Humanity
Humanity
11 Tips to make your airport transfer stress free
When you are going abroad, travelling to and from the airport can be just as important as the flight itself. You need to ensure that you arrive in time, and with as little stress as possible. Whether you are travelling on business or for pleasure, you need to make sure that your journey to the airport is well organised in order to make sure that everything goes smoothly.
By Kuldip Rait3 years ago in FYI
Democracy Was On the Ballot—And Democracy Won
“Democracy is a system in which parties lose elections.” These are concise words of wisdom from one of my favorite political scientists, Adam Przeworski, in his 1991 book, Democracy and the Market. Przeworski’s definition of democracy has been criticized by many as too minimalist, because he focuses on elections (contestation) much more than civil and political rights (who can participate, and how). But for Przeworski, his main focus was the idea that each electoral cycle produces winners and losers, and he defined a stable democracy as the willingness of the losers to accept the present defeat in the knowledge that they may win again in the future. This “long time horizon” is made possible by stable democratic institutions (the rules of the game!) that allow conflicting interests to lose one election and then compete (and possibly win) the next time around. For Przeworski, this long-term agreement between competing parties is the core essence of democracy (and beautifully exemplified by Vice President Al Gore’s 2000 concession speech).
By Jocelyn Sage Mitchell3 years ago in FYI
Today's Lesson Is The Valet
After the Butler and the Housekeeper, the Valet and the Lady’s Maid were the two most senior “domestic servants” in the Victorian and Edwardian Eras. They had the ‘ear’ of their Master and Mistress which gave them some influence with the Lord and Lady of the House. This was either a good thing or a bad thing with the other staff within the household. The valet answered only to his master but still worked closely with the butler.
By Ruth Elizabeth Stiff3 years ago in FYI




