Political nepotism is nothing more than nascent monarchism. And it is on an increase around the world with the rise of political dynasties exercising control over both government and business. These de facto monarchies mask themselves as democracies, however, they are turning some democracies into kleptocracies, where a select group of corrupt politicians loot the national treasuries, and kakistocracies, where ... Read More »
The death of Kobe Bryant in a helicopter crash Sunday has rocked the sports world, and tributes have poured in from across the NBA.One of the most moving remembrances of the late Los Angeles Lakers superstar came from another L.A. legend, Jerry West. “The Logo” forged a Hall of Fame career with the Lakers before becoming the team’s general manager, ... Read More »
Born in 1931 (1310 according to the calendar) in Garmsar, he completed his elementary and high school education in this city and continued his higher education in Germany, where he received his Ph.D in agricultural science (Desert Agriculture). Read More »
Airports are adding passenger screenings and taking other precautions to prevent a new virus from being spread by Chinese tourists going abroad for the Lunar New Year holidays.China has imposed an unprecedented, open-ended shutdown of Wuhan, the city of 11 million people where the virus first appeared last month. And it began similar measures in nearby cities Friday to try ... Read More »
A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a single city or region. Increasingly, film festivals show some films outdoors. Read More »
Scottish engineer John Logie Baird invented the first working TV in 1924, using any material he could find, such as cardboard, a bicycle lamp, and wax. Baird’s first invention could transmit the outline of an image a few feet away. Read More »
Amin Hayai (born June 9, 1970) is a actor. He has won the Crystal Simorgh award for Best Actor at the Fajr International Film Festival. He was married to Mona Bankipour and they have a son, Dara Hayaei. They were divorced, and he is now married to Niloofar Khoshkholgh, who is a actress. Traditionally, films were recorded onto celluloid film ... Read More »
Mr Soltani was voted as head of billiard, bowling and Boxing organization of Khorasan razavi. In bowling, it’s not whether you win or lose, but how many times you get to do a celebratory dance in front of your friends. The sport of Fred and Barney may be easy to pick up, but it doesn’t come with innate knowledge of ... Read More »
Dubai Fountains is the world’s biggest orchestrated fountains (902 ft long) is another addition to the “world’s first” list of man made structures located in UAE. 25 coloured projectors and 6600 lights is what it takes to create the illumination for these fountains. The beam of lights from the fountain can be seen from over 33 kms away .Located right ... Read More »
National Hug Day or National Hugging Day occurs on January 21st and is officially recognized by the United States Copyright Office, but is not a public holiday. Read More »