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79Pearls Guide - Characteristics and Value of Freshwater Pearls
This article tells you about cultivated freshwater pearls - how they are grown, the different sizes, shapes and colours available, and the factors which affect the pearls' value.
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91Where am I from? Researching a family tree
If you want to research your family tree, it is undoubtedly the case that the exact methods you use will be different, depending on where your ancestors came from. I am from the United Kingdom, as are all my known ancestors for some four...
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81Cornwall surf holiday: top ten surfing beaches in Cornwall, England
Cornwall is a spectacular part of England, wild, beautiful, and with fantastic surfing. Here's a users' guide to ten of the best surfing beaches.
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77Popular Army, Navy and Military Pub Names in England
Pubs are a common and important feature in England's community life. And each pub has a name; many pub names are centuries old. Lot of pubs are named after famous battles, esteemed generals, or heroic admirals. Some are obvious, such as...
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88Operation Sealion - how Britain prepared for the Nazi invasion in 1940
As Winston Churchill, the new Prime Minister, put it, “the Battle of France is over, the Battle of Britain is about to begin"
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79Top ten tips for bringing up a very active (overactive!) toddler
Lovely as it is, it can also be a little exhausting to have a toddler who thinks sleep is for the weak, a moment not spent running is a moment wasted, and who wants everyone to join in every over active thing he does! So here are my top ten tips for surviving and bringing up an incredibly active toddler.
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90Renewable energy: a guide to the 5 most common sources of sustainable & alternative power
This article looks at 5 important sources of renewable energy, how they work, how they are used, and both commercial and domestic ways of harnessing natural renewable energy. Wind, solar, tide and wave, hydroelectric, and geothermal energy will all be important in our future.
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85The National Health Service in the UK: who pays, and who is covered
This article sets out how the system came into being, how it works, who pays for it and how, and who is entitled to NHS treatment and coverage.
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76Solar power emergency - how to make clean water with solar energy and distillation
Solar power can be used in many different ways. This article looks at some ad hoc ways of using solar energy in survival situations - specifically, to produce clean water. Building a solar still is a fantastic family project, and teaches children a great deal about how energy, water, distillation, water vapour and condensation work.
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87Is it a superfood? The truth about the acai berry, acai juice, and acai diets
Introduction The acai berry and the juice produced from it is big news at the moment. Touted as everything from a miracle weight-loss aid to a wonderful anti-oxidant superfood, the acai berries are big business right now. And this has caused lots of...
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