A real-time evaluation of views on Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 shows that the assessment exercise is a driver of researcher behaviour—so why not use that to improve research culture? Since the late 1980s, the United Kingdom has conducted a regular quality exercise assessing research in higher education institutions (HEIs). The results guide the allocation… Continue reading The Future of REF: Driving a Culture to Maximise High-Quality Research and Impact
NYT Reveals How Ashley Biden’s ‘Inappropriate Showers With Joe’ Diary Made Its Way To Project Veritas
Ashley Biden’s diary – over which Project Veritas was raided by the FBI last month – made its way to the whistleblower organization after Ms. Biden left her belongings at a friend’s house, where she was staying after completing a rehab program for addiction, according to the New York Times. via National File In the… Continue reading NYT Reveals How Ashley Biden’s ‘Inappropriate Showers With Joe’ Diary Made Its Way To Project Veritas
Top Metaverse Stocks To Watch [2022]
There is a new buzzword on Wall Street: metaverse stocks. The metaverse has been a hot topic in recent months. And as stock prices of some companies linked to the metaverse continue to move higher, some already believe that we may be experiencing a bitcoin craze again. Metaverse stocks are a new trend but… Continue reading Top Metaverse Stocks To Watch [2022]
It’s Always Demons? (Testing the Spirits)
Podcast: Download MYS188: When unexplained phenomena arise, many Christians often leap to the explanation of demons being responsible or they warn that certain activities can open you up to demons. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the accuracy of these claims, how we can really find out when demons are involved, and what can go… Continue reading It’s Always Demons? (Testing the Spirits)
A Wrinkle in Nature Could Lead to Alien Life – Issue 111: Spotlight
I grew up in a small village in a very rural part of England. It was a landscape capped with the huge skies of a low-lying coastal zone. Gently rolling fields, long hedgerows, and a lot of farms. Some of the people running those farms came from so many generations that they could point to… Continue reading A Wrinkle in Nature Could Lead to Alien Life – Issue 111: Spotlight
Deterring Putin in Eastern Europe
Russian President Putin may believe the time is right to invade Ukraine if NATO refuses to meet his demands. Reports indicate that he sees the Biden administration as weak after the pullout from Afghanistan, and in 2014, Russia felt sufficiently confident of success to annex Crimea and impose unappealing terms (PDF) on Ukraine. Massing 170,000… Continue reading Deterring Putin in Eastern Europe
Silver Looks Sexy | ZeroHedge
Submitted by QTR’s Fringe Finance My readers know that recently, the main commodity I have been harping on has been uranium, which looks like it could be very close to a renaissance. I am still long uranium via numerous names like Cameco (CCJ) and the Global X Uranium ETF (URA). I am also long numerous other commodities and,… Continue reading Silver Looks Sexy | ZeroHedge
Everyday Meditations: Hope in God the Creator
God has created all things for good, all things for their greatest good, everything for its own good. What is the good of one is not the good of another; what makes one man happy would make another unhappy. God has determined, unless I interfere with his plan, that I should reach that which will… Continue reading Everyday Meditations: Hope in God the Creator
What Is Carry Trading? – Warrior Trading
There’s a concept in trading known as “carry trading,” which is basically how much the asset pays (or costs) you to own it, aside from price appreciation (although there are some exceptions which we’ll explore in this article). A bond, for example, has positive carry in the form of regular interest payments. On the… Continue reading What Is Carry Trading? – Warrior Trading
Detailed Footage Finally Reveals What Triggers Lightning
So Dwyer and his team turned to the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR), a network of thousands of small radio telescopes mostly in the Netherlands. LOFAR usually gazes at distant galaxies and exploding stars. But according to Dwyer, “it just so happens to work really well for measuring lightning, too.” When thunderstorms roll overhead, there’s little… Continue reading Detailed Footage Finally Reveals What Triggers Lightning