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Re-awakening of Geysir at Hawkdale, Iceland - Nature
Nature· 13 hours agoAFTER a sleep of nineteen years, Geysir, the hot spring in Iceland from the name of which the term ‘geyser’ was derived, has been awakened to renewed activity by three research workers, Trausti ...
Inside the nightmare of Madonna’s self-directed biopic
Daily Telegraph· 1 day agoEwan McGregor and Vera Farmiga – her first choice as Edward and Wallis – both turned down the roles....
Wooden Pipe Lines - Nature
Nature· 12 hours agoIn World Power of May, there is a paper by T. Pausert, telling how wooden pipes made of staves and bound with hoops are coming into modern practice all over the world. Generally, the staves ...
Animals and Electric Shocks - Nature
Nature· 15 hours agoIT is well known to electricians that animals are much more sensitive to electric shock than human beings. Quite low voltages, of the order of 20 volts, are dangerous to cattle and horses. About ...
Warning to thousands over petrol station mistake which could cost you £1,000s
The Sun· 16 hours agoDRIVERS have been warned over a simple mistake which could leave them thousands of pounds out of...
TOBAR AN DUALCHAIS: Remembering ‘Gad Chuimhneachadh’, a Skye ceilidh classic
West Highland Free Press· 10 hours agoOver the past four years the West Highland Free Press has kindly allowed Tobar an Dualchais to publish a monthly essay relating to different aspects of the recordings available on our website ...
On the Building up of the Tone in the “Gamba” Organ-pipe - Nature
Nature· 4 days agoTone has its beginnings in the highest activity, and descends to the lowest and slowest; the development of its mechanical relations proceeds by definite degrees, and the issue depends on the ...
James B. Sikking, Actor on ‘Hill Street Blues’ and ‘Doogie Howser,’ Dies at 90
The Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo News UK· 5 days agoJames B. Sikking, the Steven Bochco favorite who portrayed the no-nonsense Lt. Howard Hunter on Hill...
"I've no regrets" - Mickey Harte breaks silence following Derry departure
Belfast Live via Yahoo News UK· 6 days agoThe former Tyrone boss quit as Derry manager earlier this week and was working as a pundit for BBC...
Reviving Hollywood glamor of the silent movie era, experts piece together a century-old pipe organ
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 6 days agoA massive pipe organ that underscored the drama and comedy of silent movies with live music in...
