|RECOMMENDED RAMBLINGS
|Apologetic Integration
It is rather a disenchanting moment when the doctrine your parents subscribed to and expounded to you was not the armour you thought it was.It is a lie when people say 'children do not see colour' in reference to a person's skin tone. They do. It is just that they...
|Finding Colour in Black
It’s the difference between listening to Shakespeare being read by Brain Blessed instead of Patrick Stewart. Both would be enjoyable but one would be better nuanced. My younger brother had a great knack of extracting Sony Walkmans from my father. They were meant to be...
|Memo to David and the Cabinet
Can we address the issues now facing us? Can you put your own self-promotion aside?Dear elected politicians of any sort, please can we address the issues now facing us? Can you put your own self-promotion aside? For those of you who are career politicians and have no...
|End of the Big Dream?
It's unlikely we will ever see a commercial avaiation success story like the Boeing 747 It was conceived on a fishing trip between the CEOs of PAN AM and Boeing. When finally created in 1969 it was the biggest airliner in the world, first wide bodied and 'two tier'...
|50 Facts About Shakespeare
The No Sweat Shakespeare website is a labor of love from London-based father and son Shakespeare enthusiasts John and Warren King.To commemorate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare we wanted to put together some interesting facts about him, however whilst researching...
|A new kind of Justice?
There is another scene of imprisoned foreign sex workers who are made to look dumb and gullible, thinking that Batman is some sort of devil This isn't a review of the new movie; Batman vs Superman, it is more of a comment on observations during the film. I walked out...
|Extraloveable
He never sold out to the corporate part of the music industryPrince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) 2016 has delivered several blows already and this one is also mighty. Prince was renowned as an innovator and was widely known for his eclectic work,...
|Kahn Flying Huntsman 6×6
The specifications and appearance are reminiscent of the the Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6×6 Kahn at the Geneva motor show revealed what had to be one of the stranger concept cars. Code named 'Mission 1', it's a 6x6 version of their Flying Huntsman. It is based on the Land...
|HAPPENING ELSEWHERE
|Science
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Sniffing out smell: How the brain organizes...
on 2 July | 2020 at 18:41
Neuroscientists describe for the first time how relationships between different odors are encoded in the brain. The findings suggest a mechanism that may explain why individuals have common but highly personalized experiences with smell, and inform efforts better understand how the brain transforms […]
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Newer variant of COVID-19-causing virus dominates...
on 2 July | 2020 at 18:40
New research shows that a specific change in the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus virus genome, previously associated with increased viral transmission and the spread of COVID-19, is more infectious in cell culture.
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Higher concentration of metal in Moon's craters...
on 1 July | 2020 at 19:17
There has been considerable debate over how the Moon was formed. The popular hypothesis contends that the Moon was formed by a Mars-sized body colliding with Earth's upper crust which is poor in metals. But new research suggests the Moon's subsurface is more metal-rich than previously thought, […]
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To find giant black holes, start with Jupiter
on 30 June | 2020 at 16:51
On a quest to find the Universe's largest black holes, researchers identify the center of the solar system within 100 meters.
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COVID-19 causes 'hyperactivity' in blood-clotting...
on 30 June | 2020 at 16:51
Changes in blood platelets triggered by COVID-19 could contribute to the onset of heart attacks, strokes, and other serious complications in some patients who have the disease, according to scientists. The researchers found that inflammatory proteins produced during infection significantly alter […]
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Researchers identify multiple molecules that shut...
on 30 June | 2020 at 16:51
Researchers have identified a library of molecules that shut down the SARS-CoV-2 polymerase reaction, a key step that establishes the potential of these molecules as lead compounds to be further modified for the development of COVID-19 therapeutics. Five of these molecules are already FDA-approved […]
|DAYS UNTIL THE CIRCUS
|General
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Russian space official Safronov arrested for...
on 7 July | 2020 at 12:51
Former journalist Ivan Safronov is suspected of passing secrets to a Nato country.
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TikTok: Chinese app may be banned in US, says...
on 7 July | 2020 at 11:57
US Secretary of State hints that Chinese apps - like TikTok - could be targeted.
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Microsoft and Zoom join Hong Kong data 'pause'
on 7 July | 2020 at 11:49
Firms join others in saying they are not currently complying with government requests for user data.
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Hisham al-Hashimi: Leading Iraqi security expert...
on 7 July | 2020 at 11:41
The US and UN condemn the murder of Hisham al-Hashimi, who advised the government on armed groups.
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Coronavirus: Anger over US decision on foreign...
on 7 July | 2020 at 11:27
Foreign students whose courses move completely online may have to move universities to stay in the US.
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Coronavirus: Italian beach nudists fined as...
on 7 July | 2020 at 10:57
Six people who dared to go bare on the shores of Lake Como are spotted by a marine patrol.
