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Wikipedia article of the day is White-winged fairywren. The white-winged fairywren (Malurus leucopterus) is a bird species in the family Maluridae, unrelated to true wrens. It lives in the drier parts of central Australia, from central Queensland and South Australia to Western Australia. Like other fairywrens, this species displays marked sexual dimorphism, and one or more males of a social group grow brightly coloured blue plumage during the breeding season. The females, sandy-brown with light-blue tail feathers, are smaller, and almost indistinguishable from the younger sexually mature males. A subspecies is found on Dirk Hartog Island, and another on Barrow Island off the coast of Western Australia, both having black rather than blue male plumage. The white-winged fairywren mainly eats insects, and lives in heathland and arid scrubland. It is a cooperative breeding species, and small groups of birds maintain and defend territories year-round. Groups consist of a socially monogamous...

Courtesy of BBC Cornwall A man accused of murder admitted the crime to a fellow prisoner, a jury is told. from BBC News - Cornwall http://ift.tt/2g7BCJv via IFTTT

What looks like a teleporter from science fiction being draped over NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, is actually a "clean tent." The clean tent protects Webb from dust and dirt when engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center transport the telescope out of the relatively dust-free cleanroom and into the vibration and acoustics testing areas. via NASA http://ift.tt/2gxOxoO

Determination is an essential quality to nurture if I am to continue on my spiritual journey. No matter how much enthusiasm I have or how clear my aim is, without determination I will give up sooner or later. In times of challenge, I take care that determination does not lead to stubborness; then I can let go of resistance and not oppose anyone or anything with my mind. Instead I take time for meditation, reflect on the most compassionate way to deal with the situatiion and quietly wait for an approach to present itself.

Courtesy of BBC Cornwall Ian Morgan step down from his role as backs coach for Cornwall's County Championship side. from BBC News - Cornwall http://ift.tt/2g5s160 via IFTTT

Wikipedia article of the day is Scotland national football team. The Scotland national football team has represented Scotland in association football since the world's first international football match on St. Andrew's Day (Scotland's National Day), 30 November 1872. Controlled by the Scottish Football Association, the team competes in the two major professional tournaments, the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship, but not the Olympic Games. Most of their home matches are played at the national stadium, Hampden Park. They have a long-standing rivalry with England, with annual matches from 1872 until 1989, and six matches since then. They have qualified for the FIFA World Cup on eight occasions and the UEFA European Championship twice; they have never progressed beyond the first group stage of a finals tournament, but they did once beat the FIFA World Cup winners – England, in 1967. Their supporters are collectively known as the Tartan Army. The Scottish Footb...

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station photographed a sunset that looks like a vast sheet of flame. With Earth’s surface already in darkness, the setting sun, the cloud masses, and the sideways viewing angle make a powerful image of the kind that astronauts use to commemorate their flights. via NASA http://ift.tt/2fMNDXg

Courtesy of BBC Cornwall An experienced pilot was feeling tired when he fatally crashed his new plane, an inquest concludes. from BBC News - Cornwall http://ift.tt/2gFcXwY via IFTTT

Saturn's icy moon Mimas is dwarfed by the planet's enormous rings. via NASA http://ift.tt/2fxDMpN

An angel is a guest for he cleans up behind him. Where there has been misunderstanding he returns to clarify; where there has been hatred he offers love. He is never without gifts and always without burden.

Courtesy of BBC Cornwall Air pollution is responsible for 50,000 premature deaths in the UK each year - how can we tackle the issue? from BBC News - Cornwall http://ift.tt/2ft6F6g via IFTTT

Wikipedia article of the day is SMS Lützow. SMS Lützow was the second Derfflinger-class battlecruiser built by the German Imperial Navy before World War I. Launched on 29 November 1913, the ship was named in honor of the Prussian general Ludwig Adolf Wilhelm von Lützow who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. Due to engine damage during trials, Lützow did not join the I Scouting Group until March 1916. She missed most of the major actions conducted by the German battlecruiser force, taking part in only one bombardment operation, at Yarmouth and Lowestoft, on 24–25 April 1916. One month after becoming Admiral Franz von Hipper's flagship, Lützow sank the British battlecruiser HMS Invincible during the Battle of Jutland on 31 May and 1 June; she is sometimes given credit for sinking the armored cruiser HMS Defence as well. Heavily damaged by around 24 heavy-caliber shell hits that flooded her bow, the ship was unable to make the return voyage to German ports. Her crew was evacuated an...

Courtesy of BBC Cornwall A school apologises to a Christian teaching assistant it disciplined for sharing her views on gay marriage with a student. from BBC News - Cornwall http://ift.tt/2gPIjEg via IFTTT

There has probably never been a time where there has been so much fear and conflict across the world, not just across oceans and borders but across the breakfast table. In fact many now prefer conflict to peace, as they become addicted to the actions of anger and aggression, and the adrenaline rush which results. They don’t really want conflict to end, in fact, they will say that some conflict is good to get things done and stimulate change. They are not aware that they are killing themselves. All conflict is simply a symptom of attachment to a position. And as we know, this generates fear, and fear, if allowed to stay, eventually kills it’s host. All solutions are based on detachment or letting go. But that will be difficult until we can see that all possession is an illusion, that we have nothing to lose and that there are no victories in winning.

Courtesy of BBC Cornwall Redruth boss Marek Churcher praises the bravery of the official who made his side retake a match-winning conversion. from BBC News - Cornwall http://ift.tt/2g9Ucng via IFTTT

Courtesy of BBC Cornwall Cornish Pirates coach Gavin Cattle is pleased to have seen his side win at Doncaster for just the second time since 2011. from BBC News - Cornwall http://ift.tt/2gBaBzd via IFTTT

Courtesy of BBC Cornwall Truro City boss Lee Hodges is pleased his side did not repeat their poor FA Cup showing as they beat Frome Town 6-1 in the FA Trophy. from BBC News - Cornwall http://ift.tt/2gxor8m via IFTTT

Wikipedia article of the day is Keith Miller with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948. The Australian cricketer Keith Miller toured England in 1948 as a member of The Invincibles, a team that went undefeated in their 34 tour matches. Miller (28 November 1919 – 11 October 2004) was an all-rounder: a fast bowler and a right-handed middle-order batsman. Don Bradman, the team captain, typically used him and Ray Lindwall in short bursts with the new ball. Miller took 13 wickets at an average of 26.28, playing a key role in subduing England's leading batsmen, Len Hutton and Denis Compton, with a barrage of short-pitched bowling. In the First Test, Miller took seven wickets, including Hutton and Compton twice, bearing a large part of the bowling workload. With the bat, he scored 184 runs in the Tests at an average of 23.15, including 74 in the second innings of the Second Test at Lord's, and a rapid 58 in the Fourth Test that helped Australia regain the momentum in the mat...

Hyperloop One, which is developing technology for a futuristic transit system, said it had raised an additional $50 million as it prepares for a full-scale test of a Hyperloop system in the first quarter of 2017. A Hyperloop involves using magnets to levitate pods inside an airless tube, creating conditions in which the floating pods could shuttle people and cargo at speeds of up to 750 mph (1,200 kph). The concept originated in a paper by Tesla Motors Chief Executive Elon Musk in 2013, who envisioned it whisking passengers from Los Angeles to San Francisco in 30 minutes. Hyperloop One got its latest round of funding from DP World Group of Dubai.  The $50 million takes its total funding to $160 million. DP World Group, whose chief executive is also joining Hyperloop One's board, signed an agreement with the company in August to explore a Hyperloop system to move containers from ships docked at its flagship Port of Jebel Ali to a new inland container depot in Dubai. ...

Courtesy of BBC Cornwall A climber is in a serious condition after falling from a cliff near Land's End in Cornwall. from BBC News - Cornwall http://ift.tt/2gvq4Qa via IFTTT

Wikipedia article of the day is Banksia canei. Banksia canei (mountain banksia) is a shrub of the subalpine areas of the Great Dividing Range between Melbourne and Canberra in southeastern Australia. First collected on 27 November 1962, it superficially resembles B. marginata, but is more closely related to another subalpine species, B. saxicola. Although no subspecies are recognised, four geographically isolated populations have been described, as there is significant variation in the shape of both adult and juvenile leaves between populations. B. canei is generally encountered as a many-branched shrub with narrow leaves that grows up to 3 m (9.8 ft) high, with yellow inflorescences (flower spikes) from late summer to early winter. The old flowers fall off the spikes, and up to 150 finely furred follicles develop, which remain closed until burnt in a bushfire. Each follicle bears two winged seeds. Birds such as the yellow-tufted honeyeater and various insects forage among th...

Generosity can be defined in many ways but respect, kindness, benefit and accessibility are its key characteristics. Generosity is like a fruit tree in season. All its fruit is available to anyone for the picking. When I am full, complete, when I have conquered selfish needs then I can be naturally generous. My being is open to others to share the best without any obligation.

Wikipedia article of the day is Warlugulong. Warlugulong (1977) is an acrylic painting by Indigenous Australian artist Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri. In 2007 it was purchased by the National Gallery of Australia for A$2.4 million, a record auction price for a contemporary Indigenous Australian art work. The painting illustrates eight dreamings of traditional locations the artist had knowledge of, and depicts the story of an ancestral creature called Lungkata or the Blue-Tongue Lizard Man, who created bushfire. The painting portrays the aftermath of a fire caused by Lungkata to punish his two sons who had not shared a kangaroo with him that they had caught. The sons' skeletons are on the right-hand side of the image, shown against a background representing smoke and ashes. The painting exemplifies a distinctive style developed by Papunya Tula artists in the 1970s, blending representation of landscape with ceremonial iconography. Art critic Benjamin Genocchio describes it as "a ...

Every year Apple releases a new iPhone and every year its critics bemoan the fact that the new handset is only incrementally different from its predecessor. This may explain why Apple's Phil Schiller felt the need to break the new features of the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus down into a numbered list. From the phone's new design to a pressure-sensitive home button, telephoto cameras, improved battery life and new A10 chip, Apple wanted to make it clear these phones are not simple upgrades. However, in our limited time with the handsets this is exactly what they feel like; the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus both seem like great handsets because their predecessors were great iPhone 7 and 7 Plus Design Like the   iPhone 6S and 6S Plus   before them, the latest iPhones are marginally different from one another. The screen sizes have remained the same as previous models, the size of both handsets is identical to their respective predecessors (138.3mm x 67.1mm x 7.1mm...

Courtesy of BBC Cornwall A council ought to have known a grandmother who was buried by a landslide faced "a real and immediate risk of death", jurors say. from BBC News - Cornwall http://ift.tt/2goWgsf via IFTTT

Silence has to be love-filled. Love actually inspires and moves all things towards their original freedom and happiness.

Courtesy of BBC Cornwall Reports on four "grim and unsafe" private care homes where distressed residents were ignored are described as "horrifying". from BBC News - Cornwall http://ift.tt/2gn0zUX via IFTTT

Courtesy of BBC Cornwall Police officers clogged-up a non emergency phone number for an hour a day trying to contact colleagues, the BBC finds. from BBC News - Cornwall http://ift.tt/2glMEdW via IFTTT

Wikipedia article of the day is Killer Instinct Gold. Killer Instinct Gold is a fighting video game based on the arcade game Killer Instinct 2. It was developed by Rare and initially released on November 25, 1996, by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 video game console. As in other series entries, players press buttons to punch and kick their opponent in chains of successive hits, known as combos. Large combo chains lead to stronger attacks and brutal, stylistic finisher moves. Characters—including a gargoyle, a ninja, and a femme fatale—fight in settings including a jungle and a spaceship. The Gold release lacks the arcade version's full-motion video sequences, but adds a training mode, new camera views, and improved audiovisuals. It was later included in Rare's 2015 Xbox One retrospective compilation, Rare Replay. Reviewers appreciated the game's sound and environment backdrops, but felt that its graphical upgrades and memorization-based combo gameplay were insufficient when ...

The six Expedition 50 crew members celebrate Thanksgiving in space, Nov. 24, 2016, with rehydrated turkey, stuffing, potatoes and vegetables. via NASA http://ift.tt/2gmgIdl

Round-the-clock drinking in England and Wales is now a reality after new licensing laws came in force at midnight. More than 1,000 pubs, clubs and supermarkets have been granted 24-hour licences to sell alcohol, according to government figures. Around 40% of premises applied to vary their licences, either extending their opening by an hour or two or offering late food and entertainment. It has led to fears disorder will put more pressure on police and hospitals. But Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell told BBC Newsnight the new law was necessary "to make it possible for the vast majority of people who drink but who never get into trouble to have more freedom as to when they drink".