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INDEPENDENT VIDEO GAME COMPANY STORMTIDE LANDS AT PSP

Independent  video game  company Stormtide has moved to  Plymouth  Science Park’s 25 acre site at Derriford, which hosts some of the country's premier science and technology businesses. Success for  start-ups  on site is at 95 per cent which offers facilities including ultra-fast broadband, networking opportunities, a café and ‘breakout' areas where people can meet to exchange ideas. NOMINATE:  Search is on to find UK's 150 best tech start-ups The independent video game company is the brains behind Satellite Command, which uses real data from NASA to combine realistic graphics and physics simulation. "The game has a real astrophysics simulation hidden behind gamification, designed to make astrophysics an approachable subject for a wide audience," says Stormtide founder and CEO James Baxter. "Satellite Command takes you into orbit around Earth as you use your very own Space Agency to learn more about the planet and the Solar Syste...

Utah judge calls ex-Mormon bishop convicted of rape an ‘extraordinarily good man’

PROVO, Utah  — A Utah judge is facing a deluge of complaints after calling a former Mormon bishop convicted of rape an "extraordinarily good man" who did something wrong, a judicial oversight organization said Friday. The criticism began around the time Judge Thomas Low let Keith Robert Vallejo out of custody after a jury found him guilty of 10 counts of forcible sexual abuse and one count of object rape, said Jennifer Yim, executive director of the Utah Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission.

Trump dumps Russia,

Once upon a time, Trump mused about how well he and Russian President Vladimir Putin would get along. Then-candidate Trump said Putin had declared him a "genius," criticized the Obama administration's tensions with Moscow and said it would be better "if we got along." China, on the other hand, was a currency manipulator, a thief of US jobs that should no longer be allowed to  "rape our country."  If elected, Trump promised to impose heavy tariffs on Beijing and take it to court for shady trade practices.

Asian tag, but expect more pressure on trade

Fixing trade imbalances will be an issue for the U.S. in its dialogues with China and Japan, while the manipulator threat has been put on the backburner," a Japanese government official told Reuters. The semi-annual U.S. Treasury currency report released on Friday did not name any major trading partner as a currency manipulator, although it seemed to leave open the option for action in the future. Trump has softened his rhetoric against China's trade practices as Beijing has intervened in foreign exchange markets to prop up the value of its yuan, and as he looks to China for help dealing with rising tension on the Korean peninsula. "I think the United States decided to forego (labeling China a currency manipulator) this time because it wants China's cooperation on North Korea," said Takeshi Minami, chief economist at Norinchukin Research Institute in Tokyo. "Depending on how the North Korean situation develops, we don't know what will happen in...

Janet Jackson's baby boy

My baby and me after nap time," Jackson wrote in the photo she shared that shows her hugging Eissa while he yawns. Jackson, 50, and her husband, Wissam Al Mana,  welcomed their first child  in January after a "stress-free healthy delivery," a representative for the singer said.

Trump has yet to find a church home in DC

Methodist church, Jimmy Carter taught Baptist Sunday school and Barack Obama visited an Episcopal church near the White House. As Easter Sunday arrives, President Donald Trump has not attended a church service in the capital since the worship events of his inauguration weekend. Trump is spending the holiday at his private Palm Beach club, Mar-a-Lago, where he often weekends. The White House would not say if he’d go to Easter services, but last year he attended the nearby Episcopalian church where he and Melania Trump were married. Where the president worships is always of interest in Washington. But compared to the buzz in 2009 over whether the Obamas would join a church, there has been less chatter this year. Some of the more liberal churches oppose Trump’s policies. Also, he’s out of town a lot of weekends. And he’s not seen as a committed churchgoer anyway.

Arkansas' multiple execution plan unravels after rulings

Arkansas ' already compromised plan to execute eight men by the end of the month unraveled Friday, with a judge blocking the use of a lethal injection drug and the state's highest court granting a stay to one of the first inmates who had been scheduled to die. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen issued a temporary restraining order blocking the state from using its supply of vecuronium bromide after a company said it had sold the drug to the state for medical purposes, not capital punishment. Griffen scheduled a hearing Tuesday, the day after the first execution was scheduled. Griffen's order effectively halts the executions, which had dropped to six after Friday's state Supreme Court order blocking one execution and a federal judge halting another last week, unless it's reversed or the state finds a new supply of the drug. Arkansas, which has not executed an inmate since 2005 because of drug shortages and legal challenges, had initially plann...

New Danbury urgent care center opening on Newtown Road

American Family Care is opening a third walk-in health clinic in Danbury, slated for June at 74 Newtown Road adjacent to the Texas Roadhouse restaurant nearing completion. In addition to treatment, physicals and other services, the medical center will be equipped with a digital x-ray to diagnose injuries. No appointments are necessary, with hours running Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and until 5 p.m. weekends.

Doc Gooden to speak at Danbury Westerners’ breakfast June 9

The breakfast will kick off the Westerners’ 23rd season of play in the  New England Collegiate Baseball League , a wood-bat summer showcase for many of the top collegiate players in the country, and a stepping stone for some on the way to a career in the major leagues. More than 140 Westerners players have been selected in the MLB Draft since 1995, and 20 former Westerners have made it to the majors, including  Matt Joyce , Billy Burns,  Adam Ottavino  and 2010 Westerners pitcher  Mike Hauschild , who made his big-league debut with the  Texas Rangers  last week. Tickets for the breakfast are available online at DanburyWesterners.com. Individual tickets are available, as are tables of 10 for $350. Sponsorship opportunities are also available. Call Westerners president  Paul Schaffer  at 203-241-4655. The Westerners — an all volunteer, not-for-profit organization — are also seeking host families for this year’s crop of players. Emai...

Class warns teens about “red flags” on human trafficking

I am disappointed and scared, in a way, because it can happen to anyone,” said  Juliana Figueiredo , a 14-year-old from Bethel who completed the program at the Women’s  Center of Greater Danbury . Juliana, along with six other girls, learned facts and myths about pimps and traffickers, what makes young people vulnerable to trafficking and how to recognize recruitment tactics and other “red flag” behaviors. “I’m probably going to be more aware of everything that’s going on to really make sure that this doesn’t  Link here