Of Studies by Francis Bacon (1625) Studies serve for delight, for ornament1, and for ability. Their chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars2, one by one; but the general counseles, and the plots and marshalling of affairs, come best from those that learned.

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Live blogs From MARCE and EURO 2020 offical. Minute 1: Kick off in the Euro 2020 final! Here we go then! In the rainy conditions, Italy vs England kicks off. It’s the Euro 2020 final. Let’s see who replaces Portugal to become the champions of Europe. Minute 2: England go ahead already! England take a very early lead in this Euro 2020 final, launching a counter attack from an Italian corner.

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J.R.R. Tolkien wrote many books, including the Middle-earth stories. He is particularly known for The Lord of the Rings and like many stories of an epic journey, LOTR lets us take away lessons we can apply to our life. No matter how surreal his epic stories are, the pieces of wisdom reflected in them mirror that of the wisdom we must gain to champion our life here on earth. 7 Things Tolkien Said About Life

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Few drinks (save tea or coffee) divide the world so spectacularly as beer or wine. There’s no accounting for taste, of course – but there are subtle differences in the way they affect your body and determine your health. Is one more fattening than another? How do their heart benefits compare? And which gives the worse hangover? BBC Future has combed through the data to bust some of the myths surrounding two of the world’s favourite drinks.

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BEER: WHERE DO ALL THOSE FLAVOURS COME FROM? There are thousands of different ways that yeast, malt, and hops that can be combined to make beer, and all those combinations can lead to lots of interesting outcomes. There are also a LOT of additives you can put in beer to give it different flavours, but I’m going to focus on the core ingredients: yeast, hops, and malt. Yeast Yeast is a fungus.

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Not to be so professional and just for the recording of every running exercise in Leiden I chose the plain and runner-designed Garmin forerunner 245. Plenty of choice at Garmin Garmin is working hard in the field of wearables. In recent years, the American company has successfully shifted its focus from navigation boxes for the car to GPS-based sports watches and bicycle computers. In the first quarter of this year, Garmin was number three worldwide in terms of numbers of smartwatches sold, with only Samsung and Apple to tolerate.

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‘Leaf lettuce, head lettuce, green lettuce, red lettuce….who knew there were so many kinds of lettuce? This is your handy guide to knowing what kind of lettuce your are eating with.’ Types of Lettuce Iceberg Butterhead Romaine Leaf Kale ICEBERG LETTUCE This is probably the most famous and recognizable form of head lettuce. Iceberg lettuce is also sometimes referred to as crisphead, and it is a pale green leafy vegetable that forms into a tight cabbage style head.

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