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Nigel Slater’s squid and tomato, and artichokes, peas and goat’s curd recipes

Edit The Guardian 19 Jun 2016
Squid and tomato, artichoke and peas… these summer dishes are delicious whether eaten warm or cool. Squid curling and charring on the griddle. The scent of tomato stems on my fingertips. A jam jar of fresh mint by the kitchen sink ... All this and some asparagus with crème fraîche ... Trim the artichokes, pulling away the largest, tougher leaves from the outside, then trim a couple of centimetres from the top of the more tender inner leaves ... ....

Ben Simmons could have been an AFL superstar says friend Christian Petracca

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 19 Jun 2016
How many times have you looked at a junior sports event and wondered if those kids might one day be pros?. It happens every Saturday or Sunday morning as we watch our kids run out in chilly basketball stadiums or rainy football fields ... Advertisement ... "I reckon if he played AFL he would be a superstar ... New South Wales Metro had a 200-centimetre centre named Thon​ Maker who is also expected to be picked in Friday's NBA Draft ... Photo. AP....

Sydney storm: UNSW research shows cars can be carried away by even shallow water

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 18 Jun 2016
In world-first tests using actual cars instead of miniature models, the researchers found a small car like a Toyota Yaris – which weighs 1.05 tonnes – was moved by water just 15 centimetres deep that had a flow speed of 3.6 km/h. It was carried away in 60 centimetres of water....

New AI software turns smartphones into eye-tracking device

Edit Deccan Chronicle 18 Jun 2016
On that basis, they were able to get the system's margin of error down to 1.5 centimetres, a twofold improvement over previous experimental systems. They later acquired data on another 700 people, and the additional training data has reduced the margin of error to about a centimetre....

Indian origin scientist's software could turn smartphones into eye-trackers

Edit The Times of India 18 Jun 2016
On that basis, they were able to get the system's margin of error down to 1.5 centimetres, a twofold improvement over previous experimental systems. They later acquired data on another 700 people, and the additional training data has reduced the margin of error to about a centimetre....

Curiosity rewarded in a New Forest clearing

Edit The Guardian 18 Jun 2016
Knightwood Inclosure, New Forest This clearance was done so long ago that many of the stumps dotting the area are punctured with holes made by wood-boring larvae. We crossed the ditch together into the clear-felled area of this inclosure ... This female is the dark form; her wings, barely two centimetres in span, are crossed by ragged black lines set against a weave of tawny scales ... Some have been ripped open as in search of them ... Related ... ....

Nasa to conduct fiery experiments in space to better protect astronauts

Edit The National 18 Jun 2016
CAPE CANAVERAL // An unmanned cargo ship pulled away from the International Space Station last week to stage the first of three planned Nasa experiments on how big fires grow in space, an important test for astronaut safety ... The cargo included Saffire, a module containing a sample of cotton and fibreglass measuring 97 centimetres by 49cm that will be set on fire after Cygnus reaches a safe distance from the station ... * Reuters ....

Brisbane Lions v West Coast Eagles: Visitors from the west mow down battling Lions

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 18 Jun 2016
Brisbane Lions 4.2 5.6 7.8 12.10 (82). West Coast 4.3 11.6 14.11 20.11 (131). Brisbane Lions – Goals. Walker 4 Hanley 2 Schache 2 Taylor Robinson Bastinac Hipwood. West Coast. Kennedy 5 LeCras 4 Darling 4 Cripps 2 Giles Masten Hill Shuey Yeo. Best – Brisbane Lions ... West Coast ... Harwood (knee) ... Umpires ... 202-centimetre Eric Hipwood, on debut, marked cleanly with his second touch, turned around and roosted a ball close to 60 metres to Josh Walker....

Killing threatens Britain's easy public access to lawmakers

Edit Toronto Sun 18 Jun 2016
BIRSTALL, England -- Frozen in time, Jo Cox's website advises the public in her native West Yorkshire to meet her and discuss how she might help them with daily problems. "No appointment is necessary, please just come along," the message says ... ... "Jo were amazing ... A 21-year-old woman angered by Timms' past support for the 2003 invasion of Iraq stabbed him twice in the stomach with a 6-inch (15-centimetre) knife ... ......

Francesca Packer Barham: a thoroughly modern heiress

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 18 Jun 2016
For many 21-year-olds, the adage "The world is your oyster" rings true. But if they were Francesca Packer Barham, that oyster would be a pearl-bearing Pinctada ... She laughs off a suggestion she could follow in her uncle James's footsteps ... Advertisement ... an imposing presence (albeit aided by a pair of towering 14-centimetre YSL Tribute heels), her red lipstick drawing attention to a sensuous mouth that emits a megawatt smile ... ....

Zimbabwe elephant 'shot in head by poacher' survives

Edit BBC News 17 Jun 2016
Share. Share this with. Copy this link http.//www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-36563650. An elephant in Zimbabwe has received medical treatment from a conservation group after being shot in the head by suspected poachers ... Africa Live ... If the shot had hit a few centimetres lower down it would have gone into his brain, she explained ... ....

New health and sanitary regulations in buildings come into force

Edit The Malta Independent 17 Jun 2016
The Planning Authority today published a legal notice with new regulations pertaining to health and sanitary laws within buildings ... These best practice standards, amongst other criteria, are the basis of these new regulations ... For each overlying additional floor, a setback of one metre and fifty centimetres for a backyard and of ninety centimetres for an internal yard from the underlying floor, shall apply ... ....

SOLAR SAIL - Satellite by CoEP pupils to monitor radiation

Edit The Times of India 17 Jun 2016
PUNE. The College of Engineering Pune (CoEP) will put the first-ever satellite in the orbit that will do `radiation monitoring in higher altitudes using orbit manoeuvring employing solar sail'. The project will be built entirely by the students and funded by the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) ... Swayam is a 10 cubic centimetre cube, weighing less than 1kg and will be used for communication using HAM frequency ... RELATED....
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