Wen eye sea bay sick spare ling missed aches
Aye mink-lined too we pan sheikh,
Sew inn cay sigh imp load
(Witch wood beak white rued)
Ice elf inn tock sick Kate.
Translation:
SPELLING MISTAKES
When I see numerous spelling mistakes
I’m inclined to weep and shake.
So in case I impload
(which would be quite rude)
I self-intoxicate.
‘It occurred to me that the greatest compensation of old age is it’s freedom of spirit. I suppose that is accompanied by a certain indifference to many of the things that man thinks are of prime importance.
Another compensation is that it liberates you from envy, hatred and malice I do not believe that I envy anyone. I have made the most that I could of such gifts as nature has provided me with. I do not envy the greater gifts of others. I have had a great deal of success. I do not envy the success of others … I no longer mind what people think of me. They can take me or envy me’
– Somerset Maugham –
South Wairarapa District Council has given the green light for work on a plan change to the outdoor lighting rules of the Wairarapa area, a change which will support the proposed Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve. The change to the current lighting ordinances is needed to ensure minimal evening light pollution from outside lighting to protect the region’s high quality night sky environment.
This work on lighting controls began in late 2018 when street lights throughout the Wairarapa’s five main towns were changed, bringing them into compliance with International Dark Sky Association (IDA) regulations which limit public light pollution.
That project won Martinborough a “3K City” award from the IDA for street lighting meeting its 3,000 Kelvin lighting maximum _ required for a location to be certified as a dark sky reserve. The reward was the first granted to a Southern Hemisphere town. … Continue Reading
The British Factory Act of 1802 stipulated that children could not work before 6 am in the morning or after 9 pm at night. However as there were no records of births many factory owners (or desperate parents) lied about children’s ages. In any case there was no system of factory inspection so the law was largely ignored.
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