Egypt's revolutionaries wonder: Why did a Mubarak holdover like Shafik do so well?

Source: Enquirer Herald

While revolutionaries struggled Saturday to answer that question, there were clues that a rift between revolutionaries and ordinary Egyptians had always existed and had been fermenting since Mubarak left offi ...
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Quote For The Day III

Source: Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Dish

"There are two kinds of fighting—narcissistic fighting and Oedipal fighting. Oedipal fighting is father and son rolling up their sleeves and duking it out. Narcissistic fighting is putting yourself above the opponent by putting him down. I t ...
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Party Knight!

Source: Calcutta Telegraph

With the Kolkata Knight Riders making it to the IPL finals for the first time, young fans in the city get ready to cheer their home team in style. So what if the budget is tight? Here’s how to house-party right! The venue: Choose a ...
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Bloomberg Tells Students to Take Risks, Fight for Equality at Convocation

Source: Cornell Daily Sun

Speaking to a packed Schoellkoppf Stadium, Mayor Michael Bloomberg urged the Class of 2012 to keep Cornell’s land grant mission, as well as the willingness to take risks, close to their hearts as they depart from The ...
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A Cross Ocean Experience: An end and a new beginning

Source: Sail Blogs

An end and a new beginning The difficulty with most oft quoted adages is that invariably they are incorrect, often diametrically. No fences make better neighbors than good ones. Enemies are far better a long way off and fr ...
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Egyptians support candidates who want to reinstate discarded system why?

Source: Miami Herald

By NANCY A. YOUSSEF AND AMINA ISMAIL CAIRO, Egypt -- The battle scars of the revolution that led to the end of Hosni Mubarak's regime continue to define the Egyptian landscape. The sides of buildings are adorned with graffiti mourning the ...
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The PlayStation Recap – Memorial Day Edition

Source: Playstation Blog

This weekend marks an annual American tradition: giving thanks to our nation’s veterans, often while scorching assorted meats on a smoldering barbecue grill. I’ll be doing my part, probably while crashed on the couch with a DualShock 3 in hand and ...
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Two Clarksville men emerge from slavery's shadow

Source: Leaf Chronicle

CLARKSVILLE, TENN. — For most people, an exploration of family history might center on old photographs, letters and newspaper clippings. For two men sitting on a couch together in an elegant Clarksville home in ...
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The Noble Art of Self-Sacrifice

Source: Forbes

My Mom and Dad, getting married during WWII Something I read in my friend Bob Morris’ blog today suddenly reminded me of the meaning of Memorial Day. I started thinking about my parents, and their stories of World War II. My dad fough ...
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