Spokesperson Evan Thies said the incoming New York mayor will return from his overseas vacation on Dec. 8, and described it as a family trip without government or political staff. Just hours before Adams confirmed his trip, which was first reported by the New York Post, he joined outgoing Mayor Bill de Blasio for a […]
Posts Tagged ‘journey’
129-year journey nears end as France returns Benin treasures
In a move with potential ramifications for other European museums, France is displaying 26 looted colonial-era artefacts for one last time before returning them to Benin — a decision authorities in the West African country described as “historic.” The wooden anthropomorphic statues, royal thrones and sacred altars were pilfered by the French army 129 years […]
9/11, a Personal Journey Down the Rabbit Hole
We all remember 9/11 as we remember so many other days, the Challenger disaster, the Kennedy murders or, for me, the fall of Saigon. For me, 9/11 began a new journey. I had some years ago tried to move my own career from defense and intelligence endeavors to the sane and rational, real work with […]
Tragic Journey Of Genius Revolutionary Albert Einstein
It was a Marathi Book- (Einsteinche Manovishv) – by Dr. Mo. Ra. Gunye, Research Scientist from Bhaba Atomic Research Centre in his Book (513 pages, studded with 18 Chapters a masterpiece of Literature as well), appropriately summarizes Value of Albert Einstein’s contributions in his Book, (Psychological Universe of Einstein- 1997) which prompted me to write […]
TrineDay: The Journey Podcast
Press & Media Whitney Webb joins TrineDay to discuss The Wellcome Leap, which professes to advance healthcare but is led by people who focus on transhumanist technologies, specifically brain-machine interfaces and other technology aimed at merging humans and machines. Whitney and Kris also discuss sexual blackmail going back to J. Edgar Hoover in the FBI […]
What ‘Journey to the West’ Can Teach Us About the Deceitfulness of the CCP
Commentary There is a classic story from Journey to the West where on three separate occasions, a demon transformed into a girl, an old man, and then an old woman to deceive the Monk Tang Sanzang. Tang was journeying to India to retrieve the Buddhist scriptures, and it was known that eating his flesh would […]
‘My Life – The journey of a Dalit Sociologist’
Recent incidence in IIT Kharagpur of the verbal assault mounted by the professor on the marginalised students with proclamation of impunity from penal Action of State directs us to innumerable paradoxes in 21st Century India.It also implies that not all is well in the country who seeks to achieve the goal of Superpower in […]
Robotic Ship Sets Off To Retrace The Mayflower’s Journey
SWANSEA, Wales (AP) — Four centuries and one year after the Mayflower departed from Plymouth, England, on a historic sea journey to America, another trailblazing vessel with the same name has set off to retrace the voyage. This Mayflower, though, is a sleek, modern robotic ship that is carrying no human crew or passengers. It’s […]
The Greek Brides of the Begona: An Extraordinary Journey to Australia
Greek brides on the Begona. Credit: Screenshot from video The amazing story of the 900 Greek brides who traveled to Australia over sixty years ago, in 1957, aboard the ship Begona to meet their future husbands was the subject of a mini-documentary by the Australian television network SBS. Journalist Rhiannon Elston interviewed some of the […]
They tried to make Aliyah, but never survived the journey
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Is Real-World Activism Part of our Spiritual Journey?
The Facts: We’re in a time where truly making sense of what is going on around us has become incredibly important as more consequential decisions are being made in our world based on faulty thinking. Reflect On: Increasing self awareness leads to a better understanding of ourselves and how we think. Can we better explore […]
Biden’s Journey: Change Is Imperceptible
Ph.D., Executive Director of the Council for the National Interest. Philip Giraldi February 25, 2021 Biden has been a major disappointment for those who hoped that he’d change course regarding America’s pathological involvement in overseas conflicts. The new White House Team has been in place for more than a month and it is perhaps time […]
‘SOUL’S EVOLUTIONARY JOURNEY’
“Our soul (is on an) evolutionary journey towards enlightenment.” “I suggest that the purpose to our life’s journey here on planet earth is to discover the veils of illusion that we have fearfully attached us to … and then … collapse them… “We consciously choose more lovingly empowered thoughts… “In this state, we can … […]
UK Man Who Delivered Nazi Rant on Plane Journey From Poland Avoids Jail
A WIZZ Air plane. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. A British man who engaged in a tirade of racial abuse punctuated by Nazi salutes while on a flight from Poland in Oct. 2019 has avoided a jail sentence. Louis Mann, 28, had travelled from Warsaw in Poland to Liverpool in England when he spouted the horrific rant […]
Journey to Knighthood: The Hidden Steps of Becoming a Medieval Knight
The knight is arguably one of the most iconic figures of the Middle Ages. Knights were essentially mounted warriors, and in the hierarchy of medieval society , were considered to be part of the lower nobility. Nevertheless, knights could rise to the ranks of the higher nobility as well by acquiring land and becoming landlords. […]
Startup uses blockchain tech to track food products’ journey from farm to store
Israeli-Japanese firm Brandmark is using blockchain technology to help food manufacturers showcase the source of their products and allow consumers to understand where the goods they buy came from and what processes they have undergone. Blockchain technology is revolutionary in the high level of security it provides: it is a distributed ledger that enables the […]
It looks like we may journey to the Cooks long before we can motor on the replacement Manawatu Gorge highway
Point of Order A new Beehive press statement succinctly refers in the headline to “the Manawatū Gorge replacement highway”. The statement proceeds to tell us the highway has been given a name as long as the highway itself. It’s Te Ahu a Turanga: Manawatū Tararua Highway. We imagine the signposts to accommodate that wording will chew […]
A Plate of White Marble: A Woman’s Journey
“The house at Number 45 Shyambazar Street had its date of construction engraved right at the top of its façade. From this, it could be learnt that the house was not built in this century. If not a hundred, it was close to eighty-five years old. Thanks to the moist winds from the holy Ganges […]
My Journey Back to Shul
Attending the 6:15 Shabbat service at Stephen Wise Temple is a tradition I have enjoyed for a long time. After a hectic workweek, schlepping up to Temple and facing the dreaded 405 on a Friday evening always seemed like a monumental task; but once I entered the gates, a calmness immediately ran through my body. […]
Take an Eye-Opening Journey into the Past: Top 10 Historical TV Series
Ancient history and some of its famous faces have inspired countless TV series over recent years, ranging from drama and action, to fantasy and sci-fi. We all know that “based on actual events” or “inspired by real events” rarely means we’ll watch a true-to-life reenactment of historical events. Not to mention that historical facts are […]