redfiona99

Thanks to blood tests, at least I now know the reason I have been feeling like sleepy death for about 3 months is a vitamin D deficiency. I look forward to better living through chemistry.

(Plus at least it's not my thyroid playing up which is what I was worried about)

Why yes, for the first time in ages, there is a part 2

Health:

Beware potential signs of pancreatic cancer - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41817061

History:

Who stole Burma’s royal ruby? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/who_stole_burmas_royal_ruby

Law and Order:

Hillsborough report urges change of attitude - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-41832657 From the subheading - "The "burning injustice" felt by those affected by public disasters must end, a report on the experiences of the Hillsborough families has found." So far, nothing.

Miscellaneous:

My life as a hostage of al-Qaeda - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/my_life_as_a_hostage_of_al_qaeda

Karen Darke hand-cycles 2,000 miles down N America coast - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41807972

Religion:

Pope Francis admits he sometimes falls asleep while praying - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41829338

Sport:

Football:

Finding Phil Foden: How Man City Captured England's U17 World Cup Star - https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2725220-finding-phil-foden-how-man-city-captured-englands-u17-world-cup-star

Rugby union:

The ticking time bomb the Wallabies face before the Rugby World Cup - https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/oct/31/the-ticking-time-bomb-the-wallabies-face-before-the-rugby-world-cup From 2017, but still true for Australia ... and every other country.

Actors:

Kathy Burke: ‘Lifelong member of the non-pretty working classes’ - https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/oct/29/kathy-burke-interview-lifelong-member-of-the-non-pretty-working-classes To an extent, her experience, and someone like Caitlin Moran, reflect my experience a lot more than the "proper" 'this is what it's like to be a modern woman'. The non-pretty-working-class experience (which I am going to steal if I ever need a description) is underrepresented.

Animals:

New great ape species identified in Indonesia - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-41848816

Economics:

Managing the managers: The rise of the business 'philosopher-kings' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41582245

Health:

The nurse hired to combat cancer myths online - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41780776 It's terrible that she's needed but I am glad that she's there.

Teasing Kids About Their Weight May Make Them Gain More - https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/05/30/728111494/teasing-kids-about-their-weight-may-make-them-gain-more There is data if you need some to beat people over the head with.

Just a few nights of bad sleep upsets your brain - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41816398 My anecdata agree with this.

10 things to know about sleep as the clocks change - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41666563

History:

Forgotten history: The black missionaries of Colwyn Bay - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-41777209

Savitri Devi: The mystical fascist being resurrected by the alt-right - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-41757047

Media:

Tackling the 'boys' club' of political cartoons - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41724321

Miscellaneous:

Have Halloween costume bans in Canada gone too far? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41768859 In traditional Betteridge’s law style, the answer is no.

Free ATMs could be cut back in cash machine shake-up - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-your-money-41832537 And that was before COVID

The US state that bans sparklers but not guns - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41811499

How Facebook saved a dying mill town - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40050607

Religion:

The young man who shook the Catholic Church to its core - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41742857

Sport:

Horse racing:

Talking Horses: pros and cons of an upper age limit for jumps racehorses - https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2017/oct/30/talking-horses-pros-and-cons-of-an-upper-age-limit-for-jumps-racehorses

Ice hockey:

Champions Hockey League: Nottingham Panthers hope to continue European fairytale - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/ice-hockey/41788910 From 2017 - Unfortunately they then lost, but it’s the start of what has been good times for GB Ice Hockey

Winter Olympics:

The highlights of past Winter Olympics - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-41816520

Technology:

The robot lawyers are here - and they’re winning - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-41829534 Although this could go under 'law and order' as well

Television:

Ghostwatch: The BBC spoof that duped a nation - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41740176 Let me assure you, it was terrifying.

TW: Calories, weight, that general sort of thing

So summer 2019, the government decided to do something about the "obesity crisis". Of course, they didn't do anything useful like increasing the accessibility of sports facilities or anything, no, instead they put out posters describing how the recommended daily allowance of calories should be split out between breakfast, midday meal and evening meal.

And, as usual, if I ate as much as the government recommended, I would gain weight, despite already being nearly 2 stone overweight. Because that's the problem with RDAs, they are so general that they suit almost no-one.

In my case, I am short enough that my maintenance calories are below the RDA, even as heavy as I am. And I am by no means the shortest person in Birmingham (or anywhere else) so I'm not the only person who would become less healthy by following the government's health advice. This is why its so stupid to use calories as a way of giving public health information (and I speak as someone who is big on the "calories in, calories out" principle on account of, you know, science*). Much though I am not a "veggie, veggie yay" person, those campaigns at least made sense. Everyone could do with more veggies. This calorie information, even for people who its not wrong for, is borderline un-actionable, and mostly is going to make people who already struggle with stuff struggle more, whether that stuff be eating disorders or overweight-guilt.

* Exercise might not be able to out-work a terrible diet, but it can definitely function against a mediocre one ;)

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1287964.html

Health:

Want To Keep Your Brain Sharp? Take Care Of Your Eyes And Ears - https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/10/22/658810909/can-t-hear-well-fixing-hearing-loss-can-keep-your-memory-sharper

Language:

How Deaf Children in Nicaragua Created a New Language - https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-is-nicaraguan-sign-language

Technology:

Health Insurers Are Vacuuming Up Details About You — And It Could Raise Your Rates - https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/07/17/629441555/health-insurers-are-vacuuming-up-details-about-you-and-it-could-raise-your-rates

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1264907.html

Films:

Clive Barker: Why I Once Gave Up Horror Movies Entirely - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/clive-barker-why-i-once-645017

Health:

Discreetly Tracking Down Sex Partners To Stop A Surge In STDs - https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/09/08/645624754/discreetly-tracking-down-sex-partners-to-stop-a-surge-in-stds

Law and order:

Warning over power of attorney risks - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40887323

Music:

Paul Simon Says 'I'm Finished' Writing Music - https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2018/09/05/644544793/paul-simon-says-im-finished-writing-music

Photography:

In pictures: 2017 Galapagos photography competition - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-40923459

Sport:

American Football:

This is Phoebe Schecter, Britain's first female NFL coach - http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/40928845/this-is-phoebe-schecter-britains-first-female-nfl-coach

Athletics:

Sanya Richards-Ross 'healed' by support after abortion revelation - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/40924207

World Athletics Championships 2017: How Nigeria trips up its own athletes - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-40900480

Football:

Premier League: Transfer window changes 'a long way off' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40931420 Article from 2017. Things have still not changed.

The Rock: Dwayne Johnson praises Adebayo Akinfenwa's celebration - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40933785 Also from 2017

Everton’s under-23 squad are buying a house for young homeless people - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/81a22fd8-f3a0-44b5-a849-ba3f5d601e57 From 2017, but Everton are very big into community work.

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1251800.html

Culture:

Calling your husband by name for the first time - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-40745343

Health:

Why your fat legs might not be your fault - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p059rmy9

History:

Detroit recalls five days of violent unrest a half century later - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40711211

Law:

Employment tribunal fees unlawful, Supreme Court rules - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40727400 From 2017

Miscellaneous:

Why does the US military buy so much Viagra? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40741785

Mermaids gather to compete for UK title - The UK's top mermaids are gathering this weekend in Northampton to battle it out for the national Miss Mermaid crown. But just what is it that motivates someone to don a tail and morph into a creature that is half-woman, half-fish? The BBC has dived into this unusual world to find out more. - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-40675250

A 101-Year-Old Tattoo Artist Is Teaching Girls to Ink for Independence - https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/fang-od-oggay-kalinga-tattoo-philippines

From Baghdad to the bar: A blind refugee's journey - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40707114

Mark Gatiss on reflecting a century of gay life in Queers - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5SbyC4cSmv4PbhHjbSqFvPp/mark-gatiss-on-reflecting-a-century-of-gay-life-in-queers

Music:

A map of Britain made up of amazing bands from Arctic Monkeys to Pink Floyd https://thatiswhereyourewrong.tumblr.com/post/63102422047/britain-made-up-of-amazing-bands-from-arctic

Lana Del Rey: 'I got jolted into the real world' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40714557 From 2017

Sport:

Football:

Europa League: Ostersunds' Jamie Hopcutt on goals, Jamie Vardy and Swan Lake - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40718383

Animals:

Eurasian lynx: Plan to return it to Kielder Forest to be submitted - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-40542306 Have a lynx link.

Architecture:

Eritrea capital Asmara makes World Heritage list - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-40544406

Art:

Blue-sky thinking: How Yorkshire Sculpture Park broke the mould - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5dRb2phYh5zqddNYzQYhZyP/blue-sky-thinking-how-yorkshire-sculpture-park-broke-the-mould

Education:

10 charts that show the effect of tuition fees - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-40511184

Food and drink:

The billionaire trying to make the world's best Pinot Noir - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40496904

Health:

Behind the Headlines - Your guide to the science that makes the news. - https://www.nhs.uk/news/ Because sometimes I get cranky while fact-checking other people’s medical science posts on tumblr, and occasionally in RL, may I humbly recommend the NHS’s website for when relatives declaim that baking soda cures cancer.

Law and order:

The prison monitor sacked after voicing her concerns - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-39113391

Prison officers 'assaulted on regular basis' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40519755

Miscellaneous:

The love that survived a Chinese labour camp - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-40544415

Madagascar: Where France's maritime history sails on - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-40555125

Music:

The secrets of a hit summer song - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40497669

News:

Gay man wins Supreme Court case on equal pension rights - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40580596

Migrant crisis: 'Hipster right’ group trying to stop rescue ships - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40505337

Politics:

I don't normally post political cartoons, but this one is a cracker - https://rejectingrepublicans.tumblr.com/post/171644272454

Shoppers 'in the dark' about Brexit effect - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40530700

Most characteristic words in pro- and anti-feminist tweets - https://web.archive.org/web/20180928230709/http://www.prooffreader.com/2015/05/most-characteristic-words-in-pro-and.html

Science:

Subatomic science: 10 things we know (and don’t know) about the fabric of the universe - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3TgVv4h7Xd3y89N73XZ5z5p/subatomic-science-10-things-we-know-and-don-t-know-about-the-fabric-of-the-universe

Social media:

Taxonomy of Humans According to Twitter - By generating automated targeted ads, “The Infinite Campaign” exposes the bizarre rubrics Twitter uses to render its users legible. - https://thenewinquiry.com/taxonomy-of-humans-according-to-twitter/

Sport:

Football:

Fan's dying wish leads to Stranraer versus FC Twente game - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-40494622

Stop shouting: how Sweden tackled misbehaving parents at kids’ football - https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2017/jul/10/shouting-parents-football-sweden-football-code?CMP=fb_a-football_b-gdnfootball

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1219052.html

Health:

Oral sex spreading unstoppable bacteria - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-40520125 From the subheading - "a decline in condom use". Why have people stopped using condoms?!!!

How I saved the NHS £22 million, says mum - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-40454684

History:

How a former slave gave a quilt to Queen Victoria - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-40500884

Law and order:

Islamist terror and the complex legal battle - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40355492

Miscellaneous:

The corner of England where the Stars and Stripes fly high - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-40457736

Can Mexico save its journalists? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-39436568

Ascension Islanders left stranded after RAF halts flights - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40442318

Counting the dead in Manipur's shoot-to-kill war - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-40271353

Politics:

Trump and Putin: Comparing the men behind the meeting - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-40522656 From 2017

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1217346.html

Health:

Why reducing sleep makes you hungry - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39798610

Law and order:

Mississippi’s richest county uses police checkpoints to enforce segregation, lawsuit claims - https://thinkprogress.org/rights-abridged-madison-county-9ac948aa63cc/

Miscellaneous:

The day my child was killed by an elephant - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39874289

Shed heaven: The workshops turning men's lives around - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-39871206

Men-only island set for UNESCO World Heritage status - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-39835628

What does it take to destroy a company's brand name? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39810979

Finding the plot: England's tombstone tourists - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-39480595

Politics:

A forecast of the 2017 UK general election - https://medium.com/@chrishanretty/a-forecast-of-the-2017-uk-general-election-8bb721a59eff From the 'it was a bad year to be a pollster' archives.

General election 2017: The maps that reveal where this election could be won - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-39874420

Centralisation and chaos – inside the rush to select Conservative candidates in time for the election - http://www.conservativehome.com/thetorydiary/2017/05/centralisation-and-chaos-inside-the-rush-to-select-conservative-candidates-in-time-for-the-election.html From May 2017

Sport:

Football:

Accrington Stanley chairman Andy Holt stands by Premier League criticism - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39874533

Rugby Union:

World Rugby raises international eligibility period from three to five years - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39868065

Technology:

Artificial Intelligence Owes You an Explanation - https://slate.com/technology/2017/05/why-artificial-intelligences-should-have-to-explain-their-actions.html

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1187494.html

Films:

Cannibal film Raw is not meant to make you sick, says Julia Ducournau - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39329561

Food and Drink:

The drink Brits go to bed with and Indians wake up with - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39448013

Health:

Should exercise be compulsory at work? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39490607

Miscellaneous:

Could making the Ganges a 'person' save India's holiest river? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-39488527

Hunting for treasure at low tide - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-39365669

Parking fine appeal success varies between council areas - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-39501476

Politics:

French election: Young alt-right making waves - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39433483 From before the last French election.

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1175100.html

Economics:

“Side Hustle” as a Sign of the Apocalypse - Uber and Seamless ads reveal how Silicon Valley is screwing us - https://medium.com/sandpapersuit/side-hustle-as-a-sign-of-the-apocalypse-e7027a889fc2 I have been saying this about "disruptive technologies" for years.

Health:

Signs of breast cancer explained, using lemons - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38609625 This is clever. And useful.

History:

Decoder: The Slave Insurance Market - How much did slave owners pay for antebellum-era policies from Aetna, AIG, and New York Life? - http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/01/16/decoder-slave-insurance-market-aetna-aig-new-york-life/

Who was second-longest serving US president? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38634235

Miscellaneous:

Coffee shops on the march as pubs decline, town centre data shows - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38609692 This interests me. I was in Stoke with D and R and I noticed that as we were walking round there was a dearth of pubs. The area we were walking round was heavily Pakistani (guessing from the amount of signs in Urdu), so it makes sense, and I'm wondering if it's the same deal in the rest of the country.

Amputated foot gets its own Instagram account - http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/38621920/amputated-foot-gets-its-own-instagram-account

The Year of Conquering Negative Thinking - https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/03/well/mind/the-year-of-conquering-negative-thinking.html?_r=0

‘James Bond of Philanthropy’ Gives Away the Last of His Fortune -
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/05/nyregion/james-bond-of-philanthropy-gives-away-the-last-of-his-fortune.html?_r=0

How to Sleep - Should you drink more coffee? Should you take melatonin? Can you train yourself to need less sleep? A physician’s guide to sleep in a stressful age. -
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/01/how-to-sleep/508781/

Science:

Rewriting the Code of Life - Through DNA editing, researchers hope to alter the genetic destiny of species and eliminate diseases.- https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/01/02/rewriting-the-code-of-life

The Hermit Who Inadvertently Shaped Climate-Change Science -
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/01/billy-barr-climate-change/512198/

Sport:

Football:

Disabled access: Premier League clubs may face sanctions over lack of improvement -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38630964

Formula 1:

FIA simulated Fernando Alonso crash with halo - http://www.eurosport.co.uk/formula-1/fia-simulated-alonso-crash-with-halo_sto6015334/story.shtml

Snooker:

Marco Fu interview: 'It is heartbreaking and embarrassing that snooker can’t fund 128 players’ -
http://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/the-masters/2016-2017/marco-fu-interview-it-is-heartbreaking-and-embarrassing-that-snooker-cant-fund-128-players_sto6016215/story.shtml

Swimming:

Fran Halsall: Three-time Olympian retires after 10-year international career -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/swimming/38636644

Tennis:

Angelique Kerber an inspiration for WTA's frustrated bridesmaids -
http://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/australian-open-women/2017/kerber-an-inspiration-for-wta-s-frustrated-bridesmaids_sto6011892/story.shtml

Technology:

Why do lithium batteries explode? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37255127

Crossposts: https://redfiona99.livejournal.com/1134679.html

Art:

The woman who painted her body for artist Yves Klein - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37632356

Healthcare:

The bereavement midwife: Is this the saddest job in England? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-37628554

Teenager describes summer on 'terrifying' adult ward - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-37631784

History:

Aberfan: This clock stopped ticking at 9.13 on the morning of October 21, 1966 - http://aberfan.walesonline.co.uk/

Aberfan: The mistake that cost a village its children - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-150d11df-c541-44a9-9332-560a19828c47

Miscellaneous:

Do six people die for every kilo of cocaine? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-37717848

Black Mirror: Backlash against writer inspired episode - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37714850

Musicians:

Phil Collins: Back from the brink after alcohol battle - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37714459

Science-Fiction:

A Computer Solved Time Travel’s “Grandfather Paradox” With An Extra Time Machine -
http://www.tor.com/2016/10/19/a-computer-solved-time-travels-grandfather-paradox-with-an-extra-time-machine/ I don't think this a solution. It's a bit 'turtles all the way down'.

Sport:

Football:

Bayern Munich's Karl-Heinz Rummenigge: 'English clubs almost kidnap youngsters' -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37732246 Given that he's Bayern's chairmen and what they do to other German teams, this is a bit pot, kettle, black, but he's got a point.

Rugby Union:

Anthony Foley: A community struggles after the death of its favourite son - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/37710942

Technology:

The team fighting to remove online child abuse images - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37707231