The Art Of Dining Solo
"Just one?" I wish restaurant hostesses wouldn't use this phrase. "Yes." I say, inserting an upbeat smile. I follow her to the far corner of the restaurant. "How's this?" she asks. It's a half-booth...
View ArticleWhen Women's Rights Are Not Enough
Around the world, women in 155 countries face legal restrictions on the economic opportunities available to them, according to the recent World Bank Group's report Women, Business and the Law 2016,...
View ArticleSpectra by Comcast Spectacor joins StopWaste's Smart Kitchen Initiative...
(Source: Alameda County Waste Management Authority) Spectra by Comcast Spectacor, the provider of Food Services & Hospitality to both Oakland's O.co Coliseum and the Alameda County Fairgrounds,...
View ArticleHUD Secretary Julián Castro Tours Historical Hotel That Will Become Permanent...
(Source: SDHC - San Diego Housing Commission) 8d4e5791829ad7dc3e2d03.pdf News Release October 19, 2015 Media Contact: Maria Velasquez, Senior Vice President Communications & Legislative Affairs...
View ArticleAlibaba's good Samaritan insurance draws applicants
HANGZHOU - Reports of do-gooders extorted by the elderly have dissuaded China's good Samaritans from lending a helping hand, but a new insurance product offered through Alibaba may offer new courage....
View ArticleFuel emergency hamstrings tourism in Nepal
Nepal's vital tourism sector is facing a double whammy amid acute fuel shortages that have quashed hopes of an economic recovery following the cataclysmic April 25 earthquake. The 7.8-magnitude temblor...
View ArticleDeCA collects 1.6M pounds in Feds Feed Families items (DeCA - Defense...
(Source: DeCA - Defense Commissary Agency) DeCA collects 1.6M pounds in Feds Feed Families items FORT LEE, Va. (October 19, 2015) - The Defense Commissary Agency has just finished a record-breaking...
View ArticleFlu Rate Would Decline Significantly If The U.S. Mandated Paid Sick Leave
Here’s an incredibly compelling reason for the United States to pass a paid sick leave law: If we did, flu rates in the country would decrease by at least 5 percent, estimates a from economists at...
View ArticleCouncil to consider trial of Food and Garden Waste collection service (Dubbo...
(Source: Dubbo City Council) A minimum three month trial of Food and Garden waste collection has been recommended by Dubbo City Council's Works and Services Committee to help assess the validity of...
View Article5 things to know to attend Liberty Center grand opening
The day has arrived. The grand opening of the approximately $350 million Liberty Center development — believed to be one of the largest developments in Butler County history — begins Thursday with...
View ArticleWelcome to Pueblo, Colorado: the 'pot rush' town for marijuana lovers
Drawn to the city’s legal weed and low cost of living, families across the US travel to Pueblo looking to make a new life in the so-called Silicon Valley of marijuana...
View ArticleDonations accepted for the Hunters Helping the Hungry Program (State of West...
(Source: State of West Virginia) WV DNR News Release 5 L E G E N D 1 - General News 2 - Hunting News 3 - Fishing News 4 - Law Enforcement News 5 - Parks News Donations accepted for the Hunters Helping...
View ArticleClean Telangana: Red and Green bins to change city’s face
Hyderabad: The city’s garbage collection system will soon see an overhaul as GHMC will begin distributing 44 lakh green and red bins to each household for home segregation. However, the disposal system...
View ArticlePoor Nutrition May Be Another Reason For The Declining Honey Bee Population
Honey bees are essential for pollination of wild and cultivated plants, and honey production. As a result honeybee colonies are managed all over the world. Bees and other pollinators are in the news a...
View ArticleCity of Greater Sudbury Amends Waste By-law to Support Bear Wise Community...
(Source: City of Greater Sudbury) For Immediate Release Tuesday, October 20, 2015 City of Greater Sudbury Amends Waste By-law to Support Bear Wise Community Greater Sudbury City Council has directed...
View ArticleIs Your DNA Nothing More than a Credit Score?
Have you ever applied for a credit card? A loan? A big one like a mortgage? If so, you know that an ever more efficient (so they say) rating system, based on a myriad of data, is crunched through ever...
View ArticleBritish activist Jacky Sutton found dead in Istanbul airport
Friends call for investigation and express disbelief about reports that former BBC producer appeared to have killed herself...
View ArticleAuthor Ronald Blythe joins hundreds of graduates celebrating degree successes...
(Source: University Campus Suffolk) Oct 20 2015 8:00PM University Campus Suffolk (UCS) students converged upon the Ipswich Town Hall and Corn Exchange today for the second day of graduation ceremonies....
View ArticleCBI arrest three cops for custodial sexual assault of woman
COIMBATORE: A sub-inspector and two constables were arrested by CBI in Chennai on Monday night for allegedly sexually assaulting a women in judicial custody. The accused were later produced before the...
View ArticleCounty secures $496,000 for homeless families (Humboldt County, CA)
(Source: Humboldt County, CA) The Humboldt County Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) has been awarded almost half a million dollars to open doors to housing for local homeless families....
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