Leily Shafaee On The Importance Of Celebrating Nowruz In The Wake Of Tragedy

One of Leily Shafaee’s fondest childhood memories is jumping over small bonfires outside of her Ottawa home annually around this time of the year. While that might sound unusual to some, it won’t to fellow Persians. “I remember the fires feeling so big and I felt so special,” the Persian-Canadian told HuffPost Canada. “Now I…

Santiago Canyon College named 2016 NFCA CalJC Coaching Staff of the Year

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – After guiding Santiago Canyon College to its first California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) state championship, head coach Lisa Camarco, along with assistant coaches Brandice Cutspec, Keely Starr and Marc Kendrick have been named the 2016 NFCA CalJC National Coaching Staff of the Year, announced on Tuesday evening. An 8-0 victory over…

BBC director cries over ‘mainstream’ label, but news outlets should ask why they’re not trusted

A speech given by the head of the BBC pouting over the “abusive” term “mainstream media” misses the point entirely, media analyst Lionel told RT. Instead, he suggested, news outlets should ask why people no longer trust them. “The problem today, the metric for great journalism is not truth and verity and veracity and accuracy,…

North Alabama crowned 2016 NCAA Division II National Champions

DENVER, Colo. – After forcing a deciding game with a 10-1 win over Humboldt State earlier in the day, the University of North Alabama softball team topped the Lumberjacks (54-8-1) 4-1 to claim the 2016 NCAA Division II National Championship on Saturday afternoon from the Regency Athletic Complex at Metropolitan State University of Denver. It…

Why Doug Ford Hates Toronto, According To Some City Councillors

Click:赴日it培训机构 When Toronto city council voted 36-6 to strip its mayor Rob Ford of his powers in 2013, he promised war. “If you think American-style politics is nasty, you guys have just attacked Kuwait,” the late politician said at the time. “This is going to be outright war in the next election.” Ontario Premier Doug…

‘Dark day for internet freedom’: EU lawmakers approve controversial copyright reform

The European Parliament has voted to adopt the highly controversial Article 13 provision which would govern the production and distribution of content online under the auspices of increasing copyright protections. Tuesday’s move will update the EU’s 20-year-old copyright rules and will govern audiovisual content, much to the dismay of many social media users who have…

Call of Duty: WW2 Co-Director Joins 2K to Head New Studio

Michael Condrey, Sledgehammer Games co-founder and former Visceral Games COO, has been announced as the president of a new 2K Games development studio in Silicon Valley. Condrey, who recently co-directed Call of Duty: WW2 and helped establish the Dead Space franchise, will build and lead a new development team to work on an unannounced project….

Texas-Tyler’s Batten wins inaugural Schutt Sports/NFCA Division III Player of Year

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The National Fastpitch Coaches Association is pleased to announce that University of Texas at Tyler senior pitcher Kelsie Batten has been named the inaugural winner of the Schutt Sports/NFCA Division III National Player of the Year award. Earlier this week, the Huntington, Texas, native earned NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player honors for…