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Technology - Internet - Computers
Driverless: Who is in control?
12 June 2019 – October 2020 A free exhibition at the Science Museum For decades, autonomous vehicles have been heralded as a new technology that
Flying Taxi prototype developed in The Basque Country
The technology centre has presented a prototype in Donostia-San Sebastián today, which is one of the first three in Europe and the first in Spain
Society & Culture
The Definition of “Oh, bugger!”
Obviously, there’s a traitor in the group. This brings a new definition of “faceplant”! Don’t ya just hate when this happens? This is what happens when you lose your balls.
The Many Varied Faces of Europe in the Modern Era
Ollie Bye combines music and history to show the constant changes of Europe in the common era.
Guns and America
– El Gringo I am old enough to remember hearing about a quaint hunting rifle association that wanted to protect the rights of hunters much like conservationists want to protect Mother Nature. There wasn’t a political bend to their mantra, they were hunters who like hunting. Sorta like The Sierra Club members who drive Volvos and have a gun rack in the back. You find them on rural highways and byways going to or from opening xyzxyz hunting season. They’ve changed. Now they keep a friggin’ score card on each member of Congress. It’s like they’re all back in
POW! WOW! Long Beach Style
This year’s event, a week long, paint-your-brains-out-and-party extravaganza just wrapped up in Long Beach. Artists completed 20 new murals across Long Beach during the past week. POW! WOW! Long Beach artists fanned across the city to create large-scale public art and help beautify the city from Sunday, July 21, to Sunday, July 28. https://www.instagram.com/p/B0jRlMSAaOQ/embed/?autoplay=1https://www.instagram.com/p/B0jRlMSAaOQ/embed/?autoplay=1 The event began in 2015. There are now nearly 100 colorful murals on the sides of buildings, under bridges, on parking structures and even one on a transit bus. Six Long Beach artists participated in this years event: Steve Martinez, Tida Whitney, Cynthia Lujan, Nevermade, Jason
Brexit Britain: The more demented our neighbour looks, the saner Ireland appears
As Ireland is one of the most globalised economies in the world, we should pay more attention to global trends than we pay to local or regional ones. Granted, given what is happening in London, this week has been an epoch-changing one in terms of Anglo-Irish relations. No one can be reassured by the complexion of the UK cabinet and their collective delusion that only Ireland now stands between them and their great neo-Elizabethan swashbuckling Brexit adventure. But Westminster is not the only story. Because of Ireland’s trade flows with the US and the EU, the outlook for the global
Science
FRIPON: Fireball Recovery and Planetary Inter Observation Network
http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Videos/2018/07/FRIPON_network_watching_the_skies Mounted at the highest point of ESA’s ESTEC technical centre in the Netherlands, a fisheye camera keeps a constant watch on
Politics - Government - Laws
The Many Varied Faces of Europe in the Modern Era
Ollie Bye combines music and history to show the constant changes of Europe in the common era.
Guns and America
– El Gringo I am old enough to remember hearing about a quaint hunting rifle association that wanted to protect the rights of hunters
Brexit Britain: The more demented our neighbour looks, the saner Ireland appears
As Ireland is one of the most globalised economies in the world, we should pay more attention to global trends than we pay to local
Deported man says ‘ruthless’ US immigration system leaves no options
A Co Down man who was deported from the US in 2013 says he does not have much advice for Cork native Keith Byrne because the country’s
Indonesia and the United States: 20 Years Post-Reformasi
https://www.csis.org/analysis/indonesia-and-united-states-20-years-post-reformasi October 15, 2018 On October 23, the CSIS Southeast Asia Program will host a conference, Indonesia and the United States: 20 Years Post-Reformasi, which will
Maldives Islands Go To the Polls on September 30, 2018
The EC, Maldives’ Election Commission, met on Friday to discuss the Telangana assembly polls after the Rao government dissolved the House more than eight
Media
The Definition of “Oh, bugger!”
Obviously, there’s a traitor in the group. This brings a new definition of “faceplant”! Don’t ya just hate when this happens? This is what happens
Guns and America
– El Gringo I am old enough to remember hearing about a quaint hunting rifle association that wanted to protect the rights of hunters
Health
Rivers of Dust: The Future of Water and the Middle East
Without international diplomacy, the Middle East is going to run out of water — and it won’t be alone. It is written that “Enannatum, ruler
Language
Differences between French and Spanish
This guy is good. He explains with clarity the similarities and the differences between both languages in a way that the average ENGLISH-speaking person can
Some Common English Pitfalls
ENGLISH PITFALLS The road to achieving excellent flawless writing skills is long and arduous. But you can learn to follow the fundamental basics of English in your daily use
Paradoxes in the English Language
Copyright (C) Rich Lederer published in Crazy English (Pocket Books, 1989) Let’s face it: English is a crazy language There is no egg
Geography
The Many Varied Faces of Europe in the Modern Era
Ollie Bye combines music and history to show the constant changes of Europe in the common era.
Rivers of Dust: The Future of Water and the Middle East
Without international diplomacy, the Middle East is going to run out of water — and it won’t be alone. It is written that “Enannatum, ruler
The Beauty of the Basques
The Basques are a world apart even if they are part of two countries. Orson Welles clearly demonstrates why this is in this documentary in
Current Events
Guns and America
– El Gringo I am old enough to remember hearing about a quaint hunting rifle association that wanted to protect the rights of hunters
Rivers of Dust: The Future of Water and the Middle East
Without international diplomacy, the Middle East is going to run out of water — and it won’t be alone. It is written that “Enannatum, ruler
POW! WOW! Long Beach Style
This year’s event, a week long, paint-your-brains-out-and-party extravaganza just wrapped up in Long Beach. Artists completed 20 new murals across Long Beach during the past
Brexit Britain: The more demented our neighbour looks, the saner Ireland appears
As Ireland is one of the most globalised economies in the world, we should pay more attention to global trends than we pay to local
Heroic Spiderman Saves Baby, Receives National Award, Accepts Citizenship and Gets a Job
All in a weekend’s work
Business
Brexit Britain: The more demented our neighbour looks, the saner Ireland appears
As Ireland is one of the most globalised economies in the world, we should pay more attention to global trends than we pay to local
Indonesia and the United States: 20 Years Post-Reformasi
https://www.csis.org/analysis/indonesia-and-united-states-20-years-post-reformasi October 15, 2018 On October 23, the CSIS Southeast Asia Program will host a conference, Indonesia and the United States: 20 Years Post-Reformasi, which will
The Long Johns – Subprime Crisis Explained
The Long Johns are a British comedy duo who gave an enlightening insight almost one year prior to the beginning of The Great Recession.”
Climate & Weather
Rivers of Dust: The Future of Water and the Middle East
Without international diplomacy, the Middle East is going to run out of water — and it won’t be alone. It is written that “Enannatum, ruler
Record Heatwave Scorches Europe
Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands have recorded their highest ever temperatures, in a heatwave searing Western Europe. The Belgian town of Kleine Brogel hit 39.9C
FRIPON: Fireball Recovery and Planetary Inter Observation Network
http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Videos/2018/07/FRIPON_network_watching_the_skies Mounted at the highest point of ESA’s ESTEC technical centre in the Netherlands, a fisheye camera keeps a constant watch on
The Arts
The Definition of “Oh, bugger!”
Obviously, there’s a traitor in the group. This brings a new definition of “faceplant”! Don’t ya just hate when this happens? This is what happens
POW! WOW! Long Beach Style
This year’s event, a week long, paint-your-brains-out-and-party extravaganza just wrapped up in Long Beach. Artists completed 20 new murals across Long Beach during the past
Music Morph – The Origins of Mack the Knife
Bertolt Brecht wasn’t much of a singer, but he could really roll his “r”s. This rare recording of the socialist playwright singing “Mack the Knife” was
