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CPM slams govt on anganwadi workers' pay

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

The CPM state secretariat has criticized the state government for making the local bodies responsible for the disbursement of the increased honorarium to Anganwadi employees. "An order in this regard has put the onus on local bodies.

L.A. hikers' beloved Runyon Canyon is closing for four months starting in April

Los Angeles Times (latimes.com) 

Runyon Canyon, the popular hiking and dog-walking park in the Hollywood Hills with sweeping views of Los Angeles, will be closed for four months starting in April, city officials said.The cause for the temporary closure is an aging 6-inch water main that stretches a mile through the park, according...

Pioneering Oklahoma energy CEO dies in fiery car crash

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Energy tycoon Aubrey McClendon earned a reputation as a pioneer, backing new drilling technology, building Chesapeake Energy into one of the nation's largest independent producers of natural gas and accumulating a fortune that helped him buy part of an NBA team. McClendon, who co-founded Chesapeake Energy and served as its CEO before stepping down in 2013, was accused Tuesday of orchestrating a scheme between two large energy companies, which were not named in an indictment, from December 2007 to March 2012. Читать дальше...

'Pedo Robert M. die glas water gooit, dat wil je zien'

Tubantia 

Petra Urban (44) is een geval apart in het kringetje van rechtbanktekenaars. Haar illustraties zijn zo perfect dat advocaten vragen 'óf ze er mooi op staan' en boeven wegduiken in hun kraag om anoniem te blijven. Urban loodst het 'ouderwetse' vak de toekomst in. 'Rechtbanktekenfilms? Het kan'.

Jörgen Raymann is helemaal klaar met typetje Tante Es

Tubantia 

De jurk van Tante Es trekt Jörgen Raymann voorlopig niet meer aan. De tv-persoonlijkheid wordt dit jaar 50 en gooit het roer om. Samen met de nieuwe Rijdende Rechter John Reid maakt hij een panelshow. ,,Ik wil meer vrij zijn.''



Dwayne Johnson Confirms David Hasselhoff's 'Baywatch' Role!

«Just Jared» 

David Hasselhoff is officially set to appear in the new Baywatch film! Star Dwayne Johnson confirmed the news with an Instagram video, in which he calls “The Hoff” on Facetime. Watch below! “‘I WAS BORN READY!” Pleasure to officially welcome the original #BAYWATCH gangsta himself David Hasselhoff to our movie!” Dwayne captioned it. “#BAYWATCH is [...]

Miramax sold to Qatar-based beIN Media Group

GantDaily.com 

The studio that brought “Pulp Fiction,” “Shakespeare in Love” and “Scream” to audiences worldwide has a new owner. Qatar-based beIN Media Group said Wednesday that it has purchased Miramax from an investor group including Qatar Investment Authority and Colony Capital. Miramax was founded in 1979 by Hollywood heavyweights Bob and Harvey Weinstein, and is best […]

Iran’s 'Deep State' Suffers a Stinging Defeat

The National Interest 

Muhammad Sahimi

Politics, Middle East

Pro-reform candidates did surprisingly well at the ballot box.

Nationwide elections were held in Iran on Friday, February 26, for the Majles (Iran’s parliament) and the Assembly of Experts, a constitutional body that appoints the Supreme Leader and can, at least theoretically, fire him as well.

The results for both the Majles and the Assembly have been resounding victories for a coalition between the reformists and the moderate supporters of President Hassan Rouhani... Читать дальше...

The End of U.S. Primacy in Asia

The National Interest 

Richard Javad Heydarian

Security, Asia

Washington is being outmaneuvered in the Pacific.

The world is steadily confronting the prospect of full-fledged Chinese domination in the world’s most important waterway, the South China Sea. America’s decades-long naval hegemony in Asia, as we know it, may soon vanish into thin air as a resurgent China reclaims primacy in the region. Though economically vulnerable, Beijing has lacked nothing in terms of geopolitical assertiveness. Читать дальше...

What the U.S.-China Experience Can Teach About Iran’s Future

The National Interest 

Michael Fuchs, Ilan Goldenberg

Diplomacy,

America's long rapprochement with China offers insights into a possible Iranian future.

The results from Iran’s recent elections indicate that reformists and moderates have made gains in both the parliament and the Assembly of Experts—the body that will pick the next Supreme Leader of Iran. These results are already setting off intensified speculation about the long-term domestic political implications of the nuclear agreement... Читать дальше...

The Tension Between What the Army Is and What It Does

The National Interest 

Gian P. Gentile

Security,

There's a key question the U.S. fighting force needs to answer before moving forward.

What is the heart of the United States Army?

Is the U.S. Army’s heart about cooperation and integration into one army made up of its three major component parts—the Regular Army, the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve? Or is the heart of the Army fundamentally about fighting power and effectiveness?

The National Commission on the Future of... Читать дальше...





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