Environmental milestones and notable births in 2010 almanac
Almanac notes 2010 as the 336th day with Henry Ford’s 1927 black color Model A quote and EPA founding in 1970. It lists 1920s-1970s birthdays including Seurat Callas Reid Liu Seles and Henry Ford. It states EPA civilian staff in 2009 and 112 days for Barney Clark’s artificial heart after implantation in 1982. The moon phase between Nov 28 last quarter and Dec 5 new moon is noted.
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Nelly Furtado
Britney
Spears
Henry Ford
Environmental Protection Agency
Benazir Bhutto
Pakistan
Georges Seurat
Maria Callas
Harry Reid
Senate
Lucy Liu
Monica Seles
Barney Clark
Seeds of Peace ventures shape fragile Israeli Palestinian ties
Trudy Rubin recalls Seeds of Peace in Israel and the West Bank where Arabs and Jews met at a Maine camp and forged friendships. Ruba and Alina, Ethiopian friends, and Rasha in Ramallah illustrate personal bonds surviving amid checkpoints, military service, and political strain.
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Nablus
Gaza
West Bank
Israel
Seeds of Peace
Maine
Ruba Haleihel
Alina Shkolnikov
Ruba
Alina
Ukraine
Herzliya
Seeds
al-Aqsa
Jerusalem
Leeds
Rasha Mukhil
Ramallah
Stars of Hope
Rasha
Hebron
Ismail Mukbil
Bushra
al-Arroub
Leeds Grads
Palestine
East Jerusalem
al-Ummah College
Mukhil
Oslo
Palestinian Authority
Unions and TSA Security Reach Center Stage in 2015 Vote
James Sherk argues that the Obama administration plans a union vote for TSA screeners next year, warning that collective bargaining could slow travel and reduce security. He notes historical cautions from Roosevelt and Toronto incidents, and links union power to political influence and public sector dynamics.
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Transportation Security Administration
TSA
John Pistole
Toronto
Modern
Labor Movement
Franklin Roosevelt
America
Congress
CIA
FBI
Secret Service
Uncle Sam
General Motors
Honda
Chamber of Commerce
Global economic strain shines through travel tales and real hardship
A memoic travelogue contrasts European hustlers and American workers facing a slow recovery. Migrant hosts, tour guides, and service staff describe lean times, higher unemployment, and extended home stays. Government aid under TARP and the ARRA helped, but deficits loom as consumer confidence falters.
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Italy
Spain
France
Barack Obama
House
Senate
George W. Bush
Congress
Obama
Atlanta
Editorial Board member notes global economic worries
Lewis W. Dinguid of The Kansas City Star outlines a broad economic storm and the lack of secure safe harbors for any reader. He addresses readers in this commentary and provides contact details for correspondence.
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Lewis W. Dinguid
Kansas City Star
Grand Blvd
Kansas City
Kcstar.com
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