How can I drive a car with clean eco conscience? The Guardian There are more fuel-efficient cars on the market, and eco driving techniques can help, but there is still a long way to go | If you have an ethical dilemma, email Lucy at lucy.siegle@observer.co.uk | When moving from public transport links in the city to rural areas, is it possible to become a drive...
President Obama, Go Ahead 'Degrade and Destroy' ISIS Huffington Post President Obama, I admire your unusual courage, you have been a hero, and a sane man in my books, and a coward a few times. | On behalf of Muslims, I strongly condemn the evil acts of Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi for terrorizing Christians, Yazidis, Shiites and other minorities in Iraq. He is an evil man an...
Douthat: Rape and Rotherham Longview News Journal There are enough grim tidings from around the world that the news from Rotherham, a faded English industrial town where about 1,400 girls, mostly white and working class, were raped by gangs of Pakistani men while the local authorities basically shru...
Chito Foundation at 40 Sun Star HAPPY Ruby Anniversary Chito Foundation Inc.! The theme of the celebration is “Soaring Towards Total Development Through Holistic, Quality Early Education. This foundation was organized so that man may live to the image and likeness of God. Man is ...
Is Narendra Modi a climate sceptic? The Guardian India’s PM used to call climate action a moral duty, now he tells students ‘climate has not changed, we have changed’ | Students and teachers at a Bangalore school watch India’s prime minister Narendra Modi’s live broadcast from New Delhi o...
Opinion: China's education arms race CNN September 9, 2014 -- Updated 0545 GMT (1345 HKT) | China's education system is notoriously competitive, says educator Jiang Xueqin. | Editor's note: Jiang Xueqin is an education consultant based in Beijing. He was formerly the deputy principal of Pek...
Abbott talks to Obama but gets no 'specific' request for extra military help The Guardian Two men agree to ‘coordinate closely’ on efforts to address the continuing humanitarian crisis in Iraq | Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga take up position against Isis near Baghdad. Photograph: STR/EPA | The Australian prime minister, Tony Abbott, spoke b...
Lunch with Lynne and Ralph The People's Voice Saturday, September 6 was special. It included quality time with Lynne Stewart and her husband Ralph Poynter. More on this below. | Ralph was a United Federation of Teachers founding member. In the 1960s, he supported core union principles and strugg...
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ISIS is forcing a 'moment of truth' CNN updated 7:35 PM EDT, Tue August 26, 2014 | Displaced Iraqis receive clothes from a charity at a refugee camp near Feeshkhabour, Iraq, on Tuesday, August 19. They have been fleeing ...
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Should Israel and the U.S. rethink Iron Dome's usefulness? The Los Angeles Times Strategically speaking, the Iron Dome antimissile shield, precisely because of its effectiveness, has been disastrous for Israel: It has saved Hamas from destruction and it has hel...
Obama, be upfront on Iraq The Los Angeles Times Let's be honest. The United States has crossed the threshold on Iraq. We're in it to salvage the country — again — using American military might. | But the mission has ...
Missouri lawmaker, wife, ask court for contraception insurance exclusion STL Today ST. LOUIS • A family should have the same right as a small business to opt out of birth control coverage in its health care plan, the lawyer for a Missouri legislator argued Monday before a federal appeals court. | Rep. Paul Wieland, R-Imperial, an...
Buchanan: 'Illegal immigration poses greater threat than ISIS' WorldNetDaily Pat Buchanan | “Look, we better realize the United States itself is in tremendous long-term danger, I think, in the bleeding border along our southern border, and the mass movement of peoples all over the world into this country,” Buchana...
Obama 'would have lost' World War II WorldNetDaily ”I think we would have lost it,” he continued. | ”We need to take a page from Gen. Douglas MacArthur,” he added. “’No substitute for total victory.’” | Hoenig, who is a frequent analyst for the financial press and has written for Wire...
Imagine Africa in 2063 Huffington Post Africa is too many things. One day it is all glimmering hope and lavish praise of unprecedented economic growth and the potential on our fingertip. The next day, a democratic government is toppled in North Africa, a genocide brews in Central Africa and a civil war erupts somewhere in between. Add the chronic dysfunctions in Congo and Somalia and Zi...
Boeing And Ryanair Will Make A Major Fleet Announcement On Monday Business Insider NEW YORK (Reuters) - Boeing Co and Ryanair Holdings PLC plan to make a significant fleet announcement on Monday, following reports last Friday that the low-cost Irish airline was poised to place a $10 billion order for Boeing's new 737 MAX jetliner. | Boeing Chief Executive Ray Conner and Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O'Leary will make the announ...
