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The judge blogs about the good, the bad and the gross dishes presented at MasterChef auditions
The judge blogs about the good, the bad and the gross dishes presented at MasterChef auditions
North Lanarkshire Council is set to be the first local authority in Scotland to install life-saving defibrillators in its high schools.
More than 80% of nursery and primary school teachers in Scotland have warned of high workloads as a result of the new curriculum, a union claims.
“I am not ashamed of it. I bribe my kids sometimes. And it works for the most part,” the Save Me star confesses
Nasa is looking for commercial operators to lease a historic launch pad in Florida used for the first Moon missions and by the Atlantis shuttle.
Enzymes released by cancerous cells have a protective function and are not one of the ‘bad guys’, say researchers from the University of East Anglia.
By Michael O’Hanlon, Special to CNN Michael O’Hanlon is senior fellow at Brookings and author of The Wounded Giant: America’s Armed Forces in an Age of Austerity. The views expressed are his own. President Barack Obama’s counterterrorism speech Thursday did not deliver any radical policy changes or huge revelations, but it was well done nonetheless. It explained […]
It’s World Turtle Day, hooray! Today, we finally get to celebrate the awesomeness of the shelled reptiles of the planet. These chill dudes really don’t get the recognition they deserve, constantly being out-cuted by puppies and cats and singing goats
But we know what’s up — turtles are just swell with their rock-hard shells and affinity for helping lost fish
SEE ALSO: 20 Ridiculously Photogenic Animals
Image courtesy of Tumblr, 50-shades-of-sassiness.
Throughout time, several things have tried to imitate the greatness of the turtle but have failed miserably. Here are 10 things masquerading as part of the turtle genealogy that really can’t live up to the reptile. Read more…
More about Cute Animals, Turtles, Watercooler, and Pics
Gamers seem to hate the Xbox One. If you wade into a comments section or ask a man-on-the-street at your local Mountain Dew distributer, you’ll hear a variety of reasons why the Xbox One is not for gamers—why it’s a horrible misstep, presumed dead on arrival. Some of these criticisms will ring a little truer than others, but none really tap into what’s really eating at the gaming elite. They’re mad that they’re not the center of attention.
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The WHO urges countries with possible cases of novel coronavirus to share information amid concern over patent rights held by commercial labs.
The Boy Scouts of America organisation votes to accept openly gay scouts, after a divisive campaign pitting liberals against some religious groups.
Stoke reject a written transfer request from midfielder Steven Nzonzi, who joined the club less than a year ago.
Ben Marks of Collectors Weekly says: “Our Senior Victorian Accessories Correspondent, Hunter Oatman-Stanford, has just written a piece about the chatelaine, which was the killer hands-free device for women back in the Victorian era. For his article, he interviewed author Genevieve Cummins.” Like a customized Swiss Army knife, a chatelaine provided its wearer with exactly [...]
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Four countries in Latin America – Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru – have agreed to scrap most of the tariffs on trade between their four countries.
A Unesco report calls for a halt to a proposed £100m golf resort close to the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland.
Chrome: Although Gmail can already send and receive text messages, it doesn’t sync with your Android smartphone. Gtext, an extension from previously mentioned MightyText, sends and receives texts directly in Gmail using your mobile phone number. Since …
There’s a town that is literally living under a rock!
The rock formation was eroded by the Trejo river, which allowed for easy construction of the houses under the walls of the gorge itself. The natural caves of Setenil are ideal for them because they don’t need to build entire houses, just a façade. The rocks also keep them cool in the summer and warm in the winter. Check the source for more photos!
Compassion AU helps to release children from poverty by sponsoring a child.
