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Haiti: Five years after devastating earthquake tens of thousands still homeless and desperate
From Amnesty International Five years on from a devastating earthquake in Haiti, tens of thousands of people remain homeless as government policy failures, forced evictions and short-term solutions have failed many who lost everything in the disaster, said Amnesty International…
This irate cookbook author represents a swelling threat to facebook’s $6 billion ad business
By Nicholas Carlson From Business Insider Stephanie Stiavetti is a freelance food writer. She is the author of a cookbook called “Melt: The Art of Macaroni and Cheese,” published by Little, Brown, and Company. She is at the vanguard of…
Nelson Rockefeller’s Caribbean dome home for sale
By Bill Cary From Iohud The Journal News Modern Caribbean retreat was a gift for his bride, Happy; for sale for $1.499 million. When they weren’t in residence at their manse at Kykuit, in Pocantico Hills, Nelson Rockefeller and his…
11 Trendy Bun Hairstyles
By Karyn Holmes From Olwomen If there is one group of hairstyles that will never go out if fashion, it’s the bun hairstyles. This hairstyle first appeared in ancient Greek civilization. Since then, the hairdo has been influencing women. While…
Footbridge in a Park in Banyoles, Catalonia
By Gary Arndt. From Everything Everywhere My name is Gary Arndt. In March 2007 I sold my house and have been traveling around the world ever since. Since I started traveling, I have probably done and seen more than I…
Why wait to cut and clamp the umbilical cord?
By Doula Delight From Bahamaislandsinfo Immediate clamping and cutting of the umbilical cord after birth is routine in most delivery rooms. This practice of immediately separating the newborn from his mother and removing him to an artificially heated environment is…
NSA Program Secretly Ruled Unconstitutional in 2011
By Todd Beamon From newsmax The National Security Agency illegally gathered as many as 56,000 emails and other electronic communications between Americans with no connection to terrorism as part of a collection program that was ruled unconstitutional by a secret…
India’s Minister of New and Renewable Energy Visits ECLAC
On Thursday 12 September, 2013, India’s Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Farooq Abdullah, visited the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), in Santiago, Chile, where he met with Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, and…
Why a17-year-old with curable cancer is fighting for the right to refuse chemo
By Stephanie Yang From Business Insider A 17-year-old from Connecticut is locked in a battle with the state for her personal right to refuse chemotherapy treatment. Diagnosed in September with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Cassandra C. has been forced by the state…
