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2018

World Storytelling Day 2018 with African griots (storytellers/musicians) on stageBlog

Happy World Storytelling Day 2018

About 10 years ago, I went to an African music and storytelling night. The host explained "Griot," pronounced Gree-oh, is a West African word that describes a very important person…
Ira Koretsky
March 20, 2018
st patrick's day 2018 with award-winning chef Noel McMeel of the Lough Erne Resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland for the Northern Ireland Bureau business breakfastBlog

Happy St. Patrick’s Day 2018

Thank you to the brilliant team at Northern Ireland Bureau for another lovely St. Patrick's breakfast. Each year in honor of St. Patrick's Day, the Northern Ireland Bureau, Invest Northern…
Ira Koretsky
March 17, 2018
aginner - word of the day, pencils shown horizontally and layered vertically from top to bottomBlog

Aginner – Word of the Day

Aginner is today's Word of the Day. WORD TYPE DEFINITION PRONUNCIATION Aginner Informal/Slang, Noun A person who opposes a plan, proposed legislation, or any drastic change. uh-gin-er SOURCE Agin is…
Ira Koretsky
March 12, 2018

There is a lot to fight for: Engage! Women and men alike. We need power to make equality a reality.

Margrethe Vestager | European Commissioner for Competition