There are parallels between America’s current political situation and the conditions leading to the collapse of the Roman Republic more than 2,000 years ago, according to an International Business Times commentary published on RawStory.com.Ned Resnikoff, political capital reporter for IBT, writes that the Roman Republic was decaying long before Julius Caesar marched on the city in 49 B.C. and toppled it for good ... WN.com, Jim Berrie ....
More than a foot of rain in some places flooded low-lying areas across the Houston region on Monday, forcing officials to suspend bus and rail service, close schools and government offices and urge residents to stay home amid what authorities said were extremely dangerous conditions, CNN reported."This is a life-threatening emergency....
A report in the Belfast Telegraph Monday says dinosaurs were already on the path to extinction millions of years before the meteor impact that is widely believed to have wiped them out, scientists said.Experts have always believed dinosaurs were flourishing on Earth just before the disaster struck when a huge asteroid or comet hit the planet just off the coast of Mexico, the report said....
Change From StableSocieties to Fluid. In fact, he observed societies quickly moving away from a ordered, rational, and relatively stable past to more highly mobile, fast-flowing and unpredictable ones without a center of gravity, difficult to contain and foresee ... But again, things can change in a New York minute ... You can read more of Dallas’ writings at www.beverlydarling.com and wn.com//dallasdarling.)1 www.wikipedia.com....
military will join rescuers as they redouble efforts for 10 missing people on the southern island of Kyushu, where many area were cut off by landslides and road and bridge damage ... forces in Japan said troops were preparing to provide aerial support for the relief efforts....
Based on the book series written and illustrated by Marc Brown, kids just can't get enough of eight-year-old Arthur and are excited to find out what fun adventures he will have next ... ....
Three Vacations-in-a-Box bring the fun of a getaway to the 'safety' of the stump. But like most family holidays, they're not as fun as they sound ... ....
Sometimes a photo can capture a shared experience and transport us to a different time in our lives. This image, taken by staff photographer Pawan Singh while on assignment in Ras Al Khaimah, of three young friends sitting on a hill surveying the dusky landscape, is a moment we all can relate to from our youth. The landscape might be different, but we all share a fond memory of a moment like this with our friends ... ....
(Source. West Midlands Police). Police postcard to crooks asks. 'Prison…wishyouwerehere?' ... They've been distributed just a week after 62 people across Sandwellwere convicted in a blitz on drug dealers in the borough ... Mothers and sons, brothers, partners and even cousins were among those jailed for almost 100 years ... 'If you make the lives of local law abiding people a misery, they will tell us and we will take action.' ... (noodl....
Ross Paxton, from Whitby photographed 25 different UK tour bus routes. The result is a collection of photographs from a typical British vacation, where holidaymakers frown out across grey landscapes ... ....
Holiday home landlords who own property in sought-after locations can earn up to three times the annual income of a buy to let investor, according to specialist broker Holiday Let Mortgages... ....
THE city of Batavia was once the bustling heart of the Dutch East Indies, a port town with an abundance of pepper, nutmeg and other exotics bound for the west ... “They use it for spooky movies.” ... ....
Enter their ninth studio album, WishYouWereHere...Barrett was a noticeable presence on WishYouWereHere in two ways ... “Shine onYouCrazy ... WishYouWereHere received mixed reviews upon release, with comments ranging from lukewarm to acclaim ... WishYouWereHere is cited as one of Pink Floyd’s best albums, as well as the greatest of all time....
Scientists and philosophers involved in the search for extra-terrestrial life were split between those who believe we should make attempts to contact aliens and those who believe it would be like “shouting in a forest full of tigers” when voting on the issue on the closing day of the British Science Festival, he said ...That’s a pretty slow email conversation,” he said ... Language of maths. Choosing a message is tough....