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Creating a balance
Wednesday October 07, 2009
I read somewhere recently that it has been found to take a minimum of 10,000 hours of intensive application to master a skill. The article related to the playing of music by the Beatles. By the time the Band had a first hit record in the UK the writer was suggesting that the Beatles had already spent... -
The Two Sides of the Brain
Thursday March 05, 2009
Last week we held the UK book launch for ‘Ross – A Journey into Art’, along with an exhibition of my paintings, at the Art Décor Gallery in Whalley. The book launch was a great success for us, followed the next evening by a charity event in aid of Westholme School. -
Christmas Greetings 2008
Saturday December 20, 2008
Christmas is upon us again and I send my personal greetings and wish you all well for this Christmas and 2009! I have before me the latest copy of Astronomy magazine and I quote “thick clouds of gas and dust weave the wispy tendrils of the Tarantula Nebula (NGC 2070) – a hotbed of star... -
Election Day
Thursday November 06, 2008
This Blog was written by Ross on Tuesday 04th November 2008, but posted on Thursday 06th of November. Barack Obama has since been confirmed as America's new president-elect. Today the American public are voting for a new president, and the odds look in favour of a President Obama. The arrival... -
Artists and Athletes
Friday September 05, 2008
The Olympics are over and my thoughts turn to the incredible single minded dedication to training of each of the competitors. The difference between a medal winner and a “loser” may only be a micro second, or a chance event in the race, yet society places winners on a pedestal and tends to...