Teachers who don’t flee Venezuela get side gigs…
Roxaanne | October 26, 2019 | 0CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Daixy Aguero holds her chin up when students wander by and are surprised to find their teacher selling makeup at a weekend Caracas street market. Aguero says it’s the only way she can make ends meet on a teacher’s pay in Venezuela.Some 40 percent of Venezuela’s teachers have left their schools…
Ed Clark (1926–2019)
Roxaanne | October 25, 2019 | 0Abstract painter Ed Clark, known for his innovative use of shaped canvases and of brooms as brushes, has died at the age of ninety-three in Detroit. Clark’s practice, which looked forward toward Minimalism while remaining in the realm of “action painting,” began to take shape while he was living in Paris in the early ’50s…
Dear Ellen: The Problem with George W. Bush…
Roxaanne | October 24, 2019 | 0Former U.S. President George W. Bush, left, and comedian Ellen DeGeneres on the sidelines of an NFL game between the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers on Oct. 6, 2019, in Arlington, Texas. Photos: Cooper Neill/AP, Ron Jenkins/APEt tu, Ellen? Back in November 2018, Michelle Obama described George W. Bush as “a beautiful, funny, kind,…
British Athletics performance director Neil Black to consider…
Roxaanne | October 23, 2019 | 0British Athletics performance director Neil Black has admitted he will consider his future in the wake of Alberto Salazar‘s four-year ban. Salazar, who was Sir Mo Farah‘s former coach, was banned by the United States Anti-Doping Agency last week for doping violations. USADA started conducting an investigation into the American in 2015 following a BBC…
CARNIVAL PLC (CCL) Q3 2019 Earnings Call Transcript
Roxaanne | October 22, 2019 | 0Image source: The Motley Fool. CARNIVAL PLC (NYSE:CCL)Q3 2019 Earnings CallSep 26, 2019, 10:00 a.m. ETContents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Arnold W. Donald — Chief Executive Officer and PresidentGood morning to everyone, and welcome to our third quarter 2019 earnings conference Call. I’m Arnold Donald, President and CEO of Carnival Corporation &…
Saudi Arabia: As kingdom opens up to tourists,…
Roxaanne | October 21, 2019 | 0Curtis Tate, USA TODAY Published 4:00 p.m. ET Sept. 27, 2019 | Updated 4:59 p.m. ET Sept. 27, 2019CLOSE A time-lapse shows devotees taking part in the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca. Video provided by AFP – English NewslookSaudi Arabia announced Friday that it would begin issuing visas for international visitors, a major step in…
Strange “Havana Syndrome” Affecting Diplomats in Cuba Now…
Roxaanne | October 20, 2019 | 0Join Plus+ and get exclusive shows and extensions! Subscribe Today! News and conspiracy theories are like the weather in many places … wait a minute and it will change. That’s true in all three cases in Havana, Cuba, victim of many sudden tropical storms, where the strange saga of a possible conspiracy involving mysterious illnesses…
Yoan Capote on Growing Up as an Artist…
Roxaanne | October 19, 2019 | 0Yoan Capote, Isla (víspera), 2019Courtesy: the artist and GALLERIA CONTINUA, San Gimignano / Beijing / Les Moulins / Habana. Photo by: Ela Bialkowska, OKNO StudioYoan Capote, whose exhibition Omitted Subject is open now in Italy, speaks to Harry Seymour about his unique journey as an artist in his home country of Cuba and beyondOctober 16,…
