Tag: people
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There is no snooze button on the doomsday clock.
Midnight.This worldtips over. Last night I read that Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has had its power cut for the second time this week, leaving it to rely on backup diesel generators (they have 10 days of fuel) to prevent any nuclear catastrophe. The plant is currently surrounded by Russian forces, whilst Putin continues to…
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Music: Jacob Collier
Take a quiet break to check out this musical offering. Jacob Coller is a young (28yrs) singer-songwriter out of London. His music has a heavy jazz influence but he cross-pollinates from many other music genres. A video of him performing the Bee Gees song ‘How Deep Is Your Love’ fell into my YouTube stream (link…
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Do you know the international hand signal for: ‘help me’?
I just found out about this today. Originally launched by the Canadian Women’s Foundation last year as an emergency signal for girls and women in abusive situations to covertly express their need for help whilst on video calls. The signal is useful in that it only requires one hand and can be flashed discretely and…
