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Types of fines that should be levied against companies should be meaningful -- i.e. like "all the profits from the year of the offense PLUS a 10% penalty on top." Regulators trying to do their job over multi-national companies are struggling. We need...
Saint Patrick Fig 2. Earliest Image of Saint Patrick The basic key facts of Saint Patrick's life are well known and uncontested. This patron saint of Ireland was a Briton born some time in the late 4th to 5th century. His family home was in an unknown...
the Troika Laundromat Billions of dollars moved from Russia to the west, mixing legitimate wealth with apparently fraudulent funds What is the ‘Troika Laundromat’? Essentially, it’s the name given to a collection of 70 offshore shell companies whose controllers...
There is a widespread notion that the Bible, and especially the Old Testament, is and has historically been a force working against the freedom of man. This opinion is often stated not only by college students but also by distinguished scholars. They...
The commercial intercourse of Scotland with Germany dates almost, if not quite, as far back as that with Flanders, where already in the commencement of the XIIlth Century a Scotch Settlement at Bruges was known under the name of "Scottendyk." The oldest...
Scottish pearls are very rare freshwater pearls produced by a mussel (Margaritifera Margaritifera), found in the River Tay and other Scottish rivers. The Scottish pearls come in colours from rustic brown, grey, cream, white, lilac and pink with a subtlety...
Lavender is a bushy, strong-scented perennial plant from the Mediterranean. In most regions, its grey to green foliage stays evergreen throughout the year. Lavender is best planted in the spring as the soil is warming up. If planted in Autumn, use bigger...
Song is central to our culture and integral to our learning processes. Key events in our lives are marked by music; from the familiar ‘Happy birthday’ to school songs, Christmas carols and wedding marches, singing and playing musical instruments are part...
The Future No one knows what the future will look like. Humans like to tell themselves stories, be they in the form of religion or political ideologies, such as nationalism, communism and liberalism. But none of these can adequately prepare us for what...
cinnamon can appear everywhere, but there many are other uses for cinnamon. Cinnamon ice cream is a prefect partner for apples and so this goes perfectly with any apple dessert, although it is also good to eat on its own. In the summer cinnamon ice cream...
What is a Sink hole A sinkhole is a depression in the ground that has no natural external surface drainage. Basically this means that when it rains, all of the water stays inside the sinkhole and typically drains into the subsurface. Sinkholes are most...
The Maori language of New Zealand has a long and interesting history. It is a language that stood the test of time and threats of extinction. In fact, the survival of the language is a proof that for as long as people are willing to fight for their culture...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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;...
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...
Planting a beautiful garden is great. Whether you have a small patio to decorate, or a vast amount of space to tend, the act of making your particular stretch of nature into a haven can be a stress reliever in itself, and the garden that you create can...
. . . 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...
Es war einmal die Prinzessin Gutemine, die mit ihren Eltern - dem König und der Königin - in einem hübschen Schloss auf einer Wiese wohnte. Eines Tages bekam sie einen Korkball und einen Holzschläger zum Hockeyspielen geschenkt. Das wollte die Prinzessin...
Many animals use their front paws like hands. A squirrel or a hamster will hold a nut in its front paws, and a dog holds down a bone while gnawing it, and so do lions and tigers. A kangaroo will use its dainty fore-feet to hold its leaves it its eating...
Around 1939, when World War II began, the United Kingdom imported two-thirds of its food, all of which had to be shipped over oceans teeming with German U-boats. The Ministry of Food did not want to risk the lives of sailors for food that would be wasted,...
Scientists haven't given too much attention to the significance of horse snorting before now. The expulsion of air through the equine nose has normally been connected with "clearing phlegm, flies or other irritants". But now researchers in France say...
Trauma The longer we live, the more inevitable it is that we will experience trauma. Trauma Trauma is the response to a deeply distressing or disturbing event that overwhelms an individual’s ability to cope, causes feelings of helplessness, diminishes...
