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Virgin Galactic Spaceport – it’s not Lossiemouth

Posted on January 3, 2009 by admin

Tweet Richard Branson’s Virgin empire has announced that it has leased a site for its first Virgin Galactic spaceport.  Not surprisingly, they haven’t gone for RAF Lossiemouth as proposed by the Scottish National Party. It’s been quite some road for … Continue reading →

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Stalin – voted third greatest Russian?

Posted on December 29, 2008 by admin

Tweet The BBC reports that Stalin has been voted into third place in a poll for the greatest Russian, held by a Russian TV station. Never mind that he was born in Gori in Georgia! (You may recall Gori from … Continue reading →

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Royal Mail Darwin 200 stamps

Posted on December 29, 2008 by admin

Tweet The Royal Mail has issued (or will issue) stamps to celebrate the upcoming Darwin anniversary.  There’s also a miniature sheet, depicting the Galapagos Islands, and a variety of the specialised fauna found there. I think they are particularly attractive, … Continue reading →

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Darwin 200 at the Open University

Posted on December 29, 2008 by admin

Tweet The Open University is hosting a web page devoted to the upcoming Darwin 200 anniversary.  Usefully, it’s also the 150th anniversary of the publication of the Origin of Species (free e-book, web book), possibly the most influential work in … Continue reading →

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