You know I blog you, so please... Blog me do: I am a social scientist and journalist who is interested in government policies and the social order, but I am also a non fiction fiction writer, who is also into media and interested in how personalities respond to rhetorical maneuvers.
Understanding of the Art of Blog Commenting let’s call it ABC, I began fantasizing about how you, the loyal commenters of Lingua Franca, could begin wooing me. The truth and nothing but.
On this day in which the Baseball All Star Game is played, fanatics are fighting mad and say thet will not take it anymore. Tonight's MLB All-Star game is being played as the AL and NL All-Stars square off at Great American Ballpark. Major League Baseball officials say they are exploring increasing safety netting and barriers at all baseball stadiums.
Lawsuit could force MLB to draw up new game plan http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mlb-faces-lawsuit-ahead-all-star-game-fans-…
Internationally distributed cell phone video of a police fatal encounter in July 2014 shows Eric Garner, an African-American man, being held on the ground by the NYPD in an apparent choke-hold.
Although police officers ere not charged with a crime, taxpayers were charged plenty.
NYPD union head on the city's 'obscene' Eric Garner settlement http://nyp.st/1Jf0u94
Family of Eric Garner to accept record $5.9M settlement http://nydn.us/1LcLjBs
Union head blasts city's $5.9M settlement in Eric Garner case http://nyp.st/1UVZ8ZP
Eric Garner Case Is Settled by New York City for $5.9 Million http://nyti.ms/1L3sa6I
Eric Garner family seeks charges after $5.9M settlement
Hamill: Eric Garner's death still haunts his neighborhood http://nydn.us/1UW9FEe
NYC official: City settles with Eric Garner's estate for $5.9 million http://cnn.it/1K4RFBu
Getting started with Feng Shui for your living space can be easy when you start with the basics and to help you get started in your home, here are some tips for beginners. Clear Your Clutter for Good Feng Shui
Then, allow for a fresh color palette inspired by carefree outdoor living breathe new life into your home. it's as easy as a walk in the forest, or on the beach.
There is dancing in the streets of Tehran and drivers honking their car horns to cheer an historic nuclear accord with world powers. They are hoping the accord will end years of economic sanctions and decades of international isolation. Some say its a positiove more, while others are calling it major blunder. But is this good, or bad news for US?
Bet for Obama on Iran Nuclear Deal May Take Years to Pay Off http://nyti.ms/1L55Jhp
PM Netanyahu's Statement Regarding the Deal with Iran https://youtu.be/OORklkFql3k via @YouTube
Planet Pluto's largest moon is said to have as an individual personality of its own. At about half the size of Pluto, it isn't really fair that Charon has to take a back seat to the dwarf planet that it nominally orbits. The two bodies actually form a binary planet system, orbiting around a common center of mass.
The Big Picture: NASA previews best Pluto image yet http://engt.co/1L5sLVj via @engadget
Pluto: Nasa's New Horizons probe makes flyby nine years after leaving Earth http://gu.com/p/4ajyq/stw
NYC beach-goers may enjoy the slate of performers that will take part in the 2015 Bronx Summer Concert Series at Orchard Beach. also known as The Bronx Riviera.
The Bronx Summer Concert Series at Orchard Beach kicks off TODAY, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., with Salsa legend Domingo Quinones.
The concert series is sponsored this year by Optimum, Macy’s, BronxCare, Latino Sports Ventures, the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, and NYC taxpayers.
This year’s concert series lineup, who will perform next to the Orchard Beach boardwalk at the main stage by Section 9, will feature acts such as:
· Sunday, July 19: Conjunto Imagen & The Karl Browne Band
· Sunday, July 26: Julian Vazquez "El Diamanté de la Salsa" & Music with a Message
· Sunday, August 2: Tipica 73
· Sunday, August 9: Nelson Gonzalez
· Sunday, August 16: The Mambo Legends Orchestra
· Sunday, August 23: CharanSalsa
· Sunday, August 30: Luis Damon
Federal police in Mexico is investigating the security procedures of the Federal Maximum Security Criminal Highlands, in connection with today's the escape of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.
Official sources indicate that staff, including the prison director, are being questioned under guard pending a completed investigation. Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, is the head of Mexico’s Sinaloa
La Policía Federal indaga la participación personal encargado de la seguridad del Penal Federal de Máxima Seguridad de El Altiplano, en la fuga de Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán.
Lately, we've seen first hand how immigration is and will continue to be a hot button issue.
Countries don't usually lose their richest citizens to USA. Most aren't elite when they arrive in this great nation. In my family's case, we lost everything in CUBA; That’s why arrived here legally to re-build and start a new life.
Despite the Greek economic storm, the sun is still shining on the tavernas, beaches, ancient sites and the vineyards are still open for business.
The country of Greece needs the whole world's help. Tourists should go and get a fistful of euros and visit with their friends and have a good time with the help of some of the the best deals, hotels, food and wine one could ever find.
Euro lenders to pass bailout judgment as Greece backs reforms http://reut.rs/1dRkTYR via @Reuters