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laurakenyon
August 3 | 10:23PM

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Party tricks and power play
believeafrica
August 7 | 12:08PM

Mike Sutcliffe invites Niren Tolsi to his Zulu shield table to talk about what makes eThekwini tick. (read more)
Last 24 Hours  Last 24 Hours
EarthDay
August 8 | 12:25PM
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Earth Day Network
Get Green to Go Green
Good news for academia: You may soon be able to get green to go green. Green programs at institutions of higher learning got a boost last Thursday when Congress passed all provisions of the Higher Education Sustainability Act (HESA) – a part of the new Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HR 4137). The Act will incentivize green... (read more)
United States
WN
August 8 | 11:36AM
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New International Year of Languages Project
Dear All, A New Project has been introduced. The project is third in the sequence for the International Year of Languages. The project will call the scientific communities from the beneficiaries to join to form a group online, which would aim at enhancing communication and collaboration between scientific researchers and institutions.... (read more)
Pakistan
creatavivendi
August 8 | 10:58AM
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Creata Vivendi
Multicultural Marketing
Multicultural marketing is fast approaching the US and will soon be the only way of marketing. As the rising amount of Latinos come to the US, we need to welcome them and cater to their needs as well. We must change the ways we have used marketing and advertising in the past. We also need to reach out to other countries in need of marketing and... (read more)
United States
kephines
August 8 | 7:34AM
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DEATH PENALITIES SHOULD BE ABOLISHED WORLDWIDE
THREE MEN WHO HAVE ESCAPED DEATH ROW AND THERE VIEWS AND EXPERIENCE IN PRISONS. Sakae Menda, (Japan) is the first Japanese prisoner sentenced to death to be freed from death row. Mr Menda was arrested with three others in 1949 for a double homicide he did not commit. He was tortured and had an unfair trial, but was condemned to death. ... (read more)
Uganda
judeossai
August 8 | 5:22AM
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african leader
african leaders dont know what leadership means except nelson mandela and few others that is why they play with peoples life,alot of lifes has been destroyed for their own selfish intrest.we need more of mandela in africa who believed in a dream and fight it with all his life and today hes an icon of leadership in africa. (read more)
adham5555
August 8 | 4:18AM
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adham tobail
The term "Catastrophe" on the agenda for the write-off of Zionism
Under the brunt of the blatant U.S. bias for "Israel" and that the speech made by the Biblical hardline President Bush in the Israeli Knesset, it appears that the Israeli establishment capture the historic moment took dysfunctional to attack again on the Palestinian cause, this time not on the trees and stones, Palestinian rights... (read more)
Palestine
hameedabbasi
August 8 | 2:59AM
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Thoughts of Mind
I wish to talk to God but my wish can not be approved because i am a simple human not because I wish so but because God make me simple. Wish are only that which can not be fulfilled in this world but it has been promised to be filled in world which no one has ever saw. If i am weak then i should not make complaints because God says I does... (read more)
Pakistan
vas21
August 8 | 1:52AM
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vas
Parallel ‘Olympics’ in Capital
The day when the mother of all sporting events kicks off in Beijing, a parallel ‘Olympic Game’ with a difference will be organised in the Capital on Friday. Continuing their long fight against the Beijing Olympic Games-2008 and the oppression of their people, Tibetan protestors will be organising a day long ‘Colonial Olympic... (read more)
India
glorious
August 8 | 1:06AM
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Maged Hassan
Citius Altius Fortius
In just a few hours, the 29th Olympic Games kick off diverting the attention of billions of people towards it. The Games have always been more than a celebration of sports, and despite its motto “Citius Altius Fortius“(Latin for the fastest, the highest, the strongest), it represents a celebration of humanity and diversity. And every four... (read more)
Egypt
mfurdyk
August 7 | 10:58PM
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Michael Furdyk
The Second Half: TIG in Australia
I headed off in the morning to the Australian Science and Math School , hosted at Flinders University. The school is only a few years old, and is built with an open concept -- no classrooms, but instead a number of large spaces with desks and chairs that reconfigured in many different ways to foster teamwork and collaboration. We had a large... (read more)
Canada
sunflowerpower
August 7 | 10:23PM
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Ingrid S.
water and politics
let's get to basics...water is connected to every part of our lives. essential to life...it puzzles me that we can't get the basics right sometimes. mining companies dump their waste, north america puts flouride into their communities water supply when the risks far outweigh the benefits(and flouride is actually toxic waste and a byproduct of... (read more)
Canada
pfogarty
August 7 | 8:54PM
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LEGO grant selection committee meeting - Youthscape
Terms of Reference * Role of Committee Members - Skills and abilities will be matched to working role so if someone is good at something, it will be encouraged that they pursue it. - Under youth mentor/adult ally – we shall showcase people who are successful and encourage people who have great ideas * Code of Conduct - Express our... (read more)
Canada
Benoit17
August 7 | 6:08PM
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Big talk-small talk's need of each other
"To me in particular, when it comes to small talk and big talk, the potency of meaning is the key term of engagement. Potency of meaning comes from being connected into one another's worth from general to particular to general to particular to general, and so on, where the whole and the parts are interlinked. Potency of meaning is... (read more)
Canada
ChristyCavell
August 7 | 5:01PM
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Christy Walters
Reaching the top
The moment I think I have it all figured out Is when I've taken two steps forward And one step back I am on the plateau of the mountain Sinking farther into the surface of knowing nothing If I believed I knew everything It would be a sad day Because the learning would stop There would be nothing to strive for But mere... (read more)
Canada
1dollarclub
August 7 | 4:34PM
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Who Are the Charities 1DollarClub Supports?
To date, 1DollarClub.org is in cooperation with four charities that strongly support 1DollarClub’s mission and goals. These charities include Doctors Without Borders, Free Rice, The Elders, and Shelter For Life. Each of these charities was strategically chosen based on their commitment to help those in need, their new and innovative ways of... (read more)
United States
abc4all
August 7 | 3:19PM
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A Better Community for All (ABC4All)
Universalflag.org sent you a video: "Patrick's 2007 Speech"
From: Brian McClure, Universal Flag Companies http://profiles. takingitglobal.org/ UniversalFlag and http://universalflag.org Date: Aug 7, 2008 11:01 AM Subject: "Patrrick's  2007 Speech"   Below is a recent commencement address delivered by Patrick McClure, son of Brian McClure and a link to the recent... (read more)
United States
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