Hmmm, hard to choose a favourite story today. Glasgow School of Art rising from the ashes, literally; amazing sweatpatch for diabetes; Nike Hijab; or the fact that Neanderthals were self medicating with penicillin mould and aspirin from bark. Hoping you find some inspiration from today’s good news: Malaysian UN Workers Allowed to leave North Korea Smart […]
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With the news over the weekend from Paris, Kabul, Beruit etc. it’s reminded me why I find Reasons to be Cheerful so important. We can find news about evil, violence, darkness and horror with ease. I look at the social media feeds of friends and there is passion, anger, grief, despair and confusion, all of […]
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NHS starts ‘Stem Cell Factory’ to help treat Diabetes Lloyd’s of London Chief tops LGBT Power List Scottish National Gallery gets “Exceptionally Rare” Picasso Scottish Plastic Bag usage down 80% Korean families Reunited Iron Maiden to play Download Stolen Bronze to be returned to India Robot Table Tennis Tutor Organised Fatty Molecules give clue to […]
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Finding out that the Nomad Family is having twins, perhaps I shouldn’t be surprised that the news about Korea is making me grin. 🙂 North & South Koreas agree rare Family Reunions Pope to Simplify Remarriage Rules Eurozone Growth Revised Upwards Orbital “Peg in Hole” test a Success Basque DNA Puzzle Cracked BBC seek Ethiopia […]
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Keeping things short today. We’ve just found out that the new addition to the Nomad Family is in fact twins. 🙂 Superhenge Discovered EU sets €500m in Aid for Struggling Farmers North & South Korea discuss Family Reunions UK to accept 20,000 Syrian Refugees by 2020 US adds 173000 jobs in August Gravity Quest set […]
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Lots of news from all over the world today, but the piece that’s making me grin is the news that Mumford & Sons will be holding a Mini-Festival. As a folk music fan it’s great to see talented musicians doing well and with rumours last year that the band might be splitting up it’s great […]
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If Hasselhoff hasn’t given it away, it was the 25th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall yesterday. An incredible reminder of the sort of miracles that can occur at the most unexpected times; a reminder of what is possible and why it’s important to hope, to dream and to keep the faith. Plenty […]
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Okay it may only have been for 24 hours, and the result of a combination of high winds and faults at the nuclear power stations; but for a day wind power outstripped nuclear power production in the UK. In other news, the record for Tractor Beams has been broken. So between futuristic power generation, advances […]
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Welcome to a Working Wednesday! Big news is obviously UK unemployment hitting its lowest point in almost 6 years! However, with approval from the House of Lords and easy progress through the commons next week the Church of England could very soon see its first female bishop, which makes a welcome addition to yesterday’s news […]
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Bank of England set to protect up £1m of savings SCOTUS judgement means Majority of US States now recognise same-sex marriage Nobel Prize for Brain GPS discovery North & South Korea agree to talks British hostage freed in Libya Iranian journalist freed UK Car sales hit 10-year high Workers taking fewer sick days Jihadist turned […]
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Travels of a Silicon Nomad 