See update Posted 2018: Salaries for some of the U.S. public and private college presidents Higher Education: Top 256 highest paid public college presidents 2013 Fiscal Year The Chronicle of Higher Education These data show the total compensation received in the 2013 fiscal year by 257 chief executives at 227 public universities and systems in […]
May 16, 2014
India: Narendra Modi is the first prime minister to be born in independent India
India: Narendra Modi is the first prime minister to be born in independent India Narendra Modi, India’s Prime Minister-Elect TNN The Times of India NEW DELHI: In the course of a two-hour conversation four-and-a-half months ago, Narendra Modi told an editor of Times of India (TOI), when asked how many seats he thought Bharatiya Janata […]
May 14, 2014
Scotland’s population projected to increase by 9%
Scotland’s population projected to increase by 9% BBC News The population of Scotland is predicted to increase by 9% over 25 years, according to official figures. The National Records of Scotland projections suggested a rise from 5.31m in 2012 to 5.78m by 2037, followed by continued growth after that date. However, the pattern of growth […]
May 11, 2014
Seattle: University of Washington plans 50-story tower on downtown block
Seattle: University of Washington plans 50-story tower on downtown block The University of Washington’s Board of Regents approved a historic deal to replace the Rainier Square retail mall with an office and hotel complex, transforming a prime downtown tract. By Sanjay Bhatt Seattle Times SEATTLE- Under an 80-year ground lease, Wright Runstad will develop and […]
May 9, 2014
Chinese premier calls for closer cooperation with Angola
Chinese premier calls for closer cooperation with Angola Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, on May 9th, held talks with Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos and called for concerted efforts to reach a bilateral investment protection agreement as soon as possible. Xinhua LUANDA- China is ready to promote greater development of relations with Angola, visiting Chinese […]
May 6, 2014
South Africa 2014: May 7 Elections- 20th anniversary of democracy
May 7 Election: A defining moment for the ANC South Africa commemorates 20 years of democracy with elections on May 7, 2014 Jedi Ramalapa SABC News Political analysts say the upcoming national elections will signal a watershed moment for the ruling party which has so far assumed a character of arrogant entitlement as the country’s […]
May 1, 2014
Orlando: SunRail commuter train service begins
Orlando: SunRail commuter train service begins Associated Press ORLANDO, Florida – Commuter train traffic has arrived in Central Florida. After years of debate and political squabbling, the region gets its first light-rail, mass transit system when SunRail begins takings its first riders on Wednesday. Political figures from around that state will be some of its […]
May 1, 2014
Detroit: Video inside the Pontiac Silverdome -a former NFL stadium
Detroit: Video inside the Pontiac Silverdome -a former NFL stadium The 80,300-seat stadium opened in 1975 and has largely remained empty since the Detroit Lions left for downtown Detroit’s Ford Field in 2002. Ground was broken for construction of the dome on September 19, 1973. The Pontiac Silverdome opened on December 6, 1975. The NBA […]
May 1, 2014
Laura Mvula – “Sing to the Moon”
Laura Mvula – “Sing to the Moon” Laura Mvula (Mmm-voola) grew up in the suburbs of Birmingham, England, UK. Mvula graduated from the Birmingham Conservatoire with a degree in composition. Her debut studio album, Sing to the Moon, was released in March 2013. Laura Mvula’s North America- Europe 2013-2014 “Sing to the Moon Tour” just completed with […]
April 29, 2014
IOC vice-president John Coates warns that Rio 2016 preparations ‘worse than Athens’ 2004
Rio 2016 Olympic preparations damned as ‘worst ever’ by IOC International Olympic Committee vice-president John Coates warns on readiness, saying it is worse even than Athens 2004 Owen Gibson The Guardian Five years after Rio de Janeiro became the first South American city to be awarded the Olympics, preparations for the 2016 Games have been […]
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