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...hearing talk from Democrats in Congress about the need for another new jobs program to ease our pain. With unemployment standing at an agonizing 10.2%, there is palpable fear among Democrats that they have little to show for nearly a year in office. But as the 2010 election season opens, they--and the President--would do well to entertain a different fear: looking as if they're doing too much...
Tyler Florence is among the chefs who told me they had massively cut down on their meat intake. Even Michael Lomonaco, the chef of the Manhattan steak joint Porter House New York who recently knocked off 10 lb., eats a lot of simply cooked proteins surrounded by vegetables. "I do a slow-roasted salmon--there's no oil, no added fats--roasted on cedarwood in an oven. It's served with big white beans, fresh tomatoes and tarragon," he says. "What a great steak house this is: the chef is telling us to eat salmon...
...cruise industry is basically a duopoly, with two players--Carnival, which owns Cunard, Holland America, Princess and Seabourn, among others, and Royal Caribbean, which also owns Celebrity and a few international lines--controlling 70% of the market. There are three segments: contemporary, at $200 and under per day; premium, $250 and up; and luxury, at $300 and above. Royal Caribbean and Carnival operate mostly in the contemporary segment...
Obama is trying to reform education by attracting and retaining high-quality teachers, making preschool universally available and making college affordable to all. America currently ranks 21 out of 27 among advanced economy countries in high-school completion rates—currently 67 percent, down from 77 percent in the 1970s. We can help the children reach for the stars by helping teachers fund classroom projects. The website DonorsChoose.org allows you to give to different classroom projects or needs that teachers list online. Students and teachers will send a personal thank you. You can also donate old computers and books...
...year ago, Israel launched its attack on Gaza, in which over 1,400 Palestinians and 13 Israelis were killed. According to the report of the U.N. Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict, headed by preeminent South African jurist Justice Richard Goldstone, Israel deliberately targeted civilians during the attack. Among other things, Israeli forces deliberately targeted educational institutions, destroying or damaging at least 280 schools and kindergartens during...