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I live in England, married 50 years (To the same lady), and am retired after a successful career in the national newspaper and magazine business at director level. I am an amateur genealogist and often carry out research for people now living in many parts

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Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues Gay rights and the Christian church: 7 of 141
This must be one one of the biggest unanswered questions of the age. The Christian Church like every other Church is a man-made construction. So it follows that the rules and tenets followed by them are likewise created by man. Albeit they will assert that they interpreting the Word of their God. The future of the species req... More..
Education > High School Humanities British English vs. American English: Spelling issues and beyond: 1 of 18
BEING ENGLISHBeing English?It's a question I'm not sure I can answer, I wonder if anyone else can either. It seems to be something different for each and every person to whom you put the question. It is, I confess, something I have pondered for many, many years. The answers always differ according to the era to which it relat... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Frustration: 21 of 267
PROCRASTINATION.The door stands open still: You could go through,you know you could, but don't, perhaps you will.Your style is wait and see: But while you do,others will pass and do what you should do.The door stands open still: You could go through.you know you could, but won't, maybe you will.You want what's on the other si... More..
Business > Advertising The future of magazine advertising: 1 of 8
When television came upon the media scene it was confidently forecast by all the pundits that it would spell the end of newspapers, magazines, radio and probably the film industry too. Yes! They did! Of course as everyone knows none of this happened. That didn't stop the same pundits from forecasting just as confidently that ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Political Values Smoking should be banned in all interior public spaces: 7 of 47
Yes! Yes! Yes! I fail to understand how anyone can suggest otherwise when so much research proves that inhaling other peoples smoke is dangerous. To scream about the "Loss of rights of smokers" is just plain silly, you might just as well argue that to prevent you from poisoning someone else's food is a similar infringement. B... More..
Relationships & Family > Ancestry & Genealogy Great gifts for the genealogist: 1 of 6
As an enthusiastic amateur genealogist of over ten years study I am bound to observe that the greatest gift anyone can make to a genealogist isinformation. The whole of a genealogists' life is spent seeking reliable information and having found it exploring the new sources suggested by that new data. It is a never-ending ques... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Valentine's Day How to write your own Valentine's Day card: 4 of 22
When I first became aware of St. Valentine's day I was far too shy to even think of sending a card to any of the girls in my class at school. To ask a girl to "Be my Valentine", for me, equated with going down on one knee to propose marriage and was almost as scary. What if she declined to be my Valentine? Too awful to contem... More..
Business > Marketing Understanding the difference between marketing and sales: 3 of 16
It was once famously said by an internationally acknowledged marketing guru that Marketing was the art of ensuring that the right product was in the right position, of the right market, at the right time, and at the right price. After that the sales department takes over. It has probably never been more precisely defined.In m... More..
Food & Drink > Tea How to prepare a high tea: 5 of 26
Having started in England when a certain Duchesse demanded tea in her chambers at five o'clock, tea progressed rapidly from that informal occasion on a low table near a chaise longue to a more formal setting at the high tablehence it's name.As it became a more affordable beverage the practice of serving it at a more substanti... More..
Relationships & Family > Ancestry & Genealogy Genealogy: How can I use free census extraction forms?: 1 of 5
It could be argued that the first and most spectacular census ever carried out was that ordered by William the Conqueror in England soon after he arrived from Normandy. His purpose was to establish not only how many people were in his kingdom but what his realm was actually worth. It now stands as the bench mark for all moder... More..