Role models can be very inspiring. Sometimes you find them in the most unexpected places. I read a lot of comics during my early teens. My absolute favourites were the comics about superheroes like The Justice League, the Fantastic Four …
Why is it that pollen always seems to know when it's exam time? In the UK, come May/June, out pops the pollen to torment all those poor examinees, as if they didn't have enough to worry about. Japan's academic year …
I attended an event in Gosforth yesterday with about 150 delegates discussing "North East England's role in a Global Europe", sponsored by North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) , UKTI and the North East Chamber of Commerce (NECC) amongst others. …
When you live abroad but are paid in sterling, as I am, you become pretty sensitive to exchange rate movements. In the 18 months that I have been in Japan the yen has strengthened by 12 % against the pound. …
When I was a child I had a plan. I wanted to become an inventor. The main invention I was aiming for was to create flying French fries. I thought it would be awfully handy if fried potatoes could just …
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