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- Thermal radiation balance at Chilbolton Observatory
Tallbloke's Talkshop (Today) - Since mid February 2013 I have been capturing high time resolution data from the Chilbolton Observatory web site, done for the previous day. This is processed from .PNG files into numeric data here. [1] Data... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News› - New In Last Half Hour
- The truth is disgraceful. Underdogs Bite Upwards (Today) - I don’t see why this interview is labelled as ‘disgraceful’. Seems to me he is right in at least a sense. If we stop imposing our ‘better way’ on other countries they will either stop... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- 'It was a joke!' Schofield makes feeble apology following backlash against Cumbria swipe
Ephraim Hardcastle (Today) - EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: TV presenter Phillip Schofield called Cumbria ‘cold, dull and miles away’ on his current ITV show, All Star Mr & Mrs, prompting the inevitable complaints.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- William Hague: Israel Losing Support In UK
Sky News Politics (Today) - On a visit to Israel the Foreign Secretary urges Israelis and Palestinians to "really commit" to the peace process.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Tories should not be prisoners of tradition
Philip Collins £ (Today) - I can still remember the shock when I realised that Thomas Paine was wrong about the French Revolution and Edmund Burke...... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Mehdi Hasan: Woolwich Attack: Demonising Muslims Won't Help
Huffington Post UK Politics Blog (Today) - When Anders Breivik, self-styled member of an 'international Christian military order', massacred 77 innocent Norwegians, most them children, in July 2011, did we indict Christianity? Sadly, we hold Islam and Muslims to a separate standard...... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- The Godfather, Serpico to Argo: Hollywood has never matched the gritty masterpieces of the 1970s
Jenny McCartney (Today) - James Caan had a point when he took modern cinema to task in Cannes, says Jenny McCartney ... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Hollywood has never matched the gritty masterpieces of the 1970s
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- Together We Stand, But Apart We Sit…
Back Towards the Locus (Today) - 22nd May. No, do not blame Muslims. Muslims are our colleagues; our schoolmates; our taxi drivers; our takeaway restaurateurs and our favourite footballers. They tend to have no more of a desire for bloodshed than... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- The Scotsman cartoon - 24/05/2013
Scotsman - Politics (Today) - Woolwich residents remain resilient as more details of Tuesday’s killing emerge... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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- Assessing the Kirk's report on theologies of land in the context of Israel/Palestine
Ekklesia (Today) - At meeting of the Church of Scotland’s General Assembly, on 23 May 2013, a report from the Church and Society Council on theology of land in the context of Israel/Palestine was discussed. Called The inheritance... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- The case for 4% inflation
Vox.eu (Today) - Since the double-digit inflation of the 1970s, central banks have sought to reduce inflation and keep it low. This column argues that recent history teaches us that inflation has fallen too low. Raising inflation targets... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- We have abandoned the real soft power
Your Freedom and Ours (Today) - On Tuesday I attended a talk at CRCE (Centre for Research into Post-Communist Economies) given by Masha Karp, formerly of the BBC Russian Service Features Department (do they even have such a department nowadays?) on what... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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- New curriculum workload 'too high'
BBC Scotland - Politics (Today) - 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.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- World's End Dance Battle
John Ward (Today) - Here is a visual feast throughout, from when Miku's group takes on Luka's (and although it's close, if you study it closely, Luka wins narrowly, I think) to when they shake hands and join up,... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
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Davblog (Today) - I made a thing. On Sunday I mentioned how OpenTech always makes me feel a bit embarrassed that I’m not doing more useful stuff – particularly in the kinds of areas that OpenTech speakers care... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Royal Mail chief set for 500,000 sterling bonus - Sky News Reuters UK News (Today) - (Reuters) - The chief executive of Royal Mail, Moya Greene, who is responsible for leading a turnaround of the business, is set to receive an annual bonus worth nearly 500,000 pounds, as the company readies... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- New curriculum workload 'too high'
BBC News - Politics (Today) - 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.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Yes Google is evil..so are Amazon, Starbucks and all such tax thieves
John's Labour blog (Today) - I was at a pension trustee meeting a little while ago where I was criticised for bringing up our share holding in companies who don't pay their fair share in taxes. I was told that... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- British police ponder conspiracy after soldier murder Reuters UK News (Today) - LONDON (Reuters) - Police investigating the murder of a soldier hacked to death on a busy London street were looking on Friday into whether the two suspected killers, British men of Nigerian descent, were part... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Lucifer of the jockstrap: QUENTIN LETTS pays tribute to his childhood anti-hero, the wrestler Mighty Mick McManus
Quentin Letts (Today) - With his black trunks and inky hairdo, part Mr Spock, part ludicrous comb-over, Mick McManus was a podgy, sneering cheat, a snivelling, duplicitous, forearm-jabbing, lip-curling baddie. We loved him.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Growing Consciousness
Socialist Courier (Today) - Capitalism has become an obsolete oppressive system that ought to be got rid off but the old social order won’t simply disappear of its own accord. Its removal is dependent upon its replacement by socialism.... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›
- Journey to the centre of my bum
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- Lord Black: the Tory peer at the heart of media's biggest battle
The Guardian - Politics (Today) - The 'extremely efficient' Lord Black is one of those attempting to frustrate parliament's plans for press regulationThose who might think that the era of the press baron is over haven't heard of Lord Black. He... ‹Full Article› - ‹Related News›