I knew there was a reason why I subscribe to the British Psychological Society research digest blog:New research suggests that comparing a current situation with an even worse atrocity comes with a price - it desensitises our judgment of future
Via the Foreign Policy Blog:It takes five years to get a phosphate (fertilizer) plant up and runningAmmonia costs have tripled over the past decadeSulphur costs have gone from $55 to $450 in the past yearOcean shipping costs have gone from
Gershom Gorenberg gets better and better:Just in case I'm ever struck by the mad thought of running for political office in Israel, I'd like to set the record straight: I don't agree with the prophet Isaiah's political views. He doesn't
Lovely, terse advice aimed at cultural anthropologists, but certainly of use to everyone who wants to be an informed observer of the world:Note the titles for sale in the business section of the airport bookstore.
on Saturday May 10th, from 11am - 3pm, in partnership with Cornwall Waste Action... The event is being organised as local activity for the annual Compost Awareness week, which is now in its eighth year and is celebrated throughout the
Join Southdowns Orienteers for a day at Devil's Dyke, (two to be honest!), full of guided walks, workshops and advice on how to read maps and use a compass and don't forget the treasure hunt for kids.
Voting has started in the Sandgate Valley by-election to Sandgate Council. Sandgate resident Season Prater is standing for the Liberal Democrats, speaking up against spending money on a Mayor for Sandgate.
Welcome to the May 2008 edition of Jud's New England Journal, the rather curious monthly musings of Judson Hale, editor-in-chief of Yankee Magazine, published since 1935 in Dublin, New Hampshire.New England's Secret SeasonIt's not ever mentioned in regional or resort
The TUC is today (Thursday) marking the 30th anniversary of the creation of the May Day holiday - the last bank holiday to be introduced in the UK by calling for a new autumn holiday to celebrate the great British
