Movies remain my conduit to imagination, new worlds of wonder, opportunity, alternative universes, and the ultimate expression of human creativity. I can't imagine the future without the 'epic, big screen' cinematic experience and movies made for a communal experience. Rest in peace cinema, 1894-2016. Cause of death: Martin Scorsese said so. In an interview with …
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This summer I went on a family holiday to Cornwall, on the Helford River. The peninsula south of the river is, rather wonderfully, called The Lizard. Standing on its cliffs, you are at the southernmost point of mainland Britain. North of the river is the port of Falmouth, from where packet-ships kept the mail services… via …
Jason paced the corridor outside the boardroom, his palms dampening the printout of his PowerPoint presentation to the board. He could hear his pulse in his ears—boom-rush, boom-rush, and his mouth was too dry to even rehearse the opening sentence of his pitch. The last time he had felt like this, he had tried to… via …
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Liberia’s education system is in crisis. Our communities are still suffering from the effects of the long civil war and the devastating Ebola outbreak. Less than 60% of school-aged children in Liberia are in school, placing Liberia in the lowest percentile of net enrollment rates in the world. Those who do attend school may not… via …
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Non-avian dinosaurs took between three and six months to hatch from their eggs, according to a study that examined the teeth of fossilized dinosaur embryos. Scientists have long assumed dinosaur incubation was similar to the rapid incubation of birds, which hatch within 11 to 85 days. However, the study found that dinosaurs aligned more with… via …
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Researchers Find Benedict Cumberbatch Is Distantly Related to Sherlock Holmes’ Creator - http://time.com/4619967/benedict-cumberbatch-sherlock-holmes-sir-arthur-conan-doyle/
The Forth and Clyde Canal runs very close to our house and we love it for a Sunday afternoon stroll. We have three choices – east, west or the spur that runs into the city centre. I’ve already written about the spur (here) so this post will cover the east and west walks we took …
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And to all a good night.
The Northern Herper 
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