england wants to copy what estonia is doing. other states are looking at chicago thinking how do we get along curse school day and we are here having a debate? which education system would you bet on ... this is what matters. i believe the teachers like our children belong in the classroom everything is down to two final issues ... and it's not air- conditioning. these are fundamental issues and evaluation system designed by teachers for teachers revised by teachers and this system in which the local principal shell pick the most qualified teacher to teach in his or her school i a do not want this to be dictated by bureaucrats downtown the request was to postpone the strike and work through the night and deal with the two remaining issues and that was rejected ... this is a strike of choice it's the wrong choice for the children and it is totally avoidable and unnecessary. on friday ... i met with a principal who improved test scores every year by 18% ... she has done an incredible job. even principals who are not on that honor

so he studied high school students in estonia, and when estonia was communist, under marxism, they were not allowed to have any religion. and he compared those high schoolers to finland, where the people were allowed to have religion. what he found was that the estonians, where religion was outlawed, those high school students believed in paranormal, pseudoscience - all of these kinds of stuff that people who are using their intellect in a critical sense are saying, "it doesn't seem quite right." but these people, denied their religion, grasped onto just any idea that was around - astrology, whatever, anything, spoon vendors, anything - they just clung to anything they could get their minds on, because they were denied their regular traditional religions, it was outlawed. >> and that's the tension that we're going to face, when we finish up these last graphics, because is it too easy to sit in the easy chair of one set of standard answers to life's profound questions, and not experience, not do it, until unfortunately, maybe it's a rite of passage or something tragic happens. and the wo

teams from france, estonia, finland and ukraine competed in the finale. a winner will be announced later this week. >>> in croatia artists have found a new purpose for waste. an english art collective took piles of scrap wood and turned them into a new front for an art museum. they constructed the facade in 14 days and included a few statues also made from wood. the artists said they wanted to promote conservation by showing recyclables can be turned into something worthwhile. >>> in ireland, love is in the air. over 40,000 single men and women flocked to europe's largest matchmaking festival. 40,000. the event is in its 120th year and lasts throughout the month. one man known as ireland's cupid boasts 3,000 successful matches and totes a lucky love book that if touched guarantees love and marriage within six months. i'm sure a lot of people would be clamoring to get their hands on that book. >> although that also means you have to deal with the stress of planning a wedding in a short period of time. >> that's true. i'm wondering if there's any kind of gu

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the russians did this a few years back to estonia. it had an effect to the site for a while. >> have you talked to the administration to back that theory up? >> i talked to individuals about this. it gives me some encouragement in my own belief that these attacks on jpmorgan chase and bank of america website or not is done by hackers, but the iranian regime was behind this. it is more of a theory in response to the u.s. sanctions against iranian financial institutions. it reminds us of our vulnerability. that is why they're doing it. it is a warning that if we take action against their nuclear development programs, that they have the capacity to strike back. we can not be fearful. once the u.s. begins to get fearful of counteracts, if we take action to protect our security than we are on the road to a much less safe america. >> are these individuals being talked about in the government? >> they are not passers-by on the street. i do not want to put it forward as the intelligence community. there is more than just theory. there's some

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comes number two behind estonia. iran has the most censorship. cell phones are taking a bigger bite out of budgets. phone services jumped 4% last year, even as people cut back spending. the average household spends than $1,200 a year on phone services. help could be on the way for all users grumbling about maps. google is working on an app. justin timberlake -- justin timberlake -- excuse us, while we change into something more comfortable. cool. introducing, the square sunnyd bottle. >> never before has there been such a good will toward the nfl regular refs. >> they will make their return tonight in baltimore. more on what has led up to the agreement between nfl and the rafts. up live in a few minutes. and the refs. last night present , and thehiladelphia have lost seven of 11. jump on theoking to early.s bryce harper did just that. two-run shot to left center. the nationals when 8-4 reducing the magic number to clinch the division to 4. just to demonstrate how good he really is, last night he struck four marlins and the same inning. braves win

stories online here's what else is a click away right now and ambiguous attitude towards naziism in estonia is startling many the latest shocking move is a campaign using holocaust imagery to promote diet pills bad taste or something else by the water website. at attempt to bridge the cultural gap struggling to scale down cases of friendly fire nato issues a cultural guide to the afghan national army seen within its pages. finally in this news block genetically modified foods are being touted by producers as an answer to the hunger risk that's facing the world's booming population but there is a battle between consumer groups were raising the alarm about possible health risks and food producers resisting attempts to force them to label their genetically modified products artie's laurie harshest cage opinion on the streets of new york. more than forty countries around the world have mandated g.m.o. labeling on food products but not in the u.s. is it fair to consumers to not have that information this week let's talk about that you would like to see the labels that absolutely why do you think

in the case of estonia, it was only a cyber attack. these are the things that speak to the future of warfare. each and every conflict in the future is going to involve some element of cyberspace. that is where our information flows. that is where we have all the things we do in our daily lives. that also means everyone of us will be affected. it is not just a frontline thing anymore. it is an all-encompassing thing that may require action by everyday citizens. host: how prepared are we? guest: not very. the reason the denial of service attacks did not affect j.p. morgan chase, bank of america, or the stock exchange more is the financial-services industry has a robust cyber security capabilities. however, if you have to stay one step ahead of hackers. there are the hacktivists on one side and then those that do it for the state. in this case, the state is iran. they have a considerable intelligence effort. they are working hard in the cyber rome. they see that as an avenue to get after our weaknesses. host: our guest is with us until th

if governments would help restructure private debt, estonia, iceland, there are countries that alreadyis and already coming out of the crisis doing better. we're ignoring the biggest problem in the world, the greatest private debt bubble in history, way greatest than the greatest government bubble. governments should work to restructure private debt. we can't bring these high mortgages in business and financial debt in the future. it will sink our economies, all of us, europe, united states, everybody. lori: harry dent, many thanks for your time and analysis. your forecasting is always great. melissa, chorus is growing louder of private debt bubbles. he makes a great point. melissa: he really does. when comes to gold competitiveness the u.s. is failing again. up next find out where we rank and why the drop and we'll get the take from lou dobbs on all of it. lori: i mentioned in the shot that european yields are coming down. here in the u.s. they're unchanged. we saw buying earlier on some weaker, if you will, economic news. the productivity was sky-high but of course wage growth was mu