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What sort of personality are you?
November 23rd, 2009 by Roger Darlington
There’s a test here. I haven’t done it yet. Apparently it takes 20 minutes and I have work i have to do first. But let me know how you get on. Footnote (24/11/09): I’ve done the test now. I scored high for openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, and agreeableness and medium for neuroticism. Looks like I need […]
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What is life?
November 21st, 2009 by Roger Darlington
Now, there’s a question … According to Forrest Gump, life is like a box of chocolates. But, according to a survey mentioned in this column, most people see life as a journey. For me, life is like a short story. We like to think that we’re writing it ourselves, but sometimes it seems to write […]
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Five riddles
October 28th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
1. A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires. The second is full of assassins with loaded guns. The third is full of lions that haven’t eaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him? 2. A woman shoots her husband. Then […]
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Why have we turned back the clocks?
October 26th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
If you’re a reader in the UK, then this Sunday you turned back the clocks one hour. But why do we do this? The change from British Summer Time (BST) back to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) has taken place annually since 1916 when, following wartime enemy Germany’s lead, the clocks went back to give farmers […]
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Angel Awareness Day
October 10th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
I bet that you didn’t know that today is Angel Awareness Day. Who says so? Someone called Diane Cooper. It seems that Angel Awareness Day is an annual event to help more people to be aware of and connect to their angels. Teachers from the Diana Cooper School organise a variety of events throughout the […]
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The conspiracy theory and why it won’t die (2)
October 6th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
A poll conducted in 2006 suggested that 36% of Americans suspect government involvement or deliberate inaction in the 9/11 attacks and 40% believe that the assassination of John Kennedy was the subject of a conspiracy. Here, in the UK, one survey found a fifth of Britons believe that Princess Diana was murdered. BBC online reports […]
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Do you believe in angels?
October 4th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
I don’t – but I have good friends who believe in them very much. So I’ve watched all 10 episodes of the Sky TV series called simply “Angels” which I believe is the first series on British television to address this subject. Watching the series inspired me to devote one of my series of short […]
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Wonderful Budapest
September 18th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
If you haven’t visited the city of Budapest – I have twice – then you might be tempted to do so by viewing this wonderful scene brought to my attention by a good Hungarian friend.
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The Stormtroopers’ 9/11
September 17th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
This video clip is both richly sardonic and strangely moving.
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Are you prejudiced on names?
September 13th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
Many teachers are – and, possibly with some reason, as this article in today’s “Sunday Times” explains.
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