DECODING THE BODY LANGUAGE OF POLITICIANS: BEWARE OF MISLEADING ANALYSES
Tue 05 November 2024: Body language experts have been having a field day since the U.S. presidential debate. They want us to believe that it’s possible to tell what Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are thinking, but not saying, just by looking at their body and facial movements. As the election approaches, every move the […]
WATCH | COULD ISRAEL BECOME A FAILED STATE? | AARON BASTANI MEETS ILAN PAPPE
Tue 05 November 2024: At the time of writing, war is spreading throughout West Asia. Of course, this is widely understood as an outgrowth of Israeli expansion and the ongoing genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. This week’s guest is back on Downstream to provide a century’s worth of historical context to enrich the way in […]
ISRAEL’S DEFENCE MINISTER GALLANT APPROVES 7,000 CALL-UP ORDERS FOR ULTRA-ORTHODOX
Tue 05 November 2024: Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant approved the Israeli army’s “recommendation to issue an additional 7,000 orders for screening and evaluation processes for ultra-Orthodox draft-eligible individuals”. The order comes after a first round of 3,000 draft orders were sent out in July, sparking protests from the ultra-Orthodox community. “The defence minister concluded […]
CHINESE COMPANY SELLS TICKETS FOR SPACE TOURISM FLIGHT IN 2027
Tue 05 November 2024: Chinese company Deep Blue Aerospace has sold two tickets for its planned 2027 suborbital flight at 1.5 million yuan (approximately $210,000) each, offering passengers a five-minute experience of weightlessness. The company plans to expand ticket sales next month. According to national media reports, the tickets were sold last night through the e-commerce site […]
INVESTIGATIVE REPORT FINDS PRETORIA GIRLS HIGH HEAD COMMITTED MISCONDUCT
Tue 05 November 2024: An independent investigative report on incidents at Pretoria High School for Girls has recommended that the principal and deputy principal responsible be charged with misconduct. The Gauteng MEC for Education, Matome Chiloane, on Monday released the independent investigative report which probed allegations of a culture of racism at the school and […]
DECODING THE BODY LANGUAGE OF POLITICIANS: BEWARE OF MISLEADING ANALYSES
Tue 05 November 2024: Body language experts have been having a field day since the U.S. presidential debate. They want us to believe that it’s possible to tell what Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are thinking, but not saying, just by looking at their body and facial movements. As the election approaches, every move the […]
ONE IN EIGHT GIRLS, WOMEN RAPED OR SEXUALLY ASSAULTED BEFORE AGE 18, UNICEF SAYS
Thu 10 October 2024: One in eight girls, women raped or sexually assaulted before age 18, UNICEF says More than 370 million girls and women alive today, or one in every eight worldwide, experienced rape or sexual assault before the age of 18, the United Nations children’s agency said yesterday, Reuters reported. The number rises to 650 […]
CHINESE COMPANY SELLS TICKETS FOR SPACE TOURISM FLIGHT IN 2027
Tue 05 November 2024: Chinese company Deep Blue Aerospace has sold two tickets for its planned 2027 suborbital flight at 1.5 million yuan (approximately $210,000) each, offering passengers a five-minute experience of weightlessness. The company plans to expand ticket sales next month. According to national media reports, the tickets were sold last night through the e-commerce site […]
INTEROCEPTION: THE SIXTH SENSE WE USE TO READ HIDDEN SIGNALS FROM OUR BODY
Fri 12 January 2024: At every moment, your body’s internal organs are sending signals to your brain. You’ll be mostly unaware of them, but sometimes they cut through: for example when you’re hungry, or when you need to go to the bathroom. Our ability to tap into these hidden signals is called interoception – sometimes […]
JALEBIS
Fri 12 April 2024: JALEBIS INGREDIENTS 140 g cake flour 2 T cornflour 1/2 t baking powder 2 T clarified butter 1/4 t saffron threads 190 ml thick plain yoghurt Water (optional) Canola oil, for deep-frying Gold leaf, to garnish For the sugar syrup: 140 g sugar 250 ml water 1/4 t saffron threads, toasted […]