0 Post a comment Thursday, 6 June 2019 - Local People by Contributed Item - Contributed Item @twitter.com/gem_news [email protected] The County YFC Rally Day Finals were held in the idyllic setting of Gadlys Farm, Glynogwr recently by kind permission of Mr & Mrs Thomas. For Wick YFC, Hollie Jones led the way in the RWAS Wool Handling Competition. Hollie now goes on to represent the county at the Welsh Finals at the Royal Welsh Show in July where she will once again compete against former world champions.At Hollie’s heels with only 1.7 penalties more was her sister Rhianna who, at only 11 years of age thoroughly deserved her second place in her first attempt at the competition.Hollie also gained first place in the County Scrapbook competition, having created a book full to bursting of Club’s activities and adventures over the last year with an abundance of photos, newsletters, newspaper articles and write ups beautifully presented with an … [Read more...] about Wick YFC punch above their weight at county rally day
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The 1968 sci-fi that spookily predicted today
In the first of BBC Culture’s new series on fiction that predicted the future, Hephzibah Anderson looks at the work of John Brunner, whose vision of 2010 was eerily accurate. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Share on WhatsApp Share on Google+ Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Share on StumbleUpon Share on Google+ Share by Email By Hephzibah Anderson 10 May 2019 We look to fiction for eternal truths about our world and timeless insights into the human condition – either that or giddy escapism. But sometimes, in striving to achieve any or all of the above, a novelist will use the future as their backdrop; and just occasionally, they’ll predict what’s to come with uncanny accuracy. They can sit down at their desk and correctly envisage, for instance, how generations to come will be … [Read more...] about The 1968 sci-fi that spookily predicted today
Michael Bloomberg WON’T run for president in 2020
Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday that he will not run for president in 2020, ending a political guessing game that had the potential to upend the Democratic field and make the White House sweat. The 77-year-old former New York City mayor, one of the richest men in the world, announced his decision not to join the crowded Democratic field in a Bloomberg News editorial on Tuesday. But his aides have said in recent weeks that he is prepared to spend as much as $500 million – about 1 per cent of his estimated $50 billion fortune – to make sure Donald Trump is a one-term president. Bloomberg flirted with a presidential run before, but as an independent. He re-registered as a Democrat last fall after six years as a Republicans and 11 as an independent. Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday that he won't run for president next year, ending a political guessing game whose outcome could have shaped the race President Trump said last year that … [Read more...] about Michael Bloomberg WON’T run for president in 2020