Makor Rishon reports on an interesting, if quixotic, conference that took place at Ariel University. They were there to debate "What is the best peace plan?" It was sponsored by an Israeli organization that had already held similar conferences in Tel Aviv, eastern Jerusalem …
Every new year brings a freshness of promise, of hope and the opportunity to change our lives to something more in tune with what we wish to be.
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So, imagine you’re Lynn Frazier. You have found yourself unemployed and without insurance for the first time in over a decade. You are also a republican.
You can’t make this stuff up, folks.
Anyone who counts out Newt Gingrich after his lackluster performance in Thursday night’s Republican debate is overlooking an important fact: He has the support of perhaps the most lavish individual donor in the history of presidential politics. Rewind to three weeks ago.
We've all seen those iconic dances from famous Bollywood films, but not many of us will have been treated to a live performance on board a flight. So passengers aboard a Finnair flight from Helsinki to New Delhi, were pleasantly surprised when the plane's staff put on a routin …
It may be wise to keep your friends close and your enemies not quite so close, after all. Relationships may be as vital to good health as a balanced diet and plenty of rest, new research suggests. Scientists at UCLA's school of medicine have found that negative social interac …
I have tons of books waiting impatiently inside my head to see the light of day.
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The Swedes and Norwegians paid a price for their current standards of living through nonviolent struggle.
Upcoming events for the first week of 2012's Season of Non-Violence which starts this coming Sunday.
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