For the first three weeks of February my internet connection has been malfunctioning. While inward mail was being received I could not send E-mails. That it has taken so long to rectify the situation has been extremely frustrating. My ISP has been very reluctant to admit the fault and seemingly unable to correct it. Normal service has only been resumed by my changing ISP, and this took longer than I had hoped. … Continue Reading
There is an important meeting on Thursday April 3rd to present and discuss proposals on the future of the Town Hall (see advertisement in the is Star) Be sure to come and have your input.
Italy has had fifty seven governments and twenty three Prime Ministers since the second World War.
At seventy nine matches Nathan Sharpe has played the most Super Rugby matches as captain. Victor Matfield played seventy five and Taine Randell sixty seven.
Ninety seven percent of the word’s water is in the oceans.
After centuries of circulation as the legal tender The bank of England pound note was replaced by a coin in March 1988
The elevator on the world’s tallest building climbs at 35km per hour. At this speed it would take 15 minutes to rise from seal level to the top of Mt. Everest.
Sydney Harbour bridge was opened on March 19th 1932.
Good judgment comes with experience. Experience comes from bad judgment.
‘The Americans are very good at making refrigerators and razor blades but they can’t make aeroplanes’ – Herman Goering opined when announcing the formation of the Luftwaff in 1935.
Beatle John Lennon married Japanese American artist Yoko Ono on March 20th 1969, if you can remember this you are getting on a bit.
For every action there is an equal and opposite government programme.
The biggest recorded earthquake was at Valdivia in southern Chile in May 1960. The massive 9.5 quake killed 1,655 people and made 2 million homeless.
The Richter Scale is a logarithmic scale. Thus a quake with a score of 10 is not ten times higher than one but ten to the power of ten (ten billion) times higher.
The first taxis with fare meters were introduced in London in 1907
Long ago when men cursed and beat the ground with sticks it was called witchcraft. Today it’s called golf.
History’s worst oil spill, occurred when the Exxon Valdez hit a reef in Prince William Sound Alaska on March 25th 1989. Forty two million litres of oil spilled into the ocean.
Like to earn big money? Try skate boarding. The world’s richest skate Boarder, T Hawke, has earned $120 million. Second placer S Niarchos111 $100 million and third placer R Mullen a comparatively paltry $30 million.
Green tomato chutney
An easy recipe to put all the tomatoes which will no longer ripen to a good use. This is a sweet/piquant chutney which will add interest to a meal. … Continue Reading
The community board have been busy this month discussing a strategic plan for the next three years. We have prioritised some areas that will make it easier for us to focus our energies and assess any applications that come in. ?? Our priority areas are 1. The Martinborough Town Hall and Town Centre Precinct, 2. Our young people, 3. Fostering a strong sense of community, 4. A pedestrian and cycle friendly district and 5. Our community assets. … Continue Reading
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