Royal governor James Wright (1761-1776) had accomplished a great job expanding each the economic system and the colony and although there have been those who agreed with the northern radicals, many, perhaps most, did no longer support the movement in the direction of independence. One motive ...
The Darwins left Malvern after three months. In a letter to John Herschel penned in June 1849, Charles set aside his discontentment over the editorial tensions with the manual and instead enthused about the treatment’s “astonishingly renovating action” on his health: ...
As many of these families would not increase their landholding until their parents died, they reduced fallowing of lands to intensify cultivation. This shift was enabled by the introduction of inorganic fertilizers that were heavily subsidized and provided on credit by the state. Although the ...
Twenty-first audit: I have made many investment mistakes but am on course to financial independence by 45. Twenty-second audit: I felt worthless six years ago but have achieved financial stability today. Twenty-third audit: My financial journey was directionless until age 40: this is how I ma...
Terrance Dicks was 84 years old when he died, but my initial reaction — on seeing the first of many eulogies pouring in through my Facebook feed this morning — was: “Oh no! Too soon!”. Terrance meant the world to all of us inDoctor Whofandom. I’d say that every single fan wh...
One plant can produce as many as 100 sprouts. If you want to harvest all of the sprouts on a plant at once, pinch out the growing tip—the top set of leaves–4 weeks in advance of harvest. All of the sprouts on the stem will come to harvest at once. Tendergreen leaves can be ea...
to work in certain places.On June 12, 1942, Anne Frank's parents gave her a small red-and-white-plaid diary _4_ her thirteenth birthday present and on July 6, 1942, her family had to go into hiding. Though they could take very few things with them, Anne brought her diary to her ...
Of course, many occupations being affected by these developments are still far from fully computerisable, meaning that the computerisation of some tasks will simply free-up time for human labour to perform other tasks. Nonetheless, the trend is clear: computers increasingly challenge human labour ...
Large mammals such as elephants generally live longer than smaller animals like mice. In the canine world, the relationship between size and lifespan is reversed.Smaller dog breeds have a far longer lifespanthan larger dog breeds. This might be becauselarge dogs grow at a much faster ratethan...
Yes, I am aware that “Victoria Holt” is one of the many nom de plumes of Eleanor Hibbert and that her most popular books were written under the names Jean Plaidy and Phillippa Carr. I loved all those books as well. [] Yes, all of them. Even the much neglected Anne. Well, okay,...