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For months, there has been speculation about how society will emerge from lockdown. From a rise in digital communication to an increase in neighbourly spirit, there have been promising signs of a better way out of this crisis, a way just benefits millions...
For months, there has been speculation about how society will emerge from lockdown. From a rise in digital communication to an increase in neighbourly spirit, there have been promising signs of a better way out of this crisis, a way just benefits millions...
The Normans. The Norman Knights spoke French. The Norman Knights had a nose piece. His coat of mail was called a hauberk. It was a leather jacket. A leather jacket with iron rings sewn on to it. At the bottom of the jacket was a slit. This slit made it...
Universities such as Oxford and Cambridge are guilty of increasing academic misconduct cases. The number of students caught cheating at England's top universities have increased each year. Many students are being caught copying from different sources...
Piero Di Giovanni: The Coronation of the Virgin When it is a cold miserable rainy day when no-one seems to be smiling then it is a marvellous day to escape into the National Gallery for just a moment. Whilst in the Gallery quickly see out "The Coronatioon...
Letter writing has a unique power that no form of electronic means of communication can rival The lost art of letter-writing A good handwritten letter is a creative act, and not just because it is a visual and tactile pleasure. It is a deliberate act...
Happiness should be the default state in the human brain The importance to other people as to your happiness. Interactions with those all around us,as we seek to their approval, their empathy, your shame, your ambitions to be famous – it all depends on...
The Normans who came with William spoke French and dressed with a flair and fashion different from the Saxons. A Norman lady would have often wore her plaits, sometimes with a veil over it. She would wore two tunics (or frocks) with a jewelled belt. She...
Creativity Creativity is exploring thoughts or ideas that are new or different in some way from previous thoughts and ideas. Exploring thoughts and ideas can be expressed by people in many ways. It can be expressed through drawing, writing, singing, or...
St. Ignatius of Loyola The founder of the Jesuits was on his way to military fame and fortune when a cannon ball shattered his leg. Because there were no books of romance on hand during his convalescence, Ignatius whiled away the time reading a life of...
I have been increasingly concerned about the use of disposable plastic. I hadn't realised until the pandemic hit that ALL PPE used in medical settings is single-use; I thought some of it at least was washable. And all the disposable masks. Very disheartening,...
What’s the best alternative to a plastic water bottle? Refuse bottled water point blank – plastic bottles are derived from crude oil and take thousands of years to break down in landfill. But select reusable water bottles with care, as many have plastic...
Here in the Pentland Hills near Edinburgh, Little Sparta is Ian Hamilton Finlay’s greatest work of art. Imbued with a high idea content, the garden is created from the artistic fusion of poetic and sculptural elements with those of the natural landscape...
The otter is a mammal that I sometimes see here in Scotland The otter is another mammal which has adapted itself to a life in the water, usually rivers. It looks like a seal, it swims easily, it lives on fish but at the same time it can run very fast...
Lovely plants & tends the borders,troughs & hanging baskets in small suburban/rural railway stations. There seems to be a tradition,going back over a century,for colourful planting & immaculate maintenance in these stations. My local station isn't even...
Whales and fish. An important difference between the whales and fish is that whales and fish is that whales have to come to the surface to breathe. A whales’ nostril, or ‘blow-hole’, is near the top of its head, and has a valve which closes when the whale...
Richard II was only a boy when he became the King of England His father was the Black Prince whom never assumed to the crown At this time in the Kingdom, Sheep became more important than people Villeins lost their land and became poor and unhappy said...
Pink flowers. Pink flowers are used as a symbol of love and awareness. For decades, pink flowers have been used to decorate weddings as a symbol of love. They can also be used as a display of love at funerals, They may also be used as an expression of...
Everything in the universe exists in macrocosmic and microcosmic forms. The solar system is mirrored by the atom, a factory by a colony of ants. So, too, are the branching dendrites of our brains which spread from each neuron like the branches of a tree....
How do I clean and disinfect the house without using disposable wipes and cleaners sold in plastic bottles? Most cleaning products are packaged in plastic – and packed with toxic chemicals, but almost the entire home can be cleaned with just three ingredients....
British adults are becoming less reliant on Facebook for communicating with friends, according to research conducted by the UK media regulator, which suggests people are starting to turn to other social media apps. The number of British social media users...
Scottish Oatcakes Ingredients: 200g porridge oats 1 tsp salt 1 tsp cracked black pepper 50ml extra virgin olive oil A little boiling water Method: Take half of your porridge oats and tip them into a food processor, along with the salt and pepper. Whiz...
Vocabulary deficiency Teachers in England are encountering increasing numbers of children with stunted vocabularies leading to a “vocabulary deficiency” will hold them back those children educationally and socially. Schools should encourage them to improve...
: Who does everyone listen to, but no one believes? A: The weather reporter What do storm clouds wear under their clothes? Thunderwear he he he What is the difference between weather and climate? You cannot weather a tree, but you can climate! he he he...
Would you like to splish and splash in Washington D.C.'s Rainbow Pool? For example it is a very hot day. There is hardly any shade nearby. But there is a cool pool, fed by a fountain. There are other people and children splishing and splashing in the...
