As President Obama struggles to overhaul the health care system, an NPR poll finds that current public opinion on reform matches that of the Clinton era—people are dissatisfied with the system, but happy with their own insurance. They want change, but are leery of change for the worse. With the failure of a Democratic president’s […]
Quest for Quality Education
After swearing-in of the present Awami League (AL) government, Bangladesh is in a juncture of a quest for a quality education. Cabinet members, including education minister, have mentioned the need of education reforms. It is a hard truth for a prosperous nation that it needs an economic planning to be able to accumulates wealth and […]
Despite Specter’s Switch, Pennsylvania Dems Have Mixed Feelings
On April 28, Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter had dropped quite the political bomb on the GOP. In the past, Specter was considered to be a moderate Republican Senator. On that day, Specter made the announcement that he was defecting to the Democratic Party. He would switch his political affiliation to Democrat. Some conservatives blasted Specter. Moderates said […]
A Little Birdie Battles a Big ‘Book’: Twitter vs. Facebook
When U.S. Airways Flight 1549 glided safely onto the surface of the Hudson River in January, the media couldn’t get enough of the tale of triumph. The story first broke not from a major media news outlet, but on Twitter, the 140-character microblogging platform. Twitter user Janis Krums took the first photo of the miraculous […]
Liberal credit facility vital for maximising farm sector potential of J&K: Rather
Saying that agriculture development is impossible without availability of timely and adequate credit facility to the farming community, the Minister for Finance, Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Abdul Rahim Rather today enjoined upon the banks and financial institutions to increase the credit-deposit ratio (CDR) to tap the vast unexploited potential in agriculture and rural development […]
junk food
Junk food is an informal term applied to some foods which are perceived to have little or no nutritional value, or to products with nutritional value but which also have ingredients considered unhealthy when regularly eaten, or to those considered unhealthy to consume at all. The term was coined by Michael Jacobson, director of the […]
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