I am excited by the 3D Printer going up to the ISS and new work from Studio Ghibli but knowing the struggles involved the news that the rules are changing so Feminine Hygiene products will be allowed to have a zero rate of VAT is GREAT news to start the weekend on. Deal Reached with […]
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Sometimes #R2BC isn’t just about positive news but the sort of stories that humble and amaze. The recent explosion of a meteor over the Atlantic is just one such story. As we send up a 3D Printer to the ISS and dream of what we create in micro gravity and reach out into the universe, sometimes […]
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Well I’m now a proud dad, an incredibly happy husband and exhausted. Enjoy the news, I’ll be in the corner grinning. Red Crescent deliver aid to besieged suburb of Douma in Syria Doctors 3D-Print ‘Living’ Body Parts Atmosphere Analysed on distant ‘Super Earth’ Sindh Province in Pakistan allows Registering of Hindu Marriages Repossessions in Wales […]
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Syrian Peace Talks, UN’s positive response to last week’s request from FARC and the Colombian Government, and lots of other good stuff; but today I’m torn between seeing the Iran’s choice of a female Paralympia to carry their flag at the Rio Olympics (Yes, not Paralympics, but Olympics) this Summer or the remarkable innovations in […]
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Apologies for the late release again today, but midwife visits as we plan for the arrival of the littlest nomads understandably takes priority.However, there are some amazingly cool stories today. For a start we’ve been going from 3D-Printed Organs to Printed Cells. How cool is that? Heriot-Watt Researchers 3D Stem Cell Printing 700 Kenyans Quit […]
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Some days nothing I can write can do justice to a story or collection of stories. Japan pledging $1.5bn to help international aid and peace building is great but it pales in comparison to this: Congo-Brazzaville, Guinea, Mali and Niger have agreed to divert a portion of state revenues from oil, gold, phosphate and uranium […]
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Have to say I’ve had a brilliant weekend watching the Rugby World Cup. A genuine spectacle of sport and I’ll admit as an Englishman I am happy that we won against Fiji, but the true heroes of the weekend have to be Japan and their breathtaking victory over South Africa. Plenty of good news to […]
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Plenty of interesting news today. Football not being my game I’ve, understandably, been ducking all the transfer deadline day drama. What’s been inspiring me? Well Pope Francis continues to amaze as he relaxes the rules on forgiveness. Durban becomes the 1st African city to host the Commonwealth Games and lastly researchers in Brazil have found […]
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Fans of Reasons to be Cheerful will know that we’ve been following the round the world flight attempt of Solar Impulse with some interest. The solar powered plane is currently attempting to cross the Pacific and has set another record with pilot, Andre Borschberg, setting the longest ever solo flight without refuelling. Best of luck […]
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Mother & Baby survive 5 Days in Jungle after Crash 3D Printer to help Build Nose for Girl 100-Year-Old Fiat to run at Goodwood Millions of Dollars worth of Heroin seized Stunning Aurora visible in New Zealand Hoff Crab gets Formal Scientific Name Face of Ancient Sea Creature Revealed Degas Sculpture Fetches £15.8m Gmail Adds […]
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