A fire has caused $350,000 damage to a house in the south Canberra suburb of Waramanga.
Sebastien Roblin
Security, Asia
Does the Shenyang J-11 look familiar?
The Shenyang J-11 is a Chinese copy of the excellent Russian Sukhoi Su-27 “Flanker” multirole fighter. In fact, it was at first an authorized copy—but Chinese ambitions to adapt it with locally produced technology transformed it into a reverse-engineered headache for Russian industry. In successive variants, the J-11 and the Flanker-derived J-15 and J-16 have been at the forefront of Chinese efforts to... Читать дальше...
Brie Larson won the Oscar for best actress for 2015's "Room."
In a time when the American news media focused on reporting facts, rather than entertaining the public, iconic broadcast journalist Walter Cronkite made a comment about American values and education that seems even more powerful today. Averred Cronkite, ""[w]hatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation."
Indeed, as "the most trusted man in America" well understood, nothing is more costly to a democratic society than ignorance. We are seeing... Читать дальше...
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Ehire Adrianza, Kelby Tomlinson and Juan Ciriaco each had three hits, as the Sacramento River Cats beat the El Paso Chihuahuas 12-0 on Saturday.
MODESTO, Calif. (AP) -- Luis Alberto Niebla struck Aaron Barbosa out with the bases loaded to end the game, leading the Modesto Nuts to a 5-4 win over the Bakersfield Blaze on Saturday.
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Ehire Adrianza, Kelby Tomlinson and Juan Ciriaco each had three hits, as the Sacramento River Cats beat the El Paso Chihuahuas 12-0 on Saturday.
MODESTO, Calif. (AP) -- Luis Alberto Niebla struck Aaron Barbosa out with the bases loaded to end the game, leading the Modesto Nuts to a 5-4 win over the Bakersfield Blaze on Saturday.
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Ehire Adrianza, Kelby Tomlinson and Juan Ciriaco each had three hits, as the Sacramento River Cats beat the El Paso Chihuahuas 12-0 on Saturday.
MODESTO, Calif. (AP) -- Luis Alberto Niebla struck Aaron Barbosa out with the bases loaded to end the game, leading the Modesto Nuts to a 5-4 win over the Bakersfield Blaze on Saturday.
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Ehire Adrianza, Kelby Tomlinson and Juan Ciriaco each had three hits, as the Sacramento River Cats beat the El Paso Chihuahuas 12-0 on Saturday.
MODESTO, Calif. (AP) -- Luis Alberto Niebla struck Aaron Barbosa out with the bases loaded to end the game, leading the Modesto Nuts to a 5-4 win over the Bakersfield Blaze on Saturday.
The Wall Street Journal recently interviewed Daniel Eddy, a New York City chef, on how to have a mutually-successful experience with a young child in an upscale restaurant (“How to Take Your Kids Out to Eat and Actually Enjoy the…
My house’s next owner in some distant future might choose to whitewash over my attempts at creativity.
The 1960s were the most turbulent decade in this country since the Civil War.
Chili is the most globalized wine country, exporting 70 percent of its product. Root 1 emphasizes its ungrafted root systems that were unaffected by phylloxera, the vine disease that destroyed much of the world’s grapes and forced growers to graft…
Time flies. On a Monday morning at work when I look at the clock about every hour and a half and the clock has moved a mere 11 minutes, I might take issue with that statement.
Summer and grilling just seem to go hand in hand. The good news is that grilling can be an easy way to cook healthy food that everyone will enjoy. It is an excellent way to add flavor to all types…
Q: I work in a very small medical practice where one of the owners has an extremely foul mouth. Whenever “Dr. Smith” is upset, he curses at employees and frequently drops the F-bomb. This is highly offensive to everyone on…
The Wall Street Journal recently interviewed Daniel Eddy, a New York City chef, on how to have a mutually-successful experience with a young child in an upscale restaurant (“How to Take Your Kids Out to Eat and Actually Enjoy the…
Dear Amy: I was with a man I loved very much for almost four years. He is now in recovery, but before he turned his life around, he had multiple issues with my family. While on a drinking binge, he…
Dear Jill: What do you think of these IP [internet printable coupon] fairies on Instagram? What they do is store copies of all the printable coupons available. When a hot IP has hit its printing limit and you can’t get…
Spooked by headlines about Zika, terrorism and mass shootings? Maybe the news is so bad you’re ready to cancel your vacation and stay home. But can you recoup what you paid for flights, lodging, car rentals and tours?
Accusations that Airbnb has been ignoring complaints of racism have led several black entrepreneurs to create two new vacation rental websites where they say racism will not be tolerated.
If you saw my strawberry bed, you might think I don’t like strawberries. The leaves have been lopped off, some plants were ripped out of the ground, and those that remain are partially buried in dirt.
