Hilary Rodham Clinton clinches Democratic vote

Hilary Rodham Clinton has clinched the Democratic nomination by A P count with a last minute showing of super delegates who appeared to put her “over the threshold” to become the first female presidential nominee of a major party. Yesterday in California she said she is taking nothing for granted.  She wants to do everything…

Sugarloaf Mountain tightrope walk amazes!

Caio Amador walks amazingly on a tightrope 820 ft above earth between 2 cable cars over Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro country of Brazil.  Makes many of us feel a bout of vertigo! 28 year old Caio braved high winds and the swaying cars as he conquered a 30 foot gap.  Some say it…

Ammonia discovered in Jupiter

US astronomers using a radio telescope on Earth has managed to peep several tens of kilometers into atmosphere of Jupiter and discovered Very Large Array (VLA) trace the presence of Ammonia in the gas giant to study the circulation systems below the visible cloud tops and the planets Great Red Spot –a huge storm that…

The Bestseller Code – a book to raise eyebrows – and talent.

If you believe the hype in this book you can re-create Rembrandts, write Shakespeare-like sonnets, have faith in an algorithm that can predict chart- toppers and in another that can work out whether a novel will “hit” the bestseller lists.  Google’s artificial intelligence system has also recently had a go at writing poetry with questionable…

Robert Govender passed away

    Robert Govender, also known as Gonnie Govender, the veteran journalist, author, Broadcaster and  ex- news and features editor of the Asian Times, World Times and New World passed away at Royal Free Hospital, North West London, in the early hours of 31st May 2016.   He became a champion of the obscure, the neglected,…

The Donald in Washington

Donald Trump has arrived in and addressed Washington on his latest lap on the election campaign.  Present was a huge body of bikers who insisted that they don’t fancy Hilary Clinton being President and they prefer Donald Trump though this does not mean they are wholly pro him either, in short the lesser of two…

Marcos Domingo Sanchez – Human in Negative at the Muse Portobello

The Muse Gallery Portobello is exhibiting this original collection of works – the first major London exhibition by international artist and photographer Marcos Domingo Sanchez. He specialises in using photographic negatives to create finely finished works.  Originally graduating in Architecture in Spain he worked in the field for some time before deciding to turn his talent…

Daily Star Sunday cheeks other tabloids again!

The price is right!  Yet again The Daily Star sees fit to poke fun at its rivals.  OK all three papers carry “junk journalism” but at least The Star shows its style by having a laugh at their more pricier tags!  They do say “never judge a book by its cover” but in the case…

Javed in talks with Tata Steel

Tata Steel’s Indian board is meeting to finalise its shortlist of bidders for its  UK steel operations. Sajid Javid  the Business Secretary, flew into Mumbai for talks with a senior  management of Tata Steel. The Indian conglomerate is edging closer to a sale of its UK steel business, did not rule out the idea of…