Articles from ‘elocal magazine’

Expressing that we’re in pain is one of the most basic things we can do with language, whether by yelling “ouch” (or something worse) or by attempting to tell someone exactly what’s wrong so we can get help. Public policy scholar Grant Duncan writes that the word “pain” itself has a history that tracks with changes in our understanding of bad feelings. · While the Romance languages derive their most common words for pain from the Latin dolor,…

The trilateral cooperation between Japan, South Korea, and the United States is showing cracks. Already fragile under the previous  US President Joe Biden, the alliance faces further strain under President Donald Trump, whose  role as a mediator between historical antagonists Japan and South Korea is seen as unlikely by both these American allies and the international community. · During his first term from 2017-21, Trump favoured direct,…

The treatment of kidney stones could soon be getting much faster, easier, and safer. Scientists have devised a method of non-invasively tearing the objects apart, using what are known as "acoustic vortex beams." · For several decades now, doctors have utilized a non-surgical technique called extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) to break up kidney stones so they can be passed with the urine. · In a nutshell, the process involves…

Stories, like children whisked away by magical storms, have a habit of wandering. They cross borders, transform, and reshape themselves, becoming new yet familiar. Such is the case with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Few American readers of L. Frank Baum’s novel know that, much like Dorothy herself, his story embarked on its own journey across vast oceans to reinvent itself behind the Iron Curtain that separated the Soviet Union from the West. ·…

This is my go to recipe for lunchboxes, that my Mum has made for many years and i remember from growing up. Took me a while to remember the amounts not in ounces! It uses few ingredients, but is super quick to make and simply delicious to eat.  · I've seen lots of variations with raisins or nuts added, but this one is im my opinion by far the best.  · Mum always used to make it in round tins and cut it into triangles, but you can use whichever…

A Spooky 'Blood Moon' Is About to Appear in The Sky. Here's How to See It. · When the moon gets spooky on Friday night, don't panic. It's not an omen, it's just an eclipse. · Earth will cast its shadow across the moon, turning its surface red as our planet, our moon, and our sun align. That's why total lunar eclipses are sometimes called the " blood moon." · This will be the first total lunar eclipse in nearly two-and-a-half years. · The red…

13 March 1956 · New Zealand was already 3–0 down in the series going into the fourth and final test at Eden Park in Auckland. Their West Indies opponents included household names such as Gary Sobers and Everton Weekes, who had broken batting records for a New Zealand season. · New captain John Reid won the toss and decided to bat first. His aggressive innings of 84 underpinned New Zealand’s total of 255. Then Tony MacGibbon and Harry Cave…

The globally televised spat between US President Donald Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was described as “good television” by Trump. · Zelenskyy insulted his hosts and was led out of the White House.  · Back in Europe he was welcomed back as a hero, for standing up to Trump. This will have negative consequences for Ukraine and widen the transatlantic rift.  · Behind the performative meltdown there…

Rise Robotics is setting its sights on getting its name in the Guinness Book of World Records for the world's strongest non-hydraulic robotic arm – a record that has remained uncontested for nearly a decade after the Fanuc M-2000iA/2300 bench-pressed 5,070 lb (2,300 kg). How? With good old-fashioned belts and pulleys. · It might sound a bit old-school, but Rise has developed a belt and pulley system that, from the outside, looks very much like…

Forget trawling through financial data, following your ‘gut feeling’, or perhaps even your fund manager. Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the way stock trading is done. · AI-driven real-time data analysis can do much more than flesh-and-blood stock traders. It can look into patterns and statistics from the past and process vast data sets to help investors build diversified portfolios. · The unmatched ability of AI-powered machine…