; those clean fluid guitar lines, the half spoken non-voice,...
Jane Haining became the only Scottish man or woman named as “righteous among the nations,” When Jane Haining was given the opportunity to escape the Nazi invasion of Budapest, she refused to abandon the Jewish girls in her care, ultimately giving her...
Arabic Freedom of Speech now able to be read on the internet Just 0.6% of internet content is available in Arabic, despite it being the fourth most common language Recently there have been more than 2.1 million words added to the Arabic Wikipedia, including...
In the Northern Ireland of 2019, religion is just a handy hook to use as an excuse for violence and crimininality. For those who do not know the root of the more recent "troubles" (as opposed to partition) here is an explanation: In the 1960s there was...
