Monthly Archives: October 2014
The homes that inspired Conan Doyle, Lewis and Carroll
Undershaw, the house where Sir Arthur Conan Doyle dreamed up Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson, will be turned into a school for disabled children following negotiations between an education charity and a preservation trust looking to keep the house in-tact.
Read more...Twitter announces that selected tweets will be shown to non-followers
It has been announced that Twitter will soon be taking another controversial step towards being a selective channel rather than a simple, up-to-date stream of tweets from all the people a user follows.
Read more...Breakthrough for same-sex marriage
Same-sex couples will easily be able to convert their civil partnerships into marriages without starting afresh, thanks to new legislation going through parliament at the moment.
Read more...Charlie Brown and Snoopy – still looking good at 65
Snoopy is no doubt one of the most recognisable little dogs in the world, while his owner Charlie Brown is surely the most familiar ’round headed kid’ around.
Read more...From The Big Bang Theory to Attachment Theory?
The controversial principles of attachment parenting have been put in the spotlight once again by, oddly enough, a ‘Big Bang Theory’ actress.
Read more...The science and prophesy of the four blood moons
On the night of Tuesday the 7th of October, citizens of the western United States and Eastern Asia were treated to a rare sight: A total lunar eclipse, or a ‘blood moon’ to quote the dramatic and increasingly popular term, which is based on the red colour of the moon around the time of an eclipse.
Read more...Please sir, can I have some more
Lumpy gravy, soggy chips and mashed potato made from powder, yes I am talking about school dinners of course!
Read more...And the ten most desirable cities in the world are …
… completely predictable. It seems that little has changed over the last two or three decades, or over the last century for that matter as London, Paris and New York top the list of the world’s most desirable cities.
Read more...Painting mishap reaches new heights
Have you ever had one of those painting mishaps? Like when you paint a tester patch on the wall, decide you don’t like it, and then struggle to cover it up with your new colour because it is so dark?
Read more...Forget the past – grow old like Floyd the clown
The world’s oldest clown Floyd ‘Creeky’ Creekmore has died at the age of 98.
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