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  • Polish idioms

    10 August 2019

    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...

  • Albert from Lauingen (Danube)

    03 August 2017

    Albert from Lauingen (Danube), Albert was from the thirteenth century He was a Dominican, He was called ‘the Great’ for intellectual achievements. This was for having within the rare combination of innovative scientific work and the skilful settling of...

  • A philosphy of education

    03 August 2017

    A philosophy of education flows from its mission statement. In broad and inspirational terms, of nature and character, in ideals and values, and its relation to the broader community. A philosophy of education concretises these aspirations in specific...

  • A Kestrel for a Knave 

    24 February 2017

    A Kestrel for a Knave Barry Hines wrote the book in 1968. It is was based in a mining area. It told the story of Billy Casper. A young boy that found a kestrel. He trained the Kestrel and called his bird "Kes". This is a book that is entertaining and...

  • Feathered Dinosaurs

    24 February 2017

    Dinosaurs may have had feathers All dinosaurs had feathers, or at least the potential to sprout feathers. Feathers were a common feature among dinosaurs, particularly smaller ones. They were likely used to insulate the animals. Later they evolved to aid...

  • Kes. Kestrel the knave of the birds. Ken Loach film

    23 February 2017

    Kes Ken Loach's social-realist tragedy from 1969 looks more luminous, more impassioned than ever, a rich film of flesh and blood with a bleaker worldview. An unpatronisable masterpiece. Kes Chronicled the cruelties of capitalism, still championing the...

  • Kestel flying high in Scottish countryside,

    23 February 2017

    The pleasure is seeing the Kestrel flying up in the sky whilst going out on a walk. El placer es ver el cernícalo volar arriba en el cielo, mientras que salir a dar un paseo. Too many of our wild birds spend their entire life in Captivity Demasiadas de...

  • Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching (The Book of The Way and its Virtue)

    19 February 2017

    Tao Te Ching Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching (The Book of The Way and its Virtue) The Way - cannot be told. The Name - cannot be named. The nameless is the Way of Heaven and Earth. The named is Matrix of the Myriad Creatures. Eliminate desire to find the Way. Embrace...

  • Gentleman's Agreement. A film that entertains again.

    19 February 2017

    Everybody is mixed up America is a mixture This film shows the Mix Now the USA is in a fix It has been ages since I last seen a film This is the first film that I have watched this year Although it was made in 1947 I think that it is a film that has so...

  • A Pancake done in Spanish

    17 February 2017

    Prepare 4 eggs and one spoon of sugar and a whisk.(If you want to put it on, prepare butter and sugar. It's not necessary.) Prepara 4 huevos y una cucharada de azúcar y un batidor (si quieres ponerlo, prepara la mantequilla y el azúcar, no es necesario)....

  • The report from Katzenperson  in  NEW YORK STATE

    16 February 2017

    The mantle of white that has covered us has turned into a pall. Early one morning I awoke at four o'clock, peered out my window, and saw... nothing. A total white-out, with the wind gusting and complaining louder than the feral cats ever could. The street...

  •  Ystävänpäivä is the Friend's Day in Finland

    14 February 2017

    Ystävänpäivä = Friend's Day. In Finland, Valentine's Day is not reserved for people who are romantically involved. Instead, Finns celebrate friendship. School children make cards out of coloured cardboard drawing and writing all sorts of things on them...

  • Valentine's Day movies

    14 February 2017

    Les films incontournables pour la Saint Valentin Valentine's Day movies Valentine's Day and you have nothing planned? Here is a selection of movies to watch as a couple to increase romanticism. Finally, what better for the evening of Valentine's Day than...

  • A Penguin entertainment with Jokes.

    13 February 2017

    What is the penguins favorite relative? Aunt Arctica! Were do penguins get money from? A fishbank What is black and white and red all over? A burnt penguin! What's black and white and red all over? An embarrassed penguin. Why do Penguins carry fish in...

  • viewing Cherry Blossoms in Japan

    12 May 2018

    You can view cherry blossoms and cherry blossom trees all over Japan, including castles, temples, shrines and gardens. When in full bloom, the cherry blossom trees can look completely white from top to bottom. Sometimes the Japanese visit their sacred...

  • Jewish Cheese Cake

    10 February 2017

    There is a verse in the Song of Solomon verse that compares the Torah with milk and honey under the tongue. This traditionally refers to Cheesecake. Jewish holiday's overflowing with cheesecakes are when they have plenty of milk to hand by. Cheesecake...

  • A cat leading a bad life and caught.

    10 February 2017

    When the moon rises up with the gang of robbers where going out and stealing . When then was the sun the birds have realised that some coconuts where stolen and Roobard realises that his bones were stolen. Custard was in a bad life with a dog and a Bird....

  • Linguistics and genetics are two different sciences

    10 February 2017

    Linguistics and genetics are two different sciences . Fenno-Ungarian languages are spoken by a number of groups (hungarians, finns, sami, udmurts...), that genetically differ significantly from each other - in the same way as indo-european languages are...

  • marijuana, cannabis now on perscription in the United KIngdom.

    28 April 2017

    So in Northern Ireland there is a boy that has got a perscription for a CBD oil which is a derivative of cannabis from his GP, local doctor, Therefore he can now go to the pharmacy and get this marijuna over the counter. This is the first time in the...

  • Norman houses 6

    28 April 2017

    Norman houses In the Norman houses there were lots of different huts in their manor-yard as well as a kitchen. In the manor-yard you could often find a brew-house, where the ale and mead were made. Also in the manor-yard there would be the pantry, the...

  • A look and understanding of Caravaggio

    30 April 2017

    Caravaggio Caravaggio was based in Rome at the beginning of the 17th century when it was a strong centre of Cathocism - but it also had a dark underbelly and underclass he demonstrates intense naturalism - his people, fruit and flowers are very life-like...

  • Paris

    17 July 2017

    PRINTEMPS ROOFTOP CAFE Take the elevator then the escalator to the top floor of Printemps shop, and you'll be struck with an experience that is quite literally breathtaking. Here, in the middle of Paris, you can eat simple café food or have a drink while...

  • John Ogilvie Scottish Jesuit

    26 April 2017

    John Ogilvie, was a Scottish Jesuit who was martyred in 1615. Ogilvie came from an aristocratic family dominated by Presbyterians, but managed to get himself educated on the Continent, first by the Benedictines and later by the Jesuits. Eventually he...

  • Political elite public debate

    20 April 2017

    With a public debate it is where political elites and the stories are told — or are not told— come in. In trying to persuade a sceptical public something is not the threat many of them perceive it to be, narratives and images are probably more important...

  • Norman houses 5

    20 April 2017

    Norman houses In the Norman house there was never enough hay for all the cattle in winter, so most of them were killed in the autumn. The meat was then put into barrels of salt water to save it from going bad. Everyone soon grew tired of eating salt meat...