Monday, 6 October 2014

Daily Diamond - UK Copyright Law Changes: You Can Now Copy CDs!

Back in June, the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) issued guidance on changes that should be made to copyright laws in the UK. Those laws have finally come into full effect and mean that we are now allowed to make personal copies of our music, films and eBooks!
Until now, every time you copied......
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Friday, 3 October 2014

Daily Diamond - Bidding Namoki the Gorilla a Fond Farewell

The gorillas at Bristol Zoo in England recently threw a party to bid farewell to Namoki, who is leaving the nest to start a family of her own at Belfast Zoo in Northern Ireland.
Namoki, a western lowland gorilla, was born at Bristol Zoo nine years ago and is now old enough to start a family of......
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Daily Diamond - Should We Cut Down on TV?

How much television do you watch each day? According to new guidelines from NICE, if you are trying to watch your weight, then it might be too much.
NICE – or the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence – have updated their guidance on tackling obesity for the first time in......
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Thursday, 2 October 2014

Daily Diamond - New Molecule Discovery: Milky Way Yields More Secrets

Something wonderful has been discovered 27,000 light-years away in the centre of the Milky Way – iso-propyl cyanide!
Okay, so it doesn’t sound very exciting, but does actually suggest that the life-bearing chemistry and building blocks of life could be widespread throughout our galaxy.......
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Daily Diamond - Nike Enjoys Profit Jump After World Cup

Thanks to the World Cup 2014, the world’s largest sportswear company, Nike, has enjoyed a tremendous profit jump.
In the three months leading up to August,   net profit rose for the company by 23%, to $962 million (£590 million). During the same period, revenue rose to $8 billion (£5......
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Wednesday, 1 October 2014

Daily Diamond - Once, Twice, Three Times a Lady with an Ermine

The Lady with an Ermine… How about just The Lady? A recent discovery from French scientist Pascal Cotte has shown that even some of history’s most famous artists don’t get it right the first time, and can change their minds about their work.
Mr Cotte, co-founder of Paris’ Lumiere......
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Daily Diamond - Who is More Moral: the Religious or Non-Religious?

It really is one of those controversial questions: is a religious person, in fact, more moral than an atheist?
You may very well already have your opinion on that matter, but new research from Germany, the Netherlands and the US might surprise you…
Religious and non-religious people are just......
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