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Guidance notes on GST will be released soon: Jaitley
<b>New Delhi:</b> Guidance notes on GST will be released in public domain soon. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley assured this on Friday in Lok …
IndiaThis Unusual 1948 PSA Depicts a World Without Paper
Get used to eating rice directly out of your pocket.<p>Paper recycling has existed since at least the 11th century, when numerous Japanese shops began …
CultureHow did an Urdu play come to be translated in Hebrew script? A Judaeo-Urdu book raises possibilities
This Judaeo-Urdu manuscript may have been created for (or by) the Baghdadi Jewish community.<p>The British Library’s sole Judaeo-Urdu manuscript is a …
British LibraryUncle Beazley the Triceratops
A celebrity from the late Cretaceous period.<p>At the 1964 World’s Fair in New York, Sinclair Oil unveiled nine life-sized dinosaurs sculptures. Louis …
CultureMuseum of Sexual Cultures of the World
It's the only museum of its kind in Ukraine.<p>A little museum in Kharkiv, Ukraine contains pictures, sculptures, and information about current and …
sexualTasty Morsels of EM 087 – #FRCEM Potential Terrorism Agents
I’m entering a few months prep for the UK and Ireland exit exam in Emergency Medicine: the FRCEM. I’ll be adding lots of little notes on pearls I’ve …
Emergency MedicineThe Apollo 11 Moon Landing Was 48 Years Ago Today, Here Are Some Things You May Not Know
The Apollo 11 Moon Landing was 48 years ago today. Here are some interesting things you may not know about one of the most important historical …
Moon11 Ways To Download Or Stream Movies For Free, Legally
It's easy to find movies to download or stream; even for law-abiding popcorn munchers! If you're flying straight and narrow or want to support and …
Netflix5 cool facts about the Indigenous origins of lacrosse | Explore | Awesome Activities & Fun Facts
<i>Mekwan Tulpin, a Cree from Fort Albany First Nation, is helping coach Team Ontario lacrosse. (CBC)</i><p>So you think you know all there is to know about …
LacrosseConservis raises $9.5M for farm-management tech
The Minneapolis-based software company lined up the debt financing as it makes inroads into the tree nut market.
Venture CapitalGovernment Lawyers Hoping To Keep Leaker's Lawyers From Talking About Leaked Documents
The prosecution is underway for NSA contractor Reality Winner, alleged to have leaked a classified document about Russian election hacking to …
SurveillanceFive reasons police think you should turn on ‘Ghost mode’ in Snapchat
Snapchat, an app which allows users to share photos and videos which delete themselves after a few seconds, is used by 166 million people worldwide. …
Social MediaThe Domestic Front
I believe the conspiracy started with the toaster, which, I might add, was not a doctor or medical professional.<p>I believe it started because I had …
Farmers' MarketsAcademy Logo
As more and more people post personal – and often quite sensitive - information about themselves in the public domain on their social networks, this doesn’t give you the right to exploit its existence regardless of the consequences.<p>Although the content is easily available, you have a responsibility …
Social MediaF/V Deception C grounding near Wrangell, Alaska
The Coast Guard Cutter John McCormick (WPC-1121) responds to the grounding of the vessel Deceptive C near Wrangell, Alaska, July 2, 2017. Marine …
Defense IndustryThe Folsom Powerhouse
This 19th century hydroelectric powerhouse was the first of its kind.<p>The Folsom Powerhouse in California was the first practical means of generating …
CultureBreaking Through the Wall of Schizophrenia
Research shows that people who have experienced trauma are more likely to be psychotic. Surprisingly, being bullied is one kind of trauma.
Psychiatry11 Things We Learned This Week
06/30/2017 · by carylsue · in Classroom Ideas, Current Event Connection, Main. ·<p>This week, we learned …<p>… you can find your town’s indigenous history with one click. <i>Resource of the week—and it comes with a Teachers Guide!</i><p>How does this compare to our older map of Native American cultures?<p>… what …
CC BY-SAFive Little-Known Facts About the 4th of July | History & Society
1. The day the U.S. Congress actually passed the vote in favor of independence was July 2, not July 4. John Adams, a leader of the American …
HistoryWebcomics Wednesday: Public Domain Webcomics - Freaksugar
When I was younger, I was a huge fan of the Fantastic Four. I got a copy of one of their books as an eleven-year-old, and I was absolutely hooked. …
GeekFree eBooks with Modern Typography & Nice Formatting, All “Carefully Produced for the True Book Lover”
If you look through our collection of 800+ Free eBooks, you will find many public domain texts presented by providers like Project Gutenberg and …
CultureA Writer's Guide to Permissions and Fair Use
Andrea Costa Photography / Flickr<p>Whenever you decide to directly quote, excerpt, or reproduce someone else’s work in your own—whether that’s a book, …
Publishing13 Tragically Demolished Buildings that Depict Our Ever-Changing Attitudes Toward Architecture
Immortalized through photographs, drawings, and stories, buildings that have been demolished or completely renovated exist in the realm known as …
ArchitectureGit Yer Free e-Books Here
Free e-book bibliophiles rejoice, you now have yet another place to download public domain e-books. <i>The Digital Reader</i> reports on Standard Ebooks, a …
Kurt Vonnegut5 Real Women Who Paved the Way For Our Fictional Space Captains
We live in an amazing time of science and space exploration both in the real world and in fiction. Where characters like Leia, Ripley, and Janeway …
GeekStandard eBooks Pick Up Where Project Gutenberg Leaves Off
eBook formatting is important.One of the reasons Feedbooks tops my list of free ebook sites is that the ebooks there are formatted to a higher …
eBooksExplore the Major Wars of History
Since the dawn of time, wars and battles have had a significant impact on the course of history. From the earliest battles in ancient Mesopotamia to …
Military HistoryEurope Forever Changed: The French Revolutionary & Napoleonic Wars
The French Revolutionary & Napoleonic Wars began in 1792, just three years after the beginning of the French Revolution. Quickly becoming a global …
Military HistoryDaily Deal: Ticwatch 2 Active Smartwatch
A Decade Later, Judge Says 'Jersey... >><p><< Russia Stumbles Forth In Quest To Ban VPNs...<p>Fri, Jun 16th 2017 10:38am<p>from the <i>good-deals-on-cool-stuff</i> …
Take-Two InteractiveOur Gunpowder And Tea Came From China, Why Didn’t We Copy Their Wheelbarrows?
My dad’s low-loader barrow. You would not believe how useful it is.Everyone must have a few things that are emotive of their childhood, perhaps a …