An optical illusion (also called a visual illusion) is characterized by visually perceived images that differ from objective reality. The information gathered by the eye is processed in the brain to give a perception that does not tally with a physical measurement of the stimulus source. There are three main …
Iain Duncan Smith, the minister in charge of the Welfare Reform Bill, claimed yesterday in an interview with the BBC’s political editor Nick Robinson Painful or Positive? article that “They’re not suffering.” referring to people living with multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, mental health disorders, Crohn’s, learning difficulties, cancer, spina bifida, …
Britain has revoked the press license of Iran-based English language broadcaster Press TV, accusing it of violating press regulations. But some say the decision was really motivated by British geopolitical interests. The Office of Communications (Ofcom), a government-approved watchdog overseeing broadcasting and telecommunications in the UK, says the channel does …
The UK has admitted for the first time that it was using a fake rock to spy on Russia six years ago. The chief of staff to the then British PM Tony Blair has made the revelation in an interview. In 2006 the UK dismissed the allegations that appeared in …
UK Prime Minister David Cameron is backing a proposal for a £60m Yacht as a gift to the Queen – Elizabeth Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (German: Herzogtum Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha) to celebrate her diamond jubilee described at one point by education secretary Michael Gove as a ‘gift from the nation’. However the Guardian …
Tomorrow, Google, Wikipedia, Reddit and the Cheezburger LOL cats site will begin a 24hr blackout in protest of SOPA (The Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (the Protect Intellectual Property Act) to halt the sales of pirated products overseas. Wikipedia 24hr blackout will only affect the English language version of …
Despite what all the media are yammering at you, despite all the fear mongering about Iran’s “nuclear threat” (Iran has been fully verified by the IAEA and ALL the U.S. intelligence community agree and are on record that Iran is not pursuing nuclear weapons), despite talk that Iran is intolerant, …
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