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Town council seat decided on the ‘luck of the draw’ Two candidates had to rely on the ‘luck of the draw’ after gaining the same number of votes in last week’s election During Saturday’s Isle of Wight election count votes were so close for a seat on Sandown Town Council it was determined by drawing a name out of a box. Six seats were available for the South Ward of the Sandown Town Council but eight candidates were fighting for a place. 200 votes apiece The sixth and seventh placed candidates, Emily Brothers and Pauline Evans, were tied on 200 votes apiece, so lots were drawn to u...

28/04/2021 Krishnappa Chandrashekara delivering a lecture during the ‘Being Social’ symposium organised by the author’s students in June 2013 at the Centre for Ecological Sciences, IISc. Photo: RG Lab Collection The evolutionary biologist and polymath J.B.S. Haldane is said to have remarked that “The universe is not only queerer than we imagine but queerer than we can imagine.” And one of those many queer things is that there are more species of beetles than any other kind of animal on our planet. This queer fact also apparently did not escape Haldane’s notice and repar...

New season premieres June 1 Daniel Goldblatt | April 28, 2021 @ 5:00 AM Fox/Virtualis Studios Virtualis Studios — the cloud-based, fully virtual video production division of Super League Gaming — will provide remote production and monitoring solutions for the second season of FOX’s “Lego Masters,” the company announced on Wednesday. Endemol Shine North America, which produces the show, said in a statement that it made the move “to maintain COVID-safe environments, contain costs, meet tight production timelines and facilitate critical real-time, remote communications between produc...

Saturday, April 17: Eagles looking to deal again? The Philadelphia Eagles already traded a first-round pick once during this draft cycle. There’s reason to think they might again. That’s according to The Athletic’s Ben Standig, who spoke with general managers, executives, agents and other league sources for his pre-draft notes column. The Eagles last month dropped from No. 6 to No. 12 after a trade with the Dolphins, who sent the No. 3 pick to the quarterback-seeking 49ers. Sitting at No. 12 likely puts Philadelphia in position to select one of the top three wide receiver prospects wit...

Wednesday, April 14: Jadeveon Clowney’s deal in Cleveland changes Browns’ draft plans The Athletic’s Zac Jackson writes that Clowney’s addition should open up the Browns’ draft options as they continue to attack their top offseason priority: adding talent on defense. With the No. 26 pick, the Browns could still take an edge rusher, Jackson noted, but it’s not necessary yet. “The addition of Clowney gives the team options and could lead to the Browns drafting a cornerback or defensive tackle in the first round,” Jackson writes. The 2021 draft class isn’t particularly flashy o...