Sunday 20 November 2016
Philosophy of The Simpsons.
You can take a 30 pound day course at University of Glasgow to examine lives of Homer and family as induction to Philosophy.Matt Groening -creator of Simpsons -was a Philosophy student.
Dippy the Diplodocus goes on tour.
Step into an incredible world of dinosaurs at the Natural History Museum and see Dippy in London one more time.
In early 2017, the iconic Diplodocus will leave its current home in Hintze Hall to prepare for a tour of the UK.
Before Dippy goes, see all the dinosaurs together, from the roaring T. rex to new additions like the Stegosaurus and the feathered Deinonychus models.
Explore the evolutionary past of the dinosaurs, discover the different time periods they lived in and see world-famous fossils and lifelike models.
Sort the facts from the myths and find out what the Museum's scientific research has taught us about these prehistoric giants.
Museum dino stars
- Dippy, the iconic cast of a Diplodocus
carnegii skeleton the most complete Stegosaurus fossil ever discovered- an Iguanodon - one of the first species ever described as a dinosaur
- a towering, animatronic T. rex
INVASION OF THE GIANT RATS
GIANT mutant rats the size of cats have left residents living in fear after invading an entire row of terraced homes.
More than a dozen homes have been plagued by the massive, foot-long rodents which have been scurrying through gardens and lofts.Mum-of-three Melissa Gillingham is terrified that the huge beasts, which are known to spread disease, may bite her young children.
The huge rats’ sudden appearance are believed to have been caused by a mains water supply leak in the road, in Northfleet, Kent.
Melissa, 23, said: “About two weeks ago we first noticed it. We started hearing them scurrying around when we were in bed.
“When we spotted one we went and bought a trap and we managed to catch it.read more
Holsworthy my kind of town.
Like all places has its high and low lights and this post is just my personal view.Highlights-my bungalow is situated within easy access of town centre and its shops, post office sorting office ,2 schools,park,skate park ,leisure centre . Lowlights-transport if need-to access towns farther away due bus timetable and time of wait and journey,long walk to access hospital and health centre -20 minutes average-people are helpful and friendly and fair low crime .
Fashion not my bag,man.
I have never been a slave to fashion or latest tread.I just put on clothes i like and normally wear t-shirt,vest,pants ,joggers ,no socks if hot or mild,jumper and socks if cold.Most brands paid minim to get made-and cost alot.
How do you make a rat laugh? Just tickle it, say scientists
Associated with the plague and demonised in novels such as George Orwell's 1984, rats don’t have the best of reputations.
But the vilified rodents are known to giggle.
Now scientists have found that rats ‘enjoy’ being tickled – but only if they were already in a good mood.
Researchers at Humboldt University of Berlin identified neurons in rats’ brains linked to ticklishness and laughter and by stimulating them, were able to elicit a chuckle from the furry creatures.
The finding suggests the somatosensory cortex - the brain region where the neurons were located - may play some role in mood.
It was previously thought this brain region is primarily associated with the sense of touch.
The study, published in the journal Science, builds on previous work in which it was discovered tickling rats causes them to laugh at high frequencies that are inaudible to humans.
While tickling is easy to do, how the sensation reaches our brain is unclear.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3924300/Rats-ticklish-laugh-good-mood.html#ixzz4QZTLs0KU
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History of Southend United F.C.
History[edit]
1906–1958[edit]
Southend United F.C. was formed in 1906 and played in the Southern League until 1920, when they co-founded the Football League's new Third Division; they finished 17th in their first ever season. In 1921, the Third Division was regionalised with Southend United joining the southern section and here they remained until league re-structure in 1958. Southend came close to promotion twice when they finished 3rd in 1932 and 1950, the club's highest league positions until 1991.[1]
1958–1981[edit]
Southend United joined the new national Third Division in 1958, where they remained until 1966 when they suffered their first ever relegation, into the Fourth Division. The club had to wait six seasons until 1972 to experience the club's first ever promotion as runners-up behind Grimsby Town. In 1976 Southend suffered relegation again before taking another runners-up spot behind Watford in 1978. Another relegation in 1980 was directly followed by one of the most successful seasons in the club's history as they won the Fourth Division Championship in 1981, breaking a series of club records in the process.[1] Despite success on the pitch and low admission prices, the club's gates were low and condemned as "a bad reflection on the town".[1](p72)
1981–1987[edit]
Many of Southend United's most gifted players were sold due to a financial strain.[1](p74) In June 1983 Anton Johnson, a local butcher who was also chairman of Rotherham United,[1](p74) bought 44.9% of the club from the Rubin brothers. The club was already £250,000 in debt.[1](p147) By August 1983 Dave Smith had been replaced as manager byPeter Morris who lasted until February 1984. On his arrival, Morris discovered that he had a squad of only ten players.[1](p121) Bobby Moore was installed as chief executive with Andrew MacHutcheon as chairman. The club were relegated into the Fourth Division in 1984 with Bobby Moore as manager. One of the club's darkest hours saw a season read more
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