Scotland: 8 reasons to be proud

View from Russia: Could Putin be in Obama

Sometimes geography gets in the way of power politics. Just when you thought that Ukraine was miles away from Syria, bang — you find out that they’re actually bordering each other. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/18/opinion/isis-obama-putin-nekrassov/index.html?hpt=imi_t4

Designer shuns medical school to build

It takes a lot of guts to choose jewelry design over a career in medicine, but then, Janet Fredman isn’t the kind of woman to shy away from challenges. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/08/21/world/africa/designer-shuns-medical-school-jewelry-empire/index.html?hpt=ibu_bn6

Chicago Won

Chicago has dropped plans to name an already controversial new high school after President Barack Obama. The Chicago Board of Education decided that the proposed selective-enrollment institution would not be called Barack Obama College Preparator… http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/18/obama-high-school-chicago_n_5844774.html