News & Politics
Honours List 2013
A while ago I wrote a piece about the Honours List or in fact the Dishonours List. It was about the fact that there are many people that have been in receipt of Honours and have subsequently engaged in behaviour, which is not consistent with the Honour. Most…
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WOW !!
My life has been full of memorable sporting occasions that I will never forget. Two which…
Fly The Flag with Pride
For us the Diamond Jubilee celebrations are over leaving most with a feeling of…
Health
New Stroke Indicator
This peice was sent to Silverlinksnetwork quite recently and we thought it would be of interest to our many members. It does come from an American source but the principles are the same. STROKE: Remember the 1st Three Letters..... S. T. R. STROKE…
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Who Cares?
The press has been full of hair-raising accounts of poor care for the elderly in…
Hospital Care
The news this week that a young man ( 22) with a previous life of activity and fitness…
Family
Changes in Nursery Education
The headline read, “Playtime is over in Britain’s nurseries,” my heart sank.As a retired primary teacher of many years standing I always despair when I read of yet another education initiative. Ask any career teacher and they will tell you that they have lost…
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Happy New Year 2013
Happy New Year to all our readers. Silverlinksnetwork has now completed its first year of…
Does He Take Sugar?
For the very first time I took a real interest in the Paralympic Games despite the fact…
Travel
Motorway Service Station Charges
I thought you might be interested in something that happened to me last week as it could have cost me £60. I was driving back home from a few days in Devon and was a bit concerned when setting off about a slight knocking coming from the front of the car. The…
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United We Stand
During the final days at Denver's old Stapleton airport, a crowded United flight was…
Dubai or Bust ?
Dubai the City State in what used to be the Trucial States on the Gulf of Oman, the land…
Finance
Who owns UK Debt?
Each day the news usually has room for items on the financial crisis. We are all aware of the fact that the national debt is a source of concern and that the government is actively finding cuts to the structural deficit in the hope that it will eventually…
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Letter to the Chancellor- Reply From The Chancellor's Office
At last we have had a reply from the Chancellor's Office regarding Child Trust Funds. It…
Child Trust Funds
A while ago I wrote the article below and as we all might have anticipated nothing has…
Food & Drink
A Fasting Diet?
Like many people of my age I am carrying around more weight than I should and probably more than is good for me. It doesn't take a genius to work out that putting on 8oz every month will lead to over 2st over 5 years. It may not work exactly like that but the…
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December Fine Wines
This month Berry Bros and Rudd have listed three fine wines for our consideration. They…
This weeks bargains from Berry Bros and Rudd
A Celebration of Wine The new vintage is being picked in the northern hemisphere and…
Humour
Viagra- New Name?
All drugs have two names, a trade name and generic name.Example, the trade name is…
The word is PARAPROSDOKIAN
PARAPROSDOKIANHere is the definition: "Figure of speech in which the latter part of a…
Tips
Harrogate Flower Show
“Which? Gardening” has placed Harrogate Spring Flower Show (NEHS) a clear winner, top of their poll for the UK’s Horticultural Shows beating even premier Chelsea Flower Show. The Autumn Show also does well in third place just behind Hampton Court. Shows like…
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Gardening Hints - December
I have just come out of a garden where a request had been made to reduce the perimeter…
Gardening Hints for October
The two culinary plum trees at the end of the garden have been a problem this year with…
Web Links
1960's Juke Box - Memories or What ?
If like me your youth is best remembered through the music of the 60's then this is a site for you. It makes great background music whilst working on the computer 1960'S JUKE BOX - CLICK HERE Today Felix Baumgarten attemps the break the sound barrier on a…
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Web Sites
Members have submitted some sites that they find of use or fun so I have begun to list…