#Remarkable

Thread: John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) was one of the finest artists of the Edwardian period. Nowadays he is acknowledged for his bravura technical ability as well as his portraiture. However,
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In February of 2010 Forbes published an article in the Workd Health Org falsifying the level of concern related to Swine Flu. The title was "WHY THE WHO FAKED A
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Today, 6th of April 2020, marks the 700th anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath (1320), one of the most important documents in Scottish history. Here's a wee thread, from someone
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And we're off! The urgent hearing in our PPE cases with @EveryDoctorUK over the direct awards of contracts to Ayanda, Pestfix and Clandeboye has begun. Follow here for live updates
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Cabaret, on the whole, is the best all-around musical for me. Amazing to perform. Amazing to watch. Amazing to dance. Utterly timeless. Sally Bowles is a perfect character - especially
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Tuskegee UniversityFounded in 1881 by Booker T. Washington himself. (He was buried on the campus grounds.) THEE only college or university campus to be designated a National Historic Site.Also the
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Visited site of the first sermon, the first service and the first congregation in Springfield, Missouri, held in a log cabin built by enslaved men and women for the use
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U23 Wingers – Data AnalysisIn this thread, I will use data to analyze the best young wingers in Europe.I created 5 charts, ranked EVERY player and wrote a few lines
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The fear--that life without God is meaningless--has long been recognized by theistic & atheistic philosophers alike & it seems unthinking to simply dismiss it in such an offhanded way. The
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Recently I've presented a "little literature review" on careers & employability for #PhD students. With @aClearOutlook for @LTUresearchers, and for @sydney_business, as curtain raiser for @thesiswhisperer. I'll share t
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Sit down. I have something to tell you. And it's going to make you sad. But it's also an opportunity you must take. And immediately. It's this: People you love
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Emeralds were enormously popular with the #Mughal Court, whose emperors referred to them as “Tears of the Moon” because of their opaque transparency. One of the most treasured jewels in
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The COVID-19 lockdown has given our political class a remarkable opportunity to push wide-ranging reforms to boost productivity and growth.One such area for reform has been in agriculture. The APMC
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Today is the day - grassroots Hockey is finally back ... at last! To celebrate the return of ‘stick and ball’, I will be expanding the narrative around, and shining
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1/ At the launch of #Superpower last night at UniMelb, Ross Garnaut told us that the learning curve in Solar PV as one of the game changers for renewable deployment.
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2020 marks the 1000th anniversary of Ferdowsi's death, whom died at age 81 in 1020. Ferdowsi has not only endured for a thousand years but has also defined the very
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