HD 131399Ab: Astronomers Find Super-Jupiter in Triple-Star System

The newfound alien world, named HD 131399Ab, resides in the HD 131399 system, about 320 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Centaurus.

Its orbit around HD 131399A, the brightest of the three stars, is by far the widest known within a multi-star system. Such orbits are often unstable, because of the complex and changing gravitational attraction from the other two stars in the system, and planets in stable orbits were thought to be very unlikely.

“For about half of the planet’s orbit, which lasts 550 Earth-years, three stars are visible in the sky,” said team member Kevin Wagner, from the University of Arizona.

“The fainter two stars are always much closer together, and change in apparent separation from the brightest star throughout the year.”-read more

flaviu - goes missing

on july 7th 2016 on local westcountry and spotlight news a report came on about a lynx cat that had escaped via chewing through enclosure at dartmoor zoo ,sparkwell,devon.police warned people not to approach this 2 year old big cat and this story even appeared in national paper -the sun -page 5-experts believe flaviu could cover up to 10 miles a day ,humane trips have been set .i like this due to my interest in big cats and you can see more in my blog kittens dont roar and cfz big cat study group and proves their is a big cat living on the moors.-wiki link info -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_lynx

Penis-shaped fossils from Canadian Rockies solve century-old mystery

Paleontologists have finally identified two kinds of mysterious fossils misidentified for a century — and traced them both to some phallus-shaped worms that lived 505 million years ago and built themselves some very elaborate homes.

Key to solving the mystery was an extraordinary new fossil bed discovered just four years ago and insights gained by the scientists through dissecting the rotting carcasses of some modern worms.

In 1911, American paleontologist Charles Walcott collected a fossil of a strange worm called Oesia disjuncta at the Burgess Shale of B.C.'s Yoho National Park, a now world-famous fossil bed that Walcott had discovered two years earlier.

Margaretia dorus is the name given to a fossil that was originally believed to be a strange kind of tubular algae. The fibrous tubes with lots of pores turn out to be the homes built by Oesia. (Jean-Bernard Caron)

Another unusual find at the Burgess Shale was Margaretia dorus, which paleontologists proposed in 1933 was an extinct, tubular algae.

Researchers have now concluded that Oesia is a relative of penis-shaped marine animals that still exist today, called acorn worms, and Margaretia was a tubular -read more

get a b in apprenticeship.

in britain 3 recruits are taking part in worlds first bee  farming  apprenticeship.

yellow is mellow for food.

in barrow ,cumbria hospital food is being served on yellow plates as it helps patients eat less .

DBS checks (previously CRB checks)

Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks are now called Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks.

You may need to check someone’s criminal record if they apply:

• for certain jobs or voluntary work, eg working with children or in healthcare
• to foster or adopt a child

There are different rules for getting a criminal record check in Scotland andNorthern Ireland.

You must do a separate check to make sure a job applicant is allowed to work in the UK.

Who can ask for a DBS check

Only employers and licensing bodies can request a DBS check. Job applicants can’t do a criminal records check on themselves. Instead, they canrequest a basic disclosure from Disclosure Scotland (you don’t have to be from Scotland to do this).

DBS eligibility guidance lists most roles that are eligible for a check. You cancontact DBS if you’re not sure.read more

Brexit: What happens next

What does Brexit mean for the economy?

The Brexit victory sent economic shockwaves through global markets and UK stocks on Friday had their worst drop since the finanical crisis. 

The pound on Friday fell to its lowest level since 1985 and emergency steps are now being taken to calm the economic turmoil. Britain has lost its top AAA credit rating. 

There is ongoing uncertainty over what will happen when Britain leaves the EU because it has to make new trade agreements with the rest of the world.  

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said: "Some market and economic volatility can be expected as this process unfolds. But we are well prepared for this." 

Supporters of Brexit argue that EU countries have every incentive keep trading with the UK, which is a large importer of goods and services. 

But Europhiles worry that foreign companies will be less likely to invest here and could relocate their headquarters if Britain loses access to the EU's single market-read more