What is also unappreciated is that the same Paul Fisher has in the past, been the Bank of England’s representative, with observer status, on this very same LBMA Management Committee that he is now becoming independent chairman of. This is an ‘elephant in the room’ if ever there...
5: Bloody Brothers This painting depicts Joseph's father, Jacob, weeping at the sight of his son's blood-stained coat. ©Hulton Archive/Getty Images In the Bible's Book of Genesis, a story of murderous jealousy unfolds, and a coat becomes a legendary symbol of humankind's inhumanity...
Hardy’s brooding good looks and untamed energy proved to be a potent calling card, and in 2001, he booked supporting parts in HBO’s Band of Brothers and the Ridley Scott film Black Hawk Down. But the film that was meant to be his big break—2002’s Star Trek: Nemesis, where he ...
Yesterday, one of my brothers sent me an email pointing out Joseph Priestley’s role in the Unitarian religion. That message prompted me to refresh my memory of Priestley’s several contributions to our understanding, today, of the world around us. For example, I had forgotten (if I had ev...
Just imagine if one of your brothers or sisters was born with a heart defect and had to have daily transfusions of blood in order to have a chance of survival. Unfortunately, things happen like this everyday and some of you may have experienced them already. In this essay I am going to...
Pernicious anemia is a blood disorder in which red blood cells fail to develop normally. The steady decline of red blood corpuscles eventually leads to death. The disease was first described completely in 1849 by English physician Thomas Addison (1793-1860). Addison noted the typical symptoms inc...
“Just beyond the ridge behind this stone circle, you will find a loaf of bread,” the kit replied, adding, “Take it with you to the castle; you will know what to do with it when you return there.” Before the young woman had a chance to ask the fox any further questions, he ...
Patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) develop blood–brain barrier dysfunction to varying degrees. How aging impacts Aβ pathology, blood–brain barrier function, and cognitive decline in AD remains largely unknown. In this study, we used 5xFAD mice to
Cormac McCarthy is an American author who sets many of his novels in the West of the past, as well as the West of the present. His novels include Blood Meridian, All the Pretty Horses and No Country for Old Men, the latter two of which were made into movies....
The ban has caused outrage among some in the gay community who say they are being stopped from helping their LGBT“brothers and sisters”targeted in Sunday’s shooting at the Pulse nightclub. Ad Feedback Forty-nine people were killed when Omar Mateen, 29, opened fire in the gay bar. At ...