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...idea, Cousteau says, is to give children the opportunity to "gain environmental knowledge and respect for nature, as well as an understanding of how to live more sustainably back home." The workshops at Cape Sounio - which start from $87 for a three-hour session - include inventive games and activities ranging from underwater photography safaris to playing with solar power: kids are shown how to use the sun to run machines, make paper and even cook Greek pizza...
...Filial piety is still all the rage, and the level of respect reserved for one’s elders is admirable, if sometimes perplexing. Coming from a society in which older people are approached with a familiarity that occasionally borders on disrespect, it’s refreshing when I see students at the academy where I teach SAT classes bow deferentially to the school’s director. However, this reverence for elders can sometimes go over the top: My summer roommate Peter, a Brown student and Korean citizen, is required to use the honorific form of Korean when...
...time was right and Delhi was ready," says Gautam Bhan, a city planner and gay activist, "We have come a long way from the ridiculous attitude that there are no gays in India. With this march, we hope to move from saying 'Hey, we exist!' to issues like respect and dignity." A steady gay scene has slowly evolved in most metro cities including Delhi, and mainstream magazines like Time Out list gay socials. "Even smaller cities have a thriving gay scene today," says Monga, "It happens on the quiet, but it's there. Attitudes have definitely changed...
...passionate proprietor of Bengies, a drive-in theater in Baltimore, Md., are determined to succeed on ticket sales alone. He says he "puts [his] heart and soul into it. It's taken 22 years but it's a big payoff. People are really starting to appreciate and respect what...
...During his time at OCS, Wright-Swadel has helped increase the "number and variety of employers that we work with on behalf of our students" and take steps "towards more global outreach" with respect to job offerings, Nancy Saunders,associate director of Career Services for employer relations and internships, wrote in an e-mail...