Новости за 02.01.2021

Clemson football's star quarterback Trevor Lawrence had just gotten trounced by Ohio State in a college football playoff game 49-28. A game the Tigers were favored to win. In a post-game over-the-computer interview Lawrence actually hears an unmuted reporter's comment about him, that was not intended to be heard. — Read the rest

Olivia Jade took to Instagram to share a post that showed off her dancing skills as she happily welcomed the new year with friends.

By the 19th century, the vanilla plant had long been used as a flavor, but it was generally gathered wild. That's because it's devilishly hard to farm. As this fascinating piece by Dan Nosowitz in Atlas Obscura notes, vanilla plants have a very small window where pollination can occur, and no-one's quite certain how vanilla plants are pollinated in the wild. — Read the rest

Biomedical waste mixed with food waste found dumped in pits

THE Masked Singer fans were stunned this evening when Mel B was unveiled as Seahorse. Viewers couldn’t believe the former Spice Girl had donned the show-stopping costume for the quirky ITV singing show. The 45-year-old star landed in the bottom three alongside Harlequin, and Grandfather Clock in tonight’s instalment of the show. The judges eventually […]

Zelda speedrunners have long stumbled over a particular point in the 2002 game "Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker". About thirty minutes into it, you have to play a minigame called "Sploosh Kaboom", which is basically a version of the famous board-game "Battleship". — Read the rest

Arsenal left-back Kieran Tierney has scored an absolute stunner to give the Gunners the lead over West Brom at the Hawthorns. Tierney, a true Scotsman evidently not bothered by the snow in the midlands, had Darnell Furlong on toast from the left channel of Arsenal’s attack. Having raced past the defender, Tierney cut inside onto […]

COLUMBUS (WCMH) -- The home of the family of a man killed by a Franklin County Sheriff's Deputy last month was hit by gunfire on New Year's Eve, according to Columbus Police. The home of the family of Casey Goodson Jr. what hit by a single round of gunfire, which entered the home near the [...]

A fossilized tree trunk is unearthed on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos, in a photograph released on Friday. Archaeologists excavating the eastern Aegean island’s petrified forest on Thursday discovered 50 new tree trunks that had been buried for thousands of years under volcanic ash and debris. [Stratis Balaskas/ANA-MPA]

Peter Forsberg spent three years building Aerium, a motorcycle that runs on a tank of compressed air worn by the rider. Much of the mechanism is visible, and it can be ridden continuously for up to five minutes. Just listen t those pistons about 16:45 into this video:

There's something about ingenious bookshelves that deeply pleases the literary soul. If you love books that means you buy a lot of books, which means pretty soon your house is clotted with them — so you're always on the hunt for new ways to store them. — Read the rest

Aleksey and his team from That Works specializing in creating great weapons from literature, film, and gaming, like Gandalf's trusty Glamdring. They forge the blade from stainless steel and use both power hammer and hand forging techniques. They also show how to use a hand grinder if you don't have a power grinder. — Read the rest

Govt. schoolteachers deployed at centre to take care of them

This holiday season has seen some downright irresistible deals on laptops - starting in early November, retailers cut prices on laptops from Dell, Lenovo, Sony, Samsung, Acer, and more. We even saw some discounts on MacBooks. If you've made one of those sales and brought home a new laptop to really get started in 2021, you're not quite finished. There are all kinds of accessories that you might need to complete your new portable PC experience.

Xiao Qian Feng creates a gorgeous wooden jewelry box, right down to the hand-crushed pigments. Note to purists: she uses some modern power tools among the ancient ones.

Jan 30, 2021 Masks that cover nose and mouth are required under masks. Each fencer may have only one coach or parent attend with them. $25 entry fee.

Latest Birmingham City transfer news from BirminghamLive as St Andrew's faithful react to the head coach's comments on the January window after defeat to Blackburn Rovers

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The average daily transit volume since the beginning of the year amounted to 153 mln cubic meters per day

Zhen xian bao, or a Chinese thread book, is a folder with compartments for storing small items. Each compartment folds down flat, making it a compact way to store things like thread. There are a lot of great videos on how to make them yourself, and they can be quite creatively designed once you master the basics. — Read the rest

Seven people were arrested New Year's Eve in Philadelphia in connection with what police said were large unruly crowds that engaged in vandalism at a federal building.

Georgia’s Senate runoff races on Tuesday and the federal government’s coronavirus vaccine rollout are expected to dominate this week’s Sunday talk shows.Georgia’s Senate candidates are gearing up for their last campaign sprint before Tuesday’s...

Ryan Garcia scored the biggest win of his career as he survived a hard 2nd round knockdown and come back and stopped former world title challenger Luke Campbell and win the WBC Interim Lightweight championship at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. In round two, Campbell shockingly landed a perfect straight left to the …

An Army soldier and an unidentified 16-year-old boy have been charged with murder in connection with an Army corporal who was found dead in New Jersey last month.