04:05:06 07/08/09 A Perfect Day in 2009

For all of you living outside of the US who write the date ‘normally’ (i.e. DD/MM/YY), tomorrow morning the time and date will read: 04:05:06 07/08/09 five minutes and six seconds after 4 AM in the morning of the 7th of August 2009 If nothing else, pause...

A Worthwhile visit in Kent: Ightham Mote

If you are driving around Kent, England, and are wondering which National Trust sites to visit, I recommend putting Ightham (pronounced item) Mote, Sevenoaks, high on your list.  This medieval moated manor house, dating from 1320, has a splendid history.  After a...

Mystery solved: Swing your arms to save energy!

A recent study by team of three biomedical researchers from the USA and Holland (headed by Steven Collins at the University of Michigan) has, according to all the newspaper articles I ran across, solved the “burning mystery” why people tend to swing their...

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