Wharton, Tony
This district of London, which lies to the south-east of Peckham in the London Borough of Southwark, is believed to owe its name to a local tavern named, you guessed it, the Nun’s Head on the linear Nunhead Green (there’s still a pub there, calledThe Old Nun’s Head, in a buil...
The F2 championships were as spread out as possible: there was one in Europe (which was considered “official”, in terms of historical classification); another two levels (of second tier single seater racing) in Oceania such as the Tasman Series and the Gold Star, which were a hybrid betwe...
Baishi Ridge has many strange peaks and rocks. Even though the mountains are not high, the scenery is appealing. Walk up the stone steps or take the cableway up the mountain. There is diverse scenery along the route, and the Yuquan River at the foot of the mountain looks like a jade ...
Let’s start with a simple question: “What is an electric meter?” In basic terms, an electric meter (also called an electricity meter, electrical meter, or energy meter) is a device that measures the amount of electricity that’s consumed by a building. ...
An army cook at Camp Funston, Kansas is considered to have been the first U.S. influenza victim, dying in March 1918. In April 1918 the USS North Carolina docked at Norfolk, reporting 100 mild cases of the influenza. Communicable diseases were not uncommon in one hundred years ago. Many...
I considered this from snowy New York. Perhaps Dario, the go-between, thought Miguel would be too reticent on the phone. So I bought a $100 round-trip ticket, borrowed a car, and hit the Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway east out of Lexington with few words from Dario other than, “Be...
Virginia’s district maps are widely considered to be gerrymandered in favor of Republicans. According to the efficiency gap measure (which, yes, has flaws), both its congressional and state legislative maps show a bias. We don’t know yet which party will be in control of Virginia’s ...
Due to over a dozen deaths in a 10 year span, in 1888, an arrangement had been made between the town of Stamford and the Railroad Company to abolish the Taylor’s Crossing site. It was considered a ‘grade crossing’, (where railroads and roads cross at the same level) and due to th...
Hell and the Afterlife: What Happens When One Abuses Power?I am appalled at the way "civilization" is run. This world, this earth seems so often to be turned on its head by those in power who should otherwise be serving the common good, serving humanity with great efficiency rather than...