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Ribal Al-Assad (born in 1975) is the Founder and Director of the Organisation for Democracy and Freedom in Syria. Being the cousin of the current Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad, he coevally belongs to the most renowned critics of the regime, demanding democracy, freedom and human rights in the country. Living in western exile since his childhood, Al-Assad is also Chairman of the Iman Foundation,…
Dominic Barton (born in 1962) is Global Managing Director of McKinsey & Company, one of the world’s leading consulting firms. In his 25 years with McKinsey & Company, he has advised clients in a broad range of industries — including banking, consumer goods, high tech and industrial — but his core area of work is in financial sector development and reform. Dominic Barton’s vast experiences in div…
Steven Erlanger (born in 1952) has been Paris Bureau Chief of The New York Times since 2008. Beforehand, he held various positions at The Times, including Bureau Chief in Bangkok, Berlin and Jerusalem as well as Chief Diplomatic Correspondent in Washington. Previously, he worked as correspondent and editor at The Boston Globe for 11 years. In 2002, Erlanger shared in a Pulitzer Prize for Explanato…
Ali Wyne (born in 1987) has been Research Assisstant at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University since 2009. In addition, he is a Junior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace China Programme. As a Delphi Fellow he belongs to a group of academics, intellectuals and other leaders, who are committed to keeping the public abreast of the biggest t…
„STAR POWER” chronicles the pursuits of an over-dramatic 18 year old boy with a passion for the stage. While Saxon Black dreams of living life on the Great White Way, for now, he is stranded in the world of community theatre. Three months of waiting, and Saxon finally hears back from his dream college, the University of Michigan. But, when things don’t turn out as planned, a rejection letter becom…
Note: The video was meant to be minimalistic, so as to emphasize the importance of the music. However, once I started editing, I kind of couldn’t help myself, so the later parts of the video becomes more synchronized with the emotion of the music. So I’ve decided that this track doesn’t belong on the Education Is FTW! album, so I am releasing it as the first official single by The Perfect Place. I…
In Detroit Metro areas, like many other districts in Michigan, the teachers are expected to do more while receiving less. Teachers have to constantly purchase supplies, deal with lack of space in the classrooms, and have a lack of educational support. One of the fourth grade teachers interviewed strongly implied that „There is very little funding and not much help. Because of the funding cuts from…
Follow us on TWITTER: twitter.com Like us on FACEBOOK: Nearly 100 people disappeared or were detained since the Jasmine Rallies occurred in China. In February 2011 Chengdu Public Security Bureau detained Ran Yunfei, a well-known rights activist. Recently his wife received an official warrant. Analysts commented that although now the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) is trying to maint…
