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Sunday Cycling in Scotland
This Sunday was a lovely nice day to cycle, So after buying an elephant bike in Glasgow Decided to cycle towards Loch Lomond Eventually following the path of river Leven . Not any speed just saunter all along . . River Leven is one of the fastest in Scotland...
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A Green Germany?
A German Green wave can not be explained away by its rivals’ failings. For decades denounced as eco-nerds and tree-huggers, the Greens have now conquered the progressive middle class and captured the zeitgeist. Green issues such as environmental protection,...
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Success of Netflix
If the TV companies do try and gouge customers then they misunderstand the success of Netflix. The whole point of Netflix and the reason it has been so successful is because customers can pay a reasonable fee to view almost everything they could possibly...
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Glasgow Street Photographers
Glasgow Street Photographers . . Such a lovely day. Sunshine in Glasgow. Sunshine in my heart. Smiles with a camera. Stroll Buchannan Street. Street Photographers Smiles in Glasgow. It was lovely to meet these two street photographers in a sunny day whilst...
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Greenock on a Sunny day
A train in Greenock The steps in the Greenock Train Station The nice view out of the Greenock Train Station. Big Brother is watching even here in Greenock. The corner just out of Greenock Train Station. Life is here on the corner opposite the Bookies....
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A Church being Built
A Church being built It is not everyday that we can see a church being built before our eyes It looks like a big jigsaw with many peices to be put together .. Finding the correct piece and click it gently into place .. Some of the pieces can be a bit...
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The Puffin in Summer
The Isle of May is in Scotland. The Isle of May is one of the best places in the UK to see the Puffin. Puffins mate for life and always return to the same nest, where they will raise just one charmingly named puffling a year. How they locate their nest...
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Polish idioms
Jak sobie pościelisz, tak się wyśpisz. [The way you made your bed is the way you will sleep in it] (You made your bed now lie in it, you reap what you sew). Nudne jak flaki z olejem. [Dull as tripe in oil] (Dull as dishwater): Meaning something is extremely...
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Gardening action
rain, too much sun, too much rain again and everything flops. Lank growth is not good at standing upright – petals turn into dirty hankies and everything rots. This results in all sorts of leaning on neighbours or just plain flouncing on the floor, which...
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grouse today
On many grouse moors in Scotland, hen harriers struggle to survive. The ground-nesting bird of prey is often shot, trapped or even poisoned to protect valuable grouse stocks from predation. On these shooting estates, the sight of a harrier, eagle or buzzard...
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calorific foods
small quantities of calorific foods will make them fat because they don't think of calories but the quantity. I have lost count of how many times I have heard other parents say "it's only a small treat' while giving their kid a chocolate bar or a muffin...
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rural Britain, cycle routes
in rural Britain, cycle routes are often less than ideal - drawn up, I suspect, by bureaucrats in gloomy and musty council offices who have not been near a bicycle since they were 12. Round here, insisting on quite uncycleable and dangerous 300 feet hill...
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“Madonna di Loreto”, Caravaggio,
“Madonna di Loreto”, Caravaggio, 1604-6, Cavalletti Chapel, Church of San’ Augustino, Rome. On a darkened street a rather beautiful woman stands bare foot on a doorstep. She holds a child. An elderly couple are kneeling before her, each holding a stick....
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Pain
A new organ involved in the sensation of pain has been discovered by scientists, raising hopes that it could lead to the development of new painkilling drugs. Researchers say they have discovered that the special cells that surround the pain-sensing nerve...
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keeping coriander fresh
keep coriander in a glass with a little water in it in the fridge for about 2 weeks. However, I buy mine in a bunch from the grocers, the small bunches that come in bags from the supermarket have been without water for an unknown amount of time. Try buying...
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Scottish nature is alive
Scottish Nature is Alive It is Lovely to enjoy it The picturesque Highland vistas much admired by visitors to the Highlands today, are the consequence of giving the land over to sheep, to forestry, and to sporting estates (such as grouse and deer shooting)....
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Commons
land that was once open to all locals was progressively swallowed up by the powerful aristocracy. A succession of royal land raids, peaking with Henry VIII, followed by a prolonged campaign of enclosures, meant that the roughly 50% of land that was held...
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Jokes in Edinburgh Scotland
The winner of the funny Jokes in Edinburgh this year I keep randomly shouting out “Broccoli” and “Cauliflower”. I think I might have Florets. – Olaf Falafel the rest of the best 2. Someone stole my antidepressants. Whoever they are, I hope they’re happy....
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Infanticide and cannibalism are common
Infanticide and cannibalism are common throughout the animal kingdom, as a means of population control but these multiple seal deaths, recorded around the whole of the North Atlantic coastlines, primarily in Canada, suggest something more sinister.........
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Beekeeping Information
It might seem strange to order bees before you get everything else together for beekeeping, but it's important because most places don't have bees for sale by the time spring is well underway. January is the time to order your bees for shipment or pickup...
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What is a Beehive?
What Are The Basic Components Of A Beehive? Bees need a warm, secure and dry place to live. In the wild, bees make their nest in a variety of places such as hollow trees and holes in rocks. The beehive was developed to make it easier to manage a colony...
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superfood Scottish heather honey
Scottish heather honey is creating a buzz in foodie circles after being declared the world’s latest superfood. Research into the health benefits of honey made from Scottish heather shows that it contains ten times more manganese than at least 200 of its...
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Drinking water
It is best to drink water often and in small amounts, Too much liquid at meals can cause some people to have acid reflux, which can cause pain and bloating. About 250ml of water should be enough with a meal, However drinking 500ml about 30 minutes before...
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practice does not make perfect.
A study of violinists found that merely good players practised as much as, if not more than, better players, leaving other factors such as quality of tuition, learning skills and perhaps natural talent to account for the difference. practice does not,...
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England becomes the new state of USA
The French have noted that England will strengthen ties with US Perhaps England will become a vassal state or even join their union England once had a huge family of nations in the Commonwealth too, that look to the Queen as head of state but sadly this...