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    Sri Lankan Airlines Caught in the Crossfire of Fraudulent Aircraft Parts.!

    Background: Fraud detectives in Britain have arrested the founder of a firm which allegedly sold thousands of bogus jet engine parts that were fitted in aircraft around the world. Jose Alejandro Zamora Yrala, 35, is the founder of AOG Technics, a London-based company which allegedly supplied...
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    CBSL Banknote Demonetization June 2024.

    This message has been circulating in WhatsApp since yesterday.... Whether it's true or not is anybody's guess. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka's Controversial Decision on Banknote Demonetization in June 2024 In a surprising move that sent shockwaves through the nation's financial sector, the...
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    Japan Airlines aircraft on fire as it lands in Haneda.

    A Japan Airlines plane has burst into flames as it landed on the runway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport. Footage from public broadcaster NHK showed flames coming out of the windows of an aircraft. NHK is reporting the Japanese Coast Guard said one of their aircraft may have collided with the flight...
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    CID dragnet closing in fast on Health Ministry IG fraud.

    How the immunoglobulin scam is slowly unfolding at the Magistrate’s court. Sacked Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella should consider as one of his many blessings the privilege right still accorded him to order the CID to pay him house calls and offer their special VIP takeaway service as and...
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    P vs NP - The Unsolved Big Puzzle

    This is one of the Millenium Problems listed by the Clay Mathematics Institute which carries a Million Dollar prize money either to prove or disprove. Does P=NP or else P!=NP ? Here's an interesting video....
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    Happy New Year 2024....

    Wish all EK members and their families another year of fulfillment, good health and happiness.
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    Breakthrough for Severe Asthma - No more inhaled Steroids

    The Lancet recently published the results of the SHAMAL study - which was a phase 4, randomised, open-label, active-controlled study done at 22 study sites in four countries. The UK, France, Italy & Germany. Eligible participants were adults (aged ≥18 years) with severe eosinophilic asthma. A...
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    New Era in Drug Development - Oral Peptides.

    One of the biggest bottlenecks in therapeutic development is that a large proportion of the proteins can currently not be targeted by classical small molecules administered orally. For decades, a substantial number of proteins, vital for treating various diseases, have remained elusive to oral...
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    Nouvelle-Calédonie

    We have been to New Caledonia before but only to Noumea, and the Isle of Pines plus another island. This time we flew in last Saturday to Noumea and staying for a week. Hired a 9 seater van as we have four others plus the three of us. Staying in a house away from Noumea, four double bedrooms ...
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    Unusual Infection/Presentation

    Thought of writing this because some were enquiring about viral infections. I was in Singapore about 12 days or so ago for a few days. Just as I returned I had a family wedding in Cinnamon where we spent time from about 9 AM to 4 PM. Later we travelled with the couple and stayed in a down south...
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    Finally... Scientists find a possible cause for Morning Sickness.

    Scientists say that a protein released by fetal cells in the placenta influences the risk of experiencing severe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy. Their findings point to potential association of Growth Differentiation Factor 15 (GDF15), a fetal hormone, with nausea and vomiting in pregnancy...
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    Lab reports reveal damning evidence - Immunoglobulin with No Immunoglobulin

    Lab reports reveal damning evidence of cancer vial given to poor patients. There were no “detectable levels” of immunoglobulin in the counterfeit human immunoglobulin consignment purchased and paid for by the Health Ministry, laboratory reports disclose. They also reveal that the medication...
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    Possible New Cause of Vascular Dementia and Alzheimer’s

    Scientists have identified a new avenue of cell death in Alzheimer’s. Scientists the Oregon Health & Sceince University reveals for the first time that a form of cell death known as Ferroptosis — caused by a buildup of iron in cells — destroys microglia cells, a type of cell involved in the...
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    The Japanese "Blue Dragon" that Terrorized the Pacific Seas 72 MYA

    Researchers have described a Japanese Mosasaur the size of a great white shark that terrorized Pacific seas 72 million years ago. Extra-long rear flippers might have aided propulsion in concert with its long finned tail. And unlike other Mosasaurs, or large extinct marine reptiles, it had a...
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    Dubai Air Show - Boeing leaves Airbus in the dust.

    American aerospace giant Boeing eclipsed its French rival Airbus after four days of deals at the 2023 Dubai Air Show, underlining strong demand for wide-body jets in particular and making a strong comeback after several years of underperformance following major safety scandals. Boeing chalked...
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    Carlo Rovelli - What is a white hole?

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    The SAT Question Everyone Got Wrong.

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