| EU Debates Globalisation Challenges, Opportunities
In a debate titled "The European interest: succeeding in the age of globalisation", MEPs debated with the Council and Commission the many facets of this phenomenon, the problems and the benefits it brings and the best ways to manage it in future. The debate was based on a Commission paper discussed by the Council on 19 October at the informal summit of Heads of state and government in Lisbon. MEPs will vote on a resolution on this topic on Thursday 15 November. .
Buddhist monks make first public march since crackdown
YANGON, Myanmar—More than 100 Buddhist monks marched and chanted in northern Myanmar for nearly an hour today, the first public demonstration since the government's deadly crackdown last month on pro-democracy protesters, two monks said. The monks in Pakokku made no political statements and shouted no slogans, but their march clearly was in defiance of the government and in solidarity with the earlier, anti-government rallies led by monks in many of Myanmar's cities in September. Those demonstrations were crushed when troops fired on protesters Sept. 27-28 in a crackdown that left at least 20 people dead by the government's count, drawing international condemnation. Opposition groups says as many as 200 people may have been killed. Pakokku, a center for Buddhist learning with more than 80 monasteries located about 390 miles northwest of the commercial center of Yangon, was the site of the first march last month by monks as they joined — and then spearheaded — the biggest anti-government protests in nearly two decades.
Palo Alto wins 'Voice of the People' award
The City of Palo Alto has received a "Voice of the People" award for having city services that are highly rated by its residents. The award is from the International City/County Management Association and the National Research Center, Inc. The award is given to cities that are among the top three in their categories with high ratings by residents for their services. The cities must also be in the top 10 percent in ratings of more than 400 cities and counties. Palo Alto was one of six cities nationally, plus one county, to win an excellence award. The award is for a 2006 survey of Palo Alto residents that had high favorable responses in four categories: � 95 percent of residents rated fire services as good or excellent.
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Ultimately this would be the best plan for all involved. If it could work there could be prosperity for both Serbia and Kosovo. The problem is that this is mostly what Kosovo had before Milosevic. Serbia has done very little to show the International community that history would not repeat itself, or for that matter that this is not offered in hopes that once the international guard is down then they will finish the job Milosevic started. With such high nationalist sentiment and the fact that Serbia is always only one election away from restoring the old regime to power and the hatred toward the Albanian people, it is not something it would be wise to endorse. (skipp5, 21 November 2007 09:49) .
Experts say principals not prepared for today's schools
John Warren's job as principal at Northwest Laurens Elementary School comes with a list of duties a mile long. Lead. Manage. Mediate. Discipline. Plan. Perform. Succeed. "The school business is dynamic and changing," said Warren, 51, an educator for 20 years. "To anybody just getting into it now, it can be overwhelming." While there is a strong supply of school leaders in the pipeline, many principals in schools now and coming up through the ranks aren't prepared for the work it takes to lead 21st century schools, a study released this month by the Southern Regional Education Board says. Since 2002, the Atlanta-based group has studied what progress its 16 member states, including Georgia, have made to better prepare their principals for success.
Mills: Why don't we drink rats' milk?
DOWN through the centuries, Speakers' Corner in London has built a reputation as a place where the eccentric have been accepted alongside the radical, and strong political views could be voiced without fear of being silenced. Yesterday, it was eccentricity which was given a voice as a mixed crowd of media and the public listened in increasing disbelief as Heather Mills called for the nation to switch from drinking cows' milk to that of rats and dogs. .
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