Performance in these other asset classes is typically mixed over any short-term period, with some doing better and some worse, and this was the case once again in the first half of the year. The infrastructure names and the fixed income portfolio showed negative returns whilst the property por...
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As a diabetic, I’ve heard the term “diabetes on a plate,’ to describe different foods, which is a pretty ignorant way to look at any food. For insulin dependent diabetics, sugar is what can save their lives if they go into a hypo, and for the non insulin dependent diabetic, one ...
which is 0.2°C cooler than the long-term average. The last time the summer temperature was this low was in 2015, with an average of 13.9°C. Summer 2024 was even chillier in Scotland, with 0.4°C below average. But we didn’t need the Met Office to tell us summer was ...
In 2024, economic activity is expected to benefit from the recent labour market recovery and the fall in inflation, which, after peaking at 12% in summer 2022, fell back to 3.5% in December 2023. Short- and medium-term trends thus remain encouraging and growth is expected to stay above 2%...
Cereal cultivation in Britain dates back to ca. 4000 BCE, probably introduced by migrant farmers from continental Europe. Widespread evidence for livestock appears in the archaeozoological record, also reflected by ubiquitous dairy lipids in pottery organic residues. However, despite archaeobotanical evi...
This area is a popular place for swimming, hiking, water skiing, boating, fishing (permit needed), and wildlife viewing (birds and sealife). You can also take a short walk to what is believed to be Europe’s smallest castle (term used somewhat loosely), known as the Hermit’s Castle bu...
A long-term devotee of Jewish humor, Al Kustanowitz has been collecting and sharing it even before there was an internet. In 2009, after a 36-year career at IBM managing new technology projects, he founded Jewish Humor Central (jewishhumorcentral.com. Through the blog he brings a daily dos...
Long-term studies of snowmelt season snow cover are needed to help further identify potential trends. The Scottish Highlands has seen an increase in mean minimum and maximum temperatures over the past century [16]. A 45-year-long study in the mountains of the Scottish Highlands linked a ...