Nina Pels (Commonwealth Scholar, MA International Education, Bath Spa University) talks about the importance of partnerships, collaboration and dialogue in tackling global challenges in higher education It was such an honour to be invited to the Wilton Park event, my first conference as a 2017/18 Commonwealth Shared Scholar in the […]
Réglementer l’industrie du cannabis et les cliniques de cannabis médical : Une nécessité
Durant l’exercice financier 2017–2018, le nombre de Canadiens autorisés à se procurer du cannabis médical (c.-à-d. des produits dérivés de la plante, plutôt que les cannabinoïdes pharmaceutiques nabilone et nabiximols) est passé de 174 503 à 296 702, et ce nombre continue d’augmenter1. Nous soutenons ici que les données factuelles […]
How To Determine Your Face Shape In 5 Easy Steps
Remember the days when sitting in the barber’s chair was just a case of saying ‘short back and sides,’ and picking out glasses offered the choice of plastic or metal? Well, as good as they were, those were also the days your ‘do gave you ears like Dumbo and your […]
NASCAR’s Junior Johnson dies at age 88
Junior Johnson, the former moonshiner turned hard-charging race car driver who won 50 NASCAR races in the 1950s and ’60s before becoming a team owner, has died at the age of 88, NASCAR said on Friday. Johnson, who rose from humble beginnings as the son of a North Carolina bootlegger […]
Department of Defense to Address Sexual Assault in the Military
Legal Help for Veterans is a law firm helping veterans get the benefits they deserve. Northville, MI (Law Firm Newswire) June 26, 2019 – Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan announced in a memo that the Department of Defense has created the Sexual Assault Accountability and Investigation Task Force to […]
Radiohead.com unveils “The Radiohead Library,” an official band repository
Welcome to the new Radiohead Library. This is the band’s A Moon Shaped Pool collection, as seen in a desktop browser. Radiohead The same collection, as seen on a mobile browser. The Kid A selection. It’s not all just audio and video; a lot of the site comes with high-resolution […]
Samsung invests $500M to set up a smartphone display plant in India – TechCrunch
Samsung, which once led India’s smartphone market, is investing $500 million in its India operations to set up a manufacturing plant at the outskirts of New Delhi to produce displays. The company disclosed the investment and its plan in a filing to the local regulator earlier this month. The South […]
Mike Pompeo to deliver remarks in Bushnell – News – Daily Commercial
Katie Sartoris Monday Jan 20, 2020 at 4:28 PM The secretary of state is scheduled to speak about U.S. foreign policy at 4 p.m. Thursday at the Sumter County Fairgounds, 7620 FL-471. BUSHNELL – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is coming to Central Florida Thursday. Pompeo is scheduled to […]
New BMW 3 Series mild-hybrid system launched
BMW has launched new engine options across the 1 Series and 3 Series model ranges that will be available to order in April. The big news is the arrival of a mild hybrid system to the 3 Series saloon and Touring estate as well as the X3 and X4 SUVs. […]
Water For Your Soul
I’ve been doing some reflection on my life. Having recently gone through birthday season at our house (including mine), I’ve looked over the years. How in the world do I have 3 adult children, a daughter in law and TWO grandchildren? When did I get this old? When I was […]
A Model Course Based Undergraduate Research Experience for First- and Second-Year Chemistry and Biochemistry Students
[1] Kerr, M. and Yan, F., “Incoporating Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences in Chemistry Laboratory Curricula”, J. Chem. Ed., 93 (4), 658-662, January 2016. In article View Article [2] Auchincloss, L.; Laursen, S.; Branchaw, J.; Eagan, K.; Graham, M.; Hanauer, D.; Lawrie, G.; McLinn, C.; Pelaez, N.; Rowland, S.; Towns, […]
Granita Mon Amour « Italian Food Lovers
gastronomy tradition August 2011 by Nunzio Romano Sweet and refreshing, granita is the queen of the Sicilian summer. Some delicacies, although prepared and consumed in various parts of Italy, often become the symbol of a particular city or region: this is the case of pizza, tagliatelle, pesto, and, in […]
Old Drug, New Tricks: Existing Medicines Show Promise in Fighting Cancer
Drugs originally developed to treat diseases ranging from diabetes to alcoholism may have applications in cancer treatment, according to a new study. Researchers tested thousands of existing medications, many of which have already been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for treating diseases other than cancer, against hundreds […]
Canine Dysautonomia – GoPetsAmerica.com
Dysautonomia is a multiple system neurologic disease of unknown origin. The disease occurs in horses (equine grass sickness), dogs, rabbits, hares, sheep, alpacas and llamas. It is characterised by destruction of enteric neurons, peripheral and central autonomic neurons, neurons in specific brain stem nuclei and spinal cord lower motor neurons. […]