A Grab Bag of Stuff
Interesting article on a recycling scheme for hip and knee implants - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16877393
A round up of Ricky Ponting's career in pictures which was almost enough to make me feel sorry for Punter - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/15812325
NMR used find performance-reducing flaws in batteries - http://arst.ch/sgk as part of a concerted effort to make more efficient batteries for things like cars. I've heard a talk by Prof. Grey, one of the contributing authors to the paper the article about, and it was a really interesting talk.
Interesting new tRNA interacting protein found - http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2012/120219_Heidelberg/
There would be a picture of the new Mercedes F1 car except I still can't find a decent photo of it.
Two fencing-related links:
In which the French Olympic Association use Sebastian Chabal to drum up interest in the minor sports. This time, he's investigating fencing -
Londres 2012 - Chabal teste les JO - le fleuret... by sebastienchabal
Yes, that would be the baby-eating Sebastian Chabal making a not entirely terrible foilist.
Funnier, but not safe for work, a fencer showing the reality of fencing - http://youtu.be/GUp42EiunbI Infinitely funnier if you have ever known any fencers. (I, sadly, cannot even say 'but I am a fencing champion'.)
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Shakespeare Meme - Day 1 - Favourite Play
I have no idea why I thought these'd be easier than the book ones. I can at least narrow it down to two, probably. Although I now feel guilty for not including 'Midsummer Night's Dream' and 'As You Like It' because I love them both rather a lot.
But the two I really cannot choose between are 'Hamlet' and 'Macbeth' both of which I love passing all sense. I think it's the characters in one and the imagery in the other.
Day #1: Your favorite play
Day #2: Your favorite character
Day #3: Your favorite hero
Day #4: Your favorite heroine
Day #5: Your favorite villain
Day #6: Your favorite villainess
Day #7: Your favorite clown
Day #8: Your favorite comedy
Day #9: Your favorite tragedy
Day #10: Your favorite history
Day #11: Your least favorite play
Day #12: Your favorite scene
Day #13: Your favorite romantic scene
Day #14: Your favorite fight scene
Day #15: The first play you read
Day #16: Your first play you saw
Day #17: Your favorite speech
Day #18: Your favorite dialogue
Day #19: Your favorite movie version of a play
Day #20: Your favorite movie adaptation of a play
Day #21: An overrated play
Day #22: An underrated play
Day #23: A role you've never played but would love to play
Day #24: An actor or actress you would love to see in a particular role
Day #25: Sooner or later, everyone has to choose: Hal or Falstaff?
Day #26: Your favorite couple
Day #27: Your favorite couplet
Day #28: Your favorite joke
Day #29: Your favorite sonnet
Day #30: Your favorite single line
A round up of Ricky Ponting's career in pictures which was almost enough to make me feel sorry for Punter - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/15812325
NMR used find performance-reducing flaws in batteries - http://arst.ch/sgk as part of a concerted effort to make more efficient batteries for things like cars. I've heard a talk by Prof. Grey, one of the contributing authors to the paper the article about, and it was a really interesting talk.
Interesting new tRNA interacting protein found - http://www.embl.de/aboutus/communication_outreach/media_relations/2012/120219_Heidelberg/
There would be a picture of the new Mercedes F1 car except I still can't find a decent photo of it.
Two fencing-related links:
In which the French Olympic Association use Sebastian Chabal to drum up interest in the minor sports. This time, he's investigating fencing -
Londres 2012 - Chabal teste les JO - le fleuret... by sebastienchabal
Yes, that would be the baby-eating Sebastian Chabal making a not entirely terrible foilist.
Funnier, but not safe for work, a fencer showing the reality of fencing - http://youtu.be/GUp42EiunbI Infinitely funnier if you have ever known any fencers. (I, sadly, cannot even say 'but I am a fencing champion'.)
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Shakespeare Meme - Day 1 - Favourite Play
I have no idea why I thought these'd be easier than the book ones. I can at least narrow it down to two, probably. Although I now feel guilty for not including 'Midsummer Night's Dream' and 'As You Like It' because I love them both rather a lot.
But the two I really cannot choose between are 'Hamlet' and 'Macbeth' both of which I love passing all sense. I think it's the characters in one and the imagery in the other.
Day #1: Your favorite play
Day #2: Your favorite character
Day #3: Your favorite hero
Day #4: Your favorite heroine
Day #5: Your favorite villain
Day #6: Your favorite villainess
Day #7: Your favorite clown
Day #8: Your favorite comedy
Day #9: Your favorite tragedy
Day #10: Your favorite history
Day #11: Your least favorite play
Day #12: Your favorite scene
Day #13: Your favorite romantic scene
Day #14: Your favorite fight scene
Day #15: The first play you read
Day #16: Your first play you saw
Day #17: Your favorite speech
Day #18: Your favorite dialogue
Day #19: Your favorite movie version of a play
Day #20: Your favorite movie adaptation of a play
Day #21: An overrated play
Day #22: An underrated play
Day #23: A role you've never played but would love to play
Day #24: An actor or actress you would love to see in a particular role
Day #25: Sooner or later, everyone has to choose: Hal or Falstaff?
Day #26: Your favorite couple
Day #27: Your favorite couplet
Day #28: Your favorite joke
Day #29: Your favorite sonnet
Day #30: Your favorite single line