Can capitalism save the world? According to Ayn Rand, it could have—and still can.
PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a year of financial collapse in the West and the uprising of
individuality and social revolt in the Arab world, writer Ayn Rand is
once again riding high as the Queen of Capitalism. One new documentary
airing January 17th, Ayn Rand and the Prophecy of Atlas
Shrugged, hails Rand as a kind of prophet, a foreteller of the
failure of an over-stepping government bent on exploiting the creators
of wealth, while all the while squashing humanmore...
“Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.” John Wooden
What separated Coach Wooden from most other coaches was more than his personal emphasis on encouraging the top physical conditioning in his players. He was not only interested in his players’ skills on the basketball court: he also demanded that his team be men of high character and values. bit.ly/Jq9sFX
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Parents teach your children to think this way!
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Debra Salazar Kosich
We need to remind ourselves of the true meaning and not what others tells us it is.
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Israel has set up a mechanism to funnel aid to the Palestinians in the event of an earthquake, though its emergency relief services would not deploy throughout their territory, Israeli officials said on Tuesday.
A 5.5-magnitude quake rattled Israel and the occupied West Bank on Friday, reminding residents of their common vulnerability to the Syria-African Rift, a northern extension of Africa's Rift Valley, despite the deadlock in talks on founding an independent Palestinian state.
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Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic went on trial for genocide on Wednesday, accused of leading the slaughter of 8,000 unarmed Muslim boys and men in Srebrenica in 1995, Europe's worst atrocity since World War Two.
Mladic, now 70, appeared confident, flashing a thumbs-up and clapping his hands as he entered the courtroom in The Hague. Wearing a dark suit and tie, he sat, spectacles in hand, listening intently as prosecutors made their opening remarks.
