Soundbite – The TCM Update: Vanessa Kersting’s ‘Faithful’ and John Newsome’s ‘Not Giving Up’
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Move over Ben Franklin: Laser lightning rod electrifies scientists
Washington DC, US Reuters When Benjamin Franklin fashioned the first lightning rod in the 1750s following his famous experiment flying a kite with a key attached during a thunderstorm, the American inventor had no way of knowing this would remain the state of the art for centuries. Scientists now are moving to improve on that 18th century […]
Standing in the paddock
For many of us, this is our approach to God: We stand in a paddock, blaspheme at the top of our lungs, and since nothing happens – no lightning bolt – we think God isn’t there. Thank God, things are not that way. PICTURE: Eugene Triguba/Unsplash Rather, life is thick. That is, you can do […]
BANGLADESH: AS LIGHTNING STRIKES SURGE, PLANTING USED TO REDUCE RISKS
Lightning strikes killed around 360 people in Bangladesh last year. AZM ANAS, writing for Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on efforts to reduce the death toll using fast-growing palm trees…
Lightning strike kills 17, injures scores, in Rwandan church
At least 16 people died and more than 100 more were injured when lightning struck a Seventh Day Adventist Church in Rwanda on Saturday, according to reports. Officials said most of those who were killed died instantly while injured churchgoers, which reportedly numbered more than 140, were rushed to a nearby hospital after the lightning […]