With Christmas coming most people are feeling more positive; it is a time for joy and giving and family and friends. But many find the holiday season not so merry. How about a few inspirational quotes to perk everyone up:"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." Ral...
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Tiramisu is one of Italy’s most famous desserts, coffee cream and a little splash of alcohol, usually amaretto, make tiramisu a very luxurious dessert full of rich flavours. Tiramisu translates as pick me up and what a wonderful pick me up it is, so if you need a little lift after a hard day’s wor...
16:36 Mon 24th May 2010Q. So what is a toad-eater A. Originating in the 17th century, a toad-eater was a mountebank's assistant. Q. Mountebank A. An itinerant vendor of medicines. The name comes from the Italian monta
01:00 Tue 09th Apr 2002Q. What is Polari A. Polari (or Palarie) was a gay slang, almost an alternative language, and is best described as a mish-mash of expressions and words from many sources thrown together to make an
01:00 Mon 20th Aug 2001A. It's a simple puddng of coffee, sponge, cream cheese (marscapone), egg yolks and a bit of booze. It's an Italian trifle of sorts that has become incredibly popular in the UK since it was first
01:00 Mon 21st May 2001What is the right home games console for me The Xbox…
In today’s gaming market there are three giants of the console world; Microsoft’s Xbox 360, Sony’s PlayStation 3 and Nintendo’s Wii. These monsters of the industry have found their way into millions of homes across the globe as mai...
16:37 Mon 24th May 2010A. Asked Isaacr recently. Here The AnswerBank has an in depth look at how speed cameras work. How do speed cameras work There are two main types of speed camera around at the moment, fixed speed
01:00 Mon 11th Jun 2001Q. What is the best way to learn a language A. For those of you who had to learn and be able to recite Latin or Greek irregular verbs by rote - while knowing that there would probably never be a
01:00 Mon 24th Sep 2001by Nicola Shepherd NOW, after just one day, you can unleash your creative talents on the world. Workshops to tantalise even the most reluctant artists are available all around the country,
01:00 Mon 12th Feb 2001A. This problem certainly isn't a minor one. The average pet cat can kill around 40 wild animals a year and given that there are around 9 million of them in the UK, this means that we're loosing 300
01:00 Mon 03rd Dec 2001A. The story of Pink Floyd is the story of British rock, encapsulated in the career of just one band. They have had it all - huge success, financial ruin, breakdowns, split-ups, legal action,
01:00 Mon 06th Aug 2001 The website may be full of salient facts, but for trivial nonsense you can't beat the Answerbank Newsletter! Here is an example of the nuggets you can get weekly by signing up. Stupid Welsh
01:00 Tue 16th Sep 2003One of the most exciting fashion and design centres of the world, Milan boasts friendly quaint bars and restaurants and is world famous for the best designer shopping you could ever wish for, as well as offering designer outlets where you could pick up that Prada handbag you’ve always wanted. Remember it’s ...
16:36 Mon 24th May 2010Hi, It's been so long! How are you all As you may have read in the blog I have unfortunately been off sick for the past few months I have in fact been recovering from a serious operation in
14:57 Wed 11th Jun 2008Asks danmiller103 A. Most viruses are passed through email - usually through an attachment, which once opened runs a macro or visual basic script on your computer. This basically means that it
01:00 Mon 06th Aug 2001A. Sushi is a traditional Japanese cuisine based on raw fish as the key ingredient. Q. Where does it come from A. Origianlly, Osaka and Tokyo about 1,000 years ago. It was used then as a method of
01:00 Mon 05th Mar 2001By Steve Cunningham HARRY Houdini would have been proud of his devoted follower. David Blaine, the New York illusionist, has just spent 62 hours encased in ice - and made himself $1 million richer.
01:00 Fri 15th Dec 2000Another ABlog begins, another week is fading out and it s time for me to wearily pick up my pen and put together another blog. But not without enthusiasm, indeed there is a glint in my eye, a spark of
17:16 Fri 26th Oct 2007A. This is a clever reference to the fact that as soon as a pop star has made enough money, someone somewhere is going to try and relieve him or her, or them, of some of it, and a popular method is to
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