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Einstein`s Prescience

How to break the chain? War and many other forms of violence are generated by the underlying structural violence of capitalism, which is intrinsically unjust and inevitably produces conflict.

(OLDENBURG, Germany) - Albert Einstein wrote in 1939:

"There could be no greater calamity than a permanent discord between us and the Arab people. Despite the great wrong that has been done us, we must strive for a just and lasting compromise with the Arab people.... Let us recall that in former times no people lived in greater friendship with us than the ancestors of these Arabs."

A New Chapter in Publishing

Digital books save rain forests.

(MANAMA, Bahrain) - Flip-flop is a term applied to describe what politicians do when they change their minds about a political issue.

Rarely do academics flip-flop about the issues they teach or the material they use. I'm an academic about to do just that.

Deployment Health News for 31 August 2012

Updates on health-related issues faced by the military.

(WASHINGTON DC) - The following news articles are offered as a service to DoD health care beneficiaries and their health care providers.

Articles are selected for dissemination solely based on the military health relevance of the topic.

It Takes Two

I am convinced now more than ever that it takes two parents to provide all of the things children need in their journey towards adulthood.

(TAMPA, FL) - During my recent ten plus hour flight to Okinawa, Japan with my three daughters and our tiny Chihuahua named Chip, I flipped through one of my favorite books, The Isis Papers from time to time.

I figured this long flight would be a good time to reflect and evaluate how my wife and I are raising our daughters.

School Voucher Recipients More Likely to Enroll in College, New Study Finds

New research shows significant increase in college enrollment for African American students.

(WASHINGTON DC) - A new study shows that African American participants in a private school choice program were 24 percent more likely to enroll in college as a result of receiving a voucher.

This reinforces previously-released data showing improved graduation rates, parental satisfaction, and academic achievement among voucher students.

Albany Educator Works on STEM Integration at Siemens Foundation and Discovery Education

Sylvia Harvey was one of 50 educators from across the country selected to spend a week in Washington, D.C., at the Siemens STEM Institute learning how to integrate innovative STEM techniques into her classroom.

(ALBANY, OR) - This fall, Sylvia Harvey, a high school chemistry teacher from West Albany High School in Albany, Ore., will return to her classroom with a deeper understanding of how to integrate real world science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) concepts into classroom instruction.

This understanding comes as a result of her participation this summer in a highly-exclusive professional development opportunity offered by the Siemens Foundation, Discovery Education and the College Board.

New Spider Family Discovered in Pacific NW Caves

Trogloraptor hangs beneath rudimentary webs beneath cave ceilings. It is about four centimeters wide when its legs are extended—larger than the size of a half-dollar coin.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - A team of scientists and cave conservationists discovered a relatively huge, unique spider in caves and forests of the Pacific Northwest.

The novel combination of evolutionary features in this spider, Trogloraptor, compelled them to recognize a new family.

State and Federal Leaders Dedicate Vernonia`s New Schools and Community Center on August 21

Businesses and households statewide united to rebuild Vernonia’s schools and community center and to restore the heart of this town.

(VERNONIA, OR) - Vernonia will dedicate its new schools and community center on August 21 at 1000 Missouri Avenue.

This is a milestone in the timber town’s remarkable recovery from two 500-year floods in 1996 and 2007 that damaged all of Vernonia’s schools and destroyed much of the city’s public infrastructure and property.

Danger, `In Vitro` Fertilized Children May be Born with Malformations

'In vitro' fertilization unites male and female reproductive cells them outside of the human body.

(MADRID, Spain) - According to a recent study, infants conceived with the techniques used in fertility clinics are four times more likely to have certain birth defects.

Among the malformations are heart problems, cleft lips, cleft palates and abnormalities in the esophagus or rectum.

Deconstructing Avraham Burg

The true nature and deep cultural, ideological and spiritual bond between America and Israel is now clear for all to see.

(LONDON) - I respect former Knesset speaker Avraham Burg. Over the years, Burg has managed to extend the scope of the Zionist self-criticism; he has challenged the Zionist discourse, Israeli society and even Jewish identity politics.

A few days ago, in a New York Times opinion piece, he attempted to explore the reasons behind the collapse of Israeli democracy.