The U.N. Security Council is planning an emergency meeting about Iran on Friday, after the U.S. asked the world body to show support for Iran’s anti-government protesters.
With… Read More
"Brexit proves that breaking up is hard to do" PBS NewsHour 11/14/2018IMHO: Brexit, the most stupid move by Britain.ExcerptSUMMARY: Theresa May's cabinet has approved a deal betw… Read More
Cities and countries around the world are seeing and working to meet the growing necessity to be more sustainable. Regions are being challenged with environmental problems and a diminished q… Read More
"A Hog Waste Agreement Lacked Teeth, and Some North Carolinians Say They’re Left to Suffer" by Talia Buford, ProPublica 11/23/2018Today, many farmers continue to store the waste in ope… Read More
DECEMBER 2018
1st - Frank Latorre & The Kingbees The Maples Manorville, NY
Journey down to this cool American restaurant and get yer blues buzz on! Fra… Read More
"American prisons are hell. For women, they’re even worse" PBS NewsHour 11/28/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: The U.S. incarcerates more people than any other country--over two million… Read More
The equity release route seems to be the golden path as more people prefer it. Maybe because of the low pension rates, a rise in retirement age and an increase in life expectancy. Whatever y… Read More
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (https://www.bls.gov/bdm/entrepreneurship/bdm_chart3.htm), an astonishing 50% of all new businesses fail by the time they enter their fifth year… Read More
"Defense Secretary Mattis resigns, citing differences over the role of alliances" PBS NewsHour 12/20/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: A day after President Trump announced a surprise decision to wi… Read More
I thought I’d start out the year with a refresher course on the conditions I live with and how blogging has had such an impact in my life. Because of my blogging, I have had chances to… Read More
An extract from the book – Sports the Olympics Forgot.
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The citizens of 100 Mile House have invented the ultimate curling contest, which combines the thrills of curling with t… Read More
Asbestos was commonly used in the construction of homes and commercial establishments and was famous as roofing material four decades back. However, increased awareness and regulations about… Read More
"Denying he ever worked for Russia, Trump calls the question a ‘disgrace’" PBS NewsHour 1/14/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: On Monday, President Trump denied being a Russian agent aft… Read More
Stilettos by a Gravestone
– Fiction by Yermiyahu Ahron Taub –
“Aargh, these weeds. And I was just here,” Shifrah Fogel Bernstein thought, as she got to her kne… Read More
After its sting operation rattled the nation last year and brought to light how big media houses led by stalwarts like Times of India etc were ready to peddle Hindutva propaganda a… Read More
CGMagazinePreston Dozsa
Upon seeing
Firaxis Games announce that one of the new civilizations joining Civilization VI: Gathering Storm would
be Canada, I one question on my mind:
Why?… Read More
This article is part 3 of a 4 part series previously hosted on BBC.
Learning to program develops a raft of 21st-century skills
When the visionary mathematician and programmer Seymour Papert… Read More
In 1955, Sun Records founder Sam Phillips opened America's first all-female radio station, WHER in Memphis. When the station presented the foreign news, the ladies would amuse their li… Read More
An Interview with Angie Abdou
An interview with Canadian author, Angie Abdou, featuring writing from the heart, writing as an act of radical empathy, and writing without urgency.
ANGI… Read More
This post containts affiliate links.Titles marked with an asterisk (*) were gifted to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.After the success of F/F February, Ellie of Fae on… Read More
My #RamdadanReadathon 2019 TBRThis post contains affiliate links.Titles marked with an asterisk (*) were gifted to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.The #RamadanReadathon… Read More
CGMagazineLisa Mior
One of the cities biggest Science Technology Engineering Art and Mathematics festivals returns to the Greater Toronto Area for another year, celebrating and encouraging… Read More
WANTED - Dead or Alive"In Syria, more than 100,000 have entered Assad’s prisons — and never returned" PBS NewsHour 5/13/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: While one phrase of Syria's brut… Read More
"Why Trump’s meeting Hungary’s Orban is a ‘bit controversial’" PBS NewsHour 5/13/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: President Trump welcomed controversial Hungarian Prime Mini… Read More
The storm of the LGBT group and #MeToo Movement has not calmed down yet and there are new instances coming up putting up the fire to them. Recently, John Duran, the Mayor of West Hollyw… Read More
Understanding natural language is one of the longest running goals of AI, which can trace back to 1950s when the Turing test defines an “intelligent” machine. In recent years, we… Read More
About 120 years ago, novelist Emile Zola submitted an article to a Paris daily newspaper about the miscarriage of justice in a criminal case. The article helped win freedom for the accused… Read More
Living in commercial property may be something that most of us have never considered, but its popularity as a housing choice is rising. This is especially true in central London, where 10% o… Read More
This Green and Pleasant Land by Ayisha MalikPublished: 13th June 2019 | Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre | Cover Designer: Nick Stearn | Source: Publisher Ayisha Malik's WebsiteAccountant… Read More
"Shields and Brooks on Trump’s Iran decision, Biden segregationist comments" PBS NewsHour 6/21/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist… Read More
"Why cyber warfare represents diplomatic territory" PBS NewsHour 6/17/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: The New York Times reported over the weekend on U.S. military attempts to infiltrate the Russi… Read More
Facebook recently dropped the curtains to its cryptocurrency, Libra and it has taken the blockchain world by storm. As more information about the new decentralized global currency agenda co… Read More
Technology has played a major role in simplifying our life and the way we travel too. Can you imagine how much technology has influenced the travel industry? A report by World Travel and To… Read More
Layered Poetry in heft by Doyali Islam
– Book Review by Carole Mertz –
heft, $15.39 CND 106 pages Amazon.ca, 2019
A prolific
history lies behind Doyali Islam and h… Read More
In a confidential report acquired by mainstream media outlets including Reuters on Aug. 5, the U.N. Security Council North Korea sanctions committee said that hackers formed an essential pa… Read More
Celebrating the diversity of the Long Island Music Scene
AUGUST 2019
1st - Nancy Atlas Good Ground Park Hampton Bays, NY
Nancy Atlas and her band of Journeymen hav… Read More
"Hong Kong demonstrations cool, but police, Beijing vow consequences" PBS NewsHour 8/14/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: Although Hong Kong's airport is back up and running, the city’s politi… Read More
Today I’m featuring an article by Guest Author Nicole Ross Rollender. Her bio is at the bottom of the page. She’s written an excellent post about Omega-3s and Omega-6s and h… Read More
The Doha, Qatar Museum of Islamic Art: A Museum of Masterpieces
The City of Doha, Qatar, is a modern and beautiful city rising from the desert sands surrounding the Persian Gulf. It is… Read More
Launched on April 22, 2019, ten years ago in San Francisco, California, AngelList is a United States website for a startup. Angel investors and job seekers looking to work at startups the p… Read More
The beginning of Fall is finally approaching! Gorgeous colors are starting to fill the Roaring Fork Valley, and the trendy “leaf-peeping” is about to be in full swing. Check out… Read More
Big bucks. Repeat, big bucks.That will give you an idea about the income of Investment Bankers.Tied to the market, the long hours iBankers put in their jobs converts into big bonuses and meg… Read More
A piece of news was reported on Thursday by The Financial Times that one of the most famous payment methods around the world might be on the verge of leaving the project. PayPal is among th… Read More
Multilingual skills could be the gateway to your success on the Internet
Your multilingual skills represent one of your silent but powerful advantages in today’s automated environment… Read More
The China National Development and Reform Commission has now rejected their half-year proposal to ban bitcoin mining.
NDRC distributed a concluded new Catalog for Guiding In… Read More
The eco-friendly coin, Nano was designed and created in the year 2015 to provide higher value, unlike the traditional digital coins.
It aims at providing fee-less transactions, consumes les… Read More
The plot or the narrative of a game is one of the defining factors of most modern games. In fact, for some people, it’s what makes or breaks a game. These days story-rich titles come i… Read More
China launches a national standards committee for Blockchain.
Aims to develop innovation and openness.
Plans to launch technical committees in multiple sectors.
A national… Read More
As a multilingual blogger, you should focus on one language
A multilingual blogger probably thinks that the language skills have to be used in every single moment. Nothing can be more wrong!… Read More
The Federal Council of Switzerland is looking for an upgrade in the Regulation Scheme for Blockchain technology and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT).
An official announcement regarding t… Read More
The central banks of both countries will launch a common digital currency called Aber.
Aber, UACEB-SAMA’s digital currency, shall be implemented only in financial transactions using D… Read More
Today, the information technology sector is undoubtedly one of the fastest-growing areas and certainly a way to start a career in this field in order to release a successful life. But the aw… Read More
By Michael TobiasIt doesn’t matter whether you own your home or rent it, there are many ways that you can make your living environment more energy efficient and considerably healthier… Read More
A degree in hotel management is aimed at imparting skills to students which covers every need of a specific part of the hospitality industry, from culinary skills to management and lasts for… Read More
According to the Financial Capability Strategy for the UK, 20.3 million adults don’t feel confident managing their money, and 11.5 million have less than £100 in savings. If you… Read More
Global construction is predicted to grow by 85% by the year 2030, as found in a study published in the Global Construction Perspectives and Oxford Economics. This 3.9% growth per annum highl… Read More