A man will once again taste one of his mother’s home-baked mince pies this Christmas—21 years after she died. Richard Newson discovered a batch of 47 pastry treats in the bottom of his mum’s freezer following her sudden passing in December 2002. Now‚ every Christmas‚ he defrosts one of the small pies and scoffs it […] The post Man Has Eaten a Frozen Mince Pie Made by his Late Mom Every Christmas for Last 21 Years appeared first on Good News Network.

Predictions made of an entire industry are almost always wrong and are a waste of time — but they’re very fun if you don’t take them too seriously. That’s what this is. A fun‚ consequence-free prognostication that‚ like Babe Ruth pointing at the stands from the batter’s box‚ will be filled with bold and very specific called-shots‚ most of which won’t come to pass. 2024: Realistic Gaming Predictions But you never know‚ especially since I’ll be making gaming predictions that aren’t so fanciful; predictions that don’t feel too far out of the realm of possibility; and predictions that maybe even have a sense of inevitability. There’s just something very 2024 about predictions like… The Nintendo Switch successor makes its debut Image: Nintendo The Nintendo Switch will turn seven years old this coming March. It’s already felt like an aging console for at least a few of those years. Nintendo consoles are never technical powerhou...

It is indeed a merry and furry Christmas for Duke! The dog is spending his first Christmas inside a warm‚ loving home after being neglected and chained outside by his owners for four years.

In 2016‚ geologists studying a Canadian mine made an incredible discovery. At a depth of about 3 kilometers (1.8 miles)‚ they found flowing water‚ which tests revealed to be between 1.5 billion and 2.64 billion years old. Having been isolated for all this time‚ it was the oldest water that had been found on Earth. “When people think about this water they assume it must be some tiny amount of water trapped within the rock‚” Professor Barbara Sherwood Lollar‚ who led the team‚ told BBC News. “But in fact it’s very much bubbling right up out at you. These things are flowing at rates of liters per minute – the volume of the water is much larger than anyone anticipated.”The team found traces that indicated life had once been present within the water.“By looking at the sulphate in the water‚ we were able to see a fingerprint that’s indicative of the presence of life. And we were able to indicate that the signal we are seeing in the fluids has to have been produced by microbiology - and most importantly has to have been produced over a very long time scale. The microbes that produced this signature couldn’t have done it overnight‚" Sherwood Lollar said. “This has to be an indication that organisms have been present in these fluids on a geological timescale.”Without light‚ the microbes survived using substrates produced from radiation.“The sulfate in this ancient water is not modern sulfate from surface water flowing down. What we’ve found is that the sulfate‚ like the hydrogen‚ is actually produced in place by reaction between the water and rock‚" Long Li‚ assistant professor in the University of Alberta’s Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences‚ said in a press release. "What this means is that the reaction will occur naturally and can persist for as long as the water and rock are in contact‚ potentially billions of years."While the discovery had implications for finding life elsewhere on Earth as well as out there in the Solar System‚ what everyone on the Internet always wants to know is: what does the forbidden drink taste like? Amazingly‚ we have an answer for that.“If you’re a geologist who works with rocks‚ you’ve probably licked a lot of rocks‚” Sherwood Lollar told CNN. While not a rock‚ she still gave the water a try‚ tasting it off her finger. She was looking for a salty taste‚ with saltier water tending to be older. Much to her delight‚ the water was "very salty and bitter" and "much saltier than seawater." This isn't altogether surprising‚ given that it had been aged for over 2 billion years.The paper was published in Nature in 2016.An earlier version of this article was published in June 2013.

Man‚ is secular Christmas a drag! I don't know how these people do it. I don't know how I did it for all those years. All the frantic spending and strained merriment is liked being trapped in of those seasonal Hallmark Channel flicks except played in reverse — it's at the end that you can't stand each other. And for what? Some pablum about "the spirit of giving" or "spreading love"? Just call me a grinch. And not in the charming Dr. Seuss way‚ either. The endless assault of prepackaged joy leaves me feeling like the bloated‚ horrifying‚ self-loathing Jim Carrey version. The good news is‚ well‚ the Good News. And the victory of the cross starts in the manger. I like to turn off my modern science brain if only for a moment and try to imagine looking down at this crib. What's in there? Not some tedious Union Theological Seminary metaphor about how we treat "homeless brown immigrants" but a literal God-baby. Think about that the next time you hold a baby. It will blow your mind. "Behold a new and wondrous mystery." That's how church father St. John Chrysostom opened his Christmas Day homily at Antioch in 386. It's well worth reading in its entirety‚ which you can do here. But more people coming over later‚ and you have to clean up all this wrapping paper and root through the coffee grounds for the batteries you accidentally threw out‚ so I'm going to respect your time and just give you an excerpt. Merry Christmas and God bless. What shall I say! And how shall I describe this Birth to you? For this wonder fills me with astonishment. The Ancient of days has become an infant. He Who sits upon the sublime and heavenly Throne‚ now lies in a manger. And He Who cannot be touched‚ Who is simple‚ without complexity‚ and incorporeal‚ now lies subject to the hands of men. He Who has broken the bonds of sinners‚ is now bound by an infants bands. But He has decreed that ignominy shall become honor‚ infamy be clothed with glory‚ and total humiliation the measure of His Goodness. For this He assumed my body‚ that I may become capable of His Word; taking my flesh‚ He gives me His spirit; and so He bestowing and I receiving‚ He prepares for me the treasure of Life. He takes my flesh‚ to sanctify me; He gives me His Spirit‚ that He may save me. Come‚ then‚ let us observe the Feast. Truly wondrous is the whole chronicle of the Nativity. For this day the ancient slavery is ended‚ the devil confounded‚ the demons take to flight‚ the power of death is broken‚ paradise is unlocked‚ the curse is taken away‚ sin is removed from us‚ error driven out‚ truth has been brought back‚ the speech of kindliness diffused‚ and spreads on every side‚ a heavenly way of life has been ¡in planted on the earth‚ angels communicate with men without fear‚ and men now hold speech with angels.

While I’m an advocate for VR gaming‚ it’s fair to say that 2023 has been a very good year to evangelize this alternative way to play. Asgard’s Wrath 2 - which remains free for Meta Quest 3 owners for now - is the crescendo of what has arguably been VR’s best year for both games and hardware. Most of all‚ it’s proven that you don’t need a mouse and keyboard to enjoy an expansive RPG. Continue reading 2023’s surprise best RPG is free‚ but do you own the right hardware? MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best VR games‚ Best Meta Quest 3 games‚ Best RPG games

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One thing that a lot of people love to do is scare themselves. Whether someone is going to a haunted house around Halloween‚ watching a scary movie‚ or ghost hunting‚ people want to be scared for the fun of it — the thrill of it!

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