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"As stage manager, I was always the first and the last person on stage. Working on
tour can be stressful as you have to keep track of where everyone is for health and
safety reasons and monitor everything that goes on back stage and keep to time.
Then, once the show is over, you have to check everything and make a note of
everything that needs repairing or re-doing before the next performance."

"We urge you to make a big effort to get the children involved in charity events, as I think it
will raise the awareness of what events and the fact that many people there are people,
particularly children, who live in very different circumstances to them and I think it will also
give them a sense of empathy and kindness."

"A recent American study shows that 75% of the people who use the internet to look up
information about their health do not check where that information comes from, or the date
it was created. 'Once something has been put up on the internet, even if it's wrong, it's
difficult to retract,' says Sarah Jarvis, a doctor."

"In 2009, fashion retailer Ralph Lauren made a series of advertisements using a model who
was so heavily airbrushed that her waist appeared to be smaller than her head. The ads were
widely criticized in the press, and experts warned of the negative effect that these kinds of
images might have on girls."

"Alexander Bogdanov was a Russian physician, philosopher, economist, science fiction writer,
and revolutionary. In 1924, he began experiments with blood transfusions - in a search for
eternal youth. After 11 transfusions (which he performed on himself), he declared that he had
stopped greying of his hair, and had improved his eyesight.

"The music was brilliant. I particularly enjoyed some of the supporting bands - I always find
they perform better than the main stars. It's probably because most of the supporting bands
are not well known and this is a great opportunity to get their music heard. I'd really
recommend anyone to go to one of these popular festivals, but I wish I had booked into a
hotel rather than deciding to stay in a tent."
“In experiments with powders, the color of the packet has been shown to have a profound
influence on perception. Even if the powder in three sample packets - colored yellow, blue,
and yellow-blue - was the same, customers thought the powder in the yellow packet was too
strong, and that in the blue packet too weak. The most popular powder was in the yellow-
blue packet. In similar research, coffee in a brown can was thought too strong, and in a red
can too rich. In a blue can, not mild enough, and in a yellow can too weak - although the
coffee was the same in all of them”

In 1973, Picasso created one of his most famous paintings, Guernica, as a demonstration of
his disapproval of an air raid on a Basque village. In Guernica, Picasso used symbolic forms
that are commonly found in his later works - things like a dying horse or weeping woman.
Guernica now hangs in the Prado Museum in Madrid

I have always loved collecting, and one in three adults indulges in this hobby. It is a world of
passion, envy, enthusiasm, and dedication. However, if you enter this world, remember one
thing: in the end, if you do not fall in love with an object, do not collect it.

Generally, modern cooking has become less complex and pretentious over the years, and
although I use recipe books and TV chefs as inspiration, I tend to find that the best way of
deciding what to cook is to see what is available when I do the shopping

Universities

Most universities do not just let anyone in: grades in the subjects you study in the final years
of secondary education are what usually count. In many countries, people also have to do an
entrance test. While most participants in higher education are still quite young when they
begin, some choose to take a break from work later on in life and become a mature student.
In a lot of countries, there is a pecking order to the universities, with a few high-status
institutions at the top turning out an intellectual elite and attracting the best minds in
teaching and research.
 Scientists have virtually ruled out the possibility of life on Mars, having revealed the planet
experienced a 600-year water drought. Samples of soil show that the surface has been
starved of any moisture. This fact runs counter to the view that there are living organisms on
the red planet. Researchers spent some years gathering specific particles, which they
compared to the soil found on the moon where it is conclusive that no life exists. Future
missions to Mars will have to dig deeper to search for evidence of life which may still be
taking refuge underground.

Caribbean, used the word "barbacoa" while referring to their native method of slow-cooking
food like meat or vegetables over a wooden platform. By the 19th century, this culinary
technique was already well-established in the American South. Barbecue quickly became the
go-to menu item for neighborhood picnics and the like.

BUIKDING WITH NATURE

with soaring glass skyscrapers and swaths of concrete, modern cities often seem to actively
work against nature rather than working alongside it. Yet a growing number of progressive
architects, designers, and urban planners are looking to the earth's systems for inspiration.
One company in Tokyo has even integrated urban farming facilities into their office. Around
200 species of vegetables and rice can be found on the windowsills, while tomato vines are
suspended above conference tables and lemon trees act as screening partitions between
desks.

SALT

Salt is crucial for our health, but currently, many people in industrial countries eat, on
average, at least two and a half times what we need. Health organizations say that is a
dangerous health risk in eating salt, not just for blood pressure but also because of links to
osteoporosis, stomach cancer, and other diseases. Critics argue that only those persons who
are sensitive to salt, along with anyone with heart, liver, or kidney problems, need to watch
their salt intake

Tea

"Tea comes from the evergreen Camellia sinensis and is classified into five sorts: black, white,
green, oolong, and puerh. Experts suggest all are beneficial. A growing body of research
suggests that the world's second most-consumed beverage helps burn calories and prevents
some types of diseases. Many scientists link health benefits to antioxidants, but others claim
they do not know exactly which chemicals in tea produce the benefits."

Extinction
Many species are extinct, and many more are in critical danger. Extinction is a natural process:
loss of species had occurred before humans existed. However, in the last 400 years, the
number of animals and plants becoming extinct has reached a crisis point. Human population
levels have risen dramatically in the same time period.

Hope is the belief that circumstances in the future will be better. It is not a wish that things
will get better, but an active belief, even when there may be no evidence that anything will
change. Hope can encompass a wide variety of beliefs - everything from a high school
student hoping for better marks in algebra to a cancer patient hoping for a cure. Hope is an
essential part of the human experience, and it can motivate us to keep moving forward even
in the face of adversity. It allows us to envision a better future and work towards making it a
reality.

Their numerous cones require two years to mature and need wildfires to open. Although a
number of forests have been cut down, the low quality of sequoias' wood turned out to be
instrumental in saving them from destruction. With the advocacy of conservationists and
politicians, most of the 70 distinct groves are now under the protection of state or national
parks.

Learning comes naturally to babies: they learn about their environment using their senses.
Probably the experience at school may involve a lot of people think that learning always
means sitting at a desk, listening to someone, taking notes, and then reviewing for exams. In
fact, this is only one of many possible ways in which learning takes place and it is definitely
not suitable for all topics or subjects.

 grew up in Wales
 At the age of 16, he was kidnapped
 and spent six years as a slave in Ireland.
 Then he escaped and went to France, where he studied in a monastery.
 Later, St. Patrick decided to go back to Ireland.
 Today, there are several legends of Saint Patrick, one being that he banished
all snakes from the country.
 flea markets are wonderful places to go if you like to wander around antique stands. you
never know quite what you are going to find. there are very often well over one-hundred
various dealers at shops selling all kinds of things. the atmosphere is a lot different than
strolling through a shopping centre because most small trades would never be able to run a
shop there.

on 6 april 1896, one of the world's most famous sporting events was reborn in greece : the
olympic games . this ancient greek tradition had not taken place for around 1500 years . the
early games only included running races, but as time went by, other categories such as
wrestling, boxing, javelin throwing, and horse racing were introduced. Of the revival of the
games, 43 different events were involved, but the rules were a lot different to those today.