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I had this antique chandelier  for more then 50 years. It has been packed up in a box for many years. The electrical cables  had all dete...

The correct usage of the word vintage must be used with a year. So in common use, the undated term describes something that is ol...

A beautifully written book, highly recommended for people with an interest in plants and history. These sort of books are my favourites a...

No English dictionary has been able to adequately explain the difference between these two words: complete and finished. In a recen...

Phosphene The lights you see when you close your eyes and rub them;   Physiology . a luminous image   produced by mec...

 GENETICALLY MODIFIED SILK IS STRONGER THAN STEEL At the University of Wyoming, scientists modified a group of silkworms to produc...

Arrivederci Ticino! Giangol (Switzerland) Giangol,  from an antique game that children played in our valleys in times gone by ( ...