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NASA is developing a Mars helicopter that could land itself from orbit

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 18:00:48 +0100

The largest and most ambitious Martian drone yet could carry kilograms of scientific equipment over great distances and set itself down on the Red Planet unassisted


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Astronauts could hitch a ride on asteroids to get to Venus or Mars

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 18:00:47 +0000

Asteroids that regularly fly between Earth, Venus and Mars could provide radiation shielding for human missions to explore neighbouring planets


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Chinese rover finds further evidence for an ancient ocean on Mars

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 16:00:28 +0000

Data collected by the Zhurong rover and orbiting satellites suggests the existence of an ancient shoreline in the Utopia Planitia region of Mars


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Marmots could have the solution to a long-running debate in evolution

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 18:00:29 +0000

When it comes to the survival of animals living in the wild, the characteristics of the group can matter as much as the traits of the individual, according to a study in marmots


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We are a long way from pregnancy being safe on Mars

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 09:00:20 +0000

Dangerous radiation reaches Mars at levels we aren't exposed to on Earth, which makes the Red Planet a particularly dangerous place to be during pregnancy


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Guardians of the Food Bowl: 14 Marvel-Flavored Feline Funnies for Hangry Hoomans Who Haven't Had Lunch Yet

By cheezburger.com
Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 14:00:00 -0800

Monday is a tough day to navigate, even at the best of times. You are still finding your feet, fumbling around trying to remember where you left things in the office after your anger attack, which left the office in a state not seen since the great office showdown of 2019. Add to that micromanagers dumping deadlines on you left and right, and you are in for quite the unpleasant and busy day that has got your hanger huffing and puffing its way towards exploding.

But you have nothing to fear for we have enlisted the help of the Guardians of the Food Bowl, who are a feisty feline crew, hell-bent on pawtecting your food from thieves. And they told us that the best thing for you right now is a list of marvel-flavored feline funnies for hangry hoomans such as yourself who have not had lunch just yet. So sit back, relax and know that your food is waiting for you under their pawtection.


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Live-Action It Takes More than a Pretty Face to Fall in Love Film's Teaser Reveals Cast, Staff, March 7 Debut

By www.animenewsnetwork.com
Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 20:02:49 -0500

Ryubi Miyase, Rinka Kumada star in film directed by Liar x Liar's Saiji Yakumo


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This Missed Mark Will Bug The Heck Out Of You

By www.cakewrecks.com
Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000

Ever heard of Stanley Stinkbug? 

 Yeah, me neither. 

 Apparently he's a children's character who looks like this:

As far as anthropomorphic bugs go, I guess he's not TOO terrifying. I'd put him somewhere between Heimlich the caterpillar and Hopper the evil grasshopper: Not a bug you'd want to cuddle, exactly, but that probably wouldn't make you run screaming from the room, either. Plus the neckerchief is fun.

Anyhoo, of course - of course - bakers have been asked to make cake versions of Stanley, and of course some of those bakers have done so... poorly.

The good news is today's baker was only asked to do a flat illustration on a cupcake cake (patooie!), which is a running head start, right? No molding or sculpting, just a picture. Heck, they could even print one out!

So what do you think, did they make Stanley's eyes all wonky? Is his scarf the wrong color, is he missing some legs? Oh! I know! I bet... you just want me to just show you the cake, don't you.

 Fine.

 BEHOLD!

Actual footage of my reaction:

Also now this gif is blocking my view of the cake, so... BONUS.

Now, before I nope right out of here, I'd like to point out that the baker CLEARLY thought management wanted an actual stinkbug cake for the display case, but never thought to ask A) WHY DEAR LORD WHY, or B) why it was named Stanley. 

 I mean, c'mon, you get told to draw a random bug named Stanley, tell me you wouldn't add some glasses and a sweater vest. That's just common sense.

Also, is this the sort of bakery where random horrific requests are this common? Was the baker asked to make a "Tiffany Tapeworm" last week, so Mr. Stinkbug was par for the course?

::dares to scroll up briefly to see the cake again::

K, last question: Did the baker think putting the giant semi-realistic stinkbug on a bed of lettuce... was helping??

Aaaaand I'M OUT.

Thank you(?), Emily S. I do not approve.
*****

P.S. After my crack about cuddle-worthy bugs, naturally I had to go see if I could find some. And I gotta say, the ant? ADORABLE:

Plush Bugs
*****

And from my other blog, Epbot:


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Smart Bitches After Dark is Open for Registration!

By smartbitchestrashybooks.com
Published On :: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 13:00:57 +0000

It’s time! Smart Bitches After Dark is open to everyone for registration! You can register now! Come on in, the mayhem is delightful! You might have seen our first After Dark posts go up the past two Sundays, with a link to register, but this is the Official Announcement. Mostly because I used Capital Letters. We already have over 100 members of the community registered, and it’s going to be a LOT of fun. You can … Continue reading Smart Bitches After Dark is Open for Registration! →


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638. Smart Bitches After Dark – Tara interviews Sarah & Amanda

By smartbitchestrashybooks.com
Published On :: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 06:00:27 +0000

Tara Scott, staff writer at SBTB and co-host of the Queerly Recommended podcast, is in the interviewer’s chair, asking Amanda and me questions about Smart Bitches After Dark, our new community support wing. We talk about what After Dark is, and also about the larger enshittification of different parts of the internet, and how we navigate that as a 20 year old blog. Yay blogs! I was really nervous about being interviewed, and I hope … Continue reading 638. Smart Bitches After Dark – Tara interviews Sarah & Amanda →


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Marten Explains It All

By questionablecontent.net
Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 21:49:56 -0300

PICKLED


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casu marzu hybrid

By www.toothpastefordinner.com
Published On :: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 05:00:00 EDT

Today on Toothpaste For Dinner: casu marzu hybrid


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'He was a nightmare': Employee's savage review after quitting exposes entitled boss, leads to their termination

By cheezburger.com
Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 06:00:00 -0800

When you're applying for jobs, you're probably checking out every online review you can find to dodge any potential red flags. After all, who wants to go through multiple interviews only to discover that the company's run by an entitled boss who thinks coworkers should act like "family"? Hard pass. Sites that let employees rate companies are a goldmine for honest feedback—sometimes with details that make you grateful for the warning.

Well, after one employee spent six grueling months working under a new VP, they tried to clue in the higher-ups about just how awful the new boss was. When the owner didn't take their concerns seriously, they took things a step further, leaving a brutally honest review that laid everything bare. The best part is it worked. The entitled boss eventually got the boot, and the company's culture finally went back to normal. Unfortunately, the original employee who exposed the mess had already quit—but at least they left with a story of sweet, well-deserved karma.


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28-year-old employee flirts with supposedly single 40-year-old coworker, turns out she's been married for 16 years: 'She was lying about being single'

By cheezburger.com
Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 11:00:00 -0800

Here is another example of why one should never try to form a romantic attachment with a coworker. It never works out for a plethora of potential reasons. In this instance, however, the reasons had less to do with the professional side of things and more to do with this lying coworker's personal life.

The Redditor described how their close friend, a 28-year-old male employee at their company, had been engaging in continuous flirtations with his 40-year-old female coworker, who had led everyone in the office to believe that she was single. These weren't assumptions; she was actively advertising her single lifestyle to anyone who would listen. The younger employee even took her out on several dates, and the two seemed to be keeping their romantic lives and their professional lives separate.

Unfortunately for the younger guy, he and the Redditor discovered that she had been hiding her marriage of over 16 years. When the employee decided to get even with his coworker, things went south very quickly and HR ended up getting involved. Keep scrolling below for the full story. For more, check out this post about a company that tried to steal a job candidate's idea.


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Happy Friday from Marlowe and Her Dad

By wilwheaton.net
Published On :: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 20:00:05 +0000

Have a wonderful weekend, friends.


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School calls time on pupils' smart devices

By www.bbc.com
Published On :: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 05:06:43 GMT

A Sheffield school bans pupils from using smartphones and watches on its premises.


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Marking 15 years of the BBC online

By www.bbc.co.uk
Published On :: Wed, 12 Dec 2012 12:44:10 +0000

This week marks 15 years since BBC Online was born. At about the same time, the BBC's news website also went live. The number of people visiting the news site has grown enormously over the years, and here you can see how traffic has increased, spiking at key news events, and how the appearance of the site's front page has changed over the years too. Meanwhile, for the 15th anniversary, the BBC's Director of Future Media Ralph Rivera has blogged about the significance of BBC Online today and the continuing importance of innovation to the BBC.

Steve Herrmann is editor of the BBC News website.


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School leaders know fixing problems a marathon, not a sprint

By www.bbc.com
Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 14:50:43 GMT

But school leaders do not agree on how quickly the government should be pacing itself.


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Paralympic torch heralds landmark

By www.bbc.co.uk
Published On :: Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:14:32 GMT

The Paralympic torch design has a mirrored finish so its colour adapts to its surroundings and also shines.


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Merrien in top form for Marathon

By www.bbc.co.uk
Published On :: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:35:18 GMT

Guernsey's Lee Merrien is in the form of this life as he prepares to try and qualify for the Olympics in Sunday's London Marathon.


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India Nature Watch - Smart or foolish? Stink bug eggs laid on Giant wood spider web

By www.indianaturewatch.net
Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 21:38:52 -0800

Left me pondering


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India Nature Watch - Maripanthus jubatus

By www.indianaturewatch.net
Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 10:50:48 -0800


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India Nature Watch - Bharatpur marshland

By www.indianaturewatch.net
Published On :: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 06:54:00 -0700


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Tax-News.com: Cyprus Allows Firms Longer To Pay VAT Due In Feb, March

By www.tax-news.com
Published On :: Mon, 22 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Cyprus's Department of Taxation has announced businesses will be allowed more time to make their monthly value-added tax payments for the periods ending December 31, 2020, and January 31, 2021.


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Tax-News.com: Italian Tax Agency Summarizes New COVID-19 Tax Support Measures

By www.tax-news.com
Published On :: Thu, 28 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT

On May 21, 2020, the Italian Revenue Agency issued a summary of additional tax measures in Decree 34/2020, which are intended to further support taxpayers affected by the COVID-19 virus.


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New Dengue Related Biological Markers Discovered

By www.medindia.net
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Dengue is the most common mosquito-borne viral disease affecting humans globally. In 2019, the World Health Organization identified dengue as one of the


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New Smartphone Clip-on can Detect Zika Virus in Blood Samples: Study

By www.medindia.net
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Novel device developed can be clipped onto a smartphone to rapidly test for Zika virus in a single droplet of blood, reveal researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.


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Tax-News.com: J5 Group Marks Two Years Of Collaboration On Tackling Fiscal Crime

By www.tax-news.com
Published On :: Fri, 17 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT

On July 13, 2020, the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a progress report on the last two years' work of the J5 group of five advanced countries, who are working collaboratively to tackle cross-border tax fraud.


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Tax-News.com: Irish VAT Rate Cut To Be Reversed In March

By www.tax-news.com
Published On :: Mon, 15 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT

The Irish headline rate of VAT will return to 23 percent from March, having been temporarily reduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.


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Cardiac and Antimalarial Drugs Fuel Indian Pharma Market Growth

By www.medindia.net
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medlinkCardiac/medlink, antimalarial, and gastrointestinal therapies have fueled a 6% growth in India's pharmaceutical market in August. h2Indian


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Weight Loss Drug Market Goes Wild: 25% of Adults Consider Off-Label Use

By www.medindia.net
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Despite their popularity, injectable medlinkweight loss medications/medlink are often difficult to obtain due to limited supply and high costs without insurance.


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Tax-News.com: EU Seeking Sanctions Against UK Over Tax Rules On Marked Fuels

By www.tax-news.com
Published On :: Thu, 10 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT

The EU has referred the UK to the Court of Justice over its failure to comply with EU rules on marked fuel.


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Tax-News.com: EU Finance Ministers Agree Landmark VAT Rate Rule Changes

By www.tax-news.com
Published On :: Wed, 5 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT

EU finance ministers have agreed an update to the rules governing value-added tax rates for goods and services.


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Tamarind: The Tangy Superfruit With Hidden Health Benefits

By www.medindia.net
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Highlights: Tamarind is rich in antioxidants and polyphenols, promoting heart health and managing cholesterol l


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Scurvy: A Disease for All Ages, Not Just a Maritime Malady

By www.medindia.net
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Scurvy (vitamin C deficiency) is more common in children and isolated older adults with restrictive eating patterns and unhealthy habits like smoking and substance use disorders.


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Ana Estrada's Fight for Dignity: A Landmark Case in Euthanasia Advocacy

By www.medindia.net
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medlinkEuthanasia/medlink, often referred to as "mercy killing" or "assisted dying," is a highly debated ethical and legal issue concerning the deliberate


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Ethiopian farmers to get market boost

By www.iwmi.org
Published On :: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:29:13 +0000

January 22, 2013 –A new research for development project was launched today by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), both members of the CGIAR Consortium (www.cgiar.org). Entitled ‘Livestock and Irrigation Value chains for Ethiopian Smallholders – LIVES’, it will directly support of the Government of Ethiopia’s effort to […]

The post Ethiopian farmers to get market boost first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).


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Smart water management can help avert climate-induced food shortages

By www.iwmi.org
Published On :: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 07:23:18 +0000

Warsaw, Poland – November 15th 2013 – Climate change will have a “profound” impact on water resources that could have serious knock-on effects for agriculture, according to a new report published today. Download the full media release

The post Smart water management can help avert climate-induced food shortages first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).


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Smart tech to play vital role in addressing plastic pollution crisis – new study

By www.iwmi.org
Published On :: Thu, 17 Dec 2020 06:30:49 +0000

A new study by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) offers a number of technological solutions aimed at tackling one of the world’s most pressing issues. 

The post Smart tech to play vital role in addressing plastic pollution crisis – new study first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).


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Innovations and smart water technologies key to food systems transformation in Central Asia

By www.iwmi.org
Published On :: Fri, 23 Apr 2021 11:04:49 +0000

Creating the food systems that people want & need across Central Asia will depend in part on how water is managed under climate uncertainty.

The post Innovations and smart water technologies key to food systems transformation in Central Asia first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).


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Farming for the future: How climate-smart agriculture can protect Sri Lanka’s smallholders

By www.iwmi.org
Published On :: Wed, 15 Sep 2021 11:02:45 +0000

More than 1,300 farmers received over 1.6 million LKR as part of insurance payouts for crop damage caused by excess rain or dry spells.

The post Farming for the future: How climate-smart agriculture can protect Sri Lanka’s smallholders first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).


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Assessments and benefits sharing in the context of the Water-Food-Energy-Climate NEXUS in transboundary basin: Shakhimardan

By www.iwmi.org
Published On :: Tue, 08 Mar 2022 03:46:17 +0000

Shakhimardan river basin in the spotlight of the EU funded “Hydro4U (Hydropower for you)” project

The post Assessments and benefits sharing in the context of the Water-Food-Energy-Climate NEXUS in transboundary basin: Shakhimardan first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).


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Marriage Linked to Better Aging in Men

By www.medindia.net
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Highlights: Married men are twice as likely to age optimally Unmarried women age better than those widowed or di


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New Device Identifies Biomarkers in Breastfeeding

By www.medindia.net
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Researchers have developed a novel sensor capable of detecting sodium ions in breastmilk. This breakthrough is significant because elevated sodium levels


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Top 10 Reasons of Dullness in the Marital Sex

By www.medindia.net
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Does marriage slow down your sex life? Yes, marriage partners or long-term relationships can start to feel getting boring after a while. It should be


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Himalaya Wellness Company Marks Milestone With One Million Trees Planted

By www.medindia.net
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medlinkHimalaya/medlink Wellness Company, a prominent wellness brand in India, proudly announces its landmark achievement of planting over one million trees across the country.


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Exercise: A Nightmare for Knee Osteoarthritis Patients

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People with medlinkknee osteoarthritis/medlink (OA) often avoid doing exercise, reports a new study. bKnee osteoarthritis patients refrain from


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Atrial Fibrillation Patients Beware: Smart Watches can Trigger Health Anxiety

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Wearable devices like smart watches and health trackers can adversely affect health and increase medlinkanxiety/medlink among patients with irregular heart rhythm.


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