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Performance, handling & glide

Words used in descriptions of both cars and razors in consumer magazines.

50 000 year old make up has been discovered by archeaologists in South Eastern Spain. Most surprisingly, it is thought that the make up was used by Neanderthals. The team has uncovered a thorny oyster shell containing the remnants of pigments. The pigments, made of ground minerals and mixed or stored in the shell palettes,Continue reading “Neanderthal cosmetics”

Kamut bread

Kamut flour is often connected with Ancient Egypt and its Pharoahs. The word kamut is one of the Ancient Egyptian words for wheat and was recently put to use as a brand name, a modern registered trademark, for the flour. But the grain’s other name, Khorasan, comes from the Ancient Persian province meaning where the sunContinue reading “Kamut bread”

Prehistoric woman

I found this image in a 1962 Italian “Encyclopedia of the Woman“.

Stand up

Save time (and money) in your office by having meetings standing up. Seated meetings take unnecessary time.

Eye liner from Ancient Egypt

Part of the identity of the Ancient Egyptian is the wearing of heavy dark make up around the eyes. New research adds another dimension to this. It seems that the eye make up may have helped to prevent disease. Were the Egyptians aware of this? Cleopatra’s eye make-up ‘had health benefits’

‘Eaten salt together”

Evolutionary psychologist Robin Dunbar, author of The Human Story, suggests the average person has 100 friends, with a close five at the core. Aristotle said friends must have eaten salt together, in other words, shared experiences.

Stress

Do one thing at a time.

Genealogy of wheat

Buckwheat Pancakes

Use green 3 0z of green buckwheat Grind buckwheat in a coffee grinder (or similar) In a bowl, mix 1 oz white flour, such as spelt, with the buckwheat flour. Make a well in the flour. Whisk in 2 beaten eggs, then gradually add 7 fl oz milk, and a little water A dash ofContinue reading “Buckwheat Pancakes”