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Who Won the Vietnam War?
God bless those who selflessly served, not unlike today. Youngsters may laugh at oldsters, but they will rue the day..
john111, 13 days ago
Continuing Education During a Pandemic
It was strange yesterday when I realized I might never see some of the people I work with again if the situation does not change fast.
blackspanielgallery, 14 days ago
Apocalypse Soon?
Thanks.
frankbeswick, 14 days ago
Apocalypse Soon?
Interesting views. First, when I took the course in Revelation we studied two distinct possible meanings, the end of the world and the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem in the late first century. Looking at the historical conditions ...
blackspanielgallery, 14 days ago
Continuing Education During a Pandemic
You deserve your retirement. But missing your friends is sad.
Schools here are shutting and exams are cancelled, as teachers catch the virus. There is a mechanism to award students grades on work done. It will be administered by OFQUAL, the ...
frankbeswick, 15 days ago
Continuing Education During a Pandemic
I just got back from the college. The students are off this week, so we can prepare. Next week we have spring break, brought forward. We found out today that at least two weeks thereafter, and probably for the rest of the term, we are to go ...
blackspanielgallery, 15 days ago
Continuing Education During a Pandemic
This is a worthwhile article of great social value. In the UK the government is trying to keep schools open, but they are failing, as teachers fall ill. Not all supply/stand in teachers want to take the risk and so will not work. So class sizes ...
frankbeswick, 15 days ago
Much in Little: food production in a small space
Good comment, Derdriu. Amending soil is necessary, but we must ensure that our efforts are not counter-productive. This means that we must research our techniques to protect against depletion. Maybe the Anglo-Saxons, who left a field fallow ...
frankbeswick, 19 days ago
Much in Little: food production in a small space
frankbeswick, Thank you for the photos, practical informations and product lines.
I already am acquainted with the three books.
Did you know that Jean-Martin Fortier published The Market Gardener: A Successful Grower's Handbook for Small-Scale ...
DerdriuMarriner, 19 days ago
Key Ideas in Catholicism
Stains are the sins that sully Christian witness, abuse for instance. What can be done? The remedy, Derdriu,is twofold. Firstly,it is up to each Christian to avoid sin, but also the church must expurgate offenders from positions of authority ...
frankbeswick, 20 days ago
Key Ideas in Catholicism
frankbeswick, Thank you for the photo, practicalities and products.
It particularly intrigues me in the next-to-last sentence where you describe the Church as "a lamp with stains on it that sully its light." What may be done about de-sullying ...
DerdriuMarriner, 20 days ago
The Appeal of Ruins
Derdriu, you have hit on significant points, as you usually do, and you have done so quickly, especially as I was a bit slow to reply last night, as I was tired!
I suspect that Snell haunts as he died with sins on his conscience,hence ...
frankbeswick, 21 days ago
The Appeal of Ruins
frankbeswick, Thank you for the reference to Potsford Wood gibbet.
Internet sources gave me a clear idea of what happened before and after the 17th-century event, but not of why. Most sources indicated that the Snell remains were collected for ...
DerdriuMarriner, 21 days ago
The Appeal of Ruins
Derdriu, there is not sufficient evidence to say whether stone facilitates eerie experiences more easily than other substances do.
Yes, we have gallows trees standing in the isles, and some have spectral associations.But at times the spectral ...
frankbeswick, 22 days ago
The Appeal of Ruins
frankbeswick, Thank you for the photos, practicalities and products.
In particular, I appreciate your including a British Heritage Activity Book; the series is something I've valued as educationally entertaining and entertainingly ...
DerdriuMarriner, 22 days ago