Portrait Film Photography by Ryan Francisco
Ryan Francisco, a twenty-five year old emerging photographer, was born in Houston, Texas. She shoots both film and digital and attended the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts majoring in dance and theatre. "I earned my Bachelor of Arts in Photocommunications from St. Edward’s University ...
#BBFactCheck – What Some BlackBerry Passport Reviews Got Wrong
As a person who loves smartphones (especially BlackBerry) I often find myself in awe of the determination that drives some of the “dislike” towards the company. Last week, I spent time reading other publication’s reviews about BlackBerry’s latest device, the Passport (see our review here). Some of t ...
Small Parking Spaces. Big Cars.
The German newspaper, Die Welt (the world), ran an article, in August 2014, about a growing problem involving parking spaces, particularly in Germany: the parking spaces are too small. Spaces in many parking facilities were on the small end of the size spectrum when built. As car sizes continue to i ...
New or Updated Collections at Family Search - September 21 to 27, 2014
It is always a struggle to keep up with the new and updated record collections at FamilySearch ( https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list). As of 28 September, there were 1,834 record collections on FamilySearch. Here are the new and updated collections for the week of 21 to 27 September 2014 ...
欧元兑美元涨势仍有拓展空间
因一系列数据显示，欧元区经济扩张势头可能放缓，欧元/美元上周五(11月5日)出现回调。 但Easy Forex驻悉尼的外汇交易员Anthony Botros周一(11月8日)表示，欧元/美元目前正积蓄动能，并很有可能在周初开盘后延续涨势。 Botros说道："当前成交清淡，但市场可能并不去理会希腊大选的影响，一旦日本市场交投渐入佳境，欧元将再次被推高。 什么是外汇" 他指出，上周末公布的美国就业数据优于预期对市场形成冲击。 Botros预计，欧元/美元支撑位在1.4000，阻力位在1.4180。 欧盟统计局(Eurostat)上周五公布的数据显示，欧元区9月零售销售年率上升 ...
Ebola in West Africa: The ethics of airlifting sick African doctors
Via Scientific American, a report by Nicholas St. Fleur: No Airlifts for Sickened African Ebola Docs. Excerpt: Many foreign aid workers in the ongoing Ebola epidemic have a safeguard that their West African counterparts are denied: emergency air evacuation should they become dangerously ill. Since J ...
Israeli Rhythmic Gymnastics Team Wins Silver Medal in Turkey
Rhythmic gymnastics (illustrative). Photo: Wikimedia Commons. JNS.org – Israel’s rhythmic gymnastics team won the country’s first silver medal at the World Championships in Izmir, Turkey, on Sunday. The Israeli team’s winning routine earned a score of 16.983. Spain won the gold medal with a score of ...
New Found Glory premiere new song Stubborn featuring Anthony Raneri of Bayside
New Found Glory have premiered a new song, Stubborn which is off the upcoming album, Resurrection. The song features Anthony Raneri of Bayside. Bassist Ian Grushka commented about the song, “ In life, some of the hardest things to do are to admit when you are wrong, accept responsibility for your ow ...
Th Austerity Disaster and its impact - Lessons for New Zealand? (From Social Europe)
Europe’s Austerity Disaster 29/09/2014 by Joseph Stiglitz Joseph Stiglitz “If the facts don’t fit the theory, change the theory,” goes the old adage. But too often it is easier to keep the theory and change the facts – or so German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other pro-austerity European leaders ap ...
Catalonia independence referendum halted by Spain’s constitutional court
Spain’s constitutional court has suspended the planned referendum in Catalonia , halting all campaigning and preparations for the vote on independence just two days after it was formally called by the Catalan leader, Artur Mas. In a special meeting on ...
