Archive du mois : février 2018

The following is one of my favorite excerpts; I typed it in and have carried it around for 25 years. It appears on pp.220–221 of Edgar R. Lorch, Szeged in 1934, American Mathematical Monthly, vol. 100, #3, pp.219–230. All of us Fellows were terrified what would happen to us if we couldn’t locate a spot for…

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Matthew Falder blackmailed his victims into producing ‘increasingly severe self-generated indecent images of themselves’ (Picture: SWNS)One of Britain’s most prolific paedophiles, who blackmailed a string of vulnerable victims including a girl who was ordered to eat dog food, has been jailed for 32 years. Cambridge graduate Dr Matthew Falder has admitted 137 offences, including blackmail,…

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The $28,100 Smart Fortwo Electric Drive Cabrio takes the existing tiny-car platform, throws in an electric motor and makes it a convertible just for fun. It has a range of 57 miles and a footprint that would fit into the back of most pickup trucks. That small size is the allure, and an occasional curse,…

At least 17 people have been killed after heavy rains caused the partial collapse of a rubbish dump in Mozambique. A 15-metre high pile of rubbish collapsed, destroying seven houses, and rescuers fear more bodies may be buried under the debris. The accident, at the Hulene landfill, six miles from the centre of the capital, Maputo, happened at…

Manchester United should not underestimate Sevilla when they meet in the last 16 of the Champions League, says Jesus Navas. The two sides meet in the first leg of their tie at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on Wednesday, with United the favourites to advance to the quarter-finals having won their group. Sevilla face a fight…

Das deutsche Team liegt im Mannschaftswettbewerb von der Großschanze auf Medaillenkurs. Auch die Bobfahrer haben Chancen. Alle Entscheidungen im Liveticker