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Bring Home the Bacon

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

In Two Minds

What with the increasing number of new-fangled gadgets I have about me, keeping me compan...

Of Rats and Men

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 Manners

THE POWER OF GOOD MANNERS

Do you like rude people? Do you mind if someone interrupts you? A...

Farewell to a Good Man

Farewell to a Good Man

The former Minister of State Secretariat, Moerdiono, passed away recently.  Considering hi...

What I Want for Christmas

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

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 ...

Nor Pud

Nor Pud

Andy F Noya

“Kawan-kawan, seorang ibu dan tiga anaknya masih terjebak banjir di Kampung Melayu. Sudah dua hari mereka tidak mendapat suplai makanan. Bantuan dapat disalurk...

Craig Stephens: One Painting a Day

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

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?

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 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

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 ...

Creative Avocado ~ Photography

Creative Avocado ~ Notebook of A Traveller

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From The Editor

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...

 

Fancy Shoes

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To climb steep hills requires a slow pace at first.

~ Shakespeare


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