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...villages. According to Pathak, the problems of development stem from plans that lack great involvement from the people they are designed to help. Pathak said that development should instead flow from the bottom up. This type of grass-roots development can be achieved with integral humanism, she added. To stress the importance of the project to India’s well-being, Pathak quoted Mahatma Ghandi’s phrase, “India is a nation of villages.” By returning to forgotten values, like those espoused by Ghandi himself, she said, the next generation of Indians...
...trip to Disney World, he used the opportunity to found Mikey’s Way Foundation, a charity that raises money to improve entertainment facilities for children undergoing cancer treatment. Friedman observed during his multiple extended hospital stays that his physical well-being was greatly improved by alleviating the stress and boredom of treatment through simple diversions, like video games or DVDs. The foundation seeks to provide this relief for children whose families cannot afford these things. Since its creation, the foundation has raised more than a quarter of a million dollars for toys purchased for hospitals across the country...
...believes the real estate downturn will last five to seven years. "It's obvious that with a crippled financial sector the consequences won't be too good," he says. "London was helped by strong international markets, but as they're now gone, we'll see some stress...
...drawing on extensive field research and the themes surrounding war since the ancient Greeks. “Ajax in Iraq,” McLaughlin’s new original play being performed at the Zero Arrow Theatre this weekend, is the culmination of their studies, exploring the post-traumatic stress associated with the hardships accounted in war. The group has been working on the production for over a year, conducting interviews with veterans and soldiers in order to familiarize themselves with the war experiences of the present and the recent past. Students have also researched the evolution of war over...
...With no end to the turmoil in sight, continued stress on Asian markets looks likely to continue. "We do not think the re-emergence of fear on account of the global financial crisis will likely evaporate anytime soon," Merrill Lynch commented in an Oct. 3 report. Once that fear sets in, it is hard to dispel...