New York

  • 9/11 2001

    This blog will contain images from that awful day. Never Forget. On September 11,1941 the construction of the Pentagon had started. Sixty year later, terrorists tried to destroy it. An image etched forever in my mind. After burning for 56 minutes, the South Tower of the World Trade Center collapses, killing more than 800 people

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  • Seeing babies in incubators nowadays is a fairly common sight. Infant incubators are used to provide a warm environment for babies born prematurely or for other infants who are unable to maintain a normal body temperature. The infant incubator is a relatively small, glass-walled box that may have portholes fitted with long rubber gloves through

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  • Typhoid Mary

    How could a seemingly healthy woman spread a potentially deadly disease? Typhoid or Typhoid fever fever is a bacterial infection that can spread throughout the body, affecting many organs. Without prompt treatment, it can cause serious complications and can be fatal.If typhoid fever isn’t treated, it’s estimated that up to 1 in 5 people with

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  • 9/11 : 2996 minus 19

    9/11 they used to be just 2 numbers until that fateful day in 2001. Ever since then it has become ingrained in the human psyche as one of the days the world changed. Even now ,19 years later it is hard to fathom the events of that day. Even when it happened it was hard

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  • I don’t think there is anyone on the planet who hasn’t heard of Curious George, you may not have read the books or watched the cartoons or movies, but you will recognize the iconic Chimpanzee when you see him. Although it is an iconic children’s book character and has a strong brand recognition, it could

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  • The title is from the song “When I first kissed you” by Extreme. A song I used on my wedding day. A bit of a lie really because I never been in New York, but I hope to go there someday soon. It is a beautiful song though New York has captured the imagination of

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  • The other impact of 9/11

    I was struggling to come up with an appropriate title ,this is the best I could come up with. In this blog I am not looking at the obvious impact of that awful day but to the impact it had on the entertainment industry and also how we looked at different aspects of climate change.

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  • Although the Dutch and the Brits are good friends now, it was not always thus. There have been several Anglo-Dutch wars. The 3rd ,  Anglo-Dutch war ended this day in 1674 by the signing of the Westmnster Treaty of 1647. The English were dismayed by the unexpected fact that Dutch raiders managed to capture more English

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  • The facts of the case are odd. Five letters were written in early 1942 and mailed by seemingly different people in different U.S. locations to the same person at a Buenos Aires, Argentina, address. In early 1942, five letters were written and mailed by seemingly different people in different U.S. locations to the same person

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  • Life in the Big Apple

    New York city has such a rich history. Although I have never been there (but I will someday) I find it one of the most fascinating cities in the world. For me to write a whole essay on the city would do it injustice, therefore below some pictures of its rich history. A woman dressed

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