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From the UK. With Diverse interests.
Specializing in Food, Computers,electrical engineering and music.

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Relationships & Family > Divorce & Legal Issues Should it be compulsory for couples to sign a prenuptial agreement before marriage?: 8 of 52
Loved up and naive, call me what you like! But, I always believed that relationships and the institute of marriage were fundamentally built on trust. Old fashioned notion, I hear some say.The world has changed, I hear from the back row. But love and relationships are the same as they have ever been. Aren't they? Its just the... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Political Values Convicted prisoners' right to vote in elections: 9 of 21
Rights! Rights! What bloody Rights![Steps down off the soap box, and lowers his voice.] This is slightly complicated, only by my belief that all crime is not the same. On one hand I say 'But what about the rights of their victims'. And on the other, I wonder whether some convictions are not really necessary, in as, the crime ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing Process (Other) The importance of good writing for professionals on all career paths: 7 of 16
Ever since the exodus from Babel, the importance of communication has always existed in a multilingual and diverse world.All too often in our modern times, misinterpretation of actions are common place, in a world economy that has no borders the ability for instances of misinterpretation are ever more evident.We now, rely on ... More..
Jobs & Careers > Jobs & Careers (Other) How does our career impact our personal life: 12 of 23
Your career will have an impact on your personal life depending on your outlook to employment.Do you;a) Live to workb) Work to live Living to work is a situation that I believe has to be rebalenced from somewhere. There are only 24 hours in the day and most compulsive workaholics will occupy a great deal of this working.The b... More..
Food & Drink > Candy & Desserts Is Swiss chocolate the best in the world?: 5 of 9
Chocolate! A product so popular its had films made about it. The cause of many womens' pleasures and pains. But, Which is the best? It is without doubt closely contested between Belgian and Swiss, but this is a generalisation.Overall these countries on mass produce the best chocolate in the world. But both France and Italy a... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Gender Issues Is equality something men and women really want?: 24 of 36
Every year from the beginning of the 20th Century, there has appeared some report or other declaring the progression towards more equality of the sexes. From the early days of womens right to vote, to the latter day concepts of 'modern man', the relationship between the traditional roles of the genders has been systematicall... More..
Home & Garden > Electrical Repairs How to install a new phone jack: 2 of 3
Being unfamiliar with the American system of telco engineering this article will probably only apply to the British system of wiring telephones.But as ISOs for such systems are in place the only difference will probably be the wiring colours.I will start at point of entry to the house and complete the circuit through to a tel... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Idolization in today's world: 5 of 7
Celebrity Culture! Andy Warhol was right, 15 mins of fame! Everyone gets it?Or do some seek it more than others? In the nature of the human, the flock effect of leaders and followers has always and will always be a driving force in our evolution. Since the demise of the church and the Ascension of technology, and the improvem... More..
Computers & Technology > Computer Buying Tips If you only have one computer, should you choose a desktop or a laptop?: 23 of 32
Before deciding on which product is best for you, you should consider two major questions.1) What are you going to use the computer for?2) And problably quite important, Do you need mobility of your PC?Although question two may seem quite obvious it is often over-looked!And, not essential, given that computers are everywhere ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing Process (Other) Tips for organizing your written work on your computer: 6 of 8
More often than not people will automatically place a documentin the 'My Documents' folder simply because it already exists.Which is all well and good until you suddenly find that alldefault 'send to' docs also end up in this folder.Creating total chaos!There are two suggestions as to the best way to store importantdocumentat... More..