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Possibly funny to greek speakers
The Kavli Prize is named after entrepreneur Fred Kavli, whose philanthropic foundation has funded the scheme.
Mr Kavli was born in Norway but later moved to the US to set up the Kavlico Corporation, which became one of the world's biggest suppliers of sensors for the aeronautic and automotive industries.I wonder how the winners will be announced ( Read more... ) -
Possibly of scottish interest
- Joke sent to me by a friend (from Paris of all places ( Read more... ) -
Girls to be vaccinated against cervical cancer virus
A step forward - I hope that all of the EU countries and the rest of the world will follow the example of Germany and Italy in providing this vaccine to all teenage girls. Even if it's half as good as claimed, it can still dramatically reduce the chances of cervical cancer later on in a girl's life. Women deserve all available kinds of protection ( Read more... ) -
Polish twins
Do you remember the Kaczynski twins, president Lech and prime minister Jaroslaw? Now there's an online game in which one tries to identify the twins from photos. I scored 70%, lower than a Pole would, but then again Poles have the advantage (or disadvantage, really) of seeing these faces on tv all the time. -
More statistics from the UK
My post on the International Women's Day was about the sorry state of women's rights in the developing world. Things are not ideal in the developed west, despite a recent article by the Guardian claiming just that. Here are some of the UK statistics presented in this more recent article:
73% of young women want to go on working after they have had ( Read more... ) -
International Women's Day
From the Independent:The statistics are stark: everywhere you look in the developing world, women's rights are under threat, be it from sex trafficking, denial of education or job discrimination. Figures compiled by the British government, development agencies and human rights groups resemble a roll call of shame ( Read more... ) -
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I arrived in Scotland exactly one year ago. -
Only in Scotland...
... could I be having email exchanges with Willie Wallace and David Hume.
