Explorations, observations, discoveries
The challenge is to use words ending in TION in a stream of consciousness. If it hadn't been for SoCS, the British rapper Tion Wayne would have passed me by. As it is, my attention has been piqued and henceforth I shall roam the land up and down, back and forth, this way and that, … Continue reading SoCS 19.9.20: Tion Wayne
Duvets originated in rural Europe and were filled with the down feathers of ducks or geese
To improve opportunities and life chances, to strengthen families and to protect human rights
So much has changed in such a short space of time
She was hunched over the sink, head in hands
NHS Test and Trace is an outsourced service provided to the National Health Service in England
‘Boris Johnson claims to have signed an international agreement by mistake’
Their early sound was a sharp contrast with the more aggressive punk rock
The biggest threats to the chimpanzee are habitat loss, poaching, and disease
The recreational pastime of exploring wild cave systems
A plant considered undesirable in a particular situation, "a plant in the wrong place"
It is named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty
The modern theodolite has evolved into what is known as a Total Station
I got told off again, this time for leaving the teabag in the tea cup
Historically, head shaving has been used to humiliate, punish and show submission
Will he shift position? Don’t put your pension pot on it.
A woman of baronial rank
Read the full Diary. In telecommunications, broadband is wide bandwidth data transmission which transports multiple signals and traffic types. The medium can be coaxial cable, optical fibre, radio or twisted pair. In the context of internet access, broadband is used to mean any high-speed internet access that is always on and faster than dial-up access … Continue reading Diary snapshot: Broadband issues
Read the full story. The woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) is an extinct species of mammoth that lived during the Pleistocene until its extinction in the Holocene epoch. It was one of the last in a line of mammoth species, beginning with Mammuthus subplanifrons in the early Pliocene. The woolly mammoth began to diverge from the … Continue reading News Wall: Woolly mammoths
It can be mixed with spices or vegetables to make a savoury dish
