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Jul. 24th, 2022 09:56 pm
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History:

A love story hidden in a hat - https://erikkwakkel.tumblr.com/post/55554381477/a-love-story-hidden-in-a-hat-you-are-looking-at-a

and two related posts

Hidden Treasure, or How Destruction Creates Beautiful Things - https://medievalfragments.wordpress.com/2012/03/22/hidden-treasure-or-how-destruction-creates-beautiful-things/

A Hidden Medieval Archive Surfaces - https://medievalfragments.wordpress.com/2013/05/03/a-hidden-medieval-archive-surfaces/

Miscellaneous:

It's four in the morning... Last thing at night, or early in the morning? We meet seven people for whom 04:00 is the best time of day. - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/its_four_in_the_morning

Why opioids are such an American problem - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41701718 In grand tradition, please ignore the BBC’s headline.

Resignation syndrome: Sweden's mystery illness - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-41748485

This Teen Nearly Died In A School Shooting. Now She's Just Trying To Live - https://www.npr.org/2019/05/17/712262943/this-teen-nearly-died-in-a-school-shooting-now-shes-just-trying-to-live

News:

PFI: five firms avoid tax despite £2bn profits, BBC learns - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41778609 From 2017 - as though PFI wasn't already enough of a rip-off

Food banks for pets: The people helping hard-up animal lovers - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41753856 From 2017

Science:

Why is it so difficult to discover new antibiotics? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41693229

Sport:

Parasport:

Hannah Cockroft: 'Para-classification tests are humiliating' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/disability-sport/41780947

Rugby League:

Clive Sullivan: The man who broke rugby's racial barrier - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41567041 It strikes me as interesting that BBC call Rugby League 'rugby' when it's anything good, and 'rugby league' when it's anything bad, because the racial barrier he broke was in Rugby League. In 1972. Wales Rugby Union had their first black captain in 2002 (the marvellous Colin Charvis), and England Rugby Union in 2004 (Jason Robinson who they stole from League - interesting article here - https://www.englandrugby.com/news/article/first-and-last-jason-robinson). Sullivan was one of several black Welsh players who moved from Union to League because they'd never get a Union game no matter how good they were - if I may recommend a documentary The Codebreakers, and associated statue - https://www.rugbycodebreakers.co.uk/ They're not all black but it's noticeable how many of them were. Rugby League owes a massive debt.

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May. 9th, 2021 09:22 pm
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Animals:

The alpacas protecting 24,000 Christmas turkeys - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38133658

Koala survives 16km ride on car axle in Adelaide, Australia - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-41293163

Literature:

His Bloody Project: Author returns to the scene of the crime - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-41253753

Miscellaneous:

Stanislav Petrov, who averted possible nuclear war, dies at 77 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41314948

The world's least likely Girl Guides - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-41306292

Food in a fragile world - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-41306112

Harassed women are Facebook tagging this man for help - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-41306754

Politics:

Brexit negotiations: how is the UK doing? - http://ottocr.at/brexit-negotiations-how-is-the-uk-doing From 2017

Sport:
Baseball:

Major League Baseball: Teams break single-season home run record - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/baseball/41330702 From 2017

Boxing:

Jake LaMotta: Legendary Raging Bull boxer dies at 95 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41339153

Cricket:

Adam Hollioake on staying in Afghanistan after bomb attack- https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/41304514 From 2017

Football:

A stadium called Wanda: opening night at Atlético Madrid's new home - https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2017/sep/18/a-stadium-called-wanda-opening-night-at-atletico-madrids-new-home From 2017

North Korea: Bengaluru FC's Erik Paartalu on missile launches, lost baggage and Kim Jong-un memes- https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41257024 From 2017

Parasport:

'I'm handing back my medal': Is Paralympic sport classification fit for purpose? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/disability-sport/41253174

Tennis:

JAPAN'S KIMIKO DATE HAS NO IMMEDIATE PLANS TO COACH - https://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/japan-s-kimiko-date-has-no-immediate-plans-to-coach_sto6339701/story.shtml From 2017

Technology:

Why switching to fully electric cars will take time - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41268513

Nigel - the robot that could tell you how to vote - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40860937 More about AI but ...

How to write your own blog using R - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1tTGoYo3rgkmo-OEU-yYwNOUHnG2mw9mUPnATAA4CaU8/edit#slide=id.g35f391192_00 Which explains it much better than most

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