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06/04/18
« on: Friday, 06 April, 2018 @ 02:24:40 »
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Eric Bristow: Five-time darts world champion dies aged 60
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/43663426

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Re: 06/04/18
« Reply #1 on: Friday, 06 April, 2018 @ 02:31:47 »
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Crocodiles, eels, sturgeon eggs: Customs officers have seen it all
http://www.ekathimerini.com/227468/article/ekathimerini/business/crocodiles-eels-sturgeon-eggs-customs-officers-have-seen-it-all

Quite a varied list of confiscated items

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Re: 06/04/18
« Reply #2 on: Friday, 06 April, 2018 @ 02:39:40 »
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Career crook killed by pensioner 'didn't deserve to die', say family
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/04/05/burglar-killed-pensioners-home-wanted-previous-robbery/

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« Reply #3 on: Friday, 06 April, 2018 @ 02:43:14 »
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Elderly people grow as many new brain cells as young, study finds
Research contradicts decades-old theory that humans stop producing neurons in adulthood
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/brain-cells-ageing-old-people-grow-new-elderly-young-research-a8291056.html

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« Reply #4 on: Friday, 06 April, 2018 @ 02:57:53 »
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Is your fridge a fire risk? Watchdog publishes list of 250 'don't buy' models
http://www.itv.com/news/2018-04-05/plastic-backed-fridges-which/

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« Reply #5 on: Friday, 06 April, 2018 @ 12:20:13 »
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Merkel party officials resurrect Grexit idea

The issue of easing the Greek debt is creating friction in the new German government, with the Financial Council of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrat Union (CDU) launching an attack on Thursday against Social Democrat Finance Minister Olaf Scholz and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.

The council, effectively an association of 12,000 small and medium-sized enterprises, said Greece will only regain its competitiveness by devaluing its currency, which would require an exit from the eurozone.
http://www.ekathimerini.com/227461/article/ekathimerini/business/merkel-party-officials-resurrect-grexit-idea

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Re: 06/04/18
« Reply #6 on: Friday, 06 April, 2018 @ 12:28:42 »
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Poisoned spy Sergei Skripal’s cat and two guinea pigs die after being sealed in home by police

A cat and two guinea pigs which belonged to the poisoned former double agent Sergei Skripal are dead after the home was sealed off for investigations.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said the cat was found alive but in a distressed state at the house in Salisbury and a decision was taken to euthanise the animal.

Concerns over the welfare of Mr Skripal’s pets were raised this week by Moscow.

“Where are the animals, what state are they in? Why has the British side... not mentioned this fact? We are talking about living organisms, and if toxic agents were used then living organisms must have suffered,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/russia-sergei-skripal-pets-cat-guinea-pig-sealed-home-starved-death-salisbury-nerve-agent-novichok-a8291321.html

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Re: 06/04/18
« Reply #7 on: Friday, 06 April, 2018 @ 12:51:30 »
Sergei Skripal’s cat


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« Reply #8 on: Friday, 06 April, 2018 @ 13:32:00 »
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Amazon Discoveries
The new species found where few scientists have gone before
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/amazon_discoveries

Some amazing creatures discovered

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« Reply #10 on: Friday, 06 April, 2018 @ 16:38:11 »
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Dead burglar 'got what he deserved' says another of criminal's pensioner victims
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/04/06/dead-burglar-got-deserved-says-another-criminals-pensioner-victims/

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« Reply #11 on: Friday, 06 April, 2018 @ 16:52:10 »
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The AlterEgo Headset Let's You Silently Communicate With A Computer

MIT researchers have unveiled a headset that allows you to communicate with a computer by internally verbalizing words that are picked up by special sensors.

Called AlterEgo, this headset consists of electrodes that pick up neuromuscular signals that are created when a user internally verbalizes words, but does not speak them out loud. These signals are then sent to a machine learning system that is able to interpret the signals as words.

Also included in the headset are a pair of bone-conduction headphones that transmit vibrations that are picked up by the inner ear and are interpreted as words from the computer. This allows the computer to silently communicate with the user, without blocking the ear canal and obstructing the user's hearing.

These technologies allow the researchers to communicate silently with the computer system, while getting answers to questions or sending data that will be used for computational tasks. For example, the headset could be used to provide advice on how to win a game, get the time, or to keep a running tally of items you are purchasing at a store as shown in the video below.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/the-alterego-headset-lets-you-silently-communicate-with-a-computer/




Apparently not an 01 April jest.

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« Reply #12 on: Saturday, 07 April, 2018 @ 01:14:14 »
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Facebook reported in 7 countries for breaking European privacy law

According to Norwegian tech site NRKbeta, Facebook has been reported to data protection authorities for breaking European privacy law in Norway, The Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Greece.

https://thenextweb.com/facebook/2018/04/06/facebook-reported-7-countries-breaking-european-privacy-law/

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Re: 06/04/18
« Reply #13 on: Saturday, 07 April, 2018 @ 01:29:33 »
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Pensioner arrested over fatal stabbing of ‘burglar’ freed without charge
Richard Osborn-Brooks to face no further action over death of intruder at his London home
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/pensioner-burglar-stabbeddeath-released-henry-vincent-london-hither-green-kent-a8292721.html