The RECC’E - DAY 81 | 03.22.22 | POLES APART

Day 81 / 365

257YEARS ago today the Stamp Act passed; it was the 1st direct British tax on American colonists and taxed all materials printed for commercial and legal use. Realizing that it actually cost more to enforce the Stamp Act in the protesting colonies than it did to abolish it, the British government repealed the tax the following year.

RECC’E OF THE DAY

132PEOPLE have died following the crash of a Boeing 737-800 operated by China Eastern Airlines into a mountainous area near the city of Wuzhou. The plane fell from from 29k to 7.4k feet an hour into it’s journey before momentarily regaining 1.2k in altitude and subsequently crashing. 

1.2kBOEING 737-800’s operate in China and all those belonging to China Eastern’s fleet have been grounded. The model has been in operation over 20 years with 22 reported crashes in this time having killed 612 people. 

TRACKING: UKRAINE

117CHILDREN have reportedly been killed so far in the war across 27 days; an average of more than 4 a day. These figures were released from Ukrainian parliament however the UN’s official figure stands at 75 children killed.

8kPEOPLE were safely evacuated from the frontlines of war on yesterday with 3k of these coming from Mariupol where residents claim 90% of the city has been completely destroyed. 

925CIVILIAN deaths recorded by the UN is an increase of 23 since yesterday. Overall, there are 2,421 officially recorded causalities of the war including the injured.  

135HOSPITALS across Ukraine have been damaged or fired upon since the war began, 9 of which have been completely destroyed. 43 ambulances have also been fired upon with 6 medics killed. 

56ISLANDS make up the the disputed Kuril Islands which cover 6k sq miles between Japan and Russia and now Russia has withdrawn from peace treaty talks over the islands which it seized at the end of World War Two. The 2 countries have still not formally ended WW2 hostilities.

$2bDEBT repayment in April is fast approaching for Russia after economists were worried the country could default on a recent $117m interest payment which it did end up paying. Russian-linked entities owe international banks $121b.

2HOUR fundraiser will be held on 29th March in Birmingham, England where the likes of Ed Sheeran and Camila Cabello will perform in an attempt to raise money for the humanitarian appeal in Ukraine. ‘Concert in Ukraine’ will be broadcast live on television. 

NEED-TO-KNOW

70DEGREES (F) above average in the Antarctic and 50 degrees (F) above average in the Arctic were the record setting temperatures noted over recent days as both the Earths poles simultaneously show significant jumps in temperature despite being in opposing seasons. Against a baseline temperature between 1979 and 2000 the whole Antarctic continent was showing 8.6 degrees warmer on Friday with the Arctic 6 degrees warmer.

0.3μmTHICK, the blood brain barrier acts as a security border for the brain however its strict admission policy can be a problem when it comes to dispatching drugs to treat brain diseases. Now a new study in mice has found a way to control the barrier at a molecular level and open it up for hours at a time. This window to promote drug delivery could lead to better treatments for Alzheimer’s, MS and brain tumours.

7.5mPEOPLE use Facebook in Russia and a Russian court has now branded it’s parent company ‘Meta’ an “extremist organisation” putting it on a par with ISIS. Interestingly VPN use in the country has gone up 2,700% since the invasion began and Russia hasn’t moved to ban Whatsapp which has significantly more users in the region (67m).

SHOULD-KNOW

100JAMAICAN leaders have signed an open letter declaring “no reason” to celebrate the 70 year reign of Queen Elizabeth II because her leadership and predecessors “perpetuated the greatest human rights tragedy in the history of humankind”. The leaders are demanding slavery reparations ahead of a planned visit by Prince William and Kate Middleton.

12MONTHS for adults and 6 months for children - these are the time periods in which ‘Prolonged grief disorder’ - an intense longing for the deceased - can be diagnosed as it officially becomes recognised as a mental illness.  

3mSTUDENTS will suffer in Sri Lanka as the government is forced to cancel exams nationwide. The cancellations are due to an extensive paper shortage caused by the worst financial crisis since the region gained independence in 1948. The country continues to run low on food, fuel and pharmaceuticals. 

GOOD-TO-KNOW

$200mPRICE TAG expected for Andy Warhol’s famous image of Marilyn Monroe - Shot Sage Blue Marilyn - created in 1964 which is set to become the most expensive 20th century artwork ever auctioned when it hits Christies in May.

$124mWIND TUNNEL powered by an 8 metre wide 6,700hp electric motor - the most advanced in the world - capable of testing the aerodynamics and aeroacoustics of vehicles up to 192MPH has just been unveiled by Honda.

20DIFFERENT forms of Ice actually exist and now scientists have discovered a brand new one. By squeezing a water sample between 2 diamonds researchers witnessed a completely new phase of water ice - ‘Ice X’; a form suspected to be common on distant, water-rich planets. 

 

SIGN-OFF STAT

7DAYS late - Neil Armstrong's NASA application to become an astronaut reached the space organisation a whole week later than the deadline of June 1, 1962. It was secretly put in the pile of applications by one of his former colleagues and the rest is history. 

  

   

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