Wednesday, 21 August, 2019

Day: April 3, 2018

The Unstoppable Rise Of Veganism

The Unstoppable Rise Of Veganism

Posted on Tuesday, 3 April, 2018Tuesday, 3 April, 2018 by Zheluo Cai

Veganism is a way of living which seeks to exclude, as far as is possible and practicable, all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose. There are many ways to embrace vegan living. One thing all vegans have in common is a plant-based

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The Luxury Of Krakow, An Inexpensive European Holiday

The Luxury Of Krakow, An Inexpensive European Holiday

Posted on Tuesday, 3 April, 2018 by Zheluo Cai

A certain tightwad attitude led my husband and me to Krakow last Easter on our annual spring holiday. The previous years, we’d vacationed extravagantly in Japan, spent too loosely in London and undertaken an overly ritzy tour of Switzerland, complete with $5,000 impulse watch buys. It was time to economise.

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Madagascar’s Vanilla Wars

Madagascar’s Vanilla Wars: Prized Spice Drives Death And Deforestation

Posted on Tuesday, 3 April, 2018Tuesday, 3 April, 2018 by Zheluo Cai

The vanilla thieves of Anjahana were so confident of their power to intimidate farmers they provided warning of raids. “We are coming tonight,” they would write in a note pushed under doors in this remote coastal village in Madagascar. “Prepare what we want.” But they either undervalued their target commodity or

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Can There Be Too Much Privacy

Can There Be Too Much Privacy?

Posted on Tuesday, 3 April, 2018 by Zheluo Cai

The firestorm over Facebook Inc.’s handling of personal data raises a question for those pondering a regulatory response: Is there such a thing as too much privacy? Recent scrutiny of data-analytics firm Cambridge Analytica has shown how questionable actors can abuse the power of networks that play an increasingly large role in

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Alert - Ebola in Democratic Republic of the Congo Thursday, 8 August, 2019
There is an outbreak of Ebola in the North Kivu (Kivu Nord) and Ituri provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Warning - Health Infrastructure Breakdown in Venezuela Wednesday, 7 August, 2019
CDC recommends that travelers avoid all nonessential travel to Venezuela. The country is experiencing outbreaks of infectious diseases, and adequate health care is currently not available in most of the country.

Ethiopia - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution Tuesday, 20 August, 2019
Exercise increased caution when traveling in Ethiopia due to sporadic civil unrest and communications disruptions. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Do Not Travel To: Border area with Somalia due to potential for terrorism, kidnapping, and landmines. Border areas with Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan, and Eritrea due to crime, armed conflict, and civil unrest. […]
Cote d Ivoire - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution Tuesday, 20 August, 2019
Exercise increased caution in Cote d’Ivoire due to crime and terrorism. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Reconsider Travel To: Northern border region due to terrorism. Violent crime, such as carjacking, robbery, and home invasion, is common. Terrorists may attack with little or no warning, targeting areas frequented by foreigners, such as […]

THE FLAG OF SOLOMON ISLANDS: Adopted on 18 November 1977, it consists of a thin, yellow stripe dividing diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner. The upper triangle is blue and the canton charged with five white stars; the lower triangle is green. The blue represents the importance of both fresh and salt water, in the form of rivers, rain and the Pacific Ocean; the green represents the land with the trees and crops that grow on it; the yellow represents the sun and its rays separating the land and the ocean; the five stars represent the five provinces in existence at the time of independence.

NASA Television to Broadcast Sixth Meeting of the National Space Council Monday, 19 August, 2019
NASA Television and the agency’s website will provide live coverage of the sixth meeting of the National Space Council at 9:30 a.m. EDT Tuesday, Aug. 20, from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia.
NASA Administrator, Members of Congress to Discuss Ohio’s Role in Artemis Program Monday, 19 August, 2019
Media are invited to accompany NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, U.S. Senator Rob Portman and U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur of Ohio Wednesday, Aug. 21, as they visit the agency’s Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field in Cleveland and Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio, to view progress on the agency’s Artemis program.