Caliphate of Córdoba

Minnesota chemists create ‘perfect’ soap molecule: BTN LiveBIG (Big Ten Network)

Edit Public Technologies 08 Nov 2016

Soap -the substance that all of use to clean our bodies, our houses, our clothes- is chockful of potentially harmful chemicals. By and large, modern soaps are produced from a slurry of petrochemicals, toxic antibacterial agents, and harsh surfactants ... The University of Minnesota is at the helm of a team of researchers who have invented what some are calling the 'perfect' soap molecule....

Darius Boyd prepares to oppose Wayne Bennett for the first time

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 08 Nov 2016

Australia fullback Darius Boyd spoke of opposing his mentor, inspiration and father-figure for the first time ever as the ......

Turkey, Syrian Kurds at loggerheads over Raqqa offensive

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 08 Nov 2016

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey said Tuesday that the U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led forces leading an assault on the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa should not enter the city itself but merely help encircle it, a suggestion dismissed by the Kurds ... allies threatens to complicate efforts to drive Islamic State out of Raqqa, the de facto capital of the group’s self-described caliphate....

Why PM Modi’s move will lead to disruption than economic benefit

Edit The Times of India 08 Nov 2016

But demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes will cause huge disruption, push up the demand for gold and dollars as safe stores of wealth, give a big boost to e-wallets and credit cards and, most significantly, send into disarray the finances of all political parties that had filled their war chests with cash to fight the Uttar Pradesh elections and had no clue about the demonetisation move in the offing....

Tracking The Day After - 4 Ways To Profit

Edit Seeking Alpha 08 Nov 2016

Every four years the world waits to discover who will be the next leader of the proverbial giant that walks the world stage ... He is an uncertainty, and may indeed be emblematic of the slow demise of the myth of the American Dream peddled the world over. A Trump win, while perhaps a boldly defiant event, would represent a loss of confidence on the part of the United States, a feeling that no, it is not business as usual....

‘They would torture them inside and slit their throats outside’: Eyewitnesses reveal full scale of ...

Edit The Independent 08 Nov 2016

But in the face of the US-backed Iraqi coalition’s Operation Inherent Resolve - which is now pushing into the suburbs of the jewel of Isis’ caliphate, Mosul - the jihadis, desperate to retain control, have become more brutal and frequent, ......

Giants could be big players in free agency (San Francisco Giants)

Edit Public Technologies 08 Nov 2016

LHP Javier Lopez, RHPs Jake Peavy, Sergio Romo and Santiago Casilla, OFs Gregor Blanco and Angel Pagan ... Quite possibly, none of the Giants' eight free agents fits this category, since none of them appears to be essential to the club's 2017 plans ... Approaching last season's Trade Deadline, San Francisco was unable to put together a package of players for Melancon, who was then with Pittsburgh....

Giants could be big players in free agency

Edit MLB 08 Nov 2016

They're focusing on the list of Major League free agents, which proved fruitful for them last offseason ... LHP Javier Lopez, RHPs Jake Peavy, Sergio Romo and Santiago Casilla, OFs Gregor Blanco and Angel Pagan ... Quite possibly, none of the Giants' eight free agents fits this category, since none of them appears to be essential to the club's 2017 plans ... This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs....

Tuesday's Sports Transactions

Edit Rocky Mount Telegram 08 Nov 2016

TAMPA BAY RAYS — Reinstated OF Steven Souza Jr ... TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Selected the contract of C A.J ... LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Reinstated OFs Scott Van Slyke and Trayce Thompson, LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu and RHPs Chin-hui Tsao, Chris Hatcher, Yimi Garcia and Carlos Frias from the 60-day DL ... LOUIS CARDINALS — Selected the contract of 2B Breyvic Valera from Memphis (PCL) ... Selected the contract of RHP Ian Gardeck from Richmond (EL)....

Beekeepers shun island divide to breed Cyprus's own queen bee

Edit Kathimerini 08 Nov 2016

Their partnership is flourishing just as the island’s Greek-Cypriot president and the leader of the breakaway Turkish Cypriots resumed reconciliation talks in Switzerland Monday. Officials said the success of the five days of meetings could determine whether an accord is within reach ... With 750 hives in the breakaway north, Kutret Balci produces an average of 25 tons of honey a year for the local Turkish-Cypriot market....

Use of Kurdish militia against Daesh ‘naive’

Edit Arabnews 08 Nov 2016

Turkish president has reiterated the country’s opposition to the use of Syrian Kurdish fighters in the fight against Daesh ... Erdogan did not make a direct reference to the ongoing operation to free the Daesh stronghold of Raqqa, although Turkish officials have in the past spoken out against the use of Syrian Kurdish fighters in the offensive....

US-backed forces push closer to Islamic State 'capital' Raqa

Edit Deccan Chronicle 08 Nov 2016

After announcing the launch of the long-awaited assault on Raqa on Sunday, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) alliance said it had moved south towards the city despite fierce jihadist resistance. South of Mosul, Iraqi forces retook Hamam al-Alil from IS, a key objective in their three-week advance on the city ... Their capture would deal a huge blow to the self-styled "caliphate" IS declared in mid-2014....

President writes to voters in letter described as ‘the Homestretch’

Edit Graphic 08 Nov 2016

Another feat President Mahama captured in the letter was that the Ghana cedi was one of the best performing currencies on the continent this year and noted that the rating agency, Moody’s, was posting favourable reviews about the government’s performance in economic management and medium-term prospects ... In the letter, he indicated that his government, in difficult moments, had shown sensitivity to the plight of the Ghanaian....