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Echoes of Trumpism continue to dominate at the General Assembly Published May 11, 2021 While his serial dishonesty and corruption, criminal negligence in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, and complicity in a failed coup d’état clearly combined to make Donald Trump one of the worst presidents in American history, you have to hand the former chief executive one thing: the man continues to inspire slavish loyalty from his blinded followers. In few places is this more evident than in the Nort...

THE VIEW FROM AMERICA Chido Nwangwu wonders how seers in many African countries, including Nigeria, failed to predict that Bill and Melinda Gates will go their separate ways this year It certainly came as a shock to so many people who admire(d) the couple. Especially the spectacular humanitarian global services and support they are giving through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. More so, in the African continent and other developing areas of the world. Bill and Melinda’s surprise (for s...

Image: Epic Games If you’ve ever wondered what it actually costs when one of these big video game services are giving away “free” games, well, the bill for the Epic Games Store was $11.6 million for the first 10 months of its existence. The information came to light on Monday as part of Epic Games’ lawsuit vs. Apple Computer. Writer and video game historian Simon Carless said a spreadsheet showing 38 titles, given away between December 2018 and September 2019, was “accidentally publis...

Bono Fast Facts Here is a look at the life of Bono, Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter of the band U2. Personal Birth place: Dublin, Ireland Father: Mother: Iris Elizabeth (Rankin) Hewson Marriage: Ali (Stewart) Hewson (August 21, 1982-present) Children: John Abraham, Elijah Bob Patricius Guggi Q, Memphis Eve and Jordan Other Facts Is co-founder of ONE and (RED), global charitable organizations fighting extreme poverty and AIDS. Timeline March 1979 March 1980 1981 1984 – Bono takes p...

Bono Fast Facts Here is a look at the life of Bono, Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter of the band U2. Personal Birth place: Dublin, Ireland Father: Mother: Iris Elizabeth (Rankin) Hewson Marriage: Ali (Stewart) Hewson (August 21, 1982-present) Children: John Abraham, Elijah Bob Patricius Guggi Q, Memphis Eve and Jordan Other Facts Is co-founder of ONE and (RED), global charitable organizations fighting extreme poverty and AIDS. Timeline March 1979 March 1980 1981 1984 – Bono takes p...

Bono Fast Facts Here is a look at the life of Bono, Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter of the band U2. Personal Birth place: Dublin, Ireland Father: Mother: Iris Elizabeth (Rankin) Hewson Marriage: Ali (Stewart) Hewson (August 21, 1982-present) Children: John Abraham, Elijah Bob Patricius Guggi Q, Memphis Eve and Jordan Other Facts Is co-founder of ONE and (RED), global charitable organizations fighting extreme poverty and AIDS. Timeline March 1979 March 1980 1981 1984 – Bono takes p...

Sen. Phil Berger Be sure to check out this morning’s Capitol Broadcasting Company editorial on WRAL.com, which delves into the real and imagined reasons that Apple Computer selected the Triangle for its big new campus. Pro Tem Phil Berger and his ideological allies would have us believe. After highlighting the rare show of solidarity Gov. Cooper and GOP legislative leaders displayed in and around the Apple announcement, the editorial observes: Still amid the exhibition, Berger could not resis...

Architecture news & editorial desk The $36 million expansion of the Museums Discovery Centre in Sydney’s Hills district has received planning approval. The new state-of-the-art facility to be built on the Castle Hill site will increase the museum’s accessible storage space by 30 percent, allowing the Powerhouse Museum’s iconic collection of artefacts to be housed at one site, according to Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Rob Stokes. “This means the entire 500,000-piece Powerhouse...

New Names, New Wines from Napa As some readers know, I’ve only recently been able to dedicate more time to writing here on Vinography after a number of years being an entrepreneur and small business owner trying to squeeze in some wine writing around the edges. By virtue of that struggle for time, I have not exactly kept up with new developments in California wine at the level to which I aspite. There was a time that thanks to an endless parade of large public tastings, I was almost sure to h...

North Carolina state Senator Jay Chaudhuri discusses the state’s billion dollar deal with Apple Computer and the latest from the General Assembly North Carolina state Senator Jay Chaudhuri discusses the state’s billion dollar deal with Apple Computer and the latest from the General Assembly