Former US security officials to oppose emergency declaration

WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of former U.S. national security officials is set to release a statement arguing there is no justification for President Donald Trump to use a national emergency declaration to fund a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. The statement, which was reviewed by The Associated Press, has 58 signatures from prominent former officials, including … Read more

Door and Window Companies Key in on Flexibility at IBS

The International Builders’ Show was preceded by a positive note Wednesday, amid an early morning awards ceremony hosted by World Vision. The organization doled out awards, while celebrating contributions from building products and other construction-related companies toward its mission of serving underprivileged homeowners and communities. “It’s great for the culture,” suggested Suzie Wilford, executive vice … Read more

In Mexico, ecotourism helps traditional agriculture survive

Project aim: Save the tradition of making pulque, a drink made from the sap of the agave, reclaim eroded soil and prevent future soil erosion in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. Project implementation: The Mujeres Milenarias (“Millenial Women”), a local community organisation set up to preserve the pulque tradition, plant agaves in a special formation, so their roots form … Read more

Tropical Gardening: Roses grace up country gardens

Photo by VOLTAIRE MOISE An old rambling rose variety espalier against a sunny wall and protected from rain to avoid fungal diseases. Palms in the foreground are Trachycarpus fortunei. This is a hardy palm that will tolerant temperatures below freezing and can be grown even in upland West Hawaii and Volcano above 4,000 feet elevation … Read more

News Daily: IS teen’s return ‘could be blocked’, and Trump’s wall emergency

Home Secretary Sajid Javid says a British woman who fled to Syria aged 15 to join Islamic State could be stopped from returning if he decides she poses a threat to the UK. One option, Mr Javid told the Times, was to strip Shamima Begum of her British citizenship. But under international law, it’s not possible to … Read more

The anti-plastic movement is coming for your bathroom

Modern life runs on plastic. When you become aware of the large quantities of plastic washing into the ocean, choking marine animals, you suddenly start seeing the material everywhere: It envelopes the food in our kitchen, it is shaped into animals and building blocks in our children’s nurseries, it’s in our shower curtains. But there’s … Read more

Industrial Lighting Market 2019 Global Trends, Size, Competitive Landscape, Emerging Technologies, Opportunities, Sales Revenue, Key Vendors and Opportunity Assessment by Forecast 2023

Industrial Lighting Market is growing rapidly over 8% of CAGR and is expected to reach at $13 Billion by the end of forecast period to 2018-2023. Global Industrial Lighting Market, Light Source Type (LED, Fluorescent, High Intensity Discharge, Incandescent), By Products (Industrial Wall Lights, Vintage Industrial Lighting, Industrial Look Lighting, Industrial Hanging Light, Task Lighting, … Read more

‘It destroyed me, in a good way’: the best books about modern romance

The first time I read Carol Ann Duffy’s collection Rapture, I finished it, took a breath, and read it again. I had rarely encountered anything so raw and it contains some of my favourite poetry. It tells the story of an affair – a modern one, for the digitised masses. “I tend to the mobile now … Read more

India Inc sees traditional risks as most crucial to business

ICICI Lombard survey shows cyber risk comes at fifth spot A majority of India Inc believes that traditional risks such as those to property and assets are most crucial to their businesses with cyber risk is seen as the fifth biggest challenge. A new report by ICICI Lombard General Insurance on “Managing New Age Risks” … Read more