FrontPage Archive - April 2009
Created | Updated May 3, 2009
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1 April 2009
The Ashes, 2005: a Snapshot of Sportsmanship - A heart-warming moment of true sportsmanship under blazing summer skies.® The Romantic Novels of Georgette Heyer - Heyer is considered a master of light-hearted romantic historical fiction.
® The Alhambra, Granada, Spain - Overlooking the city of Granada, the Alhambra is the most stunning building in Spain.
QOTD: I prefer horses to cars, and don't see the point of ogling people who are doing nothing but standing around looking sexy.
2 April 2009
Common Salt (Sodium Chloride) - Primitive man obtained his daily dietary requirement of this substance by consuming animal blood.® The Commedia dell'Arte - The original 15th Century band of itinerant performers were a rather motley crew.
® Poor Mouse Mocha - How to quench your thirst for a rich chocolate mocha when the standard ingredients aren't to hand.
QOTD: You know you're addicted to h2g2 when you find your other addictions becoming less compelling.
3 April 2009
Jade Goody: 1981 - 2009 - From an inauspicious start Jade Goody found wealth and fame in her short but eventful life.® Tips on Moving in with Someone - Cohabiting, house-sharing or (gulp) 'moving in with someone' can be a daunting experience.
® Baboge: the Word Game - A word game with almost countless variations that can go on for days or even weeks on end.
QOTD: We need to invent whatever it is that yer woman in the red shoes is wearing to enable her to sashay gracefully in high heels. … What else needs inventing?
6 April 2009
The Tree Cathedral, Whipsnade - A Bedfordshire monument built with 'walls' of living trees.® 'The Lost Chord' - A well-known and much-loved 19th-Century song; music by Arthur S Sullivan set to the words of poet Adelaide A Procter.
® The Sea - Most people only get to see the fringes of the sea with their own eyes, the bit where it meets the land.
QOTD: The sun is white. … No, really. It isn't yellow, it's white.
7 April 2009
Katharine Hepburn: Actress - In the year 1928, Hepburn married stockbroker Ludlow Ogden Smith and also made her Broadway debut.® Skin Specialisations Among Cephalopods - Virtually every part of a cephalopod body has specialised features that help it survive.
® Paradigms and Paradigm Shifts - Very few people actually understand what a paradigm is, how it functions, or where the theory came from.
QOTD: My most recent experience mind you of indoor plant survival involves not getting pet cats. … They're a disaster on that front
8 April 2009
Memorable Football Press Conferences - The career of most managers is a series of short appointments punctuated by failure.® Lobster Pots: A Mathematics Game - A handy tool to help students with skills such as probability and percentages.
® Shade-grown Fair Trade Coffee - About 150 bird species can to live on this type of coffee plantation, compared with about 20 normally.
QOTD: But then if I am using links, then why not… As long as the other other websites recipricate!!!
9 April 2009
Gates in Constant Use - These are the words a driver doesn't want to read the minute he's bagsied a three-metre parking space.® Artificial Preservation of Human Remains - The Chinchorro, a fishing tribe from Chile, were embalming their dead as early as 6000 BC.
® Charlie Chaplin - His father died early in his life and when Charlie was just 12 years old his mother was admitted to an asylum.
QOTD: its the usual weird british weather, was rain, then sun, and all the time a galeforce wind, thats not helping.
14 April 2009
Fifth Avenue and Central Park South - A New York City intersection that can easily keep an entire family entertained all day.® Light-emitting Diodes - Increasingly ubiquitous, efficient and bright, they are found in digital watches, bicycle lamps and interior lighting.
® The Quaker Peace Testament - The Religious Society of Friends celebrated their 350th anniversary in 2002.
QOTD: For those who think that a tomato is a tomato is a tomato, have a look at this …
15 April 2009
How To Run A Webcomic - Superb advice on how to get your comic read by utilising the advantages inherent in online publishing.® The Perfect Bouillabaisse - A fantastic recipe of French and Spanish provenance, with Pernod playing a significant role.
® Nature's Ingenuity at Camouflage - Some creatures match their surroundings; others manipulate their skin colour to 'blend in'.
QOTD: I don't think there is a safe place as everywhere you go there's something trying to bite/eat/sting you or there are natural hazards like sub-zero temperatures or baking hot temps.
16 April 2009
Matt Monro - Born Terry Parsons in 1930, this crooner was known as 'The Singer's Singer' and 'The Cockney Frank Sinatra'.® Irony - This much-misunderstood form of humour has been described as 'like 10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife'.
® Astral Projection - A theory attempting to explain the perceived effects of meditation and subsequent 'out-of-body experiences'.
QOTD: Man... we really need to find some way to keep people from retroactively destroying great things.
17 April 2009
Monty Python's 'Philosophers Song' - A ribald ditty by the Python crew speculating on the crapulent secrets of our great philosophers.® Origins of the Term 'Antipodean' - It is used most frequently in jocular or pejorative senses, and less often in serious critical writing.
® So You Want to be a Conductor? - The art of conducting is a mysterious and prestigious one that often impresses people.
QOTD: If you could absolutely 100% get away with it, what would it be?
20 April 2009
Bridewell Palace, London - In its 350-year history this building was everything from a royal palace to a home for the poor.® Teaching a Cat to Fetch - It is a long-held misconception that dogs hold the monopoly on this simple game.
® How to Survive a Plane Crash - Tips to improve your prospects should you ever find yourself on board a stricken aeroplane.
QOTD: Hexagons make such great wheels, don't they?
21 April 2009
Maigret, Literary Detective - This French crime investigator was the creation of Belgian author Georges Simenon.® Names and Origins of the Elements - Their nomenclature derives from everything from mythological concepts to famous scientists.
® How to Make Vinyl Bowls - MP3s are all very well in terms of portability and sound quality, but you can't do this with them.
QOTD: *buzz* Deviation!
22 April 2009
Cameron Duncan, Filmmaker - In his short life he managed to produce films that were an inspiration to many people.® American Southern Old-Time Music - 'Old-time' describes the hollering, funky sounds that come from the Appalachian Mountains.
® Spectacular Tomato Soup - This is the cheats' way of making really good tomato soup from a litre carton of tomato juice.
QOTD: I also hate, hate, hate the bad habit of designer and architect types of writing everything in lowercase.
23 April 2009
Vestal Virgins - Roman people thought Vestal Virgins were endowed with powers above those of ordinary mortals.® Eyewitness Testimony and Cryptozoology - Cryptozoology is the search for unknown or hidden animals such as Bigfoot.
® The History of the Button - Over 3,000 years ago Bronze Age man created the button, though he didn't initially fasten anything with it.
QOTD: Pheloxi was, as we say in England, "One of the best' - there is no higher accolade in our people's culture. He was intelligent, witty and wise. I personally feel a better man for having known him, albeit through the internet and not in person.
24 April 2009
Today we're delighted to present a rather tasty project by B'Elana on Traditional North German Food:
Introduction - North German cuisine varies from area to area.Lobscouse - A popular stew in coastal Germany, Denmark and Sweden.
Green Eel Soup - There's not that much eel in this dish.
Pears, French Beans and Bacon - This is also known as Gröner Hein.
Rich Sweet Dishes - A combination of sweetness and salt.
QOTD: What a bunch of wallies. Imagine trying to sell anything associated with pants.
27 April 2009
Serving on a Jury in England and Wales - What happens when you are invited to take part in one of the most important civic duties.® The Scientific Method - Pioneered by Sir Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626) as 'inductivism,' it's the cornerstone of modern science.
® How To... - There comes a point in everyone's life when they have to stop talking and start doing.
QOTD: I once invented a board game when I was at least half asleep. I've played it a few times since, with friends. I always lose.
28 April 2009
German Wedding Traditions - Marriage evolved in many different places around the world at once - and with very different customs.® X-Ray Tube Basics - X-Rays are produced by converting electrical energy into an electromagnetic wave.
® The Jubilee Through the Ages - 'Jubilee' has its origins in a solemn religious occasion, but has also come to refer to secular jollification.
QOTD: h2g2 has easily the best smileys on the web...
29 April 2009
Natasha Richardson, Actress - A fine tribute to a star of stage and screen who has been described as having a 'rare luminous quality'.® Doctor Who Monsters: The Slitheen - The first monsters from the series to be realised through a combination of CGI and costume.
® Dealing with Divorce - An action that affects the whole family and can have repercussions which last well into the future.
QOTD: A complete new lifestyle, a job, a house and a *lot* of snogging. … Thanks h2g2!
30 April 2009
Noel's House Party - A Saturday-night television programme which was watched by over 15 million people at its peak.® The Shaver Mystery - One of the oddest bits of speculation (or is it?) from the Golden Age of American Science Fiction.
® Oboes - This distinctive wind instrument's name derives from the French haut bois, meaning 'high wood'.
QOTD: I do still know where my towel is.
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