I-Rex, therefore I am: How to make Jurassic World’s new hybrid dinosaur

Dr Robin Andrews No-one’s interested in dinosaurs anymore, the film seems to say. Jurassic World – the zoo for dinosaurs – has been open for two decades, and seeing dinosaurs has become fairly routine by 2015. In a knowing nod to audiences used to seeing enormous CGI spectacles these days, the scientists in the highly-anticipated summer blockbuster have “cooked up” a new dinosaur to give both the kids and adults nightmares: the Indominus Rex, which means “fierce” or “untameable king”....

Top 10 Wine Bars in London

By Jack Peat, TLE Editor  London is one of only a few truly global markets for wine. Négociants from Old World territories have been sailing wine by the case for several centuries and New World varieties have found fertile ground amongst the city’s liberal taste and worldly cuisines. Which is why it is no surprise that the city is home to an array of brilliant and varied wine bars. From new-age bars in Chelsea to dated, traditional vaults in Greenwich,...

Secret Cinema presents Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

“Stay low, keep your face hidden, and remember: you are Rebel X,” our masked military leader barks at us, as we dash full pelt through the winding tunnels of a mysterious army base. Not your usual Thursday afternoon in central London. This is not a covert military mission, but Secret Cinema’s latest, and possibly greatest, offering - Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. Here at TLE we’re not ones for spoilers, but given a price tag that would uncurl Princess...

Steve McClaren and Newcastle United – good or bad move?

Sport News 24/7 By Noy Shani  @NoyShani  @TLE_Sport Steve McClaren was appointed the new Newcastle United head coach on Wednesday.  The London Economic’s Noy Shani checked out what the digital world thinks about Mike Ashley’s move and reflects on whether McClaren is the answer Newcastle fans have been waiting for all along. So is Steve McClaren’s appointment at Newcastle united good or bad for the Toon Army and owner Mike Ashley?  The former England manager signed a three year deal...

An Idiot’s Adventures In Gameland – Steve McNeil

#4 - MerrEEE Christmas If you’re not that into games, you might be oblivious to the fact that next week is Nerd Christmas. E3, or the Electronic Entertainment Expo to give it its full title, sees all the big-hitters in videogames converge on LA to give the world the first glimpses of the latest things they’ve created, in order to empty my bank account. Again. The first E3 was 20 years ago now, coming into being as a response to the...

How to attract more property viewings

By Perry Power, property sales specialist at Perry Power Has your home been languishing on the market for months? Many clients come to me exasperated, as not only have they not yet received an attractive offer on their property, but that viewing numbers have also dwindled. The harsh reality is that well presented homes marketed from day one receive the offers. The longer your property stays on the market, the less chance you have of receiving a suitable offer anytime...

Who Will Service The Billions of ‘IoT’ Devices?

By Dave Hart, Vice President of Global Customer Transformation for field service management specialist, ServiceMax. In less than five years, Gartner tells us that there will be more than 26 billion different connected devices in our homes, cars and businesses. All designed to make our lives easier and facilitate tasks for us – and that figure doesn’t even include personal computers, tablets and smartphones. As the Internet of Things (IoT) converges with servitisation, machine to machine learning, 3D printing and...

The Importance of Play – Playday 2015

By Jasmine Stephens, Family Editor  Play is essential for children's development. It sounds obvious when you put it like that, but opportunities for kids to play are being lost all the time by everything from cuts to local services such as Children's Centres and playgrounds, to a more risk-averse society, to an increase in traffic, to the change in the socially-accepted level of parental supervision. You simply cannot have a fulfilling childhood without play.  A child cannot achieve their potential...

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