by Luciano Passuello, LiteMind “The last few decades have belonged to a certain kind of person with a certain kind of mind — computer programmers who could crank code, lawyers who could craft contracts, MBAs who could crunch numbers. But the keys to the kingdom are changing hands.” This starts and sets the tone for [...]
Saint Petersburg was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 [O.S. 16] May 1703. From 1713 to 1728 and from 1732 to 1918, Saint Petersburg was the Imperial capital of Russia. In 1918 the central government bodies moved from Saint Petersburg (then named Petrograd) to Moscow. It is Russia’s second largest city after Moscow [...]
How About I Be Me (And You Be You)? is the upcoming ninth full-length album by Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor scheduled for release on 20 February 2012 on One Little Indian. The first single “The Wolf is Getting Married” will be released on 27 February, accompanied by a video directed by Roman Rappak, lead singer of Brenton.
Related: Zebra stripes evolved to keep biting flies at bay If there was a ‘Just So’ story for how the zebra got its stripes, I’m sure that Rudyard Kipling would have come up with an amusing and entertaining camouflage explanation. But would he have come up with the explanation that Gábor Horváth, Susanne Åkesson and colleagues [...]
Though we know hundreds of years of history behind Valentine’s day, the origins of the holiday are a mystery. Wikipedia: Saint Valentine’s Day, commonly shortened to Valentine’s Day, is a holiday observed on February 14 honoring one or more early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine. It was first established by Pope Gelasius I in 496 [...]
Why are you more likely to have a heart attack at eight o’clock in the morning or crash your car on the motorway at two o’clock in the afternoon? Can taking your medication at the right time of day really save your life? And have you ever wondered why teenagers will not get out of [...]
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