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...called People Power. In 1986, a housewife from the Philippines whose given name meant "heart" gave lifeblood to her wounded nation. The only weapon she possessed was moral courage. But with it she discovered a groundbreaking truth: that a populace holding nothing more than candles and rosary beads could face a cavalcade of tanks, topple a dictator and, most improbable of all, usher in democracy...
...teachable moment happened the day students broke open an egg containing what appeared to be a viable chick, which the girls frantically tried to save, even calling in the school nurse. The chick died, but the episode sparked a thoughtful conversation about premature human babies, the risks they face and the possibility that saving ailing preemies isn't always merciful. It was one of her most fulfilling days as an educator, Andrews says. "If we have one of those discussions a year, it's worth having a goat - or 10 goats - at the school...
...also heads the Kansas City office of the National Coalition for the Protection of Children and Families, predicts that limits on sex-shop advertising could be won in the future with the right argument. He says there are constitutional zoning restrictions for sexually oriented businesses, and liquor and tobacco face advertising limits. Under this scenario, adult sex store billboards would go the way of the Marlboro Man. Says Cosby: "Someday, some attorney is going...
...Reports of rising numbers of nutrition-related deaths and illnesses in Ethiopia are coming out amid tense times for humanitarian organizations, who face various obstacles in their attempts to deal with the effects of the drought. Unlike in previous years, the current crisis is not getting much play in the media. Part of the reason could be that after last year's drought put Ethiopia in the headlines, the country's government - no fan of negative attention - decided this time to take matters of food relief into its own hands, pushing international NGOs to the sidelines. "Giving publicity...
...Premier Wen Jiabao's office. And Wen, says the banking source, has "not been a happy man" since the Chinalco deal fell apart earlier this summer. Don't misread, in other words, the absence of the state-secrets charge against the Rio Four as evidence that the extraordinary face-off between China and one of the world's most powerful global companies is now tapering off. Wen has other cards to play, and the confrontation may have only just begun...