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Trey Ellis: Bloomberg Is Failing Our Best Schools
July 20th, 2009 |
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When I moved back to New York with my school-aged kids four years ago I was worried about throwing them into the New York City…
NYU Planning Huge Campus In Abu Dhabi
July 19th, 2009 |
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About every other Friday for most of the past year, John Sexton, the president of New York University, would duck away from his offices above Washington Square to teach a small seminar class on the American separation of church and state. Sext…
Sen. Nelson: House Healthcare Bill Would Create “Class Warfare”
July 17th, 2009 |
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A Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) report on healthcare was a “devastating blow” to the bill’s prospects, a key centrist Democrat argued Friday.
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Holmes ‘takes secret dance class for So You Think You Can Dance act’
July 16th, 2009 |
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Katie Holmes is taking private dance lessons at Jason Coleman’’s Ministry of Dance studio, it has emerged.
The actress reportedly left her daughter Suri with a minder and rehearsed for two hours at the North Melbourne studio owned by the ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ judge, the Herald Sun reports.
The Dawson’s Creek star, who [...]
Eurostar passenger numbers fall
July 15th, 2009 |
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As number of business class travellers falls, train operator pins hopes on visitors from Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands
The cross-channel high-speed train company Eurostar today reported a 6% dip in passengers in the first part of this year.
The company carried 4.34 million passengers in the first three months of 2009, down from 4.63 million in January to March 2008.
Leisure passenger ticket sales rose 4% but a dip in business class travellers led to an overall fall of 7% to £342.2m in ticket sales for the first three months of this year.
The Eurostar chief executive, Richard Brown, said: “As with all businesses in the transport sector, we have long acknowledged that we would face challenging times this year. Also, for the first seven weeks of this year we operated a reduced service as a direct result of a fire on a shuttle in the Channel tunnel in September 2008.
“The fact is that some of our biggest business clients are from the financial and banking sectors. As they tighten their travel budgets, we, like the airlines, feel the effects. We continue to seek ways to reduce costs and increase efficiency.
“Despite market conditions, we still have good reason to be optimistic. We are benefiting from the strong euro and seeing substantial increases in travellers from Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands, which is also helping the UK economy.
“In addition, there is growing evidence of travellers switching from plane to high-speed train for longer, connecting journeys.”
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Israel warships pass through Suez
July 14th, 2009 |
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Two Israeli warships have sailed through the Suez Canal between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, Israeli and Egyptian officials say.
Israeli media described the passage of the two Saar class missile boats as a "message" to Iran.
Israel believes Iran’s nuclear programme is aimed at developing nuclear weapons, something Iran denies.
Israeli officials say an Israeli submarine used the canal in June, returning on 5 July.
An Israeli official said deployment of the two ships was linked to the Israeli navy’s "recent activities around the Red Sea".
Correspondents say that although Israel vessels regularly use the canal, the recent moves have – unusually – been publicised by the Israelis.
Shlomo Brom, of the Israeli Institute for National Security Studies, said: "I believe (the news) was likely leaked on purpose in order to signal to Iran that Israel has the capability of reaching them."
Israel has said repeatedly that it will not rule out the possibility of taking military action against Iran over the nuclear issue.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Aboul Gheit told the BBC that warships had the right to use the canal provided they had no aggressive intent towards Egypt. </p
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Malcolm X Medical Program At Risk Of Losing Accreditation
July 14th, 2009 |
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[I]nstead of welcoming a new class of physician assistant students for the summer, Malcolm X is scrambling to repair the program’s tarnished reputation and move forward with a reconstituted staff.
Israel Warships Cross Suez In Possible Iran Signal
July 14th, 2009 |
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JERUSALEM — Two Israeli warships sailed through the Suez Canal on Tuesday, Israeli and Egyptian officials said, a move that appeared to be a new signal to Iran that Israel’s reach could quickly extend to its archenemy’s backyard.
The Su…