Interesting Links for 14-12-2011
Dec. 14th, 2011 04:00 pm- BBC News - An Italian's view on British winter clothes
'In reply [to the piece of being 'hit by air'], an Italian based in the UK explains the different attitudes to winter clothes and health.'
- BBC News - How to avoid getting 'hit by air' in Italy
'Many Italians, it seems, are prone to a particularly wide range of winter illnesses, helped apparently by an in-depth knowledge of human anatomy.'
- En route to Belgium, woman caught with 5 grenades in Newark airport | NJ.com
Possibly related to the attacks there on Tuesday.
- BBC News - On the trail of the offshore tax dodgers
'The government's attempts to squeeze more money from offshore tax dodgers is being run from just about the most nondescript set of offices you could possibly imagine.'
- Disappearance of the elephant caused rise of modern humans: Dietary change led to modern humans in Middle East 400,000 years ago
'Elephants have long been known to be part of the Homo erectus diet. But the significance of this specific food source, in relation to both the survival of Homo erectus and the evolution of modern humans, has never been understood -- until now.'