How London's High Rental Prices Stop Young People From Buying a Home
Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)The population of London continues to grow from both internal and external migration. Individuals and families are moving to the capital from other areas of the UK to seek work, while immigrants from the EU and beyond choose London as their first foothold on the steps to a new life. While incoming numbers continue to grow, those leaving the city are falling, as many see their best hope of riding out the current economic downturn as being to remain in the area which has demonstrated the grea... more
Views: 887CYC held Peace Seminar
Region: ND
Chitral Youth Club held Peace Seminar. By: Gul Hamaad Farooqi CHITRAL: Chitral Youth Club (CYC) held peace seminar under youth Micro challenge award program by exchanging employability & Leadership for youth at Town hall Chitral. Seminar was started with the recitation from the Holy Quran while a student of 2nd year presented Naath Sharif. Addressing on the occasion the speakers said that peace is the only path for development and no nation can develop w... more
Views: 479Latin America:Announcement of the Pope's resignation Takes the World By Surprise
By Juan Arellano The announcement of the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI from the papal throne, or, more specifically, the Supreme Pontificate of the Catholic Church, took the world by surprise on Monday, February 11, 2013. The resignation becomes effective on February 28. The period following that date is known as a sede vacante or papal interregnum, lasting until the conclave of cardinals chooses a new Pope. Marianistas.org's blog reports that Bened... more
Views: 619Witness to Environmental Degradation
Region: IndiaLast month I traveled from Paras-Nath, the Jain pilgrimage center in the Jharkhand state to Gaya, Bihar. I travelled in the cattle class compartment of a local passenger train to have the feel of real India. The Indian states of Bihar and Jharkhand are on the eastern Railway route and the state of Jharkhand that is carved out of Bihar in the year 2000 has hilly terrain and tribal population. The lush green trees cover the rocks making it a perfect setting of a forest. I have traveled on su... more
Views: 552Witness to Environmental Degradation
Region: IndiaLast month I traveled from Paras-Nath, the Jain pilgrimage center in the Jharkhand state to Gaya, Bihar. I travelled in the cattle class compartment of a local passenger train to have the feel of real India. The Indian states of Bihar and Jharkhand are on the eastern Railway route and the state of Jharkhand that is carved out of Bihar in the year 2000 has hilly terrain and tribal population. The lush green trees cover the rocks making it a perfect setting of a forest. I have traveled on su... more
Views: 497Four Bumper Stickers About Gun Control
Region: New York
Four Bumper Stickers About Gun Control Here are four new bumper stickers I have written: IF YOU NEED A GUN TO FEEL SAFE, MAYBE YOU HAVE TOO MUCH MONEY GUNS DON'T KILL PEOPLE; BULLETS KILL PEOPLE* *Unfortunately, bullets are fired by guns. GUNS ARE FOR COWARDS THE CONSTITUTION GIVES US THE RIGHT TO BARE ARMS (SO WEAR A T-SHIRT!) more
Views: 484Lawari tunnel road blocked
Region: ND
1 died at Lawari tunnel access road hand fractured of a lady passenger. By: Gul Hamaad Farooqi CHITRAL: One man died at Lawari tunnel access road due to sever cold weather. While hand fractured of a lady passenger while she walking on snow bound slippery road in front of Lawari tunnel. Hundred of vehicles strained on Lawari tunnel access road due to poor condition of road having ditches in its middle and land slidin appvns g ,glaciers. Salahuddin Salih a local social work... more
Views: 440Love is In the Air
Region: United StatesAs spring approaches in Texas, the minds of young skunks turn to thoughts of love, which can have deadly consequences for the amorous varmints. The beginning of skunk breeding season falls ironically close to Valentine’s Day, but instead of the comic cavortings of Pepé Le Pew, the results are often closer to “My Bloody Valentine.” As skunks cruise the state’s highways looking for love, the incidents of roadkill dram... more
Views: 280CORRUPTION, FAVOURITSM RULES EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IN J&K
Region: IndiaReT’s/RRT’s posts are school specified and they cannot be transferred from actual place of posting even after their regularization” · In District Ganderbal which is also the home constituency of our Honorable Chief Minister, in 4 zones namely Ganderbal, Tulamulla, Kangan and Hariganwan there are total 39 CPRs and ZRPs which include only 11 General Line teachers and 27 RRTs out of which 17 are repe... more
Views: 656Angola Shocked Over Video Showing Brutal Beating
By Vania Negrao [All links lead to Portuguese language pages.] On February 7, 2013, Angola awoke to the sounds of screams of pain and the sound of two women customers of a store being whipped. In just three days the 13 minute video that showed two women being brutally beaten had more than 25,000 views on Youtube, was aired on state television and shocked the Angolan community. Accused of stealing soap and champagne bottles, the women were severely punished and sexually humiliated by s... more
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