13:32

Shoe laces

Mine always come undone. Or did. 

Try, after you have made the loop, taking the other lace the opposite way around the loop. It works. 


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09:53

Napoleon

Napoleon
You can’t get away from Napoleon in this anniversary year of Waterloo: books, TV programs and endless magazine articles. He, rightly, cont...
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22:23

Proof of Heaven

Proof of Heaven
Dr Eban Alexander is a neurosurgeon of some distinction. He describes himself and a C and E - Christmas and Easter - Christian, convinced th...
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19:50

Abba - the guilty pleasure

Abba - the guilty pleasure
Ok. I admit it. I love Abba. Is there a better dance anthem than Dancing Queen? Or a sadder song than The Winner Takes It All?  What everyon...
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06:20

Funerals

Funerals
I was going through my address book recently and I was struck by how many people I know; not close friends but people who you have a drink...
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05:45

Artificial Intelligence (2)

Artificial Intelligence (2)
In 2011, Watson, the IBM developed computer decisively won Jeopardy, the highly sophisticated general knowledge quiz show. It was seen as a ...
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11:52

Silver and salt photography

Silver and salt photography
I had always thought that all early photography was Daguerreotype; those pictures of frock coated men and crinoline women staring fixedly at...
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