The literal meaning of the Sinhalese term 'degurun' is: 'the two teachers'. It actually refers to the two parents of a child. The Sanskrit-derived 'poorwachareen' has the meaning 'the first teachers', and is also a term for 'parents'. The existence of these terms signifies the importance that our ... Read more...
Herman Cain’s Campaign Promises with Mike Tyson from Mike Tyson Plagued by allegations of sexual harassment and marriage infidelity, businessman Herman Cain announced Saturday that he is officially suspending his campaign for president of the United States. "As of today, with a lot of praye... Read more...
Minority students will likely outnumber white students in the next decade or two, but the failure of the national teacher demographic to keep up with that trend is hurting minority students who tend to benefit from teachers with similar backgrounds. Minority students make up more than 40 percen... Read more...
AT&T Inc. (T), whose $39 billion bid for T-Mobile USA is challenged by the U.S. Justice Department, will record one-time costs of $4 billion this quarter to reflect the risks of a collapse of the deal. AT&T and T-Mobile owner Deutsche Telekom AG withdrew their applications to the... Read more...
What can you buy with $13 million? If you're Coca-Cola, you can buy enough influence with the National Parks Service to cancel plans to make the Grand Canyon more environmentally friendly. Plastic water bottles are the biggest single source of garbage in America's most iconic national park. ... Read more...
The Associated Press this morning reports an exclusive, explaining how the White House can receive real-time updates on a situation on the ground, leading up to a revolution, predicting crime and disorder, or the ‘mood in the air’ shortly after the death of Osama bin Laden. The U.S. Centr... Read more...
Mumia Abu Jamal - Interruptus In Iraq With the news of the imminent withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq comes mixed reactions; relief among both military families and anti-war Democrats; a collective weary breath among millions of Americans who've tired of the longest war; and fury among most of ... Read more...
Christopher Bonanos has written an excellent essay for the New York Timesabout another man who blended art and science to produce extraordinary products: Edwin Land of Polaroid. Steve Jobs idolized Edwin Land, and it's clear he learned a lot from him. Like Jobs, Land dropped out of college. Like... Read more...
Fathers Incorporated (FI), a national not-for-profit has engaged in responsible fatherhood work on a national and international level since 2004. Recently the organization began a multi-year cause marketing campaign entitled "TIES NEVER BROKEN" to raise the visibility of both Responsible Fatherh... Read more...