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"this Is Your Brain On Religion..."

An interesting article in Salon magazine, an excerpt from a book by the author of the piece. http://www.salon.com/2014/01/04/this_is_your_brain_on_religion_uncovering_the_science_of_belief/ Raises...

Coldicote

Recycling Christmas Cards

I can't decide whether to recycle my Christmas cards as paper or cardboard. What do you do with yours?...

Colmc54

For over 50 years living in the UK I have been pronouncing strength as 'strenth'. Recently on BBC 4 I have heard the Open University people saying strength with a hard 'g' between the 'stren' and the...

buttons77

Transferring Funds From An Isaac

Not really a question - more of a rant really. Earlier today I tried to transfer some money online from my e-ISA to my current account with another bank. I got a message that my card reader had been...

Mosaic

Plastic Washing Up Bowl In The Kitchen Sink, Or Not?

Personally I don't - I always thought the purpose of a plastic bowl was to cushion impact and make a useable washing space in the big old-fashioned slop stone sinks of yesteryear. So I'd be interested...

anotheoldgit

12 Year A Slave, Do We Need Such Films?

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/jan/03/steve-mcqueen-slavery-12-years-a-slave http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/jan/04/steve-mcqueen-my-painful-childhood-shame /// McQueen's film pitilessly...

idiosyncrasy

Are Angels Real Or Imaginary?

Many people have wondered for centuries as to whether Angels are real or imaginary. To those people who feel they have actually seen an angel, there is no debate.

sandyRoe

Smoke Alarm Regularly Cheeping Despite Fitting New Battery...

My smoke alarm, mains with a battery in case of a fire during a power out, (I'd be having a really bad day if that happened) started to cheep. I replaced the battery and it's still squawking. What...

goodlife

Do You Want To Hear The Truth?

While most people want to hear the truth in such matters, it is a sad fact that when it comes to even more important matters dealing with life and death, with one’s relationship to God, and with...

beezaneez

What Is Better To Drink, Tea Or Coffee ?

i drink 6-8 coffees per day, i like tea also. my doctor has advised me to drink lots of water to keep my liver in good condition ( liver problems ) anyway would tea substitute drinking water ? does it...

mikey4444

Funeral Of A Well-Known Common Criminal

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-25594688 A quiet, tasteful funeral apparently, with just a few criminal and Hells Angels in attendance. Charles Bronson, Britain's most dangerous and...

Kazal

Portsmouth To Santander Or Bilbao

What is the approx ferry time from Portsmouth to Santander or Bilbao on a normal day

kzdutchie

Can I Sue After Getting Trapped In A Car Wash (Through No Fault Of My Own)

Can I sue after getting trapped in a car wash, I followed all instructions as given but was stuck, no one came to my assistance and I remained stuck shouting for help. I could not get out of the...

Tilly2

When Learning A Language

why is it that you can read and understand it but when it comes to speaking it, you forget how to say what you want to say? That's my experience, anyway.

anotheoldgit

School Gives Pakistani Children Two Weeks Off During A School Term.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2533095/School-85-pupils-Asian-gives-children-two-week-October-half-term-visit-Pakistan-families.html How do you feel about this, when you yourself are...

Mr-H

Replacement Transformer For Christmas Lights

My in-laws bought a fibre-optic Christmas Tree a few years back, but I noticed when putting it away for them this year that the cable has almost come away from the transformer, and I decided to look...

sunny-dave

I Am A Figment Of Your Collective Imaginations ...

... according to the 'ee' mobile phone company I don't exist. I want a new phone, I submitted an application. A nice young lady rang me back to tell me that I had passed the credit test, but failed...

dwil

Laminating Pouches.

What's the difference between pouches advertised as 2x75(150) microns and those advertised as 150 microns?

bubbly2000

Painless Suicide

Any suggestions.....I need it to look like natural causes so my family won't be as heartbroken...Don't judge, just help...please

anotheoldgit

Could This Finely Put An End To Those Accusations Of Racism And Xenophobia?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/10548465/Long-time-immigrants-almost-as-concerned-about-immigration-as-UK-born-people-study-shows.html It would seem from this that the indigenous...

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"this Is Your Brain On Religion..."

Recycling Christmas Cards

The Strength Question.

Transferring Funds From An Isaac

Plastic Washing Up Bowl In The Kitchen Sink, Or Not?

12 Year A Slave, Do We Need Such Films?

Are Angels Real Or Imaginary?

Smoke Alarm Regularly Cheeping Despite Fitting New Battery...

Do You Want To Hear The Truth?

What Is Better To Drink, Tea Or Coffee ?

Funeral Of A Well-Known Common Criminal

Portsmouth To Santander Or Bilbao

Can I Sue After Getting Trapped In A Car Wash (Through No Fault Of My Own)

When Learning A Language

School Gives Pakistani Children Two Weeks Off During A School Term.

Replacement Transformer For Christmas Lights

I Am A Figment Of Your Collective Imaginations ...

Laminating Pouches.

Painless Suicide

Could This Finely Put An End To Those Accusations Of Racism And Xenophobia?

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