Jean Sasson had finally decided to write about her personal experience in Saudi Arabia, where she lived and worked for 12 years. As a result, a very good book with an amusing and attractive title — American Chick in Saudi Arabia — is out digitally: The first three chapters of the book are being sold [...]
By ALINA DIZIK Last December, with unemployment at 7.2%, The Wall Street Journal enlisted eight people who had lost their jobs to write about their hunts in a new blog called “Laid Off and Looking.” All eight had M.B.A. degrees; five had worked in finance at big banks. They had been unemployed for a median [...]
Plant Delights Nursery Echinacea ‘Tangerine Dream’ Some are yellow, some are purple. But it was the bright orange flowers that grabbed the attention of my friend Margaret Roach as we paged through a pile of 2012 plant catalogs one recent day. “I love orange,” Margaret said as she eyed a variety of echinacea, a.k.a. coneflower, [...]
By Iain Rogers MADRID | Sat May 12, 2012 9:22pm EDT MADRID (Reuters) – Roger Federer moved a step closer to a record-equaling 20th Masters title when he thumped Janko Tipsarevic 6-2 6-3 at the Madrid Open on Saturday to set up a final showdown with Tomas Berdych. The Swiss maestro, whose 19 Masters titles [...]
Third World. Well known as ambassadors of reggae, Jamaican veterans Third World have been performing in one form or another since the 1970s. Despite several line-up changes over the years, the group continues to blend reggae, pop and funk for adoring audiences. Third World has collaborated with the likes of Stevie Wonder and shared the [...]
By JIM FUSILLI Across the 15 tracks of her latest album, “Soul Is Heavy” (Decon), Nneka Egbuna demonstrates she’s at ease with reggae, rock, soul and pop in almost equal measure. Her reedy voice is by turns sweet, vulnerable, brazen and triumphant, and her conviction palpable. She’s showcasing her music during a brief U.S. tour [...]
Arab mums and dads let their children stay up all night, Asian parents rule their little ones with an iron rod and Westerners just want to be their offspring’s best friend. Fair assumptions or out-and-out stereotypes? Parenting according to cultural habits is now the hot topic, with first-hand accounts of all-night supervised music practice versus [...]
Though some are quick to blame the manufacture of biofuels for an increase in food prices to the worlds most impoverished, local farmer and Chairman of the U.S. Grains Council, Dale Artho, disagrees. The claim that ethanol is the reason for rising food prices is misleading at best, he said. He pointed to a recent [...]
Release Date: 02/28/2012Contact Information: John Martin (212) 637- 3662, martin.johnj@epa.gov (New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the 2010 list of waters in New Jersey that are considered either impaired or threatened by pollutants. An impaired water body is one that does not meet federal water quality standards even after pollution controls [...]
Two lucky Obama supporters will join Clooney, the president and 150 other guests who ponied up an estimated $6 million to dine at the movie star’s Los Angeles home for a dinner Thursday. The raffle earned the campaign another $9 million, according to the campaign. And, following Obama’s historic announcement in support of same-sex marriage [...]