I think I fell in love with her when I first heard her sing Sweet Georgia Brown in the 1950 film 'Jazz on a Summer's Day' in that large ostrich feathered black hat, she is still my numero uno, did...
Having moved on from 'The Nature of Water' I find in 'Experiments' the following, would anyone care to try; 'If you wish to make a fire which shall set a large room ablaze without doing any harm you...
I'm reading Leonardo's notebooks, and in "The Nature of Water" he writes, "........., seeing that water cannot be compressed within itself like air." No pun intended, but does this assertion from the...
There is Khandro Flying Fickle Finger of Fate Award to the first explanation; A man and his son are in a car accident, the man dies, the son is injured and taken to hospital. The surgeon says, "I...
I have entered this under 'People and Places' (the first and sole entry) , as there has been no response I am trying again in here; 'I have just stumbled on this article;...
I have just stumbled on this article; http://www.spectator.co.uk/life/wild-life/8784751/wild-life-46/ Each year with such hullabaloo we have red-nose day/ save the children etc. but the reality seems...
Using Google I often find myself on a web page and wish to return to something previous. When I click on the blue 'Back' arrow at top left, instead of returning to the previous page I get the one I am...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/david-cameron/10040319/David-Camerons-rift-with-China-could-cost-UK-billions.html Should we allow China to dictate to whom our Prime Minister may or may not...
I have just watched the above, and thought it was a very poor and chauvinistic programme. Newton was a great genius and indubitably altered the course of scientific knowledge, but it portrayed him as...
When I was residing in the UK, I had UK paypal and ebay accounts. When moved abroad I closed down the bank account associated with the paypal account, then later from Germany I sold something on ebay...
The entry in the OUP (US) catalogue for her book, 'Exotic Spaces in German Modernism' by Jennifer Gossetti-Ferenciei, states; "In an examination of the concept of the exotic and of spatial experience...
Mention Fred Hoyle's 'Chances of a tornado in a junkyard producing a 747' analogy, to the creation of the universe, the knee-jerk reaction (at least on AB in R&S) is to quote 'Hoyle's Fallacy', which...
It is now being claimed that Vince Cable and others had been told earlier by Vicky Price of the points swapping. It is being suggest (article in today's Telegraph) that if he had this knowledge, he is...
Am I alone in receiving notice of Java updates on a near daily basis? The numbers of the updates don't seem to match up with ones supplied, I wonder if their main objective is to get me to install a...
Anyone familiar with this machine please? Since I have had it I have only used the front loading system, but it has also a top load and rear load facility. I'm trying to print on 190 gm card and it...
I'm trying to make a postcard; an image from a file one side , and a normal postcard back i.e. a small amount of text and a few lines on the other. There are several descriptions and short videos on...
Did you know: It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament in a suit of armour? and: In the city of York it is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls, but only if he is carrying a...
