I’m driving my son, Michael, down to this fundraiser at the Canton Public Library so he can get his ball glove signed by Willie Jackson, the All-Star outfielder for the Cleveland Indians. He’ll never know that I tossed around the idea of just giving him a model rocket for his birthday instead. Last time I …
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Eugene Delacroix, Liberty Leading the People, 1830. Wikicommons/ Louvre Museum. Some rights reserved. MPs from France, we inform you of the People's Directives for you to transpose them into LAW. – Zero homeless : URGENT. – Income tax more progressive (more slices). – SMIC ( minimum wage for growth) of 1300 euros net. – Promote …
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Click:chips manufacturing companies As the ballooning Mega Millions jackpot continues to surge (currently it’s at $1.6 billion), people are asking themselves why they didn’t pay more attention in math class. There surely has to be a way to game the system, right? One man, currently living on a tropical island, figured it out and won the lottery …
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Whether you’re new to cruising or a seasoned sailor, you learn something new with every ship and destination. From streamlining packing skills to booking shore excursions to taking advantage of what’s included on your sailing, once you get your rhythm down, the excitement of waking up to a new location every day kicks in full …
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The Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room of the Palace of Nations, Geneva is the meeting room of the United Nations Human Rights Council. Wikicommons/ Ludovic Courtès. Some rights reserved. Earlier this autumn, Professor John Ruggie, author of the UN Guiding Principles on TNCs and Human Rights (UNGP), shared his comments on the Zero …
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It’s the spot everyone knows by name – Machu Picchu – but what most don’t know is that it’s not the only reason to make the trek to Peru’s Sacred Valley. Guides from Explora Valle Sagrado spend their days introducing guests to everything from ancient salt ponds and remote mountain paths to scenic lakeside villages. …
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Each spring, journalists, politicians, and celebrities make their way to the Washington Hilton for the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. The fundraiser for the White House Correspondents’ Association is a time-honored tradition that dates back almost a century. But it needs to end. The headline-grabbing performance by comedian Michelle Wolf, the backlash to her …
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“Hello, beautiful,” the guide says, in the gentlest tone, to the polar bear lumbering toward us. We’d been watching her feed on berry-laden bushes on the muddy shores of Hudson Bay for about 20 minutes before she noticed us and headed over to investigate her audience — a dozen people from all over the world …
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“Git,” the cook said, “hear me? Git down to Winley’s and tell ’em I’m bad.” This was the new cook at our school, Mrs. Cullen, who had toppled over in front of me as I was beating honey into the peanut butter. Hot rolls flew up, the cookie sheet slapped the counter and came down …
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United Nations Security Council meeting on Yemen, on April 17, 2018. Picture by Li Muzi/Xinhua News Agency/PA Images. All rights reserved. Friends and acquaintances often ask me, as a Yemeni living in Australia, about the situation in my own country. The conversation usually concludes as follows: “We do hear about atrocities in Syria, but rarely …
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