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...becoming self-sustaining, and that is cultural change. The mix of West African religious and cultural influences prevalent in the country, like voodoo, sends the message that life is dictated by magic, and planning has no effect on the future. Haitian culture must be redeveloped and restructured, and although the circumstances are tragic, this is a time to change in order for the country to move forward and, as Clinton puts it, "escape the chains of the past 200 years...
...been made to pass a law prohibiting the coverings anywhere in public. But after a long and divisive debate, legislators were able to agree only on a ban in government offices, in public hospitals and on mass transit. Parliament will now decide whether any such law should be passed, although it's not expected to act until March...
...donations, causes that don’t get much news coverage, like ending homelessness or stopping deforestation, may begin to lose funding as public attention shifts to the issue of the week. Some research shows that online donors tend to spend less when they later send an offline donation, although it is unclear how this will affect the overall distribution of charity dollars in the long...
...Although their efforts were felt most during the final minutes of the game—when three players racked up four consecutive three-point shots to crush hopes of a Penn comeback—a large cast of guards put forth consistent efforts throughout the night to keep the Crimson comfortably ahead of its Ivy opponent. Sophomores Oliver McNally and Max Kenyi, along with freshmen Brandyn Curry and Christian Webster, helped keep the Quaker offense at bay while keeping the momentum—and score—in Harvard’s favor on the other end of the court...
...Although the U.S. still accuses Syria of supporting militant groups in the region, the appointment of a new ambassador is recognition of a new spirit of partial cooperation from Damascus. Since the waning days of the Bush era, Syria has helped tighten its border with Iraq to prevent jihadists from crossing; it has for the first time recognized Lebanon's sovereignty by opening an embassy in Beirut (Damascus has traditionally regarded its neighbor as a Syrian province illegitimately turned into a separate entity by France in the wake of World War I); and it has regularly called for direct peace...