“Overnight, very
Whitely, discreetly,
Very quietly”
“Our foot’s in the door”
Diamonds and the deep carbon cycle
“When considering the fate of the element carbon and CO2, together with all their climatic connotations, it is easy to forget that they may end up back in the Earth’s mantle from which they once escaped to the surface. “
Agriculture Bill Threat To Farming & Food
So this is a big week for both the farming industry and the health of the nation. A poll shows that around ninety percent of voters want nothing to do with chlorinated chicken or ractopamine pork. There’s a petition to keep standards at least as high as they currently and it has more than a million signatures.
Arctic Connections 2020
For 2020, like other conferences, Arctic Connections is going online.
NHS Orkney Funding to Support Those Living with Chronic Pain
“This latest round of funding will ensure this vital work not only continues but is strengthened despite the challenges faced during the pandemic.”
Crap Matters !
Examining the contents of ancient toilets may not be every scientists dream job but for researchers into pre-industrial societies it may hold important evidence for our health today.
Poetry Corner: ‘Thrift’
“Here’s a ‘Thrift’ spell for you (from The Lost Spells): about weathering tough times, surviving on margins & glimpsing hope in hard places. I wrote it pre-pandemic; strange to return to it now. To be read aloud. Art by @JackieMorrisArt”
Kirkwall Neepie Lantern Hunt
This year’s neepie lantern hunt runs from Saturday 10th till Saturday 31st October and there are 40 neepie lanterns to find, placed in businesses all over the centre of the town.
The Nordic (Not At) Sea
OIC decided to purchase The Nordic Sea to be used to operate in the place of the Golden Mariana.
Of Cromwell, Cavaliers and Covenanters: Orkney Under Occupation
“It was a time when the two independent nations of England and Scotland shared one king. It was a time of Covenanters and Cavaliers. It was a time of civil war, betrayal and regicide.”
