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Saturday, October 12, 2019

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed wins 2019 Nobel Peace Prize

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his peacemaking efforts with Eritrea.
Ethiopia and Eritrea, longtime foes who fought a border war from 1998 to 2000, restored relations in July 2018 after years of hostility.
The prize, worth nine million Swedish crowns, or around $900,000, will be presented in Oslo on Dec. 10.
"Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali has been awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea," the Norwegian Nobel Committee said in its citation.
The Nobel Peace Prize will be presented in Oslo on Dec. 10, the anniversary of the death of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel, who founded the awards in his 1895 will.

Funny


Cityblog Events Corner


Cityblog Events Corner


Best Views of the World

SPAIN: Las Médulas ancient gold-mining area

This UNESCO World Heritage site in Spain's Léon region has stunning clay mountains that have remnants of ancient Roman gold-mining mechanisms and techniques.

Art


PJ of the Day

I was interrogated over the theft of a cheese toastie. Man, they really grilled me.

Flood Control


MPC News

National Network

Cityblog Science Club Link of the Day

Durga Pooja Kolkata

Restore Nature

Friday, October 11, 2019

Tempers flare as millions in California endure power outages from PG&E

Classes were canceled. Frozen foods melted. Hospitals switched to emergency generators. Blooms withered in florists' coolers. Unused food was jettisoned at shuttered restaurants. Lines formed at gas stations. Cellphones faded out.

That's what happened Wednesday when the state's largest utility shut off power to millions of Californians in a drastic attempt to avoid the killer wildfires that have charred hundreds of thousands of acres, caused billions of dollars in damage and spurred cries for widespread change in how electricity is delivered over the state's aging grid.

Natural Wonders


Cityblog Events Corner


Cityblog Events Corner


Dont Do this


Best Views of the World


VIETNAM: Non nuoc Cao Bang UNESCO Global Geopark


Non nuoc Cao Bang is a UNESCO Global Geopark with magnificent views of its waterfalls, lakes, and diverse plant species.

PJ of the Day

What do you call a can opener that doesn't work?
 A can't opener!

Old Mumbai


MPC News

National Network

Cityblog Science Club Link of the Day

1960s

House of Plane

Thursday, October 10, 2019

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham, and Akira Yoshino

The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham, and Akira Yoshino for their research in improving battery technology.

Cityblog Events Corrner


Cityblog Events Corner


Times change


Natural Wonders


Best views of the World


PJ of the Day

What do you call someone with no body and no nose? 
Nobody knows!

Experiment

 

MPC News

National Network

Cityblog Science Club Link of the Day

Adventure

Lal Bahadur Shastri Death

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Peebles, Mayor, Queloz win Nobel physics prize for discoveries in astronomy



Canadian-American cosmologist James Peebles and Swiss scientists Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz won the 2019 Nobel Prize for Physics on Tuesday for revealing the wonder of the evolution of the universe and discovering planets orbiting distant suns.
Peebles, of Princeton University in the United States, was awarded half of the 9-million-Swedish-crown ($910,000) prize while Mayor and Queloz, from Switzerland's University of Geneva and Britain's Cambridge University, shared the rest. 

Times Change


Natural Wonders


Rafale in IAF



Golden Arrows, No.17 Squadron Indian Air Force to receive the first of the Rafale

Giridarshan Trek Program from Nov 19 till Mar 20


Best Views of the World

SPAIN: Windmills of La Mancha

Made famous by the novel "Don Quixote" and musical "Man of La Mancha," the windmills that decorate Spain's La Mancha region are both significant to the fictional stories and visually incredible.

PJ of the Day

How many ears does Spock have?
Three. 
The left ear, the right ear, and the final front-ear!

Turning the Tables


MPC News

National Network

Cityblog Science Club of the Day

Little Drummer

Meeting Mickey

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Happy Dussehra


Trio win Nobel Medicine Prize for work on cells, oxygen

US researchers William Kaelin and Gregg Semenza and Britain's Peter Ratcliffe on Monday shared the Nobel Medicine Prize for discoveries on how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability, the Nobel Assembly said.

Cityblog Events Corner


Time Changes


Natural Wonders


Spell Check


Best Views of the World


SINGAPORE: Supertree Grove


Singapore's Supertree Grove is a group of 160-foot-tall structures, according to National Geographic, that offer incredible views of the city and of the Gardens by the Bay, which are lush conservatories with colorful plants.

PJ of the Day

What's at the bottom of the ocean and shivers?
A nervous wreck!

Birthday Wishes


MPC News

National Network

Cityblog Science Club Link of the Day

Craft

Dangerous Crossing

Sunday, October 6, 2019

International

MPC News

National Network

US-N. Korea talks end in contrasting assessments


North Korea and the United States walked away on Saturday with opposing assessments of nuclear talks in Sweden, which Pyongyang said broke down but Washington called "good discussions."

Nature at its best


Times Change


Hi Tech


Best Views of the Day

ST. LUCIA: The Pitons volcanic peaks

The Pitons are striking volcanic structures on the lush Caribbean island of St. Lucia. 

Funny


PJ of the Day

I bought a ceiling fan the other day.Complete waste of money. He just stands there applauding and saying "Ooh, I love how smooth it is."

New Melody


MPC News

National Network

Cityblog Science Club Link of the Day

Unruly

INS Vikramaditya