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The world needs new leadership not from those whose lives have been easy, but from those whose lives have been hard. | DannyQuah
The world needs new leadership not from those whose lives have been easy, but from those whose lives have been hard.
World news outlets have been missing the full Malaysia story
Timeline of the Current Turmoil in Turkey
December 17
- 52, including sons of Turkish ministers, detained in fraud and bribery probe
December 18
- Turkish police capture 4.5 million dollars in the house of Halkbank manager
December 19
- Istanbul police chief removed over graft inquiry
- New details are revealedabout Turkey’s ongoing graft probe
December 21
- For first time, Gulen curses purge of police officials in an emotional speech
- New law: Police chiefs have to inform superiors, and governors before investigations
- Erdogan implies to expel the U.S. ambassador
December 22
- A total of 113 police chiefs sacked by AK Party government
December 24
- PM’s adviser accuses Gülen movement of plotting against the Turkish nation
December 25
- Three Turkish ministers resign amid graft scandal
- PM Erdoğan announces 10 new names in major cabinet reshuffle
December 27
- Turkish Armed Forces says it does not want to be involved in political debates
- Three MPs announce resignation from the…
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Egypt’s Animals Find a Home in Luxor
Who said donkeys couldn’t be cute? This is felix, one of ACE’s residents.
By Helen Collins, a volunteer at Animal Care Egypt
ACE, an independent UK and Egyptian charity, seeks to promote animal welfare through healthcare and education initiatives. The founders, Kim Taylor and Julie Wartenburg, were inspired to create ACE while visiting Luxor during a holiday from the UK in the 1990s.
The source of their inspiration was the very poor conditions of the working horses and donkeys they encountered on their visit. They believed that improved education in animal husbandry and better facilities for animal care would improve the animals’ quality of life.
They started by renting a small plot of land and set up a washing area for people to bring their animals to be cleaned. After this initial step, ACE was registered as a charity in the UK and Egypt. As…
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Lay off the women in running tutus (and that includes you, SELF)
You’ve probably all seen that list of the top ten professions that attract psychopaths going around by now, right? I’ve seen it a few times, mainly because I run in circles with journalists and TV news people, and those professions both cracked the top ten. As much as I want to lodge a protest on behalf of my profession and say that we aren’t all heartless jerks who view people as little more than fodder to fill our various news holes/magazine spaces/on-air times, sometimes I see a decision made by a media outlet that is so heartless, so cruel that I cannot help but think that the psychopath-career list is more accurate than I am comfortable with.
One of those instances just happened with SELF magazine. SELF is getting called out in a big way because, well, here:
Monika Allen says she was excited to receive an email from…
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Relive Michael Peña’s Glorious Defense Of The ‘Ñ’
Pro-gay marriage and a Firefox user? You may want to change web browser
(not satire!)
New Firefox CEO donated to anti-gay marriage campaign
If you’re pro-equal marriage and a Firefox user you might want to think about changing your choice of web browser.
Mozilla’s new CEO is Brendan Eich – who has a history of donating to anti-gay marriage campaigns such as California’s notorious Proposition 8, a campaign to ban same-sex marriage.
The Mozilla Foundation finances Firefox:
LGBT Developers Boycott Firefox After Anti-Gay CEO Takes Office
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