CBC News – Toronto Mayor Rob Ford says he has no reason to resign even as Toronto police Chief Bill Blair revealed his force is...
Archive for October, 2013
Obama’s Learning Afterward About Sensitive Issues Raises Question About Approach, Inner Circle
By World On The Run
Fox News – A string of embarrassing episodes for the Obama administration that the president didn’t seem to know about until the public did is...
FAA Oks Air Passengers Using Gadgets On Planes
By World On The Run
AP – Airline passengers will be able to use their electronic devices gate-to-gate to read, work, play games, watch movies and listen to music –...
The World’s Most Powerful People
By World on the Run
Forbes – Russian President Vladimir Putin (No. 1) takes the top spot on Forbes’ fifth annual ranking of “The World’s Most Powerful People” (p. 136),...
Spice Imports Tainted With Insects
By World on the Run
The New York Times – About 12 percent of spices brought to the United States are contaminated with insect parts, whole insects, rodent hairs and...
Edward Snowden Has A New Job
By World on the Run
Yahoo News – Anatoly Kucherena, a lawyer for former NSA systems analyst Edward Snowden, says his client has found a technical support job at a...
Halloween Candy: Why Parents Should Indulge Their Kid’s Sweet Tooth
By World on The Run
CTV News – As Halloween draws near and children prepare to trick-or-treat their way to a massive haul of sweet treats, many parents worried about...
JL Exclusive – The Private Museums – The Morgan Library & Museum
By Julie Rekai Rickerd
Location: Toronto - Canada
Financier J. Pierpont Morgan was just as adept at collecting thousands of magnificent works of art for his library as he was...
THE RICH AND THE FAMOUS – The Dolder Grand Hotel and Resort, Zürich: The Power Of The Visual In Re-Creating A World-Class Hotel
By Heide Van Doren Betz
Location: San Francisco - California
Heide Van Doren Betz The Dolder Grand Hotel and Resort, Zürich The Power Of The Visual In Re-Creating A World-Class Hotel...
Cameron Sees EU ‘Sea Change’ On Red Tape
By World On The Run
EUObserver – UK prime minister David Cameron has praised the European Commission’s commitment to slashing red-tape on businesses saying there had been a “sea change in...
Sony Slashes Full-Year Profit Forecast By 40%
By World On The Run
BBC – Japanese electronic giant Sony has slashed its full-year profit forecast by 40% as it continues to struggle. It now expects to make a net...
Google, Oracle, Red Hat Experts To Help Fix Obamacare Website
By World On The Run
Reuters – Experts from top technology and Internet companies including Google Inc, Oracle Corp and Red Hat Inc have joined the Obama administration’s effort to fix its troubled HealthCare.gov website, a...
FAA Alters Electronic Use Rules
By World on the Run
NBC News – Airplane passengers who forgot to bring a magazine will soon have other entertainment options besides browsing SkyMall and the in-flight safety card....
Dell Laptops Smell Like Urine
By World on the Run
KMBZ – Dell has been forced to change a manufacturing process that left its brand-new laptops smelling like cat pee, according to a growing number...
Syria Destroys Chemical Equipment
By World on the Run
BBC News – Syria’s declared equipment for producing, mixing and filling chemical weapons has been destroyed, the international watchdog says. This comes a day before...
Russian President Vladimir Putin Topples Barack Obama On Forbes Magazine’s List Of Powerful People
By World on The Run
ABC News – Russian president Vladimir Putin has unseated Barack Obama as the world’s most powerful person, according to Forbes magazine. It is the first...
Obama’s Learning Afterward About Sensitive Issues Raises Question About Approach, Inner Circle
By World On The Run
Fox News – A string of embarrassing episodes for the Obama administration that the president didn’t seem to know about until the public did is...
FAA Oks Air Passengers Using Gadgets On Planes
By World On The Run
AP – Airline passengers will be able to use their electronic devices gate-to-gate to read, work, play games, watch movies and listen to music –...
The World’s Most Powerful People
By World on the Run
Forbes – Russian President Vladimir Putin (No. 1) takes the top spot on Forbes’ fifth annual ranking of “The World’s Most Powerful People” (p. 136),...
Spice Imports Tainted With Insects
By World on the Run
The New York Times – About 12 percent of spices brought to the United States are contaminated with insect parts, whole insects, rodent hairs and...
Edward Snowden Has A New Job
By World on the Run
Yahoo News – Anatoly Kucherena, a lawyer for former NSA systems analyst Edward Snowden, says his client has found a technical support job at a...
Halloween Candy: Why Parents Should Indulge Their Kid’s Sweet Tooth
By World on The Run
CTV News – As Halloween draws near and children prepare to trick-or-treat their way to a massive haul of sweet treats, many parents worried about...
JL Exclusive – The Private Museums – The Morgan Library & Museum
By Julie Rekai Rickerd
Location: Toronto - Canada
Financier J. Pierpont Morgan was just as adept at collecting thousands of magnificent works of art for his library as he was...
THE RICH AND THE FAMOUS – The Dolder Grand Hotel and Resort, Zürich: The Power Of The Visual In Re-Creating A World-Class Hotel
By Heide Van Doren Betz
Location: San Francisco - California
Heide Van Doren Betz The Dolder Grand Hotel and Resort, Zürich The Power Of The Visual In Re-Creating A World-Class Hotel...
Cameron Sees EU ‘Sea Change’ On Red Tape
By World On The Run
EUObserver – UK prime minister David Cameron has praised the European Commission’s commitment to slashing red-tape on businesses saying there had been a “sea change in...
Sony Slashes Full-Year Profit Forecast By 40%
By World On The Run
BBC – Japanese electronic giant Sony has slashed its full-year profit forecast by 40% as it continues to struggle. It now expects to make a net...
Google, Oracle, Red Hat Experts To Help Fix Obamacare Website
By World On The Run
Reuters – Experts from top technology and Internet companies including Google Inc, Oracle Corp and Red Hat Inc have joined the Obama administration’s effort to fix its troubled HealthCare.gov website, a...
FAA Alters Electronic Use Rules
By World on the Run
NBC News – Airplane passengers who forgot to bring a magazine will soon have other entertainment options besides browsing SkyMall and the in-flight safety card....
Dell Laptops Smell Like Urine
By World on the Run
KMBZ – Dell has been forced to change a manufacturing process that left its brand-new laptops smelling like cat pee, according to a growing number...
Syria Destroys Chemical Equipment
By World on the Run
BBC News – Syria’s declared equipment for producing, mixing and filling chemical weapons has been destroyed, the international watchdog says. This comes a day before...
Russian President Vladimir Putin Topples Barack Obama On Forbes Magazine’s List Of Powerful People
By World on The Run
ABC News – Russian president Vladimir Putin has unseated Barack Obama as the world’s most powerful person, according to Forbes magazine. It is the first...