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Sunday 8 January 2017

Passchendaele: WW1 battle centenary commemorated

Soldiers in the mud at the battle of Passchendaele

Events in Ypres, Belgium, will be held in July to mark the centenary of Passchendaele, one of the muddiest and bloodiest battles of World War One.

Descendants of British soldiers who fought in the battle will be offered free tickets to the commemorations.
About 325,000 Allied troops and 260,000 Germans died in the battle.
Culture Secretary Karen Bradley said it was important to remember the "horrors" of the Ypres battlefields, and honour the memories of the many who died.

'Hell'

Officially known as the Third Battle of Ypres, Passchendaele was fought from 31 July to 6 November 1917 in the West Flanders region of northern Belgium.
It is remembered as one of the harshest battles of the war, with heavy rain contributing to the Allies gaining only five miles of ground in three months.
Poet Siegfried Sassoon described the muddy fields as "hell".
Ms Bradley said: "Some of World War One's most defining images of futility, mud, gas attacks and trenches come from these very battlefields.
"As the war recedes into the distance, it is our responsibility to not only mark the years that have gone past, but to keep alive the memories of those who sacrificed so much."
The main ceremony will be on 31 July at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's Tyne Cot Cemetery, where 12,000 British and Commonwealth troops are buried.
There will also be a traditional Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate memorial in Ypres on 30 July and a number of live performances in Ypres' Market Square to tell the-Read More

Wolly Mammoth willy fossil found.

A 6cm fossil believed to be that of a woolly mamooth penis was found by a riverside in loughbourough,leicestershire.T he fossil may have came from the ice age 400,000 years ago ,this creature roamed the u.k before dying out about 10,000 years ago.

Wearing Glasses.

I remember the first time i wore glasses i was very embaased about the way there made me look.People tend to sometimes tease and make fun but you need to rise above as glaases are needed for everyday living.So glaases are cool ,dude.

Burnt Roast Potatoes

Wow how sad am i i even managed to burn roast potatoes the other day.How did you say reader of this post by putting in mircowave and 1 on too long on timer and 2 forgot to check for excess fat ddoohh .

Excuse me there is a scorpion on the train.

A scorpion managed to delay a virgin train going from kings cross to edinburgh when it escaped its owners handbag causing fellow passengers to flee.A guard finally caught the scorpion in a ice cream box and put back in owners bag.The owner was ask to leave the train and the scorpion was taken to an exotic pet centre.

Not Hollywood but Hollyweed.

A black clad prankster seen on cctv at 3 am in morning managed to use tarpaulins to atler the 45 ft letters of the famous hollywood sign to hollyweed.This was done after marijuana was legelised in califonia .

Saturday 7 January 2017

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stonehenge sounds and cave music

Urbanisation signal detected in evolution, study shows

A "clear signal" of urbanisation has been identified in the evolution of organisms, which has implications for sustainability and human well-being.

In analysis of more than 1,600 cases around the globe, researchers said the changes could affect ecosystem services important to humans.
More than half of the world's human populations now live in urban areas, and this proportion is set to grow.
The findings appear in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
"We found that there is a clear urban signal of phenotypic change, and also greater phenotypic change in urbanising systems compared to natural or non-urban anthropogenic systems," said co-author Marina Alberti from the University of Washington's Department of Urban Design and Planning.
"So urbanisation, globally, is clearly affecting things."
Phenotypic change refers to change in an organism's observable traits, such as it morphology, physiology, phenology, or behaviour.-Read More

'Aliens' spotted in Elite Dangerous space game

After years of waiting, a player of the Elite Dangerous game seems to have encountered its mysterious aliens.

Gamer DP Sayre recorded a video of his encounter with a massive, flower-shaped organic craft late on 5 January.
Other players of the space exploration and trading game have grabbed videos of similar meetings in deep space.
The encounter ends a three-year hunt by players for signs of belligerent aliens known as Thargoids that featured in the game's earlier versions.

Hidden hints

Hints about the eventual appearance of Thargoids have been dropped regularly since the game launched in 2014. Strange objects floating in space and structures found on isolated moons and planets have revealed clues about the location of the aliens.
In an official statement, Elite creator Frontier Developments said: "We are currently investigating reports of unusual sightings around the Elite Dangerous galaxy, but we are otherwise unable to comment on galactic rumour and speculation."
DP Sayre's encounter took place when he was travelling between star systems using-Read More

Sunday 1 January 2017

NEW POUND COIN

The new 12-sided £1 coin will enter circulation on 28 March, the government has said.

The round £1 will be legal tender alongside the new, more-secure coin until 15 October.

The public are being urged to use their current £1 coins or bank them before they lose their legal tender status.

The government estimates around a third of the £1.3 billion worth of coins stored in piggy banks or saving jars around the UK are the current £1 style.

Some of those returned by the public will be melted down and used to make the 12-sided version.

The new style was announced in the 2014 budget and has been billed by the Royal Mint as "the most secure coin in the world".

Why the new coin is harder to counterfeit

12-sided - its distinctive shape means it stands out by sight and by touch
Bimetallic - The outer ring is gold coloured (nickel-brass) and the inner ring is silver coloured (nickel-plated alloy)
Latent image - it has an image like a hologram that changes from a '£' symbol to the number '1' when the coin is seen from different angles
Micro-lettering - around the rim on the heads side of the coin tiny lettering reads: ONE POUND. On the tails side you can find the year the coin was produced
Milled edges - it has grooves on alternate sides
Hidden high security feature - an additional security feature is built into the coin to protect it from counterfeiting but details have not been revealed

New coin designs — Image captionThe public can expect to see the new designs in their pockets in spring 2017

Its introduction will come as a new set of coin designs are also brought into circulation, celebrating the achievements of Jane Austen and Sir Isaac Newton.

The Royal Mint said the new designs have a "strong pioneering theme" and will start appearing this spring.

A Jane Austen £2 coin will celebrate the author 200 years after her death, while another £2 version will remember the Royal Flying Corps.

A 50p coin will mark the achievements of mathematician Sir Isaac Newton, a one-time Master of the Royal Mint.

Dr Kevin Clancy, director of the Royal Mint Museum, said: "This is a particularly significant year in Royal Mint history as we welcome in the new 12-sided £1 coin, with its innovative security features.

"This year we also mark the achievements of Jane Austen, Sir Isaac Newton and the Royal Flying Corps - all pioneers in their own field.

ITV launch new 'soap-style' reality show featuring glamorous… dogs

The show is said to follow the format made famous by the Real Housewives franchise, which first followed a group of Orange County women.

The format has done incredibly well spawning nine American versions and nine international, including The Real Housewives of Cheshire in the UK.

Filming will apparently begin in the new year and will focus on Britain's glamorous dogs and their breeders.read more

The New Saints break Ajax's 44-year world record after Welsh club win 27th straight game

Welsh Premier League champions The New Saints have broken Ajax's 44-year world record for the most consecutive wins.

The great Ajax team of Johan Cruyff, Johan Neeskens and Arie Haan won 26 consecutive games in 1972 at a time when the Dutch club were dominating European football.

But TNS - who are currently 21 points clear at the top of the Welsh Premier League - eclipsed that by winning 2-0 at Cefn Druids on Friday night.

The Guinness Book of Records have already verified that TNS will remove Ajax from the record books.read more

Motorway speed limits near roadworks could be raised

The Government has announced new plans to raise speed limits near roadworks on motorways to cut congestion

Motorways and trunk roads could see faster speed limits introduced near roadworks under new plans to cut down on congestion.

The Department for Transport wants to raise speed limits near roadworks from the current maximum of 50mph, and has tasked Highways England to determine whether this can be done "safely."

The agency is currently running a trial on a four-mile stretch of roadworks on the M1 with a 60mph limit. If the trial is declared a success faster limits could appear throughout the country.

• Delivery vans to blame for record traffic levels

Transport minister John Haynes has also asked Highways England to limit roadside works to no longer than 10 miles, as well as increasing the number of lanes open during roadworks.

The reforms are much needed as the latest traffic predictions by the DfT estimate a potential 55 per cent rise in traffic numbers by 2040. The next few years will also see a rising number of roadworks as Highways England is currently busy converting over 4,000 miles of the motorway network into new ‘smart’ motorways. Smart motorways will use the hard shoulder as an added lane during busy periods as well as variable speed limits to cut congestion. -read more

You now need ID to vote

From next year you will need to bring identification to the polling station in order to cast your vote, following the adoption of recommendations to crack down on electoral fraud.

Traditionally, voters bring a polling card posted to their address, but a pilot scheme will be introduced next year in which a driving licence, passport or utility bill will also be required.

Earlier this year, former cabinet minister Sir Eric Pickles produced a report into electoral fraud, following widespread corruption in Tower Hamlets, and concluded abuse of Britain’s electoral system was widespread.read more

Massive jellyfish found washed up on North Devon beach

image: http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/images/localworld/ugc-images/276410/Article/images/29982522/15741991-large.jpg

The Barrel jellyfish washed up near Fremington Quay

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This giant jellyfish was discovered this week on a North Devon beach.

The marine animal - thought to be a Barrel jellyfish - measured around 40cm across.

Read more at http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/massive-jellyfish-found-washed-up-on-north-devon-beach/story-29982522-detail/story.html#q2RuxMly3ed5dEVv.99