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Reading: Before Stonehenge
One long-ago day around 3200 B.C., the farmers and herdsmen on Scotland’s remote Orkney Islands decided to build something big… They had Stone Age technology, but their vision was millennia ahead of their time. Five thousand years ago the ancient inhabitants of Orkney—a fertile, green archipelago off the northern tip of modern-day Scotland—erected a complex of […]
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Reading: Top 10 national and state parks in Oregon
Oregon has only one national park but is by no means lacking in scenery. With 360 miles of public beach, gorges, wild rivers, forested peaks and fossil-rich desert, the state is packed with natural wonders Crater Lake national park Today, Crater Lake national park in western Oregon is known for having one of the deepest, […]
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Recipe: Jacket Potato with Cajun Salmon Dressing
Ingredients: 2 large Fluffy baking potatoes 2 tsp oil 1 x 175g skinless salmon fillet, cut into 2 cm cubes 50g mange tout, halved 1 tsp Cajun seasoning 6 tbsp low fat crème fraîche
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Reading: Wild swimming in the UK
The secluded beauty of wild swimming in the UK makes for the perfect alfresco dip – and you’re never too far away from great campsites, castles, gardens, pubs and restaurants either Taking the plunge … the UK’s wild swimming spots are worth making a splash over.
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Idiom of the day
Hit the books To study, especially for a test or exam.
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