Your wedding should be a fantastic day, but there is a lot to organise. Planning your big day means keeping track and deciding on all the little details that make up the big picture. One of the many things to sort out are wedding invitations, once the basics such as date and venue have been sorted. You can design your own cards or choose among pre-set designs, making sure everyone else knows about your big day.
I think finding out your own personal history can be fascinating. With latest technology you can now go back even further, by tracing your ancestry dna. A simple cheek swab can be used to trace back along either your maternal or your paternal line to find out about your distant ancestors from thousands of years ago. This is accomplished using genetic markers that are passed from parents to their children that can remain unchanged over many generations.
Very often illnesses and diseases don’t only effect the patient. Cancer, such as mesothelioma, is one such that also affects the family and friends of the person affected. Thankfully there is help available for everyone involved, not just the sufferer. You can get more details of just what is involved and find a suitable support community so you don’t have to manage on your own.
Violence in schools is becoming a big problem, with over 7000 police call outs in the past year. The worst area appeared to be that covered by the Metropolitan police, but differences in how the statistics are recorded means comparisons are difficult. (more…)
I think technology is both a blessing and a curse, but at this time of year it’s wonderful to be able to send greetings to family & friends where ever they are in the world. (more…)
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I like to think, for the most part anyway, that society has started to grow up and adopt a live and let live attitude to most things. However, this story of abduction and forced marriage once again proves me wrong. (more…)
While the gender gap in the workplace is often commented on, the gap at school goes the other way, with the girls performing better. A recent study also points out that not only the gender gap but the wealth gap also takes it’s toll, with poorer students being outperformed by wealthier students. (more…)
It’s getting harder every year to get started on the career ladder. This latest report from Scotland showed the number of people going straight into work from school has fallen. (more…)
The choice of engagement rings is a very personal one for every couple. Sometimes both get rings, sometimes only one, sometimes you choose it together sometimes it’s picked out in advance by one person or the other. Whatever your choice is though, make sure you get it right, and that you’re both happy, as hopefully you’re going to be wearing it for a long time.
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