With respect to web design, the result of team collaboration is almost always a better product. source https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/323172
Day: December 25, 2018
In Defense of Stove Top Stuffing
In a world that thrives on making things complicated, dare to be simple. source https://www.esquire.com/food-drink/food/a25647783/in-defense-of-stove-top-stuffing/
Japan mulls sending navy vessels to Chinese fleet review
The Japanese government is considering sending Maritime Self-Defence Force vessels to the Chinese navy’s fleet review next April, as the two countries are looking to facilitate defence exchanges amid thawing diplomatic ties, a source familiar with bilateral ties said on Tuesday. It would be the first visit to China by MSDF ships since December 2011. […]
6 tips for your new Nest Thermostat – CNET
These tips take you beyond the basics so you can get the most out of your new Nest Thermostat. source https://www.cnet.com/how-to/tips-for-your-new-nest-thermostat/#ftag=CAD5457c2c
Fiction-Writers Can Teach Visual Thinking
People who deny the existence of visual thinking haven’t consciously experienced it and need to learn what it is. source https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/rethinking-thought/201812/fiction-writers-can-teach-visual-thinking
12 Slays of Xmas: “Holidays”
Did you ever want to cut in front of someone in line to grab that last toy? If you act on these urges, don’t say this film didn’t warn you! source https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/views-through-the-psychiatrist-s-lens/201812/12-slays-xmas-holidays
The Latest: Russia hopes to keep hotline with US in Syria
President Trump recently announced the pullout of all U.S. forces in Syria. source https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/latest-russia-hopes-hotline-us-syria-60008392
The Latest: Nissan American executive Kelly released on bail
Kelly was granted bail over the alleged underreporting of Carlos Ghosn’s pay. source https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/latest-japan-denies-prosecution-challenge-bail-kelly-60008963
WATCH: Government shutdown enters 4th day
The government shutdown stretches into another day with no sign of progress toward funding President Trump’s border wall. ABC News’ Lana Zak reports. source https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/government-shutdown-enters-4th-day-60007771
Queen Elizabeth II celebrates Christmas before annual speech
The British Monarch was cheered as she arrived at a church service. source https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/queen-elizabeth-ii-celebrates-christmas-annual-speech-60008304
Turkey ‘determined’ to drive out Syrian Kurdish forces
Turkey has threatened to launch a new offensive against Kurdish fighters. source https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/turkey-determined-drive-syrian-kurdish-forces-60007955
The Latest: Russia hopes to keep hotline with US in Syria
President Trump recently announced the pullout of all U.S. forces in Syria. source https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/latest-russia-hopes-hotline-us-syria-60008392
The Latest: Nissan American executive Kelly released on bail
Kelly was granted bail over the alleged underreporting of Carlos Ghosn’s pay. source https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/latest-japan-denies-prosecution-challenge-bail-kelly-60008963
WATCH: Government shutdown enters 4th day
The government shutdown stretches into another day with no sign of progress toward funding President Trump’s border wall. ABC News’ Lana Zak reports. source https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/government-shutdown-enters-4th-day-60007771
Queen Elizabeth II celebrates Christmas before annual speech
The British Monarch was cheered as she arrived at a church service. source https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/queen-elizabeth-ii-celebrates-christmas-annual-speech-60008304
Several dead in suicide attack on Libyan foreign ministry
Three suicide bombers attacked Libya’s foreign ministry in Tripoli on Tuesday, killing at least two other people as well as themselves, authorities said. source https://www.reuters.com/article/us-libya-attack/several-dead-in-suicide-attack-on-libyan-foreign-ministry-idUSKCN1OO0C9?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
Iranian president presents budget, says U.S. sanctions to hit growth
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday presented a $47 billion state budget with increased spending on lower income groups, saying U.S. sanctions would affect people’s lives and economic growth but not bring the government to its knees. source https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-budget/iranian-president-presents-budget-says-u-s-sanctions-to-hit-growth-idUSKCN1OO08E?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
Indonesia tsunami survivors hold vigil at Christmas mass
It was a solemn Christmas for the congregation in Indonesia’s Carita, a seaside town left reeling from the tsunami that has killed over 400 people and devastated the western coast of Java, as many churchgoers have fled the area for fear of further disasters. source https://www.reuters.com/article/us-indonesia-tsunami-church/indonesia-tsunami-survivors-hold-vigil-at-christmas-mass-idUSKCN1OO0LN?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
Masked youths attack Bangladeshi journalists covering election campaign
Around two dozen masked youths attacked a group of Bangladeshi reporters with hockey sticks and batons, injuring about 10 of them, when they were resting at a hotel after covering an election rally, the journalists said on Tuesday. source https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bangladesh-election-journalists/masked-youths-attack-bangladeshi-journalists-covering-election-campaign-idUSKCN1OO0ME?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
Here’s the Incredible Story Behind the Resurrection of Blancpain’s Fifty Fathoms Watch
It was nearly lost forever until CEO Mark Hyek took a deep dive into the brand’s history. source https://robbreport.com/style/watch-collector/how-blancpains-fifty-fathoms-watch-was-brought-back-to-life-2835262/
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Mother accused of leading teenage boys on Hong Kong robberies charged
A middle-aged woman suspected of leading a group of teenage boys – one of them her son – on a pair of robberies in one of Hong Kong’s poorest neighbourhoods was charged on Christmas Day. The five boys, aged between 14 and 16, were arrested on Christmas Eve, along with the woman, but had not […]
THE COMMITTEES: Setting out to ‘transform the world’ in the General Assembly’s Second Committee
How is the UN tackling its most ambitious and far-reaching project: the 2030 Agenda to “transform the world”? This is the mammoth responsibility of the UN’s General Assembly’s Second Committee – the body which deals with “economic and financial matters”. Here is the second in our series on what happens at the UN when the world leaders have […]
Recent Commercial Real Estate Transactions
Recent commercial real estate transactions in New York.. via NYT Real Estate https://nyti.ms/2SkWAYD
Brief History of the Royal Family
Brief History of the Royal Family The Royal Family from 1066 until today. Discuss this video: https://ift.tt/1Ocad61 Research help from: Dr. Carolyn Harris, University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies, author of “Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada” https://ift.tt/1FxfJck and “Queenship and Revolution in Early Modern Europe” & Dr. Arianne Chernock, Boston University (https://ift.tt/1XJMM8g) […]
How to Make Snoop Dogg’s Mashed Potatoes Recipe
You’ll be using mayo in these—and eating them by the bucket-full. source https://www.esquire.com/food-drink/a25648144/best-mashed-potatoes-recipe/
China releases nationwide ‘negative list’ in show of openness, but will it make any difference?
Beijing on Tuesday sought to demonstrate its willingness to open up its markets with the publication of its first unified “negative list” of the business sectors that are off limits to foreign, and in some cases domestic, investors. China’s top economic planning agency, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), which compiled the document in […]
10 Christmas Day Reads
My Xmas day reads: • Apollo 8’s Earthrise: The Shot Seen Round the World (New York Times) • How to not let Brexit ruin your family Christmas (Telegraph) see also How to Talk to a Fox News Viewer at Thanksgiving (TBP) • The economics of wasteful spending: The deadweight loss of Christmas (PBS) • PNC Christmas Price Index: Calculating the prices of… […]
Malawi: Malawi ‘Asset Stripping’ – Ministry’s Auction of Vehicles Scandal in the Spotlight
[Nyasa Times] Secretary for Health Dan Namalika and other officials have bought cars from their ministry in a public auction which Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe has described as illegal and observers call asset stripping. source https://allafrica.com/stories/201812240693.html
Kenya: Kenya Is New Market for Cars Stolen in Uganda
[Monitor] The increase in theft of old model cars in Uganda has been attributed to demand in Kenya for spare parts of vehicles manufactured before 2011. source https://allafrica.com/stories/201812240692.html
Congo-Kinshasa: Security Council Press Statement On the Postponement of the Elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo
[Monusco] The members of the Security Council took note of the decision by the National Independent Electoral Commission of the Democratic Republic of Congo (CENI) to delay until 30 December the Presidential, Parliamentary and Provincial elections previously scheduled for 23 December. source https://allafrica.com/stories/201812240690.html
Malawi: Cattle Ruffian Killed in Mob Justice
[Malawi News Agency] Salima -Police in Salima have confirmed that a suspected cattle thief has been burnt to death after he was caught by a mob. source https://allafrica.com/stories/201812240689.html
Malawi: Office of the Ombudsman Plants 1,000 Trees
[Malawi News Agency] Lilongwe -Office of the Ombudsman and staff on Thursday planted 1,000 trees at Ngwangwa in the area of Traditional Authority Mtema in Lilongwe. source https://allafrica.com/stories/201812240684.html
Burundi: China Offers Selfless Assistance to Burundi – Burundian FM
[Focac] China provides selfless assistance to help with Burundi’s development and its people’s livelihood, the Burundian foreign minister said Saturday. source https://allafrica.com/stories/201812240678.html
Nigeria: Baro Port Ready in 2 Weeks, Cargo Equipment Installed – NIWA
[Vanguard] The Baro River Port Cargo handling equipment installation has been completed, Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Sen. Olorumnimbe Mamora, has said. source https://allafrica.com/stories/201812240673.html
Nigeria: Tips to Stay Safe On the Road This Festive Season
[Premium Times] Holiday seasons are times of celebrations, parties and having fun, but they are also periods when many fatal crashes occur. Increase in alcohol consumption combined with congestion and distraction on the roads, often results in more injuries and fatalities. source https://allafrica.com/stories/201812240671.html
South Africa: 100 Fatalities On Free State Roads Since December 1
[News24Wire] One-hundred people have lost their lives in 61 crashes in the Free State since the start of the festive season, the Free State Department of Police, Roads and Transport says. source https://allafrica.com/stories/201812240669.html
Watch movies for free: The 9 best streaming services – CNET
Only the popcorn will cost you. Well, that and the internet connection for your phone, laptop or set-top box. source https://www.cnet.com/how-to/best-free-online-movie-streaming-services/#ftag=CAD5457c2c
Ethiopia: Ethio-Telecom Reduces Tariff for International Calls, SMS
[ENA] Addis Ababa -Ethio-Telecom has announced tariff reduction ranging from 10 to 40 percent on international calls and 51 percent on international Short Message Service effective 21st of December 2018. source https://allafrica.com/stories/201812240668.html
Pope’s Christmas wish: World fraternity despite differences
Pope Francis says his Christmas wish is one for fraternity among people of different faiths, races or ideas source https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/tourists-romans-gather-st-peters-square-hear-pope-60008022
