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Bring Home the Bacon
Below are some fun facts and stories about the origins of some well-known English phrases:
There is an old Hotel/Pub in Marble Arch, London , which used to have a gallows adjacent to it. Prisoners were taken to the gallows (after a fair trial of...
In Two Minds
What with the increasing number of new-fangled gadgets I have about me, keeping me compan...
Of Rats and Men
Be careful calling somebody a ‘rat bag’ or a ‘dirty rat’ as recent research shows that rat...
The Power of Good Manners
THE POWER OF GOOD MANNERSDo you like rude people? Do you mind if someone interrupts you? A...
Farewell to a Good Man
The former Minister of State Secretariat, Moerdiono, passed away recently. Considering hi...
What I Want for Christmas
(This article appeared in the Christmas edition of the Jakarta Globe)
As the year is drawin...
Origins of Social Networking
Hackers and hippies: The origins of social networking
Rory Cellan-Jones By Rory Cellan-Jones Technology correspondent, BBC News
25 January 2011
People that have been to see ...
Craig Stephens: One Painting a Day
I stumbled upon Craig Stephens paintings by accident as I was looking for pictures of avocados that are more creative than the usual photos and his work immediately appea...
Stop Jealousy
JEALOUS?
No one likes being jealous. You're afraid you might replaced or you might lose a relationship. You feel insecure.
Having a relationship with a jealous person is al...
What's in a Mummy?
Scientists glimpse inside a Peruvian mummy.
By Daniel Nasaw and Matt Danzico BBC News Magazine, Washington,28 October 2011
In a small room lined with shelves of skulls, fos...
The Certain Uncertainty
The date in which I write this article is on 11.11.11. There is symmetry in this row of number ones that does make you feel that there’s a significance to this day. ...
From The Editor
Dear Avocado Friends,
The perpetual learner that I am, I'm currently following a course that involves awareness training which includes learning how to listen. This is ...
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The second level of listening is slightly deeper and more attentive. We pay attention ...
Occupy Wall Street Goes Global
In Sydney, protesters intend to gather at Martin Place in the central business district at...
Watch What You Tweet!
"I can confirm this, at the Jorge Arroyo school in the Carranza district, five children ha...
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To climb steep hills requires a slow pace at first.
~ Shakespeare
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