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Im 33 happily married with 3 beautiful children and am currently studying for a BA honors in History at Plymouth university.

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Celebrations & Holidays > Valentine's Day How Valentine's Day is celebrated worldwide: 3 of 13

The majority of people in the western world celebrate Valentines Day on the 14th of February. This is a time when old and young alike exchange Valentine's cards and gifts to loved ones. This custom of exchanging greetings on Valentines Day goes back centuries. Historians have found records of Valentine's notes that date back...
Food & Drink > Bread & Baking Recipes Recipes: Low-fat blueberry muffins: 3 of 10

Low fat Blueberry Muffins These muffins are delicious and if you are doing weightwatchers like me i have worked them out to be 2.5 points per muffin if you use the mixture to make 10 or 1 1/2 if you divide it in to 15 muffin cases ingredients 8ox flour 1tbs baking powder 1/2 tsp cinnamon 4oz caster sugar 3oz low fat marg 4fl...
Food & Drink > Fruit & Vegetable Recipes Recipes: Vegetarian recipes: 28 of 76

Vegetable Curry This is not only a good vegetarian recipe its also good for people on a diet such as weight watchers or slimming world, the curry is free on slimming world and you only have to point the lentils on weight-watchers. The recipe is also very versatile you can use many different vegetables. serves 4 ingredients 1...
Food & Drink > Fruit & Vegetable Recipes Recipes: Vegetarian recipes on a budget: 3 of 8

I'm not a vegetarian, but I don't eat a lot of meat. And with three children, the budget is tight. This recipe is quick, easy and delicious and very low in fat. It serves four. Ingredients 511 grams potatoes 312g carrots, finely chopped 198g peas 2 spring onions 1 egg, beaten salt and pepper Directions Peel th...
Food & Drink > Dairy & Eggs Recipes: Baked brie: 2 of 4

This recipe is absolutely delicious served with warm crusty bread, French toast or crackers and is great for a party as an appetizer with drinks. 1 round (8 ounces) Brie cheese 1 tablespoon finely chopped sun-dried tomatoes in oil 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil 1 tablespoon pine nuts Heat oven to gas mark 8 . Cut the white...
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in Africa Assessing the film maker's role in recording the Rwandan genocide: 1 of 1

Film can be an important medium for the transmission of historical knowledge and sometimes the knowledge can be accurate. However on other occasion's personal agenda on the part of a director, producer or writer can diminish the historical value of a given film. Often the filmmaker is catering to the audience's expectations ...
Arts & Humanities > European History How the working class supported Bolshevik power in the Soviet Union: 1 of 1

The Bolsheviks were faced with an enormous task of assuming power in Russia. They were a minority party trying to impose their will on Russia and facing fierce opposition from within and outside the nation. The support of the working class and the peasantry was very important to the Bolsheviks' assumption of power and it wou...
Arts & Humanities > Historical Literature Book reviews: Machiavelli, A Man Misunderstood, by Michael White: 1 of 1

Michael White begins the book with a quote from Francis Bacon, The advancement of learning, 1605, book II, xxi.9. We are much beholden to Machiavelli and others that write what men do, and not what they ought to do' The book begins with Machiavelli's simple origins and moves on to how it was to live in his Italy, his rise to...
Food & Drink > Ethnic & International Foods The origin of sushi: 1 of 1

The origins of sushi Sushi Originates back to the 4th century BC in South East Asia. Originally the fish were cleaned and gutted and were kept in rice as the natural fermentation of the rice helped to preserve it. This type of sushi is called Nare-Sushi was kept for several months before being eaten however unlike modern day...
Food & Drink > Bread & Baking Recipes Recipes: Cheese scones: 1 of 1

Ingredients: 6oz / 1 US cups self raising flour 1oz / stick butter 1 large egg 2 or 2 tbsp milk 4oz / one stick grated cheese (use whatever strength you prefer) tsp salt tsp mustard powder Cayenne pepper to taste Method: Mix the flour, salt and pepper together. Rub in the butter and then mix in the cheese. Beat the egg and a...