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Mar72017 by Paul LinusNo Comments

Why Mosul’s Victory Important For Iraq To Change ISIS Definition

General

Could the fall of Mosul be the correct meaning of end of the Islamic State's eastern province in Iraq? If this is so, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria will thereafter be only defined as Islamic State of Syria. However, in Arabic it will continue to be called as Daesh, an acronym version of the original in English - "Dish." The Iraqi forces have lately been pushing into the western half of Mosul, and in fact the northern part of the country in general, which is the most complicated human and physical terrain. It is also to note the western half of Mosul is more of Sunni Arab compared to the eastern part and so the so-called ISIS has good local support due to such diversity. Demographically too the city is diverse. The western part is dense urban terrain that leads to the wes...

Feb222017 by Paul LinusNo Comments

Is French Presidential Candidate Marine Le Pen Following Theresa May’s Footstep

General

Marine Le Pen is looking ahead to follow the footstep of British Prime Minister Theresa May in her own country France. She believes they too must withdraw themselves from European Union (EU). The president of France's political party, the National Front (FN), Le Pen said she wants to run the nation using policies of May. April will go for poll in April and May, and Le Pen is running a populist campaign in an effort to overturn the country's elite. Amid all these she is also frequently trapped in controversies. Very recently she refused to wear a headscarf on her Lebanon visit while meeting the highest Sunni authority of the country. She vowed to restore ties with the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad if she wins the election and becomes the president. In her campaign the French...

Feb202017 by Paul LinusNo Comments

What Happened On ‘Not My President’s Day’

General

Donald Trump is still in controversy, even after becoming the president of United States. Many are unable to accept him as the leader saying Not My President. Demonstrators in thousands walked down across the US streets on Monday observing the so-called Not My President's Day. It was a federal holiday and protesters in huge number lined up outside the Central Park in Manhattan. A flag read, "No ban, no wall. The Trump regime has got to fall." Two other message read, "Uphold the Constitution Now" and "Impeach the Liar." Rally in downtown Los Angeles too drew huge protesters in thousands even being a holiday. They called attention on the immigration crackdown of the president and response to climate change by his party members. The protesters said rally on the holiday ...

Feb182017 by Paul LinusNo Comments

Is Melania Trump Not Happy Being First Lady

General, Lifestyle

Is Melania Trump struggling with the new realities that she is United States First Lady. Probably she had never dreamt about such role, reveals President Donald Trump's family friend and stylist Phillip Bloch, if believed to a report published lately in the US Weekly. A quick fact check is that she is still living in New York City instead of Washington, instead of course White House. She cites her 10-year-old son Barron need to finish up school before they could move. Jimmy Kimmel said on February 8 in a late-night punch line that Melania Trump is trapped like Rapunzel in the Trump Tower penthouse. Vogue editor Anna Wintour meanwhile faced boycott threats after she commented the next day the First Lady to appear on a future cover. Similarly Daily Mail has criticized she...

Feb152017 by David KollerNo Comments

Flip or Flop Stars Seeking a Divorce – But Can They Divorce the Business?

Entertainment, General

The future of one of the most popular reality shows on the cable television schedule hangs in the balance as Flip or Flop stars Christina and Tarek El Moussa face the possible cancellation of their series. Home and Garden Television executives are reportedly very unhappy that the series hosts are divorcing, as a married couple serving as co-hosts helped Flip or Flop stand out from the crowd, and they do not believe the show will have the same edge if the hosts aren’t married or at least aren’t acting like a family in public. One source insists that the network issued an ultimatum to the couple: patch up your differences or we will cancel the show and sue you for breach of contract. One insider opined that the couple married basically to draw viewers to their show. “They weren’t only ...

Jan222017 by Ruchi GuptaNo Comments

The Rising Number Of Fatal Pedestrian Accidents In Los Angeles

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Several cities and towns in California, mostly the ones in the notorious Inland Empire, are among the most deadly areas in the country for pedestrians. Urban planning may be partly responsible for the rising number of pedestrian fatalities. Wide-laned streets laid out in a tic-tac-toe pattern are well-suited for moving vehicle traffic across long distances where public transportation is either an afterthought or unavailable, but such a layout is not very safe for pedestrians. The wide lanes are hard to cross, especially for any pedestrians who are even somewhat mobility-impaired. Furthermore, most pedestrian-auto crashes occur in non-crosswalk areas, meaning that vehicles are normally moving at full speed moments before impact. Some advocates say these deficiencies are even worse in non...