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What does Africa need most to begin to make progress...
...diplomatic quarreling between Israel and the U.S. and the calls for a settlement freeze suggest this may change). It is also evident that the Israelis have gotten comfortable with the status quo, and the U.S. and Europe must take measures to change that. The spark to that change can begin with the 42 million members of the Irish-American community. Irish-Americans should unite as they did during the 1990s, this time in opposition to Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian territories, and call on the U.S. government to put more pressure on Israel to freeze settlement expansion...
Capital campaigns for major non-profits typically span several years and begin securing donation pledges before the campaign is publicly launched, sometimes raising upwards of 40 percent of the campaign’s net commitments in the so-called “quiet phase” of fundraising. The University has appointed Jennifer Pachus, a former FAS associate dean for development, as executive director of the upcoming capital campaign...
...Crimson co-ed squad traveled to the nation’s capital to begin its spring break and posted its first team victory of 2010. The host Georgetown Hoyas provided the stiffest competition for Harvard, as the two schools emerged to face each other in the final round of competition. While both teams sported identical overall records of 13-4 on the weekend, the Crimson claimed the victory thanks to the results of individual races among the eight schools that competed...
...week has a shade. Born on a Wednesday? Your lucky color is green. Saturday is ruled by the color purple. Thailand's beloved King Bhumibol Adulyadej entered the world on mellow-yellow Monday, which is why for years millions of his loyal subjects have voluntarily worn that hue to begin their week. But since the yellow shirts, who made support for the monarch a cornerstone of their activism, have chosen that color for political purposes, the number of Thais donning it on Mondays has declined dramatically...