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May 30
For some reason, when I see the headline: "'Residents of Romanian city hit by drone share fears"
my mind autocorrects 'Romanian' to 'Romulan'.
Which is probably a very different story...
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May 29
had just been, a bright fireball. ... A terrible purple-black mushroom cloud, so familiar from the pictures from the textbook on weapons of mass destruction. The steppe began to rock and the air began to shake, and all of the soldiers and officers froze. " (2)
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May 29
from the launch pad. " " We arrived at the fueling station and were horrified-the windows and doors were smashed out. the iron entrance gate was askew. the equipment was scattered about with the light of dawn and was turned to stone-the steppe was literally strewn with dead (6)
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May 29
animals and birds. Where so many of them came from and how they appeared in such quantities at the station I still do not understand."
About the N1 explosion, from the excellent:
russianspaceweb.com/n1_5l.ht…
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May 29
" We were all looking in the direction of the launch, where the hundred-meter pyramid of the rocket was being readied to be hurled into space. Ignition, the flash of flame from the engines, and the rocket slowly rose on a column of flame . And suddenly, at the place where it (1)
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May 14
I can imagine Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak are getting some wry amusement from Starmer's troubles, given how he behaved whilst in opposition.
Actually though, Rishi might not, as he will know how Starmer's ineptitude is damaging the country.
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May 11
Hot take: what matters in #Parkrun (if you want fairness...) is people not being in the correct age category.
No-one seems annoyed about this, perhaps because it does not matter.
A little like the M/F categories people are getting annoyed about.
What matters is people having fun.
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May 10
Ed Miliband is not the answer for Labour. He tried to be PM, and the voters said a firm "No!".
Neither is Andy Burnham IMO.
Nor is Angela Rayner.
Labour need someone from outside the top ranks, someone with fresh ideas and little involvement with the current regime.
& competence.
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May 10
Competence would always be good...
The thing is, Labour still have a stonking majority, and there is time to fix things. But Starmer, his team and the old guard cannot fix them, as they are largely the cause of the problems.
Starmer has been such a disappointment.
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Apr 24
Since it is often mentioned, may I recommend the following article on the death of the British shipbuilding industry.
It's not as simple as many make out - it was not the sole fault of unions, or management, or government, but a combination of factors.
construction-physics.com/p/h…
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