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February 26, 2015
The nothing box …or the way men think?
Okay, I have no idea if the guy in this video is the funniest ‘lecturer’ in the world, or a comedian with a genuine message, but he is hilariously funny! A huge vote of thanks to David Prosser for sending me this video clip. David is either a man with a great sense of humour, […]
February 23, 2015
To comma or not to comma?
I’ve just been editing some work I set for my English student, and it suddenly hit me – I’d been using American English instead of Australian English. :( Now you may think there’s no difference between the two but, I’m here to tell you, there is! And the previous sentence illustrates some of the differences. […]
February 21, 2015
Survey about Reading Habits (How do YOU Read?)
Originally posted on chrismcmullen:
Image from Shutterstock READING SURVEY How do you prefer to read books? How often do you read? Authors, would you like to know your readers’ habits? Readers, would you please participate in a quick survey? I’ll leave the survey up indefinitely, so anyone who finds it can take it. Just look…
Image from Shutterstock READING SURVEY How do you prefer to read books? How often do you read? Authors, would you like to know your readers’ habits? Readers, would you please participate in a quick survey? I’ll leave the survey up indefinitely, so anyone who finds it can take it. Just look…
February 19, 2015
How to grow a forest – TED
The following video details how an Indian industrial engineer,��Shubhendu Sharma, took the work of��Akira Miyawaki on growing small-scale, self-sustaining forests, and expanded it to work like a ‘production line’. However it’s his monetization of the process that’s interesting because if other companies realise that re-forestation is profitable, it could start a chain reaction across the […]
February 18, 2015
An inconvenient truth about our bees
Originally posted on Michelle Pini:
? Sticky Business Published in Warrandyte Diary I am standing as far away as it is possible to be while still being able to use the zoom on my camera. I ask beekeeper David Hopday if it is a safe enough distance. ���You should be right ��� as long as…
? Sticky Business Published in Warrandyte Diary I am standing as far away as it is possible to be while still being able to use the zoom on my camera. I ask beekeeper David Hopday if it is a safe enough distance. ���You should be right ��� as long as…
February 17, 2015
Annie Lennox – at 60-something? Wow!
Thanks to Candy Korman for this tip – Annie Lennox of Eurythmics fame, at the Grammy’s with Hozier. He’s cute but she is bloody INCREDIBLE! Filed under: Uncategorized
February 16, 2015
Apple & Tesla? Yes, please!
I don’t own a single Apple product, and I don’t normally blog about cars, but there’s always a first time for everything. Right? Yes, please, because the Tesla Roadster [pictured above] is one of the sexiest cars ever built, and it’s electric [and completely out of my price range! Also yes, please, because if Apple […]
February 15, 2015
Would I lie to you? Eurythmics
Just because Annie Lennox is one of my all time favourite artists. :D Filed under: Music Tagged: 70's, Annie-Lennox, Eurythmics, video, Would-I-Lie-to-you
February 13, 2015
Discovering Autism, Discovering Neurodiversity – a review
Stephanie Allen Crist has been an online friend for a number of years, but it was only recently that I gained a deeper understanding of this very intelligent woman – through her new book ‘Discovering Autism, Discovering Neurodiversity’. You see Stephanie, as well as being a marketing guru and a great blogger in her own […]
February 12, 2015
The Piano Guys at Carnegie Hall!
I’ve posted about The Piano Guys before – they’re actually a bunch of Indie musicians and techie wizards making music their own way – but today I have to say they’ve gone mainstream. :D Yes, these Indie guys are playing at Carnegie Hall, the music venue in the US. Check out the link below, in […]
