I made a new friend last week. Though I’ve only known him a short while, I’ve already learned that he’s a sore loser, he’s easily confused, and he gets frustrated when he’s pushed out of his comfort zone. I should also add that my new companion isn’t human. He’s called Cozmo, a new artificially intelligent… via …
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I finally got down to the Toronto Zoo this past Tuesday, at long last visiting the zoo's 'youngsters' - white lion cubs, giant panda cubs, Juno (the cutest polar bear cub ever!), and Nandu the Indian rhinoceros calf. They were all adorable and active! The Sumatran Tigers are my favourite large cat species, and thankfully …
Oxford became the U.K.’s first university to top the Times Higher Education (THE) world rankings this year, ending the California Institute of Technology’s five-year streak. Oxford’s rise can be attributed to its growing international reach: Research funding rose 10% and total income rose to 1.4 billion pounds ($1.83 billion), the Guardian reports. According to its… via …
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Am I an angel....or maybe, more likely, an angelic little devil 🙂 Keito
Sherlock released a new picture featuring Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) and John Watson (Martin Freeman) on Wednesday to tease its fourth season returning to PBS some time in 2017. In the shot, Holmes looks like he’s about to make an important discovery that Watson doesn’t quite follow. Watson’s hair seems to look extra silvery, presumably… via …
The frigid waters off Japan’s eastern coast teem with sardines, mackerel, anchovy and scallop. They are some of Asia’s most fertile fishing grounds, inspiring an exquisite seafood-rich national cuisine, and supporting a domestic fishing industry worth some $9 billion each year. Today, though, this natural bounty is under threat from a stealthy interloper: an armada… via …
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A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Apennine regions of central Italy on Wednesday, leaving several dead and causing “apocalyptic scenes” near the epicenter. Amatrice, a small town of about 2,600, was worst hit by the quake. Early Wednesday residents gathered in the town center to await word of survivors, while others stood among the rubble… via …
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Ted Williams started his career far from the limelight, serving in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II. But he took up saxophone and clarinet when he returned stateside, and then studied photography at the Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago and immersed himself in the city’s jazz scene. The… via …
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No doubt, if you live in the country and love country-living as much as I do, you probably enjoy taking long drives down country highways and byways just to enjoy the sight of endless fields dotted with bundles of hay. Something primal stirs in my soul when I see hay in a field, reminding me …
Beautiful Heliotrope - a beacon for bees, a sensual collage of colour and aroma for the human nose.
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