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A man who rarely bets, Forty-three years, and a winning bet on Red Rum, all in the week before the Grand National returns. Fortuitous. – Image Source: The Guardian

Scottish-independence-referendum-flags A few months ago, people across the length and breadth of the nation of Scotland went to the polls to answer the question, “Should Scotland be an independent country?” At stake was the very future of the United Kingdom, and Scotland’s place in it. On one hand, the governing Scottish National Party staked its reputation on a ‘Yes’ vote, alongside the Scottish Greens and the Scottish Socialists under the aegis of Yes Scotland, whilst Scottish Labour, the Scottish Conservative Party, and the Scottish Liberal Democrats took a pro-Union Stance under the Better Together banner. ...

Will this father be prosecuted for defending his family against burglars? Reclaiming the Gentleman - The SBM approach. Even nature tears down first, before attempting to rebuild. The plus side to the Australian fires. A dastardly act, and using social media to hunt the bastards down: Sugarbelly’s blog post, an e-Petition and numerous Twitter mentions. How About We on the types of women to avoid. Eugene Cho muses on Troy Davis, the death penalty and what is an appropriate Christian response. An essay on travelling. Navigating the “You’re a great guy, but…..” talk. Looking for the perfect dating age gap? Six is it. The case for doodling.

‘Spiritual’ love goes social… The story of Vicars connected by a witty comment on Facebook A soup ladle turns out to be a life saver in more ways than one.. Meet the bloke saved from a tiger by his wife’s soup ladle ‘Life is short, have an affair?’… Al Mohler muses on the Ashley Madison business model.. GABA receptors may be the reason for anxiety around that ’time of the month’ for the lasses.. The ’thief’ who sued the bloke he tried to steal from - and got 13k pounds.. A not so short history of Aji-no-moto.. And the scare scaremongering around MSG. Man vs Machine.. 1-0 to the machines on Jeopardy..

Max Atkinson deconstructs JFK’s iconic inaugural speech and identifies Six Essentials. Apparently the key is utilizing contrasts; three-part list; contrasts combined with lists; alliteration; bold imagery and audience analysis. Useful for writers? Children who write by hand ’learn better than those who type’. However text messaging ‘improves children’s spelling skills’. Clearly the pen is mightier than the keyboard, but the cellphone is mightier still.. The woman who solved her own kidnap story. The evidence for manflu - even if its only in our heads… The genetic basis for friendships.. Surely it’s a first, but the city of Liverpool now has an embassy in the UK..

Perhaps, this is definitive proof that Social Networks like Facebook and Twitter can be good for you after all. First one bloke has his alibi corroborated by a Facebook timestamp (possibly saving him from up to 25 years in jail), then an attempted suicide was averted and Freddy Adu is finding life on the bench less stressful thanks to support from his peers via Twitter. What say you? What is the most unconventional use you have put Social Networks to?

Apparently a Saudi Arabian woman filed for divorce after her husband stored her name as ‘Guantanamo’ on his cell phone. Wonder what she would do if her name was stored as Oloshi Oloriburuku?