Travel & Daily Life

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The Sound of the Camera

Once upon a time (is it already so far?), there were mechanical light-gathering boxes we called cameras because these were small obscure rooms where photo-sensitive materials waited in total darkness for short rays of light which changed their life! Over the decades these cameras changed shape, d Read More

The Flowers of Yosemite

Yosemite was all one glorious flower garden before plows and scythes and trampling, biting horses came to make its wide open spaces look like farmers' pasture fields. Nevertheless, countless flowers still bloom every year in glorious profusion on the grand talus slopes, wall benches and tablets, Read More

A Few Simple Things to Keep in Mind When Investing in a Home

Written by Mark Pringle
Here are a few essential things to keep in mind when buying a house. Buy homes in the best school districts Buy on dead-end streets or cul-de-sacs where there is little traffic Depending on where you live, avoid cookie-cutter homes and purchase in established neighborhoods with trees Buy Read More

What is MVC or Model View Controller? ASP.NET Basics

Written by Mark Pringle
MVC or Model View Controller is a software architectural pattern that organizes your code into three distinct, clean, maintainable, and testable project elements (in comparison with ASP.NET Web Forms which is monolithic and does not have a separation of concerns). Simply put, the Model View Controll Read More

Snow and Storms in Yosemite

The first of the great snow-storms that replenish the Yosemite fountains seldom sets in before the end of November. Then, warned by the sky, wide-awake mountaineers, together with the deer and most of the birds, make haste to the lowlands or foothills; and burrowing marmots, mountain beavers, wo Read More

How Do People Afford to Travel So Much?

Written by Mark Pringle
I love to travel. It is a strong and barely controllable desire that is at my core. The problem is that I do not make a lot of money and I never have. The salaries from my jobs over the years would fall into the "slightly above average" USA income bracket. Even so, I have va Read More

Child Marriage In Nigeria And How To Stop It

Written by Ojingiri Hannah
Child marriage in Nigeria has been an intense order of the day which is indisputable in one particular region of Nigeria. This act is mirrored vividly and immensely in the Northern part of Nigeria and probably the subsampled communities in Nigeria which age rate is known to be below 18 or hiterto wh Read More

Ray of Hope for Livestock Farmers in the Arid and Semi-Arid Regions

Written by DANIEL TITIYA
Ray of Hope for Livestock Farming in the Arid and Semi-Arid Regions Narok Governor Samuel Ole Tunai’s idea of reviving the Livestock Show and Auction in the largely pastoralists community is a great idea that will open doors of opportunities to the locals and investors. The show, which was Read More

The Modification of Technology

If there is one thing I have noticed about Technology is that, it keeps modifying itself. We all ask ourselves, "What Is Technology" ? and do we ever get to conclusions and answers about it? , I doubt it. Well, I for one think it's remarkable. It delivers and it disappoints. It Read More

Nigerian Politicians

They come seeking for our votes, going so far as playing the humble and meek. They portray themselves as the very embodiment of honesty, loyalty and selfless service. They make massive promises, laying down their proposed agenda and plans for all to see. Their asset declaration statements are made p Read More

What are The Benefits of Magnesium oil For The Human Body?

Written by Salt Laboratory
Different food products like milk, eggs, green vegetables and fatty fish which are well known for containing different types of vitamins are readily available — knowing that vitamins are essential for the human body. While working on research had come on the platform with magnesium Oil is an e Read More

An Comprehensive Introduction to Publishing

What is Publishing? Publishing is the final result of a writer's or author's work in either digital format or print format. For instance, the printed result can be a "print run" of leaves or pages bound together to make a book. These sheets or pages are assembled Read More