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Though demurely silent among the spring evening voices of other icons, the verve of Rachel Carson comes to life as the conversation shifts to a planet in crisis. As the inspiration for grassroots environmentalism, Carson’s zeal penetrates the celebratory ambiance surrounding Shirley and Edgar. By questioning the status quo she inadvertently laid the groundwork for what was to become the Environmental Protection Agency. She might tell all at the table to speak without fear, stand one’s ground and be grand in vision. Carson’s choice from the menu: activism...
...author writes with messianic zeal about a life-management technique that she invented a dozen years ago and for which she has successfully proselytized ever since. To 10-10-10 a decision means to analyze the issue from the perspective of 10 minutes hence, 10 months and 10 years. "The process invariably led me to faster, cleaner and sounder decisions," she writes. You can apply her technique to decisions as life-altering as whether to leave your job or as mundane as whether to attend a child's soccer game or stay at work...
...Obama Administration by destroying a few illegal settlers' outposts. But even that has gone badly. No sooner did the army bulldozers plow under a few hilltop outposts - usually nothing more than a few trailers and shacks built on private Palestinian land - than the settlers were back with renewed zeal, along with nails and concrete to rebuild their smashed homes. As one settler, Ariyeh Davis, told the Israeli Internet news agency Ynet, "Our answer is 'expansion against expulsion.' " He added, "God willing, we'll build new places, and from 300,000 residents in Judea and Samaria, we'll become...
...March 24, the Republican former House Speaker weighed in on his Twitter account, which appears to have limits on capital letters: "It is sad to see notre dame invite president obama to give the commencement address since his policies are so anti catholic values." There's nothing like the zeal of a convert, but Gingrich may find it's awkward to try to be more Catholic than the Pope...
...also be just two people talking,” he says. “With that, we’re getting into the kind of territory that’s exciting to me.” Though Pecci is not yet sure about what his future will hold, his zeal for theater shows no signs of flagging. He plans to continue working with his theater company, One Night Only, performing and devising more shows. Pecci further hopes to be able to remain in the Boston area. “I’d like to try to help my hometown...