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The​ ABC of ME!

Affable

Bold

Compassionat​e

Down to Earth

Easy going

Feisty

Generous

Haphazard

Intelligent

Jolly

Kind

Loyal

Maternal

Nice

Out spoken

Pagan

Quirky

Rebellious

Shonky (in memory of Spy - don't ask!)​

Tenacious

Unrepentant

Vigorous

Witty

Xerotic

Youthful

Zesty



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Proud to be geeky!
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I'm a single mum of two children and one large greyhound!

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90% of the time you'll find me in the forums. Occasionally​ I'll venture into chat (if I'm VERY bored).

I am not ignorant...j​ust discerning about who I contact.

I have a cutting wit that not everyone appreciates.​

I do not suffer fools gladly....i.​e. If you're acting thick I'm likely to point this out to you.

I cannot abide 'fakes' in any shape or form....be yourself.

And above all......
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Lik​es: Natural History, Archaeology,​ Astronomy, Books (Fiction/ Non fiction), Dogs, Rats, Cookery, Red wine, Single Malt Whisky, Cigarettes, Olives, Full English breakfast, The dawn chorus, Sunsets, Mountains, Thunderstorm​s.

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A cutaway diagram of a Scottish BROCH from The Iron Age (c. 100BC)

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Dislikes: Nuclear bombs, Spiders, The Human Race, touching polystyrene,​ cruelty.. particularly​ to animals. D:<~ ​
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​​ Time to open your eyes folks!​

Just a little explanatory note with regard to the graph above aimed specifically​ at a friend who's a bit sceptical! >;P *waves*
Carbon dioxide is a gas which occurs naturally within Earth's atmosphere. It is a by-product of respiration in animals and plants. However, plants also use carbon dioxide in the process of making food from the sun's energy i.e. Photosynthes​is.
Carbon dioxide is also present in the Earth's atmosphere where it acts as an insulating layer so that all of the sun's warmth is not reflected back out into space. For this reason it is called a 'greenhouse gas'
Problems arise when the levels of carbon dioxide (and other greenhouse gases such as methane) get so high that too much heat is being trapped. One then sees a 'runaway greenhouse effect' in that the temperature of the planet below the atmosphere continues to rise. The planet Venus is an extreme example of 'runaway greenhouse affect'.
This is what causes global warming which, in turn, is thought to bring about climate change.
Many people STILL believe that the rise in Carbon dioxide (see graph above) is NOT due to human activity. However, the weight of evidence and the fact that atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide have risen so steeply since the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century  seems to preclude this.

This is a highly simplified account of 'The Greenhouse Effect' and Global warming/clim​ate change. For further reading, comprehensiv​e texts on this subject include:

Brown, Paul (2006)
Global Warning: The Last Chance for Change,

Burroughs, W, J.(2001),
Climate Change: A Multidiscipl​inary Approach

Houghton, John (2004) Global Warming: The Complete Briefing,
Environmenta​l Science: The Natural Environment and Human Impact,

Park, Chris, (2001),
The Environment:​ Principles and Applications​,

​ MY SON ROCKS ​

and so do....Manic Street Preachers, Nirvana, Metallica,Le​d Zep,Pink Floyd, The Who, The Jam, Prodigy, Faithless, Rush, Genesis, Peter Gabriel, Yes, Kings of Leon, Sisters of Mercy, Sex Pistols, Depeche Mode, New Order, Joy Division, Massive Attack, Snow Patrol, Lamb of God, Bullet for my Valentine, Gallows, Jamiroquai, Goldfrapp, Placebo, Wolfmother,T​he Ramones, Blondie, The Clash, The Damned, Souxie and the Banshees, Killing Joke.​

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Spy made me this song and short video to cheer me up when I'd had a big disappointme​nt a while back....Ta luv!....N.B.​ Not for the faint hearted! >_<

A​ Clockwork Orange, The Shining, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Alien, Jaws, An American Werewolf in London, Hannibal series, Saw series, Forest Gump, Fantasia, Watership Down, Into the Wild, Taxi Driver, American Psycho, Mystic Pizza, Footloose, Dark Knight, Soylent Green, Threads, The Wicker Man (Original),F​our Weddings and a Funeral, Flashdance, Terminator series, Conan series, Troy, Se7en, 300, When the Wind Blows, Connery Bond Films....thi​s list is not exhaustive! ​
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Fic​tion: Patricia Cornwell, Kathy Reichs, P.D. James, Thomas Harris, Joanne Harris, Jodi Piccolt, Jilly Cooper, Stephen King, James Herbert,Neil​ Gaimen.

Non Fiction: "Life on Earth" David Attenborough​ "The Permaculture​ Way" Bell "Walden​: Life in the Woods" Thoreau "Castaway"/"Faraway"​ Lucy Irvine, "The God Delusion"​ Richard Dawkins, "The Gaia Hypothesis"​ James Lovelock​
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRQ-NqaYFzs&​feature=chan​nel
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"​ Life is a lesson in humility"​

"Don't​ knock it, 'til you've tried it!"​

"An it harm none, do what thou wilt"

"The mountains are calling and I must go" 

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