Archaeologists in central London have uncovered a 16th century mass grave containing the remains of patients from the former St Bethlehem’s mental hospital, known as Bedlam — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A vivid purple-pink 10 carat diamond is expected to fetch more than £7million ($12million) when it is auctioned on Tuesday — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Legal action has been launched against 25 Angus and Robertson bookstores that are trying to get out of a franchise agreement with their failed parent company.
The company, REDgroup Retail, went into administration in February — via redwolf.newsvine.com
An investigation is under way after a web page – set up to protect children online – was found to be insecure.
A member of the public found a form on the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre’s website – to report alleged offenders – was unencrypted.
Security experts have described the breach of data as a serious error which could have put children at risk — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Almost half the students at a British school have been barred from class in just four days because of infractions of their new code of conduct.
The 600 or so scofflaws at the City of Ely Community College in Cambridgeshire, southeastern England, have been sentenced to spend five hours sitting silently in rows in the assembly hall while reading a booklet explaining good behaviour
.
The rules they flouted included prohibitions on chewing gum, wearing odd socks, eating between lessons, running, wearing excessive makeup or using visible
earphones or cellphones.
The zero-tolerance policy was introduced this week by Catherine Jenkinson-Dix, the school’s no-nonsense principal, in consultation with teachers.
On Monday alone, 236 of the college’s 1,295 students were sent to the hall — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Perhaps the most famous racing Ducati of all time is the 750 that took Englishman Paul Smart to victory in the 1972 Imola 200 race. And with a machine as iconic as that, you’re going to get people wanting to copy it. One such man is German Hajo Barth, and to make life easier, the starting point was his SportClassic Paul Smart 1000. Ducati already did a pretty good job in emulating the original Paul Smart bike, but Barth wanted something even closer—not only in looks, but also performance. So he took his bike to the dealer Ducati Rhein-Sieg in Waldbröl, and they set to work — via Biek EXIF
This is a comment I see and hear often. All breeding should be outlawed until every shelter dog has a home.
There’s a couple of significant flaws in this thinking. I know that even though it may come from a person with good intentions; they really haven’t thought it through thoroughly — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Meet our SWAKtopus Nova
! She’s Pink mixed with metallic gold with antique gold polymer clay. She is hand made sanded and polished for a smooth finish. Each leg is jointed to the body with metal eye rings and jump rings and each leg is accented with a tiny, colour coordinating Swarovski crystal. The hardware is reinforced with glue making it sturdy for versatile positioning.
She is approx. 5″ tall from head to the longest tentacle & 7″ wide at the widest when flat. This is a very sturdy, heavy piece — via Etsy
The wolves of Isle Royale in Lake Superior have been studied by scientists for more than 50 years, but they’re still learning new tricks. The scientists discovered a new immigrant in the population by analyzing the genes in its poop.
The scientists, John Vucetich and Rolf Peterson, of Michigan Technological University, long thought that the wolves were an isolated group, because no other wolves could make it onto the island, located in Lake Superior. The wolf, called The Old Gray Guy
crossed an ice bridge onto the island in 1997.
Before this discovery, the Isle Royale wolf population had been considered completely isolated since it was founded in the late 1940s,
Vucetich said in a statement — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The 4-valve Guzzi motor has to be one of the most imposing powerplants of all time. And Jasper Mulder, a marine contractor currently working in Nigeria, was so smitten he chose his 1993 Moto Guzzi Daytona on the strength of that motor alone — via Bike EXIF
Larry Houghton of Lamb Engineering in the UK keeps a low profile on the custom motorcycle scene. But he’s got an unerring eye when it comes to building show winners: his latest creation took the top trophy at Custom Chrome’s recent European Bike Show. ‘Son Of A Gun’ is based on a BSA Gold Star, although there’s little left of the original. The engine is a 1951 ZB-model single—which makes it 499cc, I’m assuming—and according to Larry, it’s an ex-racing engine. (Which makes sense, because BSA offered different compression ratios and camshafts to cater for the sporting fraternity.) The gearbox is thought to be from a BSA M20 military motorcycle, and that’s where the vintage authenticity ends — via Bike EXIF
— via Vonora
The United States is funding a Pakistani remake of the popular TV children’s show Sesame Street.
In a new effort to win hearts and minds in Pakistan, USAID – the development arm of the US government – is donating $20m (£12m) to the country to create a local Urdu version of the show.
The project aims to boost education in Pakistan, where many children have no access to regular schooling.
The show is to be filmed in Lahore and aired later in the year — via richardfarner.newsvine.com
Google has won regulatory approval for its $700 million deal to buy ITA Software, but the Justice Department intends to keep a close eye on the search giant.
The proposed settlement, which still must be approved by a federal judge, requires Google to continue licensing ITA’s travel technology to rivals for five years on reasonable and nondiscriminatory
terms. Some of those rivals, such as Kayak and Hotwire, formed FairSearch.org to oppose the deal — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Dead Cthulhu dreams… of holding hands and candle-lit dinners — via RedBubble
Gnome et Rhône is a familiar name in vintage aviation circles. But few people know that the French company also built motorcycles, from 1920 until the early 1950s. This lovely machine is one of around 3,000 manufactured under license from the British firm ABC Motorcycles—a company closely aligned with Sopwith, another aircraft manufacturer. In those days, aviation and motorcycling were commonly linked, and this particular connection was brokered by a pilot: André Barthélémy, the official Parisian distributor of ABC — via Bike EXIF
A very fun tattoo commission for Amy. Her little guy apparently calls them applepus
instead of octopus, which is adorable and also the reason for the toy.
I used a more impasto application of gouache than usual, and it was both challenging and educational. The stuff is really easy to blend wet in wet, but once it dries, lifting becomes a problem. It’s a delicate balancing act between having enough paint mixed up and keeping that paint wet while you work with other colors — via CrashOctopus Blog
Maine lawmakers on Wednesday approved legalizing switchblades for people with one arm, moving close to becoming the first state to make such an exception to laws that ban use of the spring-action knives.
Backers of the measure say legalizing switchblades would eliminate a need for one-armed people to be forced to open folding knives with their teeth in emergencies — via redwolf.newsvine.com
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