The Sykes-Picot Agreement: How the Krak des Chevalier caused the modern violence in the Middle East
When you visit a hospital dear reader you likely didn’t know that you were visiting a concept started by the Knights of the First Crusade—particularly in the Middle East to care for the poor and unfortunate during their conquest by Christianity against Muslim forces. The term is derived from the Hos ...
Turkey Swamp 50k, Turkey Swamp Park, Freehold, NJ 8/17/14 (Road Racing Flats for a Trail Ultra; How to be Over and Under Hydrated at the Same Time)
Top 3 ladies. Photo provided by Sonia B (on left) who took 2nd in her first 50k. It has been almost a week since I raced Turkey Swamp 50k and I wanted to think a lot about what I wanted to say about this race. In 5 hours a lot happens. This is my report: It has been a month since I last raced. That ...
Aldi Food Haul
During a stressful week of classes, work, and volleyball, my college pantry took a serious beating. I was hitting the bottom of the raisin container, rationing my last few peanuts, and completely out of peanut butter. It was time for an Aldi run. Man shall not live by bread alone; he also needs pean ...
Garbage Soup
Lots of people make soup from leftovers. I love soup, but for some reason, it usually doesn't occur to me, especially when it's ninety degrees outside. Today, however, it did. I took all the things from the refrigerator that could possibly work in a turkey soup—including the leftover turkey—and star ...
KYLIE JENNER INSPIRED MAKE UP TUTORIAL
OK I think it's safe to say that I'm back from my hiatus. I had things to do, holidays to go on, places to be, etc. I will elaborate on some of these things (I'm planning a giant haul, stay tuned). On my one month hiatus I dyed my hair purple, blue, lilac and pink until I got fed up with having long ...
bleedforyourtypewriter: Ok here is a compilation of all the...
> bleedforyourtypewriter: Ok here is a compilation of all the software and useful tools I’ve come across whilst writing. Some of them I’ve reviewed on here already, more coming soon. Got an idea? Well get planning! Here’s some useful outlining, brainstorming and mind- mapping software: Coggle L ...
Apple Expands Volume Purchase Program to More Countries
Apple has announced the expansion of its Volume Purchase Program to more countries. The Volume Purchase Program is expanding to include the following territories: Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwa ...
Middle-East Crisis: The Symbiotic Relationship Between Assad And ISIS
As the self-declared "Islamic State of Iraq and al Sham" continues to slaughter hundreds, occupy and govern a vast swathe of land and come close to capturing Baghdad and Erbil, the Kurdish capital, one cannot but wonder how its emergence could not be foreseen. Another interesting development is that ...
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As our summer draws to a close, we've worked on packing all the fun we can into the remaining days. We visited the fair, checking out the baking winners, while (barely) resisting the temptation to sample. We drove cars, terrified ourselves and got slightly sick riding the Pharaoh, twirled on the til ...
Day 11
Happy Friday everyone. Hope you have fun weekend plans to get outdoors and do some fun healthy living. Today I started my day with a healthy breakfast: 1 egg, avocado, tomatoes and lean ground turkey sausage. Lots of healthy protein to start the day. Tip – Choosing turkey sausage over regular sausag ...
Ahmed Davutoglu nominated as Turkey's new prime minister
ANKARA, Turkey, Aug. 22 (UPI) --On Thursday, Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) nominated Ahmed Davutoglu to be the new prime minister. He will replace long-time Prime Minister and close ally Recep Tayyip Erdogan who earlier this month won ...
ISIS Threat to Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Jordan
As U.S. public debate centers on how forcefully President Barack Obama should strike the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the muted responses by the governments of Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Jordan to the threat of ISIS should be noted. The regional ...
